PDF: 2017.11.13_OSB meeting agenda.pdf

1. Call to order and roll call.
    
2. General Public Comment. Allows members of the public to comment generally on matters that are within the Small Business Commission’s jurisdiction but not on today's calendar, and suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s future consideration. (Discussion Item)
    
3. Approval of Legacy Business Registry Applications and Resolutions. (Discussion and Action Item)
     a. El Rio, Your Dive (Application No.: LBR-2017-18-013)
     b. Hwa Rang Kwan Martial Arts Center (Application No.: LBR-2017-18-003)
   
   Presenter(s):    Richard Kurylo, Program Manager, Legacy Business Program
   
   Procedural Note: All applications will be considered together unless a member of the Commission, the public or staff requests otherwise, in which event the application shall be considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing.
    
4. Board of Supervisors File No. 171170 - Police, Administrative Codes - Considering Criminal History in Employment and Housing Decisions.  Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit employers and housing providers from inquiring about, requiring disclosure of, or basing housing and employment decisions on convictions for decriminalized behavior, including the non-commercial use and cultivation of cannabis; reducing from 20 to 5 the number of employees required for an employer to be covered by the Fair Chance Ordinance (Article 49); authorize the City to impose penalties for the first violation of that Ordinance, increase the penalties for subsequent violations, and authorize the payment of penalties to the victims of those violations; create a private right of action for the victims; and amend the Administrative Code to, among other things, as defined herein, require City contractors and subcontractors to adhere to the above requirements when making decisions regarding employment of persons for work on City contracts and subcontracts.
   
   Presenter(s):    Brittni Chicuata, Legislative Aide, Office of Supervisor Malia Cohen
   Explanatory Document(s): File No. 171170 Legislative Digest; Legislation
    
5. Board of Supervisors File No. 171042 - Various Codes - Regulation of Cannabis Businesses. Ordinance amending the Administrative, Business and Tax Regulations, Health, and Police Codes to comprehensively regulate commercial activities relating to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, sale, and delivery of medicinal and adult use cannabis by, among other things: 1) requiring businesses that engage in commercial cannabis activities to obtain a permit from the Office of Cannabis; 2) requiring the Director of the Office of Cannabis to establish an Equity Program to promote equitable ownership and employment opportunities in the cannabis industry; 3) defining eligibility for temporary and permanent cannabis business permits; 4) establishing priorities for the review of cannabis business permit applications; 5) establishing operating standards for cannabis businesses; 6) establishing criteria for granting, denying, suspending, and revoking cannabis business permits; 7) incorporating state law governing commercial cannabis activities into local law for enforcement purposes; 8) authorizing the imposition of fines and penalties for violation of local and state laws governing cannabis businesses, and establishing procedures by which cannabis businesses may appeal a fine or permit penalty; 9) prohibiting the smoking and vaping of cannabis on the premises of all cannabis businesses, except select Medicinal Cannabis Retailers, as authorized by the Department of Public Health; 10) prohibiting the consumption of cannabis and cannabis products, other than by smoking or vaping, on the premises of all cannabis businesses, except Storefront Cannabis Retailers and Cannabis Microbusinesses that obtain consumption permits from the Department of Public Health; 11) prohibiting until January 1, 2019, tours of cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, and cannabis microbusinesses, and authorizing the Director of Cannabis to extend the prohibition on tours, or establish guidelines for the operation of tours; 12) establishing a sunset date of March 31, 2018, for Article 33 of the Health Code (“Medical Cannabis Act”); and 13) eliminating the duty of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to send letters annually to state and federal officials requesting that cannabis be regulated and taxed; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Discussion and Possible Action Item)
   
   Explanatory Document(s): File No. 171042 Legislative Digest; Legislation
    
6. (A) Board of Supervisors File No. 171041  - Planning Code - Cannabis Regulation. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) regulate cannabis land uses, including, among other things, adult use cannabis retail, Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, delivery-only services, manufacture of cannabis products, cannabis cultivation, and cannabis testing; 2) allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries in additional zoning districts; 3) establish a land use process for the conversion of existing Medical Cannabis Dispensaries to Cannabis Retail establishments; 4) establish location and operating conditions for cannabis uses; 5) repeal Ordinance No. 186-17, which limited the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in Supervisorial District 11; and 6) delete superseded Planning Code provisions; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and public necessity, convenience and welfare findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. (Discussion and Possible Action Item)
   
   Explanatory Document(s): File No. 171041 Legislative Digest; Legislation
   
   (B) Board of Supervisors File No. 171187 - Planning Code - Cannabis Regulation. Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) regulate cannabis land uses, including, among other things, adult use cannabis retail, Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, delivery-only services, manufacture of cannabis products, cannabis cultivation, and cannabis testing; 2) allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries in additional zoning districts; 3) establish a land use process for the conversion of existing Medical Cannabis Dispensaries to Cannabis Retail establishments; 4) establish location and operating conditions for cannabis uses; 5) repeal Ordinance No. 186-17, which limited the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in Supervisorial District 11; 6) limit the number of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries and Cannabis Retail Uses in various Neighborhood Commercial Districts and other commercial corridors; 7) allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries and Cannabis Retail Uses with conditional use authorization in NC-1 Districts south of Lincoln Way and West of Sunset Boulevard; 8) prohibit and Medical Cannabis Dispensaries and Cannabis Retail Uses in the Chinatown Mixed-Use Districts; and 9) delete superseded Planning Code provisions; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. (Discussion and Possible Action Item)
   
   Explanatory Document(s): File No. 171187 Legislative Digest; Legislation
    
7. Director’s Report. Update and report on the Office of Small Business and the Small Business Assistance Center, department programs, policy and legislative matters, announcements from the Mayor, and announcements regarding small business activities. (Discussion Item)
    
8. Commissioners’ Reports. Allows President, Vice President, and Commissioners to report on recent small business activities and make announcements that are of interest to the small business community. (Discussion Item)
    
9. New Business. Allows Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the Commission. (Discussion Item)
    
10. Adjournment. (Action Item)