marsha garland, representing the applicant. aeliknzhelika. that is jim from e seri coany. they, as you know, bought this from kino's. it it came a few problems. they have been trying to rectify those proble. e inprlewas a noise issue. they have spent significant money fixing the soundproofing. w thebought it, they inherited a musical lineup they did not realize they had to have a separate permitro business to business. the canceled all the acts. that included the holidays. ey have done extensive outreach and collectors of support from the merchants and residentshe community leadership alliance which has a representative here tonight to spk t at a letter of support from the lower polk neibo merchants association, and eight neutral position from the llnce mid-polik. hey vea ve good security plan. their capacity is 123. they are ere fothe lo term. the have put a lot of money into the property. they want it to besuccsful for em the soundproofing has just about been cplet i will let you hear from them. >> good evening. a later evening than it started. vice chair joseph: good ni

. >> marsha garland. my company is representing blackthorn at 834 irving. i want to be really clear what we're asking for here. they're asking for an entertainment permit for the bar itself, not for the outside patio. the outside patio is offlimits as far as the entertainment is concerned. however, the outside patio has become the issue. and we feel very strongly that all the municipal agencies that have a say in this matter should be handling their own injures dick. the patio area is a concern because of smoking and that needs to be addressed by the health department. they have instigated a program to be self monitoring at the moment to tell people to be quiet after 10:00. their abc license allows them to use the patio and serve alcohol there until midnight. they have reached -- done an extensive amount of outreach and they've just been constantly thwarted. i think that a compromise can be reached. i think they're almost there. they have offered many different compromised solutions including installing double-paned windows at one neighbor's house. so here