Entertainment Commission    

              City and County of San Francisco

MINUTES

Meeting was held in-person and remotely

Tuesday, April 19^th, 2022

5:30 P.M.

Regular Meeting

 

                   

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ben Bleiman (President), Dave Falzon, Steven Lee, Al Perez, Laura Thomas

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Dori Caminong (Vice President), Cyn Wang

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

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT BLEIMAN AT 5:31 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. 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 April 5, 2022 Commission meeting. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

MOTION: Commissioner Thomas motioned to approve the meeting minutes; Commissioner Falzon seconded the motion.

ACTION: The Commission approved the April 5, 2022 meeting minutes.

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

NAYS: None

Public Comment: None

3. Report from Executive Director: Legislative/Policy Update: Review of Entertainment Commission Update Memorandum; Staff and Office Update: Update on staffing changes; Update on Board of Appeals Actions: none; Corrective Actions: none. [Discussion Item]

Public Comment: None

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

Public Comment: None

 

5. Updates 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
 

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:

1. EC-1629 – Michael Goebel and Darin Brunson of AMD Project LLC, dba Churchill, 198 Church St., Limited Live Performance permit
2. EC-1630 – Chris Cassimus of the Gold Cane Cocktail Lounge, Inc, dba The Gold Cane., 1569 Haight St., Limited Live Performance permit
3. EC-1540 – Kingston Wu of 2036 Lombard Street LLC, dba Westwood, 2036 Lombard St, Billiard Parlor permit
4. EC-1632 – Kingston Wu of Fourth & Goal LLC, dba Thriller Social Club, 508 4^th St., Mechanical Amusement Device permit
5. ECOTE22-009 – Javier Sanchez, dba Skylight Studios, 1800 Mission St., One Time Indoor Entertainment Event Permit application with more than 12 days of entertainment

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

Action: The Commission approved the permit with staff recommendations.

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

Nays: None

Public Comment: None

Regular Agenda:

1. EC-1627 – John Park of Rooftop Hospitality Group, LLC, dba Kaiyo Rooftop Bar & Restaurant, 701 3rd St., Limited Live Performance permit including outdoor area

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 Falzon, Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Perez, Commissioner Thomas

Nays: None

Public Comment: None

2. EC-1628 – Emmy Kaplan of Nomagirl, INC, dba Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack, 3230 Mission St., Limited Live Performance permit including outdoor area

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

Action: The Commission approved the permit with staff recommendations.

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

Nays: None

Public Comment: None

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 6:34PM