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Votes at a glance: San Francisco Board of Supervisors actions, Jan. 30, 2007
Summary
Several ordinances, appropriations and resolutions were adopted on consent or after brief roll calls, including large water‑system bond appropriations, sidewalk program funding, and various contracts and leases; select contested items were recorded separately by the board.
At its Jan. 30 meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved multiple ordinances, appropriations, contracts and resolutions on the consent and adoption‑without‑reference calendars. Several items carried roll‑call tallies recorded in the transcript; the board passed or adopted the following notable actions.
Key actions and recorded votes
- Items 15 and 16: Ordinances appropriating $217,736,000 of San Francisco water revenue bonds for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Water System Improvement Program (FY 2006–2007) and related public employment action. Roll call: 9 ayes, 1 no; the ordinances were finally passed.
- Items 17 and 18: Ordinance appropriating $1,277,005.84 of estimated direct payment revenues for the sidewalk inspection and repair program and related sidewalk revitalization program (FY 2006–2007). Roll call recorded 8 ayes, 2 noes; ordinances finally passed.
- Item 20: Ordinance extending the tourist hotel conversion ordinance for an additional six months. Roll call recorded 9 ayes, 1 no; ordinance finally passed.
- Item 23: Ordinance authorizing a sole‑source agreement with SJ Engineers for design services related to the Opera House chiller replacement project (first reading). Roll call recorded 10 ayes; passed on first reading.
- Item 24: Resolution authorizing a new lease of approximately 33,000 square feet of industrial space for the Department of Public Health at 1 New Old Street (roll call recorded; resolution adopted).
- Item 25: Resolution authorizing an increase to an environmental consulting contract (Genometrix Consultants Inc.) by an amount not to exceed $180,000, for a new total not to exceed $1,097,000; resolution adopted (roll call: 10 ayes).
- Item 26: Resolution amending design agreement for Laguna Honda Hospital replacement program, increasing from $33,706,892 to $39,155,175; resolution adopted (roll call recorded: 8 ayes, 2 noes).
- Item 27: Resolution authorizing tax collection to sell tax‑defaulted real property (roll call recorded; resolution adopted).
- Item 28: Ordinance amending park code to authorize farmers markets on Recreation & Park property (first reading); ordinance passed on first reading.
Consent and procedural motions
- Items 1–9 and other consent calendar ordinances were approved on roll calls recorded early in the meeting; the clerk recorded multiple "ayes" and the board confirmed passage where noted in the transcript.
- Items 10–12 (455 Buena Vista East tentative parcel map matter) were the subject of a motion on the floor: Supervisors moved to approve motions 11 and 12 and table item 10; the board approved that motion by roll call (9 ayes, 1 no). The clerk was directed accordingly.
Notes: Many items were adopted without extended debate and are summarized here. Separate articles cover contested items that produced extended public testimony and board debate (for example, the 1170–1180 Green Street parcel map appeal and the Camp Mather resolution). For full roll‑call details refer to the meeting minutes or the transcript record for each agenda item.
