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Board adopts budget and capital ordinance package; votes and key totals at a glance
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a package of budget and related ordinances for fiscal years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, including multiple capital appropriations and bond authorizations; the package passed on a 10-1 recorded vote.
On Sept. 29 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a package of budget- and finance-related ordinances covering the city's annual appropriation, salary ordinance and multiple capital program appropriations and debt authorizations for fiscal years 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Key outcomes and vote: The package (items 5 through 21 on the agenda) was approved by a recorded roll-call vote of 10-1, with Supervisor Marston recording the lone recorded no on portions as noted in the minutes (the minutes record a single no by "Supervisor Stephanie" on an item). The board adopted the annual budget and related salary ordinance, several SFPUC capital appropriations and bond issuance authorizations, administrative code fee adjustments and other budget housekeeping measures.
Notable ordinance highlights (as called in open meeting): - Item 5: Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for estimated receipts and expenditures (fiscal years ending 06/30/2021 and 06/30/2022) — adopted. - Item 6: Annual Salary Ordinance (positions enumerated in the Budget) — adopted. - Items 8-14: SFPUC capital appropriations and authorizations, including bond and loan proceeds and revenue bond issuance authorizations. The board called specific amounts during the meeting (examples recorded in the minutes): - Item 8: Appropriation of $579,100,000 of proceeds for PUC wastewater enterprise capital program (fiscal years 2020-22) and related de-appropriations. - Item 9: Appropriation of $344,800,000 for water capital projects and related reappropriations. - Item 12-14: Authorizations to issue power, wastewater, and water revenue bonds (not to exceed amounts recorded in the minutes: $142,900,000; $349,900,000; $347,100,000 respectively). - Item 21: Administrative code amendment to allow use of Budget Savings Incentive Fund for COVID-19 response and economic impacts — adopted.
Other approvals on consent: The board also adopted resolutions and individual items included elsewhere on the agenda, including a Terminal 2 bookstore lease (item 24) and multiple contract authorizations (items 27-30), each recorded on the roll call with the vote in the minutes.
Why it matters: The package covers core city financing and capital spending for utilities and other enterprises. Several appropriations and revenue bond authorizations enable multi-year capital work at SFPUC and other city enterprises. The recorded vote (10-1) closed the budget cycle and authorized managers to proceed with approved spending and financing.
Next steps: Departments will proceed to implement appropriated capital programs and contract awards as authorized. Some items require additional administrative actions (bond placement, contract amendments) under board authorization.
Sources: Board roll-call as recorded on Sept. 29, 2020; agenda items 5-21 and verbal totals stated in the meeting record.
