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By no later than July 1, 2023, HSH shall implement a system by which people experiencing homelessness may register for Shelter by telephone (“Telephonic Shelter Registration System”). Registration through such system shall not entitle an individual to Shelter, but shall place an individual on a list of people seeking Shelter.
(Added by Ord. 92-22, File No. 220281, App. 6/24/2022, Eff. 7/25/2022)
(a) By no later than December 31, 2022, HSH shall submit to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors a plan (“Implementation Plan” or “Plan”), including an implementation timeline, to implement the Place for All Program (“Program”) by opening, leasing, funding, or otherwise making available enough Shelters and Permanent Supportive Housing to serve all of the Unsheltered people in San Francisco who are in need of such sites or facilities within 36 months of submission of the Plan. No later than three months after submission of the Implementation Plan, the Clerk of the Board shall schedule a hearing before the full Board to consider the Plan.
(b) The Implementation Plan shall include, but need not be limited to:
(1) An estimate of the number of Unsheltered people in San Francisco who are in need of a Shelter or Permanent Supportive Housing placement, excluding individuals who have accepted an offer of permanent housing and are awaiting placement. HSH shall calculate the estimate in consultation with the Controller, using the most accurate and current data sources available, including but not limited to the Point-in-Time Homeless Count, tent counts, counts of individuals in vehicles, and data collected and maintained by HSH and other City departments reflecting the rate of successful referrals to Shelters, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Safe Overnight Parking Lots among people who are offered such placement, and the rate of successful referrals to permanent housing;
(2) An estimate of the cost of implementing the Program during a 36-month implementation period, and the annual cost of operating the Program once it is fully operational. These estimates shall specify what portion of the cost, if any, can be paid out of money that has already been appropriated to HSH’s budget, and what portion of the cost would require a new appropriation;
(3) An analysis of the cost-effectiveness of different Shelter, Homelessness Prevention, and Permanent Supportive Housing models, which addresses the association between each model and successful outcomes for clients;
(4) A description of any services to be provided at a Shelter, including but not limited to case management, treatment referrals, and/or coordinated entry referrals;
(5) A description of the method by which HSH intends to select contractors or grantees to implement and/or operate the Program;
(6) A geographic equity strategy for the selection of Program sites;
(7) A description of the recommended services that Shelters should offer in order to support and expedite guests moving from Shelters into housing;
(8) An estimate of the number of units of housing, including Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing, and rental subsidies needed to ensure that all Shelter guests have the opportunity to move to housing, and an estimate of the associated annual costs;
(9) A description of the Homelessness Prevention programs and services (e.g., eviction prevention and relocation services), needed to reduce the number of people entering homelessness in San Francisco, and an estimate of the annual costs of such programs and services;
(10) A geographic equity strategy for the allocation of Shelter resources to ensure Shelter is made available to people experiencing homelessness in all neighborhoods of San Francisco.
(c) The Director of Real Estate, in coordination with HSH, shall create, maintain, and regularly update a list of lots, buildings, and facilities appropriate for use as Shelters, Permanent Supportive Housing, or Safe Overnight Parking Lots, and shall submit the initial list to the Board of Supervisors no later than three months after the Effective Date. The list shall include vacant or unused sites owned or controlled by the City; sites owned or controlled by the City that are being used for other purposes but could feasibly be converted to a Shelter, Permanent Supportive Housing, or Safe Overnight Vehicle Lot; private property, including property owned by non-City agencies, that could be leased or acquired by the City; and such other information, if any, as the Director of Real Estate deems appropriate to aid in identifying lots, buildings, or facilities. The Director of Real Estate, in consultation with the Planning Department, shall note whether the use of a particular site included on the list as a Shelter, Permanent Supportive Housing project, or Safe Overnight Parking Lot, would require a variance, conditional use permit, or amendment of the Planning Code.
(d) By no later than three months after the Effective Date, HSH shall create, maintain, and regularly update a dashboard on its website displaying the total number of Shelters Citywide, broken down by Shelter type, number of Shelter Units, and occupancy rate.
(Added by Ord. 92-22, File No. 220281, App. 6/24/2022, Eff. 7/25/2022)
(a) Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, HSH shall establish the Place for All Program by opening, leasing, funding, or otherwise making available as many Shelters, Permanent Supportive Housing Units, and Safe Overnight Parking Lots as are necessary to accommodate all of the Unsheltered people in San Francisco, based on the most recent estimate prepared by HSH pursuant to Sections 118.6 or 118.8. As part of the Program, at least 50% of the Shelter Units opened must be in non-congregate facilities, and no more than 10% of the Shelter Units opened may be at Safe Sleep Sites.
(b) HSH shall coordinate with the Division of Real Estate, the Recreation and Park Department, the Human Services Agency, the Department of Public Works, the Port of San Francisco, the Public Utilities Commission, the Municipal Transportation Agency, and such other City departments, offices, agencies, boards, and commissions as may be necessary or appropriate for successful implementation of the Program.
(c) The City shall not fund the opening or operation of new Shelters with funds that may not lawfully be used for those purposes, including tax revenue designated by the voters for use to support behavioral health treatment or permanent housing.
(Added by Ord. 92-22, File No. 220281, App. 6/24/2022, Eff. 7/25/2022)
By no later than January 1, 2024, and every year thereafter, HSH shall prepare an estimate of the number of Unsheltered people in San Francisco who are in need of Shelter, Permanent Supportive Housing, or referral to a Safe Overnight Parking Lot, excluding individuals who have accepted an offer of permanent housing and are awaiting placement, which estimate shall be used to determine the number of Shelter Units, Permanent Supportive Housing units, and Safe Overnight Parking Lot units that the City is required to open, lease, fund, or otherwise make available, consistent with Section 118.5. HSH shall calculate the estimate in consultation with the Controller, using the most accurate and current data sources available, including but not limited to the Telephonic Shelter Referral System, Point-in-Time Homeless Count, tent counts, and data collected and maintained by HSH and other City departments reflecting the rate of successful referrals to Shelters, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Safe Overnight Vehicle Lots among people who are offered such placement, and the rate of successful referrals to permanent housing.
(Added by Ord. 92-22, File No. 220281, App. 6/24/2022, Eff. 7/25/2022)
(a) The Director of HSH may issue rules, regulations, and/or guidelines, applicable to the Program, consistent with the objectives and requirements of this Chapter 118.
(b) To the extent consistent with Charter requirements, the Director of HSH may enter into contracts or other agreements with other City departments, public agencies, and private entities to aid in the administration of this Chapter 118.
(c) All City officers and entities shall cooperate with the Director of HSH in the implementation and administration of this Chapter 118.
(d) Within two years of the Effective Date and every two years thereafter, the Controller shall submit to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, as well as HSH, a report evaluating the Program, including but not limited to an assessment of the number of Unsheltered persons served, the number of Shelter Units made available, the number of Shelter, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Safe Overnight Parking Lot placements made, the average nightly occupancy rate for each Shelter, and data showing the number and percentage of exits from Shelters, Permanent Supportive Housing project, and Safe Overnight Vehicle Lot, that are made to permanent housing, shelter, the streets, or another location, and any programmatic recommendations, along with a resolution for the Board to accept for consideration the report.
(Added by Ord. 92-22, File No. 220281, App. 6/24/2022, Eff. 7/25/2022)
In enacting and implementing this ordinance, the City is assuming an undertaking only to promote the general welfare. It is not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers and employees, an obligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any person who claims that such breach proximately caused injury.
(Added by Ord. 92-22, File No. 220281, App. 6/24/2022, Eff. 7/25/2022)