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Ordinance 250100, sponsored by Supervisor Melgar, aims to amend the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the 3250 19th Avenue Special Sign District. This district, encompassing Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 7231, Lot No. 003, intends to provide signage opportunities appropriate for the size of the parcel. The ordinance affirms the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), makes findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1 priority policies, and justifies the action under Planning Code Section 302 for public necessity, convenience, and welfare. The ordinance was FINALLY PASSED.

Ordinance 250101, sponsored by Supervisors Sherrill, Sauter, Mahmood, Melgar, Dorsey, and Mandelman, proposes amending the Planning Code to eliminate conditional use authorization for formula retail uses in Residential-Commercial zoning districts along Van Ness Avenue, specifically for lots fronting Van Ness Avenue. It also establishes that a change of owner or operator of a pre-existing formula retail use that hadn't previously received conditional use authorization doesn't constitute an intensification requiring such authorization. The ordinance affirms the Planning Department’s CEQA determination and makes findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code Section 302, as well as consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1 priority policies. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. The ordinance was FINALLY PASSED.

Ordinance 250209, sponsored by Supervisors Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sherrill, and Sauter, aims to amend the Administrative Code to enable City departments to purchase content and data subscriptions without adhering to standard solicitation requirements or provisions in the Municipal Code that typically impose obligations on contracting parties. The ordinance also outlines conditions for amending or modifying such agreements. The ordinance was FINALLY PASSED.

Ordinance 241210, sponsored by Supervisors Chan, Fielder, Walton, Chen, and Sherrill, seeks to amend the Planning Code to mandate notice of rezoning intended to comply with Housing Element law. The ordinance affirms the Planning Department’s CEQA determination, makes findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1 priority policies, and justifies the action under Planning Code Section 302 for public necessity, convenience, and welfare. Supervisors Dorsey, Mahmood, and Melgar voted against it on the first reading. It FINALLY PASSED with 8 Ayes and 3 Noes.

