I would like to start the program. I just want to welcome everybody here at the circle. The new home of the contractor Assistance Center. My name is kelly. Im the general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities commission. I have been with the city for 32 years. One of the themes that i had a passion was to provide opportunities to san franciscans in participating in city contracts. So for 16 years, i have been working closely with the now mayor on how we can get that done. So, there has been a series of events that weve been able to accomplish together. I think that this is really one of the major events to open up a center in this community to help local businesses to get opportunities on city projects. One of the things that i wanted to say about the center is that one of the themes when we are were looking for a spot for the center is available parking. You notice that you can actually park. The other thing is that given the fact that, the 49ers are leaving, we thought this w
Creating equal opportunity, thank you. Last and definitely not least, to my lord and savior jesus christ for this is the reason its possible. God bless you. Thank you. I didnt know you were actually building an empire. Can i get a loan . So, i just wanted to thank a few people that help put this together. First of all emilio cruz, where is he . Hes back there somewhere. Also i would like to thank ma sood. Ben, where is ben . Here he is in the back. Leman abram who is a consultant that works with us on the sewer improvement program. Martin lopez who is helping us, tyrone. I just wanted to thank everyone. The success of the center is not only with the city. Its with partnerships, the contractors and consultants and the community. We are going to make sure we have plenty of food. Food will be in the back. So stick around. There is food all over the place. Enjoy yourself and have a wonderful day. One last shout out, if you see the lights on third street which is other than investment, some
Great place to be. Thank you very much. [ applause ] and, welcome for the historic meeting between the Small Business commission and the Transportation Agency. These are two meetings. Director brink man . Present lee. Present. Nolan, present. Rubke . Present. Direct heinieke will not be able to be here. You do have a quorum. For the Small Business commission. Commissioner adams. Here. Dooley. Here. White. Here. Ortizcartagena. Here. Commissioner riley. Here. White. Here. Prohibition of the sounding of devices the ringing of devices are prohibited at the meeting and any person responsible for one going off, may be removed from the meeting. Be advised that cell phones that are set to vibrate do cause interference and so the board and the commission request that they be placed in the off commission, item four communications. Okay. Lets take as you begin this afternoon to introduce ed ed reisken. And i would like to introduce regina the director of the office of Small Business. So, the fir
Dont know theyre right so i ask for your support today thank you supervisor campos. President chiu i want to thank supervisor campos for bringing this forward and also our tenant advocates and families. We all certainly appreciate not only your testimony but your encourage in stepping up and sharing with us those different stories. We all know we have on a affordability crisis in San Francisco and weve seen an eviction crisis in many of our district. We need to bring different policy solutions. Last week i was part of the board of supervisors decision to move forward with the demolitions and conversion and i appreciate your support of my amendment and happy to be a co shorn of this legislation and certainly think theres no one solution that will end the situation all of our Work Together will comprehensively address that and im proud of your supervisors to stand with the tenant that were im happy to refer this item with a full recommendations for tomorrow thank you supervisor kim. Than
To receive them. So im really excited about this opportunity to work with the local businesses. We work with quite a few businesses out this that really shaped the organization and the model of the center. So, i would like to have this great honor to really introduce the mayor. Now, the mayor, im telling you this mayor has experienced everything from hrc where he was really focused on local businesses and went to purchasing about providing opportunities to local businesses and i worked closely with him because he was my boss at the department of public works and now the city administrator and now the mayor. Its a great honor to look at all the things weve been able to accomplish, the micro set aside program and job contracting and we look at ways to invest in local businesses, San Francisco businesses because we feel with that will really help employee citizens of San Francisco. With that i would like to introduce mayor ed lee. [ applause ] thank you, har land. Happy holidays its good