commission vice-president walker commissioner gilman commissioner konstin commissioner lee commissioner mccarthy and commissioner warshell okay. the that item passes unanimously congratulations to you both. >> (clapping.) >> all right. >> on to item did approval of the minutes discussion and possible action to adopt the minutes on 2016. >> move to approve. >> second interest there is a motion that has been seconded my public comment always commissioners in favor and. >> opposed? the minutes are approved item e continued oewd /* order

of abatement the department will present its case first and the appellant and each side has 7 minutes to present the case and 3 minutes for rebuttal good morning joe duffy dbi the case today is complaint number 201693 61 do dbi on january 4th, 2016, raising the roosevelt and closing up the front entrance with a single door that was assigned to a builder inspector inspection hernandez from the 21st of

january we issued a notice of violation on the february the 10 i'll read the notice of violation a complaint was filed with the department for construction beyond the scope of the construction permit a new front door at no door existed previously this is a new door with a frame and a window on the side light the corrective action file a building permit within 10 days and get a permit within 60 days as final inspections and sign off and obtain the permit with the planning department with the new door on the front porch and to close the complaint

the second part of complaint will be investigated with roofline it was sent to code compliant on march 17 it ended up at a hearings around april 2016 there was a order of abatement and an appeal filed but continued ever since the cost associated with that are around $1,075 a building permit has been filed it is a form 3 building permit to come imply with m and a violation 201693 of one install

a security door at the front the property the building application was filed i believe office of the city administrator it was constructed in 18 those are historical aspect so i have photographs overhead they're not clear but in fact, can i have the overhead, please? so the area in question is this door here at the front porch this was installed in the side light i believe put in as well so i have a photograph of the existing condition taken off the computer the screen shots were out of depth but see an open

sort of lobby before and this building and closed the front of it off so - >> that's where we are with the case currently available to answer any questions commission vice-president walker. >> so did they file a permit to legalize it as is or remove it. >> they're trying to legalize it is it a standard inspection. >> the biggest problem is the planning department preservation with an 1880s building putting a door front of the of that modern buildings may not be a big deal but 1880s got a lot through the planning process so it is currently on hold with planning but that's the latest workshop the person that will speak so

for the property meg i have an update on that. >> great, thank you thank you. >> okay. >> commissioner warshell. >> this is also in a recognized historic district the hpc have to evaluate it. >> that's correct that's correct it is currently with the preservation staff with planning. >> now but separate from the planning historic section when it is a historic district and a trickling building hpc hag to approve and that's a separate approval process i'm asking if this is something that rise to that. >> with the certificate of occupancy it has to be done with the approval on the permit it is 5 i think your creak in saying there is a separate process -

yes. exactly. >> thank you i see no other questions can we hear from the appellant. >> good morning, commissioners henry the situation is the historic is for security at the front and a small foyer i live around the corner people have broken in and stuff like that happening hates one thing but, yes this is in the district so, now the plans since january 19, 2017, often hold with them because for 0 certificate of occupancy certificate of appropriateness it will take time to go through the process we ask a 6 month continuance to

get in approved as commissioner warshell said that will go from before the historic preservation commission and takes another three to four months this is a long process and don't want to remove it for security reasons want to keep it there and hopefully at the end of the day approve whatever door that be appropriate for that building. >> no questions for the appellant? seeing none, thank you does the department want to come up with rebuttal or any more information? no anything from the appellant no second chance? >> as i want to talk about the planning is the big stumbling block with west anything done

over-the-counter as it is historic for the preservation planners we have projects and got bay windows at the back of the property can't see it they'll say well we'll approve it you can't see the back of the building you have to go to fisherman's wharf and barely see is it is really, really tough process to go through and taken forever too did it i urge you to please give us the time. >> commissioner warshell. >> you mentioned you live near the liberty hill historic district and a. >> yeah. >> you're aware and the client is aware this should have been pursued first, the historic building needed clearance. >> i don't know about my client this happened with people in the building they're not aware of it not uncommon for

owners not to be aware of the historic district and what is supposed to do you figure if for security it got the glass and should be fine and then find out not the case like i said not uncommon i live in the area i know what it is like and a lot of people have no idea. >> unlike the situations your refer to with the rare and endangered not visible this is down a sidewalk way it is not the front entrance to the main building it is to the rear building but that is visible from the sidewalk; right? >> that's correct commissioner that's right yes. >> thank you. >> is there a motion? >> i think director duffy. >> if i can ask the attorney is

