The ordinance reallocates $400,000 from the General City Responsibility fund and $14,303 from the Department of Public Works to various projects in District 7, including median improvements, playground updates, and public art initiatives. It specifies funding for improvements in several neighborhoods, enhancing infrastructure and community spaces.
Ordinance de-appropriating $400,000 from General City Responsibility (GEN) and $14,303 from the Department of Public Works (DPW); and appropriating for District 7 Projects in the amounts of $164,303 to DPW for median improvements in Monterey Heights, new curb ramps in Westwood Park, sidewalk repair in Ingleside Terraces, and for Westwood Park pillars; $100,000 to the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (CHF) for playground update and black top at West Portal Elementary School, and for a mural and signage updates at Commodore Sloat Elementary; $50,000 to the Arts Commission (ART) for a mural on Monterey Boulevard; $50,000 to the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (ECN) for a series of art pop ups on Ocean Avenue; and $50,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for daylighting and bollards in Sunnyside in Fiscal Year (FY) FY2025-2026.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the District 7 participatory budgeting process, which involved community input on funding allocations for local projects.
Residents were invited to submit project proposals for funding from February 17 to March 28, 2025.
Residents voted on the submitted project proposals from June 9 to June 22, 2025.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the ordinance for approval, which reallocates funds for various District 7 projects.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading, allowing for the reallocation of funds to community projects.
The ordinance was finally passed by the Board of Supervisors, officially reallocating funds for District 7 projects.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, finalizing the funding allocations for the identified projects.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
