# 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 200321: Urging State and Federal Funding - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District and Municipal Transportation Agency - Pages: 13-14 - Sponsors: Haney; Preston, Walton and Mandelman - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 200321 [Urging State and Federal Funding - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District and Municipal Transportation Agency] Sponsors: Haney; Preston, Walton and Mandelman Resolution urging state and federal emergency funding for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to remain operational in light of operational and budget declines due to COVID-19; and affirming the role that BART and MTA play in transporting people to essential activities. Supervisors Walton and Mandelman requested to be added as co-sponsors. ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin - Vote 3: continuance - Action: Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of April 14, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin ### File 200337: Closure of the Tax Collector’s In-Person Payment Location During Shelter-in-Place - Pages: 14-15 - Sponsors: Yee; Safai, Stefani, Fewer and Haney - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 200337 [Closure of the Tax Collector’s In-Person Payment Location During Shelter-in-Place] Sponsors: Yee; Safai, Stefani, Fewer and Haney Resolution closing the City Hall walk-in property tax payment location of the Treasurer & Tax Collector during the period of the Health Officer’s shelter-in-place order. President Yee opened discussions on the Imperative Agenda Resolution. Molly Cohen and Jose Cisneros, Treasurer-Tax Collector (Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector), Anne Pearson (Office of the City Attorney), and Ben Rosenfield, Controller (Office of the City Controller) - who were unanimously granted privilege of the floor - presented information and answered questions raised throughout the discussion. ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved to rescind the previous vote to allow public comment to be taken. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin - Vote 3: adoption, likely final - Action: President Yee inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board regarding the Resolution. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Resolution No. 159-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Absent: Peskin ### File 200313: Emergency Ordinance - Public Health Emergency Leave - Pages: 15 - Sponsors: Mar; Haney and Ronen ### File 200339: Emergency Ordinance - Administrative Code - COVID-19 Disaster Family Relief Fund - Pages: 15 - Sponsors: Walton; Ronen, Yee, Mar, Haney, Preston and Safai ### File 200340: Administrative Code - COVID-19 Disaster Family Relief Fund - Pages: 15 - Sponsors: Walton; Ronen, Yee, Mar, Haney, Preston and Safai ### File 200341: Appropriation - General Reserve - Human Rights Commission - $10,000,000 - FY2019-2020 - Pages: 15-16 - Sponsors: Walton; Ronen, Yee, Mar, Haney, Preston and Safai ## Extracted text ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/663/2020-03-31-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/31/2020 IMPERATIVE AGENDA [Serious Injury Finding] Motion that the Board find that for the resolution(s) being considered at this time "the need to take action is so imperative as to threaten serious injury to the public interest if action is deferred to a later meeting." Supervisor Fewer, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved ADOPTION of the serious injury finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Peskin [Brown Act Finding] Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that, for the resolution(s) being considered at this time, there is a need to take immediate action. The need to take action came to the attention of the City and County of San Francisco after the agenda was posted. Supervisor Fewer, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved ADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Peskin 200337 [Closure of the Tax Collector’s In-Person Payment Location During Shelter-in-Place] Sponsors: Yee; Safai, Stefani, Fewer and Haney Resolution closing the City Hall walk-in property tax payment location of the Treasurer & Tax Collector during the period of the Health Officer’s shelter-in-place order. President Yee opened discussions on the Imperative Agenda Resolution. Molly Cohen and Jose Cisneros, Treasurer-Tax Collector (Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector), Anne Pearson (Office of the City Attorney), and Ben Rosenfield, Controller (Office of the City Controller) - who were unanimously granted privilege of the floor - presented information and answered questions raised throughout the discussion. ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Peskin Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved to rescind the previous vote to allow public comment to be taken. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Peskin President Yee inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board regarding the Resolution. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Resolution No. 159-20 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 271 Printed at 7:11 pm on 5/7/20 ### [Page 15](https://sfbos.info/documents/663/2020-03-31-minutes#page-15) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/31/2020 LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AT ROLL CALL Introduced by a Supervisor or the Mayor Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.105, an Ordinance or Resolution may be introduced before the Board of Supervisors by a Member of the Board, a Committee of the Board, or the Mayor and shall be referred to and reported upon by an appropriate Committee of the Board. ORDINANCES 200313 [Emergency Ordinance - Public Health Emergency Leave] Sponsors: Mar; Haney and Ronen Emergency ordinance to temporarily require private employers with 500 or more employees to provide public health emergency leave during the public health emergency related to COVID-19. (Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes) for passage.) 03/24/20; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE PENDING APPROVAL AS TO FORM to Rules Committee. 03/31/20; SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. 200339 [Emergency Ordinance - Administrative Code - COVID-19 Disaster Family Relief Fund] Sponsors: Walton; Ronen, Yee, Mar, Haney, Preston and Safai Emergency ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the COVID-19 Emergency Family Relief Fund. (Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes) for passage.) 03/31/20; ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 200340 [Administrative Code - COVID-19 Disaster Family Relief Fund] Sponsors: Walton; Ronen, Yee, Mar, Haney, Preston and Safai Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the COVID-19 Emergency Family Relief Fund. 03/31/20; ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 200341 [Appropriation - General Reserve - Human Rights Commission - $10,000,000 - FY2019-2020] Sponsors: Walton; Ronen, Yee, Mar, Haney, Preston and Safai Ordinance appropriating $10,000,000 from the General Reserve to provide support through the creation of a family relief fund that will serve undocumented and extremely low-income families with children 0-18 years old and who do not qualify for stimulus relief. (Fiscal Impact) 03/31/20; ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 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