supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee not present madam president we have quorum. >> thank you ladies and gentlemen, can you please join us for the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you, madam clerk any communications. >> not o none to report madam president. >> supervisor peskin like to mansion a motion to skews commissioners we'll take that without objection. supervisor avalos is skewed supervisor wiener in terms of excusing the other commissioners and i know that supervisor cowen, supervisor farrell and supervisor campos expressed a request to be excused. >> okay absolutely you wanted to make that motion. >> seconded by supervisor peskin colleagues without objection without objection their excused and we're joined by supervisor yee okay. i do have one in memoriam and i think that we may have some members of the public of the audience here today colleagues, we don't have a traditionally 2:30 roll call or accommodation spend for the board meeting i want to take a brief moment to acknowledge someone when from the city family that passed away a few days ago mr. richard shaft that passed away sunld on tuesday august texting section and members of the public who are here for the in memoriam can you please stand. >> okay. it's everyone here thank you. >> thank you and i just are there members of the family here today thank you very much and we'll give you a moment to say and few words we appreciate you being here be seated i'll make a few remarks we had the privilege of knowing dick the general manager of moscone center and regional vice president of the moscone center operations since 19 ti he is survived by marilyn of 56 years and two children greg and laura and 5 greater than dick moved to san francisco in 19 ti after working an long beach as a 45 members of the managers he served on numerous committees as a member of the board of supervisors and collected as chairman of the i va r foundation if 88 to 89 and severed as president of the organization in 1994 through 95 and received the association highest honor the charles a award in 2002 in 2011 dick was the respiratory of the international conference lifetime achievement are award from the association of venue managers inc. and excellent member of the travel association a member of the san francisco chamber of commerce, a board member of the 5 and mission and a trustee of the i organization t s e 16 pension plan he always listened as one listed as one of the most influential people in the industrial industry when we wasn't working dick would ride his motorcycle and cheer on the giants and loved that spending a lot of time with friends and families and especially his greater than grandchildren done so much and honored to have such a tremendous leader and one of the most important industry the tourism of san francisco someone what has made san francisco what it is to visitors all over the country and want to tim he'll be truly missed and with that, colleagues without objection i want to before i open up for any member of the family to comment supervisor peskin did you. >> will madam president want to suggest we make that if the entire board of supervisors i knew dick an honor to work with him and my condolences to the family and the entire city for a great loss. >> thank you and boxes we'll do this on behalf of the entire board of supervisors today and without objection if this is a member of his family or someone that he worked with i'll welcome you an opportunity to say a few words at this time. >> the microphone is here. >> thank you for letting us be here and supporting him i just wanted to say thank you to everyone that showed up he loved his work and i think because of you he loved all the people he worked with and enjoyed the work until 77 thank you to everyone, everyone knows who he was i don't want to say too much we loved him. >> thank you very much and again, our honor to adjourn 24 meeting on behalf of the entire board of supervisors thank you to his family and friends his coworkers and many people probation officer caught to support him today he will definitely be missed we truly appreciated his work for the city thank you. >> and with that, madam clerk any other communications none to report. >> can we please call the first item. >> item number one is the resolution to approve the that party supplement to the memorandum of understanding regarding the financial commitment to addressing the funding gap for the peninsula electrification and add the public comment requirement for this item has been satisfied at the july 27th budget & finance committee. >> with that, supervisor peskin. >> thank you madam president and colleagues for giving us a week continuance which really allowed for a productive collaboration on the city does between myself, commissioner chung if the board, ed reiskin and some of his staff tilly chang and maria from the ct a as well as jillian on behalf of the mayor's office and to that end we have a set of protocols in front of you and incorporated in the file which by the way, have been reviewed by caltrain staff and we accommodated a couple of amendments a they sugsd and finally, the resolution itself is slightly amended on pages 4, and 5 at the first line on page 4 that indicates that the agreement will be subject to a funding protocol and then the additional further resolves authorizing the chief executive and the director of transportation to sign the president and make any amendments on behalf of the city and county it don't increase our obligations for liability i look forward to san francisco playing a role as the caltrain electrification project evolves making sure we do that within our means and thank you to supervisor tang for helping on the collaborative effort. >> thank you supervisor peskin commissioner chung. >> i do appreciate live supervisor peskin i know that was difficult for us to call a special meeting but to make sure that san francisco was going to be able to handle what comes our way in the future regarding the caltrain projects would this o one of the things i'd like to acknowledge our controller's office they did i know that supervisor peskin wanted to acknowledge them as well to have a comprehensive perpetually protocol i want to kick it offer to todd to speak to some of the amendments in the oversight protocol and those changes will be adapted as part of resolution today. >> thank you, todd deputy controller through the wanting to summarize the protocol before you included 10 or 12 donated items 15 separate items the four key additions calling your attention is in item 6 is the requirement of a dashboard to be created with dashboard indicators as previously noted in the schedule and budget further in addition to that item number 9 specifically defines significant risk levels with the requirement this the city of san francisco and other partners be notified within 10 days of devacations where costs are increased over 200 and $50,000 and thirdly, the addition of appropriation controls, i.e., in number 11 that funding and financing issues are suggested to each authority to appropriate the funding and finally on item 15 is the inclusion of the funding partners including san francisco to be able to audit a review any of the project information at any time those are the key changes and thank you. >> thank you, mr. reed i believe that putting the allegations into the oversight pointing will sure hopefully in the future that if any issues arise we'll be privy to that information supervisor peskin if you have something else. >> supervisor peskin. >> thank you. i wanted to apologize for not acknowledging the controller's office and add the role of a number of deputy advertising played and acknowledge bryan from congresswoman jackie spier's office i think that he has endeavored to bring this thing together and congresswoman spear and president obama administration god speed. >> for clarity who will be permitting the request to amend the legislation. >> the amendments madam president before you i have circulated them and also want to announce we shared all of these changes with supervisor cowen's staff that be aware of them and supportive of them but like to make a motion to put the amendments that are before you before us and make that motion. >> supervisor peskin has made a motion to amend seconded by supervisor tang colleagues without objection without objection the amendments passes unanimously and call roll. >> supervisor peskin supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee supervisor breed supervisor kim supervisor mar there are 7 i's. >> the resolution as amended it adapted unanimously next item. >> general public comment 80 up to two minutes to include items on the without reference calendar items three and four purntd to the board direct your comments to the board if you want to display your document clearly state to sfgovtv and when you want the screen to return to the live coverage of meeting. >> good morning, mr. yip. >> of holiness and man with true destiny in unit of human nature of people into unite with well-nourished - for mission of holy justice with the foam o phenomena will sure the peace and wellness when mankind without individual differences of opinionated bias and mercy of justice to change the destiny for all people to prosperity and security true principles should exist on planet earth and always among everyone's heart for the holy people and shall take an divided statute of limitations of holy religion and have the coloration of all good deeds and holy shoed u study is there a preach university shall in the new wealth of our people and one shall maximize the nature in destiny with a special works on publication and mercy and humankind destiny shall work together for the public affairs for the study of holy culture shall be between heaven and man for peace and wellness for justice for all so holy meaning of eternal for hundreds of jashgsz for security god bless the holy mission. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> thank you supervisor president london breed my name is christopher i rise to practice my ad skills and remark on a number of different things there was some comment several weeks ago what you want to do for old people today is my 69 birthday and amazed to have it personally being the oldest person in the room i guess my observations will hold the permitted thing i want flat sidewalks have to watch any steps my feet don't work quite as well another item my comment about the boilerplates restrictions what you can produce grant fund for the actually did a search and on the items on 7 61 is all wrong the bulb out of the money from the state of california the sfmta to you wanted the city to take would liability for building something that is text that requires that inconsistent apply and the state of california as you as the enforcement ininstrument and lastly please do not read in front of use it is really, really rude we've sat with you for 9 hours your task is hard but back there thank you. >> thank you and happy birthday. >> next speaker, please. >> hi laura clark of grow sf to talk about item 4 the redondo proposal to once again talk about where they'll oppose by right. i think has been litigated and discuses the city to ready to say we're conflict of interest about whether we'll support buy right this is the message to be pass on i don't understand this is on the agenda it is a deliberate waste of time we could be doing so many more effective things to truly address did housing crisis and old policies permitted like radical things like backyard cottages adding to the housing authority that is spell needed in the city and addressing single-family home only to attached zoning inclusionary zoning hiv racist institutions and making progress but instead we are deciding whether we'll pass a motion to oppose something again for no reason i'm really disappointed you guys are not taking more bold action happy with the granting cottage legislation so, so much more potential and hope you'll take bold action soon. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hi, my name is sonya if the renters federation and here to talk about 4 ask you to vote against this motion yes similar point we already went through this is a waste of time and san francisco as built housing but we haven't contributed housing to the bay area and as we've sort of gone over the governors buy right bill was monthly applied in the areas that all san franciscans definitely need to build for housing on the peninsula the best way for the suburbs housing and silicon valley to pass buy right no san franciscans strongly want the peninsula to build housing san franciscans want this and, yes we vote against this motion that's correct. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors tim colen, san francisco housing action coalition. and wanted to express our frustration with that motion back again because it is to us proevendz empty housing in the seasons perhaps we can finally stop producing market-rate and get our arms around this displacement it doesn't make sense but number one governor said two things number one local jurisdictions you don't get it for two or three dedications e decades using ours authority to delay and abduct housing no where more true if housing coalition didn't exist i won't have a job local jurisdictions have to stop obstructing jobs and the second one is equally remarkable under no realistic economic scenario possible for the state of california to subsidies its way out of problem think if i remember what we said i read in the newspaper the affordable housing is delivers to the and costs two of no evidence he will change and open the floodgates to fund the production of subsidize housing we're left to our devices it didn't doesn't make sense to oppose this because right measure and at the same time keep the production of housing in san francisco we need a lot more of it and urge you to vote against the motion thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> supervisors michael san francisco building trades council on many occasions agree with the prior 3 speakers i disagree this is not a anti housing measure it is a complex question the municipal production of physical buildings and involves serving the needs of the community in variety of ways with the labor like i'm not adverse to pointing out but serving the needs of low income communities and making sure that there is no displacement, and making sure there is no unwarranted an urban answered during the course of uncontrolled housing and the current measure that the governor is pushing didn't do missing any of those things it needs to be called into account we need to remind. >> legislators to call the governor into account and appreciate the positive stance towards little legislation i'm convinced that works with the state building trade we're asking you to oppose the legislation and fill it is amend to the point it does what the is spotted to do thank you. >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> hello my name is milo with grow sf i would like you to deny this amend item not the way things are settled the governors bill is a good idea one of the stipulations in the requests is to preserve ask the governor to preserve the demonstration controls by the governor already has those preserved this is an example of how we're kind of redundantly doing things again so support the governors bill thank you. >> thank you >> next speaker, please. >> i was asking one of the officers if it is possible if you guys could provide bottle waters we get thirsts i didn't and promised i would do a commercial by a book we robert stone believe it or not i haven't read the book can't comment it came in the mail i went to the computer and found out a special meeting so not able to prepare a speech but you know what? at the name of jesus every knee will bow and every tongue confess only a matter of time jehovah has spoken every knee will bow and paul applies that to tfa lips two jesus is a great misery you'll confess and joours will stay get down on our impose and acknowledge to everyone jesus is lord a par bell in the gospel of luke those who will not let me lord over them the motor vehicle and lowly lamb of god and judgment day is coming jesus mind behold i go up to the jerusalem and everything written by the son of man will be accomplished he didn't say behold i go up to jerusalem but everything that is written by the proof the will come true mows isaiah and the book of jehovah. >> - >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> tom gilbert building houses by the 98 percent of san franciscans can't afford a dynamic housing project we need to reline and instead of louis the developers to make all the money part of our society we are lucky to have michael a couple of months ago i did a show on happy new year cynicism and any things on donald trump just listen to that show and hillary clinton on the other hand, ask her what happened in 2009 with honduras when america was the only country that relocated central america no one else did and honduras mother with children at our gates i want her to release her transcripts to wall street and there's a few things we're running out of time i'm wearing a nice green shirt what do you think gloria stein within that that i mentioned before about the police not wearing their gun belts this is a time i hope some of you get to travel in a country the police are not wearing them we can do better the police in the society everyone will be happier i'm recommending for the first time that we find some safe buildings so drug addicts can shoot up under san francisco supervised supervision this is got to be better as long as they do their drugs on site and prevent the lottery loiter /* litter. >> any further speakers line up to the left. >> i request our open patience to replace the matter within the proper economic context the condominium sidelines has sidelined the property owners with the incoming restricted housing supply were a boom towards the corporate dwellings of luxury in scale affordability set aside raise the costs of the aau adjourned unite beyond the 34ri79d people who finds themselves innovating not able to make the ended meet we're short 68 thousand hounding and fiscal inflation have respected people in the 3, 4, 5 - in overtime and comfortable elevation of degree and keeping on task with the economic freeze and the economy and the freeze - >> political intervention has added preemptor to the cost of land for the prosthetic contractor and the public in general all those 2w0sz who lack the prevent status to buy excuse me - that buy high over and over not al at all future boards any yield inheriting symmuch constitutional heritage to adopt the buy right legislation in the spirit of free initiative courageously or encouraging with the shared values regarding scott wiener economic factors. >> thank you, sir madam president seeing no 09 speakers lining up that includes public comment. >> okay. are there any other members of the public to provide public comment at this point seeing none, public comment is closed. >> sir, i know you're kidding what with that madam clerk the items with adoption no - item 3. >> a motion to approve a final map 8253 located on webster street colleagues colleagues, can we take that same house, same call? without objection the motion is approved unanimously please call item number 4. >> a motion to urge the san francisco deliberate legislation for the buy right for the trail bill in recognition of 1230z locals planning tools to regional housing development and order the clerk to transmit the position for the buy right housing proposal for the tailor bail to all one and 80 members of the state legislation. >> supervisor president london breed. >> good afternoon colleagues my - i'd like to propose a motion i just want to i'd like to propose an amendment and take the opportunity to explain why my concern is not necessarily the substance of the motion but it is a motion there in my view no legal basis for the board of supervisors to impact a position under the section 2.1 of the charter that the board of supervisors shall act only by ordinance resolution except it may act on motion by when the board of supervisors has inclusive jurisdictions by acts of ordinances not inclusive hours positions in sacramento or over the position that we take inclusive position is the paramount will i matters w50e8 sit as a committee as a whole that's why the board narrowly defines action by the motion which i won't go over the details of that but again my concern not about the substance of the motion but as board president an objection to protect the rules under the chair functions i don't want to establish the precedent that the board can take did positions by motioned and motioned not subject to single spiritualy privilege to send an item to the committee and have motioned an important policy topics show up on the agenda and noting if a simple majority supports never subject to the public comment pedestrian and not from the executive branch we want to set the policy absent we don't want to set the populated absent the public engagement process or not notwithstanding our city charter we don't have the legal authority and not suggest we do and for that reason colleagues i'm asking for a simple amendment at the top of the motion which g will make that clear and that amendment has been passed out to some of you already it says whereas the san francisco board of supervisors can't under the city charter or the boards recusal of order establish the substantive policies by motion, however, this motion simply riltsz reiterates a motion adopted by the board in resolution one six zero 66 zero and the city attorney sports this and supervisor peskin supports this amendment with that, i'll move to approve that particular amendment into the record. >> supervisor president london breed has made a motion to amend seconded by supervisor peskin if no discussion on this amendment itself as opposed to the motion can we take with without objection without objection the amendment is adopted unanimously. >> thank you supervisor peskin. >> madam president and colleagues this item is resubmit of the extensive discusses in committee and at the full board time is of the essence as this matter is being deliberated in sacramento in the days ahead i want to acknowledge the state senator from san francisco senator mark leno for his work and delegations from across the state that will be visiting with lunch breaks in sacramento tomorrow madam clerk i'm hopeful this that motion passes today you and your hard working are get that out to the legislature as quickly as possible and then for me i want to acknowledge the obvious this passed by a majority of this body it is rare but the mayor choose to veto that resolution i think what the gentleman said is actually quite right which is to - in some form a fight over tone the mayor's may 13 substance is not that different than the substance of this resolution are of this motion previously resolution and what i think the gentleman said we should take heed of is that the supportive request of the mayors as well as mayor garcetti fell on deaf areas relative to making amendments that will alm that san francisco has been a leader in affordable housing development and would like this bill to be amended we can continue to use the tools in our tool in the toolbox we've paranoia i think that is time for this - we oppose this tailor bill by the way, those amendments now are widespread port in organizations all over the state of california and maybe some not from the sf grow or bar so be it with that, madam president i'm prepared to vote on this again. >> thank you supervisor peskin supervisor wiener. >> thank you madam president so i have to say this whole process i find to be irregular and really problematic as an initial matter i listened to supervisor president london breed's comments and frankly think i supervisor president london breed's comments were on point why we shouldn't set the precedent as we're doing with the amendment that you can introduce a resolution at the board of supervisors you can have that resolution fail whether at the board level or if it is because the mayor vetoes it but through the normal process and fail and then you can turn around and say i don't like this i'll introduce as a motion the difference the mayor can't veto a motion it is a effectively a procedural vote within the board of supervisors and the rebate we have motioned and the mayor didn't play a rule in signing or adverting the motion a motion is about those of us within the board of supervisors setting our own procedural rules and motioned can be about 19th century hearings and other procedural matters that's the purpose of motion and the reason the mayor plays 90 no rule in meddling so a motion our motion never been intended to set substantive policies for the city that's never been what they're about and but that is exactly what this motion is purporting to do it sour grapes this motion we didn't get what we tloptd the normal process because the mayor vetoed it as a result a regular motion that the mayor can't touch and appreciate supervisor peskin transparency in what we intended to do use this to falsely imply to the legislator u legislature this is somehow the position of the city of san francisco and it's not we sit down policy in terms of the lobbying the legislator by way of resolution and the mayor signs it or lets it become the official policy without signing it or if the board didn't act the mayor can lobby that creates significant confusion and if you were a member of the lunch break from some other part of state and all of a sudden someone says well the board passed this the mayor vetoed and the mayor is not allowed to veto it what is the position of the city it creates confusion that's why we have a distinction between resolutions and motioned putting that aside the board will act the way it does and we'll precede from this year i'll be voting against this not because of procedural mechanism but on the merits he's voted against supervisor peskin previous iteration this needs to be a resolution he offered an alternative resolution that basically said there are issues with what the governor is proposing around demolitions and 09 areas and we should work collaboratively with the governor to fix the buy right legislation so it works and then we should not just simply oppose and so my position continues to be the same we should be working with the governor to improve his legislation to fix the defects rather than oppose it and i also need to repeat what i said san francisco is not doing well when it comes to housing as reflective in the average rent of $3,500 a month and the displacement as reflected in the number of people living with their x they've been broken up for two years can't afford to move out we have a crisis and not pating ourselves on the back there's more work to do yes subsidized below-market-rate housing we want more below-market-rate housing but that will not solve the housing crisis we need more housing overall this is what the governors plan is designed to do not a purpose plan it needs amendments we should work with the governor collaboratively to get those amendments done this is not the right approach in my opinion so you'll be voting no. >> thank you, supervisor wiener. >> supervisor peskin. >> thank you madam president i don't want to budget committee labor this i want to as a matter of collegiality take exemption to the sour gripes graipz this is the policy god above grade of san francisco the mayor has the ability to express himself on behalf of the executive branch i - the mayor has as per recognizing recognize not used in modern times to veto a policy of the policy body the policy body any in its soul and saluted corrosion to express itself as the policy body is legal by the admit not often done but really rather remarkable the exclusive executive vetoed this this is the way to timely express the majority opinion to the stated legislature and the 0 policy we've discussed at nasal and why not call the roll. >> supervisor peskin i mean supervisor wiener. >> we're like easilyly confuseable i have madam president if i may through the city attorney if this motion passes today what will the position of city of san francisco be it the bill in sacramento. >> john gibner, deputy city attorney. as you mentioned supervisor wiener and as the president mentioned the city adapts formal positions on states legislation through resolution or through ordinance dlooul impacted by the board and signed or returned unsigned by the mayor or over ridden part of veto over ridden the board has not adopted