Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 19, 2024

240086 [Appropriation - Refunding General Obligation Bond Proceeds - Controller’s Reserve - $644,675,000 - FY2023-2024] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance appropriating $644,675,000 from the issuance of one or more series of Refunding General Obligation Bonds; and placing such amounts on Controller's reserve in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024. (Fiscal Impact) Ordinance No. 061-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

230310 [Various Codes - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, Building Code, Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Planning Code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Ordinance No. 062-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

231045 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Sacred Heart Parish Complex] Sponsor: Preston Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Sacred Heart Parish Complex, located at 546-548 Fillmore Street, 554 Fillmore Street, 735 Fell Street, and 660 Oak Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0828, Lot Nos. 12, 21, 22, and 22A, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Historic Preservation Commission) Ordinance No. 063-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

n a single-family home where the owner satisfies certain eligibility criteria, waive the Conditional Use Authorization requirement for removal of an unauthorized unit where that unit requires and is ineligible for waivers from open space, or dwelling unit exposure requirements, or the unit does not meet minimum floor area and floor-to-ceiling height requirements, and update the required Conditional Use Authorization findings for removal of an unauthorized unit to account for the history of tenancies in that unit; amending the Administrative Code to require that where an owner obtains an exemption from the Conditional Use Authorization requirement to remove an unauthorized unit from a qualifying single-family home, the single-family home shall be subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Ordinance No. 064-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

240088 [Administrative Code - Legacy Business Assistance Program] Sponsors: Mayor; Peskin, Chan, Ronen, Safai, Mandelman, Preston, Melgar, Engardio and Dorsey Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create the Legacy Business Assistance Program. Supervisors Engardio and Dorsey requested to be added as co-sponsors. Ordinance No. 065-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

231274 [Development Agreement Amendment - California Barrel Company, LLC - Potrero Power Station] Sponsors: Walton; Mandelman, Melgar and Safai Ordinance amending a Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and California Barrel Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for the Potrero Power Station project, to allow for the establishment of San Francisco Enhanced Financing District No. 1 (Power Station); making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of conformity with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1(b). Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

240139 [Infrastructure Financing Plan and Related Documents and Actions - San Francisco Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (Power Station)] Sponsors: Walton; Mandelman, Melgar and Safai Resolution approving the Infrastructure Financing Plan for the San Francisco Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (Power Station), including the division of taxes set forth therein, an Acquisition and Financing Agreement, and documents and actions related thereto, as defined herein; and authorizing the filing of a judicial validation action. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 113-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

240127 [Contract Amendment - Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Computer Aided Dispatch System and Mobile Computing System - Not to Exceed $44,845,036] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution approving an amendment to the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Motorola Solutions, Inc., for a computer aided dispatch and mobile computing system, to increase the amount by $35,159,320 for a total not to exceed amount of $44,845,036 and extend the term by eleven years from December 1, 2027, for a total contract term of December 22, 2023, through November 30, 2038. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 114-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

240128 [Contract Amendment - CentralSquare Technologies, LLC. - Computer Aided Dispatch System Software Maintenance - Not to Exceed $8,364,557] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution approving an amendment to the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and CentralSquare Technologies, LLC., for computer aided dispatch system software maintenance to increase the amount by $1,211,501 for a total not to exceed amount of $8,364,557 and extending the term by three years from December 1, 2024, for a total contract term of June 29, 2012, through November 30, 2027. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 115-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

240156 [Grant Agreement Amendment - Self-Help for the Elderly - Home-Delivered Meal Nutrition Services for Older Adults - Not to Exceed $11,515,405] Resolution approving a third amendment to the grant agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the non-profit Self-Help for the Elderly, for the administration of the Home-Delivered Meal Nutrition Services for Older Adults program, to increase the grant amount by $1,980,663 for a total not to exceed amount of $11,515,405 effective upon approval of this Resolution, with no change to the grant period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2025. (Human Services Agency) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 126-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

230576 [Yerba Buena Community Benefit District - Annual Report - FY2021-2022] Sponsor: Dorsey Resolution receiving and approving an annual report for the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022, submitted as required by the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (California Streets and Highways Code, Sections 36600, et seq.), Section 36650, and the District’s management agreement with the City, Section 3.4. Resolution No. 127-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

230843 [Japantown Community Benefit District - Annual Report - FY2021-2022] Sponsor: Preston Resolution receiving and approving an Annual Report for the Japantown Community Benefit District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022, submitted as required by the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (California Streets and Highways Code, Sections 36600, et seq.), Section 36650, and the District’s management agreement with the City, Section 3.4. Resolution No. 128-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

