This ordinance allows the Department of Public Works to approve and amend contracts related to the Transbay Project without needing the Board of Supervisors' approval. It also authorizes the Department to sign access agreements necessary for the project's development.
Ordinance delegating Board of Supervisors approval authority under Charter, Section 9.118(a), to the Department of Public Works to enter into and amend contracts with the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (“OCII”) for the Transbay Project; and authorizing the Department of Public Works to execute certain access agreements necessary to further the development of the Transbay Project.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to delegate contract approval authority for the Transbay Project to the Department of Public Works, following prior redevelopment plans and legal requirements.
The Board approved a Redevelopment Plan for the Transbay Project Area by Ordinance No. 124-05.
The Board approved additional aspects of the Redevelopment Plan by Ordinance No. 99-06.
Assembly Bill 26 dissolved the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and established successor agencies to manage ongoing obligations.
The Department approved the Transbay Redevelopment Project Implementation Agreement as an enforceable obligation.
The Mayor introduced the ordinance to delegate approval authority to the Department of Public Works for contracts with OCII for the Transbay Project.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the ordinance for approval.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance, delegating contract approval authority to the Department of Public Works.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
