City and County of San Francisco

Entertainment Commission

 

MINUTES

Meeting was held remotely

 

Friday, May 14, 2021

1PM - 4PM

Special Meeting

 

                               

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

 

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Executive Director, Maggie Weiland; Senior Analyst, Dylan Rice; Senior Inspector, Antonio Savino; Commission Aide, Crystal Kennedy

 

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT BLEIMAN AT 1:03 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.

 

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL    

 

2. 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. 

 

3. Introduction by Executive Director and President: Entertainment Commission Executive Director Maggie Weiland and President Ben Bleiman give an introduction and go over meeting agenda. [Discussion Item]

 

Public Comment: None

 

4. Opening Activity: Retreat participants share in an opening activity. [Discussion Item]

 

Public Comment: None

 

5. Report from Executive Director: Executive Director Maggie Weiland provides an update on current Entertainment Commission data, accomplishments, goals, and COVID response. [Discussion Item]

 

Public Comment: None

 

6. Update on the City’s Economy: Ted Egan, Chief Economist with the Office of the Controller, provides an update on the City’s economy during the COVID-19 crisis and impacts on the entertainment and nightlife industry. [Discussion Item]

 

Public Comment: None

 

7. 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

 

8. Advancing Entertainment Commission Goals based on Working Group Priorities: Three working groups will participate in break-out sessions to set goals and priorities for their respective groups, and report back their initial action plans to the entire group:

 

 

o Group #1: Executive Working Group

o Group #2: Police Code clean-up Working Group

o Group #3: Entertainment Recovery Working Group

[Discussion and Possible Action Item]

 

Public Comment: None

 

9. Closing Activity: Optional virtual happy hour. [Discussion Item]

ADJOURNMENT at 4:02 PM