ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
MINUTES OF THE
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
City Hall, Hearing Room 416
Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102


COMMISSIONERS

Present
Bryant Tan
Steven Lee
Audrey Joseph
Demetri Moshoyannis
Al Perez
Liam Frost
Dori Camining

STAFF

Present
Executive Director, Jocelyn Kane
Deputy Director, Cammy Blackstone
Sound Inspector, Sean Burke
Sound Inspector, Jordan Pauley
Commission Aide, Crystal Stewart

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Tan called the meeting to order at 5:35PM.

ROLL CALL

Director, Jocelyn Kane called the Roll.

Present at the meeting were Commissioners, Bryant Tan, Al Perez, Steven Lee, Audrey Joseph, Demetri Moshoyannis.

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.

No public comment.

No public comment

2. Review and approve the minutes of May 5, 2015. [Action item]

Commissioner Joseph moved to approve
Commissioner Moshoyannis second the motion
Vote:

Yeas - Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Tan, Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner Perez, and Commissioner Moshoyannis
Abstain-Commissioner Frost
Absent- Commissioner Caminong

3. Report from Executive Director Report from Executive Director Legislative/Policy Update: Nightlife Protection Legislation Update; Update on Econ Impact Report for Outdoor Events; Update on LLP expansion legislation Staff and Office Update: EC Summit June 8; Corrective Actions: Nothing to Report. Report from the Sound Inspector’s Sean Burke and Jordan Pauley report on recent venue sound inspections and report of activities by staff. [Discussion Item]

Inspector Pauley reported on the following:

INSPECTIONS:
5/8/2015 1:50 AM Bruno’s Pizzeria 1375 Fillmore St.: A summary inspection was performed at the venue at and after 2:00 a.m. The venue was suspected of operating after 2 a.m. without an extended hours permit. The complaint also criticized amplified sound that may be playing into the neighborhood. The venue was found in compliance. Will follow up.

COMPLIANCE:
5/17/2015 1:30AM The Cellar 685 Sutter St.: Talked to management about a new security plan they will be implementing. They’ve kept the top performers from the former security staff and have added a hand selected group of new security staff members.

5/16/2015 10:30PM 1015 Folsom 1015 Folsom St.: Talked to management about a permitted event they will be having on Wednesday, May 20th, 2015. The last time that they had a permitted event, our office received a complaint calling into question the validity of said permit. After quick inspection, it was determined that they were in compliance. Therefore, this time around, they wanted to be a good neighbor and let everyone know that they would be having another event that would include permitted sidewalk closure.

5/15/2015 11:00PM Fort 1 SF 2801 Leavenworth St.: Talked to management about their current permit situation. They’re in the process of finalizing their building/health/fire permits which is expected to be completed this week.

Inspector Sean Burke reported on the following:
SOUND INSPECTIONS
5/16/15 12:15 AM La Oficina 4234 Mission
Door closed and draped. Music within limits.

SOUND TESTS
5/17/15 4:30 PM The Lab 2948 16th St
Initial sound test. 90dBC limit.

5/17/15 9:30 PM El Toro 2470 San Bruno Ave
Initial sound test. 100dBC limit.

NEW COMPLAINTS
5/13/15 Delirium 3139 16th St
Residential sound test conducted. Not in violation.
5/13/15 Black Magic 1400 Lombard
Bass vibrating unit 2 floors above. Not EC purview.
5/19/15 Gallardo’s Mexican Restaurant 3248 18th St. Live music reported. Under investigation.
4. Police Department Comments & Questions. [Discussion Item]
(This item allows any member of the SFPD to address the Commission regarding matters related to nightlife and public safety).

No police comments were made.

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

a) EC-1325 David Kiely dba Mars Bar, 798 Brannan St. Limited Live Performance permit.

Commissioner Joseph moved to approve
Commissioner Moshoyannis second the motion

Public comment

No Public comment

Vote:
Yeas - Commissioner Lee, Commissioner Tan, Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner Perez, Commissioner Moshoyannis
Commissioner Frost and Commissioner Caminong

6. Commissioner Comments & Questions. [Discussion item]

No comments were made.

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

Commissioner Joseph asked about a committee to talk about process for the Breed legislation.

Chair Tan stated he would draft something for staff and will get back to the entire commission.

Commissioner Moshoyannis asked if the August strategic planning meeting has been decided on.

Executive Director Kane stated since the commissioners were present they could select a day. Saturday, August 22, 2015 was selected for the meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 6:30 P.M.