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(a) The Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, designate as a "watch law" any state or federal law or regulation that calls for, authorizes, or requires the production by any City officer, employee, agency, department or office of information, records, or other tangible things held by the City, the disclosure of which could violate the rights of any individuals under the State or Federal Constitutions.
(b) The Board of Supervisors may provide, by ordinance, that it shall respond on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco to all orders or requests for the production of information, records or other tangible things served on the City and County under any law designated as a watch law.
(c) The Board may adopt procedures for expedited consideration of orders or requests for production where necessary to comply with legal deadlines for responding. Prior to acting by resolution of the full Board of Supervisors, the Board may refer the order or request to a committee of its members for a recommendation to the full Board, after consultation with the City Attorney, on an appropriate course of action. To the extent federal or state law would prohibit public disclosure of information that the Board of Supervisors needs to discuss in order to discharge its powers under this Section, the Board may meet in closed session for the limited purpose of discussing that information.
(Added March 2004)
The Board of Supervisors may, by a vote of three-fourths of its members, amend or repeal the voter approved Domestic Partnership Ordinance, as codified in Chapter 62 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, as it deems necessary (1) to eliminate any residency requirement for establishing a Domestic Partnership by filing with the County Clerk, (2) to recognize domestic partnerships formed in other jurisdictions to the same extent as marriages formed in other jurisdictions, and (3) to afford domestic partners, to the fullest extent legally possible, the same rights, benefits, responsibilities, obligations and duties as spouses.
(Added March 2004)
[OUR CHILDREN, OUR FAMILIES COUNCIL]
(a) San Francisco has historically shown great concern and compassion for its most vulnerable residents – its children. The City and the community have demonstrated this commitment through the adoption of progressive, innovative and creative ideals supporting the well-being of San Francisco's children and families.
(b) To continue its legacy as a champion of children, it is imperative for San Francisco to further invest in the City's children and families.
(c) The people of the City and County of San Francisco previously supported the passage of the unprecedented Children's Amendment in 1991 and 2000 and the Public Education Enrichment Fund in 2004. While these initiatives dedicated funding to services, the level of unmet needs in providing critical programming and services still falls short.
(d) In order to advance a Citywide vision and long-term set of goals, City leaders, departments, the San Francisco Unified School District ("SFUSD"), and community partners must come together to align needs with services, coordinate across agencies, and develop a strategy.
(e) The Our Children, Our Families Council, comprised of department heads from the City and SFUSD, and community stakeholders, will build a platform that will place children and families at the center of every policy decision.
(f) With the renewal of the Children and Youth Fund and the Public Education Enrichment Fund in November 2014, the City must seize this opportunity to develop a long-term Citywide vision, create a set of strategies, coordinate services, and identify shared goals to not only ensure that all children and families already here are able to thrive, but to encourage other families to live here.
(g) The percentage of children under the age of 18 in San Francisco has steadily declined. As of 2010, 13.4 percent of the City's total population was under the age of 18, the lowest percentage of any major city nationwide.
(h) Families continue to leave San Francisco, especially those families in the low to moderate income brackets.
(i) San Francisco's children population is declining, with over 10 percent of 1 to 4 year olds moving out of the City annually and fewer children moving in.
(j) The declining numbers of children and families in the City cost the community financially as less money is spent on the local economy.
(k) This measure will put in place a collaborative approach around the following points of unity:
(1) Ensuring equity, and giving priority to children and youth with the highest needs;
(2) Empowering parents, youth, and community stakeholders by giving them a voice in the implementation of this Citywide vision; and,
(3) Building public trust through transparency and accountability meeting the needs of children and families.
(l) To further support a coordinated approach to outcomes-based services for children, youth, Disconnected Transitional-Aged Youth, and families, the Our Children, Our Families Initiative (“Initiative”) shall be a joint initiative staffed by employees and officers of the City and SFUSD with the mission to build a public policy platform that will place children and families at the center of every policy decision. The Initiative will support aligning and coordinating the development of comprehensive and connected systems, services, policies, and planning strategies to strengthen the City’s services for children, youth, Disconnected Transitional-Aged Youth, and families, with the goals of increasing equitable access and enhancing effectiveness. The Mayor shall lead the Initiative, and shall invite the Superintendent of SFUSD to co-lead the Initiative with support from SFUSD staff in the Superintendent’s discretion. The Mayor shall ensure that City departments are convened, coordinated, and engaged as part of the development of the Children and Families Plan, engaging in a Citywide Community Needs Assessment for children, youth, and families, and the Outcomes Framework described in Section 16.127-9, as well as in advancing the goals established in the Plan and Outcomes Framework.
