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also be duplicated or extended to 190590.

they are largely equally relevant to the file as well. i'm filing a copy of michael murphy's memorandum, which hopefully you had a chance to look at. the waiver -- preempted by state law, city of los angeles, 175, 1396. the section that's been relied on to allow for these waivers, under 1954.52 d the government code does not apply to e.d.u.s. it applies to state density bonus units, which are below-market rate, b.m.r. units. so not applicable here. thank you for your time. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i think the ninth time or something like that.

i'm representing out a room in my home right now. i'm having a lot of conversations interested in. these types of homes are super desirable for young folks. kind of the millennial audience that's trying to find a place to plug, in probably not the next ten years, for but for 18 years, two years, something like ta. they're very, very desirable based on conversations with a ton of folks. so continuously to move these forward as for the as possible -- as fast as possible. people have choices about where they get to live that's the best outcome to continuously be striving for. >> thank you. seeing no other members of the public, public comment is close on items three and four.

contrary to a couple of statements made, the notification amendment does not run afoul of state law. and does not require any continuation of this item today, as advised by the city attorney. it's consistent with the unanimous request of the board of appeals and is actually something that i should not be surprised, but i spoke to it very clearly at the last hearing, where a supervisor offered the amendments that require the continuance from the last meeting. as i said at the last hearing, i was an early adopter of a.d.u.s. apparently i was ahead of my time 15 years ago, because i could not muster the votes. but we are in a different day and delighted that we continue to streamline the a.d.u.

implementation process. so with that i would like toker if there's no objection, offer the notification amendments to both files and take that without objection. and then as to item number three, the file as amended to the full board with a positive recommendation, without objection. i mean, deputy clerk, carol? >> i did receive a paper amendment to agenda item number three, adding an additional table to page 20. >> yes. >> yes. we need to make a -- >> thank you, chair. >> we'll make a motion to accept the amendment on page 20, as it per tapes to the table. and we will take that without objection. and as twice amended, we will send item number 3, with recommendation, to the full board without objection. [gavel] as to item number 4, we will incorporate the previously mentioned notification location as well as some additional

language, which would give notice for seismic retrofit and a.d.u.s in existing space. they did not deliberate that when it was before them. so we will take those amendments, those sets of amendments to item number 4, without objection. [gavel] we'll continue that item to the call of the chair, subject to hearing by planning commission. >> can i just say something? >> yes, sir. >> before you gavel down on those items. this one appreciates the time and the city's attorney's office. your office, supervisor peskin, our teams have put a tremendous amount of time, energy and effort into this. i'd like to thank all of the people in the audience that came out, that have participated in this process. and then waited patiently. as was noted, this is an important piece of house being

stock that has been untapped and underutilized in the city for a long time. as supervisor peskin said, i think it was back when he was my supervisor, talking about the idea of a.d.u.s, people were not ready for it at that time. here we are today and there will be subsequent pieces of legislation that will talk about expanding these opportunities in our city. i think it's a cost-effective and efficient way in. in new construction we're certainly getting into compliance with state law, just seems super counterintuitive to build something and go back to ask for the permission to add it after the effect. certainly it's not economically streamlined. but here we are. we have a good piece of legislation. i appreciate the chair's amendment. we would not have done anything at this point else to slow this process down. also want to thank the planning department for their hard work. veronica and aaron star and team and diego, even if you weren't involved with this. thanks for being here.

thank you deputy city attorney. do you have something to add to this? >> i'd interrupt with closing remarks. just one technical matter. i don't believe you need the final set of amendments on the last pages, in item 4. the amending the tables. because item 3, which will pass at the full board, will amend those tables. by the time item 4 comes back to the committee, the tables will already be existing law. so you don't need to make the amendment -- the final amendment that you approached, supervisor, in item 4. >> oh, yeah. we only made those to item 3. item 3 the table, item 3 the notification and then in item 4 just the notification amendments. is that correct, chair? >> that is correct. so the motion to amend item 4 and continue it to the call of the chair have been made. and without objection, that will be the order. [gavel] mr. clerk, next item, please. >> item number 5. an ordinance in the planning

code to allow arts activities as principally permitted use in the residential commercial district, to conditionally permit nighttime uses within the historic buildings and buildings that contribute to a historic district. to exempt nighttime entertainment in the r.c.d. from the 200-foot buffer requirement. and maintenance plan for uses within the full some street neighborhood and making the appropriate finings. -- findings. >> supervisor. >> thank you, chair. i have some amendments that i think the members of the committee have, which have been passed out, which will amend the ordinance to exempt st. joseph's church from the requirement. so nighttime entertainment use will be principally permitted on that property. the amendments are in the title on page 1 and in the text on page 3, lines 8 to 10. page 4 lines 21 to 22. and page 5, lines 23 to 24.

