agreement on the panel around fees which is, i think, low hanging fruit. that we can pursue. i'm happy to continue the larger conversations that we're having in many different venues around other remarkably vexing issues. there are things we did not talk about that are actually in the purview of this committee that were written about on sf gate a few months ago as it relates to ghost kitchens, that i don't think we touched on, unless it happened when supervisors safai and i were out of here. to supervisor fewer request that she made, yes, we will continue this to the call of the chair. and let us drill down on some things that we can do. i would like to end this, because i get to do that as chair, by thanking all of the

brave hearty souls, men and women, who take these risks and their employees who serve us in fine dining restaurants. in casual, fast food restaurants and casual fast food. you name it, thank you for what you do and for employing our friends and neighbors in this community. and people who commute here from out of town. and let's do what we can do if we can incentivize adu by waiving fees or reducing fees, we can do that for an industry that is now a yellow flashing light on the dashboard. with that, i will make a motion and without objection, we will continue this item to the call of the chair. and we are adjourned.

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vulnerable moment ever in life. so be able to provide them immediate help right then and there, it's really rewarding. >> our agency is a very combined agency. we answer emergency and non-emergency calls and we also do dispatching for fire, for medical and we also do dispatching for police. >> we staff multiple call taking positions. as well as positions for police and fire dispatch. >> we have a priority 221. >> i wanted to become a dispatcher so i could help people. i really like people. i enjoy talking to people. this is a way that i thought that i could be involved with people every day. >> as a 911 dispatcher i am the first first responder. even though i never go on seen -- scene i'm the first one answering the phone call to calm the victim down and give them instruction. the information allows us to coordinate a response. police officers, firefighters,

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>> a typical dispatch shift includes call taking and dispatching. it takes a large dedicated group of fifrst responders to make ths department run and in turn keep the city safe. >> when you work here you don't work alone, you work as part of a team. you may start off as initial phone call or contact but everyone around you participating in the whole process. >> i was born and raised in san francisco so it's really rewarding to me to be able to help the community and know that i have a part in -- you know, even if it's behind the scenes kind of helping the city flow and helping people out that live here. >> the training program begins with our seven-week academy followed by on the job training. this means you're actually taking calls or dispatching responders. >> you can walk in with a high school diploma, you don't need to have a college degree. we will train you and we will teach you how to do this job. >> we just need you to come

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3:00 in the afternoon. that's like the toughest part of this job. >> we need every person that's in here and when it comes down to it, we can come together and we make a really great team and do our best to keep the city flowing and safe. >> this is a big job and an honorable career. we appreciate your interest in joining our team. >> we hope you decide to join us here as the first first responders to the city and county of san francisco. for more information on the job and how to apply follow the links below. >> hi today we have a special edition of building san francisco, stay safe, what we are going to be talking about san francisco's earth quakes, what you can do before an earthquake in your home, to be

ready and after an earthquake to make sure that you are comfortable staying at home, while the city recovers. ♪ >> the next episode of stay safe, we have alicia johnson from san francisco's department of emergency management. hi, alicia thanks to coming >> it is a pleasure to be here with you. >> i wonder if you could tell us what you think people can do to get ready for what we know is a coming earthquake in san francisco. >> well, one of the most things that people can do is to make sure that you have a plan to communicate with people who live both in and out of state. having an out of state contact, to call, text or post on your social network is really important and being able to know how you are going to communicate with your friends, and family who live near you, where you might meet them if

your home is uninhab hitable. >> how long do you think that it will be before things are restored to normal in san francisco. >> it depends on the severity of the earthquake, we say to provide for 72 hours tha, is three days, and it helps to know that you might be without services for up to a week or more, depending on how heavy the shaking is and how many after shocks we have. >> what kind of neighborhood and community involvement might you want to have before an earthquake to make sure that you are going to able to have the support that you need. >> it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbors and your community. go to those community events, shop at local businesses, have a reciprocal relationship with them so that you know how to take care of yourself and who you can rely on and who can take care of you. it is important to have a battery-operated radio in your home so that you can keep track of what is happening in the community around and how you can communicate with other

people. >> one of the things that seems important is to have access to your important documents. >> yes, it is important to have copies of those and also stored them remotely. so a title to a home, a passport, a driver's license, any type of medical records that you need need, back those up or put them on a remote drive or store them on the cloud, the same is true with any vital information on your computer. back that up and have that on a cloud in case your hard drive does not work any more. >> in your home you should be prepared as well. >> absolutely. >> let's take a look at the kinds of things that you might want to have in your home. >> we have no water, what are we going to do about water? >> it is important for have extra water in your house, you want to have bottled water or a five gallon container of water able to use on a regular basis, both for bathing and cooking as well as for drinking. >> we have this big container

