Legislations Referred
2023 - 2024
This is a list of legislations that were referred to the 2023-2024 Youth Commission from the Board of Supervisors chronologically starting from the most recent referred.
| REFERRED Date | Origin & File no. | Item Name | Sponsor/Author/Presenter | YC Action & Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/28/24 | BOS File No. 240545 | Charter Amendment - Accountability for Funding Children and Youth Services for City Departments and the Unified School District | Melgar, Ronen, Walton, Stefani, Safai, Dorsey, Engardio | |
| 05/28/24 | BOS File No. 240548 | Charter Amendment and Initiative Ordinance - Commission Reform | Peskin | |
| 05/28/24 | BOS File No. 240550 | Charter Amendment - Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund for Seniors and Families | Peskin | |
| 05/02/24 | BOS File No. 240427 | Hearing on the City's budgetary decisions regarding funding of essential City services that prioritize community safety and wellbeing, including community programs that prevent crime, provide family, youth, and TAY (Transition Age Youth) services, and support the City's immigrant and limited English Proficient residents; and requesting the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and the City Administrator's Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs to report. | Chan | Motioned to support BOS File 240427 - PASSED (05/06/24) |
| 04/29/24 | BOS File No. 240389 | Hearing- Status of City Departments Handling Criminal Sexual Assaults and Sexual Harassment Allegations | Ronen, Chan, Melgar, Stefani, Peskin, Safai, Walton, Preston, Mandelman, Dorsey, Engardio | Motioned to have no position on BOS File 240389, with comments - PASSED (05/06/24) |
| 04/10/24 | BOS File No. 240319 | Hearing - San Francisco's Continuum of Homeless Services, Supportive Housing, and Tenant Protection Services that Contribute to Community Safety | Chan | Motioned to support BOS File 240310, with comments included - PASSED (04/15/24) |
| 04/10/24 | BOS File No. 240310 | Resolution - Urging the MTA, SFCTA and PW to Identify High Risk Transit Stops and Crosswalk; and Urging DPH to Coordinate and Guide Efforts to Reduce Traffic Violence | Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Chan | Motioned to support a resolution urging the MTA, SFCTA, and PW to Identify High Risk Transit Stops and Crosswalk, and to Coordinate and Guide Efforts to Reduce Traffic Violence,with the amendment to include the comment that traffic violence is the second-highest risk of death for youth - PASSED (04/15/24) |
| 03/27/24 | BOS File No. 240244 | [Hearing- Emergency Response Times and Quality of Engagement with School Sites] Hearing to examine concerning response time delays from departments providing emergency services and the quality of engagement with school sites following 911 emergencies, given prior incidents of threats to students' safety and wellbeing; and requesting the San Francisco Police Department, Department of Emergency Services, and San Francisco Unified School District to report. | Ronen | Motioned to approve BOS File 240244 - PASSED (04/01/24) |
| 03/27/24 | BOS File No. 240239 | [Resolution urging Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to Develop a Comprehensive Plan that Prioritizes Families with Children to Receive Shelter] Resolution urging the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to prioritize families with children to receive shelter or hotel vouchers the same day that they arrive at an access point, to develop a comprehensive plan that focuses on children and families to prevent children from living on the streets and develop a multilingual, accessible public dashboard where families can monitor the waitlist and the progress of moving families into permanent housing. | Safai, Ronen, Walton, Preston, Chan, Peskin | Motioned to support BOS File 240239, with comments attached - PASSED (04/01/24) |
| 03/15/24 | BOS File No. 240211 | [Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding- SFPUC SFUSD- Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Green Infrastructure] Resolution approving the Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), and establishing a partnership framework for SFPUC’s installation and operation of various green infrastructure projects on SFUSD properties, with a total term of 40 years from June 1, 2024, through June 30, 2064, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118. | Melgar, Mandelman | Motioned to support BOS File 240211 - PASSED (04/01/24) |
