the hiring panel. very important, especially for the commission secretary policy analyst position since this position directly services you. and then we also -- i'm not sure if i mentioned it last time, but we have two volunteer usf law students for this summer working one day a week. and one of them, ronnie rodriguez is conducting research on factors on a business that may factor into its determination of whether an accessibility improvement is readily achievable when the direct or indirect costs associated is by cost through local government in time or actual cost. >> [inaudible]. [laughter] >> and then we also -- >> sorry, pacifica just went into the ocean. [laughter]

>> and then wyatt robart is conducting some background research for us on the state law around the pos regulation and permit license that's required. and doing some sort of parallel analysis of what business activity is also taking place online. again, i think, you know, we have a lot of permits that we apply to our brick and mortar businesses because it's tangible and, so, need to start thinking about our online businesses and whether, you know, if it's a duplicate business that happens in a brick and mortar and happens online, either we need to permit both or not permit. so, we will be getting a presentation from the department of public health.

it is a state law that the department does regulate, the local agency regulates. so, we'll be getting a presentation in august for you. and then i just wanted to let you know that because we did have to let go of some temp workers at the end of march, we have been -- the assistance center has been operating half time. and then last week christian was part of the s.f. bar association's -- every year we do ada presentation with the chamber. mostly it's lawyers attending, but we have a law firm, a cast expert, and then our office come and presents about local program and local issue. so, with that, unless there's any questions, i will -- that concludes my report. >> any questions for regina? >> i have a comment about

christian. since i joined the commission, he's been great -- i enjoyed reading his writings. and i think that he put out quality work. so, i wish him a lot of luck in pacifica. i think it's a gain for pacifica and it's a contribution of san francisco to pacifica. [laughter] >> so, good luck. >> thank you very much. >> takes us to item 8, president's report. this is a discussion item. >> okay, i have a few items here. first, i want to congratulate commissioner white receiving the california chamber of commerce small business advocate award. and there's only four of them that are given out each year and he's the first one ever from san francisco. so, i want to put on the record, congratulations, commissioner dwight. >> thank you. pleasure advocating on behalf of small business. >> and you do a great job.

>> couldn't do it without you all. >> and then sidewalks are now open in the castro. please come shop. it's been a rough few months over there. and it's pride, so, come on down and spend your money in the castro. and then finally, christian, where do we begin? i do have an acknowledgment here for you. i just want to say as president of this commission, you've helped me more than you know. i mean, anything -- you keep me informed on everything. i really appreciate what you did with mobile retail. every time i'm walking down the street and i see a truck selling shoes or bags or whatever and taking pictures and sending it to you, but you really went out there and instead of everybody freaking out about it, you went and talked to the people who were

doing that and you brought them in front of our commission last fall and you educated us on what mobile retail is. and i can't thank you enough for that. people are like flipping out, as you all know. and i think you kind of calmed down the conversation and, like, yeah, these are small businesses, too, some of them, and they're coming, and we need to work with them. so, i really appreciate that. so, everything that you've done, you've been a great help for me. i'm really nervous because you are really good at what you do. >> thank you. >> so, like commissioner tour-sarkissian said, pacifica's gain is our loss. i want to read a certificate. small business commission city and county of san francisco,

christian murdock, this monday, june 23rd, 13, the small business commission is pleased to recognition -- 2014, we have a typo here. >> i'll redo it. >> we will redo it for you. >> [speaker not understood] for a year. [laughter] >> thank you, commissioner white. the small business commission is pleased to recognize the contribution of christian murdock as an acting commission secretary, senior policy analyst, and business counselor, has made the office of small business san francisco and the san francisco small business commission. christian started with the office of small business in september 2012 as a policy analyst. christian assisted and counseled over 2000 businesses. had i expertise is urban and regional planning matters not only to the benefit of the clients he serve, but to his fellow business counselorses.

it led to groundbreaking analysis on local state and government improvements that can be made to improve disability access to small businesses. christian developed a truly innovative mobile retail permitting process. and while as of this date it is not yet implemented, he must be acknowledged for the amount of time and extensive outreach for this process. christian's legislative analyst is bar none. it is for these and other reasons, and others too numerous to list here, the small business commission extends its gratitude for christian murdock's service to the job and wishes you much success in your future endeavors. and here is my michigan guide. and also my fellow michigan der, i wish you well. >> we celebrated with a 3.0 earthquake.

