# Board of Supervisors Minutes: January 9, 2024 - Meeting date: 2024-01-09 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 25 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/970/2024-01-09-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1162108&GUID=5D7469DC-50EF-4E53-9B6C-0F6A99554BF4) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 240014: Appointment, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force - Ankita Mukhopadhyay - Pages: 12-13 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 240014 [Appointment, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force - Ankita Mukhopadhyay] Motion appointing Ankita Mukhopadhyay, term expiring April 27, 2025, to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M24-002 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Absent: Preston, Ronen ### File 231263: Calling for Sustained Ceasefire in Gaza, Humanitarian Aid, Release of Hostages, and Condemning Antisemitic, Anti-Palestinian, and Islamophobic Rhetoric and Attacks - Pages: 13-14 - Sponsors: Preston; Ronen - Vote 1: other - Action: 15, through Page 2, Line 9, by adding ‘FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors condemns Hamas’s attack on Israeli civilians, resulting in the deaths of at least 1,200 Israeli people on October 7, 2023; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors condemns the Netanyahu government’s attacks resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors believes that a just and lasting peace between the Palestinian and Israeli people requires new leadership on both sides with a willingness and commitment to negotiate in good faith; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors urges the international community to work with Palestinian and Israeli people to find a just and lasting peace, and to conduct a full investigation of the conduct of all parties in this conflict and hold all parties and individuals who have overseen or engaged in war crimes and international human rights violations – including but not limited to gender based violence and killing of children – accountable.’ The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton - Noes: Dorsey, Mandelman, Stefani - Vote 2: adoption, likely final - Action: Resolution No. 003-24 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton - Noes: Dorsey, Mandelman, Stefani ### File 231283: Approval of a Retroactive 90-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of Cannabis Retail Uses (File No. 230988) - Pages: 14 - Sponsors: Stefani - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 231283 [Approval of a Retroactive 90-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of Cannabis Retail Uses (File No. 230988)] Sponsor: Stefani Resolution retroactively extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 230988) amending the Planning Code to require a minimum distance of 600 feet between a Cannabis Retail Use and daycare centers, exempt pending applications from that distance requirement, and establish an 18-month period of discontinuance of a Cannabis Retail Use as abandonment of the business, preventing its restoration except as a new Cannabis Retail Use; 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. Resolution No. 012-24 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/970/2024-01-09-minutes#page-13) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/9/2024 Appointment of President Pro Tempore At the request of President Peskin, Supervisor Walton assumed the chair at 2:18 p.m. so the President could participate in the debate on File No. 231263 from the floor. The President resumed the chair at 2:27 p.m. Referred Without Recommendation from the Rules Committee 231263 [Calling for Sustained Ceasefire in Gaza, Humanitarian Aid, Release of Hostages, and Condemning Antisemitic, Anti-Palestinian, and Islamophobic Rhetoric and Attacks] Sponsors: Preston; Ronen Resolution calling for a sustained ceasefire in Gaza, humanitarian aid, release of hostages, and condemning antisemitic, anti-Palestinian, and Islamophobic rhetoric and attacks. Supervisor Safai requested a moment of silence for all the lives lost during this conflict (File No. 231263); President Pro Tempore Walton obliged and called for a moment of silence. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 1, Line 7, through Page 3, Line 2, by striking all of the ‘WHEREAS’ clauses; and on Page 1, Line 15, through Page 2, Line 9, by adding ‘FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors condemns Hamas’s attack on Israeli civilians, resulting in the deaths of at least 1,200 Israeli people on October 7, 2023; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors condemns the Netanyahu government’s attacks resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors believes that a just and lasting peace between the Palestinian and Israeli people requires new leadership on both sides with a willingness and commitment to negotiate in good faith; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Board of Supervisors urges the international community to work with Palestinian and Israeli people to find a just and lasting peace, and to conduct a full investigation of the conduct of all parties in this conflict and hold all parties and individuals who have overseen or engaged in war crimes and international human rights violations – including but not limited to gender based violence and killing of children – accountable.’ The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Chan, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Noes: 3 - Dorsey, Mandelman, Stefani Resolution No. 003-24 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Chan, Engardio, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Noes: 3 - Dorsey, Mandelman, Stefani President Peskin recessed the meeting at 3:07 p.m. and reconvened at 3:20 p.m. Appointment of President Pro Tempore At the request of President Peskin, Supervisor Walton assumed the chair at 3:50 p.m. The President resumed the chair 3:52 p.m. City and County of San Francisco Page 12 Printed at 1:55 pm on 3/8/24 ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/970/2024-01-09-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/9/2024 ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS See Legislation Introduced below. PUBLIC COMMENT @DisabilityActivismSF; expressed concerns regarding the format of BOS meeting minutes and their inability to provide public comment at the Rules Committee Meeting pursuant to ADA requirements. Chris Kline; expressed concerns regarding governmental wiretapping of electronic communications. Jordan Davis; expressed concerns regarding remote public comment, closure of the Webster Street Safeway, actions of the Mayor’s Office, police issues, and gun control. Speaker; provided information regarding apprenticeship programs and living wages. Nina Smallen; expressed concerns regarding the closure of the Webster Street Safeway. Mathew Beaston; provided information regarding the NorCal Carpenters’ Union and all non-union carpenters. Daniel Landry; expressed concerns regarding the closure of the Webster Street Safeway. Rev. Amos Brown; expressed concerns regarding African American reparations and the closure of the Webster Street Safeway. FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE 231283 [Approval of a Retroactive 90-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of Cannabis Retail Uses (File No. 230988)] Sponsor: Stefani Resolution retroactively extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 230988) amending the Planning Code to require a minimum distance of 600 feet between a Cannabis Retail Use and daycare centers, exempt pending applications from that distance requirement, and establish an 18-month period of discontinuance of a Cannabis Retail Use as abandonment of the business, preventing its restoration except as a new Cannabis Retail Use; 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. Resolution No. 012-24 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton IMPERATIVE AGENDA There were no imperative agenda items. City and County of San Francisco Page 13 Printed at 1:55 pm on 3/8/24