Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 18, 2025

250975 [Housing Code - 2025 Triennial Code Update] Ordinance amending the Housing Code to update references to provisions of the 2025 Building Inspection Codes; providing an operative date of January 1, 2026; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Building Inspection Commission) Ordinance No. 232-25 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

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

250812 [Administrative Code - Artist Housing Certification Program] Sponsors: Mandelman; Dorsey and Sherrill Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Arts Commission to develop and administer a certification process to identify artists in San Francisco who may be eligible for affordable housing for artists. Ordinance No. 219-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

250981 [Labor and Employment Code - Health Service System - Exemption for Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance Contract] Sponsor: Dorsey Ordinance exempting the Health Service System’s Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance services contract from the requirements of Article 111 (Minimum Compensation) and Article 121 (Health Care Accountability) of the Labor and Employment Code. (Meet and Confer obligations not applicable.) Ordinance No. 233-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

250782 [Administrative, Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Small Business Rezoning Construction Relief Fund] Sponsors: Melgar; Sherrill, Sauter, Chen, Fielder, Mahmood and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create the Small Business Rezoning Construction Relief Program (“Program”) to provide financial support, including grants and loans, to businesses impacted by construction relating to the City residential rezoning program adopted in 2025-2026; establishing the Small Business Rezoning Construction Relief Fund (“Fund”) to receive monies for the Program; designating the Office of Small Business and Office of Economic and Workforce Development to administer the Fund and the Program and promulgate rules and regulations in furtherance of the Program; and amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their gross receipts taxes for deposit in the Fund. Supervisors Fielder, Mahmood, and Mandelman requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

251080 [Appropriation - General Reserve - Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development - Immigration Legal Services - $3,500,000 - FY2025-2026] Sponsors: Chan; Fielder, Mahmood, Chen, Walton, Melgar, Dorsey, Sauter and Mandelman Ordinance appropriating $3,500,000 from the General Reserve to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to expand access to existing coordinated services for immigration legal defense and community response services to the immigrant community in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

251025 [Contract Amendment - Lystek International Limited - Class A Biosolids Management Services - Not to Exceed $36,670,000] Resolution approving the Fourth Amendment between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through the Office of Contract Administration, and Lystek International Limited, for Class A Biosolids management services for an increased amount of $20,770,000 and a total not to exceed amount of $36,670,000; to extend the term by two years from June 30, 2027 for a total term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2029; and to authorize the Office of Contract Administration to make necessary, non-material changes to the Amendment prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement. (Office of Contract Administration) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 549-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

251026 [Contract - ARAMARK Correctional Services, Inc. - Jail Food Services - Not to Exceed $22,000,000] Resolution authorizing the Sheriff’s Office to enter into a contract with ARAMARK Correctional Services, Inc. for jail food services for a total contract amount not to exceed $22,000,000 and a term of five years, to commence on November 1, 2025, with two one-year options to renew. (Sheriff) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 550-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

251027 [Lease Amendment - Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC d/b/a Clear Channel Airports - Airport Advertising Lease - Adding Premises Solely for Promotion of Large Sporting Events] Resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the Airport Advertising Lease No. 12-0231 between Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC d/b/a Clear Channel Airports, as tenant, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, as landlord, for the addition of premises solely for the promotion of large sporting events and establishing a new rent structure for those locations. (Airport Commission) Resolution No. 551-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

251053 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Board of State and Community Corrections - JAG Equipment and Training Program - $654,609] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $654,609 from the Board of State and Community Corrections for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Equipment and Training Program to procure equipment and services for the Criminology Laboratory with the project period beginning on October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. (Police Department) Resolution No. 553-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

nfrastructure Grant Program - Catalytic Qualifying Infill Area for a total award of $45,000,000 disbursed by HCD as a grant to the City for infrastructure improvements for the housing development related to the revitalization and master development of up to 1770 units of replacement public housing, affordable housing and market rate housing, commonly known as the Sunnydale HOPE SF Development (“Sunnydale Project”); the housing development related to the revitalization and master development of up to 8,000 units of affordable housing and market rate housing, commonly known as the Treasure Island Project (“Treasure Island Project”); and the housing development related to the mixed-use urban village, including up to 1575 units of affordable and market rate housing commonly known as the India Basin Development (“India Basin Project”), for the period starting on the execution date of the Standard Agreement through June 30, 2031, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate, as defined herein. (Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 554-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

251058 [Issuance and Sale of Revenue Obligations - California Enterprise Development Authority - Mission Economic Development Agency - Not to Exceed $5,000,000] Sponsor: Fielder Resolution approving for purposes of Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Section 147(f) of the Issuance and Sale of Revenue Obligations by the California Enterprise Development Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 to refinance the cost of acquisition, rehabilitation, improvement, installation and equipping of a portion of administrative facilities owned and operated by Mission Economic Development Agency, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation. Resolution No. 555-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

251052 [Commercial Lease Agreement - Mel’s Drive-In - 801 Mission Street - Estimated Revenue $1,908,684] Sponsors: Mayor; Dorsey Resolution approving a Commercial Lease Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and San Francisco C&C, doing business as Mel’s Drive-In, for the retail space located at 801 Mission Street in the Fifth and Mission Garage, for an initial five-year term that will result in an estimated $1,908,684 in revenue, and one five-year option to extend the lease, effective upon approval of this Resolution. (Municipal Transportation Agency) Resolution No. 552-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

