carries. >> is there any additional new business that any commissioner wishes to propose at this time? >> something i noticed right now -- we should change the logo that is on the television. [laughter] >> thank you, commissioner caen. i noticed that, but coming from you, it is even better. [laughter] >> we can communicate that to them. commissioner moran: all right, with no other business before the commission, we stand adjourned.

supervisor mar: good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the monday meeting of the land use and economic

development committee of the sentence is the board of supervisors. my name is eric mar. i'm the chair. to my right is malia cohen and to my left is scott wiener. >> be sure to turn off all cellular phones and electronic devices. items acted on will appear on the october 25 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: i would like to thank wouldsfgtv s -- thank the sfgtv staff for televising us today. the first item, we will delay that until someone can get here. if we can without objection move towards item #2. any objection? there are footsteps in the

back. she has arrived. call item number one. >> to permit bowling alleys to serve the alcoholic beverages. >> in june, i introduced legislation that made changes to the existing mission alcohol special use district to clarify and also make an update on allowance for bowling alleys that serve alcohol along with restaurants. i want to thank supervisor wiener. it got the full support of the planning commission. prior to this item being heard, the movie theater contacted the planning department to consider including single screen theaters while we are considering bowling alleys and the mission district.

it was brought up at the planning commission meeting and was also approved with the full support of the entire commission. we are introducing an amendment to the legislation to reflect the recommendations. there are copies of it here. in both of these cases, the bowling alley and a single screen theater in which recreation is the primary recreation offering in the area, there have been discussions about making modifications to the mission alcohol special use district. a more broad scale change could be considered after brought out reach to the community. however, we want to introduce these minor amendments today. we have several businesses that are considering selling alcohol in the district.

i am here to answer any questions, but i am really excited about the possibility of the neighborhood serving business and bowling alley coming to the outer mission district, an area that is transit rich. it will be blocks away from the station. at our request, the owners of the mission bowling club have also done extensive outreach for community-based organizations. after listening to some of their feedback and getting an understanding of why this was put in place, one of the things that the bowling club is working with developing partnerships with local youth programs to provide their bowling alley as a space for after-school programs. we are really excited about that. the have done a lot of community partnerships already, showing independent films on a variety

of an -- and different issues. and including the vietnamese development center. they are committed to continuing this out -- and partnering with the community. >> i did have one question. i know that the theater in district 5, when they serve alcohol in the theater, they do not let anyone under 21 in. they sold the tickets by accident with my 11-year-old, then they had to kick us out because it was an adult only time. i know other residents had raised some concerns about the one lane that the restaurant will have as a bowling alley as opposed to multi-lane. >> it is six lanes. the owners are here as well to answer any questions. >> i wanted to know what the precautions for alcohol in an

area with already huge numbers of bars and restaurants to medicate any potential negative impact on children or families in the area. >> that is a concern of ours which is why we introduced to the amendments instead of introducing overall changes. we have not gone over the specifics of the liquor license with each individual businesses. that is something that they will be doing to their application and with the san francisco police department. but any feedback in terms of what restrictions you like to put in place, that would be helpful. we are more than happy to take that. supervisor mar: like what do you do when there are miners at the bowling alley or the restaurant. i know that the theater has different ownership

configurations, but what happens when there are children and alcohol available. >> would you like to ask them about their plans? they have spent time talking to the neighbors about restrictions that they will self-imposed on their liquor license. supervisor wiener: about that specific issue, i am sure will be dealt with with the typical occur license process. i doubt know what the exact history was, but there were instances where you have liquor licenses at a restaurant where children are sitting at the same table as their parents and whoever else, so i think there are a lot of different models and it doesn't have to be a model between youth and adults.

just a quick clarification, i know there was a discussion about movie theaters, a nonprofit vs. full profit. it will cover all single screen theaters, both nonprofit and for-profit. >> i did not have a direct opinion on this, and i left it to the planning commission if they would do it for nonprofit theaters or all singles grains. the planning commission decided that a single screen theaters and the special use district. >> i want to thank you for that. that distinction would not have been an appropriate one here. i will reserve my broader comments for after public comment. supervisor mar: 1 creative use of the theater was one they used to have a baby night in lots of families there, beer or wine in

one hand and a baby in the other. i look forward to the creativity, also protecting neighborhoods from too much alcohol. >> would you like to hear from the business owners? or are your questions satisfied? supervisor mar: let me give you the cards for public comment. it is open for public comment. three minutes per person. >> i will be calling your name. if you could address the commissioner's question, that would be great. [reading names] >> in the afternoon, supervisors. i will address your question. we have some regulations that we

are working on with all ages verses 21 and over in the evenings. we will be 21 and up so that there will not be any * where there could be used while we are operating. there are times when it is adult time vs. family time. we also have family bowl on saturdays and sundays so we can market and promote * for families to come. that can still have a beer, but it will be really more of a family focused time. we feel at this -- with in this way, we will be covering both bases. family time is really important for us. we don't open until after 5:00 during the week so we can just have the bowling lanes open without the bar or anything. that can be before five.

i have lived and worked in san francisco for the last 18 years and have been a small business owner for the last three and a half years. i started this concept a couple years ago with my longtime friend and current business partner. we have successfully on been operated a bar for the last three years. operating a small business is a very personally rewarding and challenging experience. we help celebrate birthdays, engagements, fund-raisers, receptions, and even health pot luck on the holidays for families to far away to go back home to visit. ali and are building a business that can take the community element and add something more. a fun place where people can socialize and the wind and enjoying it well-rounded offering of comfort food, drinks, and an interactive recreation. that is how the concept was

born. we requested this legislative amendment so the business can be on an even playing field with the existing in the future bowling alleys of san francisco. this legislative change will allow the restaurant and bowling alleys to coexist without limitations of where people can have alcoholic beverages. bowling is a recreational sport and we hope our small business can offer the same customer experience to other alleys in this city. the current code will make it challenging for people to keep from being separated. we are small business owners, community small-business advocates. i received an award for revitalizing the merchants association, for work on the corridor. i have served on the community advisory board for the last three years. [chime] and co-founded the art walk.

i have more to go on, but my time is up. >> can you succinctly wrap up? >> the ultimately, we have partnerships secured with the organizations and charitable agenda with profits going to are rotating non-profit youth serving organization in the district. and we're basically creating 30 new local jobs and we are committed to the neighborhood where we do business. i am open to any other questions. >> my name is molly bradshaw, i am a resident of san francisco and i live eight blocks from the proposed business. it is a six-lane full-service restaurant and includes beer, wine, and the spirits.

we began to research how we can make our dream of opening this business come to fruition. there are challenges to build and operate a restaurant, but we are focused and eager to bring something different and exciting to the mission. we have reached out to our neighbors and many are happy to have our business joined the neighborhood. they see our effort as one that can increase the safety by provide additional lighting to the sidewalk and bringing more of a presence to a dark stretch of seventeenth street. after learning about the special use district planning code, we of the restriction on bowling alleys can be changed. we had a hard time understanding why the authors of felt it necessary to include bowling with billiards at adult theme entertainment. we feel that the change will be a positive development and one that adds to the community.

many of the elements of the special use district have helped to improve the community's, but to single out the bowling alley's seems restrictive and not a very reasonable. our vision is extremely community minded. we will be a vibrant place for people to gather and enjoy themselves. we are asking for your support. and to allow mission residents the opportunity to drink, eat, and a bowl. supervisor mar: you mentioned making it a family friendly restaurant, a bowling alley. how did you address concerns by some of the other residents? >> the only concerns that we heard were about the hours of operation. they are supportive of the business as a whole. with elements of the alc