Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 7, 2023

230002 [Administrative Code Waivers - Biogas Utilization Project Agreements, Southeast Treatment Plant] Ordinance authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to exempt certain design, construction, finance, operation, and maintenance services and related agreements for the Public-Private Partnership (P3) delivery of the Biogas Utilization Project at the Southeast Treatment Plant (SEP), located at 1800 Jerrold Avenue, from Chapters 6, 14B, and 21, and Section 23.30 of the Administrative Code, but requiring compliance with the underlying public policies, including the payment of prevailing wages, implementation of a local business enterprise participation program, and compliance with the City’s local hire policy and first source hiring ordinance, as applicable to such agreements, and permitting a best-value selection of the contractor team if the City elects to proceed with the Project after completing its review under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Public Utilities Commission) Ordinance No. 028-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230097 [De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 10 General City Responsibility - District 10 Projects and Services - Various Departments - $250,000 - FY2022-2023] Sponsor: Walton Ordinance de-appropriating $250,000 from General City Responsibility and re-appropriating $170,000 to the Human Rights Commission for District 10 safety plan implementation, youth activities such as sports, mentoring, college exploration, and on-site school support to District 10 schools, and $80,000 to the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for District 10 sports programming for basketball and football in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023. (Fiscal Impact) Ordinance No. 034-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230003 [029-23Settlement of Lawsuit - Ludmila Ulitskaya - $65,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ludmila Ulitskaya against the City and County of San Francisco for $65,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 5, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-591299; entitled Ludmila Ulitskaya v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 029-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230005 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Nicole Spencer - $225,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Nicole Spencer against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 18, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-589457; entitled Nicole Spencer v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 031-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230006 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Francisco Valle - $1,950,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Francisco Valle against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,950,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 30, 2021, in United States District Court-Northern District of California, Case No. 21-cv-5636 EMC; entitled Francisco Valle v. Paolo Morgado, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged civil rights violations including Brady violations and fabrication of evidence in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 032-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230056 [Health Code - Overdose Prevention Programs] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen, Preston, Mandelman, Walton and Dorsey Ordinance amending the Health Code to repeal the City’s permitting requirement for the operation of overdose prevention programs. Ordinance No. 033-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

221244 [Administrative Code - Extension of Sunset Date and Deadline for Required Reports of Reinvestment Working Group] Sponsors: Preston; Chan Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the time for the Reinvestment Working Group to submit required reports to the Board of Supervisors and the Local Agency Formation Commission, from the current one-year deadline to September 30, 2023, and to extend the sunset date for the Working Group to December 31, 2023. Ordinance No. 027-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

ents not required by Proposition C to increase the number of seats on the Coordinating Board from nine to eleven; decrease the number of seats on the Monitoring Committee from twelve to thirteen; align the Coordinating Board’s member qualifications with Continuum of Care requirements; prohibit members of the Coordinating Board, the Monitoring Committee, and the Shelter Grievance Advisory Committee (“Grievance Committee”) from serving on other City bodies related to homelessness; provide that the Commission appoint members of the Grievance Committee and the Monitoring Committee; require the Director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“Department”) attend Commission meetings and provide administrative support to the Commission and the Monitoring Committee; remove the Mayor’s sole authority to appoint and remove the Director of the Department; require the Department to report to the Commission in lieu of the Coordinating Board for the Mayor’s Fund for the Homeless and the Navigation Partnerships Fund; and require that the Grievance Committee and the Monitoring Committee provide reports to the Commission. Ordinance No. 035-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230004 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Merrill Beth Ferguson - $7,500,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Merrill Beth Ferguson against the City and County of San Francisco for $7,500,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 12, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-587638; entitled Merrill Beth Ferguson v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from a vehicle versus pedestrian collision. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 030-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

