appellant, contends, that the retaining wall that is the subject of the abatement. on property. 2308 to 231 to. the wall was constructed maintained and controlled by the adjacent owners, appellant seeks edition to the property owners, staff? >> we will take these separately, so seven minute, right? >> actually the attorney request they be combine because some of this are related, she requested 21 minutes for all of them. >> the washington streets? >> yes. >> good morning for the department. there are two buildings, the first building, 2856 washington street four cone does, the other three condos, 2858, 2860, and 2862 washington, it's an unsafe condition, on the break foundation wall. on october 7th of last year resulting in abatement being issued there are no permits dealing with the violation. therefore, staff recommended to pull out of abatement, and oppose the assessment of costs, the other building in question 2320, devero street three condos, the other three condos, 2322, and 23220. the evaluations are the same. they're hearing two place on the same day, result

i support the ten year tax abatement. i think tax abatement has to be used in communities where redevelopment has not yet occurred. sometimes people call it gender, blight removal sometimes redevelopment redevelopment is called redevelopment. i think those neighborhood could benefit from a 20 year tax abatement because it will encourage building and construction which will keep people in the neighborhood who live there for a long time. i'm sorry. >> thank you. >> jim kenny. >> i'm in favor of tax abatements and i have watched them effect neighborhood outside center city. center city grew because of the abatement but queen village and northern liberties and fishtown, and now kensington is beginning to pop. i think that we can continue to do that. but i want to make sure that people are ironed up for long term occupant program so there is not that kind of tension between older residents and newer residents. thirdly i would reassess the london which tax abated properties sits because they are under assessed and we could rais

number of abatement issues 20. number of cases under advicement 13. number of cases abated 102 and code enforcement inspection for performance is 213. number of code inspect is 203. there are graphs for the month to month. >> thank you deputy if that report. >> any public comments, on items a-d.? seei none [inaudible]. >> good afternoon, commissioners, i'm the project manager for the accela project -- the functional items of the system development. we have eight of the 21 punch list items that are remaining, finish and ready to test we started the testing of those remaining items part of the uat that testing started last week will continue this week and next and continue to test the remaining items, on the 21 item list without the remaining weeks in may, as well as mid july, when the balance of those will be finished. that does include the grandfathered fees, we have talked about previously to correctly charge fees that were filed from years past. date of migration, we have a significant milestone that is achieved. this is all scheduled. this is a com

issued an order of abatement correctly or not. if all of the evidence presented today, it shows that the department visited directly issued property owners of the walls, or were on the properties that were sited or given the order of abatement. i'm thinking we should at least i will, i will probably uphold the issuance of abatement appeal, and suggest to the department if they find evidence that shows that the footing of that wall encroaches onto another property, they can issue a citation to that property. >> commissioner mar? >> okay so i can understand the comments commissioner lee just made what also raises questions we heard it late. i know the agenda item is taking a long time, but the third owner was actually originally sited, they were issued one but they were let off, the department decided to let them off based on their engineer's report. so this commission usually, we don't like to second guess the department. it's not clear to me why we let them off for that. why they were taken off of that original first nov, because

an engineer to discuss the site conditions i would like to speak about the abatement for context, and ask the experts to speak briefly on their representative topics first as we mentioned in our brief, the control of these retaining walls, is in dispute between three adjacent property owners it's not resolved as a practical matter, it should be determined before the city imposes fines to take action to repair them, as a policy matter allowing the abatement to move forward, is undesirable, because of dbi and ownership responsibility of the wall it may encourage owners to use dbi enforement over issues of property lines, for these reasons, we're asking the aabatement is held in advance, until this issue is resolved. two of the three adjacent properties, the land surveys, the wall is located on the entire properties that is incorrect. the measurements on the survey, that was relied upon, portions of those walls are located on all three properties, if dbi is relying on the survey for issue of the abatement orders we're asking that the others be sited and brought into this action so it's u

dpw records show the majority of property owners abate graffiti on time. in 201496.6 percent of property ownsers abated the graffiti once notified. if not abatewind the allowed time a fee is incured in the waiss where the property owner ignoreed the notice or refused to remove the graffiti, the city will [inaudible] today we request approval of list for assessment of properties. since there is a out standing balance on these property dpw requests the assessments beed to the property tax bill thmpt fees oweed and [inaudible] >> thank you, colleagues with there question for the departments? seeing no names let's open this tupe paublic comments. commenters have up to 2 minutes. can you line up to my left. are there knhae speakers here from the public who would like to comment at this time? >> thank you for the opportunity to discuss this isue. our property is a property that is recurrently blighted by graffiti, one spray can from the street level which we have been able to clean up and another is high on the side thof building which can only be accessed with

