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Walton, present. Mr. President , you have quorum. Thank you madam clerk. Colleagues, can we have a motion to excuse supervisor ronan . Made by supervisor walton and second by supervisor melgar and we take that without objection. Supervisor ronan is excused. San francisco board of supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Colleagues, is there a motion to approve the february 6, 2024 board minutes . Made by supervisor mandelman and seconded by supervisor walton. On that motion made and seconded, madam clerk, a roll call, please. On the minutes, chan, aye. Dorsey, aye. Engardio, aye. Mandelman, aye. Melgar, aye. Peskin, aye. Preston, aye. Safai, aye. Stefani, aye. Walton, aye. There are 10 ayes. The motion is approved or is approvedwill be approvaled after Public Comment. Madam clerk, do you have communications . Yes, the San Francisco board of supervisors welcomes all persons to attend the meeting in the board legislative chamber within city hall, second floor, room 250 or may watch on sfgovtv channel 26 or view at sfgovtv. Org. To submit Public Comment in writing, send to the email address bos sfgov. Org or to 1 Carlton B Goodlett place, city hall, room 244, San Francisco california 94102. To make a reasonable accommodation request under the americans with disability act or request language assistance, please contact the Clerks Office at least two Business Days in advance by calling the number 4155545184. Thank you mr. President. Thank you madam clerk. Can you please read the consent agend a . Itedms 15 are consent and considered routine. If a member objects a item may be removed and considered separately . Any member like a item severed . Seeing none, same house, same call. The ordinances are finally passed. Welcome madam mayor. Welcome madam mayor. Madam clerk would you please read the 2 p. M. Special order . The appearance of todays meeting by the honorable mayor london breed, present to engage in a formal policy discussion with eligible Board Members. There being no topics submitted by the eligible District Supervisors, the mayor may address the board up to five minutes. Welcome mayor breed and in so far as there are no questions from any of the supervisors today, the floor is yours if you have comments to share. Thank you president peskin and it is great to be at the board chambers with the members of the board of supervisors and the public. We know right now that we are seeing a growing number of families experiencing homelessness in this city. We have been preparing for months as a city in case some families were seen coming here from across the country where we know there have been challenges in places like new york in in particular. We dont families sleeping on the streets ever. We are hearing from communities and city staff those working on the ground about whats happening and we have been developing solutions. We currently provide 337 units of family shelter and transitional housing and over 2300 units of Family Housing and the homeless response system. But clearly there is more that needs to be done. While it is critical to respond to newcomers, we also must balance the existing demand for shelter. This includes people and families experiencing homelessness, including those fleeing violent and gender based violent situations. As we confront the citys challenges, we have a opportunity to work on solutions together. I made it clear that when people work with me that i will work with them. And i want to thank supervisors melgar and supervisor ronan for their partnership on this new proposal and i hope it will earn significant support at the board of supervisors. Our plan is to increase the citys capacity for family shelter system, hsh will speed up the rate at which families move out of the shelter into longer term housing, and hsh will reallocate funds to increase family shelter capacity through the opening of new family shelter options. We can create more emergency space for families in dire need as the city continues to also develop longterm housing options. This includes continuing to work with our office of Civic Engagement and Immigrants Affairs to review our current Response Strategy initially set forth last year. We have already increased Community Based newcomer case management, Asylum Seeker Legal Support and we are piloting a hosted housing matching newcomers with available private homes, so we know that there is a lot of work to be done, but i want to be clear that the city has been doing the work and will continue to do so to insure that we dont have kids and families sleeping on the streets of San Francisco and that we have options so that they can get the support they need. As we confront the citys challenges, lets Work Together. In San Francisco we are making Real Progress around homelessness, adding new housing and shelter, but we know fl are times we need to stem step and do more and this is one of the moments so i appreciate your support as we bring the legislation forward to make the significant adjustments we need in order to support these families. Thank you so much. Thank you mayor breed and we look forward seeing you next month in april . Do you really . I really do. I mean that sincerely. In so far there no questions, we will go to item 6, madam clerk. Item 6, ordinance amending the planning code to change the title of the Family Housing opportunity special use district to the family and Senior Housing opportunity special use district sud ; authorize within the sud the greater of up to six units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on individual corner lots in rh residential house districts, the greater of up to 18 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on corner lots resulting from three lot mergers in rh1 districts, and the greater of up to 12 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on corner lots resulting from two lot mergers in rh1 districts; extend various development and streamlining benefits, including lot merger benefits, to rm1 residential, mixed , rh2, and rh3 districts within the area of the sud bounded by the great highway, lincoln way, 19th avenue, and sloat boulevard; and refine project Eligibility Criteria in the sud; amending the zoning map to reflect the renamed family and Senior Housing special use district; affirming the planning departments determination under the California Environmental quality act; and making findings of consistency with the general plan and the eight priority policies of planning code section 101. 1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under planning code, section 302. Seeing no names on the roster, well take this same house, same call, the ordinance is finally passed. Next item, please. Item 7, ordinance amending the administrative code to establish the forgivable loan for firsttime Homebuyers Program and the forgivable loan for firsttime Homebuyers Fund to assist low, moderate, and middleincome firsttime homebuyers who would otherwise not be able to purchase a primary residence in San Francisco; and to require the human rights commission, in consultation with the Mayors Office of housing and Community Development, to establish policies and procedures to issue and possibly forgive loans from the fund, and to provide oversight, monitoring, and forgiveness of such loans. Roll call. On item 7, chan, aye. Dorsey, aye. Engardio, aye. Mandelman, aye. Melgar, aye. Peskin, no. Preston, aye. Safai, aye. Stefani, aye. Walton, aye. There are 9 ayes and one no with supervisor peskin voteding no. The ordinance is finally passed. Item 8 and 9 are two ordinances pertaining to the potrero bus yard project. Item 8 amends the urban design element of the general plan and adopt the appropriate finding, item 9 amend the planning code and zoning map to create the potrero yard special u. S. District and change the height and bulk limits at 2500 mariposa street. Roll call. On items 8 and 9, chan, aye. Dorsey, aye. Engardio, aye. Mandelman, aye. Melgar, aye. Peskin, aye. Preston, aye. Safai, aye. Stefani, aye. Walton, aye. There are 10 ayes. Those ordinances are finally passed. Madam clerk, please read items 10 and 11 together. 