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sections 303.1 d in the last draft that was sent so it's deleting the economic impact feud and rises 30.1 e-7 in the language and it renumbers the subsection of the 303391 e will become d and it continues and ms. wong those are the main clean up language anything else from our city attorney victor wong. >> victor wong city attorney. >> so those are the amendments and i know that commissioner lee has a couple. >> before we get there my understanding is supervisor mar it's our intent to make the amendments into items number 3
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which was the planning department recommendation or the planning department version all make those as described and roman numeral the planning department with user as sponsor and table item 4. >> that's correct. >> so why don't we do that now supervisor mar has described a series of amendments reduced to writing as well why don't we have a motion to make those amendments item number 3? okay we'll take that without objection. we'll adapt those amendments item 3 and madam clerk if you could add supervisor mar as the author of item 3 and can i have a motion to table item number 4 >> okay we'll take that without
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objection. item 4 is tabled now we're working with the amended version of item number 3 so i just want to say a few things and make the amendments i'll briefly describe at the beginning so this amended version obviously no one got exactly what they wanted with the compromise and a number of things not everything is exactly the way i would have done it but we've made a lot of process in particular i was pleased to see the environmental review environmental review study i was concerned the original proposal in supervisor mar the environmental review environmental review study was manipulative broad and the formula retail establishments could get caught up in an
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environmental impact study for example the coffee shop literally around the corner to castro space they want a less tiny space they'll have to go through the process they have just over the minimum to quality a formula retail the last thing to require them on top of to do a environment impact so refrs that for bigger businesses makes more sense i do want to slightly disagree with a gentleman that is no longer here the opposition to formula retail comes from small businesses i think it is much broader than that we'll not do the starbuck and charge policy
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debate there are people that be passionate on both sides of the debate it was split in many ways and people that feel strongly and against they're just people that live in the neighborhood and care about it whoa whatever conclusion but times we hear arguments between a chain into the location or it's going to be vacant while this may sometimes be the case for larger spaces for example, the cbs space where records it's been exfoliating hard to find a smaller business into a space but you know, i know that every commercial property is unique and every property owner is unique i, think of a number of circumstances where the property owner did not want a local
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retailer and preferred to have a national retailer they've pursued that but adversities not as simple and there was reference made to the encroachment but supervisor kim introduced those interim controls there an office one situation a owner was going to evict a tenant for a mcdonald's it can lead to a reaction this is a very, very complex issue and i think it is really important and i think many, many property owners do a really good job we care about the neighborhood and the area but
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you see situations where you know you have an owner that and want a local retailer they said that period and end of store and the story i wanted a formula retail it's challenging for me, i take a case by case approach to formula retail and it is - it makes it in lead to a good political dynamic when you have a situation potentially being out of there and have a mcdonald's people don't take kindly it is important for everyone to work together we only want what is right for the neighborhood finally, i want to say in case i wasn't clear enough but the cu process is broken it is not about the participation but it takes so incredibly long and
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there recent situations where people in the neighborhood who are not pro formula retail why is that vacancy lasting longer we know there's a store that everyone wants to go into it why is it 9 months later and still a blighted space so with that said, i'll make a few amendments into item 3 with supervisor mar the first will be a verbal amendment i'll read it finally service in the zoning tables for the castro neighborhood commercial districts section 715 the upper market transit district and the detroit street noah valley should are permitted from conditional and again those are keeping what's been in place
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for a long time and removed from the planning process the second amendment is the grandfathering for pending application that i mentioned at the beginning and that will be as follows quote any locations is it submitted a permanent application to the city as a of 2014 is granted for formula retail controls those are the two amendments so colleagues supervisor mar. >> i'll second those amendments. >> so we'll take that without objection. we'll make those two amendments to item 3 and then finally, i'd like to duplicate the file for item number 3 and make two amendments to the duplicated version that we can refer to the planning commission
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for further proceedings and that will be so the file will be duplicateed and one will be incorporating the interim controls that repreviously pays for the castro street m t c and read the conditional use authorization by the planning commission is required from the planning code section thirty 3 in circumstances there is a determination by itself department staff or city board commission that a proposed policy that the project sponsor removes the features from the planning code and we implemented those interim controls when a particular project on castro street gained the system to take itself out of formula retail
