. >> may i respond to commissioner dooley's the financial ability of companies representing these properties this is something that we're seeing a shift in people's concerns. i think it used to be the aesthetic impact, which our current drafting, but shifting to where the finances are coming from and what the backing and power that these companies have? so we can't really make these businesses happen. what we can do is prohibit other businesses to try to encourage something else. what we are hearing from developers, especially as people are more interested in redeveloping sites with retail on the ground floor and residential above, you are seeing more and more space available while retail consolidate online. as well as developers hesitant -- [speaker not understood] so if you can't get a solid retailer down there for let's say a 10-year lease, it's hard to make that project pencil out and that is what we're hearing from developers that they tend to partner with formula retailers and if there is partnership with oewd to assist. >> commissioner tour-sarkissian. >> i have a question about the s

and so it is a very fine change to what would be permitted. >> okay. >> commissioner dooley? >> i just have one question to clarify, if it is changed in the planning code and more generally, then, there will be or will there be allowable uses spelled out or will it just be saying anything with, you know, with more general. >> i am sorry, but it would be other entertainment which is currently defined within the planning code so it would take that provision of the planning code to 790, 38 and incorporate it into this section of the special use district and so it will actually be a comprehensive integration of the code language, rather than doing what we are doing now, with the piece mail, bowling alley and putt putt and so it would be the specific uses that are predefined in the code. >> do any of you need an explanation of what that definition is >> what putt putt is. >> now about other entertainment and perhaps, christian is that something that you might be able to access. and do you need that explanation of other entertainment? >> okay. >> any other commissioner questions, i

. >> dooley? >> commissioner dwight. >> here. >> ortiz-cartagena. >> here. >> riley. >> commissioner tour-sarkissian. >> here. >> commissioner white? >> here. >> the commission has a quorum with six members present. >> item two, general public comment, this is a discussion item. >> do we have any members of the public that would like to make a comment on any items that is not on today's agenda. >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> item three the approval of the march 24th regular meeting minutes. >> move to approve. >> second. >> all in favor, aye. >> that motions passes. >> the next item of business, is welcoming the new small business paul tour-sarkissian, so welcome to the commission. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. president. i request to speak. >> go ahead and speak. >> okay. >> and well, thank you for giving me the opportunity to introduce myself. i would like to start out by thanking the mayor for making it possible to serve on the commission with you. and i had the chance to meet wi

. >> commissioner dooley? >> aye. >> commissioner dwight? >> aye. >> commissioner yee riley? >> aye. >> commissioner tour-sarkissian? >> aye. >> commissioner white? >> aye. >> the motion passes six votes in favor, none opposed. >> great. thank you very much. next item, please. >> it takes us toss item 5 discussion and possible action to prepare a small business commission response to the planning department's san francisco formula retail economic analysis including potential policy recommendations for new or amended formula retail zoning controls. discussion and possible action item and we have kanishka burns from the planning department, who is kind enough to give us an overview of the report and answer questions. >> thank you very much. >> good afternoon. so i'm going talk to you about the planning department's study of formula retail controls. i have a powerpoint. i don't know if it's going go on the screen for you. there it is. this is an overview of our schedule for this study. the study was in response to a number of pending board of supervisors proposals seeking to exp

i think commissioner dooley is referencing no. 8. and so it touches in the beginning on the concept of the use sizes. so like the report said 85% of formula retailers 3,000 square feet or larger, et cetera >> there may be some more to that in terms of providing spaces better suited for independent retailers and potentially discouraging the formula retailers. there should probably be a multi-step process. one being trying to establish those spaces as non-conforming, so they can't be further expanded. also providing for incentives or resources to get a professional architect that is familiar with reuse into the space, to reenvision, if it's possible to make into multiple spaces. the common from landlords it's economically imfeasible. so to establish a process where it's truly impossible to make the case to the building inspection commission or planning commission or any number of different bodis to get certified, in which case they may be able to continue with the non-conforming use. and for new development or redevelopment to establis