a resolution that goes into effective on this bill the city has no formal position on this bill and the motion to not have the position on the bill the mayor under the chapter has the authority to coordinate intergovernmental fisherman's wharf the mayor can contradict the body to take the motion. >> so what would be an appropriate use of this motion if it passes again in sacramento in terms of the advocacy around this bill. >> i can't speaks to what will be appropriated the mayor can view it as he wishes in terms of lobbying on behalf of the city in his discretion. >> if it passes today, we could have the mayor lobbying in favor of the bill with amendments and could have others saying look i have a motion from the board of supervisors opposing the bill and others meaning members of the public that take this monoxide o motioned with a public document and say here's the position the majority of board of supervisors. >> or members of the board of supervisors supervisor peskin ask the the president to consider sending a letter quickly with the motion if it passes saying the board of supervisors passed this motion. >> that's what the - >> supervisor cohen's. >> that's correct that's the motion asked that the motion be transmitted to all 20 and 20 members of the legislation if we have the mayor of the san francisco lobbying on behalf of the city in favor of the bill with amendments and have the board of supervisors transmitting the motion opposing the bill to the legislators can have that complex. >> that's right beyond the clerk forwarding the motion adapt by the board individual supervisors in their capacity as the residents of the state can lobby the legislators but the board including the clerks letter can't take a position on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. >> in terms of the direction in the motion up here it says further resolved this the board of supervisors directs the clerk to transmit this to all one and 80 members when you - the motion itself says opposed and so then the clerk will be directed to transmit that to all one and 20 members on behalf of the board of supervisors not as residents of the state how does that - that seems odd given the mayor that has the charter policy to have the resolution goes into effect any of the board of supervisors saying wait we oppose this. >> yes. the mayor has the power to coordinate the intergovernmental affairs for the boards resolution taking a position on behalf of the city has directed the clerk to forward the copies of the resolutions to the legislators or to certain members of the legislators even though the mayor has the power to coordinate the intergovernmental affairs we can advise not the clerk is not prohibited from forwarding a document adapted by the board to the legislators by this is the extent of the boards direct involvement in the legislative affairs. >> to the best of your knowledge are you aware of a situation a motion with the board of directors not subject to any review by the mayor under our 0 - would that be transmitted to the state legislators that's into the challenges that 1k3450e7d identified in terms of setting a precedent short circuit the process and having the mayor sign or veto and do a motion and appearing to be taking a position even though we're not allowed to take a position. >> not that i'm aware of of that happening. >> thank you very much. >> thank you with that, madam clerk seeing no other names on the roster, on the item as amended can you please call the roll. >> supervisor peskin supervisor tang no supervisor wiener no. >> supervisor yee supervisor breed supervisor kim supervisor mar there are 5 i's and two notices with supervisor tang and supervisor wiener isn't descent the motion as amended is approved madam president. >> point of order. >> madam clerk i mean clerk. >> yes. the item at at least needs 6 votes it only received 5 votes. >> not the motion if the majority of those voting as mr. gibner give us the clarity. >> sure under the charter the board must act by majority the board rules on at that particular timey matter the board may act formulation two weeks ago the board continued on item and amendment it by fewer than 6 it is actually at the on ordinance resolution or motion and approve that requires 6 votes. >> so basically this fails if it didn't receive 6. >> correct. >> okay well unfortunately, the motion fails madam clerk can you please read the in memoriams. >> madam president i believe that the individuals name is richard dick shaft yes. >> this meeting will be adjoined in memory of mr. dick shaft. >> colleagues this is the of the agenda madam clerk, is there any further business before this body? there's no further business. >> okay. we're >> the annual celebration of hardly strictly bluegrass is always a hit now completing itself 12 year of music in the incredible golden gate park. >> this is just the best park to come 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record of the meeting. additionally there's a sign in sheet at the front table for those that like to be added to our mailing list. item number one call to order and will call. >> commissioner adams is adams is absent. dooley, here. dwight, here. ortiz-cartegena, here. yee-riley, here. zouzounis, here. tour-sarkissian, here. you have a quorum. >> item number two, please >> item number two, >>[reading ordinance] >> discussion and possible action item. >> we need your microphone. >> is that working? good afternoon commissioners. were good evening commissioners. thank you for having me here today to make a very very brief presentation. this legislation is simply an update to our planning code in the south of market and eastern neighborhoods mixed use zoning districts to allow arcades to be permitted. it is currently unknown permitted use and the supervisor is pleased to sponsor this legislation from time to time. our legislation on the books needs to be updated with the time it i think many of you know the history of the police code in 1982 restricting arcades from being cited and being permitted and that was updated in 2014 but legislation initiated by supervisor breed and sponsored by supervisor kim and subsequently, i think we have conformed are zoning codes to allow arcades as a permitted use . this legislation before you is in line with permitting arcades previously in the upper market area and in the haight and so we are just making that consistent with what now exists as permitted arcades and we hope that this will support small businesses. this was initiated by a small business in our district and that is why we sponsor this legislation today and we will public speakers to that effect. >> thank you. commissioners, any questions? or comments? what a difference three decades and a few million hundred million cell phones make. all right, great. with no comments by the commissioners will open up for public comment. anyone would like to make public comment on this item? theater good evening commissioners present of the san francisco counsel >> this is about time it happened to you think about rest of the city is permitting these gaming arcades throughout the city except south of market when it does it gives a diversity to the stab should i want to have it. i been helping these folks to get this through because they have a restaurant right now that only allows a machines to be in their placement in the ideas not just everyone they sit down and eat, drink, and they have a chance to play these games and these new equipment out there. as we all know everybody has got an iphone and with a do most of the time is playing these games. it brings people into the community and helps the city also from the backspace. i plot jane kim to you and i hope you will vote in favor of it. thank you commissioners. >> thank you, and anyone else of the public would like to comment on this item? >> good afternoon. thank you for hearing us out. i am one of the business owners for this place. i'm looking to get your support on this good i do want to clarify and say we are a bar-restaurant primarily. we do have two other stores sacramento and san diego and the games are an accessory to our use. they allow for entertainment and bailout for big groups coming in mingling together. by no means, a bad thing about our district and there is similar places in san francisco in the haight. the castro and this all area is also lead on games. there's companies like a lot of tech companies and a lot of millennial's were attracted to this and it's pretty important for us to have this, your support and the successful business as you know is tough to operate in. so if you have any questions, thank you. >> thank you. any other members of the public like to comment? >> we will wait for you, don't worry. don't break a leg. >> hello. my name is kevin mcdowell. i'm a native san franciscan. former bartender and current partner in the 86 company one independent spirits company that makes a range of spirits distributed internationally and i'm also very anxious public speakers i wrote my thoughts down. i had a professional relationship with eric lockridge for two years now. first meeting him or hosting in the hometown of san diego. the national bar industry has been growing so quickly that the range of new bars are two of a specific clientele. you got ipods, sport bars, nightclubs, cocktail bars. with the list goes on but my first visit to going up operated in one's home based in san diego one thing that caught my eye was the inclusiveness of what they're offering for guests of san diego. we had all types of gas from different socioeconomic backgrounds congregating under one roof for one thing just having fun eating food having drinks and playing some games are really reasonable price. i also spent some time in sacramento location, which has been a huge success in offering a whole new range of night like to a developing city and being in san francisco native and knowing what's been going on in our city i feel like if there's anything that's going to create more diversity in drinking and eating establishments as well as creating this feeling of mutual appreciation for just enjoying being out with friends, i think these guys have it dialed in. i've seen a lot of bars and restaurants in my neighborhood, and go in if there's anything in this time some what of a division between a lot of people in the bay area come in something like coin operated games this could bring people together i think you guys could support these guys it would be a huge benefit not only to them and us as a part community but are san francisco over all. i appreciate you guys let me mumble over here and please, consider our hopes. thank you. >> great. well done. to all of you who like to speak your, always if you can write it down and read it, that is great because it gets a little nerve-racking up there. you don't get graded for reading off your notes. that's perfectly, fine. welcome. >> i own a business in the soma district. for years now. i've been in the city for 25 years. four years ago my neighbors were mainly homeless, the veterans hospital down the street and [inaudible] on my sidewalk so in the space next door i wonder the neighbors next to me. every space around where we are hoping for people who want to be good to the neighborhood, invest in the block. i will invest in security guards to keep the outside when needed but i will also promote even my neighbor next door, he has the liquor store. we implemented to be your policies for homeless where he started helping me keeping them away after their $.50 run out. so, good neighbors, always welcome. i've seen the district change a lot in four years. i've been a good addition to the neighborhood. i have been along with them as well and we work closely with the community as far as company spending time with us before. after work. the neighbors that come with us. it's nice to see that community embracing who we have become as well. so, if it's for the neighborhood and to keep it closer, in a way, we are all [inaudible] in the city. we do have all these companies coming through our doors a lot and it's hard for me to sue say were at capacity and sending our bar neighborhood as well. we want our parks to be good. i want my kids to go and play at these part. i like to see those streets [inaudible] but everything comes with pros and cons as well. i think in this case is a good addition to the neighborhood and i am embracing it and i'll be happy to say [inaudible] with my neighbors down the street. >> thank you. any other members of the public like to comment on this item? event he was is going to comment, feel free to come to the side steve can be ready to come up. >> my name is eric lockridge. i think kevin dowell 30 much nailed the majority of the points but and arcade will bring to a business like us, a bar, restaurant is positivity. something different to do then going out eating and drinking lane games everyone is having a good time. it's always fun. that's pretty much i have to say. thank you. >> thank you. next, please >> good evening. my name is kevin ortiz. i'm the one buyer at the mystic hotel. i don't eric and haas for three years. i met them when i lived in san diego and really loved the establishment that they have created their very unique and they bring a real sense of community of the people that come together. i met most my friends at their bars. and it up discovering a lot of new establishments that i frequented had i not gone to coin-op in san diego and their other part which is the lion share, and i can't speak highly enough about what they do and i highly support him. >> thank you very much. next. >> hello. bartender here in san francisco. also, i represent how spirits for northern california. being a san franciscan and san francisco bartender i host a lot of friends nationally and internationally in this is a concept i been able to see and play in other cities that i like to visit my subject like people to host my friends with something like this when i come to visit us here, too. with that consideration, thanks. >> outstanding. thank you. next. >> hello. i am a bay area bartender and manager. born here but having raised all around the world and with all my travels, the bar industry being my career, i made it a point to explore all different types of establishments, bars, restaurants, and finding different places where