Meetings - August 18, 2015 - Agenda
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 5:30 P.M.
Room 416, City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA. 94102
Bryant Tan, President - Urban Planning Representative
Demetri Moshoyannis Vice President - Public Health Representative
Audrey Joseph, Commissioner - Industry Representative
Al Perez, Commissioner - Neighborhood Representative
Steven Lee, Commissioner - Industry Representative
Liam Frost, Commissioner - Law Enforcement Representative
Dori Caminong - Neighborhood Representative
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
1. 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. Review and approve the minutes of July, 21, 2015 [Action item]
3. Report from Executive Director Legislative/Policy Update: Update on Implementation of Nightlife Protection Legislation; Staff and Office Update: EC 12th anniversary Party; Corrective Actions: Nothing to Report. Report from the Sound Inspector’s Sean Burke and Jordan Pauley report on recent venue sound inspections and report of activities by staff. [Discussion Item]
4. Police Department Comments & Questions. [Discussion Item]
(This item allows any member of the SFPD to address the Commission regarding matters related to nightlife and public safety).
5. Hearing and Possible Action regarding applications for permits under the jurisdiction of the Entertainment Commission. [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-1339 – Ojinaga, Jonathan, Azucar Lounge, 299 9th Street, Limited Live Performance Permit.
b) EC-1340 – Yeung, Kenneth, The Dubliner, 3838 24th Street, Mechanical Amusement Device Permit.
c) EC-1341 – Gensley, Jessica, Uptown, 200 Capp Street, Billiards Parlor Permit.
Regular Agenda:
d) EC-1336 – Pigott, Nicholas, The Grubstake Diner, 1525 Pine Street, Extended Hours Premises Permit.
e) EC-1337 – Chun, Andrew, Press Club, 20 Yerba Buena Lane, Place of Entertainment Permit.
f) EC-1338 – Wathen, Craig, Amnesia, 853 Valencia Street, Place of Entertainment Permit.
6. Report from the Residential Development Review Committee
The Committee is a 3-member group that meets before the Regular Entertainment Commission meeting to review residential projects per Admin Code 116 and make recommendations. [Action item]
7. Recommended Noise Attenuation Conditions for Chapter 116 Residential Projects. Discussion and possible action to adopt a standard set of recommended conditions relating to noise attenuation to be provided to the Planning Department and Department of Building Inspection for all proposed residential projects within 300 radial feet of a Place of Entertainment [Action Item]
8. Commissioner Comments & Questions. [Discussion item]
9. New Business Request for Future Agenda Items. [Action item] (This item is to allow
Commissioners to introduce agenda items for future consideration).
Please see attached for the Entertainment Commission’s interim policy on accessibility to its meetings.
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.
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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
"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 4th floor of City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room #453, San Francisco, CA 94102, and also, to the extent possible, will be available on the Commission's website at.”