it needs to be more diverse. it needs to be a little bit more professional. there needs to be more professional music events or actual musicians can play and it hired -- get hired. right now, it is slanted toward the 1960's counterculture. that needs to change. sometimes the obvious needs to be put into the same. everything wants to be different in san francisco, but there are a lot of people i talked to that want to see more professionalism and more events, not always rock music. i cannot really recommend things to france because they want to hear things they are familiar

with. -- friends because they want to hear things that are familiar with. the 1960's was a long time ago. there needs to be more american music. and more covers, non-original songs that tourists alike. like the gold dust lounge. it is not the original rock band things. it is music that everybody likes. that is too bad about the gold dust because that is a live music venue. it is doing something besides the original rock. i played in the streets now. i think you should come up with a program that supports places

for musicians that can play in the city and they will not get harassed. midmarket, that to be a good place to develop in this area. thank you. >> thank you. >> i just wanted to say that if you are looking for venues, over on broadway, they are looking to expand their horizons. there is a group called the voice of broadway, and maybe if you contacted them, they would be able to help you out. i know they are looking for people to diversify their clientele. >> [inaudible] >> the 1960's were my formative years. [laughter] all right, moving on. item number two, review and approve the minutes of march 13.

it looks like we are good to go. do we have a motion to approve the minutes of march 13? >> i vote to approve. >> thank you. >> second. do you want to call the role? [roll call vote] >> item #3, the highlight of our evening. the reports from the executive director. >> hello, commissioners. this is short and sweet. i was not here at the last meeting. i missed you all deeply. i wanted to update about you about where i was. i was in las vegas. i was speaking on behalf of the commission at the nightclub and barr show. -- bar show. it is primarily a show for to

showcase new products and there is an educational component. i was asked to be on a panel about patrons behaving badly. something that we all know and love. it is clearly a problem all over the country. there were probably about 75 people in attendance at this session. that is saying a lot because the alternative was a happy hour. we accomplished a lot and i hope to go back and do that again and encourage any of your commissioners to come to that because it is interesting to hear prospectus from folks who do what our applicants do here in san francisco. how incredibly similar the issues are. i know there was a request and i would bring it up here from commissioner tan to address the commission on the economic

impact study. did you get a chance to make copies? if you got a copy, you can take a look at it. it is a fairly simple lay out. if you do want more individual information on it or something more formal, i can ask the controller's office. after you've read this, if you want more information, maybe that will be a follow-up to this and we can put it on as a proper agenda item. again, there was a hearing, i do not know -- were you there? yes? if anyone is interested in watching the formal presentation, the short story is $55 million into the general fund every year, 48,000 employees are employed in the

industry. it is substantial. those are some really easy statistics. if you are in a position to be talking about the value of entertainment as opposed to the nuisance this, which we end up talking about a lot, it is a way to balance those things out. that is in your packet of information. i also wanted to let you know, and this is the beginning of our little public launch, we finally got a promoter registry on the website. the promoter registry i talked about in october. i thought we would launch in october when we had our nightlife summit. it is march, oh well. it looks really good. if you are interested, it is on the left side of our homepage. it will take you to another

site, which is very simple. we are encouraging everyone to come into compliance and register. you can do it 24 hours a day. create an account and become a registered promoter. it is super easy and hopefully, it will be a tool that we have talked about in the past in case something ever does go wrong and we need to find out who was operating and what their vital star. it will allow the public and other members of the industry to look at a list and see, to check if someone is registered. it may not be very populated right now. you may not see too much because we have not done a big press release yet. i want to make sure to get the bugs out. but it is up. so yay for me.

there are no corrective actions to report. >> since last meeting, we did have st. patrick's day. st. patrick's day, this year, went off pretty well. friday night, we got rained out. the weather was such that a whole lot of nothing -- the streets are usually close from about 5:00 until 10:00 or 10:30. we had the streets back open at 6:45. the rain made a huge impact on friday night on the celebrations around the city. saturday night, it was much busier. with weather and everything else, the venues around the city

that i talked to, everybody was busy, but no one was at capacity. st. patrick's day was a little bit flat. the contributing factor was the weather. some problems, but nothing to support major. -- super major. shocking, shocking. we had nothing out of the ordinary or extraordinary beyond what we expected. moving on, in the sheet you have in your binders, only one citation was issued. that was for the rocket room. municipal code 22 and 63. no notices of violations were

issued. as far as instance of violence, not a lot has happened in the last few weeks. we are looking at some complaints and permit violations at the seller. we are continuing to look at the rocket room. we're looking at the chestnut street area. some increased inspections of that area, so we will be doing that. i would like to mention, the director and myself met with owners of businesses and bars today, this afternoon. it was a good meeting. we talked about about how the street is vibrant right now. with that comes increased responsibilities on their end. that message was meant very positively.

