on mute. hello welcome to the tuesday hybrid meeting of the san francisco entertainment commission i'm ben bleiman we'll start with announcements. we want to start the meeting with a land acknowledgment. [ramaytush ohlone land acknowledgment]

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>> we'll move to 2, general public comment is there any member of the public here or online withhold like to speak on something not on our agenda for the evening? something new? there is none. we will close public comment and move to number 3 approval of the minutes for april 29, 2024 and may 7, 2024 meetings. do we have a motion to approve. >> i will start with is there public comment? on the approval the minutes. close public comment. are there any motions. i motion to approve. >> second. >> all right we can vote. >> all right. pardon me while i get organized

mere. president bleiman. >> aye. >> commissioner davis. >> aye. >> commissioner poggio. >> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye >> commissioner thomas. >> aye. >> the meeting minutes approve the, 4 a report from executive direct wayland on zoom >> good evening commissioners. my apol gees i'm not there in person. i have very brief update for youal. just under our corrective actions for the evening both pertaining to the brickston performance permit. they will be at hearing on june fourth. for a potential change in conditions. this item was conditioned from a previous hearing. and during that time in

violation of permit condition now amounting to 4 separate day in a 3 month period. i have the director who issued a limited suspension for just 3 separate days of violations within the 90 day period. so, we did issue that petition for entertainment yesterday will go in affect coming saturday. may 25th. and it will go until sunday june 9. we are allowed a maximum number of days to suspend the leave and it is our hope that you will [inaudible] on june 4. based on our order for them to show up to the hearing. that will be during their suspension period and hope they will comply with that.

please, let me know if you have questions. this is an informational item and the senior inspector will get more in detail what is occurred during [inaudible]. >> do we have questions? >> public comment on the director's report? none. jury room we'll close public comment. thank you director, we'll move on to number 5 a report from the senior inspector. >> thank you. president bleimanful good evening we received 44, 311 complaints since may second i have 3 updates let me know if you have questions. first summit about the brickston 2140 union street. holds an llp permit with our office. in response to a flee 11

complaint on may fourth at 10:28 p.m. skaszive noise it was visitod may 10 at 11:08 p.m. when he arrived a dj was inside with the front door closed. speak with the owner and notified him that the layoff entertainment was to end by 11 p.m. as per conscience the owner understood and instructed the dj to end the set and put on a mix of music which they did. the deputy direct issued a citation for operating entertainment after 11 p.m. a complaint on my 17th at 11. . 07 p.m. inspector visited again at 11. . 18 upon arrival he benched a dj performing. although the sounds showed compliance the brickston was hosting after 11 p.m. outside of permitted llp conditions.

when he spoke with management the issue was quickly rectified as they instructed the dj to switch music. there was another 500 citation for operating after 11 p.m. as you know they have been on the radar for compliance issues and this marks the fourth, 500 citation for operating entertainment after 11 p.m. since march. as mentioned in the report tonight issued them a 15 day administrative suspension. which will start saturday may 25 at 5 p.m. they will resume entertainment on sunday june 9 at 5 p.m. this is the second, 15 day suspension this fiscal year the first july 2023. they have been begin a notice to appear on tuesday june 4 to

discuss enforcement history and recongress of their permit. this notice to appear was at the request of the commission at our hearing april second and agendaized for our last hearing may 7 the commission voted continue the item to a future hearing date because of the ownership restructure and because the new seoul owner was unable to make the meeting. we have also asked the owner to submit a new llp permit application to update our records. my second update is trinity bar and restaurant at 1851 union street an llp with our office. in response it a 311 complaint on may 17th stating loud music on the pat row the inspector visited the business that nay at 11. . 44 p.m. the time of the visit the upstairs space closed for the night and down stared a dj.

on site manager did not know what time they had to end. being 11 p.m. inspector educated the manager who then instructed the dj to end the set and switched to prerecorded music there is a notice of violation for operating game after upon 11 p.m. and not having anyone on site familiar with the permit conscience. next is beer garden 424 octavia street. since october we involve received 64, 311 complaints visits educated the management on the requirement for entertainment permits. and they came to compliance and issued a permit in december of 23. since obtaining a permit we have received 42, 311 complaints.

of the 42 we visited 18 times of the 18 individuals beer garden found closeod 4 occasions and compliant on 14 occasions. being open air beer garden operating hours are subject to change due to weather. staff are asking for guidance in deprioritizing complaints based on the ability to comply with the permit conditions. thank you. quiet before we discuss deprioritization. i want to talk about beer garden. >> me, too. >> from the same person. >> you can ask. >> we can't talk about beer garden we have to do this publicly. is this from the same important complaints.

