Legislation

This ordinance waives certain first-year fees for small businesses that start or open a new location, retroactive to July 1, 2023, and provides refunds for any fees already paid. It aims to support new small businesses in San Francisco.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

This ordinance aims to simplify the permitting process for certain commercial activities on upper floors in downtown areas. It also confirms that the Planning Department's assessment complies with environmental regulations.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to expand streamlined permitting review of principally permitted commercial uses to upper floors in C-3 (Downtown Commercial) Districts; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

This resolution allows Universal Life Corral, LLC to obtain a liquor license for their business, The Stud, located at 1123 Folsom Street. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license to ensure it meets local needs.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to Universal Life Corral, LLC, to do business as the Stud, located at 1123 Folsom Street (District 6), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4; and requesting that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license.

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.

This legislation is a hearing to review an audit of the Ocean Avenue Association conducted on June 29, 2023. It requests reports from the Office of the Controller, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and the Ocean Avenue Association.

Hearing to discuss the audit of the Ocean Avenue Association issued on June 29, 2023; and requesting the Office of the Controller, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and Ocean Avenue Association to report.

This resolution designates Gregangelo & Velocity Art & Entertainment as a landmark under the Planning Code, recognizing its historical and cultural significance. The location is at 225 San Leandro Way in San Francisco.

Resolution initiating a landmark designation under Article 10 of the Planning Code of Gregangelo & Velocity Art & Entertainment, located at 225 San Leandro Way, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3253, Lot No. 015.

The resolution urges the City Attorney and the Mayor to ask the State Department of Housing and Community Development to extend deadlines and revise their review policies to align with San Francisco's housing goals. It emphasizes the city's commitment to both creating new housing and preserving existing housing while ensuring compliance with fair housing laws.

Resolution urging the City Attorney and the Mayor to request that the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD): 1) extend the deadlines for Required Actions in HCD’s Policy and Practice Review to ensure that all of San Francisco’s extensive, collaborative work to further housing development does not lead to de-certification of San Francisco’s adopted Housing Element; 2) revise and correct HCD’s Policy and Practice Review to be consistent with all policies in San Francisco’s adopted Housing Element, including its policies and actions related to affordable housing and equity, as well as the City’s legal obligations to affirmatively further fair housing, and to be consistent with San Francisco’s status as a Charter City imbued with the power of local action over municipal affairs; and setting forth that as part of the City’s Housing Element implementation, it is the policy of the City to address the dual goals of production of new housing as well as the preservation of existing housing.

This ordinance requires that any business sign work on designated landmark sites or in historic districts undergo a hearing with the Historic Preservation Commission instead of just an administrative review by Planning Department staff, specifically for major alterations. It also affirms the Planning Department's environmental assessment and includes findings related to public welfare and consistency with city planning policies.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require compliance with the procedures of Planning Code, Article 10, for certain work involving a business sign on a designated landmark site or in a designated historic district, and to require a hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission rather than an administrative review by Planning Department staff of applications for a permit to install business signs to a Significant or Contributory building or a building in a Conservation District in the C-3 (Downtown) area, provided that the permit is for a Major Alteration; 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.

The ordinance simplifies the approval process for neighborhood projects on sidewalks and public spaces, reduces fees for minor permits, and clarifies rules for commemorative plaques and encroachments. It also confirms compliance with environmental regulations.

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

This ordinance updates the rules for how the Police Department can use Automatic License Plate Readers, ensuring that their use aligns with the city's Surveillance Technology Policy. It also includes necessary findings to support these changes.

Ordinance amending and approving the Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of Automatic License Plate Readers by the Police Department; and making the required findings in support of said approvals.

This resolution approves an amendment to an agreement with Richmond Area Multi Services, Inc. to provide vocational rehabilitation programs, increasing the funding by nearly $6.5 million and extending the agreement's term by one year. It also allows the Department of Public Health to make minor modifications to the agreement as needed.

Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between Richmond Area Multi Services, Inc. and the Department of Public Health (DPH), to provide vocational rehabilitation employment and training programs; to increase the agreement amount by $6,474,980 for a total not to exceed amount of $16,043,775; to extend the term by one year from December 31, 2023, for a total agreement term of May 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024; and to authorize DPH to enter into modifications of the Agreement that do not materially increase the City’s obligations or liabilities and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement or this Resolution.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to use a $2,225,000 grant from the CDC for a program aimed at enhancing overdose prevention efforts in San Francisco. The funding will support the program from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,225,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for participation in a program, entitled “Strengthening San Francisco Overdose Prevention Collaborations (SSOPC),” for the period of September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024.

The ordinance authorizes a settlement of $1,361,454.60 to IBM for a lawsuit regarding a refund of payroll and gross receipts taxes from 2018. It also includes terms that affect IBM's tax filings for 2019 and later, with no penalties imposed by the City for those years.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by International Business Machines Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,361,454.60; the lawsuit was filed on February 25, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598342; entitled International Business Machines Corporation v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of payroll expense and gross receipts taxes, and related penalties and interest, for the tax year ended December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that International Business Machines Corporation and its related entities shall take certain filing positions with respect to their gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, and overpaid executive gross receipts taxes, as applicable, for tax year 2019 and subsequent tax years, and the City will not impose penalties arising from those filing positions for tax years 2019 through 2022.

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Mohammad Habib for $455,000 related to an employment dispute. This settlement resolves the case filed in San Francisco Superior Court in 2018.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Mohammad Habib against the City and County of San Francisco for $455,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 29, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-569287; entitled Mohammad Habib v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit for $380,000 related to an employment dispute filed by Frederick Schiff and others. The lawsuit was originally filed in June 2019 in federal court.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Frederick Schiff et al. against the City and County of San Francisco et al. for $380,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 11, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:19-cv-03260-YGR; entitled Frederick Schiff et al v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This ordinance extends the Cannabis Event Pilot Program in San Francisco until December 31, 2026. It amends the Police Code to allow for cannabis-related events to continue during this extended period.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to extend the end date of the Cannabis Event Pilot Program from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2026.

This ordinance allows for more types of businesses, including retail and restaurants, to operate on the ground floor in certain neighborhoods and modifies regulations for music venues and theaters. It also streamlines processes for business approvals and removes some neighborhood notice requirements for changes in use.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) clarify and modify various other use regulations and processes; 10) permit additional retail and non-retail uses in specified NCDs; and 11) eliminate the Mission Street Formula Retail Restaurant Subdistrict; 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.

The ordinance amends the Police Code to waive certain fees for entertainment permits, eliminate masked ball permits, and streamline the application process for various entertainment-related permits. It also exempts schools from needing specific permits for regular activities and allows for security plans to be required for certain permits to ensure safety.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to 1) waive initial license and filing fees through June 30, 2025 for certain Entertainment Permits for former holders of Just Add Music Permits; 2) waive initial license and filing fees for Entertainment Permits for applicants who are newly eligible to apply for those permits due to recent Planning Code amendments; 3) eliminate masked ball permits; 4) require applicants for Arcade, Ancillary Use, billiard and pool table, Place of Entertainment, Limited Live Performance, Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound, and Extended-Hours Premises Permits to submit a new Permit application and filing fee if their existing application has not been granted, conditionally granted, or denied within 12 months of its submission; 5) authorize the Entertainment Commission Director (“Director”) to issue billiard and pool table permits without a hearing, and provide that such permits may be suspended or revoked under the standards and procedures that apply to other Entertainment Permits; 6) exempt schools from the requirement to obtain a Place of Entertainment Permit, Limited Live Performance Permit, or Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit for any activities that occur on school premises in the regular course of school operations; 7) allow the Director or the Entertainment Commission to require an applicant for a Limited Live Performance Permit to propose a Security Plan if necessary to protect the safety of persons and property or provide for the orderly dispersal of persons and traffic, to make compliance with the Security Plan a condition of the Permit, and to require revisions to the Security Plan as necessary; and 8) clarify that a single One Time Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit may extend across multiple consecutive or non-consecutive 24-hour periods.