people come in and feel and arcade is definitely someplace that brings positive light to the nightlife industry. i think these people brought up on the amazing points that help add to the diversity that makes that will make san francisco much broader and diverse and a fun place. thank you. >> thank you very much. any other members of the public like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners? any comments? commissioner yee-riley >> yes, this question is for april. it says here in mechanical amusement device shall not include any pain device that is unlawful. is that the slot machines were talking about? >> yes, i believe in the please code there some specific regulations related to business or machines where there's an exchange of money, and so that would be that. >> then, when the business owner goes and gets the permit they will be informed which are unlikable unlawful, right >> i believe so. the permit, there's two different permits that i believe there is a permit that is necessary for the entertainment commission and one that is needed from is that the police department. i'm not actually sure. they would be informed, yes. >> thanks. >> commissioners, any other questions or comments? okay. well this is a discussion and potential action item. do we have a motion? >> i move >> i second >> to support? >> yes >> motion to support all in favor >>[chorus of ayes]. that motion is approved unanimously. >> and victory, wait to go guys. >>[applause] >> all right. awesome. sincerely, thank you for all of you coming out and doing public comment at its gate great for you to come and take the time and do that here i know it can be kind of a pain to make time in your schedule and it's happy hour for you guy and that part ended. i don't know what the heck you're doing your could delegate out of your and go to work. next item please >> item number three, >>[reading ordinance] >>i'm going to be making the presentation tonight, not richard. so, commissioners, first i want to thank you for asking staff to provide clarification on nonprofits as an inclusion under to whether their inclusion under the term of business for the legacy business registry. i think it is important you ask for clarification because, as you are aware, many in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors in government agencies tend to be you and speak of for-profits and nonprofits is to separate and distinct entities. in your packet, staff has done some research and analysis on the legislative history and intent of the board of supervisors, and it clearly outlines and demonstrates that the legislative intent from version number to forward to include nonprofit serving the community are clearly intended to be included as businesses eligible for the mayor or the board of supervisors to nominate. so, again the legislative history and the board of supervisors action clearly demonstrated this intent and i think it's important that we do have a public affirmation. so it is clear now and moving forward for all to know who is under that broad definition of the very simple business. i am happy to elaborate and walk you through the legislative history, but i'm hoping you've taken the time to review it and happy to answer any questions. for the record, this item is scheduled as an action item or agendize is an action item but not required. possible price and you are not required to take action on this because you're not required but you can take an action to affirm the supervisors legislative intent, but it's not necessary to do so as the legislative intent is establishes what the criteria is. >> thank you very much. i like to propose we actually do make a positive affirmation and go around and make a motion and vote it. i think that affirmation should be that the definition of business, as is stated in this legislation, refers to both for-profit businesses and nonprofits. because we've had some of the discussion of this here. i think it merits an affirmation here so that going forward there's no question whatsoever that this legislation applies to both. so if someone like to make a motion? >> when he questions the public comment. >> any questions or comments commissioners? and aim members of the public like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. now we can do a motion >> i propose mr. pres., nonprofits the definition includes nonprofits and for-profits. >> okay. very well. >> second >> the motion is to affirm the definition of business includes nonprofit and for-profit entities. that is second by commissioner dooley. tida >>[call of the roll] >>[chorus of ayes] that motion passes unanimously 6-0. one asked them. great. >>[applause] >> we got that essential item out of the way. import betwixt moving to item 4, >>[reading ordinance] >> item number four, >>[reading ordinance] >>good evening commissioners. richard carrillo legacy business program manager. we are is only in the process of developing policies for many aspects of the legacy business program. in developing criteria for disqualification from the legacy business program, we reviewed the existing business eligibility criteria from the administrative code. legacy businesses are businesses have been nominated by the mayor or member of the board of supervisors and that the small business commission after i noticed hearing has determined meets each of the following criteria: one, the business is operated in san francisco for 30 years 30 or more years with no break in san francisco operations exceeding two years. if the business has operated in san francisco for more than 20 years but less than 30 years, may still satisfy this criterion is a small business commission finds that the business has significantly contributed to the history toward identity of a particular neighborhood or community and if not included in the registry, the business would face a significant risk of displacement. number two, the business has contributed to the neighborhood's history and or the identity of a particular neighborhood or community. three, the business has committed to maintaining the fiscal pictures or traditions that define the business including craft: array or art forms. so, using that very simple criteria for qualifications, we proposed three criteria for disqualification from the legacy business registered. number one, the business as a break in san francisco operations exceeding two years except in the case of fire, natural disaster or other extraordinary circumstances. number two, the business relocates outside of san francisco and number three the business no longer commits to maintaining physical features or traditions that define the business including craft,: array or arts. >> that seems pretty straightforward. commissioners, any questions? comments? well then we'll get some public comments. thank you, rich. any members of the public like to comment on this particular item? seeing none,, public comment is closed. commissioners, any comments entity like to make a motion to accept this criterion? >> i make a motion mr. pres. for the commission to adopt the standards and criteria for this certification for the legacy business registered. >> i second >> graywater >> commissioner, motion to adopt these disqualifications. moved and seconded. all those in favor say, aye >>[chorus of ayes] the motion passes unanimously, 6-0. one absent. >> perfect. now we are getting to the main event. thanks, richard. >> number five, discussion and action item. >>[reading ordinance] >> >> great. in the future we will be considering these and just kind of doing them as a group, but today, since this is the first cohort what nominees we are delighted to welcome them here to give a little presentation on their behalf. >>[applause] it's a glorious past moment. before we proceed, though, the procedural suggest if anybody here has a any exception they were like called out or we would just proceed with the entire group and unwise for presentations by each of the group. to any of the commissioners have any exceptions they like to call out? no. okay, great. i think we can then proceed. >> good evening commissioners richard carrillo. legacy business program manager. just to go over the legislation again quickly. the administrative code finds a legacy business as a business nominated a member of the board of supervisors or the mayor and small business commission after a noticed hearing determines meets the following criteria. criteria one, which i've read in item number four, so i would just read the first sentence. the business has operated in san francisco for 30 years 30 or more years with no break in san francisco operation exceeding two years. i note there is one of the applicants hear that is between 20 and 30 or so please keep that in mind. which is the rest of the text in this number one. criteria number two, the business has contributed to the neighborhood's history and identity of a particular neighborhood or community. criteria number three, the business is committed to maintaining the physical features or traditions that define the business including including craft: are your art forms. if the all business commission makes all three findings that it shall include the business in the registry as a legacy business. the non-businesses that are applicants here today are to ck's knicks place sql. 4b toy boat desert café, 4c specs 12 adler museum café, 4d eyes muralist association incorporated., 4e pacific café. 4f lone star saloon. 4g gilman's kitchens and baths. for h community boards. for letter i creative design and metalworks. criteria one have the applicant operated in san francisco for 30 or more years with no break in san francisco operations exceeding two years. determination is, yes with a note lone star saloon has operated in san francisco for more than 20 years but less than 30 years has significantly contributed to the history or identity of a particular neighborhood or community and if nludeot incin the registry faces a significant risk of displacement. criteria to have the applicants contributed to the neighborhood history and the density of particular neighborhood or community. if the determination is yes on applicants were recommended by the store preservation commission. criteria number three are the applicants committed to maintain the physical features or traditions as upon as businesses including craft,: array or art forms and eight the determination is yes. staff recommendation is that staff recommends small business commission include all nine businesses with an agenda items 5a-five i as legacy businesses. there are nine draft resolutions for consideration by the small business commission it one for each of the legacy business registry applicants. lastly, there's a correction on one. the nominator for toy boat dessert café with supervisor eric mar and accidentally put supervisor london breed. that was my mistake. my apologies. that needs to be corrected in the final motion by the commission. >> okay. >> all answer any questions. >> thank. also worth noting each of these nominees has been referred to us affirmatively by the historic preservation commission so is been through that commission already as well. so, commissioners any questions? so, why don't we proceed with some presentations. now, realizing this is a huge pr opportunity for each of you come or go hold you all twisted 5 min. limit. we don't anyone grandstanding here. we actually have a timer. you'll hear a little gone with 30 seconds to go. i will extend my cook. you can see it here i have it and it takes you to the side of the stage at exactly 5 min. in all seriousness, please be mindful of that limit that we like to get through all of you. it's going to take about 45 min. 9x5 and so let's move through it and the timer is to remind you to hurry up. if you again have written your comments wyoming's lead them. because you want to get into the record and that's the best way to do it. i know you can get tongue tied when you get up to that podium there. all right, well i want to call i think you have an order you like to call them? >> yes. q: there and ordered list. the water will follow the order listed in the agenda. so, i will call up each speaker i guess. first, to jack's knicks place seafood. >> great. >> welcome. >> before i get started i have some letters of support from our lord haight merchants association i like to pass out. >> also don't be notice none of you have been contested. there's a high likelihood going to be agreed. probably not supposed to say that. >> good evening. my name is nikki huber and him the second-generation owner of to jack's knicks place located at 401 haight st. and at such an honor to be standing before you and i'd like to take the time to think the small business commission, the board of supervisors in san francisco heritage for all your effort you put forth to protect san francisco's iconic legacy business. i also want to say to my fellow legacy business owners that it's been a privilege to be a part of this journey with you. to be able to hear your stories about how your business is added to the wonderful tapestry of the city, each memory fueled within a measurable amount of passion has been a source of inspiration and a feeling of solidarity i have for each and every one of you. so i just appreciate being on this journey with you. last but not least i want to say thank you to my parents, my husband my children are being exactly who you are. you all have supported me throughout this journey. i been on. you have provided an unshakable foundation for all of us to stand on and i am so grateful for all that you have selflessly separate. for love culture and commitment and a commitment to be wonderful human beings. ever since i can remember i heard our customers say to jack's is a cornerstone of the lower haight. some refer to as an institution. an institution that has witnessed and operated to economic recessions the elimination of disco, the birth of hip-hop, the introduction of crack cocaine, the war on drugs, gang wars, words with the police, wars with foreign countries the attempted assassination of a president, the first black president and now possibly the first woman president. we have lived through and continue to operate two heartbreaking deaths of parents, grandparents come ons, and uncles brothers and sister. to jack's has stood tall at the statue of liberty keeping our doors