Applications and the recommendation from h. P. C. , staff find the businesses have met the three criteria to qualify for listing on the Small Business legacy. Your support of the businesses should be as a motion in favor of the resolutions. In the resolutions, please pay close attention to the core physical features or traditions that define the business. Once approved by the s. B. C. , the businesses must maintain these physical features or traditions in order to remain on the legacy business registry. For academy of ballet, its ballet school, for li po lounge, its bar. For lyra, its type casting or letter and book binding. For home together San Francisco, its renovation project, and for zazie, its restaurant. That concludes my presentation, and i have individuals that would like to speak on behalf of the organizations. President adams okay. Were going to go right into Public Comment now. Dont be shy. Hi. My name is zori carr, and i am the director of the academy of ballet. And i would like to, of course, thank you for helping us maintain the legacy of the academy of ballet. You made a the 85yearold janet zouzouin very happy. Id like to thank supervisor yee and mandelman for their assistance in this designation, as well. Id like to tell you why we did become a legacy business. After the building was viewed by the architect and chose it as a city legendary business, they told me why they chose a legacy business, and i didnt even know that it even existed. And then just because of turn of events that we had problems with the Open Bible Church that used to be next to us both businesses were sold separately, all of a sudden, we need to find another way of egress. We got letters from the department of building inspector, i couldnt get any replies from them. Thank god for tom temprano who came in and said lets put all these people together and see what we can do. The last estimate for the exit is going to be between 150,000 and 250,000 which is not going to be feasible for the academy of ballet. I actually had to get a law firm for it. [please stand by] by the way, our deadline was november 30th. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Hello, my name is kathleen walkup. Thank you for the opportunity for me to speak on behalf of the Lyra Corporation as a legacy business. As a young printer in the 1970s, m h foundry was our lifeline. In fact, just as my press partner and i had decided to open the first womens letter press job shop in San Francisco, since the late 1800s, we found out that m h might close. That was such a serious employee to us, we reconsidered our ability to open a business in the absence of the foundry. Luckily for us, the foundry was rescued from oliveon and it went into successful operation. In 2001, therefore, when a member of the presidio commission phoned me to ask if i could speak on behalf of m h foundry and the move to the presidio, i was more than happen to support this application, since i had firsthand knowledge of its importance to the business and Cultural Community in the bay area. Since the late 1970s, i have been professor of book art at mills college, where i have had the privilege of teaching new generations of students the arts of Letter Press Printing and fine book making. Once again m h foundry is critical to our ability to provide type for the students work in the presses. Our annual pilgrimage to the press, which by the way is tomorrow, and foundry, is the alltime favorite field trip for our students where they can literally see history in action, while also viewing the highest level of achievement in bookmaking. Our current studio manager mark was trained at mand h and has been a central part of our team for four years. This year m h welcomed the first graduateern intern as part of our new initiative, bay area partnerships. Personally, i feel as if a loop that began in the early 70s, with my arrival on the book scene in San Francisco, has been closed with this internship. I am proud and grateful to speak on behalf of this continuously vital institution. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Hello. My name is kelsy hall. And i work for rebuilding together San Francisco. And since 1989, rebuilding together has been bringing san franciscans together to fulfill our mission, which is repairing home, revitalizing communities and rebuilding lives. In those 30 years, weve brought together 30,000 volunteers and done repairs on over 4,000 homes in San Francisco and 380 Community Spaces and nonprofit spaces. The neighbors that we are lucky enough to work with, on average are 74 1 2 years old, have lived in their home for over 30 years and have an annual Household Income of 13,333. 82. And these are families who have lived in their homes and in their neighborhoods for a very long time. And their property taxes are low, but they cannot afford the critical maintenance and safety modifications on their home, while keeping up with what you need to get by. I was thinking about what it means to be a legacy business and have a legacy and to preserve the heart and the character and if the diversity of San Francisco. And and i was going through thank you letters we get from our letters. And one of our neighbors charlene mentioned legacy in her letter. And charlene has lived in her home for 58 years. She lives there with her sister and her son. Her father built that home for her. And he passed away and shes unable to keep up with the maintenance of that home. She wrote to us and she said what a joy you have brought to our home and family. I could never thank you enough for all of your expertise and selfless hours you have so willingly given to make sure the armstrong legacy continues that my father put his sweat and life into. I hope the universe returns to you 3,300 what you have given out. So these critical repairs and deferred maintenance and safety modifications are often the difference between a family getting to hold on to their home and losing it. [bell dings] and so we preserve the legacy of families, like charlene and her family, and we also preserve the safety of our older neighbors, so they have grab bars and they dont fall in their home. And after 30 years in San Francisco, we are trusted in the communities that weve been working with. And its certainly a legacy that im proud to be a part of. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Mas [applause] good afternoon, commissioners. My name is paul gray. Im a longtime volunteer with rebuilding together. And i want to give the perspective as a volunteer. When i say long time, ive been there for a solid 10 to 11 years and a smattering of days when it was christmas and april. Oddly enough im considered a kid when it comes to the volunteers. There are many tradespeople that have been there 20, 25 and a couple that have even been there since the very first year. The volunteers are very loyal and its a wonderful organization. Ive been part of probably 20 large projects and a few dozen small projects. And one thing thats always for sure when i walk out of that job is the homeowner or the facility well, well stick with nor a second. The homeowners lives are drastically improved improved fa health perspective, a safety and a comfort. The things we can do in one day on larger projects a couple of weekends are phenomenal. As kelsy had laid out, were providing critical upgrades to homes, that are keeping the seniors in the city ages gracefully. And its really truly the Affordable Housing, keeping that set of elderly in their homes and being able to pass it on to their children. We also do repairs on nonprofits. San francisco is getting more and more difficult for nonprofits to be able to stay, as we all know the economic pressure not only of residents, but of nonprofits. Rebuilding together does something no one else does. They fill a market from a business perspective that no one else does. We help other nonprofits, who are just on the edge of leaving, provide services to their Community Centers and to their businesses, so they can in turn do the missions that they were set out to do. So i know theres many businesses and many entities that are need, in which to keep homeowners and Small Businesses here in the city. Everyone together does something again truly unique. So i urge you to do everything in your power to keep rebuilding together here, because other businesses will have the domino effect, if were unable to do what we the Critical Services we do. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. [applause] hello. My name is zai. And im the outreach and volunteer manager with rebuilding together San Francisco. I came to rebuilding together as an americorps member from a really small town in tennessee. So small that the people that i started kindergarten with are the same folks that i graduated high school with. So im really used to a pretty tightknit community. And like knowing my nextdoor neighbors. When i moved to San Francisco, i was horrified that i wouldnt know anyone. I moved here all by myself and started with rebuilding together, you know, just scare of the of this giant city that ive been dreaming about moving to since i could remember. Working with rebuilding together has given me an amazing perspective about the heart and the spirit of san franciscans. I have met people who raised their families in their homes, got married in their homes, gave birth to grandchildren in their homes. And its just amazing to know that those people are so willing and ready to stay in their homes, and still volunteer and help people who live next door to them come together and just really feel like theyre not alone. So i urge you to push rebuilding together into a legacy business, place or whatever its called. To make sure that were able to stay here and revitalize under moos and help this huge place feel smaller, safer and like you can call on your neighbor for a cup of sugar. Thank you. Neuromuscular next speaker, please. My name is misty palmer. And i live in the mount limb bus neighborhood and i have lived there for 36 years. Im here on behalf of zazie. I knew katrine. In fact, i knew the person that owned the restaurant space prior to her. And under katrines leadership, the menu really flourished. When jen came, they she expanded on that. And i have always just felt that shes shes been a real focal point for the neighborhood. Coal valley is a real neighborhood. I hear people talking about the rebuilding and the sense of community. Well, thats what we have in coal valley and mount limb bus. Its mount olympus. I admire jens ability to higher wonderful staff, to keep them, to pay them appropriately. Theyre very loyal. Shes very good to every single employee working with them to accommodate their needs. And it builds on the sense of community, because you go in and you see the same restaurant people. I have a lot of national and international guests. And i always take them to zazie for what i consider a real neighborhood experience. And when they come back to visit, if they go nowhere else, they have to go back to zazie for at least one meal. And so i think that shes unique in what she has brought to the neighborhood. And this is what we all hope to happen in a large city, to have that sense of community. And she certainly fosters that. Thank you. Next speaker, please. [applause] hi. Im jennifer, the current owner of zazie. Although owner sort of implies that somehow its mine. In many ways its not. It is the neighborhoods. It is our employees. 