# Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 19, 2024 - Meeting date: 2024-03-19 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 21 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/986/2024-03-19-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1184000&GUID=14854BC8-C272-464C-938B-6D6D89398E3D) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 240240: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Sister-State Relationship Between California and Osaka - Pages: 12 - Sponsors: Stefani; Mandelman, Dorsey and Engardio ### File 240123: Appointment, South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee - Rob Jaques - Pages: 12 ### File 240219: Appointment, South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee - Leah Edwards - Pages: 12 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 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 ### File 240238: Board Policy Prioritizing Municipal Affairs - Pages: 12-13 - Sponsors: Engardio; Peskin, Melgar and Dorsey - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 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 - Vote 2: other - Action: 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 ### File 240245: Urging the California Public Utilities Commission to Require Protections as a Condition of Approval of AT&T’s Request to Relinquish its Carrier of Last Resort and Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designations - Pages: 13-14 - Sponsors: Peskin; Chan - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 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 - Vote 2: adoption, likely final - Action: 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 ## Extracted text ### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/986/2024-03-19-minutes#page-12) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/19/2024 FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE 240240 [Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Sister-State Relationship Between California and Osaka] Sponsors: Stefani; Mandelman, Dorsey and Engardio Resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between the State of California and the Osaka Prefecture. Supervisors Mandelman, Dorsey, and Engardio requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 131-24 ADOPTED 240123 [Appointment, South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee - Rob Jaques] Motion appointing Rob Jaques, term ending August 1, 2024, to the South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M24-024 APPROVED 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: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 1 - Ronen Severed from the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda Supervisor Walton requested that File No. 240238 be severed so that it may be considered separately. 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: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 1 - Ronen City and County of San Francisco Page 217 Printed at 6:41 pm on 4/26/24 ### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/986/2024-03-19-minutes#page-13) 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: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 2 - Engardio, Ronen 240245 [Urging the California Public Utilities Commission to Require Protections as a Condition of Approval of AT&T’s Request to Relinquish its Carrier of Last Resort and Eligible Telecommunications Carrier Designations] Sponsors: Peskin; Chan Resolution urging the California Public Utilities Commission to deny AT&T’s request to relinquish its Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) and Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) Designations without conditions to require AT&T to transition remaining customers to upgraded or alternative services, or until an alternative COLR or ETC has been identified to ensure all residents have access to basic, affordable phone service. Supervisor Chan requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Chan, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Lines 1-2, by adding ‘Require Protections as a Condition of Approval of’, Lines 3-4, by changing ‘deny’ 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’, Line 6, by changing ‘Carrier of Last Resort (COLR)’ to ‘COLR’, and Lines 7-10, by striking ‘without conditions to require AT&T to transition remaining customers to upgraded or alternative services, or until an alternative COLR or ETC has been identified to ensure all residents have access to basic, affordable phone service’; on Page 2, Lines 1-3, 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: 9 - Chan, Dorsey, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Safai, Stefani, Walton Excused: 2 - Engardio, Ronen City and County of San Francisco Page 218 Printed at 6:41 pm on 4/26/24