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Working on those well do our best to have those cleaned up on page 8 lines three to four an important amendment ill read into the record were striking the one phrase it strikes the words analysis of whether or not the proposed result in the there or drivers license decreased area so Pay Attention to that and another amendment deleting sections 303. 1 d in the last draft that was sent so its deleting the Economic Impact feud and rises 30. 1 e7 in the language and it renumbers the subsection of the 303391 e will become d and it continues and ms. Wong those are the main clean up language anything else from our City Attorney victor wong. Victor wong City Attorney. So those are the amendments and i know that commissioner lee has a couple. Before we get there my understandi ....
Be following this leveling the Playing Field for the balance in the neighborhood that people talked about is critical i think that some like chain stores and formula Retail Stores in neighborhoods that are food deserts for example a critical need for more types of stores especially food retail and we take into account for the other neighborhoods like north beach theres a strong sentiment of the unique character the Small Business owners and others who have testified today, i think it is clear that theyre not saying we dont want chain stores but a balance and the neighborhood voice in the process i think the suggestions from the plaintiff and the Planning Commission i think theyve made this a stronger pyritic legislation it strikes a balance for the need for econo ....
Should be extended the Planning Department needs to have the flexibility and supervisors and the Community Needs to have the flexibility to determine what is need in their own neighborhoods i also think that you know we need to look at flexibility the problem is you know those kinds of recreations weve had with the Planning Department came up with a great study you see how well, this current set of recreations is working why do we need to make them more restrictive going worldwide is a problem our big concern representing downtown Property Owners is the creek we see making those interim controls on midmarket is a stimuli i didnt to the development of that area do we want it extended for another 12 months we have a a great fear downtown as more and more r ....
Which was the Planning Department recommendation or the Planning Department version all make those as described and roman numeral the Planning Department with user as sponsor and table item 4. Thats correct. So why dont we do that now supervisor mar has described a series of amendments reduced to writing as well why dont we have a motion to make those amendments item number 3 . Okay well take that without objection. Well adapt those amendments item 3 and madam clerk if you could add supervisor mar as the author of item 3 and can i have a motion to table item number 4 okay well take that without objection. Item 4 is tabled now were working with the amended version of item number 3 so i just want to say a few things and make the amendments ill briefly describe at the beginning so this amended version obvious ....