Votes at a glance: Key actions by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 19, 2020

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took a series of routine and legislative votes May 19, adopting resolutions and ordinances on contracts, grants, appointments and emergency items. Below is a concise roundup of formal actions taken at the meeting.

Major items adopted and procedural outcomes - Airport contracts and grants (Items 6, 7, 10): Resolutions authorizing contract modifications and grant acceptance for airport projects—including shuttle services and ground-service electrical equipment—were adopted unanimously. Item 10 (modification No. 14 to a Terminal 1 program management contract) passed by roll call (11–0). - Department of Elections grant (Item 8): A resolution to retroactively authorize the Department of Elections to accept and expend approximately $2,000,000 from the California Secretary of State for voting system replacement passed unanimously (11–0). - Federal and state grant authority (Item 9): A resolution authorizing designated city officials to file for a variety of state and federal homeland-security and hazard mitigation grants was amended at the meeting (to include the 2020 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program) and adopted unanimously (11–0). - Coastal/airport rental car leases (Items 12–15): Four lease resolutions were moved at the request of SFO and continued to the Board’s June 2 meeting so they can be considered with a related ordinance and settlement (motion to continue approved unanimously). - Business Improvement District renewals (Items 16–17): The board declared intent to renew the Castro Community Benefit District and the Fisherman’s Wharf landside community benefit district and set committee hearings for July 14; both items were adopted unanimously. - Appointments and committees (Items 18–19): The Board approved appointments to the SoMa Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory Committee and confirmed the nomination of Dilan Chan to the Planning Commission; both actions passed by roll call (11–0). - SRO protections and eviction relief (Items 22–23): As covered in detail in a separate article, the board adopted item 22 as amended and passed item 23 on first reading; both actions were unanimous. - Public Works Week (Item 28): A resolution declaring May 18–22, 2020, Public Works Week in San Francisco passed unanimously. - Early-childcare CARES Act funding (Item 30): The Board adopted a resolution urging Governor Newsom to release CARES Act funds to support early care providers and families; adopted unanimously (11–0). - Concurrence with mayoral emergency supplement (Item 33): The board concurred with the mayor’s thirteenth supplement to the proclamation of local emergency related to COVID-19 (including contracting clarifications and a 60-day extension of certain waivers); adopted unanimously.

Votes at a glance (selected roll-call outcomes) - Items 6 & 7 (airport commission items): adopted unanimously (11–0). - Item 8 (Elections grant): adopted unanimously (11–0). - Item 9 (grant authority; amended): amendment and amended resolution adopted unanimously (11–0). - Item 10 (Terminal 1 program management modification): adopted unanimously (11–0). - Items 12–15 (on-airport rental car leases): motion to continue to 06/02/2020 adopted unanimously (11–0). - Item 22 as amended and Item 23 (SRO protections): adopted unanimously (11–0); item 23 passed on first reading. - Item 28 (Public Works Week): adopted unanimously (11–0). - Item 30 (urge governor to release CARES funds for childcare): adopted unanimously (11–0). - Item 33 (concur with mayor’s thirteenth supplement): adopted unanimously (11–0).

What to watch next - Continued items (12–15) will return on June 2 for final action; leases and any related settlement ordinance will be considered together. - Implementation actions required by adopted ordinances and resolutions—especially those with immediate public-health implications—will be tracked in follow-up reports and departmental plans.

Speakers and context - Multiple supervisors spoke briefly in support of technical amendments, continuances or to place items on the record; in several cases the Board adopted technical amendments offered on the floor and then adopted the amended measures.

Authorities referenced in votes - CEQA determinations were affirmed in airport-related resolutions. - Administrative Code and Municipal Elections Code amendments were considered as part of city ordinance actions.

Actions (summary) [{