done, but the property owner had never paid for the assessment of cost. it went to the tax collector because the board put it on their through a lien, and because they were not paid, they were showing up as open cases. in this case, it was a lack of timeliness on the part of the home and not responding to the assessment of cost. if there is an open case, you cannot put your permit online. that was the issue in this case. commissioner hechanova: [inaudible] responsibility of the owner to show that it is completed? >> it goes before the supervisors once a year. if it is not paid, the board will report it on their property tax bill. it appears in the special assessments midsection. i think there was more than one year for this property owner. had he closed those cases out --

which we are now doing for him -- going back to the tax collector to see if he paid those taxes. it had to do with his lack of response for paying for our time to get us to do extended code enforcement. >> is there any additional public comments? >> just in hearing the issue with q-matic, something that came to mind. i have answered a lot of questions about surveys, new things in the housing code, things that we have to implement. seeing the responses from our customers, one thing that may need to be considered, i know that there are mine turns on some floors of the department. one thing that was very effective with the brown bag lunches for the videos that were

done, which were then displayed on a loop, at any time something new occurs. they can say, this is a new program. it will go through a five-minute loop, and you could also do it in different languages. that would help our customers as they are sitting there waiting. commissioner hechanova: [inaudible] >> [inaudible] watching our customers, that is a quick way to introduce -- i would say and do the writing things, too. but if we could give them a visual, that would help them to, as they conduct their business on these various floors. >> any additional public comment? seeing none.

item 7. discussion and possible action regarding a public employee appointment building inspection commission secretary. public comment on all matters pertaining to the closed session. >> ann aherne. i would just like to put forward sonya harris, who was my assistant for 6.5 years -- it seems like a long time. i know in the last couple of years i did not have heard very much. as far as continuity and keeping things going, having some history of what goes on with the commission, it is very important. when i took over, i had no one to train me. i did not even know there was a

aac, boe, code advisory committee, until they came up. i think it is really important to have somebody that understands the department and how it works. thank you. >> is there any additional public comment? >> i am not speaking for the department as a private individual who has been within the department since 1990. i just want to commend sonya. i have to work constantly with the commission secretary office, and i just want to commend her professionalism and her protection of you commissioners, try to get information for you. as ann said, i do not think you

could make a better choice. commissioner hechanova: insulated. >> 7b. possible action to convene a closed session. >> roll call vote. [roll call] we >> this is the building inspection commission. we are now on item 7d. reconvene in open session to vote on whether to disclose any

or all discussions held in closed session. commissioner walker: move to disclose. >> aye. >> we are now in open session. commissioner hechanova: i am pleased and proud to announce on a unanimous vote the appointment of sonya to be the new bic secretary. sonya, welcome. [applause] this really is another milestone, but more importantly, leads into another legacy of the producing and performing through your mentoring and the category of the challenges that the bic secretary undertakes. we know that you will do a good job. more importantly, that you will

always protect our backs. >> thank you. i would just like to thank the commission for the opportunity to serve. i have the honor of being trained by one of the best in ann aherne. i look forward to carrying her porch and working diligently with the commission. commissioner hechanova: thank you. >>item 8. commissioner's questions and matters. 8a. at this time, commission may make inquiries to staff regarding various documents, policies, practices, and procedures, which are of interest to the commission. >> is there any public comments? seeing none. 8b. at this time, the commission may

discuss and take action to set the date of the special meeting and to determine those items that could be placed on the agenda of the next meeting and other future meetings of the building inspection commission. the next meeting is on september 23, i believe. commissioner murphy: the third wednesday of the month. commissioner hechanova: fall equinox. >> i will be sure to follow up on the item that the commissioners requested earlier in the meeting. public comment on items 8a and b? seeing none. item 9. review and approval of the minutes of the special meeting of february 3, 2011. commissioner walker: move to

approve. >> minutes are approved. all in favor? item 10 is adjournment. commissioner walker: move to adjourn. commissioner hechanova: all in favor? thank you.

>> good morning, everyone. we're coming up of a busy weekend. our efforts have been validated from huge crowds over the weekend. highlight clip.

