san francisco and belgium and also in denmark. in addition to my past work in housing and working in neighborhoods like tender loin and seeing all kinds of people who pretend to invest in a neighborhood and are trying to exploit it. i want to speak very highly of them and their project where this is the real deal. they are in it for the long haul. they understood where they were putting their bar and restaurant. and they are committed to it, they are not running away from it. they are not just dilataunts looking to make a buck, off of one of our neighborhoods and communities. the other perspective on this is this is going to be a world class bar. the name mckeller and the way that they will serve their beer already has a buzz from people all around the country who talk

about really mckeller is doing a bar in san francisco. this is going to attract people both locals who really look for this kind of culinary excitement as well as travelers and visitors to the city. we just finished san francisco beer week in february where thousands of people came to the city simply to try what we have to offer along these lines and this bar with the manager who has proven himself to one the finest establishments in oakland in walnut creek i think is really going to be a large step to putting this neighborhood and this city on the map for people who may never really think about, you know, san francisco and this way and it is another way to attract people to talking about us and keeping us on the cutting edge of being a world class city. so thank you very much.

thank you, mr. shapiro. next speaker please? >> any member of the public who would like to speak, if you could please come up. >> good morning, supervisors my name is (inaudible) and i have lived in san francisco for 61 years and i would like to remind everybody that this used to be a family neighborhood i wonder how many of you remember the downtown bowl and used to be there and go there all of the time. this is not just all liquor and drinking. i find it an interesting contradiction that the city and county of san francisco with the plastic bag ban and went out on cigarettes and the only three items that we have are for three new liquor licenses. i am kind of wondering is that some sort of a sign to the rest

of us common folk about so-called influence. but any way, if you want to make better use of that location, first why has not anyone started a drop in center for vets or seniors and if you don't like that suggestion, how about inviting the guardian angels into town and setting up shop at that location? and if you don't like that idea, i suggest maybe you talk with mayor ed lee and maybe he will come up with a imaginative solution, >> thank you. >> next speaker? >> my name is michael nolty and i am here to read a statement from our land use chair phillips. and i also want to point out that i gave you a hand out to

refer to. the reference to the formal license at this location refers to a type 47 on-sale general restaurant which was the license for the former polo lounge and grill an italian restaurant and later the blue could cube music. this is a type of 42 on sale ta vern not a full service restaurant with a cocktail lounge like polos was so comparing them is moot. in your packet is the protest file for the better district six chair. and even though we send the alu unit and the tender loin police station permit officer a copy of the a. bc protest we send to abc. see the letter from the abc

dated december the 21st 2012. our request conditions have not been met, so, our protest is still valid. so, there is no excuse why the alu should not have had a copy of our protest. we look forward in continuing our conversation with 34 mason. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there any other member of the public that would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. colleagues we have an application before us and we have a number of conditions, that have been outlined by the san francisco police department, 12 conditions to be specific. is there a motion on this item? >> quick comment here. i am going to thank the public for coming out for this, mostly in support of this application. and i see that the applicant and his home was reaching out to the community as evidenced today with the arrival of

people from the community and also reaching out to the supervisors. i would like to make a motion to pass this recommendation. >> with the conditions that have been outlined? >> exactly. >> okay >> supervisor mar? >> i definitely second that motion and really appreciate the residents from the area that have come out, and the craft beer enthusiasts and what amazing amount of support that has been built not just on paper here but even just the testimony as well. i know that with the hotel, (inaudible) across the street and the 50 mason social house it is really revitalizing that area and it is critical. i would be the type of person that would go to a craft beer place like this to try the local beers from a number of places locally in san francisco. but i see, some concerns that mr. nolty has raised of too many bars in concentrated in different areas.