230844 [North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District - Annual Report - FY2021-2022] Sponsor: Preston Resolution receiving and approving an Annual Report for the North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022, submitted as required by the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (California Streets and Highways Code, Sections 36600, et seq.), Section 36650, and the District’s management agreement with the City, Section 3.4. Resolution No. 129-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

231260 [The East Cut Community Benefit District - Annual Report - FY2021-2022] Sponsor: Dorsey Resolution receiving and approving an annual report for The East Cut Community Benefit District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022, submitted as required by the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (California Streets and Highways Code, Sections 36600, et seq.), Section 36650, and the District’s management agreement with the City, Section 3.4. Resolution No. 130-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

240137 [Management Agreement - Owners' Association for Administration/Management - Excelsior Community Benefit District] Sponsor: Safai Resolution approving an agreement with a nonprofit Owners' Association for administration/management of the established property-based Community Benefit District known as the Excelsior Community Benefit District, pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code, Section 36651, for a period effective upon approval of this Resolution, through December 31, 2033. Resolution No. 112-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

240070 [Planning Code - Exceptions and Extensions for Existing Uses] Ordinance amending the Planning Code to modify offset requirement for heights exceeding 30 feet in the Bernal Heights Special Use District; permit large movie theater signage in the Japantown Neighborhood Commercial District; allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries to continue operating as Temporary Cannabis Retail Uses until December 31, 2024; clarify eligibility for reduction in Inclusionary Housing requirements; and correct an error in the Zoning Control Table for the Urban Mixed Use District; 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. (Planning Department) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

231006 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - 900 Kearny Street Special Use District] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the 900 Kearny Street Special Use District; 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. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

231226 [Administrative Code - Homeward Bound Program for Individuals Experiencing or Formerly Experienced Homelessness] Sponsors: Safai; Chan Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish a permanent Homeward Bound Program administered by the Human Services Agency and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing for individuals experiencing homelessness, at risk of experiencing homelessness, or who have formerly experienced homelessness, such as individuals residing in permanent supportive housing, to receive paid travel and relocation support to a destination where the individual has someone to receive them. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

240219 [Appointment, South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee - Leah Edwards] Motion appointing Leah Edwards, term ending August 1, 2024, to the South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M24-025 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

240238 [Board Policy Prioritizing Municipal Affairs] Sponsors: Engardio; Peskin, Melgar and Dorsey Resolution setting forth an official Board of Supervisors policy to prioritize Municipal affairs and issues that most directly impact and affect the City and County of San Francisco in the conduct of Board business. Supervisor Engardio, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of March 26, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Ronen

City and County of San Francisco Page 217 Printed at 6:41 pm on 4/26/24 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/19/2024 Supervisor Engardio requested that File No. 240245 be severed so that it may be considered separately. Supervisor Engardio Excused from Voting Supervisor Engardio requested to be excused from voting on File No. 240245, due to a possible conflict of interest. Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved that Supervisor Engardio be excused from voting on File No. 240245. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Engardio, Ronen

3, by adding ‘WHEREAS, COLRs serve the public good by requiring that residents have access to critical services regardless of location or the customer’s ability to receive service from another carrier; and’, on Line 16, by striking ‘given that among 62,779 POTS lines’, Line 17, by adding ‘using POTS lines’, and Line 24, by changing ‘offering’ to ‘participating in the’; and on Page 3, Lines 13-15, by changing ‘deny’ to ‘require lasting protection, including a published written transition plan that outline steps AT&T will take to ensure no customers are left without phone service, as a condition of approval of’, Lines 15-19, by striking ‘unless the CPUC requires AT&T to transition remaining customers to upgraded or alternative services, or until an alternative Carrier of Last Report or Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designation has been identified to ensure all residents continue to have access to basic, affordable phone service’, and Lines 20-22, by adding ‘FURTHER RESOLVED, That the CPUC identifies an alternative COLR to maintain guaranteed access to basic phone service for all of Californians if they grant AT&T’s request; and, be it’. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Engardio, Ronen

City and County of San Francisco Page 218 Printed at 6:41 pm on 4/26/24 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/19/2024 Resolution urging the California Public Utilities Commission to require lasting protection and to identify an alternative Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) to preserve guaranteed access to basic phone service for those who are most vulnerable as a condition of approval of AT&T’s request to relinquish its COLR and Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) Designations. Resolution No. 132-24 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton

Excused: Engardio, Ronen