Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Board Votes Roundup topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Key Board actions Feb. 25, 2020
Summary
A concise roundup of major Board votes taken Feb. 25, including approvals of real‑estate actions, contract modifications, grant acceptances, and first‑reading ordinances. Items 3 and 7 are covered in separate articles.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took a series of votes at its Feb. 25 regular meeting. Below are the key actions and formal outcomes recorded on the public docket. (Items 3 and 7 were the subject of separate, longer debates and are reported in their own articles.)
- Items 1–2 (consent calendar): Approved unanimously (recorded as 11 ayes).
- Item 4 — Vacation of portions of Vallejo Street and Davis Street (Zenzani Hotel and entertainment venue project): Ordinance adopted unanimously on roll call.
- Item 5 — Repeal and reenact hotel conversion provisions (Administrative Code amendments): Continued to March 24, 2020 (motion to continue passed).
- Item 6 — Resolution approving Modification No. 1 to Airport shared‑use passenger processing systems contract with SITA for a new not‑to‑exceed amount of approximately $15,900,000 (no change to term through 12/31/2023): Approved unanimously on roll call. Committee and Budget Analyst questions about increased line items (paper costs, flexible staffing) were discussed on the record; the Budget and Legislative Analyst recommended approval after receiving the airport’s explanation of additional equipment and related personnel costs.
- Items 8 & 9 — Resolutions authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to execute planning/design agreements with HDR Engineering, Inc. and AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (each not to exceed $11,000,000 through 04/15/2031): Adopted unanimously.
- Item 10 — Resolution authorizing Public Works to accept and expend a $15,000,000 U.S. DOT BUILD grant for Better Market Street Phase 1: Adopted unanimously.
- Item 11 — Resolution authorizing Recreation and Park to accept in‑kind grants for Bayview Playground improvements valued up to $180,000: Adopted unanimously.
- Item 12 — Resolution authorizing MOHCD to execute agreements under the AHSC program to accept and expend a $20,000,000 grant for 100% affordable housing at 500 Turk Street: Adopted unanimously.
- Items 13 & 14 — Retroactive grant acceptances for Department of Public Health (NIH/other research and an overdose prevention program in SROs): Adopted unanimously.
- Items 15 & 16 — Retroactive grant acceptances for the District Attorney (auto insurance fraud and workers’ comp fraud programs): Adopted unanimously; questions on why retroactive grants required explanation on the record.
- Item 17 — Ordinance (first reading) requiring the Police Department to report quarterly aggregated demographic data on victims of specified crimes, including hate crimes (expands reporting under Administrative Code Chapter 96A): Passed on first reading.
- Item 18 — Ordinance (first reading) to implement a local gun violence restraining order (red flag) program, including associated police department procedures: Introduced and passed on first reading; sponsors emphasized partner outreach and public education as the next steps.
- Item 19 — Resolution finding a Type 57 (on‑sale general) liquor license serving the Ferry Building location will serve the public convenience: Adopted unanimously.
- Item 20 — Ordinance (first reading) to designate the city as a HIPAA hybrid entity and require a citywide HIPAA compliance policy and report identifying covered departments: Passed on first reading.
- Item 21 — Motion appointing three members to the Graffiti Advisory Board (with an amendment to a residency waiver for one appointee): Adopted as amended.
- Items 23–26 — Public hearing and associated motions on a planning appeal for 2300 Harrison Street: The Planning Department rescinded its earlier determination and the appeal was declared moot; items were tabled by motion.
- Items 27–29 — Committee reports transmitted; item 29 (one‑time limited grant not to exceed $350,000 to Edgewood Center for Children and Families to maintain fiscal solvency while corrective actions proceed) was introduced and adopted unanimously.
- Items 32–34 — Introduced for adoption without committee reference and adopted (unanimous where recorded).
- Item 35 — Motion to withdraw a prior request for a BLA performance audit of muni ridership/revenues and to table that motion: Motion to table was made and the item was tabled.
Several other items were handled as routine or continued; the full roll calls and clerk’s minutes provide the official record and vote tallies for each item.
Provenance: summary based on clerk descriptions and recorded roll calls across the Feb. 25 meeting (transcript coverage from item 4 onward through adjournment).
