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Board approves multiple ordinances and resolutions; rejects SFMTA reappointment in 6–5 vote
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions including Mission Rock special tax and closures and passed a resolution opposing a state bill on facial recognition; the board declined to confirm a mayoral appointee to the SFMTA board by a 6–5 margin.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 12 adopted a series of ordinances and resolutions and rejected a mayoral nomination to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) board.
Key outcomes at a glance
- Mission Rock special tax (item 1): Ordinance levying special taxes for Special Tax District 2020‑1 (Mission Rock facilities and services) — adopted unanimously (11‑0). - Closure of County Jail No. 4 (item 2): Ordinance to require closure of the seventh‑floor jail in the Hall of Justice by Nov. 1, 2020 and to create a Sentencing Commission subcommittee — adopted 10 ayes, 1 no (Supervisor Stephanie recorded the lone no). - Planning code: intermediate‑length occupancy (item 3): Ordinance to create an intermediate‑length occupancy residential use classification — first reading approved unanimously (11‑0). - SFMTA board nomination (item 4): Motion to confirm the mayor’s reappointment of Christina Rukki (transcript spelling variant) to the SFMTA board — confirmation motion defeated 6 no, 5 yes. Roll call recorded ayes from Supervisors Yi, Mandelmann, Mar, Safaie, and Stephanie; nos from Supervisors Feuer, Haney, Peskin, Preston and Ronan, and Walton. - Military pay supplementation for COVID‑19 activation (item 5): Ordinance to allow salary supplementation for city employees called to active duty for COVID‑19 response — adopted unanimously (11‑0). - Real property lease actions (items 6 and 7): Resolutions authorizing lease amendments and an extension for city office/service space — adopted unanimously (11‑0). - Treasure Island HCD award (item 8): Resolution authorizing the Treasure Island Development Authority to accept HCD awards and related grant — adopted unanimously (11‑0). - Planning demolition conditional use (item 9): Ordinance to require conditional use authorization when demolition of a single‑family home would remove demonstrably not-affordable housing — passed first reading unanimously (11‑0). - Balboa Reservoir Community Advisory Committee extension (item 10): Ordinance extending the CAC sunset date to July 1, 2021 — passed unanimously (11‑0). - Resolution opposing AB 2261 (item 13): Board adopted a resolution opposing a state assembly bill that would preempt the city’s restriction on government use of facial recognition — adopted 10‑1 (Supervisor Stephanie recorded the lone no). - COVID‑19 data tracker additions (item 16): Resolution urging inclusion of sexual‑orientation and gender‑identity data and expanded congregate‑facility reporting — adopted unanimously (11‑0). - Commendation (item 18): Resolution commending Capt. Brett Crozier, USN — adopted unanimously (11‑0). - A set of other committee-reported items (items 14, 15, 17, 19 and 20) were adopted without objection (roll calls recorded as unanimous where required).
Why the nomination failed: Several supervisors said they objected to the nominee’s record on SFMTA votes and commission responsiveness to board resolutions and public comment. Three supervisors spoke during the confirmation debate arguing the board should send a message about commission accountability; other supervisors expressed respect for the nominee’s service but voted no for political or representational reasons.
Board procedure and next steps: Several items were adopted on first reading; others (ordinances) will return for subsequent readings as required by the administrative code. Where resolutions require departmental follow up or implementation, the board asked staff to file the items and to return with implementation details where relevant.
Documents and motions: The board’s official minutes and individual ordinance/resolution text, including each roll call, are available through the board clerk’s online record for May 12, 2020.
Ending: The board moved quickly through several consent and committee items after public comment and a special mayoral appearance; bonds, leases, planning code changes and several policy resolutions were among the measures adopted before the board adjourned to a scheduled briefing on COVID‑19 health updates.