38 employees and 38 families that rely on me and i take that responsibility very seriously. And thats in addition to the some 200,000 people that visit us every year. So i really applied for legacy status, even though we have a couple of years shy of 30 years, with the awareness that landlords are changing, the neighborhoods are changing. I want to ensure, as best i can, that zazie can still be there for all of the workers that i rely on and that have become family to me. As well as for the neighborhood and the locals and tourists alike that come to us for that moment when youre not looking at your phone and when you actually have an interaction with a human being, that has a life, has personality. So i hope that you can consider us a couple of years early, so that in two years, when my lease comes up, we have a little bit more of an arsenal behind us to stand for coal valley and stand for my employees. And make sure that this little tiny place, thats just one of thousands of restaurants in San Francisco. Its those tinies restaurants that really create our sign. Everywhere else has applebee central. Thank you very much. We appreciate your consideration. Thank you. [applause] next speaker, please hi, im sarah. Im the director of programming at Lyra Corporation and the grabhorn institute. We are really grateful to be considered for legacy business status, as kathleen walkup so beautifully stated. Weve been around for more than 100 years in various incarnation, teaching, handbook making and practicing type casting, Letter Press Printing and handbook binding. Were open to the public every week for tours at 3 00. It is a very unique visceral way to learn about handbook making and were really grateful to still be around, able to share that with people. And were grateful for your consideration, including us on the legacy business registry. Were also great toast s. F. Heritage for making us aware of the possibility and for advocating to create this legacy business registry. So thank you. Great. Thank you. [applause] any more members of the public who would like to speak . Come on up. Ill be really quick. I wanted to echo what everyone said about zazie. Living in coal valley, it is really the focal point of our community and neighborhood. Its where i go with my parents when im in town, where i go to celebrate anniversaries, introduce new people to the town. It really is a vital part of our community. And i cant express my gratitude to jennifer enough. Thank you. Thank you. [applause] any more members of the public . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner. I wanted to thank everyone for coming and for creating really killer narratives. These are great. I can tell you put a lot of time into it. It will give back to you. You can probably already tell, writing down your historical narrative, kind of reinvigorates things and, you know, restates the purpose of what youre doing. Its not lost on us. I hope its not lost on you how important you have for the city. Thank you for being here. Great. Commissioner dooley. One of the greatest pleasures of being a commissioner is to learn about some very unique businesses, that i may not have been aware of. And it just is really exciting to see youre here and youre going to stay. Ive spent many an evening at the li po and im delighted to see that its still going on. Thank you. Im just going to make a couple of quick comments. Academy of ballet, an office right across from you, the sterling bank. Youre right. The block in my 20something years being there, you know, its changed. I really appreciate your comments, especially with the Open Bible Church next door. You know, we need to some more changes up on our block of market street. And then rebuilding together San Francisco. I am very familiar with you and everything you guys have done. And you should be very, very proud of yourself for what you are doing and what youll continue to do. Theres been a lot of businesses that small profits and individual home ownerships that i know throughout the city, that these people, these families wouldnt be here if it wasnt for you. So you really, really should be proud of what you do and what your organization does. Okay. Because thats like the fabric of this city. And what were all about. And then zazies restaurant, i love your restaurant. I have been there not as much as i should. I have been there a few times. I live up near mount olympus. Youre right down the hill. We need to make sure you stay around for a while. So really appreciate that. So, commissioners, do we have any recommendations . I move that we nominate and vote for all of the businesses presenting here today to become our newest legacy businesses. I second. Clerk motion by commissioner dooley to support all five resolutions, seconded by commissioner riley. Roll call vote. Commissioner dooley . Yes. Commissioner dwight is absent. Commission laguana . Is absent. Missioner alexandriareer commissioner riley . Yes. Commissioner zouzounis . Yes. Clerk motion passes 50 with two absent. Great. Congratulations. [cheers and applause] were going to do one group photo with all of our legacy businesses over there with the commission. Rebuilding San Francisco. Lyra corporation. Zazie. All right, everyone. One, two, three. Im going to take a few of them. One, two, three. One more. Yep. Perfect. One, two, three. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. [laughter] thank you very much. Thank you very much. Awesome article. Thank you. Youve got to keep it going. [laughter] clerk item number 4, office of Workforce Development. Update on Small Business streamlining legislation anded d administrative reforms. The implementation of mayors Small Business budget investment. The presenters are joaquin torres, director of Workforce Development. Laurel arvanitidis, director of Business Development. Jorge rivas. Acting director of invest in neighborhoods. And bert correction, hes the director. Clerk director perform good afternoon, commissioners. As always, a big thank you to all of you for all that you do in support of our Small Business community. And our Diverse Communities of San Francisco. We just wanted to take a few moments today to provide an update on the work that weve been doing. Some of the policy direction that weve been taking. Some of the legislation that weve been enacting, some of the investments that weve been making and how we