Board approves dozens of ordinances, contracts and appointments; key measures pass unanimously or by large margins

San Francisco9 Board of Supervisors on Oct. 27 adopted a large group of ordinances, resolutions and appointments on the consent calendar and during general business, approving measures ranging from zoning changes to grant acceptances and contract amendments.

Taken as a package or on single-roll-call votes, the board passed most items unanimously; two measures were approved by 10–1 votes. Items approved included changes to the planning code to allow greater residential density in RH zoning districts, a slate of state grant acceptances for environmental and public-health programs, multiple lease and contract amendments, and the 2022 updates to state building codes as amended for San Francisco.

The measures adopted included:

- Ordinance amending the planning code to permit up to four dwelling units per lot (and up to six on corner lots) in RH residential house zoning districts (Item 7). Vote: 10–1; Supervisor Walton voted no. The ordinance was described on the agenda as affirming required findings for adoption.

- Authorization to accept and expend an approximately $1,500,000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant to the Department of Public Health and to add four grant-funded full-time positions (Item 8). Vote: unanimous on first reading (11–0).

- Resolution to accept an approximately $2,400,000 grant from the California Energy Commission9s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) to develop an Electric Vehicle-Ready blueprint; the proposal includes in-kind participation from Google, EVgo and other city agencies (Item 9). Vote: 10–1; Supervisor Peskin voted no.

- Sale and settlement agreements related to a portion of former Custer Avenue and Davidson Avenue properties, including a settlement with the California State Lands Commission and the Cole Trust (Item 10). Vote: unanimous (11–0).

- Two Recreation and Park Department items: a sixth amendment to a contract for Lake Merced boat dock maintenance extending the term through Sept. 4, 2041 (Item 11), and authorization to accept and expend approximately $1,900,000 in grant funding for Twin Peaks Promenade and trails improvements (Item 12). Both items were adopted unanimously.

- A contract amendment with TEGSCO, LLC for towing, storage and disposal services increasing the contract by approximately $33.2 million to a not-to-exceed total of approximately $141.4 million for the contract term through March 2025 (Item 13). Vote: unanimous.

- A second amendment to a 10-year commercial lease with Volunteers in Medicine (Clinic by the Bay) for city property at 35 Onondaga Ave., including reimbursement of up to approximately $2.1 million for tenant improvements (Item 14). Vote: unanimous.

- A resolution authorizing participation in the state9s No Place Like Home fourth round allocation for up to approximately $26.7 million for multifamily housing for people with serious mental illness (Item 15). Vote: unanimous.

- Approval for purposes of Internal Revenue Code section 147(f) for issuance of revenue obligations by the California Enterprise Development Authority not to exceed $33 million for capital facilities operated by Presidio Knolls Schools Inc. (Item 16). Vote: unanimous.

- Six ordinances adopting 2022 editions (as amended by the city) of the California building, existing building, green building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing codes and related local findings and an operative date of Jan. 1, 2023 (Items 17922). Vote: passed on first reading unanimously.

- Confirmation and appointment motions for several city commissions and officers, including the confirmation of Elena Kim as county veteran service officer (Item 23), appointments to the Entertainment Commission (Item 24), the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority (Item 25), and the Childcare Planning and Advisory Council (Item 26). Vote: unanimous.

- A package of adoption-without-committee items (32, 34, 35) and a recognition resolution declaring Oct. 27, 2022 as "SF Spikes Day" in honor of the queer soccer club's 40th anniversary (Item 33). Votes: unanimous for items adopted; Item 33 adopted unanimously.

One item on the adoption-without-committee calendar was continued: a resolution urging the state to impose harsher penalties for sideshows and stunt driving (Item 31) was continued to Nov. 1 by unanimous motion.

Several items were introduced for future hearings or committee consideration during the introductions segment of the meeting, including requests for hearings about school district central-office resource allocation, city oversight of nonprofit contracts after recent troubles at Baker Places, and a closed-session settlement briefing related to Laguna Honda Hospital.

The clerk called the roll for each vote; roll-call tallies cited in the official record are reflected above.

Votes at a glance

- Item 7 (Planning Code density exception): Approved 10 yes, 1 no (Walton). - Item 8 (CDC grant and four positions): Approved 11 yes. - Item 9 (EV ready blueprint grant): Approved 10 yes, 1 no (Peskin). - Item 10 (Sale and settlement agreements - Cole Trust/State Lands): Approved 11 yes. - Items 11 and 12 (RPD Lake Merced and Twin Peaks grants/agreements): Approved 11 yes. - Item 13 (MTA/TEGSCO towing contract amendment): Approved 11 yes. - Items 14916 (leases, housing funding, tax-exempt financing): Approved 11 yes. - Items 17922 (2022 San Francisco building-code adoptions): Passed on first reading, unanimous. - Items 23926 (nominations/appointments): Approved 11 yes. - Items 32, 34, 35: Adopted unanimously. - Item 31 (vehicle-code penalties for sideshows): Continued to Nov. 1 by unanimous vote.

What this means going forward

Most of the actions taken were routine or regulatory (grants, contracts, code adoptions, appointments) and will move into implementation by the respective departments. Two items drew recorded dissenting votes: the planning-code density exception (Walton) and the EV-related grant/blueprint (Peskin). Several hearing requests and policy reviews introduced by supervisors will be scheduled as committee business or as hearings in the coming weeks.

(Reporting based on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting transcript, Oct. 27, 2022.)