August 22, 2016, and the start time is the Small Business commission. Commission thanks to the services and sfgovtv staff Business Commission meeting. The meeting can be viewed on sfgov channel 78 or live streamed by sfgovtv. Org simply go to our website meeting is limited to 3 minutes per speaker unless otherwise established by the presiding officer of the meeting. Plaza spelling of the speakers name for the written record, and please deliver it to the secretary prior to sfgovtv please show our slide we have a reminder that the San FranciscoSmall Business commission is the only place existing business. Office of Small Business is your first stop when you have a question about what to do next and it is the st. Josephs of the Small Businesses in the county of San Francisco. It is fair to say if you need assistance start here all right. Okay item anniversary smadz commissioner dooley commissioner ortizcartagena commissioner toursarkissian commissioner yeeriley commissioner zouzounis absent mr. President , we have quorum. Great before we do item 2 id like to propose for the benefit ever everybody that is here we swap or we move item 5 to swap in front of item 3 so we can hear what everybody has to say and get along with the day all right. Commissions well hear first item 2 and item 5 and then three and four. Item number 2 general Public Comment members of the public may address the commission of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, discretion item. Do we have any members of the public that would like to speak during general Public Comment seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Item 5 please. Item 5 applications for replacement on the legacy business and adaptation for the legacy business for the businesses listed Neighborhood Health center and moby dick and the cafe and the Roxie Theatre and the studio and gallery and sf gallery and presenter it richard Program Manager of the Legacy Business Program. Is he here and regaining executive director of the office of the Small Business commission. One procedural needed e note i want to read into the record all applications will be considered tonight theres the staff asks different that will be considered at a future agenda meeting. Public comment. Commissioners, i just sent Richard Aaron starr relay ill start off and hell arrive here we go. Richard we switched items youll start with the presentation so, yeah letting you know. Hello commissioners how are you richard the legacy business Program Manager today, we have power point presentation for sfgovtv the administrative code section 2a dot 242 b says a legacy business means a business that is nominated by a member of the board of supervisors or is mayor and the office of the Small Business commission denominators and meets each the following criteria criterion one the business operated in San Francisco for thirty years or more with month break exceeding two years. Business may have operated in more than one location an exemption for businesses between 20 and thirty years old in the business has a risk of displacement criterion two the business has contributed to the history and or the identity of a particular neighborhood or community and criterion 3 the business is committed to maintaining the future that define the business with craft and culinary or art programs in the office of the Small Business commission includes the registry of a legacy business today, we have 10 business businesses coming before you a located others 3166 buchanan street in district two, four b department of education locate on 2575 Mission Street in district 9, 4 c images conscious on tenth street, and district 6. Four d mission Neighborhood Health center address 4 0 shot street in district 9 and four e moby dick on 18 street and pier cafe in the embarcadero district 3. Four g Roxie Theatre at the 716th street street in district 8 and four h the gallery located at noah street in district 8 four i sf parties on post street district 6 and four j twin peaks auto repair on district 7. Importantly tell drive criterion one have they operated in San Francisco for thirty years with no break in operation sxooed two years and termination for all applicants and criterion two have they contributed in the identity that have a neighborhood or Community Determination is yes and all applicants were recommended by the Historic Preservation commission criterion 3 are the applicant to maintain the futures or altercation that define their businesses with extravagantly or culinary art forms the determination is yes for all tenants and staff recommendation is that the smoefks include all and the registry of the legacy businesses i have copies of all the applications in the packet and Available Online as well. And there are 10 resolutions one for each the legacy business registry. Okay. Great once again that was and thrill to read through all the bios and the pictures there are businesses i know well and discover a few that will encourage memo me to get out thank you for that presentation commissioner and commissioners. Im honored to have moby dick in the castro so this is like an honor very cool and pier 23 thats like got to be one of the best restaurants in the city and that im really, really happy about this just because a Cross Section of tourists and locals i had