Board adopts series of ordinances and resolutions on hospitals, leases, airport operations and emergency repairs; several items continued or sent to committee

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on April 4 adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions on topics including short-term rental platform verification, airport leases, hospital bond interest appropriations, equipment contracts and emergency road work.

The board passed a measure amending the Administrative Code to require hosting platforms to verify that a residential unit is on the city registry before accepting short-term rental bookings; the item also affirmed a CEQA determination. The Board adopted settlements and property transfers related to the city's acquisition at 1975 Galvez Avenue and approved appropriations of bond interest earnings supporting San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (roughly $12,800,000 appropriated for FY2016-17, with $392,000 placed on the Controller's reserve pending review). The Port's lease of subsurface parking in the northern waterfront and an extension of the luggage-cart operating agreement through June 30, 2019 (contract not to exceed approximately $4,300,000 for the…