Legislation

The ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit for $800,000 related to allegations of negligence and abuse involving Omar Abdullah's care at Laguna Honda Hospital. The lawsuit was filed in February 2020 and includes claims of violations of rights and privacy.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Omar Abdullah, by and through his Conservator, Theresa Hoskins-Ford against the City and County of San Francisco for $800,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 24, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-583155; entitled Omar Abdullah, by and through his Conservator, Theresa Hoskins-Ford v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of negligence, dependent adult neglect/abuse, violations of the Patient’s Bill of Rights, assault, battery, and violation of privacy concerning Mr. Abdullah’s care at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

This resolution approves a financial agreement to provide cash grants through the San Francisco Medical Reimbursement Accounts program, totaling up to $14,903,500, for a period of 18 months. The funding is part of the city's response to the local emergency declared by the Mayor.

Resolution retroactively approving an agreement between the San Francisco Community Health Authority and the Department of Public Health for the implementation of San Francisco Medical Reimbursement Accounts Cash Grant Program payments authorized under the seventeenth supplement to the Mayoral Local Emergency Declaration for a total amount not to exceed $14,903,500 for a term of 18 months, from July 1, 2020, through December 31, 2021.

The resolution allows the San Francisco Police Department to use a $1,161,830 grant from the Department of Homeland Security for various upgrades and training related to port security. It covers expenses for equipment and training from September 1, 2020, to August 31, 2023, and waives indirect costs associated with the grant.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,161,830 from the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Port Security Grant Program to upgrade the existing 3D Sonar System, purchase a Vessel Mounted Thermal Camera System, send members to Advanced Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Operations Training, refurbish and perform deck safety upgrades on the existing response vessel, and purchase a response vessel for the period of September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2023, and waiving indirect costs.

This resolution allows the Department of Emergency Management to use a $189,005 grant from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for community power resiliency efforts from July 2020 to October 2021. It was passed retroactively to authorize the acceptance and expenditure of these funds.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $189,005 from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Community Power Resiliency Allocation, for the period of July 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021.

This resolution allows the Department of Emergency Management to use a $378,010 grant from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to buy equipment and enhance local readiness for Public Safety Power Shutoff events. It covers the period from July 1, 2019, to October 31, 2022.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $378,010 from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Resiliency Allocation Program, to support equipment purchases and to improve local preparedness and response for PSPS events for the period of July 1, 2019, to October 31, 2022.

This legislation involves a hearing to discuss the Family Violence Council's 10th report on family violence in San Francisco for the fiscal year 2019-2020. It also requests the Department of the Status of Women to provide additional information during the hearing.

Hearing on the Family Violence Council’s 10th Comprehensive Report on family violence in San Francisco for Fiscal Year 2019-2020; and requesting the Department of the Status of Women to report.

This resolution approves a 20-year lease for a telecommunications tower and equipment at San Francisco State University, with an initial yearly rent of $91,800 and annual increases of three percent. It also confirms that the lease complies with environmental regulations and city planning priorities.

Resolution authorizing and approving a renewal of a telecommunication lease of space for existing emergency radio telecommunications tower and associated equipment with the California State University, acting by and through the San Francisco State University, a State of California political subdivision, as landlord, for the Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Technology, at 1600 Holloway Avenue, Thornton Hall, at a yearly initial base rent of $91,800, with annual adjustments of three percent for a term of 20 years to commence on October 1, 2021, or upon approval by the Board of Supervisors and Mayor; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and finding the proposed Lease is in conformance with the General Plan, and the eight priorities of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to use a $315,000 grant from the CDC for a program focused on viral hepatitis surveillance and prevention, covering the period from May 1, 2021, to April 30, 2022. It was passed retroactively to authorize the funding for the specified timeframe.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $315,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for participation in a program, entitled “PS21-2103: Integrated Viral Hepatitis Surveillance and Prevention Funding for Health Depts,” for the period of May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.

The ordinance simplifies and streamlines procedures for neighborhood, cultural, and entertainment establishments in San Francisco by expanding review processes, allowing temporary outdoor activities, and extending performance hours. It also removes certain permit requirements and definitions to support the continuation of entertainment venues and activities.

