Coming in. We didnt want that to happen. We didnt want anybodys safety to be compromised as we celebrate this new years. Because that would obviously be a serious hindrance. Our Public Health director Barbara Garcia and transportation director ed reiskin, public works agencis, our wastewater management, our Police Department, we have all gotten together to say how can we do this smarter with our small businesses, our Chinese Chamber, our stockton Street Merchant Association and all Work Together to make this a safer experience for everybody . We came up with the idea that maybe we could simply expand the sidewalk by allowing everybody to use the sidewalk properly, but that the storefronts could have some Additional Space to offer their goods, when the Chinese New Years is happening, and when people are wanting to buy all the things that they want to do to celebrate the new years and to come down here and be safe. So this pedestrian expansion of our sidewalks was the idea that came forw
applause let me welcome everyone for coming out to this great kickoff event. Mayor lee, supervisor chiu, distinguished guests from the community, city family, all of us coming together. Last year we held a Pilot Project on stockton street to help the merchants and support the merchants in selling their merchandise. We were able we were very successful. We got a lot of great feedback from the pilot. So this year again, we are doing the second year of the pilot. All the agencies and the community and the merchants, we got together, and talked about how we can do better. And without further delay, i will ask the mayor to come and say a few words, who is a big supporter of this project. Mayor lee. Thank you mohammed. [ applause ] i am very happy to be here. Is this okay . All right. All right. [ laughter ] all right. First of all, happy new year to everyone. This is what im looking forward to every year and i know the merchants and residents and all the Small Businesses are excited. A year
The mic to say a few words. Thank you, mohammed. I wanted to wish everybody a very safe, happy and prosperous new year. As the new year comes we look for ward to the stockton street market. We want all the ped steins stay within the sidewalk. Well have it barricaded off so no one gets into an accident. Since this fair will bring in lots of people and business, we want people to be aware of their surroundings. Be aware of pickpockets. Put your wallet in your front pockets and just have a safe and very prosperous new years. Thank you. [ applause ] thank you. Also as many of you know, stockton from corridor has got a lot of merchants and many of them sell food and merchandise. And enforcing compliance and making sure that business goes well. Im going to ask dr. Garcia to come up to say a few words. Happy new year. The department of Public Health as you heard Pedestrian Safety about three or four times again and i will say Pedestrian Safety is one of our major goals in the health departmen
They know it iwas me because i got a free meal. And check a map on check them out on facebook. Take a peek at the stuff we have cut. To get our check out our blog. I will have let me welcome everyone for coming out to this great kickoff event. Mayor lee, supervisor chiu, distinguished guests from the community, city family, all of us coming together. Last year we held a Pilot Project on stockton street to help the merchants and support the merchants in selling their merchandise. We were able we were very successful. We got a lot of great feedback from the pilot. So this year again, we are doing the second year of the pilot. All the agencies and the community and the merchants, we got together, and talked about how we can do better. And without further delay, i will ask the mayor to come and say a few words, who is a big supporter of this project. Mayor lee. Thank you mohammed. [ applause ] i am very happy to be here. Is this okay . All right. All right. [ laughter ] all right. First of
So you can see the highlight of the mayors city hed i have attacked the press release for you. You can take a look at other elements of the city and the successes that have trans paradise throughout the year. And that concludes my report Public Comment 1, 2, 3, 4. Seeing none. I wanted to see the date i thought that was a bit awkward but i trusted my calendar. And their website isnt up so i couldnt go back and verify. Well we will verify that for you it is the 7 accounting. Our retreat is on the 28 of february. Is it the rae treat the wednesday i believe it was a thursday and thursday. Commissioners should have i dont know if you have. Its at 1 clock. We just changed over from different softwares. Im going to blame it on that and mr. President , would i like the next item called it allows the president to make announcements that are of interest to the Small Business community. And were going to talk about b i want to give you some information the Fundraising Efforts we raised 70,000 ra