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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
AGENDA
Legislative Chamber, Room 250
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Monday, November 20, 2023 - 9:00 AM
Special Meeting
AARON PESKIN, PRESIDENT
CONNIE CHAN, MATT DORSEY, JOEL ENGARDIO, RAFAEL MANDELMAN,
MYRNA MELGAR, DEAN PRESTON, HILLARY RONEN, AHSHA SAFAI,
CATHERINE STEFANI, SHAMANN WALTON
Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board
Agendas of the Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at www.sfbos.org
BOARD COMMITTEES
Committee Membership Meeting Days
Budget and Appropriations Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Chan, Mandelman, Safai, Ronen, Walton 1:30 PM
Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Chan, Mandelman, Safai 10:00 AM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Preston, Stefani, Chan 10:00 AM
Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee 2nd and 4th Friday
Supervisors Ronen, Mandelman, Walton 10:00 AM
Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday
Supervisors Melgar, Preston, Peskin 1:30 PM
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Stefani, Engardio, Dorsey
10:00 AM
Rules Committee
Monday
Supervisors Dorsey, Walton, Safai
10:00 AM
First-named Supervisor is Chair, Second-named Supervisor is Vice-Chair of the Committee.
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Agenda Item Information
Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation; 2) Budget and
Legislative Analyst report; 3) Department or Agency cover letter and/or report; 4) Public correspondence. These
items are available for review at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, Reception Desk or at
https://sfbos.org/legislative-research-center-lrc.
Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several
standing committees where legislation is the subject of hearings at which members of the public are urged to
testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) vocal or audible support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by
other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones or electronic devices; 3) bringing in or displaying signs
in the meeting room; and 4) standing in the meeting room. Each member of the public will be allotted the same
maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the President or Chair at the beginning of each item or public
comment, excluding City representatives; except that public speakers using interpretation assistance will be
allowed to testify for twice the amount of time. If simultaneous interpretation services are used, speakers will be
governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting interpretation assistance.
Members of the public who want to display a document should place it on the overhead during their public
comment and remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The public is encouraged to testify at Board and Committee meetings. Persons
unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments
regarding agenda items. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and brought to the
attention of the Board of Supervisors. Written communications should be submitted to the Clerk of the Board or
the Clerk of the Committee: 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102. Communications
not received prior to the hearing may be delivered to the Clerk of the Board or the Clerk of the Committee and will
be shared with the Members.
COPYRIGHT: All system content that is broadcasted live during public proceedings is secured by
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), which prevents copyrighted or encrypted content from being
displayed or transmitted through unauthorized devices. Members of the public who wish to utilize chamber
digital, audio and visual technology may not display copyrighted or encrypted content during public
proceedings.
AGENDA PACKET: Available at http://www.sfbos.org/meetings. Meetings are cablecast on SFGovTV, the
Government Channel, at www.sfgovtv.org or Cable Channels 26, 28, 78 or 99 (depending on your provider). For
DVD copies call (415) 554-4188.
LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS: Language services are available in Spanish, Chinese and Filipino if requests are
made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, to help ensure availability. For more information or to request
services: Contact Wilson Ng at (415) 554-5184.
傳譯服務: 所有常規及特別市參事會會議和常務委員會會議將提供西班牙文, 中文以及菲律賓文的傳譯服務,
但必須 在會議前最少48小時作出請求, 以確保能獲取到傳譯服務. 將因應請求提供交替傳譯服務, 以便公眾向
有關政府機構 發表意見. 如需更多資訊或請求有關服務, 請致電(415)554-5184聯絡我們.
AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: Los servicios de idiomas están disponibles en español, chino, y filipino en todas las
reunions regulares y reuniones especiales de la Junta, de los Comités, si se solicita por lo menos 48 horas antes
de la reunión para ayudar a garantizar su disponibilidad. Para más información o solicitar servicios, por favor
contactar a (415) 554-5184.
