# Board of Supervisors Minutes: October 1, 2024 - Meeting date: 2024-10-01 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 25 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1034/2024-10-01-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1232532&GUID=DABC94C5-D01C-47FD-B781-D23AB5CA0ECF) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 240841: Delegation of Approval Authority for Contracts with OCII for Transbay Project - Pages: 3-4 ### File 240801: Public Works Code - Commemorative Plaque - Activists of Woodland Avenue; Fee Waiver - Pages: 4 ### File 240804: Various Codes - Greater Downtown Community Benefit District Master Permitting for Entertainment Activation Program - Pages: 4-5 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: nefit District Master Permitting for Entertainment Activation Program] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Greater Downtown Community Benefit District Master Permitting for Entertainment Activation Program (“Greater Downtown Activation Program”) to coordinate and streamline permitting for Community Benefit District-sponsored public events taking place at certain locations in the Greater Downtown Area, and to designate Greater Downtown Activation Program locations as Entertainment Zones to allow the off-site consumption of alcoholic beverages purchased at businesses within the Entertainment Zone during events; amending the Public Works Code to establish the requirements for the Greater Downtown Activation Program; amending the Fire Code to establish a new permit type for the Greater Downtown Activation Program; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage. Ordinance No. 237-24 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 240844: Police Code - Vehicle Sideshows - Pages: 5-6 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: onnection with a Vehicle Sideshow or preparations for such a sideshow; 3) prohibit persons from knowingly being present at a Vehicle Sideshow or preparations for such a sideshow for purposes of participating in the Vehicle Sideshow; 4) prohibit persons present at a Vehicle Sideshow or preparations for such a sideshow from interfering with official performance of law enforcement duties; 5) seize and impound vehicles used in a Vehicle Sideshow or preparations for such a sideshow, and under certain conditions sell the vehicles; and 6) make violations of these provisions a misdemeanor, subject to imprisonment and/or fine. Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 3, Line 17, by striking ‘had’, Lines 18-21, by changing ‘in connection with these incidents during the year’ to ‘including 8 from sideshows and 59 others for reckless evasion (when a person flees or attempts to elude a pursuing officer while driving will willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, including street takeover maneuvers such as doughnuts and burnouts)’. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Vote 2: first-reading - Action: PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/1034/2024-10-01-minutes#page-4) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 10/1/2024 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 240801 [Public Works Code - Commemorative Plaque - Activists of Woodland Avenue; Fee Waiver] Sponsors: Mandelman; Chan, Preston, Peskin and Melgar Ordinance designating a portion of the sidewalk near the corner of Woodland Avenue at Parnassus Avenue as the site of a future commemorative plaque in honor of the former activists of Woodland Avenue (Jane Morrison, Jack Morrison, Diana Roosevelt Jaicks, Agar Jaicks); granting the Public Works Director authority to approve the installation of said plaque to be installed at said location following the Director’s review of all permit application materials and the approval of the plaque design by the Design Review Committee of the Arts Commission; waiving permit and inspection fees under the Public Works Code for the installation of the plaque; directing official acts in furtherance of this Ordinance, as defined herein; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Ordinance No. 236-24 FINALLY PASSED 240804 [Various Codes - Greater Downtown Community Benefit District Master Permitting for Entertainment Activation Program] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Greater Downtown Community Benefit District Master Permitting for Entertainment Activation Program (“Greater Downtown Activation Program”) to coordinate and streamline permitting for Community Benefit District-sponsored public events taking place at certain locations in the Greater Downtown Area, and to designate Greater Downtown Activation Program locations as Entertainment Zones to allow the off-site consumption of alcoholic beverages purchased at businesses within the Entertainment Zone during events; amending the Public Works Code to establish the requirements for the Greater Downtown Activation Program; amending the Fire Code to establish a new permit type for the Greater Downtown Activation Program; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage. Ordinance No. 237-24 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 831 Printed at 3:14 pm on 11/1/24 ### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/1034/2024-10-01-minutes#page-5) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 10/1/2024 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 240844 [Police Code - Vehicle Sideshows] Sponsors: Mayor; Dorsey, Stefani, Engardio and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Police Code to 1) prohibit persons from promoting a Vehicle Sideshow or preparations for such a sideshow; 2) prohibit persons from assembling together to obstruct the streets, sidewalks, highways, other public right-of-ways, off-street parking facilities, or private property in connection with a Vehicle Sideshow or preparations for such a sideshow; 3) prohibit persons from knowingly being present at a Vehicle Sideshow or preparations for such a sideshow for purposes of participating in the Vehicle Sideshow; 4) prohibit persons present at a Vehicle Sideshow or preparations for such a sideshow from interfering with official performance of law enforcement duties; 5) seize and impound vehicles used in a Vehicle Sideshow or preparations for such a sideshow, and under certain conditions sell the vehicles; and 6) make violations of these provisions a misdemeanor, subject to imprisonment and/or fine. Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 3, Line 17, by striking ‘had’, Lines 18-21, by changing ‘in connection with these incidents during the year’ to ‘including 8 from sideshows and 59 others for reckless evasion (when a person flees or attempts to elude a pursuing officer while driving will willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, including street takeover maneuvers such as doughnuts and burnouts)’. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 832 Printed at 3:14 pm on 11/1/24