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Cottage industries that have set up in the recent past, any examples we can look at to see how the process took place . [multiple voices] we can check. There could be to the extent that a cottage food operation is defined as an accessory use within a residential dwelling unit, its not allowed until now. There may be some. Theres some of everything, but im not a irway of it. Theyre not actually allowed right now. So, the answer is no. The only thing i would say is so, you know, you have a primary residence today and the owner decides they want to use this building for a new use. And i think its...

I mean its provided by the Health Department. You could potentially roll the fee into one fee and planning could take a bit of the Health Departments fee. I think this is probably the way it works for most use applications so, thats why theyre proposing it in this case. Fully understand the commissions desire, which we share to keep the barrier to cottage food operation as low as possible because its something we all want to see happen. Director dickendrizzi. Im sorry. Commissioner obrien. Do we have any examples of Cottage Industries that have set up in the recent past, any examples we can lo...

Raising concerns about that exact point. Thats why we wanted to narrowly tailor this to neighborhood before we broaden it to staff. Commissioner white. I guess im curious on the process here. So, in order to be allowed to conduct such a business, you have to get a registration from tax and treasurers office. Tax and treasurers office. Will you, regardless of the fee will you have to get a permit from the Planning Department . At this point there isnt a i dont believe that there is a permit from the Planning Department [multiple voices] Public Health has a and i believe this might be how it wor...

It wont fully correct all the problems in those areas but i think its a start to true it up and allow managers to get a better sense of what theyre managing around. Ill use 2 million of savings for that and apply 3 million of salary savings to offset [inaudible]. I apologize, i neglected to include initiatives b1 which is on your summaries, but i forgot to include this as part of my presentation, but there is one Regulatory Initiative thats on your summary and its not insignificant. It is related to Electronic Medical records and meaningful use, which is what bill kim just spoke about. It is 3...

Im sorry, i could ask you then. Okay, great, thanks, i just needed some clarification on that. Thanks. I was curious about the San Francisco general salary reduction and wanted to know how its reconciled with past reductions and this sort of constraint on hiring. Thank you commissioner, good question. Couple of Different Things going on here. We have the Salary Budget and then we have our higher end initiatives and one of the things weve been very focused on departmental wide and is one of the main strategic goals for the San Francisco Health Network in its infancy is to improve our hiring. We...