>> item 4 san francisco planning presentation on the parklet

presentation by john francis senior planner and urban designer. >> congratulations to all the legacy businesses who were nominated. it's a great way to start the meeting. i'm actually going to thank you for inviting us to give an update on the park let program and i'm going to hand the mic to my co-program manager who will walk you through the update. thank you for the invitation to present the parklet program and i co-manage the program with my colleague john francis at the planning department but presenting with us as well tonight is our colleagues from street use and mapping at public

works. we will be sharing an overview of the program and parklet program and the history, goals and policy and how the application process works and where they're located. and then we assembled the role on permitting and enforcement. so before we dive into the parklet program, i'd like to introduce the program that works with people from san francisco to build temporary or installations to turn underused public spaces into community space. it's a collaborative efforts by mta and san francisco and it acted as a laboratory for communities to quickly and inexpensively test out new ideas in the public realm. the inspirations could take the

place of a plaza, parkway or urban prototype. throughout the years programs with similar goals were piloted in 2017 they were rebranded highlighting all the project's common goals. the projects are now categorized based on their location within the public realm which determines how project permitted for people for places ordinance. this was adopt ed by the board of supervisor in 2016 and codefies the framework for projects. the projects could be located on the sidewalk, the street on the lot or parcel or near the curb which is where park ways are located.

so how did the parklet program start? in 2009 designers and neighbors got together and decided to take over a parking spot throughout the day they would feed the meter and kept it going and laid out furniture and plant and had a community event there. and so throughout some negotiation the city began to work with them to formalize a program to pilot these so in 2011 the first parklets were piloted throughout the city and we started a request for proposa proposals-based process and have five rsps through 2015 and in 2018 we opened up the application to be-year round. -- to be year round. so why parklets?

we believe it's more than just a parking space taken over by furniture and planning and it's to re-imagine the needs of city streets and balance of those travelling and because parklets are relatively low cost and easily implementable approach to achieving better balance for all uses of the street, we encouraged non-motorized transportation and foster neighborhood interaction. in many cases neighbors have participated in the design and financing and construction and even stewardship of the parklets and also support businesses by enhancing the pedestrian environment which can help make the street feel more safe and

comfortable for people shopping, runni runni runni runni running errands. and they aim to be a community asset and amenity and we can achieve this by keeping parklets public. from the origins, the program established parklets are public spaces since they're located on public property and should benefit those who provide community amenity. we encourage the activity like adding landscape for children and active uses than just tables and chairs and other cities and jurisdictions have different models. for example, they allow table service as well but in san francisco as a matter of policy, parklets should be publicly accessible as stated here in the public works code and the administrative code because of the places where people

ordinance people places are intended to be publicly accessible public spaces and so who is doing what in terms of the team working for parklets. the three main agencies working for the parklet program are planning, which we oversee program branding and administration like website graphics and outreach and the initial point of contact for parklet applicants and ensure the goals of the program are met and they follow the standards. sfmta reviews for traffic, transit, pedestrian, bicycle or situation issues and provide changes when needed and ensure parklets achieve overall goals and objectives including mission zero goals. also, public works the division

of bureau of street use and mapping ensure parklets are well constructed, safe and accessible and process permits and manage inspection and enforcement and up to all agencies to review the design of the proposals and to coordinate on program policy as well. how it goes from an idea to a parklet on the street, we require the parklet applicant submit a parklet proposal pack and and not only does that -- package and not only does it include narration and photographs and maintenance plan and funding strategy but to ensure there's community buy-in we request a robust neighborhood outreach effort. they have to get consent from the adjacent properties and have

to do a robust neighborhood outreach to neighborhoods, associations and supervisor's office and once they submit the package, our selection criteria depends on the quality of the proposal and if the site is feasible. if they're accepted into the program and meet the criteria they can move on to public noticing and that is posted for 10 days which is when members of the community have a chance to express any concerns and they can object and if that happens a public hearing is triggered. if there's no objections, they can move on to the design development and permitting phase. so they submit design drawings and standards as well as regulations and if they comply they're issued a permit and once it's issued the sponsor has up to three months to begin public

construction and the site is inspected prior and as for construction and the sponsor must comply with all responsibilities and renewing the permit every year. who can apply for the parklet? the parklet application is open to all types of businesses, organizations or residents too as long as they submit a complete proposal package and the site is feasible. after there's responsibilities including upkeep and maintenance and regular cleaning and graffiti abatement and renew annually. they cannot provide alcohol or there cannot be smoke org branding of the business on the parklet and no table services. the parklets currently installed are mostly sponsored by restaurants or ca -- cafes but

