4156550001. The access code is 1466683787. Press pound, and then pound again to be added to the line. Again, access code is 1466683787. Press pound, and pound again to be added to the line. When you are connected, you will hear the meeting discussion, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, press star, three to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down the device that you are listening on. When you are called for Public Comment, please mute the device you are listening to the meeting on, and when it is your time to speak, you will be prompted to do so. Public comment is limited to three minutes each, unless established by the officer of the meeting. Speake speakers are requested, but not required, to state their names. Sfgovtv, please show the office of Small Business slide. Today, well begin with a reminder that the Small Business commission is the official foru
Questions on many of the presentations, and weve gotten very thorough and thoughtful answers from staff, so hopefully that means we can go through our agenda in a very efficient way and we can go to our different activities of the evening. First item is the minutes. Are there any additions or corrections on the part of the commissioners . Okay. Any comments from the public . Clerk if youre on the Public Comment line, please press star, three if youd like to make a comment on the minutes. No comments, commissioners. Okay. So is there a motion to approve the october 20, 2020, minutes of the commission . So moved. Second. Can we have a roll call vote . Clerk yes. [roll call] clerk just for everyone to know, if the if youre not speaking, then please mute yourselves, and commissioners, if youre making rustling noises, and youre not muted, i am going to mute you. So i apologize, but we want to keep the sound quality good. So well move onto item 3, the directors report. Hi, commissioners. Gra
But i wanted to take this opportunity to just start with, really, how far weve come. Its been a very, very challenging seven months in San Francisco. When this pandemic first hit, we had to make some really hard decisions. And with those hard decisions, we knew it was not only going to hit our economy as a whole, but it was going to have a tremendous impact on our Small Businesses, especially businesses in the community. We saw, within the first time that we closed in the month of april, we saw unemployment go to over 60,000 people, and as of today, we have over 200,000 people who have filed for unemployment. Weve seen businesses close, and some that we have gone to our entire lives, weve seen them close permanently. Weve had to balance a 1. 5 billion budget deficit in San Francisco. Its been hard. Our unemployment before the pandemic was less than 2 , and at its height, went to 12 , and today, its 8 . So yes, from an economic standpoint, we have had some really challenges in our city,
Staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements. To protect the public, Board Members and City Employees the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. This is taken pursuant to all various local, state orders and directive. Committee members are participating in Video Conference. Public comment is available for each item on the agenda. Sfgovtv has the calling number on the screen. Provide comments by phone calling 4156550001. Once connected into the meeting id is 146 6994959. When prompted press pound twice to be connected to the meeting. When connected you will hear the meeting discussions but your line will be in his senning need only. When your item comes up dial star three to be added to the speaker line. The speaker prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. When you are unmuted you may begin. Best practices call from quiet location and speak clearly and turndown television or radio or streaming device. Behind full of potential ti
4156550001. The access code is 1466683787. Press pound, and then pound again to be added to the line. Again, access code is 1466683787. Press pound, and pound again to be added to the line. When you are connected, you will hear the meeting discussion, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, press star, three to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down the device that you are listening on. When you are called for Public Comment, please mute the device you are listening to the meeting on, and when it is your time to speak, you will be prompted to do so. Public comment is limited to three minutes each, unless established by the officer of the meeting. Speake speakers are requested, but not required, to state their names. Sfgovtv, please show the office of Small Business slide. Today, well begin with a reminder that the Small Business commission is the official foru