Transcripts For SFGTV LIVE Entertainment Commission 20170222

SFGTV LIVE Entertainment Commission February 22, 2017

The tuesday, february 21, 2017, meeting of the San Francisco Entertainment Commission my name is brap the president of the commission before we get start a few housekeeping items please turn off your cell phones and two if youre a member of the public and last week to to an item that is on the agenda or not i will call Public Comment at various points please come on or got handed a few speakers if youre here to speak on an item there should be speakers in the front and hand them to the staff and finally thank you to sfgovtv and the Media Services so for airing this meeting live to the public every time we meet we have 4 commissioners we have quorum commissioner caminong commissioner thomas commissioner lee commissioner courtney. Commissioner frost will be here at 6 and commissioner perez on the way and a vacant seat that be here in a couple of weeks the First Business item is general Public Comment this is for items that pertain not San Francisco Entertainment Commission but you dont see currently on the agenda any Public Comment on this item . It there something you wanted to speak to on the agenda well come back. This is general Public Comment oh, why look through them all thank you. All right. 4 people hear restore are here to speak on that item coming up to in the report. Maybe we can take it then why not take you guys now i dont know if there are an order you guys want to speak to 101 and then we have a and others as you have a timeframe for them. Two minutes. To 3 you 2 and im 101 im here without a residential within the Entertainment Commission district we in front of the this im here on behalf of the permit holder hoa to share our concerns about the wellness to recklessly impact our quality of life this is the first time meeting you in personal but march 2013 i filed a complaint of then b box to the Entertainment Commission that was never addressed and august 2016 i worked with the staff for address the concerns we wrote a letter how the issues Public School resolve and august of this year will 6 medias or months weve benefit reasonable and respect fell and patient how she soundproofed an old building into a worldclass nightclub wife been corporate with jen i cant allowing the staff into the homes to verify the noise and jean e supervisor yee in a stopped communicating weve taken this burden to live with the noise throughout the process zero progress she operate theyre loud noise into the morning and sometimes next the next day until noon the issue is not jena but the after hours that is in the middle of the on and on issue in the neighborhood and articles like 29 makes it difficult for the Entertainment Commission to endorse the sounds like leakage into our homes were asking that the Entertainment Commission revoke the after hours permits on them for the mixed use residential neighborhood and residents so they can get sleep. Thank you. The next person is kelly. Hi commissioners my name is kelly im here on behalf of the building hoa to share my concerns about the Mental Health wellness i live on the second floor and 101 weve been in contact with the Entertainment Commission about the noise inside the venue and the intoxicationed crowds that is hard to describe 9 impact of interrupted sleep it is torture and lying down and hearing base music it terrible and woken up during the night and other experience that theyre supporting the patrons to block the south bay lanes and having honking that tends to go on until i leave for work the next day is a wellknown risk is physical and E Martin Luther king Mental Health if we can stop the noise by that 2 00 a. M. We can get some sleep as i mentioned oftentimes theyre not available into the night and asked to call pd at the dont arrive to address that and if they do they dont have a but to address this is frustrating the primary problem is hours of operation it is make in the center of the residential buildings were concerned from the permit remains that will effect our health for years we not to the entertainment to continue inform San Francisco but we needed to sleep were here to ask to you rerecognize the after hours permits thank you. I live on noting im here to share some frustration emotional and depression in finding a resolution that i and my neighbors are combrerments if you all you want peace and quiet but youre laying in bed you hear the thump through the doublepaned windows to give you an example i want to play a short clipon facebook of what was happening this past weekend. I mean, you get the picture the video this is accurate because as health kims neighbors we dont sleep i want to say how we get to bed we sleep with earplugs and turn on wide noisemakers fans and things to over power the sounds what i want to share with you 101 and i moved into the house two years ago we were excited to be part of neighborhoods but they operated in the Morning Hours its been an unbearable nuance to our life im asking you to revoke their permit to allow me and my neighbors to enjoy peace and quiet thank you. And finally emry i dont know if there are other people planning to speak. Hi commissioners my name is emry i live on norwalk with the same facing as 101 and others ive been there for smile 13 years and seen a number of parades operators in the space that health on occupies liquor studio z and lot to and b box i feel like im forgetting someone the Common Thread with the venues the physical structure of that building itself jena is clearly a top Club Operator that is voted to being professional and getting that right so far we havent been able to find a sweet spot of health on and our ability to have relative peace and quiet so i eagle everything im a big fan 101 and i met at club bay we are devoted nightclub gores we ask you to help us find a mutually architectural solution that continues to provide employment tax based and fun for everyone. Thank you. All right. Is there any additional Public Comment during this general Public Comment period. All right. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed i think to respond to those unfortunately, we cant act your raising an important question i want to raise a question to the staff how i know this showed up health on on the last inspector report on this one but how have they been behaving and treating the complaints coming in from your perspective. Can i jump in did you give the timeline. Yeah. I think see we are prepared for this Public Comment so i had shawn do background work so something to chew on cant take action tonight but we encouraged the neighbors to speak to you, your the policy body; right . Weve done a lot of work and shawn can speak to that it is not over yet but some direction that would be helpful. A question. Commissioner perez. The residents that spoke with im sorry got here late what the recording did he say that recording is from health on. No, from Health Something been facebook. Shawn i dont know if you want to walk us through the timeline or speak to the responsiveness. Yeah. Get to the mike. Is it still working. Sorry we have so make sure that everything is heard and recorded so do you want to go to the speaker mike . Good afternoon commissioner intaushgs i want to give a run down the question for the was have they been responsive i think throughout the 3 months or so i have been working on this and action was taken all of the process that ive approached this with all of different ways to regulate and enforce they have responded to i think jocelyn and i sat down with jena the operator at the health on with the repeated sifthdz and sat down with her and requested angle online as to steps that shell be taking so far as soundproofing the structure of building there have been steps taken thus far to soundproof the interior and the exterior on the roof specifically capping skylights and fathoming the existing roof structure and multiple environmentalist by sound techs inside the residents on the rooftops ive out numerous times to establish the ambient levels i think theyve been responsive to the concerns on ive been emailed text message its been going on for quite a while and i think there is has been progress at this point during my last visit with the operators and sound techs to my left is at the company and sounds like effects this past wednesday, i was able to take the age bins of that neighborhood from the rooftops and compare am i still on compare the level that is product inside of health on to show that the level for the sound levels produces a level outside from the property within the city so the level ive placed on the permittee puts them in compliance as of last wednesday. Okay. And you know, i think this is we didnt get those kind of complaints if b box that the venues before what can you attribute to the after hours permit is it i think you said it was a new sound system i think. I think based on what im hearing in complainants historically and especially specifically at the hearing i would say there is general sense of the sound level it allowed but more passion or prejudice from the tune the after hours is the issue. Okay great. Commissioner lee. So when you set the level are they able to lock it off or change it after you disappear or when from what ive been told the level ive set for them they are able to lock it in i think anything they lock in theyll be able to unlock in my experience havent seen that or heard that or taken measurement that is happening i know they have the capacity of locking in a level and inhabit but anything they take out they can put in. Do you stop by randomly and notice any difference when you test it. Ive been by so frequently is there i dont sense a pattern of a sound level increasing at the night goes on over and over someone assumes im locked out for the night i think i dont know, there is a corelation between the night and it depends on if i were to make a guess i would say that two you know mentioned 2 30 at a time the neighborhood itself quieted down at that time there is a lot less activity at the 2 oclock compared to 1 oclock ive been to other night life operations i think the majority in the area are closing at two in the pb a it impacts even if the sound is the same i have less emission in the street and seems to be a lot louder. The amount bittbienambient is a stands it was taken over 2 00 a. M. It is important when i take an am bipt that the nightclub to make sure it is during a time where street traffic all and bus traffic and things like that im able to compare that to an operational timeframe i would say and havent tested that but say that ambient level will be tend to decrease as the morning ticks on but as of new the ambient levels are the prime time activity whenever we are testing for an ambient level we try to make sure that is on a friday or saturday night after 10 00 p. M. To get a clear game. Which totally makes sense i wonder for an afterhour permit specifically we might have a different standard that is more line three or four a. M. Sloepz to the 2 00 a. M. Dont know if theyve used a different ambient level. I dont know if ive ever done that is that conceptual but i get what youre saying weve not done that the xremgs between 10 and two is different within 2 and 6 00 a. M. It is hard in the middle. Right. Right. To gage the level that is uneasy. I dont know im not 0 suggesting that is easy but it might be a call for a different standard for after hours. I think i dont want to gods this is just Public Comment i feel like there a couple of actions we can and should take one we should bring in a hearing and have sort of discuss the option around setting different ambient levels or revoking or doing something in between at this time so id like to schedule that for the next Commission Meeting which i believe is the first tuesday in march. March 7. March 7 