# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 29, 2026

- Meeting date: 2026-09-29
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 26
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## Structured legislative records

### File 260724: Amended and Restated Development Agreement - California Barrel Company LLC - Potrero Power Station Mixed-Use Development Project

- Pages: 17
- Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Mandelman
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 260724 [Amended and Restated Development Agreement - California Barrel Company LLC - Potrero Power Station Mixed-Use Development Project] Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Mandelman Ordinance approving an Amended and Restated Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and California Barrel Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for the Potrero Power Station Mixed-Use Development Project; including but not limited to amendments to its Housing Plan, Transportation Plan, and Phasing Plan; affirming the applicability of certain Code waivers with respect to the Amended and Restated Development Agreement; waiving certain provisions of the Public Works Code to the extent inconsistent with the Amended and Restated Development Agreement; making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and findings of conformity with the General Plan, and with the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1(b). 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, Wong

### File 260770: Planning Code; Zoning Map - Potrero Power Station Special Use District

- Pages: 17-18
- Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Mandelman
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 260770 [Planning Code; Zoning Map - Potrero Power Station Special Use District] Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map for the Potrero Power Station Special Use District (SUD) to increase height limits and modify the land use, parking, rooftop appurtenance, building design, and building approval requirements applicable to the SUD; 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; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings 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, Wong

### File 261026: Commemorative Plaque - Mark Bittner - Greenwich Steps

- Pages: 18
- Sponsors: Melgar; Mandelman and Dorsey
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 261026 [Commemorative Plaque - Mark Bittner - Greenwich Steps] Sponsors: Melgar; Mandelman and Dorsey Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve the installation of a commemorative street plaque to honor the legacy of Mark Bittner, a San Francisco icon remembered for championing the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, provided that the installation shall be approved following the Arts Commission’s approval of the commemorative street plaque design and the Director’s review of all corresponding permit application materials, and the commemorative street plaque shall be installed on the Public Works’ retaining wall that is part of the Greenwich Street Stairway (Roadway Structures Information System [RSIS] # 289) adjacent to 241 Greenwich Street, San Francisco. Supervisors Mandelman and Dorsey requested to be added as co-sponsors. ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

### File 261030: Suspension and Approval of Charges of Official Misconduct - Commissioner William Palmer

- Pages: 18
- Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman and Wong
- Vote 1: approval, likely final
  - Action: 261030 [Suspension and Approval of Charges of Official Misconduct - Commissioner William Palmer] Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman and Wong Motion suspending Commissioner William Palmer from the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board and approving charges of official misconduct against Commissioner Palmer under Charter, Section 15.105; directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to transmit this Motion and the charges of official misconduct to the Ethics Commission; and directing the City Attorney to serve this Motion and the charges of official misconduct on Commissioner Palmer. APPROVED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
  - Absent: Chen
- Vote 2: rescission
  - Action: Supervisor Chen, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
- Vote 3: approval, likely final
  - Action: APPROVED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong

## Extracted text

### [Page 17](https://sfbos.info/documents/2177/2026-09-29-minutes#page-17)

Board of Supervisors                          Meeting Minutes - Draft                                           9/29/2026




COMMITTEE REPORTS


Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
            President Mandelman requested File Nos. 260724 and 260770 be called together.


260724 [Amended and Restated Development Agreement - California Barrel Company LLC
       - Potrero Power Station Mixed-Use Development Project]
            Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Mandelman
            Ordinance approving an Amended and Restated Development Agreement between the City and
            County of San Francisco and California Barrel Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
            for the Potrero Power Station Mixed-Use Development Project; including but not limited to
            amendments to its Housing Plan, Transportation Plan, and Phasing Plan; affirming the applicability of
            certain Code waivers with respect to the Amended and Restated Development Agreement; waiving
            certain provisions of the Public Works Code to the extent inconsistent with the Amended and
            Restated Development Agreement; making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act;
            and findings of conformity with the General Plan, and with the eight priority policies of Planning Code,
            Section 101.1(b).
            Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
            PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton,
                 Wong


260770 [Planning Code; Zoning Map - Potrero Power Station Special Use District]
            Sponsors: Mayor; Walton and Mandelman
            Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map for the Potrero Power Station Special Use
            District (SUD) to increase height limits and modify the land use, parking, rooftop appurtenance,
            building design, and building approval requirements applicable to the SUD; 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; and making public necessity,
            convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302.
            Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
            PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton,
                 Wong




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### [Page 18](https://sfbos.info/documents/2177/2026-09-29-minutes#page-18)

Board of Supervisors                          Meeting Minutes - Draft                                          9/29/2026



261026 [Commemorative Plaque - Mark Bittner - Greenwich Steps]
            Sponsors: Melgar; Mandelman and Dorsey
            Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to approve the installation of a commemorative
            street plaque to honor the legacy of Mark Bittner, a San Francisco icon remembered for championing
            the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, provided that the installation shall be approved following the Arts
            Commission’s approval of the commemorative street plaque design and the Director’s review of all
            corresponding permit application materials, and the commemorative street plaque shall be installed
            on the Public Works’ retaining wall that is part of the Greenwich Street Stairway (Roadway
            Structures Information System [RSIS] # 289) adjacent to 241 Greenwich Street, San Francisco.
            Supervisors Mandelman and Dorsey requested to be added as co-sponsors.
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton,
                 Wong



Recommendation of the Rules Committee
            Supervisor Chen was noted absent at 2:28 p.m.


261030 [Suspension and Approval of Charges of Official Misconduct - Commissioner
       William Palmer]
            Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman and Wong
            Motion suspending Commissioner William Palmer from the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board and
            approving charges of official misconduct against Commissioner Palmer under Charter, Section
            15.105; directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to transmit this Motion and the charges of
            official misconduct to the Ethics Commission; and directing the City Attorney to serve this Motion
            and the charges of official misconduct on Commissioner Palmer.
            APPROVED by the following vote:
            Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong
            Absent: 1 - Chen

            Supervisor Chen, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion
            carried by the following vote:
            Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton,
            Wong
            APPROVED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton,
                 Wong

            Supervisor Chen was noted present at 2:30 p.m.



ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS
            See Legislation Introduced below.




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