>> going back to the antique and second-hand dealer, that is fairly significantly regulated out the state level. but there is another section that speaks to pawnbrokers. >> for those businesses, eliminating this permit if they fall within those criteria, they are still going to need to comply of the state level. >> i want to thank supervisor wiener for all of this theory your -- for all of this. i looked at some of the dates. this is 2012, not 1921.

i want to thank him for that. there is no commissioner comments. i would like to call for public comments on item 3 and item 4. do we have public comment on item 3 and item 4? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner comments. >> i think this is pretty straightforward. i would like to make a motion to recommend both of these changes to the police coronde. >> second. >> could we take roll call on each item?

cracks could buy out for one -- >> could i ask for one? >> i would like to recommend supervisor wiener's office for the first item, if you are ok with that. if they could work with office of small business on buy, sell, trade only in and work with our office on 51that, because that s a $1,300 permit that is ridiculous. some of those businesses to need some backup when asking for id. >> you mean on the direct buyer?

>> yes. >> i do not know if this is common, but i have been to the hearings, and they are very harsh. i am concerned about what is going to happen to those who are not compliant. >> we have sent a letter of few weeks ago to the police chief who requesting that in light of the spending legislation to hold off on any additional reinforcement. we have been told they will do that. >> i would like to recommend we move forward with those police current -- goes police code with

the additional recommendation that idb requested for certain categories. that is something we would like to work with our office ontari. >> commissioner dooley made the motion for both items. gooaxe commissioners, item numbr three, file number 1.2671, row appeals second-hand dealer and anti permit requirements. we have a motion to recommend approval with the request that they work with the staff to ensure appropriate and where regulations for best buy.

gooon that motion -- [calling votes] that motion passes, 5-0. item #4, file no. 1.2672, a police code allowing dogs to be fastened to allow those, hydrant, or tree, revealing outdated recommendations. we have a motion. a second. roll-call -- [calling votes] that motion passes, 5-0.

would you like to call the next items together? >> yes. five item to make possible recommendations to the board of supervisors on 120681, enacting gross receipts and phase out expend tax. item #6, discussion to make recommendations to the board of supervisors on file no. 1 to 0 6/8 to -- file 120682. item six was introduced by supervisor avalos. in your packet is those

ordinances, and in item number five, we have a summary of the response of the proposals we sent to the board of supervisors, the mayor, and other stakeholders, and we have some detailed pages regarding your recommendation to allocate $700,000 to the office of small businesses. in the back pocket is a fact sheet for each ordinance along with a copy for the referral. both items on the discussion and action item. i will refer to the director. >> the agenda is this.

>> of this point there is no new updates. the board of supervisors is hearing it on wednesday. we will begin to hear what thoughts and reactions. i will be there. the recommendations have been recommended by a written document. we talked to some supervisors. goone of the things in the upda.

we are going to develop technology and infrastructure communication. we put in some recommended herriot'areas. it updates for the need to come for the business engagement tool. for $700,000, how it will be broken down. if you can go to the computer, and i wanted to show you the small business web site and give

you an idea of where we could possibly go. it is a little bright, but you will see the stage in your packet, -- you will see things in your packet. it has things laid out, and there are different subsections about business courses, and not legal assistance, so really connecting the resources to our development organizations, and legal assistance commo, lending, procurement, and being engaged with the government. the next page you could go today' is launching a business,d

if you could scroll down a little bit and go to business express. with the nyse business express, -- nyc business express. there is the ability to be able to locate different licensing promise -- to look at different licensing promisermits. you can look at of port au as you are developing your business -- look at a portal as you are developing your business. they have different incentives.

could you go to the top? this is what you have as the next stagpage in our book. you can click in is it going to be dealing with health care or food collectives. it starts to take you through bonconnections, so running throh those questions and everyone needs to be asking themselves in terms of regulatory requirements, so these are some things that have long been discussed but we need to develop, but those take money. at the next commission meeting,

i would like to have jane show your what we are developing, which is a condensed version of what is serious -- what is is. it has a certain level of sophistication, but not nearly what we want, so we need to enhance these tools. the website is very intensive. we asked what it would take, and if the revenue generation, those are not allocated to the particular type, with this additional funding, we can begin to build on a yearly basis in terms of what our website can begin to provide for the business community.

what is in here in terms of the breakdown is $650,000 each year to work on developing these tools, and one of the things fed would be great is being able to integrate and connect with all of our departments but have programs like green business programs, so all of the programs but also help businesses that are administered through other departments, that is easily found in one place for business, so i did not know if you wanted an opportunity to be able to provide any additional

direction to the board of supervisors of this time. gooaxe i would like to figure ot how to advertise this a little more and efficiently. i find very few people know this is available in any form, so i think we need to include some out leasreach so businesses aree familiar with what we have to offer. >> before we take any more comments on item number five and item number six, and we have public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. would you like to take any actions on what we have?

we went over this pretty thoroughly it last time. >> i think this ratifies. >> we have to wait and see. >> next item. gyou are now on item number seven, discussion of the implementation of the checkout bags and checkout by ordinance -- checkout bag ordinance. this is a discussion item and an agenda item should you want to make any formal recommendations. >> there is lots of material.

