roll-call vote? >> commissioners clybum aye, commissioner dooley, aye, commissioner dwight, aye, commissioner o'brien, aye, commissioner riley, the motion passes 6-0. >> we will go back to item 13. recognition of commissioners janet clyde and michael o'connor. >> as part -- director and the office, do you want to take a moment to recognize the commissioners? commissioner o'connor could not be here tonight. he had already planned a business meeting. he is in las vegas at the magic show which is a great place to be. so i wanted to take a moment to a knowledge him and his service for being on the commission for eight years. two of the years he was

president of the commission. one of the years, vice- president. he representing the hospitality industry has brought value in terms of feedback, input and an exciting entrepreneurial spirit to the commission. during his commission he worked kia hours on legislative and policy matters including extensive work on the health care security ordinance on that advisory board with commissioner dwight. and that helped to boost our support and the need for having entities and promoting your local manufacturing. he leaves a legacy as a key step -- stakeholder. in his absence i want to spend -- take this time to thank him for his service. you're welcome to make any

additional comments if you like to. [applause] >> for commissioner clyde, back down to the podium. >> this is a great opportunity. recently other commissioners have resigned but we have not had an opportunity to fully of knowledge their service at their

last commission meeting. do you want to take this opportunity to thank you for your four years? supervisor chui hasbrouck to what you have provided but i wanted to express my appreciation for your leadership as the chair of the average committee and the creation of the employee recognition and program and the business recognition program but also as an office, we have established a program around disability access for our businesses and business community that no other city has. in the state of california. we're receiving significant recognition for that. i also wanted to acknowledged that as a commissioner, you were deeply involved in legislation, researching, providing in-depth feedback and developing many of the key opinions that contained in the small business commission

recommendations. that was highly valued by staff. i want to definitely think you for that. and then also as a commissioner, your commitment to attending the small business meetings throughout the city. and to the broader community. he showed the example of how business persons can contribute to the overall vitality of san francisco. we want to express the great appreciation on behalf of staff and you are welcome to add any comments. [applause] >> it has been an honor serving with you for the last year and is appropriate, the first to my spoke with you we talked about loans and revolving loan funds and tonight we voted on a revolving loan fund. it is so appropriate on your last night. i want to say it has been an honor and privilege to serve with you. it has been fun.

i have appreciated your thoughts and feedback on this commission and i want to thank you. >> thank you. >> i would also like to thank you for being out there as my companion many times and all the outreach to small business. every banquet, where there. i appreciate your leadership in that. i would have rather stayed home many a time and give me that nudge. you contributed in getting out there into the community and letting them know that the small business commission is here for them. thank you for that. >> thank you, commissioners. thank you very much. >> we do have a gift from la casina for you.

>> i will take this moment to acknowledge the commissioners who served and we were not able to say goodbye to. i think every single person who serves on this commission bring something unique, their unique perspective, their history, and something of value to the commission that the small business community really appreciates. and when you apply yourself to the work of the commission and you bring your point of view forward, it helps us out there. i appreciate it as a small business woman and many people appreciate it as well.

>> item 14. election of vice-president of the small business commission. this allows the commission to elect a member to serve as vice president fred requires a motion of both directors. did you want to introduce this? >> just to remind the commissioners of the procedures we used. the commission secretary will call for nominations. nominees are welcome to provide their statements. and followed by commissioners who would like to make statements in support. we will hold public comments and finally the secretary will take roll-call vote in the order of

nomination. of course the first commissioner who receives more votes from each respective -- this particular position will be the individual elected to the office. >> commissioner riley. commissioner riley: i nominate commissioner dooley. >> i nominate mark dwight. >> now we move into the nomineese are -- can provide a statement and then

commissioners, and then public comment. >> thank you to commissioner riley for nominating me. very much appreciated. as most of you will now listening in on these hearings or attending them, i was president for the last year. it was a privilege and honor and one that -- in order to continue to serve in a capacity that helps with the president, working with items on the agenda. helping the small business commission continue the good work it does. during the year rose president, sometimes the points are made by some that this commission does not matter, it does not matter to the upper echelons of power brokers in this building which i never agree with.

