Board approves housing, mental-health and public-safety measures in wide consent calendar
May 07, 2024 | San Francisco County, California
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a large consent calendar May 7 that included several major spending and policy actions affecting housing, mental‑health services and city procurement.
Resolutions approved include two grant amendments for the West Side Community Mental Health Center that increase funding by $10.7 million (new total approximately $18.3 million) and $7.8 million (new total approximately $17.3 million) and extend performance terms. The board also approved two Compass Family Services amendments that together add roughly $27.2 million in awards and extend program terms through June 30, 2026.
The board authorized a $41 million award under the California Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program for a Transbay Block 2 East project at 200 Folsom, with $28 million to be disbursed as a loan and additional grants for transit improvements through Nov. 30, 2043. Separately, the board authorized up to a $41 million loan and an $80.8 million local operating-subsidy grant to Mercy Housing for a 146‑unit permanent supportive housing development at 1633 Valencia Street.
Other consent items adopted on May 7 included a $150,000 Crankstart Foundation grant to the Public Defender’s Office to support pretrial representation through Sept. 30, 2024; an emergency declaration enabling the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to contract for flood damage repairs at Pine Lake with an estimated cost of $5 million; and four U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development entitlement approvals for fiscal 2024–25, including Community Development Block Grant and HOME allocations.
On the ordinances side, the board moved several measures forward on first reading as part of the calendar, including a code amendment banning intentionally added PFAS from fire department personal protective equipment by June 30, 2026, and an administrative-code change allowing city departments to enter certain agreements with other government entities without ordinary solicitation requirements. Liquor-license items and other routine permits were also adopted.
The board took these actions by the standard 'same house, same call' procedure, meaning items were passed without separate roll-call votes unless removed from consent.
Resolutions approved include two grant amendments for the West Side Community Mental Health Center that increase funding by $10.7 million (new total approximately $18.3 million) and $7.8 million (new total approximately $17.3 million) and extend performance terms. The board also approved two Compass Family Services amendments that together add roughly $27.2 million in awards and extend program terms through June 30, 2026.
The board authorized a $41 million award under the California Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program for a Transbay Block 2 East project at 200 Folsom, with $28 million to be disbursed as a loan and additional grants for transit improvements through Nov. 30, 2043. Separately, the board authorized up to a $41 million loan and an $80.8 million local operating-subsidy grant to Mercy Housing for a 146‑unit permanent supportive housing development at 1633 Valencia Street.
Other consent items adopted on May 7 included a $150,000 Crankstart Foundation grant to the Public Defender’s Office to support pretrial representation through Sept. 30, 2024; an emergency declaration enabling the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to contract for flood damage repairs at Pine Lake with an estimated cost of $5 million; and four U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development entitlement approvals for fiscal 2024–25, including Community Development Block Grant and HOME allocations.
On the ordinances side, the board moved several measures forward on first reading as part of the calendar, including a code amendment banning intentionally added PFAS from fire department personal protective equipment by June 30, 2026, and an administrative-code change allowing city departments to enter certain agreements with other government entities without ordinary solicitation requirements. Liquor-license items and other routine permits were also adopted.
The board took these actions by the standard 'same house, same call' procedure, meaning items were passed without separate roll-call votes unless removed from consent.
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