Legislation

This ordinance extends various deadlines related to Medical Cannabis Dispensaries and Cannabis Retail Use in San Francisco, pushing them from 2021 to 2022 and 2023. It also allows for the extension of Temporary Cannabis Business Permits and the Cannabis Event Permit pilot program.

Ordinance amending the Health Code, Planning Code, and Police Code to extend the sunset date for provisions governing Medical Cannabis Dispensaries from December 31, 2021, to December 31, 2022; to extend the sunset date for allowing the conversion of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries with Planning Commission approval to a Cannabis Retail Use from January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2023; to allow the extension of Temporary Cannabis Business Permits for additional 120-day terms through December 31, 2022, rather than December 31, 2021; and to allow the extension of the Cannabis Event Permit pilot program through December 31, 2023, rather than December 31, 2021; 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.

This hearing will examine the availability and effectiveness of behavioral health services offered by Kaiser Permanente in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on patient wait times and access to care. The Health Service System is requested to provide a report on these issues.

Hearing regarding the availability of behavioral health services provided by Kaiser Permanente in the San Francisco Bay Area and California, including, but not limited to, patient wait times for initial appointments, length of wait time between visits, efficacy of telehealth medicine, and access to follow up care; and requesting the Health Service System to report.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to use a $405,000 grant from the Hellman Foundation to create clinic-based food "pharmacies" that provide food as a form of medicine. The program will run from May 1, 2022, to May 1, 2025, aiming to connect healthcare systems with the food community.

Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $405,000 from the Hellman Foundation for participation in a program, entitled “Hellman Foundation Grant,” to help bridge the divide between healthcare systems and the food community through the innovation of providing “food as medicine” through clinic-based food “pharmacies” for the period of May 1, 2022, through May 1, 2025.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to officially enter into a contract with the California Department of Health Care Services to manage various mental health and substance abuse programs from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2024. It includes funding and support for mental health services, homelessness assistance, and substance abuse treatment.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to enter into Performance Contract No. 21-10108, with the California Department of Health Care Services, incorporating the Mental Health Services Act, Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Block Grant, and Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024.

This resolution allows the Director of Health to extend and amend an agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services for the Whole Person Care Pilot program, which coordinates health and social services to improve patient outcomes. It increases the funding for the program by nearly $35.8 million, bringing the total to approximately $197.6 million, and extends the program's duration by one year.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Director of Health to sign an amended agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services for the Whole Person Care Pilot program to fund coordination of health, behavioral health, and social services in a patient-centered manner with the goal of improved beneficiary health and wellbeing through more efficient and effective use of resources, extending the program by one year, from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, for a total agreement term of January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2021; and increasing the agreement amount by $35,839,948 for a total amount of $197,589,948.

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 allows the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to set standards for cannabis-related training programs focused on social equity and business development. It also extends the temporary operating period for medical cannabis dispensaries awaiting permit approval from 120 to between 150 and 180 days, with new requirements related to hiring practices and labor agreements.

Ordinance amending the Police Code to clarify that the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (“OEWD”) may establish standards governing the certification of cannabis-related pre-apprenticeship programs that relate to social equity training, license incubation processes, underserved community outreach programs, and business plan development training; and amending the Health Code to extend from 120 days to between 150 and 180 days the period for which the Director of the Office of Cannabis (“OOC”) may grant temporary authorization to medical cannabis dispensaries (“MCDs”) to continue operating while they wait for the OOC to process their applications for cannabis business permits (“Temporary MCD Authorization”), and to add as prerequisites to Temporary MCD Authorization: that the MCD has not been found to have violated health and safety standards developed by the Director to protect the health and safety of employees, neighbors, and customers; that OEWD has not made a determination, or has determined that the MCD ensures that 35% of its new hires shall be registered apprentices enrolled in an approved apprenticeship program if feasible; and for any MCD with ten or more employees, that OEWD has not made a determination, or has determined that the MCD has entered into or made good faith efforts to enter into a Labor Peace Agreement or a collective bargaining agreement with a Bona Fide Labor Organization.

