# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 3, 2024

- Meeting date: 2024-12-03
- Document type: minutes
- Pages in official PDF: 27
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## Structured legislative records

### File 240948: Liquor License Transfer - 1250 Market Street - AJ's Bar

- Pages: 13-14
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 240948 [Liquor License Transfer - 1250 Market Street - AJ's Bar] Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to Club Allure, Inc., doing business as AJ's Bar, located at 1250 Market Street (District 6), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) Resolution No. 585-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

### File 240978: Liquor License Issuance- 1779 Folsom Street - Nihon Whisky Lounge

- Pages: 14
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 240978 [Liquor License Issuance- 1779 Folsom Street - Nihon Whisky Lounge] Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to Nihon SF Inc., to do business as Nihon Whisky Lounge, located at 1779 Folsom Street (District 9), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) Resolution No. 591-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

### File 240871: Administrative Code - Shelter Monitoring Committee and Shelter Standards of Care

- Pages: 14
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 240871 [Administrative Code - Shelter Monitoring Committee and Shelter Standards of Care] Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Ronen Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the frequency of Shelter Monitoring Committee (“Committee”) site visits; require the Committee to establish in its bylaws the threshold number of complaints or out-of-compliance findings during a year that would trigger additional site visits; revise eligibility criteria for Seat 1 on the Committee; revise the Standards of Care for City Shelters by establishing requirements for shower stalls with working hot and cold water controls, minimum passing space for sleeping units that are not up against a wall or partition, and signage posting regarding availability of translation services; eliminate the minimum shelter stay requirement for single adult reservations; revise the complaint process and investigation procedure; and update several programmatic terms. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

### File 240983: Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Ordinance Amendments

- Pages: 14-15
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 240983 [Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Ordinance Amendments] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the Surveillance Technology Ordinance by, among other things, reducing administrative burdens associated with reporting requirements; clarifying certain exceptions to the definition of “Surveillance Technology;” transferring the responsibility of creating or amending a Surveillance Technology Policy from the Committee on Information Technology (COIT) to the departments using such technology; and adding a reporting requirement for COIT regarding existing Surveillance Technology still awaiting approval of a Surveillance Technology Policy. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

### File 241022: Administrative Code - Artificial Intelligence Inventory

- Pages: 15
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 241022 [Administrative Code - Artificial Intelligence Inventory] Sponsors: Ronen; Peskin, Chan, Preston and Walton Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish a process for creating a publicly available inventory of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) the City uses, reporting requirements, and enforcement measures. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

### File 241038: Administrative Code - Rapid Rehousing Policy

- Pages: 15
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 241038 [Administrative Code - Rapid Rehousing Policy] Sponsors: Ronen; Walton, Peskin, Preston and Melgar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to declare that it is City policy to provide up to five years of rapid rehousing assistance to an eligible household where the City has assessed the household’s circumstances and concluded that a shorter-term subsidy will create a risk of returning to homelessness; and requiring the Homelessness Oversight Commission to hold an annual hearing and issue an annual report analyzing the City’s implementation of this rapid rehousing policy. Supervisors Preston and Melgar requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

### File 230892: Appointments, Citizen's Committee on Community Development - Clinton Loftman and Lenelle Suliguin

- Pages: 15
- Vote 1: approval, likely final
  - Action: 230892 [Appointments, Citizen's Committee on Community Development - Clinton Loftman and Lenelle Suliguin] Motion appointing Clinton Loftman, term ending February 23, 2025, and Lenelle Suliguin, term ending February 23, 2026, to the Citizen's Committee on Community Development. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M24-115 APPROVED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

### File 241034: Appointments, SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory Committee - Henry Karnilowicz, Misha Olivas, Raquel Redondiez, Norman Lynde, Tanya Reyes, Christian Martin, and Janetta Johnson

