09. Health and Human Services
Enhancement Projects
| Project Name | Description |
| DPH & HSH – Mental Health SF Facilities, Permanent Supportive Housing & Homeless Services Projects |
This program will acquire or improve real property, including the construction, acquisition, development, improvement, expansion, rehabilitation, and preservation of priority behavioral health investments such as permanent and transitional supportive housing units, shelters, locked acute and sub-acute treatment facilities, psychiatric skilled nursing facilities, residential treatment facilities, residential stepdown facilities, behavioral health respite facilities, detox and sobering facilities, a new centralized Behavioral Health Access Center, existing community health facilities that deliver behavioral health services to vulnerable populations, and facilities for long-term placements such as board and care and other residential care. This program will receive $207 million from the 2020 Health and Recovery G.O. Bond, with significant investments in permanent supportive housing and mental health and substance abuse disorder treatment facilities. |
| DPH – Chinatown Public Health Center Seismic Retrofit | Chinatown Public Health Center is one of DPH’s most seismically vulnerable clinics with a Seismic Hazard Rating of 4. This project addresses seismic issues and makes a number of critical renovations to allow the co-location and integration of primary care medical and mental health services, along with dental, social services, and other ancillary services. In addition, DPH will relocate a specialty mental health program from leased space into this clinic. The project includes infrastructure improvements such as modernization of outdated equipment, upgrades and retrofits of building automation systems, and repairs to HVAC controls. The project budget is estimated at $56 million, planned to be funded by the 2023 Public Health G.O. Bond, pending voter approval. |
| DPH – Silver Avenue Family Health Center Renovation | Built in the early 1960s, the current Silver Avenue Family Health Center is not conducive to a state-of-the-art collaborative working environment. This renovation will continue DPH’s efforts to modernize aging neighborhood health centers which began with the 2016 Public Health and Safety Bond, creating space for co-location and integration of primary care medical and mental health services, along with dental, social services, and other ancillary services. The project budget is estimated at $30.5 million, planned to be funded by the 2023 Public Health G.O. Bond, pending voter approval. |
| DPH – ZSFG Building 3 Retrofit and Renovation | Building 3 on the ZSFG Campus is a 6-story building originally constructed in 1964 as a three-story concrete building which was expanded in 1989 with three floors of steel framing. This project includes a seismic upgrade to the upper floors, ADA improvements and new finishes for administrative functions relocating from 101 Grove Street and other seismically vulnerable brick buildings on the ZSFG Campus. This project will complete the relocation of all staff out of 101 Grove Street. The project budget is estimated at $45 million, planned to be funded by the 2023 Public Health G.O. Bond, pending voter approval. |
| DPH – City Clinic Relocation | City Clinic is currently located at 356 7th Street in a functionally obsolete 2-story industrial building originally built in 1912. Originally utilized as a fire station, it was eventually converted into an outpatient facility for DPH. City Clinic is San Francisco’s only categorical municipal STD clinic, serving approximately 85 patients per day, with more than 18,000 visits annually. The facility includes clinical laboratory facilities and medication storage. The current location is in poor condition, and a relocation would allow the department to modernize and streamline the operations of this vital service. The project budget is estimated at $25 million, planned to be funded by the 2023 Public Health G.O. Bond, pending voter approval. |
| DPH – Critical Infrastructure Repairs | Both the LHH and ZSFG campuses continue to have several critical repair needs that are too large in scope for the City’s Pay-As-You-Go Program. At ZSFG, the fire alarm system is obsolete and replacement parts are difficult to find; the terra cotta roofs, exterior walls, and windows at the old brick buildings need repairs; and the wastewater plumbing throughout Building 5 needs replacement. At LHH, expansion of the emergency power system is the highest priority; there are water intrusion issues at the old patient wings; and the new hospital building has several unanticipated needs including HVAC equipment and exterior repairs. These repairs are estimated to cost $30 million, planned to be funded by the 2023 Public Health G.O. Bond, pending voter approval. |
| DPH – ZSFG New Childcare Center | ZSFG is required to construct and operate a new child care center for employees as a result of a recent union arbitration award. The total project cost is estimated to be $5 million, of which $2.5 million has already been funded by the General Fund. |
| DPH – UCSF Research Facility at the ZSFG Campus | The University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) is building a contemporary research facility at the ZSFG campus. The facility will be five stories high, with an area of approximately 175,000 square feet, and provide space for 800 researchers and technical staff. The estimated project cost is $250 million and will be funded by UCSF. The City is required to offset costs for planning, legal, and real estate services, which will be funded by the General Fund. |
| HSA – Relocation of HSA Headquarters | Built in 1978, 170 Otis Street houses HSA executive offices and program administration. In July 2018, DPW completed a seismic evaluation of the building and it was determined to have a seismic hazard rating of SHR4. A permanent relocation of all staff – including major programs such as Family and Children’s Services and CalWORKs, as well as HSA’s Facilities/Operations Program and its Executive Offices – from 170 Otis Street are currently being explored. Given the number of staff in the building and the vulnerability of populations served there, this effort is a high priority. This project may be funded in part with revenues from the sale of 170 Otis. In addition, the City plans to issue $70 million in FY2023 Certificates of Participation to support this relocation. |
| HSH – Shelter Rehabilitation | HSH oversees three City-owned shelters that serve people experiencing homeless. The two shelters at 1001 Polk Street and 525 5th Street are the largest shelters in the adult shelter system and between them represent 57 percent of the current capacity of the City’s emergency shelter system (pre COVID-19). Adult shelters provide safety, shelter, and food to adults experiencing homelessness in San Francisco and facilitate connections to medical, mental health and substance abuse services, income maintenance, disability benefits, employment and housing programs. The family shelter at 260 Golden Gate Avenue offers up to six months of shelter while providing comprehensive support services that includes parenting skills groups, employment and housing workshops, housing search and placement assistance, and budget counseling. This shelter rehabilitation project will provide much-needed health and safety system repairs and other improvements to keep the shelters fully functional. While this rehabilitation project received $7 million from the 2016 Public Health and Safety Bond to address urgent needs, additional funding sources are required. |
