Board approves multiple ordinances and resolutions; off‑sale liquor license passes 10‑1 after debate

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 3 approved a series of ordinances, resolutions and motions that the board said address public‑works enforcement, housing redevelopment funding and airport leases, and narrowly approved the transfer of an off‑sale beer and wine license after a divided floor debate.

The board acted on the consent calendar and subsequent items by roll call, approving multiple ordinances and resolutions that members said were needed for nuisance abatement and ongoing capital projects. Supervisor Farrell noted the city will accept an additional state loan from the California Department of Boating and Waterways to finish renovations at Marina West Yacht Harbor ‘‘in time . . . for the America’s Cup in 2013’’ and said the work will be paid for by increased boat‑slip fees rather than general taxpayers.

The board also adopted a resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing to accept and expend a $750,000 Economic Development Initiative special projects grant to assist redevelopment of the Sunnydale public‑housing site into a mixed‑income community. Several public‑safety and grant items, including retroactive acceptance of a Community Oriented Policing Services grant for $750,000, were adopted later in the agenda.

The most contested item on the agenda was item 14, a resolution approving the transfer of a Type 20 off‑sale beer and wine license from 1612 Kearny Street to 3132 Clement Street. Supervisor Avalos voted no and explained on the floor that he opposed issuing a second license at a single parcel that will also host a Fresh & Easy store and a CVS, saying he worried the overlapping alcohol sales and chain competition could harm neighborhood small businesses. Supervisor Mar urged colleagues to support the transfer, saying the police department inspector who negotiated conditions had placed 13 restrictions on the license—limiting hours, restricting some package sizes, improving lighting, adding cameras and other measures—that she said mitigate public‑health and safety concerns. The measure passed on a roll call vote, 10 ayes, 1 no (Avalos).

Votes at a glance - Consent calendar / items 1–8: adopted (roll call approvals recorded as ayes across the board). 11 ayes recorded earlier on consent votes. - Item 9 (ordinance amending public works code on illegal dumping): finally passed (action recorded as adopted). - Item 10 (ordinance appropriating state boating and waterways loan for Marina West Yacht Harbor renovation): passed on first reading; board discussion noted project to be funded by slip fees. - Item 11 (resolution approving lease with Asiana Airlines at SFO): adopted. - Item 12 (resolution to accept and expend $750,000 grant for Sunnydale redevelopment): adopted. - Item 13 (ordinance consolidating public‑works nuisance enforcement and cost collection): passed on first reading. - Item 14 (resolution approving transfer of Type 20 off‑sale beer and wine license to 3132 Clement St): adopted 10 ayes, 1 no (Supervisor Avalos voted no). - Item 15 (resolution to vacate a one‑block portion of Mason Street for North Beach Public Library and Joe DiMaggio Playground master plan hearing set for 06/07/2011 at 3 p.m.): adopted (11 ayes recorded). - Item 16 (resolution authorizing retroactive acceptance of FY2010 COPS grant, $750,000): adopted. - Item 17 (motion appointing Supervisor Malia Cohen to the Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board): motion approved; vote recorded in the minutes as carried (roll call recorded ayes).

What the votes mean Board members characterized most items as routine or technical updates to city code, capital projects or grant acceptance that enabled planned construction and program funding to proceed. The liquor license debate reflected competing priorities: protecting neighborhood small businesses and youth public‑health concerns on one side and enforcement conditions and neighborhood supporters on the other.

Where this goes next Most items enacted are administrative (ordinances, appropriations or grant acceptances) and will move to implementation through relevant departments: Public Works, the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the Airport and the Department of Emergency Management. The liquor license will be subject to the 13 conditions negotiated by the police department inspector and enforced by the Alcoholic Beverage Control and local enforcement units.

Speakers quoted in this story are those whose remarks appear in the meeting record.