and power to put women in so and so positions for the corporate fleet and elected office the third part of empowerment 2020 are the conferences their action oriented women have flatlined at 20 percent on that percentage one and 20 percent women a in congress that is stagnated if we get up to thirty percent fabulous 80 percent would be amazing that conversation is equality will be something we're used to as pair the culture i'd like to that that will be done in 2020 but ifs commission, extravaganza, celebration. >> sf gov, we are ready to start the meeting.

this is the regular meeting of the small business commission held december 11th, 2017. this meeting is being called to order at 5:32 p.m. the small business commission thanks media services and sfgovtv staff. members of the public please take this opportunity to silence your phones and other electronic devicesment public comment during the meeting is limit today three minutes per speaker, unless otherwise established by the precider of the meeting. speakers are encouraged but not required to state their name. please place your speaker cards in the basket to the right of the lectern and they will be called in the order received. will you please show the slide. >> it's our custom to begin and

end with a reminder, the office of small business is the only place to start your new business and best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco. the office of small business should be your first step when you have a question what to do next. you could find us online or in person at city hall, best of all, all of our services are free of charge. the commission is a place to voice your concerns about policies that affect economic vitality of if you have questions start here. thank you. and welcome. >> item 1, call to order and roll call. commissioner stephen adams. >> here. >> commissioner kathleen dooley. >> here. >> commissioner mark dwight. >> here. >> commissioner ortiz cartagena is absent. commissioner irene yee riley. >> here. commissioner zouzounis. >> here.

>> public comment allows the public to comment on matters in the jurisdiction but not on the agenda. >> do we have any members of the public that would like to comment on anything not on tonight's agenda? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item, please. >> item 3, approval of legacy business program resolution, discussion and action item. we have beck's motor lodge, eddy's cafe, little joe's pizzeria and one twenty for hair. richard kurylo. >> richard kurylo, legacy business program program manager. sfgovtv, i have a slide. the applications were reviewed

by me for completion and submitted to planning department staff on november 8th for their review. they were heard december 6th and made positive recommendations to the small business commission. for each applicant your commission packet contains a staff report. a draft resolution. the application. a case report from planning department staff and a resolution from historic preservation commission. there are copies on the table for the public. item 3a is beck's motor lodge. business is a family owned motel located in the castro neighborhood constructed in 1958. beck's motor lodge has 58 guest rooms and free parking and an affordable friendly welcoming place for out of towners to stay and experience the castro. in 2011, brittany beck, granddaughter of original owner will beck purchased the hotel from her parents. since then it's undergone

renovations and improvements and now has a mid century modern design leaning toward modern, including redesign of the logo displayed on the building's giant sign. item 3b is eddie's cafe. opened in 1974 by owner eddie barry as soul food restaurant in a predominantly african american neighborhood n. 1998 the business was sold to helen and min wang who wanted to start their own business. though the business no longer offered a strictly soul food based menu, eddie's cafe still maintains welcoming environment and comforting food to others including certain traditional dishes such as grits and sausages. item 3c is little joe's

pizzeria. the business is a family owned restaurant, in excelsior outer mission boulevard opened 1958 by little joe russo. features pizza, chicken parmegan and pasta dishes. in 1963 alfredo purchased the business and added a mexican element to the menu. offering a unique menu to a diverse community. item 3d is one twenty for hair. the business is a local haircuting and hair styling salon serving the south of market financial district. the business was open in 1985 by marko and edith paz who relocated to san francisco from washington d.c. to establish themselves as leaders in the industry on the west coast after having run a successful

and presee prestigious salon in washington. affordable prices in a warm welcoming and familiar environment. all four businesses received a positive recommendation from the historic preservation commission. after reviewing these applications and the recommendations from the historic preservation commission, staff finds the businesses have met the three criteria to qualify for listing on the legacy business registry. there are four draft resolutions for consideration by the small business commission. one for each of the legacy business registry applicants. notion a motion in support of the businesses should be a motion in favor of the resolutions. in the resolutions, please pay close attention to the core physical features or traditions that define the business.

