some like you. hello and welcome to the tuesday october 2424 meeting of the san francisco entertainment commission i'm ben bleiman the president we'll start with announcements. like to start with the land acknowledgment.

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>> closing. number 3 is approval of minutes for the september 17, 2024 commission meeting do we have a motion to approve? >> motion to approve. >> seconded >> is there public comment on meeting minutes. >> no comments >> close comment and vote >> president bleiman >> aye >> vice president wong >> aye >> commissioner davis >> aye >> commissioner perez. >> aye >> commissioner poggio >> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye >> next an update from our executive director who will zoom in. >> thank you president bleiman. good heaving. pardon for zoom nothing this evening i'm taking care of a sick animal at home. thank you for your patience. i have quite a few updatesil be as brief as possible. under our legislative policy updates i wanted to provide

updates on active files at the board right now. one is around entertainment zones. you heard of the piece of legislation coming from supervisor supervisor peskin. and this is great news we have been reinstated in the review and approval of entertainment permit applications in this process. so, no huge updates there. the other piece of legislation you heard about mayor breed put out a press release this is legislation that both mayor breed introduced with treasurer premesis theirose and mandelman and supervisor peskin. that would eliminate license fees for small business. this was introduced last week it is under a 30-day hold.

it would affect in 2026. they will bill and collect license fees under the normal process and march 25. we'll not see impact on revenue. we will collect license fees. and including our increase that went in affect this last year by legislation. to bring us up to speed with cost recovery. treasure and tax collector republican an analysis and noted that there are 499 businesses with the place of entertainment. limited live performance license. library 95% nonhotel businesses

of which 417 nonhotel businesses receive a 0 bill. . not eliminated part of this legislation. so, happy to discuss more but we feel this is a bin/win for the entertainment commission. our hiring process for 8040 sound inspector position. this was pretty fascinating. receives 117 applications. for this job posting which is learninger pool than we seen before for any vacancies. of those, we determined to move 55 forward. for review. and of the 55 we moved 24 in the next round. our next round consists of writing assign thes include

reviewing a made up scenario consistent with what they deal with in the field. and creating a fake inspection report and response to that. including also a cover letter. those are due to us by tomorrow. and we will move on from there with selecting candidates to bring in for our initial interviews. we will do two rounds of interviews we plan to offer a position prior to halloween. wield like to on board and have this person in the fields as soon as possible and will keep you aware of our selection. >> and finally i wanted give a post review for portola music festival 2024. it was this past weekends. largeef one time event permit we issue every year. this was year 3. pier 80, 40,000 attendees per

day large are than the last two years it was sold out. as you know, overnight past 5 months our office has been working close with golden voice to implement strategies to mitigate sound impacts on san francisco and primarily around residents including city of al modeas you front complaints in the past two years. look to strengthen lines of communication with the public. i want to update all of you and highlight that golden voice has been a responsible and collaborative partner in all of this and taken measures as you know, and lead up to our hearing when they came before with you permit application for community out reach employmented update instead of the enforcement report. number of complaints received. over all we received 224 sound complaints this year.

which is about 11 less than last year. i will break that down. on saturday upon event received a total of 24 sound complaints and understand the event received 200 sound complaints. it is important to note the complaints from alameda and east bay went down from 203 total last year to 80 this year. a 61% reduction in complainted outside of our jurisdiction. complaints were received both by golden voices live hot line and 311. we would make the assumption that some were repeat complainers. sound mitigation steps have made progress and after two years the majority of complaints coming from there we have realized that weather conscience move nothing a different pattern resulted in more calls from san francisco this year. and compared to last year, we saw more on saturday from

alameda. drastically less on sunday evening from alameda. san francisco on the other hand responsiblesed the reverse with few or saturday and increase on sunday. and complaints for both areas dropped off after the pier stage or main stage concluded set at 10. . 15 p.m. the distribution of the complaints gives confidence the efforts had an impact this i don't remember. there were changes to your stage locations and how they were facing the bay or not. as laz how they were able to steer sound coming oust speaker systems and we are provide a low are sound limit. we will of course continue to find ways to improve and refine if the event choses to come back for a fourth year. if you have questions on anything, i'm here for you.

