Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 16, 2023

230281 [Administrative Code - Purchase and Sale of Electricity and Related Products - Public Utilities Commission] Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to modify the waivers of specified contract-related requirements in the Administrative and Environment Codes for electricity and related product transactions, authorize binding arbitration for contracts with Investor Owned Utilities, and increase the annual expenditure limit for energy procurements from $150,000,000 to $200,000,000. (Public Utilities Commission) (Fiscal Impact) Ordinance No. 095-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

221021 [Planning, Administrative Codes - HOME-SF] Sponsors: Dorsey; Peskin Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow projects to qualify for a density bonus under the Housing Opportunities Mean Equity (HOME-SF) Program by agreeing to subject new dwelling units to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance; modifying the zoning changes available to HOME-SF projects; making conforming amendments in the Administrative Code; affirming the Planning Department’s determination 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, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Ordinance No. 091-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

221105 [Planning Code - HOME-SF] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exclude designated historic districts under Article 10 of the Planning Code from the provisions of the Home Ownership Means Equity-San Francisco (HOME-SF) Program; affirming the Planning Department’s determination 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, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Ordinance No. 092-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

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. Supervisor Dorsey requested this Ordinance be DUPLICATED ON FINAL PASSAGE. See Duplicated File No. 230560. Ordinance No. 094-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230560 [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. Duplicated from File No. 230216. Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Line 8, by adding ‘; and 2) displacement has been caused by flooding’; on Page 2, Line 25, through Page 3, Line 1, by adding ‘, including the San Francisco Fire Marshal and/or Building Inspection official’; on Page 2, Line 1, by adding ‘and/or flooding’; on Page 5, Line 11, by adding ‘(fire)’, and Line 13, by adding ‘Category 3 (flooding) and; and making other conforming changes.’ The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to expand the Displaced Tenant Preference in City Affordable Housing Programs to cover tenants where 1) 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; and 2) displacement has been caused by flooding. Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

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. Ordinance No. 097-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

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. Ordinance No. 096-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

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.) Ordinance No. 093-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Noes: Chan, Melgar, Peskin

Excused: Stefani

230307 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Sunset Date of Credit from Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for Qualifying Child Care Facilities] Sponsors: Melgar; Chan, Mandelman, Preston and Safai Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend for five years, until December 31, 2028, the credit against the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for qualifying child care facilities. Supervisor Preston requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230368 [Appropriation - $275,000,000 Total Including Appropriation of $260,878,172 in Certificates of Participation Refunding Proceeds and Deappropriation and Reappropriation of $14,121,828 in Series 2023-R1 Refunding - FY2022-2023] Sponsors: Mayor; Preston Ordinance appropriating $275,000,000 consisting of: appropriation of (1) $260,878,172 of one or more series of Refunding Certificates of Participation Series 2023-R1 proceeds, (2) de-appropriation of $14,121,828 of Series 2012A, 2015-R1, and 2015A Certificates of Participation prior reserve funds, and (3) re-appropriation of the same amount to Refunding Certificates of Participation Series 2023-R1; and placing these funds on Controller’s Reserve pending the sale of the Certificates of Participation in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

d the Trustee, for the lease and lease back of all or a portion of certain real property and improvements owned by the City and located at 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard within the City, at 1 Moreland Drive, San Bruno, California, and/or any other property as shall be determined by the City’s Director of Public Finance; approving the form of Escrow Agreement (including certain indemnities contained therein), between the City and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as escrow agent (“Escrow Agent”); approving the form of an Official Notice of Sale and a Notice of Intention to Sell the Certificates; approving the form of an Official Statement in preliminary and final form; approving the form of a purchase contract between the City and one or more initial purchasers of the Certificates; approving the form of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, sale, execution and delivery of the Certificates; approving modifications to documents; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