polk street, we will do some increased presence there. we will be working very closely with the owners of those businesses. i think the outlook is very positive. i think that is all i have four right now. commissioner perez: i have a question for the director. $42 billion for night life industries. do we know how that relates to other industries in san francisco? where does that fall? >> a very good question. i do not have a good answer for you. i would imagine that we stacked up pretty well. billion with a b is pretty substantial.

a large part of that number comes from restaurants. i would have to look and see what numbers have been drawn. it is a good question, but as a shot in the dark, i would say we stack up pretty damn high. i would say health care is probably up there, if i had to guess. commissioner perez: thank you. >> that report does not take on a lot of the destinations like st. ferris -- street fairs and gay pride. >> the report does not include a daytime events. one of the ways it was easier to work with the data said is we are talking about activities that happened beyond 9 to 5.

each of those festivals have to count their own numbers. there are no data sets for those. some of them have counted themselves. as they go through the next few seasons, we will keep asking those folks to account the value so we can do the analysis on our own. >> do you think you can come back to us next time? >> i can answer your first question, absolutely. >> the restaurants, they love all restaurants. it is not split because a lot of clubs have 47s. the revenue is mixed together, so it is kind of misleading that the restaurants are the bulk of

it. there are some details that have to be fixed. >> anybody else? the rocket room, are they scheduled to come back? >> i think we gave them three months. we are not there yet. this issue will come up again later tonight. it has not been three months. >> right, but they're still a generating problems, it sounds like. >> correct. >> ok, very good. item number -- is there any public comment on the report of the executive director? thank you. we will go to item 4. police department's comments and questions.

>> i have more than three minutes, correct? >> we cut you off after an hour. >> i am from the mission police district. thank you for having me this evening. it has been a few years since i spoke before the board. it is good to see the new faces. i am a fan of commissioner hyde. the new thing you have are the cameras, so i'd better behave myself. the once and i want to talk about, aside from what was brought up earlier, i'd just wanted to mention to the commission some of the things that have been going on in the mission. we continue to see a significant amount of activity as it relates to petty theft and pickpocketing

activity in the various clubs throughout the mission. we really want to come up with some sort of comprehensive proactive solution to this. it just continues weekend after a weekend, night after night. i see these reports of people being pocketed. i just read a report this morning. somebody had their key taken out of their jackets and a mercedes was stolen. that being said, i really think that this requires a proactive educational type of thing. but there it be weak condition -- whether it be weak condition those opinions but the requirement that a poster be put up, sort of an educational message, be aware of pickpocketing or something along those lines. it was mentioned some sort of

coasters or something. something proactive that we can get the message out. i have identified 14 venues in the mission and the castro where they are being hit night after night after night. we have made a couple of arrests with regards to pickpocketing activity. there is some positive news to report. i just wanted to mention on the record that is something we are looking at. we want to reach out to the various venues where this is happening in come up with some sort of plan with your support. in addition -- congratulations on the economic impact study, by the way. we have always been a big supporter of the nightclub industry. i've always recognize the value of entertainment in san francisco, safe entertainment.

we also recognize the potential negative impact that an unsafe and then you can have on this business. i think our interests are aligned. we all want these venues to be -- to operate safely and i think we have a common goal with that regard. i was not prepared to speak tonight on the issue at 2601 mission street. it was just brought to my attention, although i have known about it for a month or so. my objective was to reach out to them proactively and to advise them and help them get permitted. we are not looking for any type of aggressive enforcement action at this time. we did want to educate them on what it means to have an entertainment permit, why they needed, why they need and abc

license and they have been very responsive. i am working with them and creating a relationship with them and i think we will see an application for an entertainment permit at of them soon. i did not know about the ninth floor. this is something new. i guess we will have to reach out to them as well and see what they're planning on doing. i know about the third floor. it appears to be some sort of a high-tech dot-com type of thing. they do have an area where they have set up in adbands. it interpreted appears to have some type of operational bar and a patio. from my first opinion of its, and looks like a great venue.