and also in people's homes they have a hot water heater. >> absolutely, if you clean your hot water heater out regularly you can use that for showering, drinking and bathing as well >> what other things do people need to have aren't their home. >> it is important to have extra every day items buy a couple extra cans of can food that you can eat without any preparation. >> here is a giant can of green giant canned corn. and this, a manual can opener, your electric can opener will not be working not only to have one but to know where to find it in your kitchen. >> yes. >> so in addition to canned goods, we are going to have fresh food and you have to preserve that and i know that we have an ice chest. >> having an ice chest on hand is really important because your refrigerator will not be working right away. it is important to have somebody else that can store cold foods so something that you might be able to take with

you if you have to leave your home. >> and here, this is my very own personal emergency supply box for my house. >> i hope that you have an alternative one at home. >> oh, i forgot. >> and in this is really important, you should have flashlights that have batteries, fresh batteries or hand crank flashlight. >> i have them right here. >> good. excellent. that is great. additionally, you are going to want to have candles a whistle, possibly a compass as well. markers if you want to label things if you need to, to people that you are safe in your home or that you have left your home. >> i am okay and i will meet you at... >> exactly. exactly. water proof matches are a great thing to have as well. >> we have matches here. and my spare glasses. >> and your spare glasses. >> if you have medication, you should keep it with you or have access to it. if it needs to be refrigerated

make sure that it is in your ice box. >> inside, just to point out for you, we have spare batteries. >> very important. >> we have a little first aid kit. >> and lots of different kinds of batteries. and another spare flashlight. >> so, alicia what else can we do to prepare our homes for an earthquake so we don't have damage? >> one of the most important things that you can do is to secure your valuable and breakable items. make sure that your tv is strapped down to your entertainment cabinet or wall so it does not move. also important is to make sure that your book case is secure to the wall so that it does not fall over and your valuable and breakables do not break on the ground. becoming prepared is not that difficult. taking care of your home, making sure that you have a few extra every-day items on hand helps to make the difference. >> that contributes dramatically to the way that the city as a whole can recover. >> absolutely. >> if you are able to control

your own environment and house and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san francisco and being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building . >> working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrate and dynamic city on sfroert of the art and social change we've been on the edge after all we're at the meeting of land and sea world-class style it is the burn of blew jeans where the rock

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residents to do shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within neighborhood. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant. where will you shop and dine in the 49? san francisco owes the charm to the unique character of the neighborhood comer hall district. each corridor has its own personality. our neighborhoods are the engine of the city. >> you are putting money and support back to the community you live in and you are helping small businesses grow. >> it is more environmentally friendly. >> shopping local is very important. i have had relationships with my local growers for 30 years. by shopping here and supporting

us locally, you are also supporting the growers of the flowers, they are fresh and they have a price point that is not imported. it is really good for everybody. >> shopping locally is crucial. without that support, small business can't survive, and if we lose small business, that diversity goes away, and, you know, it would be a shame to see that become a thing of the past. >> it is important to dine and shop locally. it allows us to maintain traditions. it makes the neighborhood. >> i think san francisco should shop local as much as they can. the retail marketplace is changes. we are trying to have people on

the floor who can talk to you and help you with products you are interested in buying, and help you with exploration to try things you have never had before. >> the fish business, you think it is a piece of fish and fisherman. there are a lot of people working in the fish business, between wholesalers and fishermen and bait and tackle. at the retail end, we about a lot of people and it is good for everybody. >> shopping and dining locally is so important to the community because it brings a tighter fabric to the community and allows the business owners to thrive in the community. we see more small businesses going away. we need to shop locally to keep the small business alive in san

francisco. >> shop and dine in the 49 is a cool initiative. you can see the banners in the streets around town. it is great. anything that can showcase and legitimize small businesses is a wonderful thing. this is a regu meeting of the small business u commission held on september 9, 2019. the meeting is being called to order at 5:30 p.m. the small business commission thanks s.f. gov tv for televising the meeting. members of the public, please take this opportunity to silence your phones and other electronic device devices. public comment during the meeting is limited to 3 minutes

per speaker. having your name on the card will help ensure a proper written record. speaker cards will be called in the order in which they were placed in the basket. additionally there is a sign-in sheet on the front table. please show the slide. >> it is our intention to begin each meeting that the office of small business is the only place to start your business in san francisco and the 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 about what to do next. you can find us online and in city hall. all of our services are free of charge. the small business commission is the official forum to voice your

