closure of a significant recycling center are almost fourth closure with the recycling center with the market street safeway. and so which is and i reported last week that there was a closure of the geary street safeway. and so this is escalating our need to sort of deal with this. and so, i have been in conversation with jason elliott to start looking at this as a comprehensive thing for the city to address. and some proposal to put forward to the state because this is a state law, and so, any unique things that we may need to do will have to be addressed sort of in that context of it being a state regulation. the task force has two meetings left and so, the last two meetings we will be setting forward some recommendations, and i will let you know what

those are primarily we have been doing fact finding and getting some information, and the one thing that has happened which i thought to me which is sort of a key element of the direction to go in, that we can identify, and i hope with the recommendation, is because of wage task force working together, with the city attorney, the district attorney, and private law firms, and there was one entity that olse had and there were some wage theft and the business closed was going to sell the property and the entities were about to leave town, the employees alerted olse and because of the wage theft task force it really, the people have established a relationship so, the city attorney and the district attorney, and the private attorney, all worked together to take some immediate action that they needed to take in a

matter of like 72 hours. and did it and got it done and really prevented, this entity from being able to sell their property without baring the conditions of selling their property would then have to mean that the back wages would be collected through the sale of the property. so i think that to me is the intention of the big message of this is that instead of necessarily doing the new laws and regulations it is how do we make much more efficient, what we do have on the books and the actions that we can take. and that is something that even at the state level they are starting to work on is doing the it and developing the inner agency task forces to be able to take more immediate action and lefaging what is in existence. >> and so, christian has been staffing the office on the historic historic.

and the seismic safety, and ada and we are expecting a draft proposal to come forward. and we may have something to report to you next month on that. and in terms of what these draft proposals are and the conclusion of this project is the end of october; is that correct?? >> the understanding is the funding that have to be used by the end of september. and so, we will be making recommendations from our end in relationship to this document but we will report to you on probably be more like the first meeting of september kind of where we are and what we are seeing and the out comes of this working group and the mobile retail christian has met with the merchant groups on

august second. and proposed an initial concept of a way of permitting with a way of designated spots of the nc areas and the neighborhood commercial districts. and that was meet with decent reception, and so it really stimulated a lot of good conversation. we will be looking at that in relation to what that means, so the clients served we are about even for july with 2012. and i have capped the time line as regarding the commission's secretary, and the hiring time line. and a couple of other time lines is that i don't have in the report is commission is sponsoring so, small business saturday, is been a project

that the commission has been involved with for the last two years and the american express and does a big promotion on for the small business safety with the saturday after thanksgiving, and the woman's impacting public policy has been their local group working to kind of help organize it with partners here in san francisco. and one of the feed backs that the merchants gave to this to say that we like to see this being extended not just on saturday. but for many other 50 year round, and so they took that back to american express and american express is developing a pilot project and san francisco is the selected city to do a build up of a shop small campaign. and to do a build up to small business safety. so the small business commission is helping sponsor

baners. and that are going to be put up city wide. and we will have approximately 250 baners that are put up city wide that say shop small along with the council of district merchants. and those will go up, i think, october, the beginning of october and so i will be sending out to you what the banner looks like and the proposed areas. and we can put up sort of the recommendations, but, it all depends on what contracts are in existence in terms of banners being up on the poles and when they are coming down but you will be getting that information from me in the next week. >> and then, to let you know, that tim robbins is doing a film with his new movie big eyes and they will be doing the filming in north beach at the end of the month and so hopefully the film commission and the rest of the neighborhood team is reaching out to the north beach

merchants but i do think that i would like to let you know if any of those big things are happening because that is in general good for business when this happens. and in the city. >> run that by, again, we don't know about that. >> it is the zombie apocalypse movie. >> okay. >> and then, and then the adl reads the affordable care act. i am going to be sending and i am just going to send to you every opportunity that you might be able to have to engage in a webinar around covered california both the individual mandate and the shop mandate and so the shop program just came on-line last week and available for a small businesses to be able to take a look at the different

