appointments of harry kim, steven jin lee, allen okamoto, and natividad ramirez to the san francisco location appeals board. supervisor campos: thank you. if we could now hear from the nominees, if we could begin with harry kim. if any of them is here, please come forward. >> my name is steven lee. i'm here to ask you to please confirm me, my reappointment for the relocation of appeals for. this board was formed in 1967 and of his total fund in the city's administrative code, chapter 24b. -- and now is codified in the city's administrative code. we are here to give the grievance, and i think i am very qualified because i have been on the board for the past two years. i have an m.b.a. degree. my bs degree is in civil engineering. i work for the department of transportation california and also work for the federal government. i am very active in civic activity, and sit on the board of appeals for the water department. i am with citizens to work with the police department on central station. i am very much involved with community activity. i was the primary person for the association for the whole united stat

appeals board number two. and there are two boards. and board number one, which we voted on just prior to this item is authorized to hear appeals regardless of value, type, or location. board number two, which is the current item, is authorized to hear all residential property of four units or less, assessed at less than $-- [inaudible] , as well as applications concerning real property located within the assessors blocks. so it's a little technical, but there are two boards. each one of them has a unique role. so with that, colleagues, any comments? supervisor alioto-pier? supervisor alioto-pier: thank you, supervisor campos. let me start by saying that i am ready to support both mr. perez and ms. ruxton today, their reappointment. i am a little his want it that third seat. ms. lewis, your presentation was very good but my hesitation sheer that mr. conlan was not here to answer questions. not that we asked any, but it's nice to hear of people's experience while they're on the commission. so i'm a little hesitant to move forward on filling that third spot. i'd like to know what your feelings are on this, colleagues, but i'm ready to move forward on mr. perez and ms.

location open. you are set to go. >> good evening, welcome to the september 22nd meeting of the board of appeals. we are joined by representatives from city departments. we are torn and by representatives from the planning department and the planning commission. at this time, and will go over them meeting guidelines. the board request that you turn off all funds and pagers so they will not disturb the proceedings. the board's rules of presentation are as follows. you each have seven minutes to present the case and to 3 minutes for rebuttal. people in the affiliated with these parties must conclude their comments within this time. . people who are not affiliated with the parties set up to three minutes each to address the board. to assist the board and accurate preparation of bennett's you are asked but not required to submit a speaker card or a business card when you come up to speak. they are available on the left side of the podium. we welcome your comments and suggestions. if you have any questions about requesting a rehearing, board rules, or hearing scheduled, please speak to me during the b

location, same size, a tiny bit smaller. they're now obscure. their replacement windows, not new construction. we received the appeal from the boardof appeals and stopped work. we installed the windows and the interior. the building code requires us to maintain our building. they are a direct replacement. it would also have one other when no on that same permit, but that was not in dispute. we have this one also. we just put it on the same permit. the windows are a direct replacement of windows that were already in existence we wanted to increase privacy for our neighbors and ourselves. they stated as if the windows are new openings, and they are not. it actually increases their privacy and to minimize noise. we intend on being good neighbors and apologize for the noise that the work produces. my husband spoke to discuss the issues. she was forthcoming and polite and described this was a negative experience with the windows wide open. we do not intend on being inconsiderate towards our neighbors. she had also been ill during our renovation. we apologize for this construction and for the inconvenience the work has caused. projects

board of regulations status pertinent to the port specific locations with topographical conditions. it will also conclude -- include our administrative procedures. so that we are able to process and permit applications and appeal to building code decisions. this includes a building code with a goal -- a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 20% below the 1990 levels by the year 2012. as stated in resolution 158-02 in the city's 2004 climate action plan. we will have a water conservation regulation, construction debris management regulations, and commercial ratings efficiencies concluded in the building code requirements. they will all be very similar to the san francisco building code requirements, which are more stringent than the state. the state pretty much addresses only new construction. we will include remodeling and construction that is not new. the schedule, we are working out at right now. engineering staff is meeting with our environmental specialists currently and we plan to have a final draft posted to the public from november 15 through november 30. with a request to be adopted by the effective date of january, 2011. in summary, the 2010 court building code will adopt that california buildi

board members. hi name is angrily king. my house is located at 490 pennsylvania avenue, which is a block away from the two houses that are requesting. i am here to support their appeal and to grant a recommending of the lot split. i support their lot split request, as many of the neighbors do. i don't understand the opposition. i think that most of the -- the few people who are opposing the lot splint are upset because they lost the initial discretionary review hearing several years back. many of those neighbors live in very large homes throughout the neighborhood. throughout the years i have driven by these two properties, and i have always thought they were two separate properties. one is a cottage that faces 19th street and the other faces pennsylvania avenue. they are divided by completely enclosed fences, so they look like they are two properties. they look from all appearances like two separate lots. it wasn't until i was informed that they were t.ism c. properties. i don't think there is a negative impact to the neighborhood with this split. we have tiny cotages on little lots and large modern homes. a lot split for these properties would not be out of charac

appealed to the rent board but learned she lost. >> as a nonprofit organization depending on donations it's unfeasible amount of rent. >> the center is looking for a loier and scrambling to find a new location. so far no, luck. there is a scrap book full of letters and they got 25,000s ndz donations. a great boost. but not enough to buy a permanent home. now, volunteers are launching a letter writing campaign hoping to get help from a park district. >> we're not asking for funding. we just want to be able to continue to do our work and need a place to do it. >> the center serves the areas around oakland, berkeley and alameda. the districter of -- director says it's a critical resource. >> we get calls for animals stuck in fences and stuck under homes. injured, hit by cars, there is many call that's we get regarding wild animals. and if we don't have them, it will be difficult for us to respond to those calls. >> that means more wild animals would have to be euthanized. for now, it's hanging on. but desperately in need of more volunteers, and more donations. >> and boy do we have a lot v.a lot of animals now that need daily care. >> and there is a link on our web site and details about the l