PAUNAWA: Mayroong serbisyong pang-wika sa Espanyol, Tsino at Pilipino para sa lahat ng mga regular at
espesyal na pagpupulong ng Board, at Komite ng Board. Sa kasalukuyan, mayroong serbisyo sa wikang Pilipino
na maaaring hilingin, 48 oras (o mas maaga) bago ng pagpupulong upang matiyak na matutugunan ang inyong
kahilingan. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon o para humiling ng serbisyo pang-wika, tawagan lamang ang (415)
554-5184.
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Reasonable Accommodations
The ADA is a civil rights law that protects people with different types of disabilities from discrimination in all
aspects of social life. More specifically, Title II of the ADA requires that all programs offered through the state
and local government such as the City and County of San Francisco must be accessible and usable to people
with disabilities. The ADA and City policy require that people with disabilities have equal access to all City
services, activities, and benefits. People with disabilities must have an equal opportunity to participate in the
programs and services offered through the City and County of San Francisco. If you believe your rights under
the ADA are violated, contact the ADA Coordinator.
Ordinance No. 90-10 added Section 2A.22.3 to the Administrative Code, which adopted a Citywide Americans
with Disabilities Act Reasonable Modification Policy that requires City departments to: (1) provide notice to the
public of the right to request reasonable modification; (2) respond promptly to such requests; (3) provide
appropriate auxiliary aids and services to people with disabilities to ensure effective communication; and (4) train
staff to respond to requests from the public for reasonable modification, and that requires the Mayor's Office on
Disability to provide technical assistance to City departments responding to requests from the public for
reasonable modifications.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SFGovTV at www.sfgovtv.org or Cable
Channels 26, 28, 78 or 99 (depending on your provider). Board and Committee meeting agendas and minutes are
available on the Board’s website www.sfbos.org and adhere to web development Federal Access Board’s
Section 508 Guidelines. For reasonable accommodations, please contact (415) 554-5184 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY).
Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order 1.3.3 does not permit remote public comment by members of the public at
meetings of the Board and its committees, except as legally required to enable people with disabilities to
participate in such meetings. If you require remote access as a means of reasonable accommodation under ADA,
please contact the Clerk’s Office to request remote access, including a description of the functional limitation(s)
that precludes your ability to attend in person. Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will
help to ensure availability. For further assistance, please contact Wilson Ng at (415) 554-5184
wilson.l.ng@sfgov.org
Know Your Rights Under The Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards,
councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance
assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's
review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (San Francisco Administrative Code,
Chapter 67) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact by mail Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr.
Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102; phone at (415) 554-7724; fax at (415) 554-5163; or
by email at sotf@sfgov.org Citizens may obtain a free company of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing the San
Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 67, on the Internet at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine.
Ethics Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be
required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code, Section 2.100]
to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the
San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415)
252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics.
Under Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, Section 1.127, no person or entity with a financial interest in
a land use matter pending before the Board of Appeals, Board of Supervisors, Building Inspection Commission,
Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure, Historic Preservation Commission, Planning
Commission, Port Commission, or the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of Directors, may make a
campaign contribution to a member of the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, the City Attorney, or a candidate for
any of those offices, from the date the land use matter commenced until 12 months after the board or commission
has made a final decision, or any appeal to another City agency from that decision has been resolved. For more
information about this restriction, visit http://www.sfethics.org.
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Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda Monday, November 20, 2023
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Pursuant to Board Rule 4.7.1 the President shall present the ancestral homeland
acknowledgement of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San
Francisco Peninsula.
COMMUNICATIONS
REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Recommendation of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Dorsey, Walton, Safai
(Public Comment will be taken on this matter.)
1. 230986 [Charter Amendment - Mayoral Authority to Disapprove Certain SFMTA
Budget Proposals]
Sponsors: Safai; Peskin and Ronen
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.)
10/31/2023; CONTINUED.
11/07/2023; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
11/07/2023; CONTINUED AS AMENDED.
11/14/2023; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Charter Amendment be ORDERED SUBMITTED?
ADJOURNMENT
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