This resolution extends the grant agreement with the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank for the COVID-19 Food Assistance Program by six months and increases the total funding by approximately $7.4 million. The new grant term will run from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022, starting on October 15, 2021.

Resolution approving a second amendment to the grant agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, for the administration of the COVID-19 Food Assistance Program, to extend the grant term by six months for a total term of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022, and to increase the grant amount by $7,424,820 for a total not to exceed amount of $22,951,645 to commence on October 15, 2021.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a donation of software licenses for an ophthalmology application valued at nearly $60,000, which will support eye care services until June 2025. The donation comes from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend an in-kind gift of perpetual software licenses of the ZEISS forum ophthalmology application valued in the amount of $59,949 from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for the Department of Public Health to provide eye care and eye disease management for the project period of July 8, 2016, through June 16, 2025.

This ordinance allows the Office of Cannabis to use a $1,000,000 grant for public health and safety initiatives related to Proposition 64, covering the period from May 2021 to October 2024. It also adds a new Senior Administrative Analyst position funded by the grant for one year, from July 2021 to June 2022.

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of Cannabis to accept and expend a grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 from the Board of State and Community Correction for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program for a term of May 1, 2021, through October 31, 2024; 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 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst position (FTE 1.0) at the Office of Cannabis for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.

This motion allows the City to bypass certain hiring rules to maintain services during the COVID-19 pandemic, extends COVID-19 sick leave for City employees until October 31, 2021, and permits employees to carry over vacation hours beyond the usual limit until June 30, 2022. It aims to address staffing challenges and support employee health and well-being amid ongoing pandemic-related changes.

Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Thirty-Seventh Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by 1) authorizing the waiver of civil service rules to hire employees to ensure the continuity of City services due to the reassignment, suspension, termination, resignation, retirement, or leaves of City employees that may result from vaccination policies or requirements, or return to in-person work requirements; 2) extending the existing COVID-19 sick leave program for City employees to October 31, 2021, and authorizing a possible further extension to December 31, 2021; and 3) allowing City employees to continue to carry vacation hours over the applicable cap until June 30, 2022.

This ordinance temporarily extends the restrictions on residential evictions related to COVID-19, allowing evictions only for non-payment of rent, violence, or health and safety issues. The current limits, set to expire on September 30, 2021, will remain in place for a longer period.

Emergency ordinance to temporarily extend the COVID-19 based limit on residential evictions, which allows evictions only if based on the non-payment of rent or violence or health and safety issues, and which is currently set to expire on September 30, 2021.

This resolution praises Governor Gavin Newsom for signing the Garment Worker Protection Act, which aims to ensure garment workers receive minimum wage and safeguards their health and safety. It highlights the importance of addressing challenges faced by these workers in the industry.

Resolution commending Governor Gavin Newsom for signing Senate Bill No. 62, authored by Senator Maria Elena Durazo, the Garment Worker Protection Act, to eliminate obstacles to workers being paid minimum wage and protecting their health and safety.

This resolution urges President Biden to halt the distribution of COVID vaccine boosters to the general public and to advocate for a waiver on intellectual property rights related to vaccines, while also promoting technology transfer to help low-to-middle income countries. The goal is to support global efforts to end the pandemic.

Resolution urging President Joe Biden to pause distribution of COVID vaccine boosters to the general population and to take a leadership role in supporting the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver while promoting technology information transfer as it relates to vaccinations to low-to-middle income countries in order to end this global pandemic.

This legislation initiates a hearing to review the final report from the San Francisco Methamphetamine Task Force, which was completed in 2019. It also requests updates from the Department of Public Health and the Police Department regarding their actions and findings related to the report.

Hearing to follow up on the Final Report of the San Francisco Methamphetamine Task Force from 2019; and requesting the Department of Public Health and the Police Department to report.

This legislation calls for a hearing to discuss the details of Street Teams that assist individuals experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, including their operations and contact methods. It also requests reports from various city departments involved in this effort.

