(a) It shall be City policy to include and, as appropriate, give priority to Neighborhood Anchor Businesses in the award and administration of any grant or loan program for San Francisco businesses related to relief or recovery from the COVID-19 emergency, subject to any applicable legal restrictions and consistent with the City’s racial equity and language access goals. All City officers and departments shall cooperate with the Office of Small Business in carrying out this policy. No later than 30 days after the Office of Small Business issues an application form for the Registry program, the Office shall prepare a report identifying all such programs that have as of that date formally adopted and promulgated eligibility requirements. If the City adopts any such grant or loan programs after the effective date of this Section 2A.245, the Office of Small Business shall add the programs to the report no later than 30 days after the formal adoption of eligibility criteria for those programs. The Office of Small Business shall inform Neighborhood Anchor Businesses of such opportunities and assist them, as appropriate, in applying and qualifying for such programs.
(b) It shall be City policy to include and, as appropriate, give priority to Neighborhood Anchor Businesses in any commercial lease assistance, conflict resolution, or commercial eviction defense programs for San Francisco businesses, subject to any applicable legal restrictions and consistent with the City’s racial equity and language access goals. All City officers and departments shall cooperate with the Office of Small Business in carrying out this policy. No later than 30 days after the Office of Small Business issues an application form for the Registry program, the Office shall prepare a report identifying all such programs that have as of that date formally adopted and promulgated eligibility requirements. If the City adopts any such commercial lease assistance, conflict resolution, or commercial eviction defense programs after the effective date of this Section 2A.245, the Office of Small Business shall add the programs to the report no later than 30 days after the formal adoption of eligibility criteria for those programs. The Office of Small Business shall inform Neighborhood Anchor Businesses of such programs and assist them, as appropriate, in applying and qualifying for such programs.
(Added by Ord. 80-21, File No. 210303, App. 6/17/2021, Eff. 7/18/2021)