- Pages: 15-16
- Vote 1: approval, likely final
  - Action: 241034 [Appointments, SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory Committee - Henry Karnilowicz, Misha Olivas, Raquel Redondiez, Norman Lynde, Tanya Reyes, Christian Martin, and Janetta Johnson] Motion appointing Henry Karnilowicz, Misha Olivas, Raquel Redondiez, Norman Lynde, Tanya Reyes, Christian Martin (residency requirement waived), and Janetta Johnson, terms ending December 1, 2027, to the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M24-116 APPROVED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

## Extracted text

### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/1048/2024-12-03-minutes#page-14)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                               12/3/2024



240978 [Liquor License Issuance- 1779 Folsom Street - Nihon Whisky Lounge]
            Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license
            to Nihon SF Inc., to do business as Nihon Whisky Lounge, located at 1779 Folsom Street (District
            9), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in
            accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the
            California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the
            license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee)
            Resolution No. 591-24
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton



Recommendations of the Rules Committee


240871 [Administrative Code - Shelter Monitoring Committee and Shelter Standards of
       Care]
            Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Ronen
            Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the frequency of Shelter Monitoring
            Committee (“Committee”) site visits; require the Committee to establish in its bylaws the threshold
            number of complaints or out-of-compliance findings during a year that would trigger additional site
            visits; revise eligibility criteria for Seat 1 on the Committee; revise the Standards of Care for City
            Shelters by establishing requirements for shower stalls with working hot and cold water controls,
            minimum passing space for sleeping units that are not up against a wall or partition, and signage
            posting regarding availability of translation services; eliminate the minimum shelter stay requirement
            for single adult reservations; revise the complaint process and investigation procedure; and update
            several programmatic terms.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton


240983 [Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Ordinance Amendments]
            Sponsor: Peskin
            Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the Surveillance Technology Ordinance by,
            among other things, reducing administrative burdens associated with reporting requirements;
            clarifying certain exceptions to the definition of “Surveillance Technology;” transferring the
            responsibility of creating or amending a Surveillance Technology Policy from the Committee on
            Information Technology (COIT) to the departments using such technology; and adding a reporting
            requirement for COIT regarding existing Surveillance Technology still awaiting approval of a
            Surveillance Technology Policy.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton




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Board of Supervisors                            Meeting Minutes                                              12/3/2024



241022 [Administrative Code - Artificial Intelligence Inventory]
            Sponsors: Ronen; Peskin, Chan, Preston and Walton
            Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish a process for creating a publicly available
            inventory of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) the City uses, reporting requirements, and enforcement
            measures.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton


241038 [Administrative Code - Rapid Rehousing Policy]
            Sponsors: Ronen; Walton, Peskin, Preston and Melgar
            Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to declare that it is City policy to provide up to five
            years of rapid rehousing assistance to an eligible household where the City has assessed the
            household’s circumstances and concluded that a shorter-term subsidy will create a risk of returning
            to homelessness; and requiring the Homelessness Oversight Commission to hold an annual hearing
            and issue an annual report analyzing the City’s implementation of this rapid rehousing policy.
            Supervisors Preston and Melgar requested to be added as co-sponsors.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton


230892 [Appointments, Citizen's Committee on Community Development - Clinton Loftman
       and Lenelle Suliguin]
            Motion appointing Clinton Loftman, term ending February 23, 2025, and Lenelle Suliguin, term ending
            February 23, 2026, to the Citizen's Committee on Community Development. (Rules Committee)
            Motion No. M24-115
            APPROVED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton


241034 [Appointments, SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory
       Committee - Henry Karnilowicz, Misha Olivas, Raquel Redondiez, Norman Lynde,
       Tanya Reyes, Christian Martin, and Janetta Johnson]
            Motion appointing Henry Karnilowicz, Misha Olivas, Raquel Redondiez, Norman Lynde, Tanya
            Reyes, Christian Martin (residency requirement waived), and Janetta Johnson, terms ending
            December 1, 2027, to the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory Committee.
            (Rules Committee)
            Motion No. M24-116
            APPROVED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton




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