Meeting Name: Health and Human Services Committee (inactive) Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/16/2002 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Room 263
Rescheduled Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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020543 1 Grant - District Attorney's REACT Task Force for the Investigation and Prosecution of High Technology CrimesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the District Attorney to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the maximum amount of $75,000 per year from the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning for investigation and prosecution of high technology crimes.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
020661 1 Authorizing DPH to enter into a contract with STANFORD for research servicesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Community Health Network of San Francisco, Laguna Honda Hospital (CHN, LHH) to enter retroactively into an agreement which includes an indemnification clause, with The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (STANFORD), the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of $2,500 for research services, for the period of September 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
020662 1 Mental health services to HIV positive women and their adult family membersResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, HIV Mental Health Program at the Center for Special Problems (SFDPH, CSP) to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $18,450 with The Regents of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor, to provide outpatient mental health services to women who have HIV and their adult family members, for the period of August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
020399 1 Grant - Public Utilities CommissionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $75,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for a feasibility study on decentralized wastewater treatment at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard; placing $75,000 on reserve.SEVERED FROM COMMITTEE CONSENT AGENDA  Action details Not available
020399 1 Grant - Public Utilities CommissionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $75,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for a feasibility study on decentralized wastewater treatment at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard; placing $75,000 on reserve.AMENDED  Action details Not available
020399 2 Grant - Public Utilities CommissionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $75,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for a feasibility study on decentralized wastewater treatment at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard; placing $75,000 on reserve.RECOMMENDED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
020566 1 Grant - Public Defender's OfficeResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Public Defender's Office to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $160,000 from the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice planning to help indigent inmates file motions to establish their innocence.SEVERED FROM COMMITTEE CONSENT AGENDA  Action details Not available
020566 1 Grant - Public Defender's OfficeResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Public Defender's Office to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $160,000 from the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice planning to help indigent inmates file motions to establish their innocence.AMENDED  Action details Not available
020566 2 Grant - Public Defender's OfficeResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Public Defender's Office to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $160,000 from the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice planning to help indigent inmates file motions to establish their innocence.RECOMMENDED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
020753 1 Efficient Delivery of Homeless ServicesResolutionFiledResolution supporting efficient delivery of the City's services for homeless and marginally housed individuals and families.FILEDPass Action details Not available
020762 1 Directing the Clerk of the Board to Distribute ReportsMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to distribute reports requested by the Board of Supervisors from the Controller, Budget Analyst and Legislative Analyst on homeless expenditures and best practices to various City departments heads, elected officials and other policymakers.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
020079 1 Management Audit of Homeless ProgramsHearingFiledHearing to consider the Controller's management audit of homeless programs.FILEDPass Action details Not available
012156 1 Establishing Homeless Services DepartmentHearingFiledHearing on establishing a Department of Homeless Services.FILEDPass Action details Not available
012163 1 Centralized Referral System of Homeless SheltersHearingFiledHearing to discern the feasibility of extending the City's centralized referral system of homeless shelter and services beyond the current operating hours of 6:00 PM and 12:00 AM.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
012022 1 Centralized Intake for Homeless ServicesHearingFiledHearing to discuss the current method in which single homeless persons are introduced, assessed, and referred to citywide support services. This discussion will include, but not limited to: (1) The development of a centralized intake system for single homeless persons; (2) The development of a more efficient utilization of resources and expeditious bed assignment effort; (3) Current and/or future efforts to decrease eligibility and assessment time periods; (4) Current and/or future efforts to increase the accuracy of client identification through the utilization of improved information technology systems.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
010463 1 Surplus Property for HousingHearingFiledHearing on the use of federal, state, and local surplus property for much-needed housing as intended under the Federal McKinney Act, State Law SB-120 1992, and possible local legislation.FILEDPass Action details Not available
011498 2 Identification and Use of Surplus City Property for HousingOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 23A to identify and establish Board policy regarding surplus, unutilized and underutilized City real property for housing for the homeless.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020491 1 Interdepartmental Coordination of Homeless ServicesOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending S.F. Administrative Code Chapter 20 to create a plan for the coordination of services and accountability between the city departments and agency responsible for the delivery of services to the homeless population of San Francisco, and to establish an advisory committee to monitor city contracts for homeless shelters and drop-in centers.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020416 1 Coordinated Intake for Homeless ProgramsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending S.F. Administrative Code Chapter 20 to establish a coordinated, centralized intake process for homeless services.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
