at the office, we are beginning to see an increase in calls from small businesses who are also the owners of their property, so just feeling a little more comfortable talking to our office to really kind of understand sort of how they need to navigate this regulation and what supports are out there for them. so we've been having conversations with them. and then, we are also getting calls from businesses who the property owner is saying you need to do this, you need to deal with it. and i would say 95% of these businesses are on month to month -- they're month to month. so they feel -- they're very concerned if they give any push back then they may lose the opportunity to stay in their space. so we're working on that. we're working with those businesses. and then, sb 1397 in 2017

increased that we used to collect $1 fee to apply to disability and disability access fund. it now increased it to $4. 90% of that $4 now stays within the local municipality. before it was only 75%. so we are first required to make sure that the funding goes to city departments who need to have employees go through training and certification for becoming a certified access specialist. and so we have started working with the mayor's office on disability, public works, the mayor's office of housing and historic preservation is interested having a couple staff go through the training but not the certification. d.b.i. has declined using the funds, saying that they have enough funds to cover their certification and training. so then, the next step is for rhea and i are now beginning to work on how we will

programatically utilize those funds. we anticipate we will see, we will know exactly how much funds were collected at the end of august, maybe a little bit sooner from the controller's office because the vast majority of the business registration collection and the collection of this funding happens at the end of may, right? business registration's due at the end of may. so we'll know that probably beginning of august. we anticipate somewhere around $250,000 for us to work with. so there is still interest -- funding for the subsidized cast, we'll be looking at how much of this will be utilized to continue the c.a.s.

inspection, and how much will be used for businesses who are put in the position where the owner does not want to be put in the position of upgrading the entryway to help those businesses. legacy business, tomorrow is our meeting with the osaki creative group, and hopefully, we will be finalizing our logo for the legacy business program. and we are accepting applications for the business assistance grant through september 30 of this year. legislatively, i want to provide some updates. so there were some cannabis ordinances that were put through because of the nature of the timing and needing to get them through, and the timing of our meetings, we were not able to hear them, but i just wanted to make sure that you were aware of them. so there was an ordinance that allowed a waiver and refund of investigation fees imposed by the building code for

persons -- or businesses or persons that were registered with the office of cannabis. this waiver fund does expire at the end of this year. also, there was an ordinance with the -- we know about the labor peace agreements. we had discussed that, and that passed by the board of supervisors. and then, there was an ordinance amending the health code to allow the director of the public health, excuse me, to extend, and the director, office of cannabis, to extend the 90-day period to allow a 90-day extension because they were having problems ensuring that inspections were happening in a period of time. and so not to penalize the business, it offered the health department and the office of cannabis just to do a 90-day extension on the permit

application. and then, there was a charter amendment that was introduced, again, to create a cannabis commission. this was heard at the ruled committee on 6-20, and it's being continued to the call of the chair, which means at this point that that particular thing is not going to be moving forward whatsoever. i do want -- and that was introduced by supervisor fewer's office. so we will see if she decides to move forward anything. again, this is her second time for introducing legislation to create a cannabis commission. and then, still, to be scheduled is the cannabis retail and medical cannabis dispensaries in chinatown, basically, to ban those in chinatown. as this week at the budget and finance committee, there's several initiative ordinances that, again, timing wise, have to get through the process if

they are going to be on the november 6 ballot. so there's a -- one hotel tax allocations allowing for a portion of the hotel tax revenue for arts and cultural purposes and to remove obsolete provisions. and then, there's a second initiative ordinance with the business and tax regulation, so it's a gross receipt tax on transportation network company services. so creating a specific classification, private transit vehicle services and autonomous vehicle passenger services, so creating a specific classification for that. and then, another initiative ordinance, adding a gross receipts tax on cannabis. so again, a specific classification for gross receipts for those entities. at the next meeting, we'll have

a presentation from the sfmta on the geary b.r.t. they're wrapping up their outreach, so -- and are planning to start that project soon. and then, tentative, supervisor safai has introduced legislation to deal with the large apartment buildings and refuge where apparent -- i mean, i know this from a friend of mine who was an apartment manager. the challenges that they are having in that the garbage is not being sorted well between the black, blue, and green bins, things are getting mixed up, and so it's actually costing recology a great deal of many to -- it's -- money to -- it's either contaminates

