Budget and Finance Committee recommends multiple fiscal and contract actions, including parks maintenance funding, zoo loan, advertising designations, and an airline lease
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The Budget and Finance Committee (Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Danny Sauter) met May 13, 2026, at 10:03 a.m. and adjourned at 10:40 a.m. The committee recommended resolutions authorizing: (1) an agreement to receive funding for operation and maintenance of Hunters Point Shipyard Phase One parks and open spaces; (2) a loan of up to $8,500,000 to the San Francisco Zoological Society contingent on milestones and repayment terms; (3) designation of various community and neighborhood newspapers for outreach and the San Francisco Examiner for official advertising for FY2026-2027; and (4) approval of a 2023 Lease and Use Agreement with AirZeta Co., Ltd. for operations at San Francisco International Airport. All motions carried by unanimous votes of the three members.
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- File 260408: Recommended approval of an agreement with the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of San Francisco (Community Facilities District No. 8) for the City to receive funding for operation and maintenance of Hunters Point Shipyard Phase One Parks and Open Spaces; directed coordination between the Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Arts Commission. Vote: Ayes 3 (Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- File 260393: Recommended authorization for the Recreation and Park Department to enter into a loan agreement to provide up to $8,500,000 to the San Francisco Zoological Society to support zoo operations and long-term financial sustainability, subject to milestones and repayment over 10 years via management fee deductions; noted public comment in opposition. Vote: Ayes 3 (Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- Files 260391 & 260392: Recommended designation of outreach community-based weekly and neighborhood-based monthly newspapers for FY2026-2027 (including Bay Area Reporter, Wind Newspaper, Clinton Reilly Communications dba The San Francisco Examiner, El Tecolote/El Reportero, and others) and recommended designation of Clinton Reilly Communications dba The San Francisco Examiner as the City’s official advertising newspaper for FY2026-2027; File 260391 was recommended as amended. Vote: Ayes 3 (Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
- File 260417: Recommended approval of the 2023 Lease and Use Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco (through its Airport Commission) and AirZeta Co., Ltd. to conduct flight operations at San Francisco International Airport through June 30, 2033, and affirmed CEQA determination; authorized the Airport Director to enter non-material modifications. Vote: Ayes 3 (Chan, Dorsey, Sauter).
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Budget and Finance Committee (5/13/2026 10:00 AM)
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