# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 24, 2024 - Meeting date: 2024-09-24 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 28 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1032/2024-09-24-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1231178&GUID=9A17E0FB-B243-47B4-BFBF-8281E159731D) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 240784: Authorizing Tax-Exempt and/or Taxable Certificates of Participation - Multiple Capital Improvement Projects - Not to Exceed $61,395,000 - Pages: 3-4 ### File 240058: Surveillance Technology Policy for Police Department Use of Non-City Entity Surveillance Cameras - Pages: 4 ### File 240330: Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Department of Emergency Management - Gunfire Detection - Pages: 4 ### File 240470: Administrative Code - Exempting Legacy Business Assistance Program from City Grant Requirements - Pages: 4-5 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 240470 [Administrative Code - Exempting Legacy Business Assistance Program from City Grant Requirements] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to exempt the Legacy Business Assistance Program from the grantmaking requirements under Administrative Code, Chapter 21G, and all other provisions in the Administrative, Labor and Employment, Environment, and Police Codes imposing obligations or other restrictions on contractors. (Office of Small Business) Supervisor Mandelman requested to take sponsorship of this matter. Ordinance No. 232-24 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 240636: Administrative Code - Use of Unassisted Aerial Vehicles - Pages: 5 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 240636 [Administrative Code - Use of Unassisted Aerial Vehicles] Sponsors: Mayor; Dorsey, Mandelman and Engardio Ordinance approving the Police Department’s inventory and policy relating to the use of unassisted aerial vehicles, or drones, and making findings consistent with the criteria in State law. (Police Department) (Supervisors Ronen and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 233-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani - Noes: Ronen, Walton ### File 240786: Accept and Expend Grant and Amend Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service - $12,000,000 - Pages: 5-6 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: Agriculture’s Forest Service - $12,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Peskin Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $12,000,000 from the Urban and Community Forest Program of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to fund the Department of Public Works’ Justice, Jobs, and Trees Program, that will include tree planting, tree establishment, and urban forestry workforce development in disadvantaged communities for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029; and retroactively amending Ordinance No. 167-24 (the Interim Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (File No. 240594)) and the Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (File No. 240596) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded position of Class 1312 Public Information Officer (FTE 1.0), one grant-funded position of Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst (FTE 1.0), and one grant-funded position of Class 3435 Urban Forestry Inspector (FTE 1.0) for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029. (Public Works Department) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/1032/2024-09-24-minutes#page-4) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/24/2024 Recommendations of the Rules Committee 240058 [Surveillance Technology Policy for Police Department Use of Non-City Entity Surveillance Cameras] Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman and Engardio Ordinance rescinding the sunset provision of Ordinance No. 205-22 and approving the Police Department’s continued use of Non-City Entity surveillance cameras consistent with the Department’s Surveillance Technology Policy. Ordinance No. 230-24 FINALLY PASSED 240330 [Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Department of Emergency Management - Gunfire Detection] Sponsors: Mayor; Peskin, Safai and Mandelman Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for the Department of Emergency Management’s use of ShotSpotter, a gunfire detection technology. (Department of Emergency Management) Ordinance No. 231-24 FINALLY PASSED 240470 [Administrative Code - Exempting Legacy Business Assistance Program from City Grant Requirements] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to exempt the Legacy Business Assistance Program from the grantmaking requirements under Administrative Code, Chapter 21G, and all other provisions in the Administrative, Labor and Employment, Environment, and Police Codes imposing obligations or other restrictions on contractors. (Office of Small Business) Supervisor Mandelman requested to take sponsorship of this matter. Ordinance No. 232-24 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 803 Printed at 1:46 pm on 10/28/24 ### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/1032/2024-09-24-minutes#page-5) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/24/2024 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Rules Committee 240636 [Administrative Code - Use of Unassisted Aerial Vehicles] Sponsors: Mayor; Dorsey, Mandelman and Engardio Ordinance approving the Police Department’s inventory and policy relating to the use of unassisted aerial vehicles, or drones, and making findings consistent with the criteria in State law. (Police Department) (Supervisors Ronen and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 233-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani Noes: 2 - Ronen, Walton NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee 240786 [Accept and Expend Grant and Amend Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service - $12,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Peskin Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $12,000,000 from the Urban and Community Forest Program of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to fund the Department of Public Works’ Justice, Jobs, and Trees Program, that will include tree planting, tree establishment, and urban forestry workforce development in disadvantaged communities for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029; and retroactively amending Ordinance No. 167-24 (the Interim Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (File No. 240594)) and the Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (File No. 240596) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded position of Class 1312 Public Information Officer (FTE 1.0), one grant-funded position of Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst (FTE 1.0), and one grant-funded position of Class 3435 Urban Forestry Inspector (FTE 1.0) for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029. (Public Works Department) 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 804 Printed at 1:46 pm on 10/28/24