SF Agora
Ordinances by the SF BOS
On February 13, 2024, the Board of Supervisors voted

Mayors Office

Planning, Administrative Codes - Code Corrections Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Planning and Administrative Codes to correct typographical errors, update outdated cross-references, and make non-substantive revisions to clarify or simplify Code language; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

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Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Mayors Office

Implementation of Gashouse Cove Project - Marina Yacht Harbor

Ordinance prohibiting the Recreation and Park Department and Planning Department from performing environmental review of, or otherwise implementing, a project to clean up and reconstruct the Marina Yacht Harbor in a manner that would extend the West Harbor Marina by more than 150 feet from its current boundary.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Local Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Grant - Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development - Amendment to Annual Salary Ordinance - FY2023-2024 and FY2024-2025 - $165,978

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $165,978 from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to support the expansion of immigrant integration efforts, increase community trust, and enhance the organizational capacity to support immigrant populations; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded temporary (1.0 FTE) Class 1822 Administrative Analyst for the period of October 1, 2023, through February 28, 2025.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Public Works Code - Retroactive - Waiver of Temporary Street Space Occupancy Permit Fee - Sidewalk Sales During Lunar New Year Holiday Season

Ordinance retroactively waiving the fee required by Public Works Code, Section 724.1(b), for temporary street space occupancy permits in the Chinatown neighborhood from Saturday, January 27, 2024, through Saturday, February 10, 2024, to promote sidewalk sales of merchandise during the Lunar New Year holiday season; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Downtown Rail Extension Fee Waiver

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to conditionally waive certain fees for projects along the corridor of the Downtown Rail Extension; 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Procuring Behavioral Health and Public Health Residential Care and Treatment Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Department of Public Health to procure behavioral health and public health residential care and treatment services for patients of the Department without adhering to the competitive solicitation or Local Business Enterprise requirements of the Municipal Code.
On February 12, 2024, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

First Reading

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Grand Theater

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Grand Theater, located at 2665 Mission Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3637, Lot No. 023, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Sacred Heart Parish Complex

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Sacred Heart Parish Complex, located at 546-548 Fillmore Street, 554 Fillmore Street, 735 Fell Street, and 660 Oak Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0828, Lot Nos. 12, 21, 22, and 22A, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Family and Senior Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the title of the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District to the Family and Senior Housing Opportunity Special Use District (“SUD”); authorize within the SUD the greater of up to six units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on individual Corner Lots in RH (Residential House) Districts, the greater of up to 18 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on Corner Lots resulting from three lot mergers in RH-1 districts, and the greater of up to 12 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on Corner Lots resulting from two lot mergers in RH-1 districts; extend various development and streamlining benefits, including lot merger benefits, to RM-1 (Residential, Mixed), RH-2, and RH-3 Districts within the area of the SUD bounded by the Great Highway, Lincoln Way, 19th Avenue, and Sloat Boulevard; and refine project eligibility criteria in the SUD; amending the Zoning Map to reflect the renamed Family and Senior Housing Special Use District; affirming the Planning Department’s determina

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, Building Code, Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Planning Code to clarify the state-mandated, ministerial approval process and local, discretionary approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, Building Code, Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Planning Code to clarify the state-mandated, ministerial approval process and local, discretionary approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Density Calculation in RC, RTO, NC, and Certain Named NCDs

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow form-based density in Residential-Commercial (RC), Residential Transit Oriented (RTO), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), and certain Named Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NCD), except for specified lots located in the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; amending the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use 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.

First Reading

Planning Code - Density Controls in Three Historic Districts

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to modify density limits in the Northeast Waterfront Historic District, the Jackson Square Historic District, and the Jackson Square Historic District Extension, except for projects in those areas using the Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse Program; affirming the Planning Commission’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.

First Reading

Planning Code - Density Controls in Three Historic Districts

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to modify density limits in the Northeast Waterfront Historic District, the Jackson Square Historic District, and the Jackson Square Historic District Extension, except for projects in those areas using the Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse Program; affirming the Planning Commission’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.
On February 12, 2024, the Rules Committee voted

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Procuring Behavioral Health and Public Health Residential Care and Treatment Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Department of Public Health to procure behavioral health and public health residential care and treatment services for patients of the Department without adhering to the competitive solicitation or Local Business Enterprise requirements of the Municipal Code.
On February 8, 2024, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On February 7, 2024, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Local Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Grant - Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development - Amendment to Annual Salary Ordinance - FY2023-2024 and FY2024-2025 - $165,978

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $165,978 from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to support the expansion of immigrant integration efforts, increase community trust, and enhance the organizational capacity to support immigrant populations; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded temporary (1.0 FTE) Class 1822 Administrative Analyst for the period of October 1, 2023, through February 28, 2025.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Public Works Code - Retroactive - Waiver of Temporary Street Space Occupancy Permit Fee - Sidewalk Sales During Lunar New Year Holiday Season

Ordinance retroactively waiving the fee required by Public Works Code, Section 724.1(b), for temporary street space occupancy permits in the Chinatown neighborhood from Saturday, January 27, 2024, through Saturday, February 10, 2024, to promote sidewalk sales of merchandise during the Lunar New Year holiday season; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Public Works Code - Retroactive - Waiver of Temporary Street Space Occupancy Permit Fee - Sidewalk Sales During Lunar New Year Holiday Season

Ordinance retroactively waiving the fee required by Public Works Code, Section 724.1(b), for temporary street space occupancy permits in the Chinatown neighborhood from Saturday, January 27, 2024, through Saturday, February 10, 2024, to promote sidewalk sales of merchandise during the Lunar New Year holiday season; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Scheduled for Committee Hearing

Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Contracting Waivers for Homeless Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend by five years, from May 5, 2024, through May 5, 2029, the sunset date of the provisions authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) to enter into and amend contracts without requiring competitive bidding for services relating to sites and programs for people experiencing homelessness (“Projects Addressing Homelessness”), and the Department of Public Works to enter into and amend contracts without adhering to the Environment Code or to provisions relating to competitive bidding, equal benefits, local business enterprise utilization, and other requirements, for construction work and services relating to Projects Addressing Homelessness; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

First Reading

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - General City Responsibility - APEC 2023 Project - Municipal Transportation Agency & Office of Economic and Workforce Development - $3,500,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $3,500,000 from General City Responsibility (GEN) and re-appropriating $500,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to support free two-hour parking in the Portsmouth Square Garages, Ambassador Services and transit fares for the Lunar New Year Parade in February 2024, and $3,000,000 to the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (ECN) to support a relief fund for SOMA area business and organizations from direct APEC impacts and for a Small Business Transit Impact relief fund in the FY 2023-2024.

First Reading

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - General City Responsibility - APEC 2023 Project - Municipal Transportation Agency & Office of Economic and Workforce Development - $3,500,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $3,500,000 from General City Responsibility (GEN) and re-appropriating $500,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to support free two-hour parking in the Portsmouth Square Garages, Ambassador Services and transit fares for the Lunar New Year Parade in February 2024, and $3,000,000 to the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (ECN) to support a relief fund for SOMA area business and organizations from direct APEC impacts and for a Small Business Transit Impact relief fund in the FY 2023-2024.
On February 6, 2024, the Board of Supervisors voted

Mayors Office

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Overdose Prevention Initiative - California Department of Public Health - Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch - Amendment to Annual Salary Ordinance - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 - $1,086,740.83

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,086,740.83 from the California Department of Public Health, Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of grant-funded Class 2403 Forensic Laboratory Analyst, Class 2456 Forensic Toxicologist, and Class 2457 Forensic Toxicologist Supervisor positions, as required, for the period beginning December 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.

Mayors Office

Appropriation Reserve - Various Departments’ Budget Appropriations on Reserve - $48,403,840 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance placing a total of $48,403,840 in various departments’ budget appropriations specified in the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 mid-year budget reduction plan on Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee Reserve in Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

Mayors Office

Amending Authorizing Agreements - Bank Credit Facility for CleanPowerSF - Public Utilities Commission

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8-18, to authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to enter into amendments and extensions of, or replacements for, the bank credit facility agreement authorized under Ordinance No. 8-18, to provide liquidity support, as needed, for power purchases, regulatory requirements, and other financial obligations of San Francisco’s CleanPowerSF community choice aggregation program for an additional term or terms not exceeding 10 years.

Mayors Office

Settlement of Lawsuit - Phaedra Michelle Scott - $40,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Phaedra Michelle Scott against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595521; entitled Phaedra Michelle Scott v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from tripping due to a pothole.

Mayors Office

Settlement of Lawsuit - Alfred Coutts - $190,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Alfred Coutts against the City and County of San Francisco for $190,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 14, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-584459; entitled Alfred Coutts, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of negligence, dependent adult neglect/abuse, and violations of the Patient’s Bill of Rights concerning Mr. Coutts’ care at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

Mayors Office

Settlement of Lawsuit - Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini - $450,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini against the City and County of San Francisco for $450,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 26, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:17-cv-03638; entitled Peyman Pakdel, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged diminution of Plaintiffs’ property value as a result of conditions of approval of San Francisco’s Expedited Conversion Program; other material terms of the settlement include the Plaintiffs’ sale of the property to the current tenant and termination of the lifetime lease under the Expedited Conversion Program.

Mayors Office

Settlement of Lawsuit - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. - Power Connections

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the complaint of the City and County of San Francisco (City) against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) that was filed by the City on January 28, 2019, before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EL19-38; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; the complaint concerns PG&E’s imposition of unreasonable restrictions on connections of City facilities to PG&E’s distribution system; the material terms of the settlement are that, in exchange for the City dismissing its complaint and waiving any claim for monetary relief, PG&E will allow the City to connect 30 megawatts of metered secondary voltage load over the next five years, provided the loads will be used to serve 1) existing points of delivery that undergo changes, 2) City departments or related public entities, or 3) private entities using City-owned property.

Mayors Office

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Delegation Related to Acceptance of Public Parks

Ordinance delegating to the Treasure Island Development Authority various powers related to acceptance of public parks and open space improvements that are required as part of development of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project pursuant to Disposition and Development Agreement, Development Agreement, and a Special Use District in Planning Code, Section 249.52.

Mayors Office

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Street and Public Infrastructure Acceptance - Establishing Official Sidewalk Widths and Street Grades

Ordinance accepting irrevocable offers of public infrastructure associated with the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project, Sub-Phases 1B, 1C, 1E, 1YA, and 1YB, including improvements located within portions of Avenue of the Palms, Bruton Street, Clipper Cove Avenue, Cravath Street, Garden Walk, Johnson Street, Seven Seas Avenue, Trade Winds Avenue, and Treasure Island Road on Treasure Island; Macalla Road, Signal Road, Treasure Island Road, and Yerba Buena Island Road on Yerba Buena Island; potable water storage tanks on Yerba Buena Island and electrical substructures serving a switchyard on Treasure Island; and City utilities in private streets and a service maintenance road on Yerba Buena Island; dedicating this infrastructure to public use; designating this public infrastructure for street and roadway purposes as applicable; accepting the public infrastructure for City maintenance and liability purposes, subject to specified limitations; establishing official public right-of-way widths and street grades; amending Ordinance No. 1061, entitled “Regulating the Width of Sidewalks

Mayors Office

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Ferry Terminal and Other TIDA Improvements

Ordinance acknowledging the Treasure Island Development Authority’s (the “Authority” or “TIDA”) acceptance of certain improvements on portions of Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island, including ferry terminal improvements, and the Authority’s acceptance of the improvements for maintenance and liability purposes; dedicating improvements to public use; adopting findings 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 adopting a Public Works Order that recommends acceptance of these improvements and related actions, as defined herein.

Mayors Office

Fire Code - Filing of Proof of Inspections with Fire Department and Requiring Five Feet of Access to Divided Lot Structures

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to require filing with the Fire Department records of five-year inspection of fire sprinkler systems and annual inspection of fire alarm and detection systems, mandate a filing fee to ensure that the costs of providing for such filings are recovered without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs, and require a minimum five feet access from the public-right-of-way to residential structures on newly subdivided lots; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Mayors Office

Site for New Library Branch for Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview Neighborhoods

Ordinance requiring the City to prioritize the City-owned parcel of land at 100 Orizaba Avenue (Block/Lot No. 7136/060) as a potential site for the new Public Library branch serving the Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview neighborhoods, subject to environmental review, required approvals, and other applicable laws; and requiring departments to prioritize the expenditure of City funds for a new Public Library branch at that location.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning, Administrative Codes - Code Corrections Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Planning and Administrative Codes to correct typographical errors, update outdated cross-references, and make non-substantive revisions to clarify or simplify Code language; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Implementation of Gashouse Cove Project - Marina Yacht Harbor

Ordinance prohibiting the Recreation and Park Department and Planning Department from performing environmental review of, or otherwise implementing, a project to clean up and reconstruct the Marina Yacht Harbor in a manner that would extend the West Harbor Marina by more than 150 feet from its current boundary.

30 Day Rule

Planning Code - Exceptions and Extensions for Existing Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to modify offset requirement for heights exceeding 30 feet in the Bernal Heights Special Use District; permit large movie theater signage in the Japantown Neighborhood Commercial District; allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries to continue operating as Temporary Cannabis Retail Uses until December 31, 2024; clarify eligibility for reduction in Inclusionary Housing requirements; and correct an error in the Zoning Control Table for the Urban Mixed Use 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Mitzey Davis and Leslie Lankster - $100,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Mitzey Davis and Leslie Lankster against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 14, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-593819; entitled Mitzey Davis, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit alleged personal injuries arising from a motor vehicle collision.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Jocelyn Li - $45,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jocelyn Li against the City and County of San Francisco for $45,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 1, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-600516; entitled Jocelyn Li v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury and property damage from a vehicle collision.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Ibrahim Nimer Shiheiber - $50,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ibrahim Nimer Shiheiber against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 30, 2021, in United States District Court-Northern District, Case No. 21-cv-00609 JCS; entitled Ibrahim Nimer Shiheiber v. Officer Brent Hernandez #307); the lawsuit involves alleged civil rights violation.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Charles Heard - $900,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Charles Heard against the City and County of San Francisco for $900,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 8, 2021, in United States District Court, Case No. 21-cv-09472-JSC; entitled Charles Heard v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged civil rights violation relating to a wrongful conviction.
On February 5, 2024, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Pending Committee Action

Various Codes - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, Building Code, Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Planning Code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Various Codes - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, Building Code, Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Planning Code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Various Codes - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, Building Code, Business and Tax Regulations Code, and Planning Code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings and to permit certain ADUs in the rear yard under the City’s local, discretionary approval program; making findings 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Family and Senior Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the title of the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District to the Family and Senior Housing Opportunity Special Use District (“SUD”); authorize within the SUD the greater of up to six units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on individual Corner Lots in RH (Residential House) Districts, the greater of up to 18 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on Corner Lots resulting from three lot mergers in RH-1 districts, and the greater of up to 12 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on Corner Lots resulting from two lot mergers in RH-1 districts; extend various development and streamlining benefits, including lot merger benefits, to RM-1 (Residential, Mixed), RH-2, and RH-3 Districts within the area of the SUD bounded by the Great Highway, Lincoln Way, 19th Avenue, and Sloat Boulevard; and refine project eligibility criteria in the SUD; amending the Zoning Map to reflect the renamed Family and Senior Housing Special Use District; affirming the Planning Department’s determina

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Family and Senior Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the title of the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District to the Family and Senior Housing Opportunity Special Use District (“SUD”); authorize within the SUD the greater of up to six units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on individual Corner Lots in RH (Residential House) Districts, the greater of up to 18 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on Corner Lots resulting from three lot mergers in RH-1 districts, and the greater of up to 12 units per lot or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on Corner Lots resulting from two lot mergers in RH-1 districts; extend various development and streamlining benefits, including lot merger benefits, to RM-1 (Residential, Mixed), RH-2, and RH-3 Districts within the area of the SUD bounded by the Great Highway, Lincoln Way, 19th Avenue, and Sloat Boulevard; and refine project eligibility criteria in the SUD; amending the Zoning Map to reflect the renamed Family and Senior Housing Special Use District; affirming the Planning Department’s determina

First Reading

Planning Code - Downtown Rail Extension Fee Waiver

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to conditionally waive certain fees for projects along the corridor of the Downtown Rail Extension; 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
On February 5, 2024, the Rules Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On February 1, 2024, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On February 1, 2024, the Joint Special Meeting - Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee and Youth Commission Civic Engagement Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On January 31, 2024, the Budget and Finance Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On January 30, 2024, the Board of Supervisors voted

Mayors Office

Authorization of American Registry for Internet Numbers Agreements with Department of Technology

Ordinance approving contracts between the City and the American Registry for Internet Numbers, LTD. (ARIN) for the registration of the City’s internal network and the public-facing network Internet Protocol addresses, and granting waivers of specified contract-related requirements in the Administrative Code for this transaction.

Mayors Office

Appropriation - $1,350,239 in Tax Increment Revenue Bond Proceeds in Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $1,350,239 from the issuance of Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District (IRFD) Series 2023B Tax Increment Revenue Bonds to the affordable housing project in the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development; and placing these amounts on Controller’s Reserve in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Mayors Office

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - State of California - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Program - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - FY2023-2024 and FY2024-2025 - $2,050,000

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,050,000 from the State of California, Board of State and Community Corrections, to fund the Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Grant Program; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded position in Class 8177 Attorney-Civil/Criminal (FTE 1.0) and one grant-funded position in Class 8550 District Attorney’s Investigator-SFERS (FTE 1.0) at the Office of the District Attorney for the grant agreement period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027.

Mayors Office

Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - Waiving Competitive Procurement Requirements Under Administrative Code

Ordinance authorizing the Police Department to expend grant funds received from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to procure equipment and services without competitive bidding under Administrative Code, Chapter 21.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Settlement of Lawsuit - Phaedra Michelle Scott - $40,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Phaedra Michelle Scott against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595521; entitled Phaedra Michelle Scott v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from tripping due to a pothole.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Settlement of Lawsuit - Alfred Coutts - $190,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Alfred Coutts against the City and County of San Francisco for $190,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 14, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-584459; entitled Alfred Coutts, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of negligence, dependent adult neglect/abuse, and violations of the Patient’s Bill of Rights concerning Mr. Coutts’ care at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Settlement of Lawsuit - Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini - $450,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini against the City and County of San Francisco for $450,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 26, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:17-cv-03638; entitled Peyman Pakdel, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged diminution of Plaintiffs’ property value as a result of conditions of approval of San Francisco’s Expedited Conversion Program; other material terms of the settlement include the Plaintiffs’ sale of the property to the current tenant and termination of the lifetime lease under the Expedited Conversion Program.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Settlement of Lawsuit - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. - Power Connections

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the complaint of the City and County of San Francisco (City) against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) that was filed by the City on January 28, 2019, before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EL19-38; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; the complaint concerns PG&E’s imposition of unreasonable restrictions on connections of City facilities to PG&E’s distribution system; the material terms of the settlement are that, in exchange for the City dismissing its complaint and waiving any claim for monetary relief, PG&E will allow the City to connect 30 megawatts of metered secondary voltage load over the next five years, provided the loads will be used to serve 1) existing points of delivery that undergo changes, 2) City departments or related public entities, or 3) private entities using City-owned property.

Mayors Office

Existing Building Code - Supplemental Inspections for Tall Buildings

Ordinance amending the Existing Building Code to require buildings with 15 or more stories to conduct and submit supplemental inspection reports that will focus on windows and exterior glass surfaces to identify any defective or damaged materials that may cause glass failure; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Mayors Office

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; prohibiting such sites from paying individuals to take a medical test; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a misdemeanor offense and a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.

Mayors Office

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 Filers - General Services Agency - City Administrator

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for officers and employees in the General Services Agency under the City Administrator.

Mayors Office

Settlement of Claims, Litigation - SFPUC Water Pipeline Break - Fillmore Street and Green Street - Not to Exceed $7,000,000

Ordinance authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the Office of the City Attorney to approve settlements of claims arising out of the September 10, 2023, break of the SFPUC's water transmission pipeline at the intersection of Fillmore and Green Streets for amounts exceeding $25,000 per claim, notwithstanding Administrative Code, Section 10.22, et. seq., but not to exceed $1,000,000 per claim, and delegating authority under Charter, Section 6.102(5) for the settlement of related litigation, if any, up to an aggregate total settlement amount not to exceed $7,000,000, subject to periodic reporting to the Board of Supervisors Government Audit and Oversight Committee.

Mayors Office

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars, located at the intersections of Miramar Avenue and Monterey Boulevard, Miramar Avenue and Ocean Avenue, and Judson Avenue and Frida Kahlo Way, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Overdose Prevention Initiative - California Department of Public Health - Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch - Amendment to Annual Salary Ordinance - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 - $1,086,740.83

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,086,740.83 from the California Department of Public Health, Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of grant-funded Class 2403 Forensic Laboratory Analyst, Class 2456 Forensic Toxicologist, and Class 2457 Forensic Toxicologist Supervisor positions, as required, for the period beginning December 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Appropriation Reserve - Various Departments’ Budget Appropriations on Reserve - $48,403,840 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance placing a total of $48,403,840 in various departments’ budget appropriations specified in the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 mid-year budget reduction plan on Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee Reserve in Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Amending Authorizing Agreements - Bank Credit Facility for CleanPowerSF - Public Utilities Commission

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8-18, to authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to enter into amendments and extensions of, or replacements for, the bank credit facility agreement authorized under Ordinance No. 8-18, to provide liquidity support, as needed, for power purchases, regulatory requirements, and other financial obligations of San Francisco’s CleanPowerSF community choice aggregation program for an additional term or terms not exceeding 10 years.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Fire Code - Filing of Proof of Inspections with Fire Department and Requiring Five Feet of Access to Divided Lot Structures

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to require filing with the Fire Department records of five-year inspection of fire sprinkler systems and annual inspection of fire alarm and detection systems, mandate a filing fee to ensure that the costs of providing for such filings are recovered without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs, and require a minimum five feet access from the public-right-of-way to residential structures on newly subdivided lots; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Delegation Related to Acceptance of Public Parks

Ordinance delegating to the Treasure Island Development Authority various powers related to acceptance of public parks and open space improvements that are required as part of development of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project pursuant to Disposition and Development Agreement, Development Agreement, and a Special Use District in Planning Code, Section 249.52.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Street and Public Infrastructure Acceptance - Establishing Official Sidewalk Widths and Street Grades

Ordinance accepting irrevocable offers of public infrastructure associated with the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project, Sub-Phases 1B, 1C, 1E, 1YA, and 1YB, including improvements located within portions of Avenue of the Palms, Bruton Street, Clipper Cove Avenue, Cravath Street, Garden Walk, Johnson Street, Seven Seas Avenue, Trade Winds Avenue, and Treasure Island Road on Treasure Island; Macalla Road, Signal Road, Treasure Island Road, and Yerba Buena Island Road on Yerba Buena Island; potable water storage tanks on Yerba Buena Island and electrical substructures serving a switchyard on Treasure Island; and City utilities in private streets and a service maintenance road on Yerba Buena Island; dedicating this infrastructure to public use; designating this public infrastructure for street and roadway purposes as applicable; accepting the public infrastructure for City maintenance and liability purposes, subject to specified limitations; establishing official public right-of-way widths and street grades; amending Ordinance No. 1061, entitled “Regulating the Width of Sidewalks

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Ferry Terminal and Other TIDA Improvements

Ordinance acknowledging the Treasure Island Development Authority’s (the “Authority” or “TIDA”) acceptance of certain improvements on portions of Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island, including ferry terminal improvements, and the Authority’s acceptance of the improvements for maintenance and liability purposes; dedicating improvements to public use; adopting findings 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 adopting a Public Works Order that recommends acceptance of these improvements and related actions, as defined herein.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Site for New Library Branch for Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview Neighborhoods

Ordinance requiring the City to prioritize the City-owned parcel of land at 100 Orizaba Avenue (Block/Lot No. 7136/060) as a potential site for the new Public Library branch serving the Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview neighborhoods, subject to environmental review, required approvals, and other applicable laws; and requiring departments to prioritize the expenditure of City funds for a new Public Library branch at that location.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Site for New Library Branch for Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview Neighborhoods

Ordinance requiring the City to prioritize the City-owned parcel of land at 100 Orizaba Avenue (Block/Lot No. 7136/060) as a potential site for the new Public Library branch serving the Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview neighborhoods, subject to environmental review, required approvals, and other applicable laws; and requiring departments to prioritize the expenditure of City funds for a new Public Library branch at that location.

Pending Committee Action

General Plan - Potrero Bus Yard Project

Ordinance amending the Urban Design Element of the General Plan to facilitate the Potrero Bus Yard Project; adopting findings 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 340.

30 Day Rule

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Human Services Agency - Call Recording Technology

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Human Services Agency use of Call Recording Technology.
On January 29, 2024, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Street and Public Infrastructure Acceptance - Establishing Official Sidewalk Widths and Street Grades

Ordinance accepting irrevocable offers of public infrastructure associated with the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project, Sub-Phases 1B, 1C, 1E, 1YA, and 1YB, including improvements located within portions of Avenue of the Palms, Bruton Street, Clipper Cove Avenue, Cravath Street, Garden Walk, Johnson Street, Seven Seas Avenue, Trade Winds Avenue, and Treasure Island Road on Treasure Island; Macalla Road, Signal Road, Treasure Island Road, and Yerba Buena Island Road on Yerba Buena Island; potable water storage tanks on Yerba Buena Island and electrical substructures serving a switchyard on Treasure Island; and City utilities in private streets and a service maintenance road on Yerba Buena Island; dedicating this infrastructure to public use; designating this public infrastructure for street and roadway purposes as applicable; accepting the public infrastructure for City maintenance and liability purposes, subject to specified limitations; establishing official public right-of-way widths and street grades; amending Ordinance No. 1061, entitled “Regulating the Width of Sidewalks

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Ferry Terminal and Other TIDA Improvements

Ordinance acknowledging the Treasure Island Development Authority’s (the “Authority” or “TIDA”) acceptance of certain improvements on portions of Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island, including ferry terminal improvements, and the Authority’s acceptance of the improvements for maintenance and liability purposes; dedicating improvements to public use; adopting findings 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 adopting a Public Works Order that recommends acceptance of these improvements and related actions, as defined herein.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Delegation Related to Acceptance of Public Parks

Ordinance delegating to the Treasure Island Development Authority various powers related to acceptance of public parks and open space improvements that are required as part of development of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project pursuant to Disposition and Development Agreement, Development Agreement, and a Special Use District in Planning Code, Section 249.52.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Delegation Related to Acceptance of Public Parks

Ordinance delegating to the Treasure Island Development Authority various powers related to acceptance of public parks and open space improvements that are required as part of development of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project pursuant to Disposition and Development Agreement, Development Agreement, and a Special Use District in Planning Code, Section 249.52.

First Reading

Planning, Administrative Codes - Code Corrections Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Planning and Administrative Codes to correct typographical errors, update outdated cross-references, and make non-substantive revisions to clarify or simplify Code language; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

First Reading

Planning, Administrative Codes - Code Corrections Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Planning and Administrative Codes to correct typographical errors, update outdated cross-references, and make non-substantive revisions to clarify or simplify Code language; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

First Reading

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

First Reading

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Density Calculation in RC, RTO, NC, and Certain Named NCDs

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow form-based density in Residential-Commercial (RC), Residential Transit Oriented (RTO), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), and certain Named Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NCD), except for specified lots located in the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; amending the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use 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.

First Reading

Implementation of Gashouse Cove Project - Marina Yacht Harbor

Ordinance prohibiting the Recreation and Park Department and Planning Department from performing environmental review of, or otherwise implementing, a project to clean up and reconstruct the Marina Yacht Harbor in a manner that would extend the West Harbor Marina by more than 150 feet from its current boundary.

