an update on ada presentations. the working solutions was very interested in receiving information to figure out what they are doing. they are one of the very first mirrors involving loan fund -- mayors involving loan funds. how can they better prepare their businesses that are receiving loans from them about this particular issue? we have the 1-page information sheet and the tax credit deduction information in several languages including english and the supplemental information going out to restaurants. there was a supplemental mailing doing some quick highlights of what the ada is. be concerned. and contact our office. and what we're able to assist them with. that went out in six languages. that helped with the renewal for the food industry. today, i just received an e-mail from the department of justice that they are revising the requirements for ada that goes into effect. there are new regulations that will be dealing with public accommodations including stores, restaurants, shopping malls, sporting arenas, doct

page three, we have included some specifics about what needs to be completed for the ada outreach, the presentation to the merchants. comprehensive information and how to prevent a lawsuit, creating an attractive brochure for all of the apart -- departments, and then holding a hearing. and for that, we have a targeted goal to have that completed by the end of the summer. the strategic plan, what you see right now, incorporates an action plan under each bowl. and then what is new this year is that we will mail welcome letters to newly registered businesses, and once that process is set up, we will be providing monthly reports. we are still working out with the treasurer's office. however, it comes, and we will be reporting out a number of mailings at the commission meetings, and then we will continue to have a significant presence for small business week. utilize the merchant walks when feasible, and then the other component that was added was to develop possibly a new logo for the commission and the department. there are two core things that the commission has decided. taking a look at the police p

presentation. why don't we open this up for public comment. i have two cards. ada chen.phen suzuki. >> good morning. i am the chair of the soma stabilization fund. connie, the co-chair with me, was not able to attend. we wanted to make sure to talk about the purpose of the funds. as you know, soma had the bulk of the development that occurred in the past decade. in the future decade, we expect a lot of development will be occurring in soma. 333 harrison is one of the new developments in the city. we are excited to be a part of this. specifically, because we see there are some tangible outcomes that we will be working with the developer to ensure accrues to soma residents. also, the community coordinator position we see as critical. we thank ccdc in helping with the implementation and helping to bring their capacity to ensure jobs and housing outcomes come to some residents. we also know this capacity will probably be looking at other issues in soma, too, so this position is critical for the long term success of the fund because it will also be evaluating our ability and

presentation. just a couple of questions -- the numbers that i saw here with regard to the ada reductions, there were three scenarios. one was a flat situation where it would be a reduction of $19 per ada. the second was the $330, and you laid out another one, which is if it wasn't all cuts budget, potentially $825. just wondering what the $330 [inaudible] what assumption is that tied to? >> that is what -- the failure to extend the temporary taxes -- let's say the temporary tax extension would have brought in additional revenue to the state of $3.4 million. -- billion dollars. of which, $2.1 billion would have been to fund k-12 education. failure of that tax extension, the $2.1 billion shortfall now translates into a cut of $330 per ada for all school districts. >> the $330 is basically the interpretation of losing the $2.1 billion across the state and education. ok, and the $825 reduction, is that assuming that all of the cuts are in education? >> that will be assuming an all cuts budget. education would also be cut by anything from $4 billion to $5 billion. supervisor chu: my next question has to

thank you for your presentation and on behalf of all the people that can benefit from any change of the ease of the permit rules. the justification for this, the increased size on the ada makes me inclined to support it. the fact that it does not supersede a local neighborhood controls that can be very specific for the historic neighborhoods, they all have their different dynamic. i believe that an open flame should be permitted pretty well. but i hope we don't have the tangle of reservations. a lot of this is really cleaning up years and years of different rules, going one on top of the other without the corresponding weeding of those rules. i also believe that the government should follow the people, the government is the servant of the people. the people are developing business plans and business models, responding to this economy. they are responding to this society. we have young people coming in and working 14 hours a day. they don't cook for themselves anymore, and there are all kinds of places springing out just to take care of the population. we have this need it that the business community is responding to. i really believe our government should be responding