Board approves multiple ordinances, budgets and resolutions in unanimous votes

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a range of routine and substantive items April 16, 2019, including budget adjustments, grant acceptances, leases, and program authorizations.

Most items were handled on the consent calendar or by “same house, same call” votes and passed without roll-call debate. Among the actions the board approved were appropriations for overtime in the Fire and Sheriff’s departments, adoption of multi‑year information-technology and financial plans, retroactive acceptance of grants for the District Attorney and Department of Public Health, airport retail leases, and appointments to several advisory bodies.

A handful of items that received brief discussion included a retroactive acceptance of an in-kind consulting services gift to the Department of Technology and two Department of Public Health grant authorizations; staff from both departments answered supervisors’ questions before the items passed unanimously.

An ordinance (item 10) to give certain nonprofit organizations a first right to purchase multifamily buildings was briefly rescinded so one supervisor could make remarks, then re-submitted and advanced on first reading unanimously. Several other measures — including temporary zoning controls for childcare facilities (item 26) and approval of a five‑year IT plan (item 8) — were also adopted unanimously.

Votes at a glance (board action and outcome) - Items 1–5: Consent items — adopted unanimously (11 ayes). - Item 6: Amendment to Environment Code to require building energy performance disclosure — ordinance finally passed unanimously. - Item 7: Appropriations for overtime in Fire, Sheriff, and SFPUC — passed on first reading unanimously (required two‑thirds for sheriff appropriation noted in staff report). - Item 8: Resolution adopting five‑year information and communication technology plan (FY2020–2024) — adopted unanimously. - Item 9: Resolution adopting five‑year financial plan — adopted unanimously. - Item 10: Ordinance granting nonprofits a first right to purchase multifamily residential buildings — passed on first reading unanimously after vote was briefly rescinded to allow comments. - Item 11: Office of Economic and Workforce Development banner placement authorization — passed on first reading unanimously. - Items 12–17: Agreements and grant acceptances for community organizations and the District Attorney’s office — adopted unanimously (retroactive grants clarified by staff where requested). - Item 18: Retroactive authorization for in‑kind consulting services to the Department of Technology — adopted unanimously. - Items 19–20: Retroactive grants for Department of Public Health (homeless mentally ill outreach; perinatal equity initiative) — adopted unanimously. - Items 21–22: Resolutions related to Sunnydale financing and mortgage revenue bond application — adopted unanimously. - Items 23–24: Municipal Transportation Agency lease terminations and new leases for retail space at Ellis O’Farrell garage — adopted unanimously. - Item 25: Creation of a 58‑county joint powers authority (CalSAWS consortium) — adopted unanimously. - Item 26: Interim zoning controls requiring conditional use authorization for changes from childcare use — adopted unanimously. - Items 27–29: Appointments to immigrant rights commission, parks advisory committee, and SRO task force — motions approved unanimously (where noted roll calls recorded 10–11 ayes depending on absences). - Item 31 (see separate article): Board affirmed Planning Department CEQA exemption for 3620 Buchanan Street after a public hearing; motion approved by roll call (11 ayes).

Notes: Where staff or supervisors requested clarification (for example, on timelines for DTSC cleanup plans or the retroactive timing of grants), staff provided explanations on the record before votes. Several items were approved “retroactively” because contracts or grants were already in effect and additional funding or documentation had arrived after the start of the fiscal year.