Connie Chan

File 260539: Administrative Code - Local Implementation - California Environmental Quality Act

Source text260539 [Administrative Code - Local Implementation - California Environmental Quality Act] Sponsors: Mahmood; Dorsey, Sauter and Melgar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to simplify and streamline procedures for local compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including removing shadow analysis as a specific type of environmental impact, reducing the time to appeal CEQA determinations to the Board of Supervisors from 30 to 15 days, and removing some procedures for environmental documents that are not required by CEQA; to implement recent changes in state law regarding the timing of compliance with CEQA; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under CEQA. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 251211: Public Works, Administrative, Planning, Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Street Tree Standards, Appeals, and Adopt-A-Tree Fund

Source textWong Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to allow development projects to satisfy street tree planting requirements through payment of an in lieu fee or providing alternative landscaping; exempt accessory dwelling units from street tree planting requirements; eliminate appeals to the Board of Appeals for hazardous tree removals undertaken by City departments and commissions; amending the Administrative Code to specify a separate account within the Adopt-A-Tree Fund to receive in lieu fees for street tree requirements; amending the Planning Code to update street tree applicability requirements; amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to prescribe timeframes for the hearing and decision on appeals of certain street tree removals to the Board of Appeals; 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 public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. (Supervisors Chan, Fielder, Sauter, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 251211: Public Works, Administrative, Planning, Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Street Tree Standards, Appeals, and Adopt-A-Tree Fund

Source textcts to satisfy street tree planting requirements through payment of an in lieu fee or providing alternative landscaping; exempt accessory dwelling units from street tree planting requirements; eliminate appeals to the Board of Appeals for hazardous tree removals undertaken by City departments and commissions; amending the Administrative Code to specify a separate account within the Adopt-A-Tree Fund to receive in lieu fees for street tree requirements; amending the Planning Code to update street tree applicability requirements; amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to prescribe timeframes for the hearing and decision on appeals of certain street tree removals to the Board of Appeals; 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 public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to David Moore (Public Works) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 251003: Administrative Code - Expanding Drug-Free Permanent Supportive Housing

Source textto state that it is City policy to expand the availability of Site-Based Permanent Supportive Housing (“PSH”) that prohibits on-site illicit drug use among residents (“Drug-Free PSH”) to meet the demand of people experiencing homelessness who prefer such a residential option; require that City funding for new Site-Based PSH for people experiencing homelessness be used for Drug-Free PSH except where operation of the housing as Drug-Free PSH would conflict with standards imposed by law or by a condition of other funding, where the funding is for new construction, or the Board of Supervisors has waived the funding requirement based on specific findings; require the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) to survey residents of Site-Based PSH to assess their interest in living in either Drug-Tolerant PSH or Drug-Free PSH and report on the survey findings and HSH’s strategies to meet PSH residents’ demands; and require HSH to adopt rules and regulations establishing standards and protocols for evictions from City-funded Drug-Free Housing. (Racial Equity Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder and Walton voted No on First Reading.) FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250630: Various Codes - Streamlining Reporting Requirements and Procedures, Removing Obsolete Programs and Requirements, and Other Code Cleanup

Source textting required for Tier 3 Love Our Neighborhood Project Applications, 8) eliminate the Parking Authority as a responsible party to report costs to maintenance districts of maintaining public improvements and facilities, 9) eliminate the Human Rights Commission as a body that verifies the absence of evictions for parcels whose owners apply for conversion of the form of ownership and for the purpose of the residential condominium conversion lottery, 10) update requirements for the Health Care Service Master Plan, 11) change the department responsible for submitting annual reports for the Van Ness & Market Community Facilities Fee, and 12) eliminate Planning Department monitoring of the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans; making other conforming amendments; 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 necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. (City Attorney) (Supervisors Chan, Fielder, Melgar, and Walton voted No of First Reading.) FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 251003: Administrative Code - Expanding Drug-Free Permanent Supportive Housing

Source textPASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:

File 260538: Planning, Administrative, Building Codes - Inclusionary Housing Program Updates and Reductions; Development Impact Fee Reductions

Source textPASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:

File 260536: Charter Amendment - Department, Board, Commission, and Advisory Body Updates

Source textns and authorities of certain bodies; 7) changing the planning and reporting schedule of the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (“DCYF”) and related policy bodies, and changing the names but not the functions of those related policy bodies; 8) specifying that elected members of the Retirement Board, Health Service Board, and Retiree Health Care Trust Fund Board may be removed only for official misconduct; 9) making various changes to departments’ operations and reporting requirements; 10) updating the Public Utilities Commission’s exclusive charge over matters related to water, power, and sewer infrastructure and services; 11) providing that the Board of Supervisors shall approve settlements or dismissals of legal proceedings recommended by the City Attorney by resolution, rather than by ordinance; 12) authorizing the City Administrator to conduct real estate strategic planning and to negotiate and manage acquisitions, leases, and conveyances of City real property; and 13) making clarifying edits, deleting obsolete language, and updating out-of-date references in various sections; at an election to be held on November 3, 2026. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote:

File 260281: Various Codes - Cannabis Cafés

Source textbis cafés from the prohibition on smoking in business establishments; eliminate the prohibition on establishments with a cannabis consumption permit requiring employees to enter a designated smoking room as a condition of employment; exempt cannabis cafés in certain circumstances from the 600-foot buffer rule that applies to cannabis retail establishments; restrict eligibility for cannabis café permits for one year to businesses that currently hold a cannabis storefront retailer permit or that have the same owners as such a business; require Equity Applicants that apply for a cannabis café permit to pay the $2,000 application fee, any permit amendment processing costs, and the $3,000 license fee for the first year of operation, associated with the cannabis café permit; 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 public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Melgar, and Wong voted No on First Reading.) FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250630: Various Codes - Streamlining Reporting Requirements and Procedures, Removing Obsolete Programs and Requirements, and Other Code Cleanup

Source textable Purchasing Ordinance, 7) reduce the scope of reporting required for Tier 3 Love Our Neighborhood Project Applications, 8) eliminate the Parking Authority as a responsible party to report costs to maintenance districts of maintaining public improvements and facilities, 9) eliminate the Human Rights Commission as a body that verifies the absence of evictions for parcels whose owners apply for conversion of the form of ownership and for the purpose of the residential condominium conversion lottery, 10) update requirements for the Health Care Service Master Plan, 11) change the department responsible for submitting annual reports for the Van Ness & Market Community Facilities Fee, and 12) eliminate Planning Department monitoring of the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans; making other conforming amendments; 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 necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. (City Attorney) PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:

File 260281: Various Codes - Cannabis Cafés

Source textnly for consumption on the premises of the café; exempt cannabis cafés from the prohibition on smoking in business establishments; eliminate the prohibition on establishments with a cannabis consumption permit requiring employees to enter a designated smoking room as a condition of employment; exempt cannabis cafés in certain circumstances from the 600-foot buffer rule that applies to cannabis retail establishments; restrict eligibility for cannabis café permits for one year to businesses that currently hold a cannabis storefront retailer permit or that have the same owners as such a business; require Equity Applicants that apply for a cannabis café permit to pay the $2,000 application fee, any permit amendment processing costs, and the $3,000 license fee for the first year of operation, associated with the cannabis café permit; 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 public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 260425: Behested Payment Waiver - Economic Revitalization Efforts

Source text260425 [Behested Payment Waiver - Economic Revitalization Efforts] Sponsors: Mayor; Dorsey and Mandelman Resolution authorizing a six-month waiver of the City’s Behested Payments Ordinance for the Mayor, members of the Mayor’s Office, and the Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and each of their direct reports to solicit donations from nonprofits, private organizations, grantmakers, foundations, and other persons and entities for the purpose of supporting the continued economic revitalization of San Francisco, pursuant to Section 3.620(f) of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code. Resolution No. 293-26 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 260217: Various Codes - Boards, Commissions, and Advisory Bodies

Source text state law; 9) add two state-required bodies, the Community Corrections Council and the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, to the Administrative Code; 10) make other minor or clarifying changes regarding Commissions and Advisory Bodies; and 11) authorize and direct the City Attorney to make clerical, non-substantive changes to update in the Municipal Code cross-references to renamed bodies and cross-references to section and subsection numbers changed by this Ordinance. (Pursuant to Charter, Section 4.100.1(e), the Streamlining Task Force may introduce ordinances to effectuate its recommendations, and such ordinances shall go into effect 90 days after the introduction is published unless two-thirds of all Members of the Board of Supervisors vote to disapprove the ordinance. Transmittal Date: 3/6/2026) (Pursuant to Administrative Code Section 2A.25-1 the Office of the City Administrator determined that the legislation may have an impact on City procurement process, but the impact is likely to be immaterial and therefore does not need further review.) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Melgar, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 099-26 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 260217: Various Codes - Boards, Commissions, and Advisory Bodies

