Legislation

This hearing will evaluate the Controller's Annual Performance Report and its effects on the city budget, while also assessing how various departments are achieving their performance goals. Several city departments, including the Fire Department and Police Department, will be asked to provide updates during this hearing.

Hearing to consider the Controller’s Annual Performance Report and its impact on the budget and to hear how departments are meeting their performance goals; and requesting the Controller’s Office, Fire Department, Public Works, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Department of Emergency Management, Human Services Agency, Recreation and Park Department, Department of Public Health, Library, Police Department, and City Administrator to report.

This legislation calls for a hearing to discuss San Francisco's response to the monkeypox virus, focusing on public education, vaccination efforts for at-risk groups, and coordination with health authorities. It also requests a report from the Department of Public Health on these efforts.

Hearing on the City's response to the monkeypox virus, including public education and outreach on how best to avoid contracting and spreading the virus, efforts to vaccinate at-risk groups against monkeypox, and coordination with the California Department of Public Health and Center for Disease Control; and requesting the Department of Public Health to report.

This hearing aims to update the public on San Francisco's plan to fix issues related to hand hygiene, documentation, contraband, and infection control at Laguna Honda Hospital, which led to the loss of its accreditation and funding. The Department of Public Health will also present a plan to restore these programs by the federal deadline.

Hearing to receive an update on the City's plan to address "hand hygiene, documentation, contraband and infection prevention and control" deficiencies identified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) resulting in the loss of Laguna Honda Hospital's accreditation and CMS Medicare/Medicaid program funding and to present a clear plan for reinstatement of these critical programs by the federal deadline; and requesting the Department of Public Health to report.

This legislation calls for a hearing to discuss how the Compassionate Alternative Response Team (CART) is being implemented in San Francisco. It requests reports from the Department of Emergency Management, Department of Public Health, and the CART Working Group on this initiative.

Hearing on the implementation of the Compassionate Alternative Response Team (CART), as supported unanimously in Board Resolution No. 320-21 (File No. 210459); and requesting the Department of Emergency Management, Department of Public Health and the CART Working Group to report.

This hearing is focused on discussing the implementation of the CARE Court, which aims to provide support for individuals with mental health and substance use issues by October 1, 2023. It will involve presentations from the Department of Public Health, Superior Court, and Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.

Hearing on plans to implement the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court by October 1, 2023; and requesting the Department of Public Health, Superior Court, and Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to present.

This legislation schedules a public hearing for the Board of Supervisors to discuss Laguna Honda Hospital's plan for recertification and the process for transferring and relocating patients. The Department of Public Health will present information during this hearing, which is set for September 26, 2023.

Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on Laguna Honda Hospital’s Strategy for Recertification and the Submission of a Closure and Patient Transfer and Relocation Plan; and requesting the Department of Public Health to present; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M23-010 (File No. 230034), approved on January 24, 2023.

This resolution allows San Francisco to issue and sell up to $30 million in general obligation bonds to fund health and recovery initiatives. It outlines the terms of the bonds, the sale process, and authorizes city officials to manage the issuance and related actions.

Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of not to exceed $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of one or more series of bonds on a tax-exempt or taxable basis of City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Health and Recovery, 2020), Series 2023A; prescribing the form and terms of such bonds and any subseries designation; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents for such bonds; providing for the establishment of accounts and/or subaccounts related to such bonds; authorizing the sale of such bonds by competitive or negotiated sale; approving the forms of the Official Notice of Sale and Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds and directing the publication of the Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds; approving the form of the Purchase Contract; approving the form of the Preliminary Official Statement and the execution of the Official Statement relating to the sale of such bonds; approving the form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; authorizing and approving modifications to such documents; ratifying certain actions previously taken, as defined herein; and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of such bonds, as defined herein.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a $324,061 grant from the Office of Refugee Health for the Refugee Health Assessment Program for the fiscal year 2022-23. The funding will support health assessments for refugees from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $324,061 from the Office of Refugee Health through the California Department of Public Health for participation in a program, entitled “Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP) - Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022-23 Award Number 22-38-90899-00,” for the period of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.

