Board adopts package of ordinances, contracts and appointments; several items passed unanimously

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 17 adopted a wide-ranging set of ordinances, contract amendments, grant acceptances and appointments, with most measures approved unanimously.

The measures included an ordinance that authorizes short-term extensions for construction, goods and services contracts and grants to mitigate staffing and supply shortages; retroactive grant authorizations for the district attorney’s office and the Department of Emergency Management; a reappropriation of funds within the Department of Public Health; and a suite of contract amendments and grant agreements for youth and health services.

Why it matters: the items move money, extend or expand service agreements and place officials into city boards and commissions. Several measures provide new or expanded grant-funded positions and alter contract terms for longstanding providers of health and social services.

Key outcomes - Ordinance to authorize short-term contract extensions and certain contract amendments (item 1): finally passed unanimously. - Ordinance to retroactively accept and expend $1,350,000 grant for a county resentencing pilot in the district attorney’s office (item 2): passed on first reading unanimously. - Department of Emergency Management grant increase for counterterrorism prevention programs (item 3): passed on first reading unanimously. - De-appropriation and re-appropriation within DPH to shift $90,000 to behavioral health outreach in District 5 (item 4): passed on first reading unanimously. - Grant amendments from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for multiple youth providers (items 5–7): resolutions adopted unanimously. - Multiple Department of Public Health contract amendments for food/nutrition, foster care services, behavioral health and respite services (items 8–11): resolutions adopted unanimously; DPH authorized to modify contracts prior to final execution if there is no material increase to liabilities. - Large federal grant acceptance for coronavirus-related reentry needs (item 12): resolution adopted unanimously. - Various grant application authorizations and lease renewals, including a $3.5 million California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development grant for entertainment sector recovery (item 16): adopted unanimously. - Community benefit district annual reports (items 17–20): received and approved as required. - Historical property contract approval with a recusal recorded (item 21): resolution adopted with Supervisor Preston recused; roll call showed nine ayes and one recusal. - Landmark designation for the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (item 22): ordinance passed on first reading unanimously. - Administrative-code changes and related appointments tied to the new Department of Sanitation and Streets, and multiple mayoral nominations to commissions (items 23–27): motions and ordinances taken; one nomination was withdrawn as moot (Julia Prochnick to the Public Utilities Commission, item 26). - Adoption without committee reference of several resolutions (items 38–44): all were adopted unanimously except item 43, which was severed, amended to remove the word “pilot” and then adopted.

What the votes show: Most items were routine or the product of committee review and passed with unanimous consent or roll-call approvals. Item 21 required a recusal and recorded roll call; item 26 was made moot by withdrawal of the nominee.

Next steps: Several measures that were passed on first reading will return for subsequent readings where required; contract amendments may be finalized administratively where the board authorized staff to do so.

Ending: The board handled the consent and calendar items early in the meeting, freeing time in the afternoon for several public hearings and extended deliberations on land-use and inspection matters.