Doing to keep all of our meetings running smoothly, which i know that is challenging in these times. And mr. Clerk do you have announcemented . Clerk due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect City Employees, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and the Committee Room are closed. The members are participating in the meeting remotely, the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment is available for each item on the agenda, both cable channel 26 and sfggovtv. Org are streaming. And the ability to speak during the Comment Period are available by calling 8882045984. And you can utilize an access code. The code is, 3501008. Ill repeat those numbers, the calling number is 8882045984. And the access code is, 3501008. And once callers are connected they s3501008. And once callers are connected they should press the pound symbol. And then press the pound symbol again. 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Written comments may be sunday by u. S. Postal service to city hall room 244, San Francisco, california, 94102 and that address is available on the agenda for this meeting. And, mr. Chair, the items today are expected to appear on the. The agenda of april 21st agenda unless otherwise noted. Can you call our first item. Clerk agenda one is a hearing to consider the issuance of a type 21 offsale general beer, wine and distilled spirit Liquor License for the epicurian trader l. L. C. And located at 1 Ferry Building. And it will serve the public convenience or the necessity of the city and county. The members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment on this item call the number that i mentioned earlier and printed on your agenda and dial 1, 0 now to be added to the queue. I believe that we have the officer here to present on this item . Yes, good morning. Good morning. Okay. So you have before you a report for the epicurian trader and they have applied for a type 21, 41, 86 license and if approved this allows them to separate in offsale general to sell beer and wine anyplace and a tasting type license. There are zero letters of protest, zero letters of support. They are located at plot 216, which is considered a high crime area. And they are in a high saturation area and no opposition. And recommends approval on the following conditions number one, winetasting is conducted there should be signs in a conspicuous space, that the entrance and or the exits of the premise as depicted on 257 which state no alcoholic beverages beyond this point. Said times shall be no less than 7inch by 11inch in size and contain letters no less than one inch in sign. Two, signs posted that no minors are allowed in the tasting area as of april 1st, they have not agreed formally to the conditions. They have and they have not . They have not as of april 1st. Okay. And if we could ask the applicant about that. Thank you, officer. Do we have matt pawns on the line . Or another representative of the applicant . The applicant is matt pond and matt pond is on the callin line and our Operations Team could unmute mr. Ponds phone number so he can speak to our committee now. He is ready to speak. Clerk mr. Pond . Hi, guys. Everybody hear me . Clerk yes, we can. Okay. So first of all, thanks for the meeting and i know that its been difficult for everybody to try to push things forward and we appreciate everybody working hard to keep the process moving forward. Firstly, as it provides to the conditions, you know, i think that in the hustle and bustle of shelterinplace and trying to run a business that just was missed but were fully supportive of the conditions and we have no objection and were more than happy to put that on the record and anything that is required. And just everybody on the phone call knows, the epicurian trader and the suggestions hopefully that will clear that matter up. And, secondly, you know, as i sort of think about, you know, the essence of this topic which is whether its a public convenience and a necessity, i think about our other locations and in moments like this i think that its very paramount and clear that we are a necessity to these neighborhoods. If we were not currently opened, you know, the residents would have very limited or zero access to Fresh Produce and milk, eggs, fresh bread. And so i think that, you know, i think that its highlights how big a necessity that having a quality grocer, San Franciscorun, and locally owned and operated, you know, how critical it is for the residents of those neighborhoods. You know, and the financial district is in a similar pocket. Theres very limited access to quality grocers in that part of town. And, you know, we strive to offer a similar selection as we do in the neighborhoods and try to become a convenience for the people th that work in the aa or use the Ferry Building as a means of transportation. And so, you know, we hope that you guys recognize that what we do, we do things by the book. We definitely strive to try to adapt and to become part of the neighborhood and hopefully some of the board of supervisors who have had other locations in the neighborhoods have experienced that either firsthand or through, you know, comments from the constituents. Thank you, mr. Pond. I dont see any comments or questions from my colleagues. So we can open this up to members of the public if any have called in. Mr. Clerk, are there any callers on the line . Clerk mr. Chair, staff is checking to see if there are any callers in the queue. One second, please. Clerk