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Supervisors approve creation of Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District with amendment to require departmental reimbursement
Summary
The Board passed the resolution and ordinance to form a downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing district and approved an on-the-floor amendment clarifying that city departments providing support to the district will be reimbursed.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on June 3 to advance creation of the San Francisco Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District, a financing tool intended to support commercial-to-residential conversions and other eligible revitalization activities in defined downtown boundaries.
Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann (presiding) and Supervisor Gordon Mar (noted in committee discussions) were referenced in the clerk's readout; Supervisor Dorsey spoke in favor of the district and moved a non‑substantive amendment clarifying reimbursement of city departments for administrative support. Dorsey said state law "explicitly states that the district shall be reimbursed" and moved language to mirror that statutory provision. The amendment added a subsection to Item 23 stating that "all costs incurred by any other city department in connection with the creation, management, or other administrative support for the downtown revitalization district shall be paid by the downtown revitalization district."
Supervisor Chan seconded Dorsey's motion. The board agreed to take the amendment and then adopted the resolution of intention (Item 22) and the amended ordinance (Item 23) on first reading without objection.
The clerk's readout described Item 22 as a resolution of intention that sets the boundaries, goals and proposed uses of property tax revenue for the district and schedules a public hearing. Item 23 defines membership and duties for the district's board of directors. The amendment adopted on the floor emphasizes that city departments supporting district operations will be reimbursed for costs, consistent with state enabling law as described by Supervisor Dorsey.
Ending: With the amendment adopted and Item 23 passed on first reading, the board set the item to proceed through the required public‑hearing process and subsequent steps required by state law to finalize district formation.
