i'm edsweening a senior belling inspector be dbi. we are joined with jcooniofor dbi. timothy leaf from the rent board and share herrara from department of public works. before we start we would like to have an audio survey. who is here from the real estate industry? contractors? the homeowners? mostly homeowners and design professionals. we have mostly homeowners, that's good. has everyone had a chance to pick up the guided materials from the rear at the table. if you have not please get the hand outs so you may follow the presentation. the hand outs may have issues that may will not be presented. there is 2 pages. out there. so as i mentioned before we have the good fortune to have ms. cheryl herrera with the department of public works street mapping. she will relate to you issues related to condo conversions. and timothy lee for the san francisco rent stablization board. he will give us information on his knowledge on the elis [inaudible] our presentation will walk you through the presentation come good afternoon condo conversions. set aside you may have been told a

granted, dbi will make sure they get everything done. that does not solve the problem of getting the job done. that is not a burden at all on the permit holder to plan, to decide this is what i'm going to do, this is who is going to do it, and why, and to present his plans to the neighbor. i don't feel like i'm asking at all for anything extraordinary or unreasonable, but i don't feel as though anyone else here shares that opinion. commissioner fung: i am not sure it is so much we don't share that opinion, as my own thought is it is tempered by the fact anything you put down is leading to a potential fault. i think that may be part of the concern by the parties. commissioner garcia: mr. kornfield said there are times where these plants are called for. to me, this would have been one of those cases that called for the plans. it looks like two want to talk. is up to madam president whether anybody gets to talk or whom first. president peterson: that is not the case. commissioner garcia: that is the case. >> thank you, madam president. i wi

we are not asking you to supersede the dbi. we just want you to review this permit and condition it. they are narrowly tailored to the situation. the scope of work is already in the record. the kids transparency that benefits ms. unterberger, paul and carol, and the building department as to maintain permit records over the years and make sure what is there. the purpose and the goal is simply to insure the integrity of both buildings and enable both property owners to understand what has happened. then the work at the house can proceed and we get the benefit of a code compliant home. thank you for your time. >> good evening. my name is paul wermer. i filed the appeal. i have spent a lot of time in san francisco working to try to find constructive solutions. i am gone through the pacific heights residents' association. usually it is possible to work successfully with people. there are a couple of letters testifying to my doing so. we have tried to work with ms. unterberger since before starting the project. unfortunately, we hav

third, dbi made an error assigning this for expedited review without considering the complexity of the proposed work. i believe the misrepresentation on the plans contributed to the dbi underestimation of the full extent of the final project and to an adequate evaluation of the engineering plans for escalating, storing, and installation of a retaining wall. nobody at dbi appears to have checked the permit history to see there are two concrete retaining walls constructed and inspected in 1989. the reviewer would have questioned why only. walls are shown on the plan, no concrete, and what capping is necessary on the concrete walls? there is no estimation of the medevac excavation to be done it and the basement, knows so well report required. there is no design for underpinning of the alleged park foundation next to the crawlspace or for any soil retention. there are no calculation supporting the seismic design. the incomplete plans do not trigger the necessary safety inspections required for the projects structural work. the expedited processing cut corners on rerouting application back

it is not like dbi where you can get the plan checked over the counter. when these go out in the field, they check for the correct dimensions here we as of this was really a necessary to be done. for every job to go in, we just feel it is unnecessary. >> good morning, commissioners. i'm also on the code advisory committee. there may not even be an interest from the mayor's office on disability in doing and receiving a packet, from what i understand, this seems to be some miscommunication going on. they would like to discuss it among themselves, but i do not think there is a lot of support for this, from what i understand. >> maybe that is why there is no representative from the mayor's office of disability. >> when we had our code advisory committee, there was not any input from the office, and we typically request that when a supervisor proposes legislation and wants us to review it, that they send a representative to speak to us to explain the purpose of what he would like to have done, so i think your suggestion of tabling it may be a good idea. >> and