| 03/15/24 | BOS File No. 240144 | [Hearing- Departmental Compliance- Language Access] Hearing to discuss departmental compliance with the City's Language Access Ordinance, including the review of the 2024 Language Access Summary Report from the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs, as well as File No. 230868 (Administrative, Campaign and Governmental Conduct CodesLanguage Access Ordinance), and requesting community organizations who provide language access to present feedback; and requesting the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs to report. | Walton | Motioned to support BOS File 240144, with comments and questions attached - PASSED (04/01/24) |
| 03/08/24 | BOS File No. 240175 | [Administrative Code- Firearm and Ammunition Procurement] Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to set minimum qualifications for suppliers from which the City procures firearms and ammunition | Stefani, Preston, Safai, Melgar | Motioned to support BOS File 240175- Administrative Code- Firearm and Ammunition Procurement - PASSED (03/18/24) |
| 01/17/24 | BOS File No. 240030 | [Hearing - Evaluation of SFUSD's Safety Procedures] Hearing to evaluate the lockdown and other safety procedures of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD); and requesting the SFUSD to report. | Stefani | Motion to support BOS File No. 230030 - PASSED (01/22/24) |
| 01/16/24 | BOS File No. 240017 | [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. | Safai, Walton, Ronen, Preston |
Motion 1: Motion to support BOS File No. 240017 with comments (Ansari, Faagau-Noa) - PASS with Alioto-Pier, Lonné Amir, and Barker Plummer in the dissent. (01/22/24) Motion 2: Motion to have no recommendation with comments regarding the Youth Commission's support for a public library, safety pedestrians, and accessibility (Barker Plummer, Alioto-Pier) - FAIL with Wong, Adair, Wu, Ye, Cisneros, Listana, Fong, Stack Lozano, Dang, Faagau-Noa, Ansari, Perez, Lampkins, and Marroquin in dissent. (01/22/24) |
| 12/06/23 | BOS File No. 231224 | [Housing Code - Tenant Enforcement of Habilitality Requirements] Ordinance amending the Housing Code to authorize occupants of residential dwelling units to sue to enforce the prohibition on substandard housing conditions. | Melgar | Motion to support BOS File No. 231224 - PASSED (01/08/24) |
| 12/05/23 | BOS File No. 231226 | [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. | Safai | Motion to support BOS File No. 231226 including comments regarding reporting data with youth and program outcomes - PASSED (01/08/24) |
| 11/22/23 | BOS File No. 231140 | [Urging the Mayor and DHR to initiate Emergency Hiting Plan to Fill Behavioral Health Workforce Vacancies] Resolution urging the Mayor and Department of Human Resources (DHR) to initiate an emergency hiring plan with recruitment and retention incentives for behavioral healthcare workers to fill city employee vacancies and vacancies at city-contracted providers | Ronen, Walton, Peskin, Preston, Melgar, Chan, Safai | Motion to support BOS File 231140 [Urging the Mayor and DHR] to initiate Emergency Hiring Plan to Fill Behavioral Health Workforce Vacancies] - PASSED (12/04/23) |
| 10/11/23 | BOS File No. 231030 | Hearing - Working Conditions for Women in the SFPD | Melgar, Stefani | Motioned to support BOS File 231030, with questions attached - PASSED (11/6/23) |
| 10/10/23 | BOS File No. 231017 | Hearing - Declaration of Policy - Eighth Grade Algebra and SFUSD Math Curriculum Development | Engardio, Safai, Melgar, Stefani, Dorsey | Motioned to support BOS File 231019 and BOS File 231017, along with the questions attached - PASSED (10/16/23) |
| 10/10/23 | BOS File No. 231019 | Declaration of Policy - Eighth Grade Algebra and SFUSD Math Curriculum Development | Engardio, Safai, Melgar, Stefani, Dorsey | Motioned to support BOS File 231019 and BOS File 231017, along with the questions attached - PASSED (10/16/23) |
| 10/05/23 | BOS File No. 230988 | Planning Code - Cannabis Retail Uses | Stefani | Motioned to support BOS File 230988 - PASSED (10/16/23) |
| 09/25/23 | BOS File No. 230446 | Planning and Subdivision Codes, Zoning Map - Housing Production | Mayor, Engardio, Dorsey |
Motioned to table Item 8 to the October 16th, 2023 full Youth Commission meeting - PASSED (10/02/23) Item 8A was tabled indefinitely due to continued changes to the legislation at the Board of Supervisors meeting last week - PASSED During Approval of Agenda (10/16/23) Motioned to table BOS File 230446 to the next full Youth Commission meeting on November 20, 2023 - PASSED (11/6/23) Motion 1: Motion to support BOS File No. 230446 with the intention of adding comments later with the BOS takes action and amendments are finalized (Barker Plummer, Perez - 11/20/23) Motion 2: Motion to table BOs File No. 230446 to the December 4, 2023 Full Youth Commission meeting, pending further amendments from the BOS (Fong, Adair) - PASSED with Barker Plummer in the dissent (11/20/23) Motion to approve BOS File 230446 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - Housing Production] - PASSED with Alioto-Pier in the dissent (12/04/23) |
