# 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 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 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