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Rules Committee forwards multiple appointments, including MTA and Health Authority nominees, to full Board
Summary
The committee forwarded several appointments and reappointments — including a Golden Gate Bridge District appointment, Tom Nolan’s reappointment to the MTA Board, bicycle-advisory nominees and multiple public‑health and food‑security task force nominees — to the full Board after hearing applicants and public comment.
The Rules Committee moved several nominations to the full Board for confirmation after hearing candidate remarks and public testimony.
Item 1: a motion was made to support the appointment of Supervisor London Breed to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District; a public speaker urged the appointee to scrutinize toll use and the committee forwarded the nomination with no objection.
Item 2: the committee considered the Mayor’s reappointment of Tom Nolan to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors. Nolan described decades of regional transportation experience; Vice Chair Cheryl Brinkman and other colleagues spoke in support, noting his experience and capacity to mentor newer board members. The committee voted to forward the reappointment to the full Board.
Item 3: candidates and reappointments for the Bicycle Advisory Committee were heard. Nominees described priorities on bicycle safety and network expansion (several public commenters emphasized safety concerns on Market Street and proposed moving bicycle facilities to Mission Street). The committee moved the nominations to the full Board.
Item 4 and Item 5: the committee considered several slots on the San Francisco Health Authority and the Food Security Task Force (nominees included Susan Curran, Alan Meyer, Eddie Chan, Elena Tien Loi, Leo O'Farrell, Linda Lau, Maria Leclerc, Paula Jones, Jesse Mantle and Mei Ling Huynh). Applicants outlined qualifications and relevant program experience (CalFresh/SNAP administration, WIC program work, summer-lunch and urban-agriculture programs). Supervisors raised residency-waiver practice for some Health Authority seats; the Deputy City Attorney explained state law allows appointees who either live in the city or work in the city to serve, and noted the local practice of granting waivers for certain Health Authority seats. The committee forwarded these nominations to the full Board, with residency-waiver language noted on the agenda where applicable.
Next steps: each forwarded nomination will appear on the Board of Supervisors' agenda for confirmation. The committee record shows motions and seconds for forwarding but no roll-call tallies in the minutes for these items.
