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Board deadlocks on lease for Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, moves item to Oct. 16
Summary
Supervisors deadlocked on a resolution authorizing a lease at 1390 Market Street for the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement; an initial vote produced a 5-4 tally then a tied 5-5 rescind vote failed, and the board later voted to rescind and continue the item for a full-board hearing Oct. 16.
The Board of Supervisors on Sept. 25 considered a resolution authorizing a lease of approximately 6,000 square feet at 1390 Market Street for the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) but failed to adopt the measure after a series of roll-call votes and then voted to continue the item for further consideration.
When item 26 was called, supervisors questioned why the committee had not produced a recommendation and asked for information from department representatives about the need for the new space. Committee members and a representative from OLSE said the department had outgrown its existing space and had security concerns; the proposed lease was negotiated at the department's request.
On the first roll call for the item the clerk recorded five ayes and four noes and declared the resolution adopted; subsequent entries in the transcript show confusion and then a motion to rescind the vote, made by Supervisor Ammiano and seconded by Supervisor Dufty. That rescind vote produced a 5-5 tie and the clerk announced the resolution failed.
Supervisor Elsborn then moved to rescind the vote and continue the matter until the board could consider it with a full complement of supervisors. After discussion the board voted to rescind the prior action and continue the lease item to Oct. 16 so that the full board could cast a majority on the question.
In the intervening discussion supervisors raised questions about security at the proposed Fox Plaza location, the department's growth and space needs, and the citywide space-planning work the City Administrator's office is preparing for City Hall. The transcript shows the committee hearing had earlier sought clarity about a stacking plan for City Hall and future space policies.
The board recorded the final procedural vote to continue the item to Oct. 16 and directed that the matter be heard then when a full complement of supervisors is expected to be present. The transcript does not contain the full lease text or the lease cost; the clerk summarized the lease as 6,000 square feet at 1390 Market Street for OLSE.
