recycling menus, coasters for cocktails, not using linens and actually having my waste management come out of recycle bins that are as the size of residential's. i'm in big support a finding ways to not put any additional burning into our landfills and our wastewater. i also want us to give full consideration to the rollout in terms of its timing, and the impacts. i support a lot of what has been said about doing test markets, and to take a look at what are some of the repercussions we have not considered. the one that was mentioned with straws is a very good one. i also want to get really clear and be very understanding with the ordinance of what is the 25 cents, what item. if i have a package a happy meal, what is going to be charged for 25 cents when there about seven items in that package. to the person packaging the item

at $4.00, the burden of that additional cost to the individual that is coming from a low income community. the other is, while i may be very interested in sustainable practices, does not mean my coworkers are as well. i am concerned that while we are going to put a burden on the businesses to charge 25 cents, i am concerned there will be a counter act of not going after not compostable's that are more expensive because they will be charging the people for them until they would just find a cheaper method of charging, because it is no longer seen as a positive thing that we are offering a compostable as an alternative. thank you. >> thank you. >> my name is moses. i am the ice cream business. i believe you all know that i volunteer. the only thing i have a problem is that, how can i tell the tourists to bring your own cup?

it is ice cream. how are we going to give them a reusable cup? if we want to charge them 25 cents because it is a tourist area. this is a tourist trap. trap. trap. i don't think that is right. i think whoever uh suggested, they have to come up with a solution. i think it is totally ridiculous. that is all i can say. >> thank you. any other members of the public? anybody else want to speak on this? okay. public comment is closed. commissioners? commissioner ortiz-cartagena? >> thank you everybody for speaking today and coming out here. i think everybody in the room once to go to the actual same place. i think we just have different opinions on how to get there.

if you've seen recently in the news, very successful restaurants have been closing down and dropping like flies here in the city. as a small business owner i know how hard it is. although the legislation is well intended, i know it is, it's just further onslaught of those things that small businesses have to bear. i recommend instead of mandating things like this, they should incentivize it. small businesses should do this voluntarily, and the city should put some skin in the game and say hey, if you do this, and you comply with something like this, we will offer some tax at the end of the year. small business should not bear the responsibility for a cleaner san francisco in the future. it's all of our responsibilities. >> commissioner dwight gulf i agree we all have the same goal in the mind commissioner dwight? >> i agree we all have the same goal, the devil is in the details.

to try and minimize the financial impact on small business which it could be considerable. just the logistics. were talking about a radical change in our culture. i think, you know, we would all love to be able to say were going to write legislation and we are going to enact that radical change in our culture. i don't think it's going to work that way. there's going to be a lot of pain and fallout in the process if we go about that approach. we may have some a recoverable damage. when businesses go out of business, they don't wake up the next day and think they'll start their business again because things are better. when they are gone, they are gone. we are seeing that at an increasing rate in the city. i don't want to push it over the edge with a piece of legislation that while well intended, it is one that is such a radical change in behavior that while i would love to see his take a leadership position, i do not want to do it at the expense of the business community here in san francisco. >> commissioner laguana?

>> one thing i have been relieved to hear from all parties is there seems to be a general recognition that we have to move this direction. we've got to make changes in society, we have to make changes in culture. we have to do something aggressively about making things better for the environment. i think even among the folks, that we have heard from today, that are in opposition to the legislation, it was encouraging, refreshing to hear that they have made efforts to reduce their waste and by the same token, it was encouraging and refreshing to hear for example the lady from surfrider, and openness from the people

proposing the legislation to work together with the business community and try to make things better. one thing that seems, uh, one point of clarity that i noticed among some of the speakers there is confusion about who bears the cost of the legislation, the 25-cent fee is kept by the business owner. however, one thing i think the people proposing the legislation should consider. in my industry we get a lot of fees, sometimes by law we can keep these fees. that is still, to an extent, a distillation among consumers when they have a variety of different choices against choosing our business. i think it is a fair concern for them to bring up. the challenging aspect for the position we are in, is that we

are the ones i have to somehow bring all of this information together and then make a meaningful proposal to help improve the legislation, help make it work better for business , it's extraordinarily challenging. i just want to say for myself, i don't run a restaurant. i really appreciate those of you who do who came down and spoke about the impact on your business and the folks advocating legislation. i hope you're listening as well. a couple of items that seem relevant concern to me. one is the gentleman spoke about the impact on the disabled, certainly in my neighborhood, there's a lot of shut-ins, elderly people, they might not necessarily qualify for sbi. i think even folks that are on