Source texte Community Corrections Council and the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, to the Administrative Code; 10) make other minor or clarifying changes regarding Commissions and Advisory Bodies; and 11) authorize and direct the City Attorney to make clerical, non-substantive changes to update in the Municipal Code cross-references to renamed bodies and cross-references to section and subsection numbers changed by this Ordinance. (Pursuant to Charter, Section 4.100.1(e), the Streamlining Task Force may introduce ordinances to effectuate its recommendations, and such ordinances shall go into effect 90 days after the introduction is published unless two-thirds of all Members of the Board of Supervisors vote to disapprove the ordinance. Transmittal Date: 3/6/2026) (Pursuant to Administrative Code Section 2A.25-1 the Office of the City Administrator determined that the legislation may have an impact on City procurement process, but the impact is likely to be immaterial and therefore does not need further review.) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Melgar, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 260132: Planning Code - Transit-Oriented Residential Development

Source textience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Joshua Switzky and Lisa Gluckstein (Planning Department) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Mahmood, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 10, Lines 6-14, by adding ‘Section 10. Updates to Tables of Exemptions. If any parcel identified in the “Table of Permanent Exclusions” referenced in Section 3, or the “Table of Temporary Exemptions-Low Resource Parcels” referenced in Section 4, becomes ineligible for the applicable exemption for any reason, including administrative interpretation from HCD, the Board of Supervisors authorizes the Director of Planning to update those tables to remove the ineligible parcels such that only the remaining eligible parcels are listed in the table for the relevant exemption. Any changes to add previously unidentified parcels to either table or that would result in increased density or heights for a parcel listed in either table shall require approval from the Board of Supervisors.’ The motion carried by the following vote:

File 260024: Preparation of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization - 524-526 Vallejo Street and 4-4A San Antonio Place

LLM summaryA motion directs the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to a Conditional Use Authorization for a project at Vallejo Street.

Source text260024 [Preparation of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization - 524-526 Vallejo Street and 4-4A San Antonio Place] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings in support of the Board of Supervisors' decision concerning the proposed Conditional Use Authorization, Case No. 2024-011561CUA, for a proposed project at 524-526 Vallejo Street and 4-4A San Antonio Place. (Clerk of the Board) At the request of Supervisor Melgar, the question for File No. 260024 was considered first. Supervisor Sauter, seconded by Supervisor Sherrill, moved that this Motion be APPROVED, and further directed the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings that include a three-unit project may be desirable at the project site, if feasible and properly-designed, and that the Board urges the Planning Department and the Planning Commission to thoroughly review a future application for such project, if one is submitted. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 251246: Hotel Development Incentive Agreement - Bespoke Hospitality, LLC - Hearst Hotel Development Project - 5 Third Street and 17-29 Third Street - Not to Exceed $40,000,000 in Net Present Value

LLM summaryAn ordinance was finally passed to approve a Hotel Development Incentive Agreement with Bespoke Hospitality for the Hearst Hotel Development Project, not exceeding $40,000,000.

Source text Project - 5 Third Street and 17-29 Third Street - Not to Exceed $40,000,000 in Net Present Value] Sponsors: Mayor; Dorsey Ordinance approving a Hotel Development Incentive Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Bespoke Hospitality, LLC for the Hearst Hotel Development Project, to provide financial assistance not to exceed $40,000,000 in net present value over 20 years calculated for measurement purposes only as a percentage of new Transient Occupancy Taxes the City actually receives from occupancy of guest rooms in a proposed new hotel, related to the development and operation of a project on certain real property known as 5 Third Street and 17-29 Third Street; waiving Chapter 21G of the Administrative Code and certain sections of the Labor and Employment Code; ratifying past actions and authorizing future actions in furtherance of this Ordinance; making findings 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. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisors Chan and Fielder voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 026-26 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 251097: Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 350 Amber Drive Project

LLM summaryThe Board directed the Clerk to prepare findings to reverse the Planning Department's categorical exemption for the proposed project at 350 Amber Drive.

Source text251097 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 350 Amber Drive Project] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 350 Amber Drive is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Chen, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 251096: Conditionally Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 350 Amber Drive Project

LLM summaryThe Board conditionally reversed the Planning Department's categorical exemption for the proposed project at 350 Amber Drive, pending written findings.

Source text251096 [Conditionally Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 350 Amber Drive Project] Motion conditionally reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 350 Amber Drive is categorically exempt from environmental review, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Chen, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 251095: Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 350 Amber Drive Project

LLM summaryThe Board approved the Planning Department's determination that the proposed project at 350 Amber Drive is categorically exempt from environmental review.

Source text251095 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - Proposed 350 Amber Drive Project] Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 350 Amber Drive is categorically exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M26-008 Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Chen, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 260102: Appointment, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force - Joseph Sangirardi

LLM summaryJoseph Sangirardi was appointed to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force with a term ending on April 27, 2026.

Source text260102 [Appointment, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force - Joseph Sangirardi] Motion appointing Joseph Sangirardi, term ending April 27, 2026, to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force. (Rules Committee) Applicants considered in committee: Cynthia Dai, seat 10 Honest Charley Bodkin, seat 10 Joseph Sangirardi, seat 10 Kartik Sathappan, seat 10 Motion No. M26-012 APPROVED by the following vote:

File 251246: Hotel Development Incentive Agreement - Bespoke Hospitality, LLC - Hearst Hotel Development Project - 5 Third Street and 17-29 Third Street - Not to Exceed $40,000,000 in Net Present Value

LLM summaryThe Board passed a resolution approving a Hotel Development Incentive Agreement with Bespoke Hospitality, LLC for the Hearst Hotel Development Project.

Source textment Incentive Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Bespoke Hospitality, LLC for the Hearst Hotel Development Project, to provide financial assistance not to exceed $40,000,000 in net present value over 20 years calculated for measurement purposes only as a percentage of new Transient Occupancy Taxes the City actually receives from occupancy of guest rooms in a proposed new hotel, related to the development and operation of a project on certain real property known as 5 Third Street and 17-29 Third Street; waiving Chapter 21G of the Administrative Code and certain sections of the Labor and Employment Code; ratifying past actions and authorizing future actions in furtherance of this Ordinance; making findings 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. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisors Chan and Fielder voted No on First Reading.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously Nicolas Menard (Office of the Budget and Legislative Analyst) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 260028: Professional Services Contract - ConnectionsCA, LLC. - RESET Center - Not to Exceed $14,537,426

LLM summaryThe Board adopted a resolution for a professional services contract with ConnectionsCA, LLC for the RESET Center, not to exceed $14,537,426.

Source text to exceed amount of $14,537,426 with an initial term of two years and two months, commencing on February 1, 2026, through March 31, 2028, with an option to extend for one additional year; authorizing the Sheriff to execute any amendments, make certain modifications and take certain actions that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City, and are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the contract; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Sheriff) (Fiscal Impact) Supervisors Mandelman and Sherrill requested to be added as co-sponsors. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Adam Thongsavat (Mayor’s Office); Sheriff Paul Miyamoto and Undersheriff Katherine Johnson (Sheriff’s Office); and Brad Russi (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Fielder, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Resolution be RE-REFERRED to the Budget and Finance Committee. Before the vote was taken, Supervisor Fielder rescinded the motion and Supervisor Chan rescinded the second. Resolution No. 063-26 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 251268: Establishing the San Francisco Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District - Approving the Downtown Revitalization Financing Plan and Related Documents and Actions

LLM summaryA resolution was adopted to establish the San Francisco Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District and approve the related financing plan and documents.

Source text251268 [Establishing the San Francisco Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District - Approving the Downtown Revitalization Financing Plan and Related Documents and Actions] Sponsors: Mayor; Sauter, Mahmood, Sherrill, Mandelman and Dorsey Resolution establishing the San Francisco Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District, approving the Downtown Revitalization Financing Plan, including the division of taxes set forth therein, and documents and actions related thereto, and authorizing the filing of a judicial validation action. (Fiscal Impact) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Jacob Bintliff (Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Resolution No. 038-26 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 251245: Charter Amendment - Lifetime Term Limits for Mayor and Members of the Board of Supervisors

LLM summaryA charter amendment was ordered submitted to change term limits for the Mayor and Board of Supervisors from consecutive to lifetime limits, to be voted on in June 2026.

Source text251245 [Charter Amendment - Lifetime Term Limits for Mayor and Members of the Board of Supervisors] Sponsors: Mahmood; Melgar, Sherrill, Dorsey, Sauter and Wong Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to change the current two-term limits for the office of Mayor and the office of Member of the Board of Supervisors from consecutive term limits to lifetime term limits; at an election to be held on June 2, 2026. (Supervisors Chan, Fielder, and Walton voted No to Continue.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Brad Russi (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote:

File 251024: Building Code - Hydrogen-Fueling Station Equipment

LLM summaryAn ordinance creating a permit process for Hydrogen-Fueling Station Equipment installation was finally passed.

