~ ~ demonstrate there is a local need. to go through and be scrutinized around some of those comparisons with small businesses and come out the backside with something that really has a starting point of being wanted by the local community. if you look at where formula retail wants to go, it does not go into a lot of the communities which is the greatest need for jobs or services or retail diversity. they tend to go to places where there s already lots of money and where they can outcompete other business necessarition he. they are not big risk takers. if you re trying to encourage risk taking that goes to compelling business relationships, not whether they have a sea requirement. it is time to update some of the controls. a couple of quick things. concentration analysis is really helpful. formula retailers often want to congregate locally. it is important to recognize whether that s tipping kind of the proper mix. an economic analysis is good. i would say to the chamber s po
and then wyatt robart is conducting some background research for us on the state law around the pos regulation and permit license that s required. and doing some sort of parallel analysis of what business activity is also taking place online. again, i think, you know, we have a lot of permits that we apply to our brick and mortar businesses because it s tangible and, so, need to start thinking about our online businesses and whether, you know, if it s a duplicate business that happens in a brick and mortar and happens online, either we need to permit both or not permit. so, we will be getting a presentation from the department of public health. it is a state law that the department does regulate, the local agency regulates. so, we ll be getting a presentation in august for you. and then i just wanted to let you know that because we did have to let go of some temp workers at the end of march, we have been the assistance center has been operating half time. and then last we
for the small business commission. commissioner adams. here. dooley. here. white. here. ortiz-cartagena. here. commissioner riley. here. white. here. prohibition of the sounding of devices the ringing of devices are prohibited at the meeting and any person responsible for one going off, may be removed from the meeting. be advised that cell phones that are set to vibrate do cause interference and so the board and the commission request that they be placed in the off commission, item four communications. okay. let s take as you begin this afternoon to introduce ed ed reisken. and i would like to introduce regina the director of the office of small business. so, the first report is for. item five. yes, item five is a presentation and discussion regarding the impact of sfmta planning policies and have on the economic vitality of small business in san francisco and the presentation, discussion, regarding sfmta governing rules and transportat
commissioner here to look at and look out for the entire city in terms of transportation, that is the charge. and the same time being mindful of neighborhoods and groups and individuals, and circumstances that are around the city, i can assure you that it is an extremely difficult job and for us it is going to be getting much more difficult in the coming year because the transit effectiveness project will be coming out and that does involve some or one of the speakers mentioned removing some bus stops and changes. and so there is going to be a lot of opposition to it and it is going to be tough, but ours again and we have it look out for the whole city and the case is made well for the involvement of the small business community and the work of mt a and i would like to make a suggestion that your commission, came up with 12 different suggestions and we have several as well. and i think that it would be very unwhiledy to try to deal with tonight and i would suggest that we con
here. dooley. here. white. here. ortiz-cartagena. here. commissioner riley. here. white. here. prohibition of the sounding of devices the ringing of devices are prohibited at the meeting and any person responsible for one going off, may be removed from the meeting. be advised that cell phones that are set to vibrate do cause interference and so the board and the commission request that they be placed in the off commission, item four communications. okay. let s take as you begin this afternoon to introduce ed ed reisken. and i would like to introduce regina the director of the office of small business. so, the first report is for. item five. yes, item five is a presentation and discussion regarding the impact of sfmta planning policies and have on the economic vitality of small business in san francisco and the presentation, discussion, regarding sfmta governing rules and transportation planning policy and priority. good afternoon. i am