that acceptable can i ask the department to come up. >> director duffy. >> you wanted to say a comment. >> ounce we ask the question yeah. >> i way at the property it is the fronts o front entrance to the property no other carrier to get in. >> thank you it has street frontage and have to walk along the side and actually like a driveway like the back area the front indigents to the building it is on the side but the front entrance i couldn't find any other entrance i wanted to correct that. >> so they closed up the front entrance or recommissioner borden that. >> the front entrance used to be an open old (multiple voices). >> so at the pulled it out. >> it was done without a

permit like i said. >> sorry for speaking out of turn. >> any public comment. >> anyone want to make a motion. >> commission vice-president walker comment. >> well, i appreciate that it is a cumbersome process uphold the order of abatement and hold in obedience for 5 months to let the planning and historic preservation commission process catch up. >> i'll second that. >> there's a motion on the floor to uphold the order of abatement and to hold in abeyance for 5 months and assessment of costs? >> include the amendment of costs. >> including the assessment of cost roll call vote on that motion. >> if i can find my paper.

>> okay commission president clinch commissioner gilman commission vice-president walker commissioner konstin commissioner lee commissioner mccarthy and commissioner warshell okay that item passes unanimously item g general public comment any general public comment for items not on the abatement agendas a motion to adjourn. >> there is a motion that has been seconded all commissioners in favor we are adjourned that is 9:24 a.m. we will take about a 10 minute recessed and reconvene as the building inspection .

>> (clapping.) >> in 2013 san francisco legislators newsom agreed to allow the reciprocate of our soft story buildings those building house one and 20 thousand resident a program of that collect requires extensive outreach and this continuation of that process who is here and bill graham the perfect venue so in 2014 we have the first earthquake retrofit a huge success we're repeating this model what we've done it put together venues that are time professionals and contractor are financing institutions a other services that help people comply with the

retrofit and as you can see the thousands of members of the public their assessing over one hundred vendors to comply with the ordinance or make improvements on their property i came to get specification information and puck h picking up information if you don't know what twaur doing i take it overwhelming. >> we're pleased a critical mass of people are keying into knowing their relents and understanding what had are the next steps to take and they're figuring out who to talk to not only the contractor by the mustards and the architect and the structural engineers and getting the full picture of what options are necessary and being pro-acti pro-active. >> so i'm very pleased to see the soft story buildings 99.9

percent complies the highest of the program of this scale of the history a citywide effort high blood pressure in every stretch of san francisco to understand real risks associated with earthquake and those are universally agreed on. >> at some point you need to gather information i'll be talking to another engineer to come out and take a look at it and basically get a second opinion i'm for second and third opinions it is inspiring to see all the property owners that want to do the right thing and for proactively figuring out what the solutions to get them that. >> what is amazing to me here we are over two years of first retrofit fair and at the time we are rh2 out to contractors to help us and reaching it out to

design professionals that soft story buildings is in any and people understanding how to comply now it is different an industry that springs up as a result of the - their professed and gotten the costs down with lower financing options and these are defined and now the gene progression and have the buildings are buildings and the compliance we understand the 2020 one and 20 thousand san francisco's 15 messenger of our population will live in a retrofit building those people buildings or lives in buildings with 5 or more residential building is soft story and wood frame and built before 1978 that house that one and 20 thousand san franciscans. >> san francisco is being the leader in getting in done and as you may know los angeles passed

their retrofit law two months ago at the sort of taken san francisco's lead on the one and tenth anniversary as the residents san francisco this is a road map to the city and going to give us us plan are these to keep folks here on a disaster and steps to build a resident waterfront by 2020. >> this involves more than one and 80 individuals and over 60 nonprofits and other companies this is a huge plan and what are the challenges we realize that people are concerned about climatic change, sea level rise and not only the affiliated hazards but things hike you're our amp infrastructure and consumed by social and other things we see this in society everyday and how we try to

mitigate those are ultimately a direct result how resident we are after earthquake other issue out of the strategy of the concept after a major earthquake of keeping 95 percent of population here in san francisco that's the single best thing to help a equitable recovery to keep people here keep people back to work and kids in school and a residents of normal after a disaster. >> alliance energy in our partner undertook comprehensive bid process we interviewed a half-dozen of folks who wanted to have a part of our soft story buildings are ordinance so alliance energy project programming is a clean assess energy a special financing that is done using the taxed