“Trustee”) (including certain indemnities contained therein); approving respective forms of a Supplement to Property Lease and a Supplement to Project Lease, each between the City and the Trustee, for the lease and lease back of all or a portion of certain real property and improvements owned by the City and located at 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard within the City, at 1 Moreland Drive, San Bruno, California, and/or any other property as determined by the City’s Director of Public Finance; approving the form of an Official Notice of Sale and a Notice of Intention to Sell the Certificates; approving the form of an Official Statement in preliminary and final form; approving the form of a purchase contract between the City and one or more initial purchasers of the Certificates; approving the form of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate, as defined herein; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, sale, execution and delivery of the Certificates; approving modifications to documents; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230450 [Transportation Code - Extension of Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Fee] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Transportation Code, Division I, to authorize the Service Authority for the Abatement of Abandoned Vehicles (the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board) to extend the $1 abandoned vehicle abatement fee on all vehicles registered to City residents for ten years, from June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2033. (Pursuant to California Vehicle Code, Section 9250.7(g), this matter shall require a vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of all members of the Board of Supervisors to approve the collection of this service fee on all registered vehicles.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230402 [Lease Extension Option Exercise - Michael C. Mitchell - 837 Malcolm Road, Burlingame - Annual Base Rent $150,450] Resolution approving the exercise of the second of two one-year extension options under Lease No. 09-0023, between Michael C. Mitchell and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, to extend the Lease for one year, for a period of May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025, for a total term of April 21, 2009, through April 30, 2025, and increasing the annual rent to $150,450 for office and industrial space occupied by the San Francisco International Airport Reprographics Department at 837 Malcolm Road, Burlingame. (Airport Commission) Resolution No. 260-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230434 [Lease Amendment - Smarte Carte, Inc - Airport Luggage Cart Lease and Operating Agreement - Provision of Free Luggage in the Federal Inspection Service Area of the Airport] Resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the Airport Luggage Cart Lease and Operating Agreement No. 19-0069 between Smarte Carte, Inc., as tenant, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, to modify the methodology used for escalating the flat service fee associated with the provision of free luggage cart service in the Federal Inspection Service (FIS) Area. (Airport Commission) Resolution No. 264-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230486 [Apply for Grant Application - California Department of Housing and Community Development - Local Housing Trust Fund Program Grant - Not to Exceed $5,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to execute a grant application for a grant to fund affordable housing development under the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Local Housing Trust Fund Program, for an amount not to exceed $5,000,000. (Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development) Resolution No. 265-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230448 [Memorandum of Understanding - San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 1] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 1, to be effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026. Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, moved to accept Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding that revises ‘Section 14.2, For Employees on a 48.7 Hours Average Work Week’ by changing ‘Effective July 1, 2022 through close of business June 30, 2023’ to ‘Upon request of the Chief of the Fire Department’, by changing ‘is’ to ‘may be’, and adding ‘by the DHR Director if DHR determines it is necessary to address mandatory overtime, DHR’s determination on whether to provide a waiver is non-grievable.’ Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, moved that this Ordinance be RE-REFERRED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee, after accepting amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230449 [Memorandum of Understanding - San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 2] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 2, to be effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026. Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, moved to accept Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding that revises ‘Section 14.2, For Employees on a 48.7 Hours Average Work Week’ by changing ‘Effective July 1, 2022 through close of business June 30, 2023’ to ‘Upon request of the Chief of the Fire Department’, by changing ‘is’ to ‘may be’, and adding ‘by the DHR Director if DHR determines it is necessary to address mandatory overtime, DHR’s determination on whether to provide a waiver is non-grievable.’ Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, moved that this Ordinance be RE-REFERRED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee, after accepting amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230404 [Selection of Independent Auditors - Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP - Not to Exceed $6,806,424] Sponsor: Peskin Resolution selecting Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP as independent auditors for the Controller's Office and the separately audited departments of the City, for an amount not to exceed $6,806,424 for a four-year contract term to commence July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027. (Controller) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 261-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230192 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation Amendment - 429-431 Castro Street (the Castro Theatre)] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Landmark Designation for Landmark No. 100, 429-431 Castro Street (the Castro Theatre), Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3582, Lot No. 085, under Article 10 of the Planning Code, to list the exterior features that should be preserved or replaced in kind, to add interior features to the designation, and to capture the property’s full historical significance; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Historic Preservation Commission) (Supervisor Melgar dissented in Committee) Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of June 6, 2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230401 [Acceptance and Recording of Avigation Easements - San Mateo County - San Francisco International Airport's Noise Insulation Program] Resolution authorizing acceptance and recording of 124 Avigation Easements from various property owners in San Mateo County required for the San Francisco International Airport's Noise Insulation Program; affirming the Planning Department’s determination of “not a project” under the California Environmental Quality Act; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications, and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution, as defined herein. (Airport Commission) Resolution No. 259-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230375 [Administrative Code - Including Military Service in Definition of “Public Service” for Retirement Service Credit Purchases] Sponsors: Stefani; Safai Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to expand the definition of “public service” to allow members of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System to purchase service credit for time served in the military before City employment. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230053 [Appointment, Ethics Commission - Yaman Salahi] Motion appointing Yaman Salahi, term ending February 1, 2029, to the Ethics Commission. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M23-072 APPROVED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230364 [Report of Assessment Costs for Blighted Properties] Resolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for inspection and/or repair of blighted properties ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Administrative Code, Chapter 80, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a blight abatement fund. (Public Works) Alisha Whitt (Public Works) indicated that the following addresses be removed from the accompanying report due to recent resolution or receipt of payment: 2408 Bay Shore Boulevard; and 2675 Folsom Street. Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved to accept the amendments to the accompanying report, as provided by the Department of Public Works, included in File No. 230364. The motion carried without objection. Resolution No. 258-23 ADOPTED, after accepting the amendments to the accompanying report, by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230406 [Contract Amendment - Mount St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth - Behavioral Health Services - Not to Exceed $20,541,061] Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between Mount St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth and the Department of Public Health (DPH), for behavioral health services to women, children, and families; to increase the agreement by $11,169,510 for a total amount not to exceed $20,541,061; to extend the term by four years from June 30, 2023, for a total agreement term of January 1, 2018, through June 30, 2027; and to authorize DPH 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) Resolution No. 262-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230433 [Agreement - Retroactive - San Francisco Unified School District - Special Education Services - Anticipated Revenue to the City of $1,000,000 or More] Resolution retroactively approving an agreement between the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Unified School District having anticipated revenue to the City of $1,000,000 or more for students with disabilities to receive special education and educationally related mental health services; and to authorize the Department of Public Health to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement 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 agreement or this Resolution. (Public Health Department) Resolution No. 263-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230212 [Planning, Building, Fire Codes - Small Business Month Fee Waivers Including for Awning Installation] Sponsors: Engardio; Mandelman and Safai Ordinance amending the Planning, Building, and Fire Codes to codify the annual waiver of awning replacement fees and awning sign fees applied for during the month of May, to annually waive fees for new awning installations applied for during the months of May 2023 and May 2024, and to indicate that the Planning Code, Building, and Fire Code waivers pertaining to pedestrian street lighting as well as awning replacement, awning installation, and awning sign fees are keyed to permit application in May rather than permit issuance in May; affirming the Planning Department’s determination 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230269 [Commemorative Street Plaque - Judith Heumann - United Nations Plaza] Sponsors: Melgar; Safai, Peskin and Preston Resolution authorizing the placement of a commemorative plaque or statuary in United Nations Plaza in memory of Judith Heumann; directing the Department of Public Works to carry out the installation of the aforementioned plaque or statuary. Resolution No. 256-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230297 [Initiating Landmark Designation - Westwood Park Entrance Gates and Pillars] Sponsor: Melgar Resolution initiating a landmark designation under Article 10 of the Planning Code for the Westwood Park Entrance Gates, located at the intersection of Miramar Avenue and Monterey Boulevard, and the Westwood Park Entrance Pillars located at the intersection of Miramar Avenue and Ocean Avenue. Resolution No. 257-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

