# 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 250832: Accept and Expend Grant - Union Square Alliance - Union Square Plaza - $300,000 - Pages: 8-9 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250853: Lease Amendment - YMCA SF - Building 49 - 701 Illinois Street - Crane Cove Park - Rent Credit $156,000 - Pages: 9 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250576: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Tax Rate Changes for Telecommunications Business Activities - Pages: 9-10 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250685: Behested Payment Waiver - Cancer Screening - Pages: 10 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250779: Subdivision Code - Regulating Certain Below Market Rate Condominium Conversion Units - Pages: 10 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ### File 250805: Building Code - Slope Protection, Commercial Lighting Standards, Rooftop Penthouses, and Driveway and Sidewalk Load Limits - Pages: 10-11 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 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 - Excused: Dorsey ## Extracted text ### [Page 9](https://sfbos.info/documents/1110/2025-09-16-minutes#page-9) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/16/2025 250853 [Lease Amendment - YMCA SF - Building 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Dorsey Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Dorsey City and County of San Francisco Page 784 Printed at 3:21 pm on 10/22/25 ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/1110/2025-09-16-minutes#page-10) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/16/2025 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Dorsey Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - 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: 10 - Chan, Chen, Engardio, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Dorsey City and County of San Francisco Page 785 Printed at 3:21 pm on 10/22/25