thank you, chair peskin, for allowing us to continue this, to resolve this particular issue. and i hope that my colleagues will support this. >> is there any public comment on the item number 5? oh, diego? mr. sanchez, on behalf of the planning department. >> yes, diego sanchez. the preservation commission heard the initial ordinance at the h.p.c. recommended approval with modifications. subsequently on february 214th , the -- 21st -- in general the ordinance is very well received by both commissions and recommended the following modifications. to allow arts activities throughout the r.c.d., conditionally permit nighttime entertainment uses within the r.c.d., in historic buildings. including those that contribute to historic district. and subsequently amend the

r.c.d. district narrative to reflect the changes. last, rehabilitation and maintenance plan for uses within the folsom street districts. these modifications are included in the substitute ordinance before you. this concludes my presentation. thank you. >> thank you, mr. sanchez. we'll open up for public comment. first speaker, please. good afternoon. my name is amy reduke. i'm the foundation manager for st. joseph's art society, located in the howard street building. i'm here on behalf of st. joseph's art society and foundation. we're a cultural organization and non-profit, inspired by the beauty of the church and dedicated to the arts and the community. st. joseph's church is also a federal landmark in the neighborhood and community asset. since the renovation, we have worked with many public groups, community groups and other non-profits in providing access to the site, which had been closed for so long.

we fully support the legislation, which will provide flexibility and uses and allow us to continue to maintain and operate st. joseph's art society as a cultural and historic your eye con. we also fully support the amendment being proposed, which will ensure the prevision a of the national and city landmark. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. peter, land-use council. st. joseph's church. we support the legislation. its goal obviously to provide as much flexibility as possible for historic properties to find uses to ensure that those historic renovations become economically viable. and maybe this will avandiaize other property owners within that district to step up and step forward and renovate their properties. in front of you a couple of weeks ago discussing nighttime entertainment uses, as a permitted use and historic properties. we support the version,

iteration of the legislation that you just mentioned earlier. it will allow st. joseph's chop -- as a permitted use, that would actually return the church to the long-term historic use, as a community gathering space. we urge your support of the legislation. we appreciate your consideration. >> thank you. next speaker. >> my name is tony. i just wanted to say that there are a number of places that fit st. joseph's format, that have been made into spectacular party venues, things like the limelight and what not, have come out of spaces like that. i would be very weary of leaving that out of this legislation, just in regards to having a space that fits the look of st. joseph's. people need that to party in. it would be wise to add that

before there's more attention to it, for that purpose. thank you. >> thank you. see nothing other members of the public for item number 5, public comment is closed. [gavel] colleagues, can we take the amendment that supervisor hayne offered without objection. [gavel] >> a positive recommendation without objection. mr. clerk, could you read the 6th and final item. >> agenda item number #,en urgency ordinance 45 days on changes of nighttime entertainment use in the one maritime plaza area. bounded by jackson street to the north, sacramento street to the north, drum street to the west and sansome to the east and affirming the appropriate findings. >> thank you, mr. clerk. and i want to thank the co-sponsors of this legislation, which include my two colleagues on this committee, supervisor

hayne and safai and every member of the board of supervisors, who have co-sponsored this urgency ordinance, that creates an interim zoning moratorium, starting as a 45-day period, but can be extended a couple of times after that, up to 18 months. i also want to thank the scrappy group of incredible comedians, who did what their corporate overlords could not do, which was to organize and capture the imagination of all 11 members of the board of supervisors and the san francisco public. and i want to thank all of them for showing up on the steps of city hall two weeks ago tomorrow. the good news is that when we

suggested, at that press conference, that perhaps google was going to be the future lease holder of this property owned by morgan stanley, i was delighted to receive a call a few days after that, i believe, on wednesday -- i guess it was the day after the board meeting from a senior official at google, who indicated, as you've all now read in the press, that they want to be a part of the city. and i was very clear that we were going to continue to move forward with this interim zoning moratorium and hopefully in the next 45 days, the parties, who are all of means, can work out a lease going forward, so that the storied punch line and its

