Legislation

This resolution urges the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning to develop a financing plan by the end of 2022 to expand the Emergency Firefighting Water System to areas of the city that currently lack protection. It also seeks to identify funding sources for the system and related equipment to reduce fire damage in the event of a major earthquake.

Resolution urging the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning to create a financing plan by December 31, 2022, for expanding the Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS) to unprotected areas of the City, with current and potential sources of funding for the EFWS, hose tenders and other options to minimize fire damage from a major earthquake.

This resolution allows the Fire Department to enter into an agreement to borrow equipment from the Federal Excess Personal Property Program for fire suppression and prevention. The agreement will last for an initial term of five years.

Resolution authorizing the Fire Department to enter into a Cooperative Agreement for the Federal Excess Personal Property Program under which the Department may receive temporary loans of equipment for fire suppression and pre-suppression use for an initial term of five years.

This resolution allows the San Francisco Fire Department to join a program that enables them to receive donated equipment for firefighting, emergency medical services, and disaster relief efforts. The agreement will last for an initial period of three years.

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to enter into a Local Cooperator Agreement to join the Firefighter Property Program, under which the Department may receive gifts of equipment for use in fire suppression or pre-suppression activities, providing emergency medical services, or supporting disaster relief activities for an initial term of three years.

This resolution allows the Sheriff’s Department to extend its lease for 18,862 square feet at 1740 Folsom Street for an additional five years, starting from July 1, 2022, with an initial rent of $1,030,400 and annual increases of 3%. It also gives the Director of Property the authority to make necessary modifications to the lease without increasing costs to the City.

Resolution approving and authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the Sheriff’s Department, to extend the lease of 18,862 square feet located at 1740 Folsom Street with 120 14th Street LLC for an additional five years, at a base rent of $1,030,400 in the initial year, with 3% annual adjustments, commencing on approval of this Resolution; and approving and authorizing a five-year lease extension beginning July 1, 2022, with a total term of July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2027, at the City’s option; authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of the Lease and this Resolution, as defined herein; and to authorize the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the Lease that do not increase the rent or otherwise materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Lease or this Resolution.

Schedules a public hearing about: Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on November 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., for the Members of the Board of Supervisors to hear and receive updates on the progress and implementation status of the Unites States Department of Justice recommendations regarding reforms within the Police Department.

Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on November 10, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., for the Members of the Board of Supervisors to hear and receive updates on the progress and implementation status of the Unites States Department of Justice recommendations regarding reforms within the Police Department; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M20-125, approved on September 15, 2020.

The ordinance prohibits the use of gas-powered landscaping equipment by the City starting July 1, 2024, and by all property and business owners in San Francisco starting January 1, 2026, with certain waivers available. It also establishes a Buy-Back Program to help transition away from this equipment and requires public education and annual reporting on the ordinance's enforcement and progress.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code and Police Code to 1) prohibit the City from using gas-powered landscaping equipment to perform a City function starting July 1, 2024, with temporary waivers for City departments that document to the satisfaction of the Director of the Department of the Environment (“Department”) the unavailability of needed technology to replace such equipment; 2) prohibit the City from contracting for the use of gas-powered landscaping equipment to perform a City function starting July 1, 2024, with waivers for City departments that document to the satisfaction of the Purchaser the necessity of such waiver; 3) prohibit the use of gas-powered landscaping equipment in the City starting January 1, 2026, except such equipment for which the Department determines replacement technology is unavailable, and penalize property owners and business owners and managers that violate that prohibition; 4) establish a buy-back and/or incentive program (“Buy-Back Program”) to assist owners of such equipment in transitioning away from its use; 54) require that the Department conduct a public education campaign regarding the gas-powered landscaping equipment ban and the Buy-Back Program; 6) establish a fund to receive penalties collected for violation of the ban and other monies, to use for purchases of equipment for City departments to replace gas-powered landscaping equipment, for the Buy-Back Program, for safe disposal of gas-powered landscaping equipment, and/or to fund the Department’s public education campaign; 7) designate the Department to administer and enforce the ordinance; and 8) require the Department, starting in 2026 and ending on December 31, 2036, to report to the Board of Supervisors by March 31 of each year on progress over the prior calendar year in enforcing the restrictions on gas-powered landscaping equipment, conducting the public education campaign, administering the Buy-Back Program, and using the monies in the fund.