sbi, i was once homeless. i didn't necessarily whip out my food stamp card every time i went to go buy something. i think there could be more nuance in the legislation about how we deal with folks in lower income. there should maybe be more conversations about that. the labor cost and the general pool labor, i can tell you for myself, as a small business person, there are folks i want to hire, unfortunately, those folks are not available to be hired. so, that is an ongoing challenge that we are facing in which we are understaffed relative to where we want to be. san francisco has historically low unemployment pool. so for businesses that would have to hire an additional staff

person such as a dishwasher, or somebody to deal with this, i think that is a legitimate concern that needs to be addressed. i don't know if it is possible to address it within the legislation. i think it is a reasonable concern. you know, one thing i'm still sort of struggling with is we heard a lot of testimony about folks that have been working with businesses and it has resulted in a lot of cost savings. there seems to be some tension between whether there is actual cost savings or it's more expensive. we are hearing from business owners that presumably want to save that money. from my position, it's a little hard to ascertain. i imagine there is a broad cohort of businesses, and for some there will be big savings

and for others to be it's an increased expense. i tend to agree that there needs to be more consideration of where the delineations are for these different businesses. maybe that is outside the scope of how legislation is drafted. it would be certainly wise, i think, if we could do our best to figure out where those delineations are. the gentleman who makes the candy bars, he indicated he would love to go with a more environmentally sustainable practice. he can't, because his competitors have a cheaper option available to them. clearly, foz will that case, reusable is more expensive for him.

so, i feel like i need to understand more about where these delineations are. making sure, as we move in this direction that i think we absolutely have to move forward. it is imperative for our society that we make these changes. we also have to understand that there are people, with the children, and families, and businesses, and they are struggling. if they are a small business operator it is why we are here on this commission. we hear about this constantly what a struggle and challenge it is for them. i would just encourage those of you that are in favor of the legislation to take as much time as possible to hear what is going on for them. i strongly support commissioner zouzounis' comments, and commissioner ortiz-cartagena. if you are going to put yet

another aloneness on small business to be the leader of these changes that we want to see there should likewise be a reduction, or some other mitigation, or uh some form, and i think it should be within this legislation so that it is clear. some form of trade-off. whether it is lower litter abatement fee. >> that is one example. >> right. it has to be a trade-off here. these businesses, uh, i don't know any small businesses that are not under severe stress and challenge. so uh, i think uh we need to make more of an effort to support them through this transition that we all want to see. it cannot all be on the back of them. >> thank you. commissioner yee riley?

>> yes, after listening to all of the speakers i think it is clear we all support doing the right thing for the environment. it is loud and clear that we need to give more thought to the tourist business, as well as the to go business to come up with solutions so they can comply with this legislation. thank you. >> commissioner 1028? >> thank you everybody for your input, public and fellow commissioners. i think equity is paramount in the environmental movement. while i appreciate a lot of opinions, and case studies presented today. if you haven't worked behind the counter, or register, or if you are not that low income person who buys a $1.25 cup of coffee at the corner store, you cannot dismiss other case studies presented today, or potential concerns that people have. i think these line items, they

really do add up. it is really important to understand which items that would fall into this. i alluded earlier that both purchases of nuts, or candy that are prepackaged, on premise, and sold, that is a concern. someone could buy for different items in one purchase that would fall under this ordinance. that is when clarifying question i have. this is a bigger conversation prayed i would love to see san francisco take it up in that form. some of the most vulnerable in businesses that are going to be impacted are to go businesses at convenience stores. actually, demographically, people in trade and military which are some of the biggest polluters and sources of waste. i would like to see, instead of penalizing communities that are on the other end of this, we really look into the bigger picture here and talk about it

in a global context like it deserves. 1020 thank you. -- >> thank you. i have a couple of questions. would the spirit of this, i think we are all behind it, 110%. would you, on this legislation, be open to test programs or pilot programs? >> thank you for the question. actually, i want to turn it over to jack macy from the department of the environment. this is in district seven and being piloted right now. can i let? >> that was one of the concerns and the general public. that is something i would like. >> good afternoon, commissioners. jack macy with the department of the environment. you heard about the rethink program, that was quite a success, a few years ago. it expanded around, based on the

epa ended expanded around the bay area, a varied every single one we saw was saving money. we were really impressed with that. we appreciate that supervisor yee riley did a budget add back to implement assistance in his district. we are about to launch in district seven, a rethink program to help businesses there switch to reusable's. we are looking for sources of funds to continue that beyond the city. we basically have spent many years providing assistance to businesses. creating a structure that saved businesses a lot of money. our average restaurant by composting and recycling more.