2022 - 2023
| REFERRED Date | Origin & File no. | Item Name | Sponsor/Author/Presenter | YC Action & Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/22/23 | BOS File No. 230736 | 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. | Stefani | Motioned to support this legislation - PASSED (07/17/23) |
| 05/22/23 | BOS File No. 230026 | Planning, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes and Zoning Map-Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District | Melgar, Engardio | Full YC: Motioned to support BOS File No. 230026 - PASSED (06/05/23) |
| 05/10/23 | BOS File No. 230519 | Hearing - Homeless and Supportive Housing's Strategic Plan | Ronen, Mandelman |
Full YC: Motioned to support the hearing with comments and questions added - PASSED (06/26/23) Full YC: Motioned to table Item 9B - PASSED (06/05/23) HRT Committee: Motion to forward to full Youth Commission with a positive recommendation and questions attached - PASSED (05/22/23) |
| 04/24/23 | BOS File No. 230420 | Calling on the Mayor to Fund 2,000 New Shelter or Temporary Housing Placements | Mandelman, Engardio |
Full YC: Motioned to have no recommendation with all the comments from the Commissioners - PASSED (05/01/23) HRT Committee: Motion to support this legislation with additional comments in regards to sweeps and long-term solutions for housing, and forwarding to the Full Commission - PASSED (04/24/23) |
| 04/21/23 | BOS File No. 230359 | Hearing to consider objections to a report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for inspection and/or repair of blighted properties ordered through the Accelerated Sidewalk Abatement Program, to be performed by said Director pursuant to Administrative Code, Chapter 80, the costs thereof having been paid for by the City and County out of a blight abatement fund; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M23-062, approved on April 18, 2023. | HRT Committee: Motion to support the hearing with a recommendation of support and to refer this item to the Full Commission - PASSED (04/24/23) | |
| 03/30/23 | BOS File No. 230328 | Supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 912 (Jones-Sawyer) - The SAFE Act | Walton, Preston Mandelman | Motioned to support legislation referred. - PASSED (04/03/23) |
| 03/30/23 | BOS File No. 230326 | Resolution urging elected representatives, schools, and youth-serving institutions in San Francisco and other jurisdictions to protect transgender and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ+) youth and adults' lives and gender expression from hate and violence amid national legislation efforts to roll back transgender and LGBQ+ protections. | Full Board of Supervisors | Motioned to support legislation referred. - PASSED (04/03/23) |
| 03/30/23 | BOS File No. 230313 | Appropriation - General Reserve - Human Rights Commission - $50,000,000 - FY2022-2023 | Walton, Preston, Ronen | Item 7C tabled during the approval of the agenda. (07/17/23) |
| 03/28/23 | BOS File No. 230280 | General Plan - Environmental Justice Framework and General Plan Introduction | Motioned to send BOS File 230280 to the full Commission with no comment - PASSED (04/10/23) | |
| 03/28/23 | BOS File No. 230308 | Administrative Code - Safer Schools Sexual Assault Task Force | Melgar, Chan | |
| 03/28/23 | BOS File No. 230332 | Hearing - Human Trafficking in San Francisco 2021 Report | Stefani | Motioned to approve the referred legislation with response questions attached from the Transformative Justice Committee and newly added questions from the full Commission of “How will the demands be implemented?” and “How can the Youth Commission collaborate to achieve those goals?” - PASSED (07/17/23) |
| 03/27/23 | BOS File No. 230330 | Hearing - Examining Resources and Safety Plans to Address Youth Safety and School Site Violence | Melgar, Safai, Chan, Peskin | The Youth Commission Civic Engagement and Education Committee heard this item in a joint hearing with the Board of Supervisor Youth, Young Adults, and Families Committee on April 27th, 2023 (MINUTES) |
| 03/23/23 | BOS File No. 230301 | Hearing - Prop G "Student Success Fund" Implementation Plan | Ronen | The Youth Commission Civic Engagement and Education Committee heard this item in a joint hearing with the Board of Supervisor Youth, Young Adults, and Families Committee on April 27th, 2023 (MINUTES) |
