Legislation

This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to use $400,000 in grant funding from the Habitat Conservation Fund for the Greenager and Youth Stewardship Programs, aimed at protecting threatened wildlife habitat. The funding is retroactively authorized for the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant funding in the amount of $200,000 each for the Greenager and Youth Stewardship Programs for a total amount of $400,000 from the Habitat Conservation Fund to protect threatened wildlife habitat, for the performance period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.

This legislation creates an initiative to improve services for children, youth, and families by coordinating efforts between city departments and the school district, using measurable outcomes to evaluate spending. It also establishes requirements for budget proposals, reporting, and funding conditions for the school district to ensure accountability and alignment with city goals.

Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to 1) create an Our Children, Our Families Initiative (“Initiative”) to coordinate efforts by City departments and the San Francisco Unified School District (“School District”) to deliver outcomes-based services for children, youth, and families; 2) require the Initiative to use an objective and measurable outcomes framework (“Outcomes Framework”) to evaluate the budget and spending of each City department with expenditures that are eligible to be included in the Children and Youth Fund baseline, the Public Education Enrichment Fund (“PEEF”), the PEEF baseline, or any discretionary funding allocated from the General Fund for children, youth, and families; 3) require the Mayor and Board of Supervisors to consider the Initiative’s findings during their consideration of the City budget each year, including by the Board of Supervisors holding a public hearing and adopting findings about the expenditures; 4) require the School District to submit a proposal once every five years describing how it will spend the City’s general fund contribution to the PEEF consistent with the San Francisco Children and Families Plan and the Outcomes Framework, and prohibit the City from providing PEEF funding to the School District until the Board of Supervisors and Mayor have approved the School District’s proposal; 5) require the School District to submit annual reports describing how it has spent the City’s general fund contribution and the PEEF funding for arts, music, sports, and library programs; 6) authorize the Board of Supervisors and Mayor to place PEEF funding to the School District on reserve if the School District’s expenditures are inconsistent with the Charter, the Outcomes Framework, or the School District’s spending plan or its internal guidelines regarding student educational outcomes; 7) provide that money set aside for the School District in the Student Success Fund cannot replace, supplant, count as, or substitute for other City funding for the School District or children and youth required under the Children and Youth Fund, the PEEF, or other provisions in the Charter; and 8) prohibit the City from providing discretionary funds to the School District unless it has entered into a data-sharing agreement with the City; at an election to be held on November 5, 2024.

This resolution urges the Mayor and the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to seek private donations to make up for a $25 million funding cut for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. It also encourages DCYF to accept donations within legal limits to help mitigate the negative effects of these cuts on families and youth in the city.

Resolution urging the Mayor and the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) to solicit donations from private entities and philanthropy to restore the $25 million reduction in DCYF’s program funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 recently announced, and urging DCYF officials, within the legal limits of the City’s Behested Payments Ordinance, to accept donations to offset the devastating impact these reductions will have on working families, children and youth citywide.

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by Vincent Keith Bell for $500,000. This lawsuit was originally filed in December 2013 in federal court.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Vincent Keith Bell against the City and County of San Francisco for $500,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 16, 2013, in United States District Court-Northern District of California, Case No. 13-cv-05820; entitled Vincent Keith Bell v. Ken Lee, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged civil rights violation.

This resolution allows the Department of Human Services to use a federal grant of $1,472,856 to support the "Housing Assistance for Ukrainians" program in San Francisco from June 28, 2023, to September 30, 2026. It has been officially approved and is now in effect.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Human Services to accept and expend a grant from the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement through the California Department of Social Services for a total amount of $1,472,856 for participation in a program, entitled “Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU) - San Francisco,” for the period of June 28, 2023, through September 30, 2026.

This resolution allows the Department of Human Services to use a $500,000 federal grant to support Ukrainian refugees in San Francisco from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025. It was passed retroactively to authorize the funding for the program.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Human Services to accept and expend a grant from the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement through the California Department of Social Services for a total amount of $500,000 for participation in a program, entitled “Ukrainian Refugee Support Services Supplemental Funding - San Francisco,” for the period of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2025.

This ordinance extends deadlines for existing buildings with public access to ensure they meet accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities. It also allows more time for the Department of Building Inspection to report on the disability access improvement program and for buildings to apply for extensions.

Ordinance amending the Building Code to extend the deadlines for existing buildings with a place of public accommodation to comply with the requirement to have all primary entries and paths of travel into the building accessible to persons with disabilities or to receive a City determination of equivalent facilitation, technical infeasibility, or unreasonable hardship; to extend the period for granting extensions from those deadlines; and to extend the time for the Department of Building Inspection’s Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the disability access improvement program.

This resolution allows the Department of Juvenile Probation to use a $360,570 grant from the California Department of Social Services for Intensive Foster Care and Family Preservation Services from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2026. It is a retroactive approval to ensure the department can access these funds for the specified services.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Juvenile Probation to accept and expend a grant allocation from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) in the amount of $360,570 for the period of October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2026, for Intensive Foster Care and Family Preservation Services.