Votes at a glance: Feb. 12 Budget & Finance Committee

The Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 12 considered a range of items. The committee forwarded multiple items to the full Board of Supervisors for final action; the summary below lists agenda items, the committee action, and key details from presentations and debate.

1) Item 1 — SFDPH: CASARC grant (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation. - Key detail: Retroactive acceptance and expansion of a U.S. Department of Justice grant for San Francisco General Hospital's Child and Adolescent Support Advocacy and Resource Center; grant amount approximately $829,025 for October 1, 2024 to Sept. 30, 2026. Presentation noted relocation of CASARC unit closer to emergency department and secure tunnel access for evidence integrity and safety.

2) Item 2 — SFMTA towing contract amendment (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation. - Key detail: Adds $15,300,000 to Texco LLC contract to cover remainder of the term through March 31, 2026; Department plans RFP release by April 2025.

3) Item 3 — Treasurer/Tax Collector: Tax-defaulted property auction (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation as amended (committee voted to remove three parcels from the auction list and then forward the amended list). - Key detail: 155 parcels identified as tax-defaulted and subject to auction; committee approved removal of 41 Sears St., 26 Stanley St., and 1123 Capitol Ave. from the list after committee members noted those properties are occupied and requested further outreach.

4) Item 4 — Department of Technology: SSP Data amendment (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation. - Key detail: First amendment to enterprise agreement for Palo Alto Networks products; extends term through May 31, 2029 and increases not-to-exceed amount to $40,000,000 to allow citywide procurement and deeper discounts.

5) Item 5 — Sheriff's Office/DPH: Early access and stabilization services grant (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation. - Key detail: Retroactive authorization for a state contract with Department of State Hospitals for competency restoration services; total grant about $3.3 million for Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2027; program focuses on felony-level competency restoration and reducing bed wait times.

6) Item 6 — SFPUC: Amend Administrative Code Section 21.43 (ordinance) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation. - Key detail: Extends and increases delegated procurement authority through July 1, 2030; increases annual purchase cap to $300M and sales cap to $300M and expands binding-arbitration permissions to more counterparties.

7) Item 7 — SFPUC: Sale of surplus property to City of San Bruno (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation. - Key detail: Nominal sale of remnant SFPUC parcel (approximate 6,000'8,000 sq ft) appraised at $5,000 and used by San Bruno for a bike lane and roadway; sale would remove a city liability and formalize long-term use.

8) Item 8 — SFO: Specialty retail minimum annual guarantee rent reduction program (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation. - Key detail: One-time rent recalibration and change to future MAG adjustments for 17 specialty retail concession tenants; airport projects a $1.2M revenue reduction for calendar 2025, with a $180,000 estimated impact to the general fund (15% of concession revenues).

9) Item 9 — SFO: Lease termination for Minute Suites (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation. - Key detail: Termination of a Terminal 1 retail concession lease; tenant will pay $75,000 termination fee (equal to half of MAG) due to COVID-era market changes and tenant never opened.

10) Item 10 — MOHCD: Grant for immigrant support services (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board with recommendation. - Key detail: Retroactive acceptance of a $250,000 state grant to support transgender immigrant services through the Center for Immigrant Protection for July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.

11) Item 11 — OEWD: Mid-Market Foundation amendment (resolution) - Action: Forwarded to full board without recommendation. - Key detail: Adds $4,000,000 to the Mid-Market Foundation grant for the Mid-Market/Tenderloin community safety program; committee cited BLA concerns about grantee reporting, governance and fiscal controls and requested further oversight from the full board.

12) Item 12 — Clerk of the Board: Budget guidelines and submission (hearing/action) - Action: Committee authorized the clerk to submit the proposed two-year budget and related instructions to the Mayor's Office for review. - Key detail: Clerk requested priority items including two additional senior clerks for the Assessment Appeals Board, funding for legislative management system phases 2 and 3, and other modest adjustments; committee approved submission.

Several items included substantive discussion on fiscal impacts, governance and reporting requirements. The committee moved the items above to the full board for final consideration; the full board agenda dates were discussed and items were expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors docket on Feb. 25 unless otherwise noted.