Meetings - January 5, 2021 - Minutes

Meeting Date: 
January 5, 2021 - 5:30pm
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City and County of San Francisco

Entertainment Commission

 

MINUTES

Meeting was held remotely

 

 Tuesday, January 5, 2021

5:30 P.M.

Regular Meeting

 

                               

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

 

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Executive Director, Maggie Weiland; Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo; Senior Analyst, Dylan Rice; Senior Inspector, Antonio Savino; 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. 

No public comment.

 

  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes.  Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the December 15, 2020 Commission meeting. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]
     

Public Comment: None

MOTION: Commissioner Thomas moved to approve the December 15, 2020 minutes, Commissioner Lee seconded the motion.

 

ACTION: Approved Minutes for December 15, 2020

 

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

 

NAYS: None

 

  1. Report from Executive Director: Legislative/Policy Update: Update on the

Entertainment Commission’s recommendations for the economic recovery of the entertainment and nightlife industry in San Francisco, New Year’s Eve debrief, 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

 

4. Update on Nightlife Business Assistance in Response to COVID-19: Ben Van Houten, Business Development Manager, Nightlife and Entertainment Sector with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development provides an Update on Nightlife Business Assistance in response to COVID-19. [Discussion Item]

Public Comment: None


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

 

Public Comment: None


6. New Business Request for Future Agenda Items. [Action item] (This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce agenda items for future consideration).

 

Public Comment: None

 

7. Commissioner Comments & Questions.

ADJOURNMENT at 6:20 PM