there's diversity like schools, art galleries and we have one residential parklet as well. on this map is where parklets are currently located by supervisor districts and have a high concentration on the eastern side of the city with d9 having the most parklet. if we go into more detail and break down by neighborhood you can see in the mission it's the most dense area and most are allocated in the valencia commercial corridor and my colleagues will discuss permitting and enforcement and we're available for questions. >> i'm the commercial permit

manager and joined with my colleague. we're the team that assists with processing the permits. so the permitting process is more on the back end of the overall parklet process and we're responsible for administering the fees for the parklets which totals about $3,000 for review of the designs submitted to us, reviewing the application submitted to us and then about half of that fee will go to mta. more likely than not, that's to assist with the removal of parking meters if a parklet is des -- displacing the meters. we make sure we have an updated certificate of insurance and application and fees within. the $3,000 fee will also provide inspections. following the installation we'll

send an inspector to make sure it's code compliant and installed properly. in the event a business changes hands they can transfer the parklet. it's a relatively simple procedure that doesn't warrant a public hearing because the parklet and orientation isn't changing and get a host agreement form which more or less the sponsor is saying they'll abide for the good neighbor policies spelled out in the code and certificate of insurance for general reliability and the park let application and fee so that we know who the responsible party therein. that's the permitting process. now the parklet's in place and now the community's enjoying and there could be inspection or enforcement issues. this slide shows the bar graph on the right side. within the bar graph you'll

notice a magenta -- pardon me. it's inverted on this. on the bottom there's a green box that says parklet signage missing. these complaints come to us from 311 but they're not all related to parklet. many are parking or dumping related not at the parklet. so what i would say is focus on the bottom of the chart and that's representative of the type of complaint and volume of complaints we receive related to parklets. typically they come in through 3-1-1 and can be routed properly and there's a unique identifier in the event they need to follow-up to see what happened. we'll send out a district inspector to examine the parklet. if there's a safety issue is different than if they're missing a no smoking sign but we

someone out to take a look. in the event a staffer identifies an issue with a code or something we issue a correction notice. that's not necessarily punitive in nature. there's not a penalty associated. it's reaching out and communicating what the issue is and what you need to do to address it and the time frame in which we believe the issue may be addressed. the permit holder can comply for ask for an extending depending ob if they need materials to get something or waiting for a partly or piece to come in we'd wait on that. we take it on a case by case basis. each complaint is unique. we respond accordingly. in the event the correct notice goes unheeded it goes to a

notice of violation and that is dependent on the nature of the violation and our engagement with the permit holder therein. if that were to escalate beyond notice of violation the last is ref occasion of the permit. revocation of the permit. they would have -- to hold an excavation permit to remove the pa parklet from the right-of-way and restored porp -- properly and if someone says we don't want to be a parklet host anymore we won't bind them and if there's impaction to the presence of the parklet to revoke the permit to remove it therein there's public emergency and groups all the time if there's a water main or a utility approximate to the

parklet they may revoke the permit to do that and failure to maintain the parklet which is general trash blight, what have you. that's the general overview of how we respond to complaint and what the path of escalation is but i'd be happy to answer question if you have them and that's the conclusion of our program but i'll defer to ms. dialva. >> >> commissioner dooley. >> i have two questions. first, how do you decide on a location that would be appropriate? i know we have one in north beach across the street from our large neighborhood park. so i always wondered how did that happen? >> thank you for your question. >> we've seen this. i think what we were trying to express here the criteria for selection looks more at the land

use adjacent to the parklet and making sure that they're supporting this youth and a parklet is not meant to replace any other community amenities like a park and any recreation facilities but more of a way to complement them especially in denser areas like north beach for example and there's definitely case where's there could be a restaurant across from the park but it's more isolated. there's not enough food traffic to support those activities or the parklet activities. we would recommend it's not an appropriate location but definitely when there's heavy foot traffic in a corridor and wouldn't take way amenities that's when we support it. >> about the public outreach, i