so, we are encouraged by the results we have seen. we are working with them to make sure this ordinance can work, be reasonable, be fair, be effective. it is very helpful for us to hear all of the comments today,. anyway, i am here if you have any questions. >> thank you. commissioner laguana? >> i have a couple of questions. you mentioned add back at the supervisor's office.

what he used the funds for? >> this will be used to provide direct assistance to businesses. kind of this rethink disposable model. >> what do you imagine that direct assistance it looks like what do you anticipate? >> the rethink disposable, which you heard two speakers from, they have resigned this model over several years. they meet with the business. they look at what they are using in terms of non- reusable's. they kind of look at how they can switch to them. dealing with physical needs, in terms of storage and how that will blend in with the operations. looking at that cost. they actually have calculators, spreadsheets and ways to walk business through. they will actually have a supply of reusable's that they can often provide to get a business

going. >> talk to me about that part, the supply reusable's. the end result appears to be cheaper. yet, there seems to be resistance. it seems like these organizations are helping to bridge that gap. i'm trying to understand how that gap is bridge, and whether that is something that can be scaled citywide? >> they are really the experts, they have been doing for many years.

they have a great website and have done many case studies. a lot of business owners assume that buying single use, and disposables may be cheaper than buying reusable's. when they account for those reusable's and the cost of washing and they save money. the return invest within a few months. they're getting annual savings every year. these are calculations that the business makes and reports back. >> this program that you are doing in district seven, which is my district by the way. i'm looking forward to washing dishes, what am i going to be doing? [laughter]

when will the results be? >> we are about to launch it. in a month or so we will be launching it. it hasn't started. you know, based on the experience of the hundreds of businesses we have worked with we are confident there will be benefits to that. you know, whether a business goes through them, or not, you know, we have seen that there has been savings. our approach and implementing ordinances is to provide outreach and assistance as much as possible and help businesses along. we are doing that with everything. we also do that with whatever shape this ordinance ends up as. >> my next question. would you be willing to hold off pursuing this ordinance until we

see what those results are? >> i mean, -- the only reason im asking that is enlisting the public comment. people that had issues with it, there big thing was the implementation right away. you know, we just want to make sure everything is in order. you know, them my other concern on this is the tourist area. that is the tough one right now. how do you address that. you know, what is your timeline with the legislation? >> i mean,, a quick tally of public comment, there were a half-dozen people who were concerned, there were a half-dozen business owners who were supportive, then there were about 1.5 folks that were from the community helping folks

along with this process. i can certainly take that question back to the supervisor. i don't think we are inclined to wait for the results of the district seven pilot, provided we arty know what the result is going to be. i don't want to dismiss the fact that one of the advocates put up a list of just 15. different types that show different cost savings. it wasn't all one type of business. some were saving a few hundred dollars per month. what i would rather do is focus on how we are going to mitigate the potential for impact. how we are going to provide assistance to existing buckets of money that the city has to help businesses come into compliance with this. otherwise, i think we know what has been demonstrated by the advocates across the bay area since 2013, if we want to say let's are doing outreach. outreach has been going on for

about six years, if not longer than that. i don't think that we have a whole lot of time to delay. >> we are in a horrible situation in this town with restaurants closing. two tv stations down in los angeles were saying how restaurants are closing in san francisco and a lot of them are moving down there. it's a lot friendlier environment. san francisco, i mean,, we were there restaurant capital of the united states.

