# Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 9, 2023

- Meeting date: 2023-05-09
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 31
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## Structured legislative records

### File 230216: Administrative Code - Displaced Tenant Preference in City Affordable Housing

- Pages: 12-13
- Sponsors: Ronen; Walton, Chan and Dorsey
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 230216 [Administrative Code - Displaced Tenant Preference in City Affordable Housing] Sponsors: Ronen; Walton, Chan and Dorsey Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to expand the Displaced Tenant Preference in City Affordable Housing Programs to cover tenants where the tenant’s unlawful unit has been removed as a residential unit by a written approval by the Planning Commission of the demolition, conversion, or merger of the residential unit, or denial by the Planning Commission of an application to legalize the unlawful unit. Supervisors Chan and Dorsey requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
  - Excused: Ronen

### File 230373: Existing Building Code - Façade Inspections for Tall Buildings

- Pages: 13
- Sponsors: Peskin
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 230373 [Existing Building Code - Façade Inspections for Tall Buildings] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Existing Building Code to require buildings with 15 or more stories constructed after 1998 to conduct and submit façade inspection reports; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
  - Excused: Ronen

### File 230137: Street Naming - Mayor Edwin M. Lee Avenue

- Pages: 13
- Sponsors: Melgar; Chan and Mandelman
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 230137 [Street Naming - Mayor Edwin M. Lee Avenue] Sponsors: Melgar; Chan and Mandelman Resolution renaming Lee Avenue from its intersection with Ocean Avenue to its current northern terminus to Mayor Edwin M. Lee Avenue and applying this new street name to the future public right-of-way extension of Lee Avenue to its proposed end point near the southern boundary of Archbishop Riordan High School. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 249-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
  - Excused: Ronen

### File 230138: Official Naming of Unnamed Streets - Balboa Reservoir Project

- Pages: 13
- Sponsors: Melgar
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 230138 [Official Naming of Unnamed Streets - Balboa Reservoir Project] Sponsor: Melgar Resolution approving Diego Lane, Loquat Lane, Meyer Lane, and Wisteria Lane as the official street names for certain yet to be constructed unnamed streets located within the Balboa Reservoir Project. Resolution No. 250-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
  - Excused: Ronen

### File 230309: Police Code - Limited Live Performance Permit in Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District

- Pages: 13-14
- Sponsors: Peskin
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 230309 [Police Code - Limited Live Performance Permit in Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Police Code to change from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., the time at which a Live Performance in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District under a Limited Live Performance Permit must conclude; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
  - Excused: Ronen

### File 230167: Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Permit Prioritization

- Pages: 14
- Sponsors: Safai
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 230167 [Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Permit Prioritization] Sponsor: Safai Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to create a Permit Prioritization Task Force responsible for developing a recommended Citywide list of prioritized permits and project types and recommending permit prioritization guidelines to the Department of Building Inspection, the Planning Department, and the Department of Public Works, requiring those departments to review and update their permit prioritization guidelines periodically, and requiring the commissions that oversee each department to approve the department’s permit prioritization guidelines; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisors Chan, Melgar, and Peskin voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton
  - Noes: Chan, Melgar, Peskin

### File 230457: City Corporate Seal - Use by District 6, Supervisor Matt Dorsey

- Pages: 14
- Sponsors: Dorsey
- Vote 1: amendment
  - Action: 230457 [City Corporate Seal - Use by District 6, Supervisor Matt Dorsey] Sponsor: Dorsey Resolution approving the use of the City’s Corporate Seal for the purpose of jackets for District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey and his staff that identify them as a member of the Board of Supervisors and Board of Supervisors staff representing District 6. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Anne Pearson (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 1, Line 17, by striking ‘Bryan Dahl, Leo Alfaro, Madison Tam, and Mahanaz Ebadi’. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton
- Vote 2: adoption, likely final
  - Action: Resolution No. 248-23 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