incredible talent and customers can continue to not only survive, but thrive at its historic location at 1 maritime. so i'm hopeful that those negotiations and conversations will happen in the next 45 days. and that we won't have to extend the interim moratorium. and it seems like everybody is laughing in the same direction. so with that, we'll open it up to public comment. mr. sanchez, is there anything you want to say? no. okay. and we will -- if the committee sees fit, do something that we don't do often, which is to send this to the full board of supervisors for a hearing tomorrow. and i suspect given every member of the board of supervisors is a co-sponsor, that it will pass unanimously. it does not actually require even a memorial signature and i

believe -- it does? mr. givener, an urgency ordinance goes into effect immediately, is that correct? >> the ordinance goes into effect immediately, upon the mayor's signature, or return of the ordinance without signature. in theory, urgency ordinance is subject to mayoral veto. it has to pass with nine votes. >> thank you for that background. we'll open it up to public comment. please come forward. >> hi, guys. i'm a comedian at the punch line. i used to think that nothing could be more nerve-wracking than being on stage at the punch line. this is pretty terrifying for me. [laughter] anyway. >> it wasn't a joke. >> i'm here because the punch line has given me a community that i've never had before. like a lot of comedians will tell you, their childhoods were not always the best. that was definitely the case for me. at the punch line going every

sunday, hanging out with, you know, comedians who have all become my best friends, it would be terribly sad for me personally for it to be gone, if that would ever be the case. i know it would be bad for -- it would be sad for san francisco, too, with the affordability issues here, the art scene in san francisco that used to be world-renowned is dwindling. the comedy scene is still strong. and the beacon of that is the punch line. dana carvy, robin williams, ellen degeneres, dave chapelle all came through the san francisco punch line, if not, they started here. steve martin used to live in his car and do comedy at nights in san francisco. if legislation 2 doesn't pass, he would have gotten a ticket for sleeping in his car. [laughter] but, you know, thank you so much for sponsoring this.

all of you. we really appreciate it. [bell ringing] this will help us save the punch line. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi. my name is brooke heineken and i want to thank you guys for the opportunity to pursue my personal love of interim zoning moratoriums, as well as my love for comedy and being here today. [laughter] so i live in district 5. i am obviously here to encouraging you guys to support this piece of legislation. i understand that like the sexy names are gone, chapelle is not here any more and the local comics from here on out, the people trying to grow their careers and you see the punch line as the best, most promising place to help grow and start a career in comedy. they invest so much in local comedians and the local scene. that can't be easily replicated anywhere else. i want to thank especially supervisor brown's office for not yet blocking my telephone number, because i bug them a lot on the very kind and her staff is great. as you guys all know, i would

hope the punch line's space is magical for performers. it's the reason it's the gold standards of places and people that could otherwise sell out theatres and arenas come through the tiny room to perform, because there's something so magical about the space, that won't be easily moved to any other location in san francisco. and it's an incredible privilege to be able to grow and start a comedy career there. it's like you get addicted when you perform on that stage. so i know that after the other topic discussed today, this is terrific yap and you're hopefully in sport -- support of this. thanks for giving us the chance to come here and thank you. and for for giving a bunch of local dipshit comics some success. >> thank you, next speaker, please. >> hi. unlike brooke and jeff over there, i'm less of a local comic and more of a local bum. we used to tell jokes to crowds,

about as empty as this one right here. and the punch line is different. every time i have set foot there, crowds are full. i, like i said, i haven't performed there yet. so i don't know if i'm funny or not. but dave chapelle came here to talk about how it's a special place. personally i believe that guy. and i think we should do what we can to keep the punch line open. that's about all i have to say. i'm not sure if -- let me hear that bell. or not. all right. thank you. >> seeing no other members of the public for public comment, we will close the public

comment. [gavel] the one thing i forgot to add was urgency ordinances require only one reading at the board of supervisors and not two. so tomorrow will be sole and only vote. and then it will go to the mayor for hopefully signature on wednesday. and, meanwhile, god speed to live nation and google and morgan stanley. may a long-term lease be entered into before august, when the lease expires. with that, colleagues, can we move this to the full board with a positive recommendation, as a committee report? without objection, that will be the order. [gavel] and we are adjourned.