portfolios that they could purchase an insurance package with and so because this, and from what how i. and to put it simply, one needs to kind of understand how this all works as we take a look at the affordable care act. and the healthcare security ordinance and how those two sort of overlap. and without having a good understanding of a foundation as to how the affordable care act covered california, is the market place or the exchange program for both individuals and small businesses, without understanding how that all works, and some of the dollars and cents around it, so i encourage you to play around with it, and take some of your employees in terms of what they make and play around with the different levels because there is bronze and there is silver, and gold, and plat um in terms

of dollar values that you can contribute based upon your wage that you might get a certain amount of subsidy. and so, i just want to really encourage to you take some time to start playing around with that information and that data on the website and the covered california website but also to take a look at this and engage at least one seminar with the covered california, individuals and one with shop. >> and then, in terms of legislation, i have highlighted in red, three or four pieces of legislation, that have been referred to the commission. and that, the legislation and policy committee will hear at their august meeting. and then, the, there is one item that the legislation and policy committee did hear

around alcohol regulations and introduced by supervisor cohen but it is on hold right now, although she may or we may and the commission may hear this after the recess and then, there are two pieces of legislation that the commission has heard that has been signed by the mayor, and items that are not schedule in the committee and because we are having this large discussion around the formula retail i have separated out the legislation that is the commission has already heard, in regards to the formula retail. and criteria, and formula retail proposed changes, but these have as sophie has indicated the planning commission has asked us or the supervisors to put these on. and so these items are on pause, while we deal with the larger formula retail question. >> when is the recess end? >> the recess, the board of supervisors are back the first week of september, and the first four supervisors meeting is september third. >> okay.

>> and so with that, and unless there are any questions, conclude. >> what type of a business was that? >> in-home healthcare. >> okay. >> and i have a question, just you may not know the answer and if you don't, just let me know. and on the affordable care act, and that matches up with the health security organization in san francisco, i got the impression from looking at the board of supervisors here, you know, that this week or last week, and it is still leaving a lot of people and the affordable care act it seems like is going to a lot of people are going to healthcare today are not going to have healthcare with the affordable care act if the healthy security ordinance is kind of abolishes or whatever. >> i guess what i am trying to say is that i was surprised

because i thought that the whole reason for the affordable care act was to dramatically expand into covering people that don't get coverage today. because they could not afford it. there is a significant number that are going to be covered by medical and it is really how i describe it as the affordable care act is more of an individual mandate and the healthcare security ordinance is an employer mandate. and where sort of the realm, that is sort of getting into the part time employees. or the small businesses.

who can't. currently afford to purchase health insurance. they may have been meeting the main date of the healthcare ordinance by contributeding to the city auction which is healthy san francisco or doing an hra. the city option, and so, if you are eligible for medical or the exchange program, which in california is covered california. the city option, does not meet the affordable care act standards in terms of health insurance. and so, if you qualify for any of those. then you can't enroll in healthy san francisco. the hras, which we are still waiting to get the final determination on is the hras have been a way that the employers have been able to

meet the mandated spending requirements, to be able to get those funds to the employees, to spend on health expenditures, but it is the affordable care act does not allow for hras. but the big question is how does the employer get the funds to the employee, you know? to be able to utilize for the health expenditure, which that is the big question. >> right. okay. >> and i just want to i was just surprised with this kind of i thought it was going to cover more people really, but i guess that i am not correct on that. >> but what it does is that it allows more individuals to be able who are not covered by their employer, who provides the insurance, it does, it actually does cover a lot more people in the lower, lower, lower, income in terms of being able to move on to medical, and

move in there. and i think that where it kind of the question is, is, the idea of you were required to purchase your own insurance and making it more affordable, and to make it able to do that and so it allows the individuals to be able to say that i am going to take a look at the five different insurance entities, and they are offering the same type of thing, and they maybe it is a slightly different dollar values or you can purchase sort of, you can pay a little bit more and you are going to pay a little bit more per month, then you pay less in terms of your co-pay. and you know? that type of a thing? and you pay a little less but then you pay more out of pocket. for your co-pay. >> and so, but, at least it allows you to look and actually sort of measure what you are going to get for the dollar

