Meetings - December 15, 2020 - Minutes
City and County of San Francisco
Entertainment Commission
MINUTES
Meeting was held remotely
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
5:30 P.M.
Regular Meeting
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ben Bleiman, (President), Dori Caminong, (Vice President) Steven Lee, Laura Thomas, Cyn Wang
STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Executive Director, Maggie Weiland; Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo; Senior Analyst, Dylan Rice; Senior Inspector, Antonio Savino; Commission Aide, Crystal Kennedy
Absent: Al Perez and Dave Falzon
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT BLEIMAN AT 5:34 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
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.
No public comment.
2. Approval of Meeting Minutes. Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the December 1, 2020 Commission meeting. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Commissioner Thomas moved to approve the December 1, 2020 minutes, Commissioner Lee seconded the motion.
ACTION: Approved Minutes for December 1, 2020
AYES: Commissioner Caminong, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Bleiman, Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Wang
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Perez and Commissioner Falzon
- Report from Executive Director Legislative/Policy Update: Update on Just Add Music (JAM) permit data and any updates to the San Francisco Public Health Order; Staff and Office Update: none; Update on Board of Appeals Actions: none; Corrective Actions: none. [Discussion Item]
Public Comment: None
- Report from Deputy Director: Deputy Director Kaitlyn Azevedo reports on recent venue inspections and activities. [Discussion Item]
Public Comment: None
- Discussion and possible action to send a letter of support to policy makers for specific policy recommendations from San Francisco’s Economic Recovery Task Force as well as the proposed relief package and policy solutions from the San Francisco Venue Coalition and the Independent Venue Alliance: As requested at the November 17 and December 1, 2020 hearings, the Entertainment Commission will discuss and potentially act to send a letter of support to policy makers [Download Draft Letter] [Download Final Letter] regarding the San Francisco Economic Recovery Task Force’s policy recommendations as well as the San Francisco Venue Coalition and Independent Venue Alliance’s proposed relief package and policy solutions. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]
Commissioner Caminong arrived at 5:46PM
Public Comment:
+ Casey Lowdermilk, San Francisco Venue Coalition, supports Commission's efforts.
+ Duncan World, Piano Fight, supports Commission's efforts.
MOTION: Commissioner Bleiman moved to approve the San Francisco Venue Coalition and the Independent Venue Alliance’s proposed relief package and policy solutions, Commissioner Wang seconded the motion.
ACTION: Approved
AYES: Commissioner Caminong, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Bleiman, Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Wang
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Perez and Commissioner Falzon
- Commissioner Comments & Questions.
ADJOURNMENT at 6:00PM