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us unique is that we're reintegrated brooeg the beer and serving that cross the table people are sitting next to the xurpz drinking alongside we're having a lot of ingredient that get there's a lot to do the district of retail shop having that really close connection with the consumer allows us to do exciting things we decided to come to treasure island because we saw it as an amazing opportunity can't be beat the views and real estate that great county starting to develop on treasure island like minded business owners with last week products and want to get on the ground floor a no-brainer for us when you you, you buying local goods made locally our supporting small business those are not created an, an sprinkle scale with all the machines and

one person procreating them people are making them by hand as a result more interesting and can't get that of minor or anywhere else and san francisco a hot bed for local manufacturing in support that is what keeps your city vibrant we'll make a compelling place to live and visit i think that local business is the lifeblood of san francisco and a vibrant community >> good morning, let's get this press conference started. hi, everyone, i'm mary of the city and county and san francisco, and also resident. welcome to the lower hate, everybody. i am here with sorrow who is the owner of café international, which is really an important legacy business that really holds this community together,

and your supervisor, vallie brown. [applause] >> you know, this café is one of the small businesses around our city that are more than just a small business. they are spaces for our neighbors together across close-knit communities, they are where young people get their first job opportunities, and they are an important part of our workforce. as i said, they are where zahra, the owner of were of café international, and in immigrant who can create new opportunities for themselves and countless employees. well we know that small businesses in san francisco employ more than 350,000 people, and make up 95% of our businesses, and generates millions of dollars for our economy, what i love most about our small businesses is the

opportunities that they create for the people. the opportunity to grow a community, grow our skills, and grow our people -- our future. from here in my home district of the western addition, lower hate neighborhood, out to the excelsior. we have hosted roundtable meetings with small business forms to provide faces -- spaces were businesses can talk about their concerns and their challenges. today, i am so excited to announce that we are working to make it easier for small businesses to not only survive in san francisco, but to thrive in san francisco. that is what today's announcement is all about. is not just for people to open and run their businesses, but

for people to find employment at small businesses and for small business owners and employees to have a seat at the table where we are having -- making the decisions about our budget investments. first, let's take a step back and think about what it means to start a small business in san francisco. i hear from people all the time what a great idea and new innovation they want to do. then they are confronted with bureaucracy at city hall. it is such an incredible challenge. san francisco has loan programs in place that help people through our office of economic and workforce development. we have issued more than 20 million dollars with 90 4% repayment rate, which is incredible. these loans have estimated to create 1300 jobs. this includes our revolving loan fund, the fund provides low

interest loans with flexible terms and support for small businesses that help to keep them stable and to help them grow. with my proposed budget, we are adding an additional $1 million to this incredible program. this funding will support city sponsored small business loans that will help more small businesses to get out and run and create more job opportunities. finally a small businesses grow and thrive, sometimes they need key improvements. one like we were able to do right here at café international , which is now a.d.a. accessible, and i'm so excited about that. even though people have always found a way to get in there and get their coffee and their snacks regardless of the barriers that existed, but heck, why not make it easier. so part of our investment will include new things like awnings and doors and windows, and upgrades to interiors, new

equipment, or improvements to me businesses a.d.a. compliant so that people with disabilities can access those businesses easily. through our invest in neighborhoods and the s.f. sign program, we have business -- we help businesses cover some of the costs to make these upgrades because when our businesses shine, our communities shine. that is why i am committed to providing an additional and this year's budget $2 million this is with specific focus is in the excelsior, the bayview, the lower fillmore, and right here on the street. we know that when we make the small business investments that our community succeeds. let's say, you open a business and you go through the registration process and many of your small business owners have told me of these experiences and only to have the doors shut in

your face because of what you did or didn't have, and you're told you will have to pay hundreds of dollars for a permit or a fee that you didn't even know existed if you are a small business owner, right -- raise your hand if you have encountered that. exactly. if those registers -- for a permit for the fire department, for who knows what else and i want to be clear that these fees that the city charges is not intended to make doing business in san francisco harder, but we know that that is something that we need to address, so i was really determined with what i heard from small businesses to eliminate all city fees, but my staff wouldn't let me do it.

so instead, until we can basically do the report, do some more investigation, determine what is needed, in the meantime, i'm allocating in this year's budget, $2 million in funding for relief for small businesses for refunds for some of those fees that we know are challenging for people to do business. with our proposal, we estimate that more than 8,000 businesses, almost 9,000 businesses will qualify from some sort of reimbursement for certain fees that have really impacted our small businesses, and it may seem like a small amount, but it will make a difference in our ability to allow small businesses to have the kind of support that they truly deserve, until we can eliminate the fees. when i think back, growing up in san francisco, i remember the small businesses.