when you lose that, you lose tourist business. this has a huge effect now. like i said, i like the spirit of this. i just want to be so sure that when we implement this, it is something that is given back. i live in the castro. half of the restaurants in the castro have now closed in the last two years. i just want to make sure that there is either a giveback, or something. i tell you. i nervous as hell right now especially with restaurants, and the small coffee shops and stuff, i love going to my local

places and they are all going away. i would like to come up with something that is a win-win on both sides. what that is? i don't know. i'm trying to get feedback. i like what william said here, you know, maybe if there is something we can get back, or something you said, like low hanging fruit with fees. >> i will point to the ordinance that was presented, item number three was a recalculation of fees that brought fees down that makes a placket system easier to comply with. let's not look at this as a stick, it also does not exist in a vacuum. we are at the fate of the restaurant hearing just two weeks ago. if there is an right now for carrots for small business, it is right now. i do not think that this ordinance is going to kill restaurants. i'm sorry, i don't think so. i look at an e-mail sent out by

the california restaurant association that disparages this as a tax, which says this is making changes to the bussing requirement that it's not making. it says we are changing the straw bam which we are not changing. i look at this and the broader picture and see that a lot of the outreach and fear is being induced right now by other forces and other variables. people that would be happy to see us deregulate all of the public health and safety regulation we have in san francisco under the banner of making a visit -- easier for businesses to survive. we can do other things to make it easier for businesses to survive. i think the imperative is behind this. if we all see this and get scared about doing this too quickly. we have been out this for 20 years and san francisco. our mayor last year sent a whole new list of guidelines of how to get two we have the imperative to do this. we also have the imperative to make it easier for small businesses. i commit to doing that to this

body. i will find the fee impacts to find pools of money that can help businesses convert. that is stuff we are looking at right now. if some of it is legislative, a lot of it is not. >> thank you. i tend to agree that this legislation, and isolation will not be the straw that breaks the camel's back. of course, we hear a lot of legislation. it is pretty rare that anybody comes to us with anything that is actually helpful. it usually tends to be more punitive. it is cumulative. from our perspective. it is hard to not uh, you know, to at least try to find uh, you know, where the middleground is. as president adams said, you know, trying to look for this to be a win-win. the other part i want to acknowledge here is that the businesses keep the fee.

it is not a fee thing per se, but there does seem to be, you know, i don't run a restaurant, i'm not intimately familiar with what is being assessed here. there does seem to be some sort of a change, or something there is anxiety about. certainly for the folks in the tourist areas, that seems to be, you know, certainly i can understand in my industry win, you know, you rent a car for and it's $96 by the time you're done, because of all of these fees that tend to get stacked up. so, i don't think that they are being crazy. but the one thing i will say, is out of all of the businesses that came here to speak, i don't think i heard any of them reacting, as you are characterizing them as, you know

fear mongering, or being opposed to the intense, or spirit of the legislation. i would just caution you, that is not what i am picking up here. i expected actually to hear quite a bit more aggressive talk in opposition. instead what i heard was a lot of willing to work with each other, trying to get to that spot. i would just caution you from going too far down that aggressive, sort of us versus them. it doesn't actually look to me like us versus them. we should probably try to foster more of that working together to make this as effective as possible. >> with all due respect, you should see my e-mail inbox right now which is a lot of response. >> i think people want to ease into this. that is what i'm hearing from

the other side. i agree with commissioner laguana. i did not hear the negativity. it is just the easing into it. commissioner zouzounis, you know, said of the best and we have seen this with other legislation. that is the fema fee mitigation. i think if you ease into something, you know, let them get rid of whatever they have on hand. also, with the composting. we all had to go into the compost stuff. if this stuff is going to a field, then shame on ecology for letting it go to a fail. i know in my neighborhood, everybody has their red, they're green, their blue, and black benz. i don't even take out my black man and, except once every two months. i think everybody is on board with that. if that stuff is going to fill, something ain't going right on the composting either. that is something we might want to check into. not much is going into

landfills. >> i think you need to figure out a way to ease into this, that's all. 1020 thank you. do we have any action today -- -- >> thank you. >> to we have any action today? >> if i can. >> yes, commissioner zouzounis? >> i think we, as a commission, or heading in the right direction making sure we set a precedent of mitigation at the same time as legislation. i am in line with our body, i think that we should keep that as our position and in regard to this piece of legislation, and, wait to see some concrete fees that are related to litter and reuse named in this ordinance. at least that is one amendment i think we can propose. i do think that a pilot is a

good idea. i know there is a report, several reports, that are mentioned that the comptroller's office is going to look into industry impact. all of that should come prior. >> if we could, uh, if we could see some of the stuff from the controller's report prior to making a decision on that, would you be willing to come back and talk to us about that? >> i can certainly ask about it. out of respect to this body, i would strongly recommend it to my boss. we introduced this months ago, and this is a progress point for us. i don't think we view this as an endpoint with the small business commission. this is transparency, oversight and accountability for us. doing our jobs to make sure we continue our outreach efforts. making it easier for compliance.