most of all the supervisors, jane kim, carmen chu, mark farrell, john, campos, all have testified during my tenure. mayor lee even went so far as to recommend a charter amendment for this commission to give more weight. it is clearly relevant. as was testified by some people who came and spoke in support of the recommendation they acknowledged this commission matters for a much to the small business community. i really look forward to continuing the good work of this commission and being part of it for the next year. thank you. >> >> i am honored by

commissioner dooley's nomination. i think as a new member here, i would prefer an opportunity to get my feet wet first period and spent some time understanding all that goes into this job as a commissioner, let alone out -- a position of responsibility. i would like to reserve this for some other time if you do not mind. president adams: any other commissioner comments? commissioner clyde: i still really have strong reservations about the process of this election and the selection of the executive team for the commission. there will be to commissioners

seated next month. i believe this commissioners should have a chance to win. i am extremely concerned about the breadth of the commission. i am concerned that its focus will be narrowing and not expanding. without the commissioners to happen to come from the board of supervisors side, i do not feel comfortable going forward. that being said, i think it would be more appropriate to continue the item and wait until a full commission is seated. commissioner dooley: i would echo that.

we are down a number of commissioners and they need to be here to vote on this. there will be here working with the president and the vice- president. i also want to comment that i find it disturbing that it would be put out there that on a commission where we are all equally qualified that there would be no one else qualified to be vice-president but the person who was president before. i believe that luke did a fantastic job as the president. i feel that it is sending the wrong message to the community out there that there is basically only to people qualified to hold executive positions here. i would agree with janet clyde. i would prefer to wait until the whole new commission is in place. president adams: thank you. do we have public comment?

if you can line up on the sidewalk. public comment will be limited to three minutes. if you could please speaker name clearly into the microphone. >> where does tony bennett, i am going to stay the night. i would like to congratulate stephen adams as the president for this year. think you were great vice- president. i would like to welcome commissioner dwight to the commission. i am pleased to speak to the commission. i have been a small-business owner for 35 years in san francisco and if the payroll each of these years. i'm the founding member of sfcrg. i am finishing up my sixth year

of commissioner on the building inspection commission. i know what you guys do. you work for a hard and spend a lot of time. crg was exclusively -- we promote small business. that is our function. i was motivated to come here this evening because of disagreements that i listened to 1 tb last month were you guys have this commission meeting. he acted like a couple of kids fighting over a toy. -- you acted like a couple of kids fighting over a toy. that was uncalled for.

as far as looking is concerned, look is a business partner of mine. i know how hard looluke worked last year. we happened to bne mar -- be married to sisters. i listened to the complaints and how busy he is. he is doing a great job for the next 12 months as an able assistant to commissioner adams. that is all have to say. thank you. >> good evening. rodrigo sanchez, a business owner. this commission is extremely

valuable and all of you have done a tremendous job. if luke o'brien happens to be a business owner, that -- he did a fantastic job as president. at a time for continuity that san francisco is coming out of this recession it would be important to point him in as the vice-president. he can assist some of the new commissioners in the process of validating this very important commission. i do not think it is an issue where disputes or personal -- this is a matter of efficiency and a matter of providing the right continuity to ensure this commission performs a valuable services and has performed in

the past. thank you. >> i am sa 41-year resident of bernal heights. i own my own small business and i have been involved in the community and performing arts especially with the mission district and with the mission cultural center. with the pickle family circus. i am keenly aware of the need for small businesses to thrive for small restaurants that have entertainment space for nonprofit organizations to have expanded a rehearsal and performance space. it is an important industry. it is a major tourist attraction here. luke o'brien is a recent

acquaintance. he has come forward and help me on critical issues in the community of related to real- estate, restaurants, entertainment, and supporting our vibrant arts community. i've also had the pleasure of meeting mark dwight and visiting his establishment on 22nd street. quite an impressive place and i compliment you on your maiden voyage tonight and the wisdom you applied to many of the items. i think officialdom away too. on this point for continuity in service, i think electing luke o'brien vice-president is a good idea. thinking. -- thank you. >> i am a lawyer in san francisco. i was at fourth avenue and clement for 30 years.

