voice your concerns regarding policies and projects and issues that effect the economic vitality it is fair to say it is also this meeting is the official forum for policies and projects and that effects small business commission for you to voice concerns or suggestions so if you need assistance with the talk about matters start here thank you. >> to me call to order and roll call commissioner adams commissioner dooley commissioner president dwight commissioner ortiz-cartagena is absent commissioner tour-sarkissian commissioner yee-riley supervisor susan mr. vice president we have quorum perfect all right. >> okay

let me pull up here okay item number 2 general public comment gives members of the public an opportunity to comment on items not on today's agenda under the pufsh of san francisco small business commission discussion item. >> anyone wish to comment on item number anything that is not on the agenda this evening seeing none, public comment is closed. next item, please >> okay no song tonight. >> item number 3 discussion and possible action often is legacy business discussion and possible action item we have the applications under consideration today and these are- anchor iuoe stare and city book publishes and arrows the center for safe sex luxar cab company and

restaurant and st. francis foundation our presenter is richard program manager legacy business program. >> this is our favorite part of every meeting. >> good evening richard legacy business program manager before you are 9 applications for your consideration for the businesses to be included on the legacy business register we have a power point presentation. >> the applications are reviewed from by me for completion and submitted to the planning department staff on september 19th for their review and recommendation by the historic preservation commission each applicant your commission packet cantonese a staff report in the legacy business program manager, a draft resolution, the application, case report if planning department staff and a resolution from the historic preservation commission

item 3 a anchor oyster bar a small locally owned restaurant finish market value funded in 1977 caught fish and officer-involved shooting sta s business has connects to the lgbt community as harvey milk helped to obtain the permits neatest to open the business and patronize the restaurant in its early years item 3 cafe international a local coffee shop in the lower hates it served as a prominent neighborhood hub and supported artists and performs since 1987 cafe international offers can you sins and coffees and a

treasure for organizers and host of art exhibitions and one to host a regular open mike and poetry night the cafe international is less than thirty years but in san francisco operations exceeding two years significance contributed to the lower hate and not include in the registry it faces significant risk of displacement the rent has gone from 45 hundred per month to nearing unsustainability item 3 c the publishes the business is a world publish that opened in 1953 played an important role under north beach the community in which continues to influence literature the

brook was a good center and publishers for the generation and current culture movement and at the first paperback movement in san francisco - through the publishing as well as free literary program and the rationed to klths throughout the city item 4 d arrows the center for safe sex so for a place to which are safe sex since 1992 is a relaxing place for men to explore heath atmosphere and activities a community classroom massage studio and meeting place for other groups arrows opened in response to the

gay bathhouses in the 1980s with the aids epidemic with the gay communities to meet and learn about safe sex practices on market street was chosen to promote credibility of gay culture note that arrows is less than thirty-year-old but meets the criteria and their curtain stands within a year and not likely to find a business suitable for their business and next is the business a nonprofit organization who's mission to enhance the health and wellness of the latino community of san francisco established in 1978 during the chicano civil rights for the

self-determined services it it is considered one of the first integrated community mental health centers in the city and recognized for the culturally initiative approaches and the luxar cab company owned privately for transportation services since 1928 with a emphasis on seniors and disabled the luxar cashing company the birth taxi service for who cares and paratransit rides and transportation service for disabled people in the city companies is owned by the group of shareholders and item 3 g hardware a neighborhoods serving hardware store in 1938 in the

west portal plaza strong emphasis on customer service and active within pies community deputy director to nonprofits and serve as a drop off for recycling and involved in the group west portal merchants association. >> item 3 h the restaurant the business a chinatown institution established in 1908 serving until 3:00 a.m. on most days it's snatch dishes are duke and barbecue the restaurant became famous for the rudest most insulting waiter his reputation attracted businesses and tourists of the same routine was closed for 3 and a half years between 2012 and october 2015

