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Board adopts multiple ordinances and resolutions, including taxi-fee reversal and police policy urging; calendar actions summarized
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a slate of ordinances and resolutions on its October 2011 calendar, including measures on community policing, a pregnancy‑centers ordinance, settlement fund appropriations for neighborhood health projects, and a resolution urging the MTA to reconsider passing credit‑card merchant fees to taxi drivers.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a series of ordinances and resolutions on the adoption calendar and by roll call vote during its October 2011 meeting. The board took action on consent and adoption items, and members later discussed and continued other matters. Key outcomes are listed below.
Votes at a glance (selected items and outcomes)
- Item 3 — Street name change: Resolution to rename a portion of La Playa Street to Great Highway (to correct dual street-name discrepancy). Outcome: Adopted by unanimous consent ("same house, same call"). (Clerk/agenda references: item 3.)
- Item 6 — Ordinance amending the Administrative Code regarding statements by pregnancy centers: Passed on roll call (10 ayes, 1 no). The ordinance amends the Administrative Code to prohibit limiting services pregnancy centers from making false or misleading statements about services the centers offer or perform. Vote recorded: 10 ayes, 1 no.
- Item 7 — Ordinance establishing a policy of community policing and urging Police Commission/chief to review policies and procedures: Passed on roll call (10 ayes, 1 no).
- Item 8 — Ordinance appropriating approximately $1,000,000 of Murant Petrorero LLC settlement funds to the Department of Public Health for neighborhood improvement (fiscal year 2011-12): Passed on first reading (roll call recorded as 11 ayes on first read).
- Item 9 — Resolution authorizing amendment to the emergency public work contract at San Francisco General Hospital (increase not-to-exceed to about $20,500,000): Adopted ("same house, same call").
- Item 10 — Resolution responding to the 2010–11 Civil Grand Jury report on Hunters Point Shipyard and urging mayoral implementation of accepted recommendations: Adopted ("same house, same call").
- Item 11 — Resolution responding to the 2010–11 Civil Grand Jury report on Log Cabin Ranch: Adopted ("same house, same call").
- Item 12 — Resolution urging the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to reconsider a decision to shift credit-card merchant charges to cab drivers: Passed on roll call (7 ayes, 4 noes). Vote log shows 7 ayes and 4 no votes; the resolution was adopted.
- Item 13 — Ordinance regarding the Health Care Security Ordinance (introduced from Government Audit & Oversight Committee without recommendation): Motion to continue made by Supervisor Cohen, seconded by Supervisor Campos; members debated the length of continuance; Board voted to continue the item (motion passed; continued to November 1 per members' scheduling discussion).
- Items 14–15 — Ordinances related to Mission Bay infrastructure and property dedication (Mission Bay South Blocks 41–43 Phase 2 and dedication of city property in state trust parcels): Passed on first reading (no separate roll call objections recorded).
- Items 20–26 — Adoption without committee reference (routine calendar): acted on by single roll call unless removed; board moved and passed these items as indicated on the agenda.
Process notes and context
Most items on the adoption calendar were handled as "same house, same call" (unanimous consent) or by roll-call votes when required. The Board used continued motions where additional committee review or stakeholder engagement was requested (item 13 continued). Several items adopted by the Board directed city departments to implement ministerial actions, to accept settlement funds, or to request mayoral follow‑up on grand jury recommendations.
Votes are recorded in the official minutes and clerk roll‑call; numbers in this summary match the counts announced on the floor during the meeting recording cited in the transcript.
What this means for the city
- The Board took action on public-safety policy (community policing item) and public‑health and consumer‑information issues (pregnancy-centers ordinance). - The Board supported taxi drivers by urging MTA to reconsider shifting credit-card fees onto drivers. - The Board authorized use of settlement funds for public‑health neighborhood improvements and approved a significant contract increase for emergency work at San Francisco General Hospital.
This summary does not replace the official adopted ordinances and resolutions as recorded by the Clerk of the Board; stakeholders should consult the Clerk's certified minutes and legislation files for formal language and statutory citations.
