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Votes at a glance: Jan. 8 San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Summary
Summary of roll-call outcomes, continuances and key consent actions taken by the Board of Supervisors during its Jan. 8, 2008 meeting.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors handled a mix of consent items, ordinances, resolutions, continuances and votes at its Jan. 8 meeting. Key outcomes and next steps are below.
Votes and outcomes (selected): - Consent calendar (Items 1–18, with items 6–8 removed to MTA): Adopted by roll call; clerk recorded 11 ayes. - Item 19 (ordinance amending various sections of the health code regarding penalties): Finally passed on roll call; 10 ayes, 1 no (Supervisor Peskin recorded "no"). - Item 21 (three-year agreement with option to renew with King Security Services, ~ $17,000,000): Continued to Feb. 5 for further negotiation. - Item 22 (Affordable Housing Fund charter amendment): See separate article — submitted to ballot (8–3). - Item 23 (public works code amendment updating cafe tables & chairs permit fee): Passed on first reading; 11 ayes. - Item 24 (resolution authorizing Department of Public Health to accept and expand a SAMHSA grant): Adopted (same house, same call). - Item 25 (park code ordinance on sleeping/cooking in parks): Passed on first reading as amended (see separate article); roll call recorded 8 ayes, 3 noes. - Item 26 (resolution urging banks and Federal Reserve action on subprime lending): Adopted; 11 ayes. - Item 27 (resolution establishing Fair Lending Working Group): Adopted after an amendment of the whole; roll call adopted. - Item 28 (community safety camera access ordinance): Continued one week for further review and cost estimate (requested review by Controller on tape-retention cost). - Item 29 (resolution authorizing tax-collector attorney to file suit to recover hospital services): Adopted (same house, same call); committee-level vetting confirmed proof of financial ability (ownership of property) in committee. - Item 30 (retroactive extension of Backstreets Business Advisory Board expiration to 12/31/2008): Passed on first reading.
Other procedural actions: several supervisors requested hearings on subjects including pedestrian safety, zoo operations and oversight following the Christmas Day tiger incident, and public employee retiree health liabilities. The board also offered in memoriam adjournments for several recently deceased city residents and former employees.
Ending: Most items on the agenda moved forward either by passage, amendment or continuance; several passed items require follow-up administrative steps or budget/implementation work by city departments.