Ordinance amending the Planning, Business and Tax Regulations, and Police Codes to simplify procedures and allow flexibility for neighborhood, cultural, and entertainment establishments by 1) expanding streamlined review and inspection procedures to principally permitted storefront uses citywide; 2) deleting separate definitions of “Cat Boarding,” and “Services, Instructional” from the Planning Code; 3) allowing the continuation of longstanding places of entertainment; 4) temporarily requiring a conditional use authorization for uses replacing Nighttime Entertainment uses; 5) allowing temporary outdoor entertainment, arts, and recreation activities; 6) eliminating the one night dance permit; 7) extending time for limited live performances from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.; 8) allowing additional One-Time Entertainment Permits and One-Time Outdoor Amplified Sound Permits; 9) exempting single individual performances without amplification from permit requirements; 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 certified paramedics in the Fire Department to initiate temporary psychiatric holds, following state law and local guidelines. It also mandates that these paramedics receive the necessary training from the Fire Department and the Department of Public Health.

Ordinance amending the Health Code to designate all certified and accredited paramedics employed by the Fire Department to initiate temporary psychiatric holds, subject to state law procedures and requirements adopted by the county behavioral health director; and require that the Fire Department and Department of Public Health ensure that designated Fire Department paramedics receive all appropriate training.

The ordinance establishes policies for the use of various surveillance technologies by multiple city departments, including audio recorders, license plate readers, drones, security cameras, and RFID systems. It also mandates that each department post their approved surveillance technology policies on their websites for public access.

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policies governing the use of 1) Audio Recorders (ShotSpotter) by the Police Department, 2) Automatic License Plate Readers by the Airport, Public Works, Recreation and Park Department, and Police Department, 3) Drones by the Fire Department, Port, Public Works, Public Utilities Commission, Recreation and Park Department, and Department of Technology, 4) Security Cameras by the Airport, Arts Commission, Asian Art Museum, Department of Child Support Services, City Administrator, Department of Technology, Department of Emergency Management, Fire Department, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Department of Human Resources, Human Services Agency, Library, Municipal Transportation Agency, Port, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Public Health, Recreation and Park Department, Rent Board, and War Memorial, and 5) Radio Frequency Identification by the Library; making required findings in support of said approvals; and amending the Administrative Code to require departments to post each Board-approved Surveillance Technology Policy on the department website.

This ordinance reduces the cost for obtaining a Street Artist Certificate in San Francisco. It aims to make it more affordable for artists to legally sell their work in public spaces.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to lower the fee for a Street Artist Certificate.

This resolution allows the Police Department to accept and use a donation of 984 units of Naloxone, valued at $73,800, to help combat opioid overdoses. The donation is part of a project funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend an in-kind gift of 984 units of Naloxone valued at $73,800 through the Naloxone Distribution Project, which is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and administered by the Department of Health Care Services.

This resolution allows the San Francisco Police Department to use a $61,437 grant from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for purchasing ammunition for forensic testing and specialized equipment for the Criminology Laboratory. The funding is retroactively authorized for a project period that ran from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $61,437 from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program to procure ammunition for forensic testing and controlled-substance hand-held Raman spectrometers for the Criminology Laboratory for the project period beginning on January 1, 2021, and ending on December 31, 2021.

This resolution allows the Department of Emergency Management to accept and use an additional $1,012,500 in federal grant funds, increasing the total to $33,012,500, for emergency management purposes. The funding is designated for the period from September 1, 2020, to May 31, 2023.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, as the fiscal agent for the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), to accept and expend an increase to Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 UASI grant funds in the amount of $1,012,500 for a total of $33,012,500 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the California Office of Emergency Services, for the period of September 1, 2020, through May 31, 2023.

