Transcripts For SFGTV BOS Budget And Finance Committee 20240

Transcripts For SFGTV BOS Budget And Finance Committee 20240712

If you would be willing, i would love to have your involvement in collating that document and as Vice President , i think she should have the ability to weigh in on whether she wants to participate in that document and if she chooses not to, then i would we cant restaff, ask if one of the other commissioners would like to participate and make a decision from there on the best way to move forward. Im happy to do that. Ok. Well, then, is that a workable plan for generating a collated draft for us to review in the next meeting . This is regina, yes. Good. And we have a good plan, then. I confirm with my commissionecommissioners that tf the essence and no time to waste. Everybody has made great points that we need to get on ground now. Yeah, yeah. Look, i think its also important to highlight the work of the commission, which i think has been extraordinary. We have been moving as quickly as we can and i think quite effectively and maybe punching quite above our weight and so, i agree with you that we need to move quickly and i wanted to let the public know that we have not been moving slowly up until now. And that the public should know that we are moving very aggressively and not being shy about advocating for Small Business on all levels that we can as much as the charter allows us to. Hi, commissioner. Im going to interrupt and remind everyone that we still have commissioners reports. Also, remaining on the call are commissioner ortiz and huey. If we lose one more commissioner, then there wont be a quorum. Next item, please. Item 4, commissioner reports, allowing president , Vice President and commissioners to report on recent Small Business activities and to make announcements that are of interestininterest to the smalls community. Commissioner ortiz. I wanted to report back to the latino recovery to address all of the issues impacting Small Businesses and the latter resources. inaudible . I wanted to comment on the virus hitting the commission the hardest because that is a vulnerable community. And i do think that its appropriate that we make sure that Community Gets enough attention to that we can establish some level of equity. So i appreciate your advocacy there. This goes into the employees they furloughed and how much longer to last to get some hard data from all of the merchants on valencia so that we can provide that information where its necessary, to get a good snapshot of how Small Businesses are going and were calling it the merchants reality check. And one thing to note is that valencia corridor is one of the busiest in the city with some of the highest rents, commercial rents in San Francisco. And a huge number of consumerfacing Small Businesses and so, it is a good snapshot on whats going on and so, i hope to be able to report on some of that data for the next one. Obviously, were still pushing people to th to complete that s. To you think that will be completed by the time of the next meeting . I do. I am wondering if the results will be available somewhere on line they can be digested by Commission Members prior to the meeting . Absolutely. Wile get it all done by next week. Ok. That sounds good. Any other commissioner reports . This is steve and i just want to say what everybody has been doing is great and these have been hard times and the one thing im very optimistic about is well be able to open up so soon. Were going to do new items, arent we, on the agenda here . I dont see that on the agenda. We didnt get it on the agenda. I just want to manny, i want to put out there, because i would love to be working with some of that, because the one thing that we really all have to talk about now is the opening up and that will be a big thing and i think some of the speakers today gave me some ideas and my head is just rolling right now with all sorts of crazy stuff with this, but i do think that theyll start slowly opening up and we need to be ready for that. We need to be sooner than later, but i think week by week, youll slowly see stuff and we really need to be on top of this. Two thoughts about that and one is, as we start to open up, ive spoken with several Business Owners and theres a lot of even within specific segments, theres a lot of variance and i observatio spokeo different gym owners and theyre both Small Businesses. You know, one, everybody can go to the gym whenever they want and the other is a very small gym that you can only go work out with the private trainer and theres only two people in at a time. And what i think, something we need to think about if we start to reopen up and whether the commission is advocating for i is one concern i have is painting with a broad brush or doing one size fits all criteria. For example, looking at gyms, saying it would be upsettable founderstandable for policy maks to open up gyms last for health concerns. We have to remember that its not one size fits all and that concludes my report from what ive been hearing from the community. And youre absolutely correct. Its definitely not a onesizefits all and thats what worries me, because theyre going to do it as a onesizefits all and we have to look at individuals. And i think that is what the commissioner was speaking to, which is that weve got to start with our ask and let them come back to with whats reasonable. With we havbut we have to be ase chartered advocate this city deposit, we havgovernment, we hs aggressive as we can reasonably stand to be. By the way, we need to be loud about this, too, as commission, and as a whole. Thats right. And we have to be loud and we have to be out there and make those phone calls and just be in their face on this one. Commissioner becames, your leadership oveadams, yourleaders given us a perspective and any guidance you have on that front would be well received. Thats why im here. You know, im working for a landlord now and i will tell you, its different than a bank and a lot of stuff that was even said earlier, you have to treat everybody different and its just were in a new world, folks. And it came quick. So thank you for talking about the survey and i think that that data will be extremely valuable. Not only valuable for the commission, but it would also encourage that i know that the valencia emergence encourages many and i think we need this data moving forward. And then i also want to express my appreciation to the commissioners for really talking about the nuance in terms of dealing with the opening and not one size fits all. So it will be very helpful to know that for us as offices were communicating and working with Small Businesses to know that we have that support and so right now, its an unofficial support, because theres no specific action on it, but that may be something to propose at a future date. So thank you. Great. Well, certainly its a challenging time to be on the Small Business commission for many of us that recently joined, my goodness. And what a crazy time. So, are there any more commissioner comments before we move on to the next item . Any members of the public wanting to make a comment on item number 4 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. And next item, please. Sf gov tv, show the business slide. We will end with a reminder that 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. And that the office of Small Business is the best place to get answers about doing business in San Francisco during the local emergency. If you need assistance with Small Business matters, continue to reach out to the office of Small Business. Next item. Item 5, adjournment, action item. Is there a motion . Motion. I take my hat off to the generation before mine and you can ajourn the meeting, steve. Motion to ajourn. [ laughter ] motion by Commission Adams to ajourn the meeting and seconded by commissioner utiele. role call . This motion passes 40 and meeting is adjourned at 1 39 p. M. [ ] thank you, earn. Everyone. Pho this is one place you can always count on to give you what you had before and remind you of what your San Francisco history used to be. We hear that all the time, people bring their kids here and their