whether that necessitates coming back to this body. that is up to you all. >> i do appreciate you coming and working and everything. you know, i really do appreciate that. i just want to let you know. >> i read supervisor peskin's memo here. are you going to incorporate those recommendations? >> what specific recommendation was that? >> he has three of them, four. >> the letter from supervisor peskin to this body. yes, all of those are going to be implement it. those are committed to paper, and are all designed to try to soften this and make it easier to comply with. i don't know if it necessitates, but if he wants to say something about compostable's going to landfill. i do think ecology is a leader

in waste management. i just want to put that on record. i think it follows a lot to the regulated body, to know, you know, including individuals at home who may not actually be composting, it's a little more complicated. a thing you're doing a great job. thank you. >> what is the supervisor's timeline putting this devote? >> it depends on our ability to work with the city attorney's office to get those amendments committed to language. the idea was to bring this to committee when that is ready. it really does also depend on our conversations with outside stakeholders. obviously conversations are ongoing with individual restaurants, certainly with some of the representative organizations. they were here today and continuing to meet with, including this week. >> with that said, it does seem like you are on a path. you are converging very quickly on putting this to a vote.

what is the plan in your office? >> commissioner, i do not have a date for bringing this to committee right now. i am happy to convey that to this body when we can have a better sense of when that would be. >> i honestly don't know. it has a lot of variables going into that conversation. >> before you go. >> had and will have to sit down to get up again. i mentioned, you know, shut-ins. you know, folks that don't necessarily qualify with strictly, i saw you taking notes. in case you missed that, the disabled, those are often the folks that do not have a voice in these kinds of settings. i hope that we can find some way to address that within the context of the legislation. attorney absolutely.

it is very high on our list. several have chimed in about the equity and disability concerns, low income community concerns. it is why we are reaching out to coalition on homelessness and for their feedback. we certainly saw the mistake that was made with a straws, where those considerations were not taken into account upfront and created a lot of, you know, correction to the ordinance. >> great. >> you have heard a lot of the speakers and feedback today and also you mentioned that you are going to incorporate supervisor peskin's recommendations. i suggest, may be, you can go back and get that all done and come back. >> if you would do that we would appreciate that. >> okay. thank you. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena? >> are we going to move on something. i would recommend, this is the

time to draw the line in the sand. we always do this, come back, sometimes they don't come back, they voted through, you know? i would say no, to send a clear message. and then come back and we will vote yes on the amended. >> if you want to do that, that is your right. >> is that your motion? >> i don't know. i'm asking. >> we didn't say yes, we did not say no. we can make a motion to postpone our recommendations based on what they heard today in the public comment from the commissioners and the four items that supervisor peskin says he would like to implement on top of this and to come back to us with a report before he goes to vote. >> this happens a lot of times,

if they're going to go to vote and they say the small business said no, it's different than just recommendations magically disappearing. now foz has more of an impact. i'm just saying. >> anybody can make a motion, yes or no. >> i think a flat no -- i don't know that is a respectful thing to do. i think us issuing -- being sure that we formally notify the supervisor that we strongly urge him to consider the impacts on small business. to consider the radical change in behavior that we are looking to implement, and that this is something that needs to be tested before it is fully implemented in law.

laws are hard to undo. we should be strongly recommending a pilot. before this goes into law. >> commissioner. >> for? >> -- commissioner laguana? >> if i'm asked to vote yay or nay on legislation, i'm going to decline to vote no. i should not be interpreted as a yes. simply because the legislation is still in movement. there is still amendments being considered. i do not want to shut the door. i hear what you are saying, and i respect that. i think whatever power this body has, with advice and good guidance. we should probably focus on, my opinion, i personally, just speaking for myself i need to learn more about what is being

proposed and what the impacts are. i'm not at the point yet where i feel like i have an understanding that this is being handled, in the best way. i am just being straight with you about where i am at. >> commissioner dwight? >> i would like to see a more engineered approach, adjust, repeat. until you figure out how it really works. i think that would be the leadership position that the city could take. we tested. we adjusted. we tested. we ultimately came to a model that we replicated in any city. not lay ourselves down on the railroad tracks and potentially self-destruct. that is not going to be a good lesson for anybody. it would be a good lesson for everybody that they should not do what we did. if we can be a little more scientific about it, and go at it as an engineering approach,