Hearing to determine the scope, hours of operations, launch date, capacity and method to contact the various Street Teams working with individuals experiencing homelessness or in crisis on the Streets of San Francisco; and requesting the Department of Homeless and Supportive Housing, Department of Public Health, Fire Department, Healthy Streets Operations Center, Coalition on Homelessness, and the Department of Emergency Management to report.

The ordinance authorizes a $3,250,000 settlement for a lawsuit regarding alleged medical negligence against the City and County of San Francisco. It also includes a waiver of future wrongful death claims by certain individuals involved in the case.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by David Joslyn against the City and County of San Francisco for $3,250,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 2, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-579230; entitled David Joslyn, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from medical negligence; other material terms of the settlement are that Iris Solano, Frederick Stewart Joslyn and Iris Lorraine Solano waive any potential future claims for wrongful death.

This resolution approves a settlement where Medtronic will pay the City $800,000 and return a fleet of ventilators at their expense. The claim was related to an issue that did not go to court.

Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by the City against Covidien Sales LLC, a Medtronic Company (Medtronic) for $800,000 including the return of a ventilator fleet at Medtronic’s expense.

This ordinance requires construction and demolition debris transporters to obtain permits for their vehicles and debris boxes, and it increases the recovery rate for materials from 65% to 75% for demolition projects. It also mandates compliance with updated registration conditions for processing facilities and allows for penalties for violations.

Ordinance amending the Environment, Public Works, Health, and Administrative Codes to require transporters of construction and demolition debris to obtain a temporary or annual permit from the Department of Environment for each vehicle and debris box used for such transport and to comply with permit conditions; to require facilities that process such debris to comply with updated registration conditions; to require each person who conducts full demolition projects as permitted by the Department of Building Inspection and submits to the Director of the Department of Environment a material reduction and recovery plan to provide for at least 75% recovery away from disposal instead of 65% as required under existing law, and to verify this recovery rate after completing the project; to authorize the Director to impose administrative penalties for violations; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

This resolution approves leases for food and beverage concessions at the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 in San Francisco International Airport, allowing Culinary Heights Hospitality to operate for 12 years with a possible two-year extension. The lease includes a minimum annual payment of $385,000 for the first year, starting after the Board of Supervisors' approval.

Resolution approving the Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Food and Beverage Concession Leases in Phases 3 and 4 - Lease 13, Lease No. 20-0043 between Culinary Heights Hospitality, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, for a term of 12 years with one two-year option to extend at the Airport’s sole discretion, and a minimum annual guarantee of $385,000 for the first year of the Lease, to commence upon approval by the Board of Supervisors.

This resolution urges the Department of Public Health to establish consistent standards for healthcare facilities to comply with California's vaccination mandate for staff. It also calls for healthcare providers to support their workers by offering on-site vaccinations and additional paid time off.

Resolution urging the Department of Public Health to set uniform standards for healthcare facilities to fulfill the California Department of Public Health order mandating vaccinations for health care staff, and for healthcare providers to provide support for their workers including on-site vaccinations and supplemental paid time off.

This resolution officially designates September 2021 as FemTruth Young Womxn’s Health Awareness Month in San Francisco. It aims to raise awareness about health issues affecting young women.

Resolution recognizing September 2021 as FemTruth Young Womxn’s Health Awareness Month.

This resolution recognizes abortion as a form of healthcare and opposes Texas Senate Bill 8, while urging support for women's reproductive rights at the federal level. It also declares San Francisco as a Champion of Reproductive Freedom and Justice.

Resolution recognizing Abortion as Healthcare, objecting to Texas Senate Bill 8 and urging approaches that uplift autonomy for women and other birthing people; urging the Biden Administration and Congress to pass legislation protecting Reproductive Rights; and declaring the City and County of San Francisco a Champion of Reproductive Freedom and Justice.

This resolution designates specific city departments as Health Care Components under HIPAA, ensuring they comply with health information privacy regulations. It also accepts a report from the City Administrator related to this designation.