250426 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - San Francisco Gateway Special Use District] Sponsors: Walton; Fielder, Chen, Melgar, Dorsey and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Planning Code and the Zoning Map to establish the San Francisco Gateway Special Use District generally bounded by Kirkwood Avenue to the northeast, Rankin Street to the southeast, McKinnon Avenue to the southwest, and Toland Street to the northwest; making 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 making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

rship, for the development of an approximately 17.1-acre site located at Toland Street at Kirkwood Avenue with two multi-story production, distribution, and repair buildings in a core industrial area, including 1,646,000 square feet of production, distribution, and repair, space for non-retail sales and service, automotive, and retail uses, a rooftop solar array, ground-floor maker space, and streets built to City standard; making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of conformity with the General Plan, and with the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1(b); making findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302; approving certain development impact fees for the Project and waiving certain Planning Code fees and requirements; confirming compliance with or waiving certain provisions of Labor and Employment Code, Articles 131, 132, 103, 104, and 106, and Administrative Code, Chapters 56, 14B, 82, 83, and 23; and ratifying certain actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

business that has been operating for 15 years to qualify as a Legacy Business; affirming the Planning Department’s determination 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. (Supervisor Mahmood dissented in committee.) (Pursuant to Charter, Section 4.105, this matter shall require a vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of the Board of Supervisors to reverse the disapproval of the Planning Commission and approve this Ordinance for passage.) Supervisor Walton requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Chan, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 9, Lines 17-18, by adding ‘Legacy Business. A Use Characteristic that applies to Non-Residential uses listed on the Legacy Business Registry pursuant to Administrative Code 2A.242.’; on Page 10, Lines 10-11, by adding ‘is a Legacy Business’; and on Page 11, Line 7, by adding ‘is a Legacy Business or'. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

NOT PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Mandelman, Melgar, Walton

Noes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Sauter, Sherrill

250420 [Appointments, Early Childhood Community Oversight and Advisory Committee - Barbara Ellen Walden and Monique Guidry] Motion appointing Barbara Ellen Walden (residency requirement waived) and Monique Guidry, terms ending October 8, 2027, to the Early Childhood Community Oversight and Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M25-117 APPROVED by the following vote:

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

251023 [Appointments, Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee - Shanell Williams, Julia D'Antonio and William Lemon] Motion appointing Shanell Williams, Julia D'Antonio and William Lemon, terms ending April 22, 2027, to the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee. (Rules Committee) Supervisor Fielder requested that the question be DIVIDED to consider the appointment of William Lemon separately. The question to consider the appointment of William Lemon was APPROVED AS DIVIDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton

Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder

Motion No. M25-118 The remaining balance of the question was APPROVED by the following vote:

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

Whole - Update on Findings and Recommendations Regarding Law Enforcement Practices - May 12, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.] Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on May 12, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., for the Members of the Board of Supervisors to hear and receive updates on the progress and implementation status of the Unites States Department of Justice recommendations regarding reforms within the Police Department; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M20-125, approved on September 15, 2020. (Clerk of the Board) President Mandelman opened the public hearing and Supervisor Walton indicated he would be making a motion to continue this hearing to a later date. The President then inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Committee of the Whole relating to the continuance of File No. 200777. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment on the continuance closed, adjourned as the Committee of the Whole, and reconvened as the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Fielder, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of December 2, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

251035 [Affirming the Approval of a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 570 Market Street Project] Motion affirming the approval by the Planning Commission of a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act, for the proposed 570 Market Street project. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M25-116 Supervisor Sauter, seconded by Supervisor Mahmood, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

251036 [Conditionally Reversing the Approval of a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 570 Market Street Project] Motion conditionally reversing the approval by the Planning Commission of a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed 570 Market Street project, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Sauter, seconded by Supervisor Mahmood, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

251037 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 570 Market Street Project] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the approval by the Planning Commission of a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed 570 Market Street project. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Sauter, seconded by Supervisor Mahmood, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

251082 [Administrative Code - Fillmore Entertainment Zone] Sponsors: Mahmood; Walton, Mandelman and Sherrill Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create the Fillmore Entertainment Zone, on Fillmore Street between Sutter and McAllister Streets and O’Farrell Street between Steiner and Fillmore Streets; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

251093 [Controller's Appointment - Inspector General - Alexandra Shepard] Motion confirming the Controller's appointment of Alexandra Shepard as Inspector General, for an indefinite term, pursuant to Charter, Section 3.105(j). (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M25-119 APPROVED by the following vote:

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

251119 [Supporting Immigrant Communities and Local Autonomy] Sponsors: Mahmood; Chen, Walton, Sauter, Chan, Fielder, Melgar and Mandelman Resolution recognizing that San Francisco’s Sanctuary City Ordinance prohibits the use of City resources to assist any federally deployed National Guard personnel or other federal agents engaged in civil immigration enforcement; and reaffirming the City’s enduring commitment to support immigrant communities. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 558-25 ADOPTED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

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

251118 [Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month - November 2025] Sponsors: Mahmood; Mandelman and Sauter Resolution recognizing the month of November 2025 as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Sauter requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 557-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

251134 [World Prematurity Awareness Day - November 17, 2025] Sponsors: Melgar; Walton, Sauter, Fielder, Sherrill and Chen Resolution declaring November 17, 2025, as World Prematurity Awareness Day in the City and County of San Francisco; and urging interagency efforts to close gaps in birth disparities. Supervisor Chen requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 559-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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