Let me say a few words. Ava is the top Civil Engineer and the true innovator in her field and shes the first woman to hold a position of chief engineer in the history of the Golden Gate Bridge highway and district. Ava has been 20 years with the district and shes managed and constructed several Major Projects including managing the privilege seismic and wind retrofit project, overseeing the installation of the longest bridge, movable, movable, medium barrier and she is currently overseeing the construction of the physical suicide deterrent project. This project is the remarkable feat of lifesaving engineer. The barrier is an intricate structure comprised of 385,000 square feet of stainless steel. The equivalent of seven football fields. Hung 20 feet below the bridge public walkway and the construction of the barrier requires the use of heavy equipment suspended 250 feet above the water. The impact of this project cannot be overstated. The physical suicide deterrent project will save li
Custom to begin and end each meeting by reminding everyone that the office of Small Business is the best place to get your questions answered about doing business in San Francisco. The office of Small Business should be your first stop when you have a question about what to do next. You can find us online or in person here at city hall. Best of all, our services are free of charge. The Small Business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. If you need assistance with Small Business matters, start here at the office of Small Business. The commission is now starting a new tradition of welcoming new businesses that have opened this week. We would like to welcome liberty home supply, old shanghai restaurant, Janitorial Services and kanda yoga school as unone of the many businesses that havy businesses that have opened this week. Okay. I guess we roll call first. Call t
Organizations. State of new orleans spent 7 million recovering from attacks. They declared state of emergency in the city. Which is impressive. There are some simple steps you can take. Why are the steps not been taken and what they can do. Were trying to figure out this is a hightech field. In order to get businesses to take these steps they need to be coached, consulted and to do them correctly. Reduce the friction and to helping them to protect both businesses as well as the customers. User data that businesses use that are associated with it. With that, we like to continue the conversation and answer any questions and come back at the next Council Meeting for more discussion. Any other Public Comment . Next item. Item 3, Office Small Business presentation. Discussion item. The presenter is director dickendrizzi office of Small Business. Good evening commissioners. Regina dickendrizzi director of the office of Small Business. I thought we take an opportunity just to take a look at s
Coordinate and respond to a potential outbreak. The declaration of a local emergency allows for much faster mobilization of city resources, accelerated emergency planning, streamlined staffing and coordination across the city. It also allows the city to be reimbursed from the state and federal governments. And it raises awareness throughout San Francisco about how everyone can prepare in the event that covid19 appears in our community. Also santa clara and san diego counties have taken the same action, similar declarations to bolster their preparedness. Id like everyone to note that cruise ships visiting the port of San Francisco come from domestic location, as well as from canada and mexico. The u. S. Coast guard routinely reviews passenger records to document travel history of the vessel, passenger and crews, the coast guard has issued guidance on reporting it passenger symptoms, for passengers or crew. Additionally, the Cruise Line International association has implemented preventat
Does anybody have any comments not related to anything on todays agenda . Sound like today we do. Come up. Good evening. Thank you commissioners. Me and my partner are with a ate aspen tech policy hub. Were really looking to try to figure out what the awareness is amongst Small Businesses and to help Small Businesses improve their posture and prevent attacks. This is a problem you dont hear about Small Businesses being attacked. You do hear a lot about public organizations. State of new orleans spent 7 million recovering from attacks. They declared state of emergency in the city. Which is impressive. There are some simple steps you can take. Why are the steps not been taken and what they can do. Were trying to figure out this is a hightech field. In order to get businesses to take these steps they need to be coached, consulted and to do them correctly. Reduce the friction and to helping them to protect both businesses as well as the customers. User data that businesses use that are ass