i still go to the same drycleaners that i have been going to since i could even afford a dry cleaner, i am still going to the same nail shop and the person who does my hair, my same dentist since i have had teeth. and when i think about san francisco, what i want to protect is what makes us a special and diverse city. it is our neighborhood. it is our small businesses, it is like knowing you can go to zara and she can basically give you advice on how to take care of your kids, how to discipline your kids, how to take care of your mom and give you a cup of coffee at the same time. this is what this is about and protecting businesses are so important we are also going to invest an additional $4 million in grants for small businesses. grants to provide additional support for small business and nonprofit that want to relocate in places where we have a number

of vacant storefronts. because we know that is another challenge that exists in our communities where you know that there are vacant storefronts and there is difficulty in accessing those storefronts. we have to do more, as i said, to make the kinds of investment that not only provide, you know, the support and get rid of the layers of bureaucracy, but we also have to provide the financial investments that are going to help businesses get into business, but also stay in business. these are some of the largest investments ever made in this city to support our small business community, and we still know that there's more work that we can do to better improve what is happening in san francisco, especially when we make decisions, when we make policy decisions, and unfortunately sometimes, we lose a small business because of his bad policy decisions. as we work through the bureaucracy, as we work through

making the kinds of changes that are going to make things better for small businesses, this is a first step towards demonstrating that we are committed to supporting our small business community, and we are here to receive feedback in other ways in which these programs are working and making a difference in your communities, and of course, there is still more that we know we need to do, but this is the beginning of what i think is a bright and prosperous future for our small businesses in san francisco, and i want to thank all of you for being here today. and someone who has been an incredible small business champion on the board of supervisors, who is working on legislation around vacancy controls, who is working on making sure that we have opportunities to have more legacy businesses, and funding for those legacy businesses, which is equally important, is a committed former resident, but now living in another part of d5

, but you all remember her, because she used to pick up trash in front of your businesses, that is why we know, and we love vallie brown because of her commitment to the residents of district five. ladies and gentlemen, your supervisor, vallie brown. [applause]. >> thank you. i really appreciate everything you were doing, giving the funding forward so we can actually address these issues. i guess you i will have to legislate things to get that done, but i really feel that in these times when small businesses are struggling, the city needs to step up and do better. we need to make sure that streamlining, when people get in , trying to open their businesses, it doesn't take them a year and a half to pay rent and open a business if they want

to have a couple of businesses able to go into one bigger space , that should be easy for them. we need to make it easy. in these times are we have amazon and all the other home deliveries, we need to make it easy for businesses to not only survive, but to prosper. this was personal for me because i lived in the lower hate for 20 years. it is my heart. i have to join you -- tell you, at café international, over 15 years ago, and the patio, that is where we started the first neighborhood association. we also started the first merchant's association. we argued about how many trees should we plant, and how many bar crawls should we have to get those money -- the money to plant the trees. all of this, the merchants were there, the merchants came forward with the residents, and said, your priorities are our

priorities. the whole foods across the street, that is the original whole foods, everybody. there we are. yes, mike's barbershop has been there since the sixties, zara and café international, 27 years , has she been serving coffee to the neighbors, giving them advice, and also listening to their issues, and ricky records, two jacks, from 20 years plus. i mean this is the kind of businesses that we want and that we crave. when i say to my friend, let's meet for coffee or dinner, i don't say, come to my house, i say let's meet in the corridors. they are the extension of our living room. they are an extension of our home. when we go out, i want to be somewhere when i feel like i am at home. where i can talk to mike at the barbershop or others.

i can't imagine not being able to go out my front door and go to a store that i love, or a café that i love and then i can meet my friends, so i am here today to say, all of a sudden, we weave ourselves in the fabrics of these neighborhoods, and we need to be -- we need to support our merchant corridors because they are part of our home. i know you are nervous, but i told her, just pretend she is behind the counter, giving advice, and speak from the heart i want to thank everyone here today, and i, as your supervisor , will be working on creative ways, legislating them, to make it easier for merchants, and to make sure our corridor thrives. thank you. i will introduce her. because she has given me advice many times.

