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Board approves multiple ordinances, contracts and appointments in Jan. 6 meeting; several items continued
Summary
The Board of Supervisors passed a slate of ordinances, resolutions and appointments on Jan. 6, 2009, including allocations, infrastructure contracts and administrative code changes. Several items were continued for further consideration, including the veto‑override item and a tax code amendment.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors completed a lengthy Jan. 6 session by adopting a number of ordinances, resolutions and appointments on consent or with brief roll calls, and by continuing several items for a later meeting.
Key actions the board adopted (items listed with the board's short descriptions as read into the record):
- Consent items 1–16 were adopted by single roll call (consent calendar); clerk announced "there are 10 ayes." (items 1–16 adopted).
- Item 18: Adopted findings disapproving Planning Department CEQA exemption for 2626 Filbert Street (roll call, 10 ayes).
- Item 19: Adopted findings disapproving Planning Department CEQA exemption for 2655 Scott Street (motion approved).
- Item 20: Ordinance amending the height district designation for the Mission Street theater properties (passed on final reading; roll call recorded 6 ayes, 4 noes; ordinance finally passed).
- Item 21: Ordinance deappropriating approximately $998,000 of general fund and approximately $761,000 of federal direct grant revenue for the Community Justice Center (roll call recorded 6 ayes, 4 noes; ordinance finally passed).
- Item 22: Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to change delinquency dates, conform partnership rules to state law and eliminate the tax stamp provision and transfer tax review board. The ordinance initially passed (roll call recorded 6 ayes, 4 noes) but the board later voted to rescind that vote and continue the matter for one week (rescind motion passed, 8 ayes, 2 noes); item continued to next meeting for second reading.
- Item 23: Ordinance delegating to the City Attorney authority to grant or deny property tax refund claims (roll call recorded 8 ayes, 2 noes; ordinance passed).
- Item 24: Ordinance adding Chapter 90A on music and cultural sustainability policy and authorizing the Entertainment Commission to pursue an online permitting system (roll call recorded 10 ayes; ordinance passed).
- Item 25/26: Appropriation and emergency public‑works contract matters (resolutions adopted as announced by clerk).
- Item 27: Resolution approving a municipal transportation agency contract for the Central Subway project with Central Subway Partnership in an amount not to exceed approximately $147,000,000 (resolution adopted; same house, same call).
- Items 28–31: A batch of resolutions (water system program amendment, liquor license transfers, etc.) adopted (same house, same call as announced).
- Item 32: Transfer of type‑48 on‑sale general public premises liquor license to 115 Mason Street was debated and is covered in a separate report; the resolution was adopted as amended later in the meeting.
- Item 33: Ordinance amending zoning map use classification of Block 1098, Lot 9 (first reading adopted; roll call recorded 10 ayes).
- Items 34–35: Ordinances on Mission Street designation and summary vacation of portion of Stevenson Street (passed on first reading).
- Items 40, 41, 43, 45, 53, 55 (committee nominations/appointments and other items) were approved by "same house, same call" as announced.
- Items 59–66 (adoption without committee reference) were approved by roll call where recorded; item 64 (appointment to the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission) was considered separately and a motion excusing Supervisor Campos passed (9 ayes).
The clerk's readout and roll calls provide the official vote tallies where recorded. Several items were continued for more information or second reading, most notably the veto‑override on the conditional‑use ordinance (item 17) and the Business and Tax Regulations Code ordinance (item 22), which had its earlier vote rescinded and the matter continued for a week. The board also spent substantial time on the liquor license at 115 Mason Street and on several appointments and infrastructure contract approvals.
A number of items were adopted with no extended debate and were announced "same house, same call" or "the motion is approved," typical language for consent or routine calendar items. Members and staff said matters continued would return for further action at future meetings.
