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Committee advances ordinance to extend bonding assistance program to boost minority contractor access
Summary
The Rules Committee voted to send an ordinance to extend the city's bonding assistance program to the full board, saying the extension addresses an administrative sunset, helps save city costs, and supports minority contractor participation.
The Rules Committee advanced an ordinance to extend the term of San Francisco—s bonding assistance program, stating the program had an unexpected sunset provision and should be extended to continue helping contractors—particularly minority-owned firms—qualify for public contracts.
A presenter identified in the record as Emily said the program "provides an incredible opportunity to save the city a lot of money, but also to allow more minority contractors to participate in bidding for public contracts." Staff described the sunset date as an oversight and proposed extending the program for another five years.
Mr. Gleizes (staff) characterized the matter as an administrative oversight: the program language set an expiration date of June 30, 2008 in ordinance language and staff proposed updating it to avoid interruption. Miguel Galarza, owner of Yerba Boyne Engineering Construction, testified that the program had been "instrumental" in his company's growth and urged supervisors to advance the extension.
A supervisor moved to send the ordinance to the full board with recommendation; the committee advanced the item without objection.
The meeting record does not show final board action; the committee voted only to forward the ordinance for full-board consideration.