once approved the businesses must maintain these physical features or traditions in order to remain on the legacy business registry. for beck's motor lodge it's hotel. for eddie's cafe, restaurant featuring diner fare. little joe's pizzeria it's restaurant featuring italian fare. and for one twenty for hair, it's a hair salon. there are business representatives in attendance who would like to speak on behalf of the applications. >> great, if you don't have any questions for richard, i will open it up for public comment. >> thanks, richard. >> any members of the public who would like to comment on this item? and i see a few people here, please. three minutes. come on up and say your peace. we are delighted to see you here. showtime. it's your opportunity to get on

sfgovtv, visible worldwide on the web. come on, break the ice. >> hello. i'm brittany beck of beck's motor lodge. the first to talk to me about this opportunity, and i thought it was a really great opportunity for my business. as was mentioned my grandfather originally built the hotel in 1958. it's been a long but short history, went from my grandfather to my dad and in 2011 to me. unfortunately my grandfather passed away before i was born. but the castro is an amazing place and i don't think he realized what the castro would become when he built a hotel then, so being a part of the city and seeing it through the changes and wonderful things and guessing and predicting where the castro and city will go is an exciting aspect. i'm excited my business is located in san francisco and we will hopefully be there forever. i am thankful for this opportunity and i hope you

approve us to move forward. >> awesome. thank you foregoing -- for going through the process. come on, now it's been done. you aren't the first, you can be next in line. >> [off mic] >> you can come up together, it's a party. >> my name is marko paz, i'm owner of one twenty for hair. we have been in business since 1985 with my wife edith, she is now taking care of the business while i'm here with my daughter rosie. we have two locations. 120 howard street, that is where the name come from, one twenty for hair. and we move around the corner to 155 main street, which is just around the corner so we don't lose the clientele when we move from one place to another one. >> awesome. >> yeah, so originally we were on howard and then move today main street.

we have successfully burr -- burgoned in successful san francisco, which is nice, we got to see it grow from being little mama's building to all these buildings. we are excited to be growing in the san francisco district. >> are you in the business? >> i don't do hair styling. >> thank you. next up. yea. >> my name is alfredo rodriguez, i'm from little joe's pizza, my parents were there in 1973. they have since both passed on. and i'm there with one of my sisters. and my two other sisters have also worked there. my nieces, one still works with me, a brother-in-law, two cousins. so it's pretty family. it's always been that way. and it's been many years.

we have been there since i was like 7 years old. and grew up there. people go where is home? this is home. seeing people in the window is like when you water your lawn or come outside, seeing your neighbors and people. i love my neighborhood. when they say home is home, that is home. thank you for your help and i hope this can help preserve us to stay, because i know the city goes through so many changes and times are different and i'm realizing i'm older now and you can kind of get moved on but you have to try. we have a community center next to us. and she brought this to my attention and i never knew anything about it. so stephanie cahina brought it to me and said we are trying. i said that's an idea. she is younger. i said let me listen to someone young and see what i can do. okay, we started working through the application and

with rick's help. i'm happy. i'm happy to be a part of this city. it's what we know, it's where we were born. to grow with it, hopefully grow with it and thank you for your help, and if it can help us to preserve us staying at home. so thank you for your help. >> fantastic. thank you very much. do we have anybody else? >> [off mic] >> that's okay. come on up and say something. >> thank you very much for being eddie's cafe part of legacy business. i purchased 1988 now, it's become 29 years. all my neighborhood has changed so much.

fancy restaurants come. they would rather sell alcohol, it's easy to get the money. you know, it's more expensive. like one champagne cost like $11. our breakfast costs $8.95. [laughter] and we are really working hard, it's not easy. we make everything, you know, from scratchy, all the hash browns and pancakes. i'm so happy working in eddie's cafe. and thank you for this city of san francisco. i'm very, very happy and we work so hard and you guys pay attention to eddie's cafe, i'm so happy. thank you very much.

