# Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 5, 2026 - Meeting date: 2026-05-05 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 28 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/2136/2026-05-05-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1410517&GUID=62A5384F-5785-40C3-BA8B-F1802C538E0A) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 260402: Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California Natural Resources Agency - ADA Work at Charity Cultural Services Center - $50,000 - Pages: 9-10 - Sponsors: Mayor; Sauter and Mandelman - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 260402 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California Natural Resources Agency - ADA Work at Charity Cultural Services Center - $50,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Sauter and Mandelman Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant award in the amount of $50,000 from the State of California, California Natural Resources Agency for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) restroom improvements at the Charity Cultural Services Center during the fiscal year of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. (Department of Economic and Workforce Development) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 262-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder, Mahmood ### File 260294: Transportation, Administrative Code - Temporary Street Use Permits and Closures - Pages: 10 - Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman, Wong, Mahmood, Sauter, Dorsey, Chen, Melgar and Sherrill - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260294 [Transportation, Administrative Code - Temporary Street Use Permits and Closures] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman, Wong, Mahmood, Sauter, Dorsey, Chen, Melgar and Sherrill Ordinance amending Division I of the Transportation Code to authorize the Director of Transportation to approve temporary street use permits under certain circumstances; amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Director of Transportation to approve certain street closures proposed by Community Benefits Districts under the Downtown Entertainment Event Activation Program; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisor Sherrill requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder, Mahmood ### File 260295: Housing Code - Structural Maintenance Inspections - Pages: 10 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260295 [Housing Code - Structural Maintenance Inspections] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Housing Code to revise qualifications and deadlines for conducting structural maintenance inspections; 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, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder, Mahmood ### File 260301: East Clementina Street - Public Right-of-Way Acceptance - Establishing Official Sidewalk Widths - Approving Public Sidewalk Easements on Folsom Street - Pages: 10-11 - Sponsors: Dorsey - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: liability purposes and 2) take other related actions such as establish official public right-of-way widths and street grades; conditionally accepting offers of improvements from Transbay 2 Family, L.P., and Transbay 2 Senior, L.P., (collectively, “Transbay 2”) for public improvements on Beale, Folsom, and Main Streets and approving Folsom Street public sidewalk easements from Transbay 2; waiving the application of Ordinance No. 1061, entitled “Regulating the Width of Sidewalks,” to allow establishment, expansion, and reduction of official sidewalk widths through administrative action associated with the Street Segment and Transbay 2 public improvements; adopting 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; approving a Public Works Order recommending various actions in regard to the segment of East Clementina Street and Transbay 2 public improvements; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance to be taken by the Public Works Director and other San Francisco officials, as defined herein. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder, Mahmood ### File 260302: Administrative Code - Purchase of Electric Facilities - Pages: 11 - Sponsors: Mandelman; Melgar - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 260302 [Administrative Code - Purchase of Electric Facilities] Sponsors: Mandelman; Melgar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Public Utilities Commission to purchase utility infrastructure from customers that the Public Utilities Commission would otherwise be required to install, subject to specified conditions. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder, Mahmood ### File 260138: Commemorative Street Name Designation - “Helen Waukazoo Way” - Julian Avenue - Pages: 11 - Sponsors: Fielder; Melgar, Chen and Mandelman - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 260138 [Commemorative Street Name Designation - “Helen Waukazoo Way” - Julian Avenue] Sponsors: Fielder; Melgar, Chen and Mandelman Resolution adding the commemorative street name “Helen Waukazoo Way” to Julian Avenue in recognition of Helen Waukazoo’s legacy as the founder of Friendship House and her contributions to the Native American community in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 255-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder, Mahmood ### File 251003: Administrative Code - Expanding Drug-Free Permanent Supportive Housing - Pages: 11-12 - Sponsors: Dorsey; Mandelman, Sherrill, Sauter, Mahmood and Wong - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: ending the Administrative Code to state that it is City policy to expand the availability of Site-Based Permanent Supportive Housing (“PSH”) that prohibits on-site illicit drug use among residents (“Drug-Free PSH”) to meet the demand of people experiencing homelessness who prefer such a residential option; bar the City from funding new Site-Based PSH for people experiencing homelessness that prohibits evictions on the basis of drug use alone (“Drug-Tolerant PSH”), except where operation of the housing as Drug-Free PSH would