Board adopts series of settlements, contracts and housing lease; dozens of items passed without objection

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 10 unanimously adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions — most by unanimous voice vote or “without objection” — covering lawsuit settlements, contract amendments, grant acceptances and a ground lease for a 100-percent affordable housing project at 180 Jones Street.

The board took the items together in blocks for efficiency. The meeting record shows no roll-call opposition on any of the items taken “same house, same call,” and motions were finalized by unanimous votes or voice assent.

Why this matters: The routine adoption of settlements and contract increases closed long-running exposures for the city, while the ground lease at 180 Jones advances a 70‑unit, 100‑percent affordable housing project in the Tenderloin. The board also approved procurement and energy-storage agreements that affect long‑term cost commitments and local utility program operations.

What the board approved (high-level): - Items 2–6: Five ordinances authorizing settlements of lawsuits. The transcribed summaries list the principal claims and settlement totals: item 2 (allegations of professional negligence related to San Francisco General Hospital rebuild; city cross-complaint against Fong and Chan Architects, $6,600,000 cited), item 3 (employment dispute by Penny Mims, $150,000 cited), item 4 (alleged civil‑rights violations at juvenile justice center, $100,000 cited), item 5 (PG&E indemnity/trench repairs and a cited figure of $6,750,000), and item 6 (personal injuries from a trip/fall, $375,000 cited). The clerk recorded these five ordinances as “finally passed unanimously.” - Item 7: An ordinance to allow short-term extensions and contract amendments to mitigate pandemic-driven staffing and supply shortages — passed on first reading after some supervisory questions about scope. - Item 8: Resolution authorizing Amendment No. 3 to a contract with W.W. Grainger, Inc., increasing the contract by $2,200,000 for a revised total not to exceed $12,100,000 (term unchanged). Adopted unanimously. - Item 9: Resolution retroactively approving an amendment to the Municipal Transportation Agency’s agreement with Friends of the Cable Car Museum to exercise a 5‑year extension through June 30, 2024. Adopted unanimously. - Items 10–12: Three resolutions authorizing retroactive acceptance and expenditure of grants by the Department of Public Health (grants described in the meeting record with award dates in 2021). Each was adopted unanimously after a prolonged discussion about retroactivity timing. - Item 13: A resolution authorizing educational and recreational improvements on the Peninsula Watershed in San Mateo County (term Jan 2023–Aug 2025). Adopted unanimously. - Item 14: A resolution approving purchase agreements and related agreements for long‑duration battery energy storage to serve Clean Power SF, including a not‑to‑exceed amount of $60,000,000 and a 15‑year term commencing on commercial operation. Adopted unanimously. - Item 15: Resolution authorizing the director of property and the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to enter a ground lease for 180 Jones Street with 180 Jones Associates LP for a 75‑year lease (with a 124‑year option to extend), an annual base rent of $15,000, and approvals needed to construct a 70‑unit 100‑percent affordable rental housing development (including permanent supportive housing). The board adopted the resolution unanimously. - Items 16–20: Appointments and mayoral reappointments (Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Behavioral Health Commission, Treasure Island Development Authority). Motions and reappointments approved unanimously; a roll‑call was recorded for item 17 (behavioral health appointments). - Items 24–31: A block of resolutions on the “adoption without committee reference” calendar were approved unanimously on first reading (the clerk noted that a unanimous vote is required for adoption without committee reference). The transcript records the roll call for items 24–31 as 11 ayes.

Votes and record: The meeting transcript records each item called and the clerk’s roll calls; where the clerk recorded votes they are cited above. Where the transcript shows “without objection, adopted unanimously,” the clerk’s minutes reflect unanimous passage.

Background/notes: Several items (notably the DPH grant acceptances) drew supervisory questions during debate on the floor, but no votes failed and no items were continued. Several items were taken “same house, same call” to process multiple routine matters in blocks.

Leading items for follow-up: The board’s approval of the 180 Jones ground lease moves a 70‑unit 100‑percent affordable housing project into its next phase; the Clean Power SF storage approvals create a long‑term $60 million commitment tied to regional community choice aggregation activities. The DPH retroactive grant approvals prompted supervisory requests for faster processing of grant paperwork in future cycles.