### File 230388: Amending the Rules of Order - Dissolving the Youth, Young Adult, and Families Committee

- Pages: 14-15
- Sponsors: Ronen
- Vote 1: approval, likely final
  - Action: 230388 [Amending the Rules of Order - Dissolving the Youth, Young Adult, and Families Committee] Sponsor: Ronen Motion amending the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order by amending Rules 3.25 and 3.25.1, and striking Rule 3.31 to dissolve the Youth, Young Adult, and Families Committee. (Pursuant to Board Rule 3.26.1, an amendment to the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of the Board of Supervisors.) Motion No. M23-071 APPROVED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

## Extracted text

### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/924/2023-05-09-minutes#page-13)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                              5/9/2023



230373 [Existing Building Code - Façade Inspections for Tall Buildings]
            Sponsor: Peskin
            Ordinance amending the Existing Building Code to require buildings with 15 or more stories
            constructed after 1998 to conduct and submit façade inspection reports; and affirming the Planning
            Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
                 Excused: 1 - Ronen

            President Peskin requested File Nos. 230137 and 230138 be called together.


230137 [Street Naming - Mayor Edwin M. Lee Avenue]
            Sponsors: Melgar; Chan and Mandelman
            Resolution renaming Lee Avenue from its intersection with Ocean Avenue to its current northern
            terminus to Mayor Edwin M. Lee Avenue and applying this new street name to the future public
            right-of-way extension of Lee Avenue to its proposed end point near the southern boundary of
            Archbishop Riordan High School.
            Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
            Resolution No. 249-23
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
                 Excused: 1 - Ronen


230138 [Official Naming of Unnamed Streets - Balboa Reservoir Project]
            Sponsor: Melgar
            Resolution approving Diego Lane, Loquat Lane, Meyer Lane, and Wisteria Lane as the official street
            names for certain yet to be constructed unnamed streets located within the Balboa Reservoir Project.
            Resolution No. 250-23
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
                 Excused: 1 - Ronen



Recommendation of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee


230309 [Police Code - Limited Live Performance Permit in Polk Street Neighborhood
       Commercial District]
            Sponsor: Peskin
            Ordinance amending the Police Code to change from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., the time at which a
            Live Performance in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District under a Limited Live
            Performance Permit must conclude; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the
            California Environmental Quality Act.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton
                 Excused: 1 - Ronen

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Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                              5/9/2023




Recommendations of the Rules Committee
            Supervisor Ronen was noted present at 2:17 p.m.


230167 [Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Permit Prioritization]
            Sponsor: Safai
            Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to create a Permit Prioritization
            Task Force responsible for developing a recommended Citywide list of prioritized permits and project
            types and recommending permit prioritization guidelines to the Department of Building Inspection, the
            Planning Department, and the Department of Public Works, requiring those departments to review
            and update their permit prioritization guidelines periodically, and requiring the commissions that
            oversee each department to approve the department’s permit prioritization guidelines; and affirming
            the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
            (Supervisors Chan, Melgar, and Peskin voted No on First Reading.)
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 8 - Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton
                 Noes: 3 - Chan, Melgar, Peskin


230457 [City Corporate Seal - Use by District 6, Supervisor Matt Dorsey]
            Sponsor: Dorsey
            Resolution approving the use of the City’s Corporate Seal for the purpose of jackets for District 6
            Supervisor Matt Dorsey and his staff that identify them as a member of the Board of Supervisors and
            Board of Supervisors staff representing District 6.
            Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Anne Pearson (Office of the City Attorney) who
            responded to questions raised throughout the discussion.
            Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN
            AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 1, Line 17, by striking ‘Bryan Dahl, Leo
            Alfaro, Madison Tam, and Mahanaz Ebadi’. The motion carried by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
                 Walton
            Resolution No. 248-23
            ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
                 Walton


230388 [Amending the Rules of Order - Dissolving the Youth, Young Adult, and Families
       Committee]
            Sponsor: Ronen
            Motion amending the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order by amending Rules 3.25 and 3.25.1, and
            striking Rule 3.31 to dissolve the Youth, Young Adult, and Families Committee.
            (Pursuant to Board Rule 3.26.1, an amendment to the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order shall be
            adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of the Board of Supervisors.)
            Motion No. M23-071
            APPROVED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
                 Walton

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