The ordinance allows the Police Department to use surveillance cameras from non-City entities under a specific policy, with a review period that ends fifteen months after it takes effect. This ensures oversight and evaluation of the policy's impact during that time.

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Police Department use of non-City entity surveillance cameras and establishing a sunset date fifteen months after the effective date of the ordinance.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to retroactively approve a contract with Tryfacta, Inc. for temporary staffing services, not exceeding $1,000,000, for a six-month period from June 17, 2022, to December 17, 2022, and permits minor amendments to the contract as needed.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to award an emergency contract to Tryfacta, Inc., as authorized under Section 21.15 of the Administrative Code, for the purpose of providing temporary staffing services, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for a term of six months, from June 17, 2022, through December 17, 2022; and to authorize the Department of Public Health to enter into any amendments or modifications to the contract that do not otherwise materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the contract or this Resolution.

This motion extends the local health emergency declaration related to the MPX virus outbreak in San Francisco, initially declared on August 1, 2022. It allows the city to continue mobilizing resources and support for public health efforts related to the outbreak.

Motion concurring in the continuance of the San Francisco Health Officer’s August 1, 2022, Declaration of Local Health Emergency regarding the outbreak of the MPX virus.

This resolution expresses support for the people of Burma, calls for a return to a democratic government, and urges the Myanmar military to stop violence against peaceful protesters and release political prisoners following the 2021 coup. It has been officially passed by the San Francisco city government.

Resolution supporting the Burmese People, a return to a democratic and civilian run government, and urging the Myanmar Military to cease violence against peaceful protestors and release political prisoners detailed after the February 1, 2021, coup d’état.

This resolution supports the use of entheogenic plants and encourages local law enforcement to prioritize other issues over investigating or arresting adults using these plants. It also calls for the decriminalization of such practices at the state and federal levels.

Resolution supporting entheogenic plant practices, urging City law enforcement agencies that the investigation and arrest of individuals involved with the adult use of entheogenic plants on the Federal Schedule 1 List be amongst the lowest priority for the City and County of San Francisco, and urging the State of California and the United States Federal government to decriminalize entheogenic plant practices and their uses.

The hearing aims to address the rising reports of sexual assault and harassment in San Francisco public schools and gather data on gender-based violence and available resources for students. It requests reports from various city departments and the school district on their responses and support systems for affected students.

Hearing to discuss San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and City departments' responses to the increased student reports of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other forms of gender-based violence at SFUSD schools, and requesting data and information pertaining to gender-based violence in public schools and resources made available to students, via partnerships with SFUSD or community-based organization partners, that support survivors of sexual assault or harassment and promote safe and healthy environment in our schools; and requesting SFUSD, Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, Office of Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention, and Department on the Status of Women to report.

This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit with Kevin Lee for $35,000 related to an employment dispute with the San Francisco Police Department. The lawsuit was filed in November 2019.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Kevin Lee against the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Police Department for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 22, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-580969; entitled Kevin Lee v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

This legislation calls for a hearing to update the public on the annual report for the Treatment on Demand program for the fiscal year 2020-2021. It also requests various city departments and organizations to provide information on their involvement and progress related to this program.

Hearing to provide an update on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 Annual Proposition T (Treatment on Demand) Report; and requesting the Department of Public Health, Adult Probation Department, Sheriff's Department, Superior Court, District Attorney's Office, Police Department, and Treatment on Demand Coalition to report.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to use a $226,000 grant from the CDC to support a program focused on health surveillance and care for asylum seekers from September 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. It was passed retroactively to authorize the funding for the specified period.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $226,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the California Department of Public Health for participation in a program, entitled “Asylum Seeker Health Surveillance and Linkage to Care,” for the period of September 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

This resolution approves an amendment to an emergency agreement allowing the Human Services Agency to continue using 459 hotel rooms and related services, increasing the total contract amount to $88,568,327. It also extends the booking period until March 31, 2023.

