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Votes at a glance: Board approves multiple ordinances and resolutions; several items adopted on consent or passed first reading
Summary
The Board adopted a consent agenda and approved a series of ordinances and resolutions on March 25, 2008, including contract waivers, bond applications, and confirmations; several items passed on first reading and one item (Chambers settlement) was continued.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took a series of actions on March 25, 2008. Several items were adopted on the consent calendar; others passed on first reading or were adopted by resolution. Below are the key actions taken by the full board during the meeting.
Key outcomes
- Consent agenda (Items 1–2): Adopted by roll call (10 ayes; one member absent). The transcript records the consent agenda as routine and approved by roll call.
- Item 3 (9 Douglas Street environmental exemption): Motion adopting Planning Department findings that the project is categorically exempt from environmental review was approved (same house, same call).
- Items 4 and 5 (Administrative Code amendments for city-funded shelters and assignment of Department of Public Health staff to shelter monitoring committee): Both ordinances were finally passed after roll-call voting; the transcript records 8 ayes and 2 nos on roll call for these ordinances.
- Item 6 (Chambers v. City and County of San Francisco settlement): The board continued the item for one week at the request of Supervisor Chu to allow review of revised settlement language and a cost estimate from the Controller's Office.
- Item 7 (transfer of reserved portions of Sue Berman Park to Recreation and Park Department): Passed on first reading by unanimous roll call (10 ayes).
- Item 8 (San Francisco Public Utilities Commission contract waiver to exceed 150% of original agreement amount for Olivia Chen Consultants): Ordinance passed on first reading (same house, same call).
- Item 11 (reallocation of $12,000,000 in proposed Proposition 40 grant funds among Golden Gate Park capital projects): Resolution adopted (same house, same call).
- Terminal 2 Boarding Area D professional services agreement: Resolution approving a professional services agreement not to exceed $15,000,000 was adopted (same house, same call).
- Item 13 (reservation of approximately $760,000 of disability access projects for FY 2007-08): Passed on first reading; subsequent debate produced a failed amendment to reallocate funds (see separate coverage).
- Item 14 (amendment no. 7 to agreement with ATC Vancom Inc. to extend a contract two years): Resolution adopted by roll call (10 ayes).
- Item 15 (authorization for Mayor's Office of Housing to submit application for revenue bonds not to exceed $38,000,000 for Geary Boulevard Senior Living and Health Center): Resolution adopted (same house, same call).
- Item 16 (establish Northeast Waterfront Special Sign District in planning code): Ordinance passed on first reading (same house, same call).
- Item 17 (amend the planning code to authorize administrative penalties and enforcement remedies, referring to sections 176 and 176.1): The ordinance passed on first reading after proponents described the measure as providing the Planning Department administrative enforcement tools and fines for violations such as front-yard paving.
- Item 22 (confirmation of Ben Rosenfield as Controller): Motion to confirm Ben Rosenfield for a 10-year term was adopted by unanimous roll call (10 ayes). Rosenfield addressed the board and thanked the mayor and supervisors.
- Items 30–37 (adoption without committee reference calendar): Items including commendations and final map approvals were approved by unanimous vote (recorded as adopted without committee reference).
Several items were acted on without lengthy debate, recorded as "same house, same call" or adopted by roll call. The Chambers settlement (Item 6) was continued one week to allow for review of revised language and a Controller estimate of ongoing costs.
