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Votes at a glance: key Board actions at the May 5 San Francisco supervisors meeting
Summary
A compact summary of roll‑call outcomes from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting on May 5; several emergency measures, contract actions and recognitions were approved, with key votes noted.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took votes on a range of items during its May 5 regular meeting. This roundup summarizes the formal outcomes the Board recorded, with vote tallies and brief notes where substantive details were provided on the record.
• Items 1–3 (Mission Rock special tax district and bonded indebtedness): Resolutions and ordinance on declaring special election results, authorizing debt issuance up to $3,700,000,000 and levying special taxes in Special Tax District 2020‑1 were approved unanimously (first reading for ordinance passed on first reading). (Roll call earlier in the meeting.)
• Item 4 (Millennium Tower global settlement ordinance): The ordinance authorizing settlement and related conveyance/easement matters and appropriate environmental findings was finally passed unanimously.
• Item 5 (Port and Pier 70/Mission Rock property tax levy resolution): Approved unanimously.
• Item 6 (Mayor’s nomination reappointment to MTA board): Continued to May 12 (motion passed 10–1, Supervisor Stephanie dissenting on the continuance vote).
• Item 7 (Fifth Amendment to Pretrial Diversion Project contract): Approved 10–1 (Supervisor Stephanie voted no). See separate article for details.
• Item 8 (D Emergency Management UASI grant increase): Adopted unanimously.
• Item 9 (Public Health beach safety grant): Adopted unanimously.
• Item 10 (Resolution urging additional support to contracted nonprofit homeless service providers): Adopted unanimously.
• Item 11 (Planning Code amendment for intermediate length occupancy / corporate rentals): Passed on first reading unanimously.
• Items 12–13 (appointments to SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Advisory Committee and South of Market Planning Advisory Committee): Approved unanimously.
• Item 14 (Emergency ordinance requiring restrooms/handwashing stations): Adopted unanimously as amended. See separate article for details.
• Item 15 (Ordinance to close County Jail No. 4): Passed on first reading 10–1; substantive amendments accepted. See separate article for details.
• Items 18–24 and 29 (various resolutions and committee reports): Adopted unanimously unless noted. These included emergency funding authorizations, proclamations, and other administrative matters.
• Item 25 (Reopen Treasurer & Tax Collector City Hall payment location; set May 15 deadline): Adopted unanimously with amendments clarifying in‑person hours (May 13–14, 9AM–4PM; May 15, 9AM–5PM) and entrance staffing/redirects.
• Item 26 (Support for ACA 5 to repeal Proposition 209 and restore affirmative‑action authority in California): Adopted unanimously.
• Item 27 (Resolution urging statewide election reforms for November with vote‑by‑mail and safe in‑person options): Adopted unanimously.
• Item 28 (Declare May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and commend organizations): Adopted unanimously as amended to list honorees.
Where Board actions were taken on ordinances or contracts, the clerk recorded roll calls; items noted above with first‑reading outcomes will return for final passage as required by Board rules. For detailed vote records and the precise legislative text, see the clerk’s official minutes and the associated file numbers on the Board’s website.
