# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 19, 2022 - Meeting date: 2022-07-19 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 44 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/862/2022-07-19-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=988951&GUID=6B4017EB-0D06-403E-9EE5-8514A98D2BA5) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 220450: Street Vacation Order and Interdepartmental Property Transfer for 900 Innes Avenue Park Development - Public Utility Easement Vacation Order for India Basin Mixed-Use Project at 700 Innes Avenue - Pages: 10-11 - Sponsors: Mayor; Walton - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: el Block No. 4645, Lot No. 010, a portion of Hudson Avenue at Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4630, Lot No. 002, and a portion of Galvez Avenue (“the Street Vacation Area”), to facilitate the development of the 900 Innes Avenue (India Basin) Park Development; 2) ordering the vacation of unaccepted ten-foot public utility easements affecting portions of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4607, Lot Nos. 024 and 025; Block 4620, Lot Nos. 001 and 002 (Lot No. 002 more recently referred to by the City as Lot Nos. 004 and 005); Block No. 4621, Lot No. 100; Block No. 4606, Lot No. 026; Block No. 4631, Lot Nos. 001 and 002; and Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4644, Lot Nos. 009 and 010, to facilitate the development of the India Basin Mixed-Use Project; 3) approving the interdepartmental transfer of the Street Vacation Area from Public Works to the Recreation and Park Department; 4) authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance, as defined herein; adopting findings 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. Ordinance No. 163-22 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 220535: Charter Amendment - Homelessness Oversight Commission - Pages: 11 - Sponsors: Safai; Walton, Peskin, Mandelman, Mar and Stefani - Vote 1: amendment - Action: ncisco to create the Homelessness Oversight Commission (“Commission”) to oversee the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing; to provide that the Commission lacks jurisdiction to approve or disapprove criteria used to ascertain eligibility or priority for programs and services, where such criteria are required as a condition of funding; to require the Board of Supervisors to adopt an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to provide that the Commission shall appoint the members of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, to require the Local Homeless Coordinating Board and the Shelter Monitoring Committee to advise the Commission, and to require the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee to advise the Commission and the Health Commission, in addition to advising the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, on administration of the Our City, Our Home Fund and on monies appropriated from the Fund; and to specify that services relating to homelessness are subject to audit by the Controller; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. (Supervisor Chan dissented in Committee.) Supervisors Mar and Stefani requested to be added as co-sponsors. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 220626: Charter Amendment - Library Preservation Fund - Pages: 11 - Sponsors: Mayor; Safai, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Chan, Preston, Mandelman, Walton, Dorsey, Mar and Stefani - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 220626 [Charter Amendment - Library Preservation Fund] Sponsors: Mayor; Safai, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Chan, Preston, Mandelman, Walton, Dorsey, Mar and Stefani Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to extend the Library Preservation Fund for an additional 25 years, through June 2048, to set aside funds to provide library services and materials and operate library facilities at the main library and branch libraries; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 220635: Charter Amendment - Public Works Department and Commission, Sanitation and Streets Commission - Pages: 11-12 - Sponsors: Peskin; Chan and Mandelman - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 220635 [Charter Amendment - Public Works Department and Commission, Sanitation and Streets Commission] Sponsors: Peskin; Chan and Mandelman Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to eliminate the Department of Sanitation and Streets and transfer its responsibilities to the Department of Public Works; to remove special qualifications for members of the Sanitation and Streets Commission and Public Works Commission and for the Director of Public Works; to limit the duties of the Sanitation and Streets Commission to holding hearings, reviewing data, and setting policies for the Department of Public Works regarding sanitation standards and protocols and maintenance of the public right of way; and to provide that the Public Works Commission shall oversee all other aspects of the Department of Public Works; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Carol Isen, Director (Department of Human Resources), who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani - Noes: Mar, Safai, Walton ### File 220638: Charter Amendment - City Elections in Even-Numbered Years - Pages: 12 - Sponsors: Preston; Peskin - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 220638 [Charter Amendment - City Elections in Even-Numbered Years] Sponsors: Preston; Peskin Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to change the election cycle for the offices of Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, City Attorney and Treasurer so that these offices will be elected in even-numbered years; to provide that the current term for the aforementioned offices will end on January 8, 2025 rather than January 8, 2024; to amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered years; and to change the signature threshold for initiative ordinances to two percent of the number of registered voters in San Francisco; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani - Noes: Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Walton ### File 220640: Charter Amendment - Retiree Supplemental Cost of Living Adjustment; Retirement Board Contract with Executive Director - Pages: 12 - Sponsors: Safai; Melgar, Peskin, Mandelman, Walton, Mar, Ronen, Preston and Dorsey - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 220640 [Charter Amendment - Retiree Supplemental Cost of Living Adjustment; Retirement Board Contract with Executive Director] Sponsors: Safai; Melgar, Peskin, Mandelman, Walton, Mar, Ronen, Preston and Dorsey Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to eliminate the full funding requirement for supplemental cost of living benefit payments to members of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System who retired before November 6, 1996, subject to a monthly monetary cap for retirees and their qualified survivors and beneficiaries in years that the Retirement System is not fully funded; adjust the base retirement allowance for these retirees, or their qualified survivors and beneficiaries, to account for supplemental cost of living adjustments not received in the years 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019; and authorize the Retirement Board to enter into an individual contract with any Retirement System executive director hired on or after January 1, 2023; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. Supervisor Dorsey requested to be added as a co-sponsor. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 220538: Public Works Code - Public Works Graffiti Abatement Pilot Program - Pages: 12-13 - Sponsors: Melgar; Stefani, Mar, Ronen, Mandelman, Chan, Dorsey and Safai - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 220538 [Public Works Code - Public Works Graffiti Abatement Pilot Program] Sponsors: Melgar; Stefani, Mar, Ronen, Mandelman, Chan, Dorsey and Safai Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to require Public Works to create a pilot program allowing property owners in commercial areas to opt into graffiti abatement by Public Works at no cost to the property owner; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisors Mandelman, Chan, and Dorsey requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/862/2022-07-19-minutes#page-11) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/19/2022 Recommendations of the Rules Committee 220535 [Charter Amendment - Homelessness Oversight Commission] Sponsors: Safai; Walton, Peskin, Mandelman, Mar and Stefani Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to create the Homelessness Oversight Commission (“Commission”) to oversee the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing; to provide that the Commission lacks jurisdiction to approve or disapprove criteria used to ascertain eligibility or priority for programs and services, where such criteria are required as a condition of funding; to require the Board of Supervisors to adopt an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to provide that the Commission shall appoint the members of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, to require the Local Homeless Coordinating Board and the Shelter Monitoring Committee to advise the Commission, and to require the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee to advise the Commission and the Health Commission, in addition to advising the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, on administration of the Our City, Our Home Fund and on monies appropriated from the Fund; and to specify that services relating to homelessness are subject to audit by the Controller; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. (Supervisor Chan dissented in Committee.) Supervisors Mar and Stefani requested to be added as co-sponsors. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton 220626 [Charter Amendment - Library Preservation Fund] Sponsors: Mayor; Safai, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Chan, Preston, Mandelman, Walton, Dorsey, Mar and Stefani Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to extend the Library Preservation Fund for an additional 25 years, through June 2048, to set aside funds to provide library services and materials and operate library facilities at the main library and branch libraries; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton 220635 [Charter Amendment - Public Works Department and Commission, Sanitation and Streets Commission] Sponsors: Peskin; Chan and Mandelman Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to eliminate the Department of Sanitation and Streets and transfer its responsibilities to the Department of Public Works; to remove special qualifications for members of the Sanitation and Streets Commission and Public Works Commission and for the Director of Public Works; to limit the duties of the Sanitation and Streets Commission to holding hearings, reviewing data, and setting policies for the Department of Public Works regarding sanitation standards and protocols and maintenance of the public right of way; and to provide that the Public Works Commission shall oversee all other aspects of the Department of Public Works; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Carol Isen, Director (Department of Human Resources), who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Stefani Noes: 3 - Mar, Safai, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 672 Printed at 3:41 pm on 3/7/24 ### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/862/2022-07-19-minutes#page-12) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/19/2022 220638 [Charter Amendment - City Elections in Even-Numbered Years] Sponsors: Preston; Peskin Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to change the election cycle for the offices of Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, City Attorney and Treasurer so that these offices will be elected in even-numbered years; to provide that the current term for the aforementioned offices will end on January 8, 2025 rather than January 8, 2024; to amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered years; and to change the signature threshold for initiative ordinances to two percent of the number of registered voters in San Francisco; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 7 - Chan, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani Noes: 4 - Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Walton 220640 [Charter Amendment - Retiree Supplemental Cost of Living Adjustment; Retirement Board Contract with Executive Director] Sponsors: Safai; Melgar, Peskin, Mandelman, Walton, Mar, Ronen, Preston and Dorsey Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to eliminate the full funding requirement for supplemental cost of living benefit payments to members of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System who retired before November 6, 1996, subject to a monthly monetary cap for retirees and their qualified survivors and beneficiaries in years that the Retirement System is not fully funded; adjust the base retirement allowance for these retirees, or their qualified survivors and beneficiaries, to account for supplemental cost of living adjustments not received in the years 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019; and authorize the Retirement Board to enter into an individual contract with any Retirement System executive director hired on or after January 1, 2023; at an election to be held on November 8, 2022. Supervisor Dorsey requested to be added as a co-sponsor. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee 220538 [Public Works Code - Public Works Graffiti Abatement Pilot Program] Sponsors: Melgar; Stefani, Mar, Ronen, Mandelman, Chan, Dorsey and Safai Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to require Public Works to create a pilot program allowing property owners in commercial areas to opt into graffiti abatement by Public Works at no cost to the property owner; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisors Mandelman, Chan, and Dorsey requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 673 Printed at 3:41 pm on 3/7/24