# Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 7, 2023 - Meeting date: 2023-03-07 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 31 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/906/2023-03-07-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1086484&GUID=7C553910-7620-4C47-BE7E-1BED771118BC) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 230125: Administrative, Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Homelessness Oversight Commission and Related City Bodies - Pages: 8-9 - Sponsors: Safai; Mandelman - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 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 ### File 230004: Settlement of Lawsuit - Merrill Beth Ferguson - $7,500,000 - Pages: 9 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 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 ### File 221008: Remote Public Comment at Meetings of the Board of Supervisors and its Committees - Pages: 9-10 - Sponsors: Mandelman - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 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 - Vote 2: approval, likely final - Action: 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 ### File 221187: Administrative Code - Power to Sell for Nonresidential Commercial Properties - Pages: 10 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 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 ### File 230120: Public Auction - Tax-Defaulted Real Property - Pages: 10 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 ### File 221223: Environment Code - Repeal and Replace Chapter 7 Green Building Requirements - Pages: 10-11 - Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Safai - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 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 ## Extracted text ### [Page 9](https://sfbos.info/documents/906/2023-03-07-minutes#page-9) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/7/2023 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 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: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Referred Without Recommendation From the Rules Committee 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: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Noes: 1 - Mandelman City and County of San Francisco Page 184 Printed at 2:20 pm on 3/28/24 ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/906/2023-03-07-minutes#page-10) 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: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Noes: 1 - Mandelman NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee President Peskin requested that File Nos. 221187 and 230120 be called together. 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: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton 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: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton 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: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 185 Printed at 2:20 pm on 3/28/24