in our hearts open to our tired, our poor, are huddled masses yearning to breathe free from a society that oftentimes cast them aside making them feel less. we have employees that unemployable. treated the untreatable with compassion and empathy and respect and respected that disrespectful. our open mic night of giving a voice to so many whose voices are drowned out daily by the deafening sounds of inequality, brutality and death good young black men and women have always had a voice into jack's and all people of all ages from all economic and racial backgrounds are finding their voices with us. i know that with all i am my family has been able to run their business for 30 years before passing it on to me 10 years ago because the values that are then passed down to our families for generations. holding our truths to be self evident that hard work pays off. being honest pays off. treating people the way you want to be treated pays off and having the courage of your convictions pays off. to reembrace the fact we are descendents of slaves and we survived were the worst forms of the kidney humanity and cruelty and are here today to rely on the same strength our ancestors had using it to empower us to keep contributing to the enlightenment of humanity in our daily work of letting people know they are important and deserve to be treated with respect and kindness. for me, the true beauty of our legacy is in that. our survival and our ability to thrive is based on being good people and having good people around us. it's based on my parents being committed to each other and making their marriage last to be able to pass it down to their only child. it's our landlord being honorable enough to recognize that we are a family in pursuit of happiness in achieving the american dream good as our loyal customers will embrace this, family and allowed us the privilege of cooking for them generation after generation. the beauty is in the blood come at the sweat, tears and the commitment of so many different people coming together and believing in what my family created. the beauty is that it represents courage, faith, and hope that when you are committed every day to being the highest expression of your self your efforts will be rewarded. thank you. >> that was great, thank you. >>[applause]. we might be moving from sfgov tv to abc or nbc. let's keep it up. were going to give shark tank a run for its money. >> next presentation, toy boat dessert café. >> mr. pres., should we add this to the application? >> i don't know if i can match that. toy boat, toy boat. >> i know you been practicing that for years. welcome. >> thank you. this is my wife roberta. i hope you balding to toy boat. i been there for 34 years. i wrote down a few words just so i don't stumble. why i think i'm a great legacy business. because i'm an anchor to the community because they bring integrity to the community because i'm a connection to the community to all the schools would use institutions all the kids. i have kids working for me who came in and had their first ice cream cone road are worse butterscotch the first time. i'm a true mom and pop business. i don't sit home every day and call in and say what's going on the board to my ipod and watch my register. i go to work every single day. why? i love it. i love working with the community. i love san francisco. obviously i'm not from here in case you did not notice that in your form 80 38 years, 39 years. it's a great city. what's happening to it that small businesses are disappearing. it's becoming we have to prevent it from becoming a big strip mall. that's what's great about this legacy business idea. it's the first move to try to keep small mom and pop businesses here. so i applaud you all for doing that. i like that people have not been-there was a woman, bernie's, who moved down the blockage was very elderly than she used to come in every day even if her after she had operations and struggling to win she got ill, i, my staff we would bring her lunch. we would bring her dinner. if she did not come in for lunch or dinner we said let's what's going on and we would go to the house. eventually she ended up in the hospital but she had no link to the community. toy boat him and his many like this, has been that link for lots of different people. a lot of little kids who come in and just love it. they just love it. if you have any questions? you must have a question. >> no, i moved. fantastic. >> i've enjoyed every moment of its. like my predecessor, i've had the landlords who've always renewed my lease is. that's one of the biggest issues in this peer hopefully that keeps up. and this legacy business will make that more possible. so i could keep going to work every day and get a free cup of coffee. >> there you go. >> what happened to the horse in front of your store? >> in front of the store? it's in the store. it's been there for 34 years. butterscotch. adults can go on its. >> i used to take my nephew. he is 21 now but he has been there. >> now he can say i wrote on butterscotch. >> yes. >> i have great employees. employees are not great once i heard them it's my goal to make them great. some kids just they don't have it but if you give them the right encouragement and you treat them right and you brainwash them, then go be great. you tell them they are good and ill be good. it's because were used to being told a lot often you are not good. when you tell them they are good, they are good. anyway, i can exit. >> that's great. thank you very much. >>[applause] >> next up >> next is entered next presenter, specs 12 outlook using café. >>the cover images michael graham was an artist as well, and we have the [inaudible] of my father richard simmons specs coming up next sunday. so it's really lovely it's happening right now. >> the artist as a bartender at your place? >> he is a artist at our place. all kinds of people. he's come up with a new engine i've taught this because i was asked to focus more on the continuity and it's going to continue looking. so, the first page of the [inaudible] the walls on spec. my dad started it in 1960. we all helped him. it's full of 1 million tchotchkes. a lot of san francisco historical memorabilia california second world war spanish civil war posters indians have you a lot of very funny things because he's a real character. that's my dad years ago bartending. jackie who is with us where union bartender bartenders stay with us forever. jackie came in at 24 and she's 30. she's been with us for 14 years. then, her partner used to be one of our bartenders was a sculptor and made a full-size [inaudible] with my dad. there's a poem because we can't get away from poets at our part. anyway, in the month of august 2016 as we prepare for the birthday party this weekend my daughter [inaudible] co-owners of specs with my father richard are completely committed to retaining all the quality physical characteristics so and spirit of our part. the goal of it over north beach institution to receive legacy business registry. the walls of our bar are covered with san francisco historical memo to flags with countries. we start out with working class bars merge and rains would bring in subject was west coast art of jazz musicians of course poets picking up the museum like nature of establishing. all these are neglected by my father brought in by guest who understand the curatorial spirit of my dad. we will bridge archives as possession. our bar has a timeless quality coveted by regulars and travelers because of the comforting ingenuity and spirit and the objects covering our walls. which i been [inaudible] people come back and say years ago nothing has changed. some new items will appear from time to time but these essential nature remains the same and will continue to into the future. we hold the anniversary party each year in april speeding the community that sustains us and each other. wheels large birthday parties as well. we are continuing our legacy of hosting poetry readings. a lot of the city light readings come to our place after. the screens both parties memorials, and even a baby shower for one of her couples at the bar. in fact, our community hub home away from home for somebody over the decades and now for the influx of new young workers the neighborhood both from the tech field the new young poetic characters reading the same philosophers cadillac and all that business people arrived to our city and discover the soul and spirit of our bar. with original brick walls from the building was rebuilt after san francisco's great earthquake. the building originates in 1855 but was rebuilt after 1906 we have photographs of the earthquake and fire on the walls as well because my father is deeply immersed in san francisco in california history. classes are brought in on run the bases [inaudible] not trendy neo-history. although they also have their place in a changing neighborhood [inaudible]. we keep the same drinks we've always had. we teach young workers and tourist weathers genuine hub what is it we don't have wi-fi or television and never have. except the date the man landed on the moon. because my father wanted people to talk to each other which is what a pub is really about and that will never change up my daughter and i are both committed to that get my taught my daughter is 23 good she was in new york she's a young singer but she's [inaudible] i was raised-is that it >> 32nd >> were please to meet up with a first group of san francisco businesses and nodded by aaron peskin and i want to say that given we were nominated for this week and half ago we signed a 10 year lease with our landlord would never had tenure leases before. it was because the lawyer wanted to negotiation. >> awesome. thank you very much. >>[applause] >> who is next >> next up is perceived that eyes muralist association incorporated. >> thank you. thank you very much for inviting us to do this presentation. i've written something for you good my name is susan cervantes. i feel like i am-eyes founder and director of-eyes promised 40 years. i founded it with my husband louise who passed away 10 years ago and it's been sort of a family affair but with many many other artists and people in the neighborhood with us who wanted to continue to do mural arts. we were established in 1977 good work community nonprofit arts organization. we produce public community murals truly unique collaboration process that expresses the diverse voices and visions of the many communities that we serve.-eyes continues to rent our regional heritage studio since 1980. that serves our children, youth and bureau arts programs which was recently saved from the threat of eviction and displacement with us for many community partners who invested in the purchase of the building. so we are really really happy about that. this will continue to serve our children and youth in a safe and comfortable face for them. -eyes also owns and operates are 24th st. mural arts in district centers since 1998. we actually were evicted from our one half of our center in the park and at that time and we are fortunate to be able to get this other site. because we were not going to be able to continue to function without another space at that time. so, legacy status would secure our heritage studio and owned cultural space for future generations to come.-eyes has created over 500 collaborative community murrells throughout the san francisco bay area and over a dozen internationally. -eyes has served over 15,000 students and local artists through-eyes mural arts and education program.-eyes has conducted over 6840 mural walking towards, 114,000 tour participants including students residents and visitors.-eyes has hosted 20 urban youth arts festival and 17 san francisco bay area mural awareness festivals.-eyes has celebrated and participated in 16 day of the dead events, 20 carnivals and recently, dances with murals in partnership with the theater.-eyes has offered hands-on arts activities and live mural painting for dozens of community events and all around the bay area.-eyes has recruited over 2000 support of members and individual donors. as a nominated legacy business we are proud to be a part of the cultural heritage of san francisco and the latino cultural district to continue to create retain and preserve community culture. thank you for your nomination and consideration. 