[applause] >> commissioner duly. >> these are what makes the city. it is not the big companies, it is the small companies that provide for their communities, who provide very special place for neighbors to meet other neighbors, to meet new people, and i fail to understand why a successful business like this should be forced to leave for some unknown business they have never communicated what business they are going to put in. we need to stand up for small businesses. that is the bottom line. we are working hard to say the buck is going to stop here when it comes to getting rid of our

long-termness neighborhood businesses. >> commissioner riley. [applause] >> i also want to thank all of you for coming out. it is very touching to see all of you supporting your community. i hope as commissioner divide says. hopefully you can work something out so the cafe can stay in the same place or find someplace else. >> commissioner dwight. >> can i make a motion as-final act as commissioner. >> one thing. i am touched by this turnout and the people who have come out. elias your story as a immigrant and succeeding in the united states. that is the american dream. you are living the american dream and becoming part of the fabric of what we call san francisco.

i am so touched with everybody out here today. it is a little bit emotional. commissioner dwight. >> i would like to move to approve the resolution to add caffe sapore to the legacy business edge industry. >> i will second it. >> motion by commissioner dwight to approve resolution to add caffe sapore to the legacy business registry. roll call vote. (roll call). >> commissioners this passes 5-0 with two absent. >> congratulations. [applause] >> congratulations.

[cheers and applause.]

>> next item, please. >> item 4. commissioners report. allows president, vice president

and commissioners to report on recent small business activities and make announcements that are of interest to the small business commission. discussion item. >> nothing to report as of today. >> any public comment on th on ? public comment is closed. >> item 5 director's report. update and report on the office of small business and the small business assistance center and department programs and policy and legislative matters. discussion eyesem. >> i want to say it is our last meeting for 2019. thank you. it was a great meeting to end the year with. i also want to acknowledge the

mayor's office who has two proclamations to present today. >> i am with the mayor's office. i am here to thank our outgoing commissioners for your years of service to san francisco in supporting small businesses. i will read probing. the city and council of san francisco recognizes organizations and individuals that made remarkable contributions to the city and the extraordinary work of mark dwight represents the values and sworn to the small business commission january 27, 2012, by may or lee he worked for local businesses and serve our city with honor and distinction. whereas serve on the small business commission for seven

years and 21 days with three terms as president and two tropical storms as vice president he provided recommendations on 200 legislative items with a profound effect on small businesses. whereas environmental protection to the regulatory processes and establishing the food program regulations he demonstrates unwavering commitment to ensuring the city local businesses had the resources and tools necessary to thrive. whereas his leadership and expertise are critical in implementation of legacy business program leaving a lasting positive impact on the signature local businesses. he has been instrumental to the rebirth of the san francisco manufacturing industry and his knowledge and expertise are instrumental to provide direction on policy matters to phosphetotofoster the industry.

his leadership and vision are critical to enriching the vibrant culture. whereas he is a part of our city andy serves a grand celebration. now therefore be it resolved i on behalf of mayor london breed on the city and county of san francisco do proclaim december 20, 2019 as mark dwight day in san francisco. [applause] >> for commissioner riley. for you as well. whereas the city and county of san francisco traditionally recognizes organizations and individuals that made significant contributions to the vitality of the city and dedicated work of eyevene riley represents the values at their

best. sworn in on january 15, 2008 by the mayor she has worked for advocate for local businesses and serve with honor and distinction. certifying for 11 years and 21 days with one term as of the president and vice president 300 items had a profound effect on small businesses. irene has proven instrumental in providing oversight to the office of small business playing a vital role in the opening and development. she is steadfast to insure businesses are successful and strifed to ensure the chinese community has the necessary resources and support and her expertise in bank landing greatly contributed to the financial needs of the

businesses and the small business commission. whereas irene yee riley's guidance is critical in the legacy business program and left a lasting impact on our city's signature local businesses. whereas local businesses are the cornerstone of the city it has proven critical to preserving the san francisco vibrant culture. she is irreplaceable part of the city andy serves a grand celebration. be it resolved i behalf of the mayor of the city and county of san francisco here by proclaim december 20, 2019 as irene yee riley day in san francisco. thank you, commissioners. >> thank you very much. any commissioner comments? i just want to say and i will