the business remained in operation as a noeshgd with the old landlord and sought a new site and negotiated with the new landlord the goiblth criteria no having no break exceeding two years means no break in the existence of the business through the business register their registration is a period in which they were closed item 3 i st. francis foundation is a soda foundation and diner that operated in the same location since 1918 the lowest on the 24th street corridor st. francis serves the soda foundation by ice cream sodas and manslaughter and use the hot fudge warm the interior and exterior looks like 1949 with

the booths with the phone booth and for administrative current and barbiturate areas. >> all 9 businesses have a positive representation from the historic preservation commission after reviewing those applications and little recommendations from the hpc staff finds the businesses have met the 3 criteria to quality for the legacy business registration there are 9 draft resolution for consideration by the small business commission one so for each of the legacy business registry explained note that emotion and support should be a motion in favor of the resolution that concludes my presentation. i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> and there are a number of representatives here that want to speak on behalf of the business. >> commissioner any comments before we call the public comment. mr. vice president i have a comment i'd like to congratulate

richard for his wonderful work thankly those applications are like archives they're important for the city and county of san francisco i enjoyed them and like the quality and the details that are included for that i thank you and makes our job easier. >> as a note the historic preservation commission actually really appreciates not only the application but they appreciate some of the comments we've been receiving so they want to see more one of the things in coordination with the planning department maybe to do to get some more information verbally from the owners and get a lot hero history we can include as part of levitation mr. application and and those documents besides the process we're involved in are important for the history and the city of san francisco to compile this is

so important for our city. >> excellent. thank you. >> i second commissioner tour-sarkissian commendation of our efforts and the effort i know the effort is tedious but getting into the records oh, my goodness i've not look at the 16 i should do a scrap book we got you start on your scrap book there we go this is a great group and now open up for public comment for our final blessing to the recommendations to the office of the small business commission staff and welcome anyone that wants to make public comment about our legacy business applicants tonight i want to remind you public comment is limited to 3 minutes you'll hear a chime at the 30 seconds and not because we're trying to be rude it is the rule

of order in any meeting of the this type so, please don't feel insult if we say time to go and many people get nervous so we urge encourage you to read our comments no style points for performance here so the real objective to get it read into the record so that it is immortalized here in that grand commission so by all means read it don't worry about i have to read my regular comments as well with that, comment. >> commissioners i'm ray hart for san francisco open government. i fully appreciate finding to follow the rules in participate the sunshine ordinance that rules in the city of san francisco relating to public meetings the legacy business program is a

vital one in the sense that maintenance the history of san francisco history just doesn't go short of big one where we'll have changes that are beyond our control the city changes the by little and there are certain areas like fisherman's wharf and coit tower they're protected over the length of time but the tourists come to see a lot of the businesses if not all the businesses are ones that the neighbors like that the neighbors apron news and miss if they're gone the history of they're part of city along with the history of the entire city is dependent on some of the businesses remaining in place and anything that can be done to maintain those buildings goes to always maintain the character of the neighborhoods and the characterization of the neighborhood is maintained so is the history and character of san

francisco we're a wonderful city we make billions of a year from people coming from all over the world to visit and part of the reason they see things like those businesses which they in most cases would never see millionaire and certain with the one we talked about it is almost one hundred years old that will be something i think would be in a tourist guide or something which point out and someone says guaranteeing this drug store is here one hundred years wow. the legacy program is critical and important to maintaining the history i was >> history major in college before i switched to business but had an fascination with history with only of the things that caused me to move hereafter 19 years in hawaii i've been

stations in the navel shipyard for about a year in the early san jose and when i decided after 25 years of hawaii to come back that was part of the reason the history of the city and the faults it was a culture things and every single their jewels their little jewels if you're walking through 5 neighborhood you come droo across it and say wow, i wonder how long that has been here and fortunately in some cases with the historically preserved buildings they have a plaque and watch people say imagine one hundred years that's something and tobacco that with them and spread it around. >> thank you for your support much appreciate it. >> so speaker cards we'll call them in the order they appear in the stake in which they were put in the deck.

