Votes at a glance: Commission approves minutes, Our Planet CRV extension, safe-drug fees, department budget and a budget letter

The San Francisco Commission on the Environment took recorded roll-call votes on multiple items during its Feb. 4 meeting. All items below were approved by the commission as recorded on the official roll calls at the meeting; Commissioner Yuan was noted as excused in several votes.

Summary of votes

- Approval of minutes (Item 3): Motion to approve minutes of the Jan. 7, 2025 special meeting passed by roll call. Commissioners recorded on the roll call as voting 'aye' included President Wong (chair), Vice President Sullivan, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Bermejo, Commissioner Hunter and Commissioner Tompkins; Commissioner Yuan was excused.

- Election of officers (Item 5): Commissioners re-elected the commission president and vice president for two-year terms following nominations, public comment (none) and roll-call votes. The roll calls recorded unanimous support of the voting members present; Commissioner Yuan was excused.

- Resolution authorizing contract amendment for Our Planet Recycling (Item 6): The commission approved Resolution File 2025-03-COE, which amends the department's contract with the program operator for the bottle-bank beverage-container recycling program to increase the contract cap from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and to expand program capacity. Motion carried on roll call with the same aye votes recorded (President Wong; Vice President Sullivan; Commissioners Ahn, Bermejo, Hunter, Tompkins); Commissioner Yuan excused.

- Safe Drug Disposal fee schedule (Item 9): The commission adopted the proposed fee schedule that raises the Department's annual operating fee to achieve near-full cost recovery for FY25-26 and FY26-27. Motion carried on roll call with aye votes from the commissioners present and no recorded no votes.

- Environment Department budget submission (Item 10): The commission voted to approve the department's proposed AAO and operating budget for FY25-26 and FY26-27 and to submit the department's budget package to the mayor and controller. The roll call again recorded aye votes from the same commissioners present; Commissioner Yuan was excused.

- Letter regarding ongoing general-fund support (Item 11): The commission approved a letter to the mayor urging ongoing general-fund support for the environment department and requested that the letter be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors as well. The motion passed on roll call.

Vote records (as recorded during roll calls)

The meeting transcript records each roll call with the same set of names voting 'Aye' in the carried motions: President Wong (chair), Vice President Sullivan (vice president), Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Bermejo, Commissioner Hunter and Commissioner Tompkins. In multiple items Commissioner Yuan was noted as excused. Where a motion listed a mover and second on the record, the transcript captured the mover and a seconder; recorded vote tallies on the roll calls matched the unanimous aye votes of the commissioners present.

Notes on procedure and transparency

- Attribution: Roll-call results were read into the record and captured in the meeting transcript. Where specific motions were moved and seconded, the transcript records the mover and the seconder.

- Public comment: Several public speakers addressed budget and program items, and commissioners referenced public concerns in their deliberations (notably, calls for continued funding of the Climate Equity Hub and full funding to implement the Climate Action Plan).

- Next steps: Approved items will be finalized in staff files and, where applicable, forwarded to contracting and accounting for implementation.