Transcripts For SFGTV Entertainment Commission 121515 20160104

Alcohol new ones were open for Public Comments. Second, if you could please turn off your cell phones or put them on silent so that we can not be disturbed during the meeting. Finally, thank you sfgov tv for your services and producing and airing this lab to the public every time we meet. Organa go ahead and start with local. Commissioner frost commissioner lee commissioner joseph commissioner perez caminong president tan for house. Well start off with Public Comments. This is for Public Comment on any item you do not see currently on the agenda but does relate to the work of the Entertainment Commission. A Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is close. Leon to item 2 approval of minutes for november 10 meeting. Commissioners, if you want tohopefully you have reviewed them and if you have any edits or motions . I moved to approve moved and seconded. Any Public Comment on our minutes . Lets take a speedo. The minutes pass. Ive seen because i was absent for the last meeting. November 10 with the last meeting. Were you present . Yes, i was. Okay. There you go. The minutes pass. Item number three report from her executive director and staff. Do you want to take it away because i will take away. Good evening, commissioners. We have a written report which i dont often do but i sent allot attachments. I want to give you a proper memo. Just a brief update on what were going chapter 16 or in other words, the protection ordinance which sounds much better to me. All the letters have been sent to the planning department. As you may recall was a very long pipeline that we had determined would meet the criteria, so it took a while in a big set of letters that has gone out. So, all those are out there and slowly but surely im getting kind of emails and phone calls from private sponsors sponsors asking me what they need to do next. So, the committee has met several times and i guess over course of a couple months weve come to the conclusion that we needed a form. One of the things that is attached here its three pages at the moment although its a work in progress, is a project sponsored form for projects within 300 feet of places of entertainment. You can take that home and take a look at it. Especially those of you on the committee, to see if its comprehensive enough. Ask the right questions so that we get a basis for if they come to you at the committee level. You know, the basic sort of discussion. So, next year we are in a proper hearing room to my thankfully for the committee which is far late and i put together a schedule because the president and i discussed the need for the frequency of the rvr meetings. We determine once a month is adequate based on, again, how many of these projects are coming in the length of time its taking to get them analyzed. So, there is a schedule here that i sent out to you guys last week, and for those of you on the committee, if theres any issues with the schedule but let me know for the year 2016. What things moved around. Space is really hard in city hall. So, i think that is it pretty much. I startedi just want to tell you it had been discussed and particularly, when charlesmet with a committee we should come up with a best practices kind of guide for sound studies being done for Residential Projects within 300 feet of places of entertainment. So i started to jam something out and spoke with charles on the phone as well as connected with the Health Department sound folks. So, i guess we are halfway through that, but again i think that can also be a work in progress. Something that we can send to people because, ideally will see these well before the soundwhere those tonight that will get you later is enough space. We have an opportunity to influence how the sound study is done and make sure its done in a way thats adequate or better than adequate. I have a question. For best practices how is this done done or how the jewelers use . How to conduct a proper sound study. Okay the other item under the policy update for the commission is related to the Cannabis Task force. The supervisor wiener created a task force, and a rules committee finally met to determine who would be the members of the Task Force Last thursday. It was like a monumental, all day, literally ninehour meeting. There are 14 seats. There were 40 odd candidates. Entertainment commission is involved because we sit as a nonvoting member of the task force and will be involved obviously heavily in terms of how organic interact with nightlife and nightlife businesses if and when cannabis becomes legal in 26 and get this is the citys effort to be prepared for something that seems somewhat inevitable although its not clear in what form. So, there are 17 possible ballot hedgers and at the state level, when and if something gets approved, the city wants to be prepared. So, the group is being staffed by the public Health Department, which i think is good. I think theyre going to be really on their game and supposed to meet in january for the first time and have maybe quarterly with some subcommittees as well. Ill keep the commission informed as we go along. As we need for the balance of 2016. On the topic of Commission Seats and vacancies, you see are missing somebody here and thats because as you know, commissionerleft the city. So we had to step off. We tried very hard to find the time at the board level to get another appointment in this calendar year but was not going to happen. So, we expect to be on Calendar Rules Committee with whomever applies to early january. I also attached images for the heck of it, the announcement which is been up on the web since november 19. The Vacancy Announcement is there. Its a publicly held c. If you have anyone that you may know that might be interested, you can point them to the web or give them this piece of paper. In addition, the ever so slow hr practice in the city is moving ahead and the position that we were funded with in the last budget cycle is nearing the point of announcement, and filling. So, again, this is an outdoor event analyst position. With an emphasis on analysis. Its been classified as an 823. The position announcement is final but will wont be posted until after the holidays because i wanted to get the most attention it can get. If we put it up now i think you would get lost in the shuffle. So, the intention is to post from january 418th and then we will land on interviews and some kind of higher in early february. So, we are looking forward to that that will be exciting. The last thing that i want to do is tell you about a corrective action its been a long time since anything under the heading of corrective action has taken place and that was a good thing. Unfortunately, or not, we did issue a direct order on november 20 based on the incident that i think you may heard about. That happened that the seller on saturday, november 14. Based on that incident, and the concern we had , that or maybe some reaches with security protocol, we basically included a revision of the security plan, which then basically puts a bunch of new conditions on their permits. So, in a memo. It tells you what those are and essentially eliminated one weeknight of operation provides the security plan in writing which they did. Adding a ratio of 1 to 25 which is a lot we think its important right now to help with end of the night crowd control and dispersion, which is where this problem happened. Adding at least one longrange night vision camera to the outside of the front door. And having all those be functional which we know thats been a problem. Then, letting the commission, as well as the Police Department know about anything out of the ordinary during special events. So, we feel pretty good aboutthey were receptive. They signed document and did not argue with the city. It comes and goes at that location its a tough location. Theyre doing a brisk business. Things happen. So, that concludes my part of the report. If you want to take questions now about what i said or i can hand it over to the inspector let me do that. Any questions for the director commissioners . Thank you. I have a couple minor but im glad you guys produced the actual project sponsor form. I think its going to be super helpful when we start reviewing those. Lets go to inspector inspector burke or inspecto holly which everyone. Good evening, commissioners. Just a few items to cover tonight. Its been a while since we spoke so i want to kind of cover some trends ive seen out in the city the past few weekends. We did get our first complaint since ive been on, ive been inspector for the regency center. The complaint came in for the regency ballroom and right now working with the complainants and management and monitoring the situation to figure out exactly where the sound is escaping from. They do have a new dining in the basement called a social hall. I have a suspicion that maybe some of the doors or windows that are facing sutter towards this newish apartment complex maybe its the cause of the issue. Humanitarian has been very responsive and have been in touch with the complainants overtime to Work Together to bring this to conclusion. I have been working with Mission District pd at trying to monitor a situation in which neighbors are complaining about jukebox mariachi band and although this does not fall necessarily within our jurisdiction but im trying to monitor with the help of pd to try to bring some closure for the residence. Theres some confusion around permitting. Confusion around jurisdiction. The operator now is attempting to obtain permits. They just dont exist for it. So its a little bit of organization and a lot of communication and event agencies working together. There is a block in upper haight. A complaint came through mary ellis trophy room. Theres a couple different establishments on that block. The complainant is on the other end of the block and im trying to right now establish this complaint just came through this weekwhich i do establish the source of the issue. If there are any permits that need to be updated or apply