# Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 20, 2023

- Meeting date: 2023-11-20
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 3
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## Structured legislative records

### File 230986: Charter Amendment - Mayoral Authority to Disapprove Certain SFMTA Budget Proposals

- Pages: 3
- Sponsors: Safai; Peskin and Ronen
- Vote 1: amendment
  - Action: 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: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton
  - Excused: Melgar, Stefani

## Extracted text

### [Page 3](https://sfbos.info/documents/962/2023-11-20-minutes#page-3)

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




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