. >> good afternoon, my name is brian goldstein, i'm a policy analyst on juvenile justice non profit in san francisco. we have 14 direct service programs here in san francisco for formally incarcerated, justice involved individuals as well as those homeless and other populations. we offer policy analysis. they're working to develop a pilot employment program for incarcerated individuals and partnership with the sheriff's department. as a community based service provider here in the city, serving san francisco's most vulnerable populations, we have two request for you. we think it's essential for the city to increase the cost of giving business rate 2,3%, we hope the city will recognize that non profit needs adequate resources to fund programs and staffing considering san francisco is one of the most expensive cities in the country. second, we request that you strengthen programs for formally incarcerated individuals. through the fair chance ordinance which was recently passed, which is san francisco's band the box ordinance, the city stance poise to provide its population with a seco

to my left is robert brian and will provide the board with any legal advice tonight and mr. pacheco the assistant and i'm cynthia goldstein, the executive director. we are joined by the city department sthav cases before the board. scott sanchez is here, he's the zoning administrator and representing the planning department and planning commission. joseph duffy is here. perfect timing. city and building inspector representing building inspection and john is here manager of the public works bureau of street use and mapping. mr. pacheco at this time if you would go over the meeting guidelines and conduct the swear in process. the clerk requires that you turn off all cell phones. appellants have seven 7 minutes for their cases and 3 minutes for rebut amounts people affiliated must include their comments in the three 3 minutes period. members who are not affiliated have up to three 3 minutes to address the board and no rebuttals. to assist the board in the accurate representation of minutes, members of the board are asked but not required to submit a speaker card. speaker cards are available. if you have questions about reque

to my left is robert brian and will provide the board with any legal advice tonight and mr. pacheco the assistant and i'm cynthia goldsteinby the city department sthav cases before the board. scott sanchez is here, he's the zoning administrator and represenng

brian. he will provide the board with any legal advice tonight and at the controls is the board's legal assistant victor pacheco. i'm cynthia goldstein, the board's executive director. i am joined tonight as well by represents of the department that have cases before the board. in the front row is corey teague, existing zoning administrator also representing the planning department and planning commission. jeff was here

brian. he will provide the board with any legal advice tonight and at the controls is the board's legal assistant victor pacheco. i'm cynthia goldstein, the board's executive director. i am joined tonight as well by represents of the department that have cases before the board. in the front row is corey teague, existing zoning administrator also representing the planning department and planning commission. jeff was here a moment ago i'm sure he'll be returning. he is the building inspector representing the building inspection. also joined by [speaker not understood] bureau of street use and mapping. mr. pacheco, at this time if you would go over the board's meeting guidelines ask then conduct the swearing in process. >> board requests that you turnoff all phones and pagers so they will not disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the board's rusev of presentation are as follows. appellants, permit holders and department representatives each have 7 minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttals. people affiliated with these parties must include their comments within the 7 or 3-minute perio