it just needs to be looked at a little bit closer as far as the permanent. we will work with them on that. other than that, commissioners, i do not think there is anything else. the mission has been pretty quiet. i think that is pretty much it. thank you. >> i have one comment. i think hopefully, outreach would be well served. i know the few locations they do go to night life and then use, it is not unusual to see -- women will have their purse unzipped and sitting somewhere and they will have their back to it when they're talking to their friends. i am constantly telling them that. if i see a lot, it must be

prevalent. outreach might be beneficial. it seems like i am reading the exact report every single time. it involves some curse that has been stolen or someone's jacket. -- purse that has been stolen or someone's jacket. a couple of weeks ago, we had a couple of off-duty police officers. someone came in and attempted to steal their jacket. a chase ensued down 18th street. it was four police officers. he could not have picked the worst person to pick pockets. needless to say, there was an arrest in that incident. that guy was arrested. i agree with you, we've already look at some creative ways to

come up with posters. they are invaluable if we can put them on the front door or the bathroom. it reminds people, do not leave your purse hanging on the bar. do not leave your jacket hanging -- >> even if we could get waitresses to remind people. people just seem oblivious. until they get hit, and it is a major impact. >> this has been an ongoing problem city-wide. this has gotten worse. we have had a unique situation with the officer taking of this particular issue. but we're hoping to do is work with officer buckner and figure out a good way to approach this.

take apart the program he is working on and taking it city- wide. >> we have some great prototypes. they were fantastic and visuals. i have some other ideas. i always think that using something like viral something, internet, facebook-related is always going to work. as someone who grew up in new york city, i would not leave something on a table. these things are valuable. they cost a ton of money. what is in the purse is way more valuable on the street than it used to be. >> its is also resale value. it can be sold quickly. >> a drag queen video for the

bars is what is called for here. >> can the mission station be in touch with you? >> i have a comment on the private party definition. care having a live band and stuff. i know you have company part ies. we have our people go through a lot of trouble to get their licenses and things like that. if they are having a band on the patio, unless we hear from a neighbor complaining, it is likely look the other way. in all fairness to all the people that come up for a license -- what is the definition of private party?

>> that is a valuable question. as far as looking the other way, it is not true. we spend a lot of time, whether it be an underground party at a warehouse or a venue -- we work with mission station, a central station to find these kind of events and educate. as far as the definition of a private party, if it looks like a duck, chances are it is a duck. people try to use the private party definition all the time, but if there is money changing hands, if there is entertainment, if there is amplification, it is a duck. let's be honest here. how'd you get on the guest list?

e-mail. that is open to the public. we are asking for a five dillard -- $5 donation at the door, that is an entrance fee. >> if you could get on the guest list, commissioner, it is not a private party. >> is there a band playing? i am not saying that you are not doing your job. you are only one person for the whole city, so we cannot blame me. if we get calls from people, we have something to say exactly -- i feel sorry for these people. they go through a lot of time to get their license. people can fall under this, i am

having a private party. >> absolutely. i think it is important to mention that when staff and assets pd go out to find these under permitted venues, there is -- there are two things in mind for motivation. public safety is the big one. it is a death trap waiting for a match. the second motivation is exactly what you just stated. people have spent a lot of time and money getting permits. we are out there because if you spend a lot of money on your club, and you've gone through all the legalities, -- it is not fair to our permit he's and all

the effort they go through. we are doing it for them. one of the complement to get the most common thank you. there was a place operati -- th, you know. >> i think we should carry this conversation. it is something to think about. >> thank you. any public comment? >> k9. -- hang on. he is not here? oh, ok. >> all right. there is no public comment. we will move on to item number five. hearing and possible action regarding applications for permits under the jurisdiction of the entertainment items. a -hthe bottle cap.

>> congratulations if the commission votes to approve your permanent. you are not done until you come back to our office and get the actual permanent after it has been approved by the police, fire department, and other agencies and unnecessary. please give us a call and do not run away after tonight. item a is 1707 powell street. the applicant intends to offer up acoustic performances. >> is the applicant here? anything you want to add to that? you made the trip down in the rain, you may as well