# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 5, 2023 - Meeting date: 2023-12-05 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 36 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/966/2023-12-05-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1142894&GUID=681186AA-993A-4996-878C-3D4D7AF24161) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 231109: Administrative Code - Approval of Surveillance Technology Policy for Multiple City Departments - Pages: 15-16 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: r Multiple City Departments] Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of social media monitoring software for the following City departments: Airport; Arts Commission; Assessor - Recorder Office; Asian Art Museum; City Administrator’s Office - 311; City Administrator’s Office - Animal Care & Control; City Administrator’s Office - Central Office; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Transgender Initiatives; City Planning Department; Controller’s Office; Department of Building Inspection; Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families; Department of Early Childhood; Department of Emergency Management; Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing; Department of Police Accountability; Department of Public Health; Department of Technology and SFGov/SFGovTV; Environment Department; Ethics Commission; Human Rights Commission; Mayor’s Office; Municipal Transportation Agency; Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Port of San Francisco; Public Utilities Commission; and Recreation and Park Department. (City Administrator) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 231161: Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Police Department - Automatic License Plate Readers - Pages: 16 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 231161 [Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Police Department - Automatic License Plate Readers] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending and approving the Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of Automatic License Plate Readers by the Police Department; and making the required findings in support of said approvals. (Police Department) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Vote 2: other - Action: President Peskin requested File Nos. 231209 and 231210 be called together. Supervisor Mandelman Excused from Voting Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that Supervisor Mandelman be excused from voting on File Nos. 231209 and 231210. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ### File 231209: Reappointment, California State Association of Counties - Supervisor Rafael Mandelman - Pages: 16 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 231209 [Reappointment, California State Association of Counties - Supervisor Rafael Mandelman] Motion reappointing Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, term ending December 1, 2024, to the California State Association of Counties. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M23-143 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ### File 231210: Reappointment, Association of Bay Area Governments, Executive Board - Supervisor Rafael Mandelman - Pages: 16-17 - Sponsors: Rafael Mandelman] - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 231210 [Reappointment, Association of Bay Area Governments, Executive Board - Supervisor Rafael Mandelman] Motion reappointing Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, term ending June 30, 2025, to the Association of Bay Area Governments, Executive Board. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M23-144 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Excused: Mandelman ### File 230701: Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses - Pages: 17-18 - Sponsors: Mayor; Engardio, Dorsey, Melgar, Stefani, Mandelman, Chan and Safai - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: t from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) clarify and modify various other use regulations and processes; 10) permit additional retail and non-retail uses in specified NCDs; and 11) eliminate the Mission Street Formula Retail Restaurant Subdistrict; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. (Economic Impact) Supervisors Chan and Safai requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 16](https://sfbos.info/documents/966/2023-12-05-minutes#page-16) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/5/2023 231161 [Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Police Department - Automatic License Plate Readers] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending and approving the Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of Automatic License Plate Readers by the Police Department; and making the required findings in support of said approvals. (Police Department) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton President Peskin requested File Nos. 231209 and 231210 be called together. Supervisor Mandelman Excused from Voting Supervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that Supervisor Mandelman be excused from voting on File Nos. 231209 and 231210. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 1 - Mandelman 231209 [Reappointment, California State Association of Counties - Supervisor Rafael Mandelman] Motion reappointing Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, term ending December 1, 2024, to the California State Association of Counties. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M23-143 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 1 - Mandelman 231210 [Reappointment, Association of Bay Area Governments, Executive Board - Supervisor Rafael Mandelman] Motion reappointing Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, term ending June 30, 2025, to the Association of Bay Area Governments, Executive Board. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M23-144 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 1 - Mandelman City and County of San Francisco Page 1057 Printed at 5:46 pm on 4/26/24 ### [Page 17](https://sfbos.info/documents/966/2023-12-05-minutes#page-17) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/5/2023 SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations Without objection, Rule 5.36 of the Rules of the Board of Supervisors was suspended to grant privilege of the floor to the following guest(s). Supervisor Mandelman introduced, welcomed, and presented a Certificate of Honor to Elsa Krummel, a senior at the Bay School, in recognition of her tremendous victory as the Division V California State Cross Country Champion. COMMITTEE REPORTS Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 230701 [Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses] Sponsors: Mayor; Engardio, Dorsey, Melgar, Stefani, Mandelman, Chan and Safai Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) clarify and modify various other use regulations and processes; 10) permit additional retail and non-retail uses in specified NCDs; and 11) eliminate the Mission Street Formula Retail Restaurant Subdistrict; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. (Economic Impact) Supervisors Chan and Safai requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 1058 Printed at 5:46 pm on 4/26/24