noma plan after a certain amount of period you will lose the license unless an interest is shown in stuff like that and i believe that is why we are moving forward a little bit here today. >> if i may. >> and i think that the situation here is before she invests into the property, she wants to know if she could get the permit. i mean... >> correct. >> and you are still going to have to go through the process, and probably we are going to have to have you come back. >> correct. >> and that is fine. >> that is what i want. >> the smartest way when you purchase a club like this, is to make sure that you have all of your permits and before you have you know, like some people will go right into it and all of a sudden they don't get the permits. and then they are really stuck. so she is actually doing it the right way. >> correct. >> so i think that what it is is that i am saying for the come back, i would like to see a little bit, you know. stronger security plan. >> absolutely not a problem.

>> perez. >> thanks for coming. i want to inquire about your background and experience. >> you listed rrl inc as a property manager. >>vy been in business since 1979 and i started the line up restaurant and ran that for 27 years and another restaurant for 29 years and i have three restaurants in san francisco. and then i went to lapasdo in pacific heights and ran that for 29 years and so i have been in business, since i was a little girl because my parents, were in e business and they opened it up and also had the deli for 50 years and so i was pretty much raised in the restaurant business, i was the one that wanted to do the nightclub. i just wanted to do... i wanted to go out and enjoy myself but at the time work and that is why i decided to do the alcapulco and i love the challenges and that it is ready for a high end latin club and

bringing in the right crowd. >> thank you. >> just wondering why you did not include that in yours. >> i thought that i did, there were so many applications i had to do i did everyone different and i didn't make copies of them and i should have, so i could kind of copy all of them but i have been in business since 79 and probably held eight liquor license. >> okay >> what about your background in entertainment. >> i did that for eight and a half years and clean record and brought in capacity of 600 people on the weekends. and i never had a problem. >> okay >> thank you. >> great. >> are you in terms of like the entertainment, are you bringing in the promoters or all in house. >> it is in house. >> okay. >> correct >> great. >> and what is the capacity of this? >> we don't know yet. maybe, if the restaurant goes up, i know that it is 100 for the restaurant and each floor

is approximately 200 or 250. and it needs major work and that has been a pretty ugly sight for many years and i think that a lot of clubs from the neighborhood want to see something happen in that club. >> yeah. we commend you for taking that risk. and any other comments or questions from the commissioners? >> all right, why don't you have a seat and we will bring up... >> with the alu and i am not sure if she is doing it the right way but she is going about it the smart way and protecting her investment and the correct situation here would be to assess as we get closer to opening, rather than doing it now.

having said that, we are at a point if she is going to renovate the building or support the restaurant on top and she has applied for a type 48 license and she has no requirement to serve the food and having said that once again, southern station has no issues with it, however, they would like to go with the second option, that commissioner wishes to issue a permit to come back and revisit in the future. and the process would be to protect southern from having to disburse it if necessary in the future and with that, they want to be able to protect, at least the command stuff and be able to protect, some resources. and so that we are not tied up as you know, this is the basically the nightclub area, of san francisco, and not to mention, santo and once again, there is no or nothing to prohibit here or nothing that

we want to prohibit her and we just want to come back to it in the future and recondition if necessary, thank you. >> thank you. >> and any questions. comments? >> no? >> thank you. >> all right. we will go ahead and take another comment is there any public comment on 1501 folsom. i see one person ramerez. >> thank you. >> good evening, commissioners also, a native and a resident of the area, i have been in that area as a resident for over 30 years and i know that many of you have seen me here when a club is ready to get any type of entertainment permits in our area as i go to every single one in my soma area and my block area and yes, the par dies lounge has been vacant for many years and as it did start, i was invited when the owners there were going to make it happen and they didn't due to the financial problems, and due to the fact that the promoters

were there. and as you know i was here, probably with caliente in the corner who was a latin club that had numerous problems for years and due to all of the incidents that occurred at the southern station had numerous complaints and we had strong armed robbery and gang fights and etc.. currently there is a club on 11th and mission, and then you are going to go to the soma area which miss luna wants to open as a venue for having the bar and entertainment and latin music and etc., i can't recall which of you commissioners regarding the security, commissioner lee that is one of the biggest concerns is that i have gone to the numerous summits and seeing what is it, that a business needs to have especially in the soma area and especially on the 11th street. and i live there, and on the emergency number callers they already know me when we do have

two clubs already there and we have dna lounge and the beat box that do open after 2:00 and we get a lot of the problems that we have in our area is the aftermath. and i do see that they have the great security, dna has the great security, and beat box does also and that is one of my concerns, especially, in many of you have been here as commissioners and have known how the soma area has changed. and that i think is our concern. she stated that she had out reach, i live in the area and i never received anything in regard to out reach in regards to her stating that with out reach, and with the or any of the neighbors there, maybe she did. and i live in the (inaudible) street and there are numerous neighbors in that area also and the area is definitely changing and where a lot of the neighborhood, and a lot of the high-rises that are coming in. and my concern as a resident there, is number one, a security.

