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Board approves dozens of routine resolutions and appointments, including GO bond measures, grants, and program authority
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a broad package of ordinances, resolutions and motions — many adopted "same house, same call" — including general obligation bond authorizations, multi‑million‑dollar grants for food assistance, emergency preparedness funding, property easements and appointments.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 20 approved a large package of routine ordinances, resolutions and motions during its regular meeting, including authorizations related to general obligation bonds, grant agreements for food assistance programs, property sales and purchase agreements, appointments to commissions, and a series of housing and development financing items.
Key actions taken without extended debate (many "same house, same call") included:
- GO bond package (items 1–3): The board took first‑reading action and adopted related resolutions to authorize, levy taxes for, and otherwise prepare for issuance of general obligation bonds (series 2024 and 2025) for health, safety and public space improvements. The clerk described combined authorizations to appropriate and place proceeds on controller’s reserve pending bond receipts.
- Item 4: Ordinance deappropriating $250,000 from general city responsibility and appropriating $250,000 to the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to support District 10 public‑safety and youth services programming, including Hope SF site services and safe‑passage supports (first reading adopted).
- Item 5: Administrative Code amendment to allow accelerated acquisition and amendment of agreements for fire apparatus procurement without standard solicitation requirements (first reading adopted).
- Item 6: Retroactive authorization to accept and expand approximately $2,700,000 in regional catastrophic preparedness grant funds for 10/01/2024 through 09/30/2027 (resolution adopted).
- Items 7–8: Grant agreements for food assistance programs: Human Services Agency–Glide Foundation (free meals program), approximately $14,100,000 for 07/01/2025–06/30/2029; Department of Disability and Aging Services–San Francisco Marin Food Bank, approximately $12,600,000 for 07/01/2025–06/30/2029 (resolutions adopted).
- Item 9: Resolution authorizing sale of an approximately 46,000‑square‑foot portion of PUC parcel in South San Francisco for $132,000 to the city (adopted).
- Item 10: Resolution authorizing acquisition of permanent and temporary easements with BART for approximately $306,000 (adopted).
- Items 11–12: Housing financing and ground lease for 160 Freelon Street (see separate article): ground lease and $22.5M loan authorization; note issuance authorizations (adopted on first reading).
- Item 13: Resolution authorizing a Treasure Island Development Authority grant application for up to $50,000,000 to the California Strategic Growth Council AHSC program (adopted).
- Items 14–15: Retroactive grant amendment approving payment to Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (item 14; $300,000 contract amount, retroactive through 12/31/2023) and a fifth amendment to the Department of Public Health agreement with Bayview Hunters Point Foundation to extend and increase mental‑health and substance‑use service funding by approximately $1,270,000 (item 15) to a total of $18,000,000 (resolutions adopted).
- Items 16–17: Determinations that two liquor license transfers (El Chavo Supermercado and Casa Guadalupe Supermarket 2) serve the public convenience and requests to ABC to impose conditions (resolutions adopted).
- Items 18–19: Confirmations of mayoral appointments (Megan Thurlow to Public Utilities Commission; Rebecca Saroyan to Board of Appeals) (motions approved).
- Committee reports and settlement actions (items 30–33): The board approved a settlement authorization with PG&E (item 30, first reading), settlement of a personal‑injury claim (item 31, approx. $111,000), authorization to solicit donations for fire apparatus procurement (item 32), and renewal intention for the Dogpatch/Northwest Potrero Green Benefit District (item 33) (first readings/resolutions adopted).
- Item 21: Resolution approving a report of delinquent charges for DBI enforcement cases (item 20 was the hearing); the board adopted an amended report after staff and property owners resolved several cases prior to the vote.
Most items were adopted on first reading or approved without objection. Officials noted several retroactive appropriations and grant amendments reflecting prior services delivered by community organizations. Where amounts or precise terms were unclear in the verbal record, the board relied on packet documents and staff recommendations; several items directed departments to complete implementation steps (e.g., MOHCD closings, DBI permitting, Fire Department inspections).
