# Board of Supervisors Minutes: February 15, 2022

- Meeting date: 2022-02-15
- Document type: minutes
- Pages in official PDF: 29
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## Structured legislative records

### File 211172: Administrative Code - Domestic Violence Data Reporting

- Pages: 4-5
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 211172 [Administrative Code - Domestic Violence Data Reporting] Sponsors: Stefani; Melgar, Safai, Haney, Mar, Mandelman, Ronen and Walton Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Police Department and the District Attorney to submit quarterly reports to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and various City departments regarding the number of cases of domestic violence and cases involving certain types of abuse against minors, and to require the District Attorney to submit quarterly reports to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and various City departments regarding the total number of crime victims to whom the District Attorney has provided or made documented efforts to provide services. Ordinance No. 028-22 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

### File 211286: Charter Amendment - Building Inspection Commission

- Pages: 5
- Vote 1: amendment
  - Action: 211286 [Charter Amendment - Building Inspection Commission] Sponsors: Melgar; Peskin, Ronen, Mandelman, Safai and Mar Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to revise the duties, composition, and method of appointment for members of the Building Inspection Commission; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; at an election to be held on June 7, 2022. Supervisor Mar requested to be added as a co-sponsor. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

### File 211287: Charter Amendment -Timelines for Recall Process; Filling Vacancies in Elected Offices

- Pages: 5-6
- Vote 1: amendment
  - Action: 211287 [Charter Amendment -Timelines for Recall Process; Filling Vacancies in Elected Offices] Sponsors: Peskin; Walton, Ronen and Preston Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to extend the ban on the initiation of recall petitions from six to twelve months after the official has assumed office; prohibit the submission of a recall petition to the Department of Elections, if the subsequent recall election would be required to be held within twelve months of a regularly scheduled election for the office held by the official sought to be recalled; and provide that any interim officer appointed to fill a vacancy created by a recall election, held on or after June 7, 2022, may not be a candidate in the subsequent vacancy election; at an election to be held on June 7, 2022. A revised Legislative Digest (Version 3) was submitted for the legislative file to clarify certain provisions. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Walton
  - Noes: Mandelman, Melgar, Safai, Stefani

### File 220069: Mayoral Reappointment, Juvenile Probation Commission - Andrea Shorter

- Pages: 6

### File 211261: Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women - Domestic Violence High Risk Program - $1,000,000

- Pages: 6-7
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 211261 [Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women - Domestic Violence High Risk Program - $1,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Stefani, Mandelman and Ronen Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Department on the Status of Women to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 through the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women for the Domestic Violence High Risk Program, and amending Ordinance No. 109-21 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 210644 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2022, 2022-2023) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded Class 1820 Junior Administrative Analyst position (FTE 1.00) for the period of October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2024. (Department on the Status of Women) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

## Extracted text

### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/826/2022-02-15-minutes#page-5)

Board of Supervisors                               Meeting Minutes                                                 2/15/2022




Recommendations of the Rules Committee

211286 [Charter Amendment - Building Inspection Commission]
            Sponsors: Melgar; Peskin, Ronen, Mandelman, Safai and Mar
            Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to
            revise the duties, composition, and method of appointment for members of the Building Inspection
            Commission; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California
            Environmental Quality Act; at an election to be held on June 7, 2022.
            Supervisor Mar requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
            ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton


211287 [Charter Amendment -Timelines for Recall Process; Filling Vacancies in Elected
       Offices]
            Sponsors: Peskin; Walton, Ronen and Preston
            Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to
            extend the ban on the initiation of recall petitions from six to twelve months after the official has
            assumed office; prohibit the submission of a recall petition to the Department of Elections, if the
            subsequent recall election would be required to be held within twelve months of a regularly
            scheduled election for the office held by the official sought to be recalled; and provide that any
            interim officer appointed to fill a vacancy created by a recall election, held on or after June 7, 2022,
            may not be a candidate in the subsequent vacancy election; at an election to be held on June 7,
            2022.
            A revised Legislative Digest (Version 3) was submitted for the legislative file to clarify certain
            provisions.

            Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who
            responded to questions raised throughout the discussion.
            ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 7 - Chan, Haney, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Walton
                 Noes: 4 - Mandelman, Melgar, Safai, Stefani




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Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                               2/15/2022




Referred Without Recommendation from the Rules Committee

220069 [Mayoral Reappointment, Juvenile Probation Commission - Andrea Shorter]
            Motion approving/rejecting the Mayor’s nomination for the reappointment of Andrea Shorter to the
            Juvenile Probation Commission, term ending January 15, 2026. (Clerk of the Board)
            (Charter, Section 3.100(18), provides that the Board of Supervisors has the authority to reject the
            appointment by two-thirds vote of the Board (eight votes) within 30 days following transmittal of the
            Mayor's Notice of Appointment, and that failure of the Board to reject the appointment by two-thirds
            vote within the 30 day period shall result in the appointee continuing to serve as appointed.
            Transmittal date: January 19, 2022.)

            (Supervisor Mandelman dissented in committee.)
            Clerk Calvillo informed the Board that confirmation was received, from the Mayor’s Office and the
            Juvenile Probation Commission (Commission), indicating Andrea Shorter resigned from the
            Commission and withdrew her name from consideration for reappointment, as of February 11,
            2022; this matter is now moot and shall be tabled by operation of law.
            TABLED BY OPERATION OF LAW




NEW BUSINESS


Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee

211261 [Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive -
       U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women - Domestic
       Violence High Risk Program - $1,000,000]
            Sponsors: Mayor; Stefani, Mandelman and Ronen
            Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Department on the Status of Women to accept and expend
            a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 through the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice’s
            Office of Violence Against Women for the Domestic Violence High Risk Program, and amending
            Ordinance No. 109-21 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 210644 for Fiscal Years (FYs)
            2021-2022, 2022-2023) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded Class 1820 Junior
            Administrative Analyst position (FTE 1.00) for the period of October 1, 2021, through September
            30, 2024. (Department on the Status of Women)
            Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton




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