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Showing Business & Economy · Jan 2024 legislation (17).

Ordinance#231124
Jan 30, 2024

This ordinance updates the rules for filing the Form 700, which is a Statement of Economic Interests, for officers and employees in the General Services Agency. It aims to clarify the conflict of interest requirements to ensure transparency and compliance.

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for officers and employees in the General Services Agency under the City Administrator.

Business & EconomyGovernance & Elections
Passed
16-0
Ordinance#231237
Jan 30, 2024

This ordinance allows the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to use a grant of over $1 million from the California Department of Public Health to fund new positions related to forensic analysis and toxicology. It also updates the city's salary ordinance to include these grant-funded roles for the next several years.

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,086,740.83 from the California Department of Public Health, Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of grant-funded Class 2403 Forensic Laboratory Analyst, Class 2456 Forensic Toxicologist, and Class 2457 Forensic Toxicologist Supervisor positions, as required, for the period beginning December 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.

Budget & TaxesPublic HealthBusiness & Economy
By Rafael Mandelman
18-0 /1
Resolution#231248
Jan 30, 2024

This resolution approves a settlement for a grievance filed by the San Francisco Deputy Sheriff’s Association, resulting in a payment of $94,675 to resolve an employment dispute. The grievance pertains to issues outlined in the existing employment agreement between the deputies and the city.

Resolution approving the settlement of the grievance filed on October 20, 2021, by San Francisco Deputy Sheriff’s Association on behalf of class 8504 Deputy Sheriffs, 8304 Deputy Sheriffs and 8306 Senior Deputy Sheriffs against the City and County of San Francisco by the payment of $94,675; the grievance involves an employment dispute under the Memorandum of Understanding.

Public SafetyBusiness & EconomySocial Services & Equity
Passed
5-0 /1
Ordinance#231158
Jan 30, 2024

The ordinance requires medical specimen collection sites to partner with certain approved entities, maintain hygiene and privacy standards, and prohibits them from paying individuals for tests. Violations of these standards can result in misdemeanor charges and administrative penalties from the Department of Public Health.

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; prohibiting such sites from paying individuals to take a medical test; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a misdemeanor offense and a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.

Public HealthBusiness & EconomySocial Services & Equity
By Matt Dorsey
19-0 /2
Hearing#231121
Jan 30, 2024

This hearing addresses the progress of San Francisco's plan to increase residential treatment beds for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders, focusing on higher levels of care and identifying barriers to expansion. It also requests reports from relevant city departments and courts on these issues.

Hearing on the status of the City's residential treatment bed expansion plan for people suffering from mental health and substance use disorders; additional needs for treatment beds, particularly for higher acuity levels of care; barriers and solutions to achieving the City's goals of expanding treatment beds across its behavioral health system; and requesting the Department of Public Health, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, and the San Francisco Superior Court - Collaborative Courts to report.

HousingPublic HealthBusiness & Economy
By Rafael Mandelman
3-0
Resolution#231123
Jan 24, 2024

This resolution allows Soares & Sinclair LLC to transfer a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license for their business, Willow on the Green, located at 1327B-9th Avenue. It also requests that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control does not impose additional conditions on the license issuance.

Resolution determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license to Soares & Sinclair LLC, to do business as Willow on the Green, located at 1327B-9th Avenue (District 7), in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose no further conditions on the issuance of the license.

EnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
5-0
Hearing#240067
Jan 23, 2024

This legislation calls for a hearing to review a report from the Controller regarding invoices related to a grant agreement between the San Francisco Police Department and SF SAFE. It requests updates from various city offices and the SF SAFE Board on this matter.

Hearing on the Controller's report on the assessment of invoices reviewed under a grant agreement between the San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco SAFE (SF SAFE); and requesting the Controller's Office, San Francisco Police Department, Mayor's Office of Economic Workforce Development, and SF SAFE Board of Directors to report.

Public SafetyBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
By Connie Chan
2-0 /2
Resolution#231240
Jan 23, 2024

This resolution allows the Department on the Status of Women to accept an increased grant of $155,850.45 from the Blue Shield California Foundation, bringing the total grant amount to $305,850.45 for a program aimed at ending domestic violence, covering the period from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department on the Status of Women to accept and expend a grant increase in the amount of $155,850.45 for a total amount of $305,850.45 from the Blue Shield California Foundation for a one-year grant period from April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024, for the Leveraging Collaboratives to End Domestic Violence Program.

Public SafetyBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
By Rafael Mandelman
8-0
Resolution#231118
Jan 23, 2024

This resolution allows the Department of Building Inspection to use a $100,000 grant from the California Energy Commission to support the California Automated Permit Processing Program and implement the SolarAPP+ online solar permitting system from September 1, 2023, to May 31, 2027. It has been officially approved and is now in effect.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Building Inspection to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the California Energy Commission for participation in the California Automated Permit Processing Program and for costs associated directly with the adoption and maintenance of SolarAPP+, an online, automated solar permitting platform, for the period of September 1, 2023, through May 31, 2027.

