Legislation

This charter amendment aimed to change how appointments are made to various city commissions by splitting the authority between the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, and to define the City Administrator's oversight functions. The proposal was ultimately rejected and did not pass.

Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to 1) split the power to make appointments to the following bodies between the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors: Airport Commission, Arts Commission, Asian Art Commission, Civil Service Commission, Commission on the Environment, Commission on the Status of Women, Disability and Aging Services Commission, Fire Commission, Health Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Human Rights Commission, Human Services Commission, Juvenile Probation Commission, Library Commission, Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, Public Utilities Commission, Recreation and Park Commission, and War Memorial and Performing Arts Center Board of Trustees; subject Mayoral appointments to those bodies and to the Building Inspection Commission and the Small Business Commission to approval by the Board of Supervisors; provide that the appropriate appointing authority (Mayor or Board of Supervisors, as applicable) may initiate removal of commissioners; and specify that the terms of members of the Asian Art Commission, Building Inspection Commission, Civil Service Commission, and Fine Arts Museums Board of Trustees shall be for four years; and 2) specify the types of functions that the City Administrator may oversee; require that any agencies under the City Administrator be designated by ordinance; authorize the City Administrator to review City programs and services, and employment practices, and to make recommendations to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and departments based on those reviews; prohibit the Mayor from placing functions under the City Administrator without authorization by ordinance; and authorize the City Administrator to recommend removal of any department head to the Mayor or a commission, and require the Mayor or commission to act on the recommendation within 30 days; at an election to be held on June 7, 2022.

This resolution allows San Francisco to operate and maintain two groundwater project wells on land owned by Daly City without paying a fee, effective until June 30, 2034. It also gives the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission the authority to sign necessary documents and make modifications related to this agreement.

Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a No-Fee License with the City of Daly City for the operation and maintenance of two Groundwater Project Wells on land owned by the City of Daly City located at 377 and 370 South Park Plaza Drive, Daly City, San Mateo County, California; and authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's General Manager to execute documents, make certain modifications, and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution, as defined herein, for a term to commence upon execution of the License through June 30, 2034.

This resolution allows the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to use a $500,000 grant to support an additional 100 workers in San Francisco who lost their jobs due to COVID-19. The funding comes from the North Valley Workforce Development Board and is intended to enhance the city's workforce development efforts until August 19, 2023.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $500,000 from the North Valley Workforce Development Board, a recipient of the grant award from United States Department of Labor for CAREER National Dislocated Worker Grant to expand San Francisco’s public workforce development system to respond to an additional 100 dislocated workers impacted by COVID-19 for the grant period of October 1, 2021, through August 19, 2023.

This ordinance allows bars to operate in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District under certain conditions. It also confirms that this decision aligns with environmental regulations and city planning policies.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to conditionally permit Bars in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

This ordinance regulates street vending in San Francisco by requiring permits and establishing associated fees and enforcement measures. It also updates various city codes to align with these changes and merges the Port's vending permit program with the Public Works program.

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to regulate vending, require permits for vending, and authorize permit fees and enforcement actions; amending provisions of the Administrative, Business and Tax Regulations, Park, and Police Codes to conform with those amendments; amending the Port Code to merge its permit program with the Public Works permit program; repealing reporting provisions from the Health Code; and adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit for $135,000 related to an employment dispute involving Antoine Fisher, Jayel Whitted, and Tonya Lett. The lawsuit was filed in July 2019 and has now been resolved with this settlement.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Antoine Fisher, Jayel Whitted, and Tonya Lett against the City and County of San Francisco, et al., for $135,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 2, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 19-577331; entitled Antoine Fisher, et al., vs. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Brendan Mannix for $225,000 related to an employment dispute. This settlement resolves the case that was filed in August 2018.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Brendan Mannix against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 16, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-568967; entitled Brendan Mannix v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This ordinance allows for the establishment of electric vehicle charging stations as a recognized use in the city’s planning code, simplifying the process for converting existing automotive service stations and other automotive uses into charging locations. It also mandates annual reporting on the approvals of these projects by the Planning Department.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create Electric Vehicle Charging Location and Fleet Charging as Automotive Uses, allow conversion of Automotive Service Stations to Electric Vehicle Charging Locations without Conditional Use authorization and principally permit conversion of other Automotive Uses to Electric Vehicle Charging Locations, revise zoning control tables to reflect these changes, and require annual reporting by the Planning Department regarding Electric Vehicle Charging Location and Fleet Charging project approvals; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

This ordinance requires the Department of Public Works to plant replacement street trees within 120 days of their removal and mandates that any unpermitted removals be replaced with trees of equal size. It also establishes penalties for damaging or removing trees and ensures applicants acknowledge potential replacement costs in their tree protection plans.

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to require the Department of Public Works to plant replacement Street Trees within 120 days of removal, require that Street Trees removed without a permit be replaced by Street Trees of equal size, require that Tree protection plans include the applicant’s acknowledgement of potential Tree replacement costs, and set maximum administrative penalties for removing or injuring Street Trees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.