-- forward into construction and. -- seismic project forward into construction. this is what our implementation schedule looks like. the contract for the project, they were advertised in mid october. these are due in early december, which should allow us to start construction in march of next year. the total construction project is estimated to be under just four years. and finally, i wanted to leave you with an update about where we stand budget wise, both with the program and the project level. the project is forecasted to be delivered $7.60 million under its approved budget, and at the program level, we are now predicting an overall cost savings in the order of $63 million, and that concludes my presentation. i would be happy to answer any questions. chair avalos: thank you. we will go to another report first, and then we will answer questions. sir? >> mr. chairman, members of the committee, we point out that it is possible that the committee would want to see the construction bids, which had not been submitted yet, before we release the construction funds. ho

supervisor maxwell: so then, if i'm considering doing seismic retrofit or replacing a hospital, does it mean that if i have -- if i get my plans and everything in before january 13, that i'm basically extent from this legislation? supervisor campos: yes, supervisor. what it means is that we have repeatedly heard that earthquakes can happen in san francisco at any time and that there is a public safety interest in making sure that the seismic work is done as quickly as possible and that something like this could potentially get in the way of that. this allows those institutions to have a window during which they can complete that work because we recognize the urgency of finalizing that work, which is why, instead of speaking about specific exemptions of individual projects, which creates a number of problems -- legal ones, potentially -- that instead of talking about specific exceptions, we are talking about giving them a window of time during which they could complete the work to ensure that those concerns are addressed. supervisor maxwell: thank you. questions or comments on this? >

francis, which also needs seismic renovations. they are in the process of complying, but they are not actually require but will be able to have all the detail settled. they are not required by 2013 to get this done but some years later. you are saying that under your reading, they would fall under an organization that provides medical services to historically underserved groups. supervisor campos: that is correct. supervisor mar: would that be the read of the planning department as well? supervisor campos: to the extent that an institution like you are talking about that has provided unique services to underserved populations, that in deciding whether or not a proposed project is consistent, that to the extent that project continues in that tradition, continues in what they have been doing, that would be an important factor in favor of consistency in terms of how the planning department could see it. i do not know if the planning director would like to say anything beyond that. >> might understanding of that policy and the legisla

also, look at the idea of concern with seismic deadlines. major grain just pointed out these guys just applied for a extension that had to be vetoed by republican governor. if that does not speak to you, i do not know what will. once again, we think that plenty of time has been given to look at this legislation. i urge you to pass it and give the planning commission and health commission the tools they have been clamoring for. give the community the tools they have been clamoring for. help us make good and effective decisions. supervisor campos: william ho, yoland salazar. >> my name is linda schumacher and i am the chief operating officer for chinese hospital. i come to thank you for your leadership in helping to provide the direction and planning for the health care needs of san francisco. chinese hospital is a very unique community health care provider with a unique history. we have been in existence for 110 years. we are the only hospital dedicated to the care of chinese in the united states, and have been supported by the community exte

supervisor elsbernd: ok, thank you. >> but the seismic retrofit is something that we had not considered. supervisor elsbernd: i understand that part. i'm fine with the chair's recommendation that the reduction down to the maintenance level, which was $22,000 -- supervisor avalos: $22,617. supervisor elsbernd: if we need to make a motion pertaining to that amendment. supervisor mirkarimi: i made that motion. supervisor avalos: that motion is there. and we can takes it without objection. >> cloo i clarify that that -- could i clarify that that number is the amount of the reduction or the amount of the contract? supervisor avalos: the actual property tax. >> because the way it is worded now is the amount of the contract is the $10,6 2. 692. you are changing the savings, the reduction >> you are changing the amount of the actual contract? supervisor elsbernd: i think you understand what we are trying to do. rather than seefing the $31,benefit. supervisor mirkarimi: the $22,000. supervisor elsbernd: we will let you figure out what needs to be done on that end, but that is the motion. supervi

the base isolation is going to make sure that this hospital is seismically safe. it allows us to make sure that the way that we are designing this is a way that we can also build that in a most efficient and effective way. it allows us to get ahead in terms of bidding for certain parts of the project. we just were able to bid the steel package, for example, pitting what we believe might have been the very bottom of the steel market, which is going to save us about $5 million from what we felt we were going to have to pay. again, i just want to reinforce the foresight that the mayor and the board had in providing this pro development funding to enable us to work collaborative lee and ultimately to get an accurate price, to save money for the city and enable us to deliver this project. what we bring is the project management, and to do that, we looked across the bay, and there was a guy who was finishing up getting the highland hospital built over in alameda county, and we recruited him here, so our lead project manager is ron allen need a. i want to acknowledge 10.

