Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 20, 2023

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO MEETING MINUTES Monday, November 20, 2023 - 9:00 AM Legislative Chamber, Room 250 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 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 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. Volume 118 Number 36

Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/20/2023 Members Present: Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Joel Engardio, Rafael Mandelman, Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston, Hillary Ronen, Ahsha Safai, and Shamann Walton The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco met in special session on Monday, November 20, 2023, with President Aaron Peskin presiding. President Peskin called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE On the call of the roll, Supervisors Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, and Walton were noted present. Supervisors Melgar and Stefani were noted not present. A quorum of the Board was present. President Peskin presented the ancestral homeland acknowledgement of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula, pursuant to Board Rule 4.7.1. COMMUNICATIONS Alisa Somera, Legislative Deputy Director, welcomed members of the public to attend Board meetings and provide comment in-person or view the meeting live on SFGovTV’s award winning Cable Channel 26 or at www.sfgovtv.org. Those requiring interpretation services should contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 91.7. (Written comments may be submitted through email (bos@sfgov.org) or the U.S. Postal Service at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.) Supervisors Melgar and Stefani Excused from Attendance Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved to excuse Supervisors Melgar and Stefani from attending today's special meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 2 - Melgar, Stefani City and County of San Francisco Page 1015 Printed at 5:24 pm on 4/26/24

Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/20/2023 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Rules Committee 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.) President Peskin inquired whether any individual wished to address the Board on the Charter Amendment regarding Mayoral authority to disapprove certain San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Budget Proposals (File No. 230986). Speaker; expressed various concerns relating to the Charter Amendment. There were no other speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Charter Amendment be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 2 - Melgar, Stefani ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour of 9:10 a.m. N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up. Approved by the Board of Supervisors on January 9, 2024. Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board City and County of San Francisco Page 1016 Printed at 5:24 pm on 4/26/24