221088 [Urging the Recreation and Park Commission to Remove the Name Stow from the Lake in Golden Gate Park, the Boathouse Located at the Lake, and the Drive Circling Strawberry Hill] Sponsors: Melgar; Chan, Peskin, Stefani, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman and Safai Resolution urging the Recreation and Park Commission to remove the name Stow from the Lake at John F. Kennedy Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the Boathouse located in Golden Gate Park surrounding Strawberry Hill, and the Drive circling Strawberry Hill; and to rename the Lake, Boathouse, and Drive to a name that reflects San Francisco’s expressed values of celebrating diversity. Supervisors Mandelman and Safai requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 255-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230545 [Supporting the Writers' Guild of America West in Their Campaign for Fair Compensation and Reasonable Working Conditions] Sponsors: Safai; Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Walton, Ronen, Preston, Stefani, Mandelman, Chan and Dorsey Resolution supporting the Writers’ Guild of America West in their campaign for fair compensation and reasonable working conditions, urging the employers to negotiate in good faith to swiftly reach an agreement that recognizes the writers' important work, and urging the Film Office to report on the strike impact on a regular basis. Supervisors Mandelman, Chan, and Dorsey requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 273-23 ADOPTED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230542 [Asian American and Pacific Islander Against Bullying and Hate Day - May 18, 2023] Sponsors: Chan; Peskin, Safai, Walton, Ronen, Mandelman, Engardio, Melgar, Preston and Dorsey Resolution declaring May 18, 2023, as Asian American and Pacific Islander Against Bullying and Hate Day in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisors Walton, Ronen, Mandelman, Engardio, Melgar, Preston, and Dorsey requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 270-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230550 [Urging the Administration of Equitable and Just Victim Services] Sponsors: Chan; Preston Resolution urging San Francisco law enforcement agencies to administer victim services and justice equitably. Supervisor Preston requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 275-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

e of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which would provide once-in-a-generation funding to restore San Francisco’s urban canopy damaged by recent storms, as well as make long-term tree canopy investments in high-need environmental justice communities in San Francisco, and create urban forestry and green workforce opportunities. Supervisors Safai, Chan, and Mandelman requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 4, Lines 11-12, by changing ‘such as the Friends of the Urban Forest and the’ to ‘San Francisco Public Works’, Line 12, by adding ‘citywide tree maintenance’, Lines 12-15, by changing ‘to support tree planting and long term care efforts’ to ‘and the Recreation and Park Department’s Greenagers youth education and green workforce program, and supported the work of non-profit organizations, such as Friends of the Urban Forest through grant funding opportunities’, Line 17, by changing ‘$1 billion’ to ‘$1.5 billion’, Line 19, by adding ‘in disadvantaged communities’, and Line 23, by adding ‘and disadvantaged’. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

Resolution No. 274-23 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani

230526 [Appointment, Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee - Hillary Brown] Motion appointing Hillary Brown, term ending February 1, 2025, to the Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M23-073 APPROVED by the following vote:

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

Excused: Stefani