for, and get to the source of that problem as well. A quick update forthat i mentioned recently, i believe there are some new this is on mission streetacross from the newish complex called beta. I noticed recently some new security staff, new promoters and were trying to work it Work Together to make sure that stay safe and quiet and in that corridor of the mission. A lot of new residential. A lot of new it seems like some changes in entertainment, new promoters with new venues and new venues popping up. So, well keep an eye there as well. It wasnt a complaint or something . Weve had complaints come in about balance walk but thereve been anonymous so its hard to coordinate an anonymous complainant regarding when things are happening. So for me to be on call and witness something as it happens has been difficult. The particular incident that i mentioned here was something that i drove by just on patrol. Commissioners, other questions for sgt. Burke . All rights. Right along. Good evening, commissioners. Several items to report to you about. Well start with complaints. I received another complaint. Weve had ongoing complaint with the basement, 222 hide. I received another noise complainant that im probably can i go by this weekend to see if maybe another violation can i suspect that i might. Its been maybe about five weeks since ive been by there. Our issue the citation form. Ive reported that the previous hearing. It has not been paid yet, so action is pending, but i do think were going to continuously have problems with the basement. I mean i been doing it with it like eight months now and its pretty clear thats going to be the case. So i will report to you whatever action that we may want to take. Ill report to you about whatever happens you can decide what action you want to take. Are the complaints going to you . Directly to me. I think a couple times they may have went to 311 or something. This ever been Police Involved . No. Not that im aware. In your estimation by these complaints about . The complaints are valid. I been by several times. They are valid. Basically. I could go on and on but about. Neighbors and the building. Other residents . Residence above him. The equipment he was getting when he was first applying is already overkill. Its huge. Have eight attempted to take any the out . He actually added baby like two months ago at a sub water in the bar area so i told him, first of all, its a violation of the permit anyway. Also, i told him to turn it off when he first got it. They, you know you need to fly under the radar basically because there was a lot of issues in you getting the permit because of this. You need to fly under the rape. He turned it off for a little while but nevertheless its back on. I dropped in a month and a half ago. It was at 20 db above. Grossly out of compliance. So, we will see Going Forward and ill report to you about that. Update you about it. I received a complaint about the doing a covert location it 917 fulsome. Theres an issue with a neighbor could obviously its just opened last month, so i talked to the neighbor. I talked to barry. I put them in contact with each other, so i believe it will get resolved. Barry is responsive so i think itll get resolved. Im just going to wait and see how that plays out but i think it will get resolved. I received another complaint about hawthorne, 46 complaint about hawthorne, 46 dear st. I been receiving a lot of complaints about hawthorne but ive been by. Its on my regular route. Id never hear what the complaint complainants are hearing. I stood out there and talk to security for 10 min. In attention to what im hearing. I never hear sound issues in regards to noise coming out of the venue and theyre saying its coming out of the venue, this type of thing. Patrons are lucky i never witnessed that. Im not sure whats going on there. A reader Something Else going on. Maybe it something where this and interior noise issue. Im going to follow up and see what we can buy, but at this point, i reallywith my experience in dealing with a lot of different venues in these types of issues i dont think theres an issue there, but well treated fairly what about the basement of the building . They are belowground is there a lot of president ial run their . I think mostly commercial, right . Osa its mixed. Theres a little bit of commercial and residential also. This am across the street. People always in and out of the building across the street so theres names from taxis or whatever. People standing across the street. Theres a lot of stuff going on that. Art galleries and clothing stores. And the market is right there. So, i mean, im not sure what they are hearing but hopefully well get more detail about it. We were doing with it last year and i dont think i could we did not find any compliance issues. What about maven lane, in the back . This sum was coming there from other places, but are they confused . I dont think they are confused but im not sure ive not gone back there. They used to connect. They used to smoke out in the back but i dont know if they sealed off now. Now people smoke maybe two storefronts down. Can go down there no more. Speak people smoke in front. They probably bought blocked it off now but its weird. Two different complainants. One of the complainants was in contact with inspector burke last year so they been affording new complaints, and then i had a separate complaint that i believe came 2311. I too look in my email to figure out exactly the details but two different complainants right now. Two or three. So, itll be on my regular route but we will see how that turns out. I received a complaint about audio. Nightclub noise issues. I went by. I went to the gm. I went to walk through inspection. They were compliance. Really i think theres a bunch of been using it even if every venue was more than compliant, there was to be a noise issue for people because theres multiple venues. Nevertheless, will treat the complaint as we treat every other complaint. Well do some followup investigation it will start with her residential. See if we can isolate noise to anyone venue. I suspect we cant but audio and beatbox are literally next door to egypt. You have a beatbox complaint also . I do. You cant distinguish from a right . This person is on the corner towardswhat is the cross street. Fulsome. 4 howard st. The audio complainant is on howard street. Are easily dna a complete city block away . Reichard doesnt howard. Andyes, beatbox and audio are located between harrison. Its not harrison. Theres butter. There is dna. There slims. Theres a bunch of venue. So, i dont know shes attributing that to the venue but nevertheless all check it out. Well get to the bottom of that. I also received a complaint from a neighborhood is located behind 11 street on norfolk and he was complaining about beatbox kid i went by on the night i tempted to do a santos. My meter was not working get a minor issue but nevertheless it was not critical to what i was trying to discover anyway. Where he is located, he is adjoined with wish lounge. There is holy cow. Theres beatbox. Theres audio. Its the same issue. Im not sure how to isolate the noise to anyone venue, but nevertheless its the same thing. I went by and so one of the venues is working to try to bring their level into something thats reasonable for him and if it works and works but i suspect it wont. Will do everything we can to respect his complaint and try to do something to help him but this is the beatbox complaint . Yes. The night i went by there was no issue at beatbox. So, its the same as the audio situation. I dont think theres really did he just moved to the neighbor . He did get six months ago. He said he knew about the sound issues but nevertheless this is the situation. Its a minor issues, minor compliance issues. A bar on bush street maybe two books from the seller and other nightlife establishments. About windows open, pager noise or whatever but since its got cold, there has not been any issue with them having the windows open. So thats a nonissue. And the vessel, open back up under new handle 11 propaganda ive not had a chance to do a walkthrough inspection but to security. He came and seems like things are going fine there. I will be by to check it out and ill report to you blog about what i find is it the same management their . And a bunch of issues i vessel its the same. And it knew Security Team. Its right over there. Two avenue sound system . On archer of the details their old sound system was a functional and without a box. The speakers were free hanging speakers, wrote speakers, not ones that were in wooden boxes. They hung. Pretty powerful system. I will check it out. I will report back to you about that next time when we need. If you have any other questions of a happy to take them. A lot more incidents that we had a recent. Or complainants. Any questions for inspectors . No. Any Public Comment on either executive director or executive reports . Seeing none, will move on to item number four, Police Department questions and comments. We will move on. Then to item number five which i believe are permits. We have four permits tonight and ill hand it over to our deputy director. Thank you. Good evening, commissioners. Tonight we just have a regular agenda. Our first item on the agenda is the midway. Theyre going for both the place of entertainment and extended hours premises permit. Theyre going for both the place of entertainment and extended hours premises permit. That 900 merrin st. The owner, jordan later of enterprises proposes to use the space is a multiuse arts and entertainment venue. Its 8000 squarefoot main room is going to host bands and djs, but also farmers and art markets. As well as community events. Theres also nine art studios of their teaching kitchen art gallery, cafe, lounge so its very unique. They plan to be open seven days a week with varying days and times of entertainment. They view a station approves the entertainment and disapproves the extended hours premises permit. Theyre still in conversation with the applicant regarding this. So, the midway