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Ordinance#211172
Jan 27, 2022

This ordinance requires the Police Department and the District Attorney to submit quarterly reports on domestic violence cases and abuse against minors to city officials. It also mandates the District Attorney to report on the number of crime victims who received services.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Police Department and the District Attorney to submit quarterly reports to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and various City departments regarding the number of cases of domestic violence and cases involving certain types of abuse against minors, and to require the District Attorney to submit quarterly reports to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and various City departments regarding the total number of crime victims to whom the District Attorney has provided or made documented efforts to provide services.

Public SafetyGovernance & ElectionsSocial Services & Equity
By Myrna Melgar, Rafael Mandelman, Shamann Walton
12-0
Resolution#211240
Jan 26, 2022

This resolution formally apologizes to Chinese immigrants and their descendants for historical discrimination and violence they faced in San Francisco. It also commits the city to addressing and correcting these past injustices.

Resolution apologizing on behalf of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco to Chinese immigrants and their descendants for systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence, and atrocities; and committing to the rectification and redress of past policies and misdeeds.

Public SafetyBudget & TaxesSocial Services & Equity
By Rafael Mandelman, Shamann Walton
4-0
Hearing#200777
Jan 25, 2022

Schedules a public hearing about: Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on November 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., for the Members of the Board of Supervisors to hear and receive updates on the progress and implementation status of the Unites States Department of Justice recommendations regarding reforms within the Police Department.

Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on November 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., for the Members of the Board of Supervisors to hear and receive updates on the progress and implementation status of the Unites States Department of Justice recommendations regarding reforms within the Police Department; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M20-125, approved on September 15, 2020.

Public SafetyHonorary / Symbolic
Unfinished Business
126-0 /4
Ordinance#211100
Jan 25, 2022

This ordinance provides health insurance coverage to members of the Public Works Commission, Sanitation and Streets Commission, and Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board through the San Francisco Health Service System. It aims to ensure these officials have access to necessary health benefits.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide members of the Public Works Commission, Sanitation and Streets Commission, and Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board with health insurance coverage through the San Francisco Health Service System.

Public SafetyTransportationGovernance & Elections
By Shamann Walton
10-0
Ordinance#210869
Jan 25, 2022

This ordinance requires the San Francisco Police Department to analyze how to implement a system for registering private security firms. The goal is to ensure these firms comply with legal standards and do not engage in discriminatory practices like racial profiling.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to require the Police Department to perform an analysis for the implementation of Article 25, which, among other things, provides for registration of private protection and security services with the Police Department, to ensure that private security firms abide by all legal requirements and that they not engage in racial profiling or other discriminatory practices.

Public Safety
By Myrna Melgar, Rafael Mandelman
8-0
Resolution#211237
Jan 21, 2022

This resolution allows the Department of Emergency Management to accept and use a $100,000 donation of air filtration units from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The units will support the Wildfire Air Quality Response Program from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2024.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to accept and expend a gift of new air filtration units with an estimated market value of $100,000 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to support implementation of the Wildfire Air Quality Response Program for the project term of August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2024.

Public Safety
Passed
4-0
Resolution#211206
Jan 21, 2022

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to apply for continued funding under the Ryan White Act for HIV/AIDS emergency relief, requesting over $15.5 million for the San Francisco area for the upcoming year. It has been approved to support ongoing HIV/AIDS services in the community.

Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to submit an application to continue to receive funding for the Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief Grant Program from the Health Resources Services Administration; and requesting $15,590,728 in HIV Emergency Relief Program funding for the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Area for the period of March 1, 2022, through February 28, 2023.

Public SafetyBudget & TaxesPublic Health
By Rafael Mandelman
4-0
Ordinance#211301
Jan 20, 2022

This ordinance requires city departments to review permits within 30 days and limits the issuance of fines for shared spaces violations until April 1, 2023, except for specific safety and access issues. It also directs departments to end the temporary shared spaces program by March 31, 2023, unless the local emergency is terminated earlier.

