Budget and Finance Committee (May 6, 2026) — Committee recommended multiple fiscal and grant measures; one loan resolution continued
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The Budget and Finance Committee met May 6, 2026 at City Hall with Chair Connie Chan, Vice Chair Matt Dorsey, and Member Danny Sauter present. The committee took recommendations on several funding, grant, and financing items including authorization of agents for disaster assistance funding; appropriations and loans for Recreation and Park and the San Francisco Zoological Society (ordinance recommended; related loan resolution continued); a $5.0M Castro Theatre grant (recommended as amended); Fire Department budget adjustments (recommended); multifamily housing revenue notes for 1687 Market Residences (recommended); and multiple grant acceptances for public beach water sampling and a DHCS grant for Chinese Hospital (both recommended). Public comment was received on several items. All recorded committee votes were unanimous (3-0).
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- File 260423 — Resolution authorizing designated City agents for State and Federal Disaster and Emergency Assistance Funding: RECOMMENDED (Ayes: 3 - Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- File 260360 — Ordinance de-appropriating $2,500,000 (Open Space Acquisition) and appropriating $2,500,000 to Recreation and Park for a loan to the San Francisco Zoological Society (FY2025-2026): RECOMMENDED (Ayes: 3 - Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- File 260393 — Resolution to authorize up to $8,500,000 loan to the San Francisco Zoological Society to support operations and long-term sustainability: CONTINUED to May 13, 2026 (Ayes: 3 - Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- File 260367 — Resolution retroactively authorizing acceptance and expenditure of a $5,000,000 California Natural Resources Agency grant for preservation and revitalization of the Castro Theatre: RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED (Ayes: 3 - Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- File 260297 — Ordinance appropriating and de-appropriating various Fire Department and other department funds and reallocating to overtime for FY2025-2026 (includes $1,589,223 revenue appropriation): RECOMMENDED (Ayes: 3 - Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- File 260426 — Resolution authorizing multifamily housing revenue notes (not to exceed $30,000,000) for 1687 Market Residences (94-unit project): RECOMMENDED (Ayes: 3 - Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- File 260424 — Resolution retroactively authorizing acceptance and expenditure of a $87,675 California State Water Resources Control Board Public Beach Safety Program grant: RECOMMENDED (Ayes: 3 - Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- File 260401 — Resolution retroactively authorizing acceptance and expenditure of a $1,000,000 DHCS grant to support the oncology clinic and chemotherapy center at Chinese Hospital: RECOMMENDED (Ayes: 3 - Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
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Budget and Finance Committee (5/6/2026 10:00 AM)
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