# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 1, 2020

- Meeting date: 2020-09-01
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 19
- [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes)
- [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=803537&GUID=9C91AB83-5646-4649-9FC2-DBB0F413C253)

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## Structured legislative records

### File 200983: Affordable Housing Week - September 15 through 22, 2020

- Pages: 12
- Sponsors: Preston; Ronen, Walton, Mar, Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani, Fewer, Haney, Yee
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 200983 [Affordable Housing Week - September 15 through 22, 2020] Sponsors: Preston; Ronen, Walton, Mar, Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani, Fewer, Haney, Yee and Safai Resolution proclaiming September 15, 2020, through September 22, 2020, as the Fifth Annual San Francisco Affordable Housing Week in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 387-20 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee

### File 200955: Urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Process to Focus on Unmet Needs for Affordable Housing

- Pages: 12-13
- Sponsors: Mar; Ronen, Walton, Preston, Fewer, Mandelman and Peskin
- Vote 1: amendment
  - Action: 200955 [Urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Process to Focus on Unmet Needs for Affordable Housing] Sponsors: Mar; Ronen, Walton, Preston, Fewer, Mandelman and Peskin Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in its upcoming Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process to focus on San Francisco’s unmet needs for housing affordable to low- and moderate-income residents, and to maintain the current RHNA allocation level of above-moderate housing in San Francisco. Supervisors Mandelman and Peskin requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee
- Vote 2: amendment
  - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 777 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in its upcoming Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process to focus on San Francisco’s unmet needs for housing affordable to low- and moderate-income residents, counteract the displacement of low- and moderate-income communities of color in core urban cities like San Francisco and Oakland, prioritize increases to the region’s above-moderate RHNA allocation in high resource and high opportunity jurisdictions, and limit increases in above-moderate RHNA allocations to Bay Area cities with concentrations of Sensitive Communities. Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
  - Absent: Stefani
- Vote 3: rescission
  - Action: Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee
- Vote 4: amendment
  - Action: Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee

### File 200981: Condemning the Arrests of Peaceful Protesters in Belarus and Declaring Solidarity With the Bay Area’s Belarusian Community

- Pages: 13-14
- Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman
- Vote 1: amendment
  - Action: 200981 [Condemning the Arrests of Peaceful Protesters in Belarus and Declaring Solidarity With the Bay Area’s Belarusian Community] Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman Resolution condemning the arrests of peaceful protesters in Belarus prior to and following the August 9, 2020, presidential election, which has been widely decried as rigged and illegitimate; and declaring support for the Belarusian community across the San Francisco Bay Area. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee
- Vote 2: adoption, likely final
  - Action: Resolution No. 386-20 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee

## Extracted text

### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-12)

Board of Supervisors                              Meeting Minutes                                                 9/1/2020




FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE

200983 [Affordable Housing Week - September 15 through 22, 2020]
            Sponsors: Preston; Ronen, Walton, Mar, Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani, Fewer, Haney, Yee
            and Safai
            Resolution proclaiming September 15, 2020, through September 22, 2020, as the Fifth Annual
            San Francisco Affordable Housing Week in the City and County of San Francisco.
            Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
            Resolution No. 387-20
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee



Severed from the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda
            Supervisor Mar requested that File No. 200955 be severed so that it may be considered
            separately.

            Due to technical difficulties, Supervisor Stefani was noted absent (off-line) at 6:32 p.m. and
            present (on-line) at 6:36 p.m.


200955 [Urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in the Regional Housing Needs
       Allocation Process to Focus on Unmet Needs for Affordable Housing]
            Sponsors: Mar; Ronen, Walton, Preston, Fewer, Mandelman and Peskin
            Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in its upcoming Regional Housing
            Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process to focus on San Francisco’s unmet needs for housing
            affordable to low- and moderate-income residents, and to maintain the current RHNA allocation
            level of above-moderate housing in San Francisco.
            Supervisors Mandelman and Peskin requested to be added as co-sponsors.
            Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN
            AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee




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### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-13)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                                9/1/2020

            Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in its upcoming Regional
            Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process to focus on San Francisco’s unmet needs for housing
            affordable to low- and moderate-income residents, counteract the displacement of low- and
            moderate-income communities of color in core urban cities like San Francisco and Oakland,
            prioritize increases to the region’s above-moderate RHNA allocation in high resource and high
            opportunity jurisdictions, and limit increases in above-moderate RHNA allocations to Bay Area
            cities with concentrations of Sensitive Communities.
            Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED AS
            AMENDED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The motion carried by the
            following vote:
              Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
              Absent: 1 - Stefani

            Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved to rescind the previous vote. The
            motion carried by the following vote:
             Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee
            Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED AS
            AMENDED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The motion carried by the following
            vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee


            Supervisor Peskin requested that File No. 200981 be severed so that it may be considered
            separately.


200981 [Condemning the Arrests of Peaceful Protesters in Belarus and Declaring Solidarity
       With the Bay Area’s Belarusian Community]
            Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman
            Resolution condemning the arrests of peaceful protesters in Belarus prior to and following the
            August 9, 2020, presidential election, which has been widely decried as rigged and illegitimate;
            and declaring support for the Belarusian community across the San Francisco Bay Area.
            Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
            Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED,
            AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee
            Resolution No. 386-20
            ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee




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