Source text251024 [Building Code - Hydrogen-Fueling Station Equipment] Ordinance amending the Building Code to create a permit and permitting process for Hydrogen-Fueling Station Equipment installation; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Building Inspection Commission) (Supervisors Chan and Fielder voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 012-26 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250811: Building Code - Building Permit Expiration Timelines

LLM summaryAn ordinance revising building permit expiration timelines was finally passed.

Source text250811 [Building Code - Building Permit Expiration Timelines] Sponsors: Mahmood; Dorsey Ordinance amending the Building Code to revise the timing of expiration of certain building permits and building permit applications; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisor Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 259-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250929: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax

LLM summaryAn ordinance extending the suspension of the cannabis business tax until December 31, 2035, was finally passed.

Source text250929 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax] Sponsors: Mandelman; Dorsey, Sauter and Mahmood Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend the suspension of the cannabis business tax, through December 31, 2035, and remove references to the cannabis business tax from the common administrative provisions of the Code. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisors Chan and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 261-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250929: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax

LLM summaryAn ordinance extending the suspension of the cannabis business tax through December 31, 2035, was passed on first reading.

Source text250929 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Extending Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax] Sponsors: Mandelman; Dorsey, Sauter and Mahmood Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend the suspension of the cannabis business tax, through December 31, 2035, and remove references to the cannabis business tax from the common administrative provisions of the Code. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Walton voted No on First Reading.) Privilege of the floor was granted to Greg Wagner, Controller (Office of the Controller) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 250811: Building Code - Building Permit Expiration Timelines

LLM summaryThe Building Code amendment concerning permit expiration timelines was passed on first reading.

Source textPASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 250811: Building Code - Building Permit Expiration Timelines

LLM summaryAn ordinance was passed on first reading to amend the Building Code regarding the expiration timelines for certain building permits and applications.

Source text250811 [Building Code - Building Permit Expiration Timelines] Sponsors: Mahmood; Dorsey Ordinance amending the Building Code to revise the timing of expiration of certain building permits and building permit applications; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisor Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 250985: Local Coastal Program Amendment - Family Zoning Plan

LLM summaryA resolution to amend the Local Coastal Program for the Family Zoning Plan was adopted.

Source text250985 [Local Coastal Program Amendment - Family Zoning Plan] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution transmitting to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification an amendment to the Implementation Program and Land Use Plan of the City’s certified Local Coastal Program to implement the Family Zoning Plan; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisor Chen dissented in committee.) Resolution No. 577-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 250701: Planning, Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Family Zoning Plan

LLM summaryAn ordinance amending various codes to implement the Family Zoning Plan was finally passed.

Source texte conforming changes to zoning tables in various Districts, including the Neighborhood Commercial District and Mixed Use Districts, 12) prohibit Lot mergers on Lots with Historic Buildings, subject to certain preservation obligations, and 13) reduce usable open space and bicycle parking requirements for senior housing; amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code regarding the Board of Appeals’ review of permits in the Housing Choice Program Housing Sustainability District; also, amending the Local Coastal Program to implement the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program and other associated changes in the City’s Coastal Zone, and directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; 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 public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. (Economic Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 245-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250700: Zoning Map - Family Zoning Plan

LLM summaryAn ordinance to amend the Zoning Map as part of the Family Zoning Plan was finally passed.

Source textistoric districts pursuant to Article 10; 2) change the height limits on certain lots in the R-4 Height and Bulk District; and 3) designating various parcels to be included in the Non-Contiguous San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Sites Special Use District (SFMTA SUD); amending the Local Coastal Program to: 1) reclassify all properties in the Coastal Zone to R-4 Height and Bulk District; 2) reclassify certain properties to RTO-C and Neighborhood Commercial District; 3) designate one parcel as part of the SFMTA SUD; and 4) directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings under the City’s Local Coastal Program and the California Coastal Act of 1976. (Economic Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 244-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250966: General Plan Amendments - Family Zoning Plan

LLM summaryAn ordinance for General Plan amendments related to the Family Zoning Plan was finally passed.

Source textly Housing Zoning Program, including the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program, by adjusting guidelines regarding building heights, density, design, and other matters; amending the City’s Local Coastal Program to implement the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program and other associated changes in the City’s Coastal Zone, and directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; 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 340. (Planning Commission) (Pursuant to Charter, Section 4.105, the Planning Commission recommends General Plan amendments to the Board of Supervisors for approval or rejection. If the Board fails to act within 90 days of receipt, the proposed General Plan amendment shall be deemed approved. Transmittal Date: September 22, 2025) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 243-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250701: Planning, Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Family Zoning Plan

LLM summaryThe Family Zoning Plan was passed on first reading.

Source textPASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 250700: Zoning Map - Family Zoning Plan

LLM summaryAn ordinance designating parcels for the Non-Contiguous SFMTA Sites Special Use District was passed on first reading.

Source textesignating various parcels to be included in the Non-Contiguous San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Sites Special Use District (SFMTA SUD); amending the Local Coastal Program to: 1) reclassify all properties in the Coastal Zone to R-4 Height and Bulk District; 2) reclassify certain properties to RTO-C and Neighborhood Commercial District; 3) designate one parcel as part of the SFMTA SUD; and 4) directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings under the City’s Local Coastal Program and the California Coastal Act of 1976. (Economic Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Lisa Chen (Planning Department) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 250966: General Plan Amendments - Family Zoning Plan

LLM summaryGeneral Plan amendments related to the Family Zoning Plan were passed on first reading.

Source textdensity, design, and other matters; amending the City’s Local Coastal Program to implement the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program and other associated changes in the City’s Coastal Zone, and directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; 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 340. (Planning Commission) (Pursuant to Charter, Section 4.105, the Planning Commission recommends General Plan amendments to the Board of Supervisors for approval or rejection. If the Board fails to act within 90 days of receipt, the proposed General Plan amendment shall be deemed approved. Transmittal Date: September 22, 2025) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Lisa Chen (Planning Department) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 251023: Appointments, Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee - Shanell Williams, Julia D'Antonio and William Lemon

LLM summaryShanell Williams, Julia D'Antonio, and William Lemon were appointed to the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee with terms ending April 22, 2027.

Source text251023 [Appointments, Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee - Shanell Williams, Julia D'Antonio and William Lemon] Motion appointing Shanell Williams, Julia D'Antonio and William Lemon, terms ending April 22, 2027, to the Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee. (Rules Committee) Supervisor Fielder requested that the question be DIVIDED to consider the appointment of William Lemon separately. The question to consider the appointment of William Lemon was APPROVED AS DIVIDED by the following vote:

File 250682: Planning Code; Zoning Map - Consolidating the North Beach Special Use and Neighborhood Commercial Districts and Expanding Allowable Uses and Use Size Limits in Certain Zoning Districts

LLM summaryAn ordinance consolidating the North Beach Special Use District and expanding allowable uses in various zoning districts finally passed.

Source textDistricts] Sponsor: Sauter Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) eliminate the North Beach Special Use District and consolidate certain controls into the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District, expand allowable uses and increase use size limits in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District, 2) expand allowable uses and increase use size limits in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District, 3) expand allowable uses in the Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District, 4) expand allowable uses and increase use size limits in the Nob Hill Special Use District, and 5) reduce limitations on Restaurants and Bars in the Jackson Square Special Use District; amending the Zoning Map to reflect removal of the North Beach 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 under Planning Code, Section 302. (Supervisors Chan and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 217-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250682: Planning Code; Zoning Map - Consolidating the North Beach Special Use and Neighborhood Commercial Districts and Expanding Allowable Uses and Use Size Limits in Certain Zoning Districts

LLM summaryThe request to duplicate an ordinance regarding zoning districts fell, and the original ordinance passed on the first reading.

Source textDue to the failure of the motion to re-refer the Duplicated Ordinance back to committee, the request to Duplicate the Ordinance fell to the floor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 251038: Behested Payment Waiver - Fundraising for Services Related to Immigration, LGBTQ+ Rights, Environmental Protection, Reproductive Rights, and Racial Equity

LLM summaryA resolution authorizing solicitation of donations for various social causes was adopted.

Source textors: Mandelman; Dorsey and Sauter Resolution authorizing the Assessor Recorder, the Deputy Assessors, and Director of Policy and Government Affairs in the Assessor-Recorder’s Office to solicit donations from various private, nonprofit, philanthropic, and other entities to support 1) the urgent provision of legal services related to the creation and enforcement of immigration laws, regulations, and policies, including litigation and regulatory reform efforts at the local, state, and federal level and non-legal services and support for the City’s immigrant communities, 2) goods and services, including legal services, related to defending and supporting LGBTQ+ rights, 3) goods and services, including legal services, related to defending and supporting reproductive rights, 4) goods and services, including legal services, related to defending existing environmental protection laws and promoting environmental protection efforts, and 5) goods and services, including legal services, related to racial equity initiatives, all notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance. Supervisors Dorsey and Sauter requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 529-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 250790: Expressing Interest in the Formation of an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District to Support Affordable Housing in Well-Resourced Neighborhoods

LLM summaryA resolution expressing interest in forming an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District for affordable housing was adopted.