First Reading

Implementation of Gashouse Cove Project - Marina Yacht Harbor

Ordinance prohibiting the Recreation and Park Department and Planning Department from performing environmental review of, or otherwise implementing, a project to clean up and reconstruct the Marina Yacht Harbor in a manner that would extend the West Harbor Marina by more than 150 feet from its current boundary.
On January 29, 2024, the Rules Committee voted

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Site for New Library Branch for Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview Neighborhoods

Ordinance requiring the City to prioritize the City-owned parcel of land at 100 Orizaba Avenue (Block/Lot No. 7136/060) as a potential site for the new Public Library branch serving the Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview neighborhoods, subject to environmental review, required approvals, and other applicable laws; and requiring departments to prioritize the expenditure of City funds for a new Public Library branch at that location.
On January 25, 2024, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On January 24, 2024, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Overdose Prevention Initiative - California Department of Public Health - Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch - Amendment to Annual Salary Ordinance - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 - $1,086,740.83

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,086,740.83 from the California Department of Public Health, Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of grant-funded Class 2403 Forensic Laboratory Analyst, Class 2456 Forensic Toxicologist, and Class 2457 Forensic Toxicologist Supervisor positions, as required, for the period beginning December 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Amending Authorizing Agreements - Bank Credit Facility for CleanPowerSF - Public Utilities Commission

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8-18, to authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to enter into amendments and extensions of, or replacements for, the bank credit facility agreement authorized under Ordinance No. 8-18, to provide liquidity support, as needed, for power purchases, regulatory requirements, and other financial obligations of San Francisco’s CleanPowerSF community choice aggregation program for an additional term or terms not exceeding 10 years.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Appropriation Reserve - Various Departments’ Budget Appropriations on Reserve - $48,403,840 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance placing a total of $48,403,840 in various departments’ budget appropriations specified in the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 mid-year budget reduction plan on Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee Reserve in Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
On January 23, 2024, the Board of Supervisors voted

Mayors Office

Building, Green Building, Mechanical, and Plumbing Codes - Amending Findings Supporting Enactment of 2022 Codes

Ordinance amending the local findings included by reference in the following Ordinances: 1) 2022 San Francisco Building Code (Ordinance No. 225-22); 2) 2022 San Francisco Green Building Code (Ordinance No. 227-22); 3) 2022 San Francisco Mechanical Code (Ordinance No. 228-22); 4) San Francisco Plumbing Code (Ordinance No. 230-22); and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward the Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission as required by State law.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Composition of Behavioral Health Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the membership of the Behavioral Health Commission from 17 to 12 seats; provide that the full Board of Supervisors rather than individual Supervisors makes these appointments; require that at least one seat be held by a veteran or veteran advocate; reduce the minimum number of seats reserved for consumers and families of consumers from nine to six; provide two seats for mental health professionals; update staggered terms for all seats; and retain existing members.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - City Administrator - Security Camera Systems

Ordinance approving a modified Surveillance Technology Policy for the City Administrator’s Office’s acquisition and use of security camera systems.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Authorization of American Registry for Internet Numbers Agreements with Department of Technology

Ordinance approving contracts between the City and the American Registry for Internet Numbers, LTD. (ARIN) for the registration of the City’s internal network and the public-facing network Internet Protocol addresses, and granting waivers of specified contract-related requirements in the Administrative Code for this transaction.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Appropriation - $1,350,239 in Tax Increment Revenue Bond Proceeds in Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $1,350,239 from the issuance of Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District (IRFD) Series 2023B Tax Increment Revenue Bonds to the affordable housing project in the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development; and placing these amounts on Controller’s Reserve in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - State of California - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Program - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - FY2023-2024 and FY2024-2025 - $2,050,000

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,050,000 from the State of California, Board of State and Community Corrections, to fund the Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Grant Program; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded position in Class 8177 Attorney-Civil/Criminal (FTE 1.0) and one grant-funded position in Class 8550 District Attorney’s Investigator-SFERS (FTE 1.0) at the Office of the District Attorney for the grant agreement period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - Waiving Competitive Procurement Requirements Under Administrative Code

Ordinance authorizing the Police Department to expend grant funds received from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to procure equipment and services without competitive bidding under Administrative Code, Chapter 21.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Existing Building Code - Supplemental Inspections for Tall Buildings

Ordinance amending the Existing Building Code to require buildings with 15 or more stories to conduct and submit supplemental inspection reports that will focus on windows and exterior glass surfaces to identify any defective or damaged materials that may cause glass failure; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars, located at the intersections of Miramar Avenue and Monterey Boulevard, Miramar Avenue and Ocean Avenue, and Judson Avenue and Frida Kahlo Way, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; prohibiting such sites from paying individuals to take a medical test; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a misdemeanor offense and a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 Filers - General Services Agency - City Administrator

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for officers and employees in the General Services Agency under the City Administrator.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Settlement of Claims, Litigation - SFPUC Water Pipeline Break - Fillmore Street and Green Street - Not to Exceed $7,000,000

Ordinance authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the Office of the City Attorney to approve settlements of claims arising out of the September 10, 2023, break of the SFPUC's water transmission pipeline at the intersection of Fillmore and Green Streets for amounts exceeding $25,000 per claim, notwithstanding Administrative Code, Section 10.22, et. seq., but not to exceed $1,000,000 per claim, and delegating authority under Charter, Section 6.102(5) for the settlement of related litigation, if any, up to an aggregate total settlement amount not to exceed $7,000,000, subject to periodic reporting to the Board of Supervisors Government Audit and Oversight Committee.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Jeffrey Pailet - $835,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jeffrey Pailet against the City and County of San Francisco for $835,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 2, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-596176; entitled Jeffrey Pailet v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Mason Masuda - $9,000,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Mason Masuda against the City and County of San Francisco for $9,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 9, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-606369; entitled Mason Masuda v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City street.

30 Day Rule

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transient Occupancy Tax Returns

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code for tax periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024, to require short-term rental hosts that do not operate through a qualified website company to file transient occupancy tax returns annually, waive the requirement for those hosts to obtain a certificate of authority from the Tax Collector, change the period for filing transient occupancy tax returns from annually to monthly for all hotel small operators other than short-term rental hosts, codify the Tax Collector’s qualified website company program and the return and payment requirements for Tourism Improvement District and Moscone Expansion District assessments, and require qualified website companies to collect and remit Tourism Improvement District assessments.
On January 22, 2024, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Pending Committee Action

Planning, Administrative Codes - Code Corrections Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Planning and Administrative Codes to correct typographical errors, update outdated cross-references, and make non-substantive revisions to clarify or simplify Code language; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings and to permit certain ADUs in the rear yard under the City’s local, discretionary approval program; making findings 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use 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.

First Reading

Fire Code - Filing of Proof of Inspections with Fire Department and Requiring Five Feet of Access to Divided Lot Structures

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to require filing with the Fire Department records of five-year inspection of fire sprinkler systems and annual inspection of fire alarm and detection systems, mandate a filing fee to ensure that the costs of providing for such filings are recovered without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs, and require a minimum five feet access from the public-right-of-way to residential structures on newly subdivided lots; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.
On January 22, 2024, the Rules Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On January 18, 2024, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted

First Reading

Settlement of Lawsuit - Phaedra Michelle Scott - $40,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Phaedra Michelle Scott against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595521; entitled Phaedra Michelle Scott v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from tripping due to a pothole.

First Reading

Settlement of Lawsuit - Alfred Coutts - $190,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Alfred Coutts against the City and County of San Francisco for $190,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 14, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-584459; entitled Alfred Coutts, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of negligence, dependent adult neglect/abuse, and violations of the Patient’s Bill of Rights concerning Mr. Coutts’ care at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

First Reading

Settlement of Lawsuit - Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini - $450,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini against the City and County of San Francisco for $450,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 26, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:17-cv-03638; entitled Peyman Pakdel, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged diminution of Plaintiffs’ property value as a result of conditions of approval of San Francisco’s Expedited Conversion Program; other material terms of the settlement include the Plaintiffs’ sale of the property to the current tenant and termination of the lifetime lease under the Expedited Conversion Program.

First Reading

Settlement of Lawsuit - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. - Power Connections

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the complaint of the City and County of San Francisco (City) against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) that was filed by the City on January 28, 2019, before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EL19-38; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; the complaint concerns PG&E’s imposition of unreasonable restrictions on connections of City facilities to PG&E’s distribution system; the material terms of the settlement are that, in exchange for the City dismissing its complaint and waiving any claim for monetary relief, PG&E will allow the City to connect 30 megawatts of metered secondary voltage load over the next five years, provided the loads will be used to serve 1) existing points of delivery that undergo changes, 2) City departments or related public entities, or 3) private entities using City-owned property.

First Reading

Settlement of Claims, Litigation - SFPUC Water Pipeline Break - Fillmore Street and Green Street - Not to Exceed $7,000,000

Ordinance authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the Office of the City Attorney to approve settlements of claims arising out of the September 10, 2023, break of the SFPUC's water transmission pipeline at the intersection of Fillmore and Green Streets for amounts exceeding $25,000 per claim, notwithstanding Administrative Code, Section 10.22, et. seq., but not to exceed $1,000,000 per claim, and delegating authority under Charter, Section 6.102(5) for the settlement of related litigation, if any, up to an aggregate total settlement amount not to exceed $7,000,000, subject to periodic reporting to the Board of Supervisors Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
On January 17, 2024, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Pending Committee Action

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Overdose Prevention Initiative - California Department of Public Health - Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch - Amendment to Annual Salary Ordinance - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 - $1,086,740.83

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,086,740.83 from the California Department of Public Health, Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of grant-funded Class 2403 Forensic Laboratory Analyst, Class 2456 Forensic Toxicologist, and Class 2457 Forensic Toxicologist Supervisor positions, as required, for the period beginning December 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.

Pending Committee Action

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Overdose Prevention Initiative - California Department of Public Health - Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch - Amendment to Annual Salary Ordinance - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 - $1,086,740.83

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,086,740.83 from the California Department of Public Health, Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of grant-funded Class 2403 Forensic Laboratory Analyst, Class 2456 Forensic Toxicologist, and Class 2457 Forensic Toxicologist Supervisor positions, as required, for the period beginning December 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.

First Reading

Authorization of American Registry for Internet Numbers Agreements with Department of Technology

Ordinance approving contracts between the City and the American Registry for Internet Numbers, LTD. (ARIN) for the registration of the City’s internal network and the public-facing network Internet Protocol addresses, and granting waivers of specified contract-related requirements in the Administrative Code for this transaction.

First Reading

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - State of California - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Program - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - FY2023-2024 and FY2024-2025 - $2,050,000

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,050,000 from the State of California, Board of State and Community Corrections, to fund the Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Grant Program; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded position in Class 8177 Attorney-Civil/Criminal (FTE 1.0) and one grant-funded position in Class 8550 District Attorney’s Investigator-SFERS (FTE 1.0) at the Office of the District Attorney for the grant agreement period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027.
On January 11, 2024, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted

First Reading

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; prohibiting such sites from paying individuals to take a medical test; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a misdemeanor offense and a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.
On January 10, 2024, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

First Reading

Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - Waiving Competitive Procurement Requirements Under Administrative Code

Ordinance authorizing the Police Department to expend grant funds received from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to procure equipment and services without competitive bidding under Administrative Code, Chapter 21.

First Reading

Appropriation - $1,350,239 in Tax Increment Revenue Bond Proceeds in Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $1,350,239 from the issuance of Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District (IRFD) Series 2023B Tax Increment Revenue Bonds to the affordable housing project in the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development; and placing these amounts on Controller’s Reserve in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

First Reading

Appropriation - $1,350,239 in Tax Increment Revenue Bond Proceeds in Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $1,350,239 from the issuance of Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District (IRFD) Series 2023B Tax Increment Revenue Bonds to the affordable housing project in the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development; and placing these amounts on Controller’s Reserve in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Pending Committee Action

Building Code - Vacant or Abandoned Commercial Storefronts Registration and Fee Suspension

Ordinance amending the Building Code to temporarily suspend the annual registration requirement and registration fee for vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts through December 31, 2024; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
On January 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - $15,326,301

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Police Department, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,326,301 from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to fund personnel, training, equipment, and other activities in furtherance of combatting organized retail theft and motor vehicle accessory (catalytic converter) theft in San Francisco, for the period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027; approving the associated grant agreement under Charter, Section 9.118; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the creation of two grant-funded full-time positions in Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst (2.0).

Mayors Office

Planning Code - Fleet Charging Locations and Parcel Delivery Service

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to prohibit Parcel Delivery Service activities at Fleet Charging locations; 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.

Mayors Office

Planning Code - Revising Public Art Relocation and Removal Requirements for Existing 100% Affordable Housing Projects

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to provide for the relocation or removal of existing artwork at 100% affordable housing projects subject to certain conditions; affirming the Planning Commission’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.

Mayors Office

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Chata Gutierrez Mural

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Chata Gutierrez Mural, located at 3175-24th Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6519, Lot No. 041, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Mayors Office

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Carnaval Mural

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Carnaval Mural, located at 1311-1315 South Van Ness Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6519, Lot No. 039, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Reentry Council; Reporting Duties, Sunset Date

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the reporting duties of the Reentry Council, and extend the sunset date of the Reentry Council by five years to June 1, 2029.

Mayors Office

Planning Code - Exceptions from Limits on Conversion of Production, Distribution and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses in Eastern Neighborhood Plans Areas

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt from the limitations on conversion of certain Production, Distribution and Repair (“PDR”), Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas (Mission, Eastern SoMa, Western SoMa, and Central SoMa), changes of use from one of those uses to another of those uses or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25,000 ground floor square feet; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Building, Green Building, Mechanical, and Plumbing Codes - Amending Findings Supporting Enactment of 2022 Codes

Ordinance amending the local findings included by reference in the following Ordinances: 1) 2022 San Francisco Building Code (Ordinance No. 225-22); 2) 2022 San Francisco Green Building Code (Ordinance No. 227-22); 3) 2022 San Francisco Mechanical Code (Ordinance No. 228-22); 4) San Francisco Plumbing Code (Ordinance No. 230-22); and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward the Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission as required by State law.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Composition of Behavioral Health Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the membership of the Behavioral Health Commission from 17 to 12 seats; provide that the full Board of Supervisors rather than individual Supervisors makes these appointments; require that at least one seat be held by a veteran or veteran advocate; reduce the minimum number of seats reserved for consumers and families of consumers from nine to six; provide two seats for mental health professionals; update staggered terms for all seats; and retain existing members.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - City Administrator - Security Camera Systems

Ordinance approving a modified Surveillance Technology Policy for the City Administrator’s Office’s acquisition and use of security camera systems.

Pending Committee Action

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Delegation Related to Acceptance of Public Parks

Ordinance delegating to the Treasure Island Development Authority various powers related to acceptance of public parks and open space improvements as part of development of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project, pursuant to the Disposition and Development Agreement, the Development Agreement, and a Special Use District in Planning Code, Section 249.52.

Pending Committee Action

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Ferry Terminal and Other TIDA Improvements

Ordinance acknowledging the Treasure Island Development Authority’s (the “Authority” or “TIDA”) acceptance of certain improvements on portions of Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island, including ferry terminal improvements, and the Authority’s acceptance of the improvements for maintenance and liability purposes; dedicating improvements to public use; adopting findings 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 adopting a Public Works Order that recommends acceptance of these improvements and related actions, as defined herein.

30 Day Rule

Administrative Code - Procuring Behavioral Health and Public Health Residential Care and Treatment Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Department of Public Health to procure behavioral health and public health residential care and treatment services for patients of the Department without adhering to the competitive solicitation or Local Business Enterprise requirements of the Municipal Code.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Parcel Delivery Service

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require Conditional Use authorizations for establishing Parcel Delivery Service uses, prohibit Parcel Delivery Service as an accessory use, and revise zoning control tables to reflect these changes; 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.

30 Day Rule

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) Filers

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for “Proposition Q Filers” (Departmental Purchaser Initiators and Approvers); add the Children and Families First Commission to the list of filers who file with the Ethics Commission; and make non-substantive corrections to the Conflict of Interest Code sections for the Department of Public Works and the Public Utilities Commission.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Potrero Yard Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the Potrero Yard Special Use District and change the height and bulk limits at 2500 Mariposa Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3971, Lot No. 001, to facilitate development of the Potrero Yard Modernization Project; adopting findings 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.

Pending Committee Action

Site for New Library Branch for Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview Neighborhoods

Ordinance requiring that the new Public Library branch serving the Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside, and Lakeview neighborhoods be built on the City-owned parcel of land at 100 Orizaba Avenue, subject to environmental review, required approvals, and other applicable laws; and prohibiting the expenditure of City funds to explore, pursue, or plan construction of a new Public Library branch serving those neighborhoods at any alternate location, except as required by the environmental review process, required approvals, or other applicable laws.

30 Day Rule

Planning Code, Zoning Map - 68 Nantucket Avenue

Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the Planning Code to rezone Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3144B, Lot Nos. 027A and 036A, known as 68 Nantucket Avenue, from Public (P) District to Residential-House, One Family (RH-1) District; and 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 public necessity, convenience, and general welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Shally Nguyen and Kyle Ravelo - $35,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Shally Nguyen and Kyle Ravelo against the City and County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 26, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-602620; entitled Shally Nguyen and Kyle Ravelo v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury arising from collision with City vehicle.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Peter Misthos - $65,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Peter Misthos against the City and County of San Francisco for $65,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 28, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-600973; entitled Peter Misthos v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Pending Committee Action

Amending Authorizing Agreements - Bank Credit Facility for CleanPowerSF - Public Utilities Commission

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8-18, to authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to enter into amendments and extensions of, or replacements for, the bank credit facility agreement authorized under Ordinance No. 8-18, to provide liquidity support, as needed, for power purchases, regulatory requirements, and other financial obligations of San Francisco’s CleanPowerSF community choice aggregation program for an additional term or terms not exceeding 10 years.
On January 8, 2024, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

First Reading

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars, located at the intersections of Miramar Avenue and Monterey Boulevard, Miramar Avenue and Ocean Avenue, and Judson Avenue and Frida Kahlo Way, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

First Reading

Existing Building Code - Supplemental Inspections for Tall Buildings

Ordinance amending the Existing Building Code to require buildings with 15 or more stories to conduct and submit supplemental inspection reports that will focus on windows and exterior glass surfaces to identify any defective or damaged materials that may cause glass failure; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

First Reading

Existing Building Code - Supplemental Inspections for Tall Buildings

Ordinance amending the Existing Building Code to require buildings with 15 or more stories to conduct and submit supplemental inspection reports that will focus on windows and exterior glass surfaces to identify any defective or damaged materials that may cause glass failure; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Pending Committee Action

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Pending Committee Action

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.
On January 8, 2024, the Rules Committee voted

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Composition of Behavioral Health Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the membership of the Behavioral Health Commission from 17 to 12 seats; provide that the full Board of Supervisors rather than individual Supervisors makes these appointments; require that at least one seat be held by a veteran or veteran advocate; reduce the minimum number of seats reserved for consumers and families of consumers from nine to six; provide two seats for mental health professionals; update staggered terms for all seats; and retain existing members.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Composition of Behavioral Health Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the membership of the Behavioral Health Commission from 17 to 12 seats; provide that the full Board of Supervisors rather than individual Supervisors makes these appointments; require that at least one seat be held by a veteran or veteran advocate; reduce the minimum number of seats reserved for consumers and families of consumers from nine to six; provide two seats for mental health professionals; update staggered terms for all seats; and retain existing members.

First Reading

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 Filers - General Services Agency - City Administrator

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for officers and employees in the General Services Agency under the City Administrator.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - City Administrator - Security Camera Systems

Ordinance approving a modified Surveillance Technology Policy for the City Administrator’s Office’s acquisition and use of security camera systems.
On December 14, 2023, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On December 13, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Pending Committee Action

Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - $15,326,301

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Police Department, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,326,301 from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to fund personnel, training, equipment, and other activities in furtherance of combatting organized retail theft and motor vehicle accessory (catalytic converter) theft in San Francisco, for the period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027; approving the associated grant agreement under Charter Section 9.118; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the creation of two grant-funded full-time positions, in Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst (2.0).

30 Day Rule

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - State of California - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Program - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - FY2023-2024 and FY2024-2025 - $2,050,000

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,050,000 from the State of California, Board of State and Community Corrections, to fund the Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Grant Program; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded position in Class 8177 Attorney-Civil/Criminal (FTE 1.0) and one grant-funded position in Class 8550 District Attorney’s Investigator-SFERS (FTE 1.0) at the Office of the District Attorney for the grant agreement period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027.
On December 12, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Mayors Office

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 10 General City Responsibility - District 10 Projects - $250,000; Children, Youth & Families - District 10 Allocations - $20,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $250,000 from General City Responsibility (GEN) and $20,000 from Children, Youth & Families (DCYF); and re-appropriating $270,000 to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) for District 10 safe passages, Hope SF trainings, violence prevention events, and to support District 10 neighborhoods most impacted by violence in (FY) 2023-2024.

Mayors Office

Planning Code, Zoning Map, Local Coastal Program Amendment - Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission; 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.

Mayors Office

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Mayors Office

Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco use of a camera management and video monitoring system.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Approval of Surveillance Technology Policy for Multiple City Departments

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of social media monitoring software for the following City departments: Airport; Arts Commission; Assessor - Recorder Office; Asian Art Museum; City Administrator’s Office - 311; City Administrator’s Office - Animal Care & Control; City Administrator’s Office - Central Office; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Transgender Initiatives; City Planning Department; Controller’s Office; Department of Building Inspection; Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families; Department of Early Childhood; Department of Emergency Management; Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing; Department of Police Accountability; Department of Public Health; Department of Technology and SFGov/SFGovTV; Environment Department; Ethics Commission; Human Rights Commission; Mayor’s Office; Municipal Transportation Agency; Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Port of San Francisco; Public Utilities Commission; and Recreation and Park Departme

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Police Department - Automatic License Plate Readers

Ordinance amending and approving the Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of Automatic License Plate Readers by the Police Department; and making the required findings in support of said approvals.

Mayors Office

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - Expenditures of $39,500,000 Supporting Increased Overtime Expenditures - Department of Public Health - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $39,500,000 from permanent salaries and dependent coverage fringe benefits, and appropriating $39,500,000 to overtime in the Department of Public Health, in order to support the Department’s projected increases in overtime as required, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 3.17.

Mayors Office

Police Code - Fees, Applications, and Conditions for Certain Entertainment Permits

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, Lim

Pending Committee Action

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Pending Committee Action

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Mayors Office

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - $15,326,301

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Police Department, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,326,301 from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to fund personnel, training, equipment, and other activities in furtherance of combatting organized retail theft and motor vehicle accessory (catalytic converter) theft in San Francisco, for the period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027; approving the associated grant agreement under Charter, Section 9.118; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the creation of two grant-funded full-time positions in Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst (2.0).

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Fleet Charging Locations and Parcel Delivery Service

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to prohibit Parcel Delivery Service activities at Fleet Charging locations; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Revising Public Art Relocation and Removal Requirements for Existing 100% Affordable Housing Projects

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to provide for the relocation or removal of existing artwork at 100% affordable housing projects subject to certain conditions; affirming the Planning Commission’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Exceptions from Limits on Conversion of Production, Distribution and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses in Eastern Neighborhood Plans Areas

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt from the limitations on conversion of certain Production, Distribution and Repair (“PDR”), Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas (Mission, Eastern SoMa, Western SoMa, and Central SoMa), changes of use from one of those uses to another of those uses or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25,000 ground floor square feet; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Chata Gutierrez Mural

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Chata Gutierrez Mural, located at 3175-24th Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6519, Lot No. 041, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Carnaval Mural

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Carnaval Mural, located at 1311-1315 South Van Ness Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6519, Lot No. 039, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Reentry Council; Reporting Duties, Sunset Date

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the reporting duties of the Reentry Council, and extend the sunset date of the Reentry Council by five years to June 1, 2029.

Pending Committee Action

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 Filers - General Services Agency - City Administrator

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for officers and employees in the General Services Agency under the City Administrator.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. - Power Connections

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the complaint of the City and County of San Francisco (City) against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) that was filed by the City on January 28, 2019, before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EL19-38; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; the complaint concerns PG&E’s imposition of unreasonable restrictions on connections of City facilities to PG&E’s distribution system; the material terms of the settlement are that, in exchange for the City dismissing its complaint and waiving any claim for monetary relief, PG&E will allow the City to connect 30 megawatts of metered secondary voltage load over the next five years, provided the loads will be used to serve 1) existing points of delivery that undergo changes, 2) City departments or related public entities, or 3) private entities using City-owned property.
On December 11, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Fleet Charging Locations and Parcel Delivery Service

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to prohibit Parcel Delivery Service activities at Fleet Charging locations; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Fleet Charging Locations and Parcel Delivery Service

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to prohibit Parcel Delivery Service activities at Fleet Charging locations; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Chata Gutierrez Mural

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Chata Gutierrez Mural, located at 3175-24th Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6519, Lot No. 041, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Carnaval Mural

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Carnaval Mural, located at 1311-1315 South Van Ness Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6519, Lot No. 039, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

First Reading

Building, Green Building, Mechanical, and Plumbing Codes - Amending Findings Supporting Enactment of 2022 Codes

Ordinance amending the local findings included by reference in the following Ordinances: 1) 2022 San Francisco Building Code (Ordinance No. 225-22); 2) 2022 San Francisco Green Building Code (Ordinance No. 227-22); 3) 2022 San Francisco Mechanical Code (Ordinance No. 228-22); 4) San Francisco Plumbing Code (Ordinance No. 230-22); and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward the Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission as required by State law.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use 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.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use 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.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings and to permit certain ADUs in the rear yard under the City’s local, discretionary approval program; making findings 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Revising Public Art Relocation and Removal Requirements for Existing 100% Affordable Housing Projects

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to provide for the relocation or removal of existing artwork at 100% affordable housing projects subject to certain conditions; affirming the Planning Commission’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Revising Public Art Relocation and Removal Requirements for Existing 100% Affordable Housing Projects

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to provide for the relocation or removal of existing artwork at 100% affordable housing projects subject to certain conditions; affirming the Planning Commission’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Revising Public Art Relocation and Removal Requirements for Existing 100% Affordable Housing Projects

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to provide for the relocation or removal of existing artwork at 100% affordable housing projects subject to certain conditions; affirming the Planning Commission’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Eliminating Public Art Requirement for 100% Affordable Housing Projects

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to eliminate the public art requirement for 100% affordable housing projects and provide for the relocation or removal of existing artwork at such projects subject to certain conditions; affirming the Planning Commission’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Exceptions from Limits on Conversion of Production, Distribution and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses in Eastern Neighborhood Plans Areas

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt from the limitations on conversion of certain Production, Distribution and Repair (“PDR”), Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas (Mission, Eastern SoMa, Western SoMa, and Central SoMa), changes of use from one of those uses to another of those uses or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25,000 ground floor square feet; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Exceptions from Limits on Conversion of Production, Distribution and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses in Eastern Neighborhood Plans Areas

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt from the limitations on conversion of certain Production, Distribution and Repair (“PDR”), Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas (Mission, Eastern SoMa, Western SoMa, and Central SoMa), changes of use from one of those uses to another of those uses or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25,000 ground floor square feet; 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.
On December 11, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Composition of Behavioral Health Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the membership of the Behavioral Health Commission from 17 to 12 seats; provide that the full Board of Supervisors rather than individual Supervisors makes these appointments; require that at least one seat be held by a veteran or veteran advocate; reduce the minimum number of seats reserved for consumers and families of consumers from nine to six; provide two seats for mental health professionals; update staggered terms for all seats; retain existing members; and remove seat requirements for child advocates.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Composition of Behavioral Health Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the membership of the Behavioral Health Commission from 17 to 12 seats; provide that the full Board of Supervisors rather than individual Supervisors makes these appointments; require that at least one seat be held by a veteran or veteran advocate; reduce the minimum number of seats reserved for consumers and families of consumers from nine to six; provide two seats for mental health professionals; update staggered terms for all seats; retain existing members; and remove seat requirements for child advocates.

Pending Committee Action

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 Filers - General Services Agency - City Administrator

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for officers and employees in the General Services Agency under the City Administrator.

Pending Committee Action

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 Filers - General Services Agency - City Administrator

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for officers and employees in the General Services Agency under the City Administrator.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Reentry Council; Reporting Duties, Sunset Date

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the reporting duties of the Reentry Council, and extend the sunset date of the Reentry Council by five years to June 1, 2029.
On December 7, 2023, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On December 6, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - $15,326,301

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Police Department, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,326,301 from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to fund personnel, training, equipment, and other activities in furtherance of combatting organized retail theft and motor vehicle accessory (catalytic converter) theft in San Francisco, for the period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027; approving the associated grant agreement under Charter, Section 9.118; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the creation of two grant-funded full-time positions in Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst (2.0).

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - $15,326,301

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Police Department, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,326,301 from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to fund personnel, training, equipment, and other activities in furtherance of combatting organized retail theft and motor vehicle accessory (catalytic converter) theft in San Francisco, for the period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027; approving the associated grant agreement under Charter, Section 9.118; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the creation of two grant-funded full-time positions in Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst (2.0).