221008 [Remote Public Comment at Meetings of the Board of Supervisors and its Committees] Sponsor: Mandelman Motion discontinuing remote participation by members of the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) at meetings of the Board and its committees for reasons related to COVID-19; and discontinuing remote public comment by members of the public at meetings of the Board and its committees, except as legally required to enable people with disabilities to participate in such meetings. Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Motion be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, by removing ‘Limited Teleconferencing and’ from the short title; updating language from the long title that establishes an interim rule to provide remote public comment for all persons; and adding other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: Mandelman

City and County of San Francisco Page 184 Printed at 2:20 pm on 3/28/24 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/7/2023 Motion rescinding the Board of Supervisors’ (“Board”) March 17, 2020 motion authorizing teleconferencing; reflecting the intention of the Board to amend the Board’s Rules of Order to provide for remote public comment by all members of the public who wish to comment remotely at meetings of the Board and its committees; and establishing an interim rule to provide for remote public comment for all persons who wish to comment remotely, to remain in effect until the Board amends the Rules of Order to provide for remote public comment, or April 15, 2023, whichever occurs first. Motion No. M23-039 APPROVED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: Mandelman

221187 [Administrative Code - Power to Sell for Nonresidential Commercial Properties] Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to allow the Tax Collector to sell tax-defaulted nonresidential commercial property after five years of nonpayment of property taxes instead of after three years. (Treasurer-Tax Collector) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230120 [Public Auction - Tax-Defaulted Real Property] Resolution authorizing the Tax Collector to sell, at public auction, certain parcels of tax-defaulted real property. (Treasurer-Tax Collector) Resolution No. 096-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

221223 [Environment Code - Repeal and Replace Chapter 7 Green Building Requirements] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Safai Ordinance amending the Environment Code to repeal Chapter 7: Green Building Requirements for City Buildings and replace with new Chapter 7: Municipal Green Building Requirements; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

221278 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Blue Shield of California Foundation - Economic Security and Mobility Program - $200,000] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of the Status of Women to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the Blue Shield of California Foundation for a two-year grant period from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2024, to launch Women’s Economic Security Pilot Programs. (Department on the Status of Women) Resolution No. 100-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230042 [Design Professional Services Agreement - Mark Cavagnero Associates - Water Enterprise City Distribution Division Facilities - 2000 Marin Street - Not to Exceed $27,800,000] Resolution approving the Design Professional Services Agreement, Contract No. PRO.0264, with Mark Cavagnero Associates to provide architectural, engineering, and consulting services to design the new San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Enterprise City Distribution Division facilities at 2000 Marin Street for a total cost not to exceed $27,800,000 with a term of five years from March 1, 2023, through February 28, 2028, subject to Board of Supervisors’ approval under Charter, Section 9.118. (Public Utilities Commission) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 094-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230091 [Professional Services Agreement - APX Inc. - Power Scheduling Coordination Services and Related Support Services - Not to Exceed $895,742,800] Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. PRO.0152, Power Scheduling Coordination and Related Support Services, with APX Inc., to allow for the processing of the California Independent System Operator power transmission service charges, to increase the contract by $636,000,000 for a total not to exceed contract amount of $895,742,800 subject to the Board of Supervisors approval pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118, with no change to the five year of term from March 2022 through April 2027. (Public Utilities Commission) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 095-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230122 [Agreement Amendment - San Francisco AIDS Foundation - HIV Rental Subsidies - Not to Exceed $51,075,213] Sponsors: Mandelman; Chan, Safai and Dorsey Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Department of Public Health, to provide HIV rental subsidies; to increase the agreement by $41,667,580 for an amount not to exceed $51,075,213; to extend the term by eight years from June 30, 2023, for a total agreement term of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2031; and to authorize the Department of Public Health to enter into amendments or modifications to the contract prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract or this Resolution. (Public Health Department) (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Dorsey requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 097-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230136 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - California Department of Social Services - Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Placement and Services Program - $7,000,000] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department on the Status of Women to accept and expend a grant from the California Department of Social Services for the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Placement and Services Program in the amount of $7,000,000 for a three-year grant period from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025. (Department on the Status of Women) Resolution No. 093-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230173 [Loan Documents - 629 Post Street - Small Sites Program, Academy of Art University Settlement Fund - Not to Exceed $30,385,225] Sponsors: Mayor; Safai and Mandelman Resolution approving and authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to execute documents relating to a loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of 629 Post Street, pursuant to the Small Sites Program, utilizing the Academy of Art University Settlement Fund for a total loan amount not to exceed $30,385,225; confirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and finding that the Project loan is consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 098-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