grandparents brought them here and down the line. Even though people move away, whenever they come back to the city, they make it here. And they tell us that. Youre going to get something made fresh, made by hand and made with quality products and something thats very, very good. The legacy bars and restaurants was something that was begun by San Francisco simply to recognize and draw attention to the establishments. It really provides for San Franciscos unique character. And that morphed into a request that we work with the city to develop a legacy business registration. Im Michael Cirocco and the owner of an area bakery. The bakery started in 191. My grandfather came over from italy and opened it up then. It is a small operation. Its not big. So everything is kind of quality that way. So i see every piece and cut every piece that comes in and out of that oven. Im leslie ciroccomitchell, a fourth generation baker here with my family. So we get up pretty early in the morning. I usually start baking around 5 00. And then you just start doing rounds of dough. Loaves. My mom and sister basically handle the front and then i have my nephew james helps and then my two daughters and my wife come in and we actually do the baking. After that, my mom and my sister stay and sell the product, retail it. You know, i dont really think about it. But then when i sometimes when i go places and i look and see places put up, oh this is our 50th anniversary and everything and weve been over 100 and that is when it kind of hits me. You know, that geez, weve been here a long time. [applause] a lot of people might ask why our legacy business is important. We all have our own stories to tell about our ancestry. Our lineage and ill use one example of tommys joint. Tommys joint is a place that my husband went to as a child and hes a fourth generation san franciscan. Its a place we can still go to today with our children or grandchildren and share the stories of what was San Francisco like back in the 1950s. Im the general manager at tommys joint. People mostly recognize tommys joint for its murals on the outside of the building. Very bright blue. You drive down and see what it is. They know the building. Tommys is a San Francisco hoffa, which is a germanstyle presenting food. We have five different carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. You prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. You want your pastrami to be very lean. You can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. Tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. San franciscos a place thats changing restaurants, except for tommys joint. Tommys joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. San francisco in general that we dont lose a grip of what San Franciscos came from. Tommys is a place that youll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. Youll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. Thats important. The service that San Francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in San Francisco. So well help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of San Francisco. But i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in San Francisco that has history and that is unique to San Francisco. It started in june of 1953. And we make everything from scratch. Everything. We started a you we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines and then started trying them one by one and the family had a whole new clientele. The business really boomed after that. I think that the flavors we make reflect the diversity of San Francisco. We were really surprised about the legacy project but we were thrilled to be a part of it. Businesses come and go in the city. Pretty tough for businesss to stay here because it is so expensive and theres so much competition. So for us who have been here all these years and still be popular and to be recognized by the city has been really a huge honor. We got a phone call from a woman who was 91 and she wanted to know if the mitchells still owned it and she was so happy that we were still involved, still the owners. She was our customer in 1953. And she still comes in. But she was just making sure that we were still around and it just makes us feel, you know, very proud that were carrying on our fathers legacy. And that we mean so much to so many people. It provides a perspective. And i think if you only looked at it in the here and now, youre missing the context. For me, legacy businesses, legacy bars and restaurants are really about setting the context for how we come to be where we are today. I just think its part of San Francisco. People like to see familiar stuff. At least i know i do. In the 1950s, you could see a picture of tommys joint and looks exactly the same. We havent change add thing. I remember one lady saying, you know, ive been eating this ice cream since before i was born. And i thought, wow we have, too. Meeting will come to order. June 10, 2020, regular Budget Finance Committee meeting. I am sandra fewer, chair, joined by supervisor walton and mandelman. I would like to thank sfgovtv for broadcasting the tv. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and protect board members, City Employees and the public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting remotely. Pursuant to the local, state and federal orders, declarations and directives. Committee members will attend through Video Conference and participate to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comments available on each item on this agenda, and streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Opportunity to speak are available via phone call, 4156150001. Access code 1457369773, again, 1457369773, then press pound and then press pound again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussion but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star three to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and turn down your television or radio. Public comment in either of the following ways, either email to myself, budget and finance Committee Clerk at linta. Wong and forwarded to supervisors and included as part of the official file. Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the board of supervisor agenda of june 16th unless otherwise stated. Thank you very much. Can you please call item number 1. Yes. Resolution authorizing office of the treasurer and Tax Collector to amend the software as a Service Agreement and support the contract with citybase, inc. , to an extended fiveyear term, two options to renew for a period of two years each, april 27, 2018, through april 16, 2023, not to exceed 37 million. Members who wish to provide Public Comment, call the number, access code, 1457369773, and pound and pound again. If you have not already done so, star three to speak, a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. Wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. Thank you very much, madam clerk. Colleagues, you may remember, we continued this item from last week. We have already heard the daily report and we have miss shaw here with us from the treasurer and Tax Collectors office. Upon my request, they have come back with a comparison of rates in neighboring counties and cities. Miss shaw. Thank you very much, thanks for inviting us back how we can answer critical questions how the contract shares. Im going to share the graph with you and not have technical difficulties this time. All right. Can you see that . Yes, we can. All right. Thanks. Im not going to do the presentation in totality, since you have heard that yesterday. Or last week, excuse me. Just a quick reminder, this is a contract for our credit card charges that are online. We do have the no fee for the safest way to pay and the fastest, and these funds that are part of this contract are either part of the very item that the person is saying they are added for taxes and fees so that the taxes and fees are not completed. Graph that was requested was really to make sure that our contract was competitive with our neighboring counties, from, you will see on the consumer or individual base charges,

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