as most of our technology businesses do around here. not do this this in knee-jerk, let's just throw it down there and see what happens. i know exactly some of the collateral damage what is going happen. people are going to go out of the business. there's no question about it. others may prosper. let's find out where that tipping point is, and where the pain points are so that -- and you know, it's not just the restaurant industry. it is the supply chain that has to be adjusted. there are suppliers that are going to have to come up with innovations based on what we find out works and doesn't work. they might be minor innovations, they may be major innovations. i would just like to see a truer leadership position is to go out and send a more scientific way. i support the spirit of your suggestion that we do not

support moving forward with this as it is currently proposed which is writing a law and thinking everything is going to work out just fine. >> commissioners, it seems there is a high desire for this to come back. you can also add a condition that if you are not given the privilege of being able to weigh in on the amended legislation, and hear that, then the default recommendation is. so it sends a strong message to ensure that legislation comes back before the commission, before it moves on to committee. >> we can make the motion that this ordinance be brought back to us before it goes to committee? if it doesn't come back to us before committee .-dot this commission would not be

supporting this ordinance. >> that recommendation there is we do not support it as presented today. >> right. >> it is not that we don't support the concept. it's not that we don't support the spirit. we do not support the legislation as it is currently presented. >> i would second that. >> i didn't officially make that motion. >> who is officially making this motion? >> the motion would be we do not support the legislation, as it is currently proposed. we insist that it be re-

presented here with modifications, and we will then decide whether we support it or not. >> commissioners, can i just clarify with modifications, including the ones that supervisor peskin presented in the memo, but also with the recommendations, the suggestions that the commission has made in terms to phase in a test out those recommendations you have made. >> and clarifications on all items that are considered packaged. there is no convenient store, or corner grocery stores on here, and there is tons of packaged bulk items that we have not considered at all. >> who is officially making it? >> i will make it. >> i will second.

>> motion by commissioner trent 26 the full legislation be presented a second time to the small. the supervisor's amendments made , and the small business commission discussion her today is considered in addition to those commitments seconded by commissioner zouzounis. [roll call] >> can you reread, i apologize, can you reread it to me again? >> recommending the legislation be heard a second time here at the small business commission wants the amendments -- once the amendments are made so it will be reintroduced a second time with the amendments that supervisor peskin has shared with the commission by his letter.

additional amendments be considered based on the discussion here today. >> we need to specify? >> no, i can go back to the discussion by video. if i try to do that now -- >> if it doesn't, then we don't agree. >> i just try to figure out -- [laughter] >> you know, i'm doing my best. for clarity, for protocol. >> i got you. >> in reading back the amendment, if i understand, if the legislation does not come back the commission is requesting that the legislation comes back with the written amendments, in the legislation with consideration -- suggested

amendments that the commission is providing with the set of recommendations. if it does not come back, before the commission, the commission is definitely recommending not to support the legislation as written. >> correct. >> the simple way of saying it we do not support the legislation is currently listed -- written and then the rest of what you are saying. that's what i said the first time. >> should i made the motion. -- you should have made the motion. [roll call] the motion passes 6-0 with 1 absent. >> thank you. >> item five. approval of draft meeting minutes. action item. >> has any -- everyone read the

draft meeting minutes? any members of public want to make comments on the draft meeting minutes? do we have a motion. all in favor. and opposed? >> congratulations for finishing the minutes. that is a monumental achievement. >> director's report, update and report on office of the small business and the department programs, policy and legislative matters, announcements from the mayor, and announcements regarding small business activities. discussion item. >> good evening commissioners. -- good evening, commissioners. at the beginning of my report i want to congratulate president adams for his 20 year recognition for making fiscally responsible, and profitable, and viable. >> financially sustainable. >> thank you. >> congratulations.