| 03/20/23 | BOS File No. 230158-3 | Ordinance appropriating $25,371,063 of General Fund General Reserves, $587,029 of other revenues, and $834,204 of special revenue fund balance to the Police Department; de-appropriating $31,999,402 from permanent salaries, mandatory fringe benefits, equipment, budgeted debt service, budgeted project expenditures, and overtime for increased overtime budget in the Police Department in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 as required per Administrative Code, Section 3.17, required biweekly reporting to the Board of Supervisors on overtime by neighborhood, and releasing $7,430,008 from expenditure reserve; this Ordinance requires a two-thirds approval vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors pursuant to Charter Section 9.113(c). | Stefani, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Safai | Motioned to table indefinitely this referred legislation - PASSED (04/03/23) |
| 01/30/23 | BOS File No. 230056 | Ordinance - Health Code - Overdose Prevention Programs | Mayor, Ronen, Preston, Mandelman, Walton, Dorsey | Motioned to support File No. 230056, with additional research on the proximity to schools or youth-centered spaces - PASSED (02/06/23, YC MEMO) |
| 01/24/23 | BOS File No. 230025 | Ordinance - Administrative Code - Shared Spaces Program | Mayor, Dorsey, Engardio | Motioned to support File No. 230025, with the attached concerns and comments - PASSED (02/06/23, YC MEMO) |
| 01/24/23 | BOS File No. 230026 | Ordinance - Planning Code, Zoning Map - Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District; Design Controls and Review Procedures | Melgar | Motioned to support File No. 230026 - PASSED (02/06/23) |
| 01/05/23 | BOS File No. 221290 | Hearing - Family and Newcomer Family Homelessness for Students in SFUSD | Ronen | Motioned to support File No. 221290, with attached comments - PASSED (02/06/23, YC MEMO) |
| 12/13/22 | BOS File No. 221258 | Hearing - Evictions in Permanent Supportive Housing Project-Based Sites | Preston | Motion to support File No. 221258 with the comments and positive recommendation - PASSED (12/19/22, YC MEMO) |
| 12/06/22 | BOS File No. 221220 | Hearing - Sheriff's Department Staffing Levels | Stefani | Motion to support File No. 221220 with the comments and positive recommendation - PASSED (12/19/22, YC MEMO) |
| 12/06/22 | BOS File No. 221206 | Creation of Programming and Services for Gun Violence Victims | Chan; Walton, Preston | Motion to support File No. 221206 with the comments and positive recommendation - PASSED (12/19/22, YC MEMO) |
| 12/02/22 | BOS File No. 220875 & 221202 | Park Code - Upper Great Highway - Pilot Weekend and Holiday Vehicle Restrictions | Mar | The Full Youth Commission motioned to positively support both legislations and provided comments - PASSED (12/19/22, YC MEMO) |
| 11/28/22 | BOS File No. 221015 | Hearing to discuss existing and future options for secured bike parking in San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) parking garages and transit stations, including but not limited to BART, Cal Train and interagency terminals; and requesting SFMTA, BART, Cal Train, Transbay Joint Powers Authority, and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority to report. | Dorsey | The Youth Commission Executive Committee motioned to support the hearing and provided comments and questions - PASSED (11/28/22, YC MEMO) |
| 11/08/22 | BOS File No. 220471 | Response and Resources Available to Students Experiencing and Reporting Sexual Assault and/or Sexual Harassment at SFUSD Schools | Melgar | Full Commission Motion to Support - PASSED (10/24/22) |
| 11/04/22 | BOS File No. 221093 | Proactive Citywide Trauma Response to Gun Violence | Preston; Walton, Chan, Stefani | TJ Motion to support the hearing and send remarks to the BOS Government Audit and Oversight Committee via Memo. - PASSED (11/14/22, YC MEMO) |
| 11/04/22 | BOS File No. 221083 | Memorandum of Understanding - Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Bay Area Transit Operators - Next Generation Clipper® System | Mayor; Ronen, Dorsey | HLU Motion to support Legislative Referral No. 221083: SFMTA Next Generation Clipper, with language and recommendations attached. - PASSED (11/14/22, YC MEMO) |
| 11/03/22 | BOS File No. 221031 | Intent to Establish Pacific Islander Cultural District | Walton; Chan, Safai, Ronen, Preston, Melgar, Mandelman, Mar, Dorsey | Full Commission Motion to Support - PASSED (11/07/22, YC MEMO) |
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10/19/22 |
BOS File No. 220954 |
Urging Responses from City Departments to Inform a Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained Plan to Address Drug-Related Harms and Incentivize Recovery - San Francisco Recovers |
Dorsey; Mandelman, Stefani |
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