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At a glance: key votes and ordinances from the May meeting
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved several ordinances and resolutions, including a first‑reading ordinance to limit unsolicited Yellow Pages delivery, amendments to administrative hearing qualifications for prevailing‑wage appeals, and certification of the housing‑element EIR.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took roll‑call votes on a package of ordinances, resolutions and routine items during its meeting. Below are the board actions recorded on the public agenda that involved votes or formal adoption.
Votes at a glance
- Meeting minutes: The board approved meeting minutes for April 5 and April 6 (motion by Supervisor Farrell; seconded by Supervisor Mar) by unanimous consent.
- Items 2 & 3 (consent agenda): Adopted by roll call; 11 ayes.
- Item 4 — Ordinance, pilot program limiting unsolicited distribution of Yellow Pages: Passed on first reading. Roll‑call vote result recorded as 10 ayes, 1 no (Supervisor Elsburn voted no). Sponsors and proponents described it as a three‑year pilot to reduce unsolicited Yellow Pages delivery while retaining availability for those who want directories. The Department of the Environment will administer outreach for seniors, people with disabilities, low‑income residents and persons for whom English is not their first language.
- Item 5 — Ordinance amending administrative code for administrative hearings on prevailing‑wage forfeiture appeals (amendment): Board adopted an amendment specifying that appointed hearing officers be administrative law judges with at least 10 years city experience and at least 2 years of relevant labor/prevailing wage experience. The amended ordinance passed first reading by roll call (11 ayes).
- Item 6 — Annual salary ordinance amendment (addition of 0.25 social worker in Public Defender): Passed first reading (11 ayes).
- Item 7 — Resolution accepting a $100,000 grant from Bay Area Air Quality Management District to install 60 public EV chargers: Adopted without objection.
- Item 8 — Resolution finding the proposed Pier 27 cruise terminal project fiscally feasible under Administrative Code Chapter 29: Adopted (same house, same call) following discussion; supporters noted port responses to fiscal questions.
- Item 9 — Ordinance appropriating approximately $6.2 million of general‑fund reserve and reappropriating about $2.8 million for sheriff's salaries and liabilities: Passed first reading.
- Item 11 — Resolution approving report of assessment costs for blight abatement (DPW list): Hearing held; DPW removed several properties from the list after recent payment and staff offered case‑by‑case follow up. Board adopted the report as amended and in the hands of the clerk; DPW agreed to work with property owners on outstanding concerns.
- Items 12–15 — Housing element EIR (special order): After a public hearing and debate, the board certified the final EIR (item 13) by roll call vote: 8 ayes, 3 noes. Motions to reverse certification were tabled.
- Items 16–21 — Adoption without committee reference: A set of items (16–21) were adopted by roll call unanimous vote (11 ayes).
What the votes mean
Many votes were procedural or first‑reading actions that advance ordinances to later readings or separate implementing steps. Certification of the housing‑element EIR was the meeting's most consequential single vote: it allows planning staff to continue with policy work and potential implementing zoning changes, while opponents have signaled intent to pursue further review or litigation.