Source text250790 [Expressing Interest in the Formation of an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District to Support Affordable Housing in Well-Resourced Neighborhoods] Sponsors: Melgar; Sherrill Resolution expressing interest in forming an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) to support funding Affordable Housing in Well-Resourced Neighborhoods and requesting the Controller’s Office, Office of Economic Workforce Development, and Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to explore options for establishing an EIFD and other innovative financing options. Resolution No. 456-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 250634: Planning Code - Use Size Limits

LLM summaryAn ordinance amending the Planning Code to eliminate non-residential use size limits in certain districts was finally passed.

Source text250634 [Planning Code - Use Size Limits] Sponsors: Melgar; Sherrill, Sauter and Dorsey Ordinance amending the Planning Code to eliminate limits on Non-Residential Use Sizes in the Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD), Polk Street NCD, West Portal Avenue NCD, North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District, Regional Commercial Districts, and Residential-Commercial District; allow specified Non-Residential Uses that exceed the Use Size limits to divide into smaller spaces that may continue to exceed the Use Size limits, without conditional use authorization; adjust the Use Size limit in all NCDs to a round number; 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. (Supervisors Chan and Chen voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 173-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250487: Administrative Code - Equitable Citywide Access to Shelters, Transitional Housing, and Behavioral Health Services

LLM summaryAn ordinance promoting equitable access to shelters and behavioral health services was finally passed.

Source text250487 [Administrative Code - Equitable Citywide Access to Shelters, Transitional Housing, and Behavioral Health Services] Sponsors: Mahmood; Walton, Dorsey, Sauter and Melgar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to promote equitable access to shelter and behavioral health services by prohibiting the City from siting a new, City-funded homeless shelter, transitional housing facility, or certain behavioral health residential care and treatment facilities (collectively, “Covered Facilities”) in a neighborhood where the neighborhood’s share of the City’s shelter and transitional housing beds exceeds the neighborhood’s share of the City’s unsheltered persons, and prohibiting the City from siting a new City-funded homeless shelter within 300 feet of an existing homeless shelter; and authorizing the Board of Supervisors to waive these prohibitions upon a finding that approving the Covered Facility or homeless shelter at the proposed location is in the public interest; and providing that this ordinance shall sunset on December 31, 2031. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisors Chan and Chen voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 172-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 250634: Planning Code - Use Size Limits

LLM summaryThe ordinance amending use size limits in the Planning Code was passed on first reading.

Source textPASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 250487: Administrative Code - Equitable Citywide Access to Shelters, Transitional Housing, and Behavioral Health Services

LLM summaryAn ordinance promoting equitable access to shelters and behavioral health services was passed on first reading, prohibiting new facilities in certain neighborhoods.

Source text250487 [Administrative Code - Equitable Citywide Access to Shelters, Transitional Housing, and Behavioral Health Services] Sponsors: Mahmood; Walton, Dorsey, Sauter and Melgar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to promote equitable access to shelter and behavioral health services by prohibiting the City from siting a new, City-funded homeless shelter, transitional housing facility, or certain behavioral health residential care and treatment facilities (collectively, “Covered Facilities”) in a neighborhood where the neighborhood’s share of the City’s shelter and transitional housing beds exceeds the neighborhood’s share of the City’s unsheltered persons, and prohibiting the City from siting a new City-funded homeless shelter within 300 feet of an existing homeless shelter; and authorizing the Board of Supervisors to waive these prohibitions upon a finding that approving the Covered Facility or homeless shelter at the proposed location is in the public interest; and providing that this ordinance shall sunset on December 31, 2031. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisors Chan and Chen voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 250747: Adoption of Findings Related to Certificate of Appropriateness - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryFindings supporting the Board's disapproval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for a project at 3400 Laguna Street were adopted.

Source text250747 [Adoption of Findings Related to Certificate of Appropriateness - 3400 Laguna Street] Sponsor: Sherrill Motion adopting findings in support of the Board of Supervisors’ disapproval of the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission by its Motion No. 494 to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness identified as Planning Case No. 2022-009819COA, for a proposed project at 3400 Laguna Street; and the Board’s approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the same Planning Case with different conditions. Motion No. M25-089 APPROVED by the following vote:

File 250746: Adoption of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryFindings supporting the Board's disapproval of a Conditional Use Authorization for a project at 3400 Laguna Street were adopted.

Source text250746 [Adoption of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization - 3400 Laguna Street] Sponsor: Sherrill Motion adopting findings in support of the Board of Supervisors’ disapproval of Planning Commission Motion No. 21727, approving a Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No. 2022-009819CUA, for a proposed project at 3400 Laguna Street; and the Board’s approval of a Conditional Use Authorization for the same Planning Case and property with a revision to the findings, and adopting findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority polices of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Motion No. M25-088 APPROVED by the following vote:

File 250565: Preparation of Findings Related to Certificate of Appropriateness - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryThe Board directed the Clerk to prepare findings supporting the disapproval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for a project at 3400 Laguna Street.

Source text250565 [Preparation of Findings Related to Certificate of Appropriateness - 3400 Laguna Street] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings in support of the Board of Supervisors' disapproval of a Certificate of Appropriateness identified as Planning Case No. 2022-009819COA, for a proposed project at 3400 Laguna Street. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M25-077 Supervisor Sherrill, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 250564: Conditionally Disapproving Certificate of Appropriateness - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryA motion conditionally disapproving the Historic Preservation Commission's approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for 3400 Laguna Street was approved as amended.

Source textMotion conditionally disapproving the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission by its Motion 494 to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness identified as Planning Case No. 2022-009819COA, for a proposed project at 3400 Laguna Street; and conditionally approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for the same Planning Case with different conditions, subject to the adoption of written findings by the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M25-076 Supervisor Sherrill, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Motion be APPROVED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 250564: Conditionally Disapproving Certificate of Appropriateness - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryThe Board conditionally disapproved a Certificate of Appropriateness for 3400 Laguna Street while approving it with modifications, pending written findings.

Source text eight priority policy findings of the Planning Code, Section 101.1, for the reasons set forth in Planning Commission Resolution No. 21727, and the Board hereby incorporates such reasons herein by reference; now, therefore be it’; and on Page 2, Lines 3-14, by adding ‘; and be it FURTHER MOVED, That the Board hereby approves a Certificate of Appropriateness for the same property with the following revision to Condition 1 on page 15, which shall be revised to state: “Final Architectural Details. Prior to submittal of any building permit application, Department preservation staff shall review and approve final project architectural details of fenestration size and orientation, and exterior finishes, provided that no reduction in project square footage shall result from such review.”; all other aspects of the Historic Preservation Commission’s decision shall remain the same; and be it FURTHER MOVED, That the disapproval of the Certificate of Appropriateness and the approval of the Certificate of Appropriateness with the above-state modifications are all subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination.’ The motion carried by the following vote:

File 250563: Approving Certificate of Appropriateness - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryA motion to approve the Historic Preservation Commission's decision regarding a Certificate of Appropriateness for 3400 Laguna Street was tabled.

Source text250563 [Approving Certificate of Appropriateness - 3400 Laguna Street] Motion approving the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission by its Motion No. 494 to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness identified as Planning Case No. 2022-009819COA, for a proposed project at 3400 Laguna Street to allow demolition of two noncontributing buildings (the Perry Connector and the Health Care Center) on the site, construct two new buildings (the Bay Building and the Francisco Building) in the same locations as the demolished structures, renovate two of the other existing buildings, make improvements to the Julia Morgan building, and site alterations. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Sherrill, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 250561: Preparation of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryThe Board directed the Clerk to prepare findings supporting the disapproval of a Conditional Use Authorization for a project at 3400 Laguna Street.

Source text250561 [Preparation of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization - 3400 Laguna Street] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings in support of the Board of Supervisors' disapproval of the proposed Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No. 2022-009819CUA, for a proposed project at 3400 Laguna Street. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M25-075 Supervisor Sherrill, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 250560: Conditionally Disapproving Conditional Use Authorization - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryA motion conditionally disapproving the Planning Commission's approval of a Conditional Use Authorization for 3400 Laguna Street was approved as amended.

