>> to answer your questions and perform half hour interviews and would you like to be on the top floor some said, yes and some said no. >> okay commissioner moore. i would agree with commissioner sugaya i'm very glad to see a number of hive caliber professionals helping on the technical he said. i would like to hear a

presentation off those task force recommendations to read them and they're more impacted in hearing them presented by the be able to ask questions it's not a simple issue including the community building projects >> that's a great idea. thanks i want to build on the comments of commissioner sugaya. i think as we look at chinatown and it's been on the list this sort of community based assessment brainstorming is important it can be defined it is not only about physical infrastructure but there's other ways to look at open space or otherlessly that are eco and he think without the buy in of those either resident or merchant or whoever the

stakeholders are the eco district won't have a life that i. >> it is not something that comes from the planning department it comes from the community the social and cultural interpretation of 0 people who work and live in that area but also to the physical requirements of that place it's really, really unique to have a high water table for o a foggy area. and from that what you know joining other pieces together what's the potential that community can contribute to the city in terms of the environment ways and offering that transition is so for itself.

>> thank you. anything further oh, commissioner moore >> snow has been novelist in terms of infrastructure. i like for that discussion to be further discussed and chinatown has places to care for the elderly there are other models in japan and europe that will be interesting to discuss and we're a part of the infrastructure social system >> i like that. thank you. >> thank you. >> commissioners p that will place you on item 14 for the case formula retail controls today and tomorrow.

>> good afternoon emily rogers from the staff. we're going to present a quick overview of our analysis on the formula for san francisco. as you know early in the summary of 2013 there were 9 pending or active policy that will change the division of retail or the criteria we've ooutsdz used to elevate applications. on july 25th we passed a recommendation that the board of supervisors take a moment to slow down and pause and study the changes that will be made, in fact, even the study issue of formula retail so to that end we've looked at the impacts in san francisco with the benefit of public comments the board

selected the economics to do the study and it's funded entirely by the department. we've been talking about the data but before we get into the data i want to make sure we have the same basic understanding of what is formula retail and why we're here. so i guess also there are a presentation but there's nothing you're missing right now it's a picture of jack spade. formula retail is a hot topic. i thought it was the hottest topic bits its resign. so formula issues capture our

interests in the news those highlight some of the things the pet express on highland boulevard and then the jack spade case highlighted the case that under the existing laws a store can spin-off. in care and caution of those at least 9 proposals have been forwarded. each proposal look at the issue a bit differently and varied from one dissected to another. in light of this action we ask for your time out. we did a little bit of scramming of resources you remember the commission on how to do the study some felt we should accept

donations. so with a limited window to study the issue and limited resources for the study we knew we couldn't do a multi year effort. instead we're announcing the targeted study with the planning commission. we've conducted two focus group meeting with a range of interests like small independent businesses. keep in mind those stakeholder meeting are in a substitution so far public process but are provided in addition to the normal process. we're relying on the hearing such as a today for a broader discussion. we're on the same badge san francisco division of formula retail. you can see we've added to the

code in 2004 it's a recent addition and it initialing was for only north beach then in 2007 we have a conditional use authorization for our shopping industries. since 2007 the controls have been amended so, now formula retails control many of the districts. we'll go over this gore gastrogreat. after the establishments are opened with two or more of those issues then the formula retail apply for the businesses. it's important to know that not every san francisco establishment is not regulated like gas stations and personal services like gyms and nail as long as are not formula radials

and bangsz were added a few years ago. also international chains not formula retail. so that's the basics of the definition. at least let's talk about what we hope to get from the study. first of all, data. today, we'll present preliminary draft data you may be surprised we only knew about the length one hundred formula applications that had been applied for those businesses that preexisted or where located outside the areas we had a total blank. so today, you'll see anything

unusual data about the formula retail study. under phase one for all today, we're looking for feedback on the topics to explore. in phase 2 we'll explore those additional topics and look at the others on a case study basis. so we'll be looking in phase 2 at particular neighborhoods with the limited funds that come available we'll be asking for your help. i want to reassure the public that the department will regain control of the policy recommendations. you've heard at previous hearings there was some that are not publicly accountable it will not be the case the department

will be responsible after the sponsor work is duplicate. after the consulting work is finished the staff b will consider the changes and if the changes are noted they'll pass it onto the board of supervisors and they'll hold their meetings on the public changes as well as other changes. that's the public process we've envisioned. we'll look at the schedule. each phase of the work is for the out set of the work and a hearing at the conclusion of the work. today's hearing will be the launching of the process and we're so the citywide data and we'll be seeking our input today on what topics for phase two. after this hearing and

throughout february we've explore the topics and we anticipate the issue briefs on february 27th and move into the second study. those cases studies will access the impact of formula retail. we understand there is a lot of defy i can't guess and it's likely to be different. so we will work with the consultant to suggest those 4 neighborhoods for a deeper look and we anticipate the prirmentd report at the end of the march with a final report at the end of april of this year. the policy recommendations will be from the planning department after the completion of the