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - $15,326,301

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Police Department, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,326,301 from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to fund personnel, training, equipment, and other activities in furtherance of combatting organized retail theft and motor vehicle accessory (catalytic converter) theft in San Francisco, for the period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027; approving the associated grant agreement under Charter, Section 9.118; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the creation of two grant-funded full-time positions in Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst (2.0).

Pending Committee Action

Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - Waiving Competitive Procurement Requirements Under Administrative Code

Ordinance authorizing the Police Department to expend grant funds received from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to procure equipment and services without competitive bidding under Administrative Code Chapter 21.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Contracting Waivers for Homeless Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend by five years, from May 5, 2024, through May 5, 2029, the sunset date of the provisions authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) to enter into and amend contracts without requiring competitive bidding for services relating to sites and programs for people experiencing homelessness (“Projects Addressing Homelessness”), and the Department of Public Works to enter into and amend contracts without adhering to the Environment Code or to provisions relating to competitive bidding, equal benefits, local business enterprise utilization, and other requirements, for construction work and services relating to Projects Addressing Homelessness; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
On December 5, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Mayors Office

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to broaden the exemption from the increased transfer tax rates when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds $5,000,000 for transfers of certain rent-restricted affordable housing; applying the exemption retroactively to transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2017; extending the exemption through December 31, 2030; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Yvonne Detert, et al. - $137,785.78, Plus Statutory Interest

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Yvonne Detert, et al. against the City and County of San Francisco, et al. for $137,785.78, plus statutory interest; the lawsuit was filed on September 21, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-570011; entitled Yvonne Detert, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim of refund of penalties related to hotel taxes and fees for tax periods October 1, 2013, through and including December 31, 2013.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - International Business Machines Corporation - $1,361,454.60

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by International Business Machines Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,361,454.60; the lawsuit was filed on February 25, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598342; entitled International Business Machines Corporation v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of payroll expense and gross receipts taxes, and related penalties and interest, for the tax year ended December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that International Business Machines Corporation and its related entities shall take certain filing positions with respect to their gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, and overpaid executive gross receipts taxes, as applicable, for tax year 2019 and subsequent tax years, and the City will not impose penalties arising from those filing positions for tax years 2019 through 2022.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Mohammad Habib - $455,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Mohammad Habib against the City and County of San Francisco for $455,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 29, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-569287; entitled Mohammad Habib v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Frederick Schiff et al. - $380,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Frederick Schiff et al. against the City and County of San Francisco et al. for $380,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 11, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:19-cv-03260-YGR; entitled Frederick Schiff et al v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Madison Cullinane - $40,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Madison Cullinane against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 27, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-597860; entitled Madison Cullinane v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from a motor vehicle accident.

Passed

Police Code - Cannabis Events

Ordinance amending the Police Code to extend the end date of the Cannabis Event Pilot Program from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2026.

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Police Code - Fees, Applications, and Conditions for Certain Entertainment Permits

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, Lim

Passed

Police Code - Fees, Applications, and Conditions for Certain Entertainment Permits

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, Lim

Passed

Police Code - Fees, Applications, and Conditions for Certain Entertainment Permits

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, Lim

Pending Committee Action

Police Code - Fees, Applications, and Conditions for Certain Entertainment Permits

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, Li

Mayors Office

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 10 General City Responsibility - District 10 Projects - $250,000; Children, Youth & Families - District 10 Allocations - $20,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $250,000 from General City Responsibility (GEN) and $20,000 from Children, Youth & Families (DCYF); and re-appropriating $270,000 to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) for District 10 safe passages, Hope SF trainings, violence prevention events, and to support District 10 neighborhoods most impacted by violence in (FY) 2023-2024.

Mayors Office

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - Expenditures of $39,500,000 Supporting Increased Overtime Expenditures - Department of Public Health - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $39,500,000 from permanent salaries and dependent coverage fringe benefits, and appropriating $39,500,000 to overtime in the Department of Public Health, in order to support the Department’s projected increases in overtime as required, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 3.17.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map, Local Coastal Program Amendment - Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission; 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.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Monitoring of Nonprofits that Contract with the City

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify the Controller’s audit and monitoring responsibilities with respect to nonprofit organizations contracting with the City; directing the Controller to establish measurable performance goals for contracts with nonprofit organizations; directing the Controller to periodically review and, as necessary, revise policies regarding contractors’ compliance with City requirements; and requiring the Controller to perform an annual review of departments’ compliance with policies for auditing and monitoring nonprofit organizations.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco use of a camera management and video monitoring system.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Approval of Surveillance Technology Policy for Multiple City Departments

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of social media monitoring software for the following City departments: Airport; Arts Commission; Assessor - Recorder Office; Asian Art Museum; City Administrator’s Office - 311; City Administrator’s Office - Animal Care & Control; City Administrator’s Office - Central Office; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Transgender Initiatives; City Planning Department; Controller’s Office; Department of Building Inspection; Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families; Department of Early Childhood; Department of Emergency Management; Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing; Department of Police Accountability; Department of Public Health; Department of Technology and SFGov/SFGovTV; Environment Department; Ethics Commission; Human Rights Commission; Mayor’s Office; Municipal Transportation Agency; Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Port of San Francisco; Public Utilities Commission; and Recreation and Park Departme

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Police Department - Automatic License Plate Readers

Ordinance amending and approving the Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of Automatic License Plate Readers by the Police Department; and making the required findings in support of said approvals.

Passed

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Mayors Office

Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; 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 Gen

Pending Committee Action

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

30 Day Rule

Public Works Code - Neighborhood Commercial Districts Banner Fee Waiver

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to waive the banner and inspection fees for nonprofit organizations in certain Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NCDs) and Neighborhood Commercial Transit Districts (NCTDs) through December 31, 2026; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

30 Day Rule

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Potrero Yard Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the Potrero Yard Special Use District and change the height and bulk limits at 2500 Mariposa Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3971, Lot No. 001, to facilitate development of the Potrero Yard Modernization Project; adopting findings 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.

30 Day Rule

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Grand Theater

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Grand Theater, located at 2665 Mission Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3637, Lot No. 023, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

30 Day Rule

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - City Administrator - Security Camera Systems

Ordinance approving a modified Surveillance Technology Policy for the City Administrator’s Office’s acquisition and use of security camera systems.
On December 4, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts and to require neighborhood notice for changes of use in certain residential districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use Di

Mayors Office

Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; 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 Gen

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; 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 Gen

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; 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 Gen

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; 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 Gen

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use 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.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use 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.

Pending Committee Action

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Pending Committee Action

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.
On December 4, 2023, the Rules Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On November 29, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Mayors Office

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 10 General City Responsibility - District 10 Projects - $250,000; Children, Youth & Families - District 10 Allocations - $20,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $250,000 from General City Responsibility (GEN) and $20,000 from Children, Youth & Families (DCYF); and re-appropriating $270,000 to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) for District 10 safe passages, Hope SF trainings, violence prevention events, and to support District 10 neighborhoods most impacted by violence in (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Police Code - Fees, Applications, and Conditions for Certain Entertainment Permits

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, Lim

Mayors Office

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - Expenditures of $39,500,000 Supporting Increased Overtime Expenditures - Department of Public Health - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $39,500,000 from permanent salaries and dependent coverage fringe benefits, and appropriating $39,500,000 to overtime in the Department of Public Health, in order to support the Department’s projected increases in overtime as required, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 3.17.
On November 28, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 7 General City Responsibility - Municipal Transportation Agency - District 7 Vision Zero Project - District 7 Projects and Services - Various Departments - $527,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $377,000 from General City Responsibility and $150,000 from Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA); and re-appropriating $100,000 to the Arts Commission (ART) for mural artwork, $98,000 to Children, Youth and Their Families (CHF) for playground upgrades, youth nutrition education, and food security; $25,000 to the Department of Emergency Services (DEM) for emergency preparedness training and capacity building; $49,000 to the Department of Public Works (DPW) for irrigation system, outdoor seating area, and trees and plants in three locations; $50,000 to the Department of Economic and Community Development (ECN) for small business rainy day funds; $25,000 to the Recreation and Park Department (REC) for removal of storm damage and hazardous trees from Mount Sutro; $30,000 to the Police Department (POL) for cameras in the Inner Sunset; and $150,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for community space design, traffic calming, and traffic safety at three locations in Fiscal Year (FY) FY2023-24.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Yvonne Detert, et al. - $137,785.78, Plus Statutory Interest

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Yvonne Detert, et al. against the City and County of San Francisco, et al. for $137,785.78, plus statutory interest; the lawsuit was filed on September 21, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-570011; entitled Yvonne Detert, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim of refund of penalties related to hotel taxes and fees for tax periods October 1, 2013, through and including December 31, 2013.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - International Business Machines Corporation - $1,361,454.60

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by International Business Machines Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,361,454.60; the lawsuit was filed on February 25, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598342; entitled International Business Machines Corporation v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of payroll expense and gross receipts taxes, and related penalties and interest, for the tax year ended December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that International Business Machines Corporation and its related entities shall take certain filing positions with respect to their gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, and overpaid executive gross receipts taxes, as applicable, for tax year 2019 and subsequent tax years, and the City will not impose penalties arising from those filing positions for tax years 2019 through 2022.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Mohammad Habib - $455,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Mohammad Habib against the City and County of San Francisco for $455,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 29, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-569287; entitled Mohammad Habib v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Frederick Schiff et al. - $380,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Frederick Schiff et al. against the City and County of San Francisco et al. for $380,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 11, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:19-cv-03260-YGR; entitled Frederick Schiff et al v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Madison Cullinane - $40,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Madison Cullinane against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 27, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-597860; entitled Madison Cullinane v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from a motor vehicle accident.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 49, Lot No. 1, generally bounded by Francisco Street, Jones Street, Chestnut Street, and Leavenworth Street, and numbered as 800 Chestnut Street); amending the Zoning Map to show the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Administrative Code - Approval of Airport Surveillance Technology Policies

Ordinance approving Airport Surveillance Technology Policies governing the use of 1) application-based commercial transport technology, 2) electronic toll readers, and 3) detection systems for gunshots and other noises.

Mayors Office

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to broaden the exemption from the increased transfer tax rates when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds $5,000,000 for transfers of certain rent-restricted affordable housing; applying the exemption retroactively to transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2017; extending the exemption through December 31, 2030; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Police Code - Cannabis Events

Ordinance amending the Police Code to extend the end date of the Cannabis Event Pilot Program from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2026.

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Mayors Office

Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

30 Day Rule

Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - State of California - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Program - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - FY2023-2024 and FY2024-2025 - $2,050,000

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,050,000 from the State of California, Board of State and Community Corrections, to fund the Organized Retail Theft Vertical Prosecution Grant Program; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded position in Class 8177 Attorney-Civil/Criminal (FTE 1.0) and one grant-funded position in Class 8550 District Attorney’s Investigator-SFERS (FTE 1.0) at the Office of the District Attorney for the grant agreement period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027.

30 Day Rule

Planning Code - Parcel Delivery Service

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require Conditional Use authorizations for establishing Parcel Delivery Service uses, prohibit Parcel Delivery Service as an accessory use, and revise zoning control tables to reflect these changes; 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.

30 Day Rule

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars, located at the intersections of Miramar Avenue and Monterey Boulevard, Miramar Avenue and Ocean Avenue, and Judson Avenue and Frida Kahlo Way, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

30 Day Rule

Housing Code - Tenant Enforcement of Habitability Requirements

Ordinance amending the Housing Code to authorize occupants of residential dwelling units to sue to enforce the prohibition on substandard housing conditions.

30 Day Rule

Planning Code - Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments in North of Market Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require in the North of Market Special Use District (SUD) that Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments where any Tobacco Paraphernalia is sold, delivered, distributed, furnished, or marketed obtain conditional use authorization, and to establish that after 18 months of non-use a legal non-conforming Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment in the SUD will be deemed abandoned, preventing its restoration except as a new Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment; and 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

30 Day Rule

Administrative Code - Homeward Bound Program for Individuals Experiencing or Formerly Experienced Homelessness

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish a permanent Homeward Bound Program administered by the Human Services Agency and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing for individuals experiencing homelessness or who have formerly experienced homelessness, such as individuals residing in permanent supportive housing, to receive paid travel and relocation support to a destination where the individual has someone to receive them.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Phaedra Michelle Scott - $40,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Phaedra Michelle Scott against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595521; entitled Phaedra Michelle Scott v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from tripping due to a pothole.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Alfred Coutts - $190,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Alfred Coutts against the City and County of San Francisco for $190,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 14, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-584459; entitled Alfred Coutts, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of negligence, dependent adult neglect/abuse, and violations of the Patient’s Bill of Rights concerning Mr. Coutts’ care at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

Pending Committee Action

Settlement of Lawsuit - Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini - $450,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini against the City and County of San Francisco for $450,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 26, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:17-cv-03638; entitled Peyman Pakdel, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged diminution of Plaintiffs’ property value as a result of conditions of approval of San Francisco’s Expedited Conversion Program; other material terms of the settlement include the Plaintiffs’ sale of the property to the current tenant and termination of the lifetime lease under the Expedited Conversion Program.
On November 27, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map, Local Coastal Program Amendment - Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission; 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.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map, Local Coastal Program Amendment - Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission; 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.

Mayors Office

Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Mayors Office

Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Passed

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Passed

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts and to require neighborhood notice for changes of use in certain residential districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use Di

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts and to require neighborhood notice for changes of use in certain residential districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use Di

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Pending Committee Action

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations, and areas outside RH (Residential House) Districts within the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects to build to the allowable height limit, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density, subject to certain exceptions in RH Districts in the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open sp
On November 27, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Monitoring of Nonprofits that Contract with the City

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify the Controller’s audit and monitoring responsibilities with respect to nonprofit organizations contracting with the City; directing the Controller to establish measurable performance goals for contracts with nonprofit organizations; directing the Controller to periodically review and, as necessary, revise policies regarding contractors’ compliance with City requirements; and requiring the Controller to perform an annual review of departments’ compliance with policies for auditing and monitoring nonprofit organizations.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Police Department - Automatic License Plate Readers

Ordinance amending and approving the Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of Automatic License Plate Readers by the Police Department; and making the required findings in support of said approvals.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco use of a camera management and video monitoring system.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Approval of Surveillance Technology Policy for Multiple City Departments

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of social media monitoring software for the following City departments: Airport; Arts Commission; Assessor - Recorder Office; Asian Art Museum; City Administrator’s Office - 311; City Administrator’s Office - Animal Care & Control; City Administrator’s Office - Central Office; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Transgender Initiatives; City Planning Department; Controller’s Office; Department of Building Inspection; Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families; Department of Early Childhood; Department of Emergency Management; Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing; Department of Police Accountability; Department of Public Health; Department of Technology and SFGov/SFGovTV; Environment Department; Ethics Commission; Human Rights Commission; Mayor’s Office; Municipal Transportation Agency; Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Port of San Francisco; Public Utilities Commission; and Recreation and Park Departme
On November 20, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On November 16, 2023, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Yvonne Detert, et al. - $137,785.78, Plus Statutory Interest

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Yvonne Detert, et al. against the City and County of San Francisco, et al. for $137,785.78, plus statutory interest; the lawsuit was filed on September 21, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-570011; entitled Yvonne Detert, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim of refund of penalties related to hotel taxes and fees for tax periods October 1, 2013, through and including December 31, 2013.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - International Business Machines Corporation - $1,361,454.60

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by International Business Machines Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,361,454.60; the lawsuit was filed on February 25, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598342; entitled International Business Machines Corporation v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of payroll expense and gross receipts taxes, and related penalties and interest, for the tax year ended December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that International Business Machines Corporation and its related entities shall take certain filing positions with respect to their gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, and overpaid executive gross receipts taxes, as applicable, for tax year 2019 and subsequent tax years, and the City will not impose penalties arising from those filing positions for tax years 2019 through 2022.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Mohammad Habib - $455,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Mohammad Habib against the City and County of San Francisco for $455,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 29, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-569287; entitled Mohammad Habib v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Frederick Schiff et al. - $380,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Frederick Schiff et al. against the City and County of San Francisco et al. for $380,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 11, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:19-cv-03260-YGR; entitled Frederick Schiff et al v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Madison Cullinane - $40,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Madison Cullinane against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 27, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-597860; entitled Madison Cullinane v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from a motor vehicle accident.
On November 15, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Mayors Office

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to broaden the exemption from the increased transfer tax rates when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds $5,000,000 for transfers of certain rent-restricted affordable housing; applying the exemption retroactively to transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2017; extending the exemption through December 31, 2030; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
On November 14, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Waiver of Municipal Code Provisions - City of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Used Compressed Natural Gas Transit Buses - Not to Exceed $350,000

Ordinance waiving competitive bidding requirements in the Administrative Code, and all other requirements in the Administrative Code, Environment Code, or other parts of the Municipal Code as applied to a commodities purchase, to authorize the Airport Commission to procure up to 14 used compressed natural gas transit buses from the City of Phoenix, which owns and operates Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, for an amount not to exceed $350,000; and authorizing the Airport Director to negotiate the terms of the agreement consistent with the not to exceed amount.

Passed

General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000

Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness of not-to-exceed $300,000,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits, to finance the construction, development, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation of rental affordable housing, including workforce housing and senior housing, for households ranging from extremely low-income to moderate-income households; and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under Administrative Code Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such Bonds; incorporating the provisions of the Administrative Code relating to the Citizens’ General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee’s review of Affordable Housing Bond expenditures; setting certain procedures and requirements for t

Passed

Administrative Code - Reproduction and Notary Fees - Department of Administrative Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase the fees imposed by the Department of Administrative Services for reproduction and notary services provided to the public, and authorizing the Controller to make future adjustments to ensure that costs of providing the services are recovered without producing revenue which is significantly more than such costs.

Passed

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 7 General City Responsibility - Municipal Transportation Agency - District 7 Vision Zero Project - District 7 Projects and Services - Various Departments - $527,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $377,000 from General City Responsibility and $150,000 from Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA); and re-appropriating $100,000 to the Arts Commission (ART) for mural artwork, $98,000 to Children, Youth and Their Families (CHF) for playground upgrades, youth nutrition education, and food security; $25,000 to the Department of Emergency Services (DEM) for emergency preparedness training and capacity building; $49,000 to the Department of Public Works (DPW) for irrigation system, outdoor seating area, and trees and plants in three locations; $50,000 to the Department of Economic and Community Development (ECN) for small business rainy day funds; $25,000 to the Recreation and Park Department (REC) for removal of storm damage and hazardous trees from Mount Sutro; $30,000 to the Police Department (POL) for cameras in the Inner Sunset; and $150,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for community space design, traffic calming, and traffic safety at three locations in Fiscal Year (FY) FY2023-24.

Passed

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.

Passed

Administrative Code - Approval of Airport Surveillance Technology Policies

Ordinance approving Airport Surveillance Technology Policies governing the use of 1) application-based commercial transport technology, 2) electronic toll readers, and 3) detection systems for gunshots and other noises.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 49, Lot No. 1, generally bounded by Francisco Street, Jones Street, Chestnut Street, and Leavenworth Street, and numbered as 800 Chestnut Street); amending the Zoning Map to show the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Building Code - Vacant or Abandoned Commercial Storefronts Registration and Fee Suspension

Ordinance amending the Building Code to temporarily suspend the annual registration requirement and registration fee for vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts through December 31, 2024; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Pending Committee Action

Planning, Administrative Codes - Conditional Use Authorization for Removal of Unauthorized Unit

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to waive the Conditional Use Authorization requirement for removal of an unauthorized unit in a single-family home where the owner satisfies certain eligibility criteria, waive the Conditional Use Authorization requirement for removal of an unauthorized unit where that unit does not satisfy open space, dwelling unit exposure, or minimum floor-to-ceiling height requirements, update the required Conditional Use Authorization findings for removal of an unauthorized unit to account for the history of tenancies in that unit; amending the Administrative Code to require that where an owner obtains an exemption from the Conditional Use Authorization requirement to remove an unauthorized unit from a qualifying single-family home, the single-family home shall be subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance; 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 adopting fi

Pending Committee Action

Implementation of Gashouse Cove Project - Marina Yacht Harbor

Ordinance prohibiting the Recreation and Park Department and Planning Department from performing environmental review of, or otherwise implementing, a project to clean up and reconstruct the Marina Yacht Harbor in a manner that would extend the West Harbor Marina by more than 150 feet from its current boundary.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Shared Space at 1429 Mendell Street Parklet

Ordinance waiving specified requirements in the Administrative Code to allow a food service shared space located at 1429 Mendell Street to be considered as a curbside shared space, subject to certain requirements; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Pending Committee Action

Planning, Administrative Codes - Code Corrections Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Planning and Administrative Codes to correct typographical errors, update outdated cross-references, and make non-substantive revisions to clarify or simplify Code language; 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Driver-Safety Video Analytics

Ordinance approving a Surveillance Technology Policy for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) use of Driver-Safety Video Analytics.
On November 13, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 49, Lot No. 1, generally bounded by Francisco Street, Jones Street, Chestnut Street, and Leavenworth Street, and numbered as 800 Chestnut Street); amending the Zoning Map to show the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
On November 13, 2023, the Rules Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On November 9, 2023, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted

Passed

Police Code - Cannabis Events

Ordinance amending the Police Code to extend the end date of the Cannabis Event Pilot Program from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2026.
On November 8, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On November 7, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Katy Sullivan - $207,500

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Katy Sullivan against the City and County of San Francisco for $207,500; the lawsuit was filed on August 13, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-593827; entitled Katy Sullivan v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Twilio Inc. - $18,000,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Twilio Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $18,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-592267; entitled Twilio Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and related penalties and interest, for tax periods June 1, 2009, through and including December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that the City will not impose additional telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and any related penalties and interest, for any periods through two months after the settlement is paid, and Twilio Inc. will collect and remit telephone users taxes and access line taxes in a certain manner for all subsequent periods.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Adam Smith, et al. - $130,401.66

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Adam Smith, et al., against the City and County of San Francisco for return of the Expedited Conversion Program fee in the amount of $130,401.66; the lawsuit was filed on September 28, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-21-517578; entitled Adam Smith, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit challenges the Board of Supervisors’ denial of Petitioners’ application to convert their six-unit building at 424-434 Francisco Street to condominiums under the City’s Expedited Conversion Program (Subd. Code, Section 1396.4); the settlement includes return of Petitioners’ Expedited Conversion Program fee and waiver of the City’s litigation costs; other material terms of the settlement are the parties’ agreement to withdraw their respective appeals.

Passed

Administrative Code - Community Policing and Foot and Bike Patrols

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Chief of Police to adopt a foot and bike patrol strategy for the Police Department.

Passed

Waiver of Municipal Code Provisions - City of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Used Compressed Natural Gas Transit Buses - Not to Exceed $350,000

Ordinance waiving competitive bidding requirements in the Administrative Code, and all other requirements in the Administrative Code, Environment Code, or other parts of the Municipal Code as applied to a commodities purchase, to authorize the Airport Commission to procure up to 14 used compressed natural gas transit buses from the City of Phoenix, which owns and operates Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, for an amount not to exceed $350,000; and authorizing the Airport Director to negotiate the terms of the agreement consistent with the not to exceed amount.

Passed

General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000

Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness of not-to-exceed $300,000,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits, to finance the construction, development, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation of rental affordable housing, including workforce housing and senior housing, for households ranging from extremely low-income to moderate-income households; and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under Administrative Code Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such Bonds; incorporating the provisions of the Administrative Code relating to the Citizens’ General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee’s review of Affordable Housing Bond expenditures; setting certain procedures and requirements for t

Passed

Administrative Code - Reproduction and Notary Fees - Department of Administrative Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase the fees imposed by the Department of Administrative Services for reproduction and notary services provided to the public, and authorizing the Controller to make future adjustments to ensure that costs of providing the services are recovered without producing revenue which is significantly more than such costs.

Passed

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 7 General City Responsibility - Municipal Transportation Agency - District 7 Vision Zero Project - District 7 Projects and Services - Various Departments - $527,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $377,000 from General City Responsibility and $150,000 from Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA); and re-appropriating $100,000 to the Arts Commission (ART) for mural artwork, $98,000 to Children, Youth and Their Families (CHF) for playground upgrades, youth nutrition education, and food security; $25,000 to the Department of Emergency Services (DEM) for emergency preparedness training and capacity building; $49,000 to the Department of Public Works (DPW) for irrigation system, outdoor seating area, and trees and plants in three locations; $50,000 to the Department of Economic and Community Development (ECN) for small business rainy day funds; $25,000 to the Recreation and Park Department (REC) for removal of storm damage and hazardous trees from Mount Sutro; $30,000 to the Police Department (POL) for cameras in the Inner Sunset; and $150,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for community space design, traffic calming, and traffic safety at three locations in Fiscal Year (FY) FY2023-24.

Passed

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.

Passed

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.

Pending Committee Action

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; prohibiting such sites from paying individuals to take a medical test; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a misdemeanor offense and a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.

Pending Committee Action

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; prohibiting such sites from paying individuals to take a medical test; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a misdemeanor offense and a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.

Mayors Office

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - Expenditures of $39,500,000 Supporting Increased Overtime Expenditures - Department of Public Health - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $39,500,000 from permanent salaries and dependent coverage fringe benefits, and appropriating $39,500,000 to overtime in the Department of Public Health, in order to support the Department’s projected increases in overtime as required, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 3.17.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Police Department - Automatic License Plate Readers

Ordinance amending and approving the Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of Automatic License Plate Readers by the Police Department; and making the required findings in support of said approvals.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Accept and Expend Grant and Amend the Annual Salary Ordinance - Retroactive - Board of State and Community Corrections - Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program - $15,326,301

Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Police Department, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,326,301 from the Board of State and Community Corrections Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to fund personnel, training, equipment, and other activities in furtherance of combatting organized retail theft and motor vehicle accessory (catalytic converter) theft in San Francisco, for the period of October 1, 2023, through June 1, 2027; approving the associated grant agreement under Charter, Section 9.118; and amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Annual Salary Ordinance, File No. 230645 for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to provide for the creation of two grant-funded full-time positions in Class 1823 Senior Administrative Analyst (2.0).

Pending Committee Action

Fire Code - Filing of Proof of Inspections with Fire Department and Requiring Five Feet of Access to Divided Lot Structures

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to require filing with the Fire Department records of five-year inspection of fire sprinkler systems and annual inspection of fire alarm and detection systems, mandate a filing fee to ensure that the costs of providing for such filings are recovered without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs, and require a minimum five feet access from the public-right-of-way to residential structures on newly subdivided lots; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Downtown Rail Extension Fee Waiver

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to conditionally waive certain fees for projects along the corridor of the Downtown Rail Extension; 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Fire Code - Lithium-Ion Batteries in Powered Mobility Devices

Ordinance amending the Fire Code to provide fire protection standards for the charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (such as electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, and hoverboards), prohibit use of damaged lithium-ion batteries in such devices, prohibit use of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries in such devices, and require the Fire Department to conduct an informational campaign; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.

Pending Committee Action

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 Filers - General Services Agency - City Administrator

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for officers and employees in the General Services Agency under the City Administrator.

First Reading

Building, Green Building, Mechanical, and Plumbing Codes - Amending Findings Supporting Enactment of 2022 Codes

Ordinance amending the local findings included by reference in the following Ordinances: 1) 2022 San Francisco Building Code (Ordinance No. 225-22); 2) 2022 San Francisco Green Building Code (Ordinance No. 227-22); 3) 2022 San Francisco Mechanical Code (Ordinance No. 228-22); 4) San Francisco Plumbing Code (Ordinance No. 230-22); and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward the Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission as required by State law.
On November 6, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 49, Lot No. 1, generally bounded by Francisco Street, Jones Street, Chestnut Street, and Leavenworth Street, and numbered as 800 Chestnut Street); amending the Zoning Map to show the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
On November 6, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Approval of Airport Surveillance Technology Policies

Ordinance approving Airport Surveillance Technology Policies governing the use of 1) application-based commercial transport technology, 2) electronic toll readers, and 3) detection systems for gunshots and other noises.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Composition of Behavioral Health Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the membership of the Behavioral Health Commission from 17 to 12 seats; provide that the full Board of Supervisors rather than individual Supervisors makes these appointments; require that at least one seat be held by a veteran or veteran advocate; reduce the minimum number of seats reserved for consumers and families of consumers from nine to six; provide two seats for mental health professionals; update staggered terms for all seats; retain existing members; and remove seat requirements for child advocates.
On November 2, 2023, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On November 1, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Passed

General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000

Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness of not-to-exceed $300,000,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits, to finance the construction, development, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation of rental affordable housing, including workforce housing and senior housing, for households ranging from extremely low-income to moderate-income households; and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under Administrative Code Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such Bonds; incorporating the provisions of the Administrative Code relating to the Citizens’ General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee’s review of Affordable Housing Bond expenditures; setting certain procedures and requirements for t

Passed

Administrative Code - Reproduction and Notary Fees - Department of Administrative Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase the fees imposed by the Department of Administrative Services for reproduction and notary services provided to the public, and authorizing the Controller to make future adjustments to ensure that costs of providing the services are recovered without producing revenue which is significantly more than such costs.