anticipation of a the projected revenues that would come in to thedbi as it is this the to sea --the dbi as it is associated with the -- it has a moving target for the next three to five years. >> we have been in talks on this because the america's cup is proposing to take several of the port buildings, and we have a meeting this afternoon with the port to discuss work orders with the port and how we would address emergency for expedited planchettes' for this. the work would have to be completed very quickly, and how we would manage that. we were talking this afternoon on it, so, yes, there would be another increase revenue because the port would -- they have asked to have a plan check, some of the plans that would develop. -- that were developed. >> thank you. he had done a great job. >> i would like to bring the commission of to what happened last night at the budget meeting in case you have not read the papers. they did finally passed the budget. there is four pages of at backs, and we have not been able to actually be viewed as yet. we will review them later today, and we will send t

it is a different way of looking at the rfp, and it is more with dbi paying for the core system through the process that other departments will be using. >> is there a target timeline? >> we are trying to get the rfp out before the end of the year. >> public comments on this? seeing none. >> good morning, the commissioners. i just wanted to reiterate the importance of getting this system in place. i recognize that the first step was to put it on the agenda and get it tracked so we could monitor the system and watch it for continuous improvement, and i welcome that development and look forward to seeing it evolves and become an efficient system that might be a shining light for the rest of the nation for the people to be used by the people. thank you very much. >> and more public comments? seeing none. >> item 3d, updating activities on the administration of the department. >> yes, we are preparing and doing the final walk-through on our fourth floor remodeling project and getting ready to move our stop from 1650 over 21660, which will mean a reference department will be on the fourth fl

nobody at dbi appears to have checked the permit history to see there are two concrete retaining walls constructed and inspected in 1989. the reviewer would have questioned why only. walls are shown on the plan, no concrete, and what capping is necessary on the concrete walls? there is no estimation of the medevac excavation to be done it and the basement, knows so well report required. there is no design for underpinning of the alleged park foundation next to the crawlspace or for any soil retention. there are no calculation supporting the seismic design. the incomplete plans do not trigger the necessary safety inspections required for the projects structural work. the expedited processing cut corners on rerouting application back to planning to evaluate the implications of the structural changes made to the may 5 plant, on which planning based their approval. planning is to determine what effect these changes will have on the attic room and the building's facade. i wish lastly to address the legal structures built in 1984. i chose to discuss the matter of the on permitted horizontal

it is a different way of looking at the rfp, and it is more with dbi paying for the core system through the process that other departments will be using. >> is there a target timeline? >> we are trying to get the rfp out before the end of the year. >> public comments on this? seeing none. >> good morning, the commissioners. i just wanted to reiterate the importance of getting this

we are working with dbi currently to finalize currentlysbe goal -- finalize those sbe goal percentage is. we anticipate we will have the finalized version of the package at the end of the month. >> thank you. now, our public outreach update will be given by courtney. >> good morning. just wanted to give you a quick update on where we are at with our ongoing public outreach efforts. we have installed sine is on the terminal. the ban is one of last night, along with all the moving sign it announcing the august 7 opening date for the temporary terminal. in addition to that, we created additional signs for the golden gate transit because they will not be using a bus stop at first and mission street, in order to reduce traffic on main street. we only have two lanes open at that time. there will be moving over after the move. in addition to that, we relaunched the website, temporaryterminal that board, and this is on temporary terminal operations, not on construction -- temporaryterminal.org. we will be launching our ambassador program at the transbay tunnel to assist with the transition, a

. >> likewise dbi we consider that a civil matter. those would have been bert if it was handled in the ccnr's would have spelled out the responsibility and set asides of money for future projects. >> next question, >> with respect to a 2 unit conversion, how does the city confirm the 25 percent ownership rule. and when repairs have been made perhaps without permits although aushg peer to have been done to code when they were done or today's code what is done in those circumstances? >> could you clarify the question about no permits. >> if upon receipt of a 3 r report it appears a kitchen or bathroom remodel was done it's up to pro007 standards, otherwise looks as if it was done professionally and would otherwise meet code but no permit to support that when the inspection is done then what? >> we require you get a building permit. >> an electrical would want to do a survey if it wasn't a straight cosmetic remodel and electric and plumbing, if any seals were broken of the joints in plumbing fixtures they will want to open up the walls a

