Board approves multiple ordinances and appropriations; summary of April 10 votes and procedural actions

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors handled a large consent and legislative calendar on April 10, approving a number of ordinances and resolutions on first reading or by roll call and taking several procedural actions. The board also made one appointment to serve as acting Clerk of the Board.

Votes at a glance (selected items and outcomes recorded on April 10):

- Item 1: Resolution determining that transfer of a type 20 off-sale beer-and-wine license and issuance of a type 41 on-sale beer-and-wine eating-place license for Whole Foods Market California (450 Rhode Island Street) would serve the public convenience and necessity — approved by roll call (11 ayes).

- Bag ordinance (use of compostable plastic/recyclable paper/reusable checkout bags): Ordinance amending code to require reuse/compostable/recyclable checkout bags — roll call recorded 10 ayes, 1 no; the ordinance was finally passed at this meeting.

- Item 12: Ordinance amending Planning Code to provide for review of interior architectural features in privately owned landmark buildings (where those features are generally accessible to the public) — passed on first reading (9 ayes, 2 noes recorded).

- Item 13: Transfer of a type 21 off-sale general license to Bristol Farms, Inc., (845 Market Street Basement) — motion for a one-week continuance made by Supervisor Duffy and seconded; item continued one week.

- Item 14: Administrative Code amendments authorizing Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide aid payments by electronic benefit transfer for general assistance and deleting emergency checks — passed on first reading (roll call recorded; ordinances passed on first reading).

- Item 15: Appropriation of $19,884.652 to the Department of Public Health for specified hospital and health-access expenditures — item was initially voted and later the vote rescinded and retaken; on re-roll call the ordinance passed on first reading (10 ayes, 1 no noted for the rescind/re-vote sequence).

- Item 16: Appropriation of $4,400,000 from general-fund reserve for litigation expenses related to the County Jail No. 3 replacement program — passed on first reading (roll call recorded).

- Item 17: Resolution concurring with Airport Commission declaration of emergency and approving a contract with PrimeFlight Aviation Services (airport security directive response) — resolution adopted (11 ayes).

- Item 18: Voting-system contract extension with ES&S was discussed at length and continued one week for closed-session legal review (see separate article).

- Item 19: Resolution approving the City's 2007 HUD Continuum of Care grant application and fulfilling review requirements for recurring grants of $5,000,000 or more — approved by roll call (11 ayes recorded in roll call sequence).

- Item 21: Ordinance amending the traffic code to eliminate provisions duplicative of state law and remove outdated penalty provisions — passed on first reading.

- Items 22-26: Trinity Plaza legislative package and related planning-code and general-plan amendments were passed on first reading (see separate article for details); item 25 (transferable development rights amendment) also passed on first reading.

- Items 28: DPW sidewalk-and-curb-repair assessment report — two property owners submitted payment; public comment closed and item tabled by motion.

- Item 29: Resolution urging the state legislature to restore public access to police-misconduct information by overturning the Copley decision; the board recorded a roll-call vote and forwarded its support for state legislation (sponsors and supporters cited AB 1648 in the assembly as a vehicle to overturn the decision).

- Items 31 and 32: Approve major-encroachment permit and related closure of Jesse Street for the Mint Plaza project — ordinances passed on first reading and associated resolution adopted.

Other actions and procedural items:

- Supervisor Duffy moved, with second, to table item 28 after DPW reported payments were received; the motion to table carried without objection.

- The board appointed Kaye Golbengay to serve as Acting Clerk of the Board pursuant to the charter until a permanent Clerk is appointed.

- Several ceremonial and special-order items were heard (Peer Court volunteer recognition, proclamations including Wayne Hamer Day, and civic commendations). Those are non-substantive ceremonial actions and were not the subject of substantive policy debate.

Ending: Many measures on the April 10 calendar were advanced, primarily on first reading or by resolution. Major items requiring further board action or implementation steps include the ES&S contract extension (continued for closed-session legal review), Trinity Plaza redevelopment (first-reading approvals), and the amended children's-products ordinance (first-reading approval as amended).