# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 28, 2021 - Meeting date: 2021-09-28 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 34 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/794/2021-09-28-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=895770&GUID=127CB466-F573-47AD-862F-80EC2AB7B70D) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 211013: Urging Support for Afghan Refugees - Pages: 20-21 - Sponsors: Haney; Walton, Preston, Ronen, Mandelman, Safai and Mar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 211013 [Urging Support for Afghan Refugees] Sponsors: Haney; Walton, Preston, Ronen, Mandelman, Safai and Mar Resolution urging our state and federal leaders to bring in more at-risk and vulnerable Afghan people to the United States, and that Afghan evacuees and their families be supported in their transition to American life and granted access to significant opportunities and benefits. Supervisors Preston, Ronen, Mandelman, Safai, and Mar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 458-21 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Walton - Absent: Safai ### File 211016: Declaring the Intent to Name the San Francisco City Hall Press Room “The Barbara A. Taylor Press Room” - Pages: 21-22 - Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman, Chan, Melgar, Safai, Ronen, Preston, Stefani, Walton, Mar - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 211016 [Declaring the Intent to Name the San Francisco City Hall Press Room “The Barbara A. Taylor Press Room”] Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman, Chan, Melgar, Safai, Ronen, Preston, Stefani, Walton, Mar and Haney Resolution naming the San Francisco City Hall press room, in its current and any future location, “The Barbara A. Taylor Press Room,” in honor of legendary reporter Barbara Ann Taylor (1947 - 2020), whose significant contributions to journalism and San Francisco civic life while serving as the KCBS City Hall bureau chief for more than 30 years have set the standard for integrity and professionalism. Supervisors Mar and Haney requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Line 1, by changing ‘Naming’ to ‘Declaring the Intent to Name’, and Line 3, by changing ‘naming’ to ‘of intent to name’; and on Page 3, Line 7, by adding ‘declare its intent to’. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Walton - Absent: Safai - Vote 2: adoption, likely final - Action: Resolution of intent to name the San Francisco City Hall press room, in its current and any future location, “The Barbara A. Taylor Press Room,” in honor of legendary reporter Barbara Ann Taylor (1947 - 2020), whose significant contributions to journalism and San Francisco civic life while serving as the KCBS City Hall bureau chief for more than 30 years have set the standard for integrity and professionalism. Resolution No. 460-21 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Walton - Absent: Safai ### File 211017: Urging the Pause of the COVID Booster Administration to the General Population and Supporting Patent Waiver and Technology Information Transfer of Vaccines to Countries that Do Not Have Access - Pages: 22 - Sponsors: Ronen - Vote 1: other - Action: ng ‘recommendations’ to ‘opinion’, and Lines 24-25, by changing ‘now only roll out’ to ‘follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and FDA’s recommendation in allowing’; on Page 2, Line 25, through Page 3, Line 2, by changing ‘immunocompromised persons’ to ‘people who are at a high risk of contracting the virus due to an underlying health condition or work environment’; on Page 3, Lines 3-4, by changing ‘amongst fully vaccinated persons 16 and older’ to ‘to the general population’, Line 9, by changing ‘its citizens with’ to ‘the general population’, Line 10, by changing ‘pertaining to’ to ‘on’, and Lines, 10-12, by changing ‘on people who are neither immunocompromised nor 65 and older’ to ‘for persons outside the categories the CDC and FDA outlined’; and on Page 4, Lines 20-24, by changing ‘not administer any boosters without further scientific evidence regarding its effectiveness on individuals who are fully vaccinated and are neither immunocompromised nor 65 or older and until at least 40% of the global population is vaccinated’ to ‘follow the CDC’s recommendations and not administer boosters to the general population’. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Walton - Absent: Safai - Vote 2: adoption, likely final - Action: Resolution No. 461-21 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Walton - Absent: Safai ## Extracted text ### [Page 21](https://sfbos.info/documents/794/2021-09-28-minutes#page-21) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/28/2021 Supervisor Peskin requested that File No. 211016 be severed so that it may be considered separately. 211016 [Declaring the Intent to Name the San Francisco City Hall Press Room “The Barbara A. Taylor Press Room”] Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman, Chan, Melgar, Safai, Ronen, Preston, Stefani, Walton, Mar and Haney Resolution naming the San Francisco City Hall press room, in its current and any future location, “The Barbara A. Taylor Press Room,” in honor of legendary reporter Barbara Ann Taylor (1947 - 2020), whose significant contributions to journalism and San Francisco civic life while serving as the KCBS City Hall bureau chief for more than 30 years have set the standard for integrity and professionalism. Supervisors Mar and Haney requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Line 1, by changing ‘Naming’ to ‘Declaring the Intent to Name’, and Line 3, by changing ‘naming’ to ‘of intent to name’; and on Page 3, Line 7, by adding ‘declare its intent to’. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Walton Absent: 1 - Safai Resolution of intent to name the San Francisco City Hall press room, in its current and any future location, “The Barbara A. Taylor Press Room,” in honor of legendary reporter Barbara Ann Taylor (1947 - 2020), whose significant contributions to journalism and San Francisco civic life while serving as the KCBS City Hall bureau chief for more than 30 years have set the standard for integrity and professionalism. Resolution No. 460-21 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Walton Absent: 1 - Safai City and County of San Francisco Page 754 Printed at 6:37 pm on 10/29/21 ### [Page 22](https://sfbos.info/documents/794/2021-09-28-minutes#page-22) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/28/2021 Supervisor Ronen requested that File No. 211017 be severed so that it may be considered separately. 211017 [Urging the Pause of the COVID Booster Administration to the General Population and Supporting Patent Waiver and Technology Information Transfer of Vaccines to Countries that Do Not Have Access] Sponsor: Ronen Resolution urging President Joe Biden to pause distribution of COVID vaccine boosters to the general population and to take a leadership role in supporting the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver while promoting technology information transfer as it relates to vaccinations to low-to-middle income countries in order to end this global pandemic. Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 2, Lines 15-16, by changing ‘immunocompromised’ to ‘at a high risk of contracting the virus’, Lines 21-22, by changing ‘everyone between the ages of 16 and 64 who are fully vaccinated and not immunocompromised’ to ‘the general population’, Line 23, by changing ‘recommendations’ to ‘opinion’, and Lines 24-25, by changing ‘now only roll out’ to ‘follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and FDA’s recommendation in allowing’; on Page 2, Line 25, through Page 3, Line 2, by changing ‘immunocompromised persons’ to ‘people who are at a high risk of contracting the virus due to an underlying health condition or work environment’; on Page 3, Lines 3-4, by changing ‘amongst fully vaccinated persons 16 and older’ to ‘to the general population’, Line 9, by changing ‘its citizens with’ to ‘the general population’, Line 10, by changing ‘pertaining to’ to ‘on’, and Lines, 10-12, by changing ‘on people who are neither immunocompromised nor 65 and older’ to ‘for persons outside the categories the CDC and FDA outlined’; and on Page 4, Lines 20-24, by changing ‘not administer any boosters without further scientific evidence regarding its effectiveness on individuals who are fully vaccinated and are neither immunocompromised nor 65 or older and until at least 40% of the global population is vaccinated’ to ‘follow the CDC’s recommendations and not administer boosters to the general population’. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Walton Absent: 1 - Safai Resolution No. 461-21 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Walton Absent: 1 - Safai IMPERATIVE AGENDA There were no imperative agenda items. City and County of San Francisco Page 755 Printed at 6:37 pm on 10/29/21