Sfgov tv, please show the office of Small Businesses slide. We begin with a reminder that the office of Small Business is the only place to start your Small Business in San Francisco. Today we will start with a reminder that the Small Business commission, official public forum is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Business in San Francisco. And that the office of Small Business is the best place to get answers about doing business in San Francisco during the current local emergency. If you need assistance with Small Business matters, you can find us online or via telephone. As always, our services are free of charge. Before item one is called i would like to thank the mayor for granting us a special authorization to hold this special meeting. Id also like to thank Media Services and sfgov tv for coordinating this virtual hearing in the live stream. A special thanks to tom, michael, jason and sean. Plea
9961164 and then finally 10. Mr. Moderator, yo if you would let us know if there are members of the public who wish to address the board. Operator to summon each question press 1 and then 0. It looks like no members of the public dialing in at thisman. This minute. So we will close Public Comment. Well close Public Comment on item 4 and ill entertain a motion to approve the minutes. So moved. I heard two and would you please call the role. role call . Mr. Chair, you have a unanimous vote. Very good. On communications, well provide overview as to why were doing things this way and ill be more brief than i was last time, but due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendations issued by the department of Public Health and given that the governor has lifted it, this is being held with all members and staff Via Teleconference to ensure the safety of the board of directors, staff and members the public. In our published notice, we ask the public to participate rem
Public comment during the meeting is limited to three minutes per speaker unless otherwise established by the presenting officer of the meeting. [clearing throat] all right. Sfgov tv, please show the office of Small Businesses slide. We begin with a reminder that the office of Small Business is the only place to start your Small Business in San Francisco. Today we will start with a reminder that the Small Business commission, official public forum is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Business in San Francisco. And that the office of Small Business is the best place to get answers about doing business in San Francisco during the current local emergency. If you need assistance with Small Business matters, you can find us online or via telephone. As always, our services are free of charge. Before item one is called i would like to thank the mayor for granting us a special authorization to hold this speci
I think we have some pretty good advocates and i appreciate you bringing that up and i think its our job to help them do an even better job and gave them good advice. So, thank you for mentioning that. Ok. Commissioner adams, he is on the phone. I am on the phone. [laughter] i started this new job and i am dealing with a lot of Small Businesses right now. So it was our monday call. So i apologize. But i will echo what everybody said. I think the supervisors are doing an excellent job. I think this mayor has done an outstanding job. I mean, unfortunately the shelter in place, you know, we had to do it and our numbers show that were notlike the rest of the country right now, thank god. But its interesting i will tell you in my line of work that im doing, the Small Businesses are working with you and, you know, were giving them rent breaks. Its the big major tenant that they dont care, they just send you a letter saying were not paying rent. Talk to us in three months. Its horrible. Right
Online. Thinking about the comments from the public about creating walking and biking space. And its not and also thinking about director tomlin and the time to rethink the Mobility System from the ground up. I wanted to request that staff work to kind of develop and the Mobility Plan work and what this will do is key up an opportunity to praise staff for doing that area. And we are able to move with this very interesting world and so quickly in this time of need. And at the same time i think its important for the board to have a discussion and public to be able to weigh in about which streets make sense to prioritize and i just wanted to put out that request to staff and from a personal note, i biked this past weekend with my family all the way out j. F. K. And out to the great highway and got to experience great highway. Which director tomlin reiterated after to that low stress was a real privilege and just made me think what if we could create a low stress Bicycle Network all around