# Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 13, 2025 - Meeting date: 2025-05-13 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 26 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1084/2025-05-13-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1306210&GUID=0EBA306F-84D8-4993-8A60-AA451F701E9A) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 250311: Report of Assessment Costs for Blighted Properties - Pages: 13-14 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 80, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a blight abatement fund. (Public Works) Alisha Whitt (Public Works) indicated that the following addresses be removed from the accompanying report due to recent resolution or receipt of payment: 2727 Jennings Street; 1062 Valencia Street; 310 South Van Ness Avenue; 2170 Mission Street; 1475 Polk Street; 214 Duboce Avenue; 208 Ocean Avenue; 1696 Golden Gate Avenue; 905 Larkin Street; 907 Larkin Street; 1528 Franklin Street; 225 Shipley Street; 825 Polk Street; 964 Howard Street; 1678 Fulton Street; 1219 Harrison Street; 640 O’Farrell Street; 883 Geary Street; 843 Stockton Street; 925 O’Farrell Street; 1250 Pennsylvania Avenue; 1774 Mission Street; 2400 Cesar Chavez Street; 2201 Market Street; 3606 18th Street; 139 Stillman Street; 1535 Mission Street; 2110 Ingalls Street; 2285 Mission Street; 3110 Octavia Street; 34 Turk Street; 2403 Bryant Street; and 1830 Harrison Street. The amendments to the accompanying report, as provided by the Department of Public Works, included in File No. 250311, were received without objection. Resolution No. 233-25 ADOPTED, after accepting the amendments to the accompanying report, by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ### File 250276: Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption From Environmental Review - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project - Pages: 14 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: all, one-story maintenance building approximately 20,000 gross square feet in size. (District 7) (Appellant: Linda Shah on behalf of Friends of St. Thomas More) (Filed March 13, 2025) (Clerk of the Board) President Walton opened the public hearings and Supervisor Melgar indicated she would be making a motion to continue these hearings to a later date. Then President then inquired as to whether any individual wished to address the Board regarding the appeal of determination of exemption from environmental review (File Nos. 250276, 250277, 250278, and 250279) and the appeal of conditional use authorization (File No. 250280, 250281, 250282, and 250283) for the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard, with the understanding these matters will be continued. Linda Shah; John Duncan; Alejandra Lennox; Marie Ballato; David Greenbaum; David Joy; spoke on various concerns relating to the appeals and continuances. There were no other speakers. President Walton closed public comment on the continuance. Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED OPEN to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ### File 250277: Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project - Pages: 14 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 250277 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project] Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ### File 250278: Conditionally Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project - Pages: 14-15 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 250278 [Conditionally Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project] Motion conditionally reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard is categorically exempt from environmental review, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board of Supervisors in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ### File 250279: Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project - Pages: 15 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 250279 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ### File 250280: Hearing - Appeal of Conditional Use Authorization Approval - 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard - Pages: 15 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: maintenance and facility building for an existing Open Area Recreation Area Use DBA. (District 7) (Appellant: David Joy on behalf of Friends of St. Thomas More) (Filed March 17, 2025) (Clerk of the Board) President Walton opened the public hearings and Supervisor Melgar indicated she would be making a motion to continue these hearings to a later date. Then President then inquired as to whether any individual wished to address the Board regarding the appeal of determination of exemption from environmental review (File Nos. 250276, 250277, 250278, and 250279) and the appeal of conditional use authorization (File No. 250280, 250281, 250282, and 250283) for the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard, with the understanding these matters will be continued. Linda Shah; John Duncan; Alejandra Lennox; Marie Ballato; David Greenbaum; David Joy; spoke on various concerns relating to the appeals and continuances. There were no other speakers. President Walton closed public comment on the continuance. Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED OPEN to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ### File 250281: Approving Conditional Use Authorization - 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard - Pages: 15-16 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 250281 [Approving Conditional Use Authorization - 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard] Motion approving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 21685, approving a Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No. 2023-007010CUA, for a proposed project located at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ## Extracted text ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/1084/2025-05-13-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/13/2025 SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M. President Walton requested File Nos. 250276, 250277, 250278, 250279, 250280, 250281, 250282, and 250283 be called together. 250276 [Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption From Environmental Review - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the determination of exemption from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act issued as a Categorical Exemption by the Planning Department on April 5, 2024, for the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 7380, Lot Nos. 005 and 036, which proposes the demolition of nine maintenance and facility structures (totaling approximately 10,455 square feet in size) and construction of a 25-foot-tall, one-story maintenance building approximately 20,000 gross square feet in size. (District 7) (Appellant: Linda Shah on behalf of Friends of St. Thomas More) (Filed March 13, 2025) (Clerk of the Board) President Walton opened the public hearings and Supervisor Melgar indicated she would be making a motion to continue these hearings to a later date. Then President then inquired as to whether any individual wished to address the Board regarding the appeal of determination of exemption from environmental review (File Nos. 250276, 250277, 250278, and 250279) and the appeal of conditional use authorization (File No. 250280, 250281, 250282, and 250283) for the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard, with the understanding these matters will be continued. Linda Shah; John Duncan; Alejandra Lennox; Marie Ballato; David Greenbaum; David Joy; spoke on various concerns relating to the appeals and continuances. There were no other speakers. President Walton closed public comment on the continuance. Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED OPEN to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Mandelman 250277 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project] Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Mandelman 250278 [Conditionally Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project] Motion conditionally reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard is categorically exempt from environmental review, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board of Supervisors in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Mandelman City and County of San Francisco Page 401 Printed at 5:30 pm on 6/16/25 ### [Page 15](https://sfbos.info/documents/1084/2025-05-13-minutes#page-15) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/13/2025 250279 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard Project] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Mandelman SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M. 250280 [Hearing - Appeal of Conditional Use Authorization Approval - 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the approval of a Conditional Use Authorization pursuant to Planning Code, Sections 209.1 and 303 for a proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 7380, Lot Nos. 005 and 036, identified in Planning Case No. 2023-007010CUA, issued by the Planning Commission by Motion No. 21685 dated February 13, 2025, to allow the construction of a 19,100 gross square foot, one-story accessory maintenance and facility building for an existing Open Area Recreation Area Use DBA. (District 7) (Appellant: David Joy on behalf of Friends of St. Thomas More) (Filed March 17, 2025) (Clerk of the Board) President Walton opened the public hearings and Supervisor Melgar indicated she would be making a motion to continue these hearings to a later date. Then President then inquired as to whether any individual wished to address the Board regarding the appeal of determination of exemption from environmental review (File Nos. 250276, 250277, 250278, and 250279) and the appeal of conditional use authorization (File No. 250280, 250281, 250282, and 250283) for the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard, with the understanding these matters will be continued. Linda Shah; John Duncan; Alejandra Lennox; Marie Ballato; David Greenbaum; David Joy; spoke on various concerns relating to the appeals and continuances. There were no other speakers. President Walton closed public comment on the continuance. Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED OPEN to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Mandelman 250281 [Approving Conditional Use Authorization - 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard] Motion approving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 21685, approving a Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No. 2023-007010CUA, for a proposed project located at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 20, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Mandelman City and County of San Francisco Page 402 Printed at 5:30 pm on 6/16/25