Planning commission recommends department budget and work program, approves minutes and continues election of officers

On Feb. 5, 2025, the San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the department's proposed budget and work program to the mayor's office, approved draft minutes from Jan. 15, 2025, and voted to continue the election of officers to the Feb. 19 meeting.

Deputy Director of Administration Deborah Landis presented the proposed budget and said the department had been asked to reduce its general-fund request by approximately $1.4 million. "We have been asked to, as I mentioned, reduce our general fund by 1,400,000.0," Landis told the commission. She said the department expects fee revenue to decline from roughly $36 million to $34 million and that grant funding lines show an anticipated increase because staff are pursuing several large grant awards. Landis also described a proposed increase of about 0.9 full-time equivalent positions focused on landmarks and National Register nominations within the…