thank you. A reminder for anyone who may have called in, if you want to speak on agenda item 1, you dial 1, and then 0, after you have connected to our public line and entered the access code. There appears to be one caller. Clerk great. I will say some things about Public Comment. We give our speakers two minutes and we ask that you state your first and last names clearly. Okay. Im going over Public Comments and the speakers will have two minutes and we have to hear your first and last name clearly and speak directly into the phone. If you have a written statement that you have prepared, you are encouraged to send a copy to the Committee Clerk for the official file. And in the interest of time we ask that speakers avoid repetition of previous statements, though we only have one Public Commenter, thats not going to be a problem. So, please, go ahead. You can begin now. Have we connected the first caller . Yes, we have. Hello, caller, can you hear us . That caller is not mr. Pond, right . Clerk it shows mr. Pond all right, well, we already heard from mr. Pond. So it sounds like we dont have any additional Public Comment on this item. And so im going to close Public Comments now. And bringing the imaginary gavel down. And so, again, no comments or questions i dont see any comments or questions from my colleagues. I understand that supervisor peskin is supportive of this item. Moving forward, i think that it is reasonable to expect that the applicant can meet the conditions and formally agreed to the conditions before this gets voted on with the board of supervisors. Im hoping that will happen. And ill probably ask to confirm our office will make sure that has happened before this is voted on, board of supervisors. But with all of that said, i think that we can direct our clerk to prepare resolution determining the issuance of the license to serve the public necessity and i will make a motion to send that forward to the full board with positive recommendation. And, mr. Clerk, can you call the roll. Clerk on the motion to recommend a resolution to the full board of supervisors, that finds that the service premise would meet the public convenience or necessity, vice chair stefani . Aye. I got it. Thank you. Clerk stefani, aye. Member walton. Supervisor walton aye. Clerk walton, aye. Chair mandelman . Supervisor mandelman great, the motion passes. Thank you, everyone. We got through one, one more to go. Clerk, call the next item. Clerk pardon me, just a moment. Agenda item 2, is a hearing to consider that the transfer of a type 20 offsale beer and wine Liquor License to d. P. And d. K. Investments incorporated doing business as kal neighborhood maisht at 19th avenue, will serve the public convenience or necessity of the city and county of the and the members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment on this item should call the Public Comment line and enter the access code and then queue up by pressing 1, and then 0. You should do so now. Mr. Chair. Supervisor mandelman great. Thank you. And, again, well start with officer samuelson from the a. L. U. All right, you have before you a report for d. P. And d. K. Investments inc, and applied for a type 20 license and this allows them to operate in an all ofsale beer and liquor premise. And zero letters of opposing and they are in a low crime area, they are in census track 32601, which is considered high saturation, and no opposition. A. L. U. Recommends approval with the following conditions. Number one, sales, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted only between the hours of 8 00 a. M. And 10 00 p. M. Each day of the week. Number two, the participants shall monitor the area under their control to prevent the loitering of persons on any property adjacent to the licensed premise as depicted on the most recently certified form. And number three, the petitioner shall be responsible for maintaining it free of litter area adjacent to the premise over which they have control as depict. And noted as of april 1st, the applicant had agreed to the above listed conditions. Supervisor mandelman thank you, officer samuelson. And then we will hear from the applicant. Is jodie knight or the applicant on the line . Clerk we have sabrina shaggy on the line. If you could unmute her mike so she can her mic so she can address the panel. Good morning, supervisors. We appreciate you hearing we appreciate you hearing this item today. Im sabrina shaggy and im speaking on behalf of the project sponsor. And the gas station has been operating at the site for decades and includes a building with an awtdo repair station and a small food mart. The owners propose to put the auto repair station to a more beneficial use by expanding this into the rest of the existing building. The Planning Commission unanimously approved the project on consent. Although this is a chevron gas station its a familyowned and operated franchise where the owners take great pride in being part of this community. Their goal is to provide a true neighborhood serving market in response to the needs of their customers. The expanded food mart will include the sale of general grocery items, fresh coffee, mademade food and personal items, as well as beer and wine. So that the local residents can conveniently pick up most of the items they need while stopping for gas. 37 neighbors and customers have signed a petition or written letters in support of the project and stating that this type of market would be beneficial to the neighborhood. Aside