Legislation

This resolution approves an updated emergency declaration allowing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to replace and repair fences on watershed land in Alameda that were damaged by a fire, increasing the budget for the project from $4.25 million to $10.9 million. The action is in response to the damage caused by the SCU Lightning Complex Fire.

Resolution approving an updated emergency declaration of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code, Section 6.60, to replace and repair fences on SFPUC watershed land in Alameda damaged by the SCU Lightning Complex Fire, increasing the total not to exceed cost from $4,250,000 to $10,900,000.

This resolution allows the city to lease part of the roof at 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard to New Cingular Wireless for ten years, starting at $120,000 per year with annual increases. The tenant will cover all services and utilities, and there are options to extend the lease for two additional five-year terms.

Resolution authorizing and approving the lease of a telecommunications facilities on a portion of the roof at 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, for a ten-year term at an initial annual rent of $120,000 or the monthly base rent of $10,000 with a 3% annual adjustment thereafter, and two five-year options to extend, with tenant responsible for all services and utilities, to commence upon execution after approval by the Board of Supervisors and Mayor, in their respective sole and absolution discretion.

This resolution allows the Office of the District Attorney to use a $914,170 grant from the California Department of Insurance for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program, covering the period from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. It has been approved retroactively.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $914,170 from the California Department of Insurance for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program, for the grant period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 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.

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 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.