221261 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - The Village Special Use District] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen, Preston, Melgar, Peskin, Dorsey, Safai, Mandelman and Chan Ordinance amending the Planning Code and the Zoning Map to add The Village Special Use District, located adjacent to 56 Julian Avenue, at 80 Julian Avenue, and constituting Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3547, Lot No. 52; making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Supervisors Dorsey, Safai, and Mandelman requested to be added as co-sponsors PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

220815 [Administrative Code - Definition of Tourist or Transient Use under Hotel Conversion Ordinance; Amortization Period] Sponsors: Peskin; Chan and Melgar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to add a definition of Tourist or Transient Use under the Residential Hotel Unit Conversion and Demolition Ordinance; to set the term of tenancy for such use at less than seven days, for two years after the effective date of this Ordinance, and, after that two-year period, at less than 30 days; to provide an amortization period applicable to hotels currently regulated under the Ordinance; to provide a process by which the owners or operators of regulated hotels can request that the amortization period be longer, on a case-by-case basis; to amend the definition of Permanent Resident, from a person who occupies a room for at least 32 days to one who occupies a room for at least 30 days; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisors Chan and Melgar requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

221297 [Liquor License Transfer - 3336-24 Street - Las Margaritas] Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to Francisco Javier Villalobos, to do business as Las Margaritas located at 3336-24 Street (District 9) will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) Resolution No. 101-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230098 [Mayoral Appointment, Successor Agency Commission (Commonly Known as Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure) - Tamsen Drew] Motion confirming the Mayor’s nomination for appointment of Tamsen Drew to the Successor Agency Commission (commonly known as the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure), for a four-year term ending November 3, 2026. (Clerk of the Board) (Ordinance No. 215-12, Section 6(b), provides that this member shall be appointed by the Mayor and subject to confirmation by the majority of the Board of Supervisors. There is no deadline for confirmation and the appointment is not effective until the Board takes action. Transmittal date: February 1, 2023) Motion No. M23-038 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230127 [Appointment, Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 - Quirina Mitchell] Motion appointing Quirina Mitchell, term ending September 2, 2024, to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 1. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M23-041 APPROVED

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230131 [Mayoral Appointment, Historic Preservation Commission - Victoria Gray] Motion approving the Mayor’s nomination for the appointment of Victoria Gray, term ending December 31, 2026, to the Historic Preservation Commission. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.135, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk, the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: February 7, 2023.) Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Motion be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, by striking 'approving' from the long title and replacing it with 'rejecting'; and updating the language to reject the nomination throughout the legislation. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani

Noes: Dorsey, Engardio, Walton

Motion No. M23-040 APPROVED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai

Noes: Dorsey, Engardio, Stefani, Walton

230231 [Supporting California Senate Bill No. 593 (Wiener) and Urging State Action to Increase Funding for Affordable Replacement Housing in San Francisco] Sponsors: Peskin; Safai, Melgar, Chan, Engardio, Ronen, Mandelman, Dorsey, Preston and Walton Resolution supporting California Senate Bill No. 593, introduced by State Senator Scott Wiener, to authorize additional tax increment funding for affordable replacement housing in the City and County of San Francisco. Resolution No. 105-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230232 [Initiating Landmark Designation - Colombo Market Arch] Sponsors: Peskin; Stefani and Safai Resolution initiating a landmark designation under Article 10 of the Planning Code for the Colombo Market Arch constructed in 1894 and located at Sydney Walton Park on Front Street between Jackson Street and Pacific Avenue. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 099-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230235 [Moving Vision Zero Forward] Sponsors: Preston; Peskin, Ronen, Walton, Stefani, Engardio, Mandelman, Dorsey and Melgar Resolution calling for a citywide re-commitment to Vision Zero and urging the Mayor, the Municipal Transportation Agency, Department of Public Health, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, Fire Department, Police Department, and other city agencies that signed onto Vision Zero in 2014 to prioritize this policy, provide the needed resources, and improve interagency processes and collaboration to bring our city closer to Vision Zero goals by December 2024. Supervisors Mandelman, Dorsey, and Melgar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 106-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230237 [Supporting California State Senate Bill No. 691 (Portantino) - Dyslexia Risk Screening] Sponsors: Safai; Ronen, Walton, Chan and Mandelman Resolution supporting California State Senate Bill No. 691, introduced by Senate Member Anthony Portantino (SD- 25), which would require the State Board of Education to establish an approved list of evidence-based culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate screening instruments to be used by a local educational agency, as defined, to screen pupils for risk of dyslexia. Supervisors Chan and Mandelman requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 108-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230238 [Supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 1505 (Rodriguez) - $250,000,000 Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing] Sponsor: Safai Resolution supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 1505, introduced by Assembly Member Freddie Rodriguez, maintaining $250,000,000 in funding for a state Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing in California. Resolution No. 109-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230177 [Condemning House Concurrent Resolution 9] Sponsors: Preston; Dorsey Resolution condemning the passage of “Red-Baiting” House Concurrent Resolution 9, and urging Congress not to engage in, vote for, or otherwise support fearmongering and red-baiting by the federal government. Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, by striking the language on Page 1, Lines 12-16; and on Page 2, Line 14, by striking the word ‘misleading’. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

Resolution No. 102-23 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230178 [Upholding San Francisco Values to Protect our Sanctuary City] Sponsors: Ronen; Walton, Preston, Melgar, Chan, Safai and Peskin Resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Biden Administration to reject the recent attack on San Francisco’s long-standing Sanctuary Ordinance and urging DHS to extradite the accused individuals without further delay. Supervisor Peskin requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 103-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: Dorsey

230179 [Urging Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Scott Wiener, Assembly Member Matt Haney, and Assembly Member Phil Ting to Legalize Sex Work in California] Sponsor: Ronen Resolution urging Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Scott Wiener, Assembly Member Matt Haney, and Assembly Member Phil Ting to legalize consensual adult prostitution in the State of California; legalization is a proven effective method to protect the health and safety of sex workers while reducing crime and violence. Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of March 14, 2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230236 [Supporting California State Senate Bill No. 227 (Durazo) - Safety Net for All] Sponsors: Ronen; Walton, Chan, Preston, Mandelman and Melgar Resolution supporting California State Senate Bill No. 227 (Durazo), a Safety Net for All, to create an Excluded Workers Program to offer unemployment benefits to undocumented workers who have paid into the system through tax on their wages. Supervisors Chan, Preston, Mandelman, and Melgar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 107-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

230227 [Opposing State Ballot Initiative Limiting Voters’ and Local Governments’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Public Services] Sponsors: Chan; Peskin, Preston, Mandelman, Walton, Dorsey, Ronen and Melgar Resolution opposing State Ballot Initiative 21-0042A1, which qualified for the November 2024 statewide ballot, and will further severely limit the ability of voters and local governments to raise revenues for government services. Supervisors Mandelman, Walton, Dorsey, Ronen, and Melgar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Chan, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, by striking ‘will’ and replacing it with ‘which purports to’ in the long title; and adding ‘purport to’ on Page 1, Lines 13, 15, and 23, as well as on Page 2, Line 6; on Page 2, Line 11, by adding ‘taxes, fees, and other charges’; and adding other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None

Resolution opposing State Ballot Initiative 21-0042A1, which qualified for the November 2024 statewide ballot, and which purports to further severely limit the ability of voters and local governments to raise revenues for government services. Resolution No. 104-23 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Noes: None