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Board actions: key votes and items from Nov. 2 meeting
Summary
A summary of notable items the Board of Supervisors passed or advanced on Nov. 2, including contract amendments, grants, planning code ordinances on first reading, and committee actions.
At the Nov. 2 meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved or advanced a series of items. Key votes and outcomes are summarized below. Where the transcript did not record an individual mover or seconder, votes were recorded by roll call and the clerk’s tally; many items were adopted unanimously under “same house, same call.”
Votes at a glance
- Minutes (09/28/2021): Approved, 11–0.
- Consent items 1–7: Passed on consent (routine items); adopted unanimously.
- Item 8 (Helena Health contract, Seventh Amendment): Resolution adopted to extend contract term through 06/30/2023 and increase amount by $12,600,000 for a total of $51,800,000 — adopted unanimously.
- Item 9 (CleanPowerSF/Blythe Solar PPA amendments): Resolution adopted to add energy storage capability and increase contract amount by $83,000,000 to approx. $220,200,000 — adopted unanimously. Supervisor Chan flagged broader questions about local build‑out and regional siting of battery storage.
- Item 10 (Japanese Community Youth Council grant amendments): Retroactive authorization to amend grant, term through 06/30/2024, amount approx. $39,600,000 — adopted unanimously (subsequent discussion raised charter §9.118 compliance concerns; controller and city attorney to follow up).
- Item 11 (Sale of surplus property along State Route 84 and I‑680 to State of California): Resolution adopted unanimously.
- Items 12–15 (grants and annual reports for Recreation & Park, Mental Health Services funding, Greater Union Square BID, Fisherman’s Wharf BID): Adopted unanimously.
- Item 16 (Planning Code amendment — laundromat protections): Passed first reading unanimously (interim three‑year control).
- Item 17 (Planning Code amendment — inclusionary housing): Passed first reading unanimously.
- Items 19–22 (appeal of conditional use authorization at 575 Vermont Street): Appellant withdrew the appeal; the board approved item 20 (affirming Planning Commission decision) and tabled items 21–22; item 20 approved 10–0 with one absence recorded on that vote.
- Items 23–26 (Committee of the Whole / closed session on opioid litigation and settlements): Committee met; the board entered closed session with City Attorney’s Office. Items 25 and 26 (ordinances authorizing settlements) were passed on first reading unanimously after closed session (11–0 recorded on roll call).
- Items 29–30 (adoption without committee reference): Adopted unanimously on first reading.
What to expect next
Several ordinances passed on first reading and will return for second reading and final adoption according to the city's legislative calendar. The board also directed administrative follow‑up on contract oversight (controller/city attorney) and the City Attorney and implementing departments will finalize settlement implementation plans and report back.
If departments or members requested more detailed materials (for example, the controller’s analysis on cannabis tax or a controller report on contracts), those items will appear on future committee agendas for technical review.
