Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 16, 2025

250772 [Settlement of Grievance - Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 - $773,113.15] Resolution approving the settlement of a grievance filed by Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 against the City and County of San Francisco for $773,113.15; the grievance was filed on February 18, 2022; the grievance involves an employment dispute under the Memorandum of Understanding. (City Attorney) Resolution No. 427-25 ADOPTED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P., Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Endo International Plc, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Mallinckrodt Plc, Mallinckrodt LLC, Allergan Plc F/K/A Actavis Plc, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. N/K/A Actavis, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc. F/K/A/ Watson Pharma, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., and McKesson Corporation; the lawsuit involves allegations that Purdue and the Sacklers contributed to the opioid crisis in San Francisco by incentivizing the sale and use of opioids despite knowledge of the growing epidemic caused by opioid misuse. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 181-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250769 [Settlement of Lawsuit - AT&T Corporation and Pacific Bell Telephone Company - City to Receive $15,400,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco ex rel. Roger Schneider against AT&T Corp. and Pacific Bell Telephone Company (collectively, “AT&T”) for $15,400,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 29, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-582552; entitled City and County of San Francisco ex rel. Roger Schneider v. AT&T Corporation, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations that AT&T and other telecommunications companies knowingly under-collected and under-remitted amounts due under the Access Line Tax Ordinance in violation of the California False Claims Act; other material terms of the settlement are that AT&T will collect and remit access line taxes in a certain manner in the future absent a material change in the law. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 182-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

Octavia Area Plan] Sponsors: Mayor; Dorsey, Mahmood and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Planning Code to waive certain development impact fees in the Market and Octavia Area Plan (the Market and Octavia Area Plan and Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial District Affordable Housing Fee, the Market and Octavia Community Improvements Fund, the Van Ness & Market Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Infrastructure Fee, and the Van Ness & Market Community Facilities Fee), to amend the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District, to provide that the Market and Octavia Community Advisory Committee shall sunset six months after the effective date of this Ordinance, and to make conforming amendments to some of the definitions in Planning Code, Section 401; 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. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisors Fielder and Walton voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Noes: Fielder, Walton

Excused: Dorsey

250752 [De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 7 General City Responsibility (GEN) - District 7 Projects and Services - Various Departments - $400,000 and Department of Public Works (DPW) - Various Projects - $14,303 - FY2025-2026] Sponsor: Melgar Ordinance de-appropriating $400,000 from General City Responsibility (GEN) and $14,303 from the Department of Public Works (DPW); and appropriating for District 7 Projects in the amounts of $164,303 to DPW for median improvements in Monterey Heights, new curb ramps in Westwood Park, sidewalk repair in Ingleside Terraces, and for Westwood Park pillars; $100,000 to the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (CHF) for playground update and black top at West Portal Elementary School, and for a mural and signage updates at Commodore Sloat Elementary; $50,000 to the Arts Commission (ART) for a mural on Monterey Boulevard; $50,000 to the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (ECN) for a series of art pop ups on Ocean Avenue; and $50,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for daylighting and bollards in Sunnyside in Fiscal Year (FY) FY2025-2026. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250773 [Airport Professional Services Agreement - AGS, Inc. - Project Management Support Services - International Terminal Building Phase 2 Project - Not to Exceed $12,500,000] Resolution approving Modification No. 5 to Airport Contract No. 11365.41, Project Management Support Services for the San Francisco International Airport, International Terminal Building Phase 2 Project, with AGS, Inc., to increase the Contract amount by $2,850,000 for a total not to exceed the amount of $12,500,000 and extend the Contract term for services by 187 days from June 27, 2026, for a total term of June 16, 2020, through December 31, 2026, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b). (Airport Commission) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 428-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250832 [Accept and Expend Grant - Union Square Alliance - Union Square Plaza - $300,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Sauter and Mandelman Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept an in-kind grant from the Union Square Alliance valued at approximately $300,000 for sound system improvements at the Union Square Plaza stage, effective upon approval of this Resolution through notice of substantial completion. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 430-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