Ordinance amending the Administrative and Public Works Codes to urge departments to review permits within 30 days, limit until April 1, 2023, the issuance of fines for violations of shared spaces requirements except to enforce access requirements for persons with disabilities or first responder personnel, pedestrian and vehicular safety, and removal of abandoned structures, and directing departments to wind down the temporary program no later than March 31, 2023, subject to earlier termination of the Local Emergency; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Public SafetyTransportationEnvironment
By Connie Chan, Myrna Melgar
15-0
Hearing#211216
Jan 14, 2022

This legislation calls for a hearing to discuss pedestrian safety measures around public and private schools in San Francisco, including updates on traffic safety improvements and the Safe Routes to Schools Program. It requests reports from the Municipal Transportation Agency, Police Department, and San Francisco County Transportation Authority on these matters.

Hearing on pedestrian safety around both public and private schools in San Francisco; requesting a presentation on the on-going implementation of traffic safety and traffic calming improvements around schools; requesting an update on the Safe Routes to Schools Program; and requesting the Municipal Transportation Agency, Police Department, and San Francisco County Transportation Authority to report.

Public SafetyTransportation
By Myrna Melgar
1-0
Ordinance#211131
Jan 13, 2022

This ordinance defines "core delivery service" for food delivery companies and allows them to charge restaurants a maximum of 15% per order fee for this service without additional costs. It also requires these companies to inform restaurants about this option and to clearly outline all fees in their contracts.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to define core delivery service to mean a service that both lists a covered establishment on all of a third-party food delivery service’s platforms, including websites and mobile applications, and facilitates and/or performs delivery of food and/or beverages from the establishment; to exempt from the 15% cap on per-order fees, starting January 31, 2023, third-party food delivery services that offer restaurants the option to obtain only core delivery service at a cost of no more than 15% of the purchase price of an online order without requiring the purchase of additional services, and that notify all covered establishments with which the third-party food delivery services have an existing contract of this option no later than December 1, 2022; and to require that contracts between a third-party food delivery service and a covered establishment clearly define the fees, commissions, or charges associated with contracted services.

Public SafetyBudget & TaxesGovernance & Elections
By Connie Chan, Rafael Mandelman, Shamann Walton
12-0
Ordinance#211283
Jan 13, 2022

This ordinance allows the Sheriff to hire private individuals and companies to provide additional law enforcement services for retail and commercial businesses. It aims to enhance security in these areas.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Sheriff to contract with private individuals and private entities to provide supplemental law enforcement services to retail and commercial establishments.

Public SafetyBudget & TaxesGovernance & Elections
By Rafael Mandelman
9-3
Ordinance#211132
Jan 13, 2022

This ordinance creates a portable Paid Sick Leave system for domestic workers in San Francisco, allowing them to accumulate sick leave benefits regardless of their employer. It also requires employers who do not offer sick leave to compensate domestic workers through this system.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to establish a portable Paid Sick Leave (PSL) system for domestic workers, and to require hiring entities that do not directly provide PSL to provide PSL payments to domestic workers using the portable system.

Public Safety
By Connie Chan, Myrna Melgar, Rafael Mandelman
8-0
Ordinance#211174
Jan 13, 2022

This ordinance allocates $2,479,218 from the city's General Fund reserves to the Fire Department to hire more paramedics to address staffing shortages for the fiscal year 2021-2022. It requires a two-thirds approval vote from the Board of Supervisors for a portion of the funding amounting to $2,393,268.

Ordinance appropriating $2,479,218 of General Fund General Reserves to the Fire Department for increased staffing to address paramedic staffing shortages in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022; this Ordinance requires a two-thirds approval vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors for $2,393,268 pursuant to Charter, Section 9.113(c).