Resolution approving a sixth amendment to an emergency agreement between the Human Services Agency and 1231 Market Street Owner L.P., for the City’s continued use of 459 hotel rooms and associated services; increasing the contract amount by $9,596,148 for a total amount not to exceed $88,568,327; and extending the booking period for a potential total term of April 8, 2020, to March 31, 2023.

This resolution allows the District Attorney's Office to accept and use $250,000 worth of free legal services from the University of San Francisco's Racial Justice Clinic to aid in their work on sentencing reviews and wrongful convictions. The support is retroactively authorized for the period from November 2021 to November 2022.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend an in-kind gift of pro bono legal services, with a value estimated at $250,000 provided by the University of San Francisco School of Law’s Racial Justice Clinic (RJC), and funded by the Vital Projects Fund and Elizabeth Zitrin, to support the RJC’s work assisting the Office of the District Attorney’s Sentencing Review Unit and Wrongful Conviction Unit and Innocence Commission, for the grant term of November 2021 through November 2022.

This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit for $45,000 related to alleged personal injury from excessive force by a Sheriff’s Deputy. The lawsuit was filed by Phris M. Keaton in April 2021.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Phris M. Keaton against the City and County of San Francisco for $45,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 21, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-591264; entitled Phris M. Keaton v. Garret Edwards, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury due to excessive force by Sheriff’s Deputy.

This legislation is a hearing to evaluate traffic enforcement and street safety in San Francisco. It requests reports from the Police Department and the Municipal Transportation Agency on these issues.

Hearing on the state of traffic enforcement and street safety in San Francisco; and requesting the Police Department and Municipal Transportation Agency to report.

This legislation schedules a public hearing for the Board of Supervisors to discuss Laguna Honda Hospital's strategy for recertification and plans for patient transfer and relocation. The Department of Public Health is requested to present information at this hearing, which will take place on November 1, 2022.

Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on Laguna Honda Hospital’s Strategy for Recertification and the Submission of a Closure and Patient Transfer and Relocation Plan; and requesting the Department of Public Health to present; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M22-098 (File No. 220618), approved on May 24, 2022.

This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to enter into an emergency contract with Health Management Associates, Inc. for specialized consulting services, increasing the total contract amount to $5,863,302 for a term lasting until June 30, 2023. It also permits the Department to make minor amendments to the contract as needed without increasing the city's obligations.

Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to enter into an emergency contract with Health Management Associates, Inc., in compliance with Section 21.15 of the Administrative Code requiring approval by the Board of Supervisors for any emergency contract in excess of $100,000 for the purpose of providing specialized consulting services, in an amount not to exceed $3,782,365 for a term of thirteen and one-half months, from May 9, 2022, through June 30, 2023; and approving Amendment 1 to the agreement for providing specialized consulting services to increase the agreement by $2,080,937 for an amount not to exceed $5,863,302 with no change to the contract term from May 9, 2022, through June 30, 2023; and to authorize the Department of Public Health to enter into any amendments or modifications to the contract that do not otherwise materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the contract or this Resolution.

This motion extends the local health emergency declaration for the Monkeypox virus in San Francisco, initially made on August 1, 2022. It allows the city to continue its response efforts and allocate resources to manage the outbreak.

Motion concurring in the continuance of the San Francisco Health Officer’s August 1, 2022, Declaration of Local Health Emergency regarding the outbreak of the Monkeypox virus.

This resolution allows designated agents to represent San Francisco in securing state and federal disaster and emergency assistance funding. It also enables them to fulfill necessary agreements with the Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

Resolution authorizing agents to act on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco for all matters pertaining to State and Federal disaster and emergency assistance funding and to provide the assurances and agreements required by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services.