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Ordinance#240406
Jun 30, 2024

This ordinance establishes a new annual retail food permit for food operators who want to sell at special events in San Francisco and sets the associated fees for obtaining this permit. It amends existing health and business tax regulations to accommodate this change.

Ordinance amending the Health and Business and Tax Regulations Codes to create a new annual retail food permit for food operators participating in special events and set the fees for the new permit.

Budget & TaxesPublic HealthBusiness & Economy
By Myrna Melgar, Rafael Mandelman
16-0
Resolution#240749
Jun 28, 2024

This resolution allows SR Visions, LLC to obtain a liquor license for their music venue, 7 Social, at 65 Post Street, as it is deemed beneficial for the public. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license's issuance.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-90 on-sale general music venue liquor license to SR Visions, LLC, to do business as 7 Social located at 65 Post Street (District 3), 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.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
7-0
Hearing#230726
Jun 28, 2024

This hearing will discuss the 2022-2023 Civil Grand Jury Report that outlines strategies for supporting and preserving small businesses in San Francisco. The report aims to address challenges faced by these businesses and propose actionable solutions.

Hearing on the 2022-2023 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled "Taking Care of Business: San Francisco's Plan to Save its Small Businesses"

Business & Economy
Pending Committee Action
1-0
Charter Amendment#240549
Jun 27, 2024

This legislation establishes the position of Inspector General within the Controller's Office to investigate potential fraud, waste, or abuse, with the Inspector General nominated by the Controller and approved by the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor. It also expands the Controller's Office's authority to issue subpoenas and execute search warrants, subject to state law, with the measure set for a vote on November 5, 2024.

Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the position of Inspector General in the Controller’s Office; to provide that the Inspector General be nominated by the Controller subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor; to authorize the Inspector General to initiate and lead investigations regarding potential violations of laws or policies involving fraud, waste, or abuse; to expand the authority of the Controller’s Office to issue subpoenas; and to authorize the Controller’s Office to execute search warrants to the extent permitted by State law; at an election to be held on November 5, 2024.

Business & EconomyGovernance & Elections
By Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey
14-0
Resolution#240631
Jun 27, 2024

This resolution allows Tofino Wines Inc. to transfer a beer and wine liquor license for their business at 340 Balboa Street, determining it will benefit the public. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license issuance.

Resolution determining that the person-to-person, premise-to-premise transfer of a Type-20 off-sale beer and wine liquor license to Tofino Wines Inc., to do business as Tomorrows Wine located at 340 Balboa Street (District 1), 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.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
7-0
Resolution#240591
Jun 27, 2024

This resolution allows Faight Collective SF LLC to obtain a liquor license for their music venue, The Faight, at 475 Haight Street. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license to ensure it benefits the community.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-90 on-sale general music venue liquor license to Faight Collective SF LLC, to do business as The Faight located at 475 Haight Street (District 5), 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.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
7-0
Ordinance#240524
Jun 27, 2024

This ordinance establishes a formal agreement between San Francisco and the Laborers International Union, Local 261, outlining terms of employment and benefits for union members. It will take effect on July 1, 2024, and remain in place until June 30, 2027.

Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Laborers International Union, Local 261, to be effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.

Business & EconomyHonorary / Symbolic
Passed
11-0
Ordinance#240540
Jun 27, 2024

This ordinance sets the pay and working conditions for city employees in specific job codes who are not part of a union, effective July 1, 2024. It outlines their compensation, schedules, and payment methods.

Ordinance fixing compensation for persons employed by the City and County of San Francisco whose compensation is subject to the provisions of Section A8.409 of the Charter, in job codes not represented by an employee organization, and establishing working schedules and other terms and conditions of employment and methods of payment effective July 1, 2024.

Business & Economy
Passed
11-0
Ordinance#240408
Jun 27, 2024

This ordinance waives fees for temporarily closing streets for events organized by certain community-serving groups, including nonprofit arts organizations and small businesses. It aims to support local events that benefit the community.

Ordinance amending the Transportation Code to waive fees related to the temporary closure of streets for events organized by community-serving nonprofit arts and culture organizations, small businesses, merchant associations, neighborhood resident associations, and property and business improvement districts.

TransportationBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
By Matt Dorsey, Myrna Melgar, Rafael Mandelman
16-0
Ordinance#240455
Jun 27, 2024

This ordinance allows the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to issue up to $1.04 billion in bonds to fund various water projects. It also includes provisions for refinancing existing debt and outlines the Commission's intent to reimburse itself for related expenses.

Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Water Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness (as described below) by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,040,007,350 to finance the costs of various capital water and Hetch Hetchy Water projects benefitting the Water Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco enacted by the voters on November 5, 2002, as Proposition E; authorizing the issuance of Water Revenue Refunding Bonds and the retirement of outstanding Water Enterprise Commercial Paper; declaring the Official Intent of the Commission to reimburse itself with one or more issues of tax-exempt bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein.

Budget & TaxesEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
24-0
Resolution#240682
Jun 27, 2024

This resolution allows for the temporary closure of the public sidewalk on both sides of Howard Street between 3rd and 4th Streets from September 14 to September 20, 2024, pending a permit from ISCOTT for the event. The closure is intended to facilitate a specific event during that time.

Resolution authorizing the temporary closure of the public sidewalk on both sides of Howard Street between 3rd Street and 4th Street, for the period of September 14 through September 20, 2024, subject to ISCOTT issuing a permit for the event.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
By Matt Dorsey
5-0
Ordinance#240598
Jun 26, 2024

This ordinance updates the license fees for various entertainment-related permits, including billiard parlors and dance halls, to reflect current amounts. It aims to ensure that the fees are in line with today's economic conditions.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to adjust to current amounts the license fees for Billiard Parlor, Dance Hall Keeper, Extended Hours Premises, Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound, Limited Live Performance, Mechanical Amusement Device, and Place of Entertainment permits.

HousingPublic SafetyBusiness & Economy
Passed
19-0
Ordinance#240601
Jun 26, 2024

This ordinance changes some permit fees and charges related to public works in San Francisco. It also confirms that the Planning Department's assessment complies with environmental regulations.

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to modify certain permit fees and other charges and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Budget & TaxesEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
23-0
Ordinance#240604
Jun 26, 2024

This ordinance allows San Francisco to use interest earned from the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax to help fund early care and education programs in the fiscal years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. It modifies the existing funding requirements to support these programs more effectively.

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, to enable the City to use the interest earned from the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for those baseline programs.

HousingBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
Passed
22-0 /1
Resolution#240616
Jun 26, 2024

This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to use a $2 million grant from the USDA Forest Service for a Workforce Development Program and reforestation projects in at least 10 parks in southeast San Francisco. It also approves the necessary contract for the grant.

Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,000,000 from the USDA Forest Service to develop a Workforce Development Program and implement Reforestation Projects in at least 10 parks in the southeast quadrant of San Francisco and approve the associated grant contract.

Budget & TaxesEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
18-0
Resolution#240483
Jun 26, 2024

This resolution allows the New Community Leadership Foundation to operate a café called Café Melange in City Hall, leasing 1,426 square feet and an additional 1,360 square feet for seating for five years starting March 1, 2024. The café will pay 10% of its gross sales starting July 1, 2024, and has the option to extend the lease for another five years.

Resolution retroactively approving and authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the Real Estate Division, to execute a Lease for 1,426 square feet for the operation of a café by the New Community Leadership Foundation, dba Café Melange, and a revocable license for 1,360 square feet of adjacent space for patron seating, on the ground level of City Hall for an initial five-year lease term, commencing on March 1, 2024, at 10% of gross sales beginning July 1, 2024, with one option to extend for five-years; and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into any additions, amendments, or other modifications to the permit that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution.

TransportationBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
By Shamann Walton
8-0
Ordinance#240728
Jun 25, 2024

The ordinance reduces the real property transfer tax rates to 3% for certain high-value property transfers that meet specific criteria, such as having rent-restricted affordable units and being built with union labor. It also confirms compliance with environmental regulations as assessed by the Planning Department.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to reduce the real property transfer tax rates from 5.5% to 3% when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed is at least $10,000,000 but less than $25,000,000; and from 6% to 3% when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds $25,000,000 for transfers of certain properties with at least 12% rent-restricted affordable units, that were constructed using union labor, and had a debt or equity investment of at least $25,000,000 from a union pension fund at the time of the transfer; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

HousingBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
By Connie Chan, Myrna Melgar
13-0
Resolution#240694
Jun 25, 2024

The resolution approves a grant agreement for $10,804,000 to support various programs by Centers for Equity and Success, Inc. from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2029, aimed at enhancing services for youth and young adults in San Francisco.

Resolution approving the grant agreement for Contract No. 1000032537 for Centers for Equity and Success, Inc. programs: the Early Morning Study Academy; Credible Messengers; Inside/Out Pathways; and TAY/A Workforce Development, between Centers for Equity and Success, Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, for a total term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029, and for a total not to exceed amount of $10,804,000 upon Board of Supervisor’s approval under Charter, Section 9.118.

Budget & TaxesBusiness & EconomySocial Services & Equity
Passed
7-0 /2
Resolution#240731
Jun 25, 2024

This resolution allows the Director of Property to lease a 14,499 square foot property at 598 Portola Drive to Twin Peaks Petroleum, Inc. for 20 years, with an initial rent of $156,600 and annual increases, while requiring the tenant to make certain improvements by the end of 2025. It also exempts the property from competitive bidding and permits the Director to make minor amendments to the lease as needed.

Resolution approving and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into a real property lease with Twin Peaks Petroleum, Inc., a California corporation, doing business as Twin Peaks Auto Care, successor-in-interest to Michael Gharib, for approximately 14,499 square feet located at 598 Portola Drive, for an initial term of twenty years with one five-year option to extend, at an initial base rent of $156,600 with annual adjustments of three percent thereafter; effective upon approval of this Resolution by the Board of Supervisors and Mayor, and full execution of the Lease; to require the Tenant to complete certain improvements by December 31, 2025, with a waiver of rent up to three months; finding that competitive bidding procedures required under San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 23, Section 23.33, are impractical; finding that the Premises is exempt surplus land under California Code, Section 54421(f)(1)(B); and to authorize the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the lease that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the lease or this Resolution.

HousingBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
By Myrna Melgar
13-0 /2
Ordinance#240726
Jun 25, 2024

This ordinance allows the city to issue bonds to fund the purchase, development, or renovation of housing aimed at middle-income and workforce residents. It also sets guidelines for ownership, tenancy, affordability, and program requirements related to this housing.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to permit the issuance of bonds to finance the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or construction of middle-income and workforce housing, and to establish ownership, tenancy, affordability, and program requirements.

Budget & TaxesBusiness & EconomyGovernance & Elections
By Connie Chan
16-0
Ordinance#240411
Jun 25, 2024

This ordinance allows certain Legacy Businesses in the Polk Street area to merge storefronts and expand their operations. It also confirms that this change aligns with environmental regulations and the city's planning goals.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create an exception to allow storefront mergers and large uses for certain Limited Restaurant Uses designated as Legacy Businesses in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District; 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 under Planning Code, Section 302.

EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyLand Use & Planning
Passed
11-0
Ordinance#240439
Jun 25, 2024

This ordinance updates the rules for street vending in San Francisco by making it easier to enforce regulations, requiring some vendors to register and pay fees, and restricting where and when they can operate. It also confirms that these changes comply with environmental regulations.

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline the enforcement of vending requirements and restrictions, clarify vending permit application and compliance requirements, require certain vending permittees to register with the Tax Collector and pay related fees, prohibit stationary sidewalk vendors from vending in residential districts as defined in the Planning Code, limit permissible vending times, and streamline approval of vending regulations; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

HousingBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
Passed
28-0 /2
Ordinance#240440
Jun 25, 2024

This ordinance creates a fund to offer financial incentives for public colleges or universities to set up campuses in the South of Market, Union Square, and Financial District areas. It aims to attract educational institutions by helping them buy or lease property in those neighborhoods.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Downtown University Attraction and Retention Fund to provide financial incentives to attract public colleges or universities interested in having a physical location in the South of Market, Union Square, and Financial District neighborhoods, and to purchase or lease property for public college or university campuses in those neighborhoods.