>> questions for our executive director? all right. any public comment on her report? no comments. close public comment. of course, we hope your animal feels better. maggie. wroo we'll move to 5, which is report from our senior inspector. >> thank you, president bleiman. good evening. we have received 180311 complaints since september 17. i have a few updates. let me know if you have questions. first is 620 jones at 620 jones holds llp. on saturday assessment 21311 complaints regarding noise inspector responded at 7:30 p.m.

on september 21st. as he approached he heard poundings bass from two blocks away. he took a measurement showing operating outside at 87dba and 106.6dbc. approved out door special event sound limits are 82dba and 91dbc. the work with the sound tech turned the volume down the lowest was 100dbc. per jones llp permit out door entertainment end by 7 p.m. it was 7:30 and reported the owner said the event would end 8 or 8:30 p.m. issued a notice of violation on september 24, for exceeding the sounds limit and permitted end time for out door entertainment. on sunday september twine the inspector visited jones again at

1. . 15 imfor sound complaints. he could hear the music on the street and after entering observed a dj playing in the bar with the front doors open. spoke with the manager who closed the door rusing the sound. the manager explained that jones was closing at 3 a.m. and the music would be turned down not off at 2 a.m. however indoor entertainment is permitted until 11 p.m. per the permit and all doors and windows closed as in the good neighbor policy. jones need an extend hours for one time event permit to operate entertainment and or foodservice after 2 a.m. neither were on file for september 29. 620 jones issue aid citation on september 30 for violating the

permit hosting doubt another claimant. deputy director and way land are meeting with the ordinance next withstand to discuss path way for entertainment operations as there are conditional use restrictions there. that supercede the ability to amend the existing permit. >> next is storic 155, ninth street. another event space and this weekend they had a one time indoor permit for programming until 2 a.m. friday-sunday. on sunday september 29 the inspector responded to sound complaints at 12:50 a.m. he noted the music and raling window heard from a block away and took a sound measure. this showed t to be 105.3d ba and 122. 7dbc.

spoke with manage. directored him to the sound engineers and turned the volume down and unable to achieve compliance with the sound limit i set at 91dba, 109dbc. issued a citation for operating above allowable sound limit. after settling the limit the space is not suit to hold that sound and noted that the sound of the building rattling and vibraing was loud and cause complaints. staff made aware of residents complained with events and one reaching out to the supervisor's office due to the programming. based on the zoning controls and lease agreement procluding from apply to a brick and mortar permit, we asked them to obtain a temp refer use thgz from planning prior to applying for

more permit events. final is the recovery room at 4528 mission. holds an llp. on sunday september 29 the inspector visited the recovery room at 12:25 a.m. and upon arrive dj with front doors open instructed her to close the doors and switch to prerecorded music. they were issued a notice of violation on august first and reminded the llp requires them to end entertainment by 11 p.m. they were reminded they were required to have doors and windows closed during entertainment per the good mac policy. on september upon 30, the recovery room was issue aid citation for violating the permit hosting after 11 p.m. with front door open. let me know if you have

questions. >> on 620 jones. i may have missed a bit. they got back in compliance now? and do we have faith they'll stay that way than i were an issue years ago. but have not heard prosecute them in a long time >> yea. actually. deputy director and way land have a meeting with management to discuss moving forward what has changed that meeting is coming on october 9, i believe it was. >> yea. anymore questions? >> good to see we are making progress getting sound complaints back in san francisco. >> definitely. >> keep it local