>> majority of the complaints are from the same person, yes. >> it is a neighbor. commissioner thomas you had thoughts i think we are ready. >> i think we have yes. i mean the nature the complaint system consistent over time. with the exception they started to veer into some derogatory language in the complaints. which is fine people are allowed do this but -- i feel like given the extent to which they have been in compliance or closed on the many, many visits that we should instruct staff to deprioritize this unless there is a change in the venue,

otherwise it feels like they are in compliance and this is perhaps not the best use of our inspector's time >> i agree and i want to add it looks like they are responding quickly. so sometimes we don't get there until later this . is within an hour and hour and a half of when complaints are going out and fewer minutes in some case. we are getting there. which is great credit to all of you in time and we're going to deprioritize. was that a motion? >> yes that is a motion. >> president bleiman. it is a motion to instruct our staff to deprioritize spondzing to complaints regarding beer garden given extent they have

been in extreme low good compliance previously. >> second? >> i second. >> is there public comment on this >> entire agenda item including beer garden? >> good. closed. public comment. >> and we can vote. >> president bleiman. >> aye. >> commissioner davis. >> aye joovm commissioner poggio >> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye >> commissioner thomas. >> aye. >> all right. moving along to number 6. updates on night life and business assistance from a special man.

thank you. good evening, commissioners number of updates since our last discussion last month. starting as on the state front state bills have to get out of houz house by the end of this week and the throw bills we're close low following are on track to do this or have already done that seniority wiener legislation is on the consent to get out of the senate this week. cannabis cafe's bill cleared the assembly and the bill to expand the neighborhood liquor license program. in addition, i'm starting to monitor a number of piece of legislation related drink spike

thank you to commissioner thomas and davis. a few weeks ago about the legislation doomentd last year to require bars in california to have drink fest being kits and post signage with language attached to it. there are a few other bills in the drink spike space that we are trying to monitor if they move forward i think most relate to last year's legislation is ab2375. which require bars to maintain for availability for patrons to drink lids which is probably less concerning than the efficacy questions around drink testing. also replicates the problem signage language of the drink testing in the new drink lids requirement. that is something we are monitoring and i think we will continue to visit with stake holders and talk the way to

engage with the state or for industry to engage with the state to address the issues. on the local front alost updates. first off. the first entertainment zone in california was proposed. sb76 adopted last year enables san francisco and only san francisco to designate entertainment zones where restaurants, bars and wineries can sell to go open containers in an out door space. creating an impmrementation framework and one zone between sacramento and california this would empower to coordinate through a management plan for each zone. that's a practice that exists in other states done this same approach that management plan alined with the street closure

permitting and other requireod an operational base for any entertainment zone this . should be hrdz the the board in june. we are already starting to have inquiries or conservations about other zones and trying to provide information to folks in the community interested in what it might take and what -- aline and want cordination fwn businesses and communities stake hold torse make this successful as we move forward. a couple of piece of legislation have been introduced for out door events the first is out door fee waiver legislation that would wave fees associated with community events involving street closures. upon event the time event and the applicant must meet requirements in order to qualify there are limitations on blocks.

