# Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 1, 2022 - Meeting date: 2022-03-01 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 25 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/828/2022-03-01-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=935988&GUID=F42E7B64-1FD5-469F-905E-32CEA923C9D5) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 220169: Reappointment, Entertainment Commission - Laura Thomas - Pages: 12-13 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 220169 [Reappointment, Entertainment Commission - Laura Thomas] Motion reappointing Laura Thomas, for a term ending July 1, 2025, to the Entertainment Commission. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M22-025 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 220022: Initiative Ordinance - Police Code - Public Health Emergency Leave - Pages: 13 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 220022 [Initiative Ordinance - Police Code - Public Health Emergency Leave] Sponsors: Mar; Ronen, Preston and Chan Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on June 7, 2022, an Ordinance to amend the Police Code to require employers to provide public health emergency leave during a public health emergency. Motion No. M22-026 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 220052: Initiative Ordinance - Health Code - Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance - Pages: 13 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: Collection and Disposal Ordinance] Sponsors: Mayor; Peskin, Mandelman, Ronen, Walton, Chan, Safai, Melgar, Stefani, Preston, Haney and Mar Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on June 7, 2022, an Ordinance amending the Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance (“the Refuse Ordinance”) to restructure the refuse rate-setting process to replace hearings before the Department of Public Works with a requirement that the Controller, as Refuse Rate Administrator, regularly monitor the rates and appear before the Refuse Rate Board to recommend rate adjustments; establish an appointed Ratepayer Representative to replace the Controller on the Refuse Rate Board; authorize the Refuse Rate Board to set commercial rates; require applicants for refuse collection permits to demonstrate their ability to avoid disruptions in service; clarify existing law regarding refuse collection permits; authorize the Board of Supervisors on recommendation of the Refuse Rate Administrator, Refuse Rate Board, and Mayor to amend the Refuse Ordinance by eight-vote supermajority; and fully codifying the Refuse Ordinance in the Health Code. Motion No. M22-027 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 220053: Initiative Ordinance - Health Code - Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance - Pages: 13-14 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 220053 [Initiative Ordinance - Health Code - Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance] Sponsors: Peskin; Chan, Ronen, Walton and Safai Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on June 7, 2022, an Ordinance amending the Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance (“the Refuse Ordinance”) to restructure the refuse rate-setting process to replace hearings before the Department of Public Works with a requirement that the Controller, as Refuse Rate Administrator, regularly monitor the rates and appear before the Refuse Rate Board to recommend rate adjustments; establish an appointed Ratepayer Representative to replace the Controller on the Refuse Rate Board; authorize the Refuse Rate Board to set commercial rates; require a competitive process for all existing and future refuse collection permits; authorize the Board of Supervisors on recommendation of the Refuse Rate Administrator, Refuse Rate Board, and Mayor to amend the Refuse Ordinance by eight-vote supermajority; and fully codifying the Refuse Ordinance in the Health Code. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 211293: Forgiveness of Appropriation Advances for San Francisco Unified School District - $26,600,000 - Pages: 14 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 211293 [Forgiveness of Appropriation Advances for San Francisco Unified School District - $26,600,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen, Safai and Mar Ordinance waiving the condition in Ordinance Nos. 33-19 and 169-19 that required the San Francisco Unified School District to repay the City a total amount of $26,600,000 using revenues from the voter-approved parcel tax in June 2018’s Proposition G; and rescinding the direction in those Ordinances to the Controller to transfer funds from accumulated balances of Proposition G revenues to repay the General Fund advances. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Mar 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 ### File 211296: Administrative Code - Amending the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance - Pages: 14-15 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 211296 [Administrative Code - Amending the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance] Sponsors: Chan; Melgar, Ronen, Walton, Safai, Peskin, Preston and Mar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide under the Family Friendly Ordinance that Employees shall be permitted a Flexible or Predictable Working Arrangement unless such an arrangement would cause an Employer undue hardship; requiring Employers to engage in an interactive process to find a mutually agreeable Flexible or Predictable Working Arrangement; strengthening enforcement of the Ordinance; and making other changes, as defined herein. Supervisors Peskin, Preston, and Mar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Stefani, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of March 8, 2022. The motion FAILED by the following vote: - Ayes: Haney, Mandelman, Stefani - Noes: Chan, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton - Vote 2: amendment - Action: Supervisor Chan, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 1, Line 17, by adding ‘and Section 12Z.15’; on Page 19, Line 15, by adding ‘and provide technical support to’, and Lines 16-17, by adding ‘be conducted in multiple languages to the extent feasible and shall’. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Vote 3: first-reading - Action: PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/828/2022-03-01-minutes#page-13) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Draft 3/1/2022 220022 [Initiative Ordinance - Police Code - Public Health Emergency Leave] Sponsors: Mar; Ronen, Preston and Chan Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on June 7, 2022, an Ordinance to amend the Police Code to require employers to provide public health emergency leave during a public health emergency. Motion No. M22-026 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton President Walton requested File Nos. 220052 and 220053 be called together. 220052 [Initiative Ordinance - Health Code - Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance] Sponsors: Mayor; Peskin, Mandelman, Ronen, Walton, Chan, Safai, Melgar, Stefani, Preston, Haney and Mar Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on June 7, 2022, an Ordinance amending the Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance (“the Refuse Ordinance”) to restructure the refuse rate-setting process to replace hearings before the Department of Public Works with a requirement that the Controller, as Refuse Rate Administrator, regularly monitor the rates and appear before the Refuse Rate Board to recommend rate adjustments; establish an appointed Ratepayer Representative to replace the Controller on the Refuse Rate Board; authorize the Refuse Rate Board to set commercial rates; require applicants for refuse collection permits to demonstrate their ability to avoid disruptions in service; clarify existing law regarding refuse collection permits; authorize the Board of Supervisors on recommendation of the Refuse Rate Administrator, Refuse Rate Board, and Mayor to amend the Refuse Ordinance by eight-vote supermajority; and fully codifying the Refuse Ordinance in the Health Code. Motion No. M22-027 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Referred Without Recommendation from the Rules Committee 220053 [Initiative Ordinance - Health Code - Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance] Sponsors: Peskin; Chan, Ronen, Walton and Safai Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on June 7, 2022, an Ordinance amending the Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance (“the Refuse Ordinance”) to restructure the refuse rate-setting process to replace hearings before the Department of Public Works with a requirement that the Controller, as Refuse Rate Administrator, regularly monitor the rates and appear before the Refuse Rate Board to recommend rate adjustments; establish an appointed Ratepayer Representative to replace the Controller on the Refuse Rate Board; authorize the Refuse Rate Board to set commercial rates; require a competitive process for all existing and future refuse collection permits; authorize the Board of Supervisors on recommendation of the Refuse Rate Administrator, Refuse Rate Board, and Mayor to amend the Refuse Ordinance by eight-vote supermajority; and fully codifying the Refuse Ordinance in the Health Code. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 12 Printed at 5:21 pm on 3/2/22 ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/828/2022-03-01-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Draft 3/1/2022 Recommendations of the Youth, Young Adult, and Families Committee 211293 [Forgiveness of Appropriation Advances for San Francisco Unified School District - $26,600,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen, Safai and Mar Ordinance waiving the condition in Ordinance Nos. 33-19 and 169-19 that required the San Francisco Unified School District to repay the City a total amount of $26,600,000 using revenues from the voter-approved parcel tax in June 2018’s Proposition G; and rescinding the direction in those Ordinances to the Controller to transfer funds from accumulated balances of Proposition G revenues to repay the General Fund advances. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Mar 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 211296 [Administrative Code - Amending the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance] Sponsors: Chan; Melgar, Ronen, Walton, Safai, Peskin, Preston and Mar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide under the Family Friendly Ordinance that Employees shall be permitted a Flexible or Predictable Working Arrangement unless such an arrangement would cause an Employer undue hardship; requiring Employers to engage in an interactive process to find a mutually agreeable Flexible or Predictable Working Arrangement; strengthening enforcement of the Ordinance; and making other changes, as defined herein. Supervisors Peskin, Preston, and Mar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Stefani, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of March 8, 2022. The motion FAILED by the following vote: Ayes: 3 - Haney, Mandelman, Stefani Noes: 8 - Chan, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Supervisor Chan, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 1, Line 17, by adding ‘and Section 12Z.15’; on Page 19, Line 15, by adding ‘and provide technical support to’, and Lines 16-17, by adding ‘be conducted in multiple languages to the extent feasible and shall’. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 13 Printed at 5:21 pm on 3/2/22