but i see the benefits of transforming this area. so the families that live there that have spoken today and others can make it a safer place for everyone and so i will be supportive as well. but i appreciate the really well built support for the project as well. >> thank you, supervisor mar. and i do want to thank all of the members of the public, the applicant and the agencies that are here. i think that the concerns that were raised by mr. nolty are valid concerns and it is something that we have to think about. but i do believe that in this case the application has really, i think that it is a very impressive presentation. they have definitely reached out to the community and they are working with the police department to address some of the concerns that were identified and you know, it was impressive presentation and the fact that someone like steve and randy are here and it seems like it is a very special

operation and so i certainly look forward to seeing this come into this neighborhood. and i know that we will see this enterprise continuing to work with the community because at the end of the day, you know, we really have an opportunity to build on the work that is already happening to really change the image of the tender loin, because it is a very special place. so, we have a motion to move forward with the recommendation, with the conditions that were outlined by the police department, if we could take that without objection. >> without objection. >> congratulations. >> if we could now call item number 3, please? >> a hearing to consider the issuance of a type 42 on sale beer and wine license to steven chen and sharchen golf eagle club located at 555 howard street. we have an application from mr.

chen. so if you could please come forward. >> hi, good morning, mr. chair, my name is steven chen and i am here to represent the eagle club indoor gulf at 555 howard. i don't have an entorage here i did not know that it was a big thing and i am one of the co-owners and the other one is back at the shop running the place. basically we are an indoor golf facility in san francisco there used to be one in mission bay, but to my knowledge that has been shut down for a couple of years. so, michael and i, we are both first business owner. very young to this and very new. so we just trying to fill the void of the golfing activity that is going on, well the lack of it any way. so michael and i started this whole thing and we have been open a little less than two months now and we believe that a beer and wine license will greatly help us in bringing in

more foot traffic and sort of riding on item number two and this will add a lot of great value into the people that are looking entertainment and improving the golf game and coming to the environment to relax and enjoy. >> thank you very much. and i was wondering if you could talk about what kind of community out reach you have done? >> well, we followed the guidelines for abc all of the procedures and instructions that find us such as putting in 390 day notice and mailing out residential. as far as out reaching, again, very new to this process, so i didn't know that i had to do any of that. but of course, if there are things that we need to do, i will make sure that we will do that to the best of our ability and just get this thing smoothly and you know, going. >> have you worked with the

district supervisor kim in her office? >> no. the only person that i have really been in contact with carolina at abc and i believe that i talked to inspector gordon at the police department and they made us sign and understand the rules and regulations as far as we know and the type 42 beer and wine license. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chen. if we could hear from inspector? good morning, rich van cal representing the san francisco police department. eagle club indoor golf has filed an application with the california department of beverage alcohol seeking a type 42 which is on sale beer and wine for 555 howard street and for the calendar year july 11 to july of 12. there were six police calls for service which generated one police report. this premises is located in

plot 238, which is not the premises is not located in a high crime area. this premises is located in census track 061.500. applicant premises currently located in an undue concentration area. and there is one letter of protest recorded with the california department of alcoholic beverage control and no letters of support. the alcoholing licensing unit recommends approval and the following conditions. number one, sales and service consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted only between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 a.m. midnight, sunday through wednesday, and ten a.m. to 2 a.m. thursday through saturday. number two, no noise shall be audible under area of the control of the licensee on form 257. the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the

premises is strictly promibted. >> the petitioners shall maintain the area free of litter over the areas of which they have control on form 257. loitering is defined as to stand aimlessliness and it is prohibited on any sidewalks or property adjacent to the licensed premises under the control of the licensee as depicted on abc form 257. number six, graffiti shall be removed from the premises and all parking lot under the control of the licensee of 72 hours of application, if it occurs on a friday or a weekend day or on a holiday, the licensee shall remove the graffiti within 72 hours following the beginning of the next weekday. the interior lighting should be sufficient to make easily appearance of all patrons in the portion of the premises

where alcoholic beverages are sold, served delivered or consumed. the exterior of the premises shall be equipped with lighting and power to illuminate the appearance and conduct of all persons on or about the premises. it shall not disturb the normal privacy or use of the neighboring residences. >> the petitioner shall use recording equipment that is able to see all of the entrances and exits and monitored and recorded. this electronic surveillance shall be utilized during operating hours. electronic recordings should be kept 30 days and made available to the department or police department upon demand. note on march 14, 2013, steve chen was contacted and stated that he agrees with the conditions, thank you. >> thank you, inspector.