Passed

Waiver of Municipal Code Provisions - City of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Used Compressed Natural Gas Transit Buses - Not to Exceed $350,000

Ordinance waiving competitive bidding requirements in the Administrative Code, and all other requirements in the Administrative Code, Environment Code, or other parts of the Municipal Code as applied to a commodities purchase, to authorize the Airport Commission to procure up to 14 used compressed natural gas transit buses from the City of Phoenix, which owns and operates Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, for an amount not to exceed $350,000; and authorizing the Airport Director to negotiate the terms of the agreement consistent with the not to exceed amount.

Passed

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 7 General City Responsibility - Municipal Transportation Agency - District 7 Vision Zero Project - District 7 Projects and Services - Various Departments - $527,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $377,000 from General City Responsibility and $150,000 from Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA); and re-appropriating $100,000 to the Arts Commission (ART) for mural artwork, $98,000 to Children, Youth and Their Families (CHF) for playground upgrades, youth nutrition education, and food security; $25,000 to the Department of Emergency Services (DEM) for emergency preparedness training and capacity building; $49,000 to the Department of Public Works (DPW) for irrigation system, outdoor seating area, and trees and plants in three locations; $50,000 to the Department of Economic and Community Development (ECN) for small business rainy day funds; $25,000 to the Recreation and Park Department (REC) for removal of storm damage and hazardous trees from Mount Sutro; $30,000 to the Police Department (POL) for cameras in the Inner Sunset; and $150,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for community space design, traffic calming, and traffic safety at three locations in Fiscal Year (FY) FY2023-24.
On October 31, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Katy Sullivan - $207,500

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Katy Sullivan against the City and County of San Francisco for $207,500; the lawsuit was filed on August 13, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-593827; entitled Katy Sullivan v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Adam Smith, et al. - $130,401.66

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Adam Smith, et al., against the City and County of San Francisco for return of the Expedited Conversion Program fee in the amount of $130,401.66; the lawsuit was filed on September 28, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-21-517578; entitled Adam Smith, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit challenges the Board of Supervisors’ denial of Petitioners’ application to convert their six-unit building at 424-434 Francisco Street to condominiums under the City’s Expedited Conversion Program (Subd. Code, Section 1396.4); the settlement includes return of Petitioners’ Expedited Conversion Program fee and waiver of the City’s litigation costs; other material terms of the settlement are the parties’ agreement to withdraw their respective appeals.

Passed

Administrative Code - Library Laureate Programs

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Library Laureate Programs, and authorizing the Library to grant stipends to individuals selected through a competitive process as Laureates or Finalists in recognition of their achievements, leadership, and cultural contributions, and in exchange for their service to the City.

Passed

Administrative Code - Assessment Appeals Board Remote and Hybrid Remote Hearings and Conferences

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Assessment Appeals Board (AAB) to hold remote hearings and conferences at which no AAB members are physically present, and hybrid remote hearings and conferences at which some but not all AAB members are physically present.

Passed

Administrative Code - Establishing Graffiti Advisory Board

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Graffiti Advisory Board to advise the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor on issues relating to graffiti prevention and abatement; and setting forth the membership and duties of the Advisory Board.

Passed

Planning Code - Nighttime Entertainment Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the zoning controls in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District to exclude Article 10 Landmark buildings from use size limitation and allow Nighttime Entertainment with a Conditional Use authorization on the second floor; 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.

Passed

Administrative Code - Cash Revolving Funds

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to remove the authorization for cash revolving funds for certain City departments (Fire, Medical Examiner, Public Works, Recreation and Park, Sheriff, San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System, and War Memorial) and reduce the maximum amount of the cash revolving fund for the Port of San Francisco.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Twilio Inc. - $18,000,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Twilio Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $18,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-592267; entitled Twilio Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and related penalties and interest, for tax periods June 1, 2009, through and including December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that the City will not impose additional telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and any related penalties and interest, for any periods through two months after the settlement is paid, and Twilio Inc. will collect and remit telephone users taxes and access line taxes in a certain manner for all subsequent periods.

Mayors Office

Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Administrative Code - Community Policing and Foot and Bike Patrols

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Chief of Police to adopt a foot and bike patrol strategy for the Police Department.

Pending Committee Action

Appropriation - $1,540,000 in Tax Increment Revenue Bond Proceeds in Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $1,540,000 from the issuance of Treasure Island Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District (IRFD) Series 2023B Tax Increment Revenue Bonds to the affordable housing project in the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development; and placing these amounts on Controller’s Reserve in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Contracting Waivers for Homeless Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend by five years, from May 5, 2024, through May 5, 2029, the sunset date of the provisions authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (“HSH”) to enter into and amend contracts without requiring competitive bidding for services relating to sites and programs for people experiencing homelessness (“Projects Addressing Homelessness”), and the Department of Public Works to enter into and amend contracts without adhering to the Environment Code or to provisions relating to competitive bidding, equal benefits, local business enterprise utilization, and other requirements, for construction work and services relating to Projects Addressing Homelessness; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Pending Committee Action

Existing Building Code - Supplemental Inspections for Tall Buildings

Ordinance amending the Existing Building Code to require buildings with 15 or more stories to conduct and submit supplemental inspection reports that will focus on windows and exterior glass surfaces to identify any defective or damaged materials that may cause glass failure; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - International Business Machines Corporation - $1,361,454.60

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by International Business Machines Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,361,454.60; the lawsuit was filed on February 25, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598342; entitled International Business Machines Corporation v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of payroll expense and gross receipts taxes, and related penalties and interest, for the tax year ended December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that International Business Machines Corporation and its related entities shall take certain filing positions with respect to their gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, and overpaid executive gross receipts taxes, as applicable, for tax year 2019 and subsequent tax years, and the City will not impose penalties arising from those filing positions for tax years 2019 through 2022.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Mohammad Habib - $455,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Mohammad Habib against the City and County of San Francisco for $455,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 29, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-569287; entitled Mohammad Habib v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Frederick Schiff et al. - $380,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Frederick Schiff et al. against the City and County of San Francisco et al. for $380,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 11, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:19-cv-03260-YGR; entitled Frederick Schiff et al v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Madison Cullinane - $40,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Madison Cullinane against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 27, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-597860; entitled Madison Cullinane v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from a motor vehicle accident.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Approval of Surveillance Technology Policy for Multiple City Departments

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy governing the use of social media monitoring software for the following City departments: Airport; Arts Commission; Assessor - Recorder Office; Asian Art Museum; City Administrator’s Office - 311; City Administrator’s Office - Animal Care & Control; City Administrator’s Office - Central Office; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs; City Administrator’s Office - Office of Transgender Initiatives; City Planning Department; Controller’s Office; Department of Building Inspection; Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families; Department of Early Childhood; Department of Emergency Management; Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing; Department of Police Accountability; Department of Public Health; Department of Technology and SFGov/SFGovTV; Environment Department; Ethics Commission; Human Rights Commission; Mayor’s Office; Municipal Transportation Agency; Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Port of San Francisco; Public Utilities Commission; and Recreation and Park Departme
On October 30, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map, Local Coastal Program Amendment - Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission; 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.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map, Local Coastal Program Amendment - Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission; 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.

Mayors Office

Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Passed

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; 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 Gen

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by 1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations 2) restoring the ownership eligibility requirement for density exceptions in residential districts, for lots that have two existing dwelling units or more; 3) sunsetting the Conditional Use requirements established by the Corona Heights Large Residence and the Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use Districts at the end of 2024, and thereafter limiting the size of any Dwelling Units resulting from residential development in those Special Use Districts to 3,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area; 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 Gen
On October 30, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Community Policing and Foot and Bike Patrols

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Chief of Police to adopt a foot and bike patrol strategy for the Police Department.

Passed

Administrative Code - Community Policing and Foot and Bike Patrols

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Chief of Police to adopt a foot and bike patrol strategy for the Police Department.
On October 27, 2023, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On October 26, 2023, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted

Passed

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.
On October 25, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Killed

General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000

Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness of not to exceed $300,000,000 to finance the construction, reconstruction, development, acquisition, improvement, rehabilitation, preservation, and repair of rental affordable housing projects, and to expand homeownership opportunities through the Downpayment Assistance Loan Program; and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase to residential tenants under Administrative Code, Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such Bonds; incorporating the provisions of the Administrative Code relating to the Citizens’ General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee’s review of Affordable Housing Bond expenditures; setting certain procedures and requirements for the election; affirming a determination under the C

Passed

General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000

Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness of not-to-exceed $300,000,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits, to finance the construction, development, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation of rental affordable housing, including workforce housing and senior housing, for households ranging from extremely low-income to moderate-income households; and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under Administrative Code Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such Bonds; incorporating the provisions of the Administrative Code relating to the Citizens’ General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee’s review of Affordable Housing Bond expenditures; setting certain procedures and requirements for t

Passed

General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000

Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness of not-to-exceed $300,000,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits, to finance the construction, development, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation of rental affordable housing, including workforce housing and senior housing, for households ranging from extremely low-income to moderate-income households; and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under Administrative Code Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such Bonds; incorporating the provisions of the Administrative Code relating to the Citizens’ General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee’s review of Affordable Housing Bond expenditures; setting certain procedures and requirements for t
On October 24, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Preparation of the City Budget and City Policy Regarding Multi-Year Grants

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Controller to prepare an initial base budget to guide each City agency in preparation of its proposed two-year budget; to provide that these base budgets must include anticipated cost increases in agreements with nonprofit organizations to reflect inflation; and to adopt a City policy that departments will enter into multi-year grants when the need for a grant program will extend beyond a single year.

Passed

Amendment of the Salary Ordinance for the Police Department - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to reflect the deletion of two positions (2.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the addition of four positions (4.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Police Department.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Administration of Empty Homes Tax

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add provisions to administer the Empty Homes Tax; and to make conforming non-substantive changes.

Passed

Delegation of Board of Supervisors Authority to Amend Certain Leases for 100% Affordable Housing

Ordinance delegating Board of Supervisors approval authority under Charter, Section 9.118 and Administrative Code, Section 23.30 to the Real Estate Division, based on the recommendation of Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”), to amend certain existing leases regarding residual rent payments and lender protections for 100% affordable housing projects.

Passed

Park Code - John F. Shelley Drive - Road Closure

Ordinance amending the Park Code to restrict private vehicles from a portion of John F. Shelley Drive, between the Upper Reservoir Parking Lot and Mansell Street, in McLaren Park.

Passed

Police Code - Drawing of Firearms by Armed Guards

Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit armed guards from drawing or exhibiting firearms, other than a holster, to protect property.

Passed

Health Code - Requiring Retail Pharmacies to Stock Opioid Antagonists

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require each retail pharmacy in the City to stock at least two boxes of an opioid antagonist, such as naloxone, used to reverse opioid overdoses.

Passed

Administrative Code - Suspension or Debarment of Contractors Based on Violation of Labor Laws

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify that a contractor may be suspended or debarred due to violations of certain state or local labor laws governing the payment of wages and unfair labor practices.

Passed

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Department of Elections’ Use of Social Media Monitoring Technology

Ordinance approving the Surveillance Technology Policy for the Department of Elections’ use of social media monitoring technology.

Passed

Administrative, Police Codes - Establishing the Labor and Employment Code

Ordinance establishing the Labor and Employment Code; redesignating worker protection ordinances and ordinances related to employees of City contractors, currently in the Administrative Code and the Police Code, as provisions of the new Labor and Employment Code; and directing the City Attorney to renumber the provisions added to the Labor and Employment Code and to update cross-references throughout the Municipal Code.

Passed

Administrative Code - Library Laureate Programs

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Library Laureate Programs, and authorizing the Library to grant stipends to individuals selected through a competitive process as Laureates or Finalists in recognition of their achievements, leadership, and cultural contributions, and in exchange for their service to the City.

Passed

Administrative Code - Assessment Appeals Board Remote and Hybrid Remote Hearings and Conferences

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Assessment Appeals Board (AAB) to hold remote hearings and conferences at which no AAB members are physically present, and hybrid remote hearings and conferences at which some but not all AAB members are physically present.

Passed

Administrative Code - Cash Revolving Funds

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to remove the authorization for cash revolving funds for certain City departments (Fire, Medical Examiner, Public Works, Recreation and Park, Sheriff, San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System, and War Memorial) and reduce the maximum amount of the cash revolving fund for the Port of San Francisco.

Passed

Administrative Code - Establishing Graffiti Advisory Board

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Graffiti Advisory Board to advise the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor on issues relating to graffiti prevention and abatement; and setting forth the membership and duties of the Advisory Board.

Passed

Planning Code - Nighttime Entertainment Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the zoning controls in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District to exclude Article 10 Landmark buildings from use size limitation and allow Nighttime Entertainment with a Conditional Use authorization on the second floor; 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.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 49, Lot No. 1, generally bounded by Francisco Street, Jones Street, Chestnut Street, and Leavenworth Street, and numbered as 800 Chestnut Street); amending the Zoning Map to show the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Sacred Heart Parish Complex

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Sacred Heart Parish Complex, located at 546-548 Fillmore Street, 554 Fillmore Street, 735 Fell Street, and 660 Oak Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0828, Lot Nos. 12, 21, 22, and 22A, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Yvonne Detert, et al. - $137,785.78, Plus Statutory Interest

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Yvonne Detert, et al. against the City and County of San Francisco, et al. for $137,785.78, plus statutory interest; the lawsuit was filed on September 21, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-18-570011; entitled Yvonne Detert, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim of refund of penalties related to hotel taxes and fees for tax periods October 1, 2013, through and including December 31, 2013.

Pending Committee Action

Authorization of American Registry for Internet Numbers Agreements with Department of Technology

Ordinance approving contracts between the City and the American Registry for Internet Numbers, LTD. (ARIN) for the registration of the City’s internal network and the public-facing network Internet Protocol addresses, and granting waivers of specified contract-related requirements in the Administrative Code for this transaction.
On October 23, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning Code - Nighttime Entertainment Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the zoning controls in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District to exclude Article 10 Landmark buildings from use size limitation and allow Nighttime Entertainment with a Conditional Use authorization on the second floor; 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.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 49, Lot No. 1, generally bounded by Francisco Street, Jones Street, Chestnut Street, and Leavenworth Street, and numbered as 800 Chestnut Street); amending the Zoning Map to show the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
On October 23, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Community Policing and Foot and Bike Patrols

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Chief of Police to adopt a foot and bike patrol strategy for the Police Department.
On October 19, 2023, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Katy Sullivan - $207,500

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Katy Sullivan against the City and County of San Francisco for $207,500; the lawsuit was filed on August 13, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-593827; entitled Katy Sullivan v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Twilio Inc. - $18,000,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Twilio Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $18,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-592267; entitled Twilio Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and related penalties and interest, for tax periods June 1, 2009, through and including December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that the City will not impose additional telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and any related penalties and interest, for any periods through two months after the settlement is paid, and Twilio Inc. will collect and remit telephone users taxes and access line taxes in a certain manner for all subsequent periods.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Adam Smith, et al. - $130,401.66

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Adam Smith, et al., against the City and County of San Francisco for return of the Expedited Conversion Program fee in the amount of $130,401.66; the lawsuit was filed on September 28, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-21-517578; entitled Adam Smith, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit challenges the Board of Supervisors’ denial of Petitioners’ application to convert their six-unit building at 424-434 Francisco Street to condominiums under the City’s Expedited Conversion Program (Subd. Code, Section 1396.4); the settlement includes return of Petitioners’ Expedited Conversion Program fee and waiver of the City’s litigation costs; other material terms of the settlement are the parties’ agreement to withdraw their respective appeals.
On October 17, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Akashni Bhan - $175,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Akashni Bhan against the City and County of San Francisco, Sergeant Jennifer Streegan, Sergeant Steven Pomatto, Officer Anthony Oerlemans, and Officer Jennifer O’Keffee for $175,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 4, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-579798; entitled Akashni Bhan v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Cheri Pierce - $75,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Cheri Pierce against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 26, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-599362; entitled Cheri Pierce v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury arising out of fall on uneven sidewalk.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Bi Jun Zhang - $35,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Bi Jun Zhang against the City and County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 17, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-599662; entitled Bi Jun Zhang v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves a personal injury to Plaintiff from uneven pavement.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Wayne Kha - $465,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Wayne Kha against the City and County of San Francisco for $465,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 7, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595136; entitled Wayne Kha v. Johnathon Ng, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury arising from an accident involving a police car.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - $1,858,150.71

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Digital Realty Trust, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,858,150.71; the lawsuit was filed on April 18, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-605912, entitled Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax and Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax; an additional material term of the settlement is that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and its related entities shall take certain filing positions with respect to their Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Taxes for tax year 2021 and subsequent tax years.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Build Group, Inc. - $211,129.46

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the cross-complaint filed by Build Group, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for a payment to Build Group, Inc. of $211,129.46; the cross-complaint was filed on November 22, 2022, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-22-598717; entitled CPM Environmental, Inc. v. Build Group, Inc. and DOES 1-100, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of breach of contract relating to the renovation of the Maxine Hall Health Center; other material terms of the settlement are that Build Group, Inc. waives all other claims it has or may have relating to the project.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Debra Crismani - $90,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Debra Crismani against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 21, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598779; entitled Debra Crismani v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Ike Ohannesyan - $50,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ike Ohannesyan against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 17, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-591955; entitled Ike Ohannesyan v. Johnathon Ng, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury arising from an accident involving a police car.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Duk Soon Lee - $225,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Duk Soon Lee against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 12, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595854; entitled Duk Soon Lee v. Jamie Austin Miller, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury arising out of City vehicle collision.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Breon Johnson - $100,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Breon Johnson against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 26, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-601937; entitled Breon Johnson v. The Regents of The University of California, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged medical negligence.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Tatiana Umnov and Anatoly Umnov - $450,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Tatiana Umnov and Anatoly Umnov against the City and County of San Francisco for $450,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595303; entitled Tatiana Umnov, Anatoly Umnov v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk.

Passed

Administrative Code - Preparation of the City Budget and City Policy Regarding Multi-Year Grants

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Controller to prepare an initial base budget to guide each City agency in preparation of its proposed two-year budget; to provide that these base budgets must include anticipated cost increases in agreements with nonprofit organizations to reflect inflation; and to adopt a City policy that departments will enter into multi-year grants when the need for a grant program will extend beyond a single year.

Passed

Amendment of the Salary Ordinance for the Police Department - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to reflect the deletion of two positions (2.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the addition of four positions (4.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Police Department.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Administration of Empty Homes Tax

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add provisions to administer the Empty Homes Tax; and to make conforming non-substantive changes.

Passed

Delegation of Board of Supervisors Authority to Amend Certain Leases for 100% Affordable Housing

Ordinance delegating Board of Supervisors approval authority under Charter, Section 9.118 and Administrative Code, Section 23.30 to the Real Estate Division, based on the recommendation of Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”), to amend certain existing leases regarding residual rent payments and lender protections for 100% affordable housing projects.

Passed

Park Code - John F. Shelley Drive - Road Closure

Ordinance amending the Park Code to restrict private vehicles from a portion of John F. Shelley Drive, between the Upper Reservoir Parking Lot and Mansell Street, in McLaren Park.

Passed

Police Code - Drawing of Firearms by Armed Guards

Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit armed guards from drawing or exhibiting firearms, other than a holster, to protect property.

Passed

Health Code - Requiring Retail Pharmacies to Stock Opioid Antagonists

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require each retail pharmacy in the City to stock at least two boxes of an opioid antagonist, such as naloxone, used to reverse opioid overdoses.

Passed

Administrative Code - Suspension or Debarment of Contractors Based on Violation of Labor Laws

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify that a contractor may be suspended or debarred due to violations of certain state or local labor laws governing the payment of wages and unfair labor practices.

Passed

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Department of Elections’ Use of Social Media Monitoring Technology

Ordinance approving the Surveillance Technology Policy for the Department of Elections’ use of social media monitoring technology.

Passed

Administrative, Police Codes - Establishing the Labor and Employment Code

Ordinance establishing the Labor and Employment Code; redesignating worker protection ordinances and ordinances related to employees of City contractors, currently in the Administrative Code and the Police Code, as provisions of the new Labor and Employment Code; and directing the City Attorney to renumber the provisions added to the Labor and Employment Code and to update cross-references throughout the Municipal Code.

Passed

Police Code - Fees, Applications, and Conditions for Certain Entertainment Permits

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, Lim

Pending Committee Action

Park Code - Great Highway Extension - Road Closure

Ordinance amending the Park Code to close the Great Highway Extension, beginning at Sloat Boulevard and extending south for a distance of approximately 3,317 feet, to vehicles to allow for a multi-use trail and to improve shoreline resilience as part of the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project; making an associated finding under the California Vehicle Code; making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations 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.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Composition of Behavioral Health Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reduce the membership of the Behavioral Health Commission from 17 to 12 seats; provide that the full Board of Supervisors rather than individual Supervisors makes these appointments; require that at least one seat be held by a veteran or veteran advocate; reduce the minimum number of seats reserved for consumers and families of consumers from nine to six; provide two seats for mental health professionals; update staggered terms for all seats; retain existing members; and remove seat requirements for child advocates.

Passed

Police Code - Cannabis Events

Ordinance amending the Police Code to extend the end date of the Cannabis Event Pilot Program from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2026.

Passed

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 7 General City Responsibility - Municipal Transportation Agency - District 7 Vision Zero Project - District 7 Projects and Services - Various Departments - $527,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $377,000 from General City Responsibility and $150,000 from Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA); and re-appropriating $100,000 to the Arts Commission (ART) for mural artwork, $98,000 to Children, Youth and Their Families (CHF) for playground upgrades, youth nutrition education, and food security; $25,000 to the Department of Emergency Services (DEM) for emergency preparedness training and capacity building; $49,000 to the Department of Public Works (DPW) for irrigation system, outdoor seating area, and trees and plants in three locations; $50,000 to the Department of Economic and Community Development (ECN) for small business rainy day funds; $25,000 to the Recreation and Park Department (REC) for removal of storm damage and hazardous trees from Mount Sutro; $30,000 to the Police Department (POL) for cameras in the Inner Sunset; and $150,000 to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for community space design, traffic calming, and traffic safety at three locations in Fiscal Year (FY) FY2023-24.

Mayors Office

Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Density Controls in Community Business Districts

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to modify density limits in C-2 Districts (Community Business), east of Columbus Avenue and north of Washington Street; affirming the Planning Commission’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.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Fleet Charging

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require Conditional Use authorization for converting Private Parking Lots or Vehicle Storage Lots to Fleet Charging in all PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Administrative Code - Reentry Council; Reporting Duties, Sunset Date

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to revise the reporting duties of the Reentry Council, and extend the sunset date of the Reentry Council by five years to June 1, 2029.

Mayors Office

De-Appropriation and Appropriation - District 10 General City Responsibility - District 10 Projects - $250,000; Children, Youth & Families - District 10 Allocations - $20,000 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance de-appropriating $250,000 from General City Responsibility (GEN) and $20,000 from Children, Youth & Families (DCYF); and re-appropriating $270,000 to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) for District 10 safe passages, Hope SF trainings, violence prevention events, and to support District 10 neighborhoods most impacted by violence in (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Waiver of Municipal Code Provisions - City of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Used Compressed Natural Gas Transit Buses - Not to Exceed $350,000

Ordinance waiving competitive bidding requirements in the Administrative Code, and all other requirements in the Administrative Code, Environment Code, or other parts of the Municipal Code as applied to a commodities purchase, to authorize the Airport Commission to procure up to 14 used compressed natural gas transit buses from the City of Phoenix, which owns and operates Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, for an amount not to exceed $350,000; and authorizing the Airport Director to negotiate the terms of the agreement consistent with the not to exceed amount.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Chata Gutierrez Mural

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Chata Gutierrez Mural, located at 3175-24th Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6519, Lot No. 041, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Carnaval Mural

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Carnaval Mural, located at 1311-1315 South Van Ness Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6519, Lot No. 039, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.
On October 16, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning Code - Nighttime Entertainment Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the zoning controls in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District to exclude Article 10 Landmark buildings from use size limitation and allow Nighttime Entertainment with a Conditional Use authorization on the second floor; 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.

Passed

Planning Code - Nighttime Entertainment Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the zoning controls in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District to exclude Article 10 Landmark buildings from use size limitation and allow Nighttime Entertainment with a Conditional Use authorization on the second floor; 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.

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit
On October 16, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Establishing Graffiti Advisory Board

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Graffiti Advisory Board to advise the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor on issues relating to graffiti prevention and abatement; and setting forth the membership and duties of the Advisory Board.

Passed

Administrative Code - Establishing Graffiti Advisory Board

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Graffiti Advisory Board to advise the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor on issues relating to graffiti prevention and abatement; and setting forth the membership and duties of the Advisory Board.

Passed

Administrative Code - Library Laureate Programs

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Library Laureate Programs, and authorizing the Library to grant stipends to individuals selected through a competitive process as Laureates or Finalists in recognition of their achievements, leadership, and cultural contributions, and in exchange for their service to the City.

Passed

Administrative Code - Cash Revolving Funds

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to remove the authorization for cash revolving funds for certain City departments (Fire, Medical Examiner, Public Works, Recreation and Park, Sheriff, San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System, and War Memorial) and reduce the maximum amount of the cash revolving fund for the Port of San Francisco.

Passed

Administrative Code - Assessment Appeals Board Remote and Hybrid Remote Hearings and Conferences

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Assessment Appeals Board (AAB) to hold remote hearings and conferences at which no AAB members are physically present, and hybrid remote hearings and conferences at which some but not all AAB members are physically present.
On October 13, 2023, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On October 12, 2023, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On October 11, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Passed

Amendment of the Salary Ordinance for the Police Department - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to reflect the deletion of two positions (2.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the addition of four positions (4.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Police Department.

Passed

Amendment of the Salary Ordinance for the Police Department - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to reflect the deletion of two positions (2.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the addition of four positions (4.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Police Department.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Administration of Empty Homes Tax

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add provisions to administer the Empty Homes Tax; and to make conforming non-substantive changes.
On October 4, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Preparation of the City Budget and City Policy Regarding Multi-Year Grants

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Controller to prepare an initial base budget to guide each City agency in preparation of its proposed two-year budget; to provide that these base budgets must include anticipated cost increases in agreements with nonprofit organizations to reflect inflation; and to adopt a City policy that departments will enter into multi-year grants when the need for a grant program will extend beyond a single year.

Passed

Amendment of the Salary Ordinance for the Police Department - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to reflect the deletion of two positions (2.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the addition of four positions (4.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Police Department.
On October 3, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Akashni Bhan - $175,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Akashni Bhan against the City and County of San Francisco, Sergeant Jennifer Streegan, Sergeant Steven Pomatto, Officer Anthony Oerlemans, and Officer Jennifer O’Keffee for $175,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 4, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-579798; entitled Akashni Bhan v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Cheri Pierce - $75,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Cheri Pierce against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 26, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-599362; entitled Cheri Pierce v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury arising out of fall on uneven sidewalk.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Bi Jun Zhang - $35,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Bi Jun Zhang against the City and County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 17, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-599662; entitled Bi Jun Zhang v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves a personal injury to Plaintiff from uneven pavement.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Wayne Kha - $465,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Wayne Kha against the City and County of San Francisco for $465,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 7, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595136; entitled Wayne Kha v. Johnathon Ng, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury arising from an accident involving a police car.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - $1,858,150.71

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Digital Realty Trust, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,858,150.71; the lawsuit was filed on April 18, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-605912, entitled Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax and Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax; an additional material term of the settlement is that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and its related entities shall take certain filing positions with respect to their Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Taxes for tax year 2021 and subsequent tax years.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Build Group, Inc. - $211,129.46

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the cross-complaint filed by Build Group, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for a payment to Build Group, Inc. of $211,129.46; the cross-complaint was filed on November 22, 2022, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-22-598717; entitled CPM Environmental, Inc. v. Build Group, Inc. and DOES 1-100, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of breach of contract relating to the renovation of the Maxine Hall Health Center; other material terms of the settlement are that Build Group, Inc. waives all other claims it has or may have relating to the project.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Debra Crismani - $90,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Debra Crismani against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 21, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598779; entitled Debra Crismani v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Ike Ohannesyan - $50,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ike Ohannesyan against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 17, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-591955; entitled Ike Ohannesyan v. Johnathon Ng, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury arising from an accident involving a police car.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Duk Soon Lee - $225,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Duk Soon Lee against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 12, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595854; entitled Duk Soon Lee v. Jamie Austin Miller, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury arising out of City vehicle collision.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Breon Johnson - $100,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Breon Johnson against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 26, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-601937; entitled Breon Johnson v. The Regents of The University of California, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged medical negligence.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Tatiana Umnov and Anatoly Umnov - $450,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Tatiana Umnov and Anatoly Umnov against the City and County of San Francisco for $450,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595303; entitled Tatiana Umnov, Anatoly Umnov v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk.