. >> commissioner dooley. >> i have been talking to a lot of business owners about this, too, and one of the interesting points they have been making is that the local businesses that promote from within are saying that this will prevent them -- it's a stair-step, because if someone is getting $15 an hour, who is slightly higher level than the minimum wage person, then they are going to have to pay the next flight up, the next flight up, and so that is going to be a much more expensive proposition than just the minimum wage workers. >> well, we call this the ripple effect and this idea that that minimum wage than ripples up through the ranks of the rest of the employees, up to they have determined some percentage, where it starts to taper off at some point. where the $45,000 a year employee may not be pushing for a raise, but certainly everyone in the band that is within, 20-30% of that minimum wage will feel that they are also entitled to an increase. the other thing to be very sensitive to, there are fees and things that are indexed to minimum wage and workers' compensation insuranc

. >> commissioner dooley? >> i just have a couple of questions. i am still a little concerned that one zone is going to get 70 percent of the parking being a resident and a business in that area, why so unbalanced? >> depending on who you talk to, you might guess, some folks feel that is too many and too few. we have tried to make this pilot into sort of a game board if you will with the fair rules and then we are turning loose the folks that know the business best, the car share organization and rather than dictating to them to go here and here and because the mta is not a car share organization and we are not going to promote it, but to the extent that we did want to shape that playing board and game board, he was in particular was mindful that we just left them to their own devices these organizations will crowd up in the north east corner, the 15 percent, and 15 percent in the two outer tiers is really viewed as sort of a hardship for the businesses that are participate ng this and they would rather not be forced to come out to the neighborhoo

. >> dooley? >> commissioner dwight. >> here. >> ortiz-cartagena. >> here. >> riley. >> commissioner tour-sarkissian. >> here. >> commissioner white? er

>> that recommendation that commissioner dooley has just proposed is completely consistent with the actions that we're presently taking and i think it would be fine for small business commission to go on record as making those recommendations and i will of course carry those to the various forums, including the minimum wage task force. >> perfect. so do you want a motion? >> i would like to move that. >> commissioners, this is agendized as a discussion item only. so no action necessary. >> we'll formalize it and take action next week. >> okay. >> and i will let you know if this list should be modified in any way, increased or some of these items -- some of it is just finding out what is legally possible to do? and or practical? so i will work with director dick-endrizzi to make sure that the list that we present next time is this plus or minus whatever else needs to be on there. >> great. thank you. >> next item. >> item 7 director's report. discussion item. >> commissioners, due to the time, i don't have anything substantial to report. so i'm not going to provide a full report today. >> it

. >> commissioner dooley? >> speaking of out reach, what part of this program is if any, is going to do a lot of public out reach on people no longer obeying any of the laws like the pedestrians crossing in the middle of the streets and while they have the cell phone in front of them? bikes going through? stop signs and cars doing all kinds of, you know, illegal things? and do we really need to get a broad public campaign out there on that? is that going to be part of this program? >> so, it is not part of these measures, because these are capitol dollars. and so these are dollars as i said to put the things in the streets. but we are not waiting for those as part of the vision zero program and part of our kind of the general street safety program, we are doing, and we are starting that now, and so we have developed, a bunch of public service anounments that we have a campaign on our vehicles, and the police department is significantly stepped up enforcement and there are citations are up i think that 50 perce

. >> it's august 2010, and aaron dooley, an avid cyclist, is out touring with his local riding group,ves to do as often as he can. that day his friend danielle crowley is filming from the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle. >> they were just asking around if anybody wanted to videotape, so i agreed. it's a fun experience. >> aaron and the other riders love doing stunts and can't resist the thrill of the open road. >> around here, there's not many places. it's easier just to go on the road. it's not as safe. it's not safe at all, but we come out here on the road and ride our bikes and we do wheelies. >> the wheelie is aaron's personal favorite. >> when you first start out doing wheelies, it's probably one of the scariest things you have done. you're like, holy cow, this thing's got a ton of power. and you get off and your hands are shaking. >> that august day seems perfect for a joy ride. after all, to aaron, what day isn't? >> it is a perfect day for riding, really. just not my day. >> danielle crowley isn't expecting anything out of the ordinary, just the boys doing their usual antic

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