okay. Great. So just to be clear you want to bring up someone applicant to discuss a condition schedule permit. Correct and theres a standard for revocation are far different we cant have to hearing. Im not asking that we might audio additional conditions that might limit the hours which might add another round of applause ambient level. This is what youre suggesting. This is absolutely what im suggesting for for the Motor Vehicles and neighbors i apologize we cant act because the venue is not here themselves but hopefully, youll attend that meeting if not we have your comments on record so commissioner caminong. The four speakers said the owner had stopped xhuven with them before the hearing that will be good to hear about changes theyve communicated will happen have been completed at least theyre aware of where we can stand at this point. I can encourage that great. Okay commissioner lee. Any reading from anyone youve been notified audience initially sound testing took place on the 11 and both and front the club. So you have those reading for the area. The issue with that particular part of the city that the ambient level on the street an 11 is higher and less sound from this particular venue is escape though the front of the building through the doors most of sound but be able to witness the measures and escape from the roof so the ambient on the street is a higher than from a rooftop is lower so it takes time to establish the proper level. Anything in front of the building you said the back. You have all the information. I do the initial investigation is everywhere else in the city as far as the ambient level from the property and taking measurements outside at the property and we this is when the investigation took a turn and started to climb on top of revolvers. Thank you for all the time trying not to spend that much time anywhere so can i actually ask oh, one more thing. Im good. Have a seat. For the members of the public that want to speak i have a couple of clarify questions are there particularly nights of week or every night that something is going on. Pretty much every night that is not just on the weekends is during the week work and sunday or tuesday night and could go to 7 30 or 8 oclock in the morning. So through the full permit hours. Yes. And a type of sound base. It is base but also at least from my side it is the people loitering outside throughout the night. Or just people standing around like yelling and they tend to be route i didnt as well as as i mentioned the traffic gets backed up so there is cars honking as people are getting picked up and that goes on throughout the night starts around two they start servicing alcohol and through the night. We have a way to move forward well move on with the agenda item 2 approval of the minutes from both december 6th and february 7th. Commissioners i dont know if you have any changes of innovate ill entertain a motion to approve. I move to approve minutes. February 7th. No in my wrong december 6th im sorry. We can do them both together. Okay. No second for that motion. Second. There is a second sounds like we want to take december 6th or february 7th. February 7th is thats okay with me, too. Clarifying the motion to approve of the minutes from both december 6, 2016, and february 7, 2017, and a second. Second. Any comments from commissioners any Public Comment on this item . Take a vote. Commissioner perez commissioner caminong commissioner thomas commissioner lee commissioner frost president tan. I say minutes pass item 3 i think we were going to skip but the director executive director was out last week nothing to report and item 4 report from the sounds like inspections inspector pauley you want to start. Indeed good evening confirmations or commissioners, i only had a few comments its been pretty compete busy but quiet since the first of the year start with inspections i did inspections this past weekend that he is fusion lounge ive not been by there i did a walk through they had a busy night but security is tight looked fine did a walk through and policies is one of the main places i say is where most of activity is in the areas im regularly checking out maids and other places this weekend i did a walk through and talked with Security Guard a new complaint about monroe this is weird i dont want to get into the details before you basically an issue going on inside the building i talked about with the project sponsor and the project manager will solve the problem continue the venue and the person inside the building i believe the issue is resolved or the Property Management is dealing with the Entertainment Commission issue compliance ive been getting a lot of emails about huey on the issue is some nights theyre busy their sidewalks with busy and their messy when the police are proactive in moving the traffic along it helps the situation it shouldnt be all that the police about you it is consistent with venues it is hard to think negative about the venues but theyre busy and the police are concerned theyre not hear youre not hearing about, about that you p but nevertheless, nothing imminent theyre not here maybe not away again, i think it is fine but i do so what the Police Department concerns are i dont want to swipe them away i understand for Public Safety what the issue is but i think thats fine. Are you talking about the 10 b officers. It is usually around ten am in the area because of all the activity and then 10 b through too so the regular patrol didnt get mixed occupy on the block unless a need for like an emergency or Something Like that but the 10 bs are moving the ubers along and making sure that people dont conjugate waited for cars thats the problem with the ubers and the lyft. Maybe a lesson for lovingly street too. Perhaps. But i think your alluding too active on broadway nothing of concern i know that several years ago there was concern. It was

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