Entertainment Commission     City and County of San Francisco

 

 

Room 416, City Hall

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA. 94102

 

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

5:30 P.M.

Regular Meeting      

 

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

 

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None

 

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

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT BLEIMAN AT 5:33PM

 

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. 

 

Public Comment: None

 

2.      Approval of Meeting Minutes.  Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the January 7, 2020 Commission meeting. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

 

Public Comment: None

 

MOTION: Commissioner Caminong moved to approve the January 7, 2020 minutes, Commissioner Lee seconded the motion.

 

ACTION: Approved Minutes for January 7, 2020.

 

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

 

NAYS: None

 

ABSENT: None

 

3.      Report from Executive Director: Legislative/Policy Update: none; Staff and Office Update: brief update on scope of work and goals during Q3; Update on Board of Appeals Actions: none; Corrective Actions: none. [Discussion Item]

 

4.      Report from Deputy Director: Deputy Director Kaitlyn Azevedo reports on recent venue inspections and activities. [Discussion Item]

 

Thurs 1/9/2020  1:48:20 AM

 

Club 26 Mix

3020 Mission St

POE

MISSION

 

Yelling, shouting, screaming, drunk people. Cars screeching away, noise all over the block. Club 26 Mix is  nuisance and   they need to be punished for harming neighbors' health and tranquility. The bouncers are just standing there doing nothing to stop the recklessness. ACTION: EC staff monitors this location every weekend and is working with SFPD Mission Station and Supervisor Ronen's office. Deputy Director Azevedo spoke with complainant about ongoing sound complaints. EC staff has an upcoming   meeting scheduled with the owners and SFPD to discuss resolving problems.

 

Sun 1/12/2020  12:51:26 AM

 

The Independent 

628 Divisadero St

POE

NORTHERN

 

Very loud music very late into Sat night for locals living behind the independent. ACTION: Inspector Fiorentino responded to 311 complaint and spoke with manager. Back door was closed; in compliance. Determined that the neighboring POE, Emporium, had a DJ performing and back door was open when sound complaint came in.

 

Sat 1/11/2020  12:03:09 AM

 

Beauty Bar

2299 Mission St

POE

MISSION

 

Inspector Savino conducted a site visit to check on new permit conditions. Found them out of compliance with a few conditions. Deputy Director Azevedo issued NOV.

 

5. 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-1562 – Josh Harris of BVI, LLC dba Bon Voyage!, 584 Valencia St, Limited Live Performance permit

 

SPEAKERS: = Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo, staff report

 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

 

MOTION: Commissioner Camiong moved to approve the consent agenda with the Good Neighbor Policy, Commissioner Thomas seconded the motion.

 

ACTION: The Consent agenda was approved Limited Live Performance permit was conditionally granted to the applicant.

 

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

 

NAYS: None

 

ABSENT: None

 

Regular Agenda:

 

b) EC-1567 – JingQi (Johnson) Xiao of K-Time Karaoke LLC, dba K-Time Karaoke, 870 Taraval St., Place of Entertainment permit – Change in Ownership.

 

SPEAKERS:       = Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo, staff report      

 

+ JingQi (Johnson) Xiao, owner of K-Time Karaoke

 

+ Stefano Cassolato, Permit Consultant

 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

 

MOTION: Commissioner Falzon moved to approve the consent agenda with the Good Neighbor Policy, Commissioner Caminong seconded the motion.

 

ACTION: The Consent agenda was approved Place of Entertainment permit was conditionally granted to the applicant.

 

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

 

NAYS: None

 

ABSENT: None

 

c) EC-1563 – Pete Glikshtern and Jeff Whitmore of Marin Street Enterprises Inc., dba The Midway, 900 Marin St, Extended Hours Premises permit.

 

SPEAKERS:       = Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo, staff report      

 

+ Pete Glikshtern, owner of Marin Street Enterprises, Inc.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

 

MOTION: Commissioner Thomas moved to approve the permit application with the Good Neighbor Policy and SFPD Bayview station’s condition to send their monthly calendar of events to Bayview Station, Commissioner Perez seconded the motion.

 

ACTION:  The Extended Hours Premises Permit was conditionally granted to the applicant.

 

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

 

NAYS: None

 

ABSENT: None

 

d) EC-1569 – Michael Rosen, Barry Smyth, and Michael O’Connor of The Waterside, LLC, dba Brick and Mortar, 1710 Mission St., Place of Entertainment permit - Change in Ownership.

 

SPEAKERS:       = Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo, staff report      

 

+  Michael Rosen, co-owner of The Waterside, LLC.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

 

MOTION: Commissioner Lee moved to approve the permit application with the Good Neighbor Policy and staff recommended sound limit, Commissioner Falzon seconded the motion.

 

ACTION:  The Place of Entertainment Permit was conditionally granted to the applicant.

 

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

 

NAYS: None

 

ABSENT: None

 

6. Commissioner Comments & Questions.   [Announcements]   

 

Public comment Stefano Cassolato stated his memorable experience with Terrence Hallinan was the opportunity to bring a major fight with Floyd Mayweather and Jesus Chavez to San Francisco. He was seated in the front row with Terrence Hallinan, Joe Betts and it was the thrill of a lifetime to share that evening.

 

Vice president Bleiman adjourned the meeting in honor of Terence Hallinan, former District Attorney of the City & County of San Francisco.

 

ADJOURNMENT   6:30 PM