out of some of the folks from sacramento. we would have loved to get this to the committee earlier, but spending some time with our partners in labor, we came up with an interesting addition to this legislation for consideration, pursuant to whatever process needs to happen. we have already vetted this with our partners in labor. we could call it an area of standard wage amendment that seeks to leverage the need to get our unemployed tradesmen and tradesmen back working. particularly union members. there has been a lot of discussion as to how to do that. added to the list of requirements at page 3 of 23, perhaps language that would say that during a period of exemption a contractor business seeking to take advantage of the exclusion would utilize contractors that pay area standard wages and provide

benefits and journeymen upgrading training tools for facilities upgrade maintenance including tenant improvements for the city and county of san francisco. the agreement would be included in leases, sub-leases, and other occupancy contracts during the period of payroll expense hiring discussions is that tenant improvement is a strong vehicle for creating opportunities and jobs for local union members. here is some language that i will pass to supervisor can -- supervisor camp. -- kim. [tone] supervisor chu: thank you very much. >> good morning, supervisors. by name is gary marshall, the good government policy director.

our interest is navigating for coordinated strategies around business investment locations, which this addresses had done. what we would like to do is just encourage thoughtful consideration of both of these proposals that have identified specific issues. the core of our business in payroll taxes. we need to be mindful of our opportunity for balancing opportunities to generate revenues. like to acknowledge the proposal around the cap or payroll tax payments for stock options. it is an opportunity. both of these proposals make apparent for us the need for comprehensive analysis and further discussion. we cannot continue to govern by exception and we would like to continue with a proposal that should be sector agnostic.

we appreciate the supervisors amendments to that end. it is important that this is not construed as the solution to the business tax issues. we hope that the conversation will continue to find sustainable structure. supervisor chu: thank you very much. are there any other members of the public that wish to comment? seeing no one, public comment disclosed. supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. i appreciate the city partners that helped us to sculpt the lettuce -- legislation that is before us. thank you to the supervisors for their legislative in sight. i have to say, i am very interested in discussing, as a public comment, the question on local hiring and how it would be applicable in the course of this

legislation. i would offer to meet with the representatives that are here to try to understand a bit better how this actually meshes together, considering that the category of companies we are talking about, i would understand that this is the kind of fits that would be suited for that implementation. so, based on the amendments that have been offered, we will have to sit with it in community and i will use that time as an opportunity to confer with some of the folks that i also agree with in terms of attempting to strengthen local mandatory hiring and what prevailing wage agreements. supervisor chu: thank you. supervisor kim: i would like to

thank the supervisors for bringing this forward. i think that this is an important discussion to have in terms of what are the efficient ways for us to administer business taxes in a way that can fund infrastructure that we have in the city to help businesses but also retain businesses and create jobs in san francisco. although i remain open to both pieces of legislation, around during the slippery slope of taxes that were the fear that when we first that bid -- introduced the mid-market bill, i was very committed at the time to making sure that this did not allow other companies to call upon the board and tied their hands behind their back. so, i think that we were very careful when we crafted the legislation to make sure that there were benefits to san

francisco. particularly insuring that companies that got the exclusion came to specific parts of san francisco where we needed revitalization with a high level of vacancy. where we also made sure that to get these past exclusions, there were other ways to benefit the city, whether it was first for retiring the community benefits agreement or partnering with neighborhood groups on neighborhood work force training to make sure that residents were getting jobs in these companies. those are the concerns that i have revolving around a flat out general exclusion being proposed. i remain open to both proposals, but i would like to reiterate what i think our last public speaker meant, which is avoiding governing by expression and looking long-term at the

overall business tax return rather than piecemeal legislation to keep companies year. supervisor chu: thank you. we have two items before us. there is a motion to make amendments to extend the years from the supervisor, two to six. so can we take those motions without objection? i know that this would require that the item be continued. the changes are reflective of the nature and item number 7 in which there was a substitute legislation introduced yesterday. the supervisor had requested that that be continued further. if i could make a motion to tag items six and seven continued to the call of the chair, would

that be fine? done without objection? thank you. ok, do we have any other items? >> if i could make one comment, i'd like to thank the supervisor for helping to engage on the conversation. specifically around post-ipo and more mature companies. i would like to thank mr. egan for all of the work he has done so far and i look forward to a similar analysis to understand the impact of these other proposals on the general fund. at the end of the day i think that we need to go forward in reforming the entire business tax code. if these pieces of legislation are steps in that direction of interest, hopefully i think we can take that larger and more comprehensive step to do this in a way that will hopefully

address everyone's concerns and put us on a footing for making sure that our economy is as healthy as possible. supervisor chu: thank you. we have dispensed with our agenda items. are there any other items before us, mr. clerk? are there any other items before us, mr. clerk? >> there are no other items. supervisor chu: thank you. we are adjourned.

>> welcome to culture wire. the city rolls of the red carpet to host the international film festival.

the actors, directors, and others in among luminaries around the globe. we will get a sneak peek of this year's exciting program. >> welcome to "culture wire." in april, the 50 forces and francisco international film festival will be taking place. joining me to talk about the programming is the director of programming for the san francisco film festival. rachel, welcome to "culture wire." i look forward to this every year. my first question is, what will be the opening night film?

>> we have a terrific film for opening night. it is called a beginners and as an american independent film that stars ewan mcgregor and christopher plumber. >> what kind of music is that? >> house music. >> it is a hard to describe story with a lot of humor and heart. >> what are the other highlights? >> there are so many great films. it is hard to pick out the favorites. we have over 200 films and the festival. we have some other wonderful american independent films like the centerpiece premier that stars john c. reilly.

including the closing nine film that really shows the crossroads of internationalism that the festival. >> it is not just about the two weeks of the festival. you guys also run really fascinating programs for the bay area. >> really don't stopped screening films. we have a series of festivals in the fall for the fall season. and we often do week-long runs at theaters around the bay area so that people who want to see the kind of films that we show at the festival can see them all year long. and we have a wonderful filmmaker services department. we can provide fiscal sponsorship and a lot of great advice.

finally, we have a really robust education department. people that want to learn about filmmaking can take some of our fantastic glasses. >> one of the things that impresses me about the film festival is sort of the impact that it has. i know you guys are the longest running film festival in the americas. >> it was always a great festival for the city of san francisco, so our constituents are the people of san francisco. we want to do what we can to reach out to as many kinds of populations as we can. one way we do that is by bringing in guests. that is one of the things that makes a festival exciting. not only do get to see films that you might not otherwise see, but you can meet a director or an actor and hear about their prospective making the film.

the one thing that i always like to tell people who have never been to a film festival before is that it can sometimes seem daunting from the outside because he will pick up the program guide and it has 100 name movies and seems a bit hard to navigate in the beginning. but it is really worth it as you know from coming. the atmosphere in december, the interaction with other guests, the films themselves make it a great couple of weeks. >> it is important to participate and take advantage of this treasure trove of films from how many countries? >> is usually between 40 and 50 countries. >> it is an impressive range of filmmakers and the national perspectives that gets

represented in the film festival. thank you for bringing this festival to san francisco every year.