Legislation Details

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4689 City and County of San Francisco Legislation Details File #: Version: 2 200648 Name: Charter Amendment and Initiative Ordinance -
Business and Tax Regulations Code - Adjustment of
Baseline Funding and Business Tax Changes Status: Type: Charter Amendment Passed File created: In control: 6/16/2020 Clerk of the Board On agenda: Final action: 7/28/2020 Enactment date: Enactment #: Title: Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to provide that future annual adjustments in baseline funding for the following Charter-mandated funds will not take into account certain changes in City revenue resulting from voter-approved business taxes on the November 3, 2020 ballot: the Municipal Transportation Fund, the Park, Recreation and Open Space Fund, the Children and Youth Fund, the Library Preservation Fund, the Housing Trust Fund, the Public Education Enrichment Fund, the Dignity Fund, and the Street Tree Maintenance Fund; an Initiative Ordinance to amend the Business and Tax Regulations Code to: 1) reduce the annual Business Registration Fee for businesses with $1,000,000 or less in San Francisco gross receipts; 2) increase the small business exemption ceiling for the Gross Receipts Tax to $2,000,000 and increase the annual Business Registration Fee on businesses benefiting from this increased exemption ceiling; 3) modify the Gross Receipts Tax rates; 4) repeal the Payroll Expense Tax; 5) increase the Gross Receipts Tax on certain taxpayers for 20 years if a final judicial decision has the effect of invalidating the Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax Ordinance; 6) impose a new general tax on the gross receipts from the lease of certain commercial space for 20 years if a final judicial decision has the effect of invalidating the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax Ordinance; and 7) make other changes to the City’s business taxes; and to increase the City’s appropriations limit by the total revenues collected under Articles 12-A-1 and 36 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code for four years from November 3, 2020; at an election to be held on November 3, 2020. Sponsors: Norman Yee, Aaron Peskin, Matt Haney, Sandra Lee Fewer, Ahsha Safai, Rafael Mandelman, Gordon
Mar, Hillary Ronen, Shamann Walton Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Refrral SBC 062320, 4. Referral CA CEQA 062320, 5. Referral CA
CON 062320, 6. Referral CA Mandated 062320, 7. CEQA Determination 070220, 8. Budget Chair -
Committee Report Memo 071520, 9. Comm Pkt 071620, 10. Public Correspondence, 11. SBC
Response 071620, 12. CON Financial Analysis 071620, 13. CON PPt Presentation 071620, 14. Leg
Ver2, 15. Leg Dig Ver2, 16. Referred CA CEQA 071720, 17. Referred CA CON 071720, 18. Referred
CA Mandated 071720, 19. Comm Pkt 072120, 20. Public correspondence 2, 21. CEQA Determination
071720, 22. Economic Impact Report 072120, 23. CON Financial Analysis 072120, 24. Board Pkt
072120, 25. Board Pkt 072820, 26. Leg Final, 27. Transmitted to Elections 073120

Action By Date Action Result Ver. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE President 6/16/2020 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 6/24/2020 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 7/2/2020 1 AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE
WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Budget and Finance Committee 7/16/2020 1 Pass CONTINUED AS AMENDED Budget and Finance Committee 7/16/2020 2 Pass RESPONSE RECEIVED Small Business Commission 7/16/2020 1 RESPONSE RECEIVED Controller 7/16/2020 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 7/17/2020 2 CONTINUED Board of Supervisors 7/21/2020 2 Pass RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE
REPORT Budget and Finance Committee 7/21/2020 2 Pass