Entertainment Commission    

            City and County of San Francisco

                                         

MINUTES

Meeting was held in-person

 

 Tuesday, May 17^th, 2022

1:00 P.M.

Special Retreat Meeting

 

                     

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

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Dave Falzon

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

GUEST: OEWD Business Development Manager Ben Van Houten

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT BLEIMAN AT 1:04 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. 

Public Comment: None
 

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 related work. [Discussion Item]

Public Comment: None

6. 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 Comments: None

7. Brainstorm Session for Entertainment Commission Goals and Priorities: Commissioners will use this time to brainstorm top goals and priorities as a group. [Discussion and Possible Action Item]

Public Comment: None

ADJOURNMENT at 4:43PM