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Supervisors adopt sidewalk repair assessment report after removing properties; Safaie raises concern about 12% admin fee
Summary
The board approved a report of assessment costs for sidewalk and curb repairs under the sidewalk inspection and repair program, with amendments that removed properties from the list. Supervisor Safaie said she would support adoption but called the 12% administrative fee a significant problem and asked for future reform.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution on May 22 to approve a director of public works report that assesses property owners for sidewalk and curb repairs under the city's sidewalk inspection and repair program.
Supervisor Safaie, who requested a continuance earlier in the process, said she “reluctantly [is] supportive of this going forward,” but flagged what she described as a “significant problem with [the] 12% admin fee.” She noted that most property owners appearing before the board under this program are often on fixed incomes, elderly, or indigent and urged reforms so the program better accounts for income limitations.
Clerk's staff reported that public works submitted additional amendments since the item was last heard, and the record reflects 22 additional properties removed from the assessment list as of May 22, 2018. Supervisor Safaie moved the amendments; Supervisor Kim seconded. The amendments passed “without objection,” and the board then adopted the resolution as amended unanimously.
The board recorded that the public comment requirement had been held earlier; supervisors said they would return to the broader administrative fee issue for further reform at a later date.
Ending: The measure was adopted as amended; supervisors directed further attention to the administrative fee charged to property owners and expected additional discussion about reforms at a future meeting.