from providing a onestopshop for customers, the addition of beer and wine sales will provide a muchneeded increase in revenue which is crucial for the longterm viability of the gas station. In turn, this will help to preserve jobs for current employees and to provide new Employment Opportunities in the neighborhood. Given the current economic crisis, its imperative that the city support neighborhood serving and familyowned businesses. Aside from the conditions that the Police Department has imposed and the owners have agreed to, the owners are also taking a number of other safety precautions. Theyre not providing any beer or wine near the entrance, theyre requiring all employees to complete abcs Online Training course and the site will be monitored at all times for the insulation of 11 security cameras. And the owners have no tolerance for any loitering and they take the maintenance of the property seriously. And the addition of this type 20 license will ensure the continued viability of the gas station and most importantly it will look at the needs of those that live and work in the neighborhood. For these reasons we respectfully request that you forward this to the full board for positive recommendation. Thank you and im available for any questions. Supervisor mandelman thank you. I dont see any comments or questions from my colleagues. So i will open this up to Public Comment. Do we have any callers in the queue . Clerk mr. Chair, staff will check to see if theres callers in the queue. Mr. Chair, there are no callers wishing to speak. Supervisor mandelman great. I will close Public Comment. And, colleagues, i understand that supervisor mar is not in opposition to this license, he supports sending this item forward to the full board. Given that, i think we can direct our clerk to prepare a resolution to determine the issuance of the license for public convenience and subsidy and ill make a motion to send that resolution to the full board with positive recommendation. Clerk, please call the roll. Clerk on the motion to amend the resolution pending public convenience or necessity findings for the applicant, vice chair stefani. Supervisor stefani aye. Clerk stefani, aye. Supervisor walton. Supervisor walton aye. Clerk walton, aye. Is it chair mandelman . Supervisor mandelman aye. Clerk theres no further business. Supervisor mandelman then we are adjourned. Thank you, everyone. Clerk thank you. Thank you, chair mandelman. Mayor breed good morning, e. Thank you all so much for being here. I am San Francisco mayor london breed. I am joined today by the director of the department of Public Health, doctor grant colfax, department of department of Emergency Management. Mary ellen carol, director of department of Human Services, trent rhorer, Abigail Stewart conas well as director of the department of m. T. A. , jeff tumlin, police chief, bill scott, and we have a special guest today from the Interface Council who will be speaking directly after my comments. As of today, we have confirmed 676 cases of the coronavirus, sadly, 10 people have passed away as a result of this disease. This is clearly a challenging time for San Francisco. What we have done time and time again, especially during this press conference is to reiterate is importance of staying at home. We know that a couple weekends ago we had real challenges with that. Over the past two weekends people complied and have been wonderful. We also think that weather might have played a role in that because it was rain, it wasnt as nice as it will be this weekend. I want be to remind people. It is important to really maintain our physical distance when we are out in public. We may need to run errands and take walks and we are hearing about a lot of data that indicates the early signs that San Francisco is in a decent place. The fact is, we need to be mindful that this virus is out there. We cannot get comfortable. We cannot get complacent because as well as it may seem like we are doing, as you can see, those numbers are still going up. We anticipate that they would be even higher and the worst is yet to come. I just want us to be mindful of the need to continue to follow the stay at home order and place comply. It has been almost a month. I know people are anxious and frustrated and wondering when will we get back to normal as we know it . I just want to reiterate that unfortunately now is a time for sacrifice and the sacrifice is for all of us to follow the order so that when this is over we can look back and look at, you know, the number of lives we possibly were able to save as a result of following the order. I just want to reiterate and talk about a couple things that we have planned for the coming week as well as provide you with some important updates because we know that this is a very challenging time. Not only is it challenging for people physically because of our concerns about the virus, but it is also having an impact on the Mental Health of so many people. Our First Responders are folks that we want to make sure are welltaken care of. They are working long hours under an enormous amount of stress. What i reiterated to people especially out there on the front lines working for the city, it is important we are doing everything we can to take care of the public. We have to make sure we take care of ourselves and our Mental Health. One way we are supporting the health of First Responders and other front line workers is through efforts like city test sf, the new covid19 testing facility which ope