(Added November 2014; amended by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
There shall be an Our Children, Our Families Council ("the Council") to advise the City on the unmet needs, services, and basic needs infrastructure of children and families in San Francisco through the creation of a Children and Families Plan for the City.
(Added November 2014)
In order to advance a Citywide vision centered on the needs of children and families, City leaders and departments, SFUSD, and community partners must come together to coordinate their efforts across agencies and develop a strategy for achieving shared goals. The purpose of the Children and Families Plan to be developed by the Council will be to create an aligned and connected system of programs and services, in order to strengthen the City's ability to best serve children, youth and their families, with the specific goals of promoting coordination among and increased accessibility to such programs and services, and enhancing their overall effectiveness.
(Added November 2014)
The Mayor shall chair the Council, and shall invite the Superintendent of SFUSD to serve as co-chair of the Council. Other members of the Council shall include the heads of City departments with responsibilities for services to children and families, members of the community, and stakeholders. The Mayor shall also invite the heads of SFUSD divisions identified by the Superintendent to serve as members of the Council.
(Added November 2014)
(a) In order to ensure that all children in every neighborhood, especially those neighborhoods with the greatest needs, have access to the resources to achieve, the Council will be responsible for developing a Citywide vision, Citywide shared priorities, Citywide program goals, and Citywide best practices for addressing those needs.
(b) The San Francisco Children and Families Plan. The Council, with support from the Department of Children, Youth, and their Families (“DCYF”) and the Initiative, shall craft a San Francisco Children and Families Plan (“the Plan”) and identify relevant goals and strategies to align and coordinate the services to children and families provided by City departments, SFUSD, and community partners and to maximize support for children and families. The Mayor shall invite SFUSD to participate in the planning process for the Plan. The Plan shall be responsive to the Citywide Community Needs Assessment (“CCNA”) in Section 16.127-9 and consider the following elements:
(1) Ease of access for children, youth, and families in receiving services;
(2) Educational milestones developed by SFUSD and youth development milestones developed by DCYF and the Council;
(3) Existing quality of service benchmarks established by City and SFUSD departments;
(4) Framework for a basic needs infrastructure, including, but not limited to, housing, transit, and job placement resources; and
(5) Fairness in prioritizing the delivery of services to the children and families with the most need.
The Plan shall also include an equity analysis of services and resources for children, youth, and families. The Council shall develop a set of equity metrics to be used to compare existing services and resources in low-income and disadvantaged communities with services and resources available in the City as a whole. The Council may draw upon metrics used by departments including DCYF, the Department of Early Childhood (or any successor agency), and SFUSD. Other City departments and commissions shall provide information and data to assist the Council, the Initiative, and DCYF to draft the Plan. To ensure the Plan accomplishes its purposes, the Initiative shall propose recommendations and accountability measures to include in the Plan on how City departments and commissions can streamline processes, reduce duplicative data collection, improve data sharing across City platforms to simplify the navigation of City services for children, youth, and families, and establish standardized performance metrics where City departments or commissions provide overlapping or shared services to children, youth, and families.
(c) No later than May 1, 2016, and every fifth year thereafter, the Council, with support from the Initiative, shall develop and adopt a set of proposed Citywide outcomes for services to children and families, including an outcomes framework (“Outcomes Framework”) responsive to the evolving needs of the community. No later than July 1, 2016, and every fifth year thereafter, the Council shall prepare and adopt a Children and Families Plan for the City, which shall include a comprehensive assessment of City policies and programs, both public and private, addressing the needs of children and families in San Francisco, and policy-level recommendations for making the City more supportive of children and families. The Council shall emphasize solicitation and incorporation of community input in the development of the initial Plan and subsequent Plans.
(d) No later than October 1, 2017, and each year thereafter, the Board of Supervisors shall conduct a noticed public hearing to review the Council’s performance and the City’s overall progress under the current Plan and to update interested parties on the status of the next Plan.
(e) All City departments that serve children, youth, and families shall consider the Plan in developing their own strategic plans to make the City more supportive of children and families. The Controller shall provide guidance to City departments about how to incorporate the findings of the CCNA and the Plan into their proposed budgets under Article IX.
