cornfield. could you just share with us, one of the prime objective suspend the category of shelton place and some of the legislative wording that has -- that has come about to help bring about a category that has really provided an opening for that definition, through fema and other categories, that will allow for our ability to really respond to this impending disaster. >> i will say a couple words about shelter and place. one of the biggest concerns that we all have is that after an earthquake, we could have a lot of folks that either displaced into temporary shelters or buildings are damaged and they go to longer-term interim housing. how are we going to deal with sheltering needs? and through fema and other federal sponsorships, the city,

through the city administrator's office and other agencies, is working with spur to develop a shelter in place concept, which says that we're going to be trying to encourage people to stay as much as possible in their homes during the emergency and post-emergency time, so we can make the emergency plans and gain a neighborhood lovell of involvement and support. we realize that will require a commitment on the city's part to make up the difference of services that are not provided with an someone's home. so you may be in your home without sewer, water, he, or something, but you have a structurally safe place. you can have your goods and assets and be within your community. the city then has to make up some of the differences in the neighborhood community, like providing services for who knows

what, mail pick up, the things that are not provided in the shelter and place. maybe water, toilets, something like that. the whole concept of shelter and place is one that changes from let's find space in the parks and put up tents or whatever id is, emergency shelter and demands for a long time spans, to find ways to keep people in their homes, to set reasonable standards so we can deal with the tens of thousands of people who we think are going to be either displaced or feel like they should be displaced. so these are alternate emergency periods have the ability standards that will probably come before this commission at some poin hechanova: the strong concept here is also a neighbor-helping-neighbor with in the vicinity of each other's homes. >> that is right. this is very much a community- based concept. president hechanova: thank you

very much. >> what i would like to see is when the homeowners apply for permits, such as a bathroom at remodel or kitchen remodel, basically all remodels, that there should be demand on them at that time to do some simple tie downs, foundation bolts, that kind of thing. it should be mandatory. that is something we should look at. that would keep people in their houses. we did that whole thing a few years ago out in berkeley where you had that demonstration of shaking the building, and the first thing to go with the garage, soft story downstairs.

maybe a little bit of steel across that opening alone would do. and the back at the garage, some sheer wall there and just bolt them, tied them down. president hechanova: i am very pleased to hear you speak about that. it has been my impression, and sound like yours as well, that it does not cost a lot to make improvements to buildings. the first $200 goes a really long way in improving safety. >> i figure $5,000 to $10,000 extra. and you are seismically upgraded. and it does not have to go overboard. it does not have to become a huge engineering cost. it is is simple common sense. >> thank you. commissioner walker: i think

those are the details that we actually have in that book. and i know all of us have been very frustrated at how long this takes, for something you can do so much to avoid damage. but when you make it mandatory, you have to make sure the engineering is correct. as you know, we actually contracted with structural engineers of northern california to give us very specific details so we could put it through our code advisory board and get the right details so we're not misleading people with incorrect engineering. i think those parts are done and delivered to us. hopefully we can start rolling out mandatory fixes. >> [unintelligible] i have seen a lot of engineers in that room. as far as the small buildings are concerned, the single-family houses and two units are

complicated. the homeowners can go out and get an engineer of their choice and have them engineer it. we're not inventing the calculator. commissioner walker: i am not an engineer, but -- you know. >> i have also participated in some of the meetings that have taken place. and we're trying to, or at least the intent here is to simplify some of the details that could really be home-improvement categories that could help to expedite higher level of safety, especially in the shelter and place. that would help to bring about the home improvement category. and then also, one of the things that i think will be instrumental in all this implementation program is also part of what we're implementing right now, at the pts, the permit tracking system, which will also help to expedite some of the permitting as a result of

some of the damage that would occur and helping to, one, facilitate the permit the which is also a category. potentially mobile units could go out and helped the more distressed neighborhoods that could really help expedite some of the replacement, if not renovation, if not repair, and some of the earthquake damage that has come about. i think the trajectory of what this report has provided has really been a big, big jump from where we were at the beginning of the year and also from where the capss program handed it off to the city administrator. and she has been very, very strong and supportive of lawrence and the group that has really been understaffed and trying to bring this about, and it is something that is very, very important. thank you very much.

>> is there any public comment on item number three? seeing none, item number four -- president hechanova: there is somebody. >> this is for general public comment. we are on public comment. the bic will take public comment on matters within the commission's jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda. >> good morning, commissioners. thank you for the opportunity to speak. my name is sue zandt dumont, and it is wonderful. i want to talk about how wonderful it is that recreation and park is finally taking care of this historic landmark. recreation park is the boat house landlord, and they have neglected to of house for many years, blaming the tenants to

the cat on a month-to-month lease for six years. since stage one of the capital improvement has begun a broad house, several health, safety, and environmental issues have surfaced. i contacted mayor lee, who is responsible for the general manager of recreation and park, but he is not reply. i contacted dbi and dpw. dbi is refusing to take complaints and dismissed my call before i could talk to them about the lead bank -- lead bank -- the lead paint contamination and injuries on site. there are no files for any of the work being performed at the boathouse, which is strange. in 2011, there are 11 other golden gate projects in the dbi data base, along with a long history of permits for golden gate park. in the past few weeks, recreation and park, power washed, sanded, and great 68

years of lead paint job of the exterior of the boat house without using protection as required by local and state ordinances. most homeowners who have painted their house know that this is an absolute must. many different people witnesses were going on with no safeguards against the lead it ships and particles. the boathouse was built in 1946 and was not banned for sale until the 1970's. so layers of lead paint on the boat house have been disturbed and washed into lakes in nearby lawns and walkways. i have included, on the last page of your package -- i do not know if the overhead can be put on. these are just some informal photograph the people live with their cell phone that was sent to me of paint chips in and around the beds at the lake. so you know there's a lot of other particulate matter ever else in the air.