actually today is requesting to continue their application for extended hours premises permit until Commission Meeting next year but will still hear their place of entertainment. This notice is actually attached in your file for your reference. Take it away is owner jordan later. Hold on a second, jordan. If were going to do the extended hours, should we vote on that now the quacks to continue it . When we treat them different. So, can we take a motion that . I moved to them approve the continuous extended hours permit until the applicants request. Moved and seconded. Any vote im sorry. Any comments . Any Public Comment . Lets think about. On a motion to continue the extended hours to a later date, proposed by the applicant, commissioner caminong perez speed joseph lee frost presidency 10. That motion passes. We will hear the place of entertainment application. Go right ahead. Good evening and happy holidays commissioner get my name it is jordan later. Im one of the three principles here representing the midway this evening located at 900 merrin st. Myself beatjeff whitmore. In front of you, i believe you should have a packet that is fairly large with a bunch of information about what the budget is. Ill run through it for those in the audience to follow along to the extent. The midway is a 29,000 squarefoot row house and we are looking to convert into a multifaceted entertainment complex. Which things together a number of San Franciscos unique and creative community. We plan to support and involve not only local artists positions but also nonprofit organizations that focus on music art and the community. Below that introduction paragraph youll see a couple book points about what the project is. Looking to do an 8000 squarefoot performance and event space that was everything from bands, djs, music, and Fun Committee art markets hopefully farmers markets and to me that. The weekend artists studios of the 100 subsidized by us. Well go to a local San Francisco artist to come in and have a here in residence potentially six monthsa year for free space to them to continue their art to make San Francisco to make it attainable for the artist. Well three gallery spaces in the midway. One of which being a the actual midway. Well get there in a minute on the map that i can show to you. Two other spaces that will be specifically designed for showcasing local and international arts. There will be a bar and lounge which again will showcase local and National Music talent and auditorium teaching kitchen which personally i most excited for. So, all tangent away quickly about that one. The teaching kitchen is going to be a live kitchen sort of space that will be bringing in talent, talent being chefs around the country and the world to showcase their signature dish. We are working on now to be the chef to showcase the first time being we just signed eikomichael nina. Michael nina is going to be doing being the first chef is going to be coming in and demonstrating at our teaching kitchen. We are also working trying to to treat some of the chefs were celebrities as are viewed on tv and in the public at this point. And routing them through as you would a dj, a ban and all that stuff. So grooming a completely different form of entertainment. I do know for requires a different permits or not. Well discuss that later. But, really getting in and showcasing not just a typical nightclub that does bands and djs on friday saturday night. Willie changing the way that folks are looking at entertainment here in San Francisco. After that were looking at having a cafe which is going to serve breakfast and lunch and dinner as well as a latenight menu. Lastly, as thats not enough already emerging technologies room. A room that we showcasing all the cuttingedge Pioneering Technology of light and sound inside of the space. So, as of right now, a group called the is doing 3d sound and light. To give you an example what that is, you may withstand the middle of the room. Train drive around you 365. Honestly very much oversimplifying it. Also able to take any notes out of any song but really in a corner or any direction of the room. Some logistical things about the space. Theres plenty of parking all throughout. There are very very little to no residential anywhere around us. We do not have to send out a single mailing which is interesting. I do believe theres been any complaints on our 34 postings weve done so far which is great. I kind of says that we been trying to continue to do our Community Outreach was all get into you. The next page youll see is a bit of a aisle on myself, jeff and pete. It is couple pages long so i wont bore you with all the details but some key points to point out are the number of different venues that we have currently here in San Francisco. The empire room. Pier 70. The old San Francisco meet which is a new addition the myriad. Theyre all successful spaces. Here in San Francisco. Five of which currently hold Entertainment Commission permits. To move on to the next, i guess two pages after that, youll see a list of 15 Different Committee organizations and events weve attended to do our community i reach for this program. A numberfor the space. A number of these organizations and Community Groups we present to our regular basis because were in the neighborhood already. So many of them write a monthly basis as it is but we made it a point to make sure folks in the neighborhood know were coming. Hope we are very excited we are coming and been able to answer and alleviate concerns the neighborhood has. The next page, you will see a very smalli cannot print out the big sheet for everyonea fairly small layout of the space. I can kind of walk everyone through it. So, right here is illinois street. Third street is obviously directly above that. That they would be to the right hand side. So, over in this area. This is our main engines right here into the Club Entertainment space that we are naming ride within the midway. This is just under 8000 squarefoot space. You see a number of bathrooms shared this is our mainstage writing. The art gallery consist of the main midway right here. An art gallery space right there and then some gallery space in this area. The artist studios consist of this area right here. So, always individual small spaces that we fortunately enough were able to put skylights in which a little bit of attention but pretty cool for folks want to get Natural Light for doing their artwork. Some office they said things like that along the side. The Community Room that were going to be hosting a number of the local labor organizations and Community Groups and no cost, and the space that is needed in the bayview area. And the dogpatch area. I give it, the teaching kitchen, right there. The teaching kitchen is directly adjacent to the cafe. Another bathroom there. An outside area right along here and kind of the whole rest of the space, this area here consisting of the lounge and bar area. Is there any specific questions regarding the layout while i have it up . No. Okay ill keep on going. The next page is a google map shot of where the location is. This one is to represent the baxter with little little residence around the neighborhood, around our area could the primary intersections that we are on michigan and maryland street. Our direct neighbor is a Construction Company across the street is a Lighting Company and its all very martial commercial and Light Industrial diamond. Are other neighbor across mary street is pure a. D. Which is a once held Oracle Racing book is currently not utilized as of now. Leon to next page is our transportation goods to show folks were parking and where the bus stops are and where the tline is and were expecting the unruly cats to congregate and that folks off. Moving onto the next page, there arei wont go through everyone up one by one, but our 20 letters of support for our place of Entertainment Permits. They range from everything from the exploratory to pdm eight, india basin, and bayview residents improving the environment. Lastly i would like to take a second to chime in about our committee benefits program. As some of you may know, when we presented peers 70, one thing that was very very important to us was to give back to the community as a whole and also in our direct area. The model weve adopted in all our venues now and have taken really strong approach on being able to give back directly. So, committee benefits program is something that, if we bring in an event or corporate event or promoter, want to be looking back and subway. As you can see with the layout of the entire space, we were thinking about that with the artists but on a bigger scale we want to be able to be get back to it in the directly. Not just writing a check to a local nonprofit but getting involved, supporting both our time and efforts and our energies into being able to get back. We now have a number of different businesses in the area and think its incredibly important not just in that neighborhood but San Francisco as old to make a significant positive impact with what we are doing. Thank you so much for your time happy to answer questions. Thank you. Does a very thorough presentation. I think chose a much experience you have doing this. You covered lots of Community Outreach and appreciate the thought and careful planning there has been for it. Thank you. Commissioner caminong. Thats an amazing addition to that neighborhood and an amazing addition to the area. Im assuming the artist studios are fine arts or not artists that are musicians . Yes. Claeys, some digital all sorts of different mediums. Less musicians. West music more art . Correct. Thats what i thought. Because we have a lack of musicians in the city. Just in case you did not know that. This sounds amazing. I can see why youre excited about the teaching kitchen. It sounds fabulous. Sounds like a great space. Im sorry. I cannot find apart what is your occupancy load . Were looking raindrop 3000 people utilizing every square inch of the space. The main room is around 15 handle 1500 or so that is great. It sounds like a wonderful great