>> yea. >> all right. any public comment. none. >> no public comment >> close public comment and move on number 6 possible hearing and possible action regarding applications for permits. i believe secretary wang will introduce it tonight. >> yes. >> good evening. commissioner we are one item on the consent agenda today it is for 1 timeout door permit with extended duration repeat for activation rose park china town station by the organization community youth center for san francisco. they did not receive complaints during the first permit period of july of 24 to june 25. no. july 23-june 24. sorry. >> did not have recommended conditions to add and staff are recommending that you approve

the consent calendar with conscience below. >> let's first see if there is public comment. on this. consent agenda. no public comment. >> all right. >> do we have a motion? >> move to approve with recommendations. >> second. >> president bleiman. >> aye >> vice president wong >> aye >> commissioner davis >> aye >> commissioner perez >> aye >> commissioner poggio >> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye. >> all right. approved move on to the next item. >> thanks. good evening commissioners the permit on the regular agenda a fixed place permit for amoney on 450 haze. an italian restaurant seeking

sound at the front of the business and in parklets during dining hours the applicant used a mailing service to send out reach to the residents commercial building betweenive and he lindon including 219 recipients you will see sick all rights of opposition and 3 of support. as well as am a letter from the blgdz owner who gave approval of the permit application. the opposition 5 of the people live above the restaurant and one behind on ivy we determined they were mixing up the permit with the haze valley street closure that is unaffiliated. all but one neighbor declined peek with the applicant i started an e mail thread and the applicant left thursdayism want to mote amoney on is notify not a member of the hoa they are a commercial tenant of the property owner. who in attorney core upon sponds

and works with the hoa. it come to the ufts common area. their pace allowed operate as a restaurant and bound by the entitlements of the staechl in your file you will see an all right proposed narrowed conditions from the pass signed by 10 residents who is live at 450 haze requesting they have out door sound friday-saturday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and speakers in parklets. to clarify the permit application is includes 6 speakers. 2 overnight door entrances at the front and 2 in each the 2 parklets. and pregnancy to the residents's request for theirode hours they have sound 12-9:30 daily rather than 11. . 30 a.m. to 10 p.m. staff recommendation listed the

applicanteds request for hours you as the commission with continue the permit how you see fit. there were no added conscience. and here to speak are darren, hannah and eddie from basket house construction the management company for amano. hello members. first like to introduce our team here today. our director of conduction. our vp of operations and kimberly the vp of finance. we come to "ambian music for out door dinner desks. on haze street in the heart of the thriving neighborhood. looking at this space before the

building was constructed. community we are very proud to be a part sxf since the opening of doors in 2017 grown to be the many great inviting businesses in the area and always resolved to create a welcome and relooking vibe in when we considered our neighborhood. we take pride in when we offer to the community this starts with our name. all pastas are made fresh daily in our kitchen. and the restaurant. our commitment of getting the sound permit for out door seating for background sound it has the intent of maintaining the atmosphere of great food it is typical of any given night in the haze valley neighborhood over all. studies shown that music influences a positive @mos mere and maintain a positive environment for our team to

create the guest satisfaction. focus is a positive part of the community we have been the past 8 years. times are difficult for business in san francisco. there are many unchromable actions affecting the bottom line during the business. it is critical to hone in on each and every small detail to ensure a meaningful experience for gusts. i would like to say we're committed to being an amazing place for food and conversation in san francisco. we depends on it. we know the addition of music will help us. we appreciate your time and the opportunity and your support. thank you. these are pictures of our restaurant inside and out. you see it is a lively restaurant. something we're proud of.

our pull up dining area on the sifted restaurant. out door seethe in the parklet areas. and as well as on the store front seating areas. wide angle views up and down haze. to give you an idea of how it is set up. thank you for your time. appreciate it. why buffer sit, we will see if there are questions from the commission here. for the out door speakers. hello. thanks for coming. i have been to your restaurant

and enjoyed the food and service. >> thank you. >> can you tell mow if there are other restaurants or -- this is similar to what you are proposing? >> this is in the area? i assume there are a few on that block. within multiple blocks. of our restaurant. i'm assuming, yes. >> wondering if i know upon of one other that is apply for example a permit in the same process the bird that is down on the same block. are ah menable to having the speakers in the parklet and not in the front? i think compared the projection of the speakers, i think being on the street as far as how it amplifies out. i want to say the point this is ambient back ground music. i think tell be in the confines of the 50 if he felt tell

project on the building rather than out to the street as far as the typical street noise. it is a good iteration being able to put it above the restaurant. we would like to do an adenldzum being able to have it in our parklets. but -- it is up to the commission as far as their decision. that's what our consideration is and when we prefer. >> how would that work in the front of the building. >> both. >> facing each other. >> all right. >> there is i think you put that as part of the package as far as the layout. >> each park lest and she touchod that point and above the doors. >> okay. >> is there complaints what is

your policy and how do you resolve this? >> policy is to hear them out. see when we can do to try to rem dealt situation for themselves and the restaurant. like i said, in the original speech it is to create the atmosphere we are trying to create for our guests that are dining in the restaurant. that is our purpose. not trying to blast it 2 blocks away we are trying to be part of a background music to add to the experience. that's it. >> you will responded in real time. >> yes. >> we have been i feel as though during this process i think kate will attest we have been on top of every single >> talk in the mic. >> i'm sorry. >> goes on the public record. gi think we have reached out and

pretty fortunate low in the past 3-4 weeks since we applied for the permit. >> left question. have you had experience doing sound like a one time permit in the past >> this is the first time. >> all right. >> thank you. >> i can't have. >> more questions? >> remind me what the compromise was that is noon to 9 was that from y'all or from the -- there was 2. our compromise suspect 7 days a week from 12 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. >> thank you. these speakers going up pointed down. have you considered and i would not what i require but mitigated issues in my locations. down and closer to the people so you don't play it. >> they are pointed down

toward. . coming from much low are >> this is a consideration. 6 feet, 8 feet can you -- it is hard to hear it. >> we put we cannot play that loud it is next and has to be turned down. >> once we hear from the public. all right. are there members of public who would like to peek if so, lineup here. yep and fill out a card. please.

i'm a resident and live above amano. we are here to voice our objection to the application for an out door music permit. allowing music out door music would exacerbate the noise issues we experience as residents living above the restaurant. it disrupts the enjoyment of

home. ress dents who is prefer not to have their day interrupted by loud music the you'veed keeping windows closed due to the increase noise is disappointing and unreasonable especially considering we don't have air condition nothing our units. >> when we move in the to the building before the start of the covid pandemic of 2020, amano had minimal seating and quieter atmosphere. the expansion of the out door parklets doubled the size result nothing an increase in noise. introducing the music would amplify this. the guidelines in the good neighbor policy establishments report neighborhood by keeping royces low and require all doors and windows closed.

it is documented that patrons speak louder in noisy environments making compliance with this impossible. we believe that allowing them to play out door music would ruin the peace and disrupt our neighborhood. thank you for your consideration. >> thank you. >> swoo hello members of entertainment commission i'm samantha a resident at 450 hachlz i'm octing to the basket house application to provide street music outside the restaurant below my unit. when we move in the 8 years ago there was minimal seating and no parklets. since they built additional out door seating and permanent parklets increasing the noise

levels we hear. not only it is more than double the seating but they are have 10-30 people waiting torseated even without music the voices carry up and can be heard from within our unit with windows closed. on nice days doors and windows are open we hear the restaurant as limp i can't imagine how much loud fer they were to consistent low play music until 10 p.m. ofpate rons speak loud and peace would be disturbed. noise causes a disturbance and make its difficult for living during working hours. during personnel time during nights and weekends, allowing it exacerbate the issue making difficult to enjoy homes. the air conditioning and forced close windows. the first time am mother

additional speakers may be added outside my winnow would strain our quality of life. we experimentive of small business. thank you for your consideration. i'm dwoug mcmahon the oefrnt commercial unit. and i'm landlord i support the application. i purchase third degree unit in september and part of my diligence i met with the residential association as well as the manager. as well as requested disclosure and both of those told me there

were no known violations and amano was in good standing and no issues with the unit. >> if well is nobody else in the room we have one hand raised on zoom. mario. i will bring you in. state your name and you have 3 minutes. >> commissioners, good morning thank you. i'm [inaudible] a resident of [inaudible]. i take pride in being a part of the haze valley community. amano is in a mixed use project includes 40 residential. our residents come from various back groundses issue seniors,

sdashlts, families with new borns and professionals wing from home.

if this permit aproved the hoa will explore willing avenues for noise against operations based on violations i out lined now. thank you for your time.

i expect the commissioners to avoid delivering conflicting messages so the hoa is uphold standards and benefit for all. reject this application or request the applicant to ask for continuance so they can work this out with the board, first. also, to answer commissioner perys questions there are no other restaurants doing the same. and to note the bird is owned by the same parent company as amano thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> another hand raised on zoom. >> unmute yourself and you have 3 minutes. >> hi. good evening members of san pran entertainment commission. and thanks for allowing me to speak today. i want to express my concerns with the application. i'm a resident of 450 haze and

live above. i honest low don't understand where can a restaurant nights music. there were complaints of businesses hard to run in san francisco. may be don't invest in new speakers. and you know like we live here and we are at home all the time when we're working from home and having music playing in the background is disturbing. i think the ref stricted times we suggested on friday and saturday make sense and go with the street closures. i think that is something that commission should consider as what is actually approved. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> all right there are no more hand everhands raised on zoom.

>> all right close public comment. first question do you have further questions for the applicant? before we deliberate. >> initial thoughts before i filibuster. i would just note that i have been listen to the concerns of the hoa members. but i'm familiar with the restaurant. with the location. it is a very busy commercial corridor filled with food and beverage establishments. there is a let of night life there i would not say that it is dense. i would not say it is that quiet of an area. and i want it point out to folks concerned that when our commission grants permit, it

brings the business the permit holder under our jurisdiction and purview. there are decibel limits set. if you have complaints busy noise and believe it is in violation of conscience you can call 311 as well. for me, i don't feel concerned about granting this. >> >> i would grant it with the upon noon to 9:30 compromise. >> i'm open to that i have thoughts to add. yes, and i want to piggyback on what has been said which is i think a lot of people they think that when we guarantee a permit that gives the permit hold are license to do what they want. and it it is the reverse behalf we do. so. if somebody did not have a permit the only recourse the

neighbor has or concerned person is the police department. and they are very busy and often don't responded to noise and sound complaints i'm not sure they have in the last few year when we grant a permit, we have inspectors. what we are pound is this when neighborsune nobody knows what we do and you are not supposed to do. what we found the neighbors realize we are a resource for them and a group this respond in real time with decimeters and readings and making sure businesses are in compliance. you can take me at my word or

not our reputation local low and our relationships with neighbors all overnight city speaks. the other thing i want to say this is just out door speakers not a night club or a dance club. and i appreciate the call are call nothing with the rules of hoa but we are bound by san francisco law. upon so much we have to follow the law and the san francisco law and hoa rules are outside of our jurisdiction. i'm confirm granting it. with the staff recommendations. and -- i will make the motion to approve with staff recommendations. >> seconded. >> the hours? >> noon to 9:30 or 12:30. >> 9:30. >> yes. >> ready? president bleiman.

>> aye >> vice president wong >> aye >> commissioner davis >> aye >> commissioner perez. aye >> commissioner poggio >> aye >> commissioner schlander. >> aye >> that has been grantd and move on to 7, commissioner comments and questions. who's got exciting stuff. you gotta have something. >> welcome to october. >> happy well tino heritage month. and october is american history month. so. greetings to all we are having a reception next thursday october 10 at the rotundza you are invited to celebrate with us. 5:30 history 8 p.m. >> when. >> october 10. thursday. >> free admission. why where. >> here. >> in the rotunda. >> north light court

>> nice. >> it is float week next week. i never realized this but they have the do neighborhood tours. every neighborhood if you look online you will check out the military bands that play, they are free and a great thing for kids and family. why their brass band is the best i seen live. literally. mitt up 500 blook block valencia on fridays but it is literally probably a thousand or more in attendance and a sight to see. something and they do noe valo tuesday. and westportal and different neighborhoods they are free and the kids take pictures after and a very fun thing. >> i want to mention that on september 20, we had the first

official event in the state of california. front street. and we expected about 3500 people that the best guest. and my best guess is 11,000 showed up. >> we sold a lot of beer that day. a fun party. zero incidents to report. villeidation for work. and -- has done from the city hall and director way land played a role and then scott wiener and the mayor made this happen. about 3 years of work. and we are rolling. we have one on october. it is called, nightmare on front street. we are producing it with where -- together. >> good. i was on the felonies of doing it and anthony recommended that name. >> and the first of many more to come.

i think i may have already agreed to 17 next year. >> i paid more. >> the pretzels are good >> while we had them. we learned a lot about ourselves and how to do concessions. >> next time will be smoother. >> yea. we got hit with 3 times more then and there we expected. it was a good problem to very much organized chaos. it was really, really cool. >> yea. congratulations. great work to everyone involved. >> big deal. >> all right. >> any public comment on our comments? no public comment y. closed. >> adjourned. 6:24 p.m. clear clear

[♪♪♪] >> at san francisco animal care and control, we care for all animals, any species. we get about 10,000 a year. they can be injured, lost, victims of abuse or violence, and we take them all in and we care for them. >> i felt really passionate about getting the spca a new building. i had personally seen first hand when my family was searching for our first rescue dog what conditions a lot of the animals and the staff from a.c.c. where working in. >> we were really excited to be moving into this new shelter. our current physical plant is in terrible shape. i like to describe it as the building is working against us rather than for us. this shelter was put together in six months, 30 years ago, in a building that is now 80 years

old. our staff and our volunteers are amazing and wonderful, and they are warm, but the space makes it difficult for people to connect with the pets because we have families coming into adopt, we have families surrendering their animals, people looking for their lost dogs, and they are all crammed together in a very small, emotionally fraught space our heating and ventilation system is very poor. right now, our shelter is not capable of good ventilation to prevent the spread of disease. we have no security features. our veterinary suite is cramped into one room. we can only perform one procedure at a time. >> one of the main lessons learned from hurricane katrina is people were reluctant to evacuate. if they were fearing that their pets were going to be left behind and not cared for. >> in the event of an earthquake , we need to be off the grid for 72 hours.

it is unlikely that we would be able to fulfil our mission to take in domestic pets that need to be temporary looked at while parents are out of their home. in a new building, we will be able to meet those earthquake standards. [♪♪♪] >> we are standing at the site of the future animal care and control facility. that is the beautiful brick building you see in the background behind me. this building is part of the showplace square historic district which is a collection of brick warehouses and factories that was built in the late 19th century. this was built in 1893 as the original coal-fired power plant for the first street car in san francisco and has been owned and operated by munimobile ever since. >> we chose this building for the project for a number of reasons. one is we are not far from the existing animal care and control facility, san francisco spca is nearby, and it is a nice nexus to have in the center of the city.

[♪♪♪] >> what we are doing is we are going seismic upgrading the building. it is un- -- and unreinforced masonry building. we are going to be installing floor prate -- floor plates across the space to put in all of the animal housing. >> we will be able to get our -- give our animals adequate space. we will also be separating our small animals into different rooms. right now we have reptiles and bunnies and birds, everyone all crammed in together. >> the tricky part of it is to find open space in this existing urban environment. we did that by inserting an open air courtyard, and also using the roof deck for another dog in small animal run. [♪♪♪] >> three, two, one! [cheering] [cheers and applause] >> when the new a.c.c. opens and two years, it will be incredible and we will finally have the

world-class facility that our animal shelter needs in the city