mr. saltar will not sit in a closet. >> commissioner moore: i am interested to see mr. saltar step out as an expert. with an overlay, too close a tie to your clients. he is an expert, many decades. he has worked in this community, state of california. >>: i understand. thank you. >>: the way that i work is i'm very open and honest. if the measure is on level i want to share with everybody. i'm a biased. i work with entertainment people and neighbors. if i continue to be involved this project that would be the spirit that i carry on my work. >>: thank you. >> commissioner hillis: ultimately what i look forward is the entertainment commission -- you limited to 74 dbs. >>: we did at that time because the sound limit was above that. we have a pass or fail. we have a complete report done by the venue; what you got was about a fourth of what should have been there. you really need something much more thorough. again, commissioner moore stated, ultimately whoever does the report, a full sound report needs to be done. >> commissioner wu: as part of the motion i want the entertai

mr. saltar will not sit in a closet. >> commissioner moore: i am interested to see mr. saltar step out as an expert. with an overlay, too close a tie to your clients. he is an expert, many decades. he has worked in this community, state of california. >>: i understand. thank you. >>: the way that i work is i'm very open and honest. if the measure is on level i want to share with everybody. i'm a biased. i work with entertainment people and neighbors. if i continue to be involved this project that would be the spirit that i carry on my work. >>: thank you. >> commissioner hillis: ultimately what i look forward is the entertainment commission -- you limited to 74 dbs.

mr. saltar can tell you that maybe it is an inexpensive fix. until we know what we are talking about it is unconscionable for them to ask you to give them authorization that they can take to the entertainment commission and become a nightclub and put at risk these two businesses that have led the rejuvenation of japan town. it is a matter of having all the information before you act. thank you. >>: i have other questions. >>: mr. hillis. >> commissioner hillis: we're kind of the same position we were a couple of months ago. the cinema and the hot springs have been in japantown a long time; they're clearly important to the people and businesses in japan town. there is no reason not to bring additional people who haven't been to japan town. but it cannot disrupt the businesses that are there. your sound person and their sound person need to figure it out you don't want us to do that because you will not like the outcome. i support the continuance. and come back with something that works for everybody. >> president fong: public comment is all fini

mr. saltar's name has been, but it could be your guy, i don't care. it could be wanted both you, kabuki, the spas, the theatre shares teh cost. >>: i agree to that. >>: the planning commission would like both parties, the building owner, the lounge to have an initially agreed-upon sound consultant and share the cost. if they cannot agree on the part of the does analysis they both can do separate analysis and they can provide those to each other; they can do across brief 2-3 weeks before the hearing. >>: and i would like to have the scope worked up before hand by the engineer and submitted to the entertainment commission's engineer for review and approval. >>: is that amendment to the motion agreeable? >>: agreeable only to the extent that i am not dictating some kind of 50-50 split across having to be mandatory; that has to be agreement by the two parties understand consultant who will be used. they can work out the proportion of how the funding will be done mutually to the mutual satisfaction. i don't want to get involved in the economics of it. ther

mr. saltar can tell you that maybe it is an inexpensive fix. until we know what we are talking about it is unconscionable for them to ask you to give them authorization that they can take to the entertainment commission and become a nightclub and put at risk these two businesses that have led the rejuvenation of japan town. it is a matter of having all the information before you act. thank you. >>: i have other questions. >>: mr. hillis.

mr. saltar can tell you that maybe it is an inexpensive fix. until we know what we are talking about it is unconscionable for them to ask you to give