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Votes at a glance: key actions at the Feb. 15 San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting
Summary
The board approved a range of items Feb. 15, including charter amendments, settlements, emergency contract changes and a slate of ordinances and resolutions. This roundup lists major formal actions, results and brief context.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Feb. 15 took votes on a broad set of items. Below are the principal formal actions, outcomes and brief context drawn from the meeting record. Where available, vote tallies are listed.
- Ordinance adding territory and amendments for Treasure Island infrastructure financing district (Item 1): finally passed unanimously (same houses, same call).
- Ordinance amending Public Works Code to allow treasurer to collect mobile food facility renewal fees on the unified license bill (Item 2): passed unanimously (same houses, same call).
- Ordinance authorizing settlement of Dakari Spears lawsuit for $700,000 alleging a civil‑rights violation (Item 3): approved 9–2 with Supervisors Mandelmann and Stephanie dissenting.
- Ordinance amending Administrative Code to require quarterly domestic‑violence and victim service reports from SFPD and the District Attorney (Item 4): passed unanimously.
- Charter amendment on Building Inspection Commission appointment process (Item 5): submitted unanimously to the ballot; sponsors described it as a split appointment mechanism modeled on the Planning Commission.
- Charter amendment on recall timing and vacancy appointments (Item 6): submitted to the ballot by a 7–4 vote after extended debate (see separate coverage).
- Various administrative contract and grant actions (Items 8–19, 22–23): a number of retroactive and amendment approvals were adopted unanimously, including a $1,000,000 grant accepted by the Department on the Status of Women for domestic‑violence high‑risk work (Item 8); amendments to pandemic surge contracts with hospitals and the Bayview Hunters Point Foundation (Items 9, 12); and several parking management contract updates (Items 13–16). Several supervisors urged improved pre‑contract controls; the Controller’s office reported new monitoring tools in response to concerns under Administrative Code §9.118.
- Committee of the Whole: Ordinance/resolution to place a $400 million general obligation bond for muni reliability and street safety on the June 7, 2022 ballot (Items 28–30): adopted on first reading unanimously (11–0) following public testimony from transit and safety advocates.
- Ordinance establishing tenant organizing rights (Item 21): passed on first reading unanimously; will return for final vote.
- Eviction protections ordinance (Item 31): introduced from Land Use and Transportation committee to prohibit eviction for nonpayment of rent due on/after April 1, 2022 that resulted from COVID‑19 hardship; addressed restoration of protections pending state preemption changes.
- Miscellaneous: ground‑lease approval for a 100% affordable development at 78 Haight/120 Octavia (Item 19) and multiple routine authorizations, extensions and master agreements were adopted as listed on the agenda.
For full text, roll‑call records and committee files, see the San Francisco Board of Supervisors agenda and minutes for Feb. 15, 2022.
