Our ability to be able to respond to that demand a really predicated on the number of individuals that we have to serve the Business Community. The San Francisco business portal was up until this last year was being managed through Digital Services and we are not going to be doing any more Technology Enhancements to the business portal. Much of what was being planned, it will now be service through the Onestop Center at 49 south venice. Were talking about equity and the individuals that our business councillors serve. The highest percentage of who we counsel are businesses in their prestartup mode, which is very critical because this really helps the businesses know what is ahead of them so that theyre planning early in advance of what are the citys requirements, connecting them to resources, so if they have not drafted a business plan, were connecting them to one of our Economic Development organizations. To help them with that. If theres a need for access to capital and financing, we connect them there. And then, the next kind of too high categories are then startups which are businesses that are in their first theyre just about to open up into their first year and need some additional help and then, also, we do work with existing businesses. The demographics i think this speaks to who were serving. So i think commissione there waf africanamericans in San Francisco and it definitely it is definitely under the 5 that i think is the last analysis around 2015. Were at 7 and this is 7 . So i think were able to serve our percentages of who were serving in terms of the community, i think, speaks to the importance of our office. The local business registry is general funded and it started in 2015 when the registry was established by legislation. The Historic Preservation grants was established by voters. It has one fte program manage expert then we have one fte Technical Assistance coordinators that is housed in the center. October 16 working with the mayors budget office, there was a commitment t commitment to doe for the Historic Preservation grant at a Million Dollars per yearly allocation or that Grant Program. Last year i fiscal year 2019, wd two addbacks, added to the Business Assistance grant and then one fte added, as well. And that funding was 54,000 added to the firefighte fte so d startothe last half of the fiscr and then another 75,000 for moving into fiscal year 2021. And in was funding that was already allocated for this position. But funding allocated in the position, but interestingly enough, the funding went into the Legacy Business Program and not necessarily into the line item for salaries. As of now, knowing the directives that have been presented to all of the departments, that is likely a position that may not able to fill. Some key also budget items is key considerations in terms of budget items their bega items tg discussions with the president and we would have had a different presentation had covid19 not occurred. But the new legacy business position would have helped us to elevate on a marketing to help market the program and this is something that both rick and i have seen that is much needed for the program. It definitely would help with Grant Management and then would also take on Additional Communications for the office. So again, where we have business counselors who will be handling the upkeep of the business portal, they deal with our communications in the eblasts were sending out so social media, taking that responsibility off of them and again, it allows more Client Service time. So that was some important components of that important position that i was hoping that we would able to have. In addition, we were hoping to be able to work on creating a new position that would take on the administrative duties of the Small Business commission. And then for the Business Assistance grant, again, the budgeting for that, we are almost for the 1 million, were close, over 700,000 of it is now, allocated for the rent stabilization grant for the Commission Direction and we have maintained that as the priority grant to fund. And if we are to receive any additional funding to support the Business Assistance grant, we will need a new Grant Program because the new Grant Program, we cannot administer it without additional staff. So moving into what the budget locks liklooks like and i did hl presentation. Our fiscal year with all of the positions and our fringe benefits, health insurance, pension, all of that, is 1,007,000. If we did Cost Increases only for this next fiscal year and im just going to really work on the next fiscal year 2021, in this presentation, it would increase roughly by 63,000. With the enhancements of including the legacy business position and the Commission Secretary position, then its 1. 