Legislation

This ordinance allocates $50 million from the city's reserves to the Human Rights Commission to create an Office of Reparations and carry out approved initiatives for the fiscal year 2022-2023. It aims to address historical injustices and support affected communities.

Ordinance appropriating $50,000,000 of General Fund General Reserves to the Human Rights Commission to establish the Office of Reparations and to implement approved recommendations in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023.

The ordinance extends the current Gross Receipts Tax rates for certain businesses until December 31, 2024, and delays new tax rates until January 1, 2025. It also offers tax credits for new businesses opening in specific zip codes from 2023 to 2027, providing financial relief based on their taxable gross receipts or payroll expenses.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of the taxable payroll expense of a business that engages in business in the City as an administrative office, for each of up to three tax years immediately following the tax year in which the business opened the physical location, but no later than the 2028 tax year, and not to exceed $1,000,000 per tax year.

This ordinance increases fines for violations of the Planning and Building Codes and clarifies that multiple violations can occur for issues affecting more than one unit in a building. It also establishes penalties for illegal construction and demolition, requires additional notices for responsible parties, and affirms compliance with environmental regulations.

Ordinance amending the Planning and Building Codes to increase fines and penalties for violations of Planning and Building Code provisions; clarify that violations affecting more than one unit in a building constitute multiple violations for purposes of assessing penalties; requiring the Planning Commission and the Historic Preservation Commission to adopt factors for the Zoning Administrator to consider in determining the appropriate amount of civil penalties; establishing penalties for residential units merged, constructed, or divided without required permits or approvals; establishing penalties for violations involving illegal demolition and enhancement of penalty amounts for certain buildings by age or historic status; providing additional notices for Responsible Parties; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

This ordinance allows the City to enter into contracts for public works or improvements with contractors based in states that have laws against LGBT individuals, restrictive abortion laws, or voter suppression laws, despite previous prohibitions. It amends the Administrative Code to remove these agreements from the restrictions outlined in Chapter 12X.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to remove agreements let under Chapter 6 for Public Works or Improvement from the prohibitions in Chapter 12X on the City’s entering into a contract with a contractor that has its United States headquarters in a state that allows discrimination against LGBT individuals, has restrictive abortion laws, or has voter suppression laws, or where any or all of the contract would be performed in such a state.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Works to use a $250,000 grant from the Bay Area Rapid Transit District for the Pit Stop Public Toilet Program, covering the period from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. It has been officially approved and is now in effect.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a grant of up to $250,000 from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District for the Pit Stop Public Toilet Program starting July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.

This ordinance eliminates permit fees for Curbside Shared Spaces permits approved before June 30, 2024, and raises the gross receipts threshold for fee reductions from $2 million to $2.5 million. It also confirms compliance with environmental regulations as determined by the Planning Department.

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

This ordinance changes the rules so that the Tax Collector can sell commercial properties that haven't paid taxes for five years instead of three. It aims to give property owners more time to settle their tax debts before the property is sold.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to allow the Tax Collector to sell tax-defaulted nonresidential commercial property after five years of nonpayment of property taxes instead of after three years.

This resolution extends a contract with Jefferies LLC for litigation consulting services for an additional four years and five months, increasing the total contract amount to $15.5 million. It also allows the City Attorney to make minor amendments to the contract as needed.

Resolution authorizing the second amendment to a contract between the Office of the City Attorney and Jefferies LLC for litigation consulting services to extend the contract term for four years and five months, from April 1, 2023, for a total contract term of May 17, 2019, through September 17, 2027, and to increase the contract amount by $5,501,000 for a new contract amount not to exceed $15,500,000, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b); and to authorize the City Attorney to enter into amendments or modifications to the contract 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 ordinance extends the temporary suspension of business registration and fee requirements for transportation network company drivers and taxi drivers until the end of Fiscal Year 2027-2028. It aims to provide financial relief to these drivers during this period.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through Fiscal Year 2027-2028 the temporary suspension of the application of the business registration and fee requirements to transportation network company drivers and taxi drivers.

This resolution allows the Department of the Status of Women to use a $200,000 grant from the Blue Shield of California Foundation to start Women's Economic Security Pilot Programs over two years. The funding is retroactively authorized for the period from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2024.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of the Status of Women to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the Blue Shield of California Foundation for a two-year grant period from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2024, to launch Women’s Economic Security Pilot Programs.

This resolution allows designated agents to represent San Francisco in securing state and federal disaster and emergency assistance funding. It also enables them to fulfill necessary agreements with the Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

Resolution authorizing agents to act on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco for all matters pertaining to State and Federal disaster and emergency assistance funding and to provide the assurances and agreements required by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services.