this side is abated and in talking with the city attorney feels comfortable that abatement and the cat x is appropriate ipthis scenario. again, i appreciate all the concerns over this site, i appreciate the appeal. if i was a neighbor i would frustrated as well, i am as a supervisor and wish there was a different answer. i don't find there to be ground. with that i am welcome to entertain comnlt, but want to make a motion to move item 19 and >> approve iletm 19 and table twunt and twunt. second by supervisor campos. seeing no names on the >> supervisor farrell aye. mar, aye. tang aye. wiener, aye. yee, aye. avalos, breed, aye. campos, aye. christensen, aye. cohen, aye. there are 10i's >> the categoryical exemption is finally affirmed unanimously. madam clerk can you please go to had other 3 p.m. special order >> item 22-25 public hearing of persons interested in the appeal of a categorical exemption from california veview under [inaudible] issued by the planning department on december 18 for 2014 for the proposed project located at 26 hawjs street. 23-25 are the motion reverses departm

issued an order of abatement correctly or not. if all of the evidence presented today, it shows that the department visited directly issued property owners of the walls, or were on the properties that were sited or given the order of abatement. i'm thinking we should at least i will, i will probably uphold the issuance of abatement appeal, and suggest to the department if they find evidence that shows that the footing of that wall encroaches onto another

number of abatement issues 20. number of cases under advicement 13. number of cases abated 102 and code enforcement inspection for performance is 213. number of code inspect is

the planning department isn't responsible for abating vilailgzs issued by the department of building inspection or dbi. these issues would be resolved through the building permit review process. in order to correct the notice of evaluation on the property the project sponsor included the abatement of the violation into the building permit which also includes the proposed addition to the existing residence. this permit was reviewed by the department with the issuance of a categorical exempttion and discretionary review. bl wl the project sponsor submits 2 separate permits isn't a issue under sequa. the department is charged with analyzing projects. the appellates concern regarding the evaluations don't deal with physical change tooz the property as those condition already exist. none the less thrbs correction of notice of evaluation on the property isn't a sequa issue. the appellate doesn't state how this results in a adverse physical change to the environment and therefore no further response is required thmpt exemption with the permit remains valid even with the abatement violations

that the work will include lead-base paint abatement or dispersement. and the city came out in april, and that's one new fact i am presenting today. the second new fact that i am presenting is from the federal environmental protection agency that came out to the building for a notice of violation and for a current investigation. not based on notice but based on the failure to mitigate the toxic substances that are regulated by the federal government. i found it interesting today that you happen to hear about cigarettes. because we all know that cigarettes are regulated by the federal government. until i came involved with lead-based abatement, i didn't realize that the epa certifies the permit holder the contractor is certified by the environmental protection agency. the federal government came out and sent four people this document here signed by max wintrom of the epa is given to your city attorney for north beach. and she is also looking into this. because it's an ongoing investigation by the epa and given to daniel loury of the building department a

with the next two years we'll be dealing with 5 projects can you see dust and noise and possible abatement issues and traffic and deliveries impacting 2, 3, 4 years placing across the street and parent hundred and 20 families trying drop out of their children this is currently no regulation or oversight around building around the schools but air quality and things like that but anyone morntsdz things across the street from the school the health is incredibly important families are concerned we want to be informed about particular days when they're deliveries are coming do doing abatement and parent may not wanted to bring them to school depending on the time some are starting in the fall the beginning of the school year our school goes year around there's no time better for us the open air playground is across the street and the children are there at staggered times we support the project but want to be involved as much as possible with the planning commission any way we think the facility we rent the owner is an elderly gentleman that might be getting the paperwork if i can give you my co

or internal 3 do a contractor, any means >> just words like stipulation and abatement say this is kind of like our insider speaks. so for example, would it be possible for a one page notice to aacompny these warnings that has in several different languages, if you have problems or questions call this number? >> i believer that is stipulated on the notice of violation >> the notice of violation has in 5 or 6 or 8 languages if you don't understand oreb if you need help call this np >> now >> compare today all the staff time it is taking running back and forth dealing with non compliant peachal how much money does it cost to put a 1 cent page in with the notices that maybe help these people get to someone that can clear this up >> not very much. i think we sent out 1500 notices last year >> is that something we can try >> yes. 14 thousand notices >> there will be a opportunity since we just held the hearing so i'll get to that point once you finish your questioning >> i'm finished >> thank you thmpt board will now-thank you for being here thmpt board will reconvene as the board of supervi

