Legislation

This ordinance requires hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in San Francisco to report annually to the Department of Public Health on the number and demographics of patients transferred out of the City for skilled nursing care, as well as those who qualify for such care but remain in the City. The goal is to gather data on patient transfers to improve health care services.

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require general acute care hospitals and hospital-based skilled nursing facilities in the City to report annually to the Department of Public Health the number of, and certain demographic information regarding, patients transferred to a health facility outside of the City to receive skilled nursing care and patients who qualify for skilled nursing care but are not transferred to a health facility outside of the City.

This legislation calls for a hearing to address the staffing shortages at San Francisco General Hospital. It requests reports from the hospital and relevant city departments on the issue.

Hearing on the ongoing staffing shortages at San Francisco General Hospital; and requesting San Francisco General Hospital, the Department of Public Health, and Department of Human Resources to report.

This resolution allows the San Francisco Fire Department to join a program that enables them to receive donated equipment for firefighting, emergency medical services, and disaster relief efforts. The agreement will last for an initial period of three years.

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to enter into a Local Cooperator Agreement to join the Firefighter Property Program, under which the Department may receive gifts of equipment for use in fire suppression or pre-suppression activities, providing emergency medical services, or supporting disaster relief activities for an initial term of three years.

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.

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.

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.

This ordinance updates the zoning rules for massage establishments to align them more closely with health services, allowing them to be primarily permitted when they are an accessory to a health service. It also confirms compliance with environmental regulations and the city's planning priorities.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise Massage Establishment zoning controls to regulate Massage Establishments generally consistent with regulation of Health Services, with some exceptions, including to make Massage Establishments principally permitted if accessory to a Health Service; 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 public necessity, convenience, and general welfare findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

This resolution approves an increase in funding and an extension of the contract with Cross Country Staffing, Inc. for temporary staffing support in the Department of Public Health, raising the total agreement amount to $85,639,013 and extending the contract term to June 30, 2024. It also allows the Department of Public Health to make minor amendments to the contract as needed.

Resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the agreement between Cross Country Staffing, Inc. and the Department of Public Health (DPH), for as-needed registry personnel to maintain mandated staffing levels, to increase the agreement amount by $59,711,013 for an amount not to exceed $85,639,013 and to extend the term by two years from June 30, 2022, for a total agreement term of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2024, 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.