This resolution allows the Department of Emergency Management to accept and use an additional $1,065,800 in Homeland Security grant funds, bringing the total to $3,065,800, for security initiatives in the Bay Area. The funding is designated for the period from March 9, 2021, to October 30, 2021.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, on behalf of the City and County San Francisco, as the primary grantee of Homeland Security Grant funds for the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and as the fiscal agent for the UASI Approval Authority, to accept and expend an increase to Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Securing the Cities Program grant funds in the amount of $1,065,800 for a total of $3,065,800 from the United States Department of Homeland Security for the period of March 9, 2021, through October 30, 2021.

This resolution allows designated city officials to apply for state and federal financial assistance through various grant programs for the fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. It aims to secure funding for security, emergency management, and environmental protection initiatives in San Francisco.

Resolution authorizing designated City and County officials to execute and file on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco any actions necessary, as defined herein, for the purpose of obtaining State and Federal financial assistance under various grant programs, including: the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, FY2022, and FY2023 Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant, the FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023 State Homeland Security Grant Program, the FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant, the FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023 Local Government Oil Spill Contingency Plan Grant, and the FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

This motion appoints four individuals to the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board, with two members serving until March 1, 2023, and two others until March 1, 2025. The residency requirement was waived for the last two appointees.

Motion appointing Ovava Eterei Afuhaamango and William Monroe Palmer II, terms ending March 1, 2023, and Jayson Wechter and Michael Nguyen (residency requirement waived), terms ending March 1, 2025, to the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board.

This ordinance requires the San Francisco Police Department to analyze how to implement a system for registering private security firms. The goal is to ensure these firms comply with legal standards and do not engage in discriminatory practices like racial profiling.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to require the Police Department to perform an analysis for the implementation of Article 25, which, among other things, provides for registration of private protection and security services with the Police Department, to ensure that private security firms abide by all legal requirements and that they not engage in racial profiling or other discriminatory practices.

This legislation aims to facilitate the sharing of traffic collision data among various City departments. It requests reports from the Police Department, Department of Public Health, and Municipal Transportation Agency on this matter.

Hearing to discuss sharing of traffic collision data between City departments; and requesting the Police Department, Department of Public Health, and Municipal Transportation Agency to report.

This resolution approves the use of $1,590,749 in Emergency Solutions Grants funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the fiscal year 2021-2022. It allows the Mayor to apply for and manage these funds to support homelessness services in San Francisco.

Resolution retroactively approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2021-2022 ESG Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in the amount of $1,590,749 for an unspecified period starting July 1, 2021.

This ordinance requires the Police Department and the District Attorney to provide quarterly reports on domestic violence cases to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and other City departments. The aim is to enhance transparency and accountability regarding domestic violence incidents in San Francisco.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Police Department and the District Attorney to submit quarterly reports to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and various City departments regarding the number of cases of domestic violence.

This ordinance prohibits individuals, except licensed manufacturers or importers, from possessing or dealing with unfinished firearm frames or receivers that lack a serial number. It also bans the manufacturing or assembling of firearms without a serial number, with specific exceptions.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit any person other than a licensed manufacturer or importer from possessing, selling, offering for sale, transferring, purchasing, transporting, receiving, or manufacturing an unfinished firearm frame or receiver that has not been imprinted with a serial number, subject to certain exceptions; and prohibiting any person from manufacturing or assembling a firearm that has not been imprinted with a serial number, subject to certain exceptions.

This legislation is a hearing to discuss San Francisco's preparations for the 2021 wildfire season, focusing on indoor refuges, smoke mitigation measures, and responses to extreme fire conditions. It requests reports from various city departments on their plans and efforts related to these issues.

Hearing to discuss the City's plans and efforts to prepare for the 2021 wildfire season, including plans for indoor wildfire refuges, proactive measures to mitigate the impact of wildfire smoke, and what steps are being prepared for increasingly extreme fire seasons; and requesting the Department of Emergency Management, Department of Public Health, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Department of the Environment, Department of Aging and Adult Services, and the San Francisco Unified School District to report.

This hearing reviews the city's response to motor vehicle stunt driving and updates on an ordinance aimed at enforcing laws against reckless driving and speed contests. It also requests reports from the Municipal Transportation Agency, Police Department, and Public Works on these issues.

