BOS Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - Apr 07, 2026

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Who is present and how is quorum and protocol established at the April 7, 2026 BOS meeting?

Raphael (Rafael) Mandelman (President of the Board of Supervisors) 0:03

Good afternoon. Welcome to the April 7th, 2026 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan. Chan present. Supervisor Chen. Chen not present. Supervisor Dorsey? Present. Dorsey present. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder not present. Supervisor Mahmoud? Present. Mahmoud present. Supervisor Mandelman?

Veronica Flores (Planning Department staff) 0:31

Present.

Raphael (Rafael) Mandelman (President of the Board of Supervisors) 0:32

Mandelman present. Supervisor Melgar? Present. Melgar present. Supervisor Sauter? Present. Sauter present. Supervisor Sherrill? Present. Sherrill present. Supervisor Wolton? Present. Wolton present. Supervisor Wong? Wong present. Mr. President, you have a quorum. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges 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, or forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory.

Raphael (Rafael) Mandelman (President of the Board of Supervisors) 1:16

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, elders, and relatives of the Ramayutushaloni community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance?

Raphael (Rafael) Mandelman (President of the Board of Supervisors) 1:52

On behalf of the Board, I want to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV today. That is particularly Suze Enos. They record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications? Thank you, Mr. President. The Office of the Clerk of the Board is in receipt of a memo dated April 7, 2026, from Supervisor Fielder requesting to be excused from the meetings of the Board of Supervisors and the Government Audit and Oversight Committee, as well as the LAFCO meetings between April 7th and June 30th. And for today's purposes, a motion will need to be made in order for her to excuse her from today's meeting, as well as for future meetings of the board and the GAO.

Raphael (Rafael) Mandelman (President of the Board of Supervisors) 2:41

Additionally, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes you all to be present in the legislative chamber. Here we are in room 250 on the second floor of City Hall. And when you're not able to be here, we ask that you watch the proceedings that are airing live on SFGOV-TV's channel 26 or catch the live stream at www.sfgovtv.org. If you have public comment that you'd like to submit in writing, just send it through the US Postal Service to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number 1, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. And if you'd like to send it via email, you can send it to email address at bos.sfgov.org. If you need to make a reasonable accommodation for a future meeting under the Americans with Disability Act or to request language assistance, please contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling 415-554-5184.

Raphael (Rafael) Mandelman (President of the Board of Supervisors) 3:48

Thank you, members. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, could I have a motion to excuse Supervisor Fielder from today's meeting made by Supervisor Mahmoud, seconded by Walton? And I think we can take that without objection. Without objection, Supervisor Fielder is excused. Madam Clerk, let's go to approval of our meeting minutes. Yes, approval of the February 24th, 2026 and March 3rd, 2026 board meeting minutes. Can I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented? Moved by Chen, seconded by Sherrill. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? On the minutes as presented, Supervisor Mandelman? Aye. Mandelman, aye. Supervisor Milgar? Aye. Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sauter? Aye. Sauter, aye.

Raphael (Rafael) Mandelman (President of the Board of Supervisors) 4:41

Supervisor Sherrill? Aye. Sherrill, aye. Supervisor Wolton? Aye. Wolton, aye. Supervisor Wong? Aye. Wong, aye. Supervisor Chen? Aye. Chen, aye. Supervisor Chen? Aye. Chen, aye. Supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, aye. And Supervisor Mahmoud?