(f) Planning. Following the adoption of im- plementing legislation under Section 16.126-71
, the Mayor shall appoint members to the Council and the Council shall convene to make initial deci- sions regarding staffing, organization, and imple- mentation. The Council shall also begin planning for the start of the five-year planning cycle in Fiscal Year 2016-2017. The Council may recom- mend, and the Board of Supervisors may approve by ordinance, changes to the due dates and time- lines provided in this Section 16.127-5.
(g) Coordination of Stakeholders. The Council shall ensure that various community groups, agencies, and organizations responsible for providing support, including the City, SFUSD, and community partners, work together in aligned, coherent, and effective ways.
(h) Coordination of Departments. The Council shall facilitate cooperation and coordina- tion between relevant departments of the City and SFUSD to maximize alignment and improve outcomes for children and youth. The Council shall oversee development and implementation of a data-sharing agreement between SFUSD and relevant City departments. The Council, in co- operation with the Board of Supervisors, the San Francisco Board of Education, and community groups, shall work to ensure that funds spent to benefit children and families are targeted to those most in need of specific services and that the funds are used strategically to leverage and com- plement existing and anticipated federal, state, and local resources.
(i) Continued Autonomy of City and SFUSD. The Council will be a policy coordinating body dedicated to improving coordination between the City and its departments, SFUSD and its departments, and community-based organizations funded by those agencies. While the Council will make recommendations to the City and SFUSD, the City and SFUSD will each retain its full inde- pendence and authority regarding programmatic and funding decisions.
(j) Evaluation. Every five years, the Con- troller shall review the Council’s operations and the Plan. The Controller shall submit the results of the review to the Council, the Board of Super- visors, and the Board of Education. The Council shall consider the results of the Controller’s re- view in the preparation of the next Plan. The Council shall also report to the general public on the Council’s efforts and achievements through the creation of an annual San Francisco Children and Families First Progress Report. The Progress Report shall provide the results of the efforts of the City, SFUSD, and the community to serve children and families under the Plan, measured against quantifiable standards and metrics and in light of the Council’s previously-adopted goals and priorities.
(Added November 2014; amended by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. So in Proposition C, approved November, 2014.
(a) Staffing Support. Subject to the fiscal and budgetary provisions of the Charter, the City shall provide staff to the Council ("Council Staff") for administrative, organizational, policy, and research support. Funding for Council Staff shall come from the General Fund; provided, however, that SFUSD, participating City departments, and members of the public may provide additional support and contributions.
(b) Staff Roles and Responsibilities. Subject to the direction of the Council, Council Staff shall:
(1) Provide administrative, organizational, policy, planning, and research support to the Council and its outcomes framework;
(2) Engage department heads from the City and SFUSD to coordinate the implementation of services;
(3) Provide support for the Council, including developing a joint data-sharing agreement between the City and SFUSD, monitoring the planning cycle, providing technical support, and developing policy briefs on key issues relevant to implementation of the Plan;
(4) Support the development of an inventory of all Citywide services for children and youth, including state and federally funded programs; and,
(5) Support the development of the Children and Families First Progress Report.
(c) Funding. It shall be the policy of the City to provide sufficient funding and administrative support for the Council and Council Staff to perform these functions. Funding for administrative support for the Council shall come from the General Fund; provided, however, that SFUSD, participating City departments, and members of the public may provide additional support and contributions. Funding for administrative support for the Council shall not be included in the Children and Youth Fund Baseline calculation.
(Added November 2014; amended by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
(Added November 2014; amended by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
(a) The Initiative shall provide support for the Council by providing data and information relevant to the Council’s decisions, by preparing drafts of the Outcomes Framework and the Plan, by implementing alignment of systems and coordination of services, and by evaluating submissions from City departments and SFUSD under this Section 16.127-8.
(b) The Initiative shall ensure that various community groups, agencies, and organizations responsible for providing support, including SFUSD, other government agencies, and community partners, work together in aligned, coherent, and effective ways.
(c) The Initiative shall ensure that the City maximizes opportunities to receive available funding for children and youth from the State and Federal governments. As part of their biennial budget submission under Article IX, City departments that provide services to children, youth, and families shall report on any State or Federal funding for which the department has applied or received funding.
(d) The Board of Supervisors by ordinance shall designate a department, commission, or other City entity to assume primary responsibility for supporting the Initiative and establish the responsibilities of constituent City departments and commissions within the Initiative. Funding for administrative support for the Initiative shall not be included in the Children and Youth Fund Baseline calculation.
(Added by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)
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