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(a) Establishment of Fund. The E-Bike Incentive Fund (“Fund”) is hereby established as a category eight fund to support an electric bicycle (“e-bike”) incentive program aimed at promoting sustainable transportation, reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality, and supporting equity in transportation access across San Francisco.
(b) Sources of Funds. The Fund shall receive monies appropriated, donated, or granted for the purposes of supporting the e-bike incentive program.
(c) Use and Administration of Fund.
(1) Responsible Agency. The Department of the Environment (“Department”) shall administer the Fund. The Department may, in its discretion, adopt rules, regulations, and/or guidelines for the distribution of monies in the Fund, consistent with the criteria set forth in subsection (c)(2).
(2) Allowable Uses of Fund. Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, monies in the Fund may only be expended for the following purposes:
(A) Providing financial incentives and/or point-of-sale rebates to City residents for the purchase and/or maintenance of e-bikes that meet the definition of Safety-Certified Powered Mobility Devices in Section 325 of the Fire Code, as it may be amended from time to time, and related bike safety and/or security accessories, subject to the following restrictions:
(i) The Department shall make best efforts to ensure that 40% or more of funds disbursed over a fiscal year are disbursed to people who either are low-income, reside in City neighborhoods that are disproportionately burdened by pollution, or reside in City neighborhoods that are disproportionately lacking in public transportation. Individuals that meet these criteria include but are not limited to individuals from neighborhoods that are 1) identified on the California Air Resources Board’s Priority Populations Map as being a disadvantaged community and/or low-income community; and/or 2) identified on the San Francisco County Transportation Authority’s Equity Priority Communities Map as an Equity Priority Community.
(ii) Financial incentives and/or rebates shall only be available for purchases or services from retailers located within the City, except for adaptive e-bikes, for which purchases or services outside the City may qualify for incentives and/or rebates, in the Department’s discretion.
(iii) The Department shall prioritize distribution of funds to individuals with greater financial need.
(B) Outreach and educational programs to promote the proper use of e-bikes, including education on safe charging and disposal.
(C) Data collection, evaluation, and reporting on the impact and effectiveness of the e-bike incentive program and/or feedback from participants to inform other City policies, programs, and/or infrastructure projects.
(D) Administrative (e.g., labor and overhead) and contracting costs incurred by the Department or other City departments associated with the management and implementation of the e-bike incentive program, associated outreach and education programs, and associated data collection, evaluation, and reporting.
(d) Outreach and Coordination. The Department shall conduct outreach with the goal of ensuring equitable access to e-bike incentives. The Department shall conduct outreach aimed at reaching individuals who either are low-income, reside in City neighborhoods that are disproportionately burdened by pollution, or reside in City neighborhoods that are disproportionately lacking in public transportation, as described in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i). The Department shall conduct this outreach in coordination with the Mayor’s Office on Disability, community-based organizations, bike retailers, and/or other community partners.
(e) Reporting. The Department shall maintain a record of Fund revenues and expenditures. The Department shall provide reports to the Board of Supervisors on the program’s operations on the following schedule: the first report shall cover the e-bike incentive program’s first fiscal year of operation, and shall be submitted no later than October 31 following the first fiscal year throughout which the Department has operated an e-bike incentive program continuously; the second report shall be due no later than October 31 of year following submission of the first report, and shall cover the operation of the program during the fiscal year preceding the report submission; and subsequent reports shall be submitted as requested by the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Ord. 268-24, File No. 240967, App. 11/14/2024, Eff. 12/15/2024)
(a) Establishment of Fund. The Emergency Communications 911 Emergency Response Fund is established as a category four fund to receive all monies collected pursuant to Article 10A of Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code and any other monies transferred into the fund.
(b) Use of Fund. The fund shall be used solely for the following purposes:
1. For the payment of costs of acquiring land on which to locate a 911 communication system facility or backup 911 communication system facility, acquiring and installing computerized call delivery processing and dispatch equipment and software, and/or any other acquisition or construction necessary to combine 911 communication staff under a single uniform command structure and to house 911 communication system equipment and staff in a seismically safe and fireproof facility or backup facility, including any debt service payments related thereto;
2. For the payment of operating, repair and maintenance expenses for the 911 communication system and backup 911 communication system, including but not limited to costs for personnel, training, software and hardware maintenance and upgrades, facility maintenance and repair and attorneys fees;
The term "911 communication system" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 751(a) of Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code.
(c) Administration of Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon the recommendation of the Director of Emergency Communications. Expenditures and encumbrances from this fund shall be subject to the budget and fiscal provisions of the Charter.
(Added by Ord. 316-00, File No. 001911, App. 12/28/2000; amended by Ord. 71-02, File No. 020193, App. 5/10/2002; Ord. 63-03, File No. 030301, App. 4/11/2003)
(a) Establishment of Fund. The Environment Cigarette Litter Abatement Fund is established as a category four fund as defined in Section 10.100-1 of the Administrative Code and shall receive all Cigarette Litter Abatement Fees imposed and collected under Chapter 105 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
(b) Use of Fund. The City shall use this fund exclusively for the following purposes:
(1) Refunds of any overpayments of the Fee imposed hereunder;
(2) Costs of administration, collection and enforcement of the Cigarette Litter Abatement Ordinance, including but not limited to, the Tax Collector's personnel, training, space, equipment, materials and supplies, and systems programming expenses specific to collection of the Fee;
(3) Costs of public outreach and education to curb improper cigarette litter disposal; and
(4) Costs to collect and remove cigarette litter from City sidewalks, gutters and public spaces.
(c) Administration of Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon the recommendation of the Director of the Department of the Environment with the approval of the Controller. Expenditures and encumbrances from this fund shall be subject to the budget and fiscal provisions of the Charter.
(Added by 173-09, File No. 090724, App. 7/21/2009)
(a) Establishment of Fund. The Environment Construction and Demolition Debris Transporter Permit Fund is established as a category four fund as defined in Section 10.100-1 of the Administrative Code to receive all Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris transporter vehicle and C&D debris box fees imposed and collected under Chapter 14 of the Environment Code.
(b) Use of Fund. The City shall use this fund exclusively for the following purposes:
(1) Refunds of any overpayments of the fees imposed hereunder;
(2) Costs of administration, fee collection, and enforcement of Chapter 14 of the Environment Code, including but not limited to, the personnel, training, equipment, and materials and supplies; and
(3) Costs of outreach and education to increase compliance with Chapter 14 of the Environment Code and reduce C&D disposal and illegal dumping.
(c) Administration of Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon the direction of the Director of the Department of the Environment with the approval of the Controller. Expenditures and encumbrances from this fund shall be subject to the budget and fiscal provisions of the Charter.
(Added by Ord. 144-21, File No. 201151, App. 9/24/2021, Eff. 10/25/2021, Oper. 1/1/2022)
(a) Establishment of Fund. The Fair Wages for Educators Fund (“Fund”) is established as a category four fund as defined in Section 10.100-1 of the Administrative Code, and shall receive all taxes, penalties, interest, and fees collected from the Fair Wages for Educators Parcel Tax imposed under Article 37 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(b) Use of Fund. Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, monies in the Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 3709 of Article 37 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(c) Administration of Fund. As stated in Section 3709(c) of Article 37 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code, commencing with a report filed no later than February 15, 2023, covering the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the Controller shall file annually with the Board of Supervisors, by February 15 of each year, a report containing the amount of monies collected in and expended from the Fund during the prior fiscal year, the status of any project required or authorized to be funded by Section 3709, and such other information as the Controller, in the Controller’s sole discretion, deems relevant to the operation of Article 37.
