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Board takes a string of votes: leases, contract amendments, housing and planning measures advance
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted airport lease amendments, approved large technology contract amendments, passed planning and housing code amendments on first reading, approved several appointments, and continued two scheduled public hearings.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted multiple resolutions and ordinances on March 18, 2025 as part of a broadly attended regular meeting at City Hall.
Key outcomes at a glance
- Item 1 — Ordinance to authorize a tax‑collector waiver program for voluntary taxpayer disclosures: finally passed (unanimous).
- Items 4–5 — Airport leases: the board approved lease modifications extending terms and raising annual rents for two airport lessees; roll call showed unanimous approval.
- Items 6–9 — Technology marketplace contracts: the board adopted first amendments to multiple IT contracts increasing not‑to‑exceed amounts (reported increases included roughly $41M, $22M, $4.34M, and $65M respectively in staff summaries); the items were adopted on the consent call.
- Item 3 — Ordinance appropriating approximately $5,000,000 of state and federal revenues to the Human Services Agency for CalWORKs housing support: passed on first reading (clerk noted this item requires eight votes per charter and it cleared that threshold).
- Items 10 & 27 — Hotel Des Arts settlement and a planning code amendment to permit tourist hotel rooms at 447 Bush Street: both items were taken on the same call and passed on first reading.
- Item 11 — Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department and mayoral staff to solicit donations for Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park (behested payments waiver): adopted. Supervisor Fielder and others emphasized continued vigilance about ethics and reporting requirements given past corruption cases referenced in committee discussion.
- Items 12–13 — Central SoMa and Transit Center plan/code adjustments: ordinances were passed on first reading to reduce commercial development requirements and allow certain residential development while preserving negotiated community benefits.
- Item 14 — Acceptance of Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island public infrastructure offers (pump stations): accepted on first reading.
- Items 15–18 — Appointments: the board approved several appointments to advisory committees and boards (sugary drinks distributor tax advisory committee, Veterans Affairs Commission, MTA Board nominee Alfonso G. Felder, and police commission nominee Maddie Scott) on same‑call consent.
- Items 24–26 and 30–32 — Land use and related ordinances and adoption without committee reference: committee recommendations were adopted or advanced on first reading as recorded by the clerk.
Continuances and hearings
- Item 19 — Update on DOJ recommendations regarding police department reforms: the board continued the hearing to May 6, 2025 after a short public‑comment period. The motion to continue was made by Supervisor Walton and seconded by Supervisor Melgar.
- Items 20–23 — CEQA appeal concerning a proposed demolition and six‑unit project at 2142 22nd Street: after public comment the board continued the matter to April 15, 2025.
Public comment
Public speakers addressed a wide range of topics during the general public comment period, from requests for a town hall in the Castro after a recent attack to appeals about vaccine safety, requests for local traffic and parking changes, and calls for symbolic resolutions on national archival decisions. Several commenters raised allegations or claims that were not verified during the meeting.
Next steps: Many items passed on first reading and will return to the board for final actions where required; continued hearings (items 19 and 20–23) were rescheduled as noted above.
