update and report on office of small business and small business assistance center, department programs, policy and legislative matters, announcements from the mayor, and announcements regarding small business activities. discussion item. >> so commissioners, i just want to bring to your attention for the accessible entrance program, we are now in the category three deadline so these are entryways with one step. submission for the checklist was due on june 1, 2019. and any building permits that are going to be filed need to be done by september 1, 2019. as always, this is regulatory item that we are encouraging clines, so even if property owners are missing the deadline, we're encouraging them still to submit their checklist and start their remediations. so d.b.i. just did send a letter to property owners that combined both the vacancy and update on that vacancy ordinance and a reminder of the category three deadline that was sent out in may. the california redemption value, the c.r.v., we were very close in getting $3 million in funding at the state level to start the mobile recycling.

small business. sf gov tv have a powerpoint presentation. you also have a copy of the presentation in front of you. i am here to present the budget for the office of small businesses accessibility grants for this year, fiscal year 2019-2020. we will talk about the budget and the spending plan for the disability access fund and also give updates on our ada support services at our office. the disability access fund was established by senate bill sb-1186 which established a dollar fee that was added to local business registrations. the dollar fee increased, or was established in 2013 and the dollar fee was increased and the amount retained by the city was also increased through a b-1379 which was effective 2018. to date, the dollar fee increased up to a 4-dollar fee, there is a 4-dollar state fee that was added to local business registration and the amount retained by the city is now 90% of that fee. at the city level with 10% transmitted back to the state area the money in the funds are intended to inc

>> i met a pet food company that was pretty small. >> how small? >> i believe it had less than 15 employees. >> do you help them? >> we -- before my time we've been providing them financing. i know there's a lot of small businesses and i want to help every single one export directly or through the supply chain. >> okay. >> do you have a formal definition at exim of small business. >> we follow sba's definition. >> i want to talk to you a second about l & g. as you know the president wants us to become independent, energy independent. he's correct, of course. we're doing that through the shale resolution which produces a lot of natural gas. we can't use all the natural gas so we liquefy it and sell it to our plants across the world. mr. ng are very expensive. to get financing you have to sign contracts, take or pay contracts up front with foreign buyers and take it to the bank to get financing. if you can't get financing and lng won't get built. do you support lng in america? >> i support all industries in our country. >> well, you're helping compan

center, one representative from the small business commission, the city attorney's office, four small business representatives including one smoke shop representative, one merchant organization representative, two small grocer representatives, additional representatives may be sought from groups with expertise or experience in addressing or advocating for small business concerns. my office and supervisor fewer owes office is committed to helping our small businesses especially or mom and pop shops who have been effected by our recent legislation and we look forward to working together with the office of small business on this. i also want to add that our focus to ensure small businesses thrive is not just due to the prohibition of e cigarettes here in san francisco. it's because the small businesses are the fabric of our communities. that's what my colleagues and i put $5 million into mitigate the lost of revenue for businesses effected by construction projects, providing resources in the budget to enhance economic viability for commercial corridors and we will continue to help our sm

wright, please come forward. >> small businesses, now the city has been short-changing small businesses, and i -- generally that's not my target because i focus in on the most vulnerable people, but when you do something that's right in front of my eyesight, because of me not being an unconscionable person i have to speak up. you have been giving preferential treatment to multi-billion-dollar companies not letting them pay payroll taxes, whereas small businesses you charge them payroll taxes. as a result their clientele is not as big as the multi-billion companies, twitter, and other companies and a biotech company and the business is always booming, but small businesses end up going out of business and then you penalize the owner because plywood is being put in front of the window where the small business is located and you want to charge them. so you owe them. that's difference of treatment. it's a violation of business code of professional ethics. you've got a situation enjoyed by multi-billion-dollar companies is not enjoyed by smaller companies. that's preferential treatment. one c

again, shopping small. and the way we're culturally raised, we don't bring the bag and go and expect a bag because we shop small, for the day, for the meal. i just want to put that perspective and small businesses is constantly getting bombarded. like mee colleague says, it is perceived in our spanish culture, oh, hacienda, again, charging 25 cents and nickel and dime. we could bring all the literature and show them this tape, they ain't buying that. just so you can see that. and then another thing overall thing for me on the whole different note is i don't think -- i think all our efforts in the city and all the departments, we offer in silos in a way where the big culprit is sometimes the big ride share technology app, the gypsy services that are not regulated. a lot of the culture has changed here in san francisco because of the traffic, so what do we do? we pick up and we get food delivered now. those are the big culprit. and why do me as the consumer or the restaurant i am shopping for have to pick up

a small business. that's exactly why ms. velazquez, mr. evans and i introduced h.r. 1649, the small business center cyber training act of 2019. this establishes a cyber counseling certification program to defend against cyber attacks. the trained assistance would be provided at no olow cost to small businesses. cyber planning assistance will encourage small businesses to take a more pro-activ approach to defending themselves from cyber attacks by leveraging the expertise from spdc's and their partner agencies and institutions. this bill utilizes existing federal resources to cover the reimbursement costs. we recognize cyber threats are ever-evolving and will continue to work with industry to ensure that appropriate staffing needs are met. i urge my colleagues to support this measure and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. delgado: i yield five minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. evans. the speaker pr

