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Rules Committee advances multiple advisory and task‑force appointments, grants residency waiver for SRO seat
Summary
The Rules Committee on April 15 advanced appointments to several advisory bodies — including the SweatFree Procurement Advisory Group, the IHSS Public Authority and nine seats on the SRO Task Force — and approved a residency waiver for a private owner/operator seat; most motions were forwarded without objection.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee, chaired by Supervisor David Campos, on April 15 moved several advisory and task‑force nominations to the full Board with positive recommendations.
Among the items advanced were an appointment to the Commission on Aging on the consent calendar, a reappointment to the SweatFree Procurement Advisory Group and an appointment to the In‑Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority. Alicia Culver, executive director of the Green Purchasing Institute, told the committee she has helped implement and amend the city’s SweatFree ordinance and said the advisory group is finalizing a status report and hopes to expand the program beyond textiles to include electronics and a focus on local procurement.
"My office has worked with you. And I think that you have demonstrated in your tenure, including your work as chair, not only very good grasp of the issues ... but definitely dedication and commitment," Chair David Campos said during the Culver item.
Kenji Roby, a peer mentor in the IHSS program, described 17 years of work with IHSS and his experience at Laguna Honda Hospital; the committee moved his appointment for seat 5 forward after public comment in his favor. Roby told the panel, "I'm quadriplegic, and I believe I can make unbiased decisions and fair decisions," and members congratulated him when the motion to advance the appointment carried without objection.
The committee also filled nine seats on the city’s Single‑Room Occupancy (SRO) Task Force. Applicants who spoke at the hearing included tenants, tenant organizers, service‑provider representatives and at least one owner/operator. Tenant organizer Patrick Flanagan described organizing at the Rose Hotel and urged stronger enforcement of non‑solicitation rules and tenant councils; Thomas Picariello, a former attorney and SRO tenant, urged citywide habitability standards and raised concerns about potential conflicts if SRO collaboratives are funded by hotel owners.
Picariello told the committee he feared funding arrangements could undermine independence: "I don't think that the central city SRO then can be fair and objective in terms of their role as representing tenants of those hotels," he said.
Several incumbents were recommended for reappointment (seats 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8). The committee discussed one private‑owner/operator applicant, Bruce Burge, who acknowledged he lives outside San Francisco and asked for a residency waiver. The committee granted the waiver and moved his appointment forward. The committee also moved Angela Chu and Patrick Flanagan forward for other open seats.
Members repeatedly thanked all applicants and urged broader outreach to improve diversity of representation on the task force.
The items the committee recommended will be considered by the full Board on April 27 unless noted otherwise.