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Colombo Market Arch

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Colombo Market Arch, situated within Sydney Walton Square, 600 Front Street, a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0172, Lot No. 010, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Administrative Code - Tenant Organizing

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenants may elect to be accompanied by a tenant association representative at meetings with their landlord; to set rules for the duration of and attendance at meetings of the full tenant association; to provide that a tenant association remains in good standing unless it has failed to re-certify or a new tenant association has been certified; and to make clarifying changes regarding the obligation of landlords and tenant associations to confer in good faith.

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements, including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member require

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Fleet Charging Locations and Parcel Delivery Service

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to prohibit Parcel Delivery Service activities at Fleet Charging locations; 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.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Exceptions from Limits on Conversion of Production, Distribution and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses in Eastern Neighborhood Plans Areas

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt from the limitations on conversion of certain Production, Distribution and Repair (“PDR”), Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas (Mission, Eastern SoMa, Western SoMa, and Central SoMa), changes of use from one of those uses to another of those uses or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25,000 ground floor square feet; 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.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Adam Smith, et al. - $130,401.66

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Adam Smith, et al., against the City and County of San Francisco for return of the Expedited Conversion Program fee in the amount of $130,401.66; the lawsuit was filed on September 28, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-21-517578; entitled Adam Smith, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit challenges the Board of Supervisors’ denial of Petitioners’ application to convert their six-unit building at 424-434 Francisco Street to condominiums under the City’s Expedited Conversion Program (Subd. Code, Section 1396.4); the settlement includes return of Petitioners’ Expedited Conversion Program fee and waiver of the City’s litigation costs; other material terms of the settlement are the parties’ agreement to withdraw their respective appeals.
On October 2, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Park Code - John F. Shelley Drive - Road Closure

Ordinance amending the Park Code to restrict private vehicles from a portion of John F. Shelley Drive, between the Upper Reservoir Parking Lot and Mansell Street, in McLaren Park.

Passed

Delegation of Board of Supervisors Authority to Amend Certain Leases for 100% Affordable Housing

Ordinance delegating Board of Supervisors approval authority under Charter, Section 9.118 and Administrative Code, Section 23.30 to the Real Estate Division, based on the recommendation of Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”), to amend certain existing leases regarding residual rent payments and lender protections for 100% affordable housing projects.

Passed

Delegation of Board of Supervisors Authority to Amend Certain Leases for 100% Affordable Housing

Ordinance delegating Board of Supervisors approval authority under Charter, Section 9.118 and Administrative Code, Section 23.30 to the Real Estate Division, based on the recommendation of Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”), to amend certain existing leases regarding residual rent payments and lender protections for 100% affordable housing projects.

Passed

Planning Code - Nighttime Entertainment Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the zoning controls in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District to exclude Article 10 Landmark buildings from use size limitation and allow Nighttime Entertainment with a Conditional Use authorization on the second floor; 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.

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit
On October 2, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Department of Elections’ Use of Social Media Monitoring Technology

Ordinance approving the Surveillance Technology Policy for the Department of Elections’ use of social media monitoring technology.

Passed

Administrative Code - Suspension or Debarment of Contractors Based on Violation of Labor Laws

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify that a contractor may be suspended or debarred due to violations of certain state or local labor laws governing the payment of wages and unfair labor practices.

Passed

Administrative, Police Codes - Establishing the Labor and Employment Code

Ordinance establishing the Labor and Employment Code; redesignating worker protection ordinances and ordinances related to employees of City contractors, currently in the Administrative Code and the Police Code, as provisions of the new Labor and Employment Code; and directing the City Attorney to renumber the provisions added to the Labor and Employment Code and to update cross-references throughout the Municipal Code.
On September 29, 2023, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On September 28, 2023, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted

Passed

Police Code - Drawing of Firearms by Armed Guards

Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit armed guards from drawing or exhibiting firearms, other than a holster, to protect property.

Passed

Health Code - Requiring Retail Pharmacies to Stock Opioid Antagonists

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require each retail pharmacy in the City to stock at least two boxes of an opioid antagonist, such as naloxone, used to reverse opioid overdoses.
On September 27, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On September 26, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Treatment of Seating Area at Taraval Street and 46th Avenue as Sidewalk for Shared Spaces Program

Ordinance waiving specified requirements in the Administrative Code to allow seating area designated as a curbside traffic island on Taraval Street at 46th Avenue to be defined as two sidewalk shared spaces, subject to certain requirements; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - The Rocks Park Acceptance

Ordinance acknowledging the Treasure Island Development Authority’s acceptance of certain improvements on a portion of the Yerba Buena Island Hilltop Parks known as The Rocks (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 8958, Lot No. 003), adjacent to Macalla Road, and the Authority’s acceptance of the park improvements for maintenance and liability purposes; dedicating The Rocks to public use; designating the property for public open space and park purposes; adopting findings 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 adopting a Public Works Order that recommends acceptance of The Rocks park improvements and related actions, as defined herein.

Passed

Administrative Code - Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to add the Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation to the list of organizations to which City officers and employees may make donations by payroll deduction.

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Colombo Market Arch

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Colombo Market Arch, situated within Sydney Walton Square, 600 Front Street, a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0172, Lot No. 010, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements, including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member require

Passed

Administrative Code - Tenant Organizing

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenants may elect to be accompanied by a tenant association representative at meetings with their landlord; to set rules for the duration of and attendance at meetings of the full tenant association; to provide that a tenant association remains in good standing unless it has failed to re-certify or a new tenant association has been certified; and to make clarifying changes regarding the obligation of landlords and tenant associations to confer in good faith.

Passed

Administrative Code - Establishing Graffiti Advisory Board

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Graffiti Advisory Board to advise the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor on issues relating to graffiti prevention and abatement; and setting forth the membership and duties of the Advisory Board.

Pending Committee Action

Building Code - Deadlines for Disability Access Improvements for Places of Public Accommodation

Ordinance amending the Building Code to extend the deadlines for existing buildings with a place of public accommodation to comply with the requirement to have all primary entries and paths of travel into the building accessible to persons with disabilities or to receive a City determination of equivalent facilitation, technical infeasibility, or unreasonable hardship; to extend the period for granting extensions from those deadlines; and to extend the time for the Department of Building Inspection’s Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the disability access improvement program.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Permits to Install Business Signs to Historic Buildings or Buildings in Conservation Districts in the C-3 (Downtown) Area

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require compliance with the procedures of Planning Code, Article 10, for certain work involving a business sign on a designated landmark site or in a designated historic district, and to require a hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission rather than an administrative review by Planning Department staff of applications for a permit to install business signs to a Significant or Contributory building or a building in a Conservation District in the C-3 (Downtown) area, provided that the permit is for a Major Alteration; 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.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code, Zoning Map - 900 Kearny Street Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the 900 Kearny Street Special Use District; and 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Mayors Office

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Exemption for Affordable Housing

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to broaden the exemption from the increased transfer tax rates when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds $5,000,000 for transfers of certain rent-restricted affordable housing; applying the exemption retroactively to transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2017; extending the exemption through December 31, 2030; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Administrative Code - Community Policing and Foot and Bike Patrols

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Chief of Police to adopt a foot and bike patrol strategy for the Police Department.

Passed

Administrative Code - Reproduction and Notary Fees - Department of Administrative Services

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase the fees imposed by the Department of Administrative Services for reproduction and notary services provided to the public, and authorizing the Controller to make future adjustments to ensure that costs of providing the services are recovered without producing revenue which is significantly more than such costs.
On September 22, 2023, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On September 21, 2023, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Akashni Bhan - $175,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Akashni Bhan against the City and County of San Francisco, Sergeant Jennifer Streegan, Sergeant Steven Pomatto, Officer Anthony Oerlemans, and Officer Jennifer O’Keffee for $175,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 4, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-579798; entitled Akashni Bhan v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Cheri Pierce - $75,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Cheri Pierce against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 26, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-599362; entitled Cheri Pierce v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury arising out of fall on uneven sidewalk.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Bi Jun Zhang - $35,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Bi Jun Zhang against the City and County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 17, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-599662; entitled Bi Jun Zhang v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves a personal injury to Plaintiff from uneven pavement.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Wayne Kha - $465,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Wayne Kha against the City and County of San Francisco for $465,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 7, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595136; entitled Wayne Kha v. Johnathon Ng, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury arising from an accident involving a police car.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - $1,858,150.71

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Digital Realty Trust, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,858,150.71; the lawsuit was filed on April 18, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-605912, entitled Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax and Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax; an additional material term of the settlement is that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and its related entities shall take certain filing positions with respect to their Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Taxes for tax year 2021 and subsequent tax years.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Build Group, Inc. - $211,129.46

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the cross-complaint filed by Build Group, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for a payment to Build Group, Inc. of $211,129.46; the cross-complaint was filed on November 22, 2022, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-22-598717; entitled CPM Environmental, Inc. v. Build Group, Inc. and DOES 1-100, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of breach of contract relating to the renovation of the Maxine Hall Health Center; other material terms of the settlement are that Build Group, Inc. waives all other claims it has or may have relating to the project.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Debra Crismani - $90,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Debra Crismani against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 21, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598779; entitled Debra Crismani v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Ike Ohannesyan - $50,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ike Ohannesyan against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 17, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-591955; entitled Ike Ohannesyan v. Johnathon Ng, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury arising from an accident involving a police car.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Duk Soon Lee - $225,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Duk Soon Lee against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 12, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595854; entitled Duk Soon Lee v. Jamie Austin Miller, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury arising out of City vehicle collision.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Breon Johnson - $100,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Breon Johnson against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 26, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-601937; entitled Breon Johnson v. The Regents of The University of California, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged medical negligence.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Tatiana Umnov and Anatoly Umnov - $450,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Tatiana Umnov and Anatoly Umnov against the City and County of San Francisco for $450,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595303; entitled Tatiana Umnov, Anatoly Umnov v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk.
On September 20, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Passed

Amendment of the Salary Ordinance for the Police Department - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to reflect the deletion of two positions (2.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the addition of four positions (4.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Police Department.
On September 19, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Exempt Guaranteed Income From County Adult Assistance Program Determinations

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to exempt payments received by housed participants in Guaranteed Income pilot programs from the Human Service Agency’s determinations regarding the participants’ eligibility for the County Adult Assistance Programs and the amount of aid the participants may receive.

Passed

Authorizing Tax-Exempt and/or Taxable Certificates of Participation - Multiple Capital Improvement Projects - Not to Exceed $77,170,000

Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation, in one or more series on a tax-exempt and/or taxable basis and from time to time, evidencing and representing an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $77,170,000 (“Certificates”), to finance and refinance certain capital improvement projects within the City and County of San Francisco’s (“City”) capital plan and generally consisting of critical repairs, renovations and improvements to City-owned buildings, facilities, streets and works maintained and utilized by various City departments; approving the form of a Supplement to Trust Agreement between the City and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor-in-interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (“Trustee”) (including certain indemnities contained therein); approving respective forms of a Supplement to Property Lease and a Supplement to Project Lease, each between the City and the Trustee, for the lease to the Trustee and lease back to the City of all or a portion of certain real property and improvements owned b

Passed

Administrative Code - Treatment of Seating Area at Taraval Street and 46th Avenue as Sidewalk for Shared Spaces Program

Ordinance waiving specified requirements in the Administrative Code to allow seating area designated as a curbside traffic island on Taraval Street at 46th Avenue to be defined as two sidewalk shared spaces, subject to certain requirements; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - The Rocks Park Acceptance

Ordinance acknowledging the Treasure Island Development Authority’s acceptance of certain improvements on a portion of the Yerba Buena Island Hilltop Parks known as The Rocks (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 8958, Lot No. 003), adjacent to Macalla Road, and the Authority’s acceptance of the park improvements for maintenance and liability purposes; dedicating The Rocks to public use; designating the property for public open space and park purposes; adopting findings 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 adopting a Public Works Order that recommends acceptance of The Rocks park improvements and related actions, as defined herein.

Passed

Administrative Code - Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to add the Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation to the list of organizations to which City officers and employees may make donations by payroll deduction.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Cannabis Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require a minimum distance of 600 feet between a Cannabis Retail Use and daycare centers, exempt pending applications from that distance requirement, and establish an 18-month period of discontinuance of a Cannabis Retail Use as abandonment of the business, preventing its restoration except as a new Cannabis Retail Use; and 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Katy Sullivan - $207,500

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Katy Sullivan against the City and County of San Francisco for $207,500; the lawsuit was filed on August 13, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-593827; entitled Katy Sullivan v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Twilio Inc. - $18,000,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Twilio Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $18,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-592267; entitled Twilio Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and related penalties and interest, for tax periods June 1, 2009, through and including December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that the City will not impose additional telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and any related penalties and interest, for any periods through two months after the settlement is paid, and Twilio Inc. will collect and remit telephone users taxes and access line taxes in a certain manner for all subsequent periods.

Passed

Waiver of Municipal Code Provisions - City of Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Used Compressed Natural Gas Transit Buses - Not to Exceed $350,000

Ordinance waiving competitive bidding requirements in the Administrative Code, and all other requirements in the Administrative Code, Environment Code, or other parts of the Municipal Code as applied to a commodities purchase, to authorize the Airport Commission to procure up to 14 used compressed natural gas transit buses from the City of Phoenix, which owns and operates Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, for an amount not to exceed $350,000; and authorizing the Airport Director to negotiate the terms of the agreement consistent with the not to exceed amount.
On September 18, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements, including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member require

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Colombo Market Arch

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Colombo Market Arch, situated within Sydney Walton Square, 600 Front Street, a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0172, Lot No. 010, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit
On September 18, 2023, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted

Passed

Health Code - Requiring Retail Pharmacies to Stock Opioid Antagonists

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require each retail pharmacy in the City to stock at least two boxes of an opioid antagonist, such as naloxone, used to reverse opioid overdoses.

Passed

Police Code - Drawing of Firearms by Armed Guards

Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit armed guards from drawing or exhibiting firearms, other than a holster, to protect property.
On September 18, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to add the Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation to the list of organizations to which City officers and employees may make donations by payroll deduction.

Passed

Administrative Code - Tenant Organizing

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenants may elect to be accompanied by a tenant association representative at meetings with their landlord; to set rules for the duration of and attendance at meetings of the full tenant association; to provide that a tenant association remains in good standing unless it has failed to re-certify or a new tenant association has been certified; and to make clarifying changes regarding the obligation of landlords and tenant associations to confer in good faith.

Passed

Administrative Code - Tenant Organizing

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenants may elect to be accompanied by a tenant association representative at meetings with their landlord; to set rules for the duration of and attendance at meetings of the full tenant association; to provide that a tenant association remains in good standing unless it has failed to re-certify or a new tenant association has been certified; and to make clarifying changes regarding the obligation of landlords and tenant associations to confer in good faith.
On September 14, 2023, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted

Passed

Health Code - Requiring Retail Pharmacies to Stock Opioid Antagonists

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require each retail pharmacy in the City to stock at least two boxes of an opioid antagonist, such as naloxone, used to reverse opioid overdoses.

Passed

Police Code - Drawing of Firearms by Armed Guards

Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit armed guards from drawing or exhibiting firearms, other than a holster, to protect property.
On September 13, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On September 12, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Walgreen Co. - City to Receive $229,610,002 Over 15 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Walgreen Co. for $229,610,002 (the City to be paid $200,000,002 over 15 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $29,610,000); the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P., Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Endo International Plc, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Mallinckrodt Plc, Mallinckrodt LLC, Allergan Plc f/k/a Actavis Plc, Watson Pharmaceuticals

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Related Entities - City to Receive $24,797,604 Over 13 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Cephalon, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd; Watson Laboratories, Inc.; Actavis LLC; Actavis Pharma, Inc. (f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc.); Actavis Elizabeth LLC; Actavis Mid Atlantic LLC; Warner Chilcott Company, LLC; Actavis South Atlantic LLC; Actavis Totowa LLC; Actavis Kadian LLC; Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc. (f/k/a/ Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Salt Lake City); Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. (f/k/a Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Florida); and Anda, Inc. for $24,797,604 (the City to be paid $19,499,928 over 13 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $3,043,340, and the City Attorney’s Office to be paid $2,254,336) and naloxone valued at $20,000,000; directing the Controller to allocate funds to the City Attorney’s Office as provided in the settlement agreement; the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-J

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Allergan Finance, LLC and Allergan Limited - City to Receive $12,916,274 Over 5 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Allergan Finance, LLC (f/k/a Actavis, Inc., which, in turn, was f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and Allergan Limited (f/k/a Allergan plc, which, in turn, was f/k/a Actavis plc) for $12,916,274 (the City to be paid $10,156,889 over 5 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $1,585,179, and the City Attorney’s Office to be paid $1,174,206); directing the Controller to allocate funds to the City Attorney’s Office as provided in the settlement agreement; the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes P

Passed

Administrative Code - Exempt Guaranteed Income From County Adult Assistance Program Determinations

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to exempt payments received by housed participants in Guaranteed Income pilot programs from the Human Service Agency’s determinations regarding the participants’ eligibility for the County Adult Assistance Programs and the amount of aid the participants may receive.

Passed

Authorizing Tax-Exempt and/or Taxable Certificates of Participation - Multiple Capital Improvement Projects - Not to Exceed $77,170,000

Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation, in one or more series on a tax-exempt and/or taxable basis and from time to time, evidencing and representing an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $77,170,000 (“Certificates”), to finance and refinance certain capital improvement projects within the City and County of San Francisco’s (“City”) capital plan and generally consisting of critical repairs, renovations and improvements to City-owned buildings, facilities, streets and works maintained and utilized by various City departments; approving the form of a Supplement to Trust Agreement between the City and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor-in-interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (“Trustee”) (including certain indemnities contained therein); approving respective forms of a Supplement to Property Lease and a Supplement to Project Lease, each between the City and the Trustee, for the lease to the Trustee and lease back to the City of all or a portion of certain real property and improvements owned b

Pending Committee Action

Mission Bay South - Park P3 Acceptance

Ordinance dedicating Mission Bay South Park P3 (between 3rd and 4th Streets and Mission Creek) to public use; accepting an irrevocable offer for the acquisition facilities that comprise the park improvements; designating said facilities for public park and open space purposes only; accepting Park P3 for City maintenance and liability purposes, subject to specified limitations; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan; adopting a Public Works Order that recommends acceptance of the Park P3 and related actions; and authorizing official acts, as defined, in connection with this Ordinance.

Killed

General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000

Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness of not to exceed $300,000,000 to finance the construction, reconstruction, development, acquisition, improvement, rehabilitation, preservation, and repair of rental affordable housing projects, and to expand homeownership opportunities through the Downpayment Assistance Loan Program; and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase to residential tenants under Administrative Code, Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such Bonds; incorporating the provisions of the Administrative Code relating to the Citizens’ General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee’s review of Affordable Housing Bond expenditures; setting certain procedures and requirements for the election; affirming a determination under the C

Passed

General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed $300,000,000

Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness of not-to-exceed $300,000,000, subject to independent citizen oversight and regular audits, to finance the construction, development, acquisition, and/or rehabilitation of rental affordable housing, including workforce housing and senior housing, for households ranging from extremely low-income to moderate-income households; and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under Administrative Code Chapter 37; providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such Bonds; incorporating the provisions of the Administrative Code relating to the Citizens’ General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee’s review of Affordable Housing Bond expenditures; setting certain procedures and requirements for t

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Monitoring of Nonprofits that Contract with the City

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify the Controller’s audit and monitoring responsibilities with respect to nonprofit organizations contracting with the City; directing the Controller to establish measurable performance goals for contracts with nonprofit organizations; directing the Controller to periodically review and, as necessary, revise policies regarding contractors’ compliance with City requirements; and requiring the Controller to perform an annual review of departments’ compliance with policies for auditing and monitoring nonprofit organizations.

Mayors Office

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco use of a camera management and video monitoring system.
On September 11, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - The Rocks Park Acceptance

Ordinance acknowledging the Treasure Island Development Authority’s acceptance of certain improvements on a portion of the Yerba Buena Island Hilltop Parks known as The Rocks (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 8958, Lot No. 003), adjacent to Macalla Road, and the Authority’s acceptance of the park improvements for maintenance and liability purposes; dedicating The Rocks to public use; designating the property for public open space and park purposes; adopting findings 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 adopting a Public Works Order that recommends acceptance of The Rocks park improvements and related actions, as defined herein.

Passed

Administrative Code - Treatment of Seating Area at Taraval Street and 46th Avenue as Sidewalk for Shared Spaces Program

Ordinance waiving specified requirements in the Administrative Code to allow seating area designated as a curbside traffic island on Taraval Street at 46th Avenue to be defined as two sidewalk shared spaces, subject to certain requirements; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map, Local Coastal Program Amendment - Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission; 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.

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements, including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member require

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements, including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member require

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements, including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member require

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Conditional Use for Residential Projects in RM, RC, and RTO Districts

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require conditional use authorization for residential housing developments that do not maximize residential density, as defined, in Residential-Mixed (RM), Residential Commercial (RC), and Residential Transit Oriented (RTO) Districts except for Residential-Transit Oriented - Mixed (RTO-M) Districts; 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.
On September 11, 2023, the Rules Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On September 8, 2023, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On September 7, 2023, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On September 6, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Exempt Guaranteed Income From County Adult Assistance Program Determinations

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to exempt payments received by housed participants in Guaranteed Income pilot programs from the Human Service Agency’s determinations regarding the participants’ eligibility for the County Adult Assistance Programs and the amount of aid the participants may receive.

Passed

Authorizing Tax-Exempt and/or Taxable Certificates of Participation - Multiple Capital Improvement Projects - Not to Exceed $77,170,000

Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation, in one or more series on a tax-exempt and/or taxable basis and from time to time, evidencing and representing an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $77,170,000 (“Certificates”), to finance and refinance certain capital improvement projects within the City and County of San Francisco’s (“City”) capital plan and generally consisting of critical repairs, renovations and improvements to City-owned buildings, facilities, streets and works maintained and utilized by various City departments; approving the form of a Supplement to Trust Agreement between the City and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor-in-interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (“Trustee”) (including certain indemnities contained therein); approving respective forms of a Supplement to Property Lease and a Supplement to Project Lease, each between the City and the Trustee, for the lease to the Trustee and lease back to the City of all or a portion of certain real property and improvements owned b
On September 5, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Contract Amendments - Western Area Power Administration - Power and Scheduling Coordinator Services - Term Extension and Increasing Maximum Contract Amount to $41,500,000; Waiver of Certain Municipal Code Requirements

Ordinance approving the fourth amendments to two contracts between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration for delivery of low-cost power and scheduling coordinator services to Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island to extend the term by five years and three months from October 1, 2024, for a total term of September 1, 2005, through December 31, 2029, and increasing the maximum amount of the agreements to $41,500,000; approving the City indemnifying and holding harmless the United States against claims arising from the City’s activities under the contract; waiving Administrative Code requirements that a City contract contain a statement of guaranteed maximum costs and a statement regarding liability of claimants for submitting false claims; and waiving certain other Administrative Code and Environment Code requirements upon findings made by the SFPUC General Manager.

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a

Passed

Planning, Building, Fire Codes - Small Business Month Fee Waivers Including for Awning Installation and Business Signs

Ordinance amending the Planning, Building, and Fire Codes to codify the annual waiver of awning replacement fees and awning sign fees applied for during the month of May, to annually waive fees for Business Signs and new awning installations applied for during the months of May 2023 and May 2024, and to indicate that the Planning Code, Building, and Fire Code waivers pertaining to pedestrian street lighting as well as awning replacement, awning installation, and awning sign fees are keyed to permit application in May rather than permit issuance in May; 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with racial equity and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.

Passed

Planning, Building Codes - Development Impact Fee Indexing, Deferral, and Waivers; Adoption of Nexus Study

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) modify the annual indexing of certain development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees; 2) provide that the type and rates of applicable development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees, shall be determined at the time of project approval; 3) exempt eligible development projects in PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts, and the C-2 (Community Business) and C-3 (Downtown Commercial) Zoning Districts from all development impact fees for a three-year period; 4) allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy; and 5) adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis supporting existing development impact fees for recreation and open space, childcare facilities, complete streets, and transit infrastructure and making conforming revisions to Article 4 of the Planning Code; amending the Building Code to allow payment of development impact fees, with t

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements of the Planning Code, for projects exceeding a stated unit size that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making publi

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Walgreen Co. - City to Receive $229,610,002 Over 15 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Walgreen Co. for $229,610,002 (the City to be paid $200,000,002 over 15 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $29,610,000); the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P., Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Endo International Plc, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Mallinckrodt Plc, Mallinckrodt LLC, Allergan Plc f/k/a Actavis Plc, Watson Pharmaceuticals

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Related Entities - City to Receive $24,797,604 Over 13 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Cephalon, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd; Watson Laboratories, Inc.; Actavis LLC; Actavis Pharma, Inc. (f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc.); Actavis Elizabeth LLC; Actavis Mid Atlantic LLC; Warner Chilcott Company, LLC; Actavis South Atlantic LLC; Actavis Totowa LLC; Actavis Kadian LLC; Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc. (f/k/a/ Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Salt Lake City); Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. (f/k/a Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Florida); and Anda, Inc. for $24,797,604 (the City to be paid $19,499,928 over 13 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $3,043,340, and the City Attorney’s Office to be paid $2,254,336) and naloxone valued at $20,000,000; directing the Controller to allocate funds to the City Attorney’s Office as provided in the settlement agreement; the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-J

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Allergan Finance, LLC and Allergan Limited - City to Receive $12,916,274 Over 5 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Allergan Finance, LLC (f/k/a Actavis, Inc., which, in turn, was f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and Allergan Limited (f/k/a Allergan plc, which, in turn, was f/k/a Actavis plc) for $12,916,274 (the City to be paid $10,156,889 over 5 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $1,585,179, and the City Attorney’s Office to be paid $1,174,206); directing the Controller to allocate funds to the City Attorney’s Office as provided in the settlement agreement; the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes P

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Colombo Market Arch

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Colombo Market Arch, situated within Sydney Walton Square, 600 Front Street, a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0172, Lot No. 010, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Administrative Code - Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to add the Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation to the list of organizations to which City officers and employees may make donations by payroll deduction.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 49, Lot No. 1, generally bounded by Francisco Street, Jones Street, Chestnut Street, and Leavenworth Street, and numbered as 800 Chestnut Street); amending the Zoning Map to show the Non-Profit Arts Education Special Use 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Duk Soon Lee - $225,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Duk Soon Lee against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 12, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595854; entitled Duk Soon Lee v. Jamie Austin Miller, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury arising out of City vehicle collision.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Breon Johnson - $100,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Breon Johnson against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 26, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-601937; entitled Breon Johnson v. The Regents of The University of California, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged medical negligence.

Passed

Administrative Code - Approval of Airport Surveillance Technology Policies

Ordinance approving Airport Surveillance Technology Policies governing the use of 1) application-based commercial transport technology, 2) electronic toll readers, and 3) detection systems for gunshots and other noises.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Tatiana Umnov and Anatoly Umnov - $450,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Tatiana Umnov and Anatoly Umnov against the City and County of San Francisco for $450,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595303; entitled Tatiana Umnov, Anatoly Umnov v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk.