10 and 11 pertain to refunding bonds series 2024r1. Item 10 is ordinance that appropriates approximately 645 million from the issuance of one or more series of refunding go bonds and to place such amounts on controller reserve in fiscal year, 2324. Item 11 approve the issuance and sale of approximately 645 million in aggregate principal amounts to refund certain outstanding go bonds to approve the form and distribution of the preliminary official statement relating to the sale of the series 2024r1 bonds. Seeing no names on the roster well take these items same house, same call, the ordinance items 10 is passed First Reading and the resolution item number 11 is adopted. Next item, please. Item 12, resolution retroactively authorizing the department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of 373,084. 11 from the San Francisco General Hospital foundation for participation in a program, entitled Childrens Health centers healthysteps, for the period of november 1, 2023, through june 30, 2024. Same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. Next item. Item 13, resolution retroactively approving a Second Amendment to the conditional Property Exchange agreement with eqx jackson sq holdco llc to extend the anticipated initial closing date to december 15, 2026, a threeyear extension, for a transfer of city Real Property at 530 sansome street assessors parcel block no. 0206, lot no. 017 , under the jurisdiction of the fire department, in exchange for a portion of the Real Property at 425439 washington street assessors parcel block no. 0206, lot nos. 013 and 014 ; authorizing the director of property and city staff to proceed with the proposed fire Station Development project; and authorizing the director of property to enter into any additions, amendments, or other modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities, or materially decrease the benefits to the city. Same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. Next item. Item 14, resolution retroactively authorizing the department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of 212,500 from the San Francisco General Hospital foundation for participation in a program, entitled Predictive Analytics ai ml, for the period of july 1, 2023, through june 30, 2028. Same house, same call, the resolution is adopted. Next item, please. Item 15, ordinance amending the planning code to designate the Sacred Heart Parish complex, located at 546548 fillmore street, 554 fillmore street, 735 fell street, and 660 oak street, assessors parcel block no. 0828, lot nos. 12, 21, 22, and 22a, as a landmark consistent with the standards set forth in article 10 of the planning code; affirming the planning departments determination under the California Environmental quality act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under planning code, section 302, and findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101. 1. Same house, same call, the ordinance is passed First Reading. Next item, please. Item 16,ordinance amending the planning code to waive the conditional use authorization requirement for removal of an unauthorized unit in a singlefamily home where the owner satisfies certain Eligibility Criteria, waive the conditional use authorization requirement for removal of an unauthorized unit where that unit requires and is ineligible for waivers from open space, or dwelling unit exposure requirements, or the unit does not meet minimum floor area and floortoceiling height requirements, and update the required conditional use authorization findings for removal of an unauthorized unit to account for the history of tenancies in that unit; amending the administrative code to require that where an owner obtains an exemption from the conditional use authorization requirement to remove an unauthorized unit from a qualifying singlefamily home, the singlefamily home shall be subject to the rent increase limitations of the rent ordinance; affirming the planning departments determination under the California Environmental quality act; and making findings of consistency with the general plan and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101. 1, and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under planning code, section 302. Same house, same call, the ordinance is passed First Reading. Next item. Item 17, ordinance to amend the administrative code to create the legacy Business Assistance program. Same house, same call, the ordinance is passed First Reading. Next item, please. Item 18, motion to appoint aseel fara, mario paz residency requirement waived, celine kennelly, yu pok ng, sarah souza, and lucia obregon, terms ending june 6, 2025, to the immigrant rights commission. Same house, same call, the motion is approved. Madam clerk, please go to the committee reports. Item 19 was considered by the government audit and Oversight Committee at regular meeting on thursday march 7 and was recommended as a committee report. Item 19 is resolution to retroactively approve a agreement to extend the statute of limitation for the city, chevron holding inc. And chevron inc. Regarding the City Property and which party has a responsibility to plug and abandon oil wells and remediate potential contamination of the City Property located in kern county. Seeing no names on the roster, same house same call, the resolution is adopted. Item 20 was considered by the land use and Transportation Committee at a regular meeting on monday march 11 and was recommended as a committee report. Item 20, ordinance amending the administrative code, building code, business and tax regulations code, and planning code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain accessory dwelling units adus meeting certain requirements in singlefamily and multifamily buildings; affirming the planning departments determination under the California Environmental quality act; making findings of consistency with the general plan and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101. 1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under planning code, section 302. Thank you madam clerk. President peskin. Thank you supervisor walton. I wanted to provide a little background on this item and tell a little story about how state interference or preemption has really impacted the upside down world that we are now living in. This ordinance updates our state mandated accessory dwelling Units Program to conform to changes in state law. The state Program Creates three pathways for adu approval. A state program, hybrid program, and our local program. Our local program has existed since 2016 and our local Program Requires that adus are subject to our rent stabilization ordinance as is majority of the Housing Stock in San Francisco providing stability and housing rights to hundreds of thousa