study. now senate file i can't hayward will talk about that and this is her last hearing she's accepted a promotional opportunity at the mayor's office housing and it will be a huge loss for the department and a huge loss for me. given the housing crisis i can't think of a better place for her i'm going to turn it over to sophie. >> good afternoon there should be a map coming up on the screen. there are hard copies for you and the public that will be more useful. the map on the screen are the

areas where formula retail is permitted in blue and where it's not permitted in very, very light pink and requires authorization in orange. and this map adds in black new areas where the controls are proposed. so this map is out in hardcopy for the members of the public. as we've reported to you before since the first formula rail controls the 95 applications have been filed and 64 percent were approved and leveling percent decide approved and 12 pressor withdrawn and other is pending. those next four maps are going to show the same type of information but gansz dpe graph as a map and those are where

their approved and this map is where they were denied or withdrawn and this one is where they're still pending. and this last one is all that information together and this is available for the public as a hardcopy more useful than the screen shot. those map only reflect the data for formula retail controls. those maps only show chain shores in areas where it the prominently - it's useful but not comprehensive. the next slide this is the maps that have been prepared for phase one work which is a citywide analysis. and phase 2 that was mentioned

will focus an individual case studies in much more detail. >> you mention there are effort to the study the formula retail that are concurrent with ours and they use different methodologies. each provides a different take and hopefully wale e we'll put together a fuller picture. the first study was the sf loma study and this was very useful information it was the first study and focused in our area. it was useful but i want to point out that the data don't alien with san francisco their study area include san francisco and south san francisco and

other areas. their controls are different in those jurisdictions. ted from the controller's office is working on a formula rail based on aggravated data. those studies will include an informational point. we anticipate that study to be released in the coming weeks and we understand that san francisco retail brokers have given us a survey study including the existing studies as well as vacancies and we look forward to the release of that data as today and we role look forward to incorporating that into our analysis. then there's our study based on dunn and brad street data.

i want to say that no data set is a perfect but we're encouraged the basic results using the different data sets actually line up so far. we and ted and the realtors have come up with the same percentage of formula retail as a total percentage and that's from 11 to 15 percent the fact we're using different data and studies coming up with the same results is encouraging to say the least. as i mentioned there are approximately 12 hundred retail establishments that accounts for 11 percent of outlining all retailers. nationally 32 percent of retail establishment include penn 10 or

more outlets we we consider 12 outlets to be formula retail. the formula retail accounts for 11 percent of the city it's broken down by usage. it's difficult to read this on the screen judge under 10 percent are retail and approximately 10 percent of restaurants are retail and over 80 percent of all banks are formula retail. and then the next 3 maps are the collective information. this map is the distribution of all retail throughout the city. this map shows formula retail

per square mile. and this map is available in a hardcopy for members of the public and this is the most existing map it is the concentration of total retail. so there are a few surprises there are hot spots near union is square and on black the nc districts are shown where the uc is required. it's better on a map then just the hard numbers. we have limited employment data here in the preliminary phase of phase one. while formula retail represents 11 percent of all retail it shouldn't be surprisingly that independent retailers provide

for jobs. bans our initial results the formula retail provide more employment. again, this is preliminary data that provides food for thought. in our next steps we are in the process of selecting topics for 4 issue briefs and weld your feedback or from the public we've conducted two groups. i've put out for the public a list of the potential issue belief tops i'll show on a slide. we need to widdle that list down based on the 4 topics and later in phase 2 we'll focus on a

independent analysis on 3 corridors that include the impact formula and their controls. so potential brief issue tops e topics there's there's a hardcopy there's a green and orange and red batch. the stakeholders meetings we held everyone wants more information period. that said the topics listed in green are topics that lendism to the issue briefed again, it's based on the data we're working with topics used to be orange and turned yellow are topics that present challenges but we

that could be possible with some legwork and topics listed in red are worthwhile to study we don't have the data to support in this timeframe. at the two stakeholder meetings the topics that emerged based upon our limbss the first thing which we're highlighting because i think this will be helpful moving forward when considering legislation we would like to explore the changes to the formula retail definition and subsidy changes on the number and types of businesses that are subject to formula retail and

that could include the going graph. the next topic that seemed there was a general consensus that is important is labeled as d the one that's labeled the formula retail in san francisco. withhold to chairries this but the ownership and how many are haubsd or haubsd in san francisco. we would like to explore the businesses open the edge. so formula retail businesses that have 12 outlet liquor book inc. like wall grnz and i can't talk about this without talking about we treat them with the

same criteria we need to evaluate a grocery store regardless of the number of outlet. we've hoping this topic gets a little bit to that issue. another one people focus on is the one that focus on employment it's green. it impacts the formula retail. we would like to supplement the density but i want to caution that given our data and the limitations of our data that will rely on a literacy refuse. we don't have the information to provide a conversation but it will scratch the surface. the other topic that comes up no more than where on the spectrum is rent. so what is labeled s is t