Board of Supervisors adopts housing, finance and public‑safety measures; approves planning‑commission nominee 9–2

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Nov. 19 adopted a broad package of ordinances, resolutions and financing actions affecting housing, public works, port projects and public‑safety programs.

The board took final or first‑reading action on dozens of routine and non‑routine items in a single meeting. Key outcomes included approvals related to the 3333 California Street project, multi‑million dollar certificates of participation (COPs) and multifamily housing revenue bonds, a contract amendment for seawall resiliency work, grant acceptances for juvenile probation and public‑health homeless services, and the adoption of resolutions on asylum‑seeking residents and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Notable votes and approvals

- Items 7–9 (3333 California Street): The board approved three ordinances to (1) create a 3333 California Street special use district, (2) approve a development agreement with Laurel Heights Partners LLC for the site at California Street and Presidio Avenue with specified public benefits, and (3) approve a major encroachment permit for streetscape improvements adjacent to 3333 California Street. The ordinances were finally passed unanimously.

- Items 10–11 (Hope SF COPs): The board introduced and passed on first reading an ordinance authorizing the issuance and delivery of certificates of participation (COPs) in the approximate amount of $83,600,000 to finance and refinance capital improvements tied to the Hope SF project, and an appropriation ordinance to the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD). Outcome: passed on first reading.

- Items 12–13 (1064–1068 Mission Street homeless services center): The board approved a resolution authorizing the controller to issue taxable or tax‑exempt COPs in a representative amount of $7,200,000 for construction costs, and an appropriation ordinance amendment naming the Department of Public Health as recipient for construction funds; both items passed on first reading.

- Item 14 (Mott Foundation grant): The board passed on first reading an ordinance authorizing the Treasurer/Tax Collector to accept and expend a $370,000 grant from the Charles and Stewart Mott Foundation for financial empowerment programming (Sept. 1, 2019 through Aug. 31, 2021).

- Item 15 (refuse collection agreement amendment): The board adopted a resolution approving the first amendment to refuse collection agreements with Recology Sunset Scavenger and Recology Golden Gate, increasing the total not‑to‑exceed contract amount to about $248,000,000 with no change to the term (expires 11/30/2020). Outcome: adopted unanimously.

- Item 16 (juvenile probation grant): The board adopted a resolution retroactively authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department to accept and expand an approximately $734,000 grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections Youth Reinvestment Program to support non‑law‑enforcement mobile crisis response (07/01/2019 through 02/28/2023). Outcome: adopted unanimously.

- Item 20 (Port contract amendment — seawall resiliency): The board authorized the Port director to execute Amendment No. 1 to a professional services agreement with CH2M Hill (Jacobs) for the Seawall Resiliency project, increasing scope to include the waterfront resilience program and increasing the contract amount to an approximate total of $60,000,000. Outcome: adopted unanimously.

- Item 21 (FEMA Hazard Mitigation grant): The board authorized acceptance and expenditure of a $500,000 FEMA Hazard Mitigation Program grant for phase 2 of the Early Intake Switchyard slope stabilization project. Outcome: adopted unanimously.

- Item 22 (No Place Like Home funding): The board authorized MOHCD to participate in a competitive allocation award of $36,500,000 from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the No Place Like Home program. Outcome: adopted unanimously.

- Items 24–26 (1064–1068 Mission multifamily project financing & grant): The board adopted resolutions/ordinances to issue multifamily housing revenue bonds of $87,000,000 (item 24), a loan agreement/ground lease with 1064 Mission LP (item 25; transcript lists a loan amount as "74,000" which is unclear in the record and is marked below as not specified), and an amended and restated grant agreement for $13,400,000 to finance construction of a city‑owned homeless services center on the ground floors at 1064–1068 Mission Street (item 26). Outcome: adopted unanimously (items taken together).

- Items 27–38 (housing accelerator fund amendment, PBID renewals, CBD agreements, annual reports): A series of resolutions on housing funds, property‑based improvement districts, and community benefit district agreements were adopted unanimously. Outcomes: adopted unanimously.

- Item 39 (cannabis retailer permits at permitted events): Ordinance to require cannabis retailers at permitted events to hold city business permits passed on first reading unanimously.

- Items 40–42 (liquor license transfers): Resolutions determining that three off‑sale liquor license transfers would serve the public convenience were adopted unanimously.

- Item 43 (Emergency Firefighting Water System state of urgency): Resolution declaring an urgency to expand the emergency firefighting water system was adopted as amended (see separate article for full coverage). Outcome: adopted unanimously.

- Items 44–48 (multifamily housing revenue bonds and reimbursement intent): The board adopted five resolutions authorizing bond issuances or reimbursement intent for several multifamily projects (amounts and project addresses listed on the agenda). Outcome: adopted unanimously.

- Item 50 (mayoral nomination of Susan Diamond to the Planning Commission): The board took a roll‑call vote on a motion to approve the mayoral nomination of Susan Diamond to the Planning Commission for the unexpired term ending 06/06/2020. Motion to approve made by Supervisor Stephanie and seconded by Supervisor Walton. Vote: 9 ayes, 2 noes. Ayes: Haney; Mandelmann; Peskin; Ronan; Safaei; Stephanie; Walton; Yi; Brown. Noes: Marr; Feuer. Outcome: nomination approved, 9–2.

- Items 53–63 (consent and proclamation items): The board adopted a group of resolutions and proclamations, including a resolution declaring United Against Hate Week (item 53) and a resolution affirming support for asylum‑seeking residents fleeing gender‑based persecution (item 55), and a resolution endorsing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child / World Children's Day (item 56). Outcomes: adopted unanimously where noted.

Why this matters: The meeting bundled many budgetary and housing financing measures that set authorizations and appropriation actions for housing projects, grants and port resiliency work. Those authorizations enable MOHCD, the Port, PUC and other departments to proceed with financing and project implementation steps that will return for later approvals or contract awards. The nomination approval (item 50) shows the board's willingness to confirm a mayoral Planning Commission nominee over two dissenting votes.

Ending: Most items were adopted unanimously or on first reading; staff follow‑up is required on financing steps (COP sales, bond applications, contract amendments) and the PUC/Port will return with implementation details as projects advance.