Source textCity and County of San Francisco Page 523 Printed at 1:13 pm on 7/23/25 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Final 6/17/2025 Motion conditionally disapproving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 21727, approving a Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No. 2022-009819CUA, for a proposed project at 3400 Laguna Street; conditionally approving a Conditional Use Authorization for the same Planning Case and property with a revision to the findings, subject to the adoption of written findings by the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.105, and Planning Code, Section 308.1(d), provides that the Board of Supervisors may disapprove the decision of the Planning Commission by a vote of not less than two-thirds (8 votes) of the members of the Board.) Motion No. M25-074 Supervisor Sherrill, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Motion be APPROVED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 250560: Conditionally Disapproving Conditional Use Authorization - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryThe Board conditionally disapproved a Conditional Use Authorization for 3400 Laguna Street while approving it with modifications, pending written findings.

Source textand received public comment regarding the conditional use authorization; now, therefore, be it’; and on Page 2, Line 12, by adding ‘, at 3400 Laguna Street’, and Lines 12-23, by adding ‘; and be it FURTHER MOVED, That the Board hereby approves a Conditional Use Authorization for the same property with all the conditions imposed by the Planning Commission, and with the following revision to Finding 6(L) on page 8 of the Commission’s decision, which will be revised to state: “Planning Department Preservation Staff Review. The Commission finds that the overall size and intensity of the project as proposed are critical to the programmatic viability of the project, and directed Planning staff to bring the project back to the Commission as an informational item after Planning Preservation staff’s final review.”; all other aspects of the Commission’s decision shall remain the same; and be it FURTHER MOVED, That the disapproval of the Conditional Use Authorization and the approval of the Conditional Use Authorization with the above-state modification are all subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination.’ The motion carried by the following vote:

File 250559: Approving Conditional Use Authorization - 3400 Laguna Street

LLM summaryA motion was made to table the approval of a Conditional Use Authorization for a project at 3400 Laguna Street.

Source text250559 [Approving Conditional Use Authorization - 3400 Laguna Street] Motion approving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 21727, approving a Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No. 2022-009819CUA, for a proposed project located at 3400 Laguna Street; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Sherrill, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 250017: Military Equipment Use Policy and Additional Equipment Approval - 2024 Annual Report

LLM summaryA resolution was adopted accepting the San Francisco Sheriff Office’s Military Equipment Use Policy 2024 Annual Report and approving additional equipment purchases.

Source text250017 [Military Equipment Use Policy and Additional Equipment Approval - 2024 Annual Report] Resolution accepting the San Francisco Sheriff Office’s Military Equipment Use Policy 2024 Annual Report and Inventory; and approving the request for purchase and use of additional equipment, consistent with the criteria set forth in state law. (Sheriff) Resolution No. 151-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 250197: Urging Implementation of Drug Market Intervention (DMI) Strategy in San Francisco

LLM summaryThe resolution urging the implementation of a drug market intervention strategy in San Francisco was adopted as amended.

Source textResolution No. 128-25 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

File 250139: Fundraising for Services Related to Immigration, LGBTQ+ Rights, Environmental Protection, Reproductive Rights, and Racial Equity - Behested Payment Waiver

LLM summaryA resolution was adopted regarding fundraising for services related to immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental protection, reproductive rights, and racial equity.

Source textResolution No. 080-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 250102: Grant Agreement Amendment - Mid-Market Foundation - Mid-Market/Tenderloin Community-Based Safety Program - Not to Exceed $68,851,756

LLM summaryAn amendment to a grant agreement with the Mid-Market Foundation for a community-based safety program was approved, increasing the total grant amount to $68,851,756.

Source text250102 [Grant Agreement Amendment - Mid-Market Foundation - Mid-Market/Tenderloin Community-Based Safety Program - Not to Exceed $68,851,756] Sponsors: Mayor; Mahmood, Dorsey and Mandelman Resolution approving Amendment No. 6 to a grant agreement between the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Mid-Market Foundation for the management of the Mid-Market /Tenderloin Community-Based Safety Program; to increase the grant amount by $4,000,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $68,851,756 for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025, effective upon approval of this Resolution; and to authorize the Executive Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to enter into amendments or modifications to the contract prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract. (Department of Economic and Workforce Development) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 070-25 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 241013: Settlement of Unlitigated Claims - Chevron U.S.A. Holdings Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. - Kern County Property

LLM summaryA resolution approving the settlement of claims involving Chevron U.S.A. and the City regarding Kern County property was adopted by the Board of Supervisors.

Source text241013 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claims - Chevron U.S.A. Holdings Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. - Kern County Property] Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims between the City and County of San Francisco, and Chevron U.S.A. Holdings Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., including the conveyance of real property owned by the City in Kern County, California; the claims involve the condition of and liability for the property; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; finding that the disposition of property is consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property or their designee to make certain modifications to the settlement and conveyance documents, and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution. (City Attorney) Resolution No. 613-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 240880: Administrative Code - New Construction Exemption from Rent Control

LLM summaryConsideration of the amendment to the ordinance on new construction exemptions from rent control was continued to a special meeting on October 15, 2024.

Source textAfter approving the revision to the amendment, consideration of the amendment was taken as a whole. Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors on October 15, 2024. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 240780: Preparation of Findings to Reverse the General Plan Evaluation - Proposed 700 Indiana Street Project

LLM summaryA motion to prepare findings reversing the Planning Department's exemption of the 700 Indiana Street project from environmental review was not approved.

Source text240780 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the General Plan Evaluation - Proposed 700 Indiana Street Project] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 700 Indiana Street is exempt from further environmental review under a General Plan Evaluation. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion failed by the following vote:

File 240779: Conditionally Reversing the General Plan Evaluation - Proposed 700 Indiana Street Project

LLM summaryA motion to conditionally reverse the Planning Department's exemption of the 700 Indiana Street project from environmental review was not approved.

Source text240779 [Conditionally Reversing the General Plan Evaluation - Proposed 700 Indiana Street Project] Motion conditionally reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 700 Indiana Street is exempt from further environmental review, under a General Plan Evaluation, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion failed by the following vote:

File 240778: Affirming the General Plan Evaluation - Proposed 700 Indiana Street Project

LLM summaryA motion to affirm the Planning Department's exemption of the 700 Indiana Street project from further environmental review was not approved.

Source text240778 [Affirming the General Plan Evaluation - Proposed 700 Indiana Street Project] Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed project at 700 Indiana Street is exempt from further environmental review under a General Plan Evaluation. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion failed by the following vote:

File 240345: Supporting California State Senate Bill No. 1012 (Wiener) - To Allow Supervised Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics

LLM summaryA resolution supporting California Senate Bill No. 1012 was adopted as amended.

Source textResolution No. 210-24 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

File 231129: Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Contracting Waivers for Homeless Services

LLM summaryAn ordinance extending the sunset date for contracting waivers for homeless services was finally passed.

Source text231129 [Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Contracting Waivers for Homeless Services] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend by five years, from May 5, 2024, through May 5, 2029, the sunset date of the provisions authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) to enter into and amend contracts without requiring competitive bidding for services relating to sites and programs for people experiencing homelessness (“Projects Addressing Homelessness”), and the Department of Public Works to enter into and amend contracts without adhering to the Environment Code or to provisions relating to competitive bidding, equal benefits, local business enterprise utilization, and other requirements, for construction work and services relating to Projects Addressing Homelessness; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisors Chan, Dorsey, Peskin, and Safai voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 038-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 231129: Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Contracting Waivers for Homeless Services

LLM summaryAn ordinance extending the sunset date for contracting waivers for homeless services was passed on first reading.

Source text231129 [Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Contracting Waivers for Homeless Services] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend by five years, from May 5, 2024, through May 5, 2029, the sunset date of the provisions authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) to enter into and amend contracts without requiring competitive bidding for services relating to sites and programs for people experiencing homelessness (“Projects Addressing Homelessness”), and the Department of Public Works to enter into and amend contracts without adhering to the Environment Code or to provisions relating to competitive bidding, equal benefits, local business enterprise utilization, and other requirements, for construction work and services relating to Projects Addressing Homelessness; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisors Chan, Dorsey, Peskin, and Safai voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 230446: Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

LLM summaryAn ordinance was finally passed amending the Planning and Subdivision Codes to facilitate housing production and update zoning regulations.

Source textsubject to delegation from the Planning Commission; 8) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; and 9) making conforming amendments to other sections of the Planning Code; amending the Zoning Map to create the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; amending the Subdivision Code to update the condominium conversion requirements for projects utilizing residential density exceptions in RH Districts; 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. (Supervisors Chan and Peskin voted No on First Reading.) Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Ordinance No. 248-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 230446: Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

LLM summaryAn amended planning and zoning code item concerning housing production was passed on first reading.

Source textanning Director to approve State Density Bonus projects, subject to delegation from the Planning Commission; 8) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; and 9) making conforming amendments to other sections of the Planning Code; amending the Zoning Map to create the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; amending the Subdivision Code to update the condominium conversion requirements for projects utilizing residential density exceptions in RH Districts; 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. (Supervisors Chan and Peskin voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:

File 230915: Amended and Restated Office Lease - Retroactive - The Lighthouse Building LLC - 1155 Market - Not to Exceed $6,685,260.20 in Initial Year

LLM summaryA resolution to amend and restate the office lease with The Lighthouse Building LLC was not adopted.

