hours and days and that is not really known. san francisco is expensive to part by if you have demand pricing, you can open up to people visiting the web they have not been able to. >> as we have been out in the community talking to residents, one of the concerns is about the closure of the embarcadero. something that was studied in the draft eir. something that happens when there is a lot pedestrians. we're working closely with businesses along that area to provide for delivery and provid, access, we are talking about a peak week day and the most likely a single lane closure.

we are not talking about closing the entire embarcadero. we are really looking at the northbound lane and only after some time, just before the event, so that you can still do rush-hour, morning deliveries completely unimpeded, and as the crowd starts to mobilize, you put into effect, a kind of flexible manner so that people can still walk and bike to complete their trek. i wanted to make that clear, our intention is not to choke traffic any further on the weekend and provide access to the people that needed. president o'brien: i would like to comment on the report, i think it was very well done and very well prepared. a couple of questions, if i may.

did you talk to other cities that had run the america's cup as you prepare this project? >> absolutely, who'll be going down to san diego, the host of the world series of events. it'll be the first estate site hosting since 1995. we've been getting documents from the same. one of the big challenges here, it has been out to sea. if you go to a marina, you really have to charter a boat to see the action live. this is the first time you can walk through and see the action from land. it is a very different operational mode for transportation, public safety, which management, and all of the other plans presented today. it will be a new thing for us

which is why we are interested in san diego and why we are looking at other offense that happened in san francisco like fourth of july or new year's eve. any information we can get on previous experiences, we are devouring. president o'brien: and you have a rough estimate of how many an increase of population you expect during the event? is it 100,000 people, or any figures? >> the draft that was issued in july has some spectator estimates which helped define the outer envelope of possibility and that ranges from anywhere from 3000 on a weekday to a super peak weekend day which is the kind of confluence of all events. a perfect weather, high interest in the press, the end of the

finals, even the giants' game thrown on later that evening, that is about 500,000 total which is the equivalent of a fleet week rican. >> the last thing, just an idea, that may be useful and that may not be useful. for the peninsula, i think it is not oyster point, i think it is further down. i wonder if there wouldn't be an idea to stop people driving up the freeway from the peninsula and consider taking a ferry service. >> that is a good vice. we understand in san francisco center. there are couple of major interest of points. the ferry terminal opens next

spring. they can make sure they do have a lifting in the summer. the parking garages huge. it is close to the freeway, and we know that the hard service is about four times the service a few if the regular schedule. that drive wheels up pretty quickly so we will see if we can augment their bus lines. one of the most well used alliance is the 120. it will help us by running extra buses. and finally, those three intercept points are going to be a big heart of how we take drivers and keep them from crossing the city line. president o'brien: any public

comment on this matter? public comment is closed. thank you again for that very informative reports. next item. >> commissioners, if we make, will hear items 5 and 6 first, the minutes approval, then we'll have certificates of appreciation. commissioners of, approval of the 11 meeting minutes. july of 11, 2011 minutes. >> did you have a chance to read it or you need a medic to take a look? >> i read it.

>> there was a correction, the original mentor e-mail. -- minutes were emailed. >> move to approve the july minutes. president o'brien: any objections? so moved. next item. >> approval of the august 8, 2011 meeting minutes. >> i moved. >> i second. president o'brien: next item, please. >> item three, the presentation of the small business commissioned certificate of honor recognizing a local small business. this particular business will be a need to be presented in october due to their schedule.

item four, presentation of the small business certificate of honor recognizing various employees of the revenue department at airports small business affairs process is part of the recognition program. >> commissioners, today i am very happy to introduce to the small business commission and to the public, the work of the sanford it is airport small business affairs office.

as was the work of the airport revenue development and management team. [reading names] for many years, i have always look forward to my trips in and out of san francisco airport. the environment created by including the locally owned and iconic small businesses, like [reading businesses] joined by the new organic cafe,

they have always filled me with pride. now known as the company's books has always given my family and myself a familiar place to pass time. as a small business woman, i recognize the economic benefit to the small companies that are able to operate in this high volume area. i'll leave this opportunity has benefited the businesses that are located in these neighborhoods. when i was fortunate enough to fly out of the new terminal on the very first day of operation, i looked around me at the small businesses represented, and the most important to the san franciscans employed, i felt it was time

that our commission honors the work of the development team. the airport small business affairs office and the revenue department have made to the vitality of san francisco through their efforts to promote representation in the newly island terminal. there is a high business participation rate in demonstrate to travelers across the country in the world that san francisco is committed to its small businesses. his commitment shared by the family is demonstrated throughout the airport and helps make san francisco international stand out as a model airport both nationally and internationally. i think you.

-- i thank you. >> thank you, commissioners. with me are folks from revenue development and management. there are very heavily evolved in the development of terminal 2. one of the most gratifying things that we do is seek out small and local business that we think might be a good fit at the airport. we are approached by small businesses as well. to meet with and engage and passion of a small business owner, helping them provide information about how to do business with us is very rewarding. navy because the heart, many of us can relate to the dream of business ownership, with the of the raw courage that it take to be a small the of the owner.