Budget & TaxesEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
By Rafael Mandelman
8-0
Ordinance#230988
Jan 23, 2024

This ordinance requires cannabis retail locations to be at least 600 feet away from daycare centers and states that if a cannabis business stops operating for 18 months, it cannot reopen unless it goes through the process as a new business. It also confirms that the Planning Department's actions comply with environmental and planning regulations.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require a minimum distance of 600 feet between a Cannabis Retail Use and daycare centers, exempt pending applications from that distance requirement, and establish an 18-month period of discontinuance of a Cannabis Retail Use as abandonment of the business, preventing its restoration except as a new Cannabis Retail Use; and 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Business & EconomyLand Use & PlanningHonorary / Symbolic
Filed
no vote
Resolution#231283
Jan 19, 2024

This resolution extends the time for the Planning Commission to decide on a proposed ordinance that would set a 600-foot distance requirement between cannabis retail locations and daycare centers, exempt pending applications from this rule, and define a period after which a cannabis business would be considered abandoned. It also affirms the Planning Department's compliance with environmental and planning regulations.

Resolution retroactively extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 230988) amending the Planning Code to require a minimum distance of 600 feet between a Cannabis Retail Use and daycare centers, exempt pending applications from that distance requirement, and establish an 18-month period of discontinuance of a Cannabis Retail Use as abandonment of the business, preventing its restoration except as a new Cannabis Retail Use; and 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Business & EconomyLand Use & PlanningHonorary / Symbolic
Passed
5-0
Ordinance#231223
Jan 17, 2024

This ordinance requires businesses that want to provide parcel delivery services to obtain special permission and prohibits these services from being offered as a secondary use alongside other businesses. It also updates zoning regulations to align with these new requirements and confirms that the changes are in line with environmental and planning standards.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require Conditional Use authorizations for establishing Parcel Delivery Service uses, prohibit Non-Cannabis Parcel Delivery Service as an accessory use, and revise zoning control tables to reflect these changes; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyLand Use & Planning
By Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Myrna Melgar
12-0
Resolution#220954
Jan 17, 2024

This resolution urges city departments to provide the Board of Supervisors with information needed to develop a comprehensive strategy called "San Francisco Recovers" aimed at addressing accidental drug overdose deaths, supporting recovery from addiction, and eliminating open drug markets and related public issues. The goal is to create a coordinated approach to improve community safety and health.

Resolution urging City departments to report to the Board of Supervisors with specific information necessary to permit the Board to scope a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained citywide strategy called ?San Francisco Recovers' to reverse the City's crisis in accidental drug overdose deaths; to incentivize and support recovery from drug addiction; and to end overt drug markets, open-air drug scenes and associated public nuisances and harms to the community.

TransportationPublic HealthBusiness & Economy
By Matt Dorsey, Rafael Mandelman
no vote
Ordinance#230862
Jan 10, 2024

This ordinance temporarily suspends the annual registration requirement and fee for vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts until December 31, 2024. It also confirms that the Planning Department's assessment complies with environmental regulations.

Ordinance amending the Building Code to temporarily suspend the annual registration requirement and registration fee for vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts through December 31, 2024; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Budget & TaxesEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Filed
3-0
Hearing#220472
Jan 10, 2024

This legislation calls for a hearing to examine how the city's hiring practices impact racial equity and to assess progress towards achieving diverse representation in city jobs. It also requests a report from the Office of the Budget and Legislative Analyst on these issues.

Hearing on departmental hiring patterns with regard to racial equity and progress towards the goal of equitable diversity in City employment; and requesting the Office of the Budget and Legislative Analyst to report.

Budget & TaxesBusiness & EconomySocial Services & Equity
By Shamann Walton
6-0
Ordinance#230736
Jan 3, 2024

This ordinance prohibits firearm possession in certain locations, including childcare facilities, City property, and places of worship, with exceptions for designated concealed carry license holders. It also applies to private commercial establishments unless the owner allows it.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to prohibit firearm possession, with exceptions for designated concealed carry license holders, in childcare facilities, City property, election facilities, medical facilities, and private parks and playgrounds, and in places of worship and private commercial establishments unless the owner provides express consent.

Public SafetyBusiness & EconomyGovernance & Elections
By Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Myrna Melgar
1-0
Hearing#220475
Jan 3, 2024

This legislation calls for a hearing to discuss the economic recovery of San Francisco's arts and cultural institutions and to provide updates on the Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program. It requests reports from several city departments, including the Office of the Controller and the Municipal Transportation Agency.

Hearing on updates and to report on the economic recovery of San Francisco's arts and cultural institutions, including an update and report on the status of the implementation of the Golden Gate Park Access and Safety Program; and requesting the Office of the Controller, Fine Arts Museums, Municipal Transportation Agency, and Recreation Park Department to report.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Filed
1-0