limitations on the applicants that can apply. and if this legislation is adopted after the adoption it would need to seek a waiver before commit submitting for a permit there is a fair amount of steps to take before folks can start think burglar waivers for future events. >> second piece of out door legislation is around food vendor licensing. historically food vendors had to pay a fee and get inspection on a one off base for every event they provide foodservice at which if your primary business is you are a small food maker that is your business you pay a new fee every time the exact same activity and as a commissary. this legislation would create an annual permit. really will dramatically folks

doing food vending frequency this will lower the cost they are paying and department of public health that does the food vender inspection is excite body this. stream lining and right sizing of the approach will so excite body that piece of legislation as well. >> a couple additional items i wanted to highlight. the city released final recommendations for business tax reform employmented highlight a couple night life impacts of those recommendations they issued. first off, small businesses under the revised the reform proposal would be exempt if they make up to 5 million dollars in gross receipts. it is great for small night life businesses the taxes on restaurants and embarrass reduced and arts and entertainment see lower tax

under the recommendations. those recommendations envision local legislation that would complement the set to eliminate 10 million dollars in city license fees for our businesses. there was trailing permit reform legislation that was takes affect in 5 days. one point is good for businesses on polk street. not permitted on the second floor or above. on polk street commercial district they will -- it is permitted on the first story

conditionally on the second story positive benefit. additionally the launch of the downtown entertainment and night life revitalization grant. downtown energy grant program of you know i will say it the last several years a lot of really positive energy around creating new events. new activity downtown this is focussed on supporting arts and culture and activities during evenings and weekends through a lens of what the existing business operators what they will like to do to expand and work with each other. to expand live performance dun town. hoping that accidents existing night life downtown will look at this grant opportunity. will work with their fellow

partners on corridors if multiple do a collaborative campaign and out door series to drive foot traffic to their businesses. this is a new grant opportunity that is available for them. this launched a few weeks ago the priority will be for applications i submitted by june 15th. and check out the program and have conversations in their community what programming make sense to seek funding for. >> and then final low we kicked off the sf live concert series. this is the series that is curated by live entertainment venues free events at parks and mrazace through november. the website is updated with new details about future events.

june has a ton of great events. there is 50th anniversary celebrated at union square. great american music hall show. fulton plaza a series by mr. tippels. it is madrone at golden gate park. a ton of great local programming happening throughout the rest the year that is curated and programmed by san francisco music and entertainment venues. excited. >> happy to answer any questions. >> thank you for teep keeping an eye on drink spike legislation. and just to reiterate we want everyone in our venues to be safe. and we don't want any of our per

mitt holders to be having to waste on counter productive approaches. thank you and we'll engage on that. >> thank you. i have a question about where those entertainment districts will be? i saw an article in the news about the financial district are there other areas identified >> nothing else was proposed. yet kichlt say that when people come and ask -- what does it take? the first question that i would have to say is what is the team behind this? and also then where are your neighbor and it is police department. i think there is a lot of prework that people have to do to think about.

i don't think entertainment zone will be right on every block. i think there are place where there is sufficient community. cordination and capacity and buy in from law enforcement and others to make it effective and to try it out as we move this forward. there is really, i say there is nothing they'lls is fully baked at this point and i think here is a lot of home work that folks have to do to get to the point where another zone account be. proposed. >> thank you. >> i want to flag the tax reform issue. and just point out that it has serious and very great implications for night life and for small business in the city and i know you worked on this. thank you for the work there j. do you use product in youri

beard to make it lush and full if so what are those and where do you purchase them. >> you know i started using a beard wash embarrassingly. i was not on board but now i am. >> thank you. we'll talk off line. >> i have a question. what exactly where what business tax would be reduced or -- exempt? which type of it i'm trying tong when i pay my taxes what would be under business tax? is this individual -- like. umbrella term or a specific tax? >> it gets complicated. i should probably defer even getting in the specifics to have the presentation on hand to speak. there are the gross receipts tax and additional taxes as the

buildings pay as well -- based on the number of ballot measures. it gets -- i would be happy to come become with more on business taxes. >> yea. >> thank you. >> it is like when you pay your taxes sales tax in san francisco you pay an extra tax. because you are in san francisco. that will be waived. is there any public comment? close public comment. thank you very much. move on to number 7, hearing and possible action regarding applications under the jurisdiction of the entertainment commission. deputy director will bring

update consent agenda to start >> thank you. good evening. we have 3 permits on consent one for an indoor permit, jam to bam out door llp and the third is for mechanical amuse am device. all applicants conducted out reach and no opposition from neighbors nor concern from sfpd. the recommendation is to approve the consent with the staff recommendations. >> i move approval of the conseblt with staff recommendations. >> second. >> public comment on the consent? we will close public comment. have a motion. about the bleiman. >> aye >> davis. >> aye >> commissioner poggio >> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye >> commissioner thomas. >> aye.