Hearing to review the response to Motor Vehicle Stunt Driving and receive updates on the Ordinance amending the Police and Transportation Codes to establish a City policy to protect the health and safety of residents by enforcing state laws prohibiting reckless driving, motor vehicle speed contests, and exhibitions involving stunt and tricks with vehicles; and requesting the Municipal Transportation Agency, Police Department, and Public Works to report.

This motion extends the deadline for additional paid sick leave for City employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic from June 30, 2021, to September 30, 2021. It supports ongoing efforts to address the local emergency related to the pandemic.

Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Thirty-Sixth Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by extending the expiration date for additional paid sick leave available to City employees during the pandemic from June 30, 2021, to September 30, 2021.

This ordinance requires the San Francisco Police Department to work with the District Attorney on all juvenile delinquency cases, allowing the DA to initiate proceedings in juvenile court. It aims to improve collaboration between law enforcement and the legal system regarding youth offenses.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Police Department to consult with the District Attorney ("DA") on all juvenile delinquency cases under California Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 651, and provide the DA the opportunity to commence proceedings in the juvenile delinquency court in the San Francisco Superior Court.

This ordinance removes the expiration date on existing regulations that limit fees charged by third-party food delivery services in San Francisco. It ensures that these fee caps and regulations remain in effect indefinitely.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to remove the sunset clause from the article imposing a fee cap and other regulations on Third-Party Food Delivery Services.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept an additional $57,564 grant from the CDC, increasing the total to $127,696 for a program focused on HIV and tuberculosis assistance. The funding is retroactively authorized for the period from September 30, 2019, to September 29, 2021.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant amendment to increase the amount by $57,564 for a total of $127,696 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Regents of the University of California, San Francisco for participation in a program, entitled “Targeted Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Tuberculosis Strategic Information Technical Assistance for President's Emergency Plan for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Relief (PEPFAR) and Global Fund to Fight Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) Countries,” for the period of September 30, 2019, through September 29, 2021.

The ordinance allows the Office of the District Attorney to use a $2 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation to support the Safety and Justice Challenge and adds a new administrative analyst position funded by this grant. It retroactively covers the period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022.

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,000,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support San Francisco’s participation as an implementation site in the Safety and Justice Challenge, and amending Ordinance No. 166-20 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 200568 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2020-2021 and 2021-2022) to provide for the addition of one grant funded Class 1824 Principal Administrative Analyst position (FTE 1.0) at the Office of the District Attorney for the period of January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2022.

The ordinance allows the Office of the District Attorney to use a $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative and adds two new positions for Victim/Witness Investigators funded by this grant. It retroactively covers the period from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2023.

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund the Justice Reinvestment Initiative; and amending Ordinance No. 166-20 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 200568 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2020-2021 and 2021-2022) to provide for the addition of two grant funded Class 8133 Victim/Witness Investigator III positions (FTE 2.0) in the Office of the District Attorney for the period of October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2023.

The ordinance allows the Office of the District Attorney to use a $6 million grant from the Crankstart Foundation to support the Healing Justice Initiative and adds several new positions funded by this grant. It also amends the salary ordinance to include these positions for the specified period.

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $6,000,000 from the Crankstart Foundation to support the Healing Justice Initiative; and amending Ordinance No. 166-20 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 200568 for Fiscal Years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022) to provide for the addition of one grant funded Class 8177 Attorney position (FTE 1.0), one grant funded Class 8135 Assistant Chief Victim/Witness Investigator position (FTE 1.0), and one grant funded Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst position (FTE 1.0) at the Office of the District Attorney, and one grant funded Class 8177 Attorney position (FTE 1.0) at the Public Defender’s Office, for the period of January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023.

This ordinance updates the rules for filing economic interest statements and training requirements for certain members of the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board and the Inspector General. It aims to enhance transparency and accountability within these positions.

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements, and Sunshine and Ethics training requirements, by adding members of the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board and the Inspector General in the Sheriff’s Department Office of Inspector General.