good evening, director of policy and communications with the department of the environment. thank you for the opportunity to come back to this commission. i was here to talk about the ordinance, and i wanted to talk about two topics. one is the out reach our office is doing to educate consumers about the ordinance. a little bit about the legal challenge that has been filed, and where that stands, and quickly end with a quick update on sacramento with some pending legislation. first let me share my out reach. one of the last amendments to the board of supervisors added

was specifically are references and a direction that they engaged in prior to the implementation of the ordinance, so since the passage of the ordinance and been filed into law in february, our office has been putting into law an outreach program. it is modeled after successful outreach efforts they conducted when the city banned styrofoam for retailers, and really connecting merchants with vendors selling new products but were a acceptable under the city ordinance, so building on that as hour basis, so the specific tactics we have been using to educate business owners about the new policy, first we mailed an official notice in three languages to approximately

10,000 san francisco businesses. we led businesses know -- let businesses know about five outreach events. we also mailed a small placard they can use as an example of how to reach materials -- example of outreach materials of the point of sale so they can be very clear as to when the ordinance is engaged. the mailing was targeted to the retail businesses but would be impacted, october 1. iwe plan the second mailing fora year from now when that impacts restaurants. in addition, we are hosting 5

vendor events. the idea is to bring business owners together with the vendors selling products that meet the definition of the reusable bag, what is available to them, other than a single use plastic bindeag, to really use that opportunity to get merchants to look at what is susceptible -- what is acceptable and to educate them when they are making buying decisions so they are educated and are asking important questions so the bags they are purchasing meet the definition.

we have posted five of events, -- have hosted five events, and it has been successful. good one of the commitments are department made was that we would have of fleabag and giveaway program -- have a free bag giveaway program. you suggesting that we we go to the store and bring our own pride, but we are avoiding a charge -- bring our own bag, that we are avoiding a charge. for the first 100 businesses that show up to each of our of landevents, we gave them 25 reue bags. these are manufactured from cloth, so it is a real nice

cayenntie-in, and the vendor is participating in a vendor fair we are having. the first event we did was in chinatown. we targeted chinatown, given the questions and significant attention we haven'd when we fit did discussions. we deployed the majority of bilingual workers in our office to help with translation and to help with communicating iwith businesses that showed upo. it was communicated to businesses, radio, as well as the examiner you're a good it was pleasing to see these

merchants specifically testing -- as well as the examiner. it was pleasing to see these merchants specifically testing these bags. there was concern they would not perform, so you were able to see merchants polling as hard as they could, and they are an option, and we feel that market is really growing and prices are coming down, but it was important to get a chance to touch and feel what the alternatives are, and i feel like we got some good feedback on that process. our next event is tomorrow, and

we will follow that up on july 17 and on the 24th is when our events are going. i would like to thank the office of small business for helping us merchandize all of these events, working with supervisors, all of the merchants associations, clearly the office of small business has been very helpful in getting the word out. just because we mail something does not mean it goes into the blue been automatically. good -- the blue bin automatically. we have employed them tune in walk around the event, and encouraging them to come and answer questions, so we are

doing the footwork fed is necessary for the decision makers and individual neighborhoods to try to get folks out. we are targeting smaller retail establishments. we are not worried about some of the larger entities as they are making an initial calls to as to make sure they qualify. we are focused on grass-roots campaign. one of the things we heard in early discussions is i appreciate you educating me as a business, but i need your help in educating consumers so i do not have to explain to everyone why the city is making me do this, and we clearly heard that. our first step was to hit the vendors about the decision

making about new checkout bags, but part of it is this example of a placard we made available at all the events. i have seen them in my own neighborhood, where they have been taped of already. we made available some posters to educate consumers about to bring your own dragobag. if you do not, there is a 10 cent charge, and that is a paper bag or are reusable bag, or a compost of vote buying, so the idea is there will be no more -- a compost bag, so the idea is

there will be no more plastic bags. of we will focus on the consumer, using an additional outreach materials to try to get consumers to change behavior appear eager -- to change behavior. we are not the first to do this. we enacted a very similar program common-la, and from ther discussion, consumers have been quick to adapt to the new policy, and that behavior change is very significant your readers that has been helpful. i wanted to share a little bit about legal challenges and open it up to questions people may

have. the city is being sued by the save the plastic bag coalition, made up of distributors of plastic bags. they have challenged the ordinance, and there are 50 people around the state. with the city of los angeles being the single largest in the country to implement a program like ours. first they filed a contemporary -- a temporary restraining order for the official notice and preventing us from having five affairs. -- having bag fairs. they apply for a preliminary

injunction. now it is to the core of their argument that is to fold. the first argument they are making is that it violates ceqa because the city use the categorical exemption. the upside to this is the city is three confident in our interpretation -- is very confident in our interpretation of sequenccequa. we feel we are in good position to prevail on that argument. the second argument is in respect to the state health code. the ordinance is an environmental measure commo, noa health measure, so