80. >> thank you, susan. very nice. >>[applause] >> next presenter, pacific café. >> hello and good evening commissioners. and fellow applicants. i'm specially honored to be here today, especially after hearing the company that we are with. my name is frank gundry. i'm here on behalf of our business the pacific café. we are located at 7000 ci boulevard on the corner of 34th and the outer richmond long san francisco's 49 mile scenic ride. we just celebrated our 42nd year in business on july 4 of this year. i've been working for the café at this location since march 1 1975. up until this year i used to tell our customers that i still work for the man who hired me over 40 years ago. tom hopper. now i am proud to say i'm one of his partners along with ross warren, who is here with me today. pacific café is a neighborhood restaurant serving simply prepared fish, fresh and local seafood dinners. we operate in a building that withstood the 06 earthquake building 1898. though our warm and cozy café seats just over 50 patrons, we have served over 2 million delicious dinners from our small but bustling kitchen. today's menu feature some of the same choices as our original menu from 1974 including grilled salmon, fried oysters, filet of sole newburgh, and panfried abalone. the reason i mention this is because many of our customers remark to us that it's so nice to have a great place to eat that does not change. we are all aware of how much the city of san francisco is changing and it's comforting to know that at the pacific café we are able to continue to make our customers welcome and happy after four decades. we are lucky and proud to have the best staff in the business. their enthusiastic, dedicated to maintaining our tradition of quality and service. the majority of our staff have been employed at the café for more than 20 years. barry stratton, 41 years. arsenio-three years. rats o, 3 jim 25 years. hose eight i lost 25. maureen fitzsimmons 24 years and elaine call, 20 years. many have raised children and put them through school while working at long and hard hours at our café. it's a pleasure for us as well as our customers to know and see familiar faces to hear stories of our collective families, which child got married, which grandchild just graduated from college, whose parents have recently retired and are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. his grandparents and long-time customer just passed away. at the pacific café, we are blended family serving three and even four generations of customers. the pacific café proudly supports our community and neighborhood to its donations to options and event. whether it's a school raffle or neighborhood service program we cheerfully contribute when asked. as an example, for many years we've supported a ra first step home a local rehabilitation organization. here is a recent note from one of its board members and our customers surely cameron. my husband and i haven't customers at the pacific café for over 30 years. during that time not only is the food and service and excellent. they have also contribute generously to alcoholic rehabilitation association a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting all collects and recovery which is been in existence for over 61 years at 1035 haight should get sincerely surely and elliott campbell are. people often remark, wow, we have not been here for 25 years and it's still the same. they mean it as a compliment. it's followed by, we are so happy to be back and we are so glad you are still here. this is our intention. to continue to serve our customers and neighbors old and new with the same high-quality seafood and service as we have been doing since we first opened our doors in 1974. as our original late great server, dan hansen, used to say, it will be our great pleasure. thank you. >> awesome. thank you very much. >>[applause] after that we might have to start the legacy employee registry. >>[laughing] that's good. i especially like seeing the menus from then and now. >> next presenter, lone star saloon. >> good evening. i just want to say how great it is to finally be here. seems like it's been a long road. yes, i am thrilled absolutely thrilled. good evening my name is tony b i co-owner the lone star saloon on harrison street. 135 harrison street and south of market. i've spoken at great length through this process about our founding and history and past but now i'd like to speak about the lone star today because i believe that the legacy business program isn't just about san francisco of the past. it's very much about the san francisco today. and what we want this great city to look like in the future. the lone star is a small neighborhood bar with a rich story past. we have a small group of loyal employees. one of my employees, bruce is been behind the bar for 15 years. some very loyal regular customers who actually surprised me by showing up here today. awesome. it's all on behalf of them i stand here today to speak about the legacy business program. we share our lives at the lone spirit we hunt together for birthdays as alterations could be thanks giving dinner together. we host weddings and we host memorial services. we come together to mourn our friends and customers are passed through the years. we hold fundraisers for causes important to our friends and neighbors. sometimes, we just sit and drink beer and pass baton. i also often say you can travel the world at the barstool at the loans do we host visitors all over the world every day. we are a beacon and we offer the sense of community of prolonging the compassion and acceptance that san francisco has been-has long been known for and of those qualities that brought a lot of us here to the city to begin with. at the lone start you could catch a glimpse of the past and you can spend time in the city that does not exist anymore. but at the end of the day we are a business not a museum. we pay our rent. we pay our employees and our taxes and we give back to the community. we are a vibrant, viable small business but businesses like mine are often not given a chance to compete in the new san francisco. that is what makes the legacy business program so important. in the past few years we've seen some close calls in my neighborhood the equal the start they both came close to being lost forever because of skyrocketing rents. the lone starr is currently in negotiations for a new lease. the funds provided by the legacy business program could not come at a better time. the money is nice and helpful but it's the recognition that appeal to me the most. to be told we see you, we hear you and you are important. that is what being a legacy business means to me. so, thank you for considering the lone star for legacy business status and i also want to thank supervisor campos for writing the legislation and jane kim for nominating us in being a champion of small businesses and her aide barbara lopez for helping me to negotiate my way through city hall and to be standing here today. so, thank you, thank you, thank you. >> thank you very much. >>[applause] >> next presentation, gilman's kitchens and baths. >>i knew my glasses to read my notes. even then i can view my own writing. my name is larry lowenthal and my son justin lowenthal and am the owner of humans kitchens and baths for 33 years. the business has been around since 1954. i can't write all the great things all these people have said. it's just fantastic it makes me feel good. so, thank you to everybody here. the building i been in the last 25 years was sold last year. resulting in about 50% rent increase. when we read about the legacy program we were excited because wow, they're trying to force us out of san francisco. mc san franciscans voted for it the supervisors who brought it up, and everybody was work for it, it really made me feel good because i been in san francisco for quite a few years. it also resulted in the building sold they huge property tax increase is of the funds provided by the legacy program are going to help out and help me stay in san francisco. it's really what i wanted to do good i was looking elsewhere but i really wanted to stay here. i was born and raised in san francisco. i really want to thank everybody involved a special especially supervisor campos wrote the legislation and nominated us. we are the only brick-and-mortar business and san francisco. people can come in and get doors and screens custom-made and that's how we started we've added kitchens and bathroom remodeling good over 45% of our business comes from just around our store. potrero hill. we are committed to keeping this format. we have a couple other stores and other cities but the screens and keeping it in san francisco because is how we started. we really appreciate it. my son justin is going to take over and thank you very much again. >> thank you. >> good evening. i'm a presentation for you to see. a couple points and give emphasis to what my dad was telling you already. thank you, dad. so i want to tell you but about the business to continue to get humans kitchens and baths and screens. a brief history. originally opened in 1954 as a hardware store. dick gilman at the same honor in the 70s transition his business model to become a screen window and screen door business which we continue today. then in 1983 my dad took over and purchased the business from dick gilman and maintain the screen business but also brought in his expertise in remodeling field and started sewing cabinets and we just evolves over 30 years to start offering contracting services all kinds of different things. so, i just want to show this evolution over the last 60 years. some things have changed over these. you said you are interested in the managed. these are business cards from maybe 30 years. yes, about 30 years. a couple main changes but we still maintain very similar features. the old building this is not what we moved into. this is not sure exactly sure how old this picture is, but it's and 70-80 your range. it was a paint store. our old building. this is where we are at today. got a fresh coat of paint finally to bring to bring some more like to bayshore boulevard. so what makes it so special spirit makes humans so special and why would the community want to support the company? we are family owned business. employees become part of this community. because were the small business well for personal touch that big-box stores like lowe's and home depot cannot match. our state-of-the-art showrooms stay tuned to the spirit of modernization in this rapidly changing culture. we evolved and were staying relevant and were stained with culture did we'll define it and change it we stay relevant. we create beauty of places where people spend their most intimate and define management with eight work, relax and cleanse. >> well said. >> gilman staff and service have received numerous awards and recognitions for excellent design quality exceptional customer service and astute business practices. we are vital part of this community networking and support hundreds of local businesses. we stay true to our roots. 50 years later. >> awesome. thank you very much. >>[applause] >> i'm glad that was his last five. nicely done, thank goodness up >> next presentation, community boards. >>if you have a powerpoint, and you can just ask in the microphone these show the powerpoint does sfgov tv actually controls the. view signal to me i can do it >> there it is. >> thank you. good evening commission. my name is camilla laird, president of the board of directors that community boards. manage boards as a nonprofit celebrating four years this year from 1976-2016 and we offer conflict resolution services. we've operate in san francisco for the last 40 years. began in meditation valley and outside all the neighborhoods in san francisco. community boards is the oldest and longest running public conflict resolution center in the united states. to date over the last 40 years, we've assisted over 52,000 san franciscan stores all conflicts peacefully and respectfully. we've trained over 18,000 san franciscans a volunteer conflict mediators and you'll hear from donald one of our trainers but we've mediated over 9700 disputes in san francisco for residents, nonprofits, and small business. so, we offer affordable and accessible conflict resolution services. rk's opening fee is only $40 don't turn anyway for lack of funds to ever truly very low cost of mediation services for anybody who resides in san francisco. our mission at community boards is to empower communities and individuals with a strong skills and resources needed to express resolve conflicts peacefully and appropriately further culture and environment. so community boards in action, what does that look like? citywide intermediate program assists over 1800 san franciscan residents. we handle mediations in a few different areas. one is quality of life and that includes noise complaints, parking complaints, issue around pets, trees, views, trash things like that anything inside your own home were doing with your neighbors were co-housing situation and then relationships. were often helping people in family relationships, who made relationships neighbor relationships coworkers etc. we also handle mediations that you with context and that could be landlord-tenant contracts customer-vendor contracts, small claims, and more. so, in general, community boards offers mediation services that help reduce anxiety and stress for residents. we find this program really helps the overall mental health and physical health are san francisco residents specifically, those people might be able to resolve their disputes in other ways that might cost more money. we are really helping low income residents primarily. now donald will come up and speak about our traditions and services. >> good evening again. thank you so much for inviting us to be here tonight. i'm so delighted to be able to speak on behalf of community boards. i got a chocolate about community boards as a living legacy. our tradition and services have to do with making sure that anyone that would like to resolve or come to agreement related to a conflict has the opportunity to be able to do that. we offer services in spanish mandarin and cantonese as well as english. sure you realize this but maybe some of you don't get san francisco is incredibly diverse community right? i was supposed to be a joke. it is. we take that into account and in doing so we make sure our services are culturally appropriate for the participants. we have a mediator poll of over 450 mediators ranging the full range of diverse city in terms of core identities and cultures and communities equally represented. across the board. this is also a proactive community doping prosecute when we look at peace building we think he's building as every decision that we make every day that we are either making a choice to build peace where we are making a choice towards violence. in that respect, these services can actually save lives that firefighters run towards the pipe. our mighty gators run into the heat of the heard the anger the conflict and the difficulty and we help participants find choices, nonviolent choices to be able to live in safe communities that work together with one another i the distinct pleasure of speaking to the founder of community boards back in december of 2011.. he passed away the following month so i talked to him in december and he passed away in january. that was my one and only conversation with him was so powerful. he said, that his vision was for one day there to be no need to have an organization like community boards. look around your we are not at that day. we have not-this much work to do and this is not done to lose an incredible service like with community boards is able to do. thank you so much. we appreciate your consideration. >> thank you so much. awesome. thank you. >>[applause] number nine >> thank you. the last presentation is matter rainy creative design and metal work. >> great to come before this commission again. creative design, our doors were open in the fall of 1940. we are in our 68 continuous year of operation. my father opened it in upper grant avenue and we been in upper grant avenue ever since. we now stand three generations. we do custom metal work which includes everything from wedding rings to sculpture. my father who opened