# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 3, 2024 - Meeting date: 2024-09-03 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 20 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1026/2024-09-03-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1227971&GUID=27B2744E-93BE-4329-844F-BF3FC3290FCB) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 240766: Administrative Code - Ban on Automated Rent-Setting - Pages: 5-6 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 240766 [Administrative Code - Ban on Automated Rent-Setting] Sponsors: Peskin; Chan, Preston, Melgar, Ronen and Dorsey Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to prohibit the sale or use of algorithmic devices to set rents or manage occupancy levels for residential dwelling units located in San Francisco. Ordinance No. 224-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 240723: Authorizing Certificates of Participation - Concourse Garage Project - Not to Exceed $29,000,000 - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: ase and a Lease Agreement, each between the City and County of San Francisco and the Trustee for the lease and lease back of certain property and facilities of the City; approving the forms of Purchase Contract, Official Notice of Sale, and Notice of Intention to Sell Certificates; directing the publication of the Notice of Intention to Sell Certificates; approving the form of the Preliminary Official Statement and the form and execution of the Official Statement relating to the sale of the Certificates; approving the form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, execution, sale and delivery of the Certificates, including termination of the Ground Lease and transfer of the Concourse Garage property and related property to the City and County of San Francisco under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission; approving modifications to documents and agreements; declaring the City’s intent to reimburse certain expenditures; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 240728: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Reduction for Union Labor-Built and Union Pension Fund-Financed Housing - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 240728 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Reduction for Union Labor-Built and Union Pension Fund-Financed Housing] Sponsors: Safai; Chan and Melgar Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to reduce the real property transfer tax rates from 5.5% to 3% when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed is at least $10,000,000 but less than $25,000,000; and from 6% to 3% when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds $25,000,000 for transfers of certain properties with at least 12% rent-restricted affordable units, that were constructed using union labor, and had a debt or equity investment of at least $25,000,000 from a union pension fund at the time of the transfer; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 240642: Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - National Park Service through the California Department of Parks and Recreation - Buchanan Street Mall Project - $8,124,800 - Pages: 7 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 240642 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - National Park Service through the California Department of Parks and Recreation - Buchanan Street Mall Project - $8,124,800] Sponsors: Mayor; Preston and Mandelman Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend up to $8,124,800 in grant funding from the National Park Service through the California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Buchanan Street Mall Project for the period of July 1, 2022, through January 31, 2027; to enter into a grant contract with the California Department of Parks and Recreation; and to authorize the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department to enter into any modifications and amendments to the Grant Contract that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City. (Recreation and Park Department) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 448-24 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 240679: Accept and Expend Grant - California State Coastal Conservancy - India Basin Shoreline Park Redevelopment Project - $5,500,000 - Pages: 7-8 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 240679 [Accept and Expend Grant - California State Coastal Conservancy - India Basin Shoreline Park Redevelopment Project - $5,500,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Mandelman Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy in the amount of $5,500,000 for the India Basin Shoreline Park Redevelopment Project; approving the associated grant agreement for a term limit that is effective upon approval of this Resolution through December 31, 2027; and authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Project or this Resolution. (Recreation and Park Department) Resolution No. 449-24 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/1026/2024-09-03-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/3/2024 NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee 240723 [Authorizing Certificates of Participation - Concourse Garage Project - Not to Exceed $29,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Melgar Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation on a tax-exempt or taxable basis evidencing and representing an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $29,000,000 to fund all or a portion of the acquisition of the Concourse Garage; authorizing the issuance of commercial paper notes in advance of the delivery of the Certificates; approving the form of Trust Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Trustee (including certain indemnities contained therein); authorizing the selection of the Trustee by the Director of Public Finance; approving respective forms of a Property Lease and a Lease Agreement, each between the City and County of San Francisco and the Trustee for the lease and lease back of certain property and facilities of the City; approving the forms of Purchase Contract, Official Notice of Sale, and Notice of Intention to Sell Certificates; directing the publication of the Notice of Intention to Sell Certificates; approving the form of the Preliminary Official Statement and the form and execution of the Official Statement relating to the sale of the Certificates; approving the form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, execution, sale and delivery of the Certificates, including termination of the Ground Lease and transfer of the Concourse Garage property and related property to the City and County of San Francisco under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission; approving modifications to documents and agreements; declaring the City’s intent to reimburse certain expenditures; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton 240728 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Reduction for Union Labor-Built and Union Pension Fund-Financed Housing] Sponsors: Safai; Chan and Melgar Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to reduce the real property transfer tax rates from 5.5% to 3% when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed is at least $10,000,000 but less than $25,000,000; and from 6% to 3% when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds $25,000,000 for transfers of certain properties with at least 12% rent-restricted affordable units, that were constructed using union labor, and had a debt or equity investment of at least $25,000,000 from a union pension fund at the time of the transfer; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 745 Printed at 11:48 pm on 10/10/24 ### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/1026/2024-09-03-minutes#page-7) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/3/2024 President Peskin requested File Nos. 240642 and 240679 be called together. 240642 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - National Park Service through the California Department of Parks and Recreation - Buchanan Street Mall Project - $8,124,800] Sponsors: Mayor; Preston and Mandelman Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend up to $8,124,800 in grant funding from the National Park Service through the California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Buchanan Street Mall Project for the period of July 1, 2022, through January 31, 2027; to enter into a grant contract with the California Department of Parks and Recreation; and to authorize the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department to enter into any modifications and amendments to the Grant Contract that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City. (Recreation and Park Department) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 448-24 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton 240679 [Accept and Expend Grant - California State Coastal Conservancy - India Basin Shoreline Park Redevelopment Project - $5,500,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Mandelman Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy in the amount of $5,500,000 for the India Basin Shoreline Park Redevelopment Project; approving the associated grant agreement for a term limit that is effective upon approval of this Resolution through December 31, 2027; and authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Project or this Resolution. (Recreation and Park Department) Resolution No. 449-24 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 746 Printed at 11:48 pm on 10/10/24