300 and 6,000. With the proposed budget cuts and in early preliminary discussion, while still challenging, the Office Asking to take a look at cutting its budget by 111,000, which is almost 5 . So its much less than the initial 10 that is being asked by most departments. So working on cutting by that amount, this means the fiscal year Salary Budget would be 980,900, roughly and that definitely reflects not having the legacy business position or an additional Commission Secretary or a position for Commission Secretary. And its being done by offsetting some salary savings by allocating funding from the Disability Access fund to one of the Current Business counselors who is administering that program and then another 30 of offsetting the staff in sbdc who provides Technical Assistance to the legacy businesses. And then in the category of overhead, the overhead is our rent and its paying for sharing costs for hr and Financial Support those who entities that support the larger oewd, entities that are lumped under that category. Ill move over to the far right and im proposing we cut about 11,000 out of that because we do not really process grants and if the legacy Business AssistanceGrant Program is not funded, which does take up some time with the finance team in oewd, then we will not be needing that support. Our operational expenses increased a little bit for the fiscal year 2021 from 89,000 to 93,000 and with the budget allocation, i am proposing a 10,000 cut there. For the Legacy Business Program, our budget al lets case in this fiscal year was 1,921 and so that was a combination o and wel see it broken out but thats the one million grant allocation, the 5 million addback, the annual 20,400 that is allocated for operations and promotions and then there was additional there was additional money not used in the Previous Year that we looked over and in addition, 150,000 that was allocated to help with Disability Access, ada improvements. We took those things and added those to the Business Assistant grant because we felt it was important to try to fund that grant as much as possible, at least, for this fiscal year in light of the covid crisis. With no budget enhancements, the Legacy Business Program will return back to its one Million Dollars grant allocation and then the 20,400 for us to work on operational expenses for that program. If we are to for the Business Assistance grant, if theres going to be any funding for it, we really rick and i feel strongly it does need to move into its new program, particularly if we are not going to have a physical body helping manage the Grant Program. Rick has developed a new type of Business Assistance grant. For it to have any substantive meaning, it would need to be additional funding would need to be there for it to have any substantive meaning. What i am proposing is that in dealing with the budget cuts is that we keep the Legacy Business Program at one million 95,000, almost 96,000. So the 75,000 that was allocated for that position, because it wasnt specifically allocated into salaries, but allocated into the program that we maintain that so that we can continue to work on tornad wn contract out working on doing more marketing and development of that program. And the Disability Access fund, this is not a general funded. That fund is collected through h 4 so when you register each year, the city collects an additional 4. This is a statement requirement and i am anticipating a reduction in this is somewhat of a projection of a reduction n in reduction in the number of businesses. So in total, and i have presented this fiscal year, the total budget is 2,588,000. Ed this ther2,588,000had there , there would be 2,000,522, almost 23,000. With the enhancements, it would be 2,000,758 or o 59,000. How we have such a big increase for this particular year and our baseline grant is one million, Program Expense allocations is consistent. We had the addback for the grants at 500,000 and the addback for the position position at 54,000. The Carry Forward of grants the Carry Forward of unused grant amounts or the unused one million grant amount from the fiscal year 1819 was 179,000 and there were reserves that were relieved as a part of an initial reserve package back in 2016 and that was 25,000. And then, there was money on reserves for doing the accessibility work for the legacy businesses at 143,000 and so thats how we got to the total of the 1,900,000. And then, we outlined the expense, the rent stabilization grant expense is at 728,000. I think that i will and so on. We have our contracts out with our contract out so that we can start putting up slack and we hope to have that ready to go by the end of june. Again, there was a delay in the issuing of the contracts just because of the covid situation. And so moving into 2021, our baseline grants will be a Million Dollars and our baseline Program Expenses 20,400 and then, i will be working very hard to maintain this 75,000. If were not able to have that in a position that we are able to utilize in relationship to a be able to do a contract. And the reason perhaps, just to give more explanation. It not being put into a position means that this funding is here for, essentially, a year and if it were to go into a position, then that position is there for continued obligated funding. This is why i think it may be more challenging to get that position funded, so thats what its original intention is for excuse me, not funded by allocated into as a continual position into the office. Our rent stabilization grant, we are budgeting for 800,000 and so, meeting the current obligations and then based on the average number of grants we get the year. And we will have a Carry Forward of 196,000 from last year and then well use 15,000 for continued use of putting up slack and the 75 for our marketing which one of the key components is developing a very interactive and userface website for our legacy businesses so that it takes them easy to search, find. Right