Board of Supervisors Minutes: February 4, 2025

241197 [Administrative Code - Cole Valley Entertainment Zone] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create the Cole Valley Entertainment Zone on Cole Street, between Frederick Street and Parnassus Avenue, and on Carl Street, between Shrader Street and Clayton Street; to delete the requirement that an Entertainment Zone Event be a special event permitted or licensed by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Ordinance No. 009-25 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

o Trust Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor-in-interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (“Trustee”); approving the form of Supplement to Project Lease, between the City and County of San Francisco and the Trustee, relating to the lease and lease back of all or a portion of the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27; approving the form of Escrow Agreement, 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, approving modifications to documents and agreements; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein. (Port) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241118 [Appropriation - $28,386,685 Including $25,000,000 COP Refunding Series 2025-R1 & Series 2025-R2 Proceeds, $2,478,500 of Series 2013B & 2013C Prior Debt Reserve Proceeds - De-appropriation of $908,185 - Series 2013B Project Funds - FY2024-2025] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance appropriating $28,386,685 consisting of $5,000,000 of Refunding Certificates of Participation Series 2025-R1 proceeds and $20,000,000 of Refunding Certificates of Participation (COP) Series 2025-R2 proceeds, $483,000 of Series 2013B Prior Debt Service Reserve Proceeds, $1,995,500 of 2013C Prior Debt Service Reserve Proceeds, and De-appropriation of $908,185 of Series 2013B Project Funds to the Port Commission (PRT) for $6,391,185 to the Refunding Certificates of Participation Series 2025-R1 and $21,995,500 to the Refunding Certificates of Participation Series 2025-R2; and placing these funds on Controller’s Reserve pending the sale of the Certificates of Participation and receipt of proceeds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241172 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Commercial Vacancy Tax Exemption] Sponsors: Chan; Engardio and Melgar Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to exempt from the commercial vacancy tax beginning on January 1, 2025, any taxable commercial space located in a named neighborhood commercial district or named neighborhood commercial transit district in which a City public infrastructure or construction project has a construction duration of more than 180 days in a calendar year, and from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024, any taxable commercial space located in the Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District or the Inner Taraval Street Neighborhood Commercial District. (In accordance with Section 2909 of Article 29 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code, passage of this ordinance by the Board of Supervisors requires an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors.) Supervisor Melgar requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

Core Initiatives; 6) clarify the authority of the Controller to transfer surplus funds to support Core Initiatives; and 7) authorize the Office of the Mayor for six months to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the City’s work on the Core Initiatives, notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Chan, seconded by Supervisor Fielder, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Line 15, by adding 'of up to $10 million'; on Page 8, Lines 3-4, by changing ‘of introduction’ to ‘the introduced legislation was published by the Clerk of the Board’; and on Page 14, Line 24, through Page 15, Line 3, by adding ': the Chief of Staff; the Deputy Chief of Staff; the Director of Public Affairs, the Policy Advisor; the Chief of Protocol; and the Policy Chiefs (Health, Homelessness & Family Services, Housing & Economic Development, Infrastructure, Climate & Mobility, and Public Safety) and each of the Policy Chiefs’ direct reports. The purpose of these waivers is'; and on Page 15, Lines 3-4, by changing 'they' to 'the foregoing persons'. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

rements for contracts, grants, and leases necessary to accelerate the City’s response to homelessness, drug overdoses and substance use disorders, mental health needs, integrated health needs, and public safety hiring (the “Core Initiatives”); 3) delegate to the Mayor the authority to approve certain types of contracts, grants, and leases for Core Initiatives under Charter Section 9.118, if the Board of Supervisors has failed to act within 45 days; 4) suspend until January 2026 the requirement under Chapter 23 of the Administrative Code that the Board of Supervisors approve leases, if the lease is for a Core Initiative; 5) authorize the City until January 2026 to accept gifts, grants, and other donations of up to $10 million for Core Initiatives; 6) clarify the authority of the Controller to transfer surplus funds to support Core Initiatives; and 7) authorize the Office of the Mayor for six months to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the City’s work on the Core Initiatives, notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisor Walton voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill

