# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 16, 2025 - Meeting date: 2025-09-16 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 21 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1110/2025-09-16-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1337708&GUID=A97C08F8-272A-412D-BD83-A69AD078982A) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 250831: Master Encroachment Permit - Potrero HOPE SF - Pages: 11-12 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250851: San Francisco Street Safety Act - Pages: 12 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250535: Appointment, Children and Families First Commission - Amanda Pyle - Pages: 12 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250795: Mayoral Appointment, Entertainment Commission - Jordan Wilson - Pages: 12-13 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250914: Mayoral Reappointment, Building Inspection Commission - Bianca Neumann - Pages: 13 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250922: Presidential Reappointment, Building Inspection Commission - Alysabeth Alexander-Tut - Pages: 13-14 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ## Extracted text ### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/1110/2025-09-16-minutes#page-12) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/16/2025 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Dorsey Recommendations of the Rules Committee 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Dorsey City and County of San Francisco Page 787 Printed at 3:21 pm on 10/22/25 ### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/1110/2025-09-16-minutes#page-13) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/16/2025 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Dorsey SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations Without objection, Rule 5.36 of the Rules of the Board of Supervisors was suspended to grant privilege of the floor to the following guest(s). Supervisor Mahmood introduced, welcomed, and presented a Certificate of Honor to Richard Beal of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic in recognition for his community support as a recovery activist and his unwavering dedication to advocating for recovery, rebuilding the lives of formerly incarcerated individuals, and fostering crucial spaces for community healing. President Mandelman shared in this commendation. COMMITTEE REPORTS Recommendation of the Rules Committee 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Dorsey City and County of San Francisco Page 788 Printed at 3:21 pm on 10/22/25