Board approves consent agenda, adopts IHSS resolution; several items continued

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Jan. 5, 2010 approved routine consent items, adopted a resolution urging the California Department of Social Services to reverse a policy that excludes people with certain felony convictions from serving as in‑home supportive services providers, passed a planning‑code amendment on first reading and continued several other items to a later meeting.

The board approved items 1 through 6 on the consent calendar by roll call vote with eight ayes, as recorded by the clerk. A separate roll call showed passage of a resolution (item 10) urging the Department of Social Services to reverse the exclusionary policy for in‑home supportive services independent home care providers; the clerk recorded eight ayes and the resolution was adopted. The planning code ordinance providing a special height exception for some commercial ground‑floor uses (item 11) passed its first reading without objection. Several other items were continued for one week or to a specified future meeting, including an amendment to the annual salary…