your work, supervisor mar, and planning department staff. much appreciated. madam clerk, do we have any other items in front of us? >> clerk: that concludes the business for us tonight. >> chair melgar: we are adjourned. thank you so much.

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speakers are requested, but not required to state your names. sfgov tv, please show the office of small business slide. >> president laguana: today, we will begin with the reminder that the small business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the economic vitality of small businesses in san francisco. the office of small business is the best place to get answers about doing business in san francisco during the local emergency. if you need assistance with small business matters particularly at this time, you can find us online or via telephone and as always, our services are free of charge. before item one is called, i'd like to start by thatting media services and sfgov and special thanks to matthew ignau. item number one.

>> clerk: item one, call to order and roll call. [roll call] president, you have a quorum. >> president laguana: thank you. commissioner dickerson, will you read the ramaytush ohlone land acknowledgement please? >> commissioner dickerson: sure. the san francisco small business commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the

san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditionses, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elder, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign right z at first peoples. >> clerk: item two is recognition of certificates of honor. this is a discussion item. the commission will recognize and honor commissioner adams and commissioner dooley for their years of service on the commission. it will also honor director dick-endrizzi for her years of

service leading the office of business. >> president laguana: we are honoring three people. public comment will take place after all three presentations. we will start by honoring director dick-endrizzi. are we putting the certificate up? or are we just -- there we go. so on this monday, december 13th, 2021, the small business commission is proud to acknowledge the contributions that director regina dick-endrizzi has made to the small business community. director dick-endrizzi has been an essential part of the office since 2008 when she joined as policy analysis and since 2009 as director. the office of small business has assisted over 45,000 new

and existing businesses. under the director's guidance, this commission has conducted over 725 legislative actions to better serve san francisco small businesses. highlights of director dick-endrizzi's work is guiding the commission through the covid-19 pandemic. creating the legacy business program, revamping the food program. expediting land use and permitting processes for certain small businesses and creating the award winning san francisco business portal. director dick-endrizzi is a true champion of small business. the small business commission extends its deepest gratitudes to director dick-endrizzi for her years of leadership and service. commissioners, who would like to start with a few words for

regina? i saw commissioner dickerson raise her hand. i'll call her first. commissioner dickerson. >> commissioner dickerson: thank you so much. i just want to -- i feel like i've been honored to be able to have had time directly with director regina dick-endrizzi who welcomed me in with such a warm welcome and was so helpful for me in my transition, but more so than that, i just want to celebrate all that she has accomplished and i -- in this city and i just know that all that you have done will proceed you, director dick-endrizzi. i'm always grateful for this type of work because your work was not done in vain.

it is going to be used and celebrated throughout history. i want to congratulate you for all you have done and thank you and so grateful for who you are and what you've done. thank you. >> president laguana: thank you. commissioner adams. >> commissioner adams: thank you, president laguana. director dick-endrizzi, i'm going to cry. first, i just want to thank you for your leadership, for your guidance that you've given me over my last twelve years. you know, your leadership, just what you've accomplished and the changes that were made here in before i came on board and san francisco san francisco small businesses owe you a lot.

you changed the face of these neighborhoods for the better. you just on so much and there's not enough words to describe everything that you've done and you're passionate about it and you always put the small businesses first on any of the legislation, any of the programs and i just can't thank you enough for everything you've meant to me and my term here. i love you and you've done great things and you're going to do more great things and thank you for everything you've done. >> president laguana: commissioner ortiz-cartagena. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena: thank you,

president laguana. director dick-endrizzi, we can stay here all night. thank you for your mentorship, and your patience throughout the years with every single commission member you've interacted with and been on this commission. that's different personalities, different point of views, different neighborhoods and just having that passion and patience. a ton of personality. all the people you've worked with, you've made the small business community better, stronger, and that's something i'm proud to say i got to see and i got to witness firsthand and i cannot wait to work with you in other capacities in the future. maybe call you for guidance. you've always had the sense of equity even though we were getting hurt as a small business. you always take the time to see perspectives from an equitable lens. i can go on and on and i really thank you and san francisco

thanks you and best of wishes to you. >> president laguana: thank you. commissioner huie. >> commissioner huie: i was really kind of nervous about tonight because this is a big night for us and i just -- i don't think i can, you know, really express how grateful i am to the amount of -- to you. like i'm trying to put it in words and it's one of the toughest things. i mean, i really want to thank you for welcoming me onto this commission. i really appreciate that you took the time out of your personal schedule to come and get to know me as a person and i think, you know, your support has helped me validate i think a lot of the things that i was kind of seeing and thinking about in my neighborhood and

whenever i've brought it up to you, you would give me such sound advice and help me figure out how to like think through stuff so thoroughly and i think that has really helped me grow in this commission as well as just in advocacy and general. so that's just a very small, you know piece i guess of what i was kind of thinking about. i feel like i wrote down three words and i feel like, you know, your persistence has like -- it's so inspiring and it reminds me to just keep going and sometimes it does get very challenging. and i think your foresight to be able to see what's coming ahead has helped us as a commission to be able to plan and be more proactive in our, you know, problem solving and thinking through how we want to see our communities.

and lastly, your strength. i think there's always -- there's opposition and there's always like a million different opinions, but i really respect the strength that you've carried, you know, with you and have shared with our commission and, you know, and everything that you've done. yeah. thank you so much. >> president laguana: commissioner dooley. >> commissioner dooley: regina, you and i have been at this commission pretty much from the beginning and i've really appreciated it. you've done so much and worked so hard for the entire community. you're just tireless and i just want to thank you. it's been an honor to know you and take guidance from you and i know you're going to go on to do great things.

>> president laguana: thank you. vice president zouzounis. i saw you typing. >> vice president zouzounis: thank you, director dick endrizzi. i'm also trying not to get emotional. but this -- you have been a mentor to me in every capacity in which i participate in the city. and i'm so eternally grateful to that relationship. i think that have created a really strong precedent for public servants in our city and you set a high bar and for directors of departments, i think you're an anomaly in a sense that you really operate in a bottom up way. you really look at policy from

the perspective of those who are on the ground and you advocate so hard for those people who are the ones dealing with issues firsthand and you honor small businesses by elevating their perspective in this way. so we're so thankful to you. i'm so thankful to you. you really did support me a lot too as a young woman of color on a policy body for the city. i could not have been -- done for the commission what, you know -- i don't think we've been able to get to this proactive place that we are now without your leadership and so i think like my fellow commissioners said, there's going to be a continuity to your work and it's going to live on. so thank you so much.

>> president laguana: thank you. director, i'm almost at a loss for words. it's been such an incredible period of my life and, you know, to echo what commissioner huie said, you're persistent, your foresight, and your strength are exemplary. i want to add that two other words. one is that -- and this is certainly what i experienced a lot is your patience. just incredible ability to persevere and be so kind and generous with your time explaining the obvious to people like myself who are

completely incapable of seeing the obvious without your wisdom. and i have benefited so enormously from your patience and your teaching, you heard many commissioners talk about you being a mentor. certainly that's been true for me. i'm just -- i can't have imagined having gone through this past two years without you by our side. you've just been absolutely incredible and the other word that i would include is your courage. i have seen you be incredibly brave. and i've seen you fight for the smallest policy. i've seen you fight for the biggest, most important things that will impact a business community as a whole. you're the embodiment of public

service and i think and i hope that all of us live up to your example. so on behalf of all of the commission, the words that we put on your certificate don't even begin to capture a fraction of the respect and gratitude that we have for the work that you've done and for how much of yourself you've poured into that work and we will continue that work and we are proud and grateful for going forward and, of course, you have my cellphone number. i hope to continue to have the benefit of your advice and wisdom which i would have made a number of enormous mistakes without. so, thank you, director.

>> director: thank you, commissioners for your kind words. this has been a tremendous job. one that i have not been able to accomplish. definitely could not have been accomplished without the partnership with the commission and the support of the commission. you know, it -- it's teamwork, right and i have benefited from this body, this current body advice and also support and then, you know, all the commissioners that i have worked with over the last twelve years and i think i counted that there's -- including all of you, there's a

total of 21 commissioners that i've worked with. so each have provided some terrific support. i am very proud with the office and the focus that, you know, with the business assistant center that has been developed, you know, coming from a business, having been -- having worked in a business that's on the merchant corridor. i think i had that very unique perspective of being able to step in the shoes of the business owner and understand the implications of the regulations and knowing that, you know, we do as a government entity, we do have to do regulations, but how we do regulation is what was important for this body to, you know, work on and accomplish for our small businesses. the smallest of business, you

know, receiving that support has always been very important for me in terms of the service that they get at the business assistance center and i think that, you know, over the years, as i was looking back and commissioner dooley working with you, with the pet stores, you know, and helping to educate them on how to, you know, be a strong advocate for themselves through the conditional use process with the planning commission, you know, there's just -- there's many sort of instances where both me working with this body and our office has really supported small businesses to help them advocate and preserve themselves as well. so and then i just, you know, for commissioner dickerson

coming on the commission and at the time of the pandemic and you've just been terrific in terms of your ability just to step in when you haven't had the sort of privilege and opportunity to really sit with the body in person. it's a very different experience and so i'm very grateful for you for your just willingness to step in. and then, of course, for president laguana and vice president zouzounis, your leadership through the pandemic and the entire commission, you know, you all really stepped up and it was -- and really helped our businesses as much as we possibly could in this challenging environment. i think, you know, the number of calls that we received from businesses even though we may not have had a grant program or something to help them, just

being able to have a place for them to reach out to to have somebody say that they care, they understand, and they appreciate what they're experiencing was extremely valuable. so i, you know, of course, i'm not leaving san francisco. so i will be around and i just -- i know that you're going to continue to grow and build on what has been built as we move -- as you move forward with the new director katie tang. so there's exciting opportunities that are ahead with that and so i wish you joy and excitement even as we deal with some difficult issues or as you will deal with some difficult issues moving

forward. i think i'll just leave it at that and so thank you so much for the recognition and, yeah, i'll leave it at that. >> president laguana: thank you so much, director. >> commissioner dickerson: we love you, director. >> president laguana: indeed, we do. now the commission would like to honor -- i don't know why i keep pronouncing the h. would like to honor commissioner dooley. we'll have supervisor peskin present the certificate. is the supervisor on yet? looks like we will have -- >> good afternoon. surprise. i am not the supervisor. while i lack the supervisor's star power, what i do bring is an affection and appreciation for commissioner dooley that

goes above and beyond over the course of my past six years working in this office. the supervisor does send his regards. this is an extraordinarily busy time as we try to close out year-end opportunities. but i am so happy to be here, kathleen. and it's so good to see you and i still really want to see you in person again. it's been way too long. we've been reduced to phone calls and keeping in touch in a myriad of other ways but i genuinely miss your presence and i'm going to miss your presence on this body as well. as i'm sure your colleagues will agree and your fellow commissioners will agree, you bring something so special and so unique to this body and i think as i was thinking about what that is, it's a deep love

of your neighborhood. [please stand by]

>> from the information that staff and my colleagues have been able to dig up, some of the most profound call -- policy that has been passed relative to small businesses in san francisco over the past two decades. whether it is the vacant storefront registry that you were instrumental in crafting a half decade ago, it was the expansion on formula retail, specifically to protect local, independent pet stores like jeffrey's pets, where, actually, i know you know lynette very well because you work at the north beach business association. that's where i got my cat. iou a debt of gratitude in my own home life for preserving the independent small pet stores of san francisco. it is your focus around c3 p3,

where there were a number of efforts that you have been part of to streamline these things and make the city's coordination more responsive to a small business community that should be the least of their concerns how to make it through the bureaucracy of city departments. you have been instrumental on so many levels on how to streamline the work. it is your help around the legacy business program. i don't think we would be where we are at without the business program if it weren't for your advocacy over the past several years. i could go on and on and on. the san francisco business portal which is a national model that leads from the white house, the harvard kennedy school bright idea and innovation award, you have been at the forefront of all of these. i just want to say thank you on behalf of supervisor peskin, on behalf of the board of supervisors, i do have a certificate with your name on it. i would hand it to you through

the screen, but alas, here we are. again, on a personal note, kathleen, you have been a mentor to me. you have been a voice of reason. i truly, truly look up to you and will continue to do so as our paths continue to cross. that is all i will say and then i will turn it over to the president. thank you. >> think you, lee. thank you for coming. >> my pleasure. >> now i would like to present the commissioner with the small business commission certificate of honour. on this monday, december 13th, 2021, the small business commission is honored to recognize kathleen dooley to her contributions to this small business community of san francisco. her passion and commitment to the city are one-of-a-kind and her knowledge of the city's complex planning code has proven invaluable. since her appointment in 2009, commissioner dooley has represented the commission and

many stakeholder groups, including want to protect san francisco's small business by regulating formula retail. as the chair of the outreach and economic committee from 2009 until 2013, commissioner dooley established a registry for vacant storefronts that have proliferated during the economic downturn. commissioner dooley has been a fierce advocate for small businesses for over 12 years. it is for these reasons and more the small business commission would like to thank kathleen dooley and proudly recognize her for her contributions to the people of san francisco and its small businesses. with that, would any commissioners like to add their thoughts? commissioner adams? >> yes. commissioner dooley, i can't thank you enough for all your

advocacy for small businesses in san francisco. it was truly a pleasure working with you on the cp three p. program. all those evening meetings at the planning department of the last two or three years. and then now it is starting to make a difference. getting these small businesses open, and in that math -- manner, and it was a win-win situation for both sides. it was truly a pleasure working with you on that program and many other of these other policies. you and i, i think, are the only ones who were still around when we started the legacy business program. look at where we are at today with all of this. kathleen, it has been an honour and a privilege to serve with you and i look forward to your

future endeavours. north beach is a better place because of you. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. kathleen, i remember when i first joined the commission. [ indiscernible ] i definitely copied you greatly. you deserve north beach. i definitely took your playbook and took it to the mission. i don't think people realize how much work you put in to preserve our neighborhoods and that passion. i will always be indebted for your knowledge, your wisdom, your compassion, and your mentorship. you are not gone. i will see you in north beach for sure. see you soon. >> thank you. commissioner huey?

>> commissioner dooley, i just want to thank you for spending time with me when i first started on this commission. i was intimidated, didn't quite know, you know, how to get to know everybody personally, and i really appreciate the morning you spent with me to hang out and check out what i was doing. it was a really special moment for me. i think that was something that i was like, you know, i want to make sure i do the same for everybody else coming onto the commission. thank you for volunteering to spend time with me. you can tell that is kind of a theme. if you hang out with me, i'm really grateful for that. i think through the last couple of years i have come to know you

as a real fighter and a real champion for small businesses and for the neighborhood. i just so inspired by that and any time i in north beach, i feel like, you know, even though i have been a lifelong bay area resident, i feel like, you know, this is more, you know, a little piece of my city. i feel like i know it now and i think about it a little differently just because i know you. i feel like, you know, yeah, it makes me love the city even more knowing that, you know, there are leaders within our city just like you who champion all of our neighborhoods. i just really want to thank you for that. i just can't wait to see you in north beach and wherever you want to hang out.

we can go out to the castro. i wish you all the very best in whatever it is you will be doing. >> thank you. commissioner dickerson? >> i just want to celebrate two, commissioner dooley, on all that you have accomplished. i, unfortunately, didn't get time to spend with you, but i did see in these commission meetings, i did see your passion, i saw your heart, i saw your love and concern for your city, and i saw a feisty woman that i would not mess with anywhere in the streets of san francisco. you are some of the -- one of the toughest woman -- women i know. i just want to say congratulations for all that you have done. this is not goodbye. i feel like we will see each other some way, somehow, but in

all that you do, i just pray for all good blessings upon you and your life. thank you, again, for all that you have done for san francisco. >> thank you. director, i will have the vice president go next. >> think you -- thank you. commissioner dooley, i want you to know how much i appreciate you. you believed in me before i believed in myself. i know that is cliché, but it is true. you nominated me for vp before i believed i was ready and i don't think that i could have had the confidence that i have and really try to push policies for our commission without your support and leadership. your legacy on the commission is

very much alive and it will continue as a fellow board of supervisor appointee, you know, i really appreciate why you came to this body and how you coordinate with your base, and like others on the call, i respect and try to adhere to that same model. thank you so much for really being a legacy on this commission and supporting those of us who have taken up the task to do the same. >> thank you. director, you are muted. >> thank you. thank you, president. commissioner dooley, it has been an amazing road that we have

travelled together with the work on the commission. it was fun to go back and take a look at the history of what has been accomplished from getting you as the chair of the at which economic committee and thinking about the work with the vacancy and creating the vacancy registry, you know, creating the limited live performance permit, working with the entertainment commission, mobile foods, working with pet stores, you know, there is a theme of your work and the work with the commission and for me working with you that really focused on our very small businesses and doing things to create, you know, a more economic and easier process for these businesses to do business in. so, then i will just say this

both to stephen and to kathleen, because i will say to kathleen, but some of the other things that i am also very proud of his we defeated the alpha get -- alcohol mitigation fee. to be able to defeat a fee that, you know, was something that was inappropriate to be placed on small businesses and to ensure that something doesn't get placed on small businesses, is just as important as freeing up -- loosening the planning code or amending the planning code. lastly, i just want to say, i mean, you know the planning code inside and out and it has been so helpful for me, particularly in the earlier years of being a director, you providing that

information and support. yeah, it has been a pleasure to work with you and to sear -- see your fierce advocacy as everyone has talked about. that will continue in the work that you do. again, thank you for your incredible partnership for the last, you know, essentially for like 13 years. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner dooley, i have a confession to make. dominica and i had a private name for you. we called you agent dooley. we had a very elaborate fanfiction about how you would be taking up secret spies and

killing assassins, then you would casually stroll, a glass of wine in hand, into the meeting. it was something that we could perfectly visualize because of how strong you are, how direct, how to the point, and i have to say, agent dooley, that it is. fandom. i such a super fan of who you are as a person, i have appreciated everything that you have ever had to say at any meeting that i have ever been at. i have always listened very close -- carefully. particularly if it has been something that we haven't agreed about. i have always given a tremendous

amount of thought to everything that you have to say. i extended this to the director, this will also be true for commissioner adams, but unlike the director, once you leave, we are no longer bound by the brown act, which means that you can call and harass me as much as you want, and i will tell you that every and any single time that you call i will be delighted to take the call, and would love to chat with you, and i always here for you. it has been an honor and truly a pleasure to work with you. i admire you so much. your institutional knowledge is such a huge lost this commission to lose what you bring. i agree with what lee said that you bring a particular, to

borrow a phrase from lee, a particular set of skills. you are a cold-blooded killer. [ laughter ] in the best possible way. you are a killer of anything that stands in the way of small businesses. you have just accomplished such an extraordinary amount. it is an honor to serve on a commission with you. it has been an honor to go through this pandemic with you. i wish you nothing but the best going forward, and if there is any -- ever anything i can do to help, please don't hesitate to let me know. with that, commissioner, would you like to say a few words? >> sure. thank you so much for all the kind words. i really appreciate that. it has been quite a ride with regina and i all these years at the commission. i think we can both be very proud of what we have accomplished.

i have met so many interesting people, i have learned so much, and i will continue to be an advocate for small businesses because it is truly part of who i. i have to say, the only thing i feel sad about over all these many years is the fact that the mayor's office permanently banned me from holding because of politics. i think that is very shameful. it should never be part of any commission, but it is what it is, and as you know, i a fighter and i have continued to be pushed forward despite that. so thank you very much. i have had a wonderful time, and please come see me at north beach at my new enterprise. >> we can't wait. thank you. okay, so, now we are going to

speak with supervisor mandelman. supervisor mandelman will be, let me see if i can get it here, be presenting a board certificate to commissioner adams. >> i doing that. hello, commissioners. thank you for having me and thank you for tolerating my tardiness. i was running from -- the mayor was announcing a measure. steve adams is also a good thing. i didn't want to let this departure pass without stopping by and saying some nice things about him. he is my constituent, as well as my friend. as you all know, he has served san francisco's small businesses as a member of the commission since september 21st, 2010.

he served five terms as president, three terms as vice president and shared -- chaired the legislation and policy committee from 2012 until the committee was retired in 2014. his accomplishments are long. the list is long. they include the creation of the limited live performance permit, revamping the mobile food facility program and moving it from the police department to public works, representing the small business commission on the joint small business commission and planning commission working group to create the expedited conditional use process, sitting on the advisory body to advise the controller's office on transitioning san francisco's businesses from a payroll tax to a gross receipts tax, ensuring the launch of the award-winning san francisco business portal and online resources for small businesses, providing oversight and guidance on and limitation of development of the rules and

regulations for the legacy business registry program on may 1st, the program in the united states that his government run, and as you all know, commissioner adams has worked with all of you to help the small business cobit response, and in particular, the small business commission submission of 45 recommendations to the economic discovery task force, 20 of which were implemented and seven of which resulted in proposition h., the save our small business legislation and the first year free program. commissioner adams, you have been a true and steadfast champion for our small businesses during your time on this commission, and in particular, i want to thank you for your commitment to our lgbt q. small businesses and to the castro in particular. thank you for your service. you are a wonderful human being. you are a great small business commissioner. it is my honor to present you

with this certificate of honor from the san francisco board of supervisors, which we will find a way to get into your actual hands. i will virtually give it to you here. steve, you are a great, great person and it is a joy to represent you and i glad i could pop by and honor you today. >> thank you. love you, raphael. >> thank you for coming. now i would like to present commissioner adams with the small business commission certificate of honor. on this monday, december 13th 2021, the small business commission is honored to recognize stephen adams for his contribution to the fatality -- the vitality of san francisco small businesses. over the past 12 years, commissioner adams has served as commission president and vice president during which he has helped streamline permitting

processes for various small businesses. he was a key contributor to the successful creation and launch of san francisco's award-winning business portal. under his leadership, the commission launched the first legacy business program in the country, which has supported 290 small businesses that contribute to san francisco's unique character. as president, you worked with the controller's office to transition san francisco's business tax from a payroll tax to a gross receipt tax, which helped make the city's more business from the. it is for these reasons and more that the small business commission would like to thank stephen adams, and proudly recognize him for his contributions to the people of san francisco and its small businesses. with that, would any commissioners like to add their comments? [ indiscernible ]

>> i'm the last of the old-school guys. i sat next to you a lot of years. i learned a lot at the commission, off the commission. i think a lot of the keywords i kept -- i keep hearing. without that the commission can be very intimidating. you were warm enough to extend an olive branch and take me under your wing. i will never forget that. [ indiscernible ] let's do this. not one person here is leaving san francisco, just leaving the commission. we will still be all connected forever. >> thank you. >> thank you. commissioner dickerson? >> thank you, president.

commissioner adams, you have been a champion for the city, but i don't think you realize, you are my champion too because you always got called first before we made any legislation. i forgot what i was going to say. whatever you said, i always respected. whenever you would speak on things you would come with such knowledge and understanding of things. the depth of your knowledge and understanding of decisions that we would need to make as a group, and just your passion and how absolute you were in what you believed was good and what was not good. you definitely have absolutes. i think that is also a great sign of leadership. i understand why you own so much. i just want to say thank you for the short time that i have had to be honored to serve with you on this commission. and all that you have

contributed. again, all these champions. i celebrate you and thank you for all of your service and all of your hard work. it is definitely acknowledged and will go down in history. thank you. >> thank you. >> commissioner q. week? >> yes, commissioner adams, thank you very much for all of the advocacy that you have provided for the city. i want to give you all these professional accolades. i love listening to the long list of all the things that you have done, but one of the things that i take away from my lifetime on this commission is that you inspired me to be a kinder, generous person on the commission. i feel like you are always so supportive and kind with every response that you give, and sometimes i have to remind myself.

i love going after you because you are so good at thanking everyone for being here and so appreciative of everybody. sometimes i'm like, i just want to get to my question and get to my thing. it's like, you know, we are human. i really appreciate that you bring that to the commission and that you have achieved this long list of things, but thank you for being so kind and generous with your support. >> thank you. vice president? >> commissioner adams, thank you so much for your tenure on the commission. you were a little hard on me in the beginning, but i think i have one you over. everything that we worked on together i learned from you.

i love running into you in the neighborhood because you are such an important part of the fabric of the city and the constituents that you were present for small business know that. the neighborhood knows that. we know that. you have been such an ally and advocate for my community as well, and that is really appreciated. you have shown me the ropes for how to advocate for community businesses and i really appreciate that, and your knowledge and reference points to things that came before me on the commission have been really valuable in how we make decisions and the insight that you bring. it is going to be missed, but everyone has said, we will come find you. thank you so much. >> thank you. commissioner dooley?

commissioner dooley, you are muted. >> steve, we are the old-timers. we have been through the wars. we will still go through more wars for small business, but i always appreciated how smart you were, and thoughtful, and you have had and not -- a lot of knowledge in certain areas that no one else had. that was really, really helpful. i will say the same thing again, don't be a stranger to north beach. you are always welcome. i will be down in the trenches starting in about a week and a half. i will be on the street. so, see you there. >> thank you. director? >> thank you, mr. president. commissioner adams, what can i say? it has been a great ride with

you, and i have to thank you for all your support. eight years worth of leadership. five as president and three as vice president. that is more than half my time as a director, having you to consult with and work with and help provide guidance for me and for the commission and for the office. extraordinarily appreciative of that.

you know, the long accomplishments and some of the key areas where you have been a contributor but there is so much more, and both for you and commissioner dooley, we could be here for hours going through all of what you have accomplished. again, i couldn't have gotten through moments with my job without your leadership and guidance and support, as both

the president and vice president, and i'm just really appreciative of the mark that you have made on our small business community. >> thank you. >> thank you. commissioner dooley, were you intending to speak again? okay. commissioner adams, you know, i think all of us feel like this, at some point or another, we are standing on the shoulders of giants, and there's no question that you have been a giant for the small business commission. many years of leadership, many years of service, but, you know, i think, for me, something that really stands out and is just a remarkable aspect of your character is just how incredibly

supportive you are and have been of all of the commissioners, including myself. when i took on the role of president, i can't tell you how anxious i was about how it would be working with you. you had just been president, what if i screwed up? what if i screwed up really big? it is really big shoes to fill, and you could not have been more gracious. and you have said to me, you will do the job in your own way, and i think that turned out to be true. but also, the whole time i have been doing this job, i have never felt anything but support from you and appreciated your guidance, in particular, the need to have public comment. good lord, do i forget.

[ laughter ] >> it is beat into my brain. [ laughter ] >> you know, between you and commissioner dooley and others, this is, in many ways, to be celebrated. you guys have all committed extraordinary amounts of public service to the benefit of the city, to the benefit of the small business committee, and we are all the better off for it, but i can't help but moan the loss of what each of you has brought to the commission and the amount of institutional knowledge that you have and that you have imparted on all of. certainly, as i have said for the other two, now that we don't have the brown act in the way, i hope you will not hesitate to call me and harass me.

i want and need that information, knowledge that you have, and, you know, finally, i will just say, commissioner dickerson said this. that she would wait to see -- she was always glad that you were called first because she wanted to see, what would commissioner adams do? she wasn't alone in that. there have been many, many issues were i'm like, oh, shit, what do i say, what do i do? you would come in, guns blazing,

with a clear as day analysis of the situation that was clarifying and so incredibly helpful. i'm sure it wasn't just me and commissioner dickerson that felt like this, but you really helped orient the commission every time you spoke, and this goes for all three of you. we went through an extraordinary experience with the pandemic, and much like, you know, not to compare it to war or anything like that, but you get in the trenches with your squad or your battalion and, you know, sometimes you are not always getting along, and sometimes you have to duke it out, but still, you are all fighting the same enemy, and when the war is over, you always have that bond.

with all three of you i will always have that bond of having gone through this process of working to help small business in the most calamitous event that has ever hit small business in my lifetime. i'm so grateful to have had you all by my side. >> thank you. >> director dick-endrizzi? director, you are muted. >> yes, actually, mr. president, if you could refer back to me after commissioner adams speaks. thank you. >> i will do so. commissioner adams? >> first off, i want to thank everyone for your kind words. thank you. all this stuff you say i accomplished, i could not have done without my fellow commissioners or without director dick-endrizzi or

without the staff of the office of small business. you know, this has been teamwork. it has been members of the public weighing in. when they say public comment can change your mind, it has changed my mind a few times. i want to thank all the commissioners, the current commissioners, stuff commissioners, regina, you have been my rock all these years when i was in leadership. i can't thank you enough. what rick has done with legacy business, what martha has done with the assistance centre, it is everyone. with jane and the small business portal back in the early days, and those weren't easy days.

we got it done when people said we couldn't. it is everybody. i had to thank everybody. it has been a great ride and i not going away. i still looking out for other legacy businesses and, you know, the only thing i want to tell everybody is this is a public meeting. shop small. i proud to say i have never bought anything on amazon. i will keep that for a while. shop small, shop in your local district, and keep it small. thank you, everyone. >> thank you. director dick-endrizzi? director, you are muted. >> thank you, mr. president. being a little. leapt over the acknowledgements, and just as you have done, i

failed to acknowledge and thank my staff along the way. so the office of small business, mark has been assisting businesses even before the office of small business opened and her dedication and service and carol and rhea, you know, it's the team responding during the pandemic. they worked day and night to ensure small businesses were served, and i'm really appreciative of their passion for our small businesses, and yes, for rick doing an amazing job with the legacy business program, and then for, you know, jane and also the policy analysts for the history with chris showman, with dominica, and now carry.

i just want to thank them. and then for a little bit of a historical perspective, i also want to thank the small business commission when the city attorney was on the commission, and other business leaders like scott, stephen cornell, for fighting and working with mayor newsom to put on about the creation of the business assistance centre. there's a little bit of a nexus of that connection so i extending a thank you for them for that creation. i will leave it at that. thank you, mr. president for letting me add that in. >> absolutely, of course. my pleasure. i believe, with that, we now turn to public comment.

carry, can you, for the benefit of anybody who maybe watching or listening, can you remind us what the phone number is to call in and what the group code is? >> yes. the number is (415)655-0001. access code 249-24064262. press pound and then pound again to be added to the line. >> okay. thank you. and is there any public comment on the line? >> yes, there are two on the line. >> thank you. please proceed. >> hi, yes, this is lori thomas calling from the golden gate restaurant association. i wanted to echo what so many people have said here today, director regina dick-endrizzi.

all your hard work and so many years of fighting for small businesses like our restaurants that are so key for the survival of san francisco. 2008 is a long time ago. we have been through a lot. i wanted to thank you for bringing so much focus on to our small businesses, which now, i think, do have a seat at the table. a lot of that was due to what you and commissioners julian adams and everyone else there has done. i also want to echo what commissioner laguna said. i feel this personally that one of the benefits of the pandemic was all of us uniting together to work as a team and to really create deep, deep friendships and work to try to save our businesses. we are not done yet. we still got a lot to go, like -- you guys. california just issued an indoor mask mandate everywhere which won't affect us, well, it will,

some businesses do have offices, but it means we are still fighting a fight and trying to stay healthy. i also want to thank everyone for tirelessly advocating what seems like an uphill battle, but it is so worth it because our businesses and employees -- i really think the heartbeat -- they are the heartbeat of our city. you guys do a lot of work. and everyone who supports the work you do, it is a lot of work and sometimes it is a tireless, painful slog, but i do appreciate it and i know our members do too. thank you for everything you have done. >> thank you. next caller, please. >> can you hear me now? >> yes, we can. >> great. it is david phil powell. i don't get over to small business too often and i'm sorry i don't know the two commissioners. i cannot speak to their service, but i wanted to take a couple of minutes to express my thanks for

regina and her years of service and support for our small businesses, green business, and the environment. whenever there was an issue with the environment or sorting that out, regina was just right there. she is great. she will be sorely missed. it is hard to figure out what to add what hasn't already been said. i obviously wish her good luck in the future. i just want to take a second to mention, my father ran a small business here for many years. he had a pharmacy in the sunset district. that was mostly at a time when there was no small business commission, there was no real help from city hall about how to get through things, and people just had to figure it out, and it wasn't easy for him, it wasn't easy for a lot of folks, and this commission and the office have really turned things around and made small business more possible in normal times and in challenging times.

and then just returning back to regina for a second, despite the considerable rough and tumble of san francisco politics over the years, regina has been and always is solid, ethical, and caring. so, you know, some of you may know i do a lot of public comment around the city and care about a lot of things, but of the people i have known and worked with over the years, regina is way up there in terms of quality. i just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for listening. i appreciate all that you do. take care. >> thank you. are there any other callers on the line? >> we have two more callers on the line. >> thank you. next caller, please. >> hi, commissioners. i with the office of small business legacy business program. i just wanted to call in and thank commissioner adams and commissioner dooley for serving on the commission and providing

support for the legacy businesses program and legacy businesses and their number heads in a north beach and castro. just appreciate everything you have done. i have enjoyed working with you and i appreciate all of your leadership and guidance as we got the program up for learning. i will miss you both dearly, but i know you will be around the neighborhood. i will find you both. i will be visiting a lot and patronizing the legacy businesses in your neighborhood. i will find you. thank you so much for everything. to regina, director dick-endrizzi, i can't even begin to say how much i appreciate working with you in the office. i can probably only go a few seconds before i get emotional. i will miss you a lot and just appreciate everything you have done for the small businesses community. i just want to thank you from

the bottom of my heart. thank you so much. >> thank you. next caller, please proceed. >> hello, commissioners. we will be presenting to momentarily, but i couldn't miss the opportunity to say a few words of appreciation for commissioner dooley and adams. i think it was not quite 15 years, but little over a decade that i have been working in and around san francisco small business policies and communities. i think you three have helped completely shift the way that san francisco looks at small businesses from an entity that was previously taken for granted, to one that is actually at the core of our identity as a city, of our economy of who we are, and that is thanks to all of your work. on a personal note, and as a queer person who really felt

mentored and welcomed into the small business community by commissioners adam and director dick-endrizzi, when i was a lowly program assistant, my first job out of college, and well before i opened my own business, i think there are so many queer people in the city like me who are able to open small businesses, advocate for small businesses and continue to do so because you were such wonderful friends and mentors. i know you are not going anywhere or four, but i'm truly grateful for the work that you have done and your friendship and your leadership. thank you. >> thank you. was there any other public comment? >> there is no other public comment. >> hearing no further callers, public comment is closed. once again to all three of you, and normally grateful for everything you have done, for everything for the friendship and partnership and looking forward to continuing to working

with you in the future. with that, next item, please. >> item three, board of supervisors file 211093, planning code, castro street -- castro street neighborhood commercial district. the commission will discuss and may take action on ordinance amending the planning code to conditionally permit bars in the castro street neighborhood commercial district, affirming the planning department's determination, making findings of consistency with the general plan, and the priority policies a planning code section 101.1, and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare and are planning code section 302. presenting today we have tom from supervisor mandelman's office and andre from the planning department. >> great. thank you. the floor is yours, tom. good to see you again after the 20 second break. >> indeed. thank you.

thank you, commissioners for the opportunity to present, particularly on a meeting as special as this. earlier this year we had a local small business owner who contacted our office about her dream of opening a wine bar with piano music and light snacks in the castro. it won't be a surprise to you all that somebody hoping to open a business felt they needed to call their supervisor to help, which is indicative of all the work that you all continue to do to support small businesses. but in this particular case, she came to us because when she went to the planning department to find out what was needed to open up just a simple wine bar in a space she wanted to lease, she was told it wouldn't be possible. as it turns out, bars are not allowed in the castro neighborhood commercial district, which may come as a surprise to many of you who have visited or live in the castro. there are, in fact a number of

bars there, but they are all grandfathered in. this is a good thing for those bars, but not such a good thing for folks like this lesbian small business owner and others like her who might want to add something different to their neighborhood, and of course, feel -- fill a vacant storefront while they are at it. since that conversation, our office had an opportunity to discuss that question with a lot of folks in the neighborhood, as well as the broader queer community, including the castro merchants, the castro upper market c.b.d., the rica valley neighborhood association and the castro lgbtq cultural district. the prevailing sentiment among the neighborhood seems to be it doesn't seem fair to totally preclude new folks, especially knew queer folks, women, trans people, people of color, through opening alcohol serving establishments in the neighborhood. this is especially true in a neighborhood that is beset by a high end and persistent level of retail vacancies that is struggling to get back on its feet after the last year and a half of covid.

at the same time, we did hear from stakeholders who don't want to see a complete saturation of the neighborhood with just bars or see a big influx of new bars who might not have as much history or connection with the neighborhood that we know today. that is why supervisor mandelman has introduced the ordinance before you today to remove the prohibition on new bars, which, to be clear, you graphically for those thinking of the neighborhood, covers castro street from market street to 19h , then runs down 18th street, and instead to make bar use in the castro conditionally permitted so there would still be an opportunity for the community to weigh in on a particular proposal and for the planning commission to consider how well that proposal fits with the existing mix of businesses in the neighborhood. this approach would be consistent with how bars are zoned in most other commercial districts in the city, including the upper market, which runs up

market street from castro, to church street and then down church street, which is also home to a number of other popular bars and spaces which of already opened up with the city requirements there. in summary, i believe this is among the simple pieces of legislation that we will see before you today. we hope it will help make the castro and even more welcoming and diverse neighborhood that still retains its unique cultural authority and we hope to have your support. >> thank you, tom. thank you for appearing. commissioner adams? >> i love this piece of legislation. and for historical purposes, it used to be a lot more. when they went out of business, other things went in there and we are looking at a lot of vacancies right now. i couldn't be happier to see this piece of legislation and to

activate what we call the castro cross, which is castro street and 18th street. just activate that again. people come from all over the world to the castro district, you know, and the historical legacy there. the bars are part of that historical legacy. that's where the first gay riots happened. i can talk about all those things and some of these others. it is a big part of our community. a big part of the castro, and i totally support this. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, tom for joining us in the meeting today. thank you for doing so much work for the district. we really appreciate your office and how essential you are to

small business owners. i support this legislation. we have seen city policies like this actually under develop our corridor's. and we have seen it on third street, we have seen it on valencia, you are small -- seeing it in your district. i think that as our director stated, how we regulate is the perspective we are trying to bring, and sometimes we have to clarify that because people just think that we don't want the city involved at all, but we want to be involved with the city. i think hearing what works for your neighborhood and making policies based on that has shown through this legislation and that is exactly the type of thing our commission wants to support, and i love these so i will be there. >> thank you.

>> i have also been known to sing "don't cry for me argentina." >> i will be playing the piano. is there any other commissioner comments? seeing none, is there any public comment? >> apparently there is no one here for public comment. >> seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner adams, do we have a motion. >> i motion that we approve this piece of legislation. let's get castro hopping -- hopping again. >> i second. >> motion by commissioner adams and seconded. on that... commissioner adams? [roll call] motion passes

unanimously. >> thank you. thank you, tom. >> thank you, commissioners. >> next item, please. >> item for his board of supervisors file 210381, line code, massage establishment zoning controls. the commission will discuss and take action on an ordinance amending the planning code to revise massage establishment zoning goals including among other things, one silver prior to your massage establishments to the definition of health services and articles one and eight and remove it from the definition of missed out -- massage establishments and regulate massage establishments generally consistent with health services, with some exceptions and eliminate the three-month period to establish abandonment of sun nonconforming units and prohibit personal uses for personal service uses for three years depending on locations were established -- massage establishments are.

rename medical services to health services and make other conforming amendments and delete related provisions that have expired due to the passage of time. presenting today we have a legislative aide to supervisor ronan. >> through the president, just a point of clarification, the commission heard the initial piece of legislation several months ago. paul from supervisor's ronan's office presented. there has been toward substantive amendments, one from the planning commission and one that recently came to our attention. all moving in the direction of streamlining goals. so amy is here to present to you

the updated amendment to the legislation so that we are all aware of it and the positive direction that we are going in and dealing with the zoning for massage establishments. now i will turn it over to amy so you don't have to fully repeat the presentation of the entire legislation. >> thank you so much. thank you and good afternoon. thank you for giving me the time today. here is an update on the massage establishment legislation that was introduced by supervisor ronen in april. it has had its first role of the board last week and it is scheduled for the final vote tomorrow. it is really, especially reassuring to be able to do this

when director dick-endrizzi is still on board. she was a big part of shaping this and advising on this. we're so grateful for her contribution. as described, the legislation makes it easier for local practitioners and small business owners to open and operate massage establishments by amending the planning code to permanent massage or other business services -- where other health services are currently allowed and operated. i won't go through all of the background, just letting you know that the land use committee office adopted an amendment that was suggested by the planning commission to allow massage as accessory to personal services such as spas, nail salons, hair salons, and also adopting an

amendment requested by supervisor peskin to clarify that the changes that will be incorporated into the overall thing that apply to hotels would not include residential hotels or s.r.o.s. those changes were included in the legislation. it got voted on and went on to the full board. it will return to the board tomorrow. and then, it was noted that there was -- there were additional changes that we wished we had included at the same time, which would be to allow land-use -- sorry, allow massage to be accepted as a permitted use as an accessory -- accessory to health services. not only personal services, but

health services. chiropractic, acupuncture, just in the same way. so that amendment, what we did is we duplicated the file, amended the file, and that triggered a referral to the planning commission and then it returned to land-use as a committee. all of that will be taking a second round. we have one which we did not want to fold up to bring this flexibility to massage in different locations in general to allow for us to be included as an accessory and make sure that that passes and it was able to be effective shortly, and then we will follow the other secondary path from taking a duplicated file.

overall, very grateful for our cosponsors, supervisor mandelman and preston now. without a doubt, this could not have happened without director regina dick-endrizzi, veronica from planning was really a superior expert in how planning code would be affected, jennifer from dph and her input of how they already regulate. they were allowing dph to do the appropriate work and keeping planning in its own lane. veronica from the city's attorney's office. hannah and christine from san francisco massage were instrumental in driving this forward and creating the advocacy.

thank you. i hope for your support today. >> thank you. commissioners, do we have any questions? seeing none, do we have any public comment? >> there is no public comment. >> seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners, do we have a motion? >> i will move to adopt this file to the board. >> i second. >> moved by vice president, seconded by commissioner dickerson. i will call the role. [roll call] motion passes

unanimously. >> thank you, amy. thank you. this is something that the director has been working on for a very long time. there is a bit of wrapping the story up in a balance. it has a nice narrative arc to it. thank you. >> thank you, amy. >> next item, please. >> item five is resolution making findings to allow teleconference meetings under california government code. this is a discussion and action item. the commission will discuss and vote on the resolution that is considered or reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency and that the state of

emergency continues to directly impact the ability of members to meet safely in person or state or elected officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing. >> great. who is our presenter? >> i can talk about this, but this is just a renewal. >> i know what it is, but i was just wondering if there's a printer. i didn't actually mean that. i don't think anybody else does. i just didn't know if there would be a presentation. commissioners, do we have any questions? >> how long will the meetings be on zoom or is there any? >> there is no indication of one meetings will go back to in person. >> okay. >> commissioner adams, i have heard that either sfmta or the

entertainment commission believes that they will go back to in person in january. >> i have heard that too. >> i think we will -- before we make any moves, we will wait to see who is on the commission and see what the rest of the city is doing and we will probably be in the middle of the pack. let's put it that way. >> okay. >> so, is there anyone on the line for public comment? >> we have two listeners but no one here for public comment. >> seeing none, public comment is closed. i will go ahead and move to adopt the resolution. >> i will second. >> motioned by the president and seconded by commissioner adams. commissioner adams? >> w.

[ roll call ] motion passes unanimously. >> great. next item, please. >> item six, approval of legacy business registry applications. discussion and action item. the legacy business program manager will be presenting. richard, let me give you the presentation responsibilities. >> good afternoon, president and vice president, commissioners, city staff and members of the public.

i richard from legacy business program management. before you are five applications for your consideration for the legacy business registry. each application includes a staff report, a draft resolution, the application itself and a case report and draft resolution from the planning department. the applications were submitted to planning on november 3rd and heard by the historic preservation commission on december 1st. item six a is dark garden unique course of treating. the business designs and produces corsets both ready-to-wear and custom, as well as custom designed wedding attire. dark gordon -- dark garden unique course a tree was founded in 1989. i didn't became the sole owner in 1988. it produces corsets and facemasks and offers accessories, clothing, hats made by local designers. when the business was founded,

course the tree was a dying craft, now dark garden is at the epicenter of the industry. they have trained 100 people in the art of course, a tree. it contributes to the vital life of the community. it forster's -- it fosters a body positive culture that is accessible to everyone. the core feature must maintain on the legacy business registry. it is a clothing store featuring custom corsets. item six b. is hyde street studios. the business is a musical recording studio established in 1980. hide street studios is the successor to a renowned studio which occupied the facility from 1969 to 198 -- 1980 and was used

with grateful dead and other artists, to name a few. it covers the legacy of recording studio and is the longest running multiroom recording studio still operating in the bay area. it offers professional music and audio recording and mixing services in its historic and acoustic engineer designed studios. the studios were designed to maximize sound isolation with several having a floating door and the room layout to prevent any outside noise. the studios are each outfitted with the latest and most advanced recording equipment resulting in technically -- technically accurate and clear recordings. item six c. is performing arts workshop inc. the business as an arts and education nonprofit founded in

1965. performing arts workshop provides arts instruction for more than 4200 youth per year, offering classes in dance, music, spoken word, theatre and other forms of expression. organizations are run from the geneva powerhouse in district 11. the performing arts workshop mission is to help young people develop critical thinking, creative suppression and essential learning skills through the arts. eighty-two% of the students who participate in the program where students of color and 51% were from low income families. despite the challenges imposed by the covid-19 pandemic, they never ceased operations and quickly pivoted to distance-learning to ensure students could continue their courses. next year, they will offer evening, summer, and we can programming as they provide accessible and engaging instruction for students and their families. the court feature tradition the business must maintain is arts programming for youth.

item six d. is, hey, margarita. is a third-generation family-owned mexican restaurant in the restaurant -- richmond district. it is a popular gathering spot in the neighborhood, with a welcoming atmosphere and neighborhood feel. the restaurant's frequent leave the site of social, political and school meetings, at a popular venue for birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. it draws patrons from every neighborhood, age group, and profession across san francisco. the business is defined by the physical features including a horseshoe-shaped bar, neon marquee, mexican-style stained glass windows and aztec masks, which were first displayed at the golden gate international exhibition on treasure island. it is committed to maintaining an anchor tenant of the richmond district with friends and family can gather for years to come. the core feature tradition the business must maintain is restaurant featuring mexican

cuisine. item 60 is vietnam's -- vietnamese restaurant. it is a authentic vietnamese restaurant founded in 1977, serving traditional cooking of vietnam. customers can watch the preparation of their dishes with the open kitchen set up. the restaurant as a pillar of the south of market and tenderloin communities and is frequented by locals, theatregoers, shoppers, and tourists alike. it has garnered a reputation for delicious, affordable food through word-of-mouth and numerous features in local publications. the viennese restaurant is known for its association with a famous chef, julia child, we dined at the restaurant in 1985 with her husband and jim would, a food and wine editor with the san francisco examiner. in this business is promoted on the cover of their menu with an excerpt from a well-known san francisco columnist.

the core feature tradition the business must maintain is restaurant featuring vietnamese cuisine. all five businesses met the three criteria required for listing on the registry and all five received a positive recommendation. the office of small-business staff recommend adding businesses to the registry and has drafted five resolutions for your consideration. a motion in support of the businesses should be framed as a motion in favor of the resolutions. thank you. this concludes my presentation. i'm happy to answer any questions there might -- there might be business representatives who maybe on the line to speak on behalf of the application during public comment. >> thank you. commissioners, do we have any questions? vice president? >> yeah,, i just want to give a shout out to the business.

they are hands-on with their customers and really in a safe and beautiful environment that they create. the vietnamese restaurant, i spent a lot of time working on sixth street and they are really part of the community. i'm really glad to see them on this list. >> thank you. commissioner dooley? >> when i was a young dancer, i did my first workshop and performances with the performing arts workshop, which, at that point in time was in a different location, but i'm so excited to see that's the program is still going on. i know it meant a lot to me and i'm sure it is continuing to make a big difference in the lives of many kids.

i'm delighted to see them on this list. >> thank you. are there any other commissioner comments? so, as a former musician, i have to say a couple things about hide street studios. every single one of us has listened to and loved songs that were recorded there. everything from creedence clearwater revival, so many of their classic songs were recorded in that studio. it used to be a different name. it is a legendary recording studio in the music industry. the grateful dead were there, santana, more recently, you know, many green day, tupac, the

list is unbelievable, and for any recording studio to still be alive now with the advent of digital recording, with the demise of cds and cassettes, it is something -- the way that people listen to music now is all streaming so it is very hard for artists to make a living. it is absolutely incredible that they are still here and still swinging. i'm glad they are. i believe i have recorded there. i can't quite remember. i have recorded in a lot of studios so they all blur together, but even if i haven't, i hope someday i will in the future. just really, really excited that they are still here. i just wanted to add my comments. is there any public comment? >> yes, we have one person in the queue.

>> great. please proceed. >> hi, my name is jennifer. is it my turn to talk? >> it sure is. >> okay. okay, you guys, hi, my name is jennifer corwin and i have tm margarita restaurant. i will talk for one minute. i want to thank you for this opportunity. i just want to say, what a worthwhile commission this is. it is appreciated what you guys are doing and i don't think people tell you that enough. in addition, rick, you have been incredibly advantageous, beneficial, helpful from the beginning to the end, and i want to say thank you. please come and see me at the restaurant so i can finally meet you in person. of course, this is my first experience with the legacy

business registry, but i have enjoyed the process of going back in time. i had fun doing it. i had to focus on all the right pieces and make sure all were in the right place. i was already humbled and grateful of the legacy that tm margarita has come -- has become. i know my grandmother would be proud, but this process has made me even more grateful and proud to be part of it. i just wanted to let you guys know i very honored. thank you. >> thank you. are there any other callers on the line? >> that was the last caller. >> okay. seeing no more callers, public comment is closed. commissioners, do we have a motion? >> i will motion to approve these legacy businesses. >> i will second.

>> motioned and seconded. i will call the role. [ roll call ] motion passes unanimously. >> great. next item, please. >> item seven is legacy business program annual report. this is a discussion item. the commission will review and discuss the legacy business program annual report. again presenting we have richard, legacy business program manager.

>> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm the legacy business program manager. today i presenting a draft 2021 annual report for the legacy business program, which you can find on the supporting document's webpage for today's meeting. this is the first annual report for the legacy business program. reporting information through march 2021. the report summarizes the activities of the program and features the same categories as previous annual reports, with the exception of a legacy business historic preservation front, which is specifically -- specifically the rent stabilization grant for the report. the annual report was

technically due to the board of supervisors on june 1st, but delayed again due to the coronavirus pandemic. the san francisco and music entertainment venue recovery fund, which was created in response to covid-19, diverted significant time away from the legacy business program in the spring and summer, but we expect to be back on track schedule -wise for the next annual report. for the legacy business registry, we added 37 businesses to the registry since the previous annual report and made major additions and improvements to our internal database so it would fully support the new legacy business registry website. since the program began in 2015, a total of 369 businesses have been nominated by mayors or supervisors. 342 businesses applied for the registry, and 276 businesses were added to the registry through march 31st 2021. there is extensive data in the report regarding these businesses. as of tonight, we have added 302 businesses to the registry.

for marketing, we issued a request for proposal to select a contractor for marketing in a new website. we have selected local firms, we worked with our contractor are you ready to affix to finalize the bronze plaque design and select recipients for around one of the bronze plaques. we posted 11 facebook posts -- posts and 20 v. twitter tweets promoting these businesses. in march 2021, the office of small business launched a new business for the legacy business registry. the website features a business directory of all the active legacy businesses and is tied directly to our database. as our marketing program progresses over time, we will be adding new webpages and enhanced features to the website. is this assistance services through the san francisco small business development centre are tracked in the annual report.

for the first nine months of fiscal year 2021 through march 31st, we provided 261.5 hours of service to 58 legacy business clients. since 2015, we provided 2,131.75 hours of technical services, to these 273 businesses. the rent stabilization grant provides an incentive for landlords to enter into long-term leases with legacy businesses. the grant, which is paid annually over multiple years consisted of 421st time grants from 2017 through march 2021, totaling $640,000 for an average of just over $15,000 per grant. when you add in these grants since 2017, the office of small business has paid nearly $2 million in grants through march 2021. the annual report features the budget for fiscal year 2021 and

2022, which i will go over in detail. $20,400 for program expenses and $1 million for grants is a standard amount that we received in the annual budget. there was 75,500 in the budget as an ad back from the board of supervisors for program assistance, which we are using for website and marketing. they were carryforward amounts of about 70 do thousand four bronze plaques with priority architectural graphics and $54,000 from the board of supervisors add back from the board of supervisors for program assistance, which we are using for website and marketing. these are multiyear contracts, they recovered funds carried forward into the contract. it was also a small ad back of about $5,500 for the rent stabilization grant. under expenses, we had our first

expenditures for the bronze plaque contract, totaling $3,600. and the first expenditures for the website our marketing. you can see here, 46,700 for the new legacy business registry website. rent stabilization grant expenditures for 2021 were about $700,000. this is through the end of the fiscal year. $88,000 carried forward through fiscal year 21-224 bronze plaques through priority architectural grants. and 82,800 carried forward for the marketing plan with design media. application fees are the accumulation of all the one time 50-dollar application fees that businesses pay for being on the registry. they carried forward indefinitely until such time

that we included in the annual budget, which we have not done this year. carryforward for the rent stabilization grant was $310,000. it is important at this stage to have rent stabilization grants carryforward each fiscal year as it will prolong the number of years the grant will be fully funded, considering it is expected 1 million-dollar annual budget allocation. this provides greater stability for san francisco's legacy businesses. that brings us to the 21-2022 budget which is the current fiscal year. the office of small business received a 100,000-dollar add back from the board of supervisors to hire an employee to help with the legacy business program. 2,040,100,000 our standard annual allocations, sorry, 1 million. again, it is the standard allocation. 75,000 for marketing.

we have received 400,000-dollar add back from the board of supervisors, which is funding the new legacy business grant for businesses. the carryforward from last fiscal year are indicated here. we just went through the hiring process for new community develop specialist to help with marketing for the legacy business program. we made a conditional offer to a candidate last week and we expect a new employee to begin working in january but there is enough funding through the $100,000 for nine months. some funding should carryforward 222-23. the program expenses, we will use just over $17,000 for translation services, printing, and marketing. $32,000 will be spent on manufacturing and installing for the first round of 19 bronze plaques which were installed a couple weeks ago.

we are very excited about that project. $57,000 will carryforward, which we will calculate will pay for 29,000 plaques. we expect to fully expands the 59,000 remaining on the design media contract by june 2020. and we have about 100,000 initiatives independent of the design media contract. with the new community develop specialist, we will determine the best project for these. the application fees are expected to be about $18,000 by the year and. and lastly, second to last, the stabilization grants are expected to be $950,000 and this is critical to have carryforward to keep the grant fully funded. we expect to fully spend $400,000 for the legacy businesses.

program challenges are the fiscal year of the annual report and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, escalating staff obligations and escalating these budget issues. major upcoming activities for the fiscal year and beyond our manufacturing and installing plaques, designing virtual plaques and plaques as alternatives to bronze plaques. [please standby for captioner switch]

>> commissioner adams. >> i just want to say this is good. again, what an excellent job you've done and i'm starting to see some of those flats out there a couple of the businesses so everybody else on the commission, if you know legacy business, make sure they

get and display them. but again rick, this is a great job. it wasn't aneasy task and you did it . you. >> chair: i want to second commissioner adams comments and point out how many people go out of their way to mention the help that you give them on the legacy business program and elsewhere. so thank you for all of your hard work, looking forward to what we get done with legacy business next year. this looks like a great recitation and i appreciate everything you do. >> public commenters on the line go ahead. >> hello? yes.

president laguana thank you for taking my call. this is david huie zouzounis. i want to pile out on those shout outsfor rick . he walked us through the legacy business process very supportive theentire way and i appreciate that . and executive director victor, thank you for reminding the citizens of san francisco how important small business is to our community. thank you very much. >> president: thankyou. any other colors online ? okay. seeing none, public comment is closed. next item please. >> clerk: item 8, small office of small business annual repor . the commission will review and

discuss the office of small business annual report for fiscal year 2019 20 and 2021 . presenting to today is director andrew z. >> yes. okay. so commissioners, there we go. so as rick had noted, one is we are doing a two-year annual report because the 1920 report would have been due approximately around december of 2020. and we were in the throes of the pandemic and so again, we

are getting caught up and the 2021 report is several months delay. so we're combining both years. and some places in the report you will see an aggregate of reporting data and at other points this is separatingout of the report .of the different years. all right. okay. the report covers an overview of the office. what was accomplished. we do have a specific covid question because of the two-year overlap of the reportingperiod . and then what's ahead for the

office and department and lessons learned and then a budget. so we start off the report providing an overview of the mandate and the predominant mandate that we highlight are the ones that are proposition d, proposition i, proposition . but what i've included here is also the ordinances that also guide and direct the activityof office of small business . so just a quick recap.the small business commission was established and created in 200 , proposition d established small business commission as a charter commission and then subsequently was followed up by ordinance to determine the powers and duty of the commission . in 2007, proposition i

established the office of small business and predominantly mobile business assistance center and then in 2015 the ordinance creating the legacy registry brought 2015 that also have proposition j which created thehistoric preservation fund .then 2021 the ordinance establishing the neighborhood anchor registry and then also it also included a, the neighborhood anchor business registry business grants and loans, a program that will need to be created to cover those areas still along with the neighborhood anchor legacy. and then in 2019 our office was slated to work with the tenants for the active space to help

these tenants guide them through the legislation and the zoning that allowed these tenants which is prominent predominantly for massage based businesses that were in that building were going to be evicted and supervisor ronen wrote legislation that allowed those businesses to stay 10 years so we were assigned to help those businesses through the process once the zoning circulations wentthrough at which we have done and that process is completed . i've also highlighted that the 2021 then you fund which you know, the $3 million was allocated and we have distributed most of that. that's not assigned under article 16.

which article 16 of the administrative code is everything that is either through a ballot measure or ordinances assigned to the office ofsmall business , small business commission gets listed under article in the advanced code of the municipal code the venue fund while it's been assigned to the office of smal business to administer , it is actually listed under an ordinance listed under the administrative code under article 8 funds. so, but it is the program and projectof the office of small business . then there is the organization chart. we have a small business commission which provides the governance andoversight for the office . and i report to you, the

director works to the small business commission and to the right of that you will see the policy analyst commission territory, that position works and reports to both you and i. and then in terms ofoffice operations , we have a small business commission supervisor which ismarked again , case manager is the public information officer to work with other departments and then carl hands themarketing such as social media . and then another case manager and also abe program manager rhea aguilando and case management, simplified case management and then we have legacy business program manager richard carrillo.

so those that are assigned to case manager positions are the ones that through the client services as a business assistance center. so we are now moving into the section of what was accomplished so for the small business commission he highlights there's a little more detail in the full report . you made recommendations on 40 pieces of legislation, reviewed 55 local policy initiatives and proposal. past four resolutions and reviewed two pieces of state legislation. a majority of the recommendation and proposals during this time didn't relate to the economic recovery and did influence the outcomes of recommendations in the economic recovery task force. for the smallbusiness assistance center , for fiscal

year 19 20, the first eight months wewere in our what i call normal operations pre-pandemic . what i want to highlight is excuse me, i'm providing a graph of our client services and the number of clients served starting with 1516 so you can begin to see. it's always been a pretty steady increase but this is a more escalating increase then we have had prior to 1516. and so i do want to highlight that in the first eight months, of 1920 we were 40 percent over the year 1819 and then of course the pandemic it and it really spiked our client services.

taking a look atfiscal year 1920 , so excuse me, 2021. as the pandemic, as operations began to normalize, businesses were to open back up. we're still living under covid but this businesses are able to be open andoperating . and so we consider june of 2021 coming to the end of the demarcation for the business assistance center in terms of facilitatingservices and relationship to the pandemic crisis . so all of our services have that overlay in terms of operations particularly where we are working near new businesses. so because the 1920 fiscal year

in client services was somewhat of an abnormality interms of normal operations because of the pandemic , taking a look at our client services for 2021, again to normalize i am doing a comparison of the percentage increase over 1819. and so if you see on the chart down here, we are approximately 27.5 out of 27.5 percent increase in client services over 1819. i hope that makes sense. and to note that we are providing this ever-increasing number with essentially you know, with the addition of one other case manager with the addition of one kind of partial

case manager since the opening of the office of mall business in 2008. non-english services provided. 7.89 in spanish and 4.24 in chinese. that's an average and we do see pretty consistently the top industries of the clients served are in food services, certain services and nail salons. personal services, the retail trade and professional and technical services and those are outlined in a little more detail in the annual report. so again, under ds the ac i wanted to highlight that prior to the pandemic 40 percent of the clients we serve are in their pre-startup phase.

these are businesses coming to the office of small business wanting to get information about what is thelicensing . what is the permitting requirements for them to open their business. usually so that they can then goaway and provide their business plan to figure out their financing . and then we do have 20 percent that we classify as startups which means that they areready to engage and start the licensing and permitting process . 20 percent forexisting businesses but during the pandemic , there's kind of a flip. so 64 percent of the businesses served our existing businesses, clearly that's obvious. you know with the existing businesses that we are in, the crisis because of thepandemic that we did serve some pre-startup and start up . during that time period as well.

the number of clients that we serve in relationship is closing or expanding new business or business acquisition orrelocating their business, those percentages are pretty much thesame as in our normal years of operation . and then , we also one of the things that we did do in response to covid was we increased the number of the newsletters that we sent out so in fiscal year we sent out 102. both fiscal years combined it was 159. we did google translation so that we could provide real-time information in other languages. we did google translate for our english newsletters. not the most ideal but it was very helpful for our businesses add language needs to be able to get information about the

grants, loans, health directives, things of that sor . and if they needed additional clarity they didcontact the office . we did see for the san francisco development alliance, the organization under that entity at the council of district merchants all work went a few times sections of the newsletter. you can see that for our languages that we translated, the most read was chinese. the second in spanish and we did have individuals read into gallic, russian and arabic, all the other languages we translated those into the newsletter. again for fiscal year 20-21 200 newsletters were sent out. open rate is 28.93.

that's a pretty good number. then click through 7.94.our average rate was at seven percent or .07 and then unsubscribe at 4.07 so we did receive a good deal of positive feedback for our newsletters and so proud of what our business counselors were able to push back on in addition to the high number of the increased volume of business assistance that they provided . and then i won't repeat what rick just provided you in terms of his reportbut these are some again of the key highlights . that were accomplished in those two years. i summarized each year and then for the commission, i want to

highlight the work that you did during the response. so in march ninth of 2020 the resolution urging the city, you drafted the resolution or pass a resolution excuse me urging the city to expeditiously support our small businesses. you sent a letter to the mayor and board of supervisorsurging federal relief . that needed to be advocated fo . may 13 a letter to the economic recovery task force on small-business recommendations. there were 56. a good number of those recommendations ended up in the land use recommendations ended up with proposition eight, small business recovery act. you propose that there should be businesses should be one year of license and permit fee waivers but you didn't

necessarily say a first-year free but you did articulate the need to have one year free for licensing for new businesses opening and so that is reflected in the first year free. you opine on the need for getting third-party deliveries under control. so i'm going to highly recommend that you go back to that document and take a look at it and just really mend your self for the number of recommendations that you submitted in may of 2020. just you know, two months into the pandemic that have been implemented and dealt with in some form or fashion either through legislation or programs . and then in december you sent a

follow-up letter to the mayor and board of supervisors about additional relief that was needed. and then in december resolution urging support for entertainment and nightlife which resulted in the venue fund. and then of course, the all-important survey that was done in conjunction with san francisco state university and provided with over 500 small businesses responding and provided a wealth of information understanding the impact of covid on our small businesses. then this is a highlight of kind of month by month in terms ofthe number of businesses served .so again, the highest spike was in march and april 2020. so then the next in june we see kind of a decrease in november

december when pretty much things were shut down there wasn't any more additional federal funding relief . local orstate funding relief . so there wasn't much more that could beoffered in support for businesses at that particular time . and then to the right is just you know, retract the need. of the request of assistance needed and of course the highest number of clients that contacted us were in need of financial service. of financial assistance. the second we said general guidance. this washelping businesses navigate through the health directives . and not all businesses fit neatly in the boxes of how the

health directives were issued so helping businesses understand how to apply the health directives to their business type or getting clarity from the city attorney and the department of public health in terms of you know, how the guidance applied to certainbusinesses . and then, that's also reopening guidance and then early on we had a number of businesses needing assistance on how to handle the workforce and of course real estate guidance as well. and then for additional response with our legacy business, with the legacy businesses the soccer creative group who created the logo and design created free ads in may and june for our legacy businesses not only for us to promote us if we did our e-news letter and social media but for thebusinesses to be able to use

as well . before we had access to free personal protective equipment, rick reached out to the legacy businesses and asked if they were interested in beingput on a list . so that you could have a fee to support and providing personal protective gear. we were being contacted by businesses who didn't know where to access it. they tried to go on amazon but amazon was completed so we together this personal protective list and it endedup growing . it ended up growing by businesses contacting us and wanting to be added so it wasn't just masks and hand sanitizer but it was helping businesses also you know, build the sneeze guards and things of that sort.

and then of course we had the music and entertainment venue fund that 70 grants were awarded to music and entertainment venues . and then lessons learned. this is you know, for you president laguana that we need to improve our technology to be able to communicate with small businesses quicklyand efficiently and particularly in times of emergency . and then we discovered a number of issues around business registration, vin formations with social security. that businesses were challenged in being able to applyfor grants . when we saw this challenge, be discrepancies where businesses had opened their business here in san francisco before they really have their business plan

and what have you they would register as a sole proprietor and then as they got the business open and it was working probably with a tax account they formed an llc. they would register as an llc at the state but not go back and change theirbusiness registration . so the state and federal government required those alignments that their business formation online . when we saw that this discrepancy would prevent businesses from the people to apply, the local grants remove thatrequirement . but at the state and federal level, that department needed to match and the challenge is that then to go back and change our business registration, it

would mean you would have to close out this business, restart a new business under the llc which then would trigger both re-permitting process and so we did have to deal with businesses which either did not have the financial means of redoing the permitting process or the time to complete that process if they did have the financial means to be able to access some of the funding grants that wer available. so that's just one example . there is in the report several other examples, but just the non-alignment with business formation, this is something i think is a lesson learned for us about working to communicate with businesses and particularly businesses that are opening with a sole proprietor business registration that we know will

probably need to engage in permitting once they start opening their business to make sure that gets directed.and then of course the commission has noted and we have seen that virtual attendance, the business community has increased its virtual, its presence by being able to attend board of supervisors meetings, commissionmeetings, other commissioner for meetings . by being able to attend them virtually and so hopefully we will be able to continue with that. the ability for businesses to be able to attend both in person and virtually after the commission is able to be, is able to return to in person meetings. and then lookingahead , you

will continueto provide policy recommendations for economic recovery .the economic mitigation working group that is now kind of reenacted and reactivated, so our office is working. commissioner zouzounis and kerry are working with president walton's office on the recommendations and then of course the commission will continue its work under the guidance of commissioner zouzounis around inequitable and outdated anti-loitering laws. and then also the small-business commissions racial equity committee coming up is to work on the completion of adoption of a resolution that affirms racial equity in the sbc's department of work

and expanding the capability of commission members to hear from first voices so to bring diverse voices greater into the commission'swork . and then looking ahead for the sbc legacy business that we have the neighborhood business program. the small business assistance center will be adding 2 new positions that are currently slated for 49 , it will be at the permit center to be able to assist and work with the permitting agencies and they've already established that this is a need that they are really looking forward. they're looking forward to having the presence of the office of small business at the permit center for providing that support and as we provide

holistic assistance, that will be coming up in a year. then legacy business, continue with the plaque installation. so i think in the future you're going to need to sort of work in support of budgeting wise to see if we can escalate the number of plaques being installed for the upcoming years because at the rate we're going it will take many years so but that is a budgeting component . so that all of our legacy businesses that are able to have a plaque on the exterior of their building are able to do so and then of course the neighborhood anchor and there is one full-time fte that rick has identified that will be soon coming on with the program and then the neighborhood anchoring business program is

to hire the one fte and implement a program director, future director katie can will be overseeing and implementing. and just high-level budget for each year first of all overhead so personnel does include salary andbenefits . the overhead bus pay our operational expenses. the legacy business program i did not include carryforward but in this particular budget that's rick so he provided you with that detailed information and then just taking a look at the total for the department budget. you can see that in fiscal year 19-20 was 5 million 2400 and

that was the 500,000 was through and out back by the board of supervisors assistance grant and with that , thank you for your indulgence and time for this report. and the presentation and i wil , i'm happy to take any questions, clarifyingquestions you may have . that was a lot. you're doing quitea bit . >> it's a lot to see all in on place like that . we have collectively done a lot but very much with your guidance. do wehave any questions ? carrie, could you do me the

kind favor of sending both the annual report and the legacy business annual report to myself and the other commissioners? we can spend some more time analyzing this and thinking about this. seeing no comment, is there any public commenters on the line? >> clerk: there is nobody on the line.>> president: the mind reels. there's just so much going on and so much to absorb and i particularly agree with all your comments on opportunities going forward. particularly asyou know improving our communication . so with that, next item please.

>> clerk: item of small-business updates, this is a discussion item is entered by director dick-endrizzi. >> okay. i will provide thatin just a moment . commissioners, i just want to make sure before you as we go through the transition of director for me to katie kane just provide you with our budget update for fiscal year 2022. our fiscal years are july 1 through june 30. so i've broken thisout in a little more detail but

currently , what our budget allocation is for personnel is wehave the director position . we have the 4 sec staff and as i noted we technically just have three and we have a public service training he who ... helps with business but then more simplifies business counseling. we have the legacy business program manager and fund a person in the small business development center, a past fte in small business development center to provide thattechnical assistance for legacy businesses .then that total budget is 1,258,000 195.

then in addition, what's being added this year. the staff is going to grow as the programs grow but to the two additional sba staff for the permit center the one legacy business person that rickhas spoken of . and then the one neighborhood anchoring business program staff fte that's assigned. so that is an additional $651,988. the total personnel that's budgeted for this fiscal year is 1,000,910. 910,183. and then our overhead has gone up a little bit from the previous years so that's159,522 . our operational expenses, i've

broken this out and pulled in some of the legacy business and anchorbusiness programs expenses under operating . so to summarize our briefing we budget for this year 47,875 to be able to ensure that the small business community has access to the meetings by sfgov.org. general operating expensesare at 52,938 . the legacy business it's sort of annual operating expensesis 20,400 . that's definitelyallocated every year . then this year we have an additional legacy business marketing which is part of the budget for this year but it's not part of the budget annually. that's the 75,500 that rick highlighted.

the neighborhood anchoring business, there is a one time budget that's been budgeted as part of the ad back in 80,000 to work on marketing and to conduct a survey of the neighborhood anchoring businesses once that program is up and going and then annually the neighborhood anchoring business is going to receive a $25,000 allocation as part of its annual sort of operational and programmatic support. and then for the legacy business grant program and the known carryforward or for this fiscal year at 1,000,500 thousand 400. so this now increases the overall budget for the office at 3,000,678 thousand 596. and then i did want to show you

now what the organizational chart looks like . so over here to the right i have removed the public service division, this was a temporary position. the person who occupied that position has moved on to another job so this was a temporary position , this position will not carryforward for right now. so what you do see is we have our current three business case managers. we have the two additionalcase managers or permit center . we have rick of the legacy business program and then the new position for to support the legacy business program. and then the neighborhood anchoring assistance program manager so just to provide you with a visual in terms of how the office will be structured

once everybody willbe hired. so once everybody is hired . and with that i'm happy to take any questions that you may have with regard to the budget this year. again, this is not for you to approve. it's to give you an idea so that you know what's ahead for the new director and some of the program focus that she will be experiencing asshe comes on at the first of the year .>> do we have anyquestions ? do we have any public comment? >> we do not. >> seeing on public comment is closed. next item. >> clerk: item 10, resolution number 005-2021, sbc disabled access credit expansion act of 2021. this is a discussion and action

item. the discussion may take action on a resolution requesting the board of supervisors to adopt a resolution that urges congress to pass the disabled access credit expansion act of 2021. presenting today is director david grayson. >> thank you carrie. this is resolution is urging the board of supervisors to adopt a resolution to urge all federal elected to take action on the disabled tax credit. and for your information, when the board of supervisors adopts the resolution . it is essentially and it is forwarded either to our state or federal electives. it essentially is the city saying we want you tosupport this measure and take action on it and ensure it gets passed . so that's why we are urging the board of supervisors to draft and adopt a resolution. this this tax credit extension

so apparently the taxcredit right now is 10,000 , approximately 10,000 but you can take up to 50 percent of 10,000 so that's $5000. this will increase the tax credit to ... and i amrealizing i am forgetting the full number . >> i believe it's a ceiling of 10,500 for the credits. >> 20,000 or the new act is for both the senate. let me bring up the resolution and i really apologize commissioners were not having my notes that are prepared . >> but it is essentially doubling the available tax credit amount. and which is you know,

something that is really important particularly since we are now as we all know there have been a good deal of you know, ada lawsuits. this will substantially help businesses to be able to offset the cost of remediating the barriers . and it does but i guess one thing i failed to say is that currently if you businesses that have $1 million or less in revenue are able to take advantage of thecurrent tax credit . and that tax credit hasn't changed since 1998. that dollar amount. so this will now the businesses to $2.5 million in revenue.

you can take advantage of the tax credit. and it increases the tax credi , the total tax credit it increases the total if you have expenses up to 20,500 you can take a credit on 50percent so that's now 10,250 . you can take a tax credit on you know, $10,250 worth of expenses should you have over 10,000 so to speak. half of what that is. and then there is an additional tax deduction at 15,000. that dollar amount isnot being adjusted. but essentially , with those two things combined, if you did

have a $20,000 expenditure for over, you can combine both the tax credit and the deduction. i know i'm not explaining that too clearly. so what again, this is something that has been needed for along time . i understand tax credits are beneficial overtaxed adoptions. and so again, this is benefiting small businesses. so there now that have a revenue of 2.5 million and increasing the tax credit from 10,000. from $10,000 worth of eligible expenses $5000 worth of tax credits to $20,500 worth of eligible expenses or 10,215 in

tax credits. i'll leave it at that. so i just am not continuing to make things confusing and if we need a little bit more clarity let me know. >> i've got just fine commissioners any questions ? is there any publiccomment ? >> no one's online.>> do we have a motion? >> motion to approve this resolution for the tax credit, disabled tax credit. >> moved by commissioner adams, seconded by president laguana. [roll call vote] motion passes

unanimously . >> president: great. next itemplease . >> item 11 approval of meeting minutes >> president: any questions or amendments ? is there any public comment? >> clerk: there is no one on the line. >> president: i moved to accept theminutes . >> i will second. >> moved by president laguana, seconded by commissioner dickerson . i willcall the role . [roll call vote]

>> clerk: motion passes unanimously. >> president: next item please. >> item 12, general public comment. this is a discussion item which allows members of the public to comment on items within a small business commission's jurisdiction butnot on today's calendar and suggest new agenda items for future consideration . >> president: arethere any colors on the queue? >> clerk: we have no colors on the queue . >> president: next item. >> clerk: directors report,

update and report on the office of small business and small business assistance center, department programs policy and legislative matters and announcements regarding small business activities. this is a discussion item . >> caller: this is my last and final directors report to you. so i'm going to start off with some legislative updates items that have passed through the board of supervisors that you have heard is the waiver on the fee banners, public works code for the temporary tree occupancy for sidewalks during the holiday season . the update on the regulations forthe cannabis code .the supervisors passed requests for creating the 10 a for the sheriff's department and then

the temporary suspension of the cannabis tax. that was extended another year or so passed the board of supervisors and then the business and awning marquis. you heard that legislation a couple of monthsago . that passed and as noted today with the massage establishment zoning controls, its original legislation you heard a couple of months ago , that also passed the board of supervisors on its first reading. so all of those should accept for probably the fee waiver for the banner and for the public works and temporarysuspension , those will for 30 days after the mayor signs so most of those will take effect in january . and then in january for you,

things for you to look forward to interms of legislation is the graffiti abatement . lifting the suspension of the issuance of the certain violations and reinstating collection of certain fees and fines that will come before you andthen also , supervisor peskin is proposing additional amendments to the third-party delivery services. that will be coming before you. and then while this was referred to the commission but we are not hearing or you will not be hearing its the domestic workers access paid sick leave through the portable system that will likely be scheduled in january. that's before the commission but has reached the committee.

so other items legislatively that i also want to kind of bring to your attention policy wise attended the council merchants legislation committee meeting this morning. and so one of the key items that they talked about was the unpermitted individual spending on sidewalks. so food wise and merchandise wise. and some of this has gotten out of control because of a state legislation so we should all be reminded that we actually do have a permitting process for food vendors but they there are entities that do take advantage by doing nonregulated food parts in the evening. when we don't have an

enforcement. the key thing about the sb 946 that has affected the food vending is it does prior recruitment to respond to non-permitted vending in the public right-of-way fc 946 now prohibits that. so we don't have adequate enforcement from either public works for department of public health to deal withmonitoring as permitted food vending . so we used to have a permit called the peddlers permit that was under the police department and since sb 946 prevented any kind of permitting and enforcement by thepolice department , we currently don't have a permitting process for merchandise goods. in the public right-of-way in the city except for the court and the court recently created

its own preventing structure . for both well, the permitting structure for doing vending on the sidewalk and the courts domain. so the council of district merchants noted in many commercial districts that there's an uptick in the merchandise component of the being sold on the sidewalk and of course the frustration of the unpermitted food vendors. so i'm just bringing this to your attention because it was quite a bit of discussion something that is going to be i think important for them in the next year in 2022 to look at these direct. i know that the supervisor is

asked made mention of this and the mayor of course is very aware of that so that's also something to take a look at in the mayor's office as well. this may be something that comes before you maybe something that our office or the office of small business is askedto participate in and work on coming in 2022 . and then just to follow-up for the legacy business program alluded to it. we would have a five-year report based on opposition j on the effects of the historic preservation grants on preserving our legacy businesses. that was to have taken place during fiscal year i think 2021. and but because of the pandemic

that wasn't able to take place. the controller's officeis working on it . and had hoped to have it completed by the end of this calendar year but it's taking a little more time sothat is something for you to , that you will receive probably in the first quarter of 2022. where for the third quarter of the fiscal year but just know that the controller's office is working on that five-year report that is required by proposition j. and then as i noted earlier the tax are going up. rick will be sending you pictures andupdates . there's a total of 11, rick? 17, sorry.and so they are being all in one so i think once rick will completed you

will get pictures out to you and the list ofbusinesses that where the plaques are installed . and then some updates as the mayor did announce that stephanie covina was nominated to sf mta board of directors. and she worked with their action group. i guess this is well, she is nominated. she's nominating the board of supervisors able, they are able for the sf mta board of directors either to approve or not approve the mayor's nomination to the sf mta board of directors so the mayor made that announcement and stephanie will need to go before the board of supervisors to finalize this appointment. but i think that this is for

small business needs a good appointment that the mayor has made. and then you may have already received the announcement from last week that the mayor will be introducing legislation to provide businesses with additionaltime . to do the safety and accessibilitychanges to shared spaces . as always , that extension in time to make the x testability changes does not prevent somebody from being sued or having a non-acceptableshared space . it's just is providing the time for them to be able to make those changes but as always, with the federal ada it's anytime you are doing any sort of bill or tenant improvement in real-time, based on

accessibility requirements still are in place for you to do. so i just want to make sure there isn't any confusion should it happen because there are businesses that are receiving lawsuits for noncompliant shared spaces. so that just because the city is expending that time does not mean that they are not. they're still held accountable for being noncompliant. let me know if there's any questions on that. and then for the osb business counselingservices , due to some staffing shortages which i will elaborate for you not tonight but we are going to the closing the business assistance center for in person services until mid-february and we will still be providing it through email and phone the

appointments will be made for businesses that may need extensive counseling and this was done in consultation so a consultant bothof your future director , anything that's in the surface and how best to manage the situation so we all came to the conclusion that first 60 days we will beclosing for in person services . and then i want you to be aware that i will be working with your future director katie pan. we will be spending time together to help provide as smooth a transition as possible on the operations of the operant office and so that had radically. i'm very appreciative of both of you approving the recommendations for katie to be

the next director and the mayor appointing her to be able to have the opportunity totry to make the transition as smooth as possible . and then i think you did ask the question. we do not know yet. we haven't had an affirmative. there has been some discussion about returning to in person commission meetings at least four commissioners to be in person . sometime in januarybut we haven't received an affirmative on that . kerry will as soon as that takes place or as soon as it's determined kerry will be notified but i will be training carry on how to conduct and run the commission meetings in person so we will be having a training session before my departure. so hopefully that won't be too

long from now that you will be able to convene and be able to conduct your meetings in room 400 and kerry will be trained and no pickups. there will be no pickups for you lastly i wanted to share some observations from my time in england . so interestinglyenough , they do not have as strong of a mas mandate . they do have a very good vaccination rate but not as strong of a mask mandate so very interesting to, i wore my mass. but in shopping and definitely dining, people are not walking into the businesses with a mask on. so it's interesting, but then on the other hand the national health service makes it very

easy for tests as well. so i was in birmingham in the central part of the city and they had a thing called the christmas market and there was the nhs passing out free covid tests. it's just an interesting observation in terms of how their sort of handling and managing consumer confidence and getting out and engaging the businesses and activities so i think they recently did have a significant search in the new virus. but also, there was not as many vacancies as we have here. and then one other thing that i've already mentioned to commissioner zouzounis that

when i was in london staying in an area called back mri in the southeast london and on the high street, the commercial spaces are pretty big and pretty large and they just had this very organic but we've created and their new director katie kang created the zoning definition for retail so they just have these very organic flex retail commercial spaces that you might have a little bit of produce outfront and then a phone, business and then a hair salon in theback . and i all were busy, all were active so it just kind of just sort of hit me that one, the flex retail is something that is not being utilized.

and to the degree it can and we probably could have or organic activity with multiple businessesbeing in one space . and not to be too afraid to be over having to define what spaces go together. or what types of businesses go together but like you know the flex retail does not allow for food-based businesses but or at least more like open food-based businesses so it does allow for a limited restaurants and other things but so is just a very interesting one and it was interesting to see how lively the streets and businesses work. so you know, kind of my parting

words to the board of supervisors is we really made this huge catapult with proper age and our small business recovery act . in making things more simplified and nimble and my goodness, far more simplified and nimble and being able to open the business and now the first year free that wasn't there in the economic crisis of 2009 and 2010 when the office of small business first opened. so you know, just for i reminded them that there are other factors that come into play with his mrs. feeling confident. about opening which is needing to ensure that there is enough of a customer base that's going to becoming in and doing

business with you once you open . that's sensitive customer confidence as we see the pandemic kind of goup and down . rent as it necessarily fully come downeither . so just to give things time to find marinate in a way. like business ideas to marinate and you know, the knowing that we have a far more flexible and nimble promoting structure than we did in 2009 10 and the last economic crisis and businesses we are thinking creatively. so we need to allow that time for the creation i know the first year free has a limited one year time i think we will begin to see some very interesting businesses and business ideas coming forward but we also need to ensure that

how do we build that bridge to making people feel more confident about getting out and really engaging with our businesses and being inside of our businesses, not just on the outside of our businesses. so anyway, i'll just kind of leave it atthat . and thank you. happy to take any questions. >> commissioners, any questions west and mark. >> i have a quick question. director, thank youfor all your reports tonight . for flexible retail, i got an inquiry from a gallery owner that they're having trouble staying in business and i thought what retail would be a goodoption for them to look into . what's the best way to refer people to seeing what's feasible for flexible retail?

>> i would say even though we're shortstaffed it might still be refer them to osb or they could go osb. i think the things that to think about one is that it is a youth type so it might be a change of youth if they have to gothrough to be able to allow the flex retail . and it sort of do they have an idea of other businesses that they want to share their space with because to go through that change of youth you might want to ensure that they're going to gothrough it . you do have other business ideas that but once established and you can establish it more

narrowly if i recall correctly for more expensive. and if you establish it more expensive, businesses cancome and go . if your primary kind of. so i think even for the planning department and essentially even for some of the other regulatory agencies because we haven't really utilized it and seen it it will bea learning process for all agencies . >> but planning would be the first stop to see what needs changing. >> yes. i mean, because we have it be still have to establish the location as a flex retail location so you would have to

do a change of views. >> like, there's no uses that are already in line with that. itwould be a new use every time . >> once you establish that location and again , we still need to verify that the location will still work for flex use but once it's established , i think if i recall i can't this definitively because no one's really used it and accessed it. since was put in place or to my knowledge at least through osd but i think that you could establish it was more narrow parameters or more broad

parameters and you and i can talk the talk off-line in terms of you can make it broader so once this establishes flex use then you can have if you want to bring in like a little cafi thing or coffee thing and a clothing store but then the coffee thing wants to grow and become its ownbusiness you can bring something else in . as long as it's within the allowable uses within flex retail businesses can come and go in that space without having to go back to the planning department for approved use. >> that's helpful, thank you. >> president: anyother commissioner questions or comments ? is there any public comment? >> clerk: there is no public comment. >> president: public comment is closed.

next item. >>. >> clerk: item 14, commission discussion and business, allowing commissioners to report on recent small busines activities, make announcements of interest to the community and make inquiries of staff. allows commissioners to introduce newagenda items for future consideration this is a discussion item . >> president: are there any commissioner comments or questions or new business ? vice president zouzounis . >> thank you. i attended or was invited to an event put on by sons ofblack wall street and bsf filipino chamber of commerce . i think it's so amazing that merchants are still working together like this . it is something that's directly inline with what our racial equity committee wants to support . they're inviting each other to

sit on their advisory boards for different projects and its great president and collaboration so i just wanted to give them props for that and that was the main thing i had right now. i will give more updates on our racial equity committee goals as they come but we are creating some great policies, policy goals for our commissio . >> president: very good to hear. is there anything else or was that it? okay. commissioner adams. >> thank you everybody again for your kind words. to let you know i represented the small business commission on december 4, saturday in the

sunset merchants association. they actually had this cool thing. they had members of the council of district merchants and some others. we did up holiday lighting in the neighborhood and the inner sunsetwas rocking . i was so happy. so the cities starting to come back to life and we need to support these people that's it . >> president: thank you. commissioner ortiz-cartegena. >> this saturday it was the shop on 49... [inaudible] it was amazing. it had food, cultural aspects of the community. it was a big turnout but most of all it was a boost to the

law-enforcement district court ours. it was jumping with music and people started walking around the neighborhood so i guess we want to do a shout out to quattro and marianne thompson. it was really really fun and just what we need in our commercial corridor or . >> president: i was taking my son to get his booster shot and you pulled up right across the street from me i believe. i didn't see you but it was quite a party scene. lots of loud music and i was jealous. i was saying to thekids we should be out over there . commissioner huie. >> i wanted to share i will be hosting a workshop in the

richmond district on tuesday to just kind of i guess share information about ada issues to address the ada lawsuits we've had in the neighborhood and we have few resources coming for a little panel discussion. i'm hoping that we can get a nice little model down for future workshops so we can expand some of these workshops to other groups. my hope is that we can encourage our small business community to start thinking about how to make their businesses more accessible and more welcoming to all people. so i think i'm excited to see what kind of feedback the community members will give and

what types of questions they will have and things like that. looking forward to more workshops like this and looking forward to more conversations that are really positive. and moving towards moreprogress . >> president: commissioner dickerson . >> i have the privilege, we were invited to ... can you hear me? >> president: yes sorry. i was invited as an honorary number of the san francisco chamber of commerce we were invited to their mixer thatthey had at asia sf . that was my first experience a asia sf . and we had a blast. it was ... i'm so many.

any opportunity i get to meet new businesses but i was able to meet ... it was interesting, it was like a puzzle where i'm meeting these people and next they're telling me these businesses they are vice president of these banks but they were the most genuine authentic people that i met . and then we were ableto see some of the performers. i don't know if you all have been hsf .i had a blast and we've made a lot of connections and look forward to being back with that community again but i went on to capacities as a small business owner and then representing the commission this small business commission for us so it was exciting.>> thank you. is there any other commissioner comments or questions western mark any public comment.>> no

public comment. >> i am getting some interference from catherine in thebackground . it looks so comfortable andnice . next itemplease . >> item 15, adjournment. this is an action item. >> i would like to move to adjourn. and recognition and in the appreciation of commissioner dooley, commissioner adams and director dick and tracy, thank you so much for allyour work and your dedication . >> thank you. >> i think i need asecond . >> i believe youneed to read the closing announcements .

>> don't you have to say please showthe slide first ? >> please chose slide. >> we will end with a reminder the small business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the economic vitality of small businesses in san francisco and the end of the office of small business is the best place to get answers about doingbusiness in san francisco during the local emergency. if you need assistance with small business matters continue to reach out to the office of small business . and i think we can just go straight to the rollcall. >> commissioner adams.[roll call vote]. >>. [roll call vote] motion passes

and the meeting is adjourned 6:50 4 pm. >> president: thank you everybody. >> have a great holiday. >> the hon. london breed: good morning, everyone.

i'm san francisco mayor london breed, and i want to thank you all for joining us here today to talk about public safety on a whole other level in light of the challenges that our city continues to face. you know, this has been a problem that has persisted in the city for sometime now, and the fact is that things have gotten worse over time, and i want to thank a moment to appreciate our public safety officials today, some of whom you will hear from in a short moment, but thank you to our police chief, bill scott, for being here, our fire chief, jeanine nicholson, our sheriff, paul miyamoto, our director of

public health, dr. grant colfax, our department of public works director, shireen mcspadden, and our district supervisor, ahsha safai. in recent months, we've not only seen a rising number of criminal behavior, especially in the tenderloin that has become far too normal and cannot continue to be tolerated. all of our workers, our residents, and everyone who visits our city should feel safe no matter what part of town they're in, and i know

that san francisco is a compassionate city. we are a city that prides ourselves on second chances and rehabilitation, but we're not a city where anything goes. our compassion should not be mistaken for weakness or indifference. today, we're announcing a series of public safety initiatives to create a city that is safe and turns the tide on what we have recently seen in san francisco. and to be clear, what i'm proposing today, and what i will be proposing in the future will make a lot of people uncomfortable, but i don't care. at the end of the day, the safety of the people of san francisco is the most important thing to me, and we are past

the point where what we see is even remotely acceptable. the first of these initiatives is the tenderloin emergency plan, which is already underway. during covid, we showed what this city can do when we unify our efforts and we work together collaboratively. tlou our emergency action, we protected the health of the city, and san francisco was a national model for addressing covid. we saved lives. and let me say this: the tenderloin needs an emergency response, period. i spent a lot of time going to the tenderloin and have seen what's happening. we made a significant difference, but now, what i see is far, far worse. while there are still issues of needing to get people off the

streets and into housing, and there are also very important urgent safety issues. last week, i met with families from the tenderloin. their stories are heartbreaking. just imagine if you had to walk your kid down the streets of the tenderloin every single day with people shooting up, selling drugs, and because the sidewalks were so packed with people, you had to walk out on the street in incoming traffic on a regular basis. you've got these brand-new playgrounds where you don't even feel comfortable walking your kids to play in them because of everything they see around them, where you don't

feel safe. the unsafe streets, and the dirty streets, and when i say dirty, i mean the feces in the streets that department of public works will clean and have to come back just hours later. we can't keep doing the same thing and expect a different result. we need to be different, to act with urgency, and to be aggressive in countering these problems, and this is why i've directed mary ellen carroll, the director of emergency management, to lead our multiagency coordination on this effort, bringing the coordination and urgent

responses that we brought to covid this year. in essence, a covid command that will be a public safety command that will be specifically targeted at the tenderloin community, and i'm going to have mary ellen carroll walk-through the details of what this means. our priorities are focused on issues of drug dealing, private crime, public drug use, safe passage and accessibility for the people who live and work there, neighborhood cleanliness, housing resources, emergency medical calls, and we will be tackling illegal vending. in the short-term, that means taking actions like fixing the lights, adding additional lighting in very dark areas,

dealing with the trash all over the neighborhood, but it also means coordinating with the police and sheriff's office on felony warrant sweeps, which have led to the arrest of 23 individuals so far with outstanding warrants. these are some of the people who have been holding this neighborhood hostage, and our criminal justice system has a responsibility to hold them accountable. when the police make an arrest, the residents of the tenderloin should not see that same person back on the streets the next day dealing drugs right in front of their neighborhood. the next stage of this plan will roll out next month and continue for at least two months after that. the second stage will continue the progress made earlier on the law enforcement but interventions and connections of services to people facing evictions and other challenges,

but to be clear, we're not giving people choice anymore. we're not just going to walk by and let someone use in public daylight on the streets and give them choice of giving them to the location we have identified them or going to jail. this will involve outreach workers, social workers, police, and community workers working together, offering wraparound services at a new linkage site where people can start treatment, meeting people where they are, being the compassionate city that we are, but not tolerating the mess that we've had to tolerate. the final phase of this project involves keeping the streets safe for everyone who called

the -- who call the tenderloin home, and promoting safety and neighborhood support. this also includes long-term partnerships with community organizations and residents to maintain the improvements made during the crisis operations phase. the key will be to never let the tenderloin go back to what we are seeing today, to not go backward, to move forward, to feel and see a difference. but public safety isn't just about the tenderloin. we know that there are issues all over this city. our second initiative is targeting the illegal vending on our streets that is incentivizing the break ins and robberies like the ones we have seen at stores and small businesses throughout the city. and you know what's the sad

reality before i was even an elected official, everybody knew whatever they stole for cell phones, laptops, anything you steel in the city, you take it down to the tenderloin, and there's somebody waiting to give you cash for these items. i want you to know, these are not just victimless crimes, and these are not just property crimes. we're seeing stolen vehicles, physical violence, and the use of weapons. today, i'm introducing legislation to disincentivize theft by making the resale of stolen goods on the street more difficult. it will mandate highly visible posting of approved vendor

permits to make it simple and easy for inspectors for proof at any time and if they can't produce it, we will take action. it will allow the department of public works to associate with law enforcement. if there is a need to move an individual who's not complaint and the ability to confiscate goods. these are basic but important actions, and i want to thank supervisor safai for cosponsoring this legislation. we also need know that we need to give our officers more tools to effectively do their jobs. in 2019, the board of supervisors passed a law that effectively limited officers' use of camera feeds for certain situations. for what happened in union

square, they could not. when there were multiple robbery crews hitting multiple stores, they could not access those cameras, which is ridiculous. think about that. you're in an incident of severe looting, aurofficers are not able to use that other jurisdictions -- our officers are not able to use something that other jurisdictions use. we need amendments to clarify that officers are allowed to access these cameras when needed to address critical public safety issues. there is a balance to be had, i know, but right now, if our officers cannot use cameras during a mass looting event, then that policy is out of balance. we are actively working on

those amendments, with plans to introduce it in january, and my hope is that the board will support changes. lastly, we're increasingly asking our police department to do more. they're working overtime to address these challenges, including responding to the rash number of retail thefts, and expanding a number of deployments through our tourism deployment plan so when come here and support our economy, they feel safe, and they want to return, and we change the narrative about what people say about san francisco. and focusing on auto burglaries to make significant arrests on

prolific crews. they've done all of this -- our officers are committed to doing the work, and they're committed to keeping us safe, but everything they've been doing over the recent months and everything we've going to ask of them in the coming months before we pass a new budget is going to require more overtime funding, and it's going to require more police officers. my budget office is currently working with the san francisco police department and the chief to understand what the needs will be to get us through 2022,

and i will introduce a supplemental to ask this board for the resources that we need so that the deployment that exists now will not end after the holidays. the deployment that we're starting in this city needs to be permanent. as we are preparing for our budget, we will ensure these resources occur, including academy classes and overtime, are in place as part of the budget, and i will introduce that as part of that budget in may, but we cannot wait to continue some of those actions now. some of those actions are underway immediately, while others require significant action and legislation, and there will be more work on this front. taken together, they can make a real difference on our streets

and on our city. i want to recognize our police officers and their commitments. vacations have been cancelled, time off has been cancelled. it's been all hands on deck, and at the end of the day, what has made the most significant difference to address public safety is, yes, we've made investments in social service programs, yes, we pushed for reforms to our criminal justice system. we will continue to do that, but when a line is crossed, people have to be held accountable for the crimes they commit in our city, and that's where our police officers have been critically important to our ability to do so. thank you to sheriff miyamoto who has been a real partner, and i'm looking forward to working more with allowing our sheriff's departments to work

off duty. at the end of the day, i know this sounds like a lot of different things. i know this sounds like more and more promises that may not materialize, but i want each and every person in this city to know this work, and what we are going to do to turnaround how people feel in san francisco is the most important thing to me. this is a city that has a population of under 1 million people but has a $12 billion

budget. the people of this city have been extremely generous with providing us the resources to make a difference. and now, the priorities we need to make must be to protect them. when you are in a room full of people, i would say probably anywhere between 90 and 95% of folks could raise their hand and say that either their car has been broken into or they've been a victim in some capacity or another. that is not okay. that is not acceptable, and it's time that the reign of criminals is over. it happens when we are less tolerance of all the bullshit

that has destroyed our city. we are going to turn this around, and this is the most important thing for me and i know leaders of public safety in this city at this time. with that, i'd like to introduce our police chief, bill scott. [applause] >> thank you, mayor. good morning. let me start with this. the people in our city who have been impacted by crime, by quality of life issues such as open air drug usage, street vending, some of our issues with unhoused population that lead to trash on the streets and needles on the street and things like that, these things have to change. now from a policing

perspective, let me tell you what you can expect from the san francisco police department. first of all, enforcement of drug dealing and drug dealing offenses. it's little consequence that we've arrested 600 people in the tenderloin alone this year. it's little consolation when you're still seeing drug dealers on your block day in and day out. it's little consolation when we seize four times as much fentanyl as we did last year, and we still see open air drug use happening day in and day out. and here's the point to all of

this. we will continue to make arrests, and we will make more arrests, but there are areas in this city that need constant 24-hour patrol while we make those arrests. this is what i'm hearing over and over and over again, and i thank the mayor and our elected officials who are here with us for introducing the line because this police department will draw the line, but we need the resources to do it. and let me go in a little bit more detail how this works, because i'm going to speak about our officers. they're asked to go in and do their job, make an arrest. they're in the station, writing reports, booking evidence. that has to be done.