>> congratulations. come on down and give [speaker not understood]. >> and actually, forest, would you be able to take a group photo? >> we all want to get in on this one. [pause]

>> you cannot have our warriorses or giants. you can have the [speaker not understood]. and you've got people. [speaker not understood]. >> with that, i am done with the president's report. >> thank you. that takes us to item number 9,

vice president's report, discussion item. >> nothing to report again. i want to wish you all the best, christian. you've been pretty amazing around here. i was worried when we lost our previous employee how we were going to keep up. you came in and really knocked it out the ballpark and keeping us all in line. so, you're going to be missed a lot. and i was really sad to see her e-mail to us about your departure, but we're also happy for you in your career. so, good luck. >> thank you very much. >> that takes us to item number 10, commissioner reports. this is a discussion item. >> do we have any other commissioner reports? commissioner ortiz? >> just quickly last week i attended the 20th anniversary for california association for micro entrepreneurs opportunity which is better known as cameo. i was pleasantly surprised when a working solution client, sf parking, won an award.

and i believe they are a participant of the mayor's [speaker not understood] small business loan fund. that was pretty cool. also scott hagee was recognized for all his efforts in the small business community. so, that was pretty cool. >> that's great. >> and, christian, again, to echo everybody up here, thank you, man. i mean, you really came and you held it down from little thing like texting me to show up. [laughter] >> we're going to miss you. we're going miss you. >> i'll miss you all, too. >> [speaker not understood]. [laughter] >> commissioner riley. >> yes, i also want to wish you luck, christian. and thank you very much for all your support. you're the best. we'll miss you. >> thank you. it's been a real pleasure. thank you. >> any other commissioner comments? next item, please. >> item 11, general public comment, discussion item. >> do we have any members of the general public who would like to make a comment on future meetings?

seeing none, public comment is closed. next item. >> item 12, new business, discussion item. >> commissioner white. >> i just wanted to see if we can bring back -- we've gotten away from acknowledging some of our small business he in the community. >> absolutely. >> and employees here in san francisco and i just wanted to make sure we get that back on the calendar. >> yes, i would definitely agree with that. i think we have a couple waiting, actually. so, yes. commissioner dwight. >> do we need to weight in on this issue going on out at the design center about converting the design center to a landmark status and thereby evicting what is already 80% occupied by small businesses to be replaced by [speaker not understood]? >> this is a big deal. this is in supervisor cohen's district. the design center, as you may or may not know, is occupied by

people who sell their tile companies, people in the decorating industry. it's about 830% occupied. there are people who have been in there 20, 25 years. and apparently -- and it's zoned pdr, but apparently the legislatev asian that's on the books today allows a pdr to be trumped, pdr zoning to be trumped by historic zoning legislation. [speaker not understood]. it is a fantastically old building. with that, will allow the building to evict all of its tenants and convert the building to a office location for a pinterest. pinterest has publicly expressed their desire to be in that building because of its proximity to the design community, which is somewhat ironic. offers have been made to assist financially in the relocation

of these businesses, but we all know that to break all this up and then hope that these small businesses get replaced, especially in the market that we are currently involved in, i can't even fathom finding a new place today for my business and what that would, you know, portend financially. i think we need to get educated on this one. this is an interesting -- you know, this has legislative -- some legislative implications as well. >> i would agree with commissioner dwight on this one, especially the design district. it's very -- it's important to the san francisco economy and it's part of the city's fabric. >> literally. >> literally. and i would very much support that maybe we could have a hearing at future meetings sooner than later on this subject because i do find that alarming and there are many,

many small businesses in there, many of whom i know are very worried about where they're going to go. >> i'm sure there's more to know, but i think we have an obligation to learn more. >> especially -- i would agree. >> and i know supervisor cohen is very concerned about it and has, has said that she does not support anything happening until due diligence is done on this issue. >> so, i would definitely support that we include this in one of our future meetings, preferably in the next month if that could happen. >> i think this is -- [multiple voices] >> i think time is of the essence here, yeah. this does have to go before the planning commission, i presume, so -- because it would be a redesignation of the building. >> yes. >> but again, we need to know. >> thank you for that one, commissioner dwight. any other commissioner items?

seeing none, next item, please. >> item 13, adjournment. action item. >> move to adjourn. >> second. >> i would like to adjourn tonight -- today's meeting in memory of cheryl thomas. cheryl passed away on saturday and cheryl was a business advisor with the small business development center. he has worked with oewd as a neighborhood marketplace manager. most recently he was working on the establishment of a community benefits district on poe. he is past president of the north beach business association. ~ polk street he's given a lot of his time to small businesses and [speaker not understood] a few time. he really, really devoted a lot of time to small business necessarition. and he's also a dear friend of commissioner dooley's. so, i would like to close this

meeting in memory of hal thomas. can i get a motion for that? >> so moved. >> second. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? meeting adjourned. thank you, everybody. >> meeting adjourned at 3:23 p.m. [adjourned]

leaders. >> hi everyone i'm patrick the director of earthquake safety forever for the stoifbl and we have the ryan white fair to teach people about the made sure soft story ordinance and connect them with the services they need you can save thousands of lives and if those buildings are rooiftd people will be allowed to sleep in their own beds while the city is recovering.