start crying. mark, you have been a rack. >> you can't say i didn't make you cry. >> irene is my rock. she is my car buddy for the last six months, and both of you have just -- what you have done for the commission and small business in san francisco. mark with sf maid. you truly took especially when we were talking about small manufacturing in the eastern part of the city. you stood up for the small manufacturers. we got laws changed to help those people out. that was so vital. and irene, what you have done not only for small business and

banking and helping small businesses and reviewing those small business loans that we have done over the years, and what you have done for the asian-american community especially chinatown and the sunset. every time we talked about programs, you always made sure things were done in chinese and people would understand and you were forceful with that. the city is made of many people. many fabrics. you made sure that fabric was included. i really appreciate that. the two of you, myself over the years have leaned on your for your advice, and i really appreciate everything you have done and you will be missed. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> i would like to make a through comments. i want to express my extreme

gratification for the two of you being on the commission. you have been instrumental with the governance of the offers and i had to quick rereflect on the fact irene and i have been with the office since it opened. i turn to you a lot in the beginning days and years for support and help and in growing and developing the office. also, really as commissioner adams said i want to appreciate your champ uponning the office in the chinese american community with the chinese press and taking every opportunity to promote services as well as the commission. it is going to be, you know, i am going to miss you, and i

really appreciate all that you have contributed and the support you provided me and the staff and our small businesses. for you, mark, our monday morning meetings, it is extraordinarily valuable to get -- for you to be a sounding board on policy issues, being able to understand how they may affect businesses that i don't necessarily know about or fully understand business operations. i am so appreciative of the amount you have given to support as well the offers and especially with the legacy business program. you are incredible eye for design andy tail and pushing us to be sure we have a quality

logo to represent the legacy business program. that is a legacy that every time i look at it, i will think of you. in addition to our legacy businesses. thank you. >> i will say it has been a real honor and privilege to serve on the commission and be associated with you on the commission, and richard you are behind the scenes in front and center activities made it a joy to be here. the legacy business program is really i think the hallmark program here in office and a real honor to be part of its inception. i hope i live long enough and my business is around long enough to be here one day as candidate for the registry myself.

you grew up in silicone valley and i didn't move to san francisco until 2002, 18 years ago to run a small business here. when i was growing up, i didn't know what city hall was. i didn't know what supervisors did. i had no idea about city government. when i moved to the city, i realized i was a city mouse, not a country mouse. i was so compelled to get involved. we are so close together in everything we do whether it is legislation or in private life affects other people. we don't have big borders in the city. we are packed in together. it was just i felt compelled to get involved first with the chamber of commerce then starting founding and starting

sf maid then being asked to be on a committee for discussing how the land use was going to go and the back streets business advisory board and gavin newsome and the honor of being appointed to the commission by late may or lee. his legacy through his support what i did with sf maid and putting me on the commission is gratifying to me and a real highlight of my business and civic career. i appreciate being able to do it and the trust that was put in me to be here, and i will miss it. i am not retiring from small business advocacy. i will be around longer.

this is very much appreciated. thank you. >> you covered everything. anyway. it is hard to say good-bye, but it is not good-bye. maybe moving on to something else. i want to take this opportunity to thank the director. we started 11 years ago. i didn't realize it was 11 years. time flies when you are having fun. i thank the staff and the rest of the staff for your support for the past 11 years, and i thank my fellow commissioners. we work very well together. usually we agree or come to a decision that we all are comfortable with. i think commissioner we started

around the same time. steve you have been very good president so keep up the good work and so were you, mark. we are going to do something else. i remember you, william, when you first started. you would never say a word at the meetings. now we can't shut you up. it is a good time. i learned a lot and met a lot of good people so thank you for the proclamation and thank you for being here. i think that is all i have to say. >> any other comments? we are going to public comment. would anybody from the public like to comment on item 5? >> i didn't prepare anything. i am not good at these types of

things. i am afraid i might get upset. i want to thank commissioner riley and commissioner wright for everything you have done for the legacy program. it would not have happened without your help. we had complicated grant rules and regulations to write bringing on a backlog of applications and you just always have been there for the program and i really appreciate that more than you know and more than i can say. i will definitely miss both of you. thank you so much. >> thank you. any other members of the public? >> commissioners i didn't have anything prepared. i have hit a year of working with the commission, with the office of small business. i remember when i got my

official offer letter looking up. when i was interviewed looking up your bois. i was in such awe of your accomplishments and all that you have done for san francisco and for your communities and when i was hired i just felt so privileged to work among all of you, but in particular you commissioner wright and commissioner rightly. this has been incredible. i have learned a lot from the commission and from the both of you. i want to thank you for your service. i know you will continue that when you depart from here. >> thank you. any other members of the public? seeing none, public comment is closed. any other comments?

director? >> we are going to take a photo between this and the next item. >> okay.

we will take a photo. (applause).