conflict with standards imposed by law or by a condition of other funding, or the Board of Supervisors has waived the funding prohibition based on specific findings; and require the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) to survey residents of Site-Based PSH to assess their interest in living in either Drug-Tolerant PSH or Drug-Free PSH and report on the survey findings and HSH’s strategies to meet PSH residents’ demands. (Racial Equity Impact) Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Sherrill, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 12, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder, Mahmood ## Extracted text ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/2136/2026-05-05-minutes#page-10) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/5/2026 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 260294 [Transportation, Administrative Code - Temporary Street Use Permits and Closures] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman, Wong, Mahmood, Sauter, Dorsey, Chen, Melgar and Sherrill Ordinance amending Division I of the Transportation Code to authorize the Director of Transportation to approve temporary street use permits under certain circumstances; amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Director of Transportation to approve certain street closures proposed by Community Benefits Districts under the Downtown Entertainment Event Activation Program; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisor Sherrill requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 2 - Fielder, Mahmood 260295 [Housing Code - Structural Maintenance Inspections] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Housing Code to revise qualifications and deadlines for conducting structural maintenance inspections; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 2 - Fielder, Mahmood 260301 [East Clementina Street - Public Right-of-Way Acceptance - Establishing Official Sidewalk Widths - Approving Public Sidewalk Easements on Folsom Street] Sponsor: Dorsey Ordinance conditionally accepting an offer of dedication and quitclaim deed for real property from the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure for a segment of East Clementina Street between Beale and Main Streets; conditionally accepting the segment of East Clementina Street for maintenance and liability; delegating to the Public Works Director the authority to: 1) accept this Street segment for City maintenance and liability purposes and 2) take other related actions such as establish official public right-of-way widths and street grades; conditionally accepting offers of improvements from Transbay 2 Family, L.P., and Transbay 2 Senior, L.P., (collectively, “Transbay 2”) for public improvements on Beale, Folsom, and Main Streets and approving Folsom Street public sidewalk easements from Transbay 2; waiving the application of Ordinance No. 1061, entitled “Regulating the Width of Sidewalks,” to allow establishment, expansion, and reduction of official sidewalk widths through administrative action associated with the Street Segment and Transbay 2 public improvements; adopting 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; approving a Public Works Order recommending various actions in regard to the segment of East Clementina Street and Transbay 2 public improvements; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance to be taken by the Public Works Director and other San Francisco officials, as defined herein. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 2 - Fielder, Mahmood City and County of San Francisco Page 401 Printed at 4:45 pm on 6/10/26 ### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/2136/2026-05-05-minutes#page-11) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/5/2026 260302 [Administrative Code - Purchase of Electric Facilities] Sponsors: Mandelman; Melgar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Public Utilities Commission to purchase utility infrastructure from customers that the Public Utilities Commission would otherwise be required to install, subject to specified conditions. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 2 - Fielder, Mahmood 260138 [Commemorative Street Name Designation - “Helen Waukazoo Way” - Julian Avenue] Sponsors: Fielder; Melgar, Chen and Mandelman Resolution adding the commemorative street name “Helen Waukazoo Way” to Julian Avenue in recognition of Helen Waukazoo’s legacy as the founder of Friendship House and her contributions to the Native American community in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 255-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 2 - Fielder, Mahmood Recommendations of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 251003 [Administrative Code - Expanding Drug-Free Permanent Supportive Housing] Sponsors: Dorsey; Mandelman, Sherrill, Sauter, Mahmood and Wong Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to state that it is City policy to expand the availability of Site-Based Permanent Supportive Housing (“PSH”) that prohibits on-site illicit drug use among residents (“Drug-Free PSH”) to meet the demand of people experiencing homelessness who prefer such a residential option; bar the City from funding new Site-Based PSH for people experiencing homelessness that prohibits evictions on the basis of drug use alone (“Drug-Tolerant PSH”), except where operation of the housing as Drug-Free PSH would conflict with standards imposed by law or by a condition of other funding, or the Board of Supervisors has waived the funding prohibition based on specific findings; and require the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) to survey residents of Site-Based PSH to assess their interest in living in either Drug-Tolerant PSH or Drug-Free PSH and report on the survey findings and HSH’s strategies to meet PSH residents’ demands. (Racial Equity Impact) Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Sherrill, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 12, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 2 - Fielder, Mahmood City and County of San Francisco Page 402 Printed at 4:45 pm on 6/10/26