all right, one more time, sfgov. oh, turn it this way? oh, okay. so it needs -- i can just raise it up. i'm -- i'm responding specifically to the memorandum that was sent out last week regarding the predicted effect of the city tax on cannibas businesses. oh, that's fine. i can just move it. on cannibas businesses. the memo did not contain references or specifically link to the data which it cites. so mainly this claimed that a percent of this tax could be absorbed by the consumer and this was asserted by the claim that the gross revenues have increased by 25% in the last year. and ignoring the fact that we just transitioned to recreation and so that 25% increase actually could be due to the number of purchases. the study goes on to say that some amount of this could be due to increase in price. however, we have had not seen any data to substantiate this. we'd like to advocate a data-driven strategy to best serve both the city of san francisco and the emerging cannibas industry. if we represent the san francisco tax revenue by the multiplication of

we're waiting for sfgov-tv to catch up. all right. we're back.get and finance sub-committee, today is july 26th, i want to welcome you to our meeting. and i thank sfgov-tv, and jesse and samuel who are assisting with the broadcast and miss linda wong is our clerk. and i want to recognize my committee women, we've got

sfgov tv please show the office of small business slide. >> welcome, everybody. it's our custom to begin and end each small business commission meeting with a reminder that the office of small business is the only place to start your new business in san francisco and the best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco. the office of small business should be your first stop when you have questions about what to do next. you can find us on-line or in person here at city hall. best of all, our services are free of charge. 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. if you need assistance with small business matters, it starts here at the office of small business. >> clerk: call to order and roll call. [roll call] >> clerk: mr. president, you have a quorum. >> president adams: thank you. next item. >> clerk: general public comment allows members of the public to comment on matters of jurisdiction b

all right, one more time, sfgov. oh, turn it this way? oh, okay. so it needs -- i can just raise it up. i'm -- i'm responding specifically to the memorandum that was sent out last week regarding the predicted effect of the city tax on

we're waiting for sfgov-tv to catch up. all right. we're back. budget and finance sub-committee, today is july 26th, i want to welcome you to our meeting. and i thank sfgov-tv, and jesse and samuel who are assisting with the broadcast and miss linda wong is our clerk. and i want to recognize my committee women, we've got to my right supervisor sandra fewer and to my left is catherine stefani. >> clerk: silence all cellphones and electronic devices and have any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk and items on today will appear on the supervisor's agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. let's start with the first item. >> clerk: resolution authorizing the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission to execute amendment number 5 to an agreement with u.r.s. corporation, increasing the length of the agreement by up to 13 month for a total term of september 11, 2003, through july 10, 2020, and increasing the agreement by their 2,415,000, adjusting the estimated cumulative contract amo

all right, one more time, sfgov. oh, turn it this way? oh, okay. so it needs -- i can just raise it up. i'm -- i'm responding specifically to the memorandum that was sent out last week regarding the predicted effect of the city tax on cannibas businesses. oh, that's fine. i can just move it. on cannibas businesses. the memo did not contain references or specifically link to the data which it cites. so mainly this claimed that a percent of this tax could be absorbed by the consumer and this was asserted by the claim that the gross revenues have increased by 25% in the last year. and ignoring the fact that we

i want to acknowledge sfgov tv for broadcasting the meeting. mr. clerk, can you please call the roll? [roll call] >> clerk: we have a quorum. >> supervisor kim: thank you so much. i will begin with the chair's report today. and i just want to highlight recently as we test out different technologies on treasure island that the metropolitan transportation commission, which i also sit on, effort to update the clipper transit fare payment system. clipper has made great strides in integrating bay area operator transit fares to a single fare card but the system is decades old and in need of renewal and enhancement. clipper 2.0 is a critical opportunity to achieve excellent customer service experience, bring technology to transportation payment and improve administrative effiency for operators and agencies including timma. as we move forward with the next generation of clipper, we need to ensure that clipper 2.0 will be nimble and advance forward. new york city, who is going through a similar process, has chosen to do away with paper tickets altogether an

if we can ask sfgov tv to go to the video, please. >> we're grateful for our partnership with the dmv on that. the other is a video of social media highlights. i think we've sheen you some of these before. it's our fifth video of the year show indicating the work of various city departments. and so i wanted to show you that one. >> hello, san francisco. here's our monthly roundup of city projects helping san francisco reach our vision zero goal of ending traffic deaths. the district attorney's office is launching a campaign it raise awareness around seniors as a high-risk group for pedestrian fatalities. look out for the drive slow banners and bus ads. sf public works purchased streetsweepers to keep the streets clean and safe. new buffered bike lanes were installed. they hope to physically separate bikes and vehicles and keep everyone safe. chinatown's broadway street received several street treatments that will include visibility. paving will also enhance the walking and biking experience. those are this month's highlights. go to visionzerosf.org. >> good opportunity to highlight th

and, three, thank you to sfgov tv and media services for airing this meeting every time we meet.ead and start with roll call. >> commissioner bleiman: here. >> vice president thomas: here.

