Entertainment Commission    

               City and County of San Francisco

                                         

  MINUTES

Meeting was held in-person and remotely

 

 Tuesday, May 3^rd, 2022

5:30 P.M.

Regular Meeting

 

                     

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ben Bleiman (President), Steven Lee, Al Perez, Laura Thomas, Cyn Wang

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Dori Caminong (Vice President), Dave Falzon

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Executive Director Maggie Weiland; Deputy Director Kaitlyn Azevedo; Senior Analyst Dylan Rice; Commission Secretary May Liang

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT BLEIMAN AT 5:39 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. Consideration and possible action to adopt a resolution making findings to allow teleconferenced meetings under California Government Code Section 54953(e). [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

Motion: Commissioner Wang made a motion to adopt the resolution; Commissioner Lee seconded the motion.

Action: The Commission adopted the resolution.

Ayes: President Bleiman, Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Perez, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Wang

Nays: None

Public Comment: None
 

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. 

Public Comment:

- Barry Taranto (virtual comment), SFTWA Board Member, shared issues regarding taxis in San Francisco
 

3. Approval of Meeting Minutes.  Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the April 19, 2022 Commission meeting. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

MOTION: Commissioner Perez motioned to approve the meeting minutes; Commissioner Wang seconded the motion.

ACTION: The Commission approved the April 19, 2022 meeting minutes.

AYES: President Bleiman, Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Perez, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Wang

NAYS: None

Public Comment: None

4. Report from Executive Director: Legislative/Policy Update: none; Staff and Office Update: Reminder about Annual Retreat and Summit; Update on Board of Appeals Actions: none; Corrective Actions: none.  [Discussion Item]

Public Comment: None


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

Public Comment: None


6. 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: None

Regular Agenda:

1. EC-1626 – Serkan Bikim of Exotic Boys, LLC, dba Wonder Lounge SF, 673 Geary St., Place of Entertainment – change in ownership

Motion: Commissioner Wang made a motion to approve the permit with staff recommendations; Commissioner Perez seconded the motion.

Action: The Commission approved the permit with staff recommendations.

Ayes: President Bleiman, Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Perez, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Wang

Nays: None

Public Comments:

= Geary St. Lui Tenant (virtual comment), neighbor had questions regarding the permit application

= Faizan Smith (virtual comment), neighbor suggested working with local parking lot vendor to ease traffic and double parking

- Barry Taranto (virtual comment), offended that taxis were not mentioned in the discussion

+ Abdul Farid (virtual comment), neighbor in support of the permit application

2. EC-1631 – Eric Passetti and Dennis Leary of Alcyone, LLC, dba Natoma Cabana, 90 Natoma St., Place of Entertainment including outdoor amplified sound

Motion: Commissioner Lee made a motion to approve the permit with staff recommendations; Commissioner Perez seconded the motion.

Action: The Commission approved the permit with staff recommendations.

Ayes: President Bleiman, Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Perez, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Wang

Nays: None

Public Comment: None

3. EC-1524 – Victor and Silvia Ormeno of KH, LLC, dba Kimbara, 3380 19th St, Place of Entertainment

Motion: Commissioner Wang made a motion to approve the permit with staff recommendations; Commissioner Lee seconded the motion.

Action: The Commission approved the permit with staff recommendations.

Ayes: President Bleiman, Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Perez, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Wang

Nays: None

Public Comments:

-/= Ellen Hess, Sister at The Lost Church, neighbor with concerns about noise regarding the permit application

-/= Teresa Malave, VDMF (virtual comment), neighbor with concerns about crime and noise regarding the permit application

- Benjamin De Kosnik (virtual comment), neighbor in opposition of the permit application


7. Commissioner Comments & Questions; New Business Request for Future Agenda Items: This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce agenda items for future consideration, and to make announcements. [Action item and Announcements]

Public Comment: None


ADJOURNMENT at 7:09PM