Entertainment Commission

City and County of San Francisco

Meeting was held remotely

 

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

5:30 P.M.

Draft Regular Meeting

 

                               

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:  Ben Bleiman (President), Dori Caminong (Vice President), Al Perez, Steven Lee, Laura Thomas, Dave Falzon, Cyn Wang

 

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None

 

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Executive Director, Maggie Weiland; Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo; Senior Analyst, Dylan Rice; Commission Aide, Crystal Kennedy

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT BLEIMAN AT 5:30 PM

 

SPEAKER KEY:     

 

+ indicates a speaker in support of an item;

-  indicates a speaker in opposition of an item; and

 = indicates a neutral speaker or a speaker who did not indicate support or opposition

 

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL      

 

• 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. 

 

Public Comment:

 

Barry Taranto an activist on the Taxi worker’s alliance.  He is filing a complaint against the Sausage Factory regarding their taxi zone.

 

Public comment closed.

 

2. Approval of Meeting Minutes.  Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the June 30, 2020 Commission meeting. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]
 

Public Comment: None

MOTION: Commissioner Wang moved to approve the June 30, 2020 minutes, Commissioner Thomas seconded the motion.

 

ACTION: Approved Minutes for June 30, 2020.

 

AYES: Commissioner Caminong, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Bleiman, Commissioner Perez, Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Falzon, Commissioner Wang

 

NAYS: None

 

ABSENT: None

• Report from Executive Director: Legislative/Policy Update: Update on the City and County of San Francisco’s response to COVID-19 as it relates to the work of the Entertainment Commission; Staff and Office Update: Director will provide a staffing update; Update on Board of Appeals Actions: none; Corrective Actions: none [Discussion Item] 
• Presentation on the City’s Shared Spaces Program: Robin Abad, Shared Spaces Program Manager, provides an update on the City’s Shared Spaces Program created in response to COVID19. [Discussion Item]

            Item Moved to Item 5.

            Robin Abad congratulated the Entertainment Commission on their efforts with Shared Spaces that allows for curbside pickup outdoor retail, social distancing queuing and outdoor dining.  The program runs through the end of the calendar year.

           

Public comment

            If there’s a bike lane against the curb, then a parking spot, then the street, is it     possible to relocate the bike lane?

Christopher Milstead has decreased his insurance since we’re not open, but to apply for shared spaces you need to prove $1million policy.  I don’t want to increase my insurance unless I’m able to open, every penny counts.

Michelle Delaney Don’t want to bring a negative vibe, because this is awesome. But it is tough for some businesses to try to do a shared space with lots of      folks living in and around the space where they would be able to put tables.

Maureen R. Thank you for Shared Spaces! She went to restaurants on Valencia twice in the last week and really enjoyed it. (Dogs are really enjoying it too.) She hopes it continues past the pandemic during warmer weather. Only concern was trumpet player blowing too close to passersby would need more than 6 feet space from those particles.

            Chris - Feels there needs to be an attendant on the street to move the barricades.

 

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

 

Regular Agenda: 

• a) EC-1583 – Peter Lin and Michael Hu of PMP Group Inc, dba YOLO, 333 11th St, Place of Entertainment and Extended Hours Premises permits – Change in Ownership

SPEAKERS: = Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo, staff report

       + Peter Lin and Michael Hu, owners, Place of Entertainment Change in

          ownership  

NAYS: None

 

PUBLIC COMMENT:

 

Will they still have live music like Slim’s did previously since there aren’t enough rock venues in the City.

 

Public comment closed. 

MOTION: Commissioner Falzon moved to approve the project with staff’s recommendations approval with the Good Neighbor Policy and the SFPD Southern Station conditions Commissioner Lee seconded the motion:

1. Permit holder shall be responsible for the management of outside promoters, special events, and the patrons inside and on the perimeter of the venue.
2. Notify (via email) the Southern Station Permits Officer, Southern Station Events Supervisor, and the Entertainment Commission of Special Events and afterhours activations for situational awareness.

ACTION: Approved the Place of Entertainment Commission permit Change in Ownership was conditionally granted to the applicant. 

AYES: Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Perez, Commissioner Caminong, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Falzon, Commissioner Wang, Commissioner Bleiman 

 

NAYS: None

 

7. Commissioner Comments & Questions.  

 

ADJOURNMENT 7:34 PM