the store celebrated as one of the messengers of modernism. along with out sander calder, sam cramer, and other luminaries out of the midcentury modernist or not. currently we stand three generations my daughter works with me. lucky enough now to go from father to son to daughter. she is actually started a school called metalworks sf back in 2014. last couple of months we had over 30 high school students come in and make rings and use tools that have been taken out of a lot of our high schools. and have that experience in college at school to college prep. if you want to take the program into the public schools and start bringing some public school kids in. the legacy status for our business will allow us to do that kind of thing. in terms of other community contributions, my father and mother along with a handful of other artists and merchants and residents organizations like the newly formed telegraph hill dwellers, back in 1954 had this crazy idea that they should take over a street get rid of all the cars got blocked it off, and put heart into the street with artist. they succeeded in doing it. it became the upper grant ave., street fair which is a pro-generator of any streetscape event in the united states. there were many pavilion art fairs and festivals. there were many park festivals. but there never had been a street fair. the real secret san francisco generated that on upper grant avenue. currently, we actually combined with-eyes on the façade in front of bernal library. i hope you all got a chance to go past that beautiful installation. we did a public art installation a few years ago. we also worked with youth with c from environment full justice, their marquee at haran had part. out in hunters point. those are a few of the activities we've done in terms of our community. there is a powerpoint presentation with some amazing pictures of our work and community contributions we have made that will be up on the small business commission website probably tomorrow. next week. it's too long to present here today because it's 8 min. it's a beautiful and i incurred you to go and see it. i would like to leave you with the words from this very commission. that honor my business, thank you, back in 2009. in parts, invented the groundbreaking artistic vision of this family now in its third generation of family artists is a landmark small business for both north beach and san francisco. among their many gifts to the vitality of art scene the family founded along with a small group of shop orders and orders the upper grant ave., street fair which is the very first fine arts and crafts open street fair in the united states. city and county of san francisco art lovers and craftspeople throughout the world look forward to many more generations of the family continuing their unique contribution to the art world and the character of our city. we look forward to doing that with your help again today. thank you. >> thank you very much. >>[applause] commissioners, any comments before we open up to public comment? it seems odd but nowhere to take public comment. any members of the public like to comment on this item? come up to the-line up on the side if you're going to do so >> good evening commissioners. i'm here today representing david campos in district 9 office. we are just very excited at tonight to be witnessing this vital next up in the implementation process of the legacy business registry. these legislations authored by supervisor david campos and unanimously passed at the board of supervisors and reaffirmed by voters passing proposition j with a 60% approval rate. tonight we have the opportunity to honor and support a strong group of for-profit and nonprofit businesses by granting him legacy business status in san francisco. so, thank you commissioners for your effort in protecting that adverse legacy of our city and thank you so much to all the applicants who are here. >> thank you very much. >>[applause] we have speaker card so called in order of the speaker cards. also, please remember public comment is limited to 3 min. 2 min., sorry. you'll hear that same gong at 30 seconds we don't mean to be rude but we will yank your microphone at 2 min. >> if any was like to spell out a speaker card or on the side of the microphone and this will help us state your name correctly for the record. >> i guess it's actually dropped the microphone these days. >> i want to tell you this is the best commission hearing i've ever been to. it's the first time i'll ever leave city hall feeling really good. >>[laughing] i can to support mickey cooper 42 jacks. she meets all the criteria 115%. she's offered her space to myself and my friend to start a nonprofit poetry event there where we work with everyone in the neighborhood two, express themselves good is the last saturday of every month. she has been a support to me. i come in there i need someone to speak to she is there to give me direction and i didn't expect to come here and be for everybody here. i didn't know what i was coming to but-eyes i'm also very close to relations. they did a mural for me in front of my space that i don't take too much time. i just want to celebrate mickey's legacy business registration and i hope that i actually hope she and everybody gets their okay >> >>[calling public comment cards] >> thank you to all the legacy candidates. i grew up in the south bay and lived in san francisco for decades that into almost every single one of the businesses and they're all amazement i am blown away and honored to be part of this moment in time for san francisco history. i'm here on behalf of community boards, where i worked as a staff member and now vice president of the board of directors for community boards. i partaken of their training and also was a volunteer neighborhood court adjudicator through the da's office also trained by community boards. i've also worked on criminal justice reform and consumer protection as a litigator. i am blown away by what community boards offers to the diversity in our city and the availability learning how to communicate face to face, to be seen, to be heard, and to be empowered to resolve much as the conflicts they bring to mediation but any issue arises thereafter in their life because they been empowered with tools to communicate. that is a art form that is often lost in our digital technology world when people cross the street on their cell phones they look at you and give you a dirty look when you must hit them in your card because they've ran the red i call that [inaudible] and that happens all over the place. the mediation we learn to understand one another. i've seen community boards bring together people from all sorts of racist, social economic areas, gender, the whole kit and caboodle and people resolve their conflicts and they do it themselves. so, we talk about people talking to each other, being seen and been heard. we hope that community boards can continue on in this measure is whether one of the only organizations that allows this for our san francisco residents. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>[applause] >> next speaker >> i'm also speaking in favor of community boards. i want to thank the staff and board members and other nominees. i agree with a previous speaker. this is the best city hall here. you don't usually hear that and public comment. consider yourself lucky at charlie spiegel next open my 30th year living in san francisco which practically makes me to start. professionally i mediate divorces outside of court and when that's not enough challenged aires and 19-year-old daughter in san francisco now going to college. yes. i want to justify can only say one thing it five time for that i wanted to about one mediation i did as a volunteer which was a neighbor dispute the people above, people below renters in a building. the people above were a family the people below were family with children in strollers in the lobby of the building. people above were gay male couple with shall we say later hours that they invited friends over and made noise and have fun. this was a dispute they came to the panel of three volunteer mediators. i'm going openly gay man. all these people call this their home. and we started to refer to both the family with children and the family of gay men without children as families we were not getting and there. we started to respect people with those words, the situation changed and they made an agreement to stop calling the police and to try to coexist it that's the kind of thing that community boards has done. in education community boards at the assistant attorney general for community policing and community engagement speak in front of 200 people in between ferguson and the next dreadful matter. that's the kind of thing community boards does good i want to thank you for your time and great city hall hearing. >> awesome. thank you very much. >>[applause] >> >>[calling public comment cards] >> thanks for the opportunity to appear on behalf of community boards. i am a fourth-generation san franciscan. born and raised lived here all my life. so i think i know a little bit about the city. i have been fairly recently connected with community boards could i've taken their behavior training and serve as a mediator and observed the organization and it occurred to me what is a community boards represents or has that reflects the dna of san francisco? the real heart and soul of the city? i thought about 3-4 concepts, 3-4 qualities that community boards has that seems to me just so central and so fundamental to the san francisco. one of those, for example, his creativity and innovation. we all treasure that about this city is to create a place as we heard tonight from so many other people. it's an innovative place and that's exactly what community boards as a creative and innovative organization. you've heard about that. of course, san francisco is a diverse society we know that a diverse community and community boards itself is the same. so we are part of that is as a part of that dna. san francisco is futuristic. we pride ourselves on looking towards the future and that's exactly what community boards is like as well. finally, san francisco we pride ourselves on the open and welcoming and friendly and you've heard about committed to boards being the same. so, i hope that you will support us as being part of san francisco as with so many of the organizations that you've heard. thank you. >> thank you. >>[applause] >> >>[calling public comment cards] >> i'm here is where my wife at to jack's. vicki cooper good i just want to say thank you all for recognizing these businesses, all of them, because what you are doing is you are providing affirmation of people's hopes, dreams, livelihoods, family, i mean people been in business for over 20 years were talking 30 years here. that's family. you have employees that have been in these businesses for long period of time. that is family. what you're doing is you are promoting family here and i just want to say that i'm not from vinton i am from oakland would've been in the data area mike i got married to this wonderful woman and moved to san francisco but when i first moved out here the bridge is a long way to travel when you broken oakland could you don't go back and forth right when i came out here and started talking to people or when i go back to oakland and talked to people i met in college, i mentioned to jack's good i never heard of two jacks in oakland but everybody else knew what to jack's was. their restaurant or businesses in oakland people not heard about to jack's is one of those businesses that everybody has heard of were somebody assertive. you go over to the bay area as well as businesses and i truly makes it a legacy of the family that is created, the employees that are there for the children that have grown up with two jacks and the things they do to support the community it would talk about community there's a lot of things you don't see behind the scenes. they support the neighborhood. they support the individuals in those neighborhoods because i didn't know when nothing one off it was 30 seconds. i see it now. >>[laughing] they truly support the community. it's not just a business. it's family. the neighborhood is family the employees are a family. we are a family. we appreciate that. thanks. >> awesome. thank you. >>[applause] >> >>[calling public comment cards] >> good evening commissioners and applicants that are here for this. i just want to say that, and behalf of the lone star saloon. when i first came here in 2003 alone start created a safe space for me to come out and be myself. i was playing college rugby could i do not have that opportunity to come out to my teammates but i found a family with the lone star saloon. as you can see, we have some of the most diverse lgbt representation within the community we have enriched by doing a lot of fun raisers for the emergency fund in breast cancer emergency fund throughout the years there. it's just become a special place an environment for me. as you can see, what happens in orlando and were still discriminated against for being lgbt and even during the aids epidemic, a lot of individuals went to the lone star when i lost friends and even to this day, when people lose friends, we all come as a community there. we grieve so, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you very much. >>[applause] >> do we have anyone else would like to make public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. so i want to thank all of the nominees for making this the most entertaining and inspiring small business commission meeting ever. i have not been to all them. i'm going to say that. >>[applause]. i'm absolutely thrilled to see some fantastic businesses and organizations i know quite well already. i'm also thrilled to meet some wonderful businesses and organizations i'm only just now learning about i look forward to learning more about your organizations. so thank you all very much. i appreciate everyone coming out tonight. again, i know it's a track to get here but hopefully you enjoyed yourselves as well. commissioners, any comments? commissioner dooley spew >> i just want to say what a pleasure it is to be here tonight to see legacy business rolling out and first group of you guys that just shows what amazing diversity of businesses we have