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no problems with that. just to save some money, it is a small venue. unless, of course, something really did happen. for me, i would like to not let anything happen at the beginning. we should always be more proactive. if they went to the training that they were required to, i don't have a problem with making it an option like they would propose. >> just to clarify, we are going to leave it off for now. and you're going to come back here and condition you to have had guns. you understand that? >> there have been incidents --
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the only reason you're not aware of them is because it is not a licensed venue. my approach to this was with that in mind. i understand your approach is a little different, but i have an agreement to what you are proposing. >> let's see if anybody from the public would like to comment on this application. can we get a motion from the commission? we cannot get a commotion from the -- thank you. that the permit be approved with the caveat that officer buckner reports back if there needs to be an amendment at a later date. >> second. >> if you want to make that more clear. i would like to make a motion to grant the permit tracking #2 and 3 with a recommendation from the police in the future that we
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would have this back again. >> not completely to, just of the bond as security. they should have to have a license guard card. >> call the roll. [roll call] [unanimous] >> item d, trujillo, justin. >> this is an application for tempest bar, located down town near the intersection of natoma. the restaurant is adjacent to primarily industrial and office spaces. and the purpose of the permit
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would be to host live bands. i believe mr. trujillo is here. >> on that note, we had a relatively smooth situation in that my team and the recently acquired the bar approximately a year ago and we were under the impression that the entertainment permit was part of that sale. >> a lot of that going around. >> we were notified that was not the case. we worked as quickly and efficiently as we could to cooperate with the commission. for a few reasons, to hopefully help rejuvenate the neighborhood, increased the foot traffic and bring live music. and as well as hopefully
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increasing the safety of the neighborhood. the helped manage the security, so we can continue this as a safely, efficiently, and hopefully not only of the bar and restaurant. >> any questions? >> neighborhood context, during performance hours, there are no open businesses are residential units. i would just suggest that it would be very important for you to make -- i know you have been there. this is a great chance for you to make even better friends with the community and community organizations. our biggest battle is between
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residential and neighborhood groups verses the clubs. i will suggest that if you possibly want to do that, just for yourselves and for the future of your business, van -- >> absolutely. they were definitely on board with us. they did not ever received a contact at the san francisco planning department, although we did not receive word back from them either. >> there are just a couple of associations and the tenderloin and -- this is south of market? you have the community center there, the united players, you have that -- i am trying to think. there are several organizations
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that work with seniors and youth. i know that mark also filled out there. that application they found very useful to be more in touch with the community and the people that are helping those communities in that area. i am sure april in jane kim's office would be happy to help you. >> hot of curiosity, you said you were going to do live music. what type? >> is an eclectic blend of music. most recently before we stopped the music program, a variety of cover bands, classic rock cover bands, live jazz musicians, of your original bands as well. as well as the local neighborhood, trying to help out
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people and the neighborhood, and never brought any large names to the venue. the classic cover bands seem to be filled proof. people are out trying to look for a good time. >> '60s music? >> as long as it is good, i don't mind. >> be you know what type of entertainment the other clubs are doing? >> not a lot in a few blocks. the closest of the top of my head would be the confusion lunch. it is an upscale nightclub with maybe 1015 full sum. there aren't very many other bars. they don't have any live entertainment venues. monarch is actually a new edition.
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not so much live bands, but deejays and what not. not to many of the things like this in the neighborhood. >> tempest is unique in that there are not really anything else behind -- a around it. you have to know where it is to find it. >> anybody from the public wish to comment on this application? you have to come up and speak. >> my new friend. >> thank you, commissioners. i used to go there, and it is in a weird spot. there were some loud vans in the air. i don't know of anybody they complained. i don't know if they ever got in trouble, but the community does
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that they have vans. i don't know any other places that have live bands around there. i think the monarch has live deejays, mostly. i really hot support this because live bands is a contain. >> any other members of the public? you have a motion? >> i moved to approve. [roll call] >> good luck. and item e. leon, allen. l2 karaoke, 1504 b, fillmore.
