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Committee backs emergency declaration to repair HVAC at 1235 Mission Street
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended forwarding a resolution approving an emergency procurement to repair three rooftop HVAC units at 1235 Mission St., a Human Services Agency-leased facility, citing a unit failure and a building evacuation; the committee also asked HSA for a retrospective accounting of prior tenant-improvement funds.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Oct. 23 recommended that the full Board of Supervisors approve the Director of Public Works’ emergency declaration to repair rooftop heating, ventilation and air-conditioning units at 1235 Mission Street, a facility leased to the Human Services Agency and owned by the San Francisco Unified School District.
Jeremy Spitz of San Francisco Public Works told the committee that three rooftop HVAC units serve the building; two were already nonfunctional and the final unit failed on June 10, 2019, when interior temperatures climbed above 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the building was evacuated. Public Works estimated repairs at about $775,000 and said portable equipment is being used temporarily while new chillers and air‑handling units are procured and installed (chillers expected late October–early November 2019; air‑handling units expected late November–December 2019).
Why it matters: the site is the city’s main distribution center for CalFresh, county adult assistance programs and Medi‑Cal services. Supervisors emphasized staff and client safety and pressed HSA for accountability about prior tenant‑improvement commitments.
Committee members recalled a 2014 lease that allocated $6,000,000 for tenant improvements, of which the chair said $2,500,000 was the city’s share and $3,500,000 was the San Francisco Unified School District’s share and that HVAC upgrades were scheduled to be complete by February 2017. Robert Walsh, director of operations for the Human Services Agency, said the $6,000,000 figure reflected an estimate that later proved insufficient and that repairs made previously addressed more immediate life‑and‑safety matters (stair handrails, roof, elevator and related soft costs) rather than fully overhauling the HVAC system.
Fred Brussell of the Budget and Legislative Analyst’s office recommended approving the emergency declaration while requiring HSA to return with a report detailing what has been done and the costs of improvement projects; the BLA’s initial recommendation asked for the report by Nov. 30 but committee members agreed to move the deadline to the first working day in 2020 to allow a more thorough analysis.
The committee asked HSA to provide a retrospective analysis of the 2014 assessment and an itemized accounting of how the original $6,000,000 was spent. Chair Sandra Lee Feuer moved to forward the resolution to the Board with a positive recommendation as amended; the committee took the action without recorded objection.
What’s next: the item will be forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors for final action; HSA is to return with the requested report in early January 2020.