think we only have one parklet in north beach. i'm with the merchant's association, i'm with the neighborhood association. we were never contacted. there was no outreach to us so i'm curious about that. it just came and we were like, oh. >> this parklet has been around since before i started in this program. and like i said, we do have a 10-day period notice and we do require heavy community outreach especially to merchant associations and businesses and community. sometimes as it goes with ann -- any project in the city it won't reach all people but we do provide that and then anytime when the permit is issued, there is a period to object that mirt

and have -- a permit and hearing. >> but if that didn't happen people wouldn't know about it. >> if somebody wanted to sponsor one they city put it up and now it's a better process. >> we have a few in north beach and we have an application for another and we're going a long ways in having them outreach even with the chinese chamber of commerce so they're aware of the chinese new year's day parade. we want to cover everyone affected. >> it may be nice to send a notification to the neighborhood and merchant grup -- group so

they're in the loop and can interact or not. >> the planning department has processes for other types of permits. unfortunately we don't have them for parklets but we're making a note how to improve this so it's not just the people passing a notice or people and businesses. we're making note how to improve that process. thank you. >> commissioner: commissioner laguana. >> i have a bunch of questions. what's the typical life span of one of these parklets? do people pop in for a year and get out or i know the program

hasn't been in there that long. is there when it ceases to exit. -- exist. what could a neighborhood expect when one goes in? >> they're as diverse as the city and the city's diverse and it depends on the materiality of the materials because they're required to maintain them i think the oldest one is eight years old. some are still out there, four barrel, some have been there since they were pilots and it's

more of how the community takes care of them and supports or not. we've seen some that within a couple years either the location was not that great or the community complained or there was some other project they had to remove but i think it depends on the conditions of each parklet. we've seen everything from a couple of years to eight or nine years. >> and what's the typical budget range for construction? i assume it's the host that comes up with that not the city. for a host that wants to put in a parklet, from the small end to the large end what ranged do you see them spending on construction? >> our estimate is for about one spot can be $25,000 to $30,000 with construction and assigned costs depending on which materials they use and it varies

a lot. we encourage parklets are not just a platform on the street but different use for when the business is not in operation. they can vary. i would say there's a range and we are seen parklets that are crowd-founded or the supervisor jumps in to support the parklet way small portion or the office of economic and workforce development they have grants that can help out. there's difference sources to access. >> that's interesting. talk to me about the residential parklet. how did that come to be and is that something we can potentially get more of? >> yes. it's residential but it is on valencia street. the person -- and i wasn't here

when that one was installed but i know that person was active in the community always trying to pla place-make out side of their door step and would build a bicycle with speakers and parade the streets and the community was drawn to him and to this place. a group got together and decided to do this. i think it's between 22nd and valencia and it's really i would say it's obviously one is for the home owner for the tenant to maintain it but -- >> something to give back to the community. >> exactly. >> he was willing to give up his driveway. >> clearly the distribution of parks is very mission centric

with a handful of other neighborhoods. i'm curious because i saw my district has one and mission 11 has zero. you mentioned foot traffic as a criteria. in the vector of variables that are intersecting here you have foot traffic and construction costs, we have whether it would actually be beneficial enough to clearly most of these are sponsored by restaurants or cafes. but i do think it would be nice in district 7, 11 and 10 as well to see more engagement with this program. have you guys had any thoughts

about how that could be maybe nudged along? is there something policy wise or recommend to policy makers to increase these. >> access to more information about the program could help more. we haven't had more in the outreach and that's something we could do. we did a year or so ago we tried to pilot an equity grant program that would focus on districts where we weren't seeing that many parklet. we partnered with the office of economic and workforce development. that didn't go like we planned. we were trying to regroup and see how we can outreach again and do a more robust process for

that. on district 11 there was one parklet until a year or so ago the business unfortunately left and we had to be removed in the end. another example is the ocean avenue cbd they had a mobile parklet they intended to move around different businesses. that doesn't work out for them as much as they thought but another business, breakfast at tiffany's is adopting the parklet and it's a way to share resources between districts if we make them more mobile or more flexible. it could be a way to do that. >> i really like the mobile idea. >> me too. >> that's clever. that's really good. talk to me about the foot traffic requirement.

