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Votes at a glance: Board adopts consent calendar, several ordinances advance on first reading
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved meeting minutes, passed the consent calendar, adopted several resolutions, and advanced multiple ordinances on first reading, including a DPH grant resolution and the creation of a graffiti advisory board.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a range of routine and contested items, adopting minutes, passing consent items and advancing several ordinances on first reading. Key outcomes recorded in the official roll calls and recorded votes are summarized below.
Votes and outcomes (selected):
- Approval of minutes (09/19/2023): Motion approved, recorded roll call resulted in 11 ayes; minutes approved as presented.
- Consent calendar (Items 2—): Items 2 through 11 were considered routine and passed by the board (no separate roll-call objections recorded).
- Item 12: Retroactive authorization for the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a $100,000 grant (Pursuant to purchaser business group on health) to participate in the CalHive behavioral health integration improvement collaboration program (07/01/2023 01/31/2027). Resolution adopted ("same house, same call").
- Items 13—: Four resolutions authorizing commemorative street-name or sidewalk plaque placements (El Cito Tonelli Street; Lodging House District plaques; SOMA Pilipinas plaques; Compton's Transgender Cultural District plaques). Resolutions adopted after supervisors requested co-sponsors on specific items.
- Item 17: Resolution of intent to establish Eagle Plaza (3803 12th Street) and solicit a plaza steward; resolution adopted.
- Item 18: Ordinance amending the administrative code to establish a library laureate program and authorize stipends; passed on first reading (same house, same call).
- Item 19: Ordinance amending the administrative code to authorize remote hearings for the Assessment Appeals Board; passed on first reading (same house, same call).
- Item 20: Ordinance to remove authorization for cash revolving funds for certain departments (including Port of San Francisco). Roll call produced 9 ayes; ordinance passed on first reading.
- Item 21: Ordinance to establish the Graffiti Advisory Board; roll call produced 11 ayes; ordinance passed on first reading.
- Items 22 and 23: Motions to approve mayoral appointments (IHSS Public Authority and Historic Preservation Commission nominee) were approved (same house, same call).
- Item 24: Planning-code amendment affecting the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District (allowing certain exceptions for landmark buildings and conditional authorization for nighttime entertainment). Committee sent item without recommendation; roll call on final produced 10 ayes and 1 no (Supervisor Peskin voted no); ordinance passed on first reading.
- Items 30 through 37 (adoption without committee reference): The board took a "same house, same call" on items 30-37 after noting one prior item had been a 10-1 vote; roll call recorded 11 ayes and the resolutions/motions were adopted.
Procedural notes: Many items were passed as part of the consent calendar or "same house, same call," per the clerk. Where specific roll-call vote counts were given in the transcript, those tallies are shown above. For a small number of items, recorded co-sponsorships were added during the meeting prior to adoption.
No controversial final adoptions (second readings or ordinance adoptions that would immediately take effect) were recorded in the transcript; several ordinances advanced on first reading and will return for further action per the city's legislative process.
If you need the raw roll-call transcript lines for any listed item, the meeting transcript records the roll-call entries with the names of each supervisor and the recorded aye/no vote.
