# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 16, 2019 - Meeting date: 2019-07-16 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 35 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/606/2019-07-16-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=711266&GUID=5282A0CB-235B-4D7A-893E-01688531CE59) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 190565: Hearing - Committee of the Whole - Renewal and Expansion - Civic Center Community Benefit District - July 16, 2019 - Pages: 22-23 ### File 190566: Resolution to Establish (Renew and Expand) - Civic Center Community Benefit District - Pages: 23-24 - Sponsors: Mayor; Haney and Brown - Vote 1: continuance - Action: d; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Economic and Workforce Development) Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board, informed the Board of Supervisors that the returned weighted ballots voting for the Civic Center Community Benefit District was 93.59%, and the returned weighted ballots voting against the Civic Center Community Benefit District was 6.41%, further indicating there was no majority protest. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Chris Corgas (Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development) and Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Brown, seconded by Supervisor Haney, moved to AMEND the Management Plan and Engineer’s Report to remove two condominium buildings from the assessments of the community benefit district. Before the vote was taken, Supervisor Brown moved to withdraw this motion, which carried without objection. Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 23, 2019. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Excused: Mar ### File 190735: Memorandum of Understanding - Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families - San Francisco Community College District - Funding for Free City College Program - Pages: 24 - Sponsors: Mayor; Mar and Safai - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 190735 [Memorandum of Understanding - Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families - San Francisco Community College District - Funding for Free City College Program] Sponsors: Mayor; Mar and Safai Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the San Francisco Community College District for the City to provide financial support to the Free City College program for the period between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2029, subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 335-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Excused: Mar ### File 190569: Charter Amendment - Homelessness Oversight Commission - Pages: 24-25 - Sponsors: Haney; Walton, Peskin, Ronen and Mar - Vote 1: continuance - Action: e that the Commission lacks jurisdiction to approve or disapprove criteria used to ascertain eligibility or priority for programs and services, where such criteria are required as a condition of funding; to provide that the Commission lacks jurisdiction to approve or disapprove contracts executed by the Department during a declared shelter crisis under the authority of an ordinance that waives procurement requirements; and to require the Board of Supervisors to adopt an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to provide that the Commission shall appoint the members of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board and the Shelter Monitoring Committee, and requiring those bodies to advise the Commission, and to require the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee to advise the Commission and the Health Commission, in lieu of advising the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, on administration of the Our City, Our Home Fund and on monies appropriated from the Fund; at an election to be held on November 5, 2019. Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 23, 2019. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Excused: Mar ## Extracted text ### [Page 23](https://sfbos.info/documents/606/2019-07-16-minutes#page-23) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/16/2019 Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report 190566 [Resolution to Establish (Renew and Expand) - Civic Center Community Benefit District] Sponsors: Mayor; Haney and Brown Resolution to establish (renew and expand) the property-based business improvement district known as the “Civic Center Community Benefit District,” ordering the levy and collection of assessments against property located in that district for 15 years commencing with FY2019-2020, subject to conditions as specified; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Economic and Workforce Development) Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board, informed the Board of Supervisors that the returned weighted ballots voting for the Civic Center Community Benefit District was 93.59%, and the returned weighted ballots voting against the Civic Center Community Benefit District was 6.41%, further indicating there was no majority protest. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Chris Corgas (Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development) and Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Brown, seconded by Supervisor Haney, moved to AMEND the Management Plan and Engineer’s Report to remove two condominium buildings from the assessments of the community benefit district. Before the vote was taken, Supervisor Brown moved to withdraw this motion, which carried without objection. Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 23, 2019. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Excused: 1 - Mar City and County of San Francisco Page 634 Printed at 2:40 pm on 8/20/19 ### [Page 24](https://sfbos.info/documents/606/2019-07-16-minutes#page-24) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/16/2019 COMMITTEE REPORTS Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 190735 [Memorandum of Understanding - Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families - San Francisco Community College District - Funding for Free City College Program] Sponsors: Mayor; Mar and Safai Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the San Francisco Community College District for the City to provide financial support to the Free City College program for the period between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2029, subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 335-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Excused: 1 - Mar Recommendation of the Rules Committee 190569 [Charter Amendment - Homelessness Oversight Commission] Sponsors: Haney; Walton, Peskin, Ronen and Mar Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to create the Homelessness Oversight Commission (“Commission”) to oversee the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“Department”); to provide that the Commission lacks jurisdiction to approve or disapprove criteria used to ascertain eligibility or priority for programs and services, where such criteria are required as a condition of funding; to provide that the Commission lacks jurisdiction to approve or disapprove contracts executed by the Department during a declared shelter crisis under the authority of an ordinance that waives procurement requirements; and to require the Board of Supervisors to adopt an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to provide that the Commission shall appoint the members of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board and the Shelter Monitoring Committee, and requiring those bodies to advise the Commission, and to require the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee to advise the Commission and the Health Commission, in lieu of advising the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, on administration of the Our City, Our Home Fund and on monies appropriated from the Fund; at an election to be held on November 5, 2019. Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 23, 2019. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Excused: 1 - Mar City and County of San Francisco Page 635 Printed at 2:40 pm on 8/20/19