Board adopts multiple ordinances and resolutions on consent and new business; settlements approved

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took a number of routine and substantive actions on Sept. 16, including final passage of ordinances, adoption of resolutions, contract modifications and appointments. The following is a brief summary of items recorded on the transcript; where the transcript does not include further detail, the text notes that information as "not specified." All items below reflect the transcript record for the Sept. 16 meeting.

Settlements and final-passage ordinances - Items 11 and 12: Two settlement ordinances were described during unfinished business. Item 11: ordinance to authorize partial settlement of a lawsuit on behalf of the city against a trust for the benefit of members of the Raymond Sackler family for abatement funds in the range of $8 million to $12 million to be paid over 15 years (transcript language). Item 12: ordinance filed by the City and County of San Francisco against AT&T Corp. and Pacific Bell Telephone Company for approximately $15,400,000 alleging under-collected access line tax amounts (transcript language). The transcript records that, "without objection, the ordinances are finally passed." (Details in transcript; official documents should be consulted for final settlement terms.)

Consent and first-reading actions (selected) - Items 1–10: Consent agenda items were taken together and approved as routine (details not specified in transcript). - Item 13: (See separate article) Planning Code amendment to waive certain Market & Octavia impact fees for 26 pipeline projects; passed on first reading (8–2). - Item 14: Ordinance to de-appropriate $400,000 from general city responsibility and approximately $14,000 from the Department of Public Works and appropriate funds for District 7 projects, including median improvements in Monterey Heights, curb ramps in Westwood Park, sidewalk repair in Ingleside Terraces, playground and blacktop at West Portal Elementary, mural/signage at Commodore Sloat Elementary, $50,000 to the Arts Commission for a mural on Monterey Boulevard, and $50,000 to OEWD for art pop-ups on Ocean Avenue. Passed on first reading; roll call recorded 10 ayes. - Item 15: Resolution approving Modification No. 5 to a contract for project management support services for SFO International Terminal Building Phase 2 with AGS Incorporated to increase the contract by $2,850,000 to a total not-to-exceed amount of $12,500,000 and extend the term by 187 days to Dec. 31, 2026. Resolution adopted. - Item 16: Resolution authorizing Recreation and Park Department to accept an in-kind grant from the Union Square Alliance valued at approximately $300,000 for sound system improvements at Union Square Plaza stage. Resolution adopted. - Item 17: Resolution authorizing execution of a first amendment to a port lease for Building 49 at Crane Cove Park between the Port of San Francisco and the Young Men's Christian Association to modify rent-credit provisions and provide $150,000 in new rent credits to offset structural-improvement costs. Resolution adopted. - Item 18: Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to reduce the gross-receipts tax rate for telecommunications business activities by moving those activities from category 5 to category 4; item requires a supermajority (at least 8 board members) for passage on first reading. Passed on first reading ("without objection"). - Item 19: Resolution authorizing city officials to solicit donations to support cancer screening for eligible Fire Department employees for six months; resolution adopted. - Item 20: Ordinance amending the Subdivision Code to establish procedures for resale prices, capital improvement costs, and rules for below-market-rate condominium conversion units with clarified effective dates for units purchased on or after Oct. 1, 2025. Passed on first reading. - Items 21–25: Ordinances and resolutions on building-code amendments, enhanced ventilation standards in the Health Code, summary vacation of a public-service easement and related property quitclaim, revocable permission for encroachments, and a resolution urging preventative, data-driven approaches to reduce severe and fatal traffic crashes were each passed or adopted on first reading or by resolution "without objection" as recorded in the transcript.

Appointments and committee reports - Items 26–28: Motions to appoint or reappoint members to several commissions (Children & Families First Commission; Entertainment Commission; Building Inspection Commission) were approved "without objection." Specific appointees: Amanda Pyle (Children & Families First Commission; term ending 10/08/2026), Jordan Wilson (Entertainment Commission; term ending 07/01/2029), Bianca Newman (Building Inspection Commission; term ending 07/01/2027). - Item 29: Rules Committee report recommending approval of President Mandelmann's nomination for reappointment of Elizabeth Alexander Tutt to the Building Inspection Commission (term ending 07/01/2027); motion approved.

Adoptions without committee reference - Items 32–37: A set of resolutions introduced for adoption without committee reference were adopted by unanimous vote where recorded. Item 34 was recorded in full as a resolution proclaiming Sept. 15–Oct. 15, 2025, as Latin Heritage Month in the City and County of San Francisco; the resolution was adopted without objection.

Other notes on votes and procedure - Several items were taken "same house, same call" or "without objection" and were recorded as passed or adopted on first reading or by resolution during the Sept. 16 meeting. The transcript often records that ordinances were "passed on first reading" or that resolutions were "adopted." Where the transcript provides roll-call tallies (for example, item 13: 8 ayes, 2 no; item 14: 10 ayes), those tallies are noted above. Where the transcript provides only the clerk’s summary ("without objection, the ordinance is passed"), the item is recorded below as adopted or passed and the transcript is cited as the source; the official ordinance or resolution text should be consulted for final details, effective dates, and implementing instructions.

If readers need details such as final ordinance language, full vote records for each item, project lists, or contract amendments, those records are maintained in the Board's official file for Sept. 16, 2025 and in department contract records.