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>> a hit the ways. ve. >> it was very exciting. we had over 100,000 watching on the shore. that really helped to solidify the idea that this would be quite exciting. i have incurred all of you to have a look at the pilots that

are online from yesterday's final day of racing. we had another capsize which is not shown in this video. there was a crash before the start. we also have some pretty spectacular performance on the water by these guys. lots of positive comments coming out of this event. getting you some background on the concept, more death of mayor we are going with this, -- depth, where we are going with this. being in newport, rhode island this past weekend, there is a whole community of jealous people that wish that they were in your shoes. as we talk about the concept, it has always been about technology, innovation. it has a wonderful 160-year history, and now we are

combining that history and tradition with a new approach, still paying tribute to the innovation, with these catamaran that are unbelievably fast, and they are the star of the show. this is very much like formula one racing. >> would you mind sitting down and getting closer to the microphone? >> ok, to touch further on the point and to explain what is going on, the ac 45 is the catamaran that you see being featured in the america's cup series. that will be featured through the end of the year.

for the final, which means the bulk of what you will see in 2013, will be sailed in ac-72's, the much larger, faster version of craft. that will be debuted in training and practices happening in the events of the louis vuitton cup. our theme and mono is, the best sailors, the fastest votes. as we build the products and redefine the future of america's cup, it is our intention and motivation to take this message around the world so that every youth sailor, every non-sailor,

professional sailor is aware of the fact that this is the pinnacle of the sport, the highest level of competition, and the aspirational target for any young athlete who would want to reach the pinnacle of their sport. the first time ever, we have also introduced this concept of leveling the playing field. at the moment, the set never been done before -- all teams are racing identical votes. who wins and loses is based on the performance of the team. at the moment, there is no biological advantage for any one team. >> [inaudible] >> that will not be the case with the 72's.

however, the scope and a range of their boats will be as narrow as possible. >> [inaudible] >> i do not. i cannot comment on that. as i mentioned, these races are at the moment being boxed into 20-minute time frames. the match racing takes 20 minutes. the fleet race, which is where we have all of them at the same time takes about 40 minutes to complete. a 15-minute break in between races, and we usually have about 15 of these races a day. at the end of the day, these sailors are absolutely shattered, exhausted. these races are physical and demanding and they are operating within 80% of their maximum heart rate.

this is athleticism at its finest. >> [inaudible] >> we anticipate all the teams to be in. >> [inaudible] >> i did not say that. i said all the teams that are currently and will be with us to the conclusion of the program until 2013. >> the world cup that is going on now has nothing to do with the america's cup. they are totally separate athletic events? one does not lead into the other? >> that is right. the america's cup world series is like formula one racing. at the end of the season, they have one winner. then the second season will have its champion. then we will pick up with louis vuitton. the best way to explain it to americans, this is like the

playoffs. very much in the nfnhl, everyone qualifies for the playoffs. but there is no link between the america's cup and louis vuitton cup. the close to shore racing concept is also something that has never been done. this is a way to bring the sport to the people, to allow the mass audience, allow the introduction of the sport to a new generation of folks who are not hard core sailors but still respect the traditions of sailors. it was fantastic to see so many people. we had over 115,000 people come out to plymouth, including quite a bit on sunday. it is a spectator event for the whole family. if you enjoy speed and athleticism and a cool

spectacle, that is exactly what this is. it is thanks to the technology of the votes that we're able to sail so close to the shore. that is also my san francisco was chosen for the event. the ability to have tens of thousands of spectators along the coast is phenomenal. continuing on the technology theme, we have invested a lot of time and energy into the research and ability to broadcast it in a way that has never been done before. we now have the ability to do the live, on-screen graphics that helps us to look at the playing field. that will be key to educating new fans and bringing new people to the sport. this is a remarkable advance by our team, the team that had been worked on this to make this possible. in the past, this had been

