# Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 7, 2023 - Meeting date: 2023-11-07 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 26 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/958/2023-11-07-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1134163&GUID=1ACBE090-FC0C-43C3-B567-D060CD8481B1) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 231008: Administrative Code - Community Policing and Foot and Bike Patrols - Pages: 4-5 - Sponsors: Safai; Engardio, Peskin, Ronen, Chan, Walton, Dorsey, Melgar and Mandelman - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 231008 [Administrative Code - Community Policing and Foot and Bike Patrols] Sponsors: Safai; Engardio, Peskin, Ronen, Chan, Walton, Dorsey, Melgar and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Chief of Police to adopt a foot and bike patrol strategy for the Police Department. Ordinance No. 232-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Melgar, Ronen ### File 230986: Charter Amendment - Mayoral Authority to Disapprove Certain SFMTA Budget Proposals - Pages: 5-6 - Sponsors: Safai; Peskin and Ronen - Vote 1: amendment - Action: ’s review as provided in subsection (a)(1)’, Line 22, by striking ‘increases and’, and Lines 23-24, by striking ‘The Mayor shall submit the budget to the Board of Supervisors, without change.’; on Page 4, Lines 15-16, by adding ‘or at any other time in the Agency’s discretion’; on Page 4, Line 23, through Page 5, Line 5, by changing ‘The’ to ‘At any time the Agency proposes a budget amendment that includes a Fare and/or Meter Increase, the Agency shall first submit the budget amendment to the Mayor and the Mayor shall have 15 days to disapprove any Fare and/or Meter Increase. The Mayor’s disapproval shall be in writing and shall identify the specific Fare and/or Meter Increase(s) that are disapproved. If the Mayor disapproves any Fare and/or Meter Increase, the Agency shall not submit the budget amendment to the Board of Supervisors. If the Mayor does not disapprove any Fare and/or Meter Increase within 15 days, the Mayor or the Agency shall submit the budget amendment to the Board of Supervisors. Once submitted, the’; on Page 5, Lines 14-15, by changing ‘his or her’ to ‘the Controller’s’; and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Melgar, Ronen - Vote 2: continuance - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 968 Printed at 5:09 pm on 4/26/24 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/7/2023 Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to provide that the Mayor may disapprove in writing certain San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) proposals that must be part of SFMTA’s proposed budget or budget amendment; proposals subject to disapproval are increases in fares and parking meter maximum rates, and net expansion of hours or days of parking meter operation; at an election to be held on March 5, 2024. (Supervisor Dorsey dissented in committee.) Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED AS AMENDED to a Committee of the Whole at the Board of Supervisors meeting on November 14, 2023. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Melgar, Ronen ### File 230987: Charter Amendment - Establishing the Department of Emergency Management in the Charter - Pages: 6 - Sponsors: Safai - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 230987 [Charter Amendment - Establishing the Department of Emergency Management in the Charter] Sponsor: Safai Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to establish within the Charter the Department of Emergency Management, the position of the Director of the Department, and the Director’s qualifications and appointing authority; at an election to be held on March 5, 2024. Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Charter Amendment be RE-REFERRED to the Rules Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Melgar, Ronen ### File 230962: Waiver of Municipal Code Provisions - City of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Used Compressed Natural Gas Transit Buses - Not to Exceed $350,000 - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 230962 [Waiver of Municipal Code Provisions - City of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Used Compressed Natural Gas Transit Buses - Not to Exceed $350,000] Ordinance waiving competitive bidding requirements in the Administrative Code, and all other requirements in the Administrative Code, Environment Code, or other parts of the Municipal Code as applied to a commodities purchase, to authorize the Airport Commission to procure up to 14 used compressed natural gas transit buses from the City of Phoenix, which owns and operates Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, for an amount not to exceed $350,000; and authorizing the Airport Director to negotiate the terms of the agreement consistent with the not to exceed amount. (Airport Commission) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Melgar, Ronen ## Extracted text ### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/958/2023-11-07-minutes#page-5) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/7/2023 230986 [Charter Amendment - Mayoral Authority to Disapprove Certain SFMTA Budget Proposals] Sponsors: Safai; Peskin and Ronen Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to provide that the Mayor must affirmatively approve in writing certain San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) proposals as part of the SFMTA’s proposed budget or budget amendment; proposals subject to the approval requirement include changes to fares, parking meter maximum rates, and hours or days of parking meter operation; at an election to be held on March 5, 2024. (Supervisor Dorsey dissented in committee.) Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved that this Charter Amendment be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Line 1, by changing ‘Mayor Approval Required for’ to ‘Mayoral Authority to Disapprove’, Line 5, by changing ‘must affirmatively approve’ to ‘may disapprove’, Line 6, by changing ‘as’ to ‘that must be’, Line 7, by changing ‘the approval requirement include changes to’ to ‘disapproval are increases in’, and adding ‘and’ after ‘fares’, and Line 8, by adding ‘net expansion of’ before ‘hours’, Line 22, by striking ‘and’; on Page 2, Line 10, by adding ‘(b)’ before ‘8’, and Lines 18-21, by adding ‘(iv) Notwithstanding the authority established in subsection (b)8, the Agency shall submit any increases in parking meter maximum rates or net expansion of hours or days of parking meter operation to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors as part of the submission of the Agency’s budget or submission of a budget amendment under Section 8A.106.’; on Page 3, Lines 1-12, by adding ‘(a) (1) If the Agency’s proposed budget includes an increase in fares or parking meter maximum rates, or a net expansion of hours or days of parking meter operation (“Fare and/or Meter Increase”), then no later than April 15 of each even-numbered year, after professional review and public hearing, and after receiving the recommendations of the Citizens’ Advisory Council, the Agency shall submit its proposed budget with annual appropriation detail in a form approved by the Controller, for each of the next two fiscal years to the Mayor. By no later than May 15, the Mayor may disapprove any proposed Fare and/or Meter Increase and return the budget to the Agency to submit an alternative proposed budget to the Mayor by no later than May 31. The Mayor’s disapproval shall be in writing and shall identify the specific Fare and/or Meter Increase(s) that are disapproved. If the Mayor takes no action to disapprove any Fare and/or Meter Increase by May 15, the Mayor shall submit the proposed budget to the Board of Supervisors, without change, for its review and consideration.’, Lines 13-14, by changing ‘No’ to ‘(2) For a proposed budget that does not include any Fare and/or Meter Increase as set forth in subsection (a)(1), no’, Line 15, by adding ‘and’, Lines 17-18, by changing ‘and’ to ‘and the Mayor shall submit it to’, Line 18, by adding ‘without change’, and changing ‘their’ to ‘its’, Lines 21-22, by adding ‘any Fare and/or Meter Increase subject to the Mayor’s review as provided in subsection (a)(1)’, Line 22, by striking ‘increases and’, and Lines 23-24, by striking ‘The Mayor shall submit the budget to the Board of Supervisors, without change.’; on Page 4, Lines 15-16, by adding ‘or at any other time in the Agency’s discretion’; on Page 4, Line 23, through Page 5, Line 5, by changing ‘The’ to ‘At any time the Agency proposes a budget amendment that includes a Fare and/or Meter Increase, the Agency shall first submit the budget amendment to the Mayor and the Mayor shall have 15 days to disapprove any Fare and/or Meter Increase. The Mayor’s disapproval shall be in writing and shall identify the specific Fare and/or Meter Increase(s) that are disapproved. If the Mayor disapproves any Fare and/or Meter Increase, the Agency shall not submit the budget amendment to the Board of Supervisors. If the Mayor does not disapprove any Fare and/or Meter Increase within 15 days, the Mayor or the Agency shall submit the budget amendment to the Board of Supervisors. Once submitted, the’; on Page 5, Lines 14-15, by changing ‘his or her’ to ‘the Controller’s’; and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 2 - Melgar, Ronen City and County of San Francisco Page 968 Printed at 5:09 pm on 4/26/24 ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/958/2023-11-07-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/7/2023 Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to provide that the Mayor may disapprove in writing certain San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) proposals that must be part of SFMTA’s proposed budget or budget amendment; proposals subject to disapproval are increases in fares and parking meter maximum rates, and net expansion of hours or days of parking meter operation; at an election to be held on March 5, 2024. (Supervisor Dorsey dissented in committee.) Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED AS AMENDED to a Committee of the Whole at the Board of Supervisors meeting on November 14, 2023. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 2 - Melgar, Ronen 230987 [Charter Amendment - Establishing the Department of Emergency Management in the Charter] Sponsor: Safai Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to establish within the Charter the Department of Emergency Management, the position of the Director of the Department, and the Director’s qualifications and appointing authority; at an election to be held on March 5, 2024. Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Charter Amendment be RE-REFERRED to the Rules Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 2 - Melgar, Ronen NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee 230962 [Waiver of Municipal Code Provisions - City of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Used Compressed Natural Gas Transit Buses - Not to Exceed $350,000] Ordinance waiving competitive bidding requirements in the Administrative Code, and all other requirements in the Administrative Code, Environment Code, or other parts of the Municipal Code as applied to a commodities purchase, to authorize the Airport Commission to procure up to 14 used compressed natural gas transit buses from the City of Phoenix, which owns and operates Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, for an amount not to exceed $350,000; and authorizing the Airport Director to negotiate the terms of the agreement consistent with the not to exceed amount. (Airport Commission) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 2 - Melgar, Ronen City and County of San Francisco Page 969 Printed at 5:09 pm on 4/26/24