it is very gratifying. the program at the international airport in relief to our visitors a very important impression of the city. 70-5 1/2 to prove a visitor have they're looking for our airport and commission and the airport director are very seriously and sincerely committed to doing business locally to the very greatest extent possible and meeting our small business goals. nine of the 22 stores have local ownership. 17 it started off at some point a very small. most of them local. some have grown from one store at an airport. one spot now has 30 locations,

it started with us that way. the program will realize sales of about $40 million the first year of operation. that will mean rent to the airport and that drove down to a general fund contribution. [no audio]

the russia we are back in session, we had to take a recess due to technical difficulties. -- >> we are back in session, we had to take a recess due to technical difficulties. >> we send money to the general fund, 15% of concession sales. it drove down to about $600,000 into the city coffers each year,

that is just to the annual service payment contribution. and i wrapped up with how fortunate we are to get to go out and meet the business owners and look for restaurants and find really cool stores, go through local neighborhoods as part of our work. we're very proud of what we do and we are honored tonight. >> would you like to make an announcement? >> this wednesday, one of our small business affairs offices is hosting an open house. and the subject matter is doing business at sfo. the audience will be construction companies and service providers.

what we work on the is revenue contracts, businesses that come to the airport and earn sales and pay us rent. we also pay a lot of small businesses to come out and pave the runway as, work on lighting in the garages, supplies, so on. we are a very large campus. the focus of this open house is on construction and services. it is a half day event with a number of different offices. we will have the capital improvement folks there is a victimless all of the projects they have going in the next couple of years so the contractors will know what to get ready to bid on. it is a tutorial of how to do business with the city. people see the airport as very high profile. they don't know who to call or how to get in the front door.

this is an effort to break down some of the barriers. there will be another open house later this fall focused on concessions. >> will forward to hearing more from you, thank you very much. >> commissioners, martha will also be at the conference to present on our office's resources as well. >> the next item? >> item #7, general public comment. this allows members of the public to comment on matters within the purview of the commission and suggest new agenda items for future consideration. members of the public will have three minutes to address the commission. you can leave the speaker card at the front stand and please speak your name and clearly.

>> in the afternoon, commissioners. i am a gay organizer here in san francisco. merchants of the upper market castro, this organization for eight months has refused to cooperate with the castro and the gay community regarding the large rainbow flag. starting in january, we were lied to when they claimed that they have a written contract giving them control of this flagpole. they said this contract was with the department of public works. after filing a public records request, nothing in writing turned out granting them control of this very important rainbow

flag. a number of requests have been made in terms of both lowering the flag to honor such icons as elizabeth taylor and also repressed to raise the flags when gay marriages began. every step of the way, they have been heavy. they have offered petty excuses why they would not talk to us. why they would not let us come to their meetings. if you challenge their lack of a written process, he better get ready for the wo ever from the supposedly mature organization. it is harming small businesses and by not working with us.

we want to stage events involving that five people on public property to bring people to the neighborhood. those people before and after attending rallies, celebrations, celebrations, would go spend the money that merchants. but that argument doesn't work. no argument worked with them. and i will hold up now the process that they used to that any requests. as you can see, i am not holding anything. that is because they do not have a written process to help the community with requests. i believe this commission closed the small businesses of the castro, all of the stakeholders, a public discussion about the

amateur and petty behavior that is harming the neighborhood and the small businesses. >> next speaker. >> thank you for listening, because i am coming back. i'm not going away. i am coming back to this public forum. >> my name is karen smith, i am a property manager located in the financial district. i represent the owner and manager of building on the corner of sacramento. the property has for small business owners, all of ricwhich are restaurant tenants.

15 small-business owners who spoke against herman application number of 11 mfs -- it was helped by the director of the dpw. there has not been a ruling to issue the permit. on july 29, [reading names] met with supervisor scott wiener to discuss how it is affecting the small brick and mortar restaurant owners. i won't go into what was discussed, but i do have meeting minutes if you want to see them. the reason why i am here today

is to ask you to consider putting the food truck permit issue on the agenda to hear directly from the real small business owners. the way the current ordinance is written, it does not protect these owners. if the food trucks are allowed to infiltrate, it will severely impact their incomes and cause a trickle-down effect. restaurant on a full one-third reduction in rank which will lower the value of the property and it will undoubtedly cause the property owners to have the property reassessed and the city will lose property tax income. i urge you all to consider these consequences. >> next speaker. seeing no more speakers, public comment is closed. next item. >> commissioners, i did not see

the prison term for item #8. if it is of pay, we can move to item number nine? thank you. commissioners, presentation, discussion of possible action regarding small business saturday. ever-present asian of women impact in public policy. to have comments, director->> of the outreach committee met with barbara who is the executive director for women impacting public policy last year. our office had a discussion with american express and the visitor and convention vero which is now sf travel. it was just -- we did not have

enough time to build attraction. this time, we are starting a bit earlier. i was very excited to hear women impacting public policy working on this. i wanted to bring it to the commissioner's attention. i will turn it over to you. >> with the nation's largest political advocacy group for women known to businesses. we work on behalf of 57 different organizations. in 2010, american express launched small business and saturday after hearing from their small business customers that the greatest needs at the time or more customers coming into the shop. and also recognizing that when

small businesses succeed, communities and 60. it is estimated that when $1 is spent in a local business, three times as much money goes directly back into the community. with the success of small business saturday 2010, american express realized they wanted this to be a community movement and not something sponsored by a corporation, so they invited the women impacting public policy to lodge the coalition. so far, we have over 150 organizations nationwide supporting it and we have over 5 million people engaged through those organizations. the purpose of small business saturday is to designate the saturday after thanksgiving to shop independently owned

businesses. for this year, we are also planning to host about 15 different events across the country with san francisco being one of the target cities. there is also a new research being released by civic economics that has a san francisco's pacific section. we would love to have the commission's support as an official supporter of the small business saturday for this year. >> this is an action item? to provide for the commission to take action if they want to support small business saturday. president o'brien: that concludes your presentation? commissioner adams: i would love to suppt