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HSA may work with a clinical research partner to prepare periodic assessments to submit to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor no less than annually. Each such report shall describe the number of individuals who received benefits under the Pilot Program and evaluate the effectiveness of the Pilot Program at incentivizing drug-free recovery, MAT, and drug-use prevention, and include recommendations for further changes to the Pilot Program as appropriate. HSA shall submit the first report no later than 12 months after the start date of the Pilot Program and the second report no later than 12 months after the first report. A report shall be submitted between six and eight months prior to the sunset date for the Pilot Program, as stated in Section 20.20-7, so that the Mayor and Board of Supervisors will have adequate time to consider whether to transform the Pilot Program into a permanent program.
(Added by Ord. 257-24, File No. 240799, App. 11/14/2024, Eff. 12/15/2024)
In establishing the Pilot Program, 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 a breach proximately caused injury.
(Added by Ord. 257-24, File No. 240799, App. 11/14/2024, Eff. 12/15/2024)
Unless the Board of Supervisors by ordinance extends the term of the Pilot Program, this Article XX and subsection (j) of Section 20.7-14 of Article VII of Chapter 20 of the Administrative Code shall expire by operation of law three years after the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 240799 enacting this Article and Section 20.7-14(j). Upon expiration of Article XX and Subsection (j) of Section 20.7-14, the City Attorney is authorized to cause such provisions to be removed from the Administrative Code.
(Added by Ord. 257-24, File No. 240799, App. 11/14/2024, Eff. 12/15/2024)
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Rapid Rehousing Policy. | |
Reporting. | |
No Conflict with Federal or State Law. | |
Severability. | |
Undertaking for the General Welfare. |
Editor’s Note:
Article XXI was originally enacted as Article XX by Ord. No. 289-24, but has been redesignated as Article XXI to avoid conflicting with the preexisting Article XX enacted by Ord. No. 257-24. Corresponding revisions have been made within Article XXI to reflect the redesignation.
(a) From 2022 through 2024, based on the City’s annual Point-In-Time Count, the number of unsheltered households in San Francisco with minor children increased by 98%.
(b) High rent, wage stagnation, and the high cost of living continues to make housing in San Francisco unaffordable, and as a result, permanent rent subsidies provide families the best chance of exiting homelessness. Accordingly, short-to-medium-term subsidies are an important resource for a portion of the homeless population who, with appropriate support over time, are able to assume responsibility for payment of rent on their own.
(c) The City operates a number of programs that offer families rent subsidies that last for a period of time between three months and three years. Some families who accept a time-limited subsidy may be unable to assume responsibility for paying the rent on their own at the end of the fixed term, leading to a return to homelessness. With additional time and support, many such families could become financially self-sufficient and afford their rent on their own. For example, HSH data shows a higher rate of positive outcomes for family households that were able to extend their subsidy beyond two years.
(Added by Ord. 289-24, File No. 241038, App. 12/19/2024, Eff. 1/19/2025)
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