friends that live all over the city we met at the pier 23 and you know what good for us well, were all great any other comments commissioner open up for Public Comment two minutes per speaker i think we have speaker cards well call them up. We do ill read them 3 at a time first is calling names . Great hello, im kari the owner of docks for the past 8 years in the 1950s we were a bar and a dentist bought the bar all of us at docks are part of Mission Neighborhood we have places for people to come in times of need and celebrations we love to help our neighbors and ready for the if you have any questions, well be happy to answer thems to help the firefighters and others our happy hours have benefited many local animal rescues over the past years and the cat and save a bunny and rescues sorry this is a hard topic we have a bargaining night an arts and crafts that bend the groups as well as groups and the art of San Francisco docks was the second bar to be recognized as a Green Business by the city of San Francisco were constantly searching to save energy and water and the previous owners sold them we choose to sell it to me ill continue the vision but were unfortunately my landlords have a different tradition not renewing our lease we have less than one year on the lease and planning to move receiving this in the legacy business officers will help us with the lease and help to cover some of the loss we plan to recreativity create this the important part well be bringing the heart of residents that is part of our staff were honored to reserve this in San Francisco thank you. Thank you. Just to a reminder that first going on for 30 seconds to go and dont mean to be rude but the second one that one youre off the stage all right. Thank you im the executive director of the rocky a resident of city the Roxie Theatre a fixture of the streets in the Film Community like the rocky in the mid a resource by hosting San Francisco premium festivals and under seen hes movies you cant see emotionally we continue to be the host of many San Francisco film festivals with the San Francisco international and docking festive and independent flimdz our audience didnt see Spanish Language and ran are an and showcase for the work while the rocky has its ups and downs we are thriving over 42 movie goes we have a great year but as you may know San Francisco has lost historic and movie ignores we rent our facilities our place in the city not assured last year our landlords tried to double our rent we had a rate higher than the previous rate but lower than than the last that lease only has two more years well have discussions happening with the theatre approval the legacy business registry will greatly assist us in a be long term lease and allow us to be a cultural fixture in San Francisco thank you very much. Thank you commemoration mine a 2w40e8 company you have not visited it with no idea where it is im not sure youll find it weve been in the business since 1980 ill assume you have the details ill tell you what way main problem it is not rents fortunately im my own landlords im sympathetic to the people we have problems of rent if i had to may marketrate in the city ill long be out of the city or out of business heres my business i sell in San Francisco and international and nation wide im operating in the most Expensive Labor market isnt world and paying a high rate of taxed when you live in San Francisco you pay property tax and payroll receipts taxed operating in this environment im basically up against chinese thats what it monuments to we see dock active art and copy wright problems by pricing issues it is difficult to operate a business in San Francisco and face the chinese competition my competitors are utah, vermont and virginia a friendly exert in walnut creek in austin, texas they moved to austin, texas because of the wage situation i wanted to say finally i tell my out of States Friends we live by the Golden Gate Park and park and rules prop j im grateful you commissioners are doing the will of the san franciscans thank you. Next few speakers are nancy, rebecca and fernando and the fourth will be eddy good afternoon commissioner im nancy and my husband and i michael and i have operated this gas station we dont feel a connection, however, weve had the honor of running our business over thirty years and our auto care a rentcontrolled place for neighbors to stop by and the vufrts of city can stop for direction our sign with the twin peaks is a geography california offering maker so unique and visible it is a directional tool twin peaks location incongress is a neighborhood business makes for an oil legacy business over thirty plus years weve recognize as leaders in the business and pioneers for defining owned gas station more than a business to twin peaks is a visual landmark our booing on the foggy nights we have weve got a film and a book called oil on the brain book clubs take pictures of our large sign we have our share of customers a large portion from the neighborhood and have remained over thirty years you people are our customers and neighbors and friends we almost lofty of lost our lease 2 would be an honor to be honored as a legacy business to continue our place in the community for decades to come thank you very much. Thank you. Good afternoon. Im Rebecca