Public SafetyBudget & Taxes
By Rafael Mandelman
8-0
Ordinance#211175
Jan 13, 2022

This ordinance adds 50 new positions to the Fire Department to help alleviate paramedic staffing shortages for the fiscal year 2021-2022. It amends the existing salary ordinance to reflect these changes.

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 109-21 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023) to reflect the addition of 50 new positions (13.68 FTEs) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 in the Fire Department to address paramedic staffing shortages.

Public SafetyBudget & Taxes
By Rafael Mandelman
8-0
Ordinance#211163
Jan 12, 2022

This ordinance allows the City Administrator to modify leases and forgive rent for nonresidential tenants who faced financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic between January and June 2021. It also waives certain administrative and environmental requirements to expedite this process.

Ordinance authorizing the City Administrator to amend certain leases and forgive rent due between January 2021 and June 2021 with nonresidential tenants, and waiving Administrative Code and Environmental Code requirements enacted after the most recent modification of each lease, in order to allow for expeditious rent forgiveness necessitated by the financial hardship caused by the public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HousingPublic SafetyPublic Health
Filed
no vote
Resolution#211304
Jan 5, 2022

This resolution acknowledges the 2021 Overdose Prevention Policies from various city departments aimed at reducing drug overdoses among clients who use drugs. It outlines how these departments and their partners will implement strategies to address this issue.

Resolution receiving the 2021 Overdose Prevention Policies for the Department of Public Health, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Healthy Streets Operation Center through the Department of Emergency Management, and Human Services Agency describing how the department and its grantees that provide direct services to clients who use drugs will promote strategies to reduce drug overdoses, submitted as required by Administrative Code, Section 15.17.

HousingPublic SafetyPublic Health
Passed
4-0
Motion#211319
Jan 4, 2022

This motion allows City policy bodies to hold meetings remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some exceptions for in-person meetings. It also mandates that members of these bodies be fully vaccinated by January 31, 2022.

Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Forty-First Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by requiring City policy bodies to hold meetings by teleconference or other remote technology, subject to exceptions for: 1) City policy bodies that receive permission to meet in person to act on personnel matters; 2) beginning on January 8, 2022, the Redistricting Task Force; and 3) City policies bodies that receive permission to meet in person based on a finding that holding an in-person meeting would provide a significant benefit to the public; and requiring members of City policy bodies to be fully vaccinated by January 31, 2022.

Public SafetyPublic HealthGovernance & Elections
By Shamann Walton
4-0
Motion#211322
Jan 4, 2022

This motion schedules a public hearing for the Board of Supervisors to discuss the Mayor's proclamation regarding a local emergency due to drug overdoses in the Tenderloin. The hearing will take place on January 4, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. during the regular meeting.

Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on January 4, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., during the regular Board of Supervisors Meeting, to hold a public hearing on the Mayor’s December 17, 2021 Proclamation of a Local Emergency Relating to Drug Overdoses in the Tenderloin.

Public SafetyPublic Health
Passed
4-0
Motion#211324
Jan 4, 2022

This motion addresses the Mayor's December 2021 declaration of a local emergency due to rising drug overdoses in the Tenderloin, either agreeing with or retracting that declaration. It is currently filed and awaiting further action.

Motion concurring/withdrawing concurrence in the December 17, 2021, Proclamation by the Mayor Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency in connection with the sudden increase in drug overdoses in the Tenderloin.

Public SafetyPublic HealthHonorary / Symbolic
Filed
10-2
Hearing#211323
Jan 4, 2022

This legislation schedules a public hearing for the Board of Supervisors to discuss Mayor London N. Breed's proclamation of a local emergency concerning drug overdoses in the Tenderloin. The hearing is set for March 15, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.

Hearing of the Board of Supervisors convening as a Committee of the Whole on March 15, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on Mayor London N. Breed’s December 17, 2021, Proclamation of a Local Emergency Relating to Drug Overdoses in the Tenderloin; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M22-002, approved on January 4, 2022.

Public SafetyPublic Health
Filed
6-2