project. Im excited that its going to happen. Other comments . Commissioner perez thank you. Im impressed with your Committee Outreach. Thank you for the work. It takes a lot of time and effort to go through all that. Looks like you got so many winners of support. So, thank you for doing that and taken the time. Im also very excited with your plans for the teaching edition. San francisco been such a foodie scene i think this is something we really need to have. So, thank you and good luck to you. Thank you. I think earl might be able to chat about the food scene and one of our partners in the neighborhood once we get to that. Commissioner lee so, you have a letter parking areas. Are you renting those yourself . Openspace parking . There some lawsuit. Significant amount of openness Street Parking in the area. That is i mentioned its very Light Industrial in that neck of the woods so after 4305 pm in the afternoon parking galore. The number of the lots i guess its kind of take it as it comes. But something we need to do we would look at partnering with some sort of parking agency or something along those lines. Are the way across the way is pretty still undeveloped. It started today of any Street Lighting . When you park your car do people feel safe enough to walk . Absolutely. Theres more lady now in that direction since americas cup was he. Pure a. D. Was a pretty prominent place for americas cup so theres info structure changes that. Theres also been some recent develop without port and things goes along so lighting and things putting the area and were also going to be larger shows running security outside not just in front of our doors but the whole block. No one wants to come back from their joyous night to find a window broken. We know that having peers 70 we know illinois street has been hotspot for that is everywhere theres a big party. You will have a lot of that. Im just wondering, are you have any more outside security just checking things out or is this pretty much focused on the inside . Outside for sure. We will have folksdepending on some of the other. Its 100 people itll be less likely, but being an enabler for the past 12 years, were very comfortable and know when its time or not time. We also work closely with a new Police Station to help curb some of thisthese awful break is good i think it was one event we do that sfpd arrested four or five people breaking into cars. Thank you. Did you want to Say Something . Other comments . I have to say im really impressed. Its really having him come. That is impressive. Were hosting a holiday party. Its going to be great. Fantastic. Everyone will get an invitation. The two one other comment also before, as our city grows we been talking about where do we add new nightlife in the city and of the guys are doing an amazing thing going to that part of town. I think youre kind of going to a no mans land in some ways and i think that is great. I think we want to make people feel every part of San Francisco is the more they can go and be joyous. I think we need good owners and good business. So, thank you not just doing good Community Outreach and doing all the right things to make it wellrun business but actually being a leader and a trailblazer where people probably would not look twice. So, i think thats incredible. Did you thank you so much. My partner pete and geoff are very much to blame for that. So, thank you. By doing bring up the police. Then well open up for Public Comment after the police voices there thoughts. Good evening, commission to dr. Ramirez from bayview station at bayview stations recommendation for the place of entertainments approval. Of course, with a Good Neighbor policy and also the monthly Event Calendar sent to me each month. That was easy. Questions from commissioners . Can i ask, i disagree thing about going to an uncharted territory. Are you how do you feel about this area developing . It will be interesting. Okay. Enough said. Lets open it up for Public Comment. Is there any Public Comment on this . I think theres at least one but if you have a sheet filled out go internet in. If you dont, you can still speak. Just please line up on the side will have you go one after the other. Introduce yourself, your name and your 2 min. My name is earl shattuck. Im a residence of third street in the bayview. Other probably about a halfmile away from this venue. Im also the founder, cofounder, bayview underground food team to the first ever food and popup market in bayview hunters point. We start about four years ago and also i serve on Neighborhood Committee called Economic Development on third and i chair the committee. Im here to really back up what you deserve from jordan. First off, as a resident of third street of attended two events at the midway. Both events were invite through social media. There were many many asks for Public Transportation to go to the event itself. The were many many opportunities to link you with all the Car Sharing Services so that if you wanted to take a car or hire a car to the event, you could. But the most important thing which stood out to me, they gave the name and number of an onsite manager so that if we heard any noise or if we had any issues we could call this onsite manager directly. There were no issues. Ive no complaints at all. Its a beautiful space. Ive only seen the gallery part of it but like you said about the kitchen as well. As far as the bayview underground we had the popup market at the opera house which is been under renovation promise two years now. Once the opera was shut down we were without a home and without asking jordan approached us. He approached us and said, hey, im willing to help you guys. A lot of you are space to your popup market. That just sent a loud message throughout the Bayview Hunters Point Community that these guys are for real. Theyre coming into the committee will be meeting what they say so here to tell you the direct result of that and we so appreciate that happening. As far as Community Benefits go, i do agree. Ive seen already in action the artist in Residence Program that is offering or they are offering the open kitchen which is really really excited. I think its going to be cutting edge and i think were going to see that been one of the first in the city and will see a lot more of that. The two galleries, exhibits a scene were from local artists and that really spoke volumes to the fact they were focusing on our community. Of course, theyre committed to the local hire. So its a great project. I think these guys come as youve already commented on, commissioners, theyve done everything right. Im just here to gouge for them and say everything youve heard is legitimate. Thank you commissioners for your time and your service. Thank you. Looks like someone elses here to speak. Is there any others these, and stand on the side . Go ahead. You have the microphone. My name is jeremy linden. Im a member of the von minnesota sioux. Why speak in support of this project. As you probably know, this neighborhood opened the past several years has changed from being white sleepy mix of industrial residential to having a lot of Dining Options and other opportunities for residents to stay in their neighborhood while instead of going to other neighborhoods. One thing that we dont have as of yet, is more entertainment type options. We are sort of having to go to other neighborhoods to do that and i think this is a really great addition to the neighborhood. Two of entertainment both music as well as other cultural events that people can enjoy at all hours. I think it is great. One thing that is, as you guys im sure you know, happening that artists are having a hard time staying in the city. I think these artists studios are great addition to the neighborhood and allowing those artists to live and work in that community. I think its a great opportunity for the neighborhood and will continue to develop as a neighborhood that all san franciscans are allowed to live work and plan. Thank you very much. Any other Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is now closed [gavel] commissioners, happy to entertain a motion if there is one to be made . I motion to approve. Moved and seconded. Any further discussion . Lets take about on the motion to approve the midway for place of entertainment, with police conditions, commissioner caminong perez joseph, lee, frost frost tan. The motion passes. Congratulations. [gavel] will move right along to our second permit. This is a change in ownership for a place of Entertainment Permit located at 358 this is a change in ownership for a place of Entertainment Permit located at 358 ocean ave. The new owner is marco meza. He barco the premises from his mother who is also here. He plans to use the space as a nightclub so very similar as was used before. Entertainment with jesus and occasional band. Plans to do entertainment thursday, friday, and saturday evenings. Ingleside station approves this permit. Attached are police conditions in regard to gays and times of entertainment. But they are allowing and also security commission. Here to tell you a live it more is our owner, marco meza thank you, commissioners for the opportunity. This place is been in operation for 25 years and we have a we had a fire last year in the next building and we were forced to repair the whole building. There is a 50 month we were trying to open this with the city planning. It practically is not change ownership because im the manager of this place for the last 10 years. Its only 2400 people. Its less than 4000 ft. 2. We used to have a live band before. Which, now, we will have only djs and for the operation we have a prior time was [inaudible]. Now we will work it from thursdaysunday. Which we do not have a restriction before and actually, we remodeled this place and its in better condition. We improve the bathrooms. We upgraded all [inaudible]. Nothing new in management. Its been a quiet place. We dont have much neighbors because two warehouses in a gas station and a church in front. So practically, its just a continuation of the operation of this place. Thank you. Commissioner lee so, the previously, have you experienced with having bands and djs and things before . Yes. You had this experience so its nothing if you . Yes, nothing new. You be doing this stuff inhouse or somebody was to have a Birthday Party no loud to bring a dj . No. We have everything inhouse. What kind of Liquor License do you have . 