Entertainment Commission     
City and County of San Francisco 

   

Notice and Agenda for Regular Meeting 

Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 5:30 P.M.               

Room 416, City Hall                                                  

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place 

San Francisco, CA. 94102  

   

Ben Bleiman, President - Industry Representative 

Dori Caminong, Vice President - Neighborhood Representative 

Lt. Dave Falzon, Commissioner - Law Enforcement Representative 

Steven Lee, Commissioner - Industry Representative 

Al Perez, Commissioner - Neighborhood Representative 

Bryant Tan, Commissioner - Urban Planning Representative 

Laura Thomas, Commissioner - Public Health Representative 

 

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL       

 

1. General Public Comment  

 

Members of the public may address the Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. With respect to agenda items, members of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes at the time such item is called.  

 

2. Approval of Meeting Minutes.  Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the March 5, 2019 Commission meeting. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

 

3. Report from Executive Director: Legislative/Policy Update: Update on BOS File No. 181211 re: Health, Planning, and Police Codes - Small Business Permit Streamlining; Staff and Office Update: Resignation of Senior Inspector Sean Burke after 5 years with the Entertainment Commission; Update on the 10th Annual Nightlife and Entertainment Summit that took place at Mezzanine on April 1, 2019; Update on Board of Appeals Actions: nothing to report; Corrective Actions: Director’s Order Requiring Compliance with a Revised Security Plan for #EC-858 POE dba The Roc, and Director’s Suspension for Public Safety from March 15, 2019 – March 18, 2019 for #EC-858 POE dba The Roc. [Discussion Item]

 

4. Report from Senior Inspector: Senior Inspector Sean Burke reports on recent venue inspections and activities. [Discussion Item]

 

5. Report from the Senior Analyst: Dylan Rice provides an update on legislation and education initiatives related to community and cultural outdoor events, including an update on BOS File No. 190109 which would amend Police Code to establish procedures for the Office of Cannabis to issue permits authorizing cannabis consumption and sales in connection with temporary events. [Discussion Item]

 

6. Police Department Comments & Questions. This item allows any member of the SFPD to address the Commission regarding matters related to nightlife and public safety. [Discussion Item]

 

7. Hearing and Possible Action regarding applications for permits under the jurisdiction of the Entertainment Commission. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]  

 

Consent Calendar:

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Entertainment Commission, and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Commission.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commission, the public, or staff so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing. 

Consent Agenda:

a) EC-1488 –Ariana Roviello of Laundre Limited Liability Co., Laundré, 2401 Mission St., Limited Live Performance Permit. 

b) EC-1491 –Kinson Wong, Brad Moy, and Angel Liu of Team Work Restaurant LLC, Harborview Restaurant and Bar, 4 Embarcadero Center, Limited Live Performance Permit.

 

Regular Agenda:

c) EC-1493 –Mark DeVito & Paul Duatschek of Standard Deviant Brewing, LLC, Standard Deviant Brewing, 280 14th St., Limited Live Performance Permit.

d) EC-1492 –Sohrab Harooni, RS94109, 835 Larkin St., Place of Entertainment Permit.

 

8. Discussion and Possible Action to adopt written comments and/or recommendations to be submitted by the Executive Director to the Planning Department and/or Department of Building Inspection regarding noise issues for proposed residential and/or hotel/motel projects per Chapter 116 of the of the Administrative Code. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

Regular Agenda:

a) 400 Divisadero Street, Bl/Lot: 1216/004, 005, 017-019, Discussion and possible action to adopt written comments and/or recommendations regarding noise issues for the proposed residential project at 400 Divisadero Street, which is located within 300 feet of Madrone Art Bar, and in proximity to (less than 1000 feet from) The Independent, Club Waziema, and Emporium SF, permitted Places of Entertainment.

 

9. Review and possible action to change the conditions on the #EC-1377 Place of Entertainment and Extended Hours Premises permits, dba Halcyon located at 314 11th Street, San Francisco, CA. 94103, specifically reviewing the below listed conditions that were added on December 18, 2018, and stayed by the Commission on January 15, 2019 until March 19, 2019:

1. Permit holder shall keep a nightly record of the decibel level inside the permitted establishment from start to finish of all hosted entertainment. A report from the decibel meter logs shall be made available to the Entertainment Commission.

2. Permit holder shall hire a sound consultant to conduct a sound study over a two night period from 10pm-6am when Halcyon is operating past 4am to gather sound data around ambient levels during the POE and EHP time periods. Entertainment Commission staff shall be on site during the study. Sound consultant shall conduct new sound tests in concert with Entertainment Commission staff for new POE and EHP sound limits based on this study of ambient.

3. Permit holder shall use a sound limiter at all times while operating sound equipment to ensure compliance with approved sound limits.

[Discussion and Possible Action Item]

 

10. Review and possible action to change the conditions on the Place of Entertainment permit #EC-953 Place of Entertainment permit, dba Hue located at 447 Broadway, San Francisco, CA. 94133, specifically reviewing the below listed condition that was amended on September 18, 2018, at the request of permittee:

1. Hours of entertainment limited to 12am Sundays through Tuesdays, and 1am on Wednesdays through Saturdays.

  [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

 

11. Commissioner Comments & Questions. [Announcements]

 

ADJOURNMENT 

 

Please see below for the Entertainment Commission’s interim policy on accessibility to its meetings. 

 

 

DISABILITY ACCESS 

  Room 416 is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall.  Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop, the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center.  For more information about MUNI services, call 923-6142.  Large print agendas are available.  Sign language interpreters are available upon request by contacting the Entertainment Commission Office at least two working days prior to a meeting.  Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should also call the Entertainment Commission Office. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City accommodate these individuals.  A TDD phone for the Entertainment Commission is available on request. 

 

To view hearing on-line 

  Live Stream of SFGTV and SFGTV2:                                         http://www.sfgovtv.org/index.aspx?page=68 

  Video on Demand, Commissions, Councils and Boards:   http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?viewid=20 

The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE 

Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct people's business.  This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review.  Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact:  

 

Sunshine Ordinance Task Force 

Victor Young, Administrator 

City Hall, Room 244 

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place 

San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 

Office:  (415) 554-7724 

(Fax):    (415) 554-7854 

(E-mail):  victor.young@sfgov.org 

 

WRITTEN COMMENTS 

Persons attending the meeting and those unable to attend may submit written comments regarding the subject of the meeting.  Such comments will be made part of the official public record and will be brought to the attention of the Commission.  Written comments should be submitted to the Entertainment Commission c/o Maggie Weiland, Entertainment Commission, Room 12 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102.  

 

Explanatory Documents:  Copies of explanatory documents listed in this agenda, and other related materials received by the Entertainment Commission after the posting of this agenda, can be obtained during normal office hours at the Entertainment Commission office on the Ground Floor of City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room #12, San Francisco, CA 94102, and also, to the extent possible, will be available on the Commission's website at: https://sfgov.org/entertainment/public-notices-meetings.