i own a small business distillery. and for us, small businesses are one of the most important things we can do or one of the most important things we can support as we go forward. i'm here to support my colleague, to support democrats in a bipartisan fashion, this is something we need to do, we have to do, and i urge my colleagues to support this bill. mr. riggleman: i don't need the two minutes to make sure that this happens. but i urge my colleagues to support this bill and make sure that we support small businesses and everything that we do -- in everything that we do. thank you, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from kentucky reserves. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. waters: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. barr: mr. speaker, i urge my colleague to support the legislat

if you need assistance with small business matters, start here at the office of small business. first item. >> item one, call to order and roll call. commissioner adams. >> here. >> commissioner dooley is absent. >> a commissioner dwight. >> here. >> a commissioner laguana. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena. commissioner riley is absent. commissioner zouzounis is running late. >> mr. president, you have a quorum. >> item two. >> u a general public comment allows members of the public to comment on matters within the small business commission's jurisdiction but not on today's calendar and suggest new agenda items for the commission's future considerations. discussion item. >> do we have any members of the public who would like to comment on any item not on today's agenda? okay, seeing none, public comment is closed. next item please. >> item 3, approval of legacy business ap rications and resolutions. discussion and action item. the presenter is richard kuyylo, legacy business program manager, office of small business. >> u a welcome. >> good afternoon, president adams, commissione

domenica donovan with the office of small business. my colleague from the planning department might be better able to answer this question, but when personal services, health services, those who don't have to go through the mandatory discretionary review, they'll have to pay for a change of use fees like any other change of use within the city. do i have that correct, audrey? >> chair peskin: i want to say miss butkus, but miss merlone. >> chair peskin: i'm going to get that. one more meeting, i'll be good. >> so addressing the fees, it's no difference than any business that wants to establish itself in the first place, and they're establishing their use in the first place. so the fees where the planning department is concerned, we is always -- somebody can come in, whether they're trying to be an active business ten years ago, come in originally, or come in today. >> supervisor safai: you're saying two different things. you're saying one is an establishing fee, and one is a change of use fee. so are you saying that some of these busin

dominica donovan with the office of small business. the small business commission heard this item on june 10 and is supportive with the lemgs lation. it will undoubtedly prevent the clover you are or displacement of approximately 200 owned small enterprises. many of these businesses are child and mental health providers, educational services, chiropractic services, and nonprofits of various missions. many of the business owners also identified themselves to be disabled and noticed that this has unabled them to successfully operate their businesses. while the small business commission recognized that they would like these pieces of legislation to be revisited, they realize this is a smart piece of legislation for the challenges the businesses are currently facing. the recommendation also diverged from the planning commission's recommendations that businesses who are considered to be office uses should also be able to participate in the legitimatization process. we're appreciative of your consideration and we're here for questions. >> ch

if you need assistance with small business matters, start here at the office of small business.hank you. >> item one, called to order and roll call. [roll call] mr. president, you have a quorum. >> next item, please. >> item number two, general public comment. >> do we have any members of the public who would like to make comment on any items not on today's agenda? public comment is closed. >> item three, approval of legacy business registry applications on resolutions. @ discussion and action item. applications are laying antique and state jewelry, lucca's foods, deli and a san francisco and scoma's restaurant incorporated. the presenter is richard kurylo. >> great. thank you. richard? >> good afternoon. richard kurylo, legacy business program manager. sf gov tv i have a powerpoint presentation. before you today are for applications for your consideration for the legacy business registry. the applications were reviewed by me for completion, submitted to planning department staff on june 20 and heard by the historic preservation commission on july 17. for each applicant, has a d

small theatres showing one or two films. they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco. >> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. and providing for the neighborhood. this is what we love about the streets. the cora door starts on clement street and goes all the way down to the end of clement where you will see small businesses even towards 32nd. at the core of it is right here between here and 20 -- tenth avenue. when we see this variety of stores offered here, it is very unique then of the -- any other part of san francisco. there is traditional irish music which you don't get hardly anywhere in san francisco. some places have this long legacy of serving ice cream and being a hangout for families to have a sunday afternoon ice cream. and then also, we see grocery stores. and also these restaurants that are just new here, but also thriving. [♪] >> we are seeing res

for americans and american small businesses, bigger is better. what we see here are two-sided markets. you have consumers on one side and small businesses on the other. these platforms are operating as the bridge between the two. the connection is providing a much-needed lifeline to america's main street businesses. and the bigger the platform, the better it is for these small businesses, because it gives greater access to more potential customers. it drives down prices for advertising. and with microtargeted ads, american businesses can be sure that every dollar they spend on advertising actually leads to sales, something you didn't have in traditional media. and don't take my word for it. polling those that online platforms have helped nearly 60% of americans discover new small businesses. and good news for those worried about the death of entrepreneurship. the esteemed kaufman index, a nonpartisan group, shows entrepreneurship is at its highest levels in over a decade. third, competition is robust. americans know it. and then they know weaponi

