Votes at a glance: Board acts on a slate of resolutions and ordinances; several items adopted, key measures advanced

The Board of Supervisors voted on multiple consent and calendar items during the March 29 session. Several items were adopted either without objection or by recorded roll call; a few measures prompted substantive discussion before a recorded vote.

Key outcomes at a glance

- Consent calendar (Items 1–6): Adopted by roll call as a block (no severances). The clerk recorded unanimous action on those consent items.

- Item 7 (Supplemental appropriation to Ethics Commission public financing fund): Ordinance appropriating approximately $1,300,000 from the general fund reserve to the Ethics Commission Public Election Campaign Finance Fund (FY2010–11). After debate on whether to tap the city reserve, the item passed first reading by roll call: 6 ayes, 5 nos (6–5). Several supervisors argued the city should avoid drawing down reserves unless absolutely necessary; the sponsor said the fund may otherwise lack sufficient resources for impending elections.

- Item 8 (Mayor’s Office of Housing reappropriation): Ordinance de‑appropriating roughly $15.5 million of market‑rate bond proceeds and reappropriating that amount to the below‑market‑rate seismic safety loan program in the Mayor’s Office of Housing for FY2010–11. Passed final reading (11 ayes).

- Item 9 (AvalonBay resolution): Resolution encouraging AvalonBay Communities to subcontract carpentry crafts to a responsible contractor paying area‑standard wages and benefits for a development at 1150 Ocean Avenue (Balboa Park area). Adopted (11 ayes).

- Item 12 (Resolution opposing proposed elimination of Medi‑Cal funding for adult day health care [ADHC] programs): Following discussion about trailer bill AB 97 and state redesign efforts, the board adopted the resolution opposing loss of ADHC funding: recorded vote showed 8 ayes and 3 nos (adopted).

- Items 13–18 and 30–33 (capital plan, various grant acceptances, bond and equipment financing, minor code amendments and other routine items): Adopted without objection or by unanimous roll call where recorded. Items included the city’s 10‑year capital expenditure plan (Item 13) and several grant acceptances and bond approvals. Item 21 (Yellow Pages pilot) was debated and continued to May 10 for controller analysis (see separate coverage).

What the close votes mean: Item 7’s first‑reading 6–5 margin meant the ordinance advanced to a second reading; item 12’s 8–3 tally adopted the resolution opposing state actions to eliminate or dramatically reduce ADHC reimbursement, sending the board’s position to the governor and state legislature.

No final decisions on Park Merced: The board also held a lengthy hearing on the Park Merced EIR appeals and continued that matter to May 24 (items 27–29) to allow legal and technical follow‑up; see separate coverage.

For record keeping: Clerks recorded roll calls and vote tallies where taken; items described above correspond to agenda item numbers called at the March 29 meeting.