47 or 48 . 48. Liquor license, 48. Have you had incidents at your place before . No. Have to call the police for anything . Anything like that . No. Were pretty quiet. For the last five years im dealing strictly with the dress code and a person feels like a arty have a few drinks before beginning we dont allow that person in that. We are really strong and that particular case. Are these your people that are doing security . Not a company. We have inhouse and although security, we send them to have a special training for a card. Including myself. I did the training also. Are you licensed by the state of california . Do you know you have to have a license from the state of california have your own security inhouse . Yes. Thats what we did that licensed web your venue has a license . Yes. Then we send them to this particular place. Im not talk about the individual security guards. That is a garda card. It would be good if they did lead trading which is for algol, as well but are you licensed, sir, to have inhouse security . No. That something you have to get from the state of california and after your hearing you can get a card from one of our inspectors and they will give you the name of where to apply for that but you must have that in order to have inhouse security. Okay, because i took that particular training in order to train the rest of them. What your business has to be licensed to have inhouse security. One of our inspectors will be happy to give you his card and give you the name and how to contact to get that permit. Okay. Lets take a few more questions. I live [inaudible]. Im sorry ive not been able to stop by to your venue but ill be there soon. You are required to do Neighborhood Outreach. Its part of your application. Did you get a chance to cross over to, theres a church across the street from you and theres also an action group . As a matter fact i talk to the church today. We were informing with the association to be a part of it, yes, absolutely. So, your neighbors on nothing but did you get a chance to talk to any neighbors about whats going to happen . Biju we dont have any neighbors. Two warehouses and down the block of there are neighbors. No, not at all. [inaudible] there are neighbors there. There is a warehouse right next and its the whole block until the end its a building. The residential building up at the corner, yes. On ocean avenue there are neighbors there . Ocean is a gas station and then the city cops. I know that neighborhood. There are neighbors that. Its pretty quiet over there. All rights. You still are required to outreach to local organizations. I will. Yes. The other thing is, we didnt have any restriction before the last 25 years since the time of opening. My intention is only to operate from thursdaysaturday, but i want to have [inaudible] because one of the patrons will be on wednesday or sunday i dont want to be limited to those days. We didnt have any restrictions before. I know, but as part of our policy, everybody is required to do a Neighborhood Outreach just so the neighborhood knows. Is not required. Its highly suggested and can influence how you view the venue. I think what we want to say is, ultimately i knew you been running it for 25 years, but a standard we have within this commission is to have all of our venues talk to the neighbors within the surrounding block. If right next door you have warehouses, thats great. That helps you a little bit because of not going to be bothered but a few doors down from that theres a family or other residence that might hear even just people walking to their car, we get complaints about that all the time. We have a recommendation. The officer, which i feel comfortable with all this. According to my experience, we practically all the requires requirements a Good Neighbor policy and we are aware of that. We strongly for 21 years [inaudible]. Enforcing exactly the more capacity and more people. We have a camera inside and outside the building, which is one of the things we upgraded. Practically, we close [inaudible] because we all know this type of place people stay longer. So weve taken out all the drinks before people stay longer. So weve taken out all the drinks before 30 min. The staff know if there has been any reports . I dont feel ive heard anything coming from them. All rights. Any of the questions from commissioner . We like to bring up the police to hear their conditions. Have you read the conditions that the police would like to have . Yes, twice. Youre okay . Yes. Thank you. Good evening, questioned officer robertingleside station. Ingleside station approves for the permit, but given the fact that they havent been open for at least a couple years im concerned with her lack of Neighborhood Outreach with the neighborhood. It can change quite dramatically and depending on peoples who moved into the neighborhood that hasnt seen a nightclub on their street before, they might be cause for complaint if noise or traffic issues or conditions change at certain times of the night so that is a concern. Also, on his application, he mentioned for the security, the Liability Insurance that would address security action of his personnel. He mentioned it was workers compensation, so pending seen proper proof over probate Liability Insurance for the business, i would like to see what that liability is. It just allows us to see how serious a Business Owner is in operating the kind of venue. All right. Thank you. The state commissioner questions. Commissioner caminong i know we dont get a lot of permits from ingleside. I have a bunch of questions and i the little bit of information for you. It would be in the best interest of this venue to have a general liability policy on trip and fall and a liquor liability policy. They are not required to have an assault and battery policy. If they want to but they can buy it. Its not required by anybody. Probably not by the Building Owner if they dont own the building. Thats number one. So, that cant be a condition of any condition. Secondly, to assume something may happen that is not already happened, this commission usually does not allow that. You cant assume something may happen in the future by bad behavior if it is not occurred. So thats convicting somebody of a crime before the crime is committed. Thats how we look at it. In looking at your conditions, give limited them to thursday, friday, saturday and sunday between 9 pm and 2 am. If they dont have a problem with that, i dont have a problem with that. All the windows and doors to remain close. That is a condition of our Good Neighbor policy are you familiar with that . Because that is automatically attached to all of our permits. So, to be redundant with the Good Neighbor policy something we usually strike because its a condition anyway. Number two, your captain does not have the right to discontinue the permits. The only way the permit can be discontinued it to be brought before this commission for suspension or revocation hearing. So the capt. Can no longer do that and has not been able to do that for years. So, thats just for your edification. I dont know what this planning code section is, but in order for him to be heard today, he had to posted his permits and sign an affidavit as such. So, having him we post is a condition of the permit isdoesnt make sense to me unless that has a different idea about that. Its not a change of use. As far as im concerned, its been his business for years. You are asking him to have the sf 21 because hes a 48. But in my correct in assuming that for 224 people youre asking for five security guards mount 150 and could you please tell me what you base that on . On the applicants paperwork, 40 application, he mentions five security guards. Thats his prerogative. But its not our requirements. Our requirement is 1100. Unless hes a bad boy and comes back here for Something Else and are director decides to recondition his permits, its one100. So going over number h did her digital surveillance cameras, 30 day storage, he said he already has 16 cameras. Motion sensors. That will run 24 hours a day. We like to think that an incident that happens around a nightclub has a nexus to that nightclub. Asking him to run his cameras 24 hours a day but is not open, i dont know that we could require him to do that. I mean we could certainly ask him and he might as a Good Neighbor to the police do that to monitor the neighborhood, but if hes not open he does not have to surveilled. I dont think it has to do that. Cool down period is a good idea. I dont know if we can require it. It depends on his Liquor License. Suddenly the Entertainment Commission does not require that. Monthly calendar is fine. Notify the police of the promoters name or the gigs that are happening is good. Abide by abc conditions. Sure. Permit holders so byebye San Francisco in a small code 10 six. This commissions license under 1060, so that is a Good Neighbor policy and doesnt need to be repeated. And the telephone hotline is also part of our Good Neighbor policy, which it was redundant. So, in approving this permit, i would strike every one of your conditions that is redundant or is not permissible. Im sorry. I know youre new at this, right . This is not a criticism. Its kind of like an education on your part if thats okay. Thank you. Other commissioner questions . I like to tell you i appreciate all the work like the commissioner said, you did way too much work. You guys want to prove this and that his grades. Theres a couple of things here. Maybe with the recordings 30 min. After the closure for the dispersal crowd on Something Like that, but like commissioner joseph said, if the order once it do 24 hours a day which definitely would help the city and the Police Department if there was anything