Budget & Finance Committee (4/22/2026) recommends lease amendment, HUD grant packages, MOUs, police funding, and COPS grant
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The Committee met April 22, 2026 at City Hall (Room 250) with Vice Chair Matt Dorsey presiding; Supervisor Connie Chan was excused and Supervisor Chyanne Chen served in her place. Key actions: recommended an amended lease amendment for DPH’s Chinatown Public Health Center (increasing tenant improvement reimbursement to $800,000 and changing the lease expiration trigger), recommended approval of FY2026–27 HUD grant programs (CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA), recommended multiple labor Memoranda of Understanding (fire and police), approved release of $537,583 in reserved funds to the Police Department, and recommended retroactive acceptance of a $6,250,000 COPS grant to fund 50 officer positions. Votes on motions were recorded as Ayes: 3 (Dorsey, Sauter, Chen); Excused: 1 (Chan).
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- File 260342: Amended and recommended a lease amendment with Chinese Hospital Association (845 Jackson St., 4th Floor) to change the lease expiration to the third-year anniversary of issuance of a change-of-use permit and to increase the Construction to Leasehold Improvements reimbursement allowance by up to $500,000 for a new maximum of $800,000. (Motion to amend and recommend carried: Ayes: 3; Excused: 1)
- File 260368: Recommended approval of the FY2026–2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program totaling approximately $21,498,493 (entitlement up to $19,398,493 plus estimated program income $2,100,000). (Recommended: Ayes: 3; Excused: 1)
- File 260369: Recommended approval of the FY2026–2027 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program totaling $6,626,624 (entitlement $4,626,624 plus program income $2,000,000). (Recommended: Ayes: 3; Excused: 1)
- File 260370: Recommended approval of the FY2026–2027 Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program totaling $1,712,613. (Recommended: Ayes: 3; Excused: 1)
- File 260371: Recommended approval of the FY2026–2027 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program totaling $7,685,046 (entitlement $7,483,046 plus program income/reprogrammed funds $202,000). (Recommended: Ayes: 3; Excused: 1)
- Files 260357, 260356, 260355: Recommended ordinances adopting Memoranda of Understanding for San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798 Units 1 and 2, and the San Francisco Police Officers’ Association, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030. (Each recommended: Ayes: 3; Excused: 1)
- File 260353: Moved to release reserved funds to the San Francisco Police Department in the amount of $537,583 for operational needs; hearing heard and filed. (Motion carried: Ayes: 3; Excused: 1)
- File 260299: Recommended retroactive ordinance authorizing the San Francisco Police Department to accept and expend a $6,250,000 FY25 COPS Hiring Program grant to fund 50 new police officer positions (grant period noted Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2030) and amend the Annual Salary Ordinance to add 50 grant-funded positions. (Recommended: Ayes: 3; Excused: 1)
- Administrative: Vice Chair Dorsey moved to excuse Supervisor Connie Chan from attendance; motion carried. (Ayes: 3; Excused: 1)
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Budget and Finance Committee (4/22/2026 10:00 AM)
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