Votes at a glance: Board passes multiple contract amendments, schedules several ordinances for Oct. 15 special meeting

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Oct. 8 approved a number of consent items, contract amendments and resolutions during a lengthy session and set several ordinance second readings for a special meeting on Oct. 15. Below are the principal formal actions taken during the meeting.

Key approvals and contract amendments (consent or brief discussion)

- Items 1–4: Adopted on consent (ordinances on consent calendar). Vote: unanimous roll call (11 ayes).

- Item 5: Department of Public Health grant amendment — Planned Parenthood Northern California. Increased grant by $171,000 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $571,000 to fund security personnel supporting access to family planning and reproductive health services through 03/31/2025; competitive solicitation waived. Outcome: ordinance passed on consent.

- Item 6: Police code amendment adding misdemeanors for sideshow violations — ordinance passed on consent.

- Item 7: SF Public Utilities Commission contract amendment with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. — increase $9,000,000 to a total not-to-exceed $20,000,000 to continue dam and reservoir planning and engineering support (term unchanged). Resolution adopted on consent.

- Item 8: Office of Contract Administration contract amendment with W.W. Grainger, Inc. for industrial supplies — increase by $25,000,000 for new total $102,000,000, extend term through 10/31/2025; resolution adopted on consent.

- Item 9: Sheriff's Office third amendment with Aramark Correctional Services for jail food services — exercise final option to extend 12 months through 10/31/2025 and increase contract amount from $20,000,000 to $25,000,000. Resolution adopted on consent.

- Item 10: Sixth amendment for refuse collection services with Recology Sunset Scavenger, Recology Golden Gate and Recology San Francisco — increase amount by approximately $1,500,000 for a total not-to-exceed $45,300,000 and extend term to 12/31/2024. The board discussed ratepayer rebates identified by the Controller’s office; Controller Greg Wagner confirmed that this contract was not affected by recently identified residential rate errors. Roll-call vote approving Item 10: 11 ayes.

- Items 11–12: Fuel contracts (renewable diesel and gasoline) for city departments — amendments increasing contract amounts and authorizing OCA to extend terms as needed; resolutions adopted on consent.

- Item 13: Port acceptance and expenditure of a $7,800,000 grant from the California Coastal Conservancy for the Southern Embarcadero resilience project (term 10/01/2024–05/31/2027). Resolution adopted on consent.

Other formal votes and scheduling

- Item 14: Ordinance amending the housing code to require smaller R-1 and R-2 buildings to maintain at least one elevator for residents (to close an accessibility loophole). The board agreed to move the item for second reading at the special meeting on Oct. 15. Roll-call: 11 ayes.

- Item 15 (rent-control expansion): The board adopted an amendment changing the effective date to June 13, 1994 and added a finding to solicit input from labor, tenants and landlords before future changes; the item was sent to Oct. 15 for second reading. Vote on the amendment and scheduling: amendment adopted 11–0; scheduling for second reading 11–0.

- Item 16: Ordinance to amend the administrative code to clarify the Office of Victim and Witness Rights responsibilities, move SHARPP to that office and require trauma-informed assistance; passed on first reading and referred for second reading at Oct. 15 special meeting. Roll-call: 11 ayes.

- Item 20: Ordinance to establish entertainment zones (Mid-Market and Arena Entertainment Zone) — passed on first reading and sent to Oct. 15 second reading; roll-call: 11 ayes.

- Item 21: Building code amendment (electric-ready buildings) — passed on first reading and sent to Oct. 15 for second reading; roll-call: 11 ayes.

- Item 22: Resolution urging the city attorney and SFPUC to resolve litigation regarding EPA and the Clean Water Act; the board adopted the measure as amended (including urging the EPA and San Francisco to participate in mediation). Roll-call: 8 ayes, 2 noes (Supervisor Mandelmann and Supervisor Dorsey voted no); two supervisors absent for that vote.

Appointments and other actions

- Items 23–25: Mayoral appointments to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (Avni Jamder, Joshua Arce, Steven Leveroni) — motions approved. Roll-call: 10 ayes (one member absent).

- Item 31: Motion to convene the Committee of the Whole for a public hearing on the state of the hotel industry (item 19) and request the controller to report — passed (9 ayes; two supervisors absent for that vote).

Notes and context

Many items were handled on consent with brief staff descriptions and no extended debate. Where supervisors raised questions (for example, about the Recology contract and newly identified residential rate calculation errors), the Controller or relevant departments provided clarifying responses on the record. Several sizable first-reading ordinances (items 15, 16, 20, and 21) were scheduled for second reading at the board’s Oct. 15 special meeting to allow for additional amendments and final votes.

Ending: The board’s Oct. 8 actions advance a mix of operational contracts, capital grant acceptances and policy changes; several high-profile items will return for final consideration at the Oct. 15 special meeting.