(Added by Proposition J, 11/3/2020, Eff. 7/1/2021)
Editor’s Note:
Subsequent to the addition of this Section to the Code, Ord. 102-21 enacted a new section (“Food Empowerment Market Fund”) also designated as Sec. 10.100-72. In order to avoid conflicting with this Section, the editor codified the material added by the later ordinance as Sec. 10.100-73.
(a) Establishment of Fund. The First Responder Student Loan Forgiveness Fund (the “Fund”) is hereby established as a category four fund to receive any monies appropriated or donated for the purpose of making student loan payments to or on behalf of Eligible Employees and reimbursing Eligible Employees for the costs of job-related education and training they receive during their City employment.
(b) Definitions. For the purpose of this Section 10.100-72.5, the following definitions shall apply:
“Covered Position” shall mean a sworn member of the Police Department, Fire Department, or Sheriff’s Department; paramedic; registered nurse; or 911 dispatcher, supervisor, or coordinator.
“Eligible Employee” shall mean a City employee who (1) was hired by the City on or after January 1, 2025 in a Covered Position or who transitioned into a Covered Position on or after January 1, 2025, and (2) subsequently has worked full-time in a Covered Position for at least three consecutive years.
(c) Use and Administration of the Fund.
(1) Subject to any required meet and confer processes or bargaining with employee labor organizations, and after the Controller certifies that the Fund contains at least $1,000,000, the Department of Human Resources (the “Department”) may establish a program under which the City may make payments to or on behalf of Eligible Employees to cover those employees’ outstanding student loans or to reimburse those employees for the costs of job-related education and training they receive during their City employment, up to a maximum of $25,000 per Eligible Employee. The Department shall adopt rules and procedures to govern the program, including but not limited to additional eligibility criteria consistent with this Section 10.100-72.5 for Eligible Employees, application processes, procedures for determining the amount of funds to pay to or on behalf of an Eligible Employee, procedures for disbursing funds, and plans for informing Eligible Employees about the program.
(2) After consultation with the Controller, the Department shall approve all expenditures from the Fund, consistent with this Section 10.100-72.5 and the terms of any Memoranda of Understanding between the City and employee labor organizations.
(d) Amendments. Notwithstanding the provisions of Charter Section 14.101, the Board of Supervisors by ordinance may amend or repeal this Section 10.100-72.5
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(Added by Proposition N, 11/5/2024, Eff. 12/20/2024)
(a) Establishment of Fund. The Food Empowerment Market Fund (the “Fund”) is established as a category four fund to receive any monies appropriated or donated to address food insecurity in the City’s most vulnerable neighborhoods and equip those communities with tools and skills to produce and prepare their own healthy and culturally appropriate food and to define their own food systems, otherwise referred to as “food sovereignty.” Donations to the Fund are deemed approved for acceptance and expenditure.
(b) Use of Fund. The Human Services Agency (HSA) shall use monies in the Fund to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to establish and operate food empowerment markets.
(c) Food Empowerment Market Defined. For purposes of this Section 10.100-73, a “food empowerment market” shall mean a community facility having all of the following characteristics:
(1) The facility has a free food market for the distribution of donated or discounted food and other supplies related to cooking and dining from commercial grocery retailers, food suppliers, and community food banks, as well as from any other sources;
(2) The facility has a free delivery service for people who, by reason of their age, underlying health conditions, or other factors, would have difficulty accessing the market and its programs;
(3) The facility has a community kitchen onsite or is in partnership with an offsite community kitchen that teaches healthy cooking, restaurant skills, and culinary education, using, in whole or in part, the donated food and supplies;
(4) The facility has cultural and linguistic competence in addressing food security, nutrition, and related issues for the City’s vulnerable residents, based on demonstrated empathy and understanding of and respect for the values, historical context, expectations, language, and experience of diverse communities;
(5) The facility provides referrals to government and community social services addressing food security, nutrition, and related issues; and
(6) The facility provides food and services to any San Francisco resident who is:
(A) Receiving public assistance, including programs such as Calfresh, Medi-Cal, and Cash-Aid; or
(B) A member of the undocumented community; or
(C) An occupant of a Residential Hotel unit as defined in Administrative Code Section 41.4; or,
(D) An individual ineligible for government assistance but affiliated with or sponsored by a San Francisco community-based agency doing work related to food security, nutrition, and related issues. Such individuals shall, subject to HSA’s rules and the market’s own procedures, be allowed to access the services and programs of the market for a specified time.