it got approved in -- hello, sfgov, can i have the overhead? it got a revision from the planning department for the site permit. there it is. there's the original building. here it is during the work. this is the rear of it. here it is now, just prior to the staging, which has taken place and it's now for sale at 4 1/2 at one point, a revision to the ground floor and here's the original plan by the 311. there was no d.r. and they were small units. they can only approve what is before them. they wanted a stair unit up there. and there's a closet there and the stairway is up the closet and over the closet and there's a washer and dryer. here's a detail of it, so you can see it better. there's the entrance from the garage. there's the stairway going up. over the kroz th-- closet. it hit the market and here's the plans. here's the garage. here's the main entrance to the unit. here's the stairway going up and now the washer and dryer and the closet are on the side and the doors are open. it's being market the as a single-family home. surprise. i cer

i would like to thank sfgov tv for staffing the meeting. mr. we have any announcements before we begin? >> clerk: yes, be sure to silence all cell phones. completed speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items acted on today will be on the july 31 board of supervisors agenda. item 1 is a motion approving or rejecting malia cohen, nominations for the reappointment of dennis richards to the planning commission, for a four-year term. >> supervisor safai: unless there are additional comments, i would like commissioner richards to come up and address the committee. >> 2 or 3 minutes? >> supervisor safai: there's really no time. brevity is appreciated. >> i will be brief. it's weird being on this side of the railing. i'm nervous. to supervisor stefani, i always tell people, please don't call me or write me the morning of the commission meeting to try to talk to me or send some substantive communications, and i did the same thing with you this morning, so i apologize. i'm happy to meet with you any time day or night between now and the board

the committee clerk is albertoquintanilla, and the staff would also like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov tv who record each of our meeting and make the recordings available on-line. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: no announcements. >> supervisor yee: okay. we have to silence our phones or anything? our cell phones? before i call the first item, i want to say a few words. the vision zero of the transportation committee meets quarterly, but recently, there's been a gap of -- with meetings, so i'm happy to be back on track for the new fiscal year, and hopefully, we'll just get back into our quarterly meetings and be a lot more productive in the coming years -- or coming months. then, vision zero's not about bulb outs and red curbs. vision zero is about, really, people in this case. all san francisco residents and visitors have the right to transverse our city safely as a pedestrian, a bicyclist, a motorist or on public transit. i look forward to the updates that's going to be presented this -- this morning in our future meetings, also, and want to ensure that actions --

and, three, thank you to sfgov tv and media services for airing this meeting every time we meet. let go ahead and start with roll call. >> commissioner bleiman: here. >> vice president thomas: here. >> commissioner caminong: here. >> clerk: commissioner lee is running late and commissioner perez is excused. >> president tan: first item of business, public comment. this is for anything pertaining to the entertainment commission that is not on the agenda. any general public comment? please go ahead and introduce your name and you have 2 minutes. >> hi, my name is -- >> president tan: wait for your mike to turn on. >> i'm barry toronto. hi, crystal. i've been here since jocelyn left. i'm an advocate, activist with the taxi industry. as a cab driver for over 18 years and i used to come to the meetings all the time and advocate for being able to provide cab service and also supporting clubs. i've been meaning to come here and i took one of your commissioners here. so i decided that i would come and do public comment finally because i have some issues with some of the clubs and what's

>> chairman brinkman: if you put it down, sfgov will switch to it. >> these are some of the precious lives lost while biking in san francisco. i would like to use the remainder of my time in a moment of silence. >> chairman brinkman: thank you, mr. valdez, for that powerful reminder of why we do the work we do. >> sonya troust. and there may be people who submitted speaker cards under general public comment, if they could line up on the side for this topic only. >> hi. i'm sonya troust. i live in district 6. i didn't even get my driver's license until i was 29 because i just biked. even though i have a lot of hours in biking, i'm still shy about biking in san francisco. this particular protected bike lane, there are a lot of people for it. it's a heavily trafficked area. i can sort of understand the feeling that that street will be renovated soon, but there will be so many people using that street, it makes sense to invest in it now. it's also sort of jarring that the decision was just reversed without any interaction with the main advocacy group. we have so many people moving here.

this meeting is broadcast live on sfgov tv, cable channel 78 and will be rebroadcast on fridays at 4:00 p.m. on channel 76. now we will swear in or affirm all those who wish to testify. if you intend to testify at any of tonight's proceedings and wish to have the board give your testimony evidentiary weight, please stand if you are able, and say "i do" or "i affirm" after you are sworn. okay. we will now move onto item number one. this is general public comment. this is an opportunity for anyone who would like to speak on a matter within the board's jurisdiction but that is not on tonight's calendar. is there any public comment this evening? general public comment? no. okay. we'll move onto item number two, commissioner comments and questions. >> yes, please. it seems as over the last couple of months that we've had quite a few items related to food trucks and push cards, etcetera. it also seems that there's a level of frustration sometimes with regard to the interpretation of the food truck legislation and that those statutes which pertain, and there has been seemingly a lot of ambig

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and, three, thank you to sfgov tv and media services for airing this meeting every time we