Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
Room 408
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
Room 408
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
Agenda
Call to Order
Roll Call
- Ed Harrington, Chair
- Andrea Bruss
- Sophie Hayward
- Natasha Mihal
- Sophia Kittler
Announcements
Elect Vice Chair (Action Item)
Task Force members may elect a new Vice Chair.
Adopt Amended Bylaws (Action Item)
Task Force members may adopt amended rules of order which will govern future task force meetings, including changing the location for regular Task Force meetings.
Approve Minutes - September 17, 2025 Meeting (Action Item)
Arts and Culture Bodies (Action Item)
Task Force members will consider recommendations for the following bodies based on evaluation criteria. They may accept, modify, reject, or defer each and will provide direction to staff and the City Attorney’s Office for drafting legislation.
- Arts Commission – combine or eliminate
- Film Commission – combine or eliminate
- Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners Advisory Committee – combine or eliminate
- Library Commission – keep
- War Memorial Board of Trustees – keep
- Asian Art Commission – keep
- Fine Arts Museums Board of Trustees – keep
Building and Permitting Bodies (Action Item)
Task Force members will consider recommendations for the following bodies based on evaluation criteria. They may accept, modify, reject, or defer each and will provide direction to staff and the City Attorney’s Office for drafting legislation.
- Building Inspection Commission – keep
- Code Advisory Committee – combine or eliminate
- Structural Advisory Committee – combine or eliminate
- Board of Appeals – keep
- Board of Examiners – combine
- Abatement Appeals Board – combine
- Access Appeals Commission – combine
Economic Development Bodies (Action Item)
Task Force members will consider recommendations for the following bodies based on evaluation criteria. They may accept, modify, reject, or defer each and will provide direction to staff and the City Attorney’s Office for drafting legislation.
- Airport Commission – keep
- Board of Directors of the San Francisco Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District – keep
- Small Business Commission – keep
- Entertainment Commission – keep
- Cannabis Oversight Committee – keep
Housing and Community Development Bodies (Action Item)
Task Force members will consider recommendations for the following bodies based on evaluation criteria. They may accept, modify, reject, or defer each and will provide direction to staff and the City Attorney’s Office for drafting legislation.
- Citizens Committee on Community Development – combine or eliminate
- Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee - keep
- Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board – keep
- SoMa Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory Committee – combine or eliminate
Planning and Land Use Bodies (Action Item)
Task Force members will consider recommendations for the following bodies based on evaluation criteria. They may accept, modify, reject, or defer each and will provide direction to staff and the City Attorney’s Office for drafting legislation.
- Planning Commission – keep
- Historic Preservation Commission – combine or eliminate
- Bayview Hunters Point Citizens Advisory Committee – combine or eliminate
- South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee – combine or eliminate
- Market and Octavia Community Advisory Committee – combine or eliminate
- Interagency Planning and Implementation Committee – eliminate
Workforce Development Bodies (Action Item)
Task Force members will consider recommendations for the following bodies based on evaluation criteria. They may accept, modify, reject, or defer each and will provide direction to staff and the City Attorney’s Office for drafting legislation.
- Committee on City Workforce Alignment – keep
- Workforce Investment Board – keep
Future Agenda Topics (Discussion Item)
Task Force members may discuss topics for future meeting agendas.
General Public Comment
Members of the public may comment generally for up to three minutes on matters within the Task Force’s purview but not on today’s agenda. The Brown Act prohibits the Task Force from taking action or discussing any item not appearing on the agenda, including those items raised at public comment.
Adjournment
Meeting resources
Video recording
Video recording of the October 1, 2025 Commission Streamlining Task Force meeting
Meeting RecordingRelated documents
Agenda for 10/1 meeting
2025-10-01 Commission Streamlining TF agendaOctober 1, 2025 Approved Meeting Minutes
2025-10-01 Approved Meeting MinutesDecision Log
2025-10-15 CSTF Decision LogPublic Correspondence
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Notice of Bylaws Amendment
The Commission Streamlining Task Force will consider at its upcoming meeting amending bylaws by changing the regular meeting location. The draft bylaws will be made available for public review on Friday, September 26, 2025 on this webpage.
PDF Notice: 2025-09-18 Prop E Task Force Bylaws Notice
Remote Access Procedures
Watch online via Webex: https://tinyurl.com/mpsbbxs8 (password: PropE)
To provide public comment via computer
- Click on the Participants button
- Find your name in the list of Attendees
- Click on the hand icon to raise your hand
- The host will unmute you when it is time for you to comment
- When you are done with your comment, click the hand icon again to lower your hand
To listen or provide public comment by phone
- Dial 415-655-0001 and enter access code 2660 030 1920##
- You will hear a beep when you join the meeting. Please note, if you are calling in before the official meeting start time, the phone line will remain silent.
- Wait for public comment to be announced
- When the Chair or Clerk calls for public comment, dial *3 to be added to the speaker line - you will hear, “you have raised your hand to ask a question. Please wait to speak until the host calls on you.”