higher, but those were submitted to v.b.i., and it was only because dei said -- they were submitted to dbi? >> that is correct. >> thank you. president peterson: do you have anything else? ok, so, commissioners, the matter is submitted. commissioner hwang: this is clear. i would definitely denied the appeal. vice president goh: i would agree. to have this come back, it is difficult. however, i was looking forward to hearing about this from commissioner front note -- commissioner fung, so we will hold off. commissioner fung: do you want me to sound like a cricket? i did want to raise a few technical points to make sure that we are fully cognizant of what the implications are. a korea it is defined as utilization of some type of material to create positive drainage, and it is usually set at different elevations. whereas, as was also mentioned by mr. kornfield, the other is a same size. this is where this provides the appropriate "-- . angle within the limits of its capabilities. but it took me a little while to figure out that this was the case. what happened is that they added all of the ro

>> urn fortunately dbi is not here they have a great table downstairs the dcht building inspection and they do all inspections they often offer classes free to the community where you go to the site and have an hour lunch training on what you are talking about. i want to promote the program that -- the mitigation project. >> there is a fly are at the back of the room. it's a preparedness course. we are giving out the free home earthquake safety kits. not the disaster kits with food and water the straps for your systems and the puddy for the china cabinets. we are giving out the starter kits for free. there is a class in san francisco. if we are out of fliers see me and i will tell you where on our website you can find the free classes with the free kits. >> we have a question. >> do we have satellite phone service in california. >> yes. >> it can compliment service in an emergency. we are planning heavily for less low tech communication systems like ham radios. you can get a ham radio license for 10 dollars and guaranteed you will be able to community in case of a disaster. >> do you k

anticipation of a the projected revenues that would come in to thedbi as it is this the to sea --the dbi

has anybody from dbi got out and looked at what the existing conditions are compared with what is in the drawings? is ms. wuerfel correct or not? that should be a factual matter and should not be something left to debate. finally, is there to buy for attic rafters and the building? this is a little wall section at what happens at the intersection of were the rafter tales come out. if they are 2x4 on the ceiling or attic, it is not habitable space, and they probably come down as refractors on 24-inch centers and overhang. if you put in 2x10 rafters, did he know the plans called for 2x10 rafters to go and so it would be habitable space and it would and drop the entire roof and make it new? did he understand that when he signed off on this over-the- counter permit? that would be a good question to have him answer. president peterson: thank you, sir. ext. speaker, please? -- next speaker, please? >> good evening. my name is linda, i'm a friend of nancy wuerfel, and i know for a fact for many months the house has been open to the elements. the windows have been open and the rain has been

i worked with the dbi for a year and a half. prior i spent 20 years in the private sector with design, retrofits. residential and commercial and new construction. so, we are here today to share with you some simple tips on to help you and your families prepare for the next major earthquake. our latest earthquake was in 1989 it hit the marina district hard. this photo was taken in the marina. if you look closely at the garage door. it's not showing up too well but it's not too square. this building is probably leaning permanently against in building. if you look at this building it doesn't look too straight up and down this building is leaning, too. over there, something is not there anymore. >> another reminder from the 1989 earthquake, this used to be a 4 story apartment house. my guess is that this is the type of apartment house which has lots of garage door openings and other openings at the street level a soft story. it's likely that the soft story condition lead to contributed to this building collapsing much notice this ge

i just wanted to mention one thing that is that we have had a lot of layoffs at dbi, throughout the city because of the economic situation. one thing i noticed and i was impressed by, really, was that nearly having retired a few weeks back, the director is working on the first floor hands-on. i think it is really great to see her down there, and i think everybody likes to see the director is not just sitting up on the sixth floor. they really want to be hands on on the first floor and dealing with the customers and staff. thank you. commissioner murphy: 90. next speaker please. >> commissioners, first of all, on the fifth floor, it is really working very well. it is a good system. but the one little thing that gives us trouble oftentimes, from an applicant's point of view is it was usually the wait time to pay, and you get the thing finally issued. it takes a lot of work. it is a good hour to an hour- and-a-half. we are sitting there on the fifth floor twiddling our thumbs, waiting to get someone to take our application. we are happy to pay the fee, but it takes an hour and a half, and i