>> all of the consent has been approved. follow up with staff for next steps. move along to the next part of this agenda item which is the regular agenda. and i believe mr. rice will be introducing these for us. >> thank you. good evening, commissioners. our first on the regular agenda amendment to loud north beach farmer's market out door entertainment and sound duration every saturday june 1 through april 5 of 2025. this is an amendment the performance begin april 6 and approved them for saturday in april and may to hold them over until this hearing. found in the 20 antinorth beach farmer avenue market is every side in march last year

commission aproved the one time after event for 12 months. since then we have been receiving a complaint from one neighbor about the sound to mitigate impacts our team done education and created a new sounds limit in the permit conditions in the memo. the be applicant did out reach and not received complaints for this perimism sfpd central station did not provide recommendations assume they have no issues. you will find in the folder the application and neighborhood out reach materials. staff is recommending prove with conscience listed in the memo. here to speak with you is nick cofounder of the north beach farmer's market. hi. i'm nick ferris one of the

cofounders of the north beach farmer avenue market. dylan introduced us we are 6 year of from the location. we play music typical at a farmer's market. one person or 3 people at most. upon sing with a light speaker there. we always aim the music away from the building. we deliver noticers in a block of every direction of the market. and in terms of at the market we have a decibel meter measure we do throughout the market to ensure we are not playing too loud. and in terms how the staff market empowder we have two there. if there is any complaint staff is empowered turn music down or off entirely. we never had that happen. and also i saw on the prompts

you know a question huaddressing crowds. we never have crowds. this is back grounds music. if someone was our staff would empowered break up crowd that might arise. if you got questions, happy to answer. thank you. >> thank you >> any questions. >> i don't have questions let's open up public comment for this. there is none. >> all right. we will close comment. do we have a motion? >> motion to approve with the staff recommendation. >> second.

>> take a role call vote. president bleiman >> aye >> commissioner davis. >> aye >> commissioner poggio >> aye >> commissioner schlander >> aye >> commissioner thomas. >> aye >> approved and move on to the next item. >> thank you. thank you. all right. the next item on our regular agenda is salsa in streets a music and dance series by the valencia merchant association with tax labors. this is returning this summer after a launch last summer in the shared space. free event dj who will play salsa music with dance instructor giving lessons in the street closure area. them is an amendment the first performance started on may 18 and approved them for the one day. in addition the applicant is

applying for the street closure per fit for august 24 due to a conflict with sfmta that with the previous requested date. we woulding adding a condition it must be obtained prior to august 24. we are bringing amendment to the hearing due to the high density. the upon chapel and city station. applicant did out reach and not received complaints. sfpd mission station did not provide recommendations we assume they had no. here to speak with the have the merchant's association.

the music between 5 to 8. neighborhood out reach we dropped off all the requirements entertainment commission required on may 15th we got our own out reach on april 16. dropped letters at the buildings and have been firing the block required for it. the merchants on the block back in march to get people had time to responded. a pr agency promoting the events as well. >> and in terms of the noise zeal a street closing manager on site at all times.

he is very experienced and turn down the music went hours and we have done had last year and the dj had no complaints. we have the support of the restaurant and the block is closeed traffic there is space to come in and out. questions? nothing here. let's open up to public comment. no public comment. >> do we have motions? >> move approval with staff recommendations. >> second. >> okay. president bleiman. >> aye >> commissioner davis >> aye >> commissioner poggio >> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye >> commissioner thomas. >> aye.