and even though i moved, i still come in here, and after a busy day, i sit there and say, tell me what is real. i will have few tell her what is real right now, and your beautiful café, after the renovation, it is amazing. i want you to come up and tell it from the heart. thank you. >> thank you, mayor breed and supervisor brown for the introduction and for coming to café international for this very important announcement. through the mayor and supervisor vallie brown in the office of economic and workforce development, café international, we have received a lot of money. our beautiful interior and exterior, with has a san

francisco shine. café international is not only a community hub. with the health and support in the city and the mayor, we continue to serve our community and keep it healthy and vibrant. mayor breed, thank you. supervisor vallie brown, thank you for all your support. these two people saved the café. thank you. and thank you everybody, and come and get coffee. [applause] >> now we will have comments from mario who is the president of the district council of merchants. >> good afternoon, everybody. mayor breed, thank you very much for having me speak here, and supervisor vallie brown, thank

you for all you have done for this neighborhood. this is kind of my stomping grounds when i was younger, and i'm proud to say that as president of the council of district merchants, it is a member of the council as well as upper. the council stands to represent those who are underrepresented, as the mayor has said earlier, small businesses have been struggling. that doesn't mean we're down and out. we are not looking for a handout , but we do need to help out. when times are tough, community -- communities need to get together. i commend the mayor for having that roundtable that you had a few weeks ago. she gathered many of us businesspeople together and she hurried as speak, not only did she hear us, but she listened. not only did she give our complaints and concerns, bed we told her what things we contributed to the community as a small business merchants. it is a symbiotic relationship. small businesses would not be

there without the neighbors and the customers. we pretty much defined the neighborhood. most of us adopt our names based on our commercial corridor. it is something that is precious to us, it is unique to us, and if it is anything else other than that, then we become a suburb. then we are no longer a unique city called san francisco, which is one of the most desirable cities in the world. i would also like to say that i commend the mayor for not just listening to our needs, but responding to them. when it comes to the shine program, when it comes to the revolving funds, and also the assistance with fees, sincerely, mayor brown, i thank you, because we were heard. it was a gesture. i hope it was just a start, and i hope if you need any help with that legislation, i've got your back on that, too, but the fact that we were heard, the fact that someone acknowledged that there is a problem, maybe we

need a little bit of help, it goes a long way. i am one of those people that said, it is necessary, but also after that dialogue, we need some action, and we need follow-up. it is, it is a symbiotic relationship. we all grow together, we all sleep together, but it is important that we are heard and now we look forward to working together, not one-sided versus the other, but as one team holding hands and walking through this process together because it does take a village. on that note, i laughed when i heard of her story because i too am an immigrant. i beat her here by about 25 years, and i've acclimated quite well, but i walked up and i started chatting with her, and she started chatting with me in arabic. or arabic was much better than mine, but what got to me is when the mayor mentioned that you came over there and she started to give advice, because 35 years ago, that was my mom and her little corner grocery store.

should be sitting there giving these guys advice on how to run their marriages, their households, and a couple of them were esteemed attorneys and appointed judges on the federal court circuit, so it was kind of funny to see where some of our leaders know where to get the best advice. on that note, thank you very much. thank you for having me, and a look i look forward to working with you. thank you. >> thank you for being here. i also want to take the opportunity to acknowledge the new head of the san francisco chamber of commerce, rodney phone, thank you for joining us here today, because it has to be about protecting and supporting our small business communities so we are all working together to do that. now that we are wrapping this up , a couple of things, get your food and your coffee from café international before you go back to work. if you need a haircut, mike will take care of you across the street. if you need groceries, you can go to whole foods, which is a

local grocery owned place, and you will take care of their needs. everything you need before you go back to work, or you go home, it's right here in this neighborhood, at these incredible small businesses, usually staffed by the people who actually owned them and work day in and day out to take care of the people of this community. again, that is why we have to take care of them and make the right investment in our small businesses all over the city and county of san francisco so they cannot only survive, they can thrive, and we can be the city that we truly know how to be. thank you also much for being here today.

>> when i open up the paper every day, i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. >> it was really easy to sign up for the program. i just went online to cleanpowersf.org, i signed up and then started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the

budget, if you sign up for the regular green program, it's not going to change your bill at all. you can sign up online or call. you'll have the peace of mind knowing you're doing your part in your household to help the environment. >> good afternoon. i would like to call to order the regular meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission. the date is tuesday, may 28th, 2019. roll call, please. [roll call] we have a quorum. >> i would like to make an announcement before we proceed.