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 commission. [ roll call ]. >> next item. >> general public comment allows members of the public to comment generally on matters that are within the small business commission's jurisdiction but not on today's calendar and suggest new agenda items for the commission's future consideration. discussion item. >> do we have any members of the public that would like to make comments on any items that is not on today's agenda? okay. seeing that, public comment is closed. next item, please. >> approval of legacy business registry applications and resolutions. discussion and action item.

the presenter is richard kurlyo. >> good afternoon, president adams, commissioners. richard kurlyo. i have a powerpoint presentation. before you today are six applications for your consideration for the legacy business registry. two applications were submitted to the planning department staff on june 20 and heard by the historic preservation commission on july 17. four applications were submitted to planning on july 25 and heard by h.p.c. on august 21. for each applicant, the s.b.c. has been provided a staff report, a draft resolution, the applicati application, a case report. there are copies on the table in the public binders.

item 3(a) is ehs pilates. the business is an education center. it is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century after joseph pilates. ehs pilates was one of the first pilates studios on the west coa coast. in 2002, the business moved to its current location on valencia street and in 2007 tracey sylvester purchased the studio. in 2015, tracey became the sole owner of the business. although ehs pilates is not yet

30 years old, it is eligible for listing on the registry because it faces a significant risk of displacement. item 3 desist (b) is f. dorian inc. the store features contemporary crafts, ethnic arts, and home decor displayed with museum esthetic. their wares include jewellery, glassware, and more. 2001 f. dorian moved from 388 hayes street to 370 to allow them to open their private dining room. the business is not yet 30 years old, but it is eligible for listing on the registry because it faces displacement. item 3(c) is la raza centro

legal. it is an organization dedicated to empowering many minority groups to advocate for civil and human rights. the organization combines legal services and advocacy to build grassroots power and alliances towards creating a just society. it was founded by a group of students in 1974. the students took inspiration from the civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s. in 1989 the organization co-purchased and moved to their current location. the site rents its offices to a variety of organizations in order to create a safe space for the raza indigenous community to advance culturally and politically in northern california. item 3(d) is moshi moshi.

it is a japanese restaurant. the business started as a small bar and teriyaki house. the owner often expounds about the flow, style, and overall vibe of the restaurant. they are not concerned with japanese cuisine, but are more focused on how those who work there influence the atmosphere. it houses one of the largest japanese whiskey collections in the city. item 3(e) is original joe's. the business is an italian-american sit-down restaurant that initially opened in 1937 by a croatian immigrant tony roden and his business

partner. it started as a 14-store counter and grew into a culinary landmark institution. serving old-fashioned italian-american fare, they provide hardy portions at reasonable prices. the oldest of all the restaurants, the original joe's was the innovator of the renowned joe's concept. original joe's moved to its present-day location in north beach after a fire in 2007. items were salvaged from the fire and restored, including original signage, booths, wood paneling, original brick from the back bar for the fireplace, kich counter stools, bar stools, art work on the walls. the business is still owned and operated by the family of tony roden. item 3(f) is san francisco zen

center. the organization established in 1962 is one of the largest zen residential training and practice centers outside of asia. the soto zen or soto school is one of the largest of three sects of japanese buddhism. as the center grew, it became necessary to look for an independent home. since 1969, the zen center's main location has been 300 page street, a building designed by julia morgan to support a residential community. there are large communal spaces on the lower floors and residential upstairs. they also run a monastic re

stre street. all six businesses received a positive recommendation from the historic preservation commission. after reviewing the applications and the application from h.p.c., staff finds the businesses have met the criteria for listing on the legacy business registry. there are six draft resolutions for consideration by the small business commission, one for each of the applicants. your support of the businesses should be as 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 the pilates it's the pilates studio. for f. dorian it's gift shop. for la raza it's assistant to

immigrant or low-income communities. for moshi moshi it's restaurant featuring japanese cuisine. for original joe's it's italian-american cuisine and for the zen center it's the training in buddhism. this completes my presentation. >> do we have any questions or do we want to go straight into public comment? we have -- we'll hear from supervisor aaron peskin's office. >> just a few remarks about original joe's. this is one of those businesses that just embodies this whole program. i mean, it is the legacy business. i imagine everybody sitting up here has probably spent some time at original joe's at some point whether it was at 144 taylor street or now at its 601 union location. it's just one of those