Noes: Walton

241125 [Grant Agreement Amendment - Episcopal Community Services - Rapid Rehousing for Adults - Not to Exceed $21,524,980] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman Resolution approving the third amendment to the grant agreement between Episcopal Community Services and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) for short-to-medium term Rapid Rehousing for adults; extending the grant term by 29 months from January 31, 2025, for a total term of February 15, 2021, through June 30, 2027; increasing the agreement amount by $11,525,980 for a total amount not to exceed $21,524,980; and authorizing HSH to enter into any amendments or other modifications to the agreement/contract that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities, or materially decrease the benefits to the City and are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the agreement. (Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing) (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 039-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241126 [Agreement - Retroactive - Community Youth Center of San Francisco - Academic Support; Beacon at Aptos; Year-Round & Summer Programs; and Teen Arts - Not to Exceed $13,724,500] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively approving an agreement between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, and the Community Youth Center of San Francisco for four programs: Academic Support; Beacon at Aptos; Year-Round & Summer Programs; and Teen Arts; for a term of five years from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029, and for a total not to exceed amount of $13,724,500; and to authorize Department of Children, Youth and Families to enter into amendments or modifications to the Agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement or this Resolution. (Department of Children, Youth & Their Families) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 040-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241127 [Agreement - Retroactive - Community Youth Center of San Francisco - High School Partnerships; Job Readiness for English Language Learners; Leadership; and Young Adult Worklink - Not to Exceed $11,730,000] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively approving an agreement between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, and the Community Youth Center of San Francisco for four programs: High School Partnerships; Job Readiness for English Language Learners; Leadership; and Young Adult Worklink; for a total term of five years from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029, and for a total not to exceed amount of $11,730,000; and to authorize Department of Children, Youth and Families to enter into amendments or modifications to the Agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement or this Resolution. (Department of Children, Youth & Their Families) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 041-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241128 [Agreement - Retroactive - Instituto Familiar de la Raza Inc - Roadmap to Peace Collaborative and Roadmap to Peace School Crisis Supports - Not to Exceed $12,929,020] Sponsors: Mayor; Fielder Resolution retroactively approving an agreement between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, and Instituto Familiar de la Raza Inc for two programs: Roadmap to Peace Collaborative and Roadmap to Peace School Crisis Supports, for a term of five years from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2029, and for a total not to exceed amount of $12,929,020; and to authorize Department of Children, Youth and Families to enter into amendments or modifications to the Agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement or this Resolution. (Department of Children, Youth & Their Families) (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Fielder requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 042-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

ment between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, and the Richmond District Neighborhood Ctr Inc for four programs: Defining Success: Academic Support Continuum, 6th-12th Grade; Beacon Pathways at Presidio Middle School (MS); Beacon Pathways at Roosevelt Middle School; and Multi-Cultural Arts Program: K-12 Art Pathways; for a total term of five years from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2029, and for a total not to exceed amount of $10,366,200; and to authorize Department of Children, Youth and Families to enter into amendments or modifications to the Agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement or this Resolution. (Department of Children, Youth & Their Families) (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Sauter disclosed that he was previously employed as the Executive Director of San Francisco Neighborhood Centers Together; however, he no longer has any financial relationship with the organization so there is no conflict of interest and he is not required to recuse himself. Resolution No. 043-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241145 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Crankstart Foundation - Clean Slate Program Grant - $250,000] Sponsors: Walton; Fielder and Mandelman Resolution retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $250,000 from the Crankstart Foundation to fund the San Francisco Public Defender’s Clean Slate unit to meet the increased demand for Clean Slate services for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. (Public Defender) Supervisors Fielder and Mandelman requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 044-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241154 [Real Property License - Retroactive - U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard - 1-199 Forest Road, Building 278, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA - Initial Base Rent $0] Resolution retroactively approving and authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the San Francisco Police Department, to execute a License of a portion of the real property located at 1-199 Forest Road, Building 278 with U.S. Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Coast Guard, federal government, for an initial term of five years at an initial annual base rent of $0 effective November 1, 2024, through October 31, 2029; and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the License that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the License or this Resolution. (Real Estate Department) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 045-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241155 [Office Lease - Retroactive - State of California, Employment Development Department - 745 Franklin Street - Initial Annual Base Rent $105,090] Resolution retroactively authorizing and approving the lease of approximately 3,344 square feet of office space within the building located at 745 Franklin Street with the State of California, Employment Development Department, for the Human Services Agency JobsNow! program, for a term commencing on January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2029, at the annual base rent of $105,090; and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into any extensions, amendments, or modifications to the Lease that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Lease or this Resolution. (Real Estate Department) Resolution No. 046-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