garbage, the compost is contaminated or recycling, so it's li it's legislation that's going to address that. and then i wanted to make sure we had a new list of the business itemed that have come up at the commission, but i haven't had a chance to really work on them. so an update on the equity program for cannabis businesses, where are we on that and the permitting process? we've already talked about the construction mitigation, so i'm working with jorge rivas to prepare a presentation for the commission. commercial ownership for o.s.b. to develop a program informing businesses of commercial ownership and emphasis on storefronts. this is actually on our to-do, for the legacy business for this calendar year, and there's

active interest for a couple of the supervisors to really have the department develop a program and a set of recommendations. so -- and then, the planning -- public works, the d.p.w. fee, soft stories on the tier four properties, and then, tobacco, the implementation of the ban on flavored tobacco, and then, a review of all regulations regarding tobacco. so that's what i have on the new business list for the department to do. i'll discuss it in more detail with the president and the vice president sort of in terms of prioritizing -- prioritizing this with the fact that there's just me at this particular point in time dealing with the policy stuff. that said, moving on in regards to it just being me, the

posting for the secretary position concluded on july 3, so the next step is for me to get a list of the applicants from the department of human resources. i'm hoping to get that this week, and then, from there, i'll be able to go through them and make a selection for whom to interview. i have the list of our ongoing workshops that martha does. and then, just providing you with a list of the back meeting minutes. so what my goal is for the commission meeting minutes that commissioner corby wasn't part of is to do them in one meeting so that he doesn't have to continue to ask for recusal one meeting at a time, so that's my goal on that. so that is my director's report, and if you -- i'm happy to take any questions. >> do you have any questions? >> i just wonder, where are we with the determination of we're

planning for for formula retail on-line? i think it's a very important thing to discuss because it's already stampeding forward of large companies. even amazon, people like this aren't opening brick and mortar, and we need to have a determination whether there will be, under the formula retail -- >> that's correct. so at this point, my -- the request, in terms of how it needs to be formulated is the draft -- i have not been able to submit it to the planning department just in terms of band width, just in terms of the amount of work that's been on my plate. so i am nearly done in completing the request. it's -- i want to make sure that i'm getting all elements addressed and in one letter so that there's not a lot of back and forth with it. >> great.

thank you. >> thank you. >> do we have any members of the public who'd like to make comment on the director's report. seeing none, public comment is closed. anymore questions for the director? seeing none, next item, please. >> clerk: item seven, commissioner's reports. allows president, vice president and commissioners to report on recent small business activities and make announcements that are of interest to the small business community. discussion item. >> yeah, the only thing i have to say is i'll be representing small business this saturday with the mayor's new transition team, so i'll -- anybody has any small business, i've already been in contact with scott and paul on items that they want me to bring up. if anybody else has any items, feel free to let me know before saturday. commissioner ortiz? >> just want to thank supervisor ronen. we met last week with several

businesses in the mission. we met at regalito restaurant, and it was a nice change because it was just introductions, and also to inform businesses that they have support, that they have a voice, especially for those that english is not their first language. so it was just a different kind of pace, hey, you have a small business commissioner here to help, you have an organization that can help, and you have a direct line to your supervisor. i want to thank the supervisor. >> great. thank you. commissioner dooley? >> we just recently worked together with all the neighborhood associations to update a north beach vacancy report which showed a pretty big uptick in vacancies, so that information will be an article in hoodline soon, because i do feel that many of the reasons for having

vacancies are going to be seen as citywide. >> yeah. >> so we just wanted to get it out there, put it down, and, you know, put it in a -- >> and put it citywide, too, with their -- >> they will. they will, because it's pretty interesting to see. there's just so many problems in all of our neighborhoods right now. you know, construction problems, digging up the streets. there's just so many reasons right now that -- retrofits. when you go through, and you see the list, you go well, of course. >> good. i'm glad they're doing that. any other commissioner comments? do we have any members of the public who would like to make comment on commissioner comments? seeing none, public comment is closed. new business. does anybody have any new business? >> i do. >> would you like me to read it? >> commissioner dooley? >> yeah.

i was just recently contacted by art agnos about an issue he was interested in seeing if we'd like to address, which was there was an article about how the owners of la taqueria had to pay $500,000 on labor fines, and if there is something on a yearly basis that we can do to remind these folks that don't always seem to be aware of these regulations, be it a seminar, be it a mailer, to do something to try to ward off this type of situation in the future. >> going to note that for future business. that's a good one. i saw that article. >> yep. >> okay. any other new business? any members of the public that would like to recommend new business? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> clerk: sfgovtv, please show

the office of small business slide. >> and again, it is our custom to begin and end each commission meeting with a reminder that the office of small business is the only place to start your new business in san francisco and the best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco, and the san francisco 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 your small business matters, start here at the office of small business. next item, please. >> clerk: item nine, adjournment, action item. >> move to adjourn. >> second. >> all in favor? we're adjourned. >> motion passes 6-0, with one absent. meeting is adjourned at 7:18 p.m.

>> manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods

and for people to create more economic prosperity. i'm kate sosa. i'm cofounder and ceo of sf made. sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who provide more generalized support. everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. for example, it would be traditional things like helping

them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide small business owners with education. we have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city seas partnership with small business, creating a 100 company selling day right here at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or two-person shop, and who don't have the wherewithal to have their own dedicated retail store to show their products and it comes back to how do we help companies set more money into arthur businesses and develop

more customers and their relationships, so that they can continue to grow and continue to stay here in san francisco. i'm amy kascel, and i'm the owner of amy kaschel san francisco. we started our line with wedding gowns, and about a year ago, we launched a ready to wear collection. san francisco's a great place to do business in terms of clientele. we have wonderful brides from all walks of life and doing really interesting things: architects, doctors, lawyers, teachers, artists, other like minded entrepreneurs, so really fantastic women to work with. i think it's important for them to know where their clothes are made and how they're made. >> my name is jefferson mccarly, and i'm the general manager of the mission bicycle company. we sell bikes made here for

people that ride here. essentially, we sell city bikes made for riding in urban environments. our core business really is to build bikes specifically for each individual. we care a lot about craftsmanship, we care a lot about quality, we care about good design, and people like that. when people come in, we spend a lot of time going to the design wall, and we can talk about handle bars, we can see the riding position, and we take notes all over the wall. it's a pretty fun shopping experience. paragraph. >> for me as a designer, i love the control. i can see what's going on, talk to my cutter, my pattern maker, looking at the designs. going through the suing room,

i'm looking at it, everyone on the team is kind of getting involved, is this what that drape look? is this what she's expecting, maybe if we've made a customization to a dress, which we can do because we're making everything here locally. over the last few years, we've been more technical. it's a great place to be, but you know, you have to concentrate and focus on where things are going and what the right decisions are as a small business owner. >> sometimes it's appropriate to bring in an expert to offer suggestions and guidance in coaching and counseling, and other times, we just need to talk to each other. we need to talk to other manufacturers that are facing similar problems, other people that are in the trenches, just like us, so that i can share with them a solution that we came up with

to manage our inventory, and they can share with me an idea that they had about how to overcome another problem. >> moving forward, where we see ourselves down the road, maybe five and ten years, is really looking at a business from a little bit more of a ready to wear perspective and making things that are really thoughtful and mindful, mindful of the end user, how they're going to use it, whether it's the end piece or a he hwedding gown, are they going to use it again, and incorporating that into the end collection, and so that's the direction i hear at this point. >> the reason we are so enamored with the work we do is we really do see it as a platform for changing and making the city something that it has always been and making sure that we're sharing the

opportunities that we've been blessed with economically and socially as possible, broadening that >> i lived in the mission neighborhood for seven years and before that the excel see your district. 20 years a resident of the city and county of san francisco. i am the executive director of a local art space nonprofit that

showcases work that relate to the latino community and i have been in this building for seven years and some of my neighbors have been here 30 year. we were notified from the landlord he was going to sell the building. when we realized it was happening it was no longer a thought for the landlord and i sort of had a moment of panic. i heard about the small sites program through my work with the mission economic agency and at met with folks from the mayor's housing program because they wanted to utilize the program. we are dealing with families with different needs and capacities. conversations were had early in the morning because that is the only time that all the tenants were in the building and finally when we realized that meda did

have the resources to buy the building we went on a letter writing campaign to the landlord and said to him we understand you want to sell your building, we understand what you are asking for and you are entitled to it, it's your land, but please work with us. what i love about ber nell height it represents the diversity that made me fall in love with san francisco. we have a lot of mom and pop shops and you can get all your resources within walking distance. my favorite air area of my homes my little small patio where i can start my morning and have my coffee an is a sweet spot for me

and i sustainability mission, even though the bikes are very minimal energy use. it still matters where the energy comes from and also part of the mission in sustainability is how we run everything, run our business. so having the lights come on with clean energy is important to us as well. we heard about cleanpowersf and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. it was super easy to sign up. our bookkeeper signed up online, it was like 15 minutes. nothing has changed, except now we have cleaner energy. it's an easy way to align your environmental proclivities and

goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it, and it doesn't really add anything to the bill. >> welcome, everyone. i'd like to call this meeting to order. anthony, will you do the roll call. >> clerk: good afternoon. this is a meeting of the san francisco commission on the environment. the date is tuesday, july 24, 2018, and the time is 5:05 p.m. a reminder that the ringing and use of cell phones shall pagers, and similar sound producing electronic devices

are prohibited at this meeting. please be advised that the chair my order the recovery room value from the meeting room anyone with the use of a cell phone, pager or sound producing device. there will be public comment on every item on the agenda as well as public comment for items that are not on the agenda, and that's item number five. we ask that you complete a card at the sign-in table. hand it to me, and i'll hand it to the chair. we'll call folks in the order we receive them, and you'll have an opportunity to speak anonymously after we receive the cards. now, roll call. [roll call] >> clerk: there's a quorum. the next item is item 2, president's welcome. this item is for discussion.

>> good afternoon and welcome all of you, and thank you very much for coming out on this beautiful day to our commission meeting. we have a very interesting meeting in store for you today. we are continuing with our tradition to having meeting that take a deep dive into one of san francisco's climate action goals. the city's climate action goals include zero waste, 80% sustainable transcripts, 100% renewable energy, and the root goal of renewing our environment through forests and the environment. today, we'll focus on the sustainable trips goal. what is a sustainable trip? it's anyone but one resident in one car. it's an effort to get residents to taking walking, biking, or public transit or a combination

of all of those. this year at the community public breakfast mayor mark farrell made the announcement that in just five years, san francisco had reached its goal of 50% sustainable trips. the mayor went onto announce that the city's new goal would be 80% sustainable trips. today, we will hear presentations from the department and our sister agencies from citywide and regional efforts to achieve a transportation system that creates less pollution and helps solve our climate crisis. thank you all at the department staff and to our sister agencies for making it out today. the country transportation authority is represented by executive director killy chan and san francisco transportation agency is represented by senior planner tim doherty. i want to say up front how much we appreciate your hard work and collaboration. let's do this, and if there's any public comment on this

item, please let us know and come forward. hearing no public comment, anthony, next item. >> clerk: the next item is item three, approval of the march 24, 2018 minutes. >> do i hear a second? >> second. >> seconded by vice president johanna wald. any discussion? >> president berhume, we had a motion and a second. >> clerk: do you second? there you go. >> i'll second. >> clerk: okay. >> sorry about that. >> clerk: all right. seeing no further discussion, although, is there any public

comment? >> okay. we'll call for the vote. all those in favor, signify -- any absentia? the motion carries. >> clerk: item four is the approval of the minutes of the may 10, 2018 special meeting. this item is for discussion and action. >> it's been moved by commissioner wan. any discussion? >> clerk: we'll take a vote. >> public comment. >> public comment. is there any public comment on the minutes? seeing none -- >> okay. seeing none, all those in favor?

[voting] >> any opposed? motion carries. thank you. >> clerk: the next item is item five. members of the public may address the commission on items not on today's agenda. >> seeing no discussion, next item. >> clerk: all right. the next item is item six, presentation of the commission on the environment environmental service award to gwynn maccan he kellen. this item is for discussion. >> thank you. welcome.

>> this item will be presented by commissioner wald. >> thank you. thank you, president bermejo. this evening, i must say i'm honored to present the commission on the environment environmental service award to gwy gwynn mckellen. it was created two years to aword to individuals who help the commission on the environment achieve its sustainable environment awards. over the past ten years, gwynn has led numerous community campaigns for the department all as a volunteer. she has logged more than 500 hours as an intern and over

1,000 hours as a volunteer. the department of the environment sends teams to street fairs and community events to educate the public about our latest campaigns and time and again, gwynn has been there at so many events to be the bright human face of the department. at times, she's even worn a costume. in addition to representing the department at public events, gwynn led a zero-waste audit at city hall, assisted with mandatory composting and advocated for the plastic bag ban. her volunteerism doesn't end with this department. she was the lead organizer at the sierra club in passing cleanpower cleanpowersf legislation, led community cleanups in the kpegs i don't remember with sf public works, volunteered with walk sf

for over four years, and secured a new signalized crosswalk on geneva. she is a youth monitor and celebrates her birthdays with events that include planting trees, cleaning up the beach and working on urban farms. the commission and the department work every day to change behavior to address our growing climate crisis, and there you are, gwynn, every day on the front lines being the change. we need more people like you in our departments, volunteer, and internships program, as well as in the world at large. i understand you are moving to portland for grad school. it's our loss, but we are happy to see you seeking this higher education.

