Good morning sf.citi members,
Hope you are enjoying this beautiful, vibrant spring weather. I am writing to you with two brief updates from City Hall this morning.
Prop C Waiver Legislation
Prop C Waiver Legislation was passed in the first reading during yesterday’s full Board of Supervisors meeting. As described in the legislation, this ordinance amends the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add a credit against an organization or business’ Homelessness Gross Receipts tax (mandated by the passage of the Nov. 18′ Prop. C) to 10% of their individual tax liability if the organization or business enters into an agreement waiving its right to a refund if the tax payment associated with the Homelessness Gross Receipts tax is found to be invalid.
As you know, Prop C, a tax to support homelessness and housing services in San Francisco, passed with 61% of the vote and is currently held up in court while they determine the legality of the tax. Meanwhile, funding is still being collected by the City Controller but is not able to be used unless Prop C is found to be valid. Should the courts rule that Prop C required 2/3 of the vote, the money being held by the Controller will have to be refunded. The Prop C Waiver Legislation, authored by the Mayor and co-sponsored by Supervisor Brown, allows the City to access these funds as homelessness and housing are both major priorities for San Francisco.
Finally, with that being said, Andres Powers, the Mayor’s Senior Policy Advisor, has confirmed that there currently no companies that have volunteered to date. The legislation passed today on the first reading, and the second reading is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th.
Cafeteria Conditional Use Permit Legislation
The Cafeteria Conditional Use Permit legislation, authored by Supervisor Ahsha Safai, is currently pending committee action as it is under the Land Use and Transportation Committee. We have reason to believe that this item will be heard at the upcoming April 22nd Land Use meeting, but cannot confirm as the Chair of the Committee has not officially decided. Being that Supervisor Peskin, the co-author of the legislation, is the Chair of Land Use, we’re confident that this will likely be heard sooner than later. Due to the 3-3 split vote (and defacto fail) at the Planning Commission, when this legislation goes to the full Board of Supervisors, it will need a total of 8 votes in order to pass.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued membership and support.
Jen
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