businesses, it's hard to imagine san francisco without it. it's not been at the north beach location for a fraction of its lifetime and it's hard to imagine north beach without this business there. it's is a cornerstone of our north beach community. i encourage you to add this to the legacy business registry. i brought a certificate of honor for original joe's, and on behalf of supervisor peskin to mr. dugen, he will see you this friday. he's looking forward to seeing you at original joe's. to all the applicants and businesses before you, congratulations, this is really such a special program. thank you. >> thank you. okay. do you have any? >> yes. so i have a few speaker cards here. would tracey sylvester like to come to the podium. >> hi. hello, nice to meet you all. i first want to say thank you to rick for that fine presentation and all the support that the

legacy business office has given us all during this time. i just wanted to come up and introduce myself and put a face to the business. i feel like this is a great privilege to be here and it's a privilege to be a business owner in this great city. i'm grateful for the opportunity to meet you all. i'm here on behalf of the entire team of ehs pilates. we would be honored if you would consider us as part of the tradition of legacy business in san francisco. just from a personal note, it was really interesting exploration going through this whole process. it gave me a lot of time to reflect on what it is about our business that is so special. one of the main goals of our business is to help clients strive to live life strong and strive to be pain free so they can participate more fully and wholly in this citizen as

citizens. myself, i had double hip replacement surgery a couple years back. knowing what it felt like for me to be in a physical wellness environment and have all the tools at my leisure to be able to heal myself, when i was going through the process i started saying no to everything in my life, started being less of a participant in this city and found myself withdrawing more and more just because of the paint and discomfort i was in. seeing all of our clients being able to be strong and pain free and move about the city just gives me great pleasure and pride and i know it does for the trainers at our business. it has been amazing over the past 27 years to see the impact we have in people's lives. we service over 800 people a week at ehs pilates and hope to continue to do so. one of the other important things i want to bring attention

to is the help that you all do in giving us recognition and helping market ourselves to be able to showcase that we've been around for this long. as an owner that's been at the helm, it gives me the ability to be in charge of a business that's been around for so long, the ability to look outside my business and participate in other areas. i'm on the mission merchant's board of directors. we provide scholarships and i work with the hispanic chamber of commerce in san francisco. i'm also a delegate on the council of merchants in san francisco. in the process of currently negotiating a ten-year lease and hope to be around for many more years to come because i do want to be able to participate more and more outside of being a business owner and step out of the business at large. >> thank you.

next speaker. >> i have michael miller followed by richard portugal. >> this is michael f. miller and i'm richard dorian portugal, hence the name f. dorian. we're very excited to join the legacy business program. i'll keep this very brief. we have been in business in the 300 block of hayes street for many, many years and have witnessed firsthand the vast changes to san francisco. we believe the legacy program will help preserve the unique charm which makes san francisco so very special. we thank you for considering our application.

thank you so much. any questions? >> no. thank you. any other speakers? come on up. >> first of all, if supervisor peskin is watching, hello. you never know. i spoke before you guys, ladies and gentlemen, on april 6. my name is john dugan from original joe's restaurant. my mom was supposed to be here this evening, but she's actually in italy. tomorrow is her 73rd birthday, september 10. so when original joe's opened, she was 3 years old. my sister is here today. for us, legacy rings true because when we go to work every day we try to live up to my grandfather and my mother's

legacy. we're so proud to have come to the north beach community and have our brand resonate with those people who live in that neighborhood. for us to take our history from taylor street 70 years in the tender loin, we're just so proud. i know my grandfather would be proud to see us not just having a business, but having something that the city of san francisco has responded so well to. so we thank you for your consideration. thank you. >> thank you. any other members of the public that want to make public comment? >> you came all the way over here, say something. it's been a long haul. >> thanks. my name is phil pakinson.

i'm here representing moshi moshi. i remember going to joe's and go to church every sunday, my dad would take us down there. so it's kind of cool to be elected with them. i kind of said it in the other meeting i think that mitz embodies this program as well for everything he's done through the dog patch and watching that neighborhood grow around him. when he was offered money to sell the building he turned down multimillion dollar offers because the legacy is more important than the money. as a san francisco native, i'm proud to work for somebody like that and be in a business that is a part of san francisco's legacy. thank you so much. we really appreciate it. >> thank you.