>> all right. that has been approved. moving on. >> thank you. >> moving on, okay. the next item on the regular agenda a cultural festival in china town a part of a ap i heritage organized by the china town culture association. the events will be saturday may 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on grant avenue in china town. goal is to provide an opportunity for people to learn about celebrate chinese culture and increase traffic and spending at businesses in china town. entertainment will have line dance. live music, kung fu, and there will be commons. arts and crafts and herbal consults. this is collaborating with lion dance me a permit on that date

for the block of grant avenue. there is a location high density of sensitive receptors there was neighborhood out reach and received no complaints for this permit. sfpd central station did not provide recommendations we assume they have no issues. you will find in the folder the permit application and neighborhood out reach materials. staff is recommending approval with conditions in the memo. here to speak with you is nancy you of the history and culture association. thank you. having me here this is my first entertainment hearing i'm excited and thank you for helping me walk through the process. this is the first cultural festival in china town. we going to have a stage at the

between broadway and specific that is the 1100 block. and but we still need a permit as required. so we give all the notice with our noticer on may 11 as required. and we are looking forward to this fun dame so. the stage and the sounds permit usually is for the opening ceremony. and we have some music and going on. we'll do traditional [inaudible] music there. and with the drum and with the actual musical instrument. we do require we went throughout process and i'm glad we did and i learned a lot that i did thank you very much for giving us this

opportunity. questions? it is a question i think for staffment i noticed that the lion dance is also partnering with a touch on any of the concerns related to lion dance or neighbors? >> no. as you recall, board of appeals voted modify the permit and so the lion dance me has the permit technically through the end of june. however we heard from them they no longer wish to host entertainment beyond the month of may. they are performing went scope their modified permit. and it is right next to and apart of their event and we had out reach done to -- the

concerned neighbors that had initially complained about lion dance me. like it make a motion to approve >> bleiman >> aye >> commissioner davis >> aye >> commissioner poggio. >> aye >> commissioner schlander >> aye >> commissioner thomas >> aye >> all right it has been approved thank you for coming inform we can move on to the next. cocktail bar on columbus avenue.

barbara is family restaurant offering italian and offering entertainment live musicians and comedy and fashion show. the applicant is asking to have the performer located in the restaurant. with the windows open so the out door dineers can hear the music. the inspectors internal and ecturn sound limit reflect instead staff recommendations. they are seeking out door daily 10-10 not exceed 4 hours per day and have host out door sounds 10-10 during service hours the applicant conduct out reach sending the letter out to maces residents boost restaurant. there was no opposition and sfpd include standard conscience.

here to speak with you is the owner francesca. >> good evening and thank you. thank you for having me out during the process. of the application. the pizzaria open in 2018. and we have been throughout covid and have [inaudible] and we want to take this opportunity now with the entertainment license to improve the elevate the experience of our customer.

>> questions. i everyou can have a seat we will open up for public comment. thank you. >> is there public comment on this item? anything online. no. okay. >> all right. close public comment. a motion? i motion to approve with staff

recommendations. >> second. >> all right. roll call. president bleiman. >> aye. >> commissioner davis. >> aye. >> commissioner poggio >> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye >> commissioner thomas. >> aye. >> congratulations approve exclude follow up with our staff for next steps. thank you >> moving along. >> next item is 1 i would like to request continuance for at the request of the applicant. just today this is for causelow on chest nut. today i learned there was opposition from a neighbor across the street and after speak width applicant it sounds there is a mix up with the out reach in the letter dids not make it in the neighbor's mailboxes due to them left in the foilier. applicant requested continuance to resend the all right certified mail. and i spoke with the neighbor

about this they were grateful for the potential continuation everyone is on the same page up to you to vote for the continuance. >> all right. is there public comment on continuing this item? none. get this out of the way. do we want a motion to continue? so moved. >> second? >> seconded. >> okay. president bleiman >> aye >> commissioner davis >> aye >> commissioner poggio. >> aye >> commissioner schlander >> aye >> commissioner thomas. >> aye >> all right. that has been continued. permit includes out door entertainment in the private patio at 425 mission. modey restaurant has not open today is a new business on the ground floor of transit center. italian food and a full boor. it enclosed out door seethe

including entertainment enemy that space as almost the applicant is seek ability to host indoor intament until 2 a.m. diagonaly out door 2 a.m. daily. and sound on patio until 2 a.m. not exceed 8 hourses a day. there will be sound limits for the business. upon the business has no neighbors they did conduct out reach to all commercial neighbors and received an all right of support from combathe business association in your file. sfpd southern station include their cal dearth condition and here to speak with you is the owner represented by stefano.

