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Budget & Finance Committee forwards grants, leases and contracts to full Board; Muni train-control sole source approved for referral
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee on Oct. 21 forwarded a set of routine and substantive items to the full Board, including a $1 million HRSA HIV epidemic grant to DPH, in-kind DEI consultant services for HSH totaling up to $249,000, three airport lease modifications, a sole-source agreement framework with Thales for Muni train control (cap $30 million), a CMFA loan authorization for Pacific Primary School, housing funds for foster youth, and several lease and district appropriation items.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee met Oct. 21 and forwarded multiple items to the full Board with positive recommendations.
Key approvals and referrals
- Department of Homelessness & Supportive Housing (Item 1): The committee authorized HSH to accept in-kind DEI consultant services from Tipping Point Community in two phases (phase 1 up to $99,999; phase 2 optional up to $150,000) for a combined value not to exceed $249,000, with terms to expire no later than June 30, 2021. Acting HSH presenter Dylan Schneider said the services will support departmental racial equity action plans legislated by the Office of Racial Equity. The committee forwarded the resolution to the full Board (roll-call vote: 3 ayes).
- Department of Public Health (Item 2): Committee forwarded a retroactive acceptance and expansion of a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant of $1,000,000 for participation in the federal "Ending the HIV Epidemic" initiative (Ryan White Parts A and B) covering 03/01/2020' 02/28/2021. DPH presenters Bill Bloom and Dean Goodwin described funded projects including the Ward 86 pop-up clinic, HHOME outreach and Trans Access services; staff said the award was the maximum for their tier.
- Airport leases (Items 3' 5): The Airport presented three lease modifications simultaneously: an amendment with U.S. Customs and Border Protection extending a cargo lease through 01/31/2028 with adjusted annual rent (~$833,036), a DEA extension of office space through 09/30/2023 (annual rent ~ $569,635), and a TSA modification to extend term through 10/31/2023 with adjusted annual rent (~$2,590,867) and a small land addition. The Budget Analyst summarized historical payments and recommended approval; the committee forwarded the items to the Board.
- SFMTA/ATCS sole-source framework (Item 6): The committee forwarded a resolution authorizing the Director of Transportation to execute task orders with Thales USA as the sole-source provider for the Muni Metro Automatic Train Control System (ATCS) to address obsolescence and reliability and to support construction and an ATCS upgrade. The framework caps work at $30,000,000 over up to nine years (with two one-year options), but staff emphasized the legislation does not appropriate the cap; each task order requires separate funding approval. David Rojas (SFMTA) said funding sources include approximately $24,000,000 from federal fixed-guideway funds and $6,000,000 from the MTA capital plan. Supervisor Walton pressed staff on local-hire figures; Rojas said only two Thales staff are known to reside in San Francisco and noted the specialty nature of the work.
- CMFA loan for Pacific Primary School (Item 7): The committee approved a TEFRA-related resolution authorizing tax-exempt loan(s) via the California Municipal Finance Authority in an amount not to exceed $3,700,000 to refinance prior debt for Pacific Primary, a preschool serving ages 2.5' 6. City staff noted approval carries no fiscal impact to the city.
- HSA/HCD transitional housing allocation (Item 8): The Human Services Agency was authorized to apply for and accept a $459,200 county child-welfare allocation from the California Department of Housing & Community Development to support transitional housing services for current and former foster youth aged 18' 25. HSA Deputy Director Susie Smith said the funding could be used for subsidies, master-lease supportive housing or voucher-gap coverage.
- Real estate and participatory-budgeting items (Items 9 and 10): The committee forwarded a lease amendment at 100 Blanken Avenue (approx. 3,000 sq ft) for DPH southeast child and family therapy services at a base rent of $90,000/year through 09/30/2023 (with two one-year extension options); staff said the amendment reduces rent from ~$35 to $30/sq ft. The committee also approved reappropriation of $532,598 for District 7 participatory budgeting projects and forwarded it to the full Board.
Votes at a glance
Most items brought before the committee on Oct. 21 were forwarded to the full Board with a positive recommendation by roll-call vote; recorded committee votes on forwarded items were 3 ayes in each listed motion.
