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At a glance: Board of Supervisors votes and procedural actions from Jan. meeting
Summary
The Board approved several items with little debate: an ordinance allowing neighborhood banners on Market Street lamp posts, adoption of routine items, continuation of one environmental review item to March 1, announced committee assignments, and other procedural business.
At its January meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a set of routine and procedural items alongside its major business.
Key actions taken: - The board passed an ordinance amending the Public Works Code to allow neighborhood banners to be posted on Path of Gold lamp posts lining Market Street (Item 1). The vote was recorded as 11 ayes; the clerk announced the ordinance "is finally passed."
- The board continued a set of items (Items 8–11) concerning a project at 134–136 Ord Street to March 1, 2011, by motion of Supervisor Scott Wiener and second by Supervisor Marr. Planning and parties had stipulated to a continuance.
- Items 12–14, adoption without committee reference, were approved unanimously by roll call.
- President David Chu announced committee assignments for 2011, naming chairs and vice chairs across Budget & Finance, City Operations & Neighborhood Services, City & School District, Government Audit & Oversight, Land Use & Economic Development, Public Safety, and Rules committees; the changes take effect March 1 and the first committee meetings are scheduled for the week of Jan. 24.
- The clerk read communications including a notice of transfer of 8 personnel supporting the Justice Trafficking Information System from the Department of Technology to the Department of Administrative Services (dated 01/05/2011). Several supervisors also introduced resolutions and ordinances for future committee consideration including Market-Octavia corrections, a pharmacy drug take-back notice ordinance, and items honoring civil-rights leader Fred Korematsu and others.
The board recessed during the meeting for the swearing-in ceremony of the new mayor and then returned to complete the agenda.