250019 [Real Property Lease Amendment - Retroactive - William J. Piedmonte - 729 Filbert Street - Annual Base Rent $437,146.50] Resolution retroactively approving and authorizing an amendment to the lease of approximately 11,067 square feet of real property located at 729 Filbert Street with William J. Piedmonte, as landlord, extending the term for approximately five years from February 1, 2024, for a total term of December 1, 2018, through January 31, 2029, effective upon approval of this Resolution, for a total annual base rent of $437,146.50 (or $39.50 per square foot) (“Lease Amendment”); authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, to execute the Lease Amendment; and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into other amendments or modifications to the Lease that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Lease or this Resolution. (Real Estate Department) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 050-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

250043 [Accept and Expend In-Kind Gift - Retroactive - CORO Northern California - Consulting Services - Valued at $345,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman Resolution retroactively authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”) to accept and expend an in-kind gift of consulting services valued at $345,000 from Coro Northern California (“CORO”) for the term of February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2027. (Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 051-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

240929 [Planning Code - 99 Rhode Island Street] Sponsor: Dorsey Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3912, Lot No. 02, also known as 99 Rhode Island Street, to exceed the cumulative use size requirements in Production, Distribution and Repair District-1, Design (PDR-1-D) districts; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241213 [Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District’s Cultural, History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategy Report (CHHESS)] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Dorsey Resolution to adopt the Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District’s Cultural, History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategy Report (CHHESS) under Administrative Code, Section 107.5. Supervisor Dorsey requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 049-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241184 [Liquor License Transfer - 1275 Fell Street - Bitters and Bottles] Resolution determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-21 off-sale general beer, wine, and distilled spirits liquor license to BAR ANTZ LLC, doing business as Bitters & Bottles, located at 1275 Fell Street (District 5), 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 a condition on the issuance of the license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) Resolution No. 047-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241206 [Liquor License Transfer - 301 5th Street - City Choice Market] Resolution determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-21 off-sale general beer, wine, and distilled spirits liquor license to City Choice Market Inc., doing business as City Choice Market, located at 301 5th 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. 048-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

241207 [Midtown Park Apartments - 1415 Scott Street - Exempting Midtown Park Apartments from Certain Construction Contracting Requirements] Sponsors: Mayor; Melgar, Mandelman and Fielder Ordinance exempting Midtown Park Apartments, located at 1415 Scott Street, from construction contracting requirements in Administrative Code, Chapter 6, but requiring compliance with the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements of Administrative Code, Section 23.61; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Supervisors Mandelman and Fielder requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

250049 [Commemorative Street Name Designation - “Jesai Kingston Way” - Ingerson Avenue between 3rd Street and Griffith Street] Sponsors: Walton; Mandelman Resolution adding the Commemorative Street Name “Jesai Kingston Way” on Ingerson Avenue between 3rd Street and Griffith Street, leading to the site formerly known as Candlestick Park, in recognition of Jesai Kingston, to enshrine his legacy, and to mark his infinite effect on the community. Resolution No. 052-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

250115 [Urging Pharmacies and Medical Providers to Address Pharmacy Deserts by Expanding Services in Underserved Neighborhoods] Sponsors: Walton; Fielder, Chen, Chan, Mandelman, Engardio and Melgar Resolution urging pharmacies and medical providers to address pharmacy deserts by expanding services in underserved neighborhoods. Supervisors Engardio and Melgar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 037-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

250116 [Black History Month - February 2025] Sponsors: Walton; Chan, Fielder, Chen, Mandelman, Dorsey, Sauter, Engardio, Sherrill, Melgar and Mahmood Resolution recognizing and celebrating Black History Month in the City and County of San Francisco during the month of February 2025. Supervisors Engardio, Sherrill, Melgar, and Mahmood requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 038-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton