# Board of Supervisors Minutes: January 5, 2021 - Meeting date: 2021-01-05 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 20 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/734/2021-01-05-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=830223&GUID=A3EF59C1-4262-433A-B463-762FCBF5561B) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 201403: Commending Matthew Goudeau - Pages: 10-11 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 201403 [Commending Matthew Goudeau] Sponsors: Mandelman; Ronen, Stefani, Peskin and Safai Resolution commending and honoring Matthew Goudeau for his 20 years of distinguished service with the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisors Stefani, Peskin, and Safai requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 005-21 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 201405: Urging Grocery Stores to Provide All Employees an Additional Five Dollars Per Hour in Hazard Pay - Pages: 11 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 201405 [Urging Grocery Stores to Provide All Employees an Additional Five Dollars Per Hour in Hazard Pay] Sponsors: Walton; Haney, Ronen, Preston, Safai, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Yee and Fewer Resolution urging Grocery Stores in San Francisco to provide all employees an additional five dollars per hour in hazard pay for the duration that the City and County of San Francisco is in the Purple, Red, or Orange level of Community Disease Transmission for COVID-19 under State Health orders. Supervisors Preston, Safai, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Yee, and Fewer requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Fewer, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 3, Line 10, by striking ‘12’ and adding ‘40’, and Lines 19-20, by adding ‘that are considered Formula Retail Establishments’. 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. 006-21 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 201421: Supporting California State Assembly Bill Nos. 15 and 16 (Chiu) - Eviction Protections - Pages: 11-12 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 201421 [Supporting California State Assembly Bill Nos. 15 and 16 (Chiu) - Eviction Protections] Sponsors: Peskin; Haney, Walton, Fewer, Mandelman, Safai, Yee, Ronen and Preston Resolution supporting California State Assembly Bill Nos. 15 and 16, introduced on December 7, 2020, by Assembly Member David Chiu (AD-17), which would extend certain eviction protections through December 31, 2021, and establish a fund and framework for distribution of financial support to ensure long-term stability for renters, small landlords, and affordable housing providers, protect tenants during the ongoing public health crisis, and ensure an equitable, broadly shared recovery. Supervisors Fewer, Mandelman, Safai, Yee, Ronen, and Preston requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED on Page 3, Line 11, by striking ‘bet’ and adding ‘be’. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 2: amendment - Action: Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 3, Lines 12-14, by adding ‘FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors urges that Assembly Bill No. 15 be amended to remove any preemption of local tenant protections during the pandemic; and, be it’. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 3: adoption, likely final - Action: Resolution No. 008-21 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 201406: Appointment, Health Officer - Grant Nash Colfax, MD - Pages: 12 - Vote 1: referral - Action: 201406 [Appointment, Health Officer - Grant Nash Colfax, MD] Sponsors: Peskin; Safai Motion appointing Grant Nash Colfax, MD, to the position of Health Officer for the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved that this Motion be REFERRED to the Rules Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 201416: Concurring in Actions to Meet Local Emergency - Coronavirus Response - Thirty-Second Supplement - Pages: 12 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 201416 [Concurring in Actions to Meet Local Emergency - Coronavirus Response - Thirty-Second Supplement] Sponsor: Yee Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Thirty-Second Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by authorizing the Mayor, upon the request of a department, to provide an extension of up to 30 days to submit and post the department’s racial equity action plan, upon a showing by the department that it is unable to meet the deadline because the current surge in COVID-19 cases has required it to divert resources to the emergency response. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Sophia Kittler (Mayor's Office) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Motion No. M21-006 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/734/2021-01-05-minutes#page-11) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/5/2021 Supervisor Walton requested that File No. 201405 be severed so that it may be considered separately. 201405 [Urging Grocery Stores to Provide All Employees an Additional Five Dollars Per Hour in Hazard Pay] Sponsors: Walton; Haney, Ronen, Preston, Safai, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Yee and Fewer Resolution urging Grocery Stores in San Francisco to provide all employees an additional five dollars per hour in hazard pay for the duration that the City and County of San Francisco is in the Purple, Red, or Orange level of Community Disease Transmission for COVID-19 under State Health orders. Supervisors Preston, Safai, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Yee, and Fewer requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Fewer, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 3, Line 10, by striking ‘12’ and adding ‘40’, and Lines 19-20, by adding ‘that are considered Formula Retail Establishments’. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Resolution No. 006-21 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 201421 [Supporting California State Assembly Bill Nos. 15 and 16 (Chiu) - Eviction Protections] Sponsors: Peskin; Haney, Walton, Fewer, Mandelman, Safai, Yee, Ronen and Preston Resolution supporting California State Assembly Bill Nos. 15 and 16, introduced on December 7, 2020, by Assembly Member David Chiu (AD-17), which would extend certain eviction protections through December 31, 2021, and establish a fund and framework for distribution of financial support to ensure long-term stability for renters, small landlords, and affordable housing providers, protect tenants during the ongoing public health crisis, and ensure an equitable, broadly shared recovery. Supervisors Fewer, Mandelman, Safai, Yee, Ronen, and Preston requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED on Page 3, Line 11, by striking ‘bet’ and adding ‘be’. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 3, Lines 12-14, by adding ‘FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors urges that Assembly Bill No. 15 be amended to remove any preemption of local tenant protections during the pandemic; and, be it’. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Resolution No. 008-21 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 10 Printed at 3:54 pm on 2/5/21 ### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/734/2021-01-05-minutes#page-12) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/5/2021 201406 [Appointment, Health Officer - Grant Nash Colfax, MD] Sponsors: Peskin; Safai Motion appointing Grant Nash Colfax, MD, to the position of Health Officer for the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved that this Motion be REFERRED to the Rules Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Supervisor Fewer requested that File No. 201416 be severed so that it may be considered separately. 201416 [Concurring in Actions to Meet Local Emergency - Coronavirus Response - Thirty-Second Supplement] Sponsor: Yee Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Thirty-Second Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by authorizing the Mayor, upon the request of a department, to provide an extension of up to 30 days to submit and post the department’s racial equity action plan, upon a showing by the department that it is unable to meet the deadline because the current surge in COVID-19 cases has required it to divert resources to the emergency response. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Sophia Kittler (Mayor's Office) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Motion No. M21-006 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee IMPERATIVE AGENDA There were no imperative agenda items. City and County of San Francisco Page 11 Printed at 3:54 pm on 2/5/21