going on in the area, but talk to lieutenantabout this. Im sure he could give you some insight on how to do this. Thank you, commissioners. Clearly, you put thought into this. Were not here to chastise you. Were here to make sure that its a burden for us and our inspectors to make sure that permit holders are meeting the requirements of their permits. We have excessive ones with things that we cant reasonably enforce those become a challenge. So, just know thats part of the motivation of what our commissioner of the saints. Understood. Thank you. Any other questions for sorry. While there open 30 months ago, did you do a check to see if theres any complaints were any issues with the establishment while it was running . I get a check and there were no complaints. Thank you. The record of history really speaks to their own management and security and their patrons. I think like commissioner joseph said, we can assume something that is can happen because anything could happen but we want to give the benefit of the doubt and also look at that record. Im glad theres no record of any reports. I think that would make us think twice. Im can open it up to Public Comment. Any Public Comment on this any . No Public Comments. Public, and is close. [gavel] commissioners, i know the conditions are torn apart a little bit. So, lets make a motion. I would likethis is complicatedid like to move to approve i guess with its conditional approval without Good Neighbor policy. Please condition number one, striking out all doors and windows shall remain close. Police condition number 4g, 4j4k and 4a group sorry. Thats a jkl. Thats my motion. So the motion is to approve with police conditions one, 4g, jkl. Can ask for a friendly amendment . I will second it. Ill ask that we can add a Neighborhood Outreach that has to do as a condition for the permit . We have done that in the past. Not quite [inaudible]. Do it within a time frame. Then, as the permit is approved they need to show some kind of outreach. Yes, we have done that. Weve had conversations to this effect. It doesnt end as a bullet point on the condition. It is a directive that then staff can follow up. So, rather than a condition, can we make it a directive . Yes. I accept that. Is a clear to our commissioners . Question. Even though theyre not required to shut the doors and windows, they are required as part of our Good Neighbor policy. It doesnt have to be a police condition it is already a condition of the Good Neighbor policy. I want to make it clear it is on one but [inaudible]. Right. Okay. Commissioner frost commissioner joseph, you brought about their inhouse security and meeting the license and the insurance. Can we approve a permit if we dont have that in place . The state of california the entity that regulates the issue of licensing and security guards and inhouse versus out of house. I dont think its our job to do the bidding of the state of california. In addition, we as a business decision in terms of an insurance. Its not something this commission has regulated as in how much and what kind of insurance a business has. So be sis license security establishment, security guards, so, the way it works is the weight it works if youre higher a Security Company they re have everything. If you do it inhouse, you are a Security Company because we were hiring and put on payroll your security guards. You must have this permit from the state. We dont enforce that. But the state does. They can go around and bus them for not having it. I dont know we have the authority to do that. As far as insurance goes, you know, they dont have general liability or liquor liability then thats just nuts. In the assault and batteries and insurance policy you take up for security. Its completely up to the venue whether they want to carry it. It has its own restrictions. Weve neversince we dont have that say over security on that level, we can require its not even think the state of california can require it. So, thats where the insurance goes. Bite you dont have to buy general liability policy if somebody gets killed after leaving their bar they are done. Its foolish not to have insurance but its not a requirement. Its kind of like st. Do take liability on your cart would you want the full coverage. Yes. Would you not want to ensure your cart any smart businessman wants to stay in business has have the right insurance in nevada are doing security inhouse the workers comp will cover two point 2. 2 assault and battery is a coverage for patrons pursuing pretty much. Is what that means. Assault and battery. Lets go back to the motion , which is i dont know if i need to repeat itlets take a vote. On the motion to approve commissioner joseph conditions, commissioner caminong perez perez frost and pres. Kim the motion passes [gavel] good luck and there was a directive to have our staff make sure that you do Community Outreach so make sure you do that. Our next permit is extended hours. Sois here for an extended hours permit. There look at 3140 mission st. This currently a place of entertainment. Theyre actually coming in to just extend the hours of entertainment. On friday and saturday nights. The owner is hes not here tonight but the general manager is here, tony oriana. A plan for entertainment to kids you knew to have djs with occasional jazz, salsa and elizabeth. Sometimes fashion shows. Ingleside station has also approved at an conditioned this permit friday incentives permit friday incentives until 6 am. You can see the attached conditions here for further details but here to tell you more about their plan is tony. Thank you. Ill make it as fast as possible. We are actually trying to keep it open not all the time but we do a lot of private stuff. Theres times for latenight parties. We do a lot of salsa parties. There by 1 30 am everybody goes home but theres occasions we have a pretty bad epidemic on street there with hotdog vendors out to. Which i do open up the restaurant later because of the time everybody gets off at 2 am with bars it just gets congested. So 70 hours a little bit means we dont have to release everyone so thats why were trying to extend the hours. To have a restaurant in their . Yes stearic senate hours premises permit be primarily for the food component . Mainly for the entertainment. The same time, when the club closes with a little bit more extended hours to go will you have food at 2 am in the morning . Yes 2 30 am currently 230 we close the restaurant about 12 45 pm. By 145 everyone is out. So would you let patrons that are not in the club in for food afterwards . No. Not go outside and eats. Antidrug, okay. More questions . Commissioner . No . Have a seat. I will ask the police to come up, please again. Good evening again commissioned. Permit opposite from ingleside station. It also station approves the afterhours permits and i apologize again for the redundancy but i do appreciate the education that commissioner joseph has provided tonight. That very sweet of you to say. Thank you. I dont think we have questions, do we . Thank you very much. Is there any public almonds on the extended hours are met application . There is not so Public Comment is close. [gavel] will move on to a motion. Commissioners, two guys have a motion . I assume theres going to be edits to the police conditions. I do have one question. Serving the food after 2 am used to need a cabaret permit not anymore. Not anymore. Thank you. Commissioner frost extended hours is a cabaret permits. Thats what it is now. Thank you. Its really anything that happens after 2 am. I want to step aside and recuse myself from this one because even though i have no financial interest in the business, he is a shareholder open among other businesses. Im recusing myself from this. We do thank you for doing it. Other commissioners were not recused, lets take a motion. I moved to approve. Would you like to many conditions on that motion . About the same conditions as previous. A repeat that so we have that very clear. For the record, i think the motion is to approve the Good Neighbor policy and police conditions one , with the second sentence struck that there is all doors and windows shall remain closed during hours of entertainment. Including also, for g for gjkl. So, theres a motion. Moved and seconded. Lets go ahead and take about so, on the motion to approve the extended hours permit forwith those conditions, commissioner caminong perez joseph frost pres. Kim the motion passes [gavel] congratulations. To our final permit tonight, mezzanine. Place of entertainment and extended hours president tan, before mezzanine comes up i think for the purpose of transparency, i have to say that at one point in time i owned mezzanine. I have not owned mezzanine in 12 years. I have no financial interest in it until certain i can sit on this commission and vote on this permit. Thank you very much. Can we actually have commissioner lee comeback. I dont know if he can hear me. Commissioner lee . You guys can go ahead and still come up. We are all here now. President tan i was can introduce you but i guess not ashley can we have our deputy director. Sorry. So, this is a change in ownership or place of entertainment and extended hours permits for mezzanine located at 442 jesse could undo owner here is Debra Jackman. They plan to continue using the 12,000 squarefoot place. Its been in operation for 13 years as a concert special vent and i club venue with events ranging from Small Group Gatherings to large productions. The entertainment includes djs, live bands, photography, video shoes, fashion and art shows. Film screenings and best of all dance parties. The venue will continue to be available seven days a week for booking. Tenderloin station approves both of these summits with attached conditions. Here to tell you more is Debra Jackman and mark fenney president tan, commissioners, happy holidays. My name is mark ronnie. Im here today with Debra Jackman who is the new owner of mezzanine prior to this particular date shes been the general manager of that establishment the past eight years. Im also here tonight with johnpresident