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Votes at a glance: SFMTA approves consent calendar and related items including towing contract extension and commercial lease
Summary
The SFMTA board approved the consent calendar including traffic/parking modifications, a street closure application, consent to a ProLogist development agreement, a commercial lease for Mel's Drive‑In at Fifth & Mission, and a $22.1 million increase to the towing and storage contract amendment (tenth amendment) for a total not to exceed $158.8M.
The SFMTA board approved its consent calendar in a single roll‑call vote, acting on multiple routine and non‑controversial items the agency classified as consent.
Key items approved on the consent calendar (item 10)
- 10.1: Various routine parking and traffic modifications listed in the board packet. - 10.2: Approval of a roadway shared‑spaces street closure application for Dodge Street between Turk Street and its southerly terminus (Thursday–Sunday operation) through Oct. 9, 2026, and related environmental review findings. - 10.3: SFMTA consent to a proposed development agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and ProLogist for two mixed‑use buildings in Bayview (listed in the board packet as approximately 2,000,000 square feet at 749 Toland and 2000 McKinnon Avenue) and transportation findings relevant to CEQA and the proposal’s transportation mitigation and fees. - 10.4: Authorization for the director of transportation to execute a commercial lease agreement with San Francisco CNC (doing business as Mel’s Drive‑In) for retail space at 801 Mission Street in the Fifth & Mission Garage for an initial five‑year term (estimated approximately $1,900,000 in revenue) with a five‑year option to extend. - 10.5: Authorization for the director to execute a tenth amendment to SFMTA contract 2014‑448 with TEGSCO (towing and storage services) to extend term by nine months with up to six one‑month extensions through 06/30/2027 and increase the contract by $22,100,000 for a total not‑to‑exceed $158,800,000, subject to Board of Supervisors approval under Charter section 9.118.
Board vote: The roll call on the consent motion recorded unanimous ayes from the board members present (Chen, Felder, Hemminger, Henderson, Hinsley, Chair Tarloff). Directors discussed a request for a briefing on the towing contract during general comments; Director Hemminger said the contract “is too large a contract and too light on the oversight” and asked staff to return with a briefing and options as the agency approaches a new RFP cycle. Director Kirschbaum indicated staff will brief the board as they approach renewals and extensions.
Notes: The board treated the items as routine consent and acted on them in a single motion and roll call. Public comment on the consent calendar was offered and none were made in the room.
