# Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 12, 2026 - Meeting date: 2026-05-12 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 30 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/2138/2026-05-12-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1411569&GUID=AC92E90F-4B00-4DAA-897A-48FBD3848759) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 260367: Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California Natural Resources Agency - Historic LGBTQ+ Venue Preservation and Revitalization in the Castro - Castro Theatre - $5,000,000 - Pages: 9-10 - Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Chan - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 260367 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California Natural Resources Agency - Historic LGBTQ+ Venue Preservation and Revitalization in the Castro - Castro Theatre - $5,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Chan Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,000,000 from the California Natural Resources Agency for the preservation and revitalization of the Castro Theatre, a historic LGBTQ+ venue, to help advance economic development in the Castro neighborhood during the grant period of April 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. (Department of Economic and Workforce Development) Resolution No. 277-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder - Vote 2: other - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 428 Printed at 3:41 pm on 6/17/26 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/12/2026 Supervisor Dorsey Excused From Voting Supervisor Dorsey requested to be excused from voting on File No. 260400, due to a possible conflict of interest. Supervisor Sherrill, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that Supervisor Dorsey be excused from voting on File No. 260400. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Dorsey, Fielder ### File 260400: Real Property Lease - 33 8th Street, LLC - 33-8th Street - Initial Base Rent of $448,224 - Pages: 10 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 260400 [Real Property Lease - 33 8th Street, LLC - 33-8th Street - Initial Base Rent of $448,224] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution approving and authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center to execute a Lease with 33 8th Street, LLC, a California limited liability company, for a portion of the real property located at 33-8th Street, for a term of 10 years and four months at an initial annual base rent of $448,224 with 3% annual increases, effective upon approval of this Resolution by the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor and upon execution by the Director of Property; and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the Lease that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Lease or this Resolution. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 278-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Dorsey, Fielder ### File 260401: Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California Department of Health Care Services - DHCS Grant for San Francisco Chinese Hospital - $1,000,000 - Pages: 10-11 - Sponsors: Mayor; Sauter, Mandelman and Wong - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 260401 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California Department of Health Care Services - DHCS Grant for San Francisco Chinese Hospital - $1,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Sauter, Mandelman and Wong Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the California Department of Health Care Services for participation in a program entitled, “Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Grant for San Francisco Chinese Hospital,” to support the new oncology clinic and chemotherapy center at the Chinese Hospital from July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Wong requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 279-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder ### File 260424: Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California State Water Resources Control Board - Public Beach Safety Program Grant - $87,675 - Pages: 11 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 260424 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California State Water Resources Control Board - Public Beach Safety Program Grant - $87,675] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively authorizing Department of Public Health to accept and expend grant funds from July 1, 2025; retroactively approving the Grant Agreement between City, acting by and through the Department of Public Health, and the California State Water Resources Control Board for the purpose of collecting bay and ocean shoreline water samples for pathogen analysis, for a term of three years from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, and for a total not to exceed amount of $87,675; and to authorize the Director of Public Health to enter into amendments or modifications to the Grant Agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Grant Agreement. (Public Health Department) Resolution No. 280-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder ### File 260423: Designation of Agents Authorized to Obtain Disaster and Emergency Assistance Funding - Pages: 11-12 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 260423 [Designation of Agents Authorized to Obtain Disaster and Emergency Assistance Funding] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Controller, and Deputy Controller as agents to act on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco for all matters pertaining to State and Federal Disaster and Emergency Assistance Funding and to provide the assurances and agreements required by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Resolution No. 281-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong - Excused: Fielder ## Extracted text ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/2138/2026-05-12-minutes#page-10) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/12/2026 Supervisor Dorsey Excused From Voting Supervisor Dorsey requested to be excused from voting on File No. 260400, due to a possible conflict of interest. Supervisor Sherrill, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that Supervisor Dorsey be excused from voting on File No. 260400. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Chen, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 2 - Dorsey, Fielder 260400 [Real Property Lease - 33 8th Street, LLC - 33-8th Street - Initial Base Rent of $448,224] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution approving and authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center to execute a Lease with 33 8th Street, LLC, a California limited liability company, for a portion of the real property located at 33-8th Street, for a term of 10 years and four months at an initial annual base rent of $448,224 with 3% annual increases, effective upon approval of this Resolution by the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor and upon execution by the Director of Property; and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the Lease that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Lease or this Resolution. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 278-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Chen, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 2 - Dorsey, Fielder President Mandelman requested File Nos. 260401 and 260424 be called together. 260401 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California Department of Health Care Services - DHCS Grant for San Francisco Chinese Hospital - $1,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Sauter, Mandelman and Wong Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the California Department of Health Care Services for participation in a program entitled, “Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Grant for San Francisco Chinese Hospital,” to support the new oncology clinic and chemotherapy center at the Chinese Hospital from July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Wong requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 279-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 1 - Fielder City and County of San Francisco Page 429 Printed at 3:41 pm on 6/17/26 ### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/2138/2026-05-12-minutes#page-11) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/12/2026 260424 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California State Water Resources Control Board - Public Beach Safety Program Grant - $87,675] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively authorizing Department of Public Health to accept and expend grant funds from July 1, 2025; retroactively approving the Grant Agreement between City, acting by and through the Department of Public Health, and the California State Water Resources Control Board for the purpose of collecting bay and ocean shoreline water samples for pathogen analysis, for a term of three years from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, and for a total not to exceed amount of $87,675; and to authorize the Director of Public Health to enter into amendments or modifications to the Grant Agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Grant Agreement. (Public Health Department) Resolution No. 280-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 1 - Fielder 260423 [Designation of Agents Authorized to Obtain Disaster and Emergency Assistance Funding] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Department of Emergency Management, Controller, and Deputy Controller as agents to act on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco for all matters pertaining to State and Federal Disaster and Emergency Assistance Funding and to provide the assurances and agreements required by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Resolution No. 281-26 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong Excused: 1 - Fielder City and County of San Francisco Page 430 Printed at 3:41 pm on 6/17/26