# Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 28, 2023 - Meeting date: 2023-11-28 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 26 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/964/2023-11-28-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1140236&GUID=85A40A07-102A-4C55-B6B9-04B3F9E65F7B) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 230924: Planning Code, Zoning Map - Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District - Pages: 6-7 - Sponsors: Peskin ### File 230895: Administrative Code - Approval of Airport Surveillance Technology Policies - Pages: 7 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 230895 [Administrative Code - Approval of Airport Surveillance Technology Policies] Ordinance approving Airport Surveillance Technology Policies governing the use of 1) application-based commercial transport technology, 2) electronic toll readers, and 3) detection systems for gunshots and other noises. (Airport Commission) Ordinance No. 239-23 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 230985: Charter Amendment - Minimum Police Department Staffing and Five-Year Annual Funding Requirement - Pages: 7-8 - Sponsors: Safai - Vote 1: other - Action: g fund: 1) set the Minimum Staffing Number for five fiscal years beginning with 1,700 full-duty sworn officers in year one, with increases each year such that by the fifth fiscal year, the Minimum Staffing Number shall be 2,074; 2) require for a period of five years that the Mayor and Board of Supervisors appropriate funds to pay for at least the number of sworn officers as of February 1 of the prior fiscal year; 3) establish a Police Full Staffing Fund (“Fund”) for a period of five fiscal years to facilitate minimum police staffing; 4) require that $16.8 million be appropriated into the Fund in the first year, and varying amounts in years two through five, calculated based on staffing shortages, but allowing for a temporary freeze of appropriations to the Fund after the first year in a budgetary or economic emergency; at an election to be held on March 5, 2024. (Supervisor Dorsey dissented in Committee.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Anne Pearson, Deputy City Attorney (Office of the City Attorney), and Ben Rosenfield, Controller (Office of the City Controller), who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Melgar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Noes: Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Preston, Ronen ### File 231007: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing - Pages: 8 - Sponsors: Preston; Chan, Mandelman, Safai and Ronen - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 231007 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing] Sponsors: Preston; Chan, Mandelman, Safai and Ronen Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to broaden the exemption from the increased transfer tax rates when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds $5,000,000 for transfers of certain rent-restricted affordable housing; applying the exemption retroactively to transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2017; extending the exemption through December 31, 2030; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Ronen requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 231009: Accept and Expend Grant - California Department of Parks and Recreation - Buchanan Mall Project - $3,900,000 - Pages: 8-9 - Sponsors: Mayor; Preston, Mandelman and Safai - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: - Buchanan Mall Project - $3,900,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Preston, Mandelman and Safai Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) to accept and expend up to $3,900,000 in grant funding from the California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Buchanan Mall Project; to enter into a grant contract with the California Department of Parks and Recreation that require, among other things, that RPD maintain the park as public open space in perpetuity; to record a Declaration of Restrictions on the Buchanan Mall property designated as Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0748, Lot No. 033, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0757, Lot No. 026, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0772, Lot No. 023, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0781, Lot No. 035, and Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0795, Lot No. 028, providing notice of these restrictions; and to authorize the General Manager of RPD to enter into modifications or amendments to the Grant Contract that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract or this Resolution. (Recreation and Park Department) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 552-23 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/964/2023-11-28-minutes#page-7) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/28/2023 Recommendation of the Rules Committee 230895 [Administrative Code - Approval of Airport Surveillance Technology Policies] Ordinance approving Airport Surveillance Technology Policies governing the use of 1) application-based commercial transport technology, 2) electronic toll readers, and 3) detection systems for gunshots and other noises. (Airport Commission) Ordinance No. 239-23 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Referred Without Recommendation From the Rules Committee 230985 [Charter Amendment - Minimum Police Department Staffing and Five-Year Annual Funding Requirement] Sponsor: Safai Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to define “Full-Duty Sworn Officers” for purposes of establishing minimum staffing levels for sworn officers of the Police Department; and, contingent upon the Controller’s certification that a future tax measure passed by the voters will generate sufficient additional revenue to fund the cost of employing Full-Duty Sworn Officers at specified minimum staffing levels and the minimum amount necessary to implement a police staffing fund: 1) set the Minimum Staffing Number for five fiscal years beginning with 1,700 full-duty sworn officers in year one, with increases each year such that by the fifth fiscal year, the Minimum Staffing Number shall be 2,074; 2) require for a period of five years that the Mayor and Board of Supervisors appropriate funds to pay for at least the number of sworn officers as of February 1 of the prior fiscal year; 3) establish a Police Full Staffing Fund (“Fund”) for a period of five fiscal years to facilitate minimum police staffing; 4) require that $16.8 million be appropriated into the Fund in the first year, and varying amounts in years two through five, calculated based on staffing shortages, but allowing for a temporary freeze of appropriations to the Fund after the first year in a budgetary or economic emergency; at an election to be held on March 5, 2024. (Supervisor Dorsey dissented in Committee.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Anne Pearson, Deputy City Attorney (Office of the City Attorney), and Ben Rosenfield, Controller (Office of the City Controller), who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 6 - Chan, Melgar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton Noes: 5 - Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Preston, Ronen City and County of San Francisco Page 1022 Printed at 5:36 pm on 4/26/24 ### [Page 8](https://sfbos.info/documents/964/2023-11-28-minutes#page-8) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/28/2023 NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee 231007 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing] Sponsors: Preston; Chan, Mandelman, Safai and Ronen Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to broaden the exemption from the increased transfer tax rates when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds $5,000,000 for transfers of certain rent-restricted affordable housing; applying the exemption retroactively to transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2017; extending the exemption through December 31, 2030; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Ronen requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton 231009 [Accept and Expend Grant - California Department of Parks and Recreation - Buchanan Mall Project - $3,900,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Preston, Mandelman and Safai Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) to accept and expend up to $3,900,000 in grant funding from the California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Buchanan Mall Project; to enter into a grant contract with the California Department of Parks and Recreation that require, among other things, that RPD maintain the park as public open space in perpetuity; to record a Declaration of Restrictions on the Buchanan Mall property designated as Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0748, Lot No. 033, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0757, Lot No. 026, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0772, Lot No. 023, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0781, Lot No. 035, and Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0795, Lot No. 028, providing notice of these restrictions; and to authorize the General Manager of RPD to enter into modifications or amendments to the Grant Contract that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract or this Resolution. (Recreation and Park Department) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 552-23 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 1023 Printed at 5:36 pm on 4/26/24