Rules Committee advances multiple advisory-board and task-force appointments to full Board

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on June 13 heard presentations from a slate of applicants to advisory bodies and task forces and forwarded multiple nominations to the full Board with positive recommendations.

Chair Supervisor Asha Safaei opened the meeting and led hearings on six agenda items that collectively covered nominations to the SweatFree Procurement Advisory Group, the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, the Food Security Task Force, the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council (CPAC), the In‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority, and the Graffiti Advisory Board.

On Item 1, the committee considered four appointments to the SweatFree Procurement Advisory Group (terms ending Dec. 17, 2017). Applicant Dave Marin described his startup Spend Right and said his procurement experience includes contracting software programmers for UCSF. Marin said he could serve either in the seat requiring significant government procurement experience or as a public-member seat. Reappointee Julian Fisher described a labor background and outreach to other jurisdictions. Yuval Miller, who arrived later, urged stronger enforcement and proposed creating a multi-city trust to manage auditing rather than relying on factory-selected auditors; he told the committee he is “waiting on the city attorney’s office to provide us with a report.” The committee moved to appoint Jason Oringer (seat 1), Dave Marin (seat 2), Yuval Miller (seat 3), and Julian Fisher (seat 4) and forwarded the nominations with a positive recommendation to the full Board; the item was ordered “without objection.”

On Item 2, incumbent Fiona Hines sought reappointment to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force (term ending April 27, 2019). Hines said she chairs the Task Force’s Rules Committee, has worked on disability-access and streamlined hearing processes such as fact-finding missions, and advocated creating a precedents log for consistent determinations. Public speakers and a supervisor spoke to her attendance and service. The committee moved to recommend Hines for reappointment and ordered the item without objection.

Item 3 addressed a Food Security Task Force nomination. Michelle Kim, a DCYF (Department of Children, Youth and Their Families) staffer, described managing summer- and after-school meal programs and said she has worked on updating the task force’s data assessment. Supervisors questioned Kim about food security needs for seniors and immigrant residents who may avoid benefit enrollment; Kim described the department’s “Summer of Sharing” pilot (sites where youth receive free meals without registration) and said the task force is addressing immigrant participation barriers. Leo Ferrell, CalFresh director and a founding task force member, provided context on data work and said the task force surveyed more than 600 SRO residents and is developing funding proposals. Supervisor Yi moved to request a residency waiver for Kim and appoint her to the task force with a positive recommendation; the committee ordered the item.

Item 4 concerned one seat on CPAC. Applicant Mario Paz, executive director of the Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, described running Title V childcare and preschool programs and supporting early‑care policy initiatives; the committee moved and ordered his appointment with a residency waiver.

Item 5 considered a nomination to the IHSS Public Authority. William Pitts, who described family experience as IHSS recipients and attendance at authority meetings, said recruitment and outreach to potential providers is a priority. The committee advanced his appointment with a positive recommendation.

Item 6 covered Graffiti Advisory Board seats. Applicants Alex Mitra and Dan (Daniel) Kling described neighborhood and business perspectives; Rebecca Delgado Rotman recounted long-standing education and mural programs and cited the city’s annual graffiti-abatement spending as “over $20,000,000.” Community speakers Julie Sue and Al Perez endorsed Delgado Rotman’s reappointment. The committee queried eligibility for one seat (seat 17) that requires the member be an employee or officer of a contracting agency for municipal railway shelters and decided to continue that seat for staff clarification. It moved to reappoint Darcy Brown (if willing), Alex Mitra, Daniel Kling, and Rebecca Delgado Rotman to other seats with positive recommendations and continued seat 17 for later resolution.

What happens next

Most nominations the Rules Committee advanced will be placed on the Board of Supervisors regular meeting agenda for final confirmation. The committee deferred action on one Graffiti Advisory Board seat pending staff verification of eligibility requirements.

Actions recorded at the committee were procedural recommendations to the full Board; no contested roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript.