and that looked at business mix, and vacantcies, and other factors and actually it was a good starting point for the formula retail study, in which we participated quite subsequently with the planning department and we are very glad to have the data and the analysis that the planning department study provide and we distributed a lot to that as well as to the policy discussion, that resulted in the proposal today. >> and we recognize that this is a very nuanced issue and we are con that scent of the fact that everyone can sign something in the proposal that they do not feel comfortable with and that said we are supportive of the package of proposals. raising the threshold will go a long way. and even going up to 50 will not alter the landscape of formula retail. we think that it will be a benefit for two reasons, one, it will relief some of the cue that exists for the cu applicants and i think that you all know how long it takes and it is a minimum of four months right now for a cu hearing and we think that for small businesses who generally have to sign a lease and start paying rent an

which is the beginning and that will allow us to fill two of the four vacantcies of the first quarter of 2014, 15 and in a latter quarter and we have to leave one position open, to deal with the step adjustment and attrition adjustment that would still remain. and it is my intent to continue to advocate to further reduce these adjustments and for the 2015, 2016 budget. and the mayor's also included two cars in our budget to replace the one surrendered car that had cng tanks that expired in february and our other car will have expired cng tanks next july and the first board of supervisors finance committee hearing on the police department budget of which the occ is a part is next wednesday, june 18th and the final committee hearing is june, 25th and another wednesday, i don't yet know what the board of supervisors budget analyst response will be to the nearest proposed budget for the occ, but, i have met with them and explained the dire situation in terms of staffing in our office. moving on to personnel matters, the department of human resources worked with our staff to develop a recr

another hurtle, that we are trying to solve for, is the ability to fill long term large footprint vacantcy and many of you that have the study and there was an example there that commissioner adams knows and ocean avenue and walgreens space and there are challenges attracting a new tenant and the study pointed out that in cases like that it is possible that the regulation on the formula retail will make it even harder and finally, we want to make sure that there are as many opportunities as possible for small home-grown business to grow and multiply and create more entrepreneur opportunity and more jobs, any job, whether it is formula retail, or whether it is not. it is still something that is important to the city. and so, we agree with the planning department, that adding the subsitary criteria right now would not only be a bureaucratic challenge, but would also stifle the local economic growth, opportunities. thank you. >> now, commissioner questions, commissioner dooley? >> i wanted to ask about can you give me the details on if a business corridor does not allow any formula retail, th

reserves for the capitol investments that they were not slated for demolition, and however the vacantcies are occurring in the building and the new artists pay the higher rents, and closer to a dollar. the impact of the rent increases and the oci and the earlier survey this year to confirm the tenants to move into the building and this is done in close collaboration with the non-profit organization that represents the shipyard artist and whose mission it is to maintain affordable space at the shipyard. and all artists respond that they wanted to move into a new building and many of the artists will be happy to sign a lease as soon as possible. and for some artists approximately a third the rent increased poses a problem and they requested smaller studio sizes as an order to be able to afford the rent and as a result. oci requested to provide more small studios in the new building and the ibi group that will replacement studios and the architect to adjust the plans for more spaces in order to address the artists of the affordability concerns and as part of the survey and the subsequent fol

and as of june 11th, 2013, the occ had 305 pending cases, but the four vacantcies, in the