Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Planning And Events topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Entertainment director flags planning-code amendment and reviews Treasure Island and festival sound complaints
Summary
Executive Director Jocelyn Kane briefed the commission about a Supervisor Wiener bill to change the planning code definition of a "bona fide eating place," previewed the commission's fiscal-year annual report, and described additional scrutiny and security-plan requirements for the Oasis Event Venue after a shooting and a review of noise complaints from the Treasure Island Music Festival.
Jocelyn Kane, executive director of the Entertainment Commission, told commissioners that Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced legislation on Oct. 29 that would amend the planning code’s definition of a "bona fide eating place" to account for food sales per occupant rather than a percentage of gross receipts. Kane said the measure is in a 30-day review period and staff will circulate a digital copy to commissioners for review before it reaches Land Use and Economic Development committee.
Kane also announced the commission’s fiscal-year annual report (labeled FY 12/13 in the staff packet) is available online and has been distributed to elected officials and department heads. She credited Commissioner Perez and Cammy Blackstone for their work on the report and encouraged commissioners to suggest additional recipients.
Turning to enforcement and corrective actions, Kane summarized a recent meeting with the Treasure Island Development Authority, Southern Station and the Oasis Event Venue after a shooting outside a recent event. She said the venue will be monitored more closely and staff are expecting an updated, enhanced security plan; at this time staff did not issue a director’s order but will watch bookings and compliance.
Kane said the Treasure Island Music Festival, estimated at about 10,000 attendees over two days, generated an unusually large number of noise complaints from neighborhoods including Potrero Hill, Telegraph Hill and Bernal Heights. Staff and festival producers are investigating possible causes — including a raised stage height and speaker-array orientation — and Kane said the commission will invite sound-production experts to explain technical issues at a future hearing before deciding permit conditions for next year.
Kane also reported staff would convene a multi-agency meeting on Nov. 19 to follow up on complaints tied to the Nike Women’s Marathon (amplified speakers began at about 5:30 a.m.; organizers did not obtain a loudspeaker permit and received a citation). Finally, Kane described an ongoing 7-day community activation at the MacKoppin Hub (a provisional permit that may be extended to 30 days) and noted one theft of stored equipment from a shed; staff said neighbors were engaged and Southern Station received no complaints so far.
The commission did not take action on the planning-code draft at this meeting; Kane said staff will notify commissioners when the item is scheduled for committee consideration.