and so, i understand that she will be coming back for further, and in regards to her entertainment and what her plan is. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and i have a question. >> we can't ask a question. >> is there any other public comment? >> all right, seeing none, public comment is closed. >> let's go ahead. >> okay. so, i move to san francisco in 1982, and she does not remember me i am sure, but this is what i know about luna, she owned a lot of restaurants and bars, she was a friend to the community, and any community that she raised tons of money, especially during the aids crisis. i have never known or i have never heard of a complaint come out of her restaurants and i think that she has got a lot of experience but the one thing that i do know about her reputation is that she works with other people and she works with groups. and that has been per forte.

and so the business partner, bill, and work with her on raising tons of money for aids. and she was very generous with the community, and i, you know i am in favor of, i am so grateful that that corner property is not going to be housing. i cannot begin to tell you. because that has been entertainment for decade and decades and decades when it was paradise lounge and the fact that someone is going to come in and make it entertainment again and it will totally solidify that 11th street corridor and that is what makes me a very excited about this project. she has nine months to complete this. so, i mean, this is, i think that this is going to be a long project, and i agree with steven that she should come back but i am in favor of this permit. and really strongly in favor of

this permit because of the character of the person who is going to open this business. >> so, i am going to move to approve this so that we can have this discussion because we need a motion first. >> okay. >> second it. >> there is a motion and a second. >> i think that we will want to add some conditions on that. >> correct. >> so, let's try to be open to that. but go ahead, commissioner akers. >> am in correct in hearing that she stated that she has yet to do community out reach, isn't that correct and that she was going to do it in future that is why none has been done yet. >> did i hear that correctly. >> yes. >> and so she will get our updated guidelines which are much more specific about what the entertainment commission and what we are expecting from applicants in community out reach. correct. >> knowing that if it is not

completed we could postpone the application. >> sure, yes. >> i actually believe that she will do it. >> i wanted to ask the staff before we approve this, like how, because there is so much time variance, how would we know when to ask it back and have these accomplishments? >> we can track, commissioner hyde she will be going through a conditional use authorization process for the roof top deck, idea. and i know that she did hold a community meeting last thursday and i know that she sent out the invitations to a lot of people in the neighborhood and i think that it was well attended from what i understand, but she does have also some letters from the out reach that she has done so far, she has been to the southern station meeting and sthe has been to several different things but i can keep the

commission abreast, as far as the process goes. >> we don't have to put a time. >> no. >> we just have to say that before it has been conditionally granted and what we would like to make sure, is that there is a better security plan, and out reach and everything, is in line, and then, we will no longer just conditionally grant it, but grant it. >> right. >> so that would be my motion. >> okay. can you restate that? >> yes. >> so, i would like to conditionally grant this permit, and then make sure that there is a follow up meeting here where we can either place conditions on the permit as-needed and also, make sure that she has done her due diligence. >> i accept that restatement. so i second that. >> all right. >> so there is a motion and a second. >> is there any other discussion about this?

commissioner akers. >> just for clarification, so the motion is to just approve it, right now, and conditionally. >> conditionally, and then, she would come back at some point that we are not determining, but there is a time frame of nine months. >> the difference is that if she does get the roof garden, and then the entire building has to be taken down sort of and support the roof. >> okay. >> and if not, then it is going to be a less intensive. >> with the conditional use. >> it is not much. >> and she has to complete this within 9 months. >> is that true? >> yes. >> okay. >> i am sorry i was not imagining the 9 months. >> within nine months and going to come back at some point before that with a more expanded security plan and present us with the community out reach. >> yes. >> okay.