>> awesome, thank you. see, you did great. perfect. all right. do we have any other members of the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. first i would like to thank you all foregoing for going through the arduous process of filling out the application but as you have discovered it's a rewarding process because it causes you to reflect on your business. we are so busy running our business we hardly take time to see where we come from. now you have nice little document that has pictures and stories in it so you could share that with your other relatives, so that's awesome. thank you very much. commissioner adams? >> yes, i want to give a shout out to brittany beck with beck's motor lodge, what she has done in the community. a member of the castro merchants.

a member of the san francisco travel agency. or whatever you call it now. sf travel. here is a couple tidbits, she has beehives on her roof. which i think is awesome because it helps the neighborhood with flowers and growing and all sorts of cool things. and brittany is a big huge part of our neighborhood. whether it's pride, folsom, dory, but even outside lands, the hospitals, beck's really plays a pivotal role in bringing people in no matter what event it is. and this commission should hear this. this poor woman has been through every process getting city permits and stuff. and i get these phone calls, i have to get this permit and they are changing this and this, and i have to sit in the

police department for this. but i listen to her, and i will call regina and we will get it done. but you have really endured through a lot of these processes, and i'm proud of you. i remember when you took over the motel and you didn't know and you just started doing it. i think it's awesome what you have done, the renovations, the place looks beautiful. i will end it with this, if you drive up market street during the holidays and see market street lit up with the white lights it was brittany beck that started it at the motor lodge and got the other merchants to put white lights on their trees, between church and castro you could thank brittany for that christmas miracle. we call her miss christmas in the neighborhood. you should see her house. i want to thank you for everything you have done. thank you for enduring a lot. if your grandfather was alive he would be so proud of you, he

is looking down proud at you for what you have done there. thank you for being a great part of our community. you have done a great job. thank you. >> that's awesome. commissioner dooley? >> congratulations to you all, you have put in your time. as a small business owner myself, i know what it's like, it never ends, you are working all the time. not only do we want to congratulate you on the legacy of business award but to remind you that the small business commission and office of small businesses is here for you. and if you need help, if you have questions, no charge, we are here to help you out. so once again, great work, thank you. >> yes. commissioners, any other comments? yes, commissioner zouzounis? >> congrats everybody. this is really exciting. again, i love seeing the second-third generation businesses.

kids following their parents and grandparents legacy. my family has a deli and a store. when i hear stories people coming in talking about my grandparents and what they remember, that means a lot to me. congrats. >> thank you all for taking time out from your businesses to come here tonight. those of us small business owners up here know the commitment to come to city hall. so much appreciated. and congratulations. so do we have a motion? >> i motion that we approve beck's motor lodge, eddie's cafe, little joe's pizzeria and one twenty for hair legacy businesses. >> second. >> commissioner adams. >> yes. >> dooley. >> yes. >> cartagena is absent. >> torrance tour-sarkissian. >> yes. >> riley. >> yes. >> zouzounis. >> yes. >> that motion passes 6-0. [applause]

>> now back to work. thanks a lot you guys. you can take off the rest of the meeting, not nearly as exciting as the legacy business stuff and it's our favorite part of the evening. thank you. appreciate you coming out tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. happy holidays. all right, next item, please. iet >> item 4, approval of meeting minutes. >> motion? or discussion? oh, first of all, any discussion, commissioners? no. do we have any members of the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. do we have a motion? >> i move. >> i second. >> okay. all in favor? aye. any opposed? that motion passes, 6-0. >> all right.

next item. >> director's report, update and report on the final regulations and permitting for adult-use cannabis, the office of small business and small business assistance center, department programs policy and legislative matters announcements from the mayor and announcements regarding small business activities. >> i will have a lengthy director's report since we have a short meeting tonight. to start with the legacy business program, so, ria algonado, our new staff person is handling communications for legacy businesses so we have now started producing press releases after the businesses come on to the registry. and as a result, we are now generating more press for these businesses and wanted to highlight that tomasso's received front page of the

business section on december 7th above the fold, so it was a really nice article. >> i was there last night. first stop, off the plane, dropped my bags, went there, and they are so delighted they got that mention in the paper. it will be framed and placed along the other mentions they have had. many decades of history. that is fantastic. and the more of that we could do the better. >> right. and hood line is very dedicated to really doing articles featuring the legacy businesses. but now we are making it easier for them to be up to speed on whose being added to the registry for them to do articles. so i'm very pleased about that. we started the logo and branding project. i made a list of whose on the committee. we had our first meeting last tuesday. and the first part of this project, which is the logo and

brand identity, were we are estimating including

>> for a business to be on the registry, is it a requirement to be open and operating. that's one question that we should ask ourselves. since interruption is allowed for two years, then potentially a business that got on the registry could, during those two years open and continue operating. so shutting down, if that is not a finality, it is not a condition, not a reason for removal. >> being dormant. >> i think if you get on the registry and you can't interrupt your business for two years that question is premature. that person has two years to come back and operate. the question is -- >> how do we indicate it or not.

