my mother was not thrilled about my new found interest, given all the negative connotations of drug use at these events. however, after a good deal of time she decided to go with me. i have never taken ecstasy. i think there is a certain amount of personal responsibility of parents have in what their children are doing that is important to this. since i was 13, i have worked within the scene. i have the data. i have helped production companies. i have set up events. i found my interest in audio and music and a graduate with a bachelor's in sound arts at the age of 18. i have been a sound designer for lyondell -- for lionel model trains for some years now. i also work for recreation and

parks to teach about how to make videos. the notion of produced at the event is unconscionable and ridiculous. as has happened through many music scenes, rock music, classical music -- it was all too racy and we could not have it. this is completely unreasonable. it will restrict me personally from expressing myself, where i express myself, where i show my music, the thing i love i have developed. they you for your time. -- thank you for your time. >> good evening. my name is hannah. i am 23 years old. i am a volunteer at the exploratorium. i have been going to raves for the past five years.

what you're trying to restrict is a culture that has been around for over 20 years. unlike some fads that have come and gone, this does not seem to be going away, nor should it. both my younger brothers have autism. i was never able to communicate with them through the normal ways in which we do, with words. it was always to sounds, usually without any words attached to them, which is what electronic dance music immediately went into. from an early age, my way of communicating with my brothers was through listening to this music. in terms of community, and never felt like i was completely part of something until i came into this electronic dance music scene. we're talking about things that are very similar come up with regard to talking about drug usage, large crowds. you're talking about not only electronic dance music, but all

music festivals and all gatherings, as a general guideline for uses of restricting. it is discriminatory -- excuse me. i am nervous. to directly target dance music, when overdosing and other issues concerning safety are a part of every single music scene. to restrict one form means that it is completely rewriting against all other forms which also have the same issues. please consider that. thank you. [applause] president newlin: i think commissioner joseph said it earlier, but i want to reiterate that i keep hearing this from the audience. the entertainment commission has never restricted a venue based on the type of music. we are not part of the legislation going forward. it seems like some of the

comments are directed at the entertainment commission as being a body that is somehow restricting this type of entertainment, and that is not true. we are not going to have a debate from the audience. thank you. is the woman with the child -- are you going to speak? would you guys mind letting her come first in case she wants to leave with the child? >> thank you so much for coming. my name is katrina. i am here with my child as well as my younger brother, both of whom i have brought to electronic dance music events with me. i am a huge fan of electronic bids music events as a form of my spirituality. i absolutely love to dance. it has hands down saved my life. i am the daughter of greg rico,

the drummer for a sly and the family stone, a band that is a huge part of san francisco cultural history, as well as a huge part of san francisco history is electronic dance music events. they have been going on way beyond my time. i went to my first event when i was 12. it is the reason why i searched the events like this. i had an alcoholic mother. it was an incredibly challenging time in my life when she hit rock bottom. i was searching for other outlets to express myself, other than being in a depressed coal, locked up in my room. i found electronic dance music events to express myself in a positive and healthy way. i do not do drugs. i am addicted to dancing. i am not addicted to drugs or

alcohol. these events were a way for me to allow myself to live my life in a healthy, positive way. but could not find anywhere else when i needed support in my life, places where i could openly express myself and actually be heard and be accepted. i know that i love to dance. she likes to dance as well. thank you very much. >> i support the electronic dance music scene and wish to see it protected. rarely do we ever interact with

one another. in electronic music events, we have a place to interact with each other in a positive and help the atmosphere focused on love, expressive music, art, and dance. people gain a feeling of community and respect for all types of personalities. we take this sense of community and respect back into our daily life, where we should be positive message of awareness, camaraderie, and kinship with others, ultimately making san francisco a more harmonious home and place to visit for all. san francisco thereby contributes to the international community by exhibiting a culture which projects understanding, of peace, acceptance, and consciousness of our responsibility to our earth and the brotherhood of mankind. it would be a major sacrifice to our community to lose these

events. we need this culture to be nourished and used to educate the public on the positive aspects that the global electronic dance music scene has to offer humanity. i also wanted to reiterate something someone said earlier. if we have more professionalism in the scene, we can have a better community. thank you. >> thank you, members of the entertainment and you commissions. my name is jack. i have lived in san francisco my entire life. when i was 7 years old, i got my first electronic cd from my mom. i listened to it nonstop. my mom was the only one for 14 years who actually enjoyed the electronic music i listened to.

i was made fun of by the rest of my family and all of my friends for loving electronic music. i could only express it on my own. it was not until the person invited the to a rave -- until a person invited me to a rave a few months ago that i found other people who loved electronic music. before that, i felt embarrassed to listen to this music. no one thought it was cool or anything. they just laughed whenever i talk about it or played it at a party. if it were not for raves, i would still be alone in my room and have very few friends to talk to about it. thank you.

>> i just want to thank you, members of the entertainment and give commission. i also want to thank everybody who came here to support raves. i am from santa barbara. i support electronic dance music. i also support the electronic arts. to me, it is more than just protecting electronic music festivals. it is also protecting other competitions like beat juggling and scratching. they use pre-recorded music and make new music.

i also want to restate that closing these town will only hurt the community, making more underground events. these events are not permitted. they do not have medical staff there to help. thank you very much. >> my name is tony. i am here today to talk to you about my experience going to these raves and how i think there are a positive thing for our community and our area. a good environment for people to meet each other. i personally like going to raves because i like being able to

walk around and listen to all this music that are playing. some of the music may be a little bit not my type of music to listen to. still, it has a beat and i enjoy going there. it is a lot of people having a good time and meeting each other. i support raves. thank you. [applause]

>> i am 22 years old and a resident of san francisco. i was a former youth commissioner. seven years ago, i was 15. we launched something called the recreation revolution. it is pretty fun to be back here for the same reason i was there seven years ago. that is to go over and defend the right for young people to come and assemble together. as a raver, i always have to question myself and ask what it is. we are not what the media portrays us to be. we are not druggies. we are not hippies. it is about young people coming together. to get back on.

