Board actions at a glance: December 7, 2010 — grants, ordinances and appointments

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Dec. 7 considered a large consent calendar and acted on numerous items by single roll-call votes, committee reports and individual motions. Below is a concise summary of notable actions taken, organized by item numbers from the agenda and reflecting votes and continuances announced during the session.

Key consent and committee actions (items passed or adopted unless noted as continued or referred): - Items 1–8: Consent agenda approved by roll call (minutes, routine communications). (Adopted.) - Item 9: Ordinance approving General Plan amendments for the San Francisco Better Streets plan. (Finally passed.) - Item 10: Ordinance amending the Environment Code to require producers of drugs sold in the city to participate in drug stewardship programs — Supervisor Mark (Mercarimi) requested a one‑week continuance; the item was continued one week for further consultation with industry and administration. - Items 11–12: The Department of Emergency Management ordinances to retroactively accept and expend regional catastrophic preparedness and Urban Area Security Initiative grants (approx. $3.5 million and $35 million respectively) and to add grant-funded positions were taken together and passed on first reading. (Adopted on first reading.) - Item 13: Resolution retroactively approving approximately $674,000,000 in behavioral-health contracts between the Department of Public Health and nonprofit…