# Board of Supervisors Minutes: June 25, 2019 - Meeting date: 2019-06-25 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 31 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/602/2019-06-25-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=708381&GUID=3C55B53C-1CA9-4FF6-AF64-E7D309ECAD57) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 190494: General Obligation Bond Election - Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response - Not to Exceed $628,500,000 - Pages: 15-16 - Sponsors: Mayor; Fewer, Stefani, Mar, Safai and Brown - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: election; finding that a portion of the proposed bond is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adopting findings under CEQA for the remaining portion of the proposed bond; finding that the proposed bond is in conformity with the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1(b), and is consistent with the General Plan; consolidating the special election with the general election; establishing the election precincts, voting places, and officers for the election; waiving the word limitation on ballot propositions imposed by Municipal Elections Code, Section 510; complying with the restrictions on the use of bond proceeds specified in California Government Code, Section 53410; incorporating the provisions of Administrative Code, Sections 5.30-5.36; and waiving the time requirements specified in Administrative Code, Section 2.34. (Pursuant to California Government Code, Sections 43607 and 43608, this matter shall require a vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of all members of the Board of Supervisors to approve passage of this Ordinance.) Supervisors Safai and Brown requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Fewer - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Fewer, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved to rescind the previous vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Brown - Excused: Ronen - Vote 3: first-reading - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 568 Printed at 1:17 pm on 7/24/19 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 6/25/2019 PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Brown - Excused: Ronen - Vote 4: rescission - Action: Supervisor Brown, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved to rescind the previous vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Excused: Ronen - Vote 5: first-reading - Action: PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Excused: Ronen ### File 190625: Appropriation - Public Utilities Commission - $12,218,229 - De-Appropriation and Re-Appropriation - Expenditures of $2,431,505 - Port Commission and Airport Commission - FY2019-2020 - Pages: 16 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 190625 [Appropriation - Public Utilities Commission - $12,218,229 - De-Appropriation and Re-Appropriation - Expenditures of $2,431,505 - Port Commission and Airport Commission - FY2019-2020] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance appropriating $12,218,229 in the Public Utilities Commission, de-appropriating and re-appropriating $2,127,062 in the Airport Commission, and de-appropriating and re-appropriating $304,443 in the Port Commission; this Ordinance requires a two-thirds vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors for $12,195,582 in the Public Utilities Commission appropriations approval, $282,917 in the Airport Commission re-appropriations approval, and for $139,396 in the Port Commission re-appropriations, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.113(c). (Pursuant to Charter, Section 9.113(c), this matter shall require a vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of all members of the Board of Supervisors to approve such appropriation ordinance for passage.) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Fewer ### File 190634: Accept and Expend Grant - State Transportation Development Act, Article 3 - Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects - $972,338 - Pages: 16-17 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 190634 [Accept and Expend Grant - State Transportation Development Act, Article 3 - Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects - $972,338] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of State Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian and Bicycle Project funding for FY2019-2020, in the amount of $972,338 which includes $486,169 for Public Works and $486,169 for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, for the term of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2022. Resolution No. 300-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Fewer ### File 190389: Administrative Code - Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District - Pages: 17 - Sponsors: Mandelman; Brown, Ronen and Safai - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 190389 [Administrative Code - Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District] Sponsors: Mandelman; Brown, Ronen and Safai Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District in and around the Castro neighborhood; to require the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to submit written reports and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor describing the cultural attributes of the District and proposing strategies to acknowledge and preserve the cultural legacy of the District; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Fewer ## Extracted text ### [Page 16](https://sfbos.info/documents/602/2019-06-25-minutes#page-16) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 6/25/2019 PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Brown Excused: 1 - Ronen Supervisor Brown, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved to rescind the previous vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Excused: 1 - Ronen PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Excused: 1 - Ronen 190625 [Appropriation - Public Utilities Commission - $12,218,229 - De-Appropriation and Re-Appropriation - Expenditures of $2,431,505 - Port Commission and Airport Commission - FY2019-2020] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance appropriating $12,218,229 in the Public Utilities Commission, de-appropriating and re-appropriating $2,127,062 in the Airport Commission, and de-appropriating and re-appropriating $304,443 in the Port Commission; this Ordinance requires a two-thirds vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors for $12,195,582 in the Public Utilities Commission appropriations approval, $282,917 in the Airport Commission re-appropriations approval, and for $139,396 in the Port Commission re-appropriations, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.113(c). (Pursuant to Charter, Section 9.113(c), this matter shall require a vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of all members of the Board of Supervisors to approve such appropriation ordinance for passage.) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Fewer 190634 [Accept and Expend Grant - State Transportation Development Act, Article 3 - Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects - $972,338] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of State Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian and Bicycle Project funding for FY2019-2020, in the amount of $972,338 which includes $486,169 for Public Works and $486,169 for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, for the term of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2022. Resolution No. 300-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Fewer City and County of San Francisco Page 569 Printed at 1:17 pm on 7/24/19 ### [Page 17](https://sfbos.info/documents/602/2019-06-25-minutes#page-17) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 6/25/2019 Recommendation of the Rules Committee 190389 [Administrative Code - Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District] Sponsors: Mandelman; Brown, Ronen and Safai Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District in and around the Castro neighborhood; to require the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to submit written reports and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor describing the cultural attributes of the District and proposing strategies to acknowledge and preserve the cultural legacy of the District; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Fewer Supervisor Fewer was noted present at 2:25 p.m. SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved to suspend Rule 5.36 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to grant privilege of the floor to the following guests. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Supervisor Mandelman introduced, welcomed, and presented a Certificate of Honor to Jolene’s Bar on the occasion of Pride Week and in recognition of their success as a queer- and trans-owned bar and restaurant in San Francisco. Supervisor Peskin introduced, welcomed, and presented a Certificate of Honor to Andrea Green (Planning Department) on the occasion of her retirement and in recognition of her many years of civil service. John Rahaim, Director (Planning Department), provided additional remarks on this commendation. Supervisor Safai introduced, welcomed, and presented a Certificate of Honor to Mark Rosenberg (Monroe Elementary School) in recognition of his many accomplishments as an educator to generations of young individuals through unique and extraordinary work. Supervisor Brown introduced, welcomed, and presented a Certificate of Honor to David Faulk, one of the Grand Marshals of the 2019 Pride Parade - also known as “Mrs. Vera,” in recognition of her inspirational performance and creativity. Supervisor Ronen was noted absent at 2:31 p.m. and for the remainder of the meeting. Supervisor Brown was noted absent at 2:57 p.m. City and County of San Francisco Page 570 Printed at 1:17 pm on 7/24/19