now, you have to scroll through a very stagnant long list. So with that, thats the end of the budget presentation and im happy to take questions. Thank you. Any commissioner comment . Commissioner ukudio. So i wanted to see if i can simplify it, to make the budget reductions work, basically how youre doing it is cutting some of the programs budget . Is that the short answer . Is it the way youll make it happen, the programs will get cut a little bit . To a certain degree, yes. If youre taking a look at one of our key programs is the Business Assistant centers and cutting some of that salary and trying to offset it in different ways. Though, the person who is in the sbdc program, it would definitely be a salary reduction. And then, trying to offset some through our operational expenses and then through the program cut wouldnt that we would not be at this particular point in time asking for additional funding for the Business Assistance grant at this particular time. And other than the Small Business development center, will there be any proposals for salary or wage cuts in any other parts of the department . No. Thank you. Any other commissioner questions or comments . A couple quick questions, director. One, it sounds like one stop is potentially on the bubble and i know that thats something that a lot of people have had some interest in. How on the edge are we with respect to that . You know, if you had to put some odds on whether we could pull that off or not, where are you . It will be i think one of the key elements going back to the position that was allocated by the board of supervisors, taking some of the responsibility of the communications side of the small Business Assistance center and having that position help do that add that communication as part of not only marketing for the legacy business but the marketing of the office, right . So that frees up more business councillor time for us to then be able to have a greater flexibility of being able to rotate and have that time at the onestop. Not, the one thing that i just to make very clear, is we are as a city going into when we begin to open up in our covid phase, well need to be mindful of how many people are there and in that onestop. Again on, with the social distancing. And so there is the possibility that even our presence there may need to be delayed, but i still may be delayed just because of the social distancing and were not social to permitting. And so, the city does feel that its very important to have our presence there. And so, i think that is my answer to your question. We may be able to facilitate some of it. The number of individuals coming in through city hall is reduced, then allocating staff to the onestop because we are having a reduction in the number coming into city hall. So tbd, essentially. Correct. And then, at a top level, it sounds like theres a pretty big question about whether there will be enhancements or cuts or neutral. Do you have a sense of what way the wind is blowing there . Is there something the commission can do to help . Well, i think the commission yes, the commission can definitely provide some help. Our department is going to be an essential department ensuring as part of the economic rebuilding of this city in terms of providing support to the businesses and you as a commission being able to have a fulltime policy person who can help develop and do research and policy for you, i think is also critical and right now, you do not have that. I agree. So if you can come up with or help us identify tangible things that the commission can do that would be constructive and helpful to that regard, please let us know because im sure all interested, we have all have an interest in having well researched and well thought out positions on policy and particularly in the past year, just because the situation demands it, weve taken a proactive stance and having that fire power from perspective of research and policy has been super helpful, but we also recognise that our resources are stretched very thin. And so any tangible advice you could give us, were all ears. Will do and thank you. Is there any other commissioner comment before i move to Public Comment . Are there an there any members e public who would like to make comment on public 4 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Next item, please. Item number 5, action item. Commissioners, any questions . No. Any members of the public who would like to make comments . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed and i move that what do we do with my motion to approve the minutes. How h abou about that . I second it. [ laughter ] motion by commissioner adams to approve the draft Meeting Minutes and seconded by commissioner dooley. Role call vote. role call motion passes 60. Next item, please. Item 6, directors report, update on the office of Small Business and small Business Assistance center. Department programs, policies and legislative matters, announcements from the mayor and announcements regarding Small Business activities. Thank you, commissioners. To provide some quick updates. So to date, our staff has assisted just over 2400 businesses in and i know my budget presentation said 23, but then i took a quick look at the Business Records and were now over 2400. We did an additional six eblasts since we last spoke and director torez went over the