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Board approves series of ordinances, leases, grants and settlements in unanimous vote
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions — including food purchasing code changes through 2035, lease approvals, transit bus procurement, Balboa Reservoir financing and several legal settlements — largely on unanimous 'same house, same call' votes.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 adopted a package of ordinances, resolutions, leases, loans and settlements by unanimous consent or single-roll calls. Several items were taken “same house, same call” and approved without extended floor debate; minutes and procedural matters also passed by roll call.
Key adopted items
- Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise food-purchasing goals and reporting requirements for the Department of Public Health and the Sheriff’s Department for city hospitals; program standards and reporting were extended through Dec. 31, 2035. (Item 2 — ordinance finally passed on roll call.)
- Authorization to execute and deliver tax-exempt or taxable certificates of participation up to $65,000,000 to finance and refinance certain capital improvements per the city capital plan; the ordinance passed on first reading. (Item 3 — first reading passed.)
- Grants and contract actions: retroactive acceptance/expansion of a roughly $167,000 grant for crisis-intervention services to the District Attorney's Office; amendment to Project Open Hand's contract increasing it by $1,700,000 to a total of $20,500,000 for HIV/AIDS food and nutrition services through March 31, 2027; and authorization for the Department of Public Health to enter a $15,000,000 anticipated-revenue agreement with the California Department of State Hospitals for felony IST diversion program (Item 4–6 — adopted).
- Property leases approved included a 4,000-square-foot lease for the Public Defender’s Office (8 Boardman Place) with Steel Arc, LLC and a lease for the Old Mint (88 Fifth Street) with NPU Inc., which uses participation rent at 10% of gross monthly revenue (Items 7–8 — adopted).
- Procurement: the board approved a purchase agreement with Solaris Bus US Inc. for three 40-foot and three 60-foot battery-electric buses, related parts and training with an anticipated expenditure of $10,800,000 (Item 9 — adopted).
- Balboa Reservoir financing and ground-lease approvals: the board approved several linked items to finance a 127-unit multifamily rental project (called Building E at 505 Mayor Edwin M. Lee Ave., formerly 11 Frida Kahlo Way), including multifamily housing revenue notes (~$84,100,000), amended and restated loan agreements for infrastructure financing (approx. $56,400,000), and a 75-year ground lease and $28,000,000 amended/ restated developer loan for a 100% affordable 127-unit project for very low- and low-income households. Chair Chan successfully moved and the board approved an amendment requiring the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) to provide written reports to supervisors within 90 days of completion of Building E detailing total disbursements and any loan forgiveness actions. (Items 10–12 — adopted as amended.)
- Legal settlements: the board approved ordinances authorizing settlement of multiple lawsuits, including employment and sidewalk-injury claims (settlement amounts noted in committee reports ranged from $125,000 to $225,000 and $128,000), a combined settlement related to alleged property seizure/disposition by the city and the Coalition on Homelessness (approx. $2,800,000 plus nonmonetary terms), and an abatement fund settlement with a trust for members of the Sackler family with payments in the $8–$12 million range paid over 15 years. The board also approved two False Claims Act–related settlements arising from under-collected access-line taxes with telecommunications companies (approx. $15,400,000 and $3,600,000). (Items 13–20 — ordinances passed on first reading as committee reports.)
- Appointments and housekeeping measures: the board confirmed two appointments to the Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Board of Directors and adopted several resolutions introduced without committee reference (Items 21–22; Items 25–32 — adopted unanimously on first appearance).
Board procedure and votes
The board approved the July 29, 2025 meeting minutes (moved by Supervisor Fielder; seconded by Supervisor Melgar) by roll call vote of 11 ayes. Most substantive items were adopted via “same house, same call” unanimous consent or unanimous roll calls; where recorded, votes showed 11 ayes.
Why it matters: The package includes multi-year program extensions, substantial financing for affordable housing and infrastructure, procurement of electric buses, and several high-value settlements that affect city finances and program responsibilities. The Balboa Reservoir approvals in particular tie city financing and ground-lease terms to requirements for long-term affordability and a reporting trigger for potential loan forgiveness.
What the record shows: All items called on the record during the meeting were adopted without recorded opposition. Several items were first-reading approvals pending subsequent steps where statutorily required.