>> okay, next item. >> that concludes the director's report. >> next item. >> please show the office of small business slide. >> can i read it? >> go ahead. >> all right. it is our custom to begin and end each small business commission meeting with a reminder that the office of small business is if only place to start a new business in san francisco and the best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco. the office of small business should be your first stop when you have a question about what to do next.

find us online or in person at city hall. best of all, all services are free of charge. the small business commission is the official public forum to voice opinions and concerns about policies that affect the economic vitality about business in san francisco. start here at the office of small business. >> i would like to adjourn tonight's meeting in honor of mark dwight and irene riley. do i have a second. >> second. >> all in favor. aye. meeting adjourned. thank you everyone. go.

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blame, -- bleiman, and i am the president. we do ask that everybody turns off their cell phones or puts them on silent, including commissioners and staff. i want to thank sfgovtv and media services for sharing this meeting with the public, and we'll start with the roll call. [roll call] >> president bleiman: all right. the first order of -- on the agenda is for general public comment. this is for comment on any item

that's not on the regular agenda. does anyone have anything to say? seeing none, general public comment is closed. number 2 is the approval of the meeting minutes for november 19, 2019 and december 3, 2019. >> i'll raise a motion to approve. >> second. >> president bleiman: is there any public comment on the approval of the meeting minutes? seeing none, public comment is closed. [roll call] >> president bleiman: all right. and we do have one proposed change to the schedule tonight. we do have one law enforcement member that has a meeting, a lieutenant, so we're asking that we move item 5-c, the beauty bar item, to now, but we will need a motion to do so.

>> i move. >> second. >> president bleiman: is there any public comment on the rearrangement of our agenda? seeing none, public comment is closed. [ro [roll call] >> president bleiman: all right. it is so moved. if we could have acting director davido please introduce this item. >> the first permit on tonight's agenda is for an amendment to the place of entertainment permit for beauty bar, located at 2299 mission street. beauty bar has held an active p.o.e. since 1998, which was issued by the police department. recently, there was an incident outside the location that prompted the sfpd and the venue staff to review the security plan. due to the fact that the police department issued the permit so long ago, the owner did not

have a security plan on file. following the incident, e.c. staff and sfpd mission station met with the owner and general manager about their operations and security. the owner and g.m. have been very responsive to our requests and recommendations, and they are making every effort to be safe and in compliance. so what i have outlined here is -- it's in section 5. beauty bar's the last permit section. we're just skipping ahead, and what you'll see is their existing p.o.e. permit, the police permit. so the recommendation of what has happened here is on the memo that i've written for you is a list of their current permit conditions and a copy of their existing permit. so what we are recommending -- >> president bleiman: so you can be clear -- >> yes, i can be clear. >> president bleiman: what we are looking at, the piece of paper that has red writing on it, which should be right next to the blue divider, or the

divider, so the red are the old -- the old permit conditions? >> this is the original permit that i did not type out which was all covered by statute, which is the original permit that's in the file. >> president bleiman: great. i saw every flipping. >> so the recommendation is that we eliminate all of the existing permit conditions except for number 1-e, which is highlighted in yellow, and that we replace all of the existing permit conditions with the staff recommended conditions on the very last page of the memo. this has been discussed with the owners and mission station, and everybody is in agreement with where we're standing moving forward. >> president bleiman: all right. so just give a chance for the commissioners to find this.

>> yep. >> we have an extra copy. >> president bleiman: we can use this page. >> let me just give you mine. i know you requested a copy of the memo or the permit. >> the memo, please. i can pass it back. >> okay. great, great, great. >> questions for staff. you mentioned the highlighted section on e. you're wanting to retain that. >> that is correct. >> but i don't see any proposed conditions. >> so on the last page, proposed conditions.

so we're going to add e to your proposed conditions. thank you. >> president bleiman: yeah. just give a chance for them to catch up. so while we're reading through that, i think i would like to hear from the lieutenant who's here and so that we can send him on his way.

>> thank you. good evening, mr. president, vice president, and commissioners. my name is chris canning. i'm a lieutenant at mission police station. i've been assigned there as a lieutenant over two years. and i wanted to put on the record what a positive experience this was. this is an example of an incident that occurred in an area where there was an establishment for evening entertainment that led to the response of the police department, and throughout the course of our investigation, we had the occasion to contact and work and speak with the owners and management of the establishment, and i wanted to let the commission know that we appreciate the assistance of your staff, the executive director, and the assistant directive director. we found this was a very positive -- assistant executive director.

we found this was a very positive experience to work with the owner of the establishment to find a solution that we feel is going to maintain a continual working relationship, and so i wanted to thank the commission, the staff, as well, for this positive experience. i think this was a good example of the police department and owners and management working together to create a plan of sorts to identify things that may need to be reviewed and create a path for working together moving forward. so that -- for that, i thank you. i can take any questions if you have any, but i don't want to deal too much with the specifics of the investigation, but i can talk generally about the investigation that we had beauty bar ownership and management.

>> hi. thanks for coming in. was the business owner able to provide you with a security plan that you were agreeable to? >> absolutely. and as to the collaborative part that i spoke about, we felt that this was a very good experience. there was a timeline that staff put in place. it didn't feel rushed, but it felt it was a positive step in a direction moving forward. they've always been very cooperative in any past experiences that we've had in and about their establishment, and so this was another example, of businesses and the police department working together to ensure the business can succeed and we can provide the level of supervision nez for them -- necessary for them

to have a successful business. >> lieutenant canning, nice to see you. it's good to have somebody willing to come down and speak to us. thank you. >> any other concerns you think we should be aware of? >> none at all. >> awesome. thank you very much. >> thank you, commissioner. >> president bleiman: yes, thank you so much for coming down. i know you have to run. i don't have any other questions. it's great to see everybody working together. it's awesome and justifies what we're seeing here. thank you. >> thank you, mr. president. good night. >> president bleiman: all right. i think -- i think just for the sake of amending these, that i would like to talk to the permit holder and the manager, if you guys want to step up. i just have some questions.

is there anything that you wanted to say first? do you have anything prepared? you don't have to. >> no. i agree -- >> president bleiman: can you state your name, please. >> yeah. the meeting that we had -- >> president bleiman: i'm sorry. state your name, please. >> oh, aaron burhz. the meeting we had was great, and we're absolutely capable of following all the new rules or whatever, so yeah. sorry. little nervous. amendments, yes. >> president bleiman: absolutely. does anyone have any questions? yeah. so i would just say -- i don't have any specific questions, but i would just say -- so again, amending this permit, i think, is really important, especially if you read the previous conditions that you had which maybe don't hold up to -- >> draconian.

>> president bleiman: which maybe don't hold up to our standards in 2019. but it sounds like you guys are in it to win it. it's follow up on these things. you can expect that we will definitely be checking in. i do understand that block very well, and i do understand that things have changed on that block recently, and different elements have moved in, and things maybe have gotten a little more unsafe for a brief period of time, and so i do think these -- >> we do have some solid plans that are going to keep it safe for our customers. >> president bleiman: yeah. we just want to make sure that there's follow through. it sounds like you guys have done this. another thing to note, there's a lot of different tools that we have as a commission. this one, amending, we specifically chose because you guys were so forthcoming with

the police. i want to show everyone that if we work together, we can find solutions, rather than finding ways to work with each other. so i appreciate that, and thank you, and i don't have anything else. you guys can have a seat. >> okay. thank you. so is there any public comment on this topic specifically? all right. seeing none, public comment is closed, and we can discuss the proposed conditions. >> i was going to make a motion to accept the staff recommendation to delete all of the existing permit conditions except number 1-e and adopt the nine proposed conditions, and i'm happy to read them if needed, but that's my motion. >> president bleiman: i think we should read them into the record, whether it's you or deputy director. >> so it would delete all of the existing permit conditions except for the one requiring at least one manager and a sound technician to be on-site of all

