The ordinance allows the Department of Public Health to give a one-time grant of up to $456,000 to Planned Parenthood Northern California for security personnel to enhance access to family planning and reproductive healthcare services over a two-year period. It also mandates annual reports to the Board of Supervisors on the selected security personnel and any security incidents at Planned Parenthood NC.
Ordinance authorizing the Department of Public Health (“Department”) to award a one-time grant to Planned Parenthood Northern California (“Planned Parenthood NC”) by waiving the competitive solicitation requirements of Administrative Code, Chapter 21G, for the purpose of funding security personnel to support access to family planning and other sexual and reproductive healthcare services in an amount not to exceed $456,000 for a term not to exceed two years to commence on April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2027; and requiring the Department to provide an annual report to the Board of Supervisors on the security personnel selected by Planned Parenthood NC and security incidents experienced by Planned Parenthood NC.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to enhance security at Planned Parenthood Northern California due to increasing threats against reproductive healthcare providers.
The Board approved an ordinance authorizing a $400,000 grant to Planned Parenthood to fund security personnel without competitive solicitation requirements, responding to rising security incidents.
Planned Parenthood reported 77 security incidents from April 2023 to March 2024, primarily related to protests, highlighting the ongoing need for security funding.
The Mayor's Office submitted a request for a waiver to bypass competitive solicitation requirements for the new grant to Planned Parenthood, included in the budget submission.
The committee recommended the ordinance to authorize the Department of Public Health to award a one-time grant to Planned Parenthood for security services.
The Board continued the ordinance on first reading, allowing further discussion before final approval.
The Board finally passed the ordinance, authorizing a grant not to exceed $456,000 to Planned Parenthood for security personnel over two years.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, allowing the Department of Public Health to proceed with the grant agreement.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