possible only through fixed camera positions. we have now been able to make it a dynamic process where everything that is done is on the boats themselves and on helicopters above. so this does take the sport to a whole new level of possibility. likewise, we made a commitment to our social and a marketing plan part to help to spread our messages and bring the environment together for a variety of issues, not only on a sailing, but also to the commitment to sustainability. of course, the world series to post our world cities around the world. this is a great way to communicate what we are doing. i will also mention we have this partnership with youtube, another groundbreaking partnership, and they have

allowed us to have their hosting on our website, which is a first for them. people can choose the way consume the event, whether it is by audio channels, paying attention to a graphics more than erasing, you really have a choice on our website, thanks, in large part, to youtube. i mentioned it sustainability. we are committed to saving the world's oceans. it is a logical fit sailors love the sea. it allows us to create a program where we have a global initiative that we can enact globally with local constituents. this is not designed to favor only one or two organizations. this is intended for us to unite communities around the world to protect the oceans. together with that, we are also

committed to delivering grain, carter neutral events. we are also working to enact many of the principles we are developing in san francisco, actively delivering those services and our events around the world. back to the schedule. it is intended we will have 16 of the world series of events. we just concluded with portugal. next we will be in san diego just prior to thanksgiving. after, we will continue for one additional event in february, which is to be announced. following that, naples, italy, then venice, and then newport, rhode island. at webpage in june 2012. that is where we will crown our first america's cup champion. that will be the culmination of the first season.

the second season will kick off in august and september for two events. you will be able to see the america's cup in action with the ac-45's in 2012. still have a couple of the new deals that we still have to work on. we but then finished the pacific ocean, middle east part of the door by going back to italy again, finishing up in the naples? in may 2013. at that point, the world series is finished and all eyes are focused on san francisco. in the advance of the world series being finished, there will be activity here as the team's focus on the ac-72's. was the world series is over

with, it is all about getting the levitalouis vuitton cup goi. >> you are only going to have won the world series event? that one visit? >> that is right. we will be your fourth two months. late july until august, in terms of when teams are arriving on site to prepare. >> it looks like several of these other cities have multiple visits. why is san francisco only getting one? >> we are getting two. it just happens to be back to back. it happens to do with container logistics. it has been a challenging effort to get this pulled together. we are very close. >> [inaudible] 0 waste?

>> we have a partnership with sailors for the sea. they are traveling with us to enact their list of measures about what is a clean her regatta. we are building that in through a step-by-step process. in portugal, we were able to achieve seven of those items. >> we are doing a hard mentor said every event, so we are collecting that now. >> one of the key parts of this is that we are measuring our metrics all the way with what we are doing. obviously, this is a new thing for everybody, so we want to take best practices and continue out of that program. so that by the tim to august 2012, it should be a pretty well polished machine and we should be fulfilling the

clean run the standards. >> [inaudible] given the amount of time they will be here? >> i do not. every team is so different in the way that they run their organization, from staffing to advanced planning to engineering. for the moment, the focus is on the world series, understanding these votes. teams have full crews. all the teams are currently designing their ac-72's, so it is difficult to answer that question at the time. >> he said 100,000 people that came to plymouth over those series of days. 22,000 was the peak you got in a single day? how many did you get in portugal? >> portugal was a different venue layout, a different city. it was difficult to get a good

number auto portugal because it was more spread out over the beach. whereas, in plymouth, we had a small area, like san francisco, where it was much easier to take a look at that area. if we know that there is ample, we pretty much know how many people. it is difficult to put a number on portugal. it was well attended but we did not try to put a reaction -- a member of the crowd reaction that we got. we never saw anybody in there on the beaches over the weekend, but when we were there, it was standing room only. there were a lot of people there, but it would not be accurate for me to put a number on it. >> is the 22,000 about when you were hoping for? >> averaging over 10,000 during

the day in the week, over 20,000 on the weekend, that is great. the main thing is that it was full. if we were here and we only had 20,000 people, it probably would have looked like a low-attended event, but where we are, it looks great. >> from july 4 to september 1, what is going on then as opposed to september 7 through the 22nd? >> the louis vuitton cup is essentially the playoffs and between all the team's to figure out who will be in the lone winner. the team that will make it into the finals to compete against usa, oracle for the cup. the final is a head-to-head match race.