ing 49 - 701 Illinois Street - Crane Cove Park - Rent Credit $156,000] Sponsor: Walton Resolution approving and authorizing the execution, delivery, and performance of the First Amendment to Port Lease No. 17134 for Building 49, located at 701 Illinois Street within Crane Cove Park between the Port of San Francisco and the Young Men’s Christian Association of San Francisco (YMCA SF) to eliminate the provision which would reduce by $6,000 the amount of rent credits that are intended to offset operation and maintenance costs associated with the public restrooms; and provide $150,000 in new rent credits to partially offset unexpected costs related to improving the structural condition of Building 49, effective upon the later of Port’s execution of the First Amendment or October 1, 2025; and authorizing the Executive Director of the Port to enter into any additions, amendments or other modifications that do not materially increase obligations or liabilities of the City or Port and are necessary or advisable to complete the transactions which this Resolution contemplates and effectuate the purpose and intent of this Resolution. (Port) Resolution No. 431-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250576 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Tax Rate Changes for Telecommunications Business Activities] Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to reduce the tax rates on gross receipts from telecommunications business activities by moving those activities from Category 5 to Category 4, beginning January 1, 2026, for purposes of the gross receipts tax and the homelessness gross receipts tax; and to retain taxpayers’ eligibility to take the tax credit for opening a physical location in designated areas of the City, as applied to gross receipts from telecommunications business activities. (Treasurer-Tax Collector) (Pursuant to Business and Tax Regulations Code, Section 2811, amendments of Article 28 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code requires approval by a supermajority vote of at least eight members of the Board of Supervisors.) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250685 [Behested Payment Waiver - Cancer Screening] Sponsors: Mayor, Mandelman, Chan, Sauter, Sherrill, Chen, Mahmood and Engardio Resolution authorizing the Mayor, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff, Chief of Public Safety, Assistant Chief of Public Safety, Policy Advisor, and the Chief of the Fire Department to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the provision of cancer screening for eligible SFFD employees for six months from the effective date of this Resolution, notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance. Supervisor Engardio requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 424-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250779 [Subdivision Code - Regulating Certain Below Market Rate Condominium Conversion Units] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Subdivision Code to establish procedures regarding resale prices, capital improvement costs, marketing and sales, policies for conveyance through inheritance, title changes, owning, occupying, and refinancing Below Market Rate Condominium Conversion Units (BMR Units), and clarifying effective dates for requirements applicable to BMR Units under Subdivision Code, Section 1344, purchased on or after October 1, 2025. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250805 [Building Code - Slope Protection, Commercial Lighting Standards, Rooftop Penthouses, and Driveway and Sidewalk Load Limits] Sponsors: Mayor; Mahmood, Melgar, Dorsey, Sauter, Sherrill and Engardio Ordinance amending the Building Code to remove local requirements regarding commercial lighting, rooftop mechanical penthouses, driveway and sidewalk load limits, and the Slope Protection Act; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250806 [Health Code - Enhanced Ventilation Requirements for Urban Infill Sensitive Use Developments] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Health Code to clarify the City’s enhanced ventilation standards by codifying the requirement that all new buildings and major renovations of buildings that contain a sensitive use certify that the building’s ventilation system is capable of maintaining positive pressure; limiting applicability of the City’s enhanced ventilation standard to single family homes, effective January 1, 2026, to align with state law; making findings under the California Health and Safety Code; 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. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250813 [Summary Public Service Easement Vacation and Quitclaim - 112 Kensington Way] Sponsor: Melgar Ordinance ordering the summary vacation of a public service easement for public utility purposes at 112 Kensington Way; authorizing the City to quitclaim its interest in the vacation area (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2923, Lot No. 078) to Kevin Jenkins and Lalitha Chandrasekher for $20,000; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the actions contemplated in this Ordinance are consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance, as defined herein. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250831 [Master Encroachment Permit - Potrero HOPE SF] Sponsors: Mayor; Walton Resolution granting revocable permission under Public Works Code, Sections 786 et seq. to Bridge-Potrero Community Associates LLC to maintain encroachments in the public right-of-way, including but not limited to custom paving materials, benches, landscaping, irrigation, drainage facilities, walkways, and retaining walls; delegating authority to the Public Works Director to assign responsibility for sidewalk maintenance and liability to various entities; adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and to authorize the Public Works Director to enter into amendments or modifications to the Permit that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Permit or this Resolution. Resolution No. 429-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250851 [San Francisco Street Safety Act] Sponsors: Melgar; Dorsey, Mahmood, Sauter, Mandelman, Fielder and Engardio Resolution urging a preventative, interagency, and data-driven approach to ending severe and fatal traffic crashes by designing and enforcing safer streets for all San Franciscans, with a particular focus on protecting children, seniors, and other vulnerable populations. Supervisors Fielder and Engardio requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 437-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250535 [Appointment, Children and Families First Commission - Amanda Pyle] Motion appointing Amanda Pyle (residency requirement waived), term ending October 8, 2026, to the Children and Families First Commission. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M25-096 APPROVED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250795 [Mayoral Appointment, Entertainment Commission - Jordan Wilson] Motion approving the Mayor’s nomination for the appointment of Jordan Wilson to the Entertainment Commission, for a term ending July 1, 2029. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.117, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days of the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk, then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: July 25, 2025.) Motion No. M25-097 APPROVED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250914 [Mayoral Reappointment, Building Inspection Commission - Bianca Neumann] Motion approving the Mayor’s nomination for the reappointment of Bianca Neumann to the Building Inspection Commission, term ending July 1, 2027. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.121, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk, then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: August 22, 2025) Motion No. M25-098 APPROVED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250922 [Presidential Reappointment, Building Inspection Commission - Alysabeth Alexander-Tut] Motion approving/rejecting President Rafael Mandelman’s nomination for the reappointment of Alysabeth Alexander-Tut to the Building Inspection Commission, term ending July 1, 2027. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.121, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk, then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: September 8, 2025.) Motion No. M25-099 APPROVED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250939 [Appointment, Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee - Elijah Ball] Motion appointing Elijah Ball (alternate member), term ending February 1, 2027, to the Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (District 3). (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M25-100 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey

250938 [Latin@ Heritage Month - September 15 through October 15, 2025] Sponsors: Melgar; Fielder, Mandelman, Chen, Chan and Engardio Resolution declaring September 15 through October 15, 2025, as “Latin@ Heritage Month” in the City and County of San Francisco to honor and to celebrate the contributions of the Latin@ community. Supervisors Chen, Chan, and Engardio requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 435-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Noes: None

Excused: Dorsey