Ordinance 250258, sponsored by the Mayor, proposes appropriating $8,500,000 from projected revenue surplus, de-appropriating $3,346,898 from building and structure improvement and capital renewal projects at 1235 Mission Street, and appropriating $11,846,898 to interdepartmental services, rent paid to Real Estate, and within the Human Services Agency. These funds are intended to cover one-time tenant improvement and furniture, fixtures, and equipment costs at 1455 Market Street, stemming from the City’s new lease for spaces designated for the Human Services Agency in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025. The ordinance passed on FIRST READING with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250265, sponsored by the Mayor, approves and authorizes the Director of Property to execute a first amendment to the lease agreement with Hudson 1455 Market, LLC, for additional space at 1455 Market Street for the Human Services Agency, County Transportation Authority, and Library’s Information Technology unit. This includes 225,883 rentable square feet of office space and 6,279 RSF of basement storage for the balance of an initial 21-year term, terminating on April 30, 2045. The expenditure includes up to $897,365 for rent, parking, and electrical costs for FY2024-2025, a base rent of $1,853,576.27 for the initial year (FY2025-2026), plus $42,611.10 for basement storage in FY2025-2026, and two five-year options to extend at $41.20 per square foot with 3% annual increases. Up to $15,470,700 is authorized for digital technology costs, tenant improvements, alternatives, and furniture, fixtures, and equipment. The Director of Property is authorized to execute amendments and modifications not materially increasing obligations or liabilities. It was ADOPTED by the following vote with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250194, sponsored by the Mayor and Supervisor Sauter, retroactively approves and authorizes the Director of Property to execute a lease with ROSHAN INVESTMENTS LLC for the Adante Hotel at 610 Geary Street, intended for use as a non-congregate temporary shelter program with 93 units. The lease is for an initial one-year term commencing on April 1, 2025, with a one-year option to extend and an annual base rent of $1,484,280 with 3% annual increases if the City exercises the option. A maximum final payment of up to $100,000 is included upon surrender of the property. The resolution affirms the Planning Department’s CEQA determination and authorizes the Director of Property to execute amendments and modifications not materially increasing obligations or liabilities. Supervisor Sauter requested to be added as a co-sponsor. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250222 adopts the City’s Five-Year Information and Communication Technology Plan for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2026 through 2029-2030, as required by Administrative Code, Section 22A.6. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250234, sponsored by the Mayor, Supervisors Engardio and Mandelman retroactively authorizes the Planning Department to accept and expend a grant award of $7,000,000 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (“PRO Housing”) grant program, for the period from January 22, 2025, through September 30, 2030. It approves the grant agreement pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(a) and authorizes the Director of the Planning Department to enter into amendments or modifications necessary to effectuate the purposes of the grant. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250248 designates various newspapers for community and neighborhood outreach for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026. Bay Area Reporter is designated for the LGBT community, El Reportero for Bayview, Bernal Heights, and Mission neighborhoods, El Tecolote for the Mission, Henry Society Journal for Bayview, Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley, Noe Valley Voice for Noe Valley, Potrero View for Dogpatch, Eastern South of Market, Mission Bay, and Potrero Hill, San Francisco Bay Times for Castro, Duboce Triangle, and Noe Valley, Sing Tao Daily for Chinatown, Excelsior, Ingleside, Merced Heights, Oceanview, Outer Mission, Portola Valley, Richmond, Sunset, and Tenderloin, Small Business Exchange citywide, Wind Newspaper for Chinatown, Excelsior, Outer Mission, North Beach, Portola, Richmond, Sunset, Tenderloin, and Visitacion Valley, and World Journal for Bayview/Hunters Point, Chinatown, Mission, South of Market, Tenderloin, Visitacion Valley, and Western Addition. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250249 designates Clinton Reilly Communications, dba The San Francisco Examiner, as the official newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for all official advertising for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250250 authorizes the Office of Contract Administration (“OCA”) to execute Contract 1000035528 between the City and County of San Francisco and Circosta Iron and Metal Co. Inc. for the as-needed sale of City-owned scrap metal for pick-up and disposal, for a term of five years from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030, for an estimated revenue amount of $1,069,575. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250253 authorizes the City Administrator to enter into a contract for insurance brokerage services with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Risk Management Services, LLC for an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 for a three-year term commencing on July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, with an option to renew for a period of six additional years, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250254 authorizes the City Administrator to enter into a contract for insurance and brokerage services with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $85,000,000 for a three-year term commencing on July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, with an option to renew for a period of six additional years, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250261, sponsored by the Mayor, authorizes the Airport Commission to accept and expend a grant in an amount not to exceed $66,294,812 and any additional amounts up to 15% of the original grant, from the Federal Aviation Administration for the implementation of the Boarding Area G Gates Enhancement Project, for the period of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2028, contingent on receipt by the Airport Commission of an airport infrastructure grant offer from the Federal Aviation Administration. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250320 retroactively authorizes the Fleet Management Division to accept and expend an in-kind gift of a zero-emission passenger vehicle Rivian R1S from Daniel Lurie, retrofitted with appropriate security upgrades, with an estimated market value of $134,106 for use of official City business effective March 18, 2025. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250331 approves and authorizes the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to execute Contract No. PRO.0297, SFPUC Customer Administrative Services Community Choice Aggregation Program, with Calpine Community Energy, a Division of Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC, in the amount not to exceed $17,000,000 for a duration of three years, commencing on April 30, 2025, through April 30, 2028, to provide meter data management, billing, and customer care services. It also authorizes the SFPUC General Manager to enter into any amendments or modifications that are in the best interests of the City. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250353, sponsored by the Mayor, approves the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2025-2026 ESG Program entitlement from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, in the amount of $1,868,094 for an unspecified period starting July 1, 2025. It was ADOPTED by the following vote with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250354, sponsored by the Mayor, approves the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2025-2026 CDBG Program entitlement from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of up to $20,117,476 and to expend estimated program income in the amount of $5,850,000 for a combined total of approximately $25,967,476 for a period beginning July 1, 2025, through the date when all funds are expended. It was ADOPTED by the following vote with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250355, sponsored by the Mayor, Supervisors Mandelman, Engardio, and Dorsey, approves the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (“HOPWA”) Program and authorizing the Mayor to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2025-2026 HOPWA Program entitlement from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $8,000,000 and to expend program income and reprogrammed funds in the amount of $202,000 for a combined total of $8,202,000 for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. It was ADOPTED by the following vote with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250356, sponsored by the Mayor and Supervisor Mandelman, approves the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program; and authorizing the Mayor to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2025-2026 HOME Program entitlement from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $5,360,416 and to expend Program Income in the amount of $2,000,000 for a combined total of $7,360,416 for the term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. It was ADOPTED by the following vote with 11 Ayes.

