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Committee forwards a set of grants and contracts including a SoMa stabilization grant, SFPUC software contract, HIV and juvenile reentry grants, and a CRO hire
Summary
In addition to the Wi‑Fi and nonprofit items, the committee approved a $105,000 SoMa tenant‑counseling grant, recommended a sole‑source SFPUC contract with Itron for meter software maintenance ($171,000), accepted an HIV cluster‑analysis grant (~$108,000), forwarded a DOJ juvenile reentry grant (~$749,967) with city match, and authorized acceptance of a $440,000 Rockefeller grant to fund a Chief Resilience Officer position.
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee considered several other measures and moved them forward to the full Board with positive recommendations.
SoMa tenant counseling (Item 5): Claudine Del Rosario (Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development) asked the committee to approve an additional $105,000 from the South of Market Community Stabilization Fund to support Bishop (a Veterans Equity Center project) for tenant counseling and organizational capacity building. The budget analyst confirmed the $165,000 program total (including $60,000 previously appropriated) and noted a remaining fund balance of $4,152,287. Public commenters from Bishop and program clients described help applying for inclusionary and below‑market housing and urged approval. The committee approved and forwarded the item.
SFPUC‑Itron contract (Item 6): Ivy Fine (SFPUC) described a sole‑source, not‑to‑exceed $171,000 agreement with Itron, Inc. for meter‑reading and forecasting software maintenance over 5.5 years; the City Attorney and department discussed whether contract timing required Board approval because prior amendments had extended the vendor relationship. The budget analyst recommended approval and the committee forwarded the contract with a positive recommendation.
HIV transmission cluster analysis grant (Item 7): Susan Shier (DPH) presented a collaboration with UCSF to analyze HIV viral sequences and surveillance data to identify transmission clusters and inform prevention efforts; the committee moved the grant forward without objection.
Second Chance Act juvenile reentry grant (Item 8): Dr. Emily Gerber (DPH) described a retroactive U.S. Department of Justice grant for juvenile reentry (~$749,967) that requires 100% local matching funds; the budget analyst noted the city match ($750,000) had been previously appropriated across agencies. The City Attorney recommended a technical amendment to delete a clause that would have inappropriately approved a subcontract; the committee accepted the amendment and forwarded the item.
Chief Resilience Officer (Item 9): Ken Bukowski (Deputy City Administrator) said the Rockefeller Foundation awarded $440,000 to fund a Chief Resilience Officer position as part of the 100 Resilient Cities network; the ordinance to accept the grant and add a grant‑funded position was forwarded to the full Board without objection.
All items were moved forward to the Board of Supervisors; most were recommended without roll‑call votes recorded in the committee transcript.
