# Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 18, 2021 - Meeting date: 2021-05-18 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 22 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/770/2021-05-18-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=867373&GUID=589E6580-CB8E-4075-8AC4-7312E2BEA453) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 210389: Sale of General Obligation Bonds (Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response, 2020) - Not to Exceed $90,000,000 - Pages: 8-9 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response, 2020), Series 2021E; prescribing the form and terms of such bonds and any subseries designation; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents for such bonds; providing for the establishment of accounts and/or subaccounts related to such bonds; authorizing the sale of such bonds by competitive or negotiated sale; approving the forms of the Official Notice of Sale and Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds and directing the publication of the Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds; approving the form of the Purchase Contract; approving the form of the Preliminary Official Statement and the execution of the Official Statement relating to the sale of such bonds; approving the form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; authorizing and approving modifications to such documents, as defined herein; ratifying certain actions previously taken, as defined herein; and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of such bonds, as defined herein. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 236-21 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 210390: Sale of General Obligation Bonds (Transportation and Road Improvement Bonds, 2014) - Not to Exceed $122,785,000 - Pages: 9 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Transportation and Road Improvement Bonds, 2014), Series 2021C; prescribing the form and terms of such bonds and any subseries designation; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents for such bonds; providing for the establishment of accounts and/or subaccounts related to such bonds; authorizing the sale of such bonds by competitive or negotiated sale; approving the forms of the Official Notice of Sale and Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds and directing the publication of the Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds; approving the form of the Purchase Contract; approving the form of the Preliminary Official Statement and the execution of the Official Statement relating to the sale of such bonds; approving the form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; authorizing and approving modifications to such documents; ratifying certain actions previously taken, as defined herein; and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of such bonds, as defined herein. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 237-21 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 210427: Urging Forgiveness of California’s Utility Debt and Extension of the Utility Shut-Off Moratorium - Pages: 9 - Sponsors: Chan; Preston, Mandelman, Ronen, Safai and Walton - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 210427 [Urging Forgiveness of California’s Utility Debt and Extension of the Utility Shut-Off Moratorium] Sponsors: Chan; Preston, Mandelman, Ronen, Safai and Walton Resolution urging Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Public Utilities Commission to extend the utility shut-off moratorium past June 30, 2021, and forgive utility debt beginning March 2020. Supervisors Ronen, Safai, and Walton requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 239-21 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 210305: Administrative Code - Termination of Commercial Tenancies Due to COVID-19 - Pages: 9-10 - Sponsors: Peskin; Chan, Mandelman and Safai - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 210305 [Administrative Code - Termination of Commercial Tenancies Due to COVID-19] Sponsors: Peskin; Chan, Mandelman and Safai Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify the rights of landlords and “Tier 1” commercial tenants (certain commercial tenants that employ fewer than ten full-time equivalent employees as of November 1, 2020) following the tenant’s termination of the lease due to COVID-19. Supervisors Chan and Mandelman requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Vote 2: other - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 422 Printed at 7:45 pm on 10/20/21 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/18/2021 Recommendation of the Rules Committee Supervisor Preston Excused from Voting Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that Supervisor Preston be excused from voting on File No. 210517. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Preston ### File 210517: Appointment, Local Agency Formation Commission - Supervisor Dean Preston - Pages: 10 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 210517 [Appointment, Local Agency Formation Commission - Supervisor Dean Preston] Motion appointing Supervisor Dean Preston, term ending February 4, 2022, to the Local Agency Formation Commission. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M21-080 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Preston ### File 210287: Planning Code - Temporary Closure of Liquor Stores in Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District - Pages: 10 - Sponsors: Peskin - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 210287 [Planning Code - Temporary Closure of Liquor Stores in Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Planning Code to provide that temporary closure of liquor stores in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) as a result of a major capital improvement project is not an abandonment of such use, and that relocation of such use to another location in the Polk Street NCD does not require a new Conditional Use permit; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 9](https://sfbos.info/documents/770/2021-05-18-minutes#page-9) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/18/2021 210390 [Sale of General Obligation Bonds (Transportation and Road Improvement Bonds, 2014) - Not to Exceed $122,785,000] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of not to exceed $122,785,000 aggregate principal amount of one or more series of bonds on a tax-exempt or taxable basis of City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Transportation and Road Improvement Bonds, 2014), Series 2021C; prescribing the form and terms of such bonds and any subseries designation; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents for such bonds; providing for the establishment of accounts and/or subaccounts related to such bonds; authorizing the sale of such bonds by competitive or negotiated sale; approving the forms of the Official Notice of Sale and Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds and directing the publication of the Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds; approving the form of the Purchase Contract; approving the form of the Preliminary Official Statement and the execution of the Official Statement relating to the sale of such bonds; approving the form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; authorizing and approving modifications to such documents; ratifying certain actions previously taken, as defined herein; and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of such bonds, as defined herein. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 237-21 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 210427 [Urging Forgiveness of California’s Utility Debt and Extension of the Utility Shut-Off Moratorium] Sponsors: Chan; Preston, Mandelman, Ronen, Safai and Walton Resolution urging Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Public Utilities Commission to extend the utility shut-off moratorium past June 30, 2021, and forgive utility debt beginning March 2020. Supervisors Ronen, Safai, and Walton requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 239-21 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Recommendation of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 210305 [Administrative Code - Termination of Commercial Tenancies Due to COVID-19] Sponsors: Peskin; Chan, Mandelman and Safai Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify the rights of landlords and “Tier 1” commercial tenants (certain commercial tenants that employ fewer than ten full-time equivalent employees as of November 1, 2020) following the tenant’s termination of the lease due to COVID-19. Supervisors Chan and Mandelman requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 422 Printed at 7:45 pm on 10/20/21 ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/770/2021-05-18-minutes#page-10) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/18/2021 Recommendation of the Rules Committee Supervisor Preston Excused from Voting Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that Supervisor Preston be excused from voting on File No. 210517. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 1 - Preston 210517 [Appointment, Local Agency Formation Commission - Supervisor Dean Preston] Motion appointing Supervisor Dean Preston, term ending February 4, 2022, to the Local Agency Formation Commission. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M21-080 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 1 - Preston SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations President Walton suspended all commendations during the declaration of local health emergency. COMMITTEE REPORTS Recommendation of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 210287 [Planning Code - Temporary Closure of Liquor Stores in Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Planning Code to provide that temporary closure of liquor stores in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) as a result of a major capital improvement project is not an abandonment of such use, and that relocation of such use to another location in the Polk Street NCD does not require a new Conditional Use permit; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS See Legislation Introduced below. City and County of San Francisco Page 423 Printed at 7:45 pm on 10/20/21