i know we do have a lot of parks in the city but there are some neighborhoods that are pretty far away from it from any sort of green space within walking distance. i guess what i'm struck by is geez, it'd be nice if there was a way for more local neighbors, residents, whatever, to create more of a community space and that would i think be beneficial to the small businesses in the area. what's drive the need for the foot traffic. what's the thinking there is the parking is so valuable that i guess i shouldn't put words in your mouth but what is driving

that. >> the question is how to create more of these spaces sometimes i have worked the excelsior in the mission corridor and there were a lot of vacancies and we were looking how to have incentives to attract traffic and it's what comes first the business or amenity but it's particular to each case. it's very dense and businesses are constantly changing and that's why we get all the foot traffic. we've had people complain about parking and it's the amenity that's an extra value for them. >> we had tons of parking in the mission when i moved there in '91. i don't think anybody would say

that businesses were doing better back then. it's been largely beneficial. >> i think the parklet is not the solution for everything and that it comes with a labe in the past years it's the icon to gentrifying neighborhoods but it's also one thing we've tried to fight back and keep in public but something we know for sure they don't want it in the mission on mission street. to answer the question, it's the parent program's goals there's many different ways in which more community spaces can be achieved. we partnered with sfmta to have the spaces even if they're one day to have the community come out and create the strength of the community so they can then

plan how can we make up for the gaps in open public space. >> last question and an appreciate your patience. there's 59 parklets in the city right now. is there a sense of the maximum number you guys could sustain with your current resources? like do you have a sense we have to stop at 65 or 70 or you know, whatever the number is. >> i think once a parklet is installed and ready to go, there's no time unless there's an issue. the biggest portion of staff time goes to reviewing the proposals and the designs and once it's out there it's kind of taking care of its own and the community helps us be the

inspectors of anything. >> and one last question because that triggered another one. this echoes back to my first question. is there a percentage of the time the neighborhood or community or local businesses are like we thought it was cool but it was totally not cool and hasn't been helpful. we'd rather not have the parklet. how long does that happen? my sense is that's a small minority. of course i wouldn't see that if they just showed up and disappeared? >> i think it's a very small percentage and it's more of an investme investment. i can think of a couple on 18th street between south van ness and mission. the ramen place.

they used to have a parklet there. we thought that corridor was going to be much more activated. so the building across has been vacant for a number of years and that didn't help the situation and we didn't have uses and the embassy were spending a lot of staff time at the beginning of the day to clean up the parklet and they decided it was not worth it. that's why we logged they're reversible and tried to keep the applicants conscious about the design so if and the time comes they're able to do that without a lot of resources. >> thank you so much. >> commissioner dwight. >> thank you for your presentation. i remember when the program started. i'm a supporter of it. how have you seen the

application process. you don't have a proactive program so it has to be people who become aware on their own behalf and come up with enough money. what's the activity like now? below where it's been in the past? >> in mission we used to do rsp cycles. i think it would be 30 days when the rfp was open. it was building momentum. we had a couple open houses to make sure everybody knew about it and saturation and we'd get 100 applications and end up with maybe 15. and that was in 2015 we had the last one. then after that there was staff changes and we couldn't spend that many resources on that. now that we released the rolling application all year round we

were getting 50 inquiries from people and we were like we're almost there and didn't hear anything from october of last year we've had five applications so we know people want it and probably trying to figure out the requirements in getting the funding and getting the maintenance plan and making sure they have a designer on the back end stuff that goes into that. i think that's what's keeping people and like i mentioned, we would like to do more outreach. we've done a little bit with supervisors. that's help because they're in close contact with constituents. i think that would be the strategy to kind of have the program -- >> do you have limited

applications how many projects could you work on a year with your current staffing? >> i will add in the first few years of the program i think there was a lot of pent-up excitement because it's a new thing. >> commissioner: it was novel. >> exactly. there were a lot of applications many of which didn't pan out because the applicants didn't realize what it entailed. >> and the price tag. >> and the cost and all the maintenance responsibilities. i think after all of that initial excitement and novelty has peaked, now we're getting a more consistent level of applications that is like the stasis. what we would expect going forward in the next few years like probably five to 10 a year. >> and how many projects would you handle with staff time in

>> five to 10 a year is where our current staffing could sustain that. >> commissioner: commissioner ortiz-cartagena. >> thank you for the presentation and your time. i had a few questions regarding specifically the mission district and mission corridor. i'm from the mission so i represent a lot of businesses there. i've had feedback from some businesses especially on the 24th corridor and mission street there's been hesitation associated with gentrification. i'm glad you brought that up. what do you vision along those two corridors and what community input would be involved from the various non-profits and business associations? >> i think we had inquiries from

boys and girls club. we'd love to facilitate those but application initiated by the community and the organizations so we don't have a say on who gets to apply. >> but if a community organization would oppose a small business from getting one on mission does it matter or is the permitting process black and white. like in conditional use. >> i think it's heavy on community input. like everything else in the city. i think it's up to the hearing officers but we've seen pushback and john has worked with a community and they recently came up with guidelines for that. i don't know if you want to add anything.