012134 1 Department of Homeless ServicesOrdinanceFiledAn ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 92, encompassing Sections 92.1 through 92.11, to create a Department of Homeless Services under the Mayor responsible for establishing a Homeless Services Advisory Board; regularly convening an Interagency Coordinating Council; developing a Five Year Plan and Quarterly Reporting protocol; implementing a City-run Centralized Case Management Information System and Case Management Services; detailing shelter standards and developing a compliance inspection system; establishing standards for the award and administration of contracts, including incentive clauses with outside entities for the delivery of homeless services; and operating a Long-term Housing Resource Clearinghouse.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020299 1 Continuum of Care Plan-Homeless Board MembershipResolutionKilledResolution amending the Continuum of Care Plan to add four new members to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board: two representatives of the hospitality industry, one to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, the other to be appointed by the Mayor; and two representatives of Merchants' Associations, one to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, the other to be appointed by the Mayor.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
011680 2 Continuum of Care PlanResolutionFiledResolution amending the Continuum of Care Plan to provide that the Board of Supervisors shall appoint a representative of the veteran's advocacy community and shall appoint all neighborhood/community representatives to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020296 1 Residential Tenant Security DepositsOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing that annual landlord interest payments on residential tenant security deposits shall be paid at an interest rate determined annually by the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board from the posted Federal Reserve Discount rates, instead of continuing to be paid at a five percent (5%) simple interest rate as provided by the current ordinance, and clarifying that interest accrues until termination of the tenancy.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020656 1 Direct Access to Housing ProgramHearingFiledHearing to consider proposed plan offered by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Health to expand the Direct Access to Housing program and the Single Room Occupancy Hotel Master Lease Program by 1,000 units.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
010464 1 Self-managed SheltersHearingFiledHearing on Self-managed Shelters, a small, efficient and neighborhood-based means of providing essential services to our homeless population.FILEDPass Action details Not available
012021 1 Homeless SheltersHearingFiledHearing to discuss the hours of operations for all homeless shelters operated by the City and County of San Francisco. This discussion shall include, but not limited to: (1) Homeless shelter hours of operations; (2) MOUs of professional and non-professional staff who staff these shelters; (3) How do current operational hours contribute to the number of homeless persons being turned away due to closure of these shelters for clean up efforts.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
012161 1 City Resource CenterHearingFiledHearing to explore the prospect of extending the operational hours of the City's Resource Centers beyond the current operation hours so that those persons(s) seeking out assistance are not turned away from receiving referrals and/or services.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
012020 1 Storage Facilities for HomelessHearingFiledHearing on the feasibility of providing more storage facilities for the homeless.FILEDPass Action details Not available
020033 1 Extension of Winter Shelter BedsHearingFiledHearing to investigate the permanent extension of winter beds in San Francisco. Specifically, the hearing will examine annualizing the Ella Hill Hutch shelter beds and the possibility of annualizing other winter shelters.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020598 1 Homeless SeniorsResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the creation of Homeless Shelters, transitional housing strategies and housing solutions appropriate for senior homeless populations within the City and County of San Francisco.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
012164 1 Mobile Assistance PatrolHearingFiledHearing to examine the procedures and protocols of the Mobile Assistance Patrol (MAP) dispatch along with the prospect of expanding the level of contracted services for outreach in order to increase capacity between the hours of midnight and 8:00 AM.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020754 1 City Resource Center on 6th StreetResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a plan to establish a City Resource Center on 6th Street.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020291 1 Maximum Shelter BedsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 20 by adding Sec. 20.300 to establish a maximum number of homeless shelter beds.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020669 1 Approving Implementation Plan of the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing adoption of the San Francisco County Plan for the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 for Fiscal Year 2002-2003.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
012061 1 Families in SROs CensusHearingFiledHearing (1) to discuss the findings of the recent Report on the Census of Families in Single Room Occupancy Hotels in San Francisco; and (2) to receive an update on the progress made pursuant to File No. 011157, Families in SROs WorkgroupFILEDPass Action details Not available
020415 1 Homeless OutreachOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending S.F. Administrative Code Chapter 20 to establish a coordinated, geographically based outreach program for homeless services.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020294 1 "Quality of Life" OffensesOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 2A.86 to require the Chief of Police to provide information to the District Attorney on citations issued for "Quality of Life" offenses and to require the District Attorney to prepare and post on the District Attorney's website monthly reports showing the outcome of proceedings involving persons cited for these offenses.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020292 1 Prohibiting Sleeping or Lying on the Sidewalk.OrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Police Code Sections 22, 23, and 24 to prohibit sleeping or lying on the sidewalk.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020019 1 Median StripsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance adding Section 79 to the San Francisco Traffic Code prohibiting loitering in median strips on City highways and thoroughfares.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020018 1 City-owned parking garagesOrdinanceFiledOrdinance adding Section 20 to the San Francisco Police Code regulating permitted activities in City-owned parking garages.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
020293 1 Prohibiting Urination and DefecationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 2 of the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 153 to prohibit public urination and defecation, providing an exemption for persons with a verified medical condition.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020300 1 Public ToiletsResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor to request that the Department of Public Works, the Recreation and Park Department and any other city departments with public restrooms to open such facilities and to the greatest extent possible establish new public restroom facilities.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
012242 1 Closure of Select Decaux Automatic Pay ToiletsResolutionFiledResolution directing the San Francisco Police Department and the Department of Public Works to jointly develop a Pilot Program in which four Decaux Automatic Pay toilets sites shall close during the recommended hours of 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM in order to mitigate the illegal use of Decaux Automatic Pay Toilets for shelter and/or for illegal activity, including drug use, prostitution and acts of vandalism.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available