last year, xm initiated $2.2 billion of authorization that supports small businesses, 315 small business exporters small business products for the first time. congress must increase the bank authorization limit or exposure cap which is currently set at $135 billion. xm must be ready to assist new transactions. finally, mr. chairman, a renewed bank must be dedicated to transparency and accountability, xm has risks with the -- associated with the transactions, as we see from its extremely low default rate. it must continue to be vigilant in preventing fraud. the bank must also be vigorous in complying with requirements set out for the bank to monitor and mitigate environmental and social impacts of product who receive financing. president reed and the new board have taken a long overdue step of finishing the implementation of the reforms of the 2015 export reauthorization and thank you for that. i look forward, madam president, to hearing about that. if president trump and republicans in congress are serious about helping american manufacturers after years of obstruction, they need to work

according to the small business administration, overwhelm about 20% of small businesses survive after their first year. it is essential that our bankruptcy system does not punish entrepreneurship and investment by foreclosing opportunities for small businesses to financially reorganize. this gap in the bankruptcy code is primarily due to the fact that this process was designed with large complex corporations in mind and does in the include adequate protections or safeguards for small businesses. h.r. 3311 address this is shortcoming by requiring the appointment of a trustee to monitor these cases and giving courts greater flexibility to improve small business reorganization plan in a fair and equitable manner. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 3311. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. cline: i rise in support of the bill and i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from rhode island for his leadership on this issue. the b

mission, a neighborhood already suffering from the displacement of hundreds of small businesses. the ordinance that i have authored will prevent the displacement of these businesses were providing them with amnesty under the planning code. it will allow businesses currently operating in active space, a building that is zoned p.d.r., to be considered legal, nonconforming uses, so they can remain in the building as long as they felt appropriate application. while this legislation is about saving businesses, i want to be clear that i am also actively working to protect arts and manufacturing spaces. light manufacturing spaces provide san franciscans with important blue-collar jobs. the mission is one of the few districts whether p.d.r. zoning exists and we must protect these hard-to-find spaces. i can go into detail about what the legislation does, but i will spare you unless you have questions. i just wanted to thank the tenants who have been in communication with our office and have helped us to find this work and this solution. i want to thank the city departments and staff that

put some as i get some it's really a small big city i like that that's being called much has probablyy so many people come or move here especially berliners because they appreciate that although we're smaller we have everything. you can also meet the city's most famous son in the museum. is one of the curators of an exhibition marking funtime his 200th birthday. the one in. this room has something really special. yeah there aren't very many remaining objects from front on it which is why the no ripping museum is very proud to have this clock. it's the fun ton of families grandfather clock. it's really old it dates from 790 and the family owned it until 940 and kind of that it's nice to imagine that it not only stood in front on a study but that he wrote to the rhythm of this clock and you can kind of hear that . with him but he's so i'm hearing more from tom heard the you you're hearing what went on heard. and there is also installation about one thomas most famous novel if you policed. it's a lot of material can you explain what it's all about. it's very simple this is the network of

small companies make up 99% of u.s. employers, and nearly 70% of our economic activity comes from consumer spending. by raising the minimum wage -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i yield the gentlelady 30 seconds. ms. velazquez: by raising the minimum wage, we can help put money back into consumers' pockets, injecting new life to our main street and our economy. i yield back the balance of my time, and i ask everyone to support this important bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. as my colleagues from georgia said, the democrats want to make the american people think that they, as agents of the federal government, are giving them something by raising this minimum wage. that is not true. small businesses, families, workers and the economy at large will all suffer debilitating loss if this b

or future small businesses.the reasons they were starting small businesses is because they said it's too much taxes, too much cost, too much regulation,. >> where does it end. you have to pay someone a living wage and trying to find the right balance. because seattle, maryland, other cities have entertained $15 an hour and found the benefit is 3 - 1 and if you raise the minimum wage of $15 you also lose 1.3 million jobs. >> nobody fills the minimum wage is something that will support a family over the long-term. but most people that work for minimum wage our young people and sometimes their first job or oral people is working part-time and want to do something. so again we should not just throw an umbrella over all of this and say this will be what everybody will have to deal with, you need to be a little bit more thoughtful and is going to end because a lot of these folks will not win election and hopefully we can keep this great economy going for another five years. >> great to see you. we are awaiting a press

is about his unique back home in saxony we also have small lakes but this rambling on the water spendingweek hopping from lake to lake i don't think you can get that anywhere else. in the burbs abundance of water makes it a popular vacation spot since 1902 the annual number of overnight stays has nearly tripled from 4.6 to 13500000. you get the common obvious it is mainly come from berlin brandenburg saxony north rhine-westphalia and yes you can say that 90 percent of the overnight stays are from germany in lund but last year we had around a 1000000 foreign guests some of your. friends would guess that. one of the top destinations is the state capitol pottstown with its reconstructed city palace seat of the state parliament. as it looks amazing super super and i'm a big fan of the rock and old saying i love coming to see it. not so much they're going to. see is perhaps part sam's most famous palace but approaching kings built many business and ones here. the city was a royal residence in the 18th and 19th centuries. nowadays pots them is ok she's surrounded by lakes close to berlin has a