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.

This hearing will review the citywide Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and its annual reports from the last three fiscal years, assessing its effectiveness and impact on local businesses and workforce. Various city departments will be asked to provide information on the PLA's performance and outcomes.

Hearing to consider the citywide Project Labor Agreement (PLA) that was executed; the annual reports for fiscal years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 that highlight the efforts, accomplishments, and challenges encountered; and the preliminary, high-level methodology developed to evaluate whether the PLA has promoted the efficient, economical, and timely completion of PLA-covered projects, the costs of covered projects, and the PLA’s impact on Local Business Enterprises and the local workforce; and requesting the Controller’s Office, City Administrator’s Office, Public Works, Recreation and Park Department, and Office of Economic and Workforce Development to report.

This legislation outlines a hearing where the Mayor will discuss specific topics submitted by Supervisors, focusing on public safety in District 1 and the Oceanview Library in District 11. The Mayor will have five minutes to speak initially, followed by a two-minute limit for each question and answer during the discussion.

Pursuant to Charter, Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code, Section 2.11, the Mayor shall discuss eligible topics submitted from the Supervisors. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed two minutes per question or answer. The following two topics were noticed on the agenda representing Districts 1 and 11: 1. Public Safety in Neighborhood Commercial Corridors (District 1) 2. Oceanview Library (District 11)

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.

This resolution allows the Alemany Farmers’ Market to accept state-issued EBT debit cards and electronic payments, retroactively authorizing an agreement with Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. It also permits the Director of Property to make minor changes to the agreement as needed without increasing the city's obligations.

Resolution retroactively authorizing an agreement with Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. to facilitate the use of state-issued Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) debit cards and acceptance of debit cards and electronic funds transfers at the Alemany Farmers’ Market, for a term period of January 22, 2018, through until the State of California selects a new EBT wireless payment processing service vendor; and to authorize the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement or this Resolution.

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.

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.

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.

The ordinance allows for nighttime entertainment uses on the ground floor in the Polk Street area and modifies commercial use regulations in North Beach and residential districts. It also sets restrictions on operating hours and outdoor activity areas for certain commercial uses in residential zones.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) allow Nighttime Entertainment Uses as principally permitted on the ground floor and conditionally permitted on the second floor in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD); 2) modify requirements for limited commercial uses within one-quarter mile of the North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 3) conditionally permit Retail Professional Services Uses on the ground floor in the North Beach NCD, subject to existing limitations; 4) allow limited commercial uses (LCUs) in Residential, House (RH) and Residential, Mixed (RM) Districts with specified limitations; 5) require operating hours to end at 10 p.m. for LCUs and limited corner commercial uses (LCCUs) in RH and RM Districts; 6) establish that LCCUs are limited to those uses allowed in an NCD or SUD within one-quarter mile of the use, or the NC-1 District, as specified; 7) prohibit outdoor activity areas not at the front of the building in RH and RM Districts and limit such outdoor activity areas in other residential districts; 8) establish that LCCUs in Residential Transit Oriented (RTO) Districts must be located on corner lots and specify lot depth requirements; and 9) make minor corrections to code text; 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.

This resolution approves a settlement for Linden Research, Inc. to receive $162,466 from the City for a claim related to a refund of gross receipts taxes and business registration fees. The claim was filed on June 6, 2023, and the resolution has been passed.

Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Linden Research, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $162,466; the claim was filed on June 6, 2023; the claim involves a refund of gross receipts taxes and business registration fees.

This ordinance establishes policies for using technology at the airport, including apps for commercial transport, electronic toll readers, and systems to detect gunshots and other loud noises. It aims to ensure these technologies are used responsibly and effectively.

Ordinance approving Airport Surveillance Technology Policies governing the use of 1) application-based commercial transport technology, 2) electronic toll readers, and 3) detection systems for gunshots and other noises.