i can attest to the fact that the boathouse has never had any lead paint mediation or abatement. i did research on the history of the boathouse when i nominated for landmark status last year other health safety issues have been that the newly installed unpermitted paving has changed the height of a walk with an steps so several people and children can trip and injure themselves. one gentleman had to be taken to the emergency room last friday and was kept overnight because of serious cuts and bruises to his ribs after falling on the steps. he is not the only person that has required medical care after falling in the past few weeks at the boathouse. the paving contractor free legal passerby's that he had no idea that there was a historic 100- year-old retaining wall and levy. [bells rings] i will try to go quickly. he was surprised to see the what we covered in water, seeping

from the lake, after he hammered out the old pathway. not knowing what else to do, again, he said he had no oversight from anybody from dbi. he just put in more concrete. on october 6, i contacted dbi with my concerns and was referred to the senior inspector. he left a voicemail the next afternoon, and i have a transcript of it. patrick -- i have made inquiries of several people and this is the san francisco recreation and parks, not dbi. this is ending with in the parks system. we have no jurisdiction over anything in golden gate park, the lake, are anything in -- anything like that. dpw would be involved. your primary point of contact would be san francisco rec and park. it is not a building inspection

issue. the problem i have with his comments are that dbi has no jurisdiction. it is not true. doesn't the building permits have been issued for golden gate park -- dozens of builtding permits have been issued for golden gate park. he may have a poor memory. on it 12-24--- >> i am sorry. we have to stop. the commissioners will review your package. >> i have questions about what needs to happen. elderly and children have been injured, and the lead paint is a serious environmental concern. i have one letter, but they're probably others coming to you from concerned citizens about all this work going on without permits. crazy. if you're not going to oversee the men and forced the coach, who will? thank you. president hechanova: thank you.

>> good morning. my name is nancy. i wish to thank everyone who responded to my public comment a year prior commission meeting where i inform you about a missing complaint on the tracking system. the complaint has been restored on my end, and i wish to acknowledge this correction. thank you. today, i wish to bring to you a much more serious complaint, that i am requesting the agenda for a hearing by this commission in the near future. you will recall the tragic failure at a construction project on third street in august, where four workers were seriously injured because of that incident, i reviewed the dbi procedures for special inspections, and written in administrative bulletin 046, issued january 1, 2011. as well as looking at a sample of dbi files and special inspection reports for projects currently under construction. from my initial analysis, i can

say that some of the procedures and certification outlined in ab 046 are not being carried out as written in the san francisco building code regarding test samples are not been documented, nor is the requirement to have a structural observer submit a written statement to the building official regarding the frequency and extend up structural observations prior to the commencement of the observations, as required by section 1710 of the building code. also i found that the progress reports on special inspections are not being filed or submit it. and the only reports that i have found were final speed up the lack of timeliness of special inspection reports that feeds some of the monitoring activities that dbi intended to be done through ab 046. i found the 550 jersey street

project approved with a permit issued in 2001 that expired with no work done had special inspections, special certification, and special testing requirements to be done. however, the renewal permits issued in 2011 failed to require these inspections. therefore, the project is moving forward without any special inspections of were specified by the engineer on record in 2001. to be noted on the current building permit. therefore, there is not going to be any tracking system with this information, and none of these special inspections are going to be done. [bell rings] these are complex topics. this is why i ask that you schedule a hearing on the specific topic of special inspections and ab 046 compliance within the building department, by all staff. thank you for considering these comments. also, i would like to support what the prior speaker had said

in regard to the importance of having this body be responsible for enforcing the building code. it is only you that does it, not dpw. thank you. president hechanova: thank you. >> good morning, commissioners. my name is earl. i live at 4,803rd street. i have nothing for you to read. but i am happy to get you a copy of it. i am here to talk about 4801 third street. this has been a building that has been there about 30 years. the reason i am here today is that it is falling over. the entire building is collapsing on to the bus stop. the area that it is located in as a heavily -- buses are heavily used there. it is a stop for 24 divisadero. it is the t-line stopped. a major hub for its transportation to the building has been around for quite some time.