spent. >> okay. thank you. >> okay. >> next item, please? >> item number 1 4, the president's report. >> okay, i just have one issue here. and seeing how the board of supervisors is on recess and there really is not anything to hear in the next meeting, if everybody is... i would like to cancel the next meeting and start again in september. >> how do we all feel about that? any comments? or questions? >> okay with me. >> wither going to have policy meeting because we have a lot to talk about there, but in the reviewing the agenda going forward i did not see anything and so i would like to bring that up. >> seeing none, we will not have a meeting then on the 26th of august. >> perfect. >> and that is all that i have for the president's report. >> next item, please? >> item 15, the vice

president's report. >> no report. >> public comment? >> we don't need public comment. i like to comment that that commission white. and he did a great job. and that is hence the reason. number 1 6, commissioner? >> do we have a commissioner report? >> i am moving forward about the agent is he office and and i met with the member of the north beach business association and we are going to have the actual summit in october and i am definitely want to work with christian on

his historical information that he is doing on ada and no eval merchant association have requested to be involved. and council district merchants, and so basically we will meet in september and get our laundry list in order so that when we have the actual summit, we will not be saying the same thing 20 different ways. and we are hoping with everyone in the same room, we might actually get some changes moving forward that will help the city. >> great. >> any other commissioner comments? >> seeing none, next item, please? >> next israel em is item 17, general public comment. >> are there any members of the public that would like to make any comments on any future meetings. >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> next item. >> 18, new business. >> do we have any new business? >> just have one question. s maybe you need to go back and

research it but i was curious what i forgotten, what the follow up was to the work that the small business commission and the planning commission together with regards to making it easier for certain businesses to get a permit. >> the sb 4 p. >> yes. >> and so, i will... >> maybe you immediate time need time to go back. >> i think that that is a good item to new business is to get an update from the insider in terms of the number of businesses that have been able to partake in the sb 14. >> okay. >> okay, next item? >> 19, adjournment. >> is there a motion to adjourn? >> i move. >> second. >> okay. all in favor. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> motion, meeting adjourned.

pe. there are so many ways that the internet provides real access to real people and resources and that's what we're try to go accomplish. >> i was interested in technology like video production. it's interesting, you get to create your own work and it reflects what you feel about saying things so it gives perspective on issues. >> we work really hard to develop very in depth content, but if they don't have a venue, they do not have a way to show us, then this work is only

staying here inside and nobody knows the brilliance and the amazing work that the students are doing. >> the term has changed over time from a very basic who has a computer and who doesn't have a computer to now who has access to the internet, especially high speed internet, as well as the skills and the knowledge to use those tools effectively. . >> the city is charged with coming up with digital inclusion. the department of telecommunications put together a 15 member san francisco tech connect task force. we want the digital inclusion program to make sure we address the needs of underserved vulnerable communities, not communities that are already very tech savvy. we are here to provide a, b and c to the seniors. a stands for access. b stands for basic skills and c stands for content. and unless we have all three,

the monolingual chinese seniors are never going to be able to use the computer or the internet. >> a lot of the barrier is knowledge. people don't know that these computers are available to them, plus they don't know what is useful. >> there are so many businesses in the bay area that are constantly retiring their computer equipment that's perfectly good for home use. computers and internet access are helping everybody in the community and people who don't have it can come to us to help with that. one of the biggest problems we see isn't whether people can get computers through programs like ours, but whether they can understand why they need a computer. really the biggest issue we are facing today is helping people understand the value of having a computer. >> immediately they would say can i afford a computer? i don't speak any english. how do i use it. then they will start to learn how to do email or how to go back to chinese newspaper to read all the chinese newspaper.

>> a lot of the barrier still is around lack of knowledge or confusion or intimidation and not having people in their peer network who use computers in their lives. >> the important thing i learned from caminos was to improve myself personally. when i first came to caminos, i didn't know anything about computers. the second thing is i have become -- i have made some great achievements as an individual in my family and in things of the world. >> it's a real issue of self-empowerment where new immigrant families are able to communicate with their families at home, able to receive news and information in their own home language, really become more and more connected with the world as well as connected even inside their local communities. >> if we value the diversity of our city and we value our diverse neighborhoods in the