Budget & TaxesBusiness & EconomyGovernance & Elections
Passed
12-0
Ordinance#240475
Jun 25, 2024

This ordinance allows for the creation of Entertainment Zones in San Francisco where outdoor drinking is permitted during specific events, with certain conditions and insurance requirements. It also establishes an Entertainment Zone on Front Street and permits outdoor alcohol consumption in Shared Space areas if the permit holder has the necessary state license.

Ordinance amending the Administrative, Police, and Transportation Codes to allow the establishment and management of Entertainment Zones in which the outdoor consumption of alcoholic beverages during designated events is allowed, subject to certain conditions; to establish insurance requirements for Entertainment Zone events; to establish an Entertainment Zone on Front Street between California Street and Sacramento Street; to allow the outdoor consumption of alcoholic beverages in areas subject to a Shared Space permit where the permit holder also holds a permit or license from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
By Matt Dorsey, Myrna Melgar, Rafael Mandelman
11-0
Resolution#240464
Jun 25, 2024

This resolution allows Embarc Wines to obtain a Type-42 liquor license to sell beer and wine at their location in Embarcadero Center, as it is deemed beneficial for the public. It also requests that the state impose certain conditions on the license's issuance.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-42 on-sale beer and wine liquor license to EW BY THE GLASS LLC, doing business as Embarc Wines, located at 2 Embarcadero Center (District 3), 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.

Business & Economy
Passed
5-0
Resolution#240465
Jun 25, 2024

This resolution allows GST LLC to obtain a liquor license for the Great Star Theater at 636 Jackson Street, determining that it will benefit the public. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license's issuance.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-90 on-sale general music venue liquor license to GST LLC, to do business as Great Star Theater located at 636 Jackson Street (District 3), 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.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
5-0
Resolution#240466
Jun 25, 2024

This resolution allows Zevi Cafe and Bistro at 67-5th Street to obtain a liquor license for serving alcohol and live music, as it is deemed beneficial for the community. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on the license to ensure responsible operation.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-90 on-sale general music venue liquor license to Mirian and Zelal Inc., to do business as Zevi Cafe and Bistro located at 67-5th 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.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
5-0
Resolution#240490
Jun 25, 2024

This resolution allows August Hall at 420 Mason Street to obtain a liquor license for on-site sales of alcohol, determining it will benefit the public. It also requests that the state impose specific conditions on this license.

Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type-90 on-sale general music venue liquor license to AH & GLCC LLC., to do business as August Hall located at 420 Mason Street (District 3), 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.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
5-0
Resolution#240561
Jun 25, 2024

This resolution adopts a strategy report aimed at promoting the cultural, historical, housing, and economic sustainability of the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District in San Francisco. It is part of the city's efforts to support and preserve the unique identity and contributions of this community.

Resolution adopting the Leather and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural District’s Cultural, History, Housing, and Economic Sustainability Strategy Report (CHHESS) under Administrative Code, Section 107.5.

HousingEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
By Matt Dorsey, Rafael Mandelman
5-0
Ordinance#240729
Jun 25, 2024

This ordinance allows for the addition of new floor space or building volume on the rooftop of a specific noncomplying structure at 1896 Pacific Avenue. It also confirms that the project meets environmental regulations and aligns with city planning policies.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit new floor area or building volume on the rooftop of a noncomplying structure located at 1896 Pacific Avenue, on Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0576, Lot Nos. 27-44; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyLand Use & Planning
Filed
no vote
Ordinance#240453
Jun 21, 2024

This ordinance allows the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to issue up to $1.7 billion in bonds to fund wastewater projects. It also authorizes the refinancing of existing debt related to the Wastewater Enterprise.

Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Wastewater Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,715,671,086 to finance the costs of various capital wastewater projects benefitting the Wastewater Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco enacted by the voters on November 5, 2002, as Proposition E; authorizing the issuance of Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds and the retirement of outstanding Wastewater Enterprise Commercial Paper; declaring the Official Intent of the Commission to reimburse itself with one or more issues of tax-exempt or taxable bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein.

Budget & TaxesEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
15-0
Ordinance#240454
Jun 21, 2024

This ordinance allows the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to issue up to $292.8 million in bonds to fund various capital projects for the Power Enterprise. It also authorizes the refinancing of existing debt and confirms the Commission's intent to reimburse itself through these bond issuances.

Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Power Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness (as described below) by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $292,825,860 to finance the costs of various capital projects benefitting the Power Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter enacted by the voters on June 5, 2018, as Proposition A; authorizing the issuance of Power Revenue Refunding Bonds and the retirement of outstanding Power Enterprise Commercial Paper; declaring the Official Intent of the Commission to reimburse itself with one or more issues of tax-exempt or taxable bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein.

Budget & TaxesBusiness & EconomyGovernance & Elections
Passed
15-0
Ordinance#240263
Jun 21, 2024

This ordinance allows liquor stores to operate in specific buildings on certain lots within the Divisadero Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District. It also confirms that the Planning Department's environmental assessment is valid and aligns with city planning policies.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit liquor stores in the buildings located on Assessor’s Block, 1215 Lots 018-089 within the Divisadero Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District; 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.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
12-0
Resolution#240255
Jun 21, 2024

This resolution approves a lease extension for Farley’s Community Café at San Francisco International Airport, allowing the café to continue operating for an additional two years and four months. The extension is part of a program designed to support small businesses affected by COVID-19.

Resolution approving the COVID-19 Lease Extension Program for the Terminal 3 Boarding Area F Café Lease, a Small Business Enterprise Set-Aside, Lease No. 19-0054 (Lease), at the San Francisco International Airport by and between Rylo Management, LLC DBA Farley’s Community Café, as tenant, and City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, as landlord, providing for a lease extension of two years and four months for a total term of October 19, 2019, through October 31, 2024.

HousingBusiness & EconomyHonorary / Symbolic
Passed
8-0
Resolution#240657
Jun 21, 2024

This resolution encourages San Francisco employers to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday and provide paid time off for employees on June 19 each year. It aims to promote awareness and observance of this important date in American history.

Resolution urging employers and businesses located in the City and County of San Francisco to recognize Juneteenth as an official federal holiday and to allow employees to observe June 19 with paid time off annually.

Business & EconomyHonorary / Symbolic
By Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Shamann Walton
5-0
Ordinance#231272
Jun 21, 2024

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.

Budget & TaxesEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Filed
no vote
Ordinance#240639
Jun 20, 2024

This ordinance increases the daily transient occupancy tax exemption from under $52 to under $60 and the weekly exemption from under $130 to under $149. It also mandates a review by the Controller between September 2027 and September 2029 to evaluate potential adjustments to these exemption amounts.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to increase the daily transient occupancy tax exemption amount from less than $52 to less than $60; to increase the weekly transient occupancy tax exemption amount from less than $130 to less than $149; and to require review in the September 2027 - September 2029 time frame by the Controller of the exemption amounts for the purpose of considering adjustments in the amounts.

Budget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
Passed
10-0 /1
Resolution#240579
Jun 20, 2024

This resolution allows Maplebear, Inc. (Instacart) to extend the time limit for filing a lawsuit against San Francisco regarding a tax refund of over $2.2 million. The goal is to potentially resolve the issue without going to court.

Resolution approving a Tolling Agreement to extend the statute of limitations for Maplebear, Inc. (doing business as Instacart) to bring potential litigation against the City and County of San Francisco for a refund of $2,204,716 of gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, and payroll expense taxes to allow for possible resolution of the matter without litigation.

HousingBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
Passed
5-0 /1
Resolution#240580
Jun 20, 2024

This resolution approves a settlement of $281,289.76 to GSW Arena LLC for claims related to tax refunds filed against the city. The claims were submitted in 2023 and 2024 and pertain to gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, and commercial rents taxes.

Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims filed by GSW Arena LLC against the City and County of San Francisco for $281,289.76; the claims were filed on August 4, 2023, and April 3, 2024; the claims involve a refund of gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, and commercial rents taxes.

HousingBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
Passed
5-0 /1
Ordinance#240670
Jun 18, 2024

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Dora Barnes for $27,500 related to an employment dispute. This lawsuit was filed in February 2021 in San Francisco Superior Court.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Dora Barnes against the City and County of San Francisco for $27,500; the lawsuit was filed on February 2, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-589587; entitled Dora Barnes v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Business & Economy
Passed
10-0 /1
Ordinance#240714
Jun 18, 2024

This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Sarah Perata for $575,000 related to an employment dispute. The lawsuit was filed in April 2021 in federal court.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Sarah Perata against the City and County of San Francisco for $575,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 19, 2021, in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 4:21-cv-02819; entitled Sarah Perata v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Business & Economy
Passed
10-0 /1
Ordinance#240698
Jun 18, 2024

This ordinance lowers the gross receipts tax rates for lodging businesses with taxable receipts between $2.5 million and $25 million over several years, starting in 2025. The tax rate reductions are contingent upon the approval of a related ballot measure in the November 2024 election.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to lower the gross receipts tax rates for business activities described in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Code 721 (Accommodation), the classification generally applicable (with some exceptions) to providing lodging or short-term accommodations for travelers, vacationers, and others, applicable to taxable gross receipts between $2,500,000.01 and $25,000,000 in tax years 2025 and 2026, from 0.253% to 0.201%; in tax year 2027, from 0.264% to 0.209%; and in tax year 2028 and subsequent tax years, from 0.271% to 0.215%, all conditioned on the passage of the ballot measure, entitled the “Local Small Business Tax Cut Ordinance,” at the November 5, 2024, General Election.

Budget & TaxesBusiness & EconomyGovernance & Elections
By Rafael Mandelman
10-0 /3
Ordinance#240641
Jun 13, 2024

This ordinance aims to change the definition of "Laboratory" in the Planning Code to include Biotechnology and prohibit Laboratory uses in the Urban Mixed Use zoning district. It also confirms the Planning Department's environmental assessment and aligns with the city's General Plan and priority policies.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise the definition of Laboratory to include Biotechnology, and to make Laboratory uses, as defined, a not permitted use in the Urban Mixed Use zoning district; 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.

EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyLand Use & Planning
By Connie Chan, Shamann Walton
4-1 /1
Ordinance#240607
Jun 13, 2024

The ordinance reallocates about $13.7 million in interest revenues from the Our City, Our Home Fund to support services for homelessness and temporarily lifts the funding limit for short-term rental subsidies. It also requires the City to give more information about eligibility for these subsidies to help achieve the fund's goals.

Ordinance reallocating approximately $13,676,000 in unappropriated earned interest revenues from the Our City, Our Home Fund to allow the City to use such revenues from the Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax for certain types of services to address homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding for short-term rental subsidies; directing the City to provide additional notice regarding eligibility for short-term rental subsidies; and finding that these changes are necessary to achieve the purposes of the Our City, Our Home Fund pursuant to Business and Tax Regulations Code, Section 2811.

HousingBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
Passed
32-0 /1
Resolution#240563
Jun 13, 2024

This resolution adds the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District to San Francisco's Local Coastal Program and establishes its principal permitted use within the Coastal Zone. It also affirms the Planning Department's compliance with environmental regulations.

Resolution transmitting to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification an amendment to the Implementation Program portion of the certified Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District and to designate the principal permitted use within the City’s Coastal Zone for purposes of appeal to the California Coastal Commission; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

TransportationEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
By Rafael Mandelman
6-0
Resolution#240415
Jun 13, 2024

This resolution allows certain city departments to seek donations from private entities to help fund the hosting of Panda Bears from China. It does so without being restricted by the Behested Payment Ordinance, which typically governs how city officials can solicit donations.

Resolution authorizing the Office of the Mayor, Recreation and Park Department, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, San Francisco International Airport, Office of the City Administrator, and the Chief of Protocol to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support San Francisco in hosting Panda Bears from the People’s Republic of China, notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance.

EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyHonorary / Symbolic
By Myrna Melgar, Rafael Mandelman
8-0
Ordinance#240599
Jun 12, 2024

This ordinance removes the fees that permitted cannabis businesses previously had to pay for inspections conducted by the Department of Public Health. It aims to reduce the financial burden on these businesses.

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to eliminate fees charged to permitted cannabis businesses to cover the cost of inspections of those businesses by the Department of Public Health (DPH).

Budget & TaxesPublic HealthBusiness & Economy
By Rafael Mandelman
20-0
Hearing#231243
Jun 7, 2024

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.

TransportationBusiness & Economy
By Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey
2-0
Ordinance#231259
Jun 6, 2024

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.

Public SafetyBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
Filed
5-0
Ordinance#240665
Jun 5, 2024

The ordinance waives fees for temporary street closures on Irving, Noriega, and Taraval Streets for events organized by community-serving nonprofits, small businesses, and local associations. This fee waiver program will expire on June 30, 2027.

Ordinance amending the Transportation Code to waive fees related to the temporary closure of streets for events on Irving, Noriega, and Taraval Streets, from 19th Avenue to the Great Highway, that are organized by community-serving nonprofit arts and culture organizations, small businesses, merchant associations, neighborhood resident associations, and property and business improvement districts, and to set a sunset date of June 30, 2027, for the program waiving fees related to such street closures throughout the City.

TransportationBudget & TaxesBusiness & Economy
By Connie Chan, Matt Dorsey, Myrna Melgar
21-0 /3
Ordinance#240633
Jun 4, 2024

The ordinance allows the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to increase funding for the Adante Hotel's booking agreement by over $2.3 million and extend the agreement's term by seven months. It also waives certain regulatory requirements to facilitate this agreement and permits HSH to make necessary amendments without increasing the city's financial obligations.

Ordinance authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing ("HSH") to amend the booking agreement with the Sayana Corporation, operator of the Adante Hotel, to increase the not to exceed amount by $2,371,068 for a total amount not to exceed $20,870,507; to extend the term of the agreement by seven months from August 31, 2024, for a new term of May 14, 2020, through March 31, 2025; waiving for certain requirements of the Administrative, Labor and Employment, and Environment Codes for said agreement; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the City’s obligations or liabilities and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

HousingEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
16-0
Ordinance#240634
Jun 4, 2024

This ordinance allows the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to increase funding for the Monarch Hotel's booking agreement by over $2.5 million and extend the agreement's duration by seven months. It also waives certain city code requirements related to this agreement and permits HSH to make necessary amendments that do not increase the city's financial obligations.

Ordinance authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH") to amend the booking agreement with the Lombard Hotel Group, operator of the Monarch Hotel, to increase the not to exceed amount by $2,533,540 for a total amount not to exceed $21,661,300; to extend the term of the agreement by seven months from August 31, 2024, for a new term of August 4, 2020, through March 31, 2025; waiving certain requirements of the Administrative, Labor and Employment, and Environment Codes for said agreement; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the City’s obligations or liabilities and are necessary to effectuate the purpose of the agreement.

HousingEnvironmentBusiness & Economy
Passed
16-0
Ordinance#240632
Jun 4, 2024

The ordinance allows the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to increase funding for the Cova Hotel's booking agreement by nearly $1.73 million and extend the agreement's term by seven months. It also waives certain city code requirements related to this agreement and permits HSH to make necessary amendments that do not increase the city's financial obligations.

Ordinance authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing ("HSH") to amend the booking agreement with Shin International, Inc., the operator of the Cova Hotel, to increase the not to exceed amount by $1,728,190 for a total amount not to exceed $16,032,443 and to extend the term of the agreement by seven months from August 31, 2024, for a new term of May 26, 2020, through March 31, 2025; waiving certain requirements of the Administrative, Labor and Employment, and Environment Codes for said agreement; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the City’s obligations or liabilities and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

HousingBusiness & EconomyHonorary / Symbolic
Passed
13-3