that the policy on information technology has said that they would like to reduce, which is the number of service firms. we were the first department to attempt to consolidate and work together and be will be the first apartment to work with information technology. conceptually, it is work. planning as work. i think that it will reflect well on our participation with other departments. just to jump down rather quickly, we are continuing to

work with the department of technology, dtw, the assessor's office and enterprising system is by being able to work with our address in systems. right now there is a parallel in the updating of addresses. this has been a difficult, difficult profit -- project. so, that is a with a good situation. >> we are 90% there? 80% there? how far away are we? >> between 1% and 100%. [laughter] >> they are smart. it depends on how skeptical you are. >> we hold the city at risk?

as a hostage? >> we always have our system. we always have our ability. this is getting a lot of different processes to agree with each other. i do not want to throw out a percentage. frankly, i am not sure. >> well, you would be wrong. >> like a weather forecast. [laughter] thank you. >> deputy director 11-- item 5g, update on new hires. >> i have two updates today. on the electrical inspection, we

are ready for panel interviews. we are getting close on that. the posting closes on 1121. that was the update to the changes. >> have you looked at the electrical inspectors that have previously worked for the department? >> we will be looking at them and new applicants. >> any questions? >> discussion from commissioners? questions? >> none. >> any public comment on any of these items? the items in the director's report? >> good morning, commissioners. just a few items.

first of all, the new website is very great. i look forward to the day that we can have access to all of the department someone website. getting new addresses assigned to properties, i wanted to commend you on that. leslie, getting appointments down for inspection of lime, i tried to do that online and i had a problem attempting to access that service. i will be going in to check on that.

i think that we are all fairly well pleased with what is happening. thank you. >> are there categories that he brought up? >> just in forming an electrical, build and procedure. -- just in farming and electrical, building procedure. boilers. >> is there any additional public comment? item number six, commissioner questions and matters. at this time, commissioners may make inquiries to staff regarding various documents, policies, practices and procedures, which are of interest to the commission.

such as looking into how permits are canceled or notification. dpw, dph, and dpi getting together, as well as digitizing buthe 3r reports. >> i have an inquiry that maybe could be an agenda item sunday. about the ground floor accessibility of businesses, legislation requires the city to give priority to permit applications. i would like to get an idea of what applications are priority. how many types? how are we doing? how fast are things going? >> the vast majority of permits come from the fifth floor.

you get it in a matter of hours. i do not think that that legislation will affect us that much. it might affect planning. sometimes you have to do a ramp or widen the doorway. you can write -- run up against design items. i think that, as far as the building department is concerned, we want to get the job one. >> i guess this second item, we discussed this at the nomination treaty last week. we would like to get some updates from the committee's that we appoint people to. the code advisory committee. just to get an idea of what they're doing and if they are

running into roadblocks. we will have a presentation from them here. >> ok, sure. >> a great idea. maybe as part of our agenda we have an actual update from. since they are doing such important work for us, it is not a bad idea. >> i discussed this with sonya. she is willing to contact the representatives and they will provide a summary of the target goals. some of them meet only annually. others meet only every other month. sometimes there are disparities

or discrepancies and i think that this preliminary report will provide a snapshot on what they have done or what they are doing. >> additional questions? let him know. >> item #6b. future meetings and agendas. at this time, the commission may discuss and take action to set the date of a special meeting and determine those items that could be placed on the agenda of the next meeting and other future meetings of the building inspection commission. >> the general schedule for the next meeting, december 21, i think it will burden some of the commissioners. i would like to close out the year with full attendance. there might be, as it is december 21, we basically

proposed that we may be moving it up by a week. the 14th. is everyone available? >> is that a special meeting? >> it would be a special meeting. >> if not, is it still going to be on the 21st, if we cannot get a room? >> it would have to be the 21st, then. >> ok. >> if you could find out, as soon as you can? >> will do. >> is there any public comment on item six, a or b? item number seven, review and approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of may 18, 2011.

>> move to approve. >> is there any public comment on item number 7? is everyone in favor of approving the minutes? >> aye. >> the motion carries. item number eight, adjournment. >> is there a motion to adjourn? >> so moved. >> those in favor? >> aye. >> we are adjourned. it is 11:50 a.m. >> sanrio famous for the designs

for hello kitty. i thought i would try to make it as cute as possible. that way people might want to read the stories. then people might be open to learn about the deities and the culture. ♪ they reached out to make about five or six years ago because of the book published. they appreciated that my work was clearly driven from my research and investigation. after i contributed my artwork, the museum was really beside themselves. they really took to it. the museum reached out to me to see if i would be interested in my own space inside the museum. i tell them that would be a dream come true.

it is the classical, beautiful indian mythology through the lens of modern design and illustration and storytelling. they're all of these great sketch as i did for the maharajah exhibition. i get a lot of feedback on my artwork and books. they complement. they say how original the work is. i am the first person to say that this is so derived from all of this great artwork and storytelling of the past. the research i put into all of my books and work is a product of how we do things that a-- at pixar. sometimes you will see him depicted monkey-like or as superman. i wanted to honor his monkey coloring.

i decided to paint him white with a darker face. it is nice to breathe new life into it in a way that is reverent and honors the past but also lets them breathe and have fun. it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia. they decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent

to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> the question when i started 11 years ago when i started doing resolution work is can anything be presented on a really low resolution device where it is potentially a digital image? can anything be presented that way? or will it feel cold and electronic? >> the imagery will change.

there will be four different sets. it is a two dimensional image. it is stretched out into three dimensions. the device is part of the experience. you cannot experience the image without the device as being part of what you are seeing. whereas with the tv you end up ignoring it. i make gallery work more self and budget and public art work where i have to drop this of indulgence and think about how people will respond. and one of the things i was interested in the work and also a little fearful of, it is not until you get to the first and second floor were the work is

recognizable as an image. it is an exploration and perception is what it is. what are you seeing when you look at this image? one of the things that happens with really low resolution images like this one is you never get the details, so it is always kind of pulling you in kind of thing. you can keep watching it. i think this work is kind of experience in a more analytical way. in other words, we look at an image and there is an alice going on. -- and there is an analysis going on.