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defines so that will be one and the second would be i'll read this financial services limited financial services personal services above the ground floor of a building anatomy considered formula retail and again in the also i think the beginning of the discussion i've raised this about the second floor issue those are the two amendments i'll propose for the duplicateed version. >> i'll second it. >> we'll take that without objection. we'll make those amendments if i could have a motion to send the duplicateded versus to the planning commission is that the appropriate. >> john gibner, deputy city attorney i think the appropriated motion is to continue to the to the call of the chair and we'll afford it to the full board. >> so the duplicateded version
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of item 3 to the call of the chair. >> 70. >> we'll take that without objection. align to the original version of item 3 as amended by supervisor mar and me it a motion. >> some of the task force on the subsidies we'll work with the planning folks to make sure that the stakeholders are included and i think also the process to look at the small business priority progressing pilot program as a potential method of streamlining for the smaller chains and smaller soup companies and those kinds of smaller chains will be looked at this is another process and lastly i know a number of people brought up the jobs and quality and the conditions in jobs and
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retail i think this is really was on effort with the small businesses and neighborhood leaders and jobs for justice to look at more comprehensive issues of the working conditions and the whole economy of small and bigger businesses in the city i think another key follow-up is the bill of rights that supervisor chiu and you are working on that's another follow-up step but that case supervisor wiener and supervisor cohen and their staff and the coalition of people that have come together to make this 1 to 2 we were far apart. >> so supervisor mar forward item 3 to the full board
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workers' compensation. >> as amended we'll take that without objection. >> thank you so m will you please call item number 5. >> item 5 is the code for the rental security deposit. >> we'll wait for the room to clear okay robert collins from the rent board. >> good afternoon, supervisors and hopefully, this item will be
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much, much shorter payroll chapter four 9 of the california mosaic code requires the residential landowner to pay security deposits and section 49 subsection f of the admin code provides a misdemeanor doing by which the rent board calculates the number of money to be paid for the renter on concert deposits it requires that for years 2004 and later that electricities on the residential execute deposits be based on a six months concert of rates six months of city rates, however, this past december the federal refer accessed to public bad
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rates they had an insufficient institutions that were providing the products and therefore the amendment substitutes in a very sooner rate which is the 90 days aa financial commercial piper this was the rate that was matched the six months cd rate and therefore this section is being updated to the 90 days ada commercial paper for 2015 and future years so this should be short glad to provide further information or if you have any questions. >> thank you very much clearing questions or comments opening it up for public comment item 5 any public comment on item 5 seeing none, public comment is closed
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colleagues could i have a motion to forward item 5 to the full board with a positive recommendation we'll take that without objection. >> item amending the planning code for the accessory residential and commercial district. >> this item was before us what was it last week, we made an agreement as a whole and continued the item one week and president chiu is the author and his legislation aid is here push good afternoon i don't want to go into a lot of daily but especially for supervisor mar's benefit i want to say this ordinance is part of a larger effort over the years to pass a number of ordinances to bring it in line with the goals for
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affordable housing and making our streets and situations more walkable and safer for bicyclists and it don't say things to bring our planning code into a simpler code airplane aaron starr is here it facilitates the historic building and non-conforming units to the existing housing given the affordability crisis and updates the district and it rational lists the kansas city council business session use and makes the parking spaces for the van ness corridor where we expect to see the contradiction soon and improves the organizations and roaches o removes outdated section if you have any questions, i'll be happy to answer them and aaron
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starr is here i look forward to moving on thank you colleague questions or comments that believe i'm not sorry mr. star is there a presentation. >> i'm not sure we've conveyed we can do this aaron starr with the planning staff ellis the item is part of a larger ordinance that was heard by the commission on several meetings total 7 it ultimately divided the ordinance into 3 phases the one march 2012 and may 3rd the affect and with each phase the commission recommended approval with mischievous the planning commission is happy those are moving forward and we thank supervisor mar for working with
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us incorporating the promote recommendation. >> thank you mr. star opening it up for public comment public comment is closed. on item 6 seeing none, public comment is closed colleagues quo could i have a motion to forward item 6 full board recommendation we'll take that without objection. madam clerk, any other business before this committee? >> there's no further business. >> then we are adjourned thank you
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>> commissioners, can i just have you take a note -- >> here. >> testing, test your mic to make sure it has the appropriate one. [testing] >> thank you. the small business commission meeting is called to order and the time is 2:05.
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the meeting is being televised live by sfgov tv. we also have joshua alexander taking some photos for us as well. and i also like to thank city hall building management media services for making this meeting possible. members of the public, there is the opportunity -- please silence your phones and if you'd like to fill out a speaker card there is a speaker card up front. not mandatory. and additionally, we have sign-in sheets as well. so, with that, mr. president, shall we call item number 1? >> yes he, item number 1, please. ~ >> item number 1 is roll call. commissioner adams? >> here. >> commissioner dooley? >> here.