Resolution accepting the report of the City Administrator and designating the Department of Public Health, Fire Department, Health Service System, City Attorney, Treasurer-Tax Collector and Department of Technology as Health Care Components under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), pursuant to Administrative Code, Chapter 22H.

This ordinance extends the restrictions on residential evictions in San Francisco, allowing them only for non-payment of rent, violence, or health and safety issues until December 31, 2021. It amends the Administrative Code to reflect this change.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the COVID-19 based limit on residential evictions, which allows evictions only if based on the non-payment of rent or violence or health and safety issues, from September 30, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

This resolution supports the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, which aims to invest $1.43 trillion in upgrading public schools to improve health, safety, and accessibility while addressing educational and economic disparities. It also includes funding for special education services.

Resolution supporting the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021 (H.R. 4442), to invest $1.43 trillion to provide green renovations and retrofits to public schools to meet health, accessibility, safety needs, identify and alleviate educational and economic disparities among students, and provide funding for special education services.

This resolution urges Congress to pass a bill that would establish a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund to promote clean energy innovation and reduce pollution. The goal is to create a healthier and more prosperous future for the nation.

Resolution urging Congress to pass H.R. 2307, authored by Representative Theodore E. Deutch, The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021, creating a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund for the American people in order to encourage market-driven innovation of clean energy technologies and market efficiencies which will reduce harmful pollution and leave a healthier, more stable, and more prosperous Nation for future generations.

This resolution urges California Governor Gavin Newsom to extend eviction protections related to COVID-19 until December 31, 2021, or beyond. It aims to provide continued housing security for residents affected by the pandemic.

Resolution urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to extend COVID-related eviction protections to December 31, 2021, or later.

This legislation involves a hearing to discuss recommendations from the SF RISE Working Group on how to improve support services for youth and families impacted by COVID-19 school closures. It aims to coordinate efforts among city departments, the School District, and community partners, and will include reports from relevant organizations on the implementation of the plan.

Hearing on the preliminary recommendations of the SF RISE Working Group on a plan to coordinate enrichment and retention services provided by City departments, the School District, and community partners to youth and families adversely affected by COVID-19 school closures and distance learning programs and to discuss how the initial plan will be implemented; and requesting members of the SF RISE Working Group, San Francisco Unified School District, Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to report.

This hearing aims to evaluate the current state of sub-acute care in San Francisco and discuss strategies to improve care for vulnerable individuals to reduce preventable deaths. The Department of Public Health will be asked to provide a report on this issue.

Hearing to discuss the status of sub-acute care in San Francisco and plans to care for this vulnerable population to prevent unnecessary deaths; and requesting the Department of Public Health to report.

This hearing focuses on how the city supports small businesses and provides an update on the implementation of Proposition H, which was approved by voters in November 2020. Various city departments will report on their processes and services related to starting a small business in San Francisco.

Hearing regarding City processes and services as it relates to starting a small business in San Francisco and an update on the implementation of Proposition H passed by voters in November 2020; and requesting the Office of Small Business, Small Business Commission, Department of Building Inspection, Planning Department, Planning Commission, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Department of Public Health, Public Works, and Municipal Transportation Agency to report.

This legislation calls for a hearing to gather information on the technology and biotechnology sectors in San Francisco, focusing on trends affecting start-up companies, job growth, and the impact of remote work and COVID-19. It requests reports from various city offices to explore how the city can support these sectors.

Hearing on the technology and biotechnology sectors in San Francisco, particularly as it relates to new start-up companies and businesses; requesting information on trends in growth and decline of new technology companies, jobs and employment, the impact of remote work and COVID-19 on the sector, efforts that have or can be taken by the City to support technology sector startups in the City; and requesting the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Controller's Office, Office of Small Business, and Office of Treasurer and Tax Collector to report.

This resolution supports Mayor London N. Breed in declaring a local emergency due to the overdose crisis and calls for the immediate establishment of overdose prevention sites. It aims to address the rising number of overdose incidents in the city.

Resolution urging and supporting Mayor London N. Breed in proclaiming a declaration of the existence of a local emergency around the overdose crisis and immediately implementing overdose prevention sites.