ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
ACTION MINUTES OF THE
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
City Hall, Hearing Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA  94102

COMMISSIONERS

Present
Bryant Tan
Audrey Joseph
Steven Lee
Al Perez
Laura Thomas

STAFF     

Present
Executive Director, Jocelyn Kane
Deputy Director, Maggie Weiland
Sound Inspector, Sean Burke
Commission Aide, Crystal Stewart

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Bryant Tan called the meeting to order at 5:38PM.

ROLL CALL

Deputy Director Maggie Weiland called the Roll. 

Present at the meeting were Commissioners, Bryant Tan, Audrey Joseph, Steven Lee, Laura Thomas, and Al Perez.

1. 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.

Stefano Castellano stated he went to a presentation

2. Approval of Meeting Minutes.  Discussion and possible action to approve the continued minutes of June 21, 2016 and the minutes of August 2, 2016 Commission meeting. [Action item] 

No public comment

Commissioner Joseph moved to approve Commissioner Thomas second the motion

Yeas- Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner Thomas

Commissioner Perez and Commissioner Tan Joseph
Noes – None
Absent – Commissioner Caminong and Commissioner Frost

3. Report from Executive Director: (A) Legislative/Policy Update: Update on All Nighter Transit Planning and Press Event Aug 5;  (B) Staff and Office Update: (1) Report on Workshop regarding Licensing and Copyright issues co-presented by GGRA and OEWD, and (2) Report on Director’s grant of extension through August 10, 2018 of conditionally granted Place of Entertainment permit (Permit No. EC-1352) to GSW Arena LLC for the Event Center at Mission Bay Blocks 29-32 pursuant to Police Code Sec. 1060.5(h); and (C) Report from the Sound Inspectors: Jordan Pauley and Sean Burke report on recent venue sound inspections and report of activities by staff. [Discussion Item]

4.  Elections of President  & Vice President. This item allows the Commissioners to nominate and elect the seats of President and Vice President of the Entertainment Commission. [Action Item]

No public Comment.

Commissioner Thomas elected Commissioner Tan for President Commissioner Joseph second the motion

Yeas- Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner Thomas
Commissioner Perez and Commissioner Tan Joseph
Noes – None
Absent – Commissioner Caminong and Commissioner Frost

No public Comment.

Commissioner Thomas elected Commissioner Joseph for Vice President Commissioner Perez second the motion

Yeas- Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner Thomas
Commissioner Perez and Commissioner Tan Joseph
Noes – None
Absent – Commissioner Caminong and Commissioner Frost

5. 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]

No comments were made.

6. Residential Development Review Consent Calendar

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Entertainment Commission, and may 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. The following action is to adopt written comments and/or recommendations to be submitted to the Planning Department and/or Department of Building Inspection regarding noise issues for proposed residential projects per Chapter 116 of the Administrative Code. [Action Item]

Inspector Pauley - Notes for EC meeting 8/16/16

INSPECTIONS:

8/9/2016 3:00 PM AT&T Park 24 Willie Mays Plaza: Performed sound check and inspection for Guns & Roses concert.
8/8/2016 12:00 AM Hue 447 Broadway: Performed a walkthrough for their Sunday night Salsa party.
8/7/2016 12:30 AM Rock Bar 80 29th St.: After several visual inspections, venue appears regularly in compliance. Complainant states that disturbances are infrequent.

COMPLIANCE:

8/10/2016 6:00 PM Public Works 161 Erie St.: Venue is now working directly with complainant to alleviate sound issue.
8/6/2016 11:50 AM Playland Bar 1351 Polk St.: Still receiving complaints. Visual inspections occur every weekend. Venue is in compliance.

COMPLAINTS:

8/16/2016 11:00 AM The Dirty Pigeon 2639 24th St.: Venue may be doing entertainment. Requested that complainant forward promotional materials related to entertainment.
8/12/2016 5:30 PM Revolution Cafe 3248 22nd St.: Venue still having issues.
8/7/2016 9:50 PM Pour House 1327 Polk St.: Received a complaint about early evening entertainment fare.

Inspector Burke - Notes for EC meeting 8/16/16

NEW COMPLAINTS

8/11/16 "The 360" 360 3rd St. Commercial roof deck rented out for various events.

SOUND TESTS                   

8/5/16  11:00P Tunnel Top  601 Bush Passed.
8/13/16 10:00 SPiN 690 Folsom Passed.

CITATION                          

8/12/16 West Bay CC 1200 Fillmore $100 - Good Neighbor Violation: Windows open.

INSPECTIONS                   

8/13/16 12:30A Mezzanine 44 Jessie Performed analyzation to identify problem frequencies.
8/13/16 8:00P Kien Thanh 431 Eddy Set level of house karaoke system also used as stereo.
8/14/16 1:00A    DNA Lounge 375 11th St.  Walkthrough w/ mgmt on exceptionally busy night.
8/14/16 1:30A    Audio/Bergerac 316 11th St.  Preliminary investigation as to source of complaint.

Consent Agenda:

2444 Lombard St, Block/Lot 0936/014 which is located within 300 feet of Reed & Greenough, a place of entertainment.
1950 Mission St, Block/Lot 3554/005 which is located within 300 feet of The Lab, a place of entertainment.
2610 Mission St, Block/Lot 3636/002 which is located within 300 feet of The Make Out Room, Revolution Café and Balancoire, places of entertainment.