as a small token of appreciation from the department and the commission on the environment, we are very excited and thrilled to present you with the san francisco commission on the environment environmental service award for your partnership and your commitment to sustainability and environmental protection in san francisco. would you like to say a few words? [applause] >> thank you so much, commissioners, and director, for the honor. i really appreciate it. i just wanted to say the reason i volunteered at the department for so many years has to do with the people at the department. you have a really, really great staff that are dedicated and enthusiastic and fun to work with, and so they're the reason people like me keep coming back. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you -- oh, don't go

away yet. i want to ask if the commissioners have anything to add. yes, director raphael? >> so gwynn, the numbers that are associated with you are pretty darn staggering and impressive. when i think about where our world is right now, and i think about the challenge we have of eco anxiety where it's just overwhelming, and people tend to shut it out and get apathetic and curl into a bowl, the antiaction is action, and it's bigger than us, and this is something that each of us can take our small step for the bigger good. when i think about that, i think about how you take that and you embody that because you couldn't do anything else. it's just who you are, so i

know when you go to portland, you're bringing all of that energy, that can-do, that willingness to put yourself on the line and yourself out there for the greater good, and i'm -- as commissioner wald said, i'm so grateful that people like you are here because i inspire me and you -- because you inspire me and you inspire everyone around you, so thank you so much for being who you are. [applause] >> and stay up there. >> yes. for public comment, if threw any comments credit commissioners? sfl there's -- >> there's a couple of us that want to say -- is this the time? >> yes. >> so i'm glad we're here, celebrating you. it's been ten years. you know, i consider myself the lucky one because you've done a lot of projects for the city of

san francisco. not only the department but i'm really the lucky one because i've spent the most time with gwynn and have really become dear friends. she was one of the first people to see my new daughter born seven years ago. i celebrate her birthdays with her. we've travelled, we've camped together, so you're going to be missed. and i just want to point out your versatility. it was mentioned a minute ago, but i just want to show how willing and able you were to get the job done. if we can show it. so here's a shot -- am i doing it? -- with mayor ed lee. if you recall, this was the community clean team in chinatown. we were kicking off the season, oh, my god, calling gwynn really late. can you be sleeping? she's like sure, but don't tag me on facebook. but now that you're leaving, i'm going to tell everyone,

where was you? she also had the name before she wore this costume, green gwynn. i can't imagine the san francisco action network without you. i guess i'll have to get used to it. but when we started the action network, we started the grassroots arm of the department, green gwynn was a lead organizer. she was the first one to knock on the doors in the sunset to promote composting. i couldn't have done my job without her consistent volunteer time. so i just want to recognize you today and so happy that you're moving onto -- to something that you've been wanting to achieve for a long time, and i have a reason to go to portland now. >> so sunshine, can you identify yourself? >> oh, sunshine. >> and your role? >> the community relations coordinator for the department. >> thank you.

>> good afternoon. i'm kevin duram, the residential zero waste coordinator, and i had a pleasure of working with gwynn in those early days, particularly -- it was before environment now. in some respects, gwynn fore hawed owed and -- fore shadowed and showed the kind of work we could do when we get on the street. it goes to the credibility of the work that sunshine and gwynn built to take the leap to go to environment now, which was the time. there's more to it than just the voluntary hours. there's really a lot of tief trust and constituency in the department and in the community that gwynn has been a part of. thank you. >> thank you. anyone else? [applause] >> and before we go to our next award, i just want to say that at the end of the second presentation, we'll have a

photo of the awardees. and with that, i'll turn it over to our wonderful new commissioner, commissioner sullivan. >> thank you, president bermejo. once anthony gives me the go ahead. so this evening, i'm pleased to present our second annual commission on the environment environmental service award to the tender loyloin district. today as we talk about the city's goal of sustain ability organization, it's fitting to recognize an organization that's working on the ground in the tennerloin neighborhood to keep our kids walking to school while building community. safe passage is a partner in the department's safe routes to school efforts. we will hear more about the safe routes to school later in the meeting, but basically, it