Source text230915 [Amended and Restated Office Lease - Retroactive - The Lighthouse Building LLC - 1155 Market - Not to Exceed $6,685,260.20 in Initial Year] Resolution retroactively approving and authorizing the Director of Property to amend and restate the current lease with The Lighthouse Building LLC, as Landlord, for the City’s lease of approximately 103,487 square feet of rentable square feet comprised of floors one through eight at 1155 Market Street for use by approximately nine City Departments, to enter into an amended and restated office lease for a lease term of five years, commencing February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2028, with one five-year option to extend to January 31, 2033, at an initial annual rent of $6,685,260.20 (or $557,105.02 per month) with 3% annual increases thereafter for the remainder of the initial term; and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into any additions, amendments, or other modifications to the Restated Lease that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution. (Real Estate Department) (Fiscal Impact) NOT ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 230710: Permit Issuance - Another Planet Entertainment LLC - Polo Field Concerts - Minimum Permit Fee of $1,400,000 Per Year for a Two-Day Event and $2,100,000 for a Three-Day Event

LLM summaryA resolution was adopted to authorize a permit for Another Planet Entertainment LLC to hold concerts at Golden Gate Park Polo Fields for three years, with significant fees and commitments.

Source textit Fee of $1,400,000 Per Year for a Two-Day Event and $2,100,000 for a Three-Day Event] Sponsors: Mayor; Safai, Mandelman and Engardio Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to issue a permit for Another Planet Entertainment LLC to hold a ticketed concert at the Golden Gate Park Polo Fields on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday following the Outside Lands Festival in 2024, 2025 and 2026, in exchange for a minimum permit fee $1,400,000 per year for a two-day event and $2,100,000 for a three-day event for a three-year term to commence in 2024, and a commitment to hold three free musical concerts per year, for each year in which concerts are held at the Polo Fields; affirming a categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act; and to authorize the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department to enter into amendments or modifications to the permit that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the permit or this Resolution. (Recreation and Park Department) Supervisor Engardio requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 426-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 230818: Supporting California State Senate Bill No. 532 (Wiener) - The Safe, Clean & Reliable Bay Area Public Transportation Emergency Act

LLM summaryA resolution was adopted supporting California State Senate Bill No. 532, aimed at addressing public transportation funding and improvements in the Bay Area.

Source text230818 [Supporting California State Senate Bill No. 532 (Wiener) - The Safe, Clean & Reliable Bay Area Public Transportation Emergency Act] Sponsors: Mandelman; Melgar and Dorsey Resolution supporting California State Senate Bill No. 532, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener, enabling the San Francisco Bay Area to raise funds to prevent a medium-term public transportation operations budget shortfall while requiring transit safety, cleanliness, and reliability improvements. Resolution No. 402-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 230758: Mayoral Appointment, Building Inspection Commission - Bianca Neumann

LLM summaryThe Mayor's nomination of Bianca Neumann to the Building Inspection Commission was approved, with a term ending July 1, 2025.

Source text230758 [Mayoral Appointment, Building Inspection Commission - Bianca Neumann] Motion approving the Mayor's nomination for the appointment of Bianca Neumann to the Building Inspection Commission, term ending July 1, 2025. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.121, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk, then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: June 16, 2023.) (Supervisor Walton dissented in Committee.) Motion No. M23-102 APPROVED by the following vote:

File 230070: Urging the Department of Human Resources to Enhance the Competitiveness of Police and Sheriff’s Department Recruitment Bonuses and the Police Commission and Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board to Develop Full-Duty Staffing Plans

LLM summaryA resolution urging enhancements to police and sheriff recruitment bonuses and staffing plans was adopted.

Source text230070 [Urging the Department of Human Resources to Enhance the Competitiveness of Police and Sheriff’s Department Recruitment Bonuses and the Police Commission and Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board to Develop Full-Duty Staffing Plans] Sponsors: Dorsey; Stefani, Mandelman, Engardio and Safai Resolution urging the San Francisco Department of Human Resources to explore ways to adopt policies to match top recruitment bonuses offered by law enforcement agencies in Northern California that compete for new and laterally hired police officers and sheriff deputies; urging the Police Commission and Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board to develop sworn staffing plans to achieve recommended full-duty police and sheriff staffing levels; and urging continued improved efficiencies in the recruitment and hiring of prospective San Francisco Police Department officers and San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Deputies. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 340-23 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 230643: Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

LLM summaryA motion to amend the Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance by removing certain positions was failed.

Source text230643 [Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025] Sponsor: Mayor Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations. (Supervisors Preston and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED to remove the Interim Exception for the three (3.0 FTE) District Attorney’s Office 8177 positions for the ongoing work and caseload around the abatement of open-air drug market and drug trafficking prosecutions. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 230642: Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

LLM summaryThe proposed interim budget and appropriation ordinance for departments for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 was amended and failed on first reading.

Source text230642 [Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025] Sponsor: Mayor Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025. (Supervisors Preston and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED to remove the Interim Exception for the three (3.0 FTE) District Attorney’s Office 8177 positions for the ongoing work and caseload around the abatement of open-air drug market and drug trafficking prosecutions. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 230192: Planning Code - Landmark Designation Amendment - 429-431 Castro Street (the Castro Theatre)

LLM summaryAn amendment to the Planning Code for the landmark designation of the Castro Theatre was moved and discussed.

Source textdmark Designation for Landmark No. 100, 429-431 Castro Street (the Castro Theatre), Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3582, Lot No. 085, under Article 10 of the Planning Code, to list the exterior features that should be preserved or replaced in kind, to add interior features to the designation, and to capture the property’s full historical significance; 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) (Supervisor Melgar dissented in Committee) Supervisor Mandelman, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 4, Line 1, through Page 5, Line 13, by striking the entire ‘Section 3. Auditorium Seating Findings.’; on Page 8, Line 2, by changing ‘fixed theatrical seating configured in the movie-palace style’ to ‘presence of seating’; and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 230167: Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Permit Prioritization

LLM summaryAn ordinance was passed to create a Permit Prioritization Task Force to develop guidelines for prioritizing permits and project types in the city.

Source text230167 [Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Permit Prioritization] Sponsor: Safai Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to create a Permit Prioritization Task Force responsible for developing a recommended Citywide list of prioritized permits and project types and recommending permit prioritization guidelines to the Department of Building Inspection, the Planning Department, and the Department of Public Works, requiring those departments to review and update their permit prioritization guidelines periodically, and requiring the commissions that oversee each department to approve the department’s permit prioritization guidelines; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisors Chan, Melgar, and Peskin voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 093-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 230167: Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Permit Prioritization

LLM summaryAn ordinance was passed on first reading to create a Permit Prioritization Task Force for developing guidelines for permit prioritization.

Source text230167 [Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Permit Prioritization] Sponsor: Safai Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to create a Permit Prioritization Task Force responsible for developing a recommended Citywide list of prioritized permits and project types and recommending permit prioritization guidelines to the Department of Building Inspection, the Planning Department, and the Department of Public Works, requiring those departments to review and update their permit prioritization guidelines periodically, and requiring the commissions that oversee each department to approve the department’s permit prioritization guidelines; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisors Chan, Melgar, and Peskin voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 230213: Administrative Code - Repealing Prohibitions on City Travel and Contracting Related to States with Certain Types of Discriminatory Laws

LLM summaryAn ordinance repealing prohibitions on city travel and contracting related to states with certain discriminatory laws was finally passed.

Source textOrdinance No. 075-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 230213: Administrative Code - Repealing Prohibitions on City Travel and Contracting Related to States with Certain Types of Discriminatory Laws

LLM summaryAn ordinance was finally passed to repeal prohibitions on City travel and contracting related to states with discriminatory laws.

Source text230213 [Administrative Code - Repealing Prohibitions on City Travel and Contracting Related to States with Certain Types of Discriminatory Laws] Sponsors: Mandelman; Stefani, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Dorsey and Engardio Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to repeal Chapter 12X, and thereby repeal the prohibitions on City-funded travel to a state, and the City’s entering into a contract with a contractor that has its United States headquarters in a state or where any or all of the contract would be performed in a state, that allows discrimination against LGBT individuals, has restrictive abortion laws, or has voter suppression laws. (Supervisors Chan, Melgar, Preston, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 230213: Administrative Code - Repealing Prohibitions on City Travel and Contracting Related to States with Certain Types of Discriminatory Laws

LLM summaryAn ordinance amending the Administrative Code to repeal prohibitions on city-funded travel and contracting related to discriminatory laws passed on first reading.

