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Votes at a glance: Board approves multiple ordinances and resolutions, continues some items
Summary
The Board of Supervisors took votes on a range of routine and substantive items on Sept. 23, 2008, passing a slate of consent and calendar items, continuing others, and recording several notable roll-call outcomes including MOU adoptions and reappointments.
SAN FRANCISCO At its Sept. 23, 2008 meeting the Board of Supervisors completed consideration of a multi-item consent and adoption calendar, taking roll-call votes on ordinances, memoranda of understanding and resolutions. Many items were adopted by unanimous or strong majorities; a handful were continued or referred for further committee review.
Items approved on consent and adoption calendars
- Items 1 5 (consent calendar): Adopted as routine business by roll-call vote.
- Item 6: Ordinance amending the annual salary ordinance for FY 2008 2009 to add two Deputy Chief 3 positions in the Police Department. After an initial roll call and a rescind motion, the ordinance was finally passed on roll call (final passage declared).
- Item 7: Continued to Oct. 7 at the request of a supervisor.
- Item 8: Ordinance (first reading) adding San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 6.69 to authorize the Department of Public Health to use a prequalified pool of contractors for public-health facility work. Passed on first reading (10 ayes).
- Items 9 12: Resolutions approving lease termination and amendments for various city departments and airport leases; adopted by roll call.
- Items 13 14: Ordinance (first reading) and resolution authorizing construction and design steps for the San Francisco General Hospital rebuild program; ordinance passed first reading; resolution adopted.
- Items 15 17: Ordinances implementing memoranda of understanding with several employee groups (municipal attorneys association, SEIU Local 1021 fire/paramedics, San Francisco Police Officers Association). Item 17 passed first reading (8 ayes, 2 no).
- Item 18: Ordinance modifying official sidewalk width on Harrison Street; passed on first reading (10 ayes).
- Item 19: Ordinance amending the subdivision code extending the annual 200-unit condominium conversion lottery; passed on first reading.
Appointments and confirmations
- Item 24: Motion approving Mayor's reappointment of Frank Fung to the Board of Appeals was approved (9 ayes, 1 no).
- Item 26: Motion approving Mayor's reappointment of Tanya Peterson to the Board of Appeals was approved (10 ayes).
Adoption-without-committee reference calendar highlights
- Item 30: Resolution celebrating the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival adopted (9 ayes, 1 no). Supervisor Chiu voted no and provided a statement citing traffic and park access concerns.
- Item 31: Resolution extending the Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force sunset date (up to six months): adopted as part of the calendar.
- Item 33: Resolution urging the Department of Public Works to halt implementation of changes to the mechanical street-sweeping program for 30 days was referred to committee for further consideration.
Other procedural outcomes
- Items tabled or continued: Item 25 was tabled by motion; Item 7 was continued to Oct. 7; several items were referred to committee (Item 33 to committee).
Context and next steps
Most of the consent items consisted of routine departmental authorizations, contract or lease approvals, and personnel- and labor-related ordinances. Several of the labor-related memoranda were advanced on first reading and will return for final passage as required by the city process. The reappointments and resolutions that passed clear the way for the appointees to continue serving on city advisory bodies.
Ending
The board completed the calendar votes and recessed for further special-order items later in the afternoon, including the Eastern Neighborhoods appeal hearing that concluded with a separate board vote to affirm the EIR.
