Legislation

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.