Ordinance 241208, sponsored by Supervisor Dorsey and Mandelman, seeks to amend the Planning Code to eliminate the 200-foot buffer restriction in the Western SoMa Special Use District for Nighttime Entertainment uses located within 200 feet of a RED (Residential Enclave) or RED-MX (Residential Enclave-Mixed) District and delete references to the buffer restriction in the SALI (Service/Arts/Light Industrial) and WMUO (WSoMa Mixed-Use Office) Districts. It would also principally permit General Entertainment and Nighttime Entertainment uses at 655 Folsom Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3750, Lot No. 050) located in the MUR (Mixed-Use Residential) District. The ordinance affirms the Planning Department’s CEQA determination, makes findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1 priority policies, and justifies the action under Planning Code Section 302. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. It PASSED, ON FIRST READING with 11 Ayes.

Ordinance 250211, sponsored by Supervisors Melgar and Mandelman, amends the Existing Building Code to assess the City’s inventory of seismically vulnerable Rigid-Wall-Flexible-Diaphragm and Concrete Buildings, and adopt voluntary seismic retrofit standards for such buildings. It adopts findings of local conditions under the California Health and Safety Code, affirms the Planning Department’s CEQA determination, and directs the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. The ordinance PASSED, ON FIRST READING with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250357, sponsored by the Mayor, Supervisors Engardio, Chan, Chen and Mandelman, adopts the Sunset Chinese Cultural District’s Cultural, History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategy (CHHESS) Report under Administrative Code, Section 107.5. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250358, sponsored by the Mayor, Supervisors Mandelman, Chan and Sauter, declares the City’s real property located at 772 Pacific (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0161, Lot No. 015) as Exempt Surplus Land under California Government Code, Sections 25539.4 and 54221(f)(1)(A). It affirms the use of the Property by the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”) for development as 100% affordable housing with ancillary commercial space, MOHCD’s intent to convey the Property under a long term ground lease with an annual base rent of $15,000, and restrictions for affordable housing and ancillary commercial space. The resolution also adopts findings that the affordable housing project is eligible for ministerial approval and consistent with the General Plan. It was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Ordinance 250348, sponsored by the Mayor, Supervisors Dorsey, Sauter, Fielder and Mandelman, amends the Administrative Code to create the Valencia Street Entertainment Zone (Valencia Street between 16th and 21st), the Pier 39 Entertainment Zone, the Folsom Street Entertainment Zone (Folsom Street between 7th and 8th, Hallam Street, and Langton Street), the Ellis Street Entertainment Zone (Ellis Street between Stockton and Powell), and the Yerba Buena Lane Downtown Activation Location. The ordinance affirms the Planning Department’s CEQA determination. It PASSED, ON FIRST READING with 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250181 accepts Annual Surveillance Reports under Administrative Code, Section 19B.6, from the following departments: Airport, Arts Commission, Asian Art Museum, Child Support Services, City Administrator’s Office, Department of Elections, Department of Emergency Management, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Department of Human Resources, Department of Public Health, Department of Public Works, Department of Technology, Fire Department, Human Services Agency, Juvenile Probation Department, Municipal Transportation Agency, Police Department, Port of San Francisco, Public Library, Public Utilities Commission, Recreation and Park Department, Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board, and War Memorial Department. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Motion 250156 appoints Michael Reed and Irina Ozernoy to terms ending April 30, 2026, and Mikaila Garfinkel, Nicholas Chapman, Dayna Sherwood, and Michael Angelo Torres to terms ending April 30, 2027, to the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare. The motion was APPROVED with 11 Ayes.