>> we're here at the earthquake ryan white center for people to comply with the ryan white or do a ryan white on their property to connect with the resources they need. i came here wondering what to do as a owner of an apartment building moderate to comply with the must rules that went into effect last year >> we don't want to go to 10 different events people said so we advise people of the event. so we try to be incentive not

everyone is going to be able to come 0 so this fans the afternoon and the einstein >> i've decided to be here it's amazing to see all those people's here it's critical to be prepared and to recover from disasters as finishing as possible. >> i've been to a lot of shows and this one was a trufk turnout a. >> since the structure the building represents the super structure the lower part of this particle on the buildings on the corner they shack quite a bit. >> so for the floors above as shaking that top floor is fog go-go have no more mass and we

saw in 1984 more structure destruction where we're ryan white this by adding a steel frame typically you want to brass in both directions and see how strong the building is. >> we've adapted a thirty year implementation program i worry about that was a retrofit requirement this is what we do to mitigate the shom and have's evacuation for the people and our partners. i had questions about what kind of professionals are involved in this i want to start to put together a team of people to help me get through this. i'm a structural engineer and i'm thrilled at the quality of

the contractors and engineers >> we've taken one civic awesome and put all the vendors in one place. >> you have financing and engineers and contractor and they come here and every we're rebuilding are that the office of the city of administer and the depth thought i environment and other partners. >> all those things one little piece of a resilient piece of - >> and i felt more positive about things i thought about how to pay for this. >> we didn't want to have one financing option it didn't work. >> we found information about

financing they are different options for different types property owners. >> we've seen them offering financially and a pool of styles for a complicated way of saying they'll be able to pay back their loans over the next two years. >> we have 3 options and secondly, to get a loan for the ryan white and the third becoming in the past program participants in that. it is encouraged along coastal easier where we have set time like sand and a high water table to a cause the sand to shake i'm

going to get this visitation on the same bridge you'll see the water come to the surface this knocks the foundation over and pushes out the ruptured pipeline >> it is intimidating i'm talking to people as a layman who needs help. >> this is a difficult process for people to navigate we're only focused on outreach so we've got the informational and we've spoken to many different owner groups and community groups all across the city. >> outreach is critical for the

retrofitting program the city has to get out to the community and help people said what they have to do and do it and raise finances so this program is an advocate and resource for the community. >> so why not skip to the theme. foremost and most to come we've been presenting community meetings and going face to face with community owners and helping people understand what to do >> you may be wanting to know about the sf green but this will allow you to have is a loan for the property so if you have the property the loan will be summoned by the new owner and this is pay back for your property taxes and the low rates

this is a fantastic option. >> i'm in favor of the program obviously we're going to have a earthquake this is from an investment stewardship. >> after a few minutes with folks even if you don't agree you understand the concept. >> we've talked about being able to do this now we're going to be forced to do this it's a good thing but to pay for it. >> it's not only protecting their property but every dollar is for mitigation it truly is protecting our investment overall the city. >> it's the right thing to do. you can look at the soft story building and theirs like the

buildings that collapsed in the earthquake and your shufrtdz to see this >> people are getting caught to get this done and if people can find a place in our homes of shelter it will keep people in their homes. >> together we'll work out of getting out of 0 disaster and making the community bringing back to what we love. >> as a level of folks we've talked about we make recommendations to make everyone mitigated their soft story problems no other jurisdiction has tried to tackle this ordinance and we're set to have

our program complete by 20/20. >> the quality of the people are here because of the leadership. >> it's a great conversation statewide how to do this and i can only stress this enough if we didn't have the community of the san franciscans that are concerned people, you know, talking about our financing is options and our engineering requirement if you altercated all our work it's consensus driven to provide options we don't have one path but one relative for people to get there. >> it's been an excellent consumption of the services i think i'm going to need if i go through this yeah, i'm verywelc

special meeting of the san francisco municipal transportation agency board of directors and parking authority commission. am i [speaker not understood], please [speaker not understood]. >> director reid? reid present. director nolan? nolan present. director rubke? director ramos is expected and director heinicke is absent with notification. >> thank you. >> item 3, announcemen