project is or isn't with the secretary of standards but a project that's not in sync with the threshold the impact under sequa does it teller impair the rows so it doesn't convey it's significance so the easily example a contributor to a historic district obviously demolition is not consistent with the standards but that demolition is not necessarily a significant impact on the whole it doesn't necessarily impair the district so such a degree that the district can convey it's significance and eligible for listing. so it's a different threshold essentially and we have many times projects that are not

consistent with the standards but not a significant impact under sequ >> commissioner wolfram. >> i think another example is the merced library it's not consistent with the standards but still a historic resource but doesn't have a significant impact under sequa. >> i believe that's the determination there i didn't work on that project. >> basically, it still is a historic resource even though the actual project didn't meet sequa. >> as sarah said it wasn't a significant impact under sequa. the consistency is different than the sequa so sometimes that's a different element >> so mr. fry do you want to go

back to sequa. >> tim fry depth staff the big take away is something we want to convey to a you is we all acknowledge the preservation bustling bulletin 16 is in high priority to get it updated to have the resources allocated to do that and as well as ms. jones building that a lot of the recommendations or concerns are addressed through the recommendations will be addressed through updating the bulletin 16. we talked about the ar cs refugee think in regards to a sequa this came up a little bit when we were talking about the budget for that the next fiscal year for the subsequential cue of projects and the backlog for

what it is, you know, you know, be not only are rehearing the frustrations of the public about the time is takes to process those permits but certainly looking at streamlining our own internal process to get those projects reviewed in a much timely manner but we have pilots we'll be come back to you and giving us information while 9 public is just looking at our process in terms of the time is takes behind the scenes this is a context process to review, you know, a project for various components under sequa we're just trying to make that happen as efficiently as possible so putting less burden on property owners and more on the staff because of the amount of

information we've we have 0 be able to compartment lists so get answers for the resources >> i first wanted to comment on the prior discussion about the secretary of standards for the safe harbor i'm not an attorney but i'm occurring what level of environmental review was required we're not common to the secretary of interior standards but not seeing a significant impact in sequa do they have to do the r i r.

>> for other reasons. >> can you come up. >> if it's not if there are no significant impacts under sequa and clearly no significant impacts under sequa there's no requirement to do an eir and they wouldn't have had to do an eir. >> thank you, ms. jones. >> i wanted to directing your attention to some of the other sections in sequa. specifically the recommendation this or that is the collaborative process where a project sponsor wants to comply that the secretary of interior standards but prefer to meet with the planning department staff and learn what we need to do s to have a compliant project early on as opposed to going through the laborious processes and then find out their project

didn't conform. i think for belittling 16 it will be helpful to have a timeline when the update is implemented you've been talking about that and it will be great to have that and recommendation 16 we've talked about the new process for conducting the hr e's. will clarifying what they're required for projects in designated historic district or adjacent or within the view of historic districts that's another thing that came up. we spent quite a bit of time and gretchen is not here but she helped us there's a table or chart on page 27 and i don't know if you want to put it up for the public.

but that chart basically - we worked on this project for 2 and a half or 3 years it felt like seven years we tried to figure out what the hr p process was and clarifying that and was it maples and when i do what and when you end up in which pipe is really, really useful. thank you >> thank you and actually mr. fry you will you respond. >> tim fry with the staff whether this is a separate bulletin or 167 we intended on developing a sort of a road map on how to clarify the process. i i would say it's similar to

the bulletin 16 timeframe we're looking at about a year from now we'll have something ready and finalized that's a complex process and will take time we've begun internal discussions and save time and streamlining our day to day work to see efficiency to incorporate into 16 that's our standard process not only when we have a backlog. again that will be a year but we'll come back to talk about the process to develop the process >> we'll need a check in along the way. >> certainly september or october. >> mr. buehler you have a

comment. >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm sorry to be late for this item i wanted to refer back to the discussion regarding compliance with the standards i agree with that interpretation there's a difference between contains and whether or not there's a significant impact, however, the recommendations of the sequa 12 and 13 and 16 are an effort to encourage good behavior with the secretary standards. in this gray area of compliance with the standards and significant adverse impact many on the task force expressed concerns about the cost establishing whether or not there's a significant adverse impact if you don't comply with the standards. the example raised by sarah the

demolition in the historic district this attempts to provide guidelines, however, there's no easy kind of rule of thumb percentage for example of buildings that must remain in the district to retain their eligibility and integrity. the members of the task force felt the safe harbor there is in terms of saving time for the sequa proposals >> thank you. commissioners any other questions >> i'm going to officially do public comment are there any members of the public who wish to speak seeing none, public comment is closed. >> mr. fry. >> i'm up here to comical our comments if any and talking about moving forward on some of

the elements or at least giving this periodic units. >> i'd like to hear from the fellow commissioners it sounds like we're addressed many issues we've got about a year before we come to a spot literally most of the stuff is going to be answered there's no item in full contention we're not moving forward towards so director ram. >> that's perhaps about the ar c but in terms of process improvements if i can use that term we owe you a couple of schedules one for the local interpretation of the standards and one for the preservation bulletin 16. i would argue the latter before

the foam and we'll lay out a schedule for periodic updates those are things we've tubed for a long time and there's frustration we're working on it we're working on it the stiff staff is playing catch but we owe you a schedule >> hr e chart a response that on that. i wanted to give a huge thank you for everybody that put in on this report to the folks plus the whole committee that is unbelievably helpful to everybody the departments and sponsors everybody so thank you very much i really appreciate it. any other closing comments.

