# 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 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 ### File 230972: General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000 - Pages: 7-8 - Sponsors: Mayor; Peskin, Chan, Safai, Mandelman, Ronen, Walton, Preston, Stefani, Melgar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: affordable housing projects, and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; to be financed through bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $300,000,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under Administrative Code, Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such bonds; affirming a determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and finding that the proposed Bond is consistent with the General Plan, and with the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Pursuant to California Government Code, Sections 43607 and 43608, this matter shall require a vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of all members of the Board of Supervisors to approve passage of this Resolution.) (Fiscal Impact) Supervisors Ronen, Walton, Preston, Stefani, Melgar, and Engardio requested to be added as co-sponsors. Tom Paulino (Mayor's Office) confirmed that Mayor London N. Breed accepted primary sponsorship for this matter. Resolution No. 528-23 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Melgar, Ronen ## Extracted text ### [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 ### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/958/2023-11-07-minutes#page-7) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/7/2023 President Peskin requested File Nos. 230972 and 23071 be called together. During the discussion on these matters, privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Tom Paulino (Mayor's Office) who responded to questions raised. 230972 [General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Peskin, Chan, Safai, Mandelman, Ronen, Walton, Preston, Stefani, Melgar and Engardio Resolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the construction, development, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation of rental affordable housing projects, and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; to be financed through bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $300,000,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under Administrative Code, Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such bonds; affirming a determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and finding that the proposed Bond is consistent with the General Plan, and with the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Pursuant to California Government Code, Sections 43607 and 43608, this matter shall require a vote of two-thirds (8 votes) of all members of the Board of Supervisors to approve passage of this Resolution.) (Fiscal Impact) Supervisors Ronen, Walton, Preston, Stefani, Melgar, and Engardio requested to be added as co-sponsors. Tom Paulino (Mayor's Office) confirmed that Mayor London N. Breed accepted primary sponsorship for this matter. Resolution No. 528-23 ADOPTED 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 970 Printed at 5:09 pm on 4/26/24