This resolution allows the Mayor's Office and the Department of Homelessness to seek donations from private organizations to enhance temporary shelter and services for homeless individuals, bypassing certain regulations. It aims to increase support for those experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.
Resolution authorizing the Office of the Mayor and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the expansion of temporary shelter and other homeless services to support people experiencing homelessness, notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the need to expand temporary shelter and homeless services in San Francisco, prompted by ongoing homelessness challenges and previous resolutions waiving restrictions on soliciting donations.
The Board of Supervisors and Mayor declared a shelter crisis, affirming the city's commitment to providing shelter and services for the homeless.
The city released 'Home by the Bay: An Equity-Driven Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness', which called for 1,075 new shelter beds to reduce unsheltered homelessness by 50%.
The Board unanimously approved Resolution No. 483-23, waiving the Behested Payment Ordinance to allow the Mayor and HSH to solicit donations for homeless services.
The Board approved Resolution No. 125-24, granting a six-month waiver of the Behested Payments Ordinance for the Mayor and HSH.
The committee amended the resolution and recommended it for adoption to allow solicitation of donations for homeless services.
The Board adopted the resolution authorizing the Mayor and HSH to solicit donations for expanding temporary shelter and homeless services.
The Mayor approved the resolution, allowing the solicitation of donations to support homeless services.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
This resolution allows the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to seek donations from private organizations to expand temporary shelter and services for homeless individuals, bypassing certain restrictions in the Behested Payment Ordinance. It has been officially passed.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s Executive Director, Chief Deputies, Deputy Directors and Program Directors to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the expansion of temporary shelter and other homeless services to support people experiencing homelessness, notwithstanding the Behested Payment city law. In short: a symbolic stance, not a binding law.
A formal position or approval by the Board: Allow the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing’s Executive Director, Chief Deputies, Deputy Directors and Program Directors to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the expansion of temporary shelter and other homeless services to support people experiencing homelessness, notwithstanding the Behested Payment city law. In short: a symbolic stance, not a binding law.
This resolution allows the Mayor's Office and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to seek donations from private organizations to enhance temporary shelter and services for homeless individuals, bypassing certain regulations on soliciting funds. It has been officially approved.
