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Rules committee adopts amendments and forwards SoMA planning advisory committee ordinance
Summary
The committee adopted staff and Planning Commission amendments to create an 11‑member South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee (SoMA CAC), clarify residency and alternate-member rules, modify stabilization-fund committee language, and forwarded the ordinance with a positive recommendation.
The Rules Committee on Sept. 30 adopted amendments to an ordinance that would establish an 11‑member South of Market (SoMA) Community Planning Advisory Committee and revise membership and duties for related citizen advisory committees.
Abigail Rivamante Mesa, who presented the package, said the version before the committee incorporated input from the SoMA and Eastern Neighborhood CACs as well as Planning Commission suggestions, including cleanup language adjusting residency requirements and clarifying that CAC members and alternates serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority. The presentation said the ordinance would advise city agencies on implementing the Central SoMA, Western SoMA and East SoMA area plans and guide community investments paid from the Central SoMA Infrastructure Impact Fund.
Erin Starr, manager of legislative affairs at the Planning Department, told the committee the Planning Commission had considered the item on Sept. 19 and recommended approval with modifications. Public commenters representing community advisory committees and neighborhood stakeholders — including John Erbling of the TACO Group and Alan Samson Manalo of the SoMA Stabilization Fund CAC — urged passage, citing community engagement and prior stabilization‑fund successes.
A motion to adopt the proposed amendments and forward the ordinance with a positive recommendation passed 'without objection.' The committee clerk noted that the Planning Commission had unanimously supported the version now before the board.
The ordinance now moves to the full Board of Supervisors with the committee's recommendation; committee members said the changes aim to strengthen community input while clarifying appointment and conflict‑of‑interest provisions for the advisory bodies.