i know that there is a political storm connected with it. i am not involved in politics, nor do i choose to be, but i know that is part of the hold up with this building. if anyone that you would like to look at this building -- it turns out the gentleman behind me has pictures of the building. you will see that it literally is collapsing. as a citizen who has no idea how to take care of things like this, i started with the symbol 311 called which led to the next person and the next person. i have gone to the supervisors, the mayor, and the city attorney, who directed me to deputy sweeney. i wrote you a letter and an e- mail regarding this building. i would like you to take a look at this building. it is a serious cause. it is going to fall. it is literally falling. any time during the day, you'll see lots of people standing in front of this building waiting for the boss. it is so back, it is just amazing that it is there.

the backside of the building is torn out. it has been used by a lot of homeless. the backside is torn up and used for is-area. the side of the building is saturated with urine. i am sure the foundation is gone, too. just physically inspecting the building, you'll see it leaning. it is literally buckling. that is what i have for you today. i appreciate your time and your service. i look forward to hearing from you all soon. thank you. president hechanova: which direction is it leading? >> towards the bus shelter. it is literally collapsing on to the bus shelter. you cannot miss it. just physically look at it, and you can see if collapsing. it is so bad. there is no fence around it. again, i stumbled into this. i realize there's a big political storm around it. it just needs to be fixed. it is going to fall. thank you. president hechanova: thank you.

>> good morning, commissioners. my name is robert davis. i live in at the bayview. there are hundreds of lighted buildings.

there are three examples here. the first one is the mendell plaza, which my friend has talked about. it is right at the t-line and has been vacant. the building permits are both current and expired. 2006, and currently fees due to the city in excess of $6,000. another one is down the street on oakdale. in addition to all of the complaints, it has piles in the backyard and is abandoned. the third one has been on the city radar for 15 years, and it is a bunch of shipping containers, some plywood construction buildings where people are actually living. you can see all of the cars, and

you can see what these people are living. it is on a country road in the rural south -- this is not a country road in the rural south. this is a main street in san francisco. this one has many features and overlaps jurisdictions. it is difficult for citizens to report. but the dbi does enforce building codes, and i am sure they know which of the descriptions are under their jurisdiction. currently, the process for handling complaints to be litigated is approximately 14 steps. none of these steps include any kind of an intake system for the departments to share the burden of figuring out jurisdictions and to shift that to numerous agencies. when you call 311, they take you to different places. most of the time you get nowhere. there is no cross-training, i do not think, between different departments.

sudley to clarify jurisdiction and to enhance cooperation. the last step in the dbi complaint process is this commission reviews all cases and decide on the next course of action, that is to refer the case to the city's attorney's office for the lien process. what i am wondering is how many cases in the bayview had been brought to the commission's attention? [bell rings] in may, i did speak to director sweeney, and he promised to do something about all three of these. i am not sure what process is being taken now. in the worst case, the building gets sold and the key is good collected. the new owner fixes the building, gets permits, collects the money, everybody wins. [bell rings]

the building is fixed. there permits and fees and everybody wins. if nothing happens, nobody wins. some of these properties have been on the radar 15 years. i am wondering two things. if i can get a sunshine law requesting for all open notices of violations in the bay view, which i think is fair. data base-driven, nothing fancy. and if i can make this an agenda item one day in the future. thank you. president hechanova: thank you. >> are there any further public comments? seeing none, item number five, directors' report. 5a, update on dbi's finances.

>> pamela, deputy director of administrative services dbi peter i am presenting the financial report for three months, which is still a little early to be able to say exactly where we're going to end the year. at this point in time, we're projecting to end the year on budget. i want to go over the revenues and expenses. in terms of the revenues, as you know, the largest part is charging for service. we have 25% of the year already concluded as of the end end of september. right now, our revenues are 28.4% in terms of charges for service. so we're doing well in that area. as i mentioned before, the apartment and rental unit fees

will come in starting in december. the deadline is december 10, before people start to have penalties. usually these get posted in december and january. so we will know better when we are actually in the budget process, when we submit the budget to you, exactly where we will be at that point in time. when you look year-over-year in terms of our revenues, it does show that we are -- we have 37.52% unless this fiscal year than last fiscal year at this point in time. the majority of that is due to the intergovernmental agreement, because we got a lot of money early in the year last year for the transbay project and for the exploratorium project and for the uc project.

we looked at the valuation that issue permits, and we show an increase of 54.3%. last time i reported a very large increase, and we continue to have an increase in the evaluation of issue permits. when you look at the projects we're processing, this year we are showing less in the small projects, those with valuations less than $2,000, but we're showing a large increase of projects from $2,000 up to over $1 million with a significant amount of increasing in those $1 million and more. we do see growth and recovery. we have a lot of activity in our inspections and our current services. so that is the good news.

in terms of the expenses, as you can tell, again, 25% of the year has passed. about 20% of the salaries and fringes have been expended. the of the percentages are very small in other areas of the budget, including non-personal services and services of other departments. we are trying to make sure that we do not exceed the budget and that we have enough staff. that concludes. >> i have a couple questions.

do we raise the fee on stakeholders for permits and lighted buildings? could you maybe give us something at the next meeting, the difference in revenue that that brings in? >> sure, we do give a very lengthy projection of each of the line items, but i will be glad to make this a little more user-friendly. >> it says $28,500. then you go down four or five lines, it has a discrepancy. could