This resolution approves a contract between the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Department of Public Health to provide Health Access Point services for nearly $11.9 million from January 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026. It also allows the Department of Public Health to make minor amendments to the contract without increasing the city's obligations.

Resolution retroactively approving an original contract agreement between the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Department of Public Health (DPH), to provide Health Access Point services in an amount not to exceed $11,886,595 for a total initial contract term of January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, and to authorize DPH to enter into amendments or modifications to the contract prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract or this Resolution.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to use a $178,137 grant from the National Institutes of Health for a program aimed at monitoring and addressing HIV among people who inject drugs. The funding is retroactively authorized for the period from August 15, 2022, to July 31, 2023.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $178,137 from the National Institutes of Health for participation in a program, entitled “Brief Longitudinal Incident Sentinel Surveillance (BLISS) to End the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Epidemic among Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID),” for the period of August 15, 2022, through July 31, 2023.

This resolution approves an increase of over $21.5 million to a contract with Special Service for Groups, Inc. for mental health services, extending the agreement until December 31, 2027, and allowing minor amendments to the contract as needed.

Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between Special Service for Groups, Inc. and the Department of Public Health, for therapeutic and specialty mental health services, to increase the agreement by $21,540,706 for an amount not to exceed $31,513,419; to extend the term by four years and six months, from June 30, 2023, for a total agreement term of July 1, 2018, through December 31, 2027; and to authorize the Department of Public Health to enter into amendments or modifications to the contract prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract or this Resolution.

This resolution approves an increase of over $127 million to a contract with Progress Foundation for behavioral health services, raising the total to nearly $222 million and extending the contract term by five years until December 2027. It also allows the Department of Public Health to make minor amendments to the contract as needed without significantly increasing the city's obligations.

Resolution retroactively approving Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between Progress Foundation and the Department of Public Health (DPH), for behavioral health services; to increase the Agreement by $127,324,481 for an amount not to exceed $221,847,999; to extend the term by five years, from December 31, 2022, for a total Agreement term of July 1, 2018, through December 31, 2027; and to authorize DPH to enter into amendments or modifications to the contract prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract or this Resolution.

This resolution approves a settlement of $76,250 to AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation for an alleged overpayment of penalties and interest related to the Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax for the 2019 tax year. The claim was filed on July 11, 2022, and the resolution has been passed.

Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco for $76,250; the claim was filed on July 11, 2022; the claim involves an alleged overpayment of Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax penalties and interest for the 2019 tax year.

This hearing aims to investigate why the Department of Public Health halted plans for wellness hubs in collaboration with the Gubbio Project and SF AIDS Foundation, and to discuss how DPH intends to address overdose prevention and street conditions without these hubs. It will also seek information on other organizations DPH is partnering with for similar initiatives and request reports from DPH and the Mayor's Office.

Hearing to determine why the Department of Public Health (DPH) stopped any plans towards opening wellness hubs with the Gubbio Project and SF AIDS Foundation, and how DPH plans to implement its own Overdose Prevention Plan, address open-air drug use, and improve conditions on the street without the wellness hubs, and discuss which other organizations that DPH has been working with to open and operate wellness hubs; and requesting DPH and the Mayor's Office to report.

This ordinance repeals the old San Francisco Fire Code and replaces it with a new code based on the 2022 California Fire Code and parts of the 2018 International Fire Code, including local amendments and fees for permits and inspections. It took effect on January 1, 2023, and includes findings related to local conditions and environmental considerations.

Ordinance repealing the existing San Francisco Fire Code in its entirety and enacting a new San Francisco Fire Code consisting of the 2022 California Fire Code and portions of the 2018 International Fire Code, together with amendments specific to San Francisco, including provisions for fees for permits, inspections, and various City services, with an operative date of January 1, 2023; adopting findings of local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code, Section 17958.7; directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward San Francisco’s amendments to the California Building Standards Commission and State Fire Marshal; and making environmental findings.