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Board approves bonds, contracts and a string of resolutions on consent calendar
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Jan. 28 approved a series of routine and substantive consent items, including a $40 million general obligation bond authorization for affordable housing preservation, a $9.5 million contract amendment for mountain tunnel construction management and multiple grant acceptances and procurement resolutions.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a broad set of ordinances and resolutions on Jan. 28 as part of its consent agenda and unfinished business. The measures ranged from bond authorizations to contract amendments, grant acceptances and program funding applications. Most items were approved by unanimous roll call votes during the session.
Key actions approved on consent or on first reading:
- General obligation bonds for affordable housing: Supervisors approved a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of up to $40,000,000 in taxable general obligation bonds to support affordable housing preservation and seismic safety (items 6 and 7). The accompanying ordinance appropriates the $40 million in bond proceeds to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) for acquisition, rehabilitation and conversion of at‑risk multi‑unit residential buildings.
- Mountain Tunnel construction management contract amendment: The board adopted a resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission general manager to execute a third amendment with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for mountain tunnel construction management services, increasing the contract by $9,500,000 to a total of $34,000,000 and extending the term to Dec. 30, 2027 (item 8).
- Grants and program funds: The board approved several grant acceptances, including a $497,000 grant to OEWD from the James Irvine Foundation for public workforce capacity (item 10); a $410,000 grant for the Office of the City Attorney from the California Department of Industrial Relations for enforcement of state labor laws (item 11); and a $750,000 grant to the Department of Public Health for a children, youth and families behavioral‑health modular therapy initiative (item 16). The Recreation and Park Department was authorized to accept and operate a $750,000 Metropolitan Transportation Commission grant for a Visitation Avenue bicycle and pedestrian safety project (item 17) after approval of technical amendments.
- Contracts and procurement: Two multi‑year contracts were approved by resolution — a five‑year integrated pest management services agreement with Agurto Corporation dba Pestec for $15,500,000 (item 12) and a mailroom equipment and postage contract with Pitney Bowes, Inc. with an initial three‑year term and optional extensions totaling approximately $23,500,000 (item 13).
- Loan and housing incentives: The board adopted a resolution approving a first amendment to a loan to acquire property at 2530 Eighteenth Street for a 100% affordable multi‑family rental project, increasing the loan to $6,900,000 and aggregating funding to $11,800,000 (item 14). The board also authorized MOHCD to apply for $1,500,000 in Pro Housing Incentive Program funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (item 15).
- Stripe settlement: The board approved a $49,000,000 settlement of unlitigated claims by Stripe, Inc. related to multiple city taxes and fees (item 18).
- Miscellaneous: The board passed an ordinance authorizing planning code changes to create the 30 Van Ness special use district and other land use measures (item 5), accepted various public infrastructure offers related to the Sunnydale Hope SF project (item 20), recorded aviation easements for San Francisco International Airport noise insulation program (item 21), and reconstituted an African American Arts and Cultural District advisory committee (item 22). The board extended the cannabis oversight committee sunset date by ordinance (item 23) and reappointed supervisors to regional bodies including the Golden Gate Bridge board and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (items 31 and 32).
Votes: Most consent items passed by unanimous roll call votes. Several roll calls recorded 11 ayes; reappointments and some regional board actions showed roll calls with appropriate excusals recorded in the minutes. Specific roll calls were captured in the official transcript and minutes.
Why it matters: The bond and loan actions support the city’s affordable housing and preservation goals; the AECOM amendment addresses ongoing utility infrastructure needs; and grant awards fund workforce, behavioral‑health and pedestrian safety projects. The Stripe settlement resolves a high‑value tax claim against the city.
Implementation and oversight: Departments named in each resolution (SFMTA, SFPUC, MOHCD, DPH, OEWD, RPD, Office of Contract Administration) will carry forward contract execution, grant acceptance and program implementation as described in each item’s documentation; many appropriations were placed on controller’s reserve pending bond sale or other fiscal actions.
Sources and process: Items were introduced on the board’s agenda and were taken either on consent or final passage after roll call. Details and backup documentation are included in the city's meeting packet and in departmental transmittals posted with the meeting materials.
This article summarizes multiple consent‑calendar measures approved at the Jan. 28, 2025 San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting. For item‑level details, see the official meeting packet or the clerk’s minutes.
