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Votes at a glance: Board adopts resolutions on civil grand jury responses, commemorations, and traffic rule; ENDA imperative passes
Summary
On Oct. 2 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a series of ordinances and resolutions on the consent and adoption calendars, including traffic code changes, civil grand jury responses, commemorations and an imperative ENDA resolution.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Oct. 2 approved multiple ordinances and resolutions on the consent and adoption calendars, including responses to civil grand jury reports, commemorations, and an ordinance amending the traffic code.
Key outcomes (votes recorded in the meeting transcript):
- Traffic ordinance amending the municipal traffic code (Item 13): Passed on first reading; roll-call recorded 11 ayes.
- Resolutions responding to civil grand jury reports (Items 14–16): Adopted by unanimous or same-house call; these respond to the 2006–2007 civil grand jury reports on continuity, the Entertainment Commission and disaster preparedness and funding.
- Resolution declaring Nov. 10, 2007, Eddie Fung Day (Item 17): Adopted by same-house call.
- Resolution condemning defamatory language used by radio personality Michael Savage against the immigrant community (Item 18): Adopted.
- Adoption-without-committee resolutions extending Planning Commission decision deadlines and authorizing local support for a streetscape project (Items 30–32): The resolutions extending time for planning decisions and designating the Department of Public Works as eligible sponsor were adopted (roll call recorded 10 ayes for the adoption-without-committee calendar in one instance; Item 30 recorded separate roll call with 9 ayes after a recusal).
- Imperative resolution urging Congress to include gender identity in the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): The Board adopted the imperative resolution urging congressional leaders to include gender identity in ENDA; roll call recorded 10 ayes.
- Commendation and designation for James S. Durkee Day (MetLife National Secondary School Principal of the Year): Adopted; roll call recorded 11 ayes.
Many of the items were handled on the consent calendar or by unanimous/same-house call and drew limited floor debate. Where roll-call votes were recorded, tallies and the clerk’s announcements are noted above; the transcript contains the specific roll-call sequences for each adoption.
