president, i have one speaker card from dee-dee workman. >> welcome, dee-dee. >>> good afternoon. dee-dee workman from the san francisco chamber of commerce. i appreciate hearing the presentation on supervisor mar's formula retail legislation. i was here before you a couple of weeks ago when the planning department staff came and presented their formula retail legislation to you. i guess i just want to point out the difference -- i think our perception of the difference between the two is that planning spent more than sick months studying formula retail in san francisco. ~ six months their legislation comes out of that study. it comes out of the conclusions of that study. it comes from data and research. it's been carefully examined. there is real method to the madness there. there is a reason why they're recommending that the threshold be lifted on formula retail locationses from 11 to 20, which we fully support. we think that that is an excellent recommendation that supports small businesses, especially local home-grown small businesses that might reach that level and then feel t

. >> good evening, commissioners i'm dee dee workman in the chamber of commerce we understand you're looking at the formula retail we're here to ask you to support of the departments legislation we support our analysis of the community outreach that's something that the chamber of commerce urges your staff to do we recognize that is as a result of the facts and data derived in the community input we support the threshold in 20 in 11 it allows the homegrown businesses to grow before falling under the formula retail controls that recent bumper to bumper we support the idea you'll study the subsidy issue we think that's a pursuant move and glad to see that in there we also building that individual impact studies shouldn't have to be carried out but i railway with 3 thousand square feet that's a small retailer and unfairly burdensome this provides a balanced approach to retail in san francisco and gives of the consumers a choice where to shop. >> thank you. come on up and i'll call a few more names (calling names) >> hi, i'm rose for our 2 o'clock i'm southerner certain it's 707. i'd lik