supports an encourages kids and their families to choose sustainable modes of transportation such as biking, walking transit, and carpooling to school instead of driving alone or their parents driving alone, i guess. but how do we encourage thousands of school aged children in the tenderloin to walk to school when the streets may not always feel safe? a group of mothers had the answer and developed the program through the tenderloin community benefits district. volunteers are assigned to street corners and are trained to respond to emergencies including rerouting the children to avoid unsafe situations. not only is this an opportunity to keep the students safe and physically active, the program also provides street captains the opportunities for growth, leadership, and development. it's hard to express in words what a phenomenal program this is, so we have a short video

that we want to show. sfgtv -- oh, there you go. you've got it. [video playin

>> we can clap now. [applause] >> yes, very moving.

and greg, would you like to come forward and say a few words? >> good afternoon, commissioners. thank you so much for the invitation to come and accept this award. on behalf of everyone at the tlcbd and safe passage, we are both excited and honored to be recognized for the important work we do. who would have thought that ten years ago when a group of moms got together to express concern about the safety of their kids, that in ten years, we'd be looking at -- at what has resulted? a classic example of grassroots organizing in effect. we've grown to the point now where we have not only our safe passage work in the afternoon that we're helping kids be safe, but seniors be safe in

the morning. we've got work going on at one of our neighborhood parks with rec and park department. and then, last year, last september, we began working with sf environment and our other partner agencies on safe routes to school. i've got our two bayview and soma coordinators who have been leading the charge in trying to begin safe passage-like efforts in those neighborhoods. with me here, two women who have done amazing work in just the short ten months that we've been building this effort, and we look forward to more. in fact, tatiana has successfully recruited and has three corner captains on the ground in soma. they started in may, and are continuing through the summer and will continue into the fall, so i invite you, if

you're around bessie carmichael, to go looking for us. we'll be there, but we look forward to continuing on with this work, and again, thank you so much for the honor. >> commissioners, thank you so much. >> and we actually have a physical award, so i'll be down there in a second. but let me read it. the san francisco commission on the environment recognizes the tenderloin community benefit district safe passage program for contributing to the environmental well-being of the city and county of san francisco. it doesn't say this, but i would just go onto say, in the classic san francisco way of combining efforts with community, what a great way to do it. >> well said. any other comments, commissioners? commissioner wald? >> thank you. where is the thing? all of our award winners -- [applause] >> -- are so terrific and so

wonderful and -- and so important to this -- to the city and the communities that reside here. i'm just wondering, and i should know the answer, but do we have a little place on our website where people can press a button and find out about these wonderful people and the people that we've honored in the past just as a way to make everybody who goes to our website who needs a little boost, who needs to be reminded, you know, how committed and able and talented and effective members of the frisk community really are? and i would just love to see that -- san francisco community really are? and i would just love to see

that everybody that we've benefited, but i it would be a great -- it would be a great way to see who we owe our thanks and benefit to. >> commissioner, that's an outstanding idea, and i will work with sarah and others on the outreach team to see about putting profiles up. i think that is a great idea. greg, i understand you have a nickname in the tenderloin. i think my team has told me, much to mayor breed's chagrin, when you walk around, people call you mr. mayor because you personally have so much connection to the tender linlo so i thank you for that. this commission meeting is dedicated to getting people out of their cars, and while that may seem simple, it's --

understanding what the barriers are is so critical, and if a barrier is safety, i don't feel safe sending my child outside of my car, then, we have to address that. and what you have done in the tenderloin and now in the bayview and in soma is say we can address that, and we can do that with the community as our champions. we don't need government to figure this out, we can figure this out by tapping into our own strengths. so it's incredibly inspiring what you have done, and i just want to express my deep gratitude and appreciation for the work. >> thank you. is there any public comment? >> hi there. margaret mccarthy, senior transportation specialist, department of the environment. i just wanted to add a few words of praise.

you've already seen how fantastic their work is, and we are so glad that they are a part of the safe routes to school partnership as is sf environment, as director raphael was just saying, part of what safe passage offers is not just a safe walk to school for children but a joyful walk to school, and i think having that goal of what if every child could have not just a safe, but a joyful and enjoyable walk to school, a walk that's forming memories and friendships, is really part of what transforms their effort, and you see how even though it's just a brief passage through the streets, they make it a different neighborhood for the time that they're there. it's very special work that they do, and we're so glad to have them as a partner. >> thank you. any other comments? in that case, it's time for a

photo. okay. so come