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abated almost completely in the 10 year for example in the u.s.hat has coincided also with the sort of uptake we have seen in the u.s. stocks. if you look at the dollar, however, not really the same trajectory. it has been trending lower for much of the day and has not recovered with the rest of the classes. i mentioned we would get to oil -- let's take a look. we didn't get those headlines about one hour ago now from saudi arabia saying a kept its production at an elevated level but did not increase it by much. at the same time, opec is saying demand is increasing and those two elements combined seem to have given a boost to oil prices and in turn, help those energy stocks i mentioned. pimm: thank you. betty: a look at the top stories crossing the bloomberg terminal at this hour. in nepal, crews are using heavy equivalent to search for survivors after seven point a quick hit hardest in remote mountain regions outside of kathmandu. at least 42 people killed and more than 1000 injured. aid workers expect numbers to rise. last month quick killed mor

all three of those issues are abating. shutdown, the weather, and the current situation. alix: what does the fed do? i saw jpmorgan downgrading the 2%.mate from 2.5% to dupont it looks like -- carl: it worse ine q1 is even the last time we updated do. look sick a deeper decline. second quarter activity is not look to be off to a good start. we are in a moment now in the economy with the gears are shifting and it is really reliant upon consumers to be the major growth engine. we are not seeing a lot of vigor on that front. julie, thank to pages in penny coming up next. ♪ . . alix: it's coming up on 4:00 here in new york. this is the "bloomberg market day" and i'm alix steel. [posing bellringing -- closing bell ringing] with thecks closing dow off by about eight points and the nasdaq is in positive up at five, the only brighter spot a mistake. i'm joined now by joe weisenthal . it was a pretty doll day in the markets, but sectors were actually moving. by .5% and utilities and consumer discretionary down, which was interestin

this headwind should abate as growth in the global economy firms, supported by monetary policies thatenerally remain highly accommodative. with the waning of the headwinds that i have discussed, the u.s. economy seems well-positioned for continued growth. households are seeing the benefits of the improving job situation and consumer confidence has been solid. in addition, the drop in oil prices amounts to a sizable boost in household purchasing power. the annual savings in gasoline costs has been estimated at about $700 per household on average. costs,ngs on heating especially here in the northeast where it was sort so cold this winter, are also large. you these energy savings on top of the job gains, growth in disposal income has risen almost 4% nationally over the past four quarters. and businesses are also benefiting from favorable financial conditions. borrowing costs are low. supported by the feds accommodative monetary policies and credit availability to both households and small businesses has improved. months, as i noted earlier, there has been some softness in the economic da

while it does not abate our pain we hope it restores a sense of calm and security to our neighborhood and to our city." and you can see the prince george's county police cruiser parked outside the howard johnson's. we've had a police officer or two here throughout the night keeping an eye on things and we are expecting investigators to return to the motel to look at the room see if there's any evidence that should be collected in this case. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. >>> for two years daron wint worked as a welder at american iron works. savvas savopoulos was ceo of that company. we'll have more on that connection coming up at 11:30. >> i'm angie goff at the live desk. we want to take you straight out live to annapolis and show you the graduation ceremonies that continue to go on at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. you can see vice president biden shaking the hands of graduates ooze theiras their names are announced. the navy and marine corps will welcome 1,000 new officers. the vice president just delivered the commencement address a few minutes ago. here's a

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. >> the savopoulos family released a statement, "while it does not abate our pain we hope it does begin to restore a sense of calm and security to our neighborhood and city. our family and vera's family have suffered unimaginable loss and ask for the time and space to grieve privacy." more on wint and the charging documents on our wusa9 news app. >>> now a developing story on the chandra levy murder, the man convicted of killing levy is expected to get the new trial he's sought. levy disappeared in 2001, her remains found a year later in rock creek park. ingmar guandique was found guilty in 2010. a cellmate said he admitted killing levy. investigators found information they say undercut that cellmate's credibility. >>> jesse matthew was in a fairfax courtroom today for a pretrial hearing in the 2005 attempted murder and sexual assault case. peggy fox reports it was not a good day for his defense team. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox at the fairfax county courthouse. during most criminal trials the victim is asked to pick out her attacker in court. jesse matthew's attorneys are trying to stop

an appeal i attached that as exhibit 7 the martha letter from real estate not asking for a second abate of the apple but a third bite of open the project sponsor spent most of the summer with the mess created by the permit when asked for a second appraisal they didn't comply with the notice that was supposed to be required the materials were supposed to be submitted as exhibit 8 to the belief and also for a