>> i want to congratulate commissioner adams, for that. i also had the honor of attending the chinese cultural center gallo this weekend where commissioner riley was recognized for her lifetime as a community advocate. that was also a very nice ceremony and recognition for commissioner yee's lifetime of work and advocacy for. and, she shared the evening with supervisor norman yi, thompson and a couple of other chinatown organizations. congratulations to you for receiving that recognition.

just some quick updates. i know for our neighborhood commercial corridors there has been a lot of issues around cardboard. no longer are the trucks coming in the evenings and picking up cardboard it has dramatically dropped. it is no longer profitable for them. the department of public works has been giving citations as well as charges showing up on businesses bills. working with supervisor brown, he has worked with the department of public works, and i also want to think the director for putting a 60 day moratorium on issuing the citations. and thinking recology, they are starting to do their outreach.

the quick summary is, between now and the end of the year, they will not be charging for the additional bundles. this will allow the time, because we are moving into the holiday season and people are increasing their inventory. as well as allowing the time for recology to work with each business and figure out the best solution. and then there will be a six-month phase of in starting january 1, from a 5-dollar fee up to an extra bundle and those that don't fit in the recycling bin. starting july 1, the 15-dollar fee. the mayor along with the supervisor announcing the next steps for implementing and strengthening the

conservatorship program which i know it is important many small businesses. there will be a conservative ship working group that is established to help oversee the implementation of the program. and then the mayor breed appointed suzy locked as district attorney due to district attorney gas tones resignation. that is a status update. our upcoming presentations to the commission that have been requested due to uh new business next week we will be receiving an update from the economic workforce development office on their programs, implementation of the mayor's 9 million-dollar on where we are with the small business roundtable. we will be having the resolution , with your request,

commissioner ortiz-cartagena around taking a look at the city taking a look and needing to do an of online delivery, and those types of businesses to our brick-and-mortar businesses. and then, domenico will be providing you with a presentation on the software, and potential tablets that might be used for you to give consideration before we make the investment. providing you with the software. particularly the software. the first part -- meeting in november, we will be having the hearing on the construction mitigation. a presentation from the planning department and public works. i am waiting confirmation for the first meeting in december on

the community benefit districts and a resolution regarding the recycle charges to our small businesses. a couple other things to highlight is the tobacco economic mitigation working group will have its first meeting next week, october 16. between january and february, we will be working with a consultant who is not yet selected, but to work on our strategic plan since we haven't updated it since fiscal year 13-14. and then we are targeting a planning session for the department on march 23. i did meet with the outer sunset merchants association to present the accessible business entrance program, and the legacy business program.

the next meeting you will be hearing supervisor walton's update to the sugar sweetened beverage warning for advertisement. the two pieces of items you heard the last time, have not yet been scheduled in committee. not yet referred supervisor peskin introduced an excise tax on keeping commercial property vacant. that is for the march ballot. we will be reviewing that, and potentially see if we can get hurt here at the commission. >> okay. do we have any members of the public that would like to make comment on the directors report? seeing none. public comment is closed. and? seeing none. next item.

>> item seven, commissioner reports. allows the 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. >> have nothing. commissioner. >> i was honored to attend a ceremony in chinatown. actually had a really delightful time, i was seated at the table with some fellow commissioners, and i did have a chance to talk with the chief a little bit towards the end, he mentioned he was spearheading the unit, i don't know what to call it, the part of the police force that is dealing with auto burglaries, which is a big problem for many of our small businesses. he wanted to get together to talk about that.

i am just kind of continuing to put it on the radar. that i think it would be appropriate for us to engage on this, and for small business to be part of the conversation around how we mitigate the used car break-ins, and other small property thefts that are disproportionately affecting small businesses. also noting that there is legislation that senator weiner proposed that is going to close the loophole and that loophole is that you can't prosecute somebody for breaking into a car unless the car owner will testify that the car was locked which is a problem in these tourist businesses. because the tourists are no longer in the city. that legislation died in the appropriations committee.

so, it is an ongoing problem, it is something i think we should be engaging in. >> commissioner ortiz? >> i want to think sponsors like sterling bar for making it possible. it was just a fun event salivating all the work. >> thank you. anymore commissioner comments? >> do we have any members of the public that would like to make comment on the commissioners reports? >> seeing none. public comment is closed. next item please. >> item eight. new business. allows commissioners to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the commission. discussion item. >> commissioners? no. any members of the public? seeing none. public comment is closed. >> sf gov tv please show the office of small business light. 1020 welcome, it is our custom

to begin and end each small business commission meeting with a reminder that the office of small business is the only place to start your small 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 questions about what to do next. you can find us online or in person here at city hall. best of all our services are free of charge. for small business commission is the official public form to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the economic vitality of small businesses in san francisco. if you need assistance with small business matters start here at the office of small business. >> item nine, adjournment, action item. >> all in favor? the meeting is closed. >> meeting is adjourned at 4:31 p.m.