Entertainment Commission     
City and County of San Francisco 

   

Notice and Agenda for Regular Meeting 

Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 5:30 P.M.               

Room 416, City Hall                                                  

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place 

San Francisco, CA. 94102  

   

Ben Bleiman, President - Industry Representative 

Dori Caminong, Vice President - Neighborhood Representative 

Lt. Dave Falzon, Commissioner - Law Enforcement Representative 

Steven Lee, Commissioner - Industry Representative 

Al Perez, Commissioner - Neighborhood Representative 

Bryant Tan, Commissioner - Urban Planning Representative 

Laura Thomas, Commissioner - Public Health Representative 

 

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.  

 

2. Approval of Meeting Minutes.  Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the July 16, 2019 Commission meetings. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

 

3. Report from Executive Director: Legislative/Policy Update: Update on BOS File No. 181211 re: Health, Planning, and Police Codes - Small Business Permit Streamlining, and Update on BOS File No. 190689 re: Interim Zoning Control - Conditional Use Authorization Required for a Change of Use from Nighttime Entertainment to Another Use Allowed in the Defined South of Market Area; Staff and Office Update: Director Weiland Facilitated Discussion Among Large Sized Venue Operators at the Department of Emergency Management’s Extended Power Outage Workshop; Update on Board of Appeals Actions: nothing to report; Corrective Actions: nothing to report. [Discussion Item]

 

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

 

5. Report from the Senior Analyst: Dylan Rice shares an update on event producer education initiatives and efforts to streamline the One Time Event permit application process. [Discussion Item]

 

6. Police Department Comments & Questions. This item allows any member of the SFPD to address the Commission regarding matters related to nightlife and public safety. [Discussion Item]

 

7. Hearing and Possible Action regarding applications for permits under the jurisdiction of the Entertainment Commission. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]  

Regular Agenda:

a) EC-1533 – Seamus Naughten and Jennifer Hunt of SF Event Space, LLC, The Hibernia, 1 Jones St., Place of Entertainment permit.

 

8. Commissioner Comments & Questions. [Announcements]

 

ADJOURNMENT 

 

Please see below for the Entertainment Commission’s interim policy on accessibility to its meetings. 

DISABILITY ACCESS 

  Room 416 is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall.  Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop, the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center.  For more information about MUNI services, call 923-6142.  Large print agendas are available.  Sign language interpreters are available upon request by contacting the Entertainment Commission Office at least two working days prior to a meeting.  Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should also call the Entertainment Commission Office. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City accommodate these individuals.  A TDD phone for the Entertainment Commission is available on request. 

To view hearing on-line 

  Live Stream of SFGTV and SFGTV2:                                         http://www.sfgovtv.org/index.aspx?page=68 

  Video on Demand, Commissions, Councils and Boards:   http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?viewid=20 
 

The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE 

Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct people's business.  This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review.  Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact:  

Sunshine Ordinance Task Force 

Victor Young, Administrator 

City Hall, Room 244 

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place 

San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 

Office:  (415) 554-7724 

(Fax):    (415) 554-7854 

(E-mail):  victor.young@sfgov.org 

 

WRITTEN COMMENTS 

Persons attending the meeting and those unable to attend may submit written comments regarding the subject of the meeting.  Such comments will be made part of the official public record and will be brought to the attention of the Commission.  Written comments should be submitted to the Entertainment Commission c/o Maggie Weiland, Entertainment Commission, Room 12 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102.  

 

Explanatory Documents:  Copies of explanatory documents listed in this agenda, and other related materials received by the Entertainment Commission after the posting of this agenda, can be obtained during normal office hours at the Entertainment Commission office on the Ground Floor of City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room #12, San Francisco, CA 94102, and also, to the extent possible, will be available on the Commission's website at: https://sfgov.org/entertainment/public-notices-meetings.