colleagues any comments or questions? >> i want to thank mr. chen for bringing in the application and agree with our chair supervisor campos that reaching out to the supervisor is really critical as we saw in the other applications really reaching out to i guess there is no residence, but other businesses in the area. but i just went to your website club glob ig and i played wii golfing and some of the video games ones and after the demise of the mission bay driving range and other places it seems like there is a need for physical activity like yours, what an intriguing place where you can play golf at some of the best golf places in the world and have a very healthy environment around it. i think that the officer van core's recommendations of the conditions i support. but it seems like a license would be appropriate, but i want to see that out reach done

to the community as well as to the supervisor of the district. >> thank you, supervisor mar. unless there are any comments or questions, why don't we open it up to public comment? i have a speaker card from mr. nolty. any number of the public who would like to speak please come on up. >> again, my name is michael nolty. and i'm reading a statement from our land use chair who actually sent in, if you look in your packet. we actually sent in an letter of support with the condition that they have no off sale. so actually it is a letter of support that is in your packet not a letter of protest. we don't want to be misnumbered here by the police. any way i want to read you a statement. the alliance of district six is the only letter of support. we recognize the quality of businesses as an asset in the

eastern soma neighborhood. and again, i also want to point out that we have three members of the alliance here today. and obviously we are not like some of the other people who are just here for one item. we see that there is obviously a large number of alcohol being put on these agendas and we are concerned about that. and we would hope that if you do come across applicants that don't have any letters of support, or any protests, and they obviously did not do their out reach. i will say that about the next applicant. thanks. >> thank you. >> next speaker and we also want to call on asha monet. >> go ahead. >> my name is susan brian i am the member of alliance for a better district six.

this seems like a good idea and there are residents around there. this is around second and second street? first and second through south park. there is also some lofts around there. and practically a lot of the places now that did not use to have many residents do. i think that there is shiply, is actually two blocks over. and so, i think that it behoofs you to do more out reach to the community in that area. and he is welcome to come to talk to us at the alliance. i also am supportive of golf because i never got much of a chance to play it but i have enthusiasts in my family. thank you. >> next speaker please? >> good morning, supervisors.

my name is asha monet. i would support this and ask you, and i am to support it also because in the area it is south park and there are residents over there. and the area if i am not mistaken is up and coming and it is getting better. so i would ask you to support it. thank you. >> thank you, sir. next speaker please? >> good morning supervisors my name is (inaudible). i would like to say once again, that on philosophical grounds i think that it is an obvious contradiction that the city was against plastic bags, cars on polk street, etc., again, seems to be in favor of issuing new liquor license one after another. now whatever happened to the idea of transferring a liquor license to this applicant? i don't know whether that was

considered or even possible but i would like to bring that up for discussion here at this point. i think that his business idea is quite interesting. obviously i is did not check into it until this morning, and so maybe he might want to consider having indoor golf to attract younger kids and you know people that don't play real golf either. that might be an interesting concept in that neighborhood. i think that i would like to point out for the record that it is an obvious contradiction where liquor is being promoted through this committee while other things that some people in the city think are necessary like cars and plastic bags and cigarettes are obviously discouraged. thank you. >> thank you. is there any other member of the public who would like to speak on this item? anything none, public comment is closed. colleagues, any comments?

>> supervisor yee? >> yeah. i wanted to thank you mr. chen for coming out. and i want to echo supervisor mar's remarks about the need to obviously immediate businesses where you are going to be starting having this venture and also even i am going to be supporting this application. i would like to see a commitment that you reach out to the supervisor of your district to have lisa inform her of your intent. >> okay. >> thank you supervisor. >> before we take action. i do want to note if i waser all i want to thank the members of the community who have spoken on this. and mr. chen, you know, i appreciate, you know, what you are trying to do here and i think that you know, it is unfortunate that the out reach did not happen before.

and either to the community or to the supervisor, but i think that what happened sometimes is i imagine that with some businesses, some of the individuals, maybe they may not know some of the things that are expected and so, maybe as a police department as interacting with some of these applicants to let them know that certainly this committee will be asking questions about out reach beyond what abc requires. but, the sense that i get is that you are committed to doing that and i think that is really important and i think that you have an opportunity here since you have members of this community who are supportive to really build on that and the thing about out reach to communities and out reach to the district supervisors, that out reach not only helps in terms of the license amply application but also in the terms of the business. >> could we have a motion on

this item? >> we have the motion to approve with the conditions of the police department and we can take that without objection. thank you very much. if we could call item number one? >> it has been called. mr. chair. >> okay. so we can go back to item number one. we called the item earlier and the applicant was not here so if i could call on mokles hanna to come and present. >> good morning. i'm sorry i was late. i thought that i had to come at 10:30. i misunderstood my brother. so my store at 57 new montgomery and i am across the street from the palace otell in a nice neighborhood. we got a beer and wine license and we want to upgrade to a hard liquor license type 21. and we talked to the police and

they put some conditions and i agree with them on the conditions. yeah. >> so, thank you, mr. hanna, if i could ask you the same questions that we ask, have you done out reach to the community about your request and have you done out reach to the district supervisor? >> i talked to usually to the abc, which is done the street from us. not really. i mean, the first time i applied for my beer license it was different. i didn't know that i had to speak today and you know i just came here and yeah. i was surprised that somebody had to speak. you know. >> okay. >> we are in a nice neighborhood and like i said and we close around midnight. >> let me ask you this, are you

willing to work with the community to do out reach to the community? work with your district supervisor? >> of course. >> all right. thank you very much. why don't we hear from our inspector van cal? >> good morning supervisors, representing the san francisco police department, they have filed an application with the department alcoholic beverage control seeking a type 21 for 57 montgomery street. from july 11 to 12. there were two calls for service 0. police reports generated. this premises is located in plot 212. this at 578 police indents recorded for the year 2011. and located in the high crime area, in census track 0615.00.

and applicant premises is located in undue concentration area. and there were 0 letters of support or protest recorded with the california department of alcoholic beverage control. approval from southern police station with the recommended conditions. alcohol license recommends approval. the following conditions recommended to the department of alcoholic beverage control. number one, sales and service and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12 midnight each day of the week. no disstilled spirit shall be in bottles smaller than 375 mill leters and none shall be sold less than 15 percent by volume. and no malt beverage with the alcohol content greater than 5.7 percent by volume. and number five, no noise shall be audible beyond the area under the control of the licensee. and number six, loitering, is

defined as the stand idlely about without lawful business is prohibited on any sidewalks or property adjacent to the license $premises under the control of the licensee as depicted on abc form 257. there shall be no cups, glasses or similar receptilces in quantity less than 24 in the original multicontainer package. >> all ice shall be sold at or above the prices in the area of not less than 3 pounds per sale and shall not be given away free. finally number nine, no person under the age of 23 shall serve or deliver alcoholic beverages. >> on march 8th. hanna was contacted and agrees with the recommended conditions. >> thank you. >> i also wanted to address that most of these licenses

that we had today were filed back in october. and since the new ordinance of convene in january our office is recommending what you brought up that they contact and putting a lot of emphasis not only that they contact their supervisor and reach out to the community as well. i believe in the future license that you will see more involved community out reach. >> thank you. thank you inspector. and you know one thing that i will certainly have my staff follow up on this but i think that it is not just the police department, and we appreciate the fact that you are helping by letting them know that. but i think that maybe our small business commission can also figure out ways in which to out reach to some of these applicants so that they know you know what is expected of them because, i think that i get the sense that some of them may not really be aware of that. >> well, when i instituted in our unit as well is that i

reach out. it does not matter if it is a type 42, 48 or any pcm type of a license that comes in front of our office. they asked the captain to include in there the weekly letter and any comments for seeking support or opposition and so, there are several ways that the community will find out the posting of the abc license which is supposed to be in a visible area for 30 days, the police departments requesting of the applicant to reach out to the community as well as the district station and of course, any community meetings and so we try to use all of these avenues an a con conduit >> supervisor mar? >> i know that the academy art university is on the same block, do we ever consider proximity to areas or high schools around where we are considering licenses. >> absolutely, one of the