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Board adopts resolutions, ordinances and appointments — votes at a glance (May 18, 2021)
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved multiple resolutions, ordinances and appointments during its May 18 meeting. Items 2–26 (as called) were taken up; the measures listed below were adopted or passed on first reading and are summarized with outcomes and vote tallies.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 18 considered and approved a series of resolutions, ordinances and appointments (items 2–26 as called). Below are the items enacted or advanced and their outcomes as recorded in the official meeting transcript and roll‑call votes.
Votes at a glance (selected items and outcomes)
- Item 2 — Resolution to retroactively authorize the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expand an $835,000 in‑kind grant value from the Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District for Esprit Park renovation (term 03/01/2021–12/31/2023). Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Item 3 — Resolution approving a lease modification to extend a 2011 lease/use agreement between the city and various signatory airlines (extend term 07/01/2021–06/30/2023) and to affirm the CEQA determination. Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Item 4 — Ordinance amending the fire and building codes to extend the deadline for building owners to upgrade existing fire alarm systems (07/01/2021→07/01/2023). Outcome: Finally passed unanimously (11–0).
- Item 5 — Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to agreement between Baker Places and the Department of Public Health for behavioral health respite services, increasing the agreement by approximately $17.2 million for a total not‑to‑exceed amount of $27.2 million and extending the term through 06/30/2026. Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Item 6 — Resolution approving issuance/sale of revenue obligations by the California Enterprise Development Authority to finance improvements for Alta Vista School (not to exceed $20,000,000). Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Item 7 — Budget appropriation resolution placing multiple general obligation bond proceeds on controller’s reserve and appropriating proceeds for transportation, health and recovery, earthquake safety and other projects; the board approved a non‑substantive amendment to add language reserving $54,000,000 for Portsmouth Square subject to future CEQA findings. Outcome: Adopted as amended unanimously (11–0). (Amendment moved by Supervisor Peskin; seconded and approved by roll call.)
- Items 8–11 — Series of bond‑authorization ordinances and related resolutions (health and recovery, transportation, earthquake safety) that prescribe bond forms, sale procedures and levy authority. Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Item 12 — Resolution urging Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Public Utilities Commission to extend the utility shutoff moratorium past 06/30/2021 and to pursue utility debt forgiveness beginning March 2020. Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Item 13 — Ordinance amending the administrative code to clarify rights of certain small commercial tenants (tier 1 commercial tenants with fewer than 10 FTEs as of 11/01/2020). Outcome: Passed unanimously on first reading (11–0).
- Item 14 — Motion to appoint Supervisor Dean Preston to the Local Agency Formation Commission (term ending 02/04/2022). Outcome: Approved unanimously (10–0 on excuse motion; appointment carried with required quorum present).
- Item 15 — Ordinance amending the planning code to allow temporary liquor store closures for major capital projects in the Polk Street NCD without constituting abandonment and to permit relocation within the NCD without a new conditional‑use permit; affirming environmental determination. Outcome: Passed unanimously on first reading (11–0).
- Item 18 — Resolution opposing human rights violations in Colombia and urging implementation of the Leahy Law to suspend certain economic assistance to Colombia’s anti‑riot police. Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Item 19 — Resolution declaring May 22–29, 2021 (May 22–29) as Queer and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islander (QTAPI) Week in San Francisco. Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Item 20 — Resolution(s) and other items adopted without committee reference (several adopted unanimously as called).
- Item 21 — Resolution supporting California Assembly Bill AB 528 (the Abandoned Lots and Properties Into Opportunity Act), which would streamline conversion of tax‑delinquent properties to affordable housing while keeping existing tenants housed. Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Item 22 — Resolution supporting AB 812 to repeal the spousal rape exception in Penal Code §262 so that rape of a spouse is treated equivalently to rape of a non‑spouse. Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
- Items 23–26 — Additional resolutions and appointments (including child care planning and advisory council appointment; Item 24 appointed Monique Guidry). Outcome: Adopted unanimously (11–0).
Details and vote counts: Most roll calls recorded 11 ayes and no no‑votes; the transcript shows unanimous adoption for the items called for adoption during the meeting. Where roll‑call seconds and movers were recorded (for example, approval of meeting minutes and the item‑7 amendment), the transcript notes the mover and seconder.
Why it matters: The package includes bond appropriations that set the framework for upcoming capital projects, amendments to codes that change compliance deadlines, and policy resolutions on state and international matters. Several items will require further administrative steps (e.g., CEQA findings, expenditure of bond proceeds) before project implementation.
Provenance: The item descriptions and vote tallies above come from the Board of Supervisors’ May 18, 2021 roll‑call votes and the item descriptions read into the record during the meeting.