>> in other words, i have not seen anywhere in our regs that says if you are a legacy business, for some reason you have an interruption, you will have to justify your existence on that legacy. so you have two years to recover. am i right, or wrong? >> this is good for us to explore because there could be a situation where i business has to temporarily shut down and relocate. i think it goes back to the intention. if they intend to keep their business registration current. but we will bring that back for you. because i do think it merits some discussion or procedural way in which staff and the commission handle the situation. >> okay, good. >> today there was a press conference at ted's market. and i'll let commissioner

zouzounis talk about this during director's report. with senator wiener, mayor lee and director rafael from department of environment for sb-458, which senator wiener sponsored. and it allows cal recycle to approve up to five local jurisdictions to develop a pilot program that would allow for new and innovative redemption and collection systems. so right now the way the law is written, [coughing] it's written as though, when there is an entity that triggers a convenience, there needs to be stationary recycling center. as san francisco, we have been moving away from stationary recycling centers and using our land use in that way. but what's happened, i think, and you all are very familiar with this, our small businesses have become the de facto

recycling centers. so this will allow the city to develop a program, hopefully we will work with cal recycle, department of environment to make sure it's something they will approve and in doing something that will meet the requirements of the number of recycling centers that the state deems the city needs to have, so our small businesses are no longer having to act as our recycling centers. i also want to, i didn't make a note of this but i also want to bring to your attention, there is office of tourism. and it's been fairly quiet, but it recently came to our attention because of a letter they received saying they owed $300,000 to the office. as a business that was associated with tourism.

which was not quite accurate but we are still trying to flush out sort of exactly the criteria and the notification process meeting with that particular office. but i wanted to bring it to your attention because there could be businesses receiving a letter from the office, from the office of tourism saying you owe a fee to the office because your business has some nexus to tourism. >> i received one. >> you did? >> yeah. quite out of the blue. >> so we will be putting an announcement in the newsletter because we do want to hear from businesses who are receiving this to try to really understand sort of what is their nexus. around associating businesses

with tourism. theoretically san francisco is one of the number one tourist destinations. so could they say every business in san francisco has a nexus to tourism? there is an exception at $1 million and or if you have less than 1% of your revenue goes to tourism. it will be interesting to hear, commissioner dwight, what your communication is with them. but it's pretty much nearly every single type of business. it has the potential for a nexus in terms of their list. >> we were under the thresholds but i thought it was outrageous to receive the letter, frankly. it would come as a great surprise to any small business. and this idea that because be have chosen to be, to stay in this city because it is the city and have the city turn

around and tax us because we want to call ourselves sf made or san francisco-based businesses is really -- when we are paying all the other taxes we are paying, really seemed to be pretty crazy. >> right. and it's the state and so, we are taking a look at it. there is a group, there are several of us, including o.e.w.d. having some discussion and trying to develop a little more information to figure out what the, i think the plan of action the city wants to take around this because i don't think that we are concerned. >> the biggest thing it was a complete surprise. in ten years of being in business had never seen anything about this. and then to get it out of the blue, especially during these difficult times, seemed just like, really? cut me again.

>> are we aware of any other state that has the same kind of fee? >> we haven't looked at it. i know this was, the bit of information i do have, this was a bill that was passed in the late 90's, perhaps when schwarzenegger was governor. >> i think it was pete wilson. >> pete wilson. we looked at it. we aren't sure, we had one meeting with sf travel. we aren't sure how aware they are, this seemed a little bit of a surprise to them as well. this is supposed to be an office promoting tourism for the state of california, so you would think our sf travel, our local organization would be

aware of, sort of, how this works. >> i assumed it came from the city. i didn't know it was from the state. >> oh, interesting, okay. >> do we have any idea what kind of fee they are charging? >> it's based on a percentage of your sales that goes to tourism. i don't know the exact percentages. i can get that information for you. >> i can bring my notice in next time, just for fun. >> and maybe this isn't appropriate but is there any advice we could give our businesses? are they going to get a fine if they don't pay it? >> i think we are doing some research to figure it out. >> we are doing some research. i do know what has been told to us from the office of tourism is they aren't doing any sort of back retroactive. they are looking at now moving forward.

