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Votes at a glance: Board moves a slate of budget and code changes, several unanimous
Summary
At the June 23 meeting the Board of Supervisors approved multiple ordinances and resolutions on first reading or by consent, including water reuse rules for large new buildings, street-tree protections, the interim budget appropriations, and a Hetch Hetchy appropriation for a community-choice aggregation startup.
San Francisco — The Board of Supervisors concluded a busy June 23 meeting with a number of routine and substantive items adopted by roll call or unanimous consent. Below are the key approvals and procedural outcomes from the session.
- Interim budget and salary ordinances (Items 11–12): The board approved the interim proposed budget and annual salary ordinance by unanimous consent to ensure continuity in department appropriations for the fiscal year.
- Administrative code amendment on public works contracting (Item 15): The board finally passed an ordinance to revise public-works contracting policies. Roll call recorded eight yes votes and three no votes; supervisors Avalos, Campos and Mar voted no.
- Health code and public-works changes on alternate water (Item 16): The board unanimously passed an ordinance amending the health code to require large new buildings (250,000 sq ft+) to use available alternate water sources and require water budgets for smaller new buildings; the planning department's CEQA determination was affirmed.
- Ordinance on elected-official calendars (Item 17): The board approved first-reading amendments requiring elected officials to keep public daily calendars; Supervisor Avalos’ amendment clarified several exclusions for incidental or internal meetings. The amended item passed unanimously on first reading.
- Hetch Hetchy appropriation for community choice aggregation (Item 18): The board approved an ordinance to appropriate $4,000,000 from the Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise Fund to provide short-term working capital for startup of a community-choice aggregation program; it passed unanimously on first reading.
- Tree protection and billboard maintenance rules (Item 21): An ordinance strengthening protections for existing street trees, transferring certain tree-planting requirements to the Department of Public Works and requiring tree protection plans for construction passed unanimously on first reading.
- Interim zoning controls on unit mergers (Item 22): A resolution imposing interim zoning controls requiring conditional-use authorization for mergers of existing legal units was adopted unanimously.
- Sidewalk abatement costs (Items 26–27): The board held a committee of the whole public hearing on accelerated sidewalk abatement invoices. DPW reported the fiscal-year totals and listed properties with outstanding invoices; the committee approved the submitted assessment list following the hearing.
- Children, Youth and Their Families oversight appointments (Item 25): The board approved appointments to the oversight committee with one seat (C-10) removed from the slate and referred back to committee because the candidate had a conflict due to receipt of agency funds.
- Recording-rights resolution (Item 34): The board adopted a resolution supporting California Senate Bill 411, protecting the right of the public to record police officers in public places.
Why it matters: These actions include budget safeguards, environmental and urban-forest protections, and preparations for energy and community-choice programs. Several items were technical or first-reading votes, but together they reflect the board’s immediate operational and regulatory priorities.
What’s next: Many ordinances passed on first reading will return for second reading; committee referrals and required reports were scheduled for follow-up.
