San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. XLIX Board of Directors of the San

For purposes of this Article XLIX, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings: “Board of Directors of the Downtown Revitalization District” or “Board of Directors” or “District Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District, the governing board established to act as the governing board for the Downtown Revitalization District. The Board of Directors of the Downtown Revitalization District is a Commission as defined in Section 5.1-1. “City” shall mean the City and County of San Francisco. “Downtown Revitalization District” shall mean the San Francisco Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District. “Downtown Revitalization Financing Plan” shall have the meaning given that term in Section 5.49-3. (Added by Ord. 82-25, File No. 250424, App. 6/12/2025, Eff. 7/13/2025; amended by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

REVITALIZATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY FINANCING DISTRICT. The Board of Supervisors hereby establishes the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing District in accordance with California Government Code Section 62452(b). (Added by Ord. 82-25, File No. 250424, App. 6/12/2025, Eff. 7/13/2025)

The Board of Directors shall serve as the governing body for the Downtown Revitalization District and, in that capacity, shall be responsible for the duties imposed by California Government Code Sections 62450 et seq., as may be amended from time to time, (the “Downtown Revitalization Law”) including, but not limited to the following: (a) Facilitating the preparation of, adopting, and implementing the downtown revitalization financing plan described in California Government Code Section 62456 (“Downtown Revitalization Financing Plan”) for the Downtown Revitalization Financing District. The Downtown Revitalization Financing Plan will describe, among other things, the allocation by the City to the Downtown Revitalization Financing District of certain incremental property tax revenue generated by commercial-to-residential conversion projects within Downtown Revitalization District for the purpose of financing commercial-to-residential conversion projects of communitywide significance that provide significant benefits to the Downtown Revitalization District or the City. (b) Facilitating the timely preparation and delivery of the annual report required by California Government Code Section 62453(e).

(Added by Ord. 82-25, File No. 250424, App. 6/12/2025, Eff. 7/13/2025)

The Board of Directors shall consist of five voting members and one alternate member, as follows: (a) Seats 1-3 shall be held by members of the Board of Supervisors appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors. (b) Seat 4 shall be an alternate seat held by a member of the Board of Supervisors appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors. The alternate member may serve and vote in place of any one of the three members in seats 1-3 who is unavailable to vote due to absence from a meeting, recusal from a specific meeting agenda item, or a vacancy in the seat. The alternative member is otherwise not authorized to vote. (c) Seats 5 and 6 shall be held by members of the public, nominated by the President of the Board of Supervisors and appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Appointment of members of the public to seats 5 and 6 shall comply with California Government Code Section 54970 et seq., as may be amended from time to time. (Added by Ord. 82-25, File No. 250424, App. 6/12/2025, Eff. 7/13/2025)

(a) The Board of Directors shall come into existence on the date that appointments have been made to three of the five voting seats on the body. (b) The President of the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Supervisors shall make initial appointments to all five seats on the Board of Directors as specified in Section 5.49-4 above by no later than 90 days following the effective date of this Article XLIX. (c) The terms of all six members of the Board of Directors shall commence on the date the Board of Directors comes into existence, as specified in Section 5.49-5(a), whether or not all members have been appointed as of that date. (d) Members of the Board of Directors shall serve four-year terms, except that the initial appointments to seats 3 and 5 shall be for two-year terms. Subsequent appointments to seats 3 and 5 shall be for four-year terms. The terms and term limits established in Section 5.1-2 shall otherwise apply. (e) Members of the Board of Directors shall receive no compensation, but they may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code. (f) Members of the Board of Directors are subject to Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code. (g) The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall provide administrative and clerical support to the Board of Directors, unless and until that function is reassigned to another City department as part of the annual budget process. Costs incurred in connection with administrative and clerical support to the Board of Directors shall be paid by the Downtown Revitalization District as provided in the Downtown Revitalization Law. (h) The Office of Economic and Workforce Development shall provide analytical support to the Downtown Revitalization Financing District as needed to fulfill the obligations and purposes described in Section 5.49-3. Costs incurred in connection with such analytical support shall be paid by the Downtown Revitalization District as provided in the Downtown Revitalization Law. (i) As permitted by the Downtown Revitalization Law, all costs incurred by any other City department in connection with the creation, management or other administrative support for the Downtown Revitalization District shall be paid by the Downtown Revitalization District. (Added by Ord. 82-25, File No. 250424, App. 6/12/2025, Eff. 7/13/2025; amended by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

(a) The Board of Directors shall have the powers and duties set forth in the Downtown Revitalization Law. (b) The Board of Directors shall have no authority to act on behalf of the City. The Downtown Revitalization Financing District, once formed, shall be a governmental entity separate and distinct from the City, and its sole purpose shall be to finance commercial-to-

residential conversion projects or other projects of communitywide significance in downtown San Francisco that support downtown revitalization and economic recovery in accordance with the Downtown Revitalization Law. (Added by Ord. 82-25, File No. 250424, App. 6/12/2025, Eff. 7/13/2025; amended by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

(a) The Board of Directors shall hold its inaugural meeting no later than 120 days after the effective date of the ordinance establishing this Article XLIX. (b) Following the inaugural meeting, and not counting the inaugural meeting, the Board of Directors shall hold a regular meeting not less than one time per year. (Added by Ord. 82-25, File No. 250424, App. 6/12/2025, Eff. 7/13/2025; amended by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

Unless the Board of Supervisors by ordinance extends the term of the Board of Directors, it shall terminate on the date on which the Downtown Revitalization Financing District no longer receives property tax revenues under the Downtown Revitalization Financing Plan. After that date, the City Attorney is authorized to cause this Article XLIX to be removed from the Administrative Code. (Added by Ord. 82-25, File No. 250424, App. 6/12/2025, Eff. 7/13/2025; amended by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)