a represented many small businesses. i met luke o'brien in this regard a number of years ago. he is very hard worker. i think you all know that. he is pro-small business and he will support a vast array of small businesses, not just one kind. i have found him not to be a partisan person. he does not take sides. unnecessarily. he has -- he is very smart and he has a heart. i hope you will support him for vice president. thank you. >> i am chairman of the san francisco coalition for responsible growth.

president, commissioners, i would like to welcome you to the commission team. commissioner dwight. congratulations, commissioner clyde on your recognition this evening. thank you. i have come to support this evening luke o'brien for vice- president. for small business commission functions as the central point of information and referral. for entrepreneurs and small businesses. you need a strong team. commissioner o'brien brings a perspective and experience through the wide range of different businesses that he has been involved in and currently,

in his real estate and development capacity. in addition, he works with other city initiatives, i just named a few. there is the dbi's advisory committee, the community action plan for seismic safety, he is a member of the mayor's task force of the socks story retrofit program. -- a soft story retrofit program and he worked on the permitting subcommittee where his -- he has demonstrated his vast experience of the permitting processes in dbi and in planning. as i referred earlier i do not know where he gets the time to be with his wife and his two small kids who are at school. we heard some things this evening about the 1.5 million

small business revolving fund. it is exciting to know about that. also exciting that the current mayor declares that jobs and economic activity are his priorities. we have seen and he has demonstrated his activity there with the announcements from zynga, sales force, linkedin, twitter, zendesk, and others all employing. the city needs a strong small business commission trade with commissioner o'brien's rob lowe energy and experience to ask you to vote for him for vice-

president. thank you. -- remarkable energy and experience to ask you to vote for him for vice-president. thank you. >> i am the president of the south of market business association. congratulations to commissioner dwight for being on the sustained commission. it is a valuable commission to have in the city for small businesses and of course, congratulations to janet clyde for the time she has put into this commission and how much work she has done. i have known commissioner o'brien for quite awhile. i have noticed how much work he has done toward helping with the small business commission. i also do now that he has gone out in the association [unintelligible]

he is a dedicated person who wants to help small businesses not just for himself. if he does care about himself he would not be on this commission. he is a great person and we do need continuity. i do also see fresh people coming on board by commissioner clyde. it takes awhile to get used to that position and when you first start getting -- is likely to get into that. and welcome to everyone else. i am supporting luke o'brien to be elected as vice president. thank you. president adams: any of the public comment? seeing one, we have one commissioner. >> i would like to speak to a couple of the issues that were brought up. one is continuity. if we had insisted on continuity of our last election i do not believe commissioner --

our current president would be the president. he was elected vice president at his first meeting with us, i believe. i do not think continuity is an issue. i think diversity is an issue. diversity of political opinion, political is an issue. the current team lacks that diversity. understanding something is not the same as being that person. understanding the point of view of a latino or african-american or woman or restaurant owner or understanding the point -- i might understand the small builders and the problems of the residential builders but i am not a small residential builder. i'm a restaurant owner. i think it is important that somewhere on the commission we enforce some diversity. and not allow the power of just

numbers. it is great to see friends and business partners and people that what has helped to come out and wait through a five hour meeting. that is a testament. i have to say. again, a concern for the commission is the strongest commission and the strongest commission is a diverse commission. that is the basis of my current concerned with the commission going forward. and again, president adams was elected vice-president and his first meeting. i will say i think a continuances in order. -- continuance is in order.

>> can we make a motion for continuance? commissioner riley: one of the reasons why i have stuck to my guns is a fundamental belief that we need to get away from this division that we have in san francisco. i believe it came round shortly after willie brown stopped being the mayor. we have developed this terrible bipolar society. you're on the side or on that side. i genuinely believe in my heart of hearts that we're entering into a new era where those divisions will start to disappear slowly. one of the indicators i see of that is i think commissioner

delonte -- olague, would categorize her as someone who is from the progressive left. i do not like labels. i am stating what people may perceive her to be. mayor lee would have been categorized by most people as probably a moderate. and to see him elect commissioner delonte -- olague to be commissioner to replace mirkarimi spells a possibility where the cap amortization goes away. that is part of the reason why i wanted to serve as vice president. maybe we will not be having this discussion. it will just be as any other election. the president was