Source text230213 [Administrative Code - Repealing Prohibitions on City Travel and Contracting Related to States with Certain Types of Discriminatory Laws] Sponsors: Mandelman; Stefani, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Dorsey and Engardio Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to repeal Chapter 12X, and thereby repeal the prohibitions on City-funded travel to a state, and the City’s entering into a contract with a contractor that has its United States headquarters in a state or where any or all of the contract would be performed in a state, that allows discrimination against LGBT individuals, has restrictive abortion laws, or has voter suppression laws. (Supervisors Chan, Melgar, Preston, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 221147: Administrative Code - Removing Construction Agreements from the Prohibition on Contracting in States with Certain Types of Discriminatory Laws

LLM summaryAn ordinance was passed to amend the Administrative Code, allowing construction agreements with contractors from states with certain discriminatory laws.

Source text221147 [Administrative Code - Removing Construction Agreements from the Prohibition on Contracting in States with Certain Types of Discriminatory Laws] Sponsors: Safai; Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to remove agreements let under Chapter 6 for Public Works or Improvement from the prohibitions in Chapter 12X on the City’s entering into a contract with a contractor that has its United States headquarters in a state that allows discrimination against LGBT individuals, has restrictive abortion laws, or has voter suppression laws, or where any or all of the contract would be performed in such a state. (Supervisors Chan, Melgar, Preston, and Walton voted no on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 042-23 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 221147: Administrative Code - Removing Construction Agreements from the Prohibition on Contracting in States with Certain Types of Discriminatory Laws

LLM summaryThe same ordinance amending the Administrative Code regarding construction agreements was passed on first reading.

Source text221147 [Administrative Code - Removing Construction Agreements from the Prohibition on Contracting in States with Certain Types of Discriminatory Laws] Sponsors: Safai; Mandelman Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to remove agreements let under Chapter 6 for Public Works or Improvement from the prohibitions in Chapter 12X on the City’s entering into a contract with a contractor that has its United States headquarters in a state that allows discrimination against LGBT individuals, has restrictive abortion laws, or has voter suppression laws, or where any or all of the contract would be performed in such a state. (Supervisors Chan, Melgar, Preston, and Walton voted no on First Reading.) Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 221264: Reappointment, Police Commission - Cindy Elias

LLM summaryCindy Elias was reappointed to the Police Commission with a term ending April 30, 2027, but a motion to re-refer the item failed.

Source text221264 [Reappointment, Police Commission - Cindy Elias] Motion confirming the reappointment of Cindy Elias, term ending April 30, 2027, to the Police Commission. (Clerk of the Board) (Supervisor Mandelman dissented in Committee.) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Cindy Elias, appointee, who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Engardio, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, moved that this Motion be RE-REFERRED to the Rules Committee. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 220875: Park Code - Upper Great Highway - Pilot Weekend and Holiday Vehicle Restrictions

LLM summaryAn ordinance was passed to pilot vehicle restrictions on the Upper Great Highway during weekends and holidays until December 31, 2025.

Source text220875 [Park Code - Upper Great Highway - Pilot Weekend and Holiday Vehicle Restrictions] Sponsors: Mar; Preston, Dorsey and Mandelman Ordinance amending the Park Code to restrict private vehicles on the Upper Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard, on a pilot basis, on weekends and holidays until December 31, 2025; making associated findings under the California Vehicle Code; 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. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Ordinance No. 258-22 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 220875: Park Code - Upper Great Highway - Pilot Weekend and Holiday Vehicle Restrictions

LLM summaryAn ordinance was passed regarding pilot vehicle restrictions on the Upper Great Highway.

Source textPASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 221070: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Temporary Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax

LLM summaryAn ordinance was finally passed to temporarily suspend the Cannabis Business Tax until December 31, 2025.

Source text221070 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Temporary Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax] Sponsors: Mandelman; Dorsey Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to suspend the imposition of the Cannabis Business Tax through December 31, 2025. (Fiscal Impact) (Supervisor Chan dissented in committee.) Ordinance No. 247-22 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 221070: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Temporary Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax

LLM summaryThe ordinance to temporarily suspend the Cannabis Business Tax passed on first reading.

Source textPASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 220914: General Plan Amendments - Transbay Block 4 Redevelopment Project

LLM summaryAn ordinance amending the General Plan to facilitate the Transbay Block 4 Redevelopment Project was not passed on first reading.

Source text220914 [General Plan Amendments - Transbay Block 4 Redevelopment Project] Ordinance amending the General Plan, to revise the Transit Center District Plan, a Sub-Area Plan of the Downtown Plan, to facilitate development of the Transbay Block 4 Redevelopment Project by revising height limits and bicycle network policy; adopting findings 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 public necessity, convenience, and general welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 340. (Planning Department) NOT PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

File 220939: Mayoral Appointment, Public Utilities Commission - Tony Rivera

LLM summaryA motion to approve the Mayor's appointment of Tony Rivera to the Public Utilities Commission was continued to the Board of Supervisors meeting on October 18, 2022.

Source text220939 [Mayoral Appointment, Public Utilities Commission - Tony Rivera] Motion approving the Mayor's nomination for the appointment of Tony Rivera to the Public Utilities Commission, for a term ending August 1, 2024. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.112, provides that the Board of Supervisors shall confirm the Mayor's appointment by a majority of the Board of Supervisors. Transmittal date: August 26, 2022.) Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of October 18, 2022. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 220937: Mayoral Appointment, Public Utilities Commission - Newsha Ajami

LLM summaryA motion to approve the Mayor's appointment of Newsha Ajami to the Public Utilities Commission was continued to the Board of Supervisors meeting on October 18, 2022.

Source text220937 [Mayoral Appointment, Public Utilities Commission - Newsha Ajami] Motion approving the Mayor's nomination for the appointment of Newsha Ajami to the Public Utilities Commission, for a term ending August 1, 2024. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.112, provides that the Board of Supervisors shall confirm the Mayor's appointment by a majority of the Board of Supervisors. Transmittal date: August 26, 2022.) Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of October 18, 2022. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 220936: Mayoral Reappointment, Public Utilities Commission - Sophie Maxwell

LLM summaryA motion to approve the Mayor's reappointment of Sophie Maxwell to the Public Utilities Commission was continued to the Board of Supervisors meeting on October 18, 2022.

Source text220936 [Mayoral Reappointment, Public Utilities Commission - Sophie Maxwell] Motion approving the Mayor's nomination for the reappointment of Sophie Maxwell to the Public Utilities Commission, for a term ending August 1, 2026. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.112, provides that the Board of Supervisors shall confirm the Mayor's appointment by a majority of the Board of Supervisors. Transmittal date: August 26, 2022.) Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of October 18, 2022. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 220871: Appointments, Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee - Peter Cohen, Fernando Marti, Whitney Jones, and Shannon Way

LLM summaryA motion to re-refer the appointment of Peter Cohen to the Rules Committee failed.

Source textSupervisor Melgar, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that the divided question to consider the appointment of Peter Cohen be RE-REFERRED to the Rules Committee. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 220606: Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy for Police Department Use of Non-City Entity Surveillance Cameras

LLM summaryAn ordinance establishing a Surveillance Technology Policy for the Police Department's use of non-City entity surveillance cameras was finally passed.

Source text220606 [Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy for Police Department Use of Non-City Entity Surveillance Cameras] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Safai Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Police Department use of non-City entity surveillance cameras and establishing a sunset date fifteen months after the effective date of the ordinance. (Supervisor Chan dissented in Committee.) Ordinance No. 205-22 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 220606: Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy for Police Department Use of Non-City Entity Surveillance Cameras

LLM summaryThe ordinance concerning the Police Department's use of non-City entity surveillance cameras passed on first reading after amendments.

Source text(Supervisor Chan dissented in Committee.) PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:

File 220671: Mayoral Appointment, Police Commission - Debra Walker

LLM summaryA motion was approved for the Mayor’s nomination of Debra Walker to the Police Commission for a term ending April 30, 2024.

Source text220671 [Mayoral Appointment, Police Commission - Debra Walker] Motion approving the Mayor’s nomination for the appointment of Debra Walker to the Police Commission, for a term ending April 30, 2024. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.109, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk, then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: June 1, 2022.) Supervisor Dorsey stated that he confirmed with the Office of the City Attorney that he does not have a legal conflict requiring recusal, but nevertheless wanted to disclose his longstanding friendship with the Mayor's nominee. Motion No. M22-120 APPROVED by the following vote:

File 220397: Supporting California State Senate Bill Nos. 929, 965, 970, 1035, 1154, 1227, 1238, and 1416 (Eggman) - Legislation Modernizing California's Behavioral Health Continuum

LLM summaryA resolution was adopted urging the California State Legislature to pass several bills aimed at modernizing California's Behavioral Health Continuum.

