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Board approves budget and multiple ordinances, adopts dozens of resolutions in July 22 session
Summary
San Francisco — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 22 adopted the city budget and a broad package of ordinances and resolutions, approving multiple procurement contracts, grant acceptances, and first-reading land and infrastructure actions that will shape operations and projects through the fiscal years ending 2026–27.
San Francisco — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 22 gave final passage to the city’s budget and a package of related ordinances, and approved a wide set of resolutions and contracts affecting water and public works, airport leases, grants, and homelessness programs.
The board took up the city’s annual budget and appropriations ordinance and several companion administrative-code amendments (items 5–24) and passed them in grouped roll calls. The clerk recorded unanimous or supermajority tallies where required; the board recorded 11 ayes on the bulk of the grouped budget items and then adopted remaining budget ordinances in a second roll call.
Why it matters: The package included the annual salary ordinance, revenue and fee changes across departments, tax-exempt water revenue bond authorizations, and changes to administrative codes that affect department responsibilities and permit fees. These approvals set staffing levels, authorize borrowing, and finalize fee structures that guide operations across fiscal years 2025–27.
Key votes and outcomes (selected items from the consent and calendar votes): - Items 5–24 (final reading of budget, salary ordinance, and multiple administrative-code amendments): Passed in grouped roll calls; clerk announced the ordinances were finally passed after recorded ayes.
- Item 30 (resolution): The Department of Technology was authorized to amend an enterprise agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corporation to extend ServiceNow software licensing through Aug. 31, 2029, and to increase the not-to-exceed contract amount to $28,300,000. The resolution was adopted without objection.
- Item 31 (resolution): The board approved a third amendment to the American Express Centurion Lounge lease at the airport to temporarily relocate the Centurion Lounge from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2, reduce the minimum annual guarantee to approximately $2,000,000, and extend the lease to Nov. 5, 2031. Adopted without objection.
- Item 32 (resolution): The board approved a contract amendment with the Dutra Group for a custom crane barge for the Port of San Francisco, with a new contract amount of $16,700,000. Adopted without objection.
- Item 33 (resolution): Public Works was authorized to accept and expend a $626,000 sustainable-transportation planning grant from the California Department of Transportation for planning the South of Market Under Freeway Park (performance period through June 30, 2027). Adopted without objection.
- Item 34 (resolution): The board retroactively authorized a sublease agreement for the Bayview Vehicle Triage Center at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area with a base rent shown in the resolution as $312,000 per year. Adopted without objection.
- Items 35–36 (resolutions): The board approved TEFRA-related resolutions for revenue obligations to finance projects for La Scuola International School (not to exceed $10,000,000) and the National Center for International Schools (not to exceed $80,000,000). Adopted without objection.
- Item 37 (resolution): The city administrator’s office was authorized to accept a grant up to $5,000,000 from the California Energy Commission for electric vehicle charging infrastructure for government fleets (through June 30, 2028). Adopted without objection.
- Item 38 (resolution): The board approved a third amendment to the Abode Services grant agreement for problem solving fiscal agent services, extending the term through June 30, 2027, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount to $17,100,000. Adopted without objection.
- Item 39 (resolution): The police department was authorized to accept gifts valued at approximately $867,000 from the San Francisco Police Community Foundation for wellness, engagement events, and equipment. Adopted without objection.
- Item 40 (ordinance, first reading): The board accepted offers of public infrastructure associated with the Potrero Hope SF project, dedicated public infrastructure to the city for maintenance and liability purposes, established official street and sidewalk widths for multiple streets, and affirmed CEQA determinations. Passed on first reading without objection.
- Item 41 (resolution): The board adopted the 2025 hazards and climate resilience plan as the local update to San Francisco’s 2020 local hazard mitigation plan. Adopted without objection.
What the board did not do here: This item-by-item summary reflects the items the board approved as recorded on the July 22 agenda and during the clerk’s roll calls. A number of items were handled without extended floor debate and were treated as routine consent or “same house, same call.”
Process notes: Many items were taken under “same house, same call” (a standard procedure that groups similar resolutions/ordinances for a single roll call) and were adopted en masse. Several items required specific thresholds (for example, certain actions require a supermajority). The clerk’s roll calls are the official vote record for each item.
Ending: The board’s approvals on July 22 complete the formal budget reading and advance multiple capital, procurement, and grant activities. Several items were passed on first reading and will return for further legislative steps per the city’s ordinance process.