here. you guys are the ones that are really the heart and soul of san francisco. i know how hard it is to maintain small businesses in this town. there's a lot going against you and i just want to say for our commission, we are here to do whatever we can to make sure businesses like your own into work and thrive. >>[applause] >> commissioner ortiz-cartegena >> i come into i agree with everybody. this is been the best commission hearing abbot. i've got to take a tour without leaving the seat of all the different businesses in different neighborhoods. i want to take the time to illustrate the collective group of people that came to present in businesses came to present because this is who we advocate for. we will not be pushed out. this is what makes san francisco attractive. this legislation is here to preserve you and thank you for taking the time. we will not go we will not fade we will not leave san francisco quietly. thank you. >>[applause] >> >> this is an action i'm sure we vote these businesses meet, fully the eligible criteria as legacy business. i propose that we vote that all my businesses meet fully these criteria. >> second? >> second. just a matter of technicality because unlike this is the first time where within the item like this where we of draft resolution so we do need to have you specifically adopt the resolution as drafted and i think >> i can read into the record >> yes. so, >> one at the time? >> no. you read the last >> i recommend approval of vote resolution 22 jacks makes play seafood to twinkle dessert café, 12 adler museum café eyes muralist association pacific café, lone star saloon humans kitchens and baths, community boards and creative design and metalworks. so that the motion is to have these businesses recognized as legacy businesses in the city and county of san francisco and part of the register. >> we just need to make one last edit to that. also acknowledge changing the nomination for toy boat from supervisor breed to supervisor mar. >> okay. you have a motion >> chart read the motion back? >> no. >> i'll defer to the director whether that's necessary not. necessary? note? >> i don't think. >> to a second for the motions. >> yes i second >> all those in favor say, aye >>[chorus of ayes]. >> no one is oppose. you are all approved. >>[applause] >> we will have a photograph. we are still live so mind your manners. >> one more >> were not take an official break were just have a photograph and move on with our business. >> down motion passes 6-0, one absent >> great. >> if we could get the now the legacy business registry >> this photograph is for the website. so straighten out your color. >> will take two photographs of the actual owners of the businesses and then one with the owners and the commission. >> so, owners of first.[pause for photograph] >>[pause for photograph.] >[applause] >> we are going to continue the meeting. >> okay, we need to i guess to our business here so we can go out to dinner at some of your great restaurants. commissioners, that to your seats. julie make sure the documents go into the record? >> i will turn these over to the commission secretary for the record. >> all right. so, >> so we can continue conversations outside. sorry to rush you out but we need to continue on with the meeting. >> if you could keep your conversations down. moving to item 6, six items six, please item number six approval of regular meeting minutes. action item. one item to amend. we do mission i like to start including the motion to adjourn and the details surrounding that. in each of the meeting minutes. i've not been doing that but i would like to do that so i'm going to amend that and the minutes before you today. >> sounds reasonable >> ocean? >> not yet we need public comment. commissioners any comments on this item? no. any public comment on item number six? seeing none, public comment is closed. do we have a motion? >> moved and seconded. >> commissioners, all those in favor say, aye >>[chorus of ayes] that motion passes unanimously, 6-01 absent. item number seven. general public comment. >> any members of the public live like to oppose any matters within our jurisdiction? seeing none, public comment is closed. all right >> item number eight, directors report. >> commissioners, my directors report is going to be very brief tonight but just want to let you know that we do have a number of ballot measures moving forward onto the ballot by the mayor i mean, by the mayor and board of supervisors. just want to remind you moving into election season be mindful of that. that there is one particular ballot measure that was move forward by the board of supervisors as a charter initiative to create a commission to oversee the mayor's office of housing and the office of economic and workforce development. so, that does have some overlay with us, some overlay with us since the commission, since the office of small business under the broader budget of oewd. i will be able to speak to it in a very sort of factual manner moving forward, but not as a qualitative measure. if you have questions, e-mail me and i'll be happy to provide you with information. the second thing i want to just note, i really want to thank alex fong who's been here but he's done an amazing job and really helping us pull together our legislative work and research and really help us with the minutes and i'm feeling very extraordinarily fortunate for his choice to do is eight internship and really made a difference for us. then, as we move forward with the legacy business registry we are obligated to provide for you and the public the packets and the applications and as you can see, this is very-this is a lot of maturity we do not need to make sure we are printed copies for the public should they walk in and not have had an opportunity to review it online. so come i figure 1 point commissioner ortiz-cartegena, you sort of suggested i'm asked to we get ipads. so, i would like to have a conversation with each of you because as we have-if for able to get the ipads, then you would be able to have access to these documents and to the applications to review on the ipad, but we won't have to print out so much material. so, just the request give it some thought and will have some discussion >> am sorry there's the proposition that can commissioners without ipads of your >> yes. >> i would expect the commissioners to have reviewed it on their own because is distributed in advance. >> yes but we do need to have it as part of your pocket because it's part of the agenda >> it was a paper at the very least >> yes. that's a legal requirement that we have it in our documentation? >> it's to ensure if there's anything that you need to reference and review, you have it at your disposal. >> i think there's a single ipad that would be fine. again, i want to stress that this requires our preparation in advance. so we are prepared to make a determination when we arrived, not that we are making our evaluation based on presentations that we see here. okay? so i think we had a single ipad if we need to refer to something we can pass it amongst ourselves or see it that would be fine but i do think it's necessary to all of us to have ipads >> president, for me i'm not much does a new book cost >> a viewing device. >> i'm sorry but >> i am with you. i don't need the paper reference. >> so other commissions and meet board meetings we all have tablets. they cost $50 now or something? >> okay. >> i just want to bring it to your attention that something will be looking into. i just want make sure you have all the documents in case you want to refer to it. of course, we absolutely are obligated to make sure that you do have any staff reports and resolutions. >> okay >> with that i'm just going to conclude my report and give it more extensive report at the next meeting. >> okay. >> any questions for me? >> commissioners, any questions? >> i read the meeting minutes. talk about the survey for the, what is it the super bowl l. >> the survey. >> what is the status now? >> the status of that is i'm sorry, we are delayed in getting the survey out and the students were done with the minutes will then issue the survey. >> okay. any other questions commissioner? sorry my thing is not working again. >> i don't know the proper format but i want to fall upon request made from a public hearing last meeting. >> oh yes, we were able to provide the request with a copy of the minutes. >> okay. >> thank you. >> are we up to date with our meeting minutes? >> we are working-we are meeting our schedule be committed to you. by-we still have 2015 meeting minutes that still need to be completed. i will provide actually all have for sin you what meeting minutes we have completed and provide you with an updated list what still to be done. >> i have a question. the different presentations we are offering and a lot of people came to me and said was a wonderful idea. i we going to continue where's that going to be something that we and act include in our agenda in the future? >> which presentations. >> on taxes guiding businesses. so are we going to be fitting periodically presentations, i thought it would be a good idea to consider that in the coming order >> let's consider maybe we can consider and bring to the meeting next time some proposals for some informational sessions. yes. great idea. >> thank you. >> any other comments on the directors report? all right. will open us up to public comment. any member so the public want to comment on directors report, item number eight? seeing none, public comment is closed. i think we can move onto item number nine >> item number nine, commissioners reports. >> i don't have anything to report myself. any other commissioners? okay. do we have any members of the public that would like to comment on item number nine, commissioners reports? seeing none, public comment is closed. on item number nine item number 10, please >> item number 10, new business >> commissioners, any new items to suggest? no. any members of the public like to comment on new business? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> now if we could show our slide. sfgov tv >> as is our new tradition, we begin and end each meeting with a reminder that the office of small business is the only place to start your new business and san francisco the best place to get answers about doing business in san francisco. the office of small business should be your first that we have a question about what to do next. so if you need assistance with small business matters start here at the office of small business. thank you. >> our last item is number 11, a german >> motion? >> moved and seconded. >> all those in favor say, aye >>[chorus of ayes] >> the meeting is adjourned at 7:25 pm. >> awesome. >>[gavel] >>[adjournment] >> >> >> >> my name is andrea, i work as a coordinator for the city attorney's office in san francisco. a lot of it is working with the public and trying to address their public records request and trying to get the information for their office. i double majored in political science and always tried to combine both of those majors. i ended up doing a combination of doing a lot of communication for government. i thought it would connect both of my studies and what was i was interested in and show case some of the work that government is doing. >> i work for the transportation agency known as muni and i'm a senior work supervisor. >> i first started as a non-profit and came to san francisco and started to work and i realized i needed to work with people. this opportunity came up by way of an executive fellowship. they had a program at mta to work in workforce development type project and i definitely jumped on that. i didn't know this was something that i wanted to do. all i knew is that i wanted to help people and i wanted to empower others. >> the environment that i grew up that a lot of women were just stay-at-home moms. it wasn't that they didn't have work, but it was cheaper to stay home and watch the kids instead of paying pricey day care centers. >> my mom came from el salvador during the civil war. she worked very hard. when she came here and limited in english, she had to do a service job. when i was born and she had other kids, it was difficult for her to work because it was more expensive for her to be able to continue to work in a job that didn't pay well instead of staying at home and being able to take care of us. >> there isn't much support or advocacy for black women to come in and help them do their jobs. there also aren't very many role models and it can be very intimidating and sometimes you feel uncomfortable and unsure of yourself and those are the reasons exactly why you need to do it. when i first had the opportunity, i thought that's not for me. my previous role was a project manager for a biotech start up. i thought how do i go from technology to working in government. thinking i didn't know about my skills, how am i going to fit in and doing that kind of work. thinking you have to know everything is not what people expect have you, but they expect you to ask questions when you don't know and that's important. >> my mom was diagnosed with cancer. that was really difficult. she encouraged me to go to school because in case anything happened i would be able to protect myself. i wanted to be in oncology. i thought going to school it would set me for the trajectory and prepare me for my life. >> we need the hardships to some of the things that are going to ultimately be your strength in the future. there is no way to map that out and no way to tell those things. you have to do things on your own and you have to experience and figure out life. >> you don't have to know what you are going to do for the rest of your life when you are in college or high school because there are so many things to do. i would encourage you to try to do everything that you are remotely interested. it's the best time to do it. being a young woman with so many opportunities, just go for it and try everything. test. >> approximately okay so we're - this is now called to order this is the this is a reminder under the administrative code the ringing and use of cell phones and pagers and similar sounding electronic devices is prohibited. set all to vibrate or turn the device completely off. now. >>

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