Votes at a glance: Board approves housing loans, contracts, and multiple code changes; denies fee waiver for Annunciation Cathedral

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Feb. 14 adopted a broad set of ordinances, resolutions and appointments covering housing finance, parks grants, public‑works contracts, and administrative code changes. Most items were approved on the consent/unanimous calendar after brief introductions; one appealed fee waiver was denied after a focused hearing.

Key adopted actions

- Ordinance amending the planning code for South of Market nighttime entertainment and related districts (Item 2): Adopted unanimously. Roll call recorded 11 ayes.

- Sidewalk/curbside shared spaces and shared‑spaces permit extensions (Items 3 and 4): Ordinances extending and affirming pandemic‑era shared‑space conversions and defining curbside shared spaces on the 500 block of Valencia Street were adopted unanimously.

- Administrative code amendments (Items 5 and 6): Items to amend the business and tax regulations code and to prohibit seeking preemptive resignation letters for appointments were adopted; item 6 passed 9–2 (Supervisors Stephanie and Mandelmann voted no).

- Lease and contracts (Items 7 and 8): The board approved a lease and operating agreement with the Golden Gate Park Golf Development Foundation for operation of the Golden Gate Park Golf clubhouse with an initial 6‑year term (option to extend) and a base annual rent of $275,000 (Item 7). The board also authorized an Office of Contract Administration second amendment with Granite Rock Company to increase the procurement ceiling for petroleum, emulsions and sealants by $14,000,000 to a total not to exceed $23,900,000 and to extend the contract term through 10/31/2026 (Item 8). Both measures passed unanimously.

- Housing finance package (Items 9–14): A multi‑item housing package to support Sunnydale Block 3B and the Kelsey Civic Center moved forward. Highlights include an approximate $48,000,000 loan for Sunnydale Block 3B (Item 9); a $6,500,000 infill infrastructure grant to the city for housing‑related infrastructure (Item 10); an amended loan agreement for Sunnydale not to exceed $31,500,000 (Item 11); and state loan/grant awards for the Kelsey Civic Center totaling tens of millions of dollars (Items 12–14). The…