# Board of Supervisors Minutes: February 8, 2022 - Meeting date: 2022-02-08 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 27 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/824/2022-02-08-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=929971&GUID=F6591A8C-667A-4062-AAE9-8E51454EA62D) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 211323: Hearing - Committee of the Whole - Proclamation of Local Emergency - Drug Overdoses in the Tenderloin - March 15, 2022, at 3:00 p.m - Pages: 16-17 - Vote 1: rescission - Action: roughout the discussion. Fred Wingard; William Jake; Nicos; Marco; Speaker; David Elliott Lewis; Carolyn Kennedy; Sara DeJesus; Sheila Vandeeta; Noah; Speaker; ; spoke in support of concurring with the local emergency. Summer; spoke in support of withdrawing concurrence in the local emergency. Wesley Saber; Laura Thomas; Celly; Del Seymour; Kristen Evans; Gloria Stava; Speaker; Gilbert Crisswell; Gil Runston; Mark Nagel; Johnny Rockstar; Francisco Da Costa; Speaker; Speaker; Miguel Herrera; Speaker; Kayleena; Lydia Branson; Amania; Belinda Dobbs; Vicka Eisen; Nia Brown; Rachel; Amy Parawais; Nick; Mary Kay Baklawa; Tom Wolfe; Speaker; Speaker; Jen Tse; spoke on various concern relating to the local emergency. There were no other speakers. The President closed public comment, declared the Hearing heard and filed, adjourned as the Committee of the Whole, and reconvened as the Board of Supervisors. President Walton rescinded his declaration that this Hearing has been heard and filed. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Committee of the Whole Hearing be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of March 15, 2022. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Haney ### File 211324: Proclamation of Local Emergency - Drug Overdoses in the Tenderloin - Pages: 17 - Sponsors: Peskin - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 211324 [Proclamation of Local Emergency - Drug Overdoses in the Tenderloin] Sponsor: Peskin Motion concurring/withdrawing concurrence in the December 17, 2021, Proclamation by the Mayor Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency in connection with the sudden increase in drug overdoses in the Tenderloin. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Committee of the Whole hearing at the Board of Supervisors meeting of March 15, 2022. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Haney ### File 211285: Charter Amendment - Split Appointment Authority for Boards and Commissions; Powers and Duties of the City Administrator - Pages: 17-18 - Sponsors: Chan; Ronen, Peskin and Preston ## Extracted text ### [Page 17](https://sfbos.info/documents/824/2022-02-08-minutes#page-17) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 2/8/2022 211324 [Proclamation of Local Emergency - Drug Overdoses in the Tenderloin] Sponsor: Peskin Motion concurring/withdrawing concurrence in the December 17, 2021, Proclamation by the Mayor Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency in connection with the sudden increase in drug overdoses in the Tenderloin. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Committee of the Whole hearing at the Board of Supervisors meeting of March 15, 2022. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 1 - Haney COMMITTEE REPORTS Recommendations of the Rules Committee 211285 [Charter Amendment - Split Appointment Authority for Boards and Commissions; Powers and Duties of the City Administrator] Sponsors: Chan; Ronen, Peskin and Preston Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to 1) split the power to make appointments to the following bodies between the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors: Airport Commission, Arts Commission, Asian Art Commission, Civil Service Commission, Commission on the Environment, Commission on the Status of Women, Disability and Aging Services Commission, Fire Commission, Health Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Human Rights Commission, Human Services Commission, Juvenile Probation Commission, Library Commission, Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, Public Utilities Commission, Recreation and Park Commission, and War Memorial and Performing Arts Center Board of Trustees; subject Mayoral appointments to those bodies and to the Building Inspection Commission and the Small Business Commission to approval by the Board of Supervisors; provide that the appropriate appointing authority (Mayor or Board of Supervisors, as applicable) may initiate removal of commissioners; and specify that the terms of members of the Asian Art Commission, Building Inspection Commission, Civil Service Commission, and Fine Arts Museums Board of Trustees shall be for four years; and 2) specify the types of functions that the City Administrator may oversee; require that any agencies under the City Administrator be designated by ordinance; authorize the City Administrator to review City programs and services, and employment practices, and to make recommendations to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and departments based on those reviews; prohibit the Mayor from placing functions under the City Administrator without authorization by ordinance; and authorize the City Administrator to recommend removal of any department head to the Mayor or a commission, and require the Mayor or commission to act on the recommendation within 30 days; at an election to be held on June 7, 2022. (This item was not sent as a committee report.) City and County of San Francisco Page 110 Printed at 5:28 pm on 3/14/22