(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 2A.246, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Legacy Business” has the meaning set forth in Section 2A.242(b) of this Code.
(2) “Program” means the Legacy Business Assistance Program.
(3) “Fund” means the Legacy Business Assistance Program Fund.
(b) Legacy Business Assistance Program Fund.
(1) Funds for the Program shall be deposited in the Legacy Business Assistance Program Fund, which shall be used for grants and assistance to Legacy Businesses and landlords of Legacy Businesses, as well as marketing, promotions, branding, and programmatic expenses to support Legacy Businesses.
(2) The Fund shall be a category 4 fund, as that term is defined in Administrative Code Section 10.100-1.
(c) Oversight and Management.
(1) The Small Business Commission shall provide oversight of the Office of Small Business’s management of the Program.
(2) The Office of Small Business shall report annually to the Small Business Commission on the activities and expenditures of the Program.
(3) The Office of Small Business shall manage the Program, including but not limited to the approval of grants, assistance, marketing, promotions, branding, and programmatic expenses.
(d) Operation of the Program.
(1) Grants to Legacy Businesses. To promote the long-term stability of Legacy Businesses and to help Legacy Businesses remain in San Francisco, the Fund may be used to fund grants to Legacy Businesses, as defined in Section 2A.242, consistent with any rules and regulations approved by the Small Business Commission.
(2) Financial and Business Assistance to Legacy Businesses. To promote the long-term stability of Legacy Businesses and to help Legacy Businesses remain in San Francisco, the Fund may be used to provide other financial assistance, business assistance, incentives, and programs to Legacy Businesses, consistent with any rules and regulations approved by the Small Business Commission.
(3) Grants to Landlords of Legacy Businesses. To provide incentives for landlords to enter into long-term leases with Legacy Businesses and secure the future stability of San Francisco’s long-operating businesses, the Fund may be used to provide grants to landlords who enter into agreements with Legacy Businesses that lease real property in San Francisco, consistent with any rules and regulations approved by the Small Business Commission.
(4) Financial and Business Assistance to Landlords of Legacy Businesses. To provide incentives for landlords to enter into long-term leases with Legacy Businesses and secure the future stability of San Francisco’s long-operating businesses, the Fund may be used to provide other financial assistance, business assistance, incentives, and programs to landlords of Legacy Businesses, consistent with any rules and regulations approved by the Small Business Commission.
(5) Exemption from Chapter 21G of the Administrative Code and Other Obligations. The Office of Small Business does not need to enter into a contract with Legacy Businesses and/or landlords of Legacy Businesses in order to provide grants or financial assistance pursuant to this Section 2A.246. All grants and financial assistance to Legacy Businesses and/or landlords of Legacy Businesses entered into pursuant to this Section 2A.246, are not subject to the provisions in the Municipal Code, including but not limited to Chapter 21G of the Administrative Code, and all other provisions in the Administrative, Labor and Employment, Environment, or Police Codes, imposing obligations or other restrictions on contractors.
(6) Marketing, Promotions, Branding, and Programmatic Expenses. To maintain San Francisco’s cultural identity and to foster civic engagement and pride, the Fund may be used to fund marketing, promotions, branding, and programmatic expenses to support Legacy Businesses and landlords of Legacy Businesses and other related programmatic expenses, with management by the Office of Small Business.
(e) Rules and Regulations.
(1) Within six months of the effective date of the ordinance in Board of Supervisors File No. 240088 enacting this Section 2A.246, and before the disbursement of any monies from the Fund, the Small Business Commission shall, after a noticed hearing, adopt such rules and regulations necessary to implement this Section 2A.246 and achieve the purposes identified in subsection (d), including but not limited to eligibility criteria and application procedures for grants from the Fund. Rules and regulations shall become final in accordance with subsection (e)(2).
(2) Any rules and regulations adopted under the authority of subsection (e)(1) shall be subject to disapproval of the Board of Supervisors by ordinance. The Small Business Commission shall provide written notice to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of its adoption of any rule or regulation under subsection (a), along with a copy of said rule or regulation. If a Member of the Board of Supervisors does not introduce an ordinance to disapprove the rule or regulation within 30 days of the date of delivery of such notice to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, or if such an ordinance is introduced within the 30-day period but the ordinance is not enacted by the City within 90 days of the date of the Commission’s delivery of notice to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, the rule or regulation shall become final.