of Security Intelligence specialist and john, as you know, one of the best Security Companies in town and has been the security arm of mezzanine for the past five years. We previously passed out a brochure. I hope you got it. This gives you a little idea of the corporate event facility that mezzanine is and also Live Entertainment venue. It holds approximately 1000 people but the specs and sound specs and everything are in this brochure. I am going to discuss a little later the Community Outreach, but debra is going to talk about the entertainment factor in what her plans are and maybe take some questions about where mezzanine has been and where its going. John is up next with discussing the security plan. You should have that in your binders. Is a very thorough security plan. So, john. Good evening, commissioners. Ill take as much time as you need but ill start at a high level. I want to participate in todays hearing in order to rewrite that mezzanine has had and has always had a very robust security solution. Which youre looking at a security plan. The security plan although its version 5 and the latest security plan all it is is a plan. With two critical areas for any plan is a competent and trained Security Team and the most important thing is a dialogue and open communication with their management. Which we have. This Security Team there between 814 strong. Only two changes of head of security six years. That attrition rate is extremely low for the industry which goes to debra and her team. My security personnel are both connery and secondary are very happy. They dont like leaving. We now show up to work and i goes to, again, and efficient Security Team. Thats why they have relatively few incidences. I can answer any questions on security plan itself at this time. Commissioners, any questions about the security plan . Commissioner joseph the security plan is premuch the same we tweak . Yes. Other question . I been to the mezzanine many times was recently last wednesday i do have to give credit to your Security Team. I was super professional. Never overly intimidating. In a very good control of the crowd because you guys have a good lineup of people coming in all the time. So, kudos to you guys. Thank you very much lets hear from someone else could they do next up is Debra Jackman would as ive said been the general manager of mezzanine for the last aid one of the founders of cmac. Extremely well respected in the industry. She could tell you a little bit about the entertainment at mezzanine. Hello. Thank you. So, basically, nothing is going to change. Its only going to continue to get even better. We are going to continue to have amazing indie artists and dance parties, electronic djs. Our corporate event clients list is growing and we been doing some amazing holiday parties. We have some super bowl parties coming up. We are except excited about that. I have a new talent buyer an amazing team and honestly, if it aint broke am not going to fix it. You are going to keep going the way weve been going and continue to dominate the San Francisco music scene. Dominate. Yes i have been running it for 80. At 25 years of management experience. And im open to any questions you may have. Commissioners, questions . I like to know your lineup for the next six months. No. Im kidding. I can tell you about this we can. Usually a quiet Commission Means good things, actually. Commissioner lee what about the apartments across the street . Hotel that is open hotel . Weve had zero issues knock on wood with the opening of the hampton inn. Ive committed with the general manager and assistant general manager god might information. Im not bringing in a new general manager. Im still doing my job. Im the owner, operator some still typically there in the evening as well as during my office hours during the day as well as having my house manager many other managers. So, we had no problems. I would also like to discuss a little bit Community Outreach because i think its important. Debra, as i stated, is a very solid member of the Entertainment Community in a particular neighborhood. Has been for a long time. I dont debrai love you no debrai dont think this they got omitted from the package but we have a letter discussing from cmac recommendation talk about what an exon Committee Member they are. We got one. The two okay. She okay. She tends to run a lot of events. The toy drive for the San Francisco Fire Department and a lot of events for Axis Institute which raises money for Mental Health services. In terms of other outreach, average of two the alliance for better district 6 and tenderly scheduled the calendar for the next meeting is actually february 6. They were not having any meeting before starting after november. So we got lost in the middle that. Debra has reached out to our neighbors also. The nearby neighbors specifically bluebottle coffee, 54 min. , the hampton inn, blue room on jesse, the restaurant which is a new restaurant, giant Pixel Company and is also met with toys the new permit officer of the tenderloin but she switch between southern station and tenderloin station. So they met and shes done our reach to them. I guess, were here for any questions you might have. I request his attentive grant tonight on this amendment and i think everest in a great job and i think should continue to do great job for San Francisco. Thank you very much. I dont think this more questions from the commission, so happy to bring up the police to speak on this. Good evening, commission did unlock certain torres permit officer for the tenderloin Police Station. As counsel when he mentioned, the tenderloin district absorbed the Mezzanine Club about six months ago and weve had nothing but good things to say about the club. Weve met with the operator of the club and she gimme a tour of the place. Weve been working together for some time with various Current Events that shes had. So, we recommend approval. If you have any questions regarding this, more than happy to answer them. It looks like no questions. Thank you very much. Thanks for making the not making the condition super complicated. Is there any Public Comments . Public comments on mezzanine . No. Of the comment is closed. Lets move on, commissioners. Happy to entertain a motion. Mainly us with japan issue. I moved to approve and police conditions two and three could im Striking Police condition number one because we cant possibly approve unless they do have a security plan. So its a redundant. Just lower the wording. Thats it. Thats my motion moved and seconded. Any discussion speak at no. Lets think about on the motion to approve the place of entertainment and extended hours permit for mezzanine with those conditions, commissioner caminong perez, joseph, lee, frost and pres. Tan. The motion passes. Congratulations. I look for to many safe nice. Moving onto item number six which is a new staining item on our agenda. Ill actually has to do director came to introduce it. Commissioners, so in my report i talked about chapter 116 and the implementation. The language in the miss rate of code does require that the commission in its entirety approve, if you will, the recommendations that are to be forwarded in the cases that these projects get heard by the committee. So, what i mean to say some of the projects based on the roles you guys set wont come to the committee so they wont come to the commission. They will be approved or recommended to planning at the staff level. Those that rise to the level that you have agreed is important to hear. They will first go to the committee and then come to full commission. So that what this longstanding item is. These are two items underneath that, because we could not formally meet on the first because of a quorum issue just like this commission did not meet on the first, these are honestly like for your review again per the code. I think ill let commissioner tan go from here but thats the background for this. To give you guys some information on both of these so you can take a look and see. You should have a sound study or preliminary sound study in one case and you should have a map with some kind of visual aid the project on the other. So, the thing to remember is this is going to be a standing item. Its not always going to look like this, i believe. We haveall introduce these two items. What we have today is a matter of timing and the fact that we could not actually meet formally as a commission nor as the committee. Prior to this meeting. So, what we have in front of us is to projects 950 market st. And 1567 california st. Lets talk about 950 market st. First. In terms of our regular procedures, the format is that we have artie our committee and the project sponsors come. And we sent invitations out to the affected poe holders within 300 feet and then we sometimes they shop and sometimes they dont. I mean sometimes goes permit holders shop and sometimes they dont, then they are at that meeting at the committee is where we negotiate the terms, but we learn about the project, we primarily asked questions about Committee Outreach and about sound studies. So, thats what you kind of see before you today. What we need today is an action to approve what is recommended. We were not able to have the Committee Meeting so we can review it as a full commission today, but after what we were able to do, i was able to meet with the staff in the project sponsors and some of the affected poe holders. To negotiate those terms. Was in a formal hearing but we got to learn and understand those projects after each of those, we i think stephanie felt like we do not have extra conditions to add upon the standard ones weve already approved as a commission. So, thats what we are asking to forward on today. So, i can go into the specifics of the project if you want. For 950 market, its a very large project. In the meeting were only both get the word feels theater to come out who is directly adjacent to 950 market. As you know, they were with the huge live music venue. They did not have Major Concerns that. There probably concerns were around construction. Theyve artie