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Votes at a glance: key Board actions Dec. 7, 2021 — housing, taxes, veterans, settlements and planning changes
Summary
On Dec. 7 the Board passed a mix of budgetary and policy measures: an appropriation for housing, a cannabis business tax suspension, an ordinance expanding massage establishment zoning, ethics and campaign conduct amendments, and others. Notably, Item 13 (sheriff supplemental services) passed 7‑3 and Item 9 (housing appropriation) passed 8‑2.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Dec. 7 considered a set of ordinances, resolutions and motions. The items below summarize key formal actions recorded on the consent and regular calendars. All vote tallies below match the roll calls taken at the meeting.
- Item 9 — Ordinance to appropriate $64,100,000 from the Fiscal Cliff Reserve to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development for acquisition, creation and operation of affordable social housing under the Housing Stability Fund for FY2021–2022. Vote: 8 ayes, 2 noes (Safaei and Stephanie voted no). Outcome: Ordinance finally passed (approved).
- Item 10 — Ordinance to amend the business and tax regulations code to suspend the imposition of the cannabis business tax through Dec. 31, 2022. Vote: Unanimous (10 ayes). Outcome: Ordinance finally passed.
- Item 13 — Ordinance to authorize the sheriff to contract with private individuals and private entities to provide supplemental law enforcement services (Chapter 10A). Vote on amendments and final: passed first reading 7 ayes, 3 noes (Preston, Ronan, Walton no). Outcome: Passed first reading with amendments; implementation materials and MOU required.
- Item 14 — Ordinance to appropriate approximately $31,600,000 from special tax bonds for Treasure Island community facilities district to fund public facilities and infrastructure for Treasure Island projects in FY2021–2022. Vote: unanimous for first reading. Outcome: Passed first reading unanimously.
- Item 15 — Ordinance (with amendments) to reduce or eliminate fees for admission to and use of certain Rec and Park facilities for veterans and active members of the U.S. Armed Forces; amendments limited discounts initially to SF residents and extended to all veterans upon controller certification of adequate funds. Vote: unanimous for first reading. Outcome: Passed first reading unanimously.
- Item 19 — Resolution to accept and expend an approximately $1,900,000 Active Transportation Program grant for Alameda Interchange Improvements Phase 2. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: Resolution adopted unanimously.
- Item 23 — Resolution to approve a professional services agreement with Harvey M. Rose Associates LLC for Budget and Legislative Analyst services, not to exceed $10,500,000 for 4 years. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: Adopted.
- Item 24 — Ordinance directing the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to conduct a disparate impact analysis regarding a veterans priority under Administrative Code Chapter 47. Vote: unanimous for first reading. Outcome: Passed first reading.
- Item 29 — Ordinance to authorize settlement of the lawsuit filed by Judy O’Neil against the city (listed in the clerk’s file as $2,500,000). Vote: unanimous for first reading. Outcome: Passed first reading unanimously (committee report sent to full board to allow prompt payment to claimant per GAO committee recommendation).
- Item 32 — Ordinance (land use) to amend the planning code to revise massage establishment zoning controls, making it easier for legitimate massage businesses and sole practitioners to locate in commercial districts; includes a 3‑year restriction on personal service uses where a massage establishment was closed for code violations. Vote: unanimous for first reading. Outcome: Passed first reading unanimously.
- Item 33 — Ordinance to amend campaign and governmental conduct code to expand definitions of interested parties and prohibit elected officials, department heads, commissioners and designated employees from soliciting "behested" payments; included procedural clarifications and exemptions. Vote: unanimous for first reading. Outcome: Passed first reading unanimously.
Other consent and routine items (airport lease modifications, public works authorizations, administrative resolutions) were adopted on consent or first reading with unanimous support. Several items were continued or set for future hearings, including a continuance of an appeal of a conditional use authorization for 3832 Eighteenth Street to Jan. 11, 2022.
Detailed vote records for each item are available in the clerk’s roll calls and the meeting transcript.