good evening i'm stefano i have the privilege of being with dar i don't the owner/operator of mody. will be italian/mexican concept. and his partner. you will have great food there, also. >> you know the transbay center is a big space. when you walk to 4 tryst mission you see sign saying the size of 4 and a half football fields

even though the address is the 425 he took this project in 2019. so, tonight we are asking for a conditional grant thet jpa building governed by the organization. so we are engaged with them and provided and shared information with them and need their vote.

we are open for questions. while conducting out roach most said, when are you going to open? we are waiting to open it has been a process. but we wanted get the ball rolling and get a vote from you today so that when this day come we can hit the grounds running. good afternoon i'm here to give you highlight from the project. first, thank you commissioners for listening and catherine and the staff for the process. so we started the project in 2019. before pandemic. we own another restaurant. in north beach. and start with design project.

with a pandemic hit we survived. and we defense thol have the permit. we have challenges constructional and conditions. and we are open to open in the

summer of 2024. the concept is -- italian and mexican fusion. something new to create expectation. and a bar. and the thing we want to do in order to to the customer is we want to do an -- with our dinner. so we planned to stay open until 8 offering reduced menu by thes and cocktails. and of course -- we -- upon plan to entertain customer to [inaudible] music.

and consider this very instrument to create the vibe and to succeed. with this concept. i -- move forward to this lights the challenges. and this is where we are located in the downtown san francisco the transit center. we are in the first and second street. and the farmer street and minna street. natoma street is a pedestrian way there is no traffic. like -- the start from first street to second street.

you can see there is a patio. under this structure under the -- by the -- look for the transit center and the [inaudible]. you seat structure. there is a fan. and there is the patio. the window is covered by the film will be plexiglass.

extend in [inaudible] of the rush hour. and try to have the [inaudible] experience until late in the night. this benefit for the community contribute to bring in traffic and -- thank you for -- we think tell be a great way to partner with nonrafts in san

francisco. having great food and music. and -- great drinks. it is going to be an experience. thank you. do we have questions for the applicant? >> so it is out doors but you still under the top level of the park? it is in the open air. we'll close public comment do we have motions. >> second. >> president bleiman. >> aye >> commissioner davis. >> aye. >> commissioner poggio.

>> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye. >> commissioner thomas. >> aye. >> approved look forward to visiting there. and moving on. >> all right. final permit tonight is a place of entertainment extended hours for reverb at 280111worth a new dance club opening up in the building that previously housed the rock held a permit from our office. the entertainment will focus dj playing dance music and may have live bands and comedy. the permit application includes wedding, receptions and day pers with dj's outside in their courtyard.

inform saturday and sunday morning. along with the night before 11 holidays in my staff recommendations below. >> the application includes a security plan. will set an internal and external limit and once the sounds system has been installed they had out sxreech there was no opposition. sfpd central station include the standard ness and here are ordinance berto and eric represented by mark rené. good afternoon commissioners and president bleiman. do we have pictures?

this will be a big club. very successful prosecute motors. they do parties at place like midway. 1015 folsom of public works, monarch and always under the name of [inaudible]. you should have in your packet a lives out reach will there are no residents within 200 meet. i was in new mexico got on it and spoke to a lot of people. i was impressed said, you know they will be happy to see and you they were.

when you talk to the people without exceptions they were happy. and something was happening. they saw it positive for the neighborhood and not like 15 years ago. these guys is a contractor will do a beautiful job on the night club and having represented rock when they walked the door i said there are problems but edm crowd they never had one fight. the electronic dance music is a good crowd. they seem to have not been as affected by the economic downturn as some of the other clients i have. so. i like to turn it over to you and just tell them about what you do.

>> we are trying to open up our presentation. we do edm house music. trying to bring something new to the wharf area that does not have a lot of night livment trying to make things -- more vibrant. there is move there we see during the day at night it is stagnant we are trying to change that by us being the first that could change things there. we do governance music and house music. we have not had fights or break outs and continue to just keep that vibe and be a staple of the city. we want to be a music venue and bring that energy and movement. on the different part of townful

i was surprised i westbound to the canary upon building in 73 or 74. the astuck ral warriors was the highest designs in the city during the 70s. there is beautiful outside areas with great arch ways and a brick building that was a fish canary. . nais part of deal i believe this is both poe extended hours and out door for some of the patio. the good new system all commercial and there are no

residents. what is the capacity? i'm curious. >> it was before 450. that was capacity when it was it is rock. we took in we will make manufacture a dance floor we can get capacity up. we don't know that. >> got it. and out door space? how large. joy say a 200 person. >> got t. >> under presentation.

okay that's good. >> sometimes dwee things generate complaints from guests and residents. we don't want were complaints getting in the way of your business. >> we'll change our doors steel doors. >> speak in the mic >> we will change the doors to metal or steel it enclose the sound now they are glass.

you see it on the map i think we put in. the dance floor area is half subterranean. half of the room is under ground. so these are huge this is a huge building with thick, brick walls, two feet thick. i did not see potential for sound. >> thank you. >> we also will have in house sound tech if the djes try to turn the music up. there will be a house limit.

upon even facility dj tries to turn it up. upon >> yea. >> i mean general low i'm excited for new edm. venue. that is great. i do are you willing to have your staff train to recognize in terms of a drug over dose. and test strips. >> for sure. >> you with get them free from d. public health. >> we have done a lot of time at the midway. we seen they have that there. we would also like to implement something like that can you follow up with our staff to get in the health department. >> you want. >> that is a huge capacity, do you feel like you plan on trying to fill or think it will being smaller events?

what are your thoughts. >> our goal is to fill it. in the beginning will be hard to dom over time we will. we will try to get dj's around the world and make sure things for people we know the collectors and the dj and the tourists. i think it could be a good mix to fill this capacity. >> fen venue has two full boors. it has a high capacity to handle a large crowd. >> a lot of times is not violence in the club but at the lines outside. can discuss where you will place the lines and mitigating potential violence. >> there is a double door entrance. there are 4 doors. two double doors right side

general and left v ip we will have security 2 out front watching the line on each side. >> will you have cameras outside? >> yes. we will install full security camera system. outside and inside. yes. >> and may be in your security plan i didn't notice temperature. how many security officers will you have working? >> so a minimum with on a normal full club night would be 5 to 7. >> thank you. >> there is an added security for ehp hours. >> yes. >> that was something included in your security plan. you can have i seat. open up for public comment. >> projected opening date in september.

>> got it. >> september. >> all right. is there public comment on this item? no one in the room. i'm closing the second to last public comment of the night without a single public comment. go by lotto tickets. not they don't like public comment it is not common is when i'm saying like wing the lotto is not common. is there a motion? >> i would like to move approval of the poe and extend hours with staff recommendations. >> second. >> all right. president bleiman. >> aye >> commissioner davis. >> aye >> commissioner poggio >> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye >> commissioner thomas. >> aye. >> all right. congratulations. you are approved.

and staff may have further steps for you to take follow up with them. thank you. >> thank you. and now we are on to the -- i think that's it. >> final. commissioner comments and questions. >> i'm really excited see the big space this are opening. injecting night life and late night stuff in areas that need it. and so that is exciting. am hela festivals. street faris. i feel we did not usually have this many out door events may be covid got everybody out. >> yea. >> all right. >> farmer's markets. night markets the downtown

activations, entertainment zones. if i were graduating from college i would look at san francisco. the city is happening. all right. any public comment on commissioner comments and questions? >> none. >> that's it. complete. no public comment session never done in the history i mark that down and we'll adjourn this meeting at 6:51 p.m. >> all right.

