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Votes at a glance: San Francisco Board passes ordinances on marina loan, park water use, staffing and more
Summary
At the March 2009 meeting the Board of Supervisors approved a series of ordinances and resolutions on capital funding, park irrigation policy, staffing changes, zoning and infrastructure acceptances. Vote totals are below for each item acted on during the adoption-without-committee and regular calendar.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took roll‑call votes on multiple items during its March 2009 meeting. The following lists each item, a brief description, and the roll‑call outcome recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Item 11: Loan of $16,500,000 from the California Department of Boating and Waterways for renovations of the West Harbor of the Marina Yacht Harbor; places $15,000,000 in controller reserve pending receipt of state funds. Vote: passed unanimously (11–0).
- Item 12: Ordinance making environmental findings and amending the park code to require the Recreation and Park Department to maximize water‑use efficiency and use recycled water where available for park irrigation needs. Vote: passed on first reading (7 ayes, 4 noes).
- Item 13: Ordinance amending the annual salary ordinance to add two positions (Senior Community Development Specialist and Community Development Assistant) to the Board of Supervisors for LAFCO. Vote: passed (8 ayes, 3 noes).
- Item 15: Ordinance amending zoning maps to reclassify property at 4200 Ninth Avenue (Saint Peter’s Church) from RH‑2 to RM‑1 to permit an affordable housing project for developmentally disabled adults. Vote: passed on first reading (11–0).
- Items 16 and 17: Ordinances accepting Mission Bay and Sixteenth/Vermont public infrastructure improvements. Both passed on first reading (same‑house, same‑call).
- Item 18: Resolution endorsing findings and recommendations of the San Francisco Fair Lending Working Group. Vote: adopted (10 ayes, 1 no).
- Item 23: Motion adopting a proposed audit schedule for the city’s Government Audit Office. Vote: approved (11–0).
- Other administrative and consent‑calendar matters (items 1–8, 25, 26, 27, 29–34 where applicable) were adopted or referred as noted during the meeting; severed items are recorded above where applicable.
Where a vote was taken by roll call the transcript records the ayes and noes as noted. For items that proceed in multiple steps (first reading, amendments, or divisions of the question), the board’s transcript records the separate tallies and any directions such as re‑referral to Planning or the requirement of subsequent readings.