hours of d.j. or live entertainment. and then, the nine new proposed conditions, one is that a monthly event calendar be sent to sfpd and mission station and the entertainment commission at the beginning of each month. occupancy shall not exceed 49 people per san francisco fire department. property shall have three cameras installed on the exterior of the premises and two interior cameras on the interior of the premises. security shall perform pat downs and bag checks on patrons upon entry and reentry into the promises. management shall keep a list of patrons going into the premises. shall utilize a metal did etec

and scanner. they're fairly standard. >> can i ask a question, and this might be for staff. i'm just curious, regarding condition number 4, why are we exclusively directing security to be lead trained? because lead trained is about the security dispensing of alcohol. so i'm wondering why we're requiring security to be -- >> president bleiman: would it be guard card? >> maybe, it's a typo. is it guard card? >> well, i said they all must be lead train. >> the guard card's there.

i'm fine with that. >> that can be amended -- >> oh, no, i don't mind it, i'm just thinking especially since we have the owner here, it might open up the opportunity -- because if we're thinking about training, it might as well be the bar staff. >> it is a good neighbor policy, as well. >> is it? >> yes. >> i believe you. >> having just completed my lead training on-line, i actually found it to be worthwhile. >> oh, no, i'm cool. if it's in the good neighbor either way, i'm covered. >> president bleiman: okay. so the motion is to -- >> i'll second it. >> president bleiman: okay. so once again, the motion is to amend the conditions except for 1-e and including the proposed conditions from staff, which were read into record, and it

has been seconded. [roll call] >> president bleiman: your permit has been amended. thank you for coming in. please follow up with the deputy director at your earliest convenience just for next steps, and again, thank you, lieutenant. i know you have to run. appreciate it. >> president, can i ask a question of staff? >> president bleiman: sure. >> so it's -- it was impressive to read these conditions from 2002? do you have a sense of how many of our existing venues have a permit with such outdated language in it? >> there's a decent amount that have outdated language, however none of these extent. there were a lot of permit conditions for one dated this

long ago. so one, for a police department permit, they may have a couple that read wonky compared to what our permits read now. >> do you know why beauty bar ended up with such -- >> is it was such an old permit that we didn't obtain the file, so that didn't make the transfer over. somehow we had an electronic version of the permit but no physical version with a list of the conditions. >> all right. thank you. >> president bleiman: all right. now we're back to our regular agenda order, and i believe we're on number 3, am i correct? so approval of minutes. oh, agenda -- it goes straight -- yeah, okay. the next item on the agenda is number 3, which is a report from deputy director, also acting director azevedo today. >> okay. so it's been a month since

we've met and talked about enforcement, so it's a fairly thick report here, so i've highlighted on some items to share. highlights on page 4, i have a 26 mix. i have spoke with management, and we are bringing them in in january to sit down and talk with director weiland and myself about the ongoing sound complaints. it's been determined that this is not from inside the venue but patron noise outside, and we plan to figure out a resolution and make this problem be solved soon. going down to oracle park, there was dream force, correct? dream force that just happened, and so fleetwood mac played, and we received six complaints, and letting you know that we

forwarded the complaints and they will let you know how they handled it. item 4, this is about record lounge. there's also been complaints about repetitive singing, and so we've found that there's a restaurant that after hours is letting their staff do karaoke. we're letting you know that we're getting to the bottom of it. we're getting the pizza place in compliance, and i've spoken to the restaurant staff, letting them know -- the

restaurant owner, letting them know that they have to have a permit, even if it's just staff singing at 2:00 in the morning. an update, on page cafe, when this was submitted, we did issue a notice of violation on november 16 for being out of compliance with their sound limit on saturday, the 14. revolution cafe owner is coming in to speak with me on thursday, so we are hoping to discuss their programming and hopefully make the complaints go away. page 14, you'll see that i've highlighted trade market and copyright. we are -- inspector fiorentino did an inspection, and they were violating at 11:30.

further down the page, color block, we also issued a citation for this venue. this is a location that has applied for an l.l.p. they're required to apply for one-time permits in the interim, but they've had an event and told about meeting requirements for one-time events. they had a d.j. that did not have a one-time event. i'll note that color block has been very good about applying for one-times and has been consistent with that since that violation was issued. i highlighted 906 location. th this location applied for a permit but it was denied. in turn, we ended up denying a

one-time event permit that they applied for. they had entertainment that night even though it was denied, and so we did issue a citation for that. page 17, i just highlighted color block to tell you that they've been -- being good actors since citation, and that's all that i've highlighted, and i'm happy to answer any questions that you might have. >> i just -- i notice the one dated december 1, bottom of the hill, first night, moved into new home adjacent to bottom of hill, and all the walls in the basement keep shaking. cannot sleep because of the sound. is this a new or old --

>> new neighbor. >> new neighbor. >> so we are working on that. so we don't have any new places. >> several other -- i notice there's several other calls about bottom of the hill, but i assume it's just from the same individual. >> that's correct. >> and bottom of the hill is working on their sound. >> and it's anonymous, their complaints, so we're unable to contact the neighbor who is making the complaints at this time. >> who chose to move in next to an active bar-club. >> rock and roll. >> yes. i don't really have any comment other than that. >> okay. >> i just was noticing, and i wonder why people move in next to bars and then complain about it. >> president bleiman: can you tell us more about the revolution cafe and what

happened over there? i know you just went over it. >> yeah. revolution cafe has no sound abatement, and so they're not really really equipped to hold sound, and their programming has been more and more geared towards d.j.s with heavy bass and bands with full drum kits. so my visit on thursday is to revisit the sound limit, which is 70 d.b.a., which is very, very low, and discuss a plan of action for how they might mitigation future complaints. >> president bleiman: all right. anymore questions? thank you very much for that report. is there any public comment on the deputy director's report? seeing none, that agenda item is closed.

the next item agenda is number 4, which is discussion and possible action to adopt written comments and recommendations to be submitted by the executive director of the planning department and/or department of building inspection regarding noise issues for proposed residential and/or hotel-motel projects per chapter 116 of the administrative codes, and i'm going to ask senior inspector roberts to introduce this project. >> thank you, president bleiman, for reading that. good evening, commissioners. the proposed project would demolish an existing two-story residential building and construction a 12-story tourist hotel with approximately 165 guest rooms. representatives of the project sponsor have conducted outreach with nearby places of entertainment as shown in your file have received no opposition that we're aware of. a sound study that was measured and calculated multiple sound

sources, including sound from each place of entertainment. the sound study recommended sound rated windows at various building facades in order to achieve noise level criteria. entertainment commission staff reviewed the project documents, and we are recommending the following. approval with standard conditions for chapter 116, residential projects, and the following additional conditions. 1, the project is to incorporate all recommended facade s.t.c. ratings as in the environmental noise study as shown in your file. if the design of the project changes, the sound study shall be amended accordingly, and the project is required to resubmit design documents to the entertainment commission for review before coordinating

updated recommendations. and here to present on behalf of the project sponsor and answer any questions that you may have is sandra chow, senior project architect of stanton architecture. >> hi. good evening, president bleiman and members of the entertainment commission. my name is sandra chow. i'm a senior project architect with stanton architecture. i'm here to present some slides about the project and answer any questions that you may have. the project is located on sutter between stockton and powell street downtowns. it's a block from union square and nearby hotels such as the hampton, the marriott, and the sir francis drake. this makes it the prime

location for our project, which we're proposing to demolish an existing two-story residential and office and construct a hotel with 165 guest rooms. the building programming will include a hotel lobby with bar and retail at the ground level and publicly accessible open space on the rooftop. levels 2 through 12 will have 15 guest rooms per room, with windows oriented to sutter street and toward the side property lines. the rooms themselves are small, a little less than 250 square foot each other average, but since the project is a select service hotel product in an active area, we don't anticipate the guests to spend a significant amount of time in their rooms. we're currently working with

the planning department on finalizing the end design of the building, so that's why the design that you see in front of you on the screen is slightly different than what you have in your package. but we have recently submitted our second round city, and they have limited comments, so i don't see too much problem moving forward. the project will still meet the requirements of the sutter-kearney historic guidelines and will continue the plane of the existing street facade, the storefront at the ground level will provide the main entries into the hotel lobby and the retail, and there'll also be a secondary egress to the side alley of the building, as