>> okay. >> i'll go into it a little more later but the mayor did sign the cannabis legislation on 12/6, on wednesday. december 6th. so it goes into effect friday january 5th. and i will talk a little more about that later. there are some local ordinances that have been referred to the small business commission. and we will work on scheduling these for january. one is supervisor peskin has introduced legislation amending the planning code to spell out some more specific definitions around retail sales and services for formula retail. then there is a planning code amendment to regulate restaurants and bar uses in the jackson square special use district. we will be hearing an

administrative code process for establishing cultural districts. it's in the works and it's being amended. but the idea when cultural districts are being established and there are legacy businesses, they are proposing a process where the commission weighs in and provides some feedback in relationship to the legacy business section of the cultural districts. and that one you are definitely hearing on january 8th, we will be getting some information out on that. and then supervisor ronan has introduced controls for mission neighborhood commercial district around lot mergers. which i think she also introduced some interim zoning controls, which is further down the page, which i think those two things are related. the interim zoning controls

will immediately go in effect while she works on the long-term controls. and then i want to highlight that supervisor peskin has introduced an initiative ordinance. this would be for the ballot. dealing with business tax regulations and administrative code dealing, adding an additional gross receipt tax on commercial rent. i will send out links to those so you can start reading the legislation. and then we did -- i wanted to bring to your attention, occasionally there are pieces of legislation that are referred. such as on page 3, the geary masonic special use district, these are when specific parcels are going through redesignation at zoning, the planning code for development purposes. so this is where the lucky

penny diner was next to trader joe's. if that's the parcel. development is happening here. so what i am now doing is responding that the commission will not hear it but that we encourage the planning department to have the developers do adequate outreach with the surrounding businesses. while there's not a lot of surrounding small businesses but across the street, the corner across from target and they are heading down geary toward the ocean, there are a few small businesses in that area. it's a busy intersection. so i can imagine with the construction it could get very congested and sort of interrupt. it could have impact for those

immediate businesses surrounding it. and then there was a sugary beverage tax ordinance that was really clean up ordinance referred to the commission but it was an administrative clean-up ordinance. so for the cannabis legislation, just a very quick run down of the 12 sets of recommendations that the commission that you recommended and what was included. so the board of supervisors adopted your recommendation to allow a 2-step process for what we are now calling the preexisting non-conforming businesses. they will have to cease operation to be able to stay in the queue. and will have to sign a declaration they are ceasing operations until they find a zone-compliant place. but at least, this is a process to allow them to be able to be

in the queue for permits, article 16 permits, come january. allowing cannabis to share spaces. supervisor cohen actually introduced the ability for small retailers to share space. each retailer has no more than 350 square feet of retail space and we are still determining the co-location regarding manufacturing. the state regulations, there may be an ability on the manufacturing side making a determination on that. but even if the state allows it, i don't know that we need to legislate it because we have similar processes in place already for manufactures who

co-locate space and it's not legislated. then on-site consumption. so there will be the ability for existing operators and some, existing operators who are now article 33 going into article 16, who will be able to do on-site consumption and smoking. there are some very specific criteria, so it will be interesting to see how this will work because some of the retailers do not have the space. you are required, if you are going to do smoking, you are required to have a separate room. so i think some of these details are still to be determined as to how they will be flushed out. the board of supervisors did create a pipeline for

applicants who had registered with the department of public health but had not had their planning hearing. there's some nuances with that and i will explain that a little bit more at a follow-up. >> okay. >> and then, i think probably the most important thing is, to your point, item 6, commissioner tour-sarkissian is allowing for the transition from non-profit to for-profit business structures during the application and transition from article 33 to article 16, or the preexisting non-conforming as they transition their business. so that process is being worked out on an administrative end. and then item number 10, which is the 600-foot radius.

the 600-foot radius was maintained from a school. they very clearly specifically put in the land use regulations there is no minimum radius for cannabis retail use to existing daycare center. there was a lot of discussion about whether to include that at the board. but it was made very clear that this was to be kept at the school level. for public and private schools. but then in addition a retail cannabis use, in addition to the 600-foot radius from a school, the second measurement is 600-foot radius from another cannabis retailer, or medical cannabis retailer. the exemption to that is if a small retailer, that's going to be occupying 350 square feet within an existing retailer, they aren't subject to that

