Entertainment Commission     City and County of San Francisco 

 

 

Room 416, City Hall

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA. 94102

 

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 

5:30 P.M.

Regular Meeting

 

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

 

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Dave Falzon

 

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

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT BLEIMAN AT 5:37PM 

 

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 December 17, 2019 Commission meeting. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

 

Public Comment: None. 

MOTION: Commissioner Caminong moved to approve the December 17, 2019 minutes, Commissioner Thomas seconded the motion.

 

ACTION: Approved Minutes for December 17, 2019

 

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

 

NAYS: None

 

ABSENT: Commissioner Falzon 

 

3. Report from Executive Director: Legislative/Policy Update: none; Staff and Office Update: New Year’s Eve 2019-2020 Review; 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]

 

Tues 12/17/2019  12:04:36 AM Club 26 Mix 3024 Mission St POE MISSION Way too loud at this bar and it is midnight. Tired of this bar constantly disrespecting neighbors on Monday nights. If they can't respect the neighbors they shouldn't have live music. Please make their midnight nuisance stop.  ACTION: Deputy Director Azevedo continues to work with SFPD Mission Station and monitor situation. EC staff is arranging a meeting with the owner and SFPD Mission Station. Inspectors continue to visit this venue when they are in the field and observe their closing time procedures. Patrons exit at a normal volume and do not loiter. Security does a good job of clearing the sidewalk. 

Sun 12/22/2019  2:17:07 AM Revolution Café 3248 22nd St POE MISSION Bar is playing music obscenely loud past closing.  ACTION:  Inspector Savino responded to the 311 complaint the following Saturday. Jazz band was playing and sound levels exceeded their permitted sound limit. Deputy Director met with owner to discuss programming and that they are frequently in excess of their sound limit. Senior Inspector Roberts is conducting a site visit this Friday to discuss sound abatement and to set new sound limit.

Wed 1/1/2020  5:09:30 PM The Great Northern Space Cowboys Block Party 119 Utah St OTOEEP MISSION Great Northern party is incredibly loud and has been going on for hours and will continue tonight, unbearable even with windows shut and earplugs in. ACTION: Inspector Fiorentino responded to 311 complaints made on New Years Day. Business closed for the evening, no entertainment.

Fri 12/27/2019  11:38:26 PM El Trebol 3149 22nd St LLP MISSION Inspector Savino checked on compliance with newly issued LLP permit. Spoke with owner who said DJ was still playing. He explained that they cannot have DJ past 10pm, and needs to fix front door so it is able to close. Deputy Director Azevedo issued citation for entertainment after 10pm. This is their 3rd citation since July, 2019. 

 

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-1560 – Luke Higgins of Lion Nathan USA, Inc. dba Little Creatures, 1000 3rd St. Unit A, Limited Live Performance permit. 

 

b) EC-1564 – Pine & Powell Partners, LLC, dba The Stanford Court Hotel, 905 California St., Limited Live Performance permit. 

 

SPEAKERS: = Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo, staff report

 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

 

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

ACTION: The Consent agenda was approved and both Limited Live Performance permits were conditionally granted to the applicants.

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

NAYS: None

 

ABSENT: Commissioner Falzon

 

Regular Agenda: 

 

c) EC-1561 – Hsui Mei (Candy) Wong, dba Bow Bow Cocktail Lounge, 1155 Grant Ave., Place of Entertainment permit. 

 

SPEAKERS: = Deputy Director, Kaitlyn Azevedo, staff report

 + Candy Wong, Owner of Bow Bow Cocktail Lounge

 + Ricky Ng, Manager of Bow Bow Cocktail Lounge

PUBLIC COMMENT: None

 

MOTION: Commissioner Thomas moved to approve the permit application with the Good Neighbor Policy and that the permit holder shall have one staff onsite with a guard card on Friday and Saturday nights from 9pm to 2am, Commissioner Perez 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: Commissioner Falzon

 

6. Commissioner Comments & Questions.   [Announcements]   

ADJOURNMENT   6:11PM