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>> commissioner dwight? >> here. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena? commissioner tour-sarkissian? >> here. >> commissioner white? >> here. >> commissioner yee riley. mr. president, you have quorum. >> great. next item, please. >> next item is item number 2 which is general public comment. this allows members of the public to comment generally on matters within the commission's purview, and suggest new agenda items for the commission's future consideration. >> and do we have any members of the public who would like to make a comment on any item that is not on today's agenda? okay, seeing none, next item, please. >> item number 3, presentation of the small business commission certificate of honor recognizing a san francisco small business (mike's locksmith) as part of the sbc "small business recognition program". today is mike's locksmith ~
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>> the fun part about this job is we get to honor small businesses in the city, and today we are honoring mike's locksmith. and i've actually known mike for 20 years, and i met mike when he was an apprentice at rocky's locksmith in the castro. and somebody had -- this is before click on car. somebody jambed all my locks in my truck -- ford truck, yeah, you remember. and i didn't know who to call. i opened up the paper and i see this rocky's locksmith and mike came down and rescued me. and ever since then he had -- right after that he had started his own business here in the city. he's from the excelsior district and that's appropriate during world sear i time. his father worked at candlestick park.
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excelsior resident, san francisco native, and i'm just going to read some things for -- quotes. you can hire mike, you can hire someone other than mike for your locksmith needs, but i'm sure why would you bother? mike was incredibly responsive and accommodating, not to mention prompt, friendly and fast. and another comment, mike is a genius. he saved me a ton of money by coming up with interesting solutions to my predicament. he was able to use high security cylinders from premium us without charging my entire -- without changing my entire locks, which were specially ordered. other locksmiths couldn't do it and wanted to change everything. not mike. highly recommended. and let me tell you, wherever you are at in this city, mike is there. i see him in the excelsior, i see him in the sunset, i see him on union street, i see him in north beach, i see you in the financial district. is there any part of the city you're not?
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~ yelp so, i want to read the certificate here. and the certificate reads, today, october 27, 2017, the small business commission is honored to recognize michael williams of mike's locksmith and general services for his contribution to the vitality of san francisco and the excelsior neighborhood. mike first starting out in business for rocky's locksmith in the castro district and in 1995 opened mike's locksmith and general services in the excelsior district. mike's services range from basic rekeying lock repair, security checks, analyst, auto locks, both foreign and domestic. mike williams exemplifies the best of tr* san francisco small businesses, a business that's engaged in the community, demonstrates integrity to the community by constantly providing honest and reliable work to his clients, both business and residential. mike's lock submitctiontion and
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general services ha been an a-plus better business bureau rated -- has an a-plus better he business bureau rating, 5-star yelp customer rating and lives up to his motto, affordable and dependable. it is for these reasons and many more judge the small business commission is proud to recognize mike williams and general serve is he as a model san francisco business. congratulations. (applause) >> go giants. >> go giants. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >> we have a couple other people who want to be in on this picture. >> thank you. >> congratulations. (applause)
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>> any other comments? great, thanks, mike. congratulations. go giants. [laughter] >> who do you want to win? [pause] >> okay, next item, please. >> item number 4, i'd like to continue this item. the minutes to our next meeting. >> i motion to approve. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> okay, next item, please. >> item number 5 is discussion and possible action to make recommendations to the board of supervisors on bos file no. 141001 [administrative code - requiring city contractors to submit equal pay report; creating equal pay advisory board].
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this is an ordinance amending the administrative code to require certain city contractors and subcontractors with 20 or more employees to submit an equal pay report regarding compensation paid to employees; and establishing the equal pay advisory board. and today with you you have hillary rhonan, legislative aide from supervisor david campos's office. >> welcome. >> thank you so much. good afternoon, commissioners. thanks for allowing me to be here. supervisor campos's equal pay legislation is modeled after president obama's recent federal directive that requires federal contractors to report compensation data including data on race and gender of employees to the federal office of contract compliance. supervisor campos's legislation would do something similar but for local contracts --
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contractors here in san francisco. the legislation adds a new section to the administrative code's nondiscrimination provisions that requires city contractors with at least 20 employees and businesses he with a grant agreement with the city of over $50,000 to submit an annual equal pay report to the city's human rights commission. the report will include summary compensation information for employees identified by race and sex. the legislation creates an initial save in period during which the director of human rights commission is charged with convening a work group to design a data collection system that is best suited to both identifying if wage discrimination is taking place at a business, but also that will minimize the burden on city contractors. the board of supervisors, the mayor's office and the commission on the status of women will all appoint representatives to -- at the
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equal pay advisory commission. after this initial phase-in period, the human rights commission, if they believe that wage discrimination has taken place based on an equal pay report, it can proactively investigate that business to determine whether or not indeed men and women are being paid equally for work. if the human rights commission does determine that an employer has violated equal pay law, the commission can recommend to the city agency that contracts with that business that that department terminator suspend the contract with that business. the human rights commission under the legislation is directed to report annually to the board of supervisors on any of the data it collects trends in pay discrimination, the number of investigation commenced, based on equal pay reports, and the