600-foot criteria. >> could i ask a question about that? >> uh-huh. >> what if it's a non-retail cannabis license? >> the non-retail cannabis license is not subject to -- >> that 600 feet? >> yeah. it's still to be determined -- are you talking about? >> if there's a distributor and a retailer, does that still apply, that 600 foot? >> i'm not sure that distribution. we would have to go back to the zoning whether distribution is allowed. i don't have this memorized, allowed where cannabis retail would be. >> it may not. >> it may not. slightly different for delivery entities but for distributors. and then lastly, to this commission, which was also very important is the local hire

percentage. so for those that currently have a permit under article 33, they are required to do a 35% local hire. and those that come on under article 16, new permits that are issued, they are going to be required to have 50% local hire. >> i forwarded to you the research paper assessing the enforceability of local hire preference programs. i want to get on this. i want the city attorney to be notified. i'm hopeful that the local hire requirements applied selectively to private enterprise and unrelated to government contracts and involving public funds are unlawful. and so, maybe we will be that base case. but this is going to be, this is going to strangle this business, this industry, having to hire local like this, it's ridiculous.

we need to get the city attorney on this one right away. it should be top priority for us. >> the request has been put in. when they do an official recommendation, it does -- it isn't like an immediate sort of email back. it has to be vetted through a process through the city attorney's office. i'm waiting to hear back from our city attorney on the estimated time line. >> we should definitely dog this. i can't believe this hasn't gotten press, or the industry hasn't screamed about this. this is a landmine for them. even if they get approved, there's a non-starter if they don't hire. >> i would like to read the last sentence of this paragraph. says director of office of cannabis may approve time limited reduction waiver by showing of the cannabis business in general it was unable to locate, for that

cannabis business specifically, was unable to locate a sufficient number of qualified local residents. it's such a high burden of proof, that is very difficult for a business to come up with evidence that it tried and could not. so this is important, including this aspect of what passed. submitted to the city attorney. >> and then the last thing, yes. also for the office to itself establish criteria, it took us a while even with the legacy business assistant grant in terms of verifying the number of f.t.e.'s and it takes at least an hour per application for rick and ria to go through and see how they are doing verification and that's a

pretty simple verification. the amount of staff time it will take to verify this. >> what are we verifying? >> on the city's end to be verifying what a business, you know, like to create established criteria what businesses need. you are talking about, what you mentioned commissioner tour-sarkissian is how a business is going to prove the efforts. but also the city needs to sort of establish some criteria to say this is the steps we need to see you have taken, to see if you aren't qualified for the waiver. >> i think it's fundamentally unlawful. we should start with the city attorney's office. >> the last thing i wanted to, just make sure the commission

is aware of. the first set of processes that we are working with in getting ready for the january 5th is to work with article 33 businesses, those that have article 33 permits so they can file for their temporary license and then be working them into article 16. and then the next criteria is working with those that do not have article 33 permits. what we are calling pre-existing conforming and are in a properly zoned place and getting them through the process and inspection so we could issue a temporary permit for them to be able to get their state license. or a temporary license for the state permit and then we will be working with the pre-existing and then bringing on also the equity program. >> okay, awesome.

>> also, i want to sadly acknowledge this is menica's last commission meeting. i want to extend my appreciation for her little over year and a half with us and your great work around all the cannabis and getting us through this big project and a significant milestone with that. i wanted to extend my appreciation. >> our commission would like to thank you for being a wonderful person in our office. i can't imagine how we will do without but wish you really good luck and we would like to present you with a little gift from the commission.

>> best wishes for your next adventure. thank you for everything you have done for us. have you set an extraordinarily high bar for the next person. it's unlikely anybody will be able to meet the standards you have set. thank you very much. >> and in closing, i do want to close in memoriam for donna lynn murphy, she worked there 17 years. while our office didn't have a high amount of engagement but she was very instrumental working with our workforce side of o.a.w.d. and the hospitality workforce program. so it was somewhat sudden. so just wanted to close with an in memoriam to her. >> thank you.

