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Votes at a glance: Budget & Finance Committee forwards 11 items to full Board, continues 3
Summary
At its Sept. 16 remote meeting the Budget & Finance Committee forwarded most agenda items to the Board of Supervisors with positive recommendations, continued the Sheriff's home-detention and Allied Universal security contract items for more information, and continued outdoor dining fee rules for one week.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee met remotely on Sept. 16 and voted to forward the majority of its agenda to the full Board with positive recommendations. Several items were continued for additional follow-up information.
Key outcomes (committee action; roll-call tallies where recorded):
- Item 1 (Secured property tax rate for FY20202021; tenant pass-through): Forwarded to full Board with a positive recommendation (roll-call: Walton, Mandeman, Feuer ayes).
- Item 2 (Sheriff's Home Detention & Electronic Monitoring program; Centeno Offender Services LLC): Continued to Sept. 30 at the Sheriff's request to allow additional review (motion to continue passed, 3 ayes).
- Item 3 (San Francisco MHSA FY20202023 three-year integrated plan): Forwarded to full Board with a positive recommendation (roll-call recorded 3 ayes).
- Item 4 (First Amendment to Allied Universal Security contract for hotel-site security): Continued to next week's Budget Committee meeting to allow the department to provide resident-employment and demographic information related to the contract (motion to continue passed, 3 ayes).
- Item 5 (Terminal 3 retail lease with MRG San Francisco LLC): Forwarded to full Board with a positive recommendation (3 ayes). Lease term: 7 years with two 1-year options; first-year minimum annual guarantee $750,000; MAG suspension if enplanements fall below 80% of 2018 levels.
- Item 6 (Ordinance amending Business & Tax Regulations Code: penalty structure and cannabis tax administration): Forwarded to the Board as a policy matter with a positive recommendation (3 ayes). BLA estimated penalty revenue reductions of roughly $290,000 in the current fiscal year and $600,000 by FY2223.
- Items 7 & 8 (Financing and loan agreements for 681 Florida Street affordable housing): Committee approved a technical amendment and forwarded both items to the full Board with positive recommendations (3 ayes). Loan authority described: up to $35,076,507 over a 57-year term; multifamily revenue note authorization not to exceed $50,000,000.
- Item 9 (Certificates of participation for the Animal Care & Control project): Forwarded to the Board with a positive recommendation (3 ayes). Project ~85% complete; financing planned for October COP sale.
- Item 10 (Public Works code amendments for sidewalk cafe/parklet permits and waivers): Continued one week to Sept. 23 for additional BLA review and to address ADA and operational questions (motion passed, 3 ayes).
- Items 11 & 12 (CFD annexation and special-tax bond issuance for Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island): Committee approved item 12 amendment and forwarded both items to the full Board with positive recommendations (3 ayes). Proposed special-tax bond not to exceed $17,990,000; staff noted nonrated bonds secured by special taxes and appraised value information provided to satisfy value-to-lien policy targets.
- Item 13 (Internal Revenue Code Sec. 147(f) finding for San Francisco Day School revenue obligations): Forwarded to the Board with a positive recommendation (3 ayes).
A number of public commenters used the committee's call-in line to raise procedural and substantive concerns (for example, a caller alleged an oversight-commission quorum issue related to the MHSA plan and another raised ADA questions about sidewalk program design). The committee typically recorded roll-call votes of three ayes when forwarding items.
Next steps: All items forwarded with positive recommendations will appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda (Sept. 22). Continued items will return to the Budget & Finance Committee on the dates noted above.
