BOS Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - May 19, 2026

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Who is present and how is the meeting opened with roll call and land acknowledgement?

Board President (Supervisor Rafael Mandelman) 0:09

Good afternoon. Welcome to the May 19th, 2026 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan? Present. Chan, present. Supervisor Chen? Present. Chen, present. Supervisor Dorsey? Present. Dorsey, present. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, not present. Supervisor Mahmoud? Present. Mahmoud, present. Supervisor Mandelman?

Rafael Mandelman 0:35

Present.

Board President (Supervisor Rafael Mandelman) 0:35

Mandelman present, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar present, Supervisor Sauter. Sauter present, Supervisor Sherrill. Sherrill present, Supervisor Walton. Walton present, and 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, in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatushaloni 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. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland.

Board President (Supervisor Rafael Mandelman) 1:21

We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramatushaloni community, and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? On behalf of the board, I want to Acknowledge the staff at SFGovTV today. That is particularly Sue Zenos. They record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications? Yes, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes your attendance in person here in the board's legislative chamber. And when you're not able to be here, the proceedings are airing live on SFGOV TV's Channel 26, or you can view the live stream at sfgovtv.org.

Board President (Supervisor Rafael Mandelman) 2:27

If you'd like to submit public comment and writing, you can send an email to BOS at sfgov.org, or use the postal service, just address the envelope. To the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. If you need to make a reasonable accommodation for a future meeting under the Americans with Disability Act or to request language assistance, contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling 415-554-5184. And finally, in line with Supervisor Jackie Fielder's April 7th memo requesting to be excused from this meeting until June 30th, a motion would be in order to consider the request for today's meeting.

Board President (Supervisor Rafael Mandelman) 3:18

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Can I have a motion to excuse Supervisor Fielder from today's meeting? Moved by Chen, seconded by Walton. Colleagues, I think we can take that without objection. Without objection, Supervisor Fielder is excused. Madam Clerk, let's go to our approval of meeting minutes. Yes, approval of the April 14, 2026 board meeting minutes. Can I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented? Moved by Chen, seconded by Dorsey. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? On the minutes as presented, Supervisor Chan. Chen, aye. Supervisor Chen? Aye. Chen, aye. Supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, aye. Supervisor Mahmoud? Aye. Mahmoud, aye. Supervisor Mandelman?

Dennis and Annie (Le Soleil) / Annie or Dennis Wong (speaker for the restaurant; likely Annie Wong) 4:10

Aye.

Board President (Supervisor Rafael Mandelman) 4:10

Mandelman, aye. Supervisor Melgar? Aye. Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sauter? Aye. Sauter, aye. Supervisor Sherrill? Aye. Sherrill, aye. Supervisor Walton? Aye. Walton, aye. And Supervisor Wong? Aye. Wong, aye. There are 10 ayes. Without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. Madam Clerk, let's go to unfinished business. Please call Item 1. Item 1, this is an ordinance to appropriate approximately $1.2 million of ambulance billings and approximately $426,000 of fire overtime service fees revenues in the fire department. To de-appropriate permanent salaries of $500,000 in the Department of Emergency Management, permanent salaries of approximately $6 million and dependent coverage