Commission Meetings - November 26, 2018 - Agenda
SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Monday, November 26, 2018
2:00 P.M.
City Hall, Room 400
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102
SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSIONERS
Stephen Adams, President
Mark Dwight, Vice President
Matthew Corvi; Kathleen Dooley; William Ortiz-Cartagena;
Irene Yee Riley; Miriam Zouzounis
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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 Application and Resolution. (Discussion and Action Item)
Paper Tree (Application No.: LBR-2018-19-012)
Presenter(s): Richard Kurylo, Legacy Business Program Manager, Office of Small Business
4. Board of Supervisors File No. 181061 –Planning Code - Conversion of Medical Cannabis Dispensary Uses to Cannabis Retail Uses.
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (MCDs) with approvals from the Planning Department for a Medical Cannabis Dispensary Use as of January 5, 2018, to apply to convert to Cannabis Retail Uses under the same conditions as MCDs that held valid final permits from Department of Public Health as of January 5, 2018; exempting all such converted Cannabis Retail Uses from otherwise applicable Conditional Use Authorization requirements; clarifying that such Cannabis Retail Uses are not exempted from any minimum radius that is required by a State licensing authority for distance between a Cannabis Retailer and an existing school, day care center or youth center; allowing Equity Program or Equity Incubator Applicants who have MCD applications pending at the Planning Department to apply to convert to Cannabis Retail Uses; exempting such Cannabis Retail Uses from the minimum radius requirements between those establishments and existing Cannabis Retailers and Medical Cannabis Retailers; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. (Discussion and Action Item)
Presenter(s): Michael Christensen, Senior Planner, Planning Department & Nicole Elliot, Director, Office of Cannabis
Explanatory Documents: File No. 181061. Legislative Digest; Legislation
5. Board of Supervisors File No. 181043 – Administrative Code - Citywide Project Labor Agreement - Public Work or Improvement Projects.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require a citywide project labor agreement applicable to certain types of public work or improvement projects with projected costs over the threshold amounts (ranging from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 depending on the year in which the advertisement for bid is released; or $10,000,000 if the project is funded by a source other than a general obligation bond) or where delay in completing the project may interrupt or delay services or use of facilities that are important to the City’s essential operations or infrastructure. (Discussion and Action Item)
Presenter(s): Members of the Local Business Enterprise Community
Explanatory Documents: File No. 181043. Legislative Digest; Legislation
6. Presentation on the San Francisco Economic Development Alliance (SFEDA).
The SFEDA is a collaboration of non-profit organizations that provide business training, funding and ongoing support to Bay Area Small & Micro Businesses serving San Francisco. (Discussion Item)
Presenters: Representatives of the San Francisco Economic Development Alliance.
7. Legacy Business Preservation Fund Budget.
Presentation and adoption of the 2018-19 Legacy Business Historic Preservation Fund Budget. (Discussion and Action Item)
Presenter(s): Richard Kurylo, Legacy Business Program Manager, Office of Small Business
Explanatory Documents: Budget Presentation
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. New Business.
Allows Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the Commission. (Discussion Item)
11. Adjournment. (Action Item)
Public Comment is called for during each agenda item. Members of the public may provide on-topic comment on specific agenda items. An opportunity is also available to provide general public comment on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction but not on the current meeting’s agenda, and to suggest items for the Commission’s future consideration. Speakers are requested, but not required, to complete a speaker card and state their names, which will help ensure proper attribution of comments and spelling of speakers' names in the written record of the meeting.
Explanatory Documents: Copies of proposed legislation listed in this agenda, and other related materials received by the SBC after the posting of the agenda, are available for public inspection and/or copying at City Hall Room 110. Please call (415) 554-6134 to make arrangements for pick up or review.
For questions about the meeting, please contact Small Business Commission at 415-554-6134 or SBC@sfgov.org.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that city operations are open for the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact the:
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force:
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244
San Francisco, CA 94102-4683
415-554-7724 (Office); 415-554-5163 (Fax)
E-mail: SOTF@sfgov.org
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org. Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public online at www.sfbos.org/sunshine or, upon request to the Commission Secretary, at the above address or phone number.
CELL PHONE AND/OR SOUND-PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USAGE AT HEARINGS
The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.
DISABILITY ACCESS POLICY
Commission hearings are held in Room 400 at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place in San Francisco (unless otherwise noted). City Hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Ramps are available at the Grove, Van Ness and McAllister entrances. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) is available. The closest accessible BART Station is the Civic Center station located at the intersection of Market, Hyde and Grove Streets. Accessible MUNI lines serving City Hall include 5 Fulton and 49 Mission/Van Ness, and all Metro lines servicing the Metro station at Van Ness and Market. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call 311. Accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall is available adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex, and also in the Civic Center Garage (355 McAllister Street) and Performing Arts Garage (360 Grove Street).
Assistive listening devices, real time captioning, American Sign Language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations are available upon request. Please make your requests for accommodations to the Office of Small Business, (415) 554-6134, or email: sbc@sfgov.org. Requesting accommodations at least 72 hours prior to the meeting will help to ensure availability.
LANGUAGE ACCESS
Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon requests. Meeting Minutes may be translated, if requested, after they have been adopted by the Commission. Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To request assistance with these services please contact the Office of Small Business at 415-554-6134, or email: sbc@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. Late requests will be honored if possible.
LOBBYIST ORDINANCE
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Ave., Suite 220, SF 94102 (415) 252-3100, FAX (415) 252-3112 and web site address at www.sfethics.org.
CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY
In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical base products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals.