Economic vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. If you need assistance with Small Business matters start here with the office of Small Business. Item 1, call to order and roll call. Commissioner adams. Here. Clerk commissioner dooley is absent. Commissioner dwight. Here. Commissioner laguana. Here. Clerk commissioner ortizcartagena. Here. Clerk commissioner you have a forum. Public comment allows members of the comment on matters within the Small Business jurisdiction but not on the calendar and suggest new items for future discussion. Do we have members of the public who would like to make Public Comment on any item not on todays agenda . Okay. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Next item, please. Clerk item 3 for approval of legacy businesses registry applications and resolutions and office of the Small Business. Commissioner, office of Small Business staff, Richard KuryloLegacy Business Program manager. Sf gov tv, may i have the power point presentation. Before you today are four applications for your consideration for the legacy business registry. The applications were reviewed by me for completion, submitted to planning staff october 23 and heard by the Historic Preservation commission november 20. For each applicant the sbc has been provided a staff report, draft resolution and application, case report from Planning Department staff and a resolution. There are copies on the table in the public binder. Item 3a is Community Music center. The organization is a music school founded in september 1921. It was officially incorporated in 1939 and received 501c3 nonprofit status. The purpose is to make high Quality Music accessible to music of all ages and abilities regardless of financial means. The primary business address is 544 cap street in the mission neighborhood. In 1983 they opened the Richmond District branch with many programs duplicated there and new programs created attune to the neighborhoods needs. In 2012 they purchased the victorian house on cap street to house additional classroom space and other recital hall and needed staff space. The expansion planned for the 100th anniversary in 2021 will greatly improve their services and ability to sustain tuitionfree programs and launch new programs that address Critical Community needs. Item 3b is the end up. Its a bar established in 1973 as an afterhours a good western nightclub at the current site 401 sixth street for the lbbt community and they were popular for the contests and the jockey short dance contest resourced notice by in the tales of the city novels and television series. The 1990s and 2000s included expansion of the clubs friday night operating hours until 6 00 a. M. And challenges from closing it in the south and market district. In 2005 the club was sold to six investors who continued the legacy of a good disco and underground music. Drew house llc has been the current owner since 2011. Item 3c is items unlimited of for instance inc. Its a nonprofit communities based organization in the Mission District. Founded in 1970 it offers culturally and linguistically rooted services in english and spanish for the Mission District and San Francisco. Services offer abruce treatment and Mental Health and programs that promote Healthy Development and empower youth and family to take action in their community. The organization originated as a Youth Organization to meet the need of latino immigrant families moving to San Francisco in the 1960s. Inequality is as great as its been and the leadership and staff believe the services are needed by the youth of the mission now more than of. More than ever. Item 3d is mums home of shabu shabu in japan town. The restaurant was founded in 1979 as part of a program to bring Japanese Culture to San Francisco. At the time japan town had undergone redevelopment and they encouraged the proliferation of japanese businesses in the area. They opened the kyoto inn and in 1995 they became one of the first restaurants in San Francisco to serve japanese authentic hot pot. Its owned by a former employee an immigrant from hong kong. The restaurant has survived three Management Changes of the landlord and has maintained firm in maintaining the legacy of the name. All four businesses received positive recommendations from the Historic Preservation commission. After reviewing the applications and the recommendation staff finds businesses have met the three criteria to qualify for listing on the business registry. There are four draft resolutions for consideration by the sbc. One for each of the applicants. Your support of the businesses should be as in favor of the resolutions. The resolutions please play close attention to the core physical features. Once approved by the sbc, the businesses must maintain the physical features or traditions in order to remain on the legacy business registry. For the end up its bar and for horizons up unlimited its for the latinex opportunity and for mums its restaurant for japanese cuisine. This concludes my presentation and happy to answer any questions. There are business representives in attendness that would like to speak and possibly stories from commissioner laguana and well find out. Thank you very much. Commissioner do you want to go to Public Comment first . Clerk i have speaker cards here. Ben nakazo, followed by elena nielson followed by sarah kim and followed by salina lucino. Thank you very much, im a 60 year resident of japan town in the Western Addition and a member of the japan town task force. Its with great pride i stand before you to speak in support in favor of cafe mums in the hotel brew bucannon. Id like to recognize the support of the president of the board and the executive director of the japan town task force. Cafe mums has been a Gathering Place over 40 years. Not only for visitors staying at the hotel and other tourists, family and friends and Community People from the neighborhood and beyond. It is an ideal place centrally located. I often go to get my breakfast or lunch and the menu offers not only japanese food but american dishes as well. As their signature plate of shabu shabu. My favorite breakfast is grilled salmon with rice with nori and my lunch is rice wrapped in an omelette and yakisoba which is fried into the noodles. I often meet with colleagues to discuss items of the day and to snack and have a drink it. Offers comfort food and an ideal too recoup ones thoughts. In my mind, cafe mums obviously means chrysanthemum blossom but my own interpretation means mums more like moms. It offers wonderful food, aattentive service, a full stomach, warmth and comfort. And i thank you for consideration of the legacy Business Registration for cafe mums. Commissioner thank you. Next speaker please. Hello. Im a former employee of japan town task force and the japan Town Community business direct and active member and was a point person for compiling mums application to the Legacy Business Program. When i first stat down with the owner of the business and what his business meant to him he presented me with a binder this thick with all his photos from when he first came to america and came as a dishwasher and was work at mums. And all the way to the present where he has four daughters and theyre all involved in his business and hes the owner of mums now. He is so proud of his business and has so much reason to be and talked for hours about mums and how it was started by japanese from sfs former sit ter city of sister city of osaka and how he worked his way up as righthand man and all his relationship with the Community Members in japan town past and present and how he fought to preserve the dignity of his business despite three changes in ownership of the building to which they pay rent. Mums means so much to our community. It is our decades old lasting hub and whenever i go there theres always someone that i see. Theres always someone that i know. It has been a pleasure getting to know more about the history of a business that is older than myself and there isnt a business i can more recommend to the Legacy Business Program. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good evening president adams, commissioners and staff members. Im Julie Steinberg and the executive director of Community Music center and so pleased to stand before you today to ask for your support of our legacy business registry application and the applications of our fellow applicants and longstanding business whos are making an impact and keeping San Francisco the rich and vibrant city it is today. Its 99 years young growing from a small volunteer run school founded in the settlement tradition serving a handful of immigrant families to today where it provides free and lowcost class to 3100 students of all ages and stages providing more than 2. 4 million in direct Tuition Assistance to all who qualify. Our concert hall is also home to more than 100 free and lowcost performances attended by more than 18,000 people each year. Our faculty members and leaders and musical genres and styles and hope to keep them here for years to come. Though were historic we rely on innovation and evolution creating responsive programs for older adults, Young Children and their families, immigrant community and the transgender communities to name a few. As we enter our second century of service in the city of San Francisco, we appreciate your support of our application which will allow us to remain vibrant, socially relevant, engaged up our community and making a difference around the city. Thank you. Commissioner thank you. Im sarah. Im the youngest of the four daughters for mums. I asked my dad what he wanted to say in front of you all and he wanted to say that he was very lucky to have so Much Community support. Very lucky to be include in japans Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustainability strategy and very lucky to be here towards the end of the application process. He also wanted to mention that we and other legacy business out here today have been through at least three major hurdles. The economic crisis and 89 earthquake and 9 11 he saw a lot of places shut down but were all here and alive and kicking and all the stories were touching so im emotional right now. Sorry. Its an honor to be here in front of you all and honestly i would not be here without japan town task force. The community of japan town has been supportive of hi fathers establishment and hope i can continue to do what i can for the community and knowing me i would have failed in filling out the application so im thankful for them helping me out over there. Thanks. Commissioner thank you. Next speaker, please. Hi, im sarah samuel and i am the point person who help for the legacy business applicants. On behalf of many were grateful and honored to be given as an opportunity as a legacy business. We are thankful that you will consider their application. To tell a little bit about me and why im doing this because not that im a huge clubgoer and i got to know the owners and i decided to give it a visit and it is to Say Something thats iconic and sustain the nightlife of San Francisco. Its existence since 1973 and the owners want to revive it and continue its legacy in the community of San Francisco and what its done for the nightlife and house music and the nightclub scene. They just celebrated the 46th anniversary several weeks ago. Their hopes is to continue to celebrate another 46 to 50 more. So again we thank you again for your consideration of this application and thank you for the opportunity. Commissioner thank you. Next speaker, please. Good evening commissioners and staff here. My name is salena lucero being considered for the legacy business registry. I think more so of being proud of being the executive director i think my legacy with horizons is much more important because i started there as a youth many years ago a couple decades ago if im going to day myself but in a nutshell horizons means so much to so many in the community. When we went through the application process a few years ago we celebrated our 50th anniversary and then through the process of the application we realized we were incorporated in 1970 so we were like do we have to celebrate the 50th anniversary again because we were off by five years but we were actually founded in 1965 so i think were on track with that. But horizons again though its housed in a building on 17th and potrero it represents family and stability and represents leadership and empowerment to so many people. If you walk through the mission on any given day and talk about what the is going on and what the community means, so many have benefitted and generations of families who have been here. Im the youngest of nine and all my family members have also benefitted from horizons. Its beautiful to see grandparents bring in their grandchildren to programs and stop by and see the Organization Still going and doing well. So i think being able to get this recognition would validate all the work and the heart and soul that people have put into the organization for five decades. I thank you so much and want to echo the sentiment that we wish all the best to our partners that are here also in consideration for the legacy business registry. We know they are also deserving and thank you so much. Its an honor and privilege to be in front of you. Have a good evening. Commissioner thank you. Any other speakers . Okay. Public comment is closed. Commissioners. Any comments . Commissioner ortiz. This is the best part of the jobs. Mums, i always go there. I didnt even know the history so just learning the history is amazing and makes me want to go there even more. Man, wow, safe nights over there. Thats one of the key things. You know youre in good hands. You could let your hair down and cmc and horizons from the mission i learned to sing over the rainbow in the 80s. Off key of course but i learn it and horizons being there i walked down potrero. Theyre all exciting times and im honored to be a part of your nominations. Commissioner commissioner laguana. Its amazing to come here and hear the stories and i just want to ratify on behalf of the commission its so uplifting to us to hear all the passion and energy that youve put and the travails you have suffered through to survive in a city when its uncommonly difficult for a Small Business to make it through so i commend all of you in particular i was moved by the familys passion ash around mums and i can relate to seeing how the years in front of you and your family and how it builds up over time. Growing up i grew up with two a good foster parents and i remember reading tales of the city but speaking as a former professional musician i actually lived on capp street when i first moved here to San Francisco and i didnt even know cmc was there to be honest. Im astounded to discover that not only was it there but its been there almost 100 years. What a remarkable extraordinary accomplishment to have an Organization Going like that so long and commissioner ortiz, id be happy to help you work in getting in key. But i cant imagine how many lives have been benefitted by that and music is really i think for me and im sure many of you will agree as are where our humanity resides and thats some of the most important work we can do culturally. Its a tremendous honor to be here and a want to thank all of you for coming. Commissioner commissioner dooley. I just wanted to say thank you so much for all of you going through the laborious process of applying. We hear how deserving and how important the businesses are to the real San Francisco. The Small Businesses. We want to do everything we can to help you guys continue on, do what you do so amazingly. Congratulations all of. All of you. Commissioner any other commissioner comments . Okay. I just want to say to each and every one of these businesses congratulations. Its not an easy process but you learned the history and everything. Community music center 100 years and youre going to be another 100 years. I love that. And horizons, i knew about you because i have a lot of friends that grew up in the mission and a lot of them said about their experienc experiences with horizons and mums, when i lived in Pacific Heights i did frequent mums quite a bit but its the end up. Im so proud of tonight. And the Lgbtq Community and started with the legacy business and the lone star legacy business and the endup i spent a lot of nights in the endup when i first moved here and then some. And my a good family, we all met, there were five of us and were all still cl