Passed

Administrative Code - Cash Revolving Funds

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to remove the authorization for cash revolving funds for certain City departments (Fire, Medical Examiner, Public Works, Recreation and Park, Sheriff, San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System, and War Memorial) and reduce the maximum amount of the cash revolving fund for the Port of San Francisco.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Administration of Empty Homes Tax

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add provisions to administer the Empty Homes Tax; and to make conforming non-substantive changes.
On July 28, 2023, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On July 25, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Public Works Code - Waiver of Annual Occupancy Assessment Fee - Seal Rock Inn

Ordinance waiving the public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee under Public Works Code, Section 786.7, for a major encroachment permit associated with the Seal Rock Inn at 545 Point Lobos Avenue; modifying a condition of Seal Rock Inn’s major encroachment permit; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increase Postponement and Credits for Opening City Location

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of

Passed

Development Agreement - 98 Franklin Street, LLC - 98 Franklin Street; Certain Administrative Code Waivers

Ordinance approving a Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and 98 Franklin Street, LLC, for certain real property at 98 Franklin Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0836, Lot Nos. 008, 009, and 013), consisting of three parcels located in the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District on the east side of Franklin Street, between Oak and Market Streets; waiving certain provisions of Administrative Code, Chapter 56; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of conformity with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1(b), and findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Sayana Corporation - Adante Hotel - Not to Exceed $18,499,439 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

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 $3,642,573 for a total amount not to exceed $18,499,439 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of May 14, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Lombard Hotel Group - Monarch Hotel - Not to Exceed $19,127,760 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

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 $4,122,300 for a total amount not to exceed $19,127,760 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of August 4, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purpose of the agreement.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Shin International, Inc. - Cova Hotel - Not to Exceed $14,304,253 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

Ordinance authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) to amend the booking agreement with Shin International, Inc., operator of the Cova Hotel to increase the not to exceed amount by $2,918,942 for a total amount not to exceed $14,304,253 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of May 26, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District - Height Increase for 98 Franklin Street

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District to update the Option for Dedication of Land for development projects to fulfill their inclusionary housing obligations; to revise the Zoning Map to increase the maximum height for Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0836, Lot Nos. 008, 009, and 013, at 98 Franklin Street, from 85-X // 120/365-R-2 to 85-X // 120/400-R-2; 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.

Passed

Building Code - Streamlining Site Permit Review

Ordinance amending the Building Code to outline the site permit application process, and define and limit the scope of Building Official review of site permits; requiring simultaneous interdepartmental review of electronically submitted applications for site permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

General Plan - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update

Ordinance amending the Recreation and Open Space Element, Central Waterfront Area Plan, and Northeastern Waterfront Area Plan of the General Plan to maintain consistency with the Port of San Francisco’s Waterfront Plan update; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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 340.

Passed

Zoning Map - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update; Waterfront Zoning Correction

Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the Planning Code to rezone certain waterfront parcels from P (Public) to M-1 (Light Industrial), and to add Waterfront Special Use District No. 4 covering areas east of the Mission Bay and Southern Waterfront areas; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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.

Passed

Planning Code - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise certain Waterfront Special Use District controls and to add Waterfront Special Use District No. 4 covering areas east of the Mission Bay and Southern Waterfront areas; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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.

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Parkside Branch Library

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Parkside Branch Library, situated within McCoppin Square Park, 1200 Taraval Street, a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2351, Lot No. 001, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, off-street freight loading, curb cuts for vehicular access, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such project, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storag

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Administrative Code - Government Regulated Rents

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenant-occupied units in buildings that will be receiving either low-income housing tax credits or tax-exempt multifamily revenue bonds shall remain subject to the Rent Ordinance, as long as any of the existing tenants continue to reside in the unit, or unless all the tenants in the unit agree otherwise in writing; and for any such units that may have previously become exempt from the Rent Ordinance since 2018, restoring rents to the levels allowed had the Rent Ordinance continuously applied.

Passed

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Social Media Management Software

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Human Services Agency use of social media management software.

Passed

Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates - Calendar Year 2024

Ordinance approving Health Service System plans and contribution rates for calendar year 2024.

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Administrative Code - Minimum Compensation Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase the minimum hourly compensation rate for employees of nonprofit City contractors incrementally to $23.00 per hour by January 1, 2026, with annual increases every July thereafter based on increases in the Consumer Price Index; to increase the minimum hourly compensation rate for employees of public entity City contractors incrementally to $25.50 per hour by January 1, 2027, with annual increases every July thereafter based on increases in the regional Consumer Price Index for certain workers; and to modify the exemption to minimum compensation requirements for youth employees in summer and after-school programs.

Passed

Administrative and Environment Codes - Reducing Reporting Burdens

Ordinance amending the Administrative and Environment Codes to reduce administrative costs by requiring the Risk Manager to review and update insurance requirements only as necessary to protect the interests of the City, instead of annually; and eliminating the requirement that the Office of Contracts Administration regularly report on the implementation of City laws relating to select employment practices and the use of tropical hardwood by City contractors; and by requiring the City Administrator to send a list of available reports to the Board of Supervisors annually.

Passed

Administrative Code - Eliminating Annual Joint Fundraising Drive

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to eliminate the City’s annual joint fundraising drive.

Passed

Administrative Code - Technology Commodities and Services Procurements

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to conform to current nomenclature the definition of the City’s Technology Marketplace for procurement of technology commodities and services, and adjust associated fees paid by City departments.

Passed

Administrative Code - Department of Public Health Managed Care Contracts

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the Board of Supervisors’ delegation of authority under Charter, Section 9.118, to the Department of Public Health to approve managed care contracts to include contracts ending on December 31, 2028; and to exclude from the requirement of Controller review those managed care contracts that are based on rates set by the California Department Health Care Services or on actual healthcare delivery costs.

Passed

Administrative Code - Film Commission Programs

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify when the filming of a news event does not require a use contract; to clarify that the Executive Director is appointed pursuant to Charter, Sections 3.100(19) and 4.102(5); to authorize the Executive Director to approve the use of the Film SF logo by third parties to market Film Commission programs and activities; to increase the daily use fees to engage in film production; and to allow funds from the Film Rebate Project Account to be used to administer and market the Film Rebate Program.

Passed

Appropriation - $124,020,472 in Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, Hetch Hetchy Revenue, Cap and Trade Allowance for Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Improvements - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $124,020,472 of Hetch Hetchy revenue, Cap and Trade Revenue and Power and Water Revenue Bonds for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and placing $41,031,367 of Power Bonds and $77,084,105 of Water Bonds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - Proceeds from CleanPowerSF Revenue and California Public Utilities Commission Grant Funds for CleanPowerSF Capital Improvements - $1,607,220 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $759,000 of CleanPowerSF revenue for CleanPowerSF Capital Improvements and $848,220 in California Public Utilities Commission grant funds to implement the Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff and Community Solar Green Tariff Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - $332,278,006 in Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State Loan or Grant Funds, Water Revenues, and Water Capacity Fees - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $332,278,006 of proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State of California Water Resources Control Board’s revolving loan funds (State Loan Funds) or grant funds (State Grant Funds), water revenues, and water capacity fees for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Enterprise’s Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and placing $281,901,348 of Revenue Bond and State Loan Funds or State Grant Funds proceeds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required, in FY2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State Loans or Grant Funds, Wastewater Revenues, and Wastewater Capacity Fees for Wastewater Capital Improvements - $1,142,597,402 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $1,142,597,402 of proceeds from revenue bonds, State of California Water Resources Control Board’s revolving loan funds (State Loan Funds) or grant funds (State Grant Funds), wastewater revenue and capacity fees for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise’s Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, and placing $1,047,288,286 in Revenue Bonds or State Loan or Grant Funds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriations - Port Commission - $501,908 - Public Utilities Commission - $97,057,341 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $501,908 in the Port Commission and $97,057,341 in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Building Code - Increase Fees

Ordinance amending the Building Code to increase fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection by 15%; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations, Health Codes - Emergency Medical Services Fees

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to update emergency medical services fees to reflect amounts authorized under annual adjustment provisions and to require fees for certain additional services; and amending the Health Code to define the terms “trauma center” and “pediatric center.”

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, to enable the City to use Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax revenues for those programs.

Passed

Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and rates for other services provided by the Department of Public Health, for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Passed

Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures

Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to opt out of state law that would require the names of supporters and opponents of a local ballot measure to be listed in the ballot statement or question for the measure for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24 and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue Bond and Other Forms of Indebtedness Issuance - Not to Exceed $358,985,453

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 $358,985,453 to finance the costs of various capital 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.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue Bond Issuance - Various Capital Wastewater Projects Benefitting the Wastewater Enterprise - Not to Exceed $1,047,288,286

Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Wastewater 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 $1,047,288,286 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 bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Power Revenue Bond and Other Forms of Indebtedness Issuance - Various Capital Projects Benefitting the Power Enterprise - Not to Exceed $41,031,367

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 (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $41,031,367 to finance the costs of various capital projects benefitting the Power Enterprise under the Charter, including amendments to the Charter enacted by the voters on June 5, 2018, commonly referred to as Proposition A; authorizing the issuance of Power Revenue Refunding Bonds; 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.

Passed

Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax Designation Ceiling

Ordinance adopting the Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax designation ceiling for tax year 2023.

Passed

Public Employment - Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for the Port Commission and the Airport Commission - FY2023-2024

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 166-22 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024) to reflect the addition of four positions (3.16 FTEs) at the Port Commission; and the substitution of 31 positions (31.0 FTEs) and the addition of 128 positions (101.12 FTEs) at the Airport Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.

Passed

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Campaign Advertisement Disclaimer Requirements

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to modify disclaimer requirements for campaign advertisements, to conform to a court order.

Passed

Contract Amendments - Western Area Power Administration - Power and Scheduling Coordinator Services - Term Extension and Increasing Maximum Contract Amount to $41,500,000; Waiver of Certain Municipal Code Requirements

Ordinance approving the fourth amendments to two contracts between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration for delivery of low-cost power and scheduling coordinator services to Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island to extend the term by five years and three months from October 1, 2024, for a total term of September 1, 2005, through December 31, 2029, and increasing the maximum amount of the agreements to $41,500,000; approving the City indemnifying and holding harmless the United States against claims arising from the City’s activities under the contract; waiving Administrative Code requirements that a City contract contain a statement of guaranteed maximum costs and a statement regarding liability of claimants for submitting false claims; and waiving certain other Administrative Code and Environment Code requirements upon findings made by the SFPUC General Manager.

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a

Passed

Planning, Building, Fire Codes - Small Business Month Fee Waivers Including for Awning Installation and Business Signs

Ordinance amending the Planning, Building, and Fire Codes to codify the annual waiver of awning replacement fees and awning sign fees applied for during the month of May, to annually waive fees for Business Signs and new awning installations applied for during the months of May 2023 and May 2024, and to indicate that the Planning Code, Building, and Fire Code waivers pertaining to pedestrian street lighting as well as awning replacement, awning installation, and awning sign fees are keyed to permit application in May rather than permit issuance in May; 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Planning, Building Codes - Development Impact Fee Indexing, Deferral, and Waivers; Adoption of Nexus Study

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) modify the annual indexing of certain development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees; 2) provide that the type and rates of applicable development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees, shall be determined at the time of project approval; 3) exempt eligible development projects in PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts, and the C-2 (Community Business) and C-3 (Downtown Commercial) Zoning Districts from all development impact fees for a three-year period; 4) allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy; and 5) adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis supporting existing development impact fees for recreation and open space, childcare facilities, complete streets, and transit infrastructure and making conforming revisions to Article 4 of the Planning Code; amending the Building Code to allow payment of development impact fees, with t

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements of the Planning Code, for projects exceeding a stated unit size that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making publi

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with racial equity and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.

Passed

Planning Code - Citywide Expansion of Allowable Commercial, Restaurant, and Retail Uses

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) permit additional commercial, retail, and restaurant uses on the ground floor in certain neighborhood commercial districts (NCDs) and residential districts; 2) principally permit Flexible Retail on the ground floor in certain NCDs and Chinatown mixed use districts; 3) principally permit Retail Professional Services uses on all floors and conditionally permit Non-Retail Professional Services on the ground floor in specified NCDs; 4) create regulations for music entertainment venues and non-profit theaters distinct from regulations for Bars; 5) allow Limited Corner Commercial Uses that are not Formula Retail in certain residential districts; 6) amend Section 311 to remove neighborhood notice requirements for changes of use in the Eastern Neighborhoods mixed use districts; 7) expand business types that qualify for the Planning Department priority review program and establish that the program will not apply in the North Beach NCD and North Beach Special Use District (SUD); 8) clarify that multiple allowable uses may co-locate on one site; 9) cla

Passed

Park Code - John F. Shelley Drive - Road Closure

Ordinance amending the Park Code to restrict private vehicles from a portion of John F. Shelley Drive, between the Upper Reservoir Parking Lot and Mansell Street, in McLaren Park.

Passed

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - The Rocks Park Acceptance

Ordinance acknowledging the Treasure Island Development Authority’s acceptance of certain improvements on a portion of the Yerba Buena Island Hilltop Parks known as The Rocks (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 8958, Lot No. 003), adjacent to Macalla Road, and the Authority’s acceptance of the park improvements for maintenance and liability purposes; dedicating The Rocks to public use; designating the property for public open space and park purposes; adopting findings 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 adopting a Public Works Order that recommends acceptance of The Rocks park improvements and related actions, as defined herein.

Pending Committee Action

Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Delegation Related to Acceptance of Public Parks

Ordinance delegating to the Treasure Island Development Authority various powers related to acceptance of public parks and open space improvements as part of development of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project pursuant to Disposition and Development Agreement, Development Agreement, and a Special Use District in Planning Code, Section 249.52.

Passed

Administrative Code - Library Laureate Programs

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Library Laureate Programs, and authorizing the Library to grant stipends to individuals selected through a competitive process as Laureates or Finalists in recognition of their achievements, leadership, and cultural contributions, and in exchange for their service to the City.

Passed

Police Code - Fees, Applications, and Conditions for Certain Entertainment Permits

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, Lim

Pending Committee Action

Building Code - Vacant or Abandoned Commercial Storefronts Registration and Fee Suspension

Ordinance amending the Building Code to temporarily suspend the annual registration requirement and registration fee for vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts through December 31, 2024; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Unfinished Business-Final Passage

Planning Code - Exceptions from Limits on Conversion of Production, Distribution and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses in Eastern Neighborhood Plans Areas

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt from the limitations on conversion of certain Production, Distribution and Repair (“PDR”), Institutional Community, and Arts Activities uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plans Areas (Mission, Eastern SoMa, Western SoMa, and Central SoMa), changes of use from one of those uses to another of those uses or to Institutional uses, in buildings under 25,000 ground floor square feet; 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.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map, Local Coastal Program Amendment - Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to create the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2513, Lot No. 026) to facilitate the redevelopment of a cultural center; amending the Zoning Map to show the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District; amending the Local Coastal Program to add the Wawona Street and 45th Avenue Cultural Center Special Use District, subject to certification by the California Coastal Commission; 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.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Forgivable Loan for First-Time Homebuyers Fund and Program

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Forgivable Loan for First-Time Homebuyers Program and the Forgivable Loan for First-Time Homebuyers Fund to assist low, moderate, and middle-income first-time homebuyers who would otherwise not be able to purchase a primary residence in San Francisco; and to require the Human Rights Commission to establish policies and procedures to issue and possibly forgive loans from the Fund, and to provide oversight, monitoring, and forgiveness of such loans.

Passed

Amendment of the Salary Ordinance for the Police Department - Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 145-23 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025) to reflect the deletion of two positions (2.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and the addition of four positions (4.00 FTE) in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the Police Department.

Passed

Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.

Pending Committee Action

Public Works Code - Excavation by Microtrenching for Fiber

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to allow the use of microtrenching to install fiber-optic facilities; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative, Campaign and Governmental Conduct Codes - Language Access Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to amend the Language Access Ordinance to clarify Departments’ responsibilities to provide language access services to members of the public, and to clarify the role of the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs in administering the Language Access Ordinance; to require language access service be provided in Chinese, Spanish, Filipino, and any other language for which the requisite number of person qualifies as a Substantial Number of Limited English Proficient Persons; to amend the formula for determining when a language becomes eligible for language access services; to require Departments to translate signage; to require Departments to translate digital content provided on digital platforms; to clarify that crisis situations also includes but is not limited to pandemics, emergency response, and public safety incidents that impact and effect the community; to rename the Annual Compliance Plan to Annual Compliance Report; to impose requirements for the Language Access Ordinance Summary Report; to require Departments to inform membe

Passed

Administrative Code - Assessment Appeals Board Remote and Hybrid Remote Hearings and Conferences

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Assessment Appeals Board (AAB) to hold remote hearings and conferences at which no AAB members are physically present, and hybrid remote hearings and conferences at which some but not all AAB members are physically present.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Ike Ohannesyan - $50,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ike Ohannesyan against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 17, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-591955; entitled Ike Ohannesyan v. Johnathon Ng, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury arising from an accident involving a police car.
On July 24, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning, Building, Fire Codes - Small Business Month Fee Waivers Including for Awning Installation and Business Signs

Ordinance amending the Planning, Building, and Fire Codes to codify the annual waiver of awning replacement fees and awning sign fees applied for during the month of May, to annually waive fees for Business Signs and new awning installations applied for during the months of May 2023 and May 2024, and to indicate that the Planning Code, Building, and Fire Code waivers pertaining to pedestrian street lighting as well as awning replacement, awning installation, and awning sign fees are keyed to permit application in May rather than permit issuance in May; 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Planning, Building Codes - Development Impact Fee Indexing, Deferral, and Waivers; Adoption of Nexus Study

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) modify the annual indexing of certain development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees; 2) provide that the type and rates of applicable development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees, shall be determined at the time of project approval; 3) exempt eligible development projects in PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts, and the C-2 (Community Business) and C-3 (Downtown Commercial) Zoning Districts from all development impact fees for a three-year period; 4) allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy; and 5) adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis supporting existing development impact fees for recreation and open space, childcare facilities, complete streets, and transit infrastructure and making conforming revisions to Article 4 of the Planning Code; amending the Building Code to allow payment of development impact fees, with t

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements of the Planning Code, for projects exceeding a stated unit size that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making publi

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements of the Planning Code, for projects exceeding a stated unit size that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making publi

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements of the Planning Code, for projects exceeding a stated unit size that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making publi

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements, including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member require

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements, including requirements for projects approved under the Housing Opportunities Means Equity - San Francisco (HOME-SF) program, for projects that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees for projects exceeding a stated unit size, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member require

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a
On July 24, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with racial equity and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.
On July 20, 2023, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Walgreen Co. - City to Receive $229,610,002 Over 15 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Walgreen Co. for $229,610,002 (the City to be paid $200,000,002 over 15 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $29,610,000); the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P., Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Endo International Plc, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Mallinckrodt Plc, Mallinckrodt LLC, Allergan Plc f/k/a Actavis Plc, Watson Pharmaceuticals

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Related Entities - City to Receive $24,797,604 Over 13 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Cephalon, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd; Watson Laboratories, Inc.; Actavis LLC; Actavis Pharma, Inc. (f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc.); Actavis Elizabeth LLC; Actavis Mid Atlantic LLC; Warner Chilcott Company, LLC; Actavis South Atlantic LLC; Actavis Totowa LLC; Actavis Kadian LLC; Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc. (f/k/a/ Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Salt Lake City); Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. (f/k/a Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Florida); and Anda, Inc. for $24,797,604 (the City to be paid $19,499,928 over 13 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $3,043,340, and the City Attorney’s Office to be paid $2,254,336) and naloxone valued at $20,000,000; directing the Controller to allocate funds to the City Attorney’s Office as provided in the settlement agreement; the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-J

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Allergan Finance, LLC and Allergan Limited - City to Receive $12,916,274 Over 5 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Allergan Finance, LLC (f/k/a Actavis, Inc., which, in turn, was f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and Allergan Limited (f/k/a Allergan plc, which, in turn, was f/k/a Actavis plc) for $12,916,274 (the City to be paid $10,156,889 over 5 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $1,585,179, and the City Attorney’s Office to be paid $1,174,206); directing the Controller to allocate funds to the City Attorney’s Office as provided in the settlement agreement; the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes P
On July 19, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Passed

Contract Amendments - Western Area Power Administration - Power and Scheduling Coordinator Services - Term Extension and Increasing Maximum Contract Amount to $41,500,000; Waiver of Certain Municipal Code Requirements

Ordinance approving the fourth amendments to two contracts between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the United States Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration for delivery of low-cost power and scheduling coordinator services to Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island to extend the term by five years and three months from October 1, 2024, for a total term of September 1, 2005, through December 31, 2029, and increasing the maximum amount of the agreements to $41,500,000; approving the City indemnifying and holding harmless the United States against claims arising from the City’s activities under the contract; waiving Administrative Code requirements that a City contract contain a statement of guaranteed maximum costs and a statement regarding liability of claimants for submitting false claims; and waiving certain other Administrative Code and Environment Code requirements upon findings made by the SFPUC General Manager.
On July 18, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Administrative Code - Minimum Compensation Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase the minimum hourly compensation rate for employees of nonprofit City contractors incrementally to $23.00 per hour by January 1, 2026, with annual increases every July thereafter based on increases in the Consumer Price Index; to increase the minimum hourly compensation rate for employees of public entity City contractors incrementally to $25.50 per hour by January 1, 2027, with annual increases every July thereafter based on increases in the regional Consumer Price Index for certain workers; and to modify the exemption to minimum compensation requirements for youth employees in summer and after-school programs.

Passed

Administrative and Environment Codes - Reducing Reporting Burdens

Ordinance amending the Administrative and Environment Codes to reduce administrative costs by requiring the Risk Manager to review and update insurance requirements only as necessary to protect the interests of the City, instead of annually; and eliminating the requirement that the Office of Contracts Administration regularly report on the implementation of City laws relating to select employment practices and the use of tropical hardwood by City contractors; and by requiring the City Administrator to send a list of available reports to the Board of Supervisors annually.

Passed

Administrative Code - Eliminating Annual Joint Fundraising Drive

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to eliminate the City’s annual joint fundraising drive.

Passed

Administrative Code - Technology Commodities and Services Procurements

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to conform to current nomenclature the definition of the City’s Technology Marketplace for procurement of technology commodities and services, and adjust associated fees paid by City departments.

Passed

Administrative Code - Department of Public Health Managed Care Contracts

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the Board of Supervisors’ delegation of authority under Charter, Section 9.118, to the Department of Public Health to approve managed care contracts to include contracts ending on December 31, 2028; and to exclude from the requirement of Controller review those managed care contracts that are based on rates set by the California Department Health Care Services or on actual healthcare delivery costs.

Passed

Administrative Code - Film Commission Programs

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify when the filming of a news event does not require a use contract; to clarify that the Executive Director is appointed pursuant to Charter, Sections 3.100(19) and 4.102(5); to authorize the Executive Director to approve the use of the Film SF logo by third parties to market Film Commission programs and activities; to increase the daily use fees to engage in film production; and to allow funds from the Film Rebate Project Account to be used to administer and market the Film Rebate Program.

Passed

Appropriation - $124,020,472 in Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, Hetch Hetchy Revenue, Cap and Trade Allowance for Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Improvements - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $124,020,472 of Hetch Hetchy revenue, Cap and Trade Revenue and Power and Water Revenue Bonds for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and placing $41,031,367 of Power Bonds and $77,084,105 of Water Bonds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - Proceeds from CleanPowerSF Revenue and California Public Utilities Commission Grant Funds for CleanPowerSF Capital Improvements - $1,607,220 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $759,000 of CleanPowerSF revenue for CleanPowerSF Capital Improvements and $848,220 in California Public Utilities Commission grant funds to implement the Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff and Community Solar Green Tariff Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - $332,278,006 in Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State Loan or Grant Funds, Water Revenues, and Water Capacity Fees - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $332,278,006 of proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State of California Water Resources Control Board’s revolving loan funds (State Loan Funds) or grant funds (State Grant Funds), water revenues, and water capacity fees for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Enterprise’s Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and placing $281,901,348 of Revenue Bond and State Loan Funds or State Grant Funds proceeds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required, in FY2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State Loans or Grant Funds, Wastewater Revenues, and Wastewater Capacity Fees for Wastewater Capital Improvements - $1,142,597,402 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $1,142,597,402 of proceeds from revenue bonds, State of California Water Resources Control Board’s revolving loan funds (State Loan Funds) or grant funds (State Grant Funds), wastewater revenue and capacity fees for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise’s Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, and placing $1,047,288,286 in Revenue Bonds or State Loan or Grant Funds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriations - Port Commission - $501,908 - Public Utilities Commission - $97,057,341 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $501,908 in the Port Commission and $97,057,341 in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Building Code - Increase Fees

Ordinance amending the Building Code to increase fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection by 15%; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations, Health Codes - Emergency Medical Services Fees

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to update emergency medical services fees to reflect amounts authorized under annual adjustment provisions and to require fees for certain additional services; and amending the Health Code to define the terms “trauma center” and “pediatric center.”

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, to enable the City to use Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax revenues for those programs.

Passed

Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and rates for other services provided by the Department of Public Health, for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Passed

Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures

Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to opt out of state law that would require the names of supporters and opponents of a local ballot measure to be listed in the ballot statement or question for the measure for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24 and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Passed

Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures

Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to opt out of state law that would require the names of supporters and opponents of a local ballot measure to be listed in the ballot statement or question for the measure for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24 and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue Bond and Other Forms of Indebtedness Issuance - Not to Exceed $358,985,453

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 $358,985,453 to finance the costs of various capital 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.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue Bond Issuance - Various Capital Wastewater Projects Benefitting the Wastewater Enterprise - Not to Exceed $1,047,288,286

Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Wastewater 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 $1,047,288,286 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 bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Power Revenue Bond and Other Forms of Indebtedness Issuance - Various Capital Projects Benefitting the Power Enterprise - Not to Exceed $41,031,367

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 (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $41,031,367 to finance the costs of various capital projects benefitting the Power Enterprise under the Charter, including amendments to the Charter enacted by the voters on June 5, 2018, commonly referred to as Proposition A; authorizing the issuance of Power Revenue Refunding Bonds; 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.

Passed

Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax Designation Ceiling

Ordinance adopting the Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax designation ceiling for tax year 2023.

Passed

Public Employment - Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for the Port Commission and the Airport Commission - FY2023-2024

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 166-22 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024) to reflect the addition of four positions (3.16 FTEs) at the Port Commission; and the substitution of 31 positions (31.0 FTEs) and the addition of 128 positions (101.12 FTEs) at the Airport Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Planning Code - Polk Street and Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial Districts

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit Health Services uses on the ground floor for specified areas of the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD), to clarify that in the Polk Street NCD and within a quarter-mile of its boundaries Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments where any Tobacco Paraphernalia is sold, delivered, distributed, furnished, or marketed are not permitted, to clarify that in the Haight Street NCD such Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments require conditional use authorization, and to clarify that Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments do not include medicinal and adult-use cannabis retail uses; and 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 the Planning Code, Section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to the Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Sentencing Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the sunset date of the San Francisco Sentencing Commission to June 30, 2026.

Passed

Public Works Code - Waiver of Annual Occupancy Assessment Fee - Seal Rock Inn

Ordinance waiving the public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee under Public Works Code, Section 786.7, for a major encroachment permit associated with the Seal Rock Inn at 545 Point Lobos Avenue; modifying a condition of Seal Rock Inn’s major encroachment permit; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates - Calendar Year 2024

Ordinance approving Health Service System plans and contribution rates for calendar year 2024.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increase Postponement and Credits for Opening City Location

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District - Height Increase for 98 Franklin Street

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District to update the Option for Dedication of Land for development projects to fulfill their inclusionary housing obligations; to revise the Zoning Map to increase the maximum height for Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0836, Lot Nos. 008, 009, and 013, at 98 Franklin Street, from 85-X // 120/365-R-2 to 85-X // 120/400-R-2; 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.

Passed

General Plan - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update

Ordinance amending the Recreation and Open Space Element, Central Waterfront Area Plan, and Northeastern Waterfront Area Plan of the General Plan to maintain consistency with the Port of San Francisco’s Waterfront Plan update; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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 340.

Passed

Zoning Map - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update; Waterfront Zoning Correction

Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the Planning Code to rezone certain waterfront parcels from P (Public) to M-1 (Light Industrial), and to add Waterfront Special Use District No. 4 covering areas east of the Mission Bay and Southern Waterfront areas; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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.

Passed

Planning Code - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise certain Waterfront Special Use District controls and to add Waterfront Special Use District No. 4 covering areas east of the Mission Bay and Southern Waterfront areas; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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.

Passed

Development Agreement - 98 Franklin Street, LLC - 98 Franklin Street; Certain Administrative Code Waivers

Ordinance approving a Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and 98 Franklin Street, LLC, for certain real property at 98 Franklin Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0836, Lot Nos. 008, 009, and 013), consisting of three parcels located in the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District on the east side of Franklin Street, between Oak and Market Streets; waiving certain provisions of Administrative Code, Chapter 56; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of conformity with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1(b), and findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Sayana Corporation - Adante Hotel - Not to Exceed $18,499,439 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

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 $3,642,573 for a total amount not to exceed $18,499,439 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of May 14, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Lombard Hotel Group - Monarch Hotel - Not to Exceed $19,127,760 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

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 $4,122,300 for a total amount not to exceed $19,127,760 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of August 4, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purpose of the agreement.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Shin International, Inc. - Cova Hotel - Not to Exceed $14,304,253 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

Ordinance authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) to amend the booking agreement with Shin International, Inc., operator of the Cova Hotel to increase the not to exceed amount by $2,918,942 for a total amount not to exceed $14,304,253 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of May 26, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a

Passed

Building Code - Streamlining Site Permit Review

Ordinance amending the Building Code to outline the site permit application process, and define and limit the scope of Building Official review of site permits; requiring simultaneous interdepartmental review of electronically submitted applications for site permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Parkside Branch Library

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Parkside Branch Library, situated within McCoppin Square Park, 1200 Taraval Street, a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2351, Lot No. 001, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, off-street freight loading, curb cuts for vehicular access, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such project, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storag

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Administrative Code - Government Regulated Rents

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenant-occupied units in buildings that will be receiving either low-income housing tax credits or tax-exempt multifamily revenue bonds shall remain subject to the Rent Ordinance, as long as any of the existing tenants continue to reside in the unit, or unless all the tenants in the unit agree otherwise in writing; and for any such units that may have previously become exempt from the Rent Ordinance since 2018, restoring rents to the levels allowed had the Rent Ordinance continuously applied.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Firearms - Prohibited Places

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to prohibit firearm possession, with exceptions for designated concealed carry license holders, in childcare facilities, City property, election facilities, medical facilities, and private parks and playgrounds, and in places of worship and private commercial establishments unless the owner provides express consent.

Passed

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Campaign Advertisement Disclaimer Requirements

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to modify disclaimer requirements for campaign advertisements, to conform to a court order.

Passed

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Social Media Management Software

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Human Services Agency use of social media management software.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with racial equity and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.

Passed

Authorizing Tax-Exempt and/or Taxable Certificates of Participation - Multiple Capital Improvement Projects - Not to Exceed $77,170,000

Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation, in one or more series on a tax-exempt and/or taxable basis and from time to time, evidencing and representing an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $77,170,000 (“Certificates”), to finance and refinance certain capital improvement projects within the City and County of San Francisco’s (“City”) capital plan and generally consisting of critical repairs, renovations and improvements to City-owned buildings, facilities, streets and works maintained and utilized by various City departments; approving the form of a Supplement to Trust Agreement between the City and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor-in-interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (“Trustee”) (including certain indemnities contained therein); approving respective forms of a Supplement to Property Lease and a Supplement to Project Lease, each between the City and the Trustee, for the lease to the Trustee and lease back to the City of all or a portion of certain real property and improvements owned b

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Permits to Install Business Signs to Historic Buildings or Buildings in Conservation Districts in the C-3 (Downtown) Area

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require compliance with the procedures of Planning Code, Article 10, for certain work involving a business sign on a designated landmark site or in a designated historic district, and to require a hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission rather than an administrative review by Planning Department staff of applications for a permit to install business signs to a Significant or Contributory building or a building in a Conservation District in the C-3 (Downtown) area, provided that the permit is for a Major Alteration; 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.

Passed

Administrative, Police Codes - Establishing the Labor and Employment Code

Ordinance establishing the Labor and Employment Code; redesignating worker protection ordinances and ordinances related to employees of City contractors, currently in the Administrative Code and the Police Code, as provisions of the new Labor and Employment Code; and directing the City Attorney to renumber the provisions added to the Labor and Employment Code and to update cross-references throughout the Municipal Code.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Debra Crismani - $90,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Debra Crismani against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 21, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598779; entitled Debra Crismani v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk.
On July 17, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Government Regulated Rents

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenant-occupied units in buildings that will be receiving either low-income housing tax credits or tax-exempt multifamily revenue bonds shall remain subject to the Rent Ordinance, as long as any of the existing tenants continue to reside in the unit, or unless all the tenants in the unit agree otherwise in writing; and for any such units that may have previously become exempt from the Rent Ordinance since 2018, restoring rents to the levels allowed had the Rent Ordinance continuously applied.

Passed

Administrative Code - Government Regulated Rents

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenant-occupied units in buildings that will be receiving either low-income housing tax credits or tax-exempt multifamily revenue bonds shall remain subject to the Rent Ordinance, as long as any of the existing tenants continue to reside in the unit, or unless all the tenants in the unit agree otherwise in writing; and for any such units that may have previously become exempt from the Rent Ordinance since 2018, restoring rents to the levels allowed had the Rent Ordinance continuously applied.

Passed

Administrative Code - Government Regulated Rents

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenant-occupied units in buildings that will be receiving either low-income housing tax credits or tax-exempt multifamily revenue bonds shall remain subject to the Rent Ordinance, as long as any of the existing tenants continue to reside in the unit, or unless all the tenants in the unit agree otherwise in writing; and for any such units that may have previously become exempt from the Rent Ordinance since 2018, restoring rents to the levels allowed had the Rent Ordinance continuously applied.

Filed

Administrative Code - Government Regulated Rents

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenant-occupied units in buildings that will be receiving either low-income housing tax credits or tax-exempt multifamily revenue bonds shall remain subject to the Rent Ordinance, as long as any of the existing tenants continue to reside in the unit, or unless all the tenants in the unit agree otherwise in writing; and for any such units that may have previously become exempt from the Rent Ordinance since 2018, restoring rents to the levels allowed had the Rent Ordinance continuously applied.

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Parkside Branch Library

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate Parkside Branch Library, situated within McCoppin Square Park, 1200 Taraval Street, a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 2351, Lot No. 001, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, off-street freight loading, curb cuts for vehicular access, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such project, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storag

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, off-street freight loading, curb cuts for vehicular access, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such project, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storag

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Building Code - Streamlining Site Permit Review

Ordinance amending the Building Code to outline the site permit application process, and define and limit the scope of Building Official review of site permits; requiring simultaneous interdepartmental review of electronically submitted applications for site permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a
On July 17, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Campaign Advertisement Disclaimer Requirements

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to modify disclaimer requirements for campaign advertisements, to conform to a court order.

Passed

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Social Media Management Software

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Human Services Agency use of social media management software.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with racial equity and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with racial equity and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.
On July 14, 2023, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Select Committee voted

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Sayana Corporation - Adante Hotel - Not to Exceed $18,499,439 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

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 $3,642,573 for a total amount not to exceed $18,499,439 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of May 14, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Lombard Hotel Group - Monarch Hotel - Not to Exceed $19,127,760 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

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 $4,122,300 for a total amount not to exceed $19,127,760 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of August 4, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purpose of the agreement.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Shin International, Inc. - Cova Hotel - Not to Exceed $14,304,253 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

Ordinance authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) to amend the booking agreement with Shin International, Inc., operator of the Cova Hotel to increase the not to exceed amount by $2,918,942 for a total amount not to exceed $14,304,253 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of May 26, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.
On July 13, 2023, the Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted

Passed

Development Agreement - 98 Franklin Street, LLC - 98 Franklin Street; Certain Administrative Code Waivers

Ordinance approving a Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and 98 Franklin Street, LLC, for certain real property at 98 Franklin Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0836, Lot Nos. 008, 009, and 013), consisting of three parcels located in the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District on the east side of Franklin Street, between Oak and Market Streets; waiving certain provisions of Administrative Code, Chapter 56; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of conformity with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1(b), and findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
On July 13, 2023, the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Firearms - Prohibited Places

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to prohibit firearm possession, with exceptions for designated concealed carry license holders, in childcare facilities, City property, election facilities, medical facilities, and private parks and playgrounds, and in places of worship and private commercial establishments unless the owner provides express consent.
On July 12, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increase Postponement and Credits for Opening City Location

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.
On July 12, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted

Passed

Public Works Code - Waiver of Annual Occupancy Assessment Fee - Seal Rock Inn

Ordinance waiving the public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee under Public Works Code, Section 786.7, for a major encroachment permit associated with the Seal Rock Inn at 545 Point Lobos Avenue; modifying a condition of Seal Rock Inn’s major encroachment permit; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates - Calendar Year 2024

Ordinance approving Health Service System plans and contribution rates for calendar year 2024.
On July 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Administrative Code - Reporting Requirements for City-Funded Nonprofit Organizations

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to limit the application of nonprofit reporting requirements to organizations receiving more than $100,000 annually, require submission of tax and governance documents to confirm nonprofit status, centralize reporting by restoring the City Administrator as the sole collector of information, and require the City Administrator to make reported information publicly available.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with environmental justice, racial equity, and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with environmental justice, racial equity, and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with racial equity and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Administrative Code - Minimum Compensation Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase the minimum hourly compensation rate for employees of nonprofit City contractors incrementally to $23.00 per hour by January 1, 2026, with annual increases every July thereafter based on increases in the Consumer Price Index; to increase the minimum hourly compensation rate for employees of public entity City contractors incrementally to $25.50 per hour by January 1, 2027, with annual increases every July thereafter based on increases in the regional Consumer Price Index for certain workers; and to modify the exemption to minimum compensation requirements for youth employees in summer and after-school programs.

Passed

Administrative and Environment Codes - Reducing Reporting Burdens

Ordinance amending the Administrative and Environment Codes to reduce administrative costs by requiring the Risk Manager to review and update insurance requirements only as necessary to protect the interests of the City, instead of annually; and eliminating the requirement that the Office of Contracts Administration regularly report on the implementation of City laws relating to select employment practices and the use of tropical hardwood by City contractors; and by requiring the City Administrator to send a list of available reports to the Board of Supervisors annually.

Passed

Administrative Code - Eliminating Annual Joint Fundraising Drive

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to eliminate the City’s annual joint fundraising drive.

Passed

Administrative Code - Technology Commodities and Services Procurements

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to conform to current nomenclature the definition of the City’s Technology Marketplace for procurement of technology commodities and services, and adjust associated fees paid by City departments.

Passed

Administrative Code - Department of Public Health Managed Care Contracts

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the Board of Supervisors’ delegation of authority under Charter, Section 9.118, to the Department of Public Health to approve managed care contracts to include contracts ending on December 31, 2028; and to exclude from the requirement of Controller review those managed care contracts that are based on rates set by the California Department Health Care Services or on actual healthcare delivery costs.

Passed

Administrative Code - Film Commission Programs

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify when the filming of a news event does not require a use contract; to clarify that the Executive Director is appointed pursuant to Charter, Sections 3.100(19) and 4.102(5); to authorize the Executive Director to approve the use of the Film SF logo by third parties to market Film Commission programs and activities; to increase the daily use fees to engage in film production; and to allow funds from the Film Rebate Project Account to be used to administer and market the Film Rebate Program.

Passed

Appropriation - $124,020,472 in Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, Hetch Hetchy Revenue, Cap and Trade Allowance for Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Improvements - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $124,020,472 of Hetch Hetchy revenue, Cap and Trade Revenue and Power and Water Revenue Bonds for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and placing $41,031,367 of Power Bonds and $77,084,105 of Water Bonds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - Proceeds from CleanPowerSF Revenue and California Public Utilities Commission Grant Funds for CleanPowerSF Capital Improvements - $1,607,220 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $759,000 of CleanPowerSF revenue for CleanPowerSF Capital Improvements and $848,220 in California Public Utilities Commission grant funds to implement the Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff and Community Solar Green Tariff Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - $332,278,006 in Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State Loan or Grant Funds, Water Revenues, and Water Capacity Fees - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $332,278,006 of proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State of California Water Resources Control Board’s revolving loan funds (State Loan Funds) or grant funds (State Grant Funds), water revenues, and water capacity fees for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Enterprise’s Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and placing $281,901,348 of Revenue Bond and State Loan Funds or State Grant Funds proceeds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required, in FY2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State Loans or Grant Funds, Wastewater Revenues, and Wastewater Capacity Fees for Wastewater Capital Improvements - $1,142,597,402 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $1,142,597,402 of proceeds from revenue bonds, State of California Water Resources Control Board’s revolving loan funds (State Loan Funds) or grant funds (State Grant Funds), wastewater revenue and capacity fees for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise’s Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, and placing $1,047,288,286 in Revenue Bonds or State Loan or Grant Funds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriations - Port Commission - $501,908 - Public Utilities Commission - $97,057,341 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $501,908 in the Port Commission and $97,057,341 in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Building Code - Increase Fees

Ordinance amending the Building Code to increase fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection by 15%; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations, Health Codes - Emergency Medical Services Fees

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to update emergency medical services fees to reflect amounts authorized under annual adjustment provisions and to require fees for certain additional services; and amending the Health Code to define the terms “trauma center” and “pediatric center.”

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, to enable the City to use Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax revenues for those programs.

Passed

Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and rates for other services provided by the Department of Public Health, for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Passed

Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures

Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to opt out of state law that would require the names of supporters and opponents of a local ballot measure to be listed in the ballot statement or question for the measure for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24 and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue Bond and Other Forms of Indebtedness Issuance - Not to Exceed $358,985,453

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 $358,985,453 to finance the costs of various capital 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.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue Bond Issuance - Various Capital Wastewater Projects Benefitting the Wastewater Enterprise - Not to Exceed $1,047,288,286

Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Wastewater 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 $1,047,288,286 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 bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Power Revenue Bond and Other Forms of Indebtedness Issuance - Various Capital Projects Benefitting the Power Enterprise - Not to Exceed $41,031,367

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 (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $41,031,367 to finance the costs of various capital projects benefitting the Power Enterprise under the Charter, including amendments to the Charter enacted by the voters on June 5, 2018, commonly referred to as Proposition A; authorizing the issuance of Power Revenue Refunding Bonds; 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.

Passed

Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax Designation Ceiling

Ordinance adopting the Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax designation ceiling for tax year 2023.

Passed

Public Employment - Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for the Port Commission and the Airport Commission - FY2023-2024

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 166-22 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024) to reflect the addition of four positions (3.16 FTEs) at the Port Commission; and the substitution of 31 positions (31.0 FTEs) and the addition of 128 positions (101.12 FTEs) at the Airport Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Building Code - Streamlining Site Permit Review

Ordinance amending the Building Code to outline the site permit application process, and define and limit the scope of Building Official review of site permits; requiring simultaneous interdepartmental review of electronically submitted applications for site permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Planning Code - Polk Street and Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial Districts

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit Health Services uses on the ground floor for specified areas of the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD), to clarify that in the Polk Street NCD and within a quarter-mile of its boundaries Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments where any Tobacco Paraphernalia is sold, delivered, distributed, furnished, or marketed are not permitted, to clarify that in the Haight Street NCD such Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments require conditional use authorization, and to clarify that Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments do not include medicinal and adult-use cannabis retail uses; and 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 the Planning Code, Section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to the Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Sentencing Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the sunset date of the San Francisco Sentencing Commission to June 30, 2026.

Passed

Planning, Building Codes - Development Impact Fee Indexing, Deferral, and Waivers; Adoption of Nexus Study

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) modify the annual indexing of certain development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees; 2) provide that the type and rates of applicable development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees, shall be determined at the time of project approval; 3) exempt eligible development projects in PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts, and the C-2 (Community Business) and C-3 (Downtown Commercial) Zoning Districts from all development impact fees for a three-year period; 4) allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy; and 5) adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis supporting existing development impact fees for recreation and open space, childcare facilities, complete streets, and transit infrastructure and making conforming revisions to Article 4 of the Planning Code; amending the Building Code to allow payment of development impact fees, with t

Passed

Administrative Code - Tenant Organizing

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenants may elect to be accompanied by a tenant association representative at meetings with their landlord; to set rules for the duration of and attendance at meetings of the full tenant association; to provide that a tenant association remains in good standing unless it has failed to re-certify or a new tenant association has been certified; and to make clarifying changes regarding the obligation of landlords and tenant associations to confer in good faith.

Passed

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Department of Elections’ Use of Social Media Monitoring Technology

Ordinance approving the Surveillance Technology Policy for the Department of Elections’ use of social media monitoring technology.

Pending Committee Action

Various Codes - Sanitation and Streets Commission and Department of Sanitation and Streets

Ordinance amending the Public Works, Administrative, Police, Health, and Building Codes to clarify the authority of the Public Works Commission, the Sanitation and Streets Commission, the Department of Public Works, and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; amending said Codes to provide clarifications, corrections, and updates consistent with changes in state and local laws; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Akashni Bhan - $175,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Akashni Bhan against the City and County of San Francisco, Sergeant Jennifer Streegan, Sergeant Steven Pomatto, Officer Anthony Oerlemans, and Officer Jennifer O’Keffee for $175,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 4, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-579798; entitled Akashni Bhan v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Cheri Pierce - $75,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Cheri Pierce against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 26, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-599362; entitled Cheri Pierce v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury arising out of fall on uneven sidewalk.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Bi Jun Zhang - $35,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Bi Jun Zhang against the City and County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 17, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-599662; entitled Bi Jun Zhang v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves a personal injury to Plaintiff from uneven pavement.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Wayne Kha - $465,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Wayne Kha against the City and County of San Francisco for $465,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 7, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595136; entitled Wayne Kha v. Johnathon Ng, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury arising from an accident involving a police car.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Digital Realty Trust, Inc. - $1,858,150.71

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Digital Realty Trust, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,858,150.71; the lawsuit was filed on April 18, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-605912, entitled Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax and Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax; an additional material term of the settlement is that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and its related entities shall take certain filing positions with respect to their Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Taxes for tax year 2021 and subsequent tax years.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Build Group, Inc. - $211,129.46

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the cross-complaint filed by Build Group, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for a payment to Build Group, Inc. of $211,129.46; the cross-complaint was filed on November 22, 2022, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-22-598717; entitled CPM Environmental, Inc. v. Build Group, Inc. and DOES 1-100, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of breach of contract relating to the renovation of the Maxine Hall Health Center; other material terms of the settlement are that Build Group, Inc. waives all other claims it has or may have relating to the project.
On July 10, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Pending Committee Action

Park Code - Authorizing Recreation and Park Commission to Apply the Park Code to Additional Property

Ordinance amending the Park Code to authorize the Recreation and Park Commission to cause the Park Code to apply to specified properties it has authorized the Recreation and Park Department to lease or operate for recreational purposes.

Passed

Zoning Map - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update; Waterfront Zoning Correction

Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the Planning Code to rezone certain waterfront parcels from P (Public) to M-1 (Light Industrial), and to add Waterfront Special Use District No. 4 covering areas east of the Mission Bay and Southern Waterfront areas; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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.

Passed

Zoning Map - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update; Waterfront Zoning Correction

Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the Planning Code to rezone certain waterfront parcels from P (Public) to M-1 (Light Industrial), and to add Waterfront Special Use District No. 4 covering areas east of the Mission Bay and Southern Waterfront areas; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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.

Passed

General Plan - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update

Ordinance amending the Recreation and Open Space Element, Central Waterfront Area Plan, and Northeastern Waterfront Area Plan of the General Plan to maintain consistency with the Port of San Francisco’s Waterfront Plan update; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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 340.

Passed

General Plan - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update

Ordinance amending the Recreation and Open Space Element, Central Waterfront Area Plan, and Northeastern Waterfront Area Plan of the General Plan to maintain consistency with the Port of San Francisco’s Waterfront Plan update; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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 340.

Passed

Planning Code - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise certain Waterfront Special Use District controls and to add Waterfront Special Use District No. 4 covering areas east of the Mission Bay and Southern Waterfront areas; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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.

Passed

Planning Code - Port of San Francisco Waterfront Plan Update

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise certain Waterfront Special Use District controls and to add Waterfront Special Use District No. 4 covering areas east of the Mission Bay and Southern Waterfront areas; and making environmental findings, including adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and 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.

Passed

Planning Code, Zoning Map - Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District - Height Increase for 98 Franklin Street

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise the Van Ness & Market Residential Special Use District to update the Option for Dedication of Land for development projects to fulfill their inclusionary housing obligations; to revise the Zoning Map to increase the maximum height for Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0836, Lot Nos. 008, 009, and 013, at 98 Franklin Street, from 85-X // 120/365-R-2 to 85-X // 120/400-R-2; 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.

Passed

Planning Code - Polk Street and Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial Districts

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit Health Services uses on the ground floor for specified areas of the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD), to clarify that in the Polk Street NCD and within a quarter-mile of its boundaries Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments where any Tobacco Paraphernalia is sold, delivered, distributed, furnished, or marketed are not permitted, to clarify that in the Haight Street NCD such Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments require conditional use authorization, and to clarify that Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments do not include medicinal and adult-use cannabis retail uses; and 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 the Planning Code, Section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to the Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Building Code - Streamlining Site Permit Review

Ordinance amending the Building Code to outline the site permit application process, and define and limit the scope of Building Official review of site permits; requiring simultaneous interdepartmental review of electronically submitted applications for site permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Building Code - Streamlining Site Permit Review

Ordinance amending the Building Code to outline the site permit application process, and define and limit the scope of Building Official review of site permits; requiring simultaneous interdepartmental review of electronically submitted applications for site permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a

Pending Committee Action

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize the greater of up to four units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, up to six dwelling units on individual Corner Lots in the RH District, the greater of up to 12 units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, up to 18 units on Corner Lots resulting from three lot mergers in RH-1 districts, up to 12 units on Corner Lots resulting from two lot mergers in RH-1 districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, conditional use authorizations, and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivisi

Pending Committee Action

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize the greater of up to four units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, up to six dwelling units on individual Corner Lots in the RH District, the greater of up to 12 units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, up to 18 units on Corner Lots resulting from three lot mergers in RH-1 districts, up to 12 units on Corner Lots resulting from two lot mergers in RH-1 districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, conditional use authorizations, and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivisi
On July 10, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Extending Sunset Date of Sentencing Commission

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the sunset date of the San Francisco Sentencing Commission to June 30, 2026.
On June 28, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Building Code - Increase Fees

Ordinance amending the Building Code to increase fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection by 15%; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Pending Committee Action

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increase Postponement and Credits for Opening City Location

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increase Postponement and Credits for Opening City Location

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of

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Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Sublessor Deduction

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to allow a sublessor to deduct rent for commercial space the sublessor pays up to the amount of rent the sublessor receives for that space when determining its Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for the tax years 2023 through and including 2029.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, to enable the City to use Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax revenues for those programs.
On June 27, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC - $463,593

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC against the City and County of San Francisco for $463,593; the lawsuit was filed on December 12, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-603406; entitled New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC. v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of penalties and interest related to the access line tax for tax periods February 1, 2021, through and including August 31, 2021.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Esquivel Grading & Paving, Inc. and Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. - $250,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Esquivel Grading & Paving, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco by the payment of $250,000; the action against the City was filed on April 12, 2022, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-20-587321; entitled Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. v. Esquivel Grading & Paving, Inc., et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged breach of contract; material terms of the settlement are that the City will pay Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. $250,000 and Esquivel will pay Con-Quest $150,000.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Richard F. Bettencourt, et al. - City to Receive $300,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco for payment to San Francisco for $300,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 15, 2019, in Stanislaus County Superior Court, Case No. CV-19-006916; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Richard F. Bettencourt, et al.; the lawsuit involves damage to approximately 500 feet of San Joaquin Pipeline (“SJPL No. 1”); other material terms of the settlement are the City shall receive $300,000.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Cheryl Thornton - $100,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Cheryl Thornton against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 20, 2021, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:21-cv-02938-SI; entitled Cheryl Thornton v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Darlene Daevu - $90,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Darlene Daevu against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 20, 2021, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 4:21-cv-02936-JST; entitled Darlene Daevu v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Dellfinia Hardy - $116,250

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Dellfinia Hardy against the City and County of San Francisco for $116,250; the lawsuit was filed on April 20, 2021, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:21-cv-02934-SI; entitled Dellfinia Hardy v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 4, Jane Doe 5, Jane Doe 6, Jane Doe 9, John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3, John Doe 4, John Doe 6, John Doe 7 - $2,223,500

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit, subject to the approval of the Probate Court, filed by Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 4, Jane Doe 5, Jane Doe 6, Jane Doe 9, John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3, John Doe 4, John Doe 6, John Doe 7 against the City and County of San Francisco for $2,223,500; the lawsuit was filed on May 28, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-592296; entitled Jane Doe 1, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of abuse and privacy violations brought by current and former residents of Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Jonathan Valladares - $45,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jonathan Valladares against the City and County of San Francisco for $45,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 3, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-579765; entitled Jonathan Valladares v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from vehicle collision.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Ricky Williams - $75,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ricky Williams against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 1, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-587073; entitled Ricky Williams v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Patrick Jackson - $50,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Patrick Jackson against the City and County of San Francisco et al. for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 23, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598303; entitled Patrick Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez - $227,500

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez against the City and County of San Francisco for $227,500; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2019, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 19-CV-06155-SK; entitled Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez v. City of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves disability access violations in the City’s golf courses; other material terms of the settlement are making certain disability access improvements at the Harding Park and Fleming Park golf courses.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - David Cordero - $69,999

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by David Cordero against the City and County of San Francisco for $69,999; the lawsuit was filed on April 9, 2019, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 19-cv-01834; entitled David Cordero v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged civil rights violations arising out of a traffic stop on August 12, 2018.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Xavier Pittman - $195,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Xavier Pittman against the City and County of San Francisco for $195,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 19, 2022, in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 22-cv-02412-LB; entitled Xavier Pittman v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an officer involved shooting.

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such projects, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storage in any C zoning district, allowing the temporary installa

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples, at 2041 Larkin Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0572, Lot No. 003, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Administrative Code - Official Animal - Wild Parrot

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to designate the wild parrot as the official animal of the City and County of San Francisco.

Passed

Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations.

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Administrative Code - Reporting Requirements for City-Funded Nonprofit Organizations

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to limit the application of nonprofit reporting requirements to organizations receiving more than $100,000 annually, require submission of tax and governance documents to confirm nonprofit status, centralize reporting by restoring the City Administrator as the sole collector of information, and require the City Administrator to make reported information publicly available.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with environmental justice, racial equity, and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.

Passed

Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to encourage housing production by (1) exempting, under certain conditions, specified housing projects from the notice and review procedures of Section 311 and the Conditional Use requirement of Section 317, in areas outside of Priority Equity Geographies, which are identified in the Housing Element as areas or neighborhoods with a high density of vulnerable populations; 2) removing the Conditional Use requirement for several types of housing projects, including housing developments on large lots in areas outside the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District, projects that build additional units in lower density zoning districts, and senior housing projects that seek to obtain double density; 3) amending rear yard, front setback, lot frontage, minimum lot size, and residential open space requirements in specified districts; 4) allowing additional uses on the ground floor in residential buildings, homeless shelters, and group housing in residential districts, and administrative review of reasonable accommodations; 5) expanding the eligibilit

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Sayana Corporation - Adante Hotel - Not to Exceed $18,499,439 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

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 $3,642,573 for a total amount not to exceed $18,499,439 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of May 14, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Lombard Hotel Group - Monarch Hotel - Not to Exceed $19,127,760 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

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 $4,122,300 for a total amount not to exceed $19,127,760 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of August 4, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purpose of the agreement.

Passed

Agreement Amendment - Shin International, Inc. - Cova Hotel - Not to Exceed $14,304,253 - Waiver of Certain Administrative and Environment Code Requirements

Ordinance authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) to amend the booking agreement with Shin International, Inc., operator of the Cova Hotel to increase the not to exceed amount by $2,918,942 for a total amount not to exceed $14,304,253 and to extend the term of the agreement from August 31, 2023, for a new term of May 26, 2020, through August 31, 2024; waiving for said agreement certain requirements of the Administrative and Environment Codes; and authorizing HSH to enter into amendments that do not increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement.

Passed

Planning, Building Codes - Development Impact Fee Indexing, Deferral, and Waivers; Adoption of Nexus Study

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) modify the annual indexing of certain development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees; 2) provide that the type and rates of applicable development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing fees, shall be determined at the time of project approval; 3) exempt eligible development projects in PDR (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts, and the C-2 (Community Business) and C-3 (Downtown Commercial) Zoning Districts from all development impact fees for a three-year period; 4) allow payment of development impact fees, with the exception of fees deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund, to be deferred until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy; and 5) adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus Analysis supporting existing development impact fees for recreation and open space, childcare facilities, complete streets, and transit infrastructure and making conforming revisions to Article 4 of the Planning Code; amending the Building Code to allow payment of development impact fees, with t

Passed

Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates - Calendar Year 2024

Ordinance approving Health Service System plans and contribution rates for calendar year 2024.

Passed

Health Code - Requiring Retail Pharmacies to Stock Opioid Antagonists

Ordinance amending the Health Code to require each retail pharmacy in the City to stock at least two boxes of an opioid antagonist, such as naloxone, used to reverse opioid overdoses.

Passed

Administrative Code - Treatment of Seating Area at Taraval Street and 46th Avenue as Sidewalk for Shared Spaces Program

Ordinance waiving specified requirements in the Administrative Code to allow seating area designated as a curbside traffic island on Taraval Street at 46th Avenue to be defined as two sidewalk shared spaces, subject to certain requirements; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

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Public Works Code - Authorizing and Permitting Neighborhood Amenities

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to streamline and authorize the approval of certain neighborhood amenities, also known as Love Our Neighborhoods Projects, in sidewalks and other public right-of-ways within the Department of Public Works’ jurisdiction, to reduce fees for certain minor encroachment permits, to waive certain annual encroachment assessments, to clarify the approval process for commemorative plaques, and to clarify the permitting, revocation, and restoration requirements for all minor encroachment permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Planning, Administrative Codes - Development Impact Fee Reductions

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) reduce Inclusionary Housing Program requirements of the Planning Code, for projects exceeding a stated unit size that have been approved prior to November 1, 2023 and that receive a first construction document within a specified period; 2) adopt a process for those projects to request a modification to conditions of approval related to development impact fees, subject to delegation by the Planning Commission; 3) reduce Article 4 development impact fees, including Inclusionary Affordable Housing fees, for projects approved before November 1, 2026 that receive a first construction document within 30 months of entitlement; and, 4) modify the Inclusionary Housing Program Ordinance effective November 1, 2026 to reduce applicable fees, and on-site or off-site unit requirements, for projects that exceed a stated unit size; amending the Administrative Code to update the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee member requirements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making publi

Passed

Administrative Code - Government Regulated Rents

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide that tenant-occupied units in buildings that will be receiving either low-income housing tax credits or tax-exempt multifamily revenue bonds shall remain subject to the Rent Ordinance, as long as any of the existing tenants continue to reside in the unit, or unless all the tenants in the unit agree otherwise in writing; and for any such units that may have previously become exempt from the Rent Ordinance since 2018, restoring rents to the levels allowed had the Rent Ordinance continuously applied.

Pending Committee Action

Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Incompatible Activities

Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to provide that it is an incompatible activity for City officers and employees to be employed by or receive compensation from a department contractor.
On June 26, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Building Code - Increase Fees

Ordinance amending the Building Code to increase fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection by 15%; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increase Postponement and Credits for Opening City Location

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of

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Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Sublessor Deduction

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to allow a sublessor to deduct rent for commercial space the sublessor pays up to the amount of rent the sublessor receives for that space when determining its Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for the tax years 2023 through and including 2029.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, to enable the City to use Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax revenues for those programs.
On June 23, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Building Code - Increase Fees

Ordinance amending the Building Code to increase fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection by 15%; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increase Postponement and Credits for Opening City Location

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of

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Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Sublessor Deduction

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to allow a sublessor to deduct rent for commercial space the sublessor pays up to the amount of rent the sublessor receives for that space when determining its Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for the tax years 2023 through and including 2029.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, to enable the City to use Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax revenues for those programs.
On June 22, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Building Code - Increase Fees

Ordinance amending the Building Code to increase fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection by 15%; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increase Postponement and Credits for Opening City Location

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of

Killed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Sublessor Deduction

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to allow a sublessor to deduct rent for commercial space the sublessor pays up to the amount of rent the sublessor receives for that space when determining its Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for the tax years 2023 through and including 2029.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, to enable the City to use Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax revenues for those programs.
On June 21, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Administrative and Environment Codes - Reducing Reporting Burdens

Ordinance amending the Administrative and Environment Codes to reduce administrative costs by requiring the Risk Manager to review and update insurance requirements only as necessary to protect the interests of the City, instead of annually; and eliminating the requirement that the Office of Contracts Administration regularly report on the implementation of City laws relating to select employment practices and the use of tropical hardwood by City contractors; and by requiring the City Administrator to send a list of available reports to the Board of Supervisors annually.

Passed

Administrative and Environment Codes - Reducing Reporting Burdens

Ordinance amending the Administrative and Environment Codes to reduce administrative costs by requiring the Risk Manager to review and update insurance requirements only as necessary to protect the interests of the City, instead of annually; and eliminating the requirement that the Office of Contracts Administration regularly report on the implementation of City laws relating to select employment practices and the use of tropical hardwood by City contractors; and by requiring the City Administrator to send a list of available reports to the Board of Supervisors annually.

Passed

Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and rates for other services provided by the Department of Public Health, for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Building Code - Increase Fees

Ordinance amending the Building Code to increase fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection by 15%; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Gross Receipts Tax Rate Increase Postponement and Credits for Opening City Location

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to extend through December 31, 2024, the Gross Receipts Tax rates in effect on January 1, 2022, for the business activities of retail trade, certain services, manufacturing, food services, accommodations, and arts, entertainment and recreation, and postpone to January 1, 2025, the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax rates otherwise set to go into effect beginning January 1, 2023, for those business activities; and to provide for businesses that open a physical location in certain zip codes in the City on or after January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2027, and that did not have a physical location in the City for at least three years prior to that opening, an annual Gross Receipts Tax credit equal to 0.45% of the business’s San Francisco taxable gross receipts from one or more of the business activities of information, administrative and support services, financial services, insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services, for businesses not engaged in business in the City as an administrative office, or 0.7% of

Killed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Sublessor Deduction

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to allow a sublessor to deduct rent for commercial space the sublessor pays up to the amount of rent the sublessor receives for that space when determining its Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for the tax years 2023 through and including 2029.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, to enable the City to use Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax revenues for those programs.
On June 16, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations, Health Codes - Emergency Medical Services Fees

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to update emergency medical services fees to reflect amounts authorized under annual adjustment provisions and to require fees for certain additional services; and amending the Health Code to define the terms “trauma center” and “pediatric center.”
On June 15, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Administrative Code - Minimum Compensation Ordinance

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase the minimum hourly compensation rate for employees of nonprofit City contractors incrementally to $23.00 per hour by January 1, 2026, with annual increases every July thereafter based on increases in the Consumer Price Index; to increase the minimum hourly compensation rate for employees of public entity City contractors incrementally to $25.50 per hour by January 1, 2027, with annual increases every July thereafter based on increases in the regional Consumer Price Index for certain workers; and to modify the exemption to minimum compensation requirements for youth employees in summer and after-school programs.

Passed

Administrative Code - Film Commission Programs

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify when the filming of a news event does not require a use contract; to clarify that the Executive Director is appointed pursuant to Charter, Sections 3.100(19) and 4.102(5); to authorize the Executive Director to approve the use of the Film SF logo by third parties to market Film Commission programs and activities; to increase the daily use fees to engage in film production; and to allow funds from the Film Rebate Project Account to be used to administer and market the Film Rebate Program.

Killed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Sublessor Deduction

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to allow a sublessor to deduct rent for commercial space the sublessor pays up to the amount of rent the sublessor receives for that space when determining its Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for the tax years 2023 through and including 2029.

Passed

Administrative Code - Department of Public Health Managed Care Contracts

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the Board of Supervisors’ delegation of authority under Charter, Section 9.118, to the Department of Public Health to approve managed care contracts to include contracts ending on December 31, 2028; and to exclude from the requirement of Controller review those managed care contracts that are based on rates set by the California Department Health Care Services or on actual healthcare delivery costs.

Passed

Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and rates for other services provided by the Department of Public Health, for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Passed

Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and rates for other services provided by the Department of Public Health, for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Passed

Funding Reallocation - Our City, Our Home Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax - Services to Prevent Homelessness - $16,360,000

Ordinance reallocating approximately $16,360,000 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 prevent homelessness; temporarily suspending the limit on funding 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.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Baseline

Ordinance modifying the baseline funding requirements for early care and education programs in Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, to enable the City to use Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax revenues for those programs.
On June 14, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefore.

Passed

Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses

Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City.

Passed

Administrative and Environment Codes - Reducing Reporting Burdens

Ordinance amending the Administrative and Environment Codes to reduce administrative costs by requiring the Risk Manager to review and update insurance requirements only as necessary to protect the interests of the City, instead of annually; and eliminating the requirement that the Office of Contracts Administration regularly report on the implementation of City laws relating to select employment practices and the use of tropical hardwood by City contractors; and by requiring the City Administrator to send a list of available reports to the Board of Supervisors annually.

Passed

Administrative Code - Eliminating Annual Joint Fundraising Drive

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to eliminate the City’s annual joint fundraising drive.

Passed

Administrative Code - Technology Commodities and Services Procurements

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to conform to current nomenclature the definition of the City’s Technology Marketplace for procurement of technology commodities and services, and adjust associated fees paid by City departments.

Passed

Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures

Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to opt out of state law that would require the names of supporters and opponents of a local ballot measure to be listed in the ballot statement or question for the measure for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24 and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Passed

Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax Designation Ceiling

Ordinance adopting the Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax designation ceiling for tax year 2023.

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Public Works, Administrative Codes - Curbside Shared Spaces Permit and License Fees

Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to eliminate permit fees for a Curbside Shared Spaces permit approved before June 30, 2024; amending the Administrative Code to increase the gross receipts threshold from $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for reductions to annual Curbside Shared Spaces permit and license fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Building Code - Increase Fees

Ordinance amending the Building Code to increase fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection by 15%; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Appropriation - $124,020,472 in Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, Hetch Hetchy Revenue, Cap and Trade Allowance for Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Improvements - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $124,020,472 of Hetch Hetchy revenue, Cap and Trade Revenue and Power and Water Revenue Bonds for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and placing $41,031,367 of Power Bonds and $77,084,105 of Water Bonds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - Proceeds from CleanPowerSF Revenue and California Public Utilities Commission Grant Funds for CleanPowerSF Capital Improvements - $1,607,220 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $759,000 of CleanPowerSF revenue for CleanPowerSF Capital Improvements and $848,220 in California Public Utilities Commission grant funds to implement the Disadvantaged Communities Green Tariff and Community Solar Green Tariff Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - $332,278,006 in Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State Loan or Grant Funds, Water Revenues, and Water Capacity Fees - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $332,278,006 of proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State of California Water Resources Control Board’s revolving loan funds (State Loan Funds) or grant funds (State Grant Funds), water revenues, and water capacity fees for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Enterprise’s Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and placing $281,901,348 of Revenue Bond and State Loan Funds or State Grant Funds proceeds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required, in FY2023-2024.

Passed

Appropriation - Proceeds from Revenue Bonds, State Loans or Grant Funds, Wastewater Revenues, and Wastewater Capacity Fees for Wastewater Capital Improvements - $1,142,597,402 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating a total of $1,142,597,402 of proceeds from revenue bonds, State of California Water Resources Control Board’s revolving loan funds (State Loan Funds) or grant funds (State Grant Funds), wastewater revenue and capacity fees for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise’s Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, and placing $1,047,288,286 in Revenue Bonds or State Loan or Grant Funds by project on Controller’s Reserve subject to the Controller's certification of funds availability, including proceeds of indebtedness, and for construction related expenditures (excluding program management, planning and design) for these projects, as applicable, is also subject to the prior occurrence of the SFPUC's and the Board of Supervisors' discretionary adoption of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for projects, following review and consideration of completed project related environmental analysis, where required in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue Bond and Other Forms of Indebtedness Issuance - Not to Exceed $358,985,453

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 $358,985,453 to finance the costs of various capital 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.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue Bond Issuance - Various Capital Wastewater Projects Benefitting the Wastewater Enterprise - Not to Exceed $1,047,288,286

Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of tax-exempt or taxable Wastewater 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 $1,047,288,286 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 bonds or other forms of indebtedness; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein.

Passed

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Power Revenue Bond and Other Forms of Indebtedness Issuance - Various Capital Projects Benefitting the Power Enterprise - Not to Exceed $41,031,367

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 (“Commission”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $41,031,367 to finance the costs of various capital projects benefitting the Power Enterprise under the Charter, including amendments to the Charter enacted by the voters on June 5, 2018, commonly referred to as Proposition A; authorizing the issuance of Power Revenue Refunding Bonds; 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.

Passed

Appropriations - Port Commission - $501,908 - Public Utilities Commission - $97,057,341 - FY2023-2024

Ordinance appropriating $501,908 in the Port Commission and $97,057,341 in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Public Employment - Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for the Port Commission and the Airport Commission - FY2023-2024

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 166-22 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024) to reflect the addition of four positions (3.16 FTEs) at the Port Commission; and the substitution of 31 positions (31.0 FTEs) and the addition of 128 positions (101.12 FTEs) at the Airport Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.

Passed

Public Employment - Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for the Port Commission and the Airport Commission - FY2023-2024

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 166-22 (Salary Ordinance Fiscal Years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024) to reflect the addition of four positions (3.16 FTEs) at the Port Commission; and the substitution of 31 positions (31.0 FTEs) and the addition of 128 positions (101.12 FTEs) at the Airport Commission in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024.
On June 14, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting
On June 13, 2023, the Board of Supervisors voted

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC - $463,593

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC against the City and County of San Francisco for $463,593; the lawsuit was filed on December 12, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-603406; entitled New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC. v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of penalties and interest related to the access line tax for tax periods February 1, 2021, through and including August 31, 2021.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Esquivel Grading & Paving, Inc. and Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. - $250,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Esquivel Grading & Paving, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco by the payment of $250,000; the action against the City was filed on April 12, 2022, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-20-587321; entitled Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. v. Esquivel Grading & Paving, Inc., et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged breach of contract; material terms of the settlement are that the City will pay Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. $250,000 and Esquivel will pay Con-Quest $150,000.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Richard F. Bettencourt, et al. - City to Receive $300,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco for payment to San Francisco for $300,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 15, 2019, in Stanislaus County Superior Court, Case No. CV-19-006916; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Richard F. Bettencourt, et al.; the lawsuit involves damage to approximately 500 feet of San Joaquin Pipeline (“SJPL No. 1”); other material terms of the settlement are the City shall receive $300,000.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Cheryl Thornton - $100,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Cheryl Thornton against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 20, 2021, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:21-cv-02938-SI; entitled Cheryl Thornton v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Darlene Daevu - $90,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Darlene Daevu against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 20, 2021, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 4:21-cv-02936-JST; entitled Darlene Daevu v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Dellfinia Hardy - $116,250

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Dellfinia Hardy against the City and County of San Francisco for $116,250; the lawsuit was filed on April 20, 2021, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:21-cv-02934-SI; entitled Dellfinia Hardy v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 4, Jane Doe 5, Jane Doe 6, Jane Doe 9, John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3, John Doe 4, John Doe 6, John Doe 7 - $2,223,500

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit, subject to the approval of the Probate Court, filed by Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 4, Jane Doe 5, Jane Doe 6, Jane Doe 9, John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3, John Doe 4, John Doe 6, John Doe 7 against the City and County of San Francisco for $2,223,500; the lawsuit was filed on May 28, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-592296; entitled Jane Doe 1, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of abuse and privacy violations brought by current and former residents of Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Jonathan Valladares - $45,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jonathan Valladares against the City and County of San Francisco for $45,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 3, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-579765; entitled Jonathan Valladares v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from vehicle collision.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Ricky Williams - $75,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ricky Williams against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 1, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-587073; entitled Ricky Williams v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Patrick Jackson - $50,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Patrick Jackson against the City and County of San Francisco et al. for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 23, 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-22-598303; entitled Patrick Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez - $227,500

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez against the City and County of San Francisco for $227,500; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2019, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 19-CV-06155-SK; entitled Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez v. City of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves disability access violations in the City’s golf courses; other material terms of the settlement are making certain disability access improvements at the Harding Park and Fleming Park golf courses.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - David Cordero - $69,999

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by David Cordero against the City and County of San Francisco for $69,999; the lawsuit was filed on April 9, 2019, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 19-cv-01834; entitled David Cordero v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged civil rights violations arising out of a traffic stop on August 12, 2018.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Xavier Pittman - $195,000

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Xavier Pittman against the City and County of San Francisco for $195,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 19, 2022, in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 22-cv-02412-LB; entitled Xavier Pittman v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an officer involved shooting.

Passed

Memorandum of Understanding - San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 1

Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 1, to be effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.

Passed

Memorandum of Understanding - San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 2

Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and San Francisco Fire Fighters Union Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 2, to be effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.

Passed

Memorandum of Understanding - Municipal Executives Association - Fire

Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives Association - Fire, to be effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.

Passed

Compensation for Unrepresented Employees

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, 2023.

Passed

Memorandum of Understanding - Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 - Amendment No. 2

Ordinance adopting and implementing the Second Amendment to the 2022-2024 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, effective July 1, 2023, to adopt a side letter agreement to undertake classification studies and equity adjustments for certain represented classifications.

Passed

Memorandum of Understanding - Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 - Amendment No. 3

Ordinance adopting and implementing the Third Amendment to the 2022-2024 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and Service Employees International Union Local 1021, effective July 1, 2023, to amend the compensation provision for 8238 Public Safety Communications Dispatcher and 8239 Senior Police Communications Dispatcher to provide an additional sixth salary step to both classifications.

Passed

Memorandum of Understanding - Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 - Amendment No. 4

Ordinance adopting and implementing the Fourth Amendment to the 2022-2024 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, effective July 1, 2023, to adopt a side letter agreement for a retention payment program for certain Human Services Agency employees who provide child welfare emergency response services.

Passed

Memorandum of Understanding - Municipal Executives Association - Amendment No. 1

Ordinance adopting and implementing the First Amendment to the 2022-2024 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives Association, effective July 1, 2023, to adopt a side letter agreement for a retention payment program for certain Human Services Agency employees who provide child welfare emergency response services.

Passed

Memorandum of Understanding - Municipal Executives Association - Amendment No. 2

Ordinance adopting and implementing the Second Amendment to the 2022-2024 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives Association, effective July 1, 2023, to adopt a side letter agreement to reinstate the Airport Employee Transit Pilot Program at San Francisco International Airport.

Passed

Memorandum of Understanding - Municipal Executives Association - Police

Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives Association - Police, to be effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.

Passed

Planning Code - Non-Conforming Public Parking Lots in the Mission Street NCT District

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow continued use of existing shared spaces in specified public parking lots in the Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) District without triggering abandonment of the underlying vehicular parking use; 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.

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation Amendment - 429-431 Castro Street (the Castro Theatre)

Ordinance amending the Landmark Designation for Landmark No. 100, 429-431 Castro Street (the Castro Theatre), Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3582, Lot No. 085, under Article 10 of the Planning Code, to list the exterior features that should be preserved or replaced in kind, to add interior features to the designation, and to capture the property’s full historical significance; 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.

Passed

Police Code - Ceasing Acceptance of New Applications - Cannabis Retail Permits

Ordinance amending the Police Code to provide that cannabis retail permit applications will not be accepted by the Office of Cannabis during the period between the effective date of this ordinance and December 31, 2027; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Passed

Health Code - Designating City Attorney to Represent City in Certain Conservatorship Proceedings

Ordinance amending the Health Code to designate the City Attorney rather than the District Attorney to represent the City in judicial proceedings to establish a “Murphy Conservatorship,” a conservatorship for individuals who have been found mentally incompetent during a criminal proceeding involving a charge of death, great bodily harm, or a serious threat to the physical well-being of another person; there has been a finding of probable cause and the proceeding has not been dismissed; as a result of a mental health disorder, the individual is unable to understand the nature and purpose of the criminal proceeding or assist counsel in the conduct of the defense; and the individual represents a substantial danger of physical harm to self or others by reason of mental disease, defect, or disorder.

Passed

Planning Code - Landmark Designation - The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples, at 2041 Larkin Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0572, Lot No. 003, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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.

Passed

Administrative Code - Official Animal - Wild Parrot

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to designate the wild parrot as the official animal of the City and County of San Francisco.

Passed

Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations.

Passed

Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations.

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such projects, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storage in any C zoning district, allowing the temporary installa

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Density Calculation in RC, RTO, NC, and Certain Named NCDs

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow form-based density in Residential-Commercial (RC), Residential Transit Oriented (RTO), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), and certain Named Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NCD), except for specified lots located in the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use District; amending the Priority Equity Geographies Special Use 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.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Removing Residential Numerical Density Limits in Neighborhood Commercial Districts

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the manner in which residential density is regulated in Neighborhood Commercial Districts by replacing residential numerical density limits with already-existing regulations on the built envelope of buildings, such as height, bulk, and setbacks; 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.

Pending Committee Action

Administrative Code - Firearms - Prohibited Places

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to prohibit firearm possession, with exceptions for designated concealed carry license holders, in childcare facilities, City property, election facilities, medical facilities, and private parks and playgrounds, and in places of worship and private commercial establishments unless the owner provides express consent.

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Walgreen Co. - City to Receive $229,610,002 Over 15 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Walgreen Co. for $229,610,002 (the City to be paid $200,000,002 over 15 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $29,610,000); the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P., Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Endo International Plc, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Mallinckrodt Plc, Mallinckrodt LLC, Allergan Plc f/k/a Actavis Plc, Watson Pharmaceuticals

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Related Entities - City to Receive $24,797,604 Over 13 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Cephalon, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd; Watson Laboratories, Inc.; Actavis LLC; Actavis Pharma, Inc. (f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc.); Actavis Elizabeth LLC; Actavis Mid Atlantic LLC; Warner Chilcott Company, LLC; Actavis South Atlantic LLC; Actavis Totowa LLC; Actavis Kadian LLC; Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc. (f/k/a/ Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Salt Lake City); Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. (f/k/a Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Florida); and Anda, Inc. for $24,797,604 (the City to be paid $19,499,928 over 13 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $3,043,340, and the City Attorney’s Office to be paid $2,254,336) and naloxone valued at $20,000,000; directing the Controller to allocate funds to the City Attorney’s Office as provided in the settlement agreement; the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-J

Passed

Settlement of Lawsuit - Allergan Finance, LLC and Allergan Limited - City to Receive $12,916,274 Over 5 Years

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Allergan Finance, LLC (f/k/a Actavis, Inc., which, in turn, was f/k/a Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and Allergan Limited (f/k/a Allergan plc, which, in turn, was f/k/a Actavis plc) for $12,916,274 (the City to be paid $10,156,889 over 5 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $1,585,179, and the City Attorney’s Office to be paid $1,174,206); directing the Controller to allocate funds to the City Attorney’s Office as provided in the settlement agreement; the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes P

Passed

Administrative Code - Surveillance Technology Policy - Social Media Management Software

Ordinance approving Surveillance Technology Policy for Human Services Agency use of social media management software.
On June 12, 2023, the Land Use and Transportation Committee voted

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such projects, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storage in any C zoning district, allowing the temporary installa

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such projects, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storage in any C zoning district, allowing the temporary installa

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such projects, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storage in any C zoning district, allowing the temporary installa

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, off-street freight loading, curb cuts for vehicular access, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such project, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storag

Passed

Planning and Building Codes - Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse and Downtown Economic Revitalization

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) facilitate residential uses Downtown by authorizing the conversion of non-residential uses to residential use in C (Commercial) zoning districts, and exempting such projects from requirements for rear yard, open space, streetscape improvements, dwelling unit exposure, off-street freight loading, curb cuts for vehicular access, bike parking, transportation demand management, dwelling unit mix, and Intermediate Length Occupancy controls, permitting live work units in such project, streamlining administrative approvals for projects in the C-3 zoning district, and modifying the dimensional limits on exemptions to height restrictions for mechanical equipment, elevator, stair, and mechanical penthouses; 2) economically revitalize Downtown by adding Flexible Workspace as a defined use, authorizing large scale retail uses in the C-3 zoning district, allowing window displays in the C-3 zoning district, allowing Flexible Workspace as an active ground floor commercial use along certain street frontages in C-3 zoning districts, allowing accessory storag

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Development Impact Fees for Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse Projects

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt eligible Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse Projects from development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing requirements; 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Planning Code - Development Impact Fees for Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse Projects

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt eligible Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse Projects from development impact fees, with the exception of inclusionary housing requirements; 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; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Pending Committee Action

Park Code - Authorizing Recreation and Park Commission to Apply the Park Code to Additional Property

Ordinance amending the Park Code to authorize the Recreation and Park Commission to cause the Park Code to apply to specified properties it has authorized the Recreation and Park Department to lease or operate for recreational purposes.

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program

Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to create a temporary amnesty program for unpermitted awnings that streamlines the application process to legalize awnings, waives applicable fees, and confers legal nonconforming status for awnings and signs that do not comply with the Planning Code; 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 pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.

Passed

Planning, Building, Fire Codes - Small Business Month Fee Waivers Including for Awning Installation and Business Signs

Ordinance amending the Planning, Building, and Fire Codes to codify the annual waiver of awning replacement fees and awning sign fees applied for during the month of May, to annually waive fees for Business Signs and new awning installations applied for during the months of May 2023 and May 2024, and to indicate that the Planning Code, Building, and Fire Code waivers pertaining to pedestrian street lighting as well as awning replacement, awning installation, and awning sign fees are keyed to permit application in May rather than permit issuance in May; 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Planning, Building, Fire Codes - Small Business Month Fee Waivers Including for Awning Installation and Business Signs

Ordinance amending the Planning, Building, and Fire Codes to codify the annual waiver of awning replacement fees and awning sign fees applied for during the month of May, to annually waive fees for Business Signs and new awning installations applied for during the months of May 2023 and May 2024, and to indicate that the Planning Code, Building, and Fire Code waivers pertaining to pedestrian street lighting as well as awning replacement, awning installation, and awning sign fees are keyed to permit application in May rather than permit issuance in May; 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 pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Passed

Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District

Ordinance amending 1) the Planning Code to create the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; 2) the Planning Code to authorize up to four units on individual lots in the RH (Residential, House) District, excluding lots located in the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and the North Beach Special Use District, the greater of up to twelve units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on three merged lots and the greater of up to eight units or one unit per 1,000 square feet of lot area on two merged lots in RH-1 (Residential, House: One Family) districts, and Group Housing in RH-1 districts for eligible projects in the Special Use District; 3) the Planning Code to exempt eligible projects in the Special Use District from certain height, open space, dwelling unit exposure, and rear-yard requirements, and exempt eligible projects that do not propose the demolition of any units subject to the rent increase limitations of the Rent Ordinance from conditional use authorizations and neighborhood notification requirements; 4) the Subdivision Code to a
On June 12, 2023, the Rules Committee voted

Passed

Administrative Code - Reporting Requirements for City-Funded Nonprofit Organizations

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to limit the application of nonprofit reporting requirements to organizations receiving more than $100,000 annually, require submission of tax and governance documents to confirm nonprofit status, centralize reporting by restoring the City Administrator as the sole collector of information, and require the City Administrator to make reported information publicly available.

Passed

Administrative Code - Reporting Requirements for City-Funded Nonprofit Organizations

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to limit the application of nonprofit reporting requirements to organizations receiving more than $100,000 annually, require submission of tax and governance documents to confirm nonprofit status, centralize reporting by restoring the City Administrator as the sole collector of information, and require the City Administrator to make reported information publicly available.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with environmental justice, racial equity, and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.

Passed

Park Code - PROSAC Membership

Ordinance amending the Park Code to 1) reduce the number of seats on the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee (PROSAC), 2) provide for alternate members, 3) allow members to serve for more than four consecutive terms, 4) provide for the appointment of members having experience with environmental justice, racial equity, and disability issues; and 5) provide that meetings shall occur at City Hall.
On June 9, 2023, the Budget and Appropriations Committee voted

Passed

Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of June 1, 2023, for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025.

Passed

Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Years (FYs) ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations.

Pending Committee Action

Appropriation - General Reserve - Human Rights Commission - $50,000,000 - FY2022-2023

Ordinance appropriating $50,000,000 of General Fund General Reserves to the Human Rights Commission to establish the Office of Reparations and to implement approved recommendations in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023.

Pending Committee Action

Appropriation - General Reserve - Human Rights Commission - $50,000,000 - FY2022-2023

Ordinance appropriating $50,000,000 of General Fund General Reserves to the Human Rights Commission to establish the Office of Reparations and to implement approved recommendations in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023.
On June 9, 2023, the Budget and Finance Committee voted
No ordinances at this meeting