city, we need to ensure that they remain economically viable. equiping them and equiping residents in those areas with jobs that will enable them to stay in san francisco is critical to that. >> the important thing that i see here at caminos is it helps the low income community, it helps the women who wouldn't have this opportunity otherwise. >> the workers with more education in san francisco are more likely to be able to working that knowledge sector. where they are going to need that familiarity with the internet, they are going to find value with it and use it and be productive with it every day. and half of the city's population that's in the other boat is disconnected from all that potential prosperity. >> we really need to promote content and provide applications that are really relevant to people's lives here. so a lot of the inspiration, especially among the immigrant community, we see is communications with people from their home country but we as much want to use the internet as a tool for people to connect

within the local san francisco community. >> i think it's our job as public educators to give them this access and give them this opportunity to see that their efforts are being appreciated beyond their immediate reach. >> you have to blend this idea of community network with computer equipment with training and with support. we can pull all that together, then we've got it. >> it's as much about social and economic justice -- in fact it's more about social and economic justice than just goo name is my name namely kelly good on the city of mississauga city and county of san francisco. >> [applause] >> thank you my fan club fan club there and about. but welcome to the city of san francisco and welcome to usf.

today we are gathered here as beneficiaries of the civil rights movement. to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. i am proud to stand before you as the first african-american, first woman city administrator. >> [applause] >>thank you. i i am grateful to be inspired and mentored by many great civil rights leaders and my educational leaders which includes usf law school. >> [applause] >> and my family members who have mentored me and have paved the way for me along my career path. i could not have gotten there without them. my greatest inspirations are my parents william little and maria little, and i my greatest inspirations are my parents william little and maria little, and i want to talk about howthey were inspired by

the march on washington and dr. king's speech which subsequently has passed on to me. my mother was among the 200,000 people who joined dr. martin they were inspired by the march on washington and dr. king's speech which subsequently has passed on to me. my mother was among the 200,000 people who joined dr. martin luther king on the march on washington 50 years ago and stood up for the rights for freedom.as a teenager growing up in washington as a teenager growing up in washington dc, she and her church did people demonstrations leading up to the march in washington where they would go in front of the white house. you have to remember, the time. this was the time they would go there and racial epithets were thrown at them and people would come up and spit on them and they had to practice turning the other cheek. a very very scary time.but both of my parents, made me fully aware of the importance of that speech and importance of education and but both of my parents, made me fully aware of the importance of that speech and importance of education and the future of black america. as the first woman's and african-american city administrator i bow to do the best job i can possibly do for the city as i've done from as the first woman's and african-american city administrator i bow to do the best job i can possibly do for the city as i've done from the outset of my career.i will continue i will continue to draw on the inspiration and guidance from my parents and the civil rights leader in my educational leaderin our

history and culture and the relentless fight against in our history and culture and the relentless fight against prejudice and intolerance, and hate. there consummate energy intelligence and courage and their unshakable persistence consummate energy intelligence and courage and their unshakable persistence unflinching sacrifice and unwavering faith.we all know the we all know the fight is not over yet.i will keep fighting when i called the three jays, jobs, justice and jubilee in my capacity as a public service. i will continue to ensure equal opportunity for all to compete in the public competitive contracting process. we will continue to fight for local jobs for those who can need jobs. we will continue to fight for justice for people who will serve despite their ethnic background, religion, economic immigration status and their government and their policies and process. as for jubilee,it gives me such joy that we just recently celebrated this historical victory of the same-sex marriages in san francisco is the first county

clerks office in this state to say open california to perform ceremonies for same-sex couples during our pride weekend. >> [applause] >> we can continue to celebrate these historical events diverse cultures inheritances that make san francisco unique. 50 years ago dr. king i have a dream speech inspired and changed many lives. we as beneficiaries, of his legacy and of the civil right movement can keep his dream alive if we do all we can and all are shared by keeping fighting for social justice and equality for our generation and the next generation. thank you and welcome. >> [applause] >> don't say it. i've known her

for a long time but i will say for how long. only her and her father no. she's beautiful. she turned out just wonderful. great job, dad. thank you naomi. a couple acknowledgments. i want to several members of the city family were here this evening. we want to acknowledge them on the human rights commission, and that wave your hand. thank you. >> [applause] >> michael sweet the commission chair, human rights commission. thank you >> [applause] >> and this this lady sitting next to me years on the police commission and i was her vice president a couple times. she was the director of human rights commission, theresa sparks. >> [applause] >> dir. of the so