File #: 250040    Version: Name: Administrative Code - Core Initiatives to Strengthen City’s Responses to Homelessness, Drug Abuse, Mental Health Needs, and Related Crises
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Introduced: 1/14/2025 In control: Clerk of the Board
On agenda: Final action: 2/12/2025
Enactment date: 2/12/2025 Enactment #: 010-25
Title: Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to 1) provide that the existing waiver of competitive procurement rules for certain contracts and grants to support projects addressing homelessness will sunset in May 2029; 2) suspend until January 2026 the competitive procurement requirements for contracts, grants, and leases necessary to accelerate the City’s response to homelessness, drug overdoses and substance use disorders, mental health needs, integrated health needs, and public safety hiring (the “Core Initiatives”); 3) delegate to the Mayor the authority to approve certain types of contracts, grants, and leases for Core Initiatives under Charter Section 9.118, if the Board of Supervisors has failed to act within 45 days; 4) suspend until January 2026 the requirement under Chapter 23 of the Administrative Code that the Board of Supervisors approve leases, if the lease is for a Core Initiative; 5) authorize the City until January 2026 to accept gifts, grants, and other donations of up to $10 million for Core Initiatives; 6) clarify the authority of the Controller to transfer surplus funds to support Core Initiatives; and 7) authorize the Office of the Mayor for six months to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the City’s work on the Core Initiatives, notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance.
Sponsors: Mayor, Matt Dorsey, Joel Engardio, Stephen Sherrill, Bilal Mahmood, Danny Sauter, Rafael Mandelman
Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. MYR Memo 011425, 4. PAM 30-day Waiver 011625, 5. FYI Referral 012125, 6. BLA Rpt 012925, 7. Cmte Pkt 012925, 8. MYR Presentation 012925, 9. Leg Ver2, 10. Leg Dig Ver2, 11. Board Pkt 020425, 12. Public Correspondence, 13. Leg Ver3, 14. Leg Dig Ver3, 15. Board Pkt 021125, 16. Leg Final
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
2/12/20253 Mayor APPROVED  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/11/20253 Board of Supervisors FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
2/4/20252 Board of Supervisors AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
2/4/20253 Board of Supervisors PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Meeting details Not available
1/29/20251 Budget and Finance Committee AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
1/29/20252 Budget and Finance Committee RECOMMENDED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Meeting details Not available
1/21/20251 Clerk of the Board REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/14/20251 President ASSIGNED  Action details Meeting details Not available
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