- Ensure you are in a quiet location. Before you speak, mute the sound of any equipment around you, including televisions, radios, and computers. It is especially important that you mute your computer (if you are watching via the web link) so there is no echo sound when you speak.
- To withdraw your request to speak, press *3 – you will hear, “you have lowered your hand”
- When the system message says, “your line has been unmuted,” press *6 to confirm being unmuted
- When the Chair or Clerk states “Welcome Caller,” please state your name clearly. As soon as you speak, you will have up to three minutes to provide your comments.
- Once your time has expired, you will be moved out of the speaker line and back as a participant in the meeting (unless you disconnect). You will hear “Your line has been muted.” Press *3 to lower your hand.
- Participants who wish to speak on other public comment periods can stay on the meeting line and listen for the next public comment opportunity
Best Practices
- Call from a quiet location
- Speak slowly and clearly, directly into your phone or microphone
- Turn off the sound on tv’s, radios or other devices near you
- Address the Task Force as a whole, not to individual members
Additional Webex instructions may be found at https://help.webex.com/en-us/article/n62wi3c/Get-startedwith-Webex-Meetings-for-attendees
Written Comments
Members of the public may also submit written comments regarding the subject of the meeting. Such comments will be made part of the official public record and will be brought to the attention of the Task Force. Written comments should be addressed to CommissionStreamlining@sfgov.org or may be mailed to:
Commission Streamlining Task Force City Hall,
Room 362 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Comments pertaining to a specific body or bodies will be summarized for Task Force members in updated policy area staff recommendations if received by 5pm the Thursday prior to the Task Force meeting.
Accessible Meeting Information
The Commission Streamlining Task Force encourages participation by persons with disabilities. Task Force meetings are held at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place in San Francisco. City Hall is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices.
Wheelchair-accessible entrances are located on Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street. Please note the wheelchair lift at Goodlett Place/Polk Street is being replaced for improved operation and reliability. We anticipate having a functioning lift after the completion of construction in late 2025. There are elevators and accessible restrooms located on every floor.
Transit: The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center. Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the F, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Civic Center or Van Ness stations). MUNI bus routes also serving the area are the 5, 6, 19, 21 and 49. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, visit SFMTA Accessible Services or call (415) 701-4485 or 311.
Parking: Accessible parking is available at the Civic Center underground parking garage (McAllister and Polk), and at the Performing Arts parking garage (Grove and Franklin). Accessible curbside parking spaces are located adjacent to City Hall on Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue and in the vicinity of the Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue, adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.
Disability Accommodations: Captions can be enabled if participating remotely via Webex. To request a modification or accommodation such as assistive listening devices, sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas, materials in alternative formats, or other accommodations, contact (415) 554-4851 or CommissionStreamlining@sfgov.org. Providing at least 72 business hours’ advance notice will help to ensure availability. Late requests will be honored, if possible.
Allergies: In order to assist the City in accommodating persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, please refrain from wearing scented products (e.g. perfume and scented lotions) to Task Force meetings
Language Access
Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon requests. Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To request assistance with these services please contact please contact 311 or CommissionStreamlining@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. Late requests will be honored if possible.
語言服務
根據語言服務條例(三藩市行政法典第 91 章),中文、西班牙語和/或菲律賓語(泰加洛語)傳譯人員 在收到要求後將會提供傳譯服務。其他語言協助在可能的情況下也將可提供。上述的要求,請於會 議前最少 48 小時致電 311 或電郵至 CommissionStreamlining@sfgov.org 向委員會秘書 提出。逾期提 出的請求,若可能的話,亦會被考慮接納。
ACCESO A IDIOMAS
De acuerdo con la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas “Language Access Ordinance” (Capítulo 91 del Código Administrativo de San Francisco “Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code”) intérpretes de chino, español y/o filipino (tagalo) estarán disponibles de ser requeridos. La asistencia en idiomas adicionales se tomará en cuenta siempre que sea posible. Para solicitar asistencia con estos servicios favor comunicarse con 311, o CommissionStreamlining@sfgov.org por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible.
PAG-ACCESS SA WIKA A
yon sa Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 ng San Francisco Administrative Code), maaaring magrequest ng mga tagapagsalin sa wikang Tsino, Espanyol, at/o Filipino (Tagalog). Maari din magkaroon ng tulong sa ibang wika. Sa mga ganitong uri ng kahilingan, mangyaring tumawag sa 311, oCommissionStreamlining@sfgov.orgsa hindi bababa sa 48 oras bago mag miting. Kung maari, ang mga late na hiling ay posibleng pagbibigyan
Sunshine Ordinance
Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.
For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force:
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force City Hall, Room 244 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 Phone: (415) 554-7724, Fax: (415) 554-5784 E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, at the San Francisco Public Library, and on the City’s website at https://www.sfgov.org/sunshine
Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals who influence or attempt to influence local policy or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100 – 2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 252-3100, fax (415) 252-3112 and website: http://www.sfgov.org/ethics.
Sound-Producing Electronic Devices
The ringing and use of cell phones and other sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone or other similar sound-producing electronic device.