Entertainment commission briefed on promoter-registration bill and plan for online registry

Acting Director Jocelyn Kane told the Entertainment Commission on Nov. 23 that the promoter-registration ordinance recently heard by the Board of Supervisors’ public safety committee will return to that committee on Dec. 6 after the city attorney deemed several post-hearing amendments substantive. Kane said the board is likely to consider the measure at the full meeting Dec. 7 with a second reading slated for Dec. 14, and staff estimates implementation could begin in late January if that schedule holds.

Kane said department staff are working with information-technology colleagues to estimate the cost of a citywide DTIS online system to host promoter registrations. “Once I get an estimate of cost, I’m gonna take that back to the president of the board and make sure those costs can be covered so that that development can begin immediately,” Kane said. She added that the legislation does not set a fixed implementation deadline; if funding or technical work is delayed, staff’s fallback options include posting a simple web form or PDF and, as a last resort, a paper registration process.

Commissioners asked for a concise summary of the substantive amendments; Kane said she would circulate the revised text as soon as she receives it, citing notes from Supervisor Hsu’s office. Multiple commissioners praised staff’s presentation to the public safety committee and urged rapid circulation of the changes so the commission can review implications for local enforcement and permit administration.

The commission did not take formal action on the ordinance at the Nov. 23 meeting. Kane also reminded commissioners to send preferred dates to staff for a February commission retreat and said the noise-task-force work on the city’s sound ordinance may produce substantial amendments that will come before the commission for review.