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welcome. >> this is the second time that this will be before the commission, the first came out in may of 2011. we continued its because planning required notification. it has been as extensive outreach as possible by the applicant. they completed it without complaint or incident. the are back for a permit to do karaoke in aerospace. >> thank you. >> what we did, it was safety. we updated fire and safety also.
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planning, building, and electrical. again, secondary with safety. electrical and fired twice in the past. we connected with the neighborhood. we are on fillmore street. [unintelligible] we had no problem with that. like the, all the labor welcome us. -- like i said, all the neighbors welcomed us. >> anything from the police? >> what's the cross street?
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that's right, you said that. >> i think there was one from way back. >> we weren't there, way back. >> much longer, it was so long to come here. for disappointment. >> i have a question regarding security. >> we do have security. king security. they do putdowns end of five security cameras and the place -- and have five security cameras in the place.
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they have that safeway, panda express, and popeye's. we are pretty much covered on security. we have five central guards with a full modenitor and arresting power. >> any questions from the commission? anyone from the public wish to comment? karaoke is not yiouour venue bak here. [laughter] all right. the item is with the commission. >> you have one copy of the conditions of their. -- up there. >> john gallagher. >> he was still -- >> he was still here, i got you.
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speaking back. ok. well i motion to approve it. >> ok. >> second. >> all right. a motion and a second. >> any particular conditions? >> have you read the police conditions? are you ok with those? >> yes. >> he's ok with them, so we can make a motion. >> automatic. >> i would like to move to approve the permanent with the conditions offered here by the police. >> i second. >> [roll call vote] >> thank you and good luck. ok, final item.
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new business request for a future agenda items. anybody? the eye once, twice, and none of business? i am happy to announce that that concludes the march 27 meeting of the entertainment commission. yes? >> i was just going to say -- >> if it is not on here, we can't deal with it. comments and questions? >> i wanted to make comments on commissioner perez and commissioner lee and i attended the broadway meeting yesterday. there is a large group of people that are really trying to get together and find ways to help change the dialogue there.
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i thought it was a really successful meeting. we even heard something about extended hours and to stagger the closing with the police. we will see how that goes. i wanted to make people aware at the annual fundraiser which is the twenty first manhattat beat. we will be on a ringco thequettes -- honoring the coquettes a several other people in the city. i hope that those listening on tv will attend our party. there is a meeting in the
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richmond that the public library at 6:00. it is about entertainment and what not out in the richmond area. >> your turn. >> c-mac's security guard training went well. they had 27 students from a lot of clubs around the city. i think it is a good start. i think c-mac will do another training in maybe six months. that looks like there is interest. >> commissioner lee, a quick question. they did the power to arrest. does c-mac intend to do the additional 40 hours? >> they have been informed that they have to do the continuing
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education. there is continuing education on the other 32 hours. >> some people ask me that question and i didn't have an answer. >> they can do that on their own time. the information was sent to us. all the forms and everything, those are the next steps. >> anybody else? seeing none, that concludes the tuesday, march 27 meeting of the entertainment commission for the city and county of san francisco. thank you for coming.
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>> hello. the welcome to the creditor meeting of the budget and finance committee. my name is carmen chu, the super -- the chair person of the committee. i'm joined by supervisor avalos. mr. young, do you have any announcements for us today?
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>> please silence all electronic devices. items after deposit they will appear on april 3rd, 2012 on the board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated chairperson chu: would you call item no. 1? >> item number 1, the acceptance of a state grant in the amount of $3,883.76 from the california department of food and agriculture to participate in a program for a quality control program. chairperson chu: thank you. >> good morning. i'm here today to respond to any questions you may have regarding this contract. chairperson chu: for the purposes of information to the public, which you just explain what the grant would do? >> it funds the inspection of
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the number of just about two hundred agricultural inspection lot. we do wholesale distributors and we have about 116 of those inspections to conduct. we also at 82 retail inspections that we conduct city-wide at the small stores and the large stores. what we do is we go out and we have a device, a tool that we use that is called an egg handler. it projects a really strong light. it places the egg up against the can lurk and can see -- against the candler and we can see inside if it is good. we reject the broken ones if they are not good. we can see inside it is good. we dispose of the not good eggs
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on site or return them to the plant where they were produced. chairperson chu: this is not requesting any new positions, correct? >> know. chairperson chu: why don't we open this up court comment -- open this up for comment from the public. are there any members of the public who wish to speak? come on up. >> thank you. good morning. my name is fredrik. i have lived in san francisco for 60 years. i would like to speak out in favor of this resolution. i've always thought a partner public health group used every -- could use every dollar it could get its hands on. even though it is only four thousand dollars, i guess that is better than nothing. in my opinion, the department of public health probably wastes more than $4,000 a day, so maybe
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this is a step in the right direction. since we're talking about quality control programs, i would like to take this opportunity to assess -- maybe we can get state funding for the overall quality control program for the department public health, especially for the general hospital. thank you. chairperson chu: thank you. >> ♪ one more ♪ item to answer ♪ one more and to find ♪ one more item ♪ to make it all better ♪ and make it better ♪ and we will be happy ♪ we will have a programs ♪ to make it better ♪ and we will make it safe to eat ♪
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♪ and we will be there ♪ and we will answer the budget called ♪ ♪ today thank you. chairperson chu: are there other members of the public who wish to speak on item number one? seeing none, public comment is closed. do we have a motion? we have a motion and a second. item number two. >> item number two, up resolution authorizing reentry on behalf of the council to retroactively accept money from the institute of local government as a recipient of an award of the california reentry council network. >> jessica went off here with the department of reentry
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division. thank you for considering the resolution to accept and expend this grant of about $40,615. it is a small amount of money to continue some of the work that we started last year. the roosevelt foundation institute for local government originally founded as when the reentry staff went to the public defender's office to lodge a statewide reentry council. there are about 12 bodies braintree around the state -- for reentry around the state. the rosenberg institute reached out to local government for this project. since that time we have developed monthly conference calls, one statewide convening various side presents, and the website. this has been valuable book for san francisco, as well as to further good practices in other communities. i'm happy to answer any
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questions that you have. chairperson chu: this is also an item that would not require additional positions, correct? >> correct. chairperson chu: why don't we open it up for public comment? >> ♪ coming to the subcommittee was not what i had planned ♪ ♪ and i wish you good luck with reentry plans ♪ ♪ i want you to be all free ♪ and now you're looking at me ♪ ♪ and that is what i want for you ♪ ♪ is reentry chairperson chu: thank you. are there other members of the public that wish to speak on item number two? seeing none, the item is closed. we have a motion and a second. we will do that without objection. item number 3.
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>> the resolution of the parks department to expand and urban grant for the boat bekker part funded by the safe drinking water, water quality and supply river protection act of 2006. chairperson chu: we have take a bill pressed from the department of recreation and parks -- we have jakob from the department of recreation and parks. >> i would like to reiterate the importance of the park. that was opened in 1985, i believe. there was one of our newest parks in san francisco. in years -- there is a lot of need for renovation. we need to update the park so we can open it to members of the public. open space is very important to the neighborhood because we have one of the least open spaces of any neighborhood in san
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francisco, but also a high- density of seniors and families and adults who like to use recreational open space in order to build the neighborhood for a healthy model long term. chairperson chu: thank you. jacob? >> thank you. this is a culmination of a five- year planning process of the community. i'm happy to answer any questions about the grant. chairperson chu: do you want to explain what the grant would be used for generally? >> we have a $5.8 million estimate for the renovation of the park as part of the trust for parks for people san francisco initiative. it also included the renovation of the playground and the current construction at balboa park. this will be part of the overall reclamation and renovation of the park space. chairperson chu: if there are no questions from the committee at
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this time, i believe it did not have a budget analyst report. we will open it up to members of the public. are there members of the public who wish to speak on item number 3? >> good morning. my name is douglas. i would like to speak in favor of this resolution, but i would also like to mention a couple of my own observations about this location. when i drive through the neighborhood, especially late at night, i do notice that there are some interesting occurrence is around its border. maybe that should be considered when it comes to renovating the place. also, during the daytime, i do notice that it has been closed a lot, and when it has been opened it seems like it has not been used as much as i would think. maybe that should be discussed a little further. and also should be considered in upcoming renovations. thank