>> here we go. >> (calling names). >> why not do maybe 6 at a time. >> number 6 i'm not sure i'm pronouncing that czar are. >> all right. you're free business of names starts now. >> thank you i'm sorry kenneth the majority member of, llc which operates arrows i want to thank the commissioners and the staff on behalf of the arrows for being recommend as a legacy business and heard today arrows began in 1992 as a response to the aids especially desk e desk the closing the bathhouses and gay places for

men to society the roots or 1986 opening on fulsome rented by many sex positive groups buzz and other communities members realized to have the last culture impact of the that the baths had a place like arrows needs to be created and they mapped out the idea of a community center model of the same sex education with lounges and later a license on sexual massage studio focused on people with aids was added and homes to community groups that are strarnd when their public spaces we are sold the gay, lesbian and the naked man's sketch group met at arrows after their original sites were no longer available the stop aids

and others used the space when nowhere else was available for the programming i became part of arrows in 2003 and watched our block across in safe way changed in long establishes bmw's like for the record and the mecca to rotating coffee shops until today, we have a vibrant block with whole foods and now others along term hair slogan and nail slogan on either side of arrows through it you'll arrows provide clean and sober places for men to save sexy hope you recommend it is part of the fabric of what makes san francisco a vibrant and international city and i'm

really proud to be up here with that group of businesses behind me thank you. >> thank you very much. >> all right. next up >> good evening, commissioners. >> thank you for this opportunity i'm max i'm here to show my support for the cafe international. >> (clapping.) >> there's a joke where the buddha walks into a pizza shop and asks for one with everything a few times a week i go to the cafe international that makes me one of everything a big mock with everything and actually costs $9.24 the biggest one in the neighborhood but continue to patronize mainly because of the community as you can see the community from the cafe is about half the room and it's really important to me

especially, as the city changes i've been here since 2010 that feels like a long time and we lost a few establishment in any time here and so i hope you'll consider the cafe international for a legacy status i won't have to pay 1924 and she gets along with everyone and thank you for your time appreciate it. >> thank you . >> (clapping.) >> not that much more expensive than toast. >> good evening, commissioners i'm matt i own half and hardware on west portal that is an honor to be here with long-standing businesses and thank you for the

opportunity for to the gain much needed and administratively support from the city the hardware has served resident for 80 years and we've done about by adapting to changes and keeping up with the changes looking forward the future is much scarier and one i don't own a building even if i rent and face the economic threat that effects a lot of people i'm really looking forward to the certainty this will bring in allowing me to sclifrn a longer lease i know i'll have at least a little bit longer future so thank you very much and i encourage you to support those petitions thank you. >> thank you .

>> (clapping.) >> next up. >> i'm jarvis rich i live on fulsome and mosaic and lived in the same building since 1995 and i make a fairly long walk to the cafe international i'm one of the many people in here and i just wanted to add a little bit it is a great place for diversity i'm 75-year-old and can speak with anyone i'm the same age and the staff and everybody that works there makes everybody welcome whether you live in san francisco for a long time or you come from another country. >> okay. thank you. >> (clapping.) >> all right. who is next on the -

>> hi, good evening. i'm katherine i'm a were we so i usually speak with notes and nothing prepared tonight so going to speak from the heart that is something that czar are has taught me with the owner of cafe international 6 and a half years ago i moved to the city and my dream fillmore and hatred by the grace of god i met czzara i learned s was taking care of my brother he office a gay person and broke his angle and went to the cafe everyday and one time called me and said there is a great lady you have to meet she takes care of of three and four and i broke

any angle she goes the extra mile that's what anyone says of zara she's compassionate and definitely hard working and a heartbeat of lower hate we need a community a sanctuary there for people so i've known her in many forms as a friend and boss i worked there and graduated school and she also interviewed me to o introduced me to my future husband and will be your minister so, now an ordained minister and brings things to the lower hate so, yeah i really hope that you grant her the legacy business status. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> are you a mid wife as well (laughter) >> (clapping.) >> a