# Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 31, 2020 - Meeting date: 2020-03-31 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 18 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/663/2020-03-31-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=772987&GUID=DA17A236-37A4-4554-8C8F-3C9EB51EDF20) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 200326: Concurring in Actions to Meet Local Emergency - Coronavirus Response - Pages: 10-11 - Sponsors: Yee - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 200326 [Concurring in Actions to Meet Local Emergency - Coronavirus Response] Sponsor: Yee Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor on March 17, 2020, March 18, 2020, and March 23, 2020, to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic declared on February 25, 2020. Motion No. M20-046 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin ### File 200328: Committee of the Whole - Financial Impacts - COVID-19 Health Emergency - March 31, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. - Pages: 11 - Sponsors: Yee - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 200328 [Committee of the Whole - Financial Impacts - COVID-19 Health Emergency - March 31, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.] Sponsor: Yee Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., during the Special Board of Supervisors Meeting, to hold a public hearing on the financial impacts for the City and County of San Francisco as it relates to the health emergency and statewide Stay at Home order; and requesting the City Controller to report. President Yee called this item out of order and before General Public Comment was taken; therefore, the President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to whether a public hearing shall be held. David Pilpel; Michael Petrelis; Ivy McKellen; Richard Meadows; Mr. Lyons; spoke in support of approving the Motion and convening as a Committee of the Whole. There were no other speakers. The President closed public comment. Motion No. M20-045 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200322: Urging Public Health Orders to Prioritize the Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Crisis - Pages: 11-12 - Sponsors: Haney; Ronen, Preston, Peskin, Walton, Fewer and Mar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 200322 [Urging Public Health Orders to Prioritize the Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Crisis] Sponsors: Haney; Ronen, Preston, Peskin, Walton, Fewer and Mar Resolution urging Public Health Orders to prioritize the needs of people experiencing homelessness, and to create clear guidelines for homeless people’s health and safety during the COVID-19 crisis. Supervisors Fewer and Mar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 145-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin ### File 200324: Urging State and Federal Governments to Enact a Moratorium on Rent and Mortgage Payments - Pages: 12 - Sponsors: Ronen; Haney, Preston, Walton, Mar, Fewer, Peskin, Mandelman and Yee - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 200324 [Urging State and Federal Governments to Enact a Moratorium on Rent and Mortgage Payments] Sponsors: Ronen; Haney, Preston, Walton, Mar, Fewer, Peskin, Mandelman and Yee Resolution calling on Governor Newsom to impose an immediate moratorium on rent payments and urging him to call on federal legislators and the Trump administration to impose an immediate moratorium on mortgage payments; and calling on federal legislators and the Trump administration to impose an immediate moratorium on rent and mortgage payments. Supervisors Mar, Fewer, Peskin, Mandelman, and Yee requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 147-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin ### File 200325: Condemning the Hateful Usage of the Term “Chinese Virus” and “Wuhan Virus” and Condemning Hate and Xenophobic Attacks - Pages: 12-13 - Sponsors: Yee; Fewer, Mar, Peskin, Walton, Safai, Ronen, Mandelman, Haney, Stefani and Preston - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 200325 [Condemning the Hateful Usage of the Term “Chinese Virus” and “Wuhan Virus” and Condemning Hate and Xenophobic Attacks] Sponsors: Yee; Fewer, Mar, Peskin, Walton, Safai, Ronen, Mandelman, Haney, Stefani and Preston Resolution urging City employees and others not to use the terms “Chinese virus” and “Wuhan virus,” and to condemn President Trump’s use of such terms and the xenophobic attacks on the Asian American community. Resolution No. 148-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin ## Extracted text ### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/663/2020-03-31-minutes#page-11) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/31/2020 Severed from the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda President Yee requested that File No. 200328 be severed so that it may be considered separately. 200328 [Committee of the Whole - Financial Impacts - COVID-19 Health Emergency - March 31, 2020, at 3:00 p.m.] Sponsor: Yee Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., during the Special Board of Supervisors Meeting, to hold a public hearing on the financial impacts for the City and County of San Francisco as it relates to the health emergency and statewide Stay at Home order; and requesting the City Controller to report. President Yee called this item out of order and before General Public Comment was taken; therefore, the President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to whether a public hearing shall be held. David Pilpel; Michael Petrelis; Ivy McKellen; Richard Meadows; Mr. Lyons; spoke in support of approving the Motion and convening as a Committee of the Whole. There were no other speakers. The President closed public comment. Motion No. M20-045 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Supervisor Haney requested that File No. 200322 be severed so that it may be considered separately. 200322 [Urging Public Health Orders to Prioritize the Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Crisis] Sponsors: Haney; Ronen, Preston, Peskin, Walton, Fewer and Mar Resolution urging Public Health Orders to prioritize the needs of people experiencing homelessness, and to create clear guidelines for homeless people’s health and safety during the COVID-19 crisis. Supervisors Fewer and Mar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 145-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Peskin City and County of San Francisco Page 268 Printed at 7:11 pm on 5/7/20 ### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/663/2020-03-31-minutes#page-12) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/31/2020 President Yee requested that File Nos. 200324 and 200325 be severed so that they may be considered separately. 200324 [Urging State and Federal Governments to Enact a Moratorium on Rent and Mortgage Payments] Sponsors: Ronen; Haney, Preston, Walton, Mar, Fewer, Peskin, Mandelman and Yee Resolution calling on Governor Newsom to impose an immediate moratorium on rent payments and urging him to call on federal legislators and the Trump administration to impose an immediate moratorium on mortgage payments; and calling on federal legislators and the Trump administration to impose an immediate moratorium on rent and mortgage payments. Supervisors Mar, Fewer, Peskin, Mandelman, and Yee requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 147-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Peskin 200325 [Condemning the Hateful Usage of the Term “Chinese Virus” and “Wuhan Virus” and Condemning Hate and Xenophobic Attacks] Sponsors: Yee; Fewer, Mar, Peskin, Walton, Safai, Ronen, Mandelman, Haney, Stefani and Preston Resolution urging City employees and others not to use the terms “Chinese virus” and “Wuhan virus,” and to condemn President Trump’s use of such terms and the xenophobic attacks on the Asian American community. Resolution No. 148-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Peskin City and County of San Francisco Page 269 Printed at 7:11 pm on 5/7/20