mr. duffy, let's hear from mr. sanchez. >> thank you. good afternoon. it's got sanchez, planning department. i had the opportunity to review the plan, and it appears they comply with the requirements of the planning code. the rooms on the ground floor comply with the rooms. the planning code requirements have been met. there is no notification required for the work they have done. in fact, the permit that included the second level does not even require planning review. we reviewed the ground floor and the ground-floor rooms, and comply with our requirements. president goh: but they don't comply with the adjacent properties? >> the issue is the building code compared with the planning code. with the planning code, we're concerned with the illegal units. we came up with a bulletin that refines what could be approved on the ground floor. we look at bathrooms. that is the critical thing, bathrooms, what bars, 1 3/6, things like that. in terms of windows, project laundry sinks, things like that. in

as i think the same rule applies tune, mr. duffy -- applies to you, mr. duffy. >> the you have something to add? >> i would say insulation was required, and it was inspected. there was also something asking debt they check the approved plans, so that will be dealt with in the next few days, and i can add to that complaint to make sure there was insulation put in. when he was talking about extra insulation, i think he was talking about the rules level. i can certainly add that to the complaint we got a couple days ago. you can rest assured there was insulation required. that is something you can rest assured will be looked into. >> the problem is these plans are not very extensive. they are extremely simple. thermal insulation is not going to give you much acoustic value. >> it would not be required by what i know of. >> can i suppose something? i propose we continue this for one week. the time to do this is now before the elevator is in. if they want to put in insulation now, now is the time to do this relatively inexpensive operation. once--- was the elev

. >> i have a question for mr. duffy. it goes more to the merits, but i am curious about elevators. would you normally expect to see some insulation or soundproofing around the exterior? >> i did look into the building code, and there is nothing there for elevators in this type of thing. the only construction we would require is because of the proximity to the property line. the property line would have to be one wall, which would have sheet rock on the inside and the outside and plywood citing as well. i believe a days -- it is r 19. that is probably going to give some insulation, but it is not fair for sound. >> they are going to make sure it is installed, because my indication is it is not installed. >> if there was air-conditioning required, i would imagine the building inspector saw that. >> so there is nothing that says it required installation. >> i went there yesterday, and it was probably 70% complete. the work was in compliance with the plans. i do not know for sure whether it was inspected. if it is required, our inspectors are out. >> what do you have to say about the id

mr. duffy: we were on a trip together, bipartisan trip to afghanistan and as we were able to tour the country and meet with our military leaders, our c.i.a. and state department, it was for me an interesting trip in that, you see that support of our young men and women who are overseas fighting for their country, does not have political boundaries. our group on this trip came together and unanimously were supportive of the men and women who we have sent to defend this country. and i think it was quite remarkable to see this team come together and before i talk further, i would like to yield to the gentleman from louisiana. mr. richmond: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you, congressman duffy for yielding. and i know that your constituent from wisconsin was someone that you wanted to talk about and had the privilege of performing the ramp act and give you a chance to switch podiums so you can go down now that we have the pictures presented. but i wanted to take a minute to say what a ramp act i

. >> we heard from mr. duffy that sometimes property line windows are committed by the neighbors putting and light wells or that kind of thing. was that ever discussed in this situation? >> that rarely occurs. those windows have to be fixed. >> it that violates the code. >> hasn't had any discussions between my client and the appellant in regards to the type of a pleasant walk, i don't think so. question might have been a light well to accommodate those windows. >> potentially. question sounds as though there was no discussion or movement on the part of your clients in order to accommodate those windows. thank you. >> is anything further? commissioners, then the matter is submitted. >> i absolutely did not want to go first. i am very sympathetic to the appellate and his issues. this is a great expense that he will have to incur. he will lose some of the instrument he currently has of his property. in terms of issues having to do with planning codes and building codes, i just don't see where this board could provi

if i can hit mr. duffy to confirm that with me. i would be more inclined to vote for this. >> there is actually no penalty for that apart from paying the additional fees, which would be issued. this makes them get another permit to pay the additional fees. there is no penalty. the penalty is what the fees are. >> the differential. >> an alternative would be to get it amended or to get a new parliament that is proper. -- permits that is proper. >> this would be $62,000 according to what they have and what we have. >> that is fine. got it. thanks. >> do you believe that that process could be handled through special conditions permit instead of a separate new permit? >> i would like to think so, yes. in getting an estimate on those fees and adding that to the cost of the special conditions permit, i could work that out with the central permit a bureau. that would be fine. >> thank you. >> is this on the permit requiring these conditions and you want a notice a special restrictions to be filed? >> personally, i would like a -- >> doesn

. >> mr. duffy? >> good evening, commissioners. the permit was filed according to the bi records on may 21, 2010. it got issued on may 24, 2010. it got a certificate of final completion on june 25, 2010. there were rough electrical inspections on may 28, rough plumbing inspections may 27, and a rough framing inspection on may 28, 2010, according to dbi records. the final inspections for electrical work june 9. final plumbing, june 24. the final building, june 25, 2010. we did receive two complaints on may 28, 2010, and june 8, 2010, after the permit was issued. those were both investigated. i will be available for any -- vice president garcia: what was the result of that investigation? were you able to determine whether work took place prior to may 24? >> that is -- the permit was already issued. someone saying the work started prior to that -- when there is a permit in place when the inspector goes there, it is hard for us to go back. we have not been there prior to the permit being issued. >> and can you shed any light on the $40