Sawyer and here ive been throwing pots at the San Francisco for more than thirty years 2w4 prop j passed our salvation our long term landlords had a new lease in mind that almost doubled our rent over the course of the 10 year period and this was presenting us with a problem the worst problem basically, were very successful business we have people fill up our classes between 3 minutes of online registration a three to four waiting list to get a locker a studio space but we decided to double our fees if our rent suddenly went up fortunately your landlord agreed to offset if we get a grant by the amount of grant over a 10 year period and saves the character of our business that has been very oriented at scott wagner having a wide range of artists to beginers and real Great Community spirit and in the castro since 1967 we moved into that space and establishment her studio there and died and lived there until she died in 1983 a nonprofit in 1987 and since 0 strong so help with the rent will totally save us thank you very much. Good afternoon, commissioners my name is fefrnd im Deputy Director at the Health Center i want to mention even though were a Nonprofit Organization we understand the mruth theyre going through and miss neighborhood has been providing access to medical care primary for low income latino families since second floor 67 and going to be 50 years we own one building and we leased two other building the building we own on shot well street is we have some murals that are date back to the 19 san jose and have one that was just a new mural that was just created around four or five years ago the height legacy is multi faceted with the roof in the 1960s civil rights 340e6789s the center was part of Economic Opportunity and Neighborhood Center as a demonstration project during the Johnson Administration were combfshd by the community for the Community Since our director of public works is the patient of the clinic for generation after generation served as a Training Ground for union people and Health Careers and many of them were pediatric patient and working with us our legacy is the Community Health and our response throughout the decades to the social needs like diabetes and obesity thank you for your consideration to this project thank you. My name is eddy good afternoon, commissioners and thank you very much for your time the restaurant has been serving food into one a. M. For the last 36 years San Francisco is a culinary capital of the United States of america but after 11 oclock you cant get food now we serve in the cal hallow neighborhoods the residents royal on the communities that a small neighborhood no sign restaurant can allow that in San Francisco many of us meet each other at places back east go to somebodys house but San Francisco you go to a bar or restaurant and meet your friends before the evening and the reason is 2 the front poach whatever we want to do but the brazen is that front porch for a very, very long time the brazen is sxhcht and what makes that the fact our employees have been working for us they have a solid place to stay because of that the broornz and the regular are families to the regulars that come in and everyone not to be recognized and know their name the house of hospitality was based on the good food for all the years weve been around and brazen is trying to continue that take into consideration for the line of questioning commission and attorneyclient. Next up calling names . My name is deborah eddys sister and 17 years ago i moved from new york city and i got off the plane at the sfo and asked the taxi driver to take me to the brazen head address he said i know exactly where it is this is a famous restaurant my brother has i went through and didnt have a job my brother gave me a job for a while and then did the book keep and became part of that brazen head family that was so wonderful having a place to be and meet new people especially being so far from new york and the food is great i felt proud to recommend it to any friends i notice that was without the sign everybody knew exactly where it was and begged us not to put a sign because the place they wanted to keep private their own benefit and that didnt work two well and have to share with many others some a great little place and cozy and keynote speaker and intimate and a great place for firsts like first anniversaries, and it will be a sin not to have it there in the future so with your help that will stay for another thirty years thanks. Hi good afternoon dan with sf party i wasnt going to speak but Everything Else is i might as well jump in were a hundredsyearold company they sold doortodoor i see things online that i didnt know existed india head lamps and strange stuff we flashforward a modern company doing the outlined things like toys and parties decorations im a thirdgeneration any dad from u can i my 3 obesity born here a fourth generation washington high got a lot of history and sf is where i grew up the neighborhood as evolved we moved into post street it was very much not the neighborhood now the northern tenderloin it was full of life and all the bad things now amazing who is moving in weve supported that and 17 fulltime employees some have worked for me over 20 years and dedicated to the employees provide 80 percent of medical consi