(d) Administration of Fund. HSA shall administer the Fund.
(1) No later than six months after the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 210567 enacting this Section 10.100-73, and prior to issuing any grants, HSA shall adopt rules for the grant program consistent with this Section.
(B) HSA shall consult with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) on the development of the rules for the grant program as they affect the community kitchen component.
(C) Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, HSA may contract with a grocery or supermarket business consultant to assist HSA with developing the rules for the grant program and to assist grantees with setting up the food empowerment markets, and the costs of such contract may be charged to the Fund.
(2) The rules shall at a minimum establish a selection process for awarding grants, eligibility criteria for providers receiving grants, procedures for determining the size and frequency of grant awards, processes for disbursement of grant funds, restrictions on the use of grant funds, and reporting obligations for grantees. The rules may provide for separate grants programs for the initial establishment of the food empowerment markets and for the subsequent ongoing operation of those markets.
(3) The rules shall allow grantees up to 2 years after the award of the grant to open the community kitchen required under subsection (c)(3), above.
(4) The rules shall require that grantees work on an ongoing basis with the Department of Public Health, OEWD, and HSA to implement the food empowerment markets program and other City programs and guidance regarding food security, community nutrition, and public health where relevant to the operation of the food empowerment markets. Grantees shall cooperate with the Department of Public Health in the preparation of the biennial Food Security and Equity Report required by Administrative Code Chapter 59A, and, after the report is issued, shall conform their operations as much as possible to the relevant findings and recommendations contained in the report.
(5) The rules shall require each food empowerment market to have a district food liaison. The liaison shall serve as the primary point of contact for the facility, convene or participate in public meetings within the district regarding food security and related issues, and coordinate with public agencies on programs affecting the facility and administration of the grant, including coordinating with the Food Security Task Force. The liaison shall also oversee efforts to keep the local community informed about the facility and its offerings.
(6) The rules shall require each food empowerment market to have a community advisory board and shall include guidelines for the selection and administration of the advisory boards.
(7) Within 15 days after adopting initial rules for the grant program under subsection (d)(1), HSA shall submit a copy thereof to the Board of Supervisors. These rules shall not become effective, and HSA shall issue no grants thereunder, until at least 30 days after HSA has submitted the rules to the Board of Supervisors. Any subsequent rules or rule amendments adopted by HSA shall become effective immediately upon adoption, unless those subsequent rules or rule amendments specify otherwise.
(8) Subject to funding, HSA shall award grants for the establishment and operation of one food empowerment market each in Supervisorial Districts 6, 9, 10, and 11, in no particular order, and according to the boundaries of those districts as of the time of the grant award. Thereafter, HSA may expand the program to other Supervisorial districts. There is no limit on the number of food empowerment markets that may be located in a particular Supervisorial district, nor is there a requirement that all Supervisorial districts have a food empowerment market.
(e) Reporting. HSA shall, within the first two weeks of July, submit an annual report to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor describing the implementation of the grant program.
(Added by Ord. 102-21, File No. 210567, App. 7/30/2021, Eff. 8/30/2021)
Editor’s Note:
This Section was originally designated as Sec. 10.100-72 when enacted by Ord. 102-21. In order to avoid conflicting with previously existing material under that designation, the editor has redesignated this Section and renumbered the internal cross-references accordingly, at the direction of the Office of the City Attorney.
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