Motion 250345 reappoints Supervisor Rafael Mandelman to the Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board, term ending June 30, 2027, or the conclusion of his term as a Member of the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Mandelman was excused from voting. The motion was APPROVED with 10 Ayes.

Motion 250346 reappoints Supervisor Matt Dorsey as a member to the Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board, term ending June 30, 2027, or the conclusion of his term as a Member of the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Dorsey was excused from voting. The motion was APPROVED with 10 Ayes.

Supervisors presented Certificates of Honor to Mark Selby and Angelica Medina-Selby for litter cleanup, Lamea Abuelrous (Temos Coffee) for community support, Abraham Lincoln High School's Mock Trial Team and Boys Basketball Team for city championships, Ghai Shami (EMPIRE) for Arab American Heritage Month, and Said and Hisham Bsisso (Noe Hill Market) for Arab American Heritage Month.

The Board held a hearing regarding the appeal of the determination of exemption from environmental review for the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard. The project involves the demolition of nine maintenance and facility structures and construction of a one-story maintenance building. The hearing was CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 13, 2025.

The Board held a hearing regarding the appeal of the Conditional Use Authorization approval for the proposed project at 1310 Junipero Serra Boulevard, allowing the construction of an accessory maintenance and facility building. The hearing was CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 13, 2025.

Resolution 250264 approves an amendment of the Mission Rock Housing Plan to reduce the minimum percentage of inclusionary affordable housing units per Phase of the Mission Rock Project at Seawall Lot 337. The resolution was ADOPTED with 11 Ayes.

Members of the public shared concerns regarding trafficking, unsolved homicides, religious views, and the fentanyl crisis. Support was voiced for safer street infrastructure, Homebridge Program funding, and a resolution recognizing American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month. Concerns were raised about the San Francisco Public Library and challenges for small businesses.

The Board convened in closed session to confer with the City Attorney regarding existing litigation matters (State of New Jersey, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al.; City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump, et al.; Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management) and anticipated litigation the City may initiate against the federal government. No action was taken.

The Board elected not to disclose its closed session deliberations by a vote of 11 Ayes.

Resolution 250431 recognizes May 10, 2025, as Transcontinental Chinese Railroad Workers Day in San Francisco. The resolution was ADOPTED.

Resolution 250434 recognizes April 2025 as Earth Month in San Francisco. The resolution was ADOPTED.

Resolution 250435 supports California State Assembly Bill No. 1181, which seeks to remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance chemicals from firefighter personal protective equipment. The resolution was ADOPTED.

Motion 250436 establishes priorities for the Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Appropriations Committee and guides the Board's deliberations on the city budget. The motion was APPROVED.

Motion 250437 reappoints Benson Wong to the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council. The motion was APPROVED.

Resolution 250433 recognizes April 2025 as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month in San Francisco. The resolution was ADOPTED.

Resolution 250438 recognizes April 2025 as Parkinson’s Awareness Month in San Francisco. The resolution was AMENDED to correct the wording on Parkinson's diagnosis issues and ADOPTED AS AMENDED.

Resolution 250314, submitted by the Building Inspection Department Director, approves the Report of Delinquent Charges for Assessment Costs related to code enforcement violations and associated fees as per the specified Building Code and Administrative Code sections.