Source text220397 [Supporting California State Senate Bill Nos. 929, 965, 970, 1035, 1154, 1227, 1238, and 1416 (Eggman) - Legislation Modernizing California's Behavioral Health Continuum] Sponsors: Mandelman; Safai Resolution urging the California State Legislature to pass California State Senate Bill Nos. 929, 965, 970, 1035, 1154, 1227, 1238, and 1416, introduced by California Senator Susan Eggman, on legislation modernizing California's Behavioral Health Continuum. Resolution No. 263-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 220261: Park Code - Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program - Slow Street Road Closures

LLM summaryAn ordinance amending the Park Code to implement the Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program, including vehicle restrictions, was finally passed.

Source text220261 [Park Code - Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program - Slow Street Road Closures] Sponsors: Mayor; Preston, Mandelman, Haney and Mar Ordinance amending the Park Code to adopt the Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program, which includes restricting private vehicles on certain slow street segments in Golden Gate Park including on John F. Kennedy Drive, making certain street segments one-way, establishing bicycle lanes, and urging additional changes to improve public access to Golden Gate Park; making associated findings under the California Vehicle Code; requiring ongoing reports regarding the Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program; 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. Ordinance No. 074-22 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

File 211296: Administrative Code - Amending the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance

LLM summaryAn ordinance amending the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance was continued on first reading to a future Board of Supervisors meeting.

Source text211296 [Administrative Code - Amending the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance] Sponsors: Chan; Melgar, Ronen, Walton, Safai, Peskin, Preston and Mar Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide under the Family Friendly Ordinance that Employees shall be permitted a Flexible or Predictable Working Arrangement unless such an arrangement would cause an Employer undue hardship; requiring Employers to engage in an interactive process to find a mutually agreeable Flexible or Predictable Working Arrangement; strengthening enforcement of the Ordinance; and making other changes, as defined herein. Supervisors Peskin, Preston, and Mar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Stefani, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to the Board of Supervisors meeting of March 8, 2022. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 210922: Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Final Environmental Impact Report Certification - 469 Stevenson Street Project

LLM summaryA motion to prepare findings to reverse the Final Environmental Impact Report certification for the 469 Stevenson Street project was tabled but failed.

Source text210922 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Final Environmental Impact Report Certification - 469 Stevenson Street Project] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to reversing the Planning Commission’s certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report prepared for the proposed 469 Stevenson Street project. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 210921: Conditionally Reversing the Final Environmental Impact Report Certification - 469 Stevenson Street Project

LLM summaryA motion to conditionally reverse the Final Environmental Impact Report certification for the 469 Stevenson Street project was tabled but failed.

Source text210921 [Conditionally Reversing the Final Environmental Impact Report Certification - 469 Stevenson Street Project] Motion conditionally reversing the Planning Commission’s certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report prepared for the proposed 469 Stevenson Street project, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board of Supervisors in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 210920: Affirming the Final Environmental Impact Report Certification - 469 Stevenson Street Project

LLM summaryA motion affirming the Final Environmental Impact Report certification for the 469 Stevenson Street project was approved but ultimately failed.

Source text210920 [Affirming the Final Environmental Impact Report Certification - 469 Stevenson Street Project] Motion affirming the Planning Commission’s certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report prepared for the proposed 469 Stevenson Street project. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion FAILED by the following vote:

File 210804: Preparation of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization - 5801 Mission Street

LLM summaryA motion to prepare findings in support of disapproving a Conditional Use Authorization for 5801 Mission Street was tabled.

Source text210804 [Preparation of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization - 5801 Mission Street] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings in support of the Board of Supervisors' disapproval of the proposed Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No. 2020-007152CUA for a proposed project at 5801 Mission Street. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 210803: Conditionally Disapproving the Conditional Use Authorization - 5801 Mission Street

LLM summaryA motion to conditionally disapprove a Conditional Use Authorization for 5801 Mission Street was tabled.

Source text210803 [Conditionally Disapproving the Conditional Use Authorization - 5801 Mission Street] Motion conditionally disapproving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 20933, approving a Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No. 2020-007152CUA, for a proposed project at 5801 Mission Street, subject to the adoption of written findings by the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.105, and Planning Code, Section 308.1(d), provides that the Board of Supervisors may disapprove the decision of the Planning Commission by a vote of not less than two-thirds (8 votes) of the members of the Board.) Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 210802: Approving Conditional Use Authorization - 5801 Mission Street

LLM summaryA motion to approve a Conditional Use Authorization for a project at 5801 Mission Street was approved.

Source text210802 [Approving Conditional Use Authorization - 5801 Mission Street] Motion approving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 20933, approving a Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No. 2020-007152CUA, for a proposed project located at 5801 Mission Street; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M21-127 Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Melgar, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 210284: Administrative, Public Works, and Transportation Codes - Shared Spaces

LLM summaryAn amendment to the Administrative, Public Works, and Transportation Codes concerning Shared Spaces was carried.

Source textCity and County of San Francisco Page 567 Printed at 7:28 pm on 10/27/21 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/13/2021 (Economic Impact) Supervisor Safai, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 34, Line 23, by striking ‘not’; and on Page 35, Lines 1-3, by adding ‘Fixed Commercial Parklet and Movable Commercial Parklet Permittees shall be allowed to secure the Curbside Shared Space from midnight and 7:00 a.m.’ The motion carried by the following vote:

File 210284: Administrative, Public Works, and Transportation Codes - Shared Spaces

LLM summaryAmendments to the Administrative, Public Works, and Transportation Codes regarding Shared Spaces were approved.

Source textand community engagement for the program as a whole.’, and Line 19, by changing ‘Planning Director’ to ‘Director of Public Works’; on Page 16, Line 11, by adding ‘Planning’; on Page 17, Lines 4-6, by striking ‘review the overall concept of the application, (ii) approve the Permittee’s proposed program of offerings and events that will activate the Shared Space, (iii)’, Line 15, by striking ‘and in collaboration with Planning,’, and Lines 17-18, by striking ‘to ensure integration with existing neighborhood-specific architecture and other design elements, and to minimize conflicts with existing site-specific fixtures in the public right of way’; on Page 21, Lines 20-23, by adding ‘(A) Planning will review the overall concept of the application, approve the Permittee’s planned program of offerings and events that will activate the Shared Space and participate in the design review of all proposed physical treatments or improvements.’; and on Page 22, Lines 3-5, by adding ‘(B)’ and striking ‘review the overall content of the application, including the Permittee’s planned program of offerings and events that will activate the Shared Space, and,’. The motion carried by the following vote:

File 210445: Agreement Amendment - Retroactive - Intersection Media, LLC - Reduce Minimum Annual Guarantee Payments and Add Advertising Program

LLM summaryAn amendment was approved to reduce minimum annual guarantee payments and add an advertising program with Intersection Media, LLC for Municipal Transportation Agency vehicles.

Source text210445 [Agreement Amendment - Retroactive - Intersection Media, LLC - Reduce Minimum Annual Guarantee Payments and Add Advertising Program] Resolution retroactively approving the Second Amendment to the Agreement for advertising on Municipal Transportation Agency vehicles and other property with Intersection Media, LLC, to reduce the minimum annual guarantee payments from March 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic; to add an advertising program in the Central Subway stations and tunnel; and to exercise the second five-year option to extend the contract. (Municipal Transportation Agency) (Fiscal Impact) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Gail Stein and Jonathan Rewers (Municipal Transportation Agency) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Resolution No. 296-21 ADOPTED by the following vote:

File 210378: Final Map No. 10674 - 2150-2166 Hayes Street

LLM summaryA motion approving Final Map No. 10674 for a condominium project at 2150-2166 Hayes Street was approved.

Source text210378 [Final Map No. 10674 - 2150-2166 Hayes Street] Motion approving Final Map No. 10674, comprised of lots 1, 2 and 3, each a three residential unit condominium project, located at 2150-2166 Hayes Street, being a subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 1193, Lot Nos. 111, 112, and 123; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works) Motion No. M21-072 APPROVED by the following vote:

File 210175: Contract Amendment - Retroactive - TEGSCO, LLC, dba San Francisco AutoReturn - Vehicle Towing, Storage and Disposal Services for Abandoned and Illegally-Parked Vehicles - Not to Exceed $88,200,000

LLM summaryA resolution retroactively approving a contract amendment for vehicle towing and disposal services was adopted.

Source text210175 [Contract Amendment - Retroactive - TEGSCO, LLC, dba San Francisco AutoReturn - Vehicle Towing, Storage and Disposal Services for Abandoned and Illegally-Parked Vehicles - Not to Exceed $88,200,000] Resolution retroactively approving the third amendment with TEGSCO, LLC, dba San Francisco AutoReturn, for services related to the towing, storage, and disposal of abandoned and illegally-parked vehicles, to authorize an increase to the contract amount by $11,200,000 for the first year of the five-year extension, with the option to increase the contract amount by an additional $11,600,000 in the second year of the extension, for a total amount not to exceed $88,200,000 to commence on April 1, 2021. (Municipal Transportation Agency) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 153-21 ADOPTED by the following vote: