# Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 16, 2023 - Meeting date: 2023-05-16 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 31 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/926/2023-05-16-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1103471&GUID=438D89F1-0CE8-416F-AC94-4285060FF453) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 230545: Supporting the Writers' Guild of America West in Their Campaign for Fair Compensation and Reasonable Working Conditions - Pages: 19-20 - Sponsors: Safai; Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Walton, Ronen, Preston, Stefani, Mandelman, Chan and Dorsey - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 ### File 230542: Asian American and Pacific Islander Against Bullying and Hate Day - May 18, 2023 - Pages: 20 - Sponsors: Chan; Peskin, Safai, Walton, Ronen, Mandelman, Engardio, Melgar, Preston and Dorsey - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 ### File 230550: Urging the Administration of Equitable and Just Victim Services - Pages: 20-21 - Sponsors: Chan; Preston - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 ### File 230549: Supporting San Francisco’s Inflation Reduction Act Grant Request for Urban and Community Forestry - Pages: 21 - Sponsors: Peskin; Safai, Chan and Mandelman - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 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 - Vote 2: adoption, likely final - Action: Resolution No. 274-23 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton - Excused: Stefani ### File 230526: Appointment, Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee - Hillary Brown - Pages: 21 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 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 ## Extracted text ### [Page 20](https://sfbos.info/documents/926/2023-05-16-minutes#page-20) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/16/2023 Severed from the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda Supervisor Chan requested that File Nos. 230542 and 230550 be severed so that they may be considered separately. President Peskin then requested these files be called together. 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: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 1 - 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: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 1 - Stefani City and County of San Francisco Page 471 Printed at 4:11 pm on 4/25/24 ### [Page 21](https://sfbos.info/documents/926/2023-05-16-minutes#page-21) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/16/2023 President Peskin requested that File Nos. 230549 and 230526 be severed so that they may be considered separately. 230549 [Supporting San Francisco’s Inflation Reduction Act Grant Request for Urban and Community Forestry] Sponsors: Peskin; Safai, Chan and Mandelman Resolution supporting San Francisco’s grant application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in response to its Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Notice 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: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 1 - Stefani Resolution No. 274-23 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 1 - 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: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 1 - Stefani IMPERATIVE AGENDA There were no imperative agenda items. City and County of San Francisco Page 472 Printed at 4:11 pm on 4/25/24