This resolution approves a lease agreement with Anderson Enterprises for approximately 116,343 square feet of land and 2,010 square feet of shed space at Pier 68/70 for an initial monthly rent of $66,702.15, lasting three years with options for three one-year extensions. It also allows the Port Executive Director to make minor amendments to the lease as needed without increasing the city's obligations.

Resolution approving Port Commission Lease No. L-17093 with Anderson Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation, located at the Pier 68/70 Shipyard for approximately 116,343 square feet of paved land and 2,010 square feet of shed space for an initial monthly rent of $66,702.15 and a term of three years with three mutually agreeable one-year extension options, effective upon approval of this Resolution; and to authorize the Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco to enter into amendments or modifications to the Port Commission License No. L-17093 that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution.

This legislation calls for a hearing to assess how the APEC Summit affected small businesses, cultural institutions, community organizations, residents, and workers in the Yerba Buena/Moscone area. It also requests reports from SoMa Pilipinas and the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District on these impacts.

Hearing on the financial impacts of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit on small businesses, cultural institutions, community organizations, residents, and workers within and immediately surrounding the security perimeters, particularly the Yerba Buena/Moscone area where the summit was held; and requesting SoMa Pilipinas and Yerba Buena Community Benefit District to report.

The ordinance amends the Police Code to waive certain fees for Entertainment Permits, eliminate specific permit types, and streamline application processes for various entertainment-related permits. It also modifies reporting requirements for criminal history and allows for the creation of security plans for certain permits while clarifying permit duration rules.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to 1) waive initial license and filing fees through June 30, 2025, for certain Entertainment Permits for former holders of Just Add Music Permits; 2) waive initial license and filing fees for Entertainment Permits for applicants who are newly eligible to apply for those permits due to recent Planning Code amendments; 3) eliminate masked ball permits; 4) require applicants for Arcade, Ancillary Use, Billiard and Pool Table, Place of Entertainment, Limited Live Performance, Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound, and Extended-Hours Premises Permits to submit a new Permit application and filing fee if their existing application has not been granted, conditionally granted, or denied within 12 months of its submission; 5) authorize the Entertainment Commission Director (“Director”) to issue Billiard and Pool Table Permits without a hearing, and provide that such permits may be suspended or revoked under the standards and procedures that apply to other Entertainment Permits; 6) exempt schools from the requirement to obtain a Place of Entertainment Permit, Limited Live Performance Permit, or Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit for any activities that occur on school premises in the regular course of school operations; 7) eliminate the requirement that applicants for Place of Entertainment Permits disclose with their permit application criminal history information regarding certain individuals connected with the applicant business; 8) narrow the categories of new criminal charges, complaints, or indictments brought against a Place of Entertainment Permittee or its employees or agents that the Permittee must report, to only those charges, complaints or indictments that could be grounds for suspension of the Permit; 9) allow the Director or the Entertainment Commission to require an applicant for a Limited Live Performance Permit to propose a Security Plan if necessary to protect the safety of persons and property or provide for the orderly dispersal of persons and traffic, to make compliance with the Security Plan a condition of the Permit, and to require revisions to the Security Plan as necessary; and 10) clarify that a single One Time Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit may extend across multiple consecutive or non-consecutive 24-hour periods.

This motion establishes the 2024 meeting schedule for the Board of Supervisors, canceling specific regular meetings and all meetings during designated breaks. It also modifies certain rules to improve the efficiency of the meeting schedule.

Motion establishing the 2024 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Schedule, pursuant to Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, Sections 4.2 and 4.2.1, by cancelling the Regular Board meetings of January 16, February 20, May 28, October 15, November 12, and December 3; and all Regular Board and Committee meetings during the spring, summer and winter breaks from April 8 through April 12, August 5 through September 3, and December 18, 2024, through January 8, 2025; and further suspending portions of Board Rule 4.2. to effectuate certain dates within the regular meeting schedule to augment the flow of business.