>> the one thing i would add is we're very aware of some perceptions in certain neighborhoods of parklets and what they might represent. in particular in those communities if we got an application from a potential sponsor we'd be particularly inassista inassistant -- inassistant on a community -- insistent that the community is in support and if they can do that we'd be happy to work on a great design that benefits the community. >> great. my second question was part of the non-profit component. i saw museums and schools but has a non-profit ever done a parklet or can they die parklet? >> -- do a parklet?

>> the community on fulmer you worked on that application. fulmer and webster. >> yeah. we've had a few like the african american cultural center. they submitted applications for various reasons i think part was funding. it didn't pan out. but we have the museum of craft and design has a parklet. there's two schools. all non-profit organizations. so yeah, like maria said earlier we're open to any type of sponsor. most important is that they get community support and can maintain the parklet and be good stewards over the long term so the parklet stays a community asset and doesn't become a burden.

>> my last question is for nonprofits like sometimes in small business we have waivers for permits. is there a consideration to waive fees for nonprofits or even small businesses that meet certain criteria? >> we don't have anything in place but the ordinance was meant to cut the fees in half to increase accessibility to all people. right now we don't have a mechanism in place. i don't know if they have any. >> we couldn't administratively waive a fee based on the code but if there was legislation supported by a supervisor to absolve an applicant of a fee it's something we can work with. there's not a direct route to make that happen but there are

resources that would be available at their disposal and we'd put them in touch with economic development and try to work through the process with them as well. >> okay. up in -- thank you. >> one organization partners with others and they have a strong partner and the burden is not put on them. >> thank you. >> commissioner: commissioner riley. >> thank you for your presentation. i think most my questions covered by my fellow colleagues. of the 59 parklets you have, how many are coffee shops or cafes or restaurants. i know many are right outside the restaurants is like an extension of their business

which is okay. it mentioned no table service but people go and buy coffee and sit there it's all right, right? so how many parklets are sponsor restaurants? >> 48 currently out there are restaurants or cafes. >> 48 out of 59. >> it's high, yeah. >> i'm sure it's great for the restaurants and cafes but do you get a lot of complaints from the neighborhood businesses. having a parklet could take away parking spaces which is scarce begin with. >> yes, i think we've seen cases that there's concern over parking loss but we've seen businesses that work together with their neighboring businesses and talk about the benefits of having this as a

community. i can think of the rolling out bakery in the sunset. they sponsor the parklet but their neighbors were supportive and they actually now take care of it between the three businesses that are there. and they see it as a neighborhood asset that's good for foot traffic in the corridor. >> it's not an issue then? >> it hasn't been a major issue. there's been some complaints when the parklet was approved there were some articles out there some people were complaining with the parking lots and a little bit of the same side of a park near -- nearby and it's liberate the

sidewalk for the pedestrian right-of-way as well. >> what outreach effort do you have to educate the businesses, the process of applying for the parklet and what they need to do and if somebody has a question, who do they call? >> all the information is on the website on parklets.org. we assist with any questions even before. sometimes you don't want to spend all the time putting together an application that maybe is not going to be feasible for a small issue like a water valve on the street. the am -- applicant can contact us to make sure there's no capital project coming in the coming years to apply without the fear. >> so they should check the website then?

>> that's pe -- the best way. >> commissioner zouzounis. >> thank you for your presentation. a couple questions is there an mta cap on how many parking spots can be turned into parklets? >> not as policy. when there's a yellow curb for commercial loading it's always recommended it's replaced somewhere else. if it works with the corridor we usually don't allow it on curbs and we make sure it's accessible. >> you said they're city-initiated parklets.

