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Commission briefed on pending nightlife legislation and controller’s outdoor-events report
Summary
Staff told the Entertainment Commission that nightlife protection legislation is awaiting the mayor’s signature, a controller hearing on an outdoor-events economic-impact report is scheduled, and the commission will hold a June 16 Planning Department briefing to prepare for future land-use hearings.
The Entertainment Commission received updates from staff on pending nightlife-related legislation and a newly published economic-impact report on outdoor events.
The Executive Director said the nightlife protection legislation (referred to in the record as the "breed legislation") has left the Board of Supervisors and was sitting in the mayor’s office for signature, with staff estimating action around June 20. The director also said staff scheduled a June 16 session with the Planning Department to brief commissioners on residential development terminology and procedures that will be important when the commission holds hearings.
On the economic-impact report, staff told the commission the controller will present findings at a public hearing the following morning at 10:00. The director described the report as substantial and stated on the record that "it's a billion dollars" on top of "the 4,200,000,000 that we counted for... nightlife," emphasizing the financial scale of outdoor-event activity and urging commissioners and stakeholders to participate in the hearing and follow-up work.
Staff also said an expansion to the city’s limited live performance (LLP) rules is in its introduction period and could appear on a land-use calendar as early as June 8; there is a window before summer recess (noted as June 8 to July 28 in the record) when hearings could be scheduled. The Executive Director asked commissioners to attend the Planning Department briefing and be prepared for hearings so the commission can engage efficiently on forthcoming applications and legislative changes.
