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Supervisors back $4 million renovation funding for 440 Turk while related shelter and navigation proposals move forward
Summary
After Supervisor Kim successfully moved to table a separate emergency resolution, the board approved reappropriating about $4 million for renovations at 440 Turk to support a Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) facility; supervisors also discussed additional navigation center funding and neighborhood safety commitments.
The Board of Supervisors on Jan. 9 approved an ordinance reappropriating approximately $4,000,000 for lease and tenant improvement costs at 170 Ninth Street, to fund renovation of the building at 440 Turk Street for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH).
Supervisor Kim urged the board to support item 16 — the first‑reading appropriation ordinance — while tabling a related emergency resolution (item 3) that would have authorized immediate public‑works design and construction of access to front‑door services at the 440 Turk HSH property. Kim and neighborhood stakeholders said they had reached agreement on security and neighborhood liaison commitments and wanted more time to finalize a redraft of the emergency ordinance; her motion to table item 3 and proceed with item 16 passed without objection.
Acting Mayor London Breed addressed the board earlier in the meeting and emphasized homelessness as a top priority. Breed and other speakers described recent steps including opening Hummingbird Place, a navigation center for residents with behavioral and mental health needs; opening the Auburn Hotel to provide about 70 permanent affordable homes to veterans; and adding roughly 75 winter shelter beds. Breed reiterated a pledge first announced by the late Mayor Ed Lee to get 1,000 people off the streets this winter and said the city would expand shelter and navigation capacity.
Separately, Supervisor Ronan announced she had secured a $10,000,000 state grant to help fund navigation centers in the Mission and neighboring areas and sought board approval to accept the grant. Ronan said the award would help create about 250 beds and urged continuing work to reach a target of roughly 1,000 additional beds citywide. She also requested committee hearings on conditions at the 16th Street BART plaza after sustained neighborhood cleaning and outreach efforts there.
Supervisor Kim also said her office would ask the controller and city attorney to prepare a supplemental appropriation ordinance to fund enhanced street cleaning and needle pickup services focused on the areas with highest need, with a requested deadline for a draft ordinance by Jan. 23.
What passed: item 16 (first reading appropriation for 440 Turk renovations) passed unanimously on first reading. Item 3 (emergency resolution authorizing DPW to design and construct an access point for services at 440 Turk) was tabled to allow additional neighborhood agreements and staff redrafting.
Next steps: the appropriation for tenant improvements moves the project forward; the emergency resolution will return to the board later with the promised redraft and neighborhood commitments. The state grant acceptance and related navigation‑center planning will require subsequent approvals and implementation by HSH and partner agencies.
