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Committee backs framework for taking on redevelopment agency assets and obligations after court ruling
Summary
Following the California Supreme Court ruling that dissolved redevelopment agencies, the Budget and Finance Committee recommended a resolution designating successor roles for the City, assigning housing assets to the Mayor’s Office of Housing and directing administrative oversight of major development projects while further fiscal analysis is completed.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended that the full Board adopt a resolution to make the City of San Francisco the successor for many assets and enforceable obligations of the now‑dissolved redevelopment agency, following a late‑December California Supreme Court decision.
Kate Howard of the Mayor’s Budget Office explained the legal context: the Court’s ruling effectively dissolves redevelopment agencies and requires local governments to determine whether to assume housing assets and obligations. The resolution before the committee affirms the city’s intent to assume successor‑agency responsibilities, designates the Mayor’s Office of Housing to take on affordable housing assets and obligations, assigns the Director of Administrative Services to manage major non‑housing development projects during a transition period, and recognizes the controller and treasurer’s role in receiving and administering funds to meet enforceable obligations.
Budget Legislative Analyst Severn Campbell warned that fiscal data remain incomplete but identified an initial recognized obligation schedule showing roughly $228 million in enforceable obligations for the first six months after dissolution (January–June), including up to $90 million that could be pension and medical liability related. Staff estimated roughly 100 redevelopment employees and associated bargaining obligations will transfer to the city for the transition. Several public speakers urged a slower, more public process and asked for clarity on the oversight board’s authority; interim RDA director Tiffany Bohee and other staff said the oversight board will approve enforceable obligation payments consistent with state law and that the Board of Supervisors retains authority over land‑use changes. The committee moved the resolution forward and signaled intent to hold additional hearings and direct further analysis.