one is that when we're done with this bridge, it will be pinnacle of seismic technology. it's not like you can come up with new innovations and just build them. they have to be gone through experts around the world. second thing we are replacing parts of an eight-mile long structure. some of those land in the same footprint where the quarter million vehicles are traveling and we're not allowed to close it. the whole reason why we have had to create detours, to keep the traffic slowing. in some cases when we do have to close the bring it takes a year to plan for it. the third thing that makes it unique, we are building a world class architectural icon. it actually says in the law that we would create a signature of this region. now, just try and define signature. that is challenging in the beginning. >> everyone has different tastes. >> absolutely. and once you have that and you build this thing that three major challenges that has never been end in the end this whole thing is about safety. getting people across the bay in a safe way. >> so speaking of safety, seismic kli

another issue that has to be considered regardless of the seismic safety issues -- how safe are high-rises that are 20 stories? that is something that has to be considered. there is a history. this is earthquake history -- earthquake country. it is absolutely necessary. the other issue is the western side of san francisco are without any hospitals. we have cut hospitals, but not for humans. -- we have pet hospitals, but not for humans. we asked when the issue of cpmc first appeared. thank you for taking this on. please come up with a comprehensive plan and a safe plan that includes emergency services in the event of earthquakes. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is bruce hicks. i am with the st. louis hospital. a -- i am with the st. luke's hospital. a lot of people come up from uhw and one jobs. this is an opportunistic thing for them to say. they want to say they are a union on the one thing -- on the one hand, but that is an opposing thought. in other words, if they want to say something more useful instead of just a mom and apple pie -- how did y

lost the opportunity in this last election to actually fund some of our most challenging building seismic upgrades. hopefully we can come together and find ways of funding these with the help of fema, but also we are going to come together and go to the public and actually get support for this. in the meantime, i hope that what we do is carried forward, the recommendations, including a mandatory program for our wood frame buildings which are identified and we all agree are the biggest risks. the mandatory program is, i believe -- maybe you could talk to us about what the status of our mandatory program is because i know we have been working on it with the mayor's office. but that is one of the things that has been identified as the next step in the successful mitigation program. >> john malamut from the city attorney's office. i had a conversation with the mayor's office this morning and a program for mandatory retrofit for the wood frame soft story build some things still under consideration. it is considered as sort of in the draft stages right now but something they are still very inte

major demolition will begin in three weeks, $32 $1 million seismic renovation project.ie-hard fans $32 1 million million- dollar and planning on selling this as parts of number below. but different memorable it, and with the bleachers where you can own a seat. member abelia, there is a lot of history at this stadium but so, up with unique ways to make opportunities available for the fans. it to be a part of it for several years. pellicle take two years. and will be-kobe take estimated two years. halfand sources are saying that he is pretty close to making a deal the los angeles dodgers. they offered him arbitration last thursday and still working on the numbers. mitch is trying to keep the roster intact going into 2011. 7 7 , chilly out there this afternoon and into overnight temperatures are going to drop off, dramatically. a very cold night on tap. temperatures in the 30's in the mornings but a few degrees warmer than today. 33 in napa, santa rosa, and a patchy frost in the early morning. increasing clouds and 55 degrees as the afternoon progresses. and a little bit w

2003, the library began its usual community design process to discuss the planned renovation for a seismicengthening and accessibility compliance with the americans with disabilities act. due to the constraints of the site and the lack of space on the adjacent playground, the reality of the renovation was that the branch would have been closed for approximately two years and would have yielded an equal or less amount of public space than the existing public library. the community made it clear they wanted a bigger library with more space for books, computers, seats, tables, and a program. alternate the needs of the densest community in the city with the greatest need for adults, and ve

andreas fault running along the peninsula, the overall purpose of this project is to increase the seismiceliability of our overall system in the peninsula. the improvements that will be completed, it will extend the life of the existing line, and they will also allow us to continue service following a major earthquake the project will also provide us with additional flexibility in terms of operation and maintenance in the peninsula region. so the major elements includes 1.7 miles of pipeline, and this will take place mostly in one town, south san francisco, and san mateo county. we will also do because help line -- " we will also do what we call "slip linging," -- lining," and this will be concerning a major thoroughfare in the peninsula. there are two bridges across the san mateo creek, and there is also miscellaneous work, but the painting of exposed pipes and during the system to prevent corrosion. supervisor maxwell: so the slip line, you have a pipe that is what diameter? >> i think it varies from 54 inches to over 70 inches. we wanted to make sure that we could maintain adequate cap

2003, the library began its usual community design process to discuss the planned renovation for a seismicengthening and accessibility compliance with the americans with disabilities act. due to the constraints of the site and the lack of space on the adjacent playground, the reality of the renovation was that the branch would have been closed for approximately two years and would have yielded an equal or less amount of public space than the existing public library. the community made it clear they wanted a bigger library with more space for books, computers, seats, tables, and a program. alternate the needs of the densest community in the city with the greatest need for adults, and active student population, and story time for students and families, and a reduction in services or functionality of the library would not be acceptable to the community. the library work closely with our architects to develop and consider numerous options for renovation of the existing building. our project architect is an aia fellow with a great amount of experience, and she is here to answer specific questio

the seismic improvement projects are those that are especially indicative of potential vulnerabilities, failures in the event of a major earthquake. including among those are two projects arof central importanc, the central station and the logistics center for the department. those are essential services in the sense that they are the backbone for the department, in regard to deploying these particular services. the next group of work are what we call comprehensive renovation projects, and there are two of them. the sum total of them is $61.5 million. we are intending to initiate the work in the second half of 2011 through 2013, beginning with the major projects in the early part of 2012. supervisor avalos: thank you. and you have a timeline for the public safety building as well? >> ok, very quickly. public safety building, 300,000 square feet. it is the largest among the bond program projects. it is relocating the police headquarters from a hall of justice. the same is true for the southern district police station. we are also building a new mission district fire station. notably as