# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 26, 2023

- Meeting date: 2023-09-26
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 22
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## Structured legislative records

### File 230934: Grant of Easements - Pacific Gas and Electric Company - 593 Total Square Feet for Electrical and Gas Utilities to Serve 100% Affordable Housing at 4840 Mission - At No Cost

- Pages: 9-10
- Sponsors: Mayor; Safai
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: rty located at 4840 Mission Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6959, Lot No. 35), consisting of an easement of 198 square feet of land at the northwest edge of the parcel for electrical equipment and an easement of 395 square feet of land at the northern edge of parcel for gas equipment, between the City and County of San Francisco and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”), for the purpose of providing electrical and gas utilities to 100% affordable housing located on the City’s property, at no cost for a term effective upon approval of this Resolution and until PG&E surrenders or abandons the easement areas or the agreement is terminated; determination that the grant of the easements at no cost will serve a public purpose by providing affordable housing for extremely low, very low, low, and moderate income households in need and facilitate electric service by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, in accordance with Administrative Code, Section 23.3; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution, as defined herein. Resolution No. 454-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

### File 230855: Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

- Pages: 10
- Sponsors: Peskin; Safai, Mandelman and Dorsey
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: ess for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Supervisor Preston voted No on First Reading.) Supervisor Dorsey requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton
  - Noes: Preston

### File 230810: Administrative Code - Tenant Organizing

- Pages: 10
- Sponsors: Chan; Peskin, Preston, Ronen and Walton
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 230810 [Administrative Code - Tenant Organizing] Sponsors: Chan; Peskin, Preston, Ronen and Walton Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenants may elect to be accompanied by a tenant association representative at meetings with their landlord; to set rules for the duration of and attendance at meetings of the full tenant association; to provide that a tenant association remains in good standing unless it has failed to re-certify or a new tenant association has been certified; and to make clarifying changes regarding the obligation of landlords and tenant associations to confer in good faith. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

## Extracted text

### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/948/2023-09-26-minutes#page-10)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                                9/26/2023




Referred Without Recommendation from the Land Use and Transportation Committee


230855 [Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions]
            Sponsors: Peskin; Safai, Mandelman and Dorsey
            Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements,
            including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San
            Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and
            that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those
            projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees,
            subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees,
            including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects
            approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of
            entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026
            to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated
            unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory
            Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the
            California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings
            under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the
            eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
            (Supervisor Preston voted No on First Reading.)
            Supervisor Dorsey requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton
                 Noes: 1 - Preston



Recommendation of the Rules Committee


230810 [Administrative Code - Tenant Organizing]
            Sponsors: Chan; Peskin, Preston, Ronen and Walton
            Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenants may elect to be accompanied
            by a tenant association representative at meetings with their landlord; to set rules for the duration of
            and attendance at meetings of the full tenant association; to provide that a tenant association
            remains in good standing unless it has failed to re-certify or a new tenant association has been
            certified; and to make clarifying changes regarding the obligation of landlords and tenant associations
            to confer in good faith.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
                 Walton



SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
            There were no commendations recognized.




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