Votes at a glance: Board approves ordinances, appointments and pandemic-era measures

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a slate of routine and substantive items during its Jan. 5, 2021 meeting. Below are the key votes and outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript.

What passed (selected items): - Items 1–6 (consent agenda): Adopted unanimously. The clerk recorded 11 ayes. - Item 7 — Ordinance to waive fees and offer tax relief for certain businesses: Passed (roll calls recorded; chair announced ordinance passed). - Item 8 — Resolution amending Agreement No. 2 with Cross Country Staffing, Inc., for Department of Public Health registry personnel: Adopted to increase the agreement by $16,000,000 for a new not-to-exceed amount of approximately $26,000,000 and extend the term through June 30, 2022. The board approved the resolution after roll call (11 ayes recorded in the roll call for this item). - Item 9 — Ordinance to amend the campaign and governmental conduct code (Form 700 updates): Adopted (11 ayes recorded). - Items 10 and 11 — Appointments to SFMTA board: Item 10 (Emmanuel Yucateel) approved 9–2; Item 11 (Fiona Hinze) approved 11–0 (see separate article for discussion and votes). - Items 12–14 — Appointments/reappointments to advisory committees (Bicycle Advisory Committee, Eastern Neighborhoods Community Advisory Committee, South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee): Adopted (roll calls show unanimous support in each case). - Item 22 — Resolution commending Matthew Godot for 20 years of service: Adopted unanimously (11 ayes recorded). - Item 23 — Resolution urging large grocery-formula retailers to provide a $5-per-hour hazard pay supplement to employees and clarifying scope to exclude small mom-and-pop stores: The board amended and adopted the resolution; recorded roll call indicates passage. - Item 25 — Resolution supporting California Assembly Bills 15 and 16 (state-level eviction and renter-protections framework); board adopted the amended resolution and urged the state bill be drafted to preserve local authority (board vote recorded and amendment adopted during the meeting). - Item 26 — Motion to appoint Dr. Grant Nash Colfax as Health Officer: The board voted to send the appointment to committee for further consideration (committee referral recorded). - Item 27 — Motion to concur in the mayor’s supplemental proclamation of emergency related to COVID-19 (30-day extension and related administrative authorities): Adopted by roll call (11 ayes recorded).

Why this matters: The votes include pandemic-related operational items (health staffing and emergency proclamations), government-ethics housekeeping (Form 700 changes), and local policy proposals that affect workers and renters. The Cross Country Staffing increase (item 8) and the concurrence in the mayor’s emergency proclamation (item 27) were part of the board’s pandemic response actions.

Notable recorded tallies and procedural notes: The Cross Country Staffing increase specified an increase of $16,000,000 to bring the not-to-exceed amount to approximately $26,000,000 and extend the contract through June 30, 2022. Appointment roll calls and votes are recorded in the transcript and are included in the articles above when debate occurred.

Speakers and documents cited in roll calls and motions were recorded by the clerk in the meeting transcript. For full verbatim roll-call results and the clerk’s item text, see the legislative files for each item on the city’s website.

Ending: Several substantive items will require follow-up: the DBI legislation introduced by Supervisor Ronan; the public-safety hearings requested after the New Year’s Eve deaths; and any administrative reporting from departments tied to emergency and equity plans.