Board approves housing element, Treasure Island development package and other measures; appointment made to police commission

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recorded multiple formal actions on June 14 as part of its regular meeting. Highlights and vote results follow.

Key votes at a glance - Consent items 2–12: Adopted by unanimous roll call (11 ayes).

- Items 13–15 (HUD entitlement resolutions): Resolutions authorizing the mayor to apply for, accept and expend FY 2011–12 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development entitlements were adopted as amended (Emergency Shelter Grants ~ $1,300,000; Community Development Block Grant ~ $18,500,000; HOME Investment Partnerships ~ $7,600,000); the board accepted technical amendments from Supervisor Cohen and adopted the resolutions without objection.

- Item 16 (Public Utilities Commission water revenue bonds): Ordinance approving issuance and sale of water revenue bonds not to exceed $49,100,000 to finance specified water system improvements — finally passed without objection.

- Item 17 (General Plan housing element): Ordinance adopting the February 2009 housing element as part of the San Francisco General Plan — passed on first reading (8 ayes, 3 noes); supervisors Ellsburn, Farrell and Chu voted no.

- Items 18–22 (Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island): A package of ordinances amending the General Plan, planning code, zoning maps, subdivision code and approving a development agreement for Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island was finally passed (11 ayes).

- Items 23–26 and 28 (various planning and code changes): Multiple planning and code amendments (street vacations, campaign and government conduct code adjustments, South of Market parking code adjustments, sidewalk width changes, and Western SoMa stabilization resolution as amended) were adopted or passed on first reading as recorded; the Western SoMa Community Stabilization resolution was adopted as amended (roll call vote: 11 ayes).

- Item 29 (Police Commission appointment): The board considered an amendment to substitute David Wagner for the Rules Committee recommendation (L. Julius Terman). The motion to amend failed (4 ayes, 7 noes). The underlying motion appointing L. Julius Terman to the Police Commission (term ending 04/30/2015) was approved by roll call (11 ayes).

- Items 31–34 (Presidio Avenue / Booker T. Washington Community Center final EIR): Continued to June 21 at the request of parties; no public testimony affected the continuance.

- Item 35 (BART cooperative agreement – Ferry Building): Resolution authorizing a cooperative agreement permitting BART to install barriers on/under the Ferry Plaza platform was adopted (11 ayes).

- Item 36 (Multifamily housing revenue note): Resolution authorizing a multifamily housing revenue note up to $41,000,000 was adopted (roll call adopted).

- Items 37–41 (adoption without committee reference): Adopted by roll call as a group (11 ayes).

Why it matters Several of these votes have multi‑year consequences: the housing element sets the city’s planning frame for housing policy; the Treasure Island package advances a major redevelopment and infrastructure program; and the issuance and bonding actions enable capital work by the Public Utilities Commission and affordable‑housing financing. The police commission appointment drew sustained debate about police accountability and representation on the civilian oversight body.

Provisions and next steps Most measures that were passed finally will be implemented by city departments as spelled out in the ordinances and development agreements. The housing element was passed on first reading and may return for further readings and technical refinements. Items continued to June 21 will appear on that agenda for final action.

Ending Supervisors closed the meeting after adopting several in memoriams and taking the recorded roll‑call votes listed above.