>> bring up person that [laughter]. for me it was we had neighbors growing up that were fold my dad he is raising me wrong for having me pursue the things that are not traditionally female roles. and i think the biggest barrier to anyone in general is when you have cultural norms that make you feel like you can't do something that make you doubt yourself and make you feel you should not be there i don't belong. those other big efbarriers i think that is the thing to focus

on the most is belong everyone should belong here. [music] >> wishing we trained women grow in production. and recording arts and so we have everything from girls night classes for middle and high school girls. we have certification academy program. that would be women and gender [inaudible] adid you tell us. progress in the internship frm program where they are working in the studios. they are helping to mentor the youth in the youth programs and the job place am component. most of the time we hire interns instructors in our programs and

engineer in our studios here. we have conferences we do all overnight country and we have concerts that we feature bay area women and gender artists. [music] [music] >> an education forward organization. and so advocacy organization. dedicated to closing the gender gap and the audio and production industries. >> started out of the lead answer, why is there a critical gender gap in this industry that started at city college.

why are there so few in this

class i was ashamed i did not have the answer being a feminist. why have i never thought of this i have been in the industry for decades and why have i accept today of all people. it was out of that and unraffling it. actually started the infernship last fall and just fell in love with all the things about women's oshg mission because we are diverse and so many aspects of audio i did not know and i feel like eyes opened up and i gained a lot of confidence in myself and other fells and queer people in the industry i felt there was more connection and community. ironically my time in the industry is all pretty good. i think what happened is i was raised by a father who is an engineer. i was comfortable being strounlded by men all the time in his lab i was used to technology. when i got in industry my mentors were men and i saw i had a unique importance that got mow in the place i could be fluent and navigate something difficult and it was the norm for me. what if it was not woman was createed provide it for everybody. have this environment you are surrounded by technology and people that are going to support you and get you in this industry in a good way. i have been interested in audio i was never trained in music took piano when i was a kid. i never pursued it because not a lot of women doing that. and my family is not musically inclined. when i want to davis the first time i took a music class there

were few females in the class. like a rodey for my dayed was load you will the mixers and monitors and the giant speakers and gigs and help run out the cables and take things down and set up mics i did all of that growing up and never occurred to mow that that was a field they could at all. and then one i could pursue i didn't nobody else was doing temperature my dad and then i go with him to studios and see -- the men in the studio. dj for 5 years now and comments you get like wow you are a girl dj that is crazy. that is wild. and i have great moments where it does not happen. and they treat me like easy.

telling mow what to do they correct mow in ways that make me feel less i sprjs the opposite and i notice hand's on like you don't know what you are doing rather than asking me. not consistent times it happens. it is like when i talk to other females they are like say the same things it is like funny i know that nice men don't experience tht main thing triggers me when i experience different treatment and that happens a lot in the audio world. industry is changing slowly. there is still that issue making the places that are places belonging for everybody. i don't think so. having a studio where it is not all run by white men like most studios.

the studios are only in the word built and run by women. it has been super normalize thered are opportunity for girls and nonbinary people. you go in school and middle and high schoolers know that this is a field. this is a thing there are many jobs you can have in this field. some producing pod casts to setting up live shows. there are so many things you can do >> wee go in and teach the audio skills and give them equipment. i pads and then teach them how to make music and they get to come in here and will getting the tools to people who don't have t. that is really important to me. that's why i was like wow. i want to be there for other fell and queer people who don't have the opportunity and also to be a mentor for them to really push them to experiment and not going to break it.

does not matter if it sounds bad that is the point to try it. i think it is the goal to see confidence what they are doing and passionate and asking for hymn and excite body learning and excited about making music and it changed my life to realize i'm callented in the field i can make music without being trained to it it is amazing to be able to be part of that process and -- ushering women to the field. we can entirely transform how -- the technology part of what you hear every day. we can put xhg something in women's points of view in this every time. it affects the store and he messaging. think our best example is how we transformed an entire city.

place that major artists on tour one of the men looks likeip don't get it there are woman every where i go and the person was like you are in san francisco. you like oh , you are right it is here. most venues have graduates we are grateful to the city for that reason because than i supported us at the beginning. following your curiosity and interest and don't let anybody get in the way what is presented to you, go for t. no matter what! we are here for a reason. find what it is. don't let somebody else tell you what it is. you are the oldsmobile one that have been can know when you are supposed to do. go do it.

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