No public comment

Commissioner Joseph moved to approve the consent calendar Commissioner Perez second the motion

Vote:
Yeas- Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner Thomas
Commissioner Perez and Commissioner Tan Joseph
Noes – None
Absent – Commissioner Caminong and Commissioner Frost

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

Regular Agenda:

EC-1380 – Markal, Ender, Richmond Republic, 642 Clement Street, Billiard Parlor Permit.

Deputy Director Wieland stated the first permit application this evening is for a billiard parlor in Richmond Republic located at 642 Clement Street. Richmond Republic is a craft beer bar and restaurant that has a pool table. Richmond Station approves this permit application and recommends approval with no conditions. Here to tell you more about their permit application is owner Ender Markal.

No public comment.

Commissioner Lee moved to approve Commissioner Thomas second the motion

Vote:
Yeas- Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner Thomas
Commissioner Perez and Commissioner Tan Joseph
Noes – None
Absent – Commissioner Caminong and Commissioner Frost

EC-1379 – Zahner, Lisa, Fillmore Heritage Center, 1330 Fillmore Street, Place of Entertainment Permit, Change in Ownership.

Deputy Director Wieland stated the second permit application this evening is for a Place of Entertainment for Fillmore Heritage Center located at 1330 Fillmore Street in the space formerly occupied by Yoshi’s. Fillmore Heritage Center plans to host community-focused events including live performances and music concerts in addition to comedy, spoken word, and visual arts performances. The space will also be used for private parties, corporate, and special events. Fillmore Heritage has done community outreach of which you will find four letters in your file including letters of support from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development as well as Supervisor Breed’s Office. Northern Station recommends approval with the Good Neighbor Policy as a condition. Here to tell you more about their permit application is Lisa Zahner from Urban Solutions.

Public comment

Roy Bennet supports venue because he allowed outside promoters to come in a have bands that promote and market the Fillmore.

Daniel Landry a producer thank Urban Solutions and Supervisor Breed for the great work they have been doing over the last two years to anchor the project to move forward and increase foot traffic and make it a win for everyone.

Madrid Crawford stated he was born and raised in the Fillmore. He added Urban Renewal could be the decline in Jazz across the whole country.  He added there were not a lot of places in the neighborhood for people to meet and supports Urban Solutions.

Ken Johnson native San Franciscans Supports Urban Solutions for providing a space to put on events and use the facility.

Male speaker supports Urban Solutions.

Shelly Tatum stated he was in support of Urban Solutions and getting the permit for the space.  He added he had the opportunity of organizing the Prince tribute at the Juneteenth Festival and the success was overwhelming.   He added it was important for the community and the community component was in place and without it he would not support the event and looks forward to working with Urban Solutions in the future.

Connor Johnston staff to Board President London Breed in District 5.  He added it was a tremendous opportunity to reactivate the theatre and to bring more people into the commercial Fillmore corridor which will benefit all of the businesses in the area.   He added Supervisor Breed put money in the budget to move this project forward.   Her added Supervisor Breed strongly supports the project.

Valarie Brown with the office of Economic Development supports the project.  She added  and Supervisor Breed felt strongly to have the community benefit to the business.

EC-1377 – Milano, Gina, Halcyon, 314 11th Street, Place of Entertainment and Extended Hours Premises Permits, Change in Ownership.

Previous owner of the venue supports the permit.

Mark Renne supports the venue and in the history’s location.

Commissioner Lee moved to approve the permit with the Good Neighbor Policy and the Police conditions Commissioner Perez second the motion

Vote:
Yeas- Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Audrey Joseph
Noes – None
Absent -Commissioner Tan
Commissioner Perez absent at time of vote.

Deputy Director Wieland stated the next permit is for both Place of Entertainment and Extended Hours Premises permits for Halcyon located at 314 11th Street in the space formerly occupied by Beatbox. Halcyon will have DJs and electronic music acts for entertainment. The new owner has done outreach to the Folsom Street and Norfolk Alley neighbors. You will see proof of this in your file along with two letters from neighbors who request that sound tests be conducted in their homes during the scheduled sound inspection. Southern Station recommends approval with conditions on the last page in your file for this application. Here to tell you more about their permit application is owner Gina Milano.

EC-1378 – Gordon, Andrew, Spin San Francisco, 690 Folsom Street, Place of Entertainment Permit.

Deputy Director Maggie Weiland stated the final evening is for a Place of Entertainment for Spin San Francisco located at 690 Folsom Street. Spin is a ping pong social club that began in New York City and just opened up a new location in San Francisco. They plan to have DJs perform background music to enhance their client’s experience while playing ping pong. Spin has done outreach in their area which is largely commercial, and you will see several letters of support in your file. Southern Station approves this permit application with conditions on the last page in your file for this application. Here to tell you more about Spin is owner Andrew Gordon.

Public comment closed.

Commissioner Joseph moved to approve Commissioner Thomas second the motion

Vote:
Yeas- Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Thomas, Commissioner Audrey
No public comment.
Commissioner Perez moved to approve with the good Neighbor Policy and the Police conditions Commissioner Joseph second the motion

Vote:
Yeas- Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner Thomas
Commissioner Perez and Commissioner Tan Joseph
Noes – None
Absent – Commissioner Caminong and Commissioner Frost

8.  Commissioner Comments & Questions. [Discussion item]

Commissioner Joseph stated she was co-producing an event on October 8, 2016 called Together Fest all women’s performance at the Armory.

Ace Washington stated he had concerns about Urban Solutions and is not in support.

9.  New Business Request for Future Agenda Items. [Discussion item] (This item is to allow       Commissioners to introduce agenda items for future consideration).

No items were discussed.

Adjournment 7:32 PM.