, -- to get back on point, raving is a lifestyle. it has to be experienced. the bottom line is the people around you. it is not about the lights or how much money is spent. it is about the struggles we all share and accomplishments we come together for. i am pleading with you as a commission to be our voice, be our sword and spear, and fight against the tyranny of what this represents. i am giving you this morning now. either it is going to get past -- the party will go on. there are going to be parties. you can bank on the effect of young people assembling together. it spans the history of time. i do. please unite with us and come together so we can fight against this.

president newlin: at this time, i am going to close public comment. do any commissioners want to add their thoughts? >> i made notes. because of the hour, i am not going to do that. for those of you who talk about free events, it is not free. people have to get the permit. they have to get the sound system. everybody needs to pay the rent. everybody needs to eat. it costs somebody something along the line. so that is not logical, to say it should be a free event and some of the city or this commission is not allowing that. there is no such thing as a free event, unfortunately.

no one can take it away from you if you do not want it taken away from you. it is a state assembly bill. you need to take your good ideas and your eloquent speeches, put them together, and taken to sacramento and mature voices heard there. this commission has never -- i will also reiterate what the president said. this commission has never not granted a permit to any person that wanted to come here because of electronic dance music. we have maybe possibly never not granted a permit. we support street festivals. we support well-run the news. those venues have to have bathrooms. it is a lot in the city that water has to be provided. if you want to buy water, a bottle is good to cost you.

-- is going to cost you. i love your passion. take it to where you can be heard. it is secretly to barrier views. it is on television. people are going to see it. you have to take it to the next step. i like the guy who suggested the education psa. that was great. there is nothing these events can do if a guy with drugs in his car and walked to security, and goes inside, and drops dead. all of a sudden, the event is done because of that one person's action, and that venue is no longer available for electronic dance music because one person was stupid. talk to your friends. take care of each other. take this to the next step. that is my observation. president newlin: and the other

commissioners? ok. that concludes -- ok. commissioner lacroix: i would like to thank you all again for coming up today and speaking on this item. i am positive that not everyone got a chance to speak, and i know two minutes is not enough time for everyone to share their stories. but it is important to note that i came across this "two weakens ago at an event i went to, more of -- this quote two weekends ago at an event of went to, more of a retreat. you may not know everyone story, but you need to know everyone has a story. the bruin was not able to share their full story. -- everyone was not able to share their full story. everyone has a story. this is recorded on a tape. commissioner joseph said the

next step is taking us to sacramento. it is on tape. we can send the video up their. that would be the next step. i encourage you all to follow up and make sure these events are protected. thank you. [applause] commissioner zukerman: i would like to thank everyone for coming out here. it is always great to see so many young people at city hall. thank you. remember and say it is not fun. but as much given safe and accessible, and let's party. [applause] president newlin: think you for coming. this concludes the meeting of the entertainment commission and youth commission. thank you. commissioner lacroix: for youth

committee purposes, i will call this meeting adjourned at 10:00 my team. -- 10:19.

>> [roll call] mr. president, there is a quorum. supervisor chiu: thank you. i understand the supervisors chu and kim are expected shortly. but i wonder if i could have a motion to excuse supervisor avalos.

supervisor avalos will be excused. please join me in the pledge of allegiance. colleagues, we have february 15, 2011, board meeting minutes. can i have a motion to approve? without objection, those meeting minutes will be approved. madam clerk, are there any communications? >> i have no communications. supervisor chiu: if you could read our consent agenda. >> items one through five comprise the consent agenda. the items will be acted upon by a single roll call vote. unless a member requests discussion of a matter. it will be removed and discussed separately. supervisor cohen. cohen aye.

elsbernd aye. farrell aye. kim aye. mar aye. mirkarimi aye. wiener aye. campos aye. chiu aye. chu aye. there are 10 ayes. supervisor chiu: those resolutions are adopted an ordinance is finally passed. >> item 6 is an ordinance amending the planning and administrative codes pertaining to fees. supervisor chiu: can we take the same house and call? without objection. >> item 7, awarded its amending zoning she -- zoning map sheet two to include parcels inadvertently excluded from the zoning map. supervisor chiu: same house, same call? this ordinance is passed on first reading. >> item 8, ordinance segment --

amending the administrative code section 2.97 to define "summary" for the purpose of publishing public notices. supervisor chiu: same house, call? this ordinance is passed on the first reading. >> item 9, resolution approving a memorandum of understanding between the comptroller and port commission regarding the 34th america's cup. -- between the controller and port commission. supervisor campos: quick question. some of my colleagues know there was a hearing at the budget and finance committee regarding some of the amendments to the contract, and i was just wondering whether or not that has any bearing on the approval on this item. i understand my items coming back to the board, and i do not have any specific problem with this, but just had a question on whether or not there was a connection between the two. thank you.

supervisor chu: thank you. we did have a very long hearing about the america's cup and changes to the agreement. i believe we will start to see a number of items coming back with regards to this specific proposals to the extent that there's any long-term leases or issues associated with the provision. what this is currently is simply an mou with regard to how is it calculates certain reimbursement payments for rent, so it is a very straightforward how it is to calculate the numbers, and not how it changes that relationship. supervisor chiu: thank you. can we take this item same house, call? without objection, the item is adopted. >> item 10, designating the agency's qualified to produce a bit in the 2011 annual joint agency's qualified to produce a bit in the 2011 annual joint