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>> hi today we have a special edition of building san francisco, stay safe, what we are going to be talking about san francisco's earth quakes, what you can do before an earthquake in your home, to be ready and after an earthquake to make sure that you are comfortable staying at home, while the city recovers. ♪ >> the next episode of stay safe, we have alicia johnson from san francisco's department of emergency management. hi, alicia thanks to coming >> it is a pleasure to be here with you. >> i wonder if you could tell us what you think people can do to get ready for what we know is a coming earthquake in san francisco. >> well, one of the most things that people can do is to make sure that you have a plan to communicate with people who live both in and out of state.

having an out of state contact, to call, text or post on your social network is really important and being able to know how you are going to communicate with your friends, and family who live near you, where you might meet them if your home is uninhab hitable. >> how long do you think that it will be before things are restored to normal in san francisco. >> it depends on the severity of the earthquake, we say to provide for 72 hours tha, is three days, and it helps to know that you might be without services for up to a week or more, depending on how heavy the shaking is and how many after shocks we have. >> what kind of neighborhood and community involvement might you want to have before an earthquake to make sure that you are going to able to have the support that you need. >> it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbors and your community. go to those community events, shop at local businesses, have a reciprocal relationship with

them so that you know how to take care of yourself and who you can rely on and who can take care of you. it is important to have a battery-operated radio in your home so that you can keep track of what is happening in the community around and how you can communicate with other people. >> one of the things that seems important is to have access to your important documents. >> yes, it is important to have copies of those and also stored them remotely. so a title to a home, a passport, a driver's license, any type of medical records that you need need, back those up or put them on a remote drive or store them on the cloud, the same is true with any vital information on your computer. back that up and have that on a cloud in case your hard drive does not work any more. >> in your home you should be prepared as well. >> absolutely. >> let's take a look at the kinds of things that you might want to have in your home. >> we have no water, what are we going to do about water? >> it is important for have

extra water in your house, you want to have bottled water or a five gallon container of water able to use on a regular basis, both for bathing and cooking as well as for drinking. >> we have this big container and also in people's homes they have a hot water heater. >> absolutely, if you clean your hot water heater out regularly you can use that for showering, drinking and bathing as well >> what other things do people need to have aren't their home. >> it is important to have extra every day items buy a couple extra cans of can food that you can eat without any preparation. >> here is a giant can of green giant canned corn. and this, a manual can opener, your electric can opener will not be working not only to have one but to know where to find it in your kitchen. >> yes. >> so in addition to canned goods, we are going to have fresh food and you have to preserve that and i know that

we have an ice chest. >> having an ice chest on hand is really important because your refrigerator will not be working right away. it is important to have somebody else that can store cold foods so something that you might be able to take with you if you have to leave your home. >> and here, this is my very own personal emergency supply box for my house. >> i hope that you have an alternative one at home. >> oh, i forgot. >> and in this is really important, you should have flashlights that have batteries, fresh batteries or hand crank flashlight. >> i have them right here. >> good. excellent. that is great. additionally, you are going to want to have candles a whistle, possibly a compass as well. markers if you want to label things if you need to, to people that you are safe in your home or that you have left your home. >> i am okay and i will meet you at... >> exactly.

exactly. water proof matches are a great thing to have as well. >> we have matches here. and my spare glasses. >> and your spare glasses. >> if you have medication, you should keep it with you or have access to it. if it needs to be refrigerated make sure that it is in your ice box. >> inside, just to point out for you, we have spare batteries. >> very important. >> we have a little first aid kit. >> and lots of different kinds of batteries. and another spare flashlight. >> so, alicia what else can we do to prepare our homes for an earthquake so we don't have damage? >> one of the most important things that you can do is to secure your valuable and breakable items. make sure that your tv is strapped down to your entertainment cabinet or wall so it does not move. also important is to make sure that your book case is secure to the wall so that it does not fall over and your valuable and breakables do not break on the ground. becoming prepared is not that difficult. taking care of your home,

making sure that you have a few extra every-day items on hand helps to make the difference. >> that contributes dramatically to the way that the city as a whole can recover. >> absolutely. >> if you are able to control your own environment and house and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san francisco and being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building