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Votes at a glance: Board adopts lease, grants, health and labor items; several items continued or referred
Summary
On Oct. 23 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a series of routine and policy items including airport leases, grant acceptances, public‑health grants, collective bargaining amendments, and initial votes on planning and firearms ordinances; a handful of items were continued or referred back to committee.
The Board of Supervisors on Oct. 23, 2013, acted on a broad set of agenda items, largely by unanimous consent or single roll‑call votes. The items below summarize the board’s formal actions taken during the meeting; where the meeting recorded a roll call the tally is included.
Votes at a glance
- Item 10: Lease with American Airlines at San Francisco International Airport (estimated $4,350,000 annually; 3‑year term with two 1‑year options) — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 11: Terminal 3 common‑use club lease between American Express and the city (10‑year term; estimated annual rent approx. $1,500,000) — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 12: Interconnection agreement authorization with PG&E for a solar project at the MTA building (700 Pennsylvania Avenue) — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 13: Kiva Zip microlending partnership (see separate article) — resolution adopted.
- Item 14: Dept. of Public Health acceptance of Safe Routes to School grant (approx. $1,500,000) for 09/01/2014–08/31/2017 — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 15: Parking meters procurement (IPS Group; up to $54,000,000) — continued to Nov. 5 at Supervisor Avalos’ request.
- Item 16: Authorize SFMTA to use previously designated funds ($6,800,000) for optional services under parking citation processing extension — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 17: Dept. of Public Health Ryan White program continuation request (~$36,000,000) for 03/01/2014–02/28/2015 — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 18: Mayor's Office of Housing grant acceptance (FY13 hazard reduction $3,000,000) — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 19: Resolution authorizing application for SB 1022 jail replacement grant and associated amendments — adopted (see separate article for details); roll call: 9 ayes, 0 noes.
- Item 20: Mayor's Office of Housing acceptance of CalHome funds (~$1,500,000) — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 21: Approval to accept HOPWA renewal (~$1,500,000) — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Items 22–46: Ordinances adopting amendments to collective bargaining agreements for numerous unions (25 items called together) — passed first reading on roll call: 9 ayes.
- Item 47: Response to civil grand jury report on Department of Building Inspection — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 48: Planning Code amendment to create a Third Street formula retail restricted use district — ordinance passed first reading (same house same call).
- Item 49: Revocable permission for Hidden Garden Steps and acceptance of a $20,000 maintenance fund — resolution adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 50: Police Code amendments on large capacity magazines, firearms dealer notification, ammunition sales and shooting range minors — ordinance passed first reading.
- Item 51 & 52: Retail liquor license determinations (1600 Post Street; transfer to 101 Spear Street) — resolutions adopted by unanimous consent.
- Item 53: Body art registration and fee ordinance — sponsor requested referral back to Rules Committee for fee adjustments; motion passed to send back to Rules.
- Item 54: Administrative code change transferring implementation of California benefit corporation discount program to Contract Monitoring Division — ordinance passed first reading by unanimous consent.
- Items 55–57 (480 Potrero Ave. mitigated negative declaration): Motion to approve item 55 and table items 56 and 57 passed on roll call: 9 ayes; discussion noted CEQA public comment had been completed earlier.
- Items 58–61 (1050 Valencia St.): Continued to Nov. 5 at request of absent district supervisor and by agreement of parties.
- Item 67: Buck Deventhal Day resolution — sponsor requested amendment to pick a future date and continue the item; motion to amend and continue to Nov. 19 adopted without objection.
- Items 64–70 (adoption block): Other routine resolutions listed on the adoption calendar were adopted by roll call: 9 ayes for items taken.
Several other ceremonial introductions, in‑memoriams and local proclamations were read and referred as recorded.