who pays for the city-initiated parklets? definitely partners with cbds but are there others? >> sometimes groundplay projects are initiated. so that slide was talking about programs like living innovation and play streets. the market street prototyping festival. those were initiated with partners in the city and community partners as well. parklets are usually only initiated unless a supervisor is supportive. >> got it. and so it's good to know dpw didn't do enforcement and all that. it's largely when guys get call

you go out, okay? >> always when we do calls and we'll do an inspection after to ensure it's installed properly and not interfering with furniture. we're so busy with all the other inspections we're not in the business of hassling someone over a violation that's not life safety. we're responsive to any and all complaints typically we do correction notices usually they need a reminder and a tap on the shoulder and smile and that's what we're there for. >> that's great. with that, do you ever feel business concerns are placed and i'd like to know if you get sides from that side of the

equation. >> the process is so thorough on the front end by the time it steps in the permit holder or sponsor typically has an understanding of what the responsibilities are as far as cleanliness and we've gone through notification and everything at that point. at that point, the questions we'll be assisting the business owner with as a parklet host is how i navigate the fees and permitting process with public works and that's not unique from any other permit. we're there to provide support for the permit and scope. we provide a lot of assistance because planning is the front door and we're the back end, we're less inquiry heffy that extent. if we did have to issue a correction notice or notice of violation we'd be thorough in assisting the host understanding why they received that and what they need to do to correct it.

does that answer your question? >> definitely. there are nuances in the table service question and i know it's probably awkward for some businesses to have to not cross a certain threshold. like how hard is that line? is that something you guys kind of leave up to the information of this is the jurisdiction? >> it's prescribed in the code they can't do table service and engage in certain behavior and if we got a complaint pursuant to that behavior we'd follow-up and look into it. >> some businesses get creative. i know mojo cafe had a table that said no beers here or we'll get closed down and i know others will give you a number

when you place your order but they will come and let you know your table is ready and get your to go box. that's how they're handling it. that's still compliant as long as there's no actual table service. >> so you're allowed to take a number there. >> yes. they're not allowed to serve you. >> okay. got it. thank you. >> commissioner dooley. >> i have one last question and thank you so much it's helpful and i learned a lot of things. my last question is i get a lot of inquiries about putting up parklets on grant avenue in north beach which is a very narrow street. is there some criteria about how wide a street is is there a

limit to that or not? >> that's an smta question but i do know if there's parking allowed on the street, that means a parklet can fit in that space. it would be allowed. what we do not allow is a street over 25 miles-an-hour speed limit we don't do that. >> third street violation. >> which one? >> third street is like 50 miles an hour people travel. i would wonder why that parklet got out there out in museum. it's a hostile environment. >> commissioner: commissioner laguana. >> thank you for sticking around. we appreciate it. i learned a lot. very quick question. the original parklet program was like a pop-up park and i noticed

with $3,000 fee on the front end and the average build out cost $30,000, is there an appetite, do you think among the people that come to you for like an old-school pop-up parklet that is there for a month or two or summer months when it's warmer or where the microclimates where it's only going to be used for a couple months anyways. is there an appetite for that and have you given that consideration? >> so i think so the places or people ordinance is meant to tackle all the in betweens we weren't catching before the parklets used to be permitted through a director's order. now we have a platform where we can know how to permit all these >> so there's a different

permitting regime for that kind of thing? >> right. it's a packet and you check the boxes where your specific type of idea comes and i do think they would still need a lot of documentation even for a temporary installation. >> got it. thank you. >> and a would encourage if you have the time to read the parklet manual has more information and in your packets you'll see the design. it's very thorough in all the processes and we work really hard on that so i would love if you can take a look at that. it's on the website as well. >> the website is -- >> parklets.org on the last slide of your packet. the website is right there. >> thank you. >> i have one last question.

if there's a construction project the city initiated and the parklet has to move, does the city pay for that? >> no, unfortunately thought. we make them aware of the beginning of the application it would be their responsibility and we encourage flexible design. maybe some parklet sponsors could potentially store part of the parklet and come back when it's finished though it's also costly. generally, no, we wouldn't. >> thank you. >> commissioner: okay. we'll open this up for public comment. do we have members of the public that would like to speak? come on up. >> thank you so much. thank you to your presenters. that was really informative and worthwhile to see and thank you to the commission for taking this on and the director for

your leadership. my name is joseph sweiss a fellow commissioner on xhum human rights but but leer on the air american democratic club because we work with merchant groups and merchants a lot of which are too busy to come to these kinds of events but we're also appreciative for this. i love the parklets and i'll be brief. i think they're great for commercialppreciative for this. i love the parklets and i'll be brief. i think they're great for commercial corridors and neighborhoods. i think based on merchant association neighborhood meetings with supervisors and supervisor mendelton it's time to update the codes in regards to the table service. a lot of restaurants and cafes that do serve food do find an