>> and cami will let us know when that time is. >> and that is the point at which we will add any further conditions that we might have. >> yes. >> not tonight. >> not tonight. and i think that is when we will have the opportunity to say you know, limit the hours, or limit the days, or you know any other types of conditions that we have put in the past. >> and i think that it is just basically, do we want her to move forward. >> you know, it was interesting, and the neighborhood, and her meetings and if she was really people opposing her she would be here. >> i am ready to vote. >> okay. >> all right. >> you are ready. >> and so there is a motion and a second. >> okay. >> and it does not seem like there is anything to offer anything so why don't we take a vote. >> this is on the motion to conditionally grant a place of entertainment permit, with a follow up meeting when appropriate to further condition this permit and to make sure that the community out reach has been taken care of. >> and that there is a more

detailed security plan. >> and that there is a more detailed security plan. >> more detailed everything. >> yeah, more detailed plan. >> okay. so, on that motion, commissioner perez. >> aye. >> akers. >> aye. >> hyde. >> aye. >> joseph. >> aye. >> lee. >> aye. campagnoli. >> aye. >> tan. >> aye. >> all right. the motion passes, and we will see you in nine months or less. >> the next item is 5 d, cana cuban parlor. >> so this is gary mitchell is doing business as cana cuban parlor and he is played for a place of entertainment permit and 500 florida street and inherited a history, and they had a lot of problems and their permit was sus spended or revoked? i believe that it was revoked these are the new owners with a new concept and there has been a little bit of a rocky start because they were not aware

that they were supposed to have a place of entertainment permit and have a successful version of this concept in oakland. and so they had held several events before doing any out reach or speaking with the entertainment commission and they have stopped the entertainment and they have a community meeting last night. they are interesting until 9 or 10 and two a.m. a couple of nights a month, officer parker for mission station has provided some police conditions which you should have in your binder and with that, here is the attorney, but also, gary mitchell. >> mr. president, and commissioners, mark reny and i am here tonight with gary mitchell who is the managing partner of cuban parlor and cafe at 500 florida street. this place as a history both as

a whisper across the street this neighborhood, and there was circulo and the neighbors are highly sensitive and we are aware of that. and mr. mitchell, is a 23-year-old worker with the ritz carlton and he is the banquet manager of the half moon bay. >> and handed out a hand-out. let's see i have my copy here still. yes. >> and this has the members of the mission creek merchant's association and this is a letter of recommendation and we reached out to them and this space is also known as this was the old arto theater and rod really has written a letter of recommendation which you have in the packet and also, is a number of probably over 100 signatures, of support, and

community support. and there is some yellow sheets in the package that deal with electrical fire and building and everything in red has already been done and we are waiting on a few minutes and we have to replace the sprinkler heads and we have an elevator issue but we are hoping to have all of that signed off some time in the next several weeks. and in terms of out reach, we have gotten the petition and we have contacted a lot of our neighbors and we put out a lot of fliers and there was a community meeting schedule for two or three weeks ago and it was canceled not by us at the last moment, but last night we did have a large community meeting at the restaurant with approximately, 25 to 30 people there in an hour and a half and it was very fruitful discussion and we made some certain representations to the neighbors and it is our intention to stick with those. and we have a second community

meeting schedule for april the 28th and we are hoping that we can do this on a regular basis, to make sure that we are not being anything but a good neighbor and not intruding on a quiet enjoyment or causing the problems in the neighborhood. and we also work with martin porez, the soup kitchen and we donate the extra food to them and we have been in contact with them about this application. and inspector excuse me, officer parker, has put out some conditions, and except for number five, we are finding that those conditions and number five we will request that it will be amended to read, and entertainment shall not go past midnight, monday through sunday. and now, typically, and we talked about this with the neighborhood, and we have a party called sunday fun day, which is a salsa event and it starts after the sunday brunch

and it runs from approximately 3:00 to 9:30 and everybody is out and gone by 10. and we also would like to have live or a live salsa trio every saturday night at dinner. and this will be fairly low volume because the people want to eat. and other than that, there is our intention to go to no more than two corporate events and they also will be over by midnight. and now, you should have an amended security plan and there are typos and i got this a day before we had to submit and it was an amended plan that will say amended at the top, and we one of the things that we have been looking at is how do we minimize the community issue, and you know, really reach out to the community and show that we are not circling and we are not whisper. and we have been in contact with calvin whilely who is the

local sfpd patrol officer. we are going to book them on sunday and anything that go late, we will have patrol. >> and we are going to do sound and keeping the doors closed during the hours of entertainment and we will have the signage at the front door and also dj announcements that this is a residential neighborhood and please respect our neighborhood. and if you know this florida street it looks pretty disso late but there is a lot of large buildings tucked away including ours which is a square city block filled with the studio and the long time residents. >> there, we also intend to have with our security staff interaction with each departing guest asking that they keep their voices low so as not to disturb the residential

neighborhood. and so, mr., we have i am sorry. mr. mitchell can answer any questions that you might have. and we would request a conditional grant on this tonight. >> commissioner joseph and hide. >> you have been operating in okay oakland? >> i joined it four months ago and so, and so it requires the entertainment permits. >> and that i am not aware of. >> your partners are aware that oakland requires entertainment permits? >> from my understanding, that they don't believe that oakland requires it. >> they have been operating in oakland without an entertainment permit. >> i can't speak to that. >> i find that hard to believe. >> for me, i believe that when people open the business they

have to be aware of what that business requires. health department, permits, building permits, and entertainment permits. and so, operating without an entertainment permit, is just offensive to this commission and i just wanted to put that out there straight away. and i have a couple of other questions, you submitted there is not a address how do i know that these people don't live in montana >> we have got all of those names and either come through the restaurant or to the restaurant, that maybe could look at the menu and we spoke to them on the... >> if i live in merin and come to the restaurant and i am allowed to sign a petition to effect the neighborhood that you are operating in?

>> we do not have a sound system, it is part of the plan and also getting the buffers put in to absorb the sound. >> if they brought in a speaker stack as big as me, what would you do. >> i would say with the minimum that you need, in the restaurant you don't need a system like that, if they came in with a system like that, they do not understand what we are trying to do. so it is my job to make sure that they make sure that they understand that and so i will not allow them to play with a

system like that. >> do you intend to get a sound system. >> that is not my expertise i would go to someone that maybe is a dj or is familiar with the sound system and found out what is the best system, equally do that with the sound proofing, and to get someone in there that that is their expertise, and say, what is this or how can i minimize the sound and still have the effect that we are shooting for, but, still, make sure that what goes out of the building is minimal. >> and so, what is your expertise, i feel like i am putting you on the spot with a bunch of stuff that you can't answer. >> i am hospitality. >> what does that mean? >> i take care of the guests that come into the restaurant anywhere from the food, and the atmosphere and the service and all that have is what i do. >> so you are not proficient in

bar or food or entertainment. >> i am proficient in bar and food. >> okay. >> and you are not proficient in entertainment and yet your partner said that when you come to the entertainment commission you would be the right person to answer the questions. >> i came... i am the one here because when i was at the restaurant this gentleman came in and came in with a clipboard and i approached him and talked to him about who he was and introduced myself and told me that he was with the commission and all right, so i immediately text my partner and someone came in from the entertainment commission, is this something that we need to be doing what is going on here? >> and then, two weeks of that conversation i was in the commission's office applying for a license. >> okay. >> thank you. very much. >> commissioner hyde? >> so, you happen to mention

something that you said, you had them coming in on saturdays and so you were acting without a license. >> and then you did the community out reach yesterday. and but you had been applying and you said that after you had seen our staff, two weeks later, you had come in here, and i am just wondering, can you tell me what our community out reach policy states? >> so honestly, i have read a lot of things in the last couple of weeks to make sure that i am abreast of everything and i know that we need to reach out to the community, i honestly, after that initial... >> so, what is your biggest problem right now with your license and proving forward, would you say? >> the community. >> so, where would you start in that was your biggest problem? >> with the community. >> which i tried to do, several weeks ago. >> how would you do that, maybe learning what the out reach

policy is that comes along with the permit application? >> yes. yes. >> and then, other than that, and since you did not know what else, and you had this meeting and could you tell me what happened at this meeting yesterday? >> well, initially, we had obviously some appetizers and we introduced ourselves to everyone and we talked for a little bit and we started the meeting and then all that i did was really just field questions, as to what their concerns were and what our focus is and what we are trying to do and just, let them know that we are part of the community. and i admit and really at this point i can't take it back and i can just give you, that here, is this and this is what we are, we are a cuban restaurant that has a sunday fun day,

every sunday, and that we will occasionally allow, groups to rent the space out, for a private event. >> and it will be few and far between. >> so, and then, while you are talking about sunday fun day, what exactly is a sunday fun day? >> well, it is for us is having a day party, it is literally allowing the ladies and gentlemen to come out at 4:00 in the afternoon and have fun until nine and go home at a reasonable hour be able to get some rest and get the work next day. >> doing the specials? >> we do have, very special drinks. >> and i mean that there is a drink special that day? >> sometimes there is our bartenders will create something with rum that i heard about a bottomless memosas. >> that ends at 3:00 and that

is not a part of the sunday fun day. >> i just want to say that i have never ever heard of a bar that serves bottomless memosas there is a place that is now a sports bar in the castro, because when they were serving them, the neighbors could not take it because the people were leaving there and throwing up all over the neighborhood i am just going to tell you like if you are really thinking about integrating with the neighborhood, that possibly you should think about beyond what you want to do, and what the situation is in that neighborhood and how your actions would impact that neighborhood. and personally, just from the history that we have heard up until now, i am not really, feeling that that was taken into consideration, and my position here, is to integrate into the neighborhood fabric and the neighborod