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Board approves batch of ordinances, resolutions; votes at a glance from Sept. 9 meeting
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions on consent and by roll call, including land use changes, procurement contracts and grant acceptances. Several high‑profile contracts were also introduced or discussed elsewhere on the agenda.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 adopted a set of ordinances and resolutions on the consent calendar and by roll call, covering street vacations, rezonings, professional services contracts and grant acceptances.
Key adopted items (actions taken during the Sept. 9 meeting):
- Ordinance to vacate portion of Macaupin Street to enable the Macaupin Hub City Plaza project (Item 1). Roll call vote recorded: unanimous (11 ayes). The ordinance was finally passed.
- Ordinance to amend the Planning Code to rezone Macoppin Plaza to public use and open space zoning (Item 2). Adopted on the consent calendar.
- Ordinance creating Underground District No. 360 on Ringgold Alley from Eighth to Ninth Street and related environmental findings (Item 3). Adopted on the consent calendar.
- Ordinance amending police business and tax regulations regarding mechanical amusement devices and arcades (Item 4). Adopted on the consent calendar.
- Agreement to waive competitive solicitation and authorize the Recreation & Parks general manager to enter a professional services agreement with Lidos for up to ~$1,900,000 (Item 5). Adopted.
- Ordinance to set the property tax rate and establish the tenant pass‑through rate for fiscal year 2014–15 (Item 6). Adopted.
- Resolution authorizing the Police Department to accept a gift of 10 AEDs valued at ~$15,000 for the Tenderloin District Station (Item 7). Adopted.
- Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expand a $478,000 grant for 200 youth employment opportunities (Item 8). Adopted.
- Resolution approving Modification No. 2 to Bombardier Transportation’s professional services agreement for air train operation and maintenance—3‑year contract through 02/28/2017 not to exceed $101,000,000 (Item 9). Adopted.
- Resolution approving an amendment to the Department of Public Health contract with Toyon Associates for regulatory reporting and revenue optimization services, additional term through 03/31/2018 and amount not to exceed ~$5,000,000 (Item 10). Adopted.
- Resolution authorizing retroactive acceptance by the Public Library of a $720,000 in‑kind gift and cash from Friends of the San Francisco Public Library to support library programs (Item 11). Adopted.
- Resolution authorizing an exchange agreement of city property between SFUSD and the Mayor’s Office of Housing & Community Development near McAllister and Ash Alley, and additional fee of approximately $2,700,000 involving property at 1950 Mission Street (Item 12). Adopted.
- Resolution to approve a contract with Siemens Industry Inc. to procure up to 260 light rail vehicles, parts and services for up to $1.2 billion over 15 years (Item 13). Adopted; separate article discusses this procurement in greater detail.
- Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expand a grant of up to ~$122,000 from the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District for streetscape improvements (Item 14). Adopted.
How the votes were recorded: several items were adopted on unanimous consent (“same house, same call”), and multiple roll calls earlier in the meeting recorded unanimous support for the consent calendar items. Where a specific roll call tally appeared in the record it was 11 ayes; for many consent items the clerk recorded “same house, same call” and the items were adopted without additional roll call debate.
Why this matters: the adopted measures cover a mix of land‑use implementation, public‑safety gifts, grant acceptances and procurement contracts that together enable projects and services across city departments. A number of the adopted actions provide funding authority or contractual authority that in turn link to capital projects and operations in transportation, parks, public safety and libraries.
What’s next: several of the larger procurements and contracts (notably the Siemens light‑rail vehicle procurement and the Bombardier air‑train contract modification) will require multi‑year funding and oversight by departments; the Transbay CFD hearing elsewhere on the agenda will address a major financing source for downtown infrastructure.