while they're doing that, that corner, nobody is there, and when that's happening, we can't afford to have a neighborhood where that happens. i've been out with those officers. i've walked those blocks with them. they make an arrest, they're out in the field. 30 minutes later, i go back, and it's like they've never been there. there are places in this city where we need constant police presence. and let me be very clear what i'm saying. i'm not saying unconstitutional arrests, i'm not saying brutalizing or excessive police force. i'm saying we need to be out

there, and that takes time, that takes money, and that takes resources. when i ask an officer, what do you need to do your job, the answer is usually two things: we need enough people to do our jobs the which we've been asked to do it, and we need to be supported when we do our jobs the right way. as your chief of police, that's what i'm asking for. i'm asking for the resources to do our job like we need to do, and i'm asking for support for our officers when you ask them to do the job the way they should do it. police departments all across this country are facing hiring challenges. this city is no exception. we need to have an environment in this city where people want to come to work here and be police officers. that doesn't happen without support, and mayor breed, thank you for your support on this.

we need the public support, they need my support, and they deserve that if we're asking them to do a very difficult job. so i'm going to go into a little bit more detail before i introduce mary ellen carroll to the microphone. open air drug deals, open air drug dealing, we need consequences. listen, i'm here to talk about what we can control, we, the san francisco police department can control. but when we are using drugs, and some of people that i'm talking about, they have substance addiction issues, they need medical assistance to get through those issues. we have to be compassionate about that, but being compassionate about that doesn't mean we turn a blind's

eye to what's happening on the street. the criminal just system has changed. a decade ago, possession of a small amount of heroin or crack cocaine would land you in jail with a felony, but it doesn't mean we can't be compassionate. it doesn't mean we can't rely on medical and health care resource to have a balance of health care treatment and enforcement. we've struggled with that, i'll be the first to admit it, but that day is no more. we will engage, we will engage consistently, we will offer up services. the city and the mayor and everybody standing here in front of you are working on a plan to do just that in the very, very near future, but at the end of the day, at the end of all of this, people will not be allowed to smoke meth, to

smoke fentanyl, to inject heroin in their arms in public spaces, and it's very important that we are consistent and that we sustain this effort because to do it for two weeks is not going to help us long-term, and again, it takes resources, it takes a commitment, and it takes a desire to sustain this effort. this department will own its shortcomings. we're not a perfect department, even though we try to be that. but i can say one thing, that the commitment is there. given the resources, we know we can have better outcomes than what we've seen, and we can have consistent outcomes. we want to be held accountable for those outcomes, i want to be held accountable, but we need the resources, no doubt

about it. using technology -- i've been doing this job for almost 33 years now. if we can't use the technology we have in a way that protects civil liberties but still protects the crime and the criminal issues that have been disclosed, then why do we have it. if you are the victim of a violence crime or the owner or a store keeper that had your store looted, it's little consolation to say, yeah, we can get the video after you've been victimized. yeah, there's value do it, but we need to do better. we have to do better.

and lastly, we've seen what happened in our city on union square on november 19. it's not the first time it's happened, but we saw the nature of it happening, and we saw it happen every where else. i'm here to tell you that that increased deployment made and continues to make a difference. again, seeing it with my own eyes, walking it with officers. and i've seen it all over the city, but in union square, after the world was set on edge with what they saw, the people that have to go there and work every day, the people that have to take transportation to go there, the people that want to go there and shop, that have to look over their shoulder, worried that 50 people are going to run in the shop with

knives or guns or hammers or whatever they have to run in the shop, it matters to them, so we need to sustain this effort. so you have our commitment. i want to thank our elected officials for supporting this effort. chief nicholson, fire chief, sheriff miyamoto, and many others, dr. colfax, and others.

we can do it when we do it together, and we have the support and the resources to get us there. so thank you, and with that, i'd like to introduce mary ellen carroll, the director of our department of emergency management. [applause] >> thank you, chief scott, and thank you mayor breed. emergency management provides coordination in times of crisis, and today, as you've heard, there's no more significant crisis than what's happening in our streets and especially in the tenderloin. during the pandemic, san

francisco demonstrated what can happen when we work together. at the mayor's direction, the department is going to collaborate with our community partners. over the next few months, the team will implement a multiphase assessment approach. the first phase is already underway. through meetings with community stakeholders and residents, we have developed an understanding of the challenges that we have to address.

enforcement and the disruption of criminal activity to guarantee safe passage in our community. during this phase, social workers, clinicians, community partners, and resources will work in concert to offer wraparound services at a new temporary linkage site. when it's established, it will allow services, and at the same time, as you heard, law

enforcement will be present in the community. our response will operate with the same level of urgency, coordination, and focus that was so successful during our first against the pandemic. the final face of our interventions will focus on transitioning to a sustained operation that will help keep the streets safe and accessible for all who call tenderloin home. this phase will include long-term partnerships with our community or with community organizations and residents to maintain the improvements that we will achieve during this crisis operation response. the tenderloin is home to families, local businesses, nonprofits, immigrants,

seniors, and young professionals who all deserve a safe and healthy place to call home. last week, as the mayor spoke, we met with the first group of san franciscans, and they demanded that the city take action so that they no longer have to live in fear in their neighborhood. through our effort, the city will stand with mothers who want their children to get safely to and from home and school and the playgrounds and the parks. we will stand with merchants and neighbors, and i want to thank mayor breed for her leadership, and at this time, we will introduce our sheriff,

paul miyamoto. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. these recent incidents, this recent uptick, all of the things that have been discussed here by all of the previous speakers, have created a citywide public safety concern that the san francisco sheriff's office is prepared to continue with the solution and provide services and support necessary to make sure that our collective efforts are not just a flash in the pan, are not just a temporary solution, but something that is long-term and sustainable. i think it's very important to recognize that we have city leadership here, just as with the pandemic, the city leadership is here to address the problem of safety and public safety and as a public

safety official, as an elected law enforcement public safety official, i am very grateful for the collaboration and the coordination not just between the electeds and our city government in addressing these concerns. we are going to be redeploying services that we have in place to help address the immediate concerns in the hope of creating a model to be sustainable over the long-term. our staff will be working them, and we have over 800

[indiscernible] we will continue to do so in this new model to address these concerns, to finally say no to some of these problem that's we face, and our support that we provide is compassionate mitigation of these challenges. we don't just work as law enforcement deputies in the street, we don't just work in the justice system with justice involved persons, but we're there with them for long period of times, in the health care facilities. we establish relationships, and relationships we hope to leverage in reaching out to people and making sure that they have support and access to services, as mary ellen mentioned, as the chief mentioned, as the mayor

mentioned. our commitment is what you get from us at the sheriff's office, and in collaboration with the rest of city leadership, we look forward to this. our staff members, people that have been dedicated to public safety for their careers, it was mentioned by the chief that a lot of us are working overtime. we're understaffed, we're underutilized, and we're working overtime to get things done. the commitment that we have here, we have to make sure we have what we need.

thank you, madam mayor. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. that was a lot of information to process, and we'll be providing additional information through our communications team, and at this time, are there any questions? question? [indiscernible] . >> well, that can be answered in two parts. first, we have to stop what's going on, with the understanding that there's a

possibility that it's going to displace somewhere else. in the area of the tenderloin, we sort of know where those are. we have to still be present in order to not let the problem repopulate as soon as we leave. i wish we could be everywhere in the city, but there are a lot of areas that need our attention. when we're out there, the people aren't selling drugs where we are. they see where we are, and they

wait for us to leave. but if we're on the next block, or we go to the next block with them, we've -- you've got to understand what we're dealing with. this is a very transitory drug market. people who want to sell drugs, they know there's going to be plenty of demand, and we have to disrupt all of that, while at the same time, we have to predict where they're going to go next, and we have to be waiting on them. this is a humbling experience, difficult experience, but it can be done.

so resources, and understand that we have to do what we say and say what we mean. we're not going to arrest everybody in one day, we can go there and make 20 arrests right now, and there's going to be 20 other people that come right behind them, and we realize that. that's why we've got to be there when they come, so that's part of the strategy. [indiscernible] . >> the hon. london breed: well, i think at the end of the day, the arrests will be made by the police department, with the hope that our district attorney will prosecute those cases. and accountability is not always jail time. it's some sort of punishment

that's appropriate to the crime. when we talk about criminal justice reform, maybe it's someone in their first offense. do we think they should just be let out and the charges dismissed? no. there could be a layer of community service or things that they're required to do as a result of committing that crime, and currently, there are challenges with accountability, and my hope is that the d.a., who we are definitely trying to work with, will hold the people that the police arrest accountability. we will, in every single instance of arrest, put together a report that is clear, that makes it clear in terms of what was actually done, and what the specific offense is. and our hope is that in light of everything that's being done, that the maximum charges in every one of these cases are

what the d.a. goes after. there are things that we want to do to reform this system, this is an industry. the car break-ins, the theft and the looting, it's not only how many are happening, it's how violent they're becoming. [indiscernible]. >> the hon. london breed: i have conversations with him regularly about everything that happens in the city related to charges that we hope he will impose. we have a relationship where we have conversations about many

of those things, but as you know, he is an independently elected official, and at the end of the day, you need to ask him what he plans to do. [indiscernible] . >> the hon. london breed: so i will say that, you know, when we talk about the number of stabbings, the number of shootings, the number of physical assaults that are occurring, unfortunately, our ambassadors and all of these other great services that we have, they're not equipped to handle those things. and in fact, some of them have put themselves in harm's way because of it. so too many people are crossing a line, and it's time for us to make a change, and that's where law enforcement comes in.

[indiscernible] . >> the hon. london breed: to be clear, when those funds from the police department were redirected specifically to serve the african american community, there were no cuts to the number of officers that we had in the department. there was really a goal of, you know, making some transformative changes with law enforcement and make it go clear that we are going to invest in people to avoid them even being involved with the criminal justice system in the first place but also make it clear to the criminal justice system that we are going to reform to help those that are

disproportionately affected. an investment is necessary as a result of it. [indiscernible] . >> the hon. london breed: so part of what's in the plan is giving the opportunity -- say, for example, department of public works, they are the enforcement leg of some of the illegal vending, but at the same time, we need to open the door to collaboration. we are still working on building that trust, and i

think, unfortunately, we do have people who, under no circumstances, are they willing to work with our police officers. and from my perspective at this point, it's important that we have nonprofit agencies and people that are nonsafety personnel, we need them to develop relationships with the people who need to protect our city because ultimately -- and i'll tell you an example of one of our persons who was out there, working to be that voice, and sadly, he was stabbed. so we have those situations that occur, and ultimately, when the crime occurred, then everyone wants help.

is we have been putting in action with all of the decisions that they've been making, and what we're seeing in terms of our use of force cases this is where we are and this is what we need to do. >> we have a united group on our incident management team on how to approach these problems, but what we've been doing the last few weeks is sitting down,

negotiating a solution, and moving forward, and that is part of the approach. we'll be reviewing on an every single day what our operation plan is for that day and then looking at what will happen the day before. this allows us to be agile, it allows us to adjust. we have to be successful. we are coming to the table with a set of tools and tactics, and if it doesn't work, we will sit down again, and we will adjust. [indiscernible]

. >> so the balance with the drug usage, particularly when we're dealing with people that are addicted, we can't ignore what our health officials are telling us what works. i would venture to say that the vast majority of the people that we're talking about have some sort of substance use disorder. what we're going to put into place, what director carroll has talked about, we have to listen to the science and the experts, but at the same time, we can't just allow people to use on the streets. if we're constantly talking to

people and getting them to the right locations, we should given them an opportunity to do it. we ask someone on the street, if they want to go services, skm they say yes, and we see them on the streets again, we're not asking again. then, it becomes enforcement. possession, use, those are misdemeanors, so the law still allows them to be cited out. let's say they're cited out, and a third time in the same day, the law allows us to ask for a detention based on the likelihood that the offenses will continue. all of those processes that i

talked about will be put in place. we have to be consistent, and it goes back to what i was saying, and i'll say it again, it takes resources. when we're not on the streets, we see the activity that we're trying to address, and can't address it if we're not there, so while we're in the process of enforcing, we have to replace those officers are officers that are constantly in the streets in some of the most challenging areas, and that's been a tremendous struggle because i'm telling you, if you go, and you've seen this in action, it's a revolving door.

the consistency of deployment along with compassion, offering services, giving people a chance to engage in those services, but we have to be consistent. you're smoking crack on our streets, you're smoking meth, no, that's not going to happen. we're going to engage. you may not be arrested the first time, but we're going to engage. we have to rely on what works from a clinical perspective, but that has to be balanced, and it's not an easy solution. >> that's all we have. thank you. thank you.

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