in that william ortiz -- in that william ortiz -- by next -- i met william ortiz. when i was in college. he is and then it gets results. consider him very much for this position. supervisor kim: that you. >> good afternoon. i'm with the northern california independent booksellers association, and i'm here to speak for pete mulvihill. he is one of the owners of green apple books, which is a nationally respected, profitable independent bookstore. i know saying profitable and bookstore in the same sentence is an oxymoron in some instances, but what is important, i think, for the commission to be thinking about is the advantage of having a strong retail -- not only a retail advocate, a retail merchant who has been successful, and green apple is known for thinking outside the box, for financial acumen, for marketing savvy, and i think that he brings a perspective that is important. i know that a supervisor campos -- that supervisor campos asked about underserved areas with the small business commission. one of the issues with that is a lot of those people are retailers

william ortiz -- again, mr. ventura and others i have worked with, but he has quite a story, and it is we're for me to be up here advocating for someone who deals with parking. i have known him for some time, and i just wanted to but in a couple of big words for him as well. thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak as well. supervisor kim: thank you for being here. supervisor campos: thank you very much, madame chair. i would like to begin by thanking all of the amazing applicants who have come forward. the challenge we face -- we have more applicants than we have seats available. clearly, we will have to make choices that leave out people that are more than qualified to sit on a commission. in this case, i can honestly say that each and every one of the applicants who has come forward -- i think any of you would do an amazing job on that commission. it is very difficult to decide in light of that. the one thing that i would say, having sat on this committee before, is that openings to come up, so for th

motion appointing monetta white and william ortiz-cartagena, terms ending january 6, 2016, to the small business commission. supervisor cohen: i would like to extend this for one week to allow the supervisor -- to allow ms. white to contact my items -- my colleagues. president chiu: can be passed to continue without objection? this is continued until march 6. items three and four? >> items 3 and 4ordinance amending the san francisco planning code section 249.66 to: 1) create the chinatown transit station special use district at the southwest corner of stockton street and washington street (assessor block no. 211, lot no. 1); 2) permit the demolition of a mixed-use building in the chinatown residential neighborhood commercial district. president chiu: colleagues, can we do these items some house same call? items are passed. item five? >> item number 5. ordinance: 1) accepting the irrevocable offer of public infrastructure improvements associated with mission bay south blocks 2-7 and 13 phase i including acquisition facilities on portions of fourth street, mission rock street, china basin

next, william ortiz-cartagena. thank you for being here. i heard you had some unexpected circumstances to deal with. we appreciate you being here. >> i thank you. i was born and raised in san francisco. after a lengthy hospitality career which was under the mattress above cit,. i saw people in my community not being able to be employed so i started gentle parking. with the thought of bringing parking service back to the city which i love. what happened is it transcended as i reached out to a lot of troubled youth and we expanded to 50 jobs currently. we have three parking lots. -- across the city. it is important for people in the small business commission to be approachable. one of the things you said is a grant or through the minority- o andwned businesses -- owned businesses. i am approachable. my parents were immigrant merchants. it is essential for us to have people who truly represent san francisco. we're different. the commission should be diverse as the city of represents. if you have any questions. supervisor kim: are there any que