. >> reporter: but fighting shows no sign of abating.s was a village that was attacked in the central province of ibb. locals say there are no fighters in the area. the continuing war undermines the chance he for a political structure in the country that has been ravaged for years. if they take into account their growing political influence across yemen. hashem ahelbarra al jazeera. >> in iraq the city of fallujah at least 40 militia members have been killed. iraqi government meanwhile says it arrested 27 police officers from alhalis where i.s.i.l. fighters staged ojailbreak on saturday. they used explosives freeing 200 prisoners. >>> in syria opposition forces have launched a attack on the latest -- last rebel groups overtook the town last month further south there's been heavy fighting on the border with lebanon. mohamed saleh reports. >> more than 200 syrian soldiers are besieged. a coalition of rebels which includes el nusra fighters who are allied with al qaeda overran the town around two weeks ago. the town is crucial to the syrian

comes in people will leave with the roof and the noise problem behind i'll be curious to other noise abatement plans they modestly might have for the roof we would to understand they have agreed to put trees on that polk side of the building and have agreed to keep the large part on the side of the building we're happy we would like to know how they're to go about doing dliefrdz in polk street in the current setting and how polk street will change in the near future i'd like to understand that a little bit more and we note that the market commit to caring organic affordable products we look forward to calling them our neighbor thank you commissioner i'm frank on the board of new hope association i want to make a companion on the outstanding outreach the prnlz did they had a meeting had to be over a i don't know at their location neighbors were noichltd probably 20 some people their excited about the project spoke at the last september or october mowing and again in march everybody that was at the moot is exist about the market being there the only concerns i've heard they've been stated here a

. >> but fighting shows no sign of abating.is a village which was attacked in the central target of eb. local people say that there are no fighters in the area. the continuing war undermines the chances for a political settlement in the country that was ravaged by years of instability. the houthi rebels say they're hope to political fashion if they take into account their growing political influence across yemen. >> and saudi arabia's king will not be attending the upcoming gulf summit with usa president barack obama. crown presence nayev will be attending the talks. the summit coincides with the five day humanitarian trust. well kate nevens with the program safer world. she said that the truce is agreed upon all parties in yemen. >> this is not a conflict only between saudi and huties and saleh. there are many others involved in the conflict. and what a truce really looks like with so many factions fighting on the ground is quite unclear. we're looking at a country where 90% of its food is imported. five days of humanitarian a

a spokesman for the council for american islamic relations said the meeting was a clear attempt to abate muslim community. the security guard shot was treated and released from the hospital. >>> a white house official confirms president obama was brief last night on that shooting. things could be returning to normal in baltimore. the city announce national guard troops will leave the city this week. maryland's governor plans to lift the state of emergency after they leave. the baltimore police have arrested nearly 500 people at protest and rallies related to freddie gray's death. he died last month after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody. all six officers involved in that incident have been charged. >>> and it's official. former hulett packer ceo announced she is running for president. she is now the only woman running in the pack of gop candidates for the white house in 2016. >> i started out as a secretary and eventually i became the chief executive of the largest technology company in the world, and i know with great certainty that that story is only possible in americ

it's related to the wpa, era, which government abatement appeals board state moneys were wriered to do these sorts of projects. very interesting, the context is everything. looking at san francisco now and how the politics and economics effect these issues and reflecting on how it was in the 1930s is kind of fun, digging all this up. so the more i'm learning about it i remember talking to neighbors, who remember going there, we have an older woman, that was a nurse there, i talked to a driver (buzzer) at the center. i'm learned about the community activist system. the neighbors had an occupy movement and they moved into the hospital over a month, provided services waxed the floors slept there and ate there, i'm here to say, i hope you agree it needs more study, for the department for research. or if you think it's better for professionals, to be hired, that would be fine with me. thank you. >> thank you. one more? please state your name if you wish. good afternoon commissioners, my name is david hooper i serve as the president of the new terrace, commissioners positions. i have served

an appeal i attached that as exhibit 7 the martha letter from real estate not asking for a second abate of the apple but a third bite of open the project sponsor spent most of the summer with the mess created by the permit when asked for a second appraisal they didn't comply with the notice that was supposed to be required the materials were supposed to be submitted as exhibit 8 to the belief and also for a density survey map not produced the new deadline was not met more the materials material see if the project sponsor was going to get a wave if the was to be granting it not retrofits the real issues the neighborhood 80 want to address is not addressed in in any way, shape, or form doesn't this comply with the policies for remove a loss of housing stock by morgue as outlined in my briefs on pages 11 and telephone it is changed in the past two years if you look at exhibit 6 that's the old application that was submitted by this project sponsor more than too years ago the new application was submitted by another neighbor as exhibit c to timothy and the policies have completely changed si