is that it? >> that's it, unless you have questions. >> any questions? any members of the public who would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item, please. >> 6. commissioner's reports. allows president, vice president and commissioners to report on recent small business activities and make announcements of interest to the small business community. discussion item. >> i have nothing to report. commissioners, anything else? commissioner yee riley? >> yes, i was at the city hall pop up on the 6th. >> me too. >> it was really well-attended. i saw a lot of interesting merchandise. >> yep. >> especially the rick shaw bags. >> thank you. we had a great day, it was very well attended. i was pleasantly, not surprised but -- >> i'm glad you were there. i only noticed your bags which

is very masculine. >> thank you. >> and i notice you have very nice washable cosmetic and tote bags. >> did you purchase? >> no. >> we had a good day. the mayor was on his way to our booth, he got detoured and never came back. we missed our photo op. anybody else have anything to report? >> mr. zouzounis. >> as director, you mentioned, we had a press conference earlier today and i spoke on behalf of the commission and also my role as a grocer in the community. i did heed the senator's office letting them know this is a very important first step but we still have a lot of work to do to hold the state accountable and to the bottle bill, amending the bottle bill, which currently mandates small

stores to collect cans and bottles and out of pocket give back that c.r.v. value. it's been a big unnecessary burden on the retail industry and this is an important first step but we have a lot more work to do so there will be more updates on that. as another note, the cigarette litter abatement fee went up to 75 cents. i think just like the bottle bill amendment, this is a good highlight of how recycling and litter reduction type of legislation does fall onto the small business sector and is often not regarded as a burden but more as a general responsibility that falls on the specific sector, so i think it was a good example of bringing these fees to the surface. i hopefully like to talk about that particular one more.

>> okay, any other comments. okay, seeing none. any members of the public who would like to comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item, please. >> item 7, new business. allows commissioners to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the commission. discussion item. >> any new business proposals? no. do we have any members of the public that would like to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item. >> okay, we are, sfgovtv, could you please show our slide. >> it's our custom to end each meeting with reminder the office of small business is the only place to start your business in san francisco and best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco, the office of small business should be your first stop when you have a question what to do next. you can find us online or in person at city hall.

best of all, all of our services are free of charge. the small business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the economic vitality of small businesses in san francisco. if you need assistance with small business matters start here at the office of small business and the small business commission. thank you. >> item 8. adjournment. >> motion? >> i motion. >> second. >> okay, all in favor? aye. any opposed? all right. that motion passes. the meeting is adjourned at 6:27 p.m. >> it's a wrap.

>> hello, everyone. i'm supervisor katy tang. welcome to 12 days of kittens. my staff came up with an idea of hosting animals in our office so people can come and not only find animals that they might want to adopt, but we found it's a great stress reliever for people that work in city hall. they come around all day, whether it's the shift department or upstairs or the

mta, just want to pet the animals and it helps people feel better. a lot of people proactively ask us, are you bringing back the kittens? we've been doing this for five years. it usually culminates in a party in december. we'll see animals adopted throughout the year. if people are thinking about animals to adopt, they may go to a pet store, buy from a breeder, go to spca, but we want people to know that the acc has animals that need homes. >> every year, her office does the 12 days of kittens. and she picks up every morning cute, adoptable kittens. she has different groups of kittens every day and brings them to her city hall office and they're there all day for everybody that goes through to see and enjoy. we adopt out 900 kittens every

year, cats and kittens. we're working all year long promoting adoption, getting people in to see the cats. so it's a pleasure it have the opportunity to showcase some of them in supervisor tang's office. kittens love to play and they're frolicking and all that and it's super fun. >> sometimes they will roam around people's desks. if someone wants to adopt a cat, they can identify any of them that might be hanging around our office, but we have to go through animal care and control, make sure they pay a fee. it's very affordable, as well as they receive the proper vaccination. >> come on down, adopt a cat. there's a lot of kitties waiting for a beautiful home. >> how can you resist this face? >> i think everyone needs a pet in their life. it makes your day so much better. i hope you will support us in

>> good afternoon, welcome to the land use and transportation committee. the last one for the calendar year of 2017. for today -- [applause] monday, december 11, i am the acting chair of the committee, aaron peskin, joined by committee member supervisor katie tang, our clerk is mr. victor young. mr. young, do you have any announcements? >> yes. please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. complete your speaker cards and any documents to be included as par of the file should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the january 9, 2018 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. mr. chair, would you like to take