authority of local multiples and one of the interesting features the loan is tied to the property not the vital if an individual didn't have good credit but it is another option for people not able to comply to find another avenue the assessment is actually places on the property and the builds for in that come literally a line item on the tax bill that's how you pay off the segment and tax. >> 20 or thirty years is all paid up front there are advantages your property tax well it is important to give people on option and many private banks that provide loans over a are shorter term we wanted to create a longer pay back term. >> i think the next step for

property owners after at the create themselves to take the plunge and quit the working downey done and have works of work done right of the right rest of the property owners can understand this process across the city. >> we need to do it. >> it is safety you know that's the bottom line safety. >> earthquake safety a everybody's responsibility that is providing the resources that people need to get done if you want to know more of the resources as a san franciscan please visit the

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next sf sprech of market street between 6th is having a cinderella movement with the office of economic workforce development is it's fairy godmother telegraph hill engaged in the program and providing the reason to pass through the corridor and better reason to stay office of economic workforce development work to support the economic vital of all of san francisco we have 3 distinctions workforce and neighborhood investment i work in the tenderloin that has been the focus resulting in tax chgsz and 9 arts group totally around 2 hundred thousand square feet of office space as fits great as

it's moved forward it is some of the place businesses engaged for the people that have living there for a long time and people that are coming into to work in the the item you have before you companies and the affordable housing in general people want a safe and clean community they see did changed coming is excited for every. >> oewd proits provides permits progress resulting in the growth of mid businesses hocking beggar has doubled in size. >> when we were just getting started we were a new business people never saturday a small business owner and been in the bike industry a long needed help in finding at space and sxug the that is a oewd and others

agencies were a huge helped walked us through the process we couldn't have done it without you this is sloped to be your grand boulevard if so typically a way to get one way to the other it is supposed to be a beautiful boulevard and fellowship it is started to look like that. >> we have one goal that was the night to the neighborhood while the bigger project of developments as underway and also to bring bring a sense of community back to the neighborhood. >> we wanted to use the says that a a gathering space for people to have experience whether watching movies or a yoga or coming to lecture. >> that sb caliber shift on the street is awarding walking down the street and seeing people

sitting outside address this building has been vacate and seeing this change is inspiringing. >> we've created a space where people walk in and have fun and it is great that as changed the neighborhood. >> oewd is oak on aortas a driver for san francisco. >> we've got to 23ri7b9 market and sun setting piano and it was on the street we've seen companies we say used to have to accompanying come out and recruit now they're coming to us. >> today, we learned about the office of economic workforce development and it's effort to foster community and make the buyer market street corridor something that be proud of thanks to much for watching and tune in next time f

you. >> good morning. today's is wednesday, february 15, 2017, this is the regularly of the building inspection commission i'd like to remind everyone to please turn off electronic devices are the first item is roll call commissioner president mccarthy commission vice-president walker commissioner gilman commissioner konstin commissioner lee commissioner clinch commissioner warshell we have quorum and the next item is item 2

prourpts. >> good morning, everybody. and welcome everybody to the wednesday, february 15, 2017, big monthly meeting and madam secretary in my presents announcements a warm congratulations to inspector bernie and michael and william and shawn who responded to the terrible fire on stockton street in chinatown that he provided excellent public service to the victims of that devastating fire they took time to say escorts for the services to enable the residents to retrieve some of their bloolgz the sprishg donated a sum to provide not wear for the victims to reenter the building once

again stories we never hear but this is what the department does for the inspectors in the evening in the early hours of the morning and don't make the newspapers all four intrshgsz as well as director hui were singled out by supervisor aaron peskin and were presented with the certificate of commendation for their outstanding business and we sing their praise and so thank you guys and thanks to the board of supervisors and particularly supervisor peskin for recognizing them and didn't happen often enough but thank you a big thanks to dbi staff that answered questions for the professional services during the weekends of annual chinese new year's and jimmy chung as

building inspector housing inspection technology services and the fire department (calling names) were at the dbi booth on sunday and were there on saturday and sunday as well as director hui this is the year of the fire rooster and people born in the chinese sign for hard working and observant and we admire those in the dbi staffers thank you and thank you to the builder inspector thanking our colleague for the timely friendly attitude and coordination and housing inspector dennis got a thank you letter for helping families to get heat in their building that had problems and said even if courteous and professional well done a small thing to