# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 23, 2024 - Meeting date: 2024-07-23 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 4 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1020/2024-07-23-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1214262&GUID=86A9AF97-A74F-4ADB-9E50-F818BD4B2B80) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 240775: Calling from Committee - Modifying Time for Submission of Charter Amendment (File No. 240544) under Rule 2.22.7 - Pages: 3-4 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 240775 [Calling from Committee - Modifying Time for Submission of Charter Amendment (File No. 240544) under Rule 2.22.7] Sponsors: Peskin; Dorsey, Chan, Stefani, Engardio, Melgar, Mandelman and Safai Motion calling from the Rules Committee the proposed Charter Amendment (File No. 240544) on Police staffing and a Voluntary Deferred Retirement Option Program; and modifying the amount of time required under Rule 2.22.7 between the first appearance of the proposed subject Charter Amendment on the Board’s agenda and the Board’s order submitting them to the electorate for the November 5, 2024, election. President Peskin inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to the Motion calling File No. 240544 from committee and modifying the time for submission of Charter Amendment (File No. 240775). APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Safai, Stefani - Noes: Preston, Ronen - Excused: Melgar, Walton - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved to rescind the previous vote to take public comment on the matter. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani - Excused: Melgar, Walton - Vote 3: approval, likely final - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 672 Printed at 9:48 pm on 10/10/24 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/23/2024 H. Brown; Lea McGeever; spoke in opposition to the Motion. Anne Pearson (Office of the City Attorney) answered questions raised during the discussion. The President closed public comment. Motion No. M24-070 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Safai, Stefani - Noes: Preston, Ronen - Excused: Melgar, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 1](https://sfbos.info/documents/1020/2024-07-23-minutes#page-1) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - 9:00 AM Legislative Chamber, Room 250 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 Special Meeting AARON PESKIN, PRESIDENT CONNIE CHAN, MATT DORSEY, JOEL ENGARDIO, RAFAEL MANDELMAN, MYRNA MELGAR, DEAN PRESTON, HILLARY RONEN, AHSHA SAFAI, CATHERINE STEFANI, SHAMANN WALTON Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board BOARD COMMITTEES Committee Membership Meeting Days Budget and Appropriations Committee Wednesday Supervisors Chan, Mandelman, Melgar, Walton, Peskin 1:30 PM Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday Supervisors Chan, Mandelman, Melgar 9:00 AM Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday Supervisors Preston, Stefani, Chan 10:00 AM Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday Supervisors Melgar, Preston, Peskin 1:30 PM Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday Supervisors Stefani, Engardio, Dorsey 10:00 AM Rules Committee Monday Supervisors Walton, Safai, Peskin 10:00 AM First-named Supervisor is Chair, Second-named Supervisor is Vice-Chair of the Committee. Volume 119 Number 25 ### [Page 2](https://sfbos.info/documents/1020/2024-07-23-minutes#page-2) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/23/2024 Members Present: Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Joel Engardio, Rafael Mandelman, Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston, Hillary Ronen, Ahsha Safai, and Catherine Stefani The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco met in special session on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, with President Aaron Peskin presiding. President Peskin called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE On the call of the roll, Supervisors Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, and Stefani were noted present. Supervisors Melgar and Walton were noted not present. A quorum of the Board was present. President Peskin presented the ancestral homeland acknowledgement of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula, pursuant to Board Rule 4.7.1. President Peskin led the Members of the Board and the audience in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, pursuant to Board Rule 4.9. COMMUNICATIONS Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board, informed the Board that she was in receipt of correspondence from President Aaron Peskin calling for two special meetings of the Board of Supervisors on July 23, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. to consider File No. 240775 (Motion, Calling from Committee and Modifying Time for Submission of Charter Amendment under Rule 2.22.7), and 9:05 a.m. to consider File No. 240544 (Charter Amendment, Police Staffing and Voluntary Deferred Retirement Option Program for the Police Department). (Written comments may be submitted through email (bos@sfgov.org) or the U.S. Postal Service at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.) City and County of San Francisco Page 671 Printed at 9:48 pm on 10/10/24 ### [Page 3](https://sfbos.info/documents/1020/2024-07-23-minutes#page-3) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/23/2024 REGULAR AGENDA NEW BUSINESS Referred to the Board of Supervisors Clerk Calvillo further informed the Board that she was in receipt of correspondence received from the Office of Supervisor Melgar, received at 9:13 a.m., and the Office of Supervisor Walton, received at 9:20 a.m., requesting to be excused from today's special meeting. Supervisors Melgar and Walton Excused from Attendance Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that Supervisors Melgar and Walton be excused from attending today's meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani Excused: 2 - Melgar, Walton 240775 [Calling from Committee - Modifying Time for Submission of Charter Amendment (File No. 240544) under Rule 2.22.7] Sponsors: Peskin; Dorsey, Chan, Stefani, Engardio, Melgar, Mandelman and Safai Motion calling from the Rules Committee the proposed Charter Amendment (File No. 240544) on Police staffing and a Voluntary Deferred Retirement Option Program; and modifying the amount of time required under Rule 2.22.7 between the first appearance of the proposed subject Charter Amendment on the Board’s agenda and the Board’s order submitting them to the electorate for the November 5, 2024, election. President Peskin inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to the Motion calling File No. 240544 from committee and modifying the time for submission of Charter Amendment (File No. 240775). APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 7 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Safai, Stefani Noes: 2 - Preston, Ronen Excused: 2 - Melgar, Walton Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved to rescind the previous vote to take public comment on the matter. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani Excused: 2 - Melgar, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 672 Printed at 9:48 pm on 10/10/24 ### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/1020/2024-07-23-minutes#page-4) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/23/2024 H. Brown; Lea McGeever; spoke in opposition to the Motion. Anne Pearson (Office of the City Attorney) answered questions raised during the discussion. The President closed public comment. Motion No. M24-070 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 7 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Safai, Stefani Noes: 2 - Preston, Ronen Excused: 2 - Melgar, Walton ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour of 9:21 a.m. N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up. Approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 3, 2024. Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board City and County of San Francisco Page 673 Printed at 9:48 pm on 10/10/24