Budget & Finance Committee forwards 17 items to full board; grants, contracts, plans advanced

The Budget and Finance Committee on April 23 voted to forward 17 agenda items to the full Board of Supervisors with positive recommendations, moving a package that includes federal housing entitlements, an FAA airport grant, a HUD Pro Housing award, contracts for Clean Power SF billing, local publications designations, and the city’s five-year information and communications technology plan.

The committee, chaired by Supervisor Connie Chan, recorded unanimous 3-0 votes to advance most items; one grant application (charging infrastructure for government fleets) was amended and continued to the committee’s April 30 meeting.

Why it matters: The package includes major federal and state funding streams and multiyear contracts that affect housing, airport infrastructure, utilities and information-technology planning for the City and County of San Francisco.

What the committee acted on (votes at a glance):

- Item 1 — Resolution authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to execute a lease at the Dante Hotel (Gary Street) for a non-congregate temporary shelter: Motion forwarded to full board with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0).

- Item 2 — Ordinance appropriating $11.8 million for tenant improvements and related costs for Human Services Agency leased space at 14.55 Market Street (offset by projected revenue surplus and de-appropriation): Motion forwarded with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0).

- Item 3 — Resolution authorizing the Planning Department to accept and expend a $7,000,000 HUD Pro Housing grant (retroactive acceptance): Motion forwarded with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0).

- Item 4 — Resolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept and expend up to approximately $66,300,000 (plus up to 15% additional) from the FAA for the Boarding Area G gates enhancement project at SFO: Motion forwarded with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0). Committee discussion noted the airport has general airport revenue bonds as a contingency if the federal grant is not dispersed.

- Item 5 — Resolution approving a customer administrative services contract (ProDot0297) between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Clean Power SF and Calpine Community Energy (not to exceed $17,000,000; three-year term): Motion forwarded with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0).

- Items 6–9 — Four HUD entitlement grant resolutions (FY 2025–26): emergency solutions grants (ESG, ~$1,800,000), community development block grant (CDBG, est. $20,100,000 plus est. $5,850,000 program income), HOPWA (est. $8,200,000), and HOME (est. $7,360,000): Motion to forward all four to the full board with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0). Staff emphasized the dollar estimates are statutory-formula based and will be updated when HUD posts allocations.

- Item 10 — Resolution adopting the city’s five-year Information and Communications Technology (ICT) plan (FY 2025–26 through FY 2029–30): Motion forwarded with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0). Committee discussion covered migration of city domains to sf.gov, AI governance and inventories, the multiagency Justice system replacement project, and priorities for legacy replacement vs. modernization.

- Items 11–12 — Annual designation of community and official newspapers (various neighborhood periodicals and the San Francisco Examiner as the official daily paper): Motion forwarded with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0).

- Item 13 — Revenue contract for as‑needed sale of city-owned scrap metal with Circosta Iron & Metal Co., five-year term (estimated revenue up to approx. $1,069,575 accounting for market fluctuation): Motion forwarded with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0).

- Items 14–15 — Resolution to authorize insurance brokerage services contracts (Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; Alliant Insurance Services Inc.) to secure property and revenue‑protecting insurance for enterprise assets (three-year terms with options to extend): Motion forwarded with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0). Committee members discussed the role of brokers and that payouts can be significant (Pier 45 fire cited as an example of a recent large claim).

- Item 16 — Resolution acknowledging requirements for a CEC charging‑infrastructure grant application for government fleets (original not-to-exceed amount increased to $5,047,167; city match specified at $2,828,859): Committee accepted amendments to increase the dollar amounts as requested by the Department of Energy Commission and continued the item to the April 30 committee meeting to allow staff to return with final language; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: amended and continued.

- Item 17 — Resolution retroactively authorizing Fleet Management to accept an in‑kind gift of a zero‑emission passenger vehicle (Rivian R1S, estimated market value $134,106) for use as official city transportation: Motion forwarded with positive recommendation; vote: Dorsey aye, Gardeo aye, Chan aye; outcome: approved by committee (3–0).

Meeting context and next steps: Committee members generally praised staff work and asked for follow-up hearings or reports on several topics (notably HUD grant outcomes during the June budget process, ICT plan details during the budget process, and Justice/EPIC technology oversight). Most items will be calendared for the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 29 unless otherwise noted.