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Budget hearings: Port seawall planning, library hours expansion, PUC drought impacts and MTA fare changes among highlights
Summary
At Wednesday’s Budget & Finance Committee, department heads presented two‑year budgets: Port staff got an $8 million seawall resiliency planning allocation; the Public Library proposed expanded hours and capital scoping; PUC flagged drought-related revenue pressure and CleanPowerSF costs; and the MTA approved fare changes including a 25¢ cash fare differential and youth definition extension to age 18.
Multiple city departments and enterprises presented their two‑year budget priorities to the Board’s Budget & Finance Committee on Wednesday.
Port and seawall: Elaine Forbes, interim Port director, said the port proposed $61.2 million in capital investments over two years and that the mayor’s office supports an $8,000,000 allocation to begin a two‑year seawall resiliency planning project. Forbes said the funds will support outreach, engineering analysis and environmental review for the three‑mile seawall from Fisherman’s Wharf to Mission Creek.
Library and digital services: City Librarian Luis Herrera proposed expanding baseline branch hours to a minimum of 50 per week at 14 neighborhood branches, added staffing (21 FTEs in FY17, 13…
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