. >> mr. duffy, anything further? no? ok, then, commissioners, the matter is submitted. >> commissioner's, thoughts? >> i have some thoughts on it. in recognizing that the issue of whether the sign was abandoned or not is not before us. my question is related to notice just to see what exactly administratively procedures frame this kind of process. and the only real definitive process that i see here is one that was assigned -- a signed permit issued in 1999, in essence is a building permit, issued and controlled by the building department. the building department's processs are slightly different than the planning department. their process is -- their processes relate to a fixed time frame that potentially is a little different than the planning department. but both departments have time frames in which something has to be acted upon and finalized. so my take is in this particular instance in 1999 a permit was issued legally, it was entitled at that point in time. the permit, however, wound up lapsing because all those t

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i know my colleague mr. duffy introduced some legislation last week or the week before to talk a little bit about this. when you have to work with your board on a regular basis and then you go over to fsoc and you take seven of ten to box a rule by one of the directors who sits on your board and that person also has a vote out of ten and you would have a vote out of ten, you start to limit the ability to have oversight by using the financial stability oversight council. so my concern is when you have that conflict of interest, is it a good policy or procedure? i drafted a bill that i will introduce next week which is to replace the director of the cfpb with the chairman of the fed. i am doing that because i believe we need to focus on safety and soundness and get any perceived conflict of interest out of the way. i want to hear your thoughts on that potential conflict of interest. >> it is a good question. a lot of people consulted with dodd-frank about who would replace the t s and the fed was one option. and rec

mr. duffie served as the exec and a vice president and served in top leadership positions in the union since 1986 and started his career with the postal service in 1971. next is mark strong, where he has held leadership positions since 2006. mr. strong is postmaster in sun city, arizona. we could use some sound around the state, maybe a couple they'd. finally, we have jerry cerasale. he has a long history working on postal issues. great to see you. thanks for coming today. your full testimony will become a part of the record. >> good morning, chairman carper. i thank you for the opportunity to present to you the commission in addressing the financial crisis. the chairman regrets been unable to testify today. she has prepared written comments. i ask that these comments be made part of the official hearing record. >> without objection. >> in four months the usps will conclude its fiscal year and will not have sufficient borrowing authority to pay its bills. analysis for rate increase is related to a requirement to fund its health benefit premium. the postal service has paid $21.9 billion to fu

i know my colleague, mr. duffy, introduced some legislation to try to talk a little bit about this. when you have to work with somebody on a regular basis and then you go over to -- and then you go over and have a vote and it takes seven out of 10 to block eight rule by the director who sits on your board and that person also has a vote added the 10, you limit the ability to really have oversight by easing the financial oversight council. my concern is, when you have that kind of conflict of interest, is a good policy or a good procedure -- i will introduce a bill next week that will simply replace the director of the cfpb with the chairman of the fed. i believe we need to focus on safety and soundness, yet a perceived conflict of interest -- get any perceived conflict of interest of the way. i would like your thoughts on the potential conflict of interest. >> i think it is a good question. a lot of people said the fed was one option. i liked the rappers -- reciprocity. i think that would be helpful. i think the advantage support putting the consumer bureau head of the fdic board mi

i know my colleague, mr. duffy, introduced some legislation to try to talk a little bit about this. when you have to work with somebody on a regular basis and then you go over to -- and then you go over and have a vote and it takes seven o of 10 to block eight rule by the director who sits on your board and that person also has a vote added the 10, you limit the ability to really have oversight by easing the financial oversight council. my concern is, when you have that kind of conflict of interest, is a good policy or a good procedure -- i will introduce a bill next week that will simply replace the director of the cfpb with the chairman of the fed. i believe we need to focus on safety and soundness, yet a perceived conflict of interest -- get any perceived conflict of interest of the way. i would like your thoughts on the potential conflict of interest. >> i think it is aood question. a lot of people said the fed was one option. i liked the rappers -- reciprocity. i think that would be helpful. i think the advantage support putting the consumer bureau head of the fdic board might

i know my colleague, mr. duffy, introduced some legislation to try to talk a little bit about this. when you have to work with somebody on a regular basis and then you go over to -- and then you go over and have a vote and it takes seven out of 10 to block eight rule by the director who sits on youroard and that person also has a vote added the 10, you limit the ability to really have oversight by easing the financial oversight council. my concern is, when you have that kind of conflict of interest, is a good policy or a good procedure -- i will introduce a bill next week that will simply replace the director of the cfpb with the chairman of the fed. i believe we need to focus on safety and soundness, yet a perceived conflict of interest -- get any perceived conflict of interest of the way. i would like your thoughts on thpotential conflict of interest. >> i think it is a good question. a lot of people said the fed was one option. i liked the rappers -- reciprocity. i think that would be helpful. i think the advantage support putting the consumer bureau head of the fdic board might