i would like to thank the building inspection commission and the small businesses commission to theirtions and all ten of my colleagues for unanimously co-sponsoring this ordinance. and i want to thank the golden gate restaurant association for the letters they sent in support of this ordinance. no one understands the importance of addressing this issue more than than our local restaurants and businesses, and i'm proud to have their support. thank you very much. >> chairman: thank you, mrs. fewer. mr. william strong, do you have any comments on baf behalf of the building inspection or your commission. >> thank you. as the supervisor fewer mentioned, we have been working closely with her and her staff for the past few months on this. we're looking forward to seeing it move forward and hopefully tightening up what is a complicated situation. >> thank you, mr. strong. is there anybody here on behalf of the small business commission? okay. are there any members of the public who would like to testify on this item. please come forward. >> okay. as i dislike closed storefronts as the next o

there was a third recommendation by the depend of building and inspections by the commission with regardff utilities that you did not make amounts to. are there questions from committee members? nis is your chance? >> thank you, supervisor. yes, as you alluded to the item is already covered in the building code and i think it would be superfluous to add it and the department was pleased to work with the supervisor and many supervisors have made comments about trying to address what is a complicated issue. we're enthusiastic in looking forward to the new version to see if it gets us closer to what we need. >> thank you, mr. straun. the building registry in combination way potential vacancy tax and i know supervisor haney is excited and may help do the trick. are there any members of the public? >> i'll do it after public comment. >> commissioner: are there any members of the public that would like to testify on item number one. please come forward. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is daniel bergerac and my part-time gig is representing 320 merchants in the castro upper market neigh

department, the department of building inspections, and others to share our schedule so they are available with resources for oversight and inspections once we are ready to be commissioned the building. we continue our exhaustive review and to the cause of the fishers at fremont street, in full cooperation with the peer review panel. we would receive from the lab, in the next two weeks, the final determination of the finance element analysis which allows the panel to confirm the cause of the fishers. as you know, the independent review panel is also undertaking a review to ascertain if other areas of the transit center require further review. to date, we are not aware of any additional reviews or inspection on the building, and we stand ready to hear in june pending the confirmation they still have work to do. the chair of the peer review panel will see it later this morning. i would like to think the public for the patients and undergoing the further review and i'm happy to report the project. we will work mostly with transit operators to resume bus operations as we get ready for reopening. as we know, transit agencies provide bus service out of the temporary terminal

year storm risk map as prepared by the san francisco public utilities commission and require the department of building inspectionseport a record include disclosure statement for property within the flood risk zone and determine the ceqa determinations. >> commissioner: this is relevant we're in the midst of the rainy season and climate change doesn't see a sign of slowing down. many low-lying residents are negatively impacted by severe flooding dur the heavy rain season. in 2017, i held a hearing co-sponsor supervisors fewer, safai and ronin. on short and long-term flood mitigation strategies because sfpuc identifies several neighborhoods in my district 7 as well as district 8, 9 and 11 as flood-prone areas. as consumers or prospective homeowners it's important to be informed to make informed decisions about insurance and other mitigation measures to protect your property. as a homeowner myself, i would want to know the information and imagine many of you as potential or current homeowners or tenant would want to know before a decision. this requires property owners to disclor -- disclose if their property is lis

stream of activity is the review test and inspection records, and we see that trajectory going into march, and on the building management system commissioning to be completed in april. and then lastly, the other stream activity is to define the reoccupancy rating strategy and this one has morphed a little bit. i have put the focus on readiness of the building, obviously there's lots of dimensions to it as to willingness and readiness to activate certain areas, whether it be operators or other activities within the building, so i want to focus on getting the building ready to reseed when all of those other things fall into place. we can stream right into the building. a little bit more detail, but not terribly deep, reaffirm instructions -- structural integrity as the building, as dennis had mentioned to, it is completing the engineering findings and reports, and the prp has come a long ways in terms of defining their findings. we do still have a little bit of a stream of activity around what other areas maybe of concern, and whether we need to take a deeper dive into some of the records, or get out in the field and start peeling away other