deputy city attorney jon givner? >> mr. givner: the practice of the rules committee over the last public years has been to not allow public comment by people who are applicants. at least for the past few years, you treated public comment as -- you've not allowed applicants to speak in public comment. >> chair ronen: okay. and since you already spoke, i'm just going to follow that policy, that informal policy. okay. is there any other members of the public who wish to speak? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel]. >> chair ronen: well, supervisor mar, we have our impossible task again. it's almost punishment to be on the rules committee because there's so many fabulous san franciscans who want to serve on our councils, and it's hard to choose. i'm going to make a couple proposals, and then we'll hear from supervisor mar. for me, i really would -- when individuals are doing a wonderful job on the committee and seek reappointments, i like to support that reappointment. i think the consistency is important. i think impo

givner: deputy city attorney jon givner. the committee made the motion to forward it without recommendation on december 15? >> chair peskin: that's true. without recommendation, as amended, without recommendation on hearing december 10, 2019. we'll take that without objection. [gavel]. >> chair peskin: madam clerk, could you please read item number seven. [agenda item read] >> chair peskin: and here to present on behalf of our fire department is fire marshal decosio. >> good afternoon, commissioners. dan decosio here to speak to the 2019 amendments to the fire code. there are a handful of changes. i will highlight those changes and answer any questions that you may have. >> chair peskin: please proceed. >> okay. number one, many of the sections were renumbered, so it's just a matter of renumbering sections. the fees live in a different section. the fees have already been aof proed by the board of supervisors. the -- have already been approved by the board of supervisors. the fees are subject to the administrative proposal th