been in contact about the design, about what to do in terms of mitigation. If you look at, lets see,if you look at this page, which has pictures on them, they are actually buffered a little bit by crazy horse which is right nextdoor than the warfield is there. On, i believe, is that turk street on the Church Street side, i think ashley on the Taylor Street start with the Warfield Theater does about this project. Is going to be a little alleyway that separates them so theyre not actually adjacent to each other. Theres no windows on the Warfield Theater side where he would face the project. So, long story short, i think they felt pretty comfortable in terms of having direct communication with the project sponsor with 950 market. They currently share sort of office space currently because theyre in the same building. So theyve had to negotiate terms of how to deal with music is just neighbors renting the same offices now. So, like i said, the biggest concern was around construction the possibility of things like infestation. We felt like that level of detail was too far down the line from what were concerned about. They also presented, not a actual sound study but of limitary one. Thats what i think our staff has presented to us today. So, again, i think because the facilityunsightly poe holder the Warfield Theater themselves felt comfortable with the project we do not have any extra conditions do apply to it. If theres any questions about that the village and pn oh fight did not show. They were definitely notified i can add, ive been contacted by the acoustical consultants who asks further information of us with respect to a proper sound study as her legs and places of entertainment. So, that was a great outcome in the kind of thing we are looking for across the board with projects that have between entitlement and finally being built and populated, but theres good communication throughout that process and we facilitate the places of entertainment. Also, just you know, 950 market has been a project was a whole different formats for some years. As part of the midmarket redevelopment in the Mayors Office assistant, does a lot of meetings. So, i feel as if the village and the pn oh flight folks are comfortable with the project sponsor is a met with them many times. Even though this project has changed in the last iteration, intrusive les arts and more residential and hotel and commercial, theres open lines of communication. So i didnt feel they didnt show up, i think, because they felt comfortable. If they have a concern they know where to go to. With that, but we are hoping for is a motion to approve with the standing conditions, item 6a. I dont know if theres questions or happy to answer them . Project sponsor is not here today because they asked him. We saw this more as a procedural measure than to actually hold yet another hearing. So, the only thing is if we are supposed to review all this it would like to get it a little bit earlier if possible, but im going based on what the committee has artie gone through. Theyve artie read the surrounding neighbors. Its in your mind that whatever you guys can [inaudible] then obviously the subcommitteei mean the committee would be the ones that support. But i like to get a list of little earlier. What i see looks pretty good already. Totally fair. This is a little unusual tonight. Im getting old. Sorry. Absolutely. I think because again we cannot have the Committee Meet we wanted tobut we are able to have an informal discussion. We want to still have been the full commission approved. I think at the end of the day the people surrounding that music envelope to you guys to say, hey, youre going to have to trust us. I trust you guys because you guys are the experts. I would be on the other side. Trying to [inaudible] the complainants. Point taken. Any other questions or comments . If not, i like to entertain a motion to approve 6a with our standing conditions, which i dont know if theres a formal name for them standard conditions. Are standard conditions. For Residential Development projects. Moved and seconded. Moved and seconded. Any Public Comments . Ill be brief. I was impressed with croup i. They know they have to improve lighting. Have surveillance cameras in the exterior and also in the parking lot both personnel and other things i was pretty impressed with the fact the very proactive and they were veryi thought it was excellent communication between them and the warfield. Just might observations. Thank you. Any other Public Comments . Of the common is close. Lets take about commissioner frost joseph caminong tan the motion passes. This ubuntu six 6b. Six and 57 california st. Is a residential project. They complete a sound study across all hours of the day which you see in that packet. Theres two place of entertainment that within 300 feet. One is playland and is the other encore karaoke lounge. Either responded or showed up to what we thought might be a hearing, and a long and short of it, these guys have done a lot of Community Outreach. At lots of support from the businesses around them. We made sure to drill the point that businesses are not the same as the residents. Residents are the ones that generally will complain about when entertainment or sound coming from the venue or people are walking past in screaming or whatnot. Thats about it. Theres an outdoor deck area that we sort of want to make sure they were aware making complaints from that dependent with the program is there. But, they seem very well equipped with doing other homework in terms of making sure that its reviewed. They spoke with all the necessary Committee Members planning to run and have another box is checked. The very last box. For them to check. So, i think that is the gist of that. I dont know if theres questions . If not, lets do another most. Again, like i said little bit of an unusual ask. I dont think well do this for every single project every time. Is there a motion . Moved and seconded. Any Public Comment on 1567 california st. . I dont see any good Public Comment is close. On a motion same houston call . Looks like every when isnt it the motion passes. Organ move onto item 7 commissioner comments and questions. Any comments or questions commissioners . Commissioner frost i just saw your beautiful form. Unless client may be learned to do pdf firms. So if you want to do that. Im now an expert on that. Im having to convert all forms into an online so everything will be legible. No more chicken scratch. Im happy to do that that his grades. Thank you. Other comments or questions . No . Julia notes anything . Absolutely. This is the time. So, this thursday for Operation Dream with the Police Department cmac is having a toy drive and a party collected a bunch and if anybody wants to come on thursday 6 pm at the press club its open. No charge. If you want to bring a toy for the kids. Then will release all the toys to the sfpd. What they do with it, hopefully it goes to all the Children Centers in San Francisco. So its the press club under the four seasons hotel. Is santa coming this year . I dont know. Any other comments or questions or announcements . We are not having another meeting until january 5 and in a case happy holidays happy holidays. Just a quick question for staff. I know that we released the new years eve permits like announcement saying apply early. Without looking like right now . As an applied early . Yes, actually. I do know that helped or not. Its hard to say. We did have a few before we said that notice out. Theres probably seven or so. Nothing out of the ordinary onetime event which is what we are trying to bang out of the bushes. The regular list of events that we know happened every year not just in venues but in hotels another event spaces are all being sort of works into a plan for the inspectors who will be out and about. We expect it to look a lot like halloween did this you. Howling was a whole weekend long. So, we are prepared, i think, and by the end of this week if i dont have it it may not happen. Speak up not getting approved. All rights. Goahead commissioner june we have to reschedule our retreat was that still kind of weve not rescheduled that. Thank you for reminding me that. Is there any Public Comments on what we just talked about . No Public Comment is close. Last item is new business request for future agenda items. Anything to add besides our growing list of standing agenda items . Seeing none, i think that means our meeting is adjourned. [gavel] 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe Neighbors Park Fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that Public Investment has transformed our neighborhood. The playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the childrens play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features. The playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. We want kids to be here. We want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. We are given a real responsibility to insure that the publics money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. We generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. And it is really, really rewarding to see children and families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. We have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp and we are sending a strong message that San Francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay. This park is open. This park is open. [train whistle blowing] global warming. [whistle blows] some say irreversible consequences are 30 years away. 30 years . That wont affect me. [brakes screech] good evening and welcome to the wednesday, december 16, 2015, meeting of San Francisco board of appeals commissioner president ann lazardus will be prooefrd and joined by commissioner honda and commissioner fung and commissioner Bobbie Wilson i commissioner Bobbie Wilson commissioner swig will be absent robert brian providing legal advice and gary at the board and im Cynthia Goldstein the boards executive director were wirj at the table a Scott Sanchez the planning department