>> i slipped over here, so i'll speak on behalf of moshi moshi. i am a customer going back to the niko days in the 1970s. i have photographs of us being young boys in 1976. moshi moshi is a quintessential restaurant. there is a mix of people that go there, young and old, all races and everybody is equally welcome and greeted so warmly. i can't believe he's managed to hang in there all these years. moshi moshi is well-deserving of a legacy business status. thank you. >> thank you. any other members of the public?

okay. public comment is closed. commissioners, commissioner dooley. >> i was just there two days ago eating. you're just such a huge part of our neighborhood. everyone loves you. everyone loves your food. you can meet anyone in the world could be in that restaurant at any given moment. it's just where everyone goes to meet and greet and also to have a wonderful meal. so so well deserved and we're so proud of you. >> thank you. commissioner ortiz. >> i said to you guys back in april, there is no s.f. without o.j. i'm proud to nominate you shortly. thank you for everything that you do not just for north beach, but the community as a whole. i got to meet your grandfather

on once. i love your mom. hopefully we can surprise her with a good birthday gift. also for the cetro la raza, you've been doing such great work in the neighborhood. for us in the neighborhood, we just call you la raza. go there and they'll help you with documentation or help you with any legal questions you might have. i know you might be watching out there. thank you for all the work you've done throughout the years as well. >> commissioner dwight. >> thank you all for coming out tonight. this is our favourite part of this whole commission here is hearing these great stories of businesses that we know very well and some that we don't know. it's always great to hear a new story and see some of our favourite stories. i hail from dog patch as well.

shout out to moshi moshi. and f. dorian, i've been by the shop many times. great store. original joe's, what would north beach be without them? quintessential restaurant there in north beach. the zen center, wow, what a fabulous building. you guys lucked out. keep that place. it's really an awesome facility. thanks for doing all the hard work too. i know that richard gives you a lot of help. being able to heavily on your businesses as small business owners. i know myself we're so much in the day-to-day that we forget where we come from and worried about where we're going in the moment. this program really allows people to write down their own legacies for their families and reflect on the part that they've -- the role that they've played in what are often multi-generational businesses

and hopefully to go on for generations more. thank you for that. you've entered it into the record of san francisco by joining this program and you've entered it into your own personal records by going through the process yourself. thank you for coming out tonight. >> i love hearing about the multi-generational businesses. the idea that a family with succeed and persevere and stick together and continue to keep the business thriving every time we hear one of those stories coming in. it makes my heart swell, in part because i have two boys and they have taken absolutely no interest in my business at all. perhaps you give me hope. moshi moshi, you know, i used to play music professionally. we would be at bottom of the hill playing shows all the time and that was our stop after the show, including -- we did a 20-year reunion show and

everybody went there afterwards and there was about 30 of us crammed into that side room off to the back. you guys have an incredible restaurant and have definitely been a linchpin to the dog patch area before i think they called it the dog patch. so thank you for all of that. finally, the zen center, i didn't see anybody here from there, but buddha said the root of all suffering is desire. i would say the root of all satisfaction is joining the legacy commission, so kudos to them. >> thank you. commissioner zouzounis. >> thank you to everyone who came and spoke to us and put a face to your business. it really validates the advocacy that we do and the advocacy that you all represent as small businesses and how we allow each other to reproduce our days.

thank you for your personal testimonies because those are so important in this process. often the hard work that we put in sometimes gets lost. i think this is beautiful that we can all reflect on it together. thank you for the show of support, everybody. >> great. i just want to just congratulate everybody who applied, went through this process. it says a lot and it means a lot. each one of these businesses here, they're totally different, but yet you're all part of the fabric of san francisco. i do want to give a shout out to original joe's. i was at taylor street. it's my favourite restaurant in the city. it still is if you can get in there. it's hard to get into that one at north beach ever since you moved. congratulations on each and every one of you and a good job in what you do in your day-to-day businesses. so do we have a motion?

>> move to approve all six to add these businesses to the legacy registry. >> motion by commissioner dwight to approve all six applications for the legacy business registry seconded by commissioner dooley. roll call vote. [roll call vote]. >> clerk: motion passes 6-0 with one absent. >> great. congratulations. [ applause ]. >> commissioners, we're going to do one big group photo. >> okay. >> where do you want to do it? >> i'm thinking on the side. >> whatever works for the photographer. >> i think we can do it over here. >> over here?

>> clerk: item 4, approval of draft meeting minutes. action item. >> okay. does anybody have any questions about the minutes from july 22 or august 12? >> no. >> okay. seeing none, do we have any

members of the public who would like to make comment on our minutes from july 22 and august 12? seeing none, public comment is closed. just do we have a motion to approve? >> move to approve the minutes. >> all in favour just say "yes." >> yes. >> any opposed? motion passes 6-0. next item, please. >> clerk: item 5, director's report. update and report on the office of small business and the small business assistance center, department programs, policy and legislative matters, announcements from the mayor and announcements regarding small business activities. discussion item. >> good evening, commissioners. i am the director of the office of small business. i am happy to announce the streamlining legislation that you heard in march has finally passed the