commissioner murphy: yes. commissioner lee: you have one month to get your permit and get it resolved. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner lee: next item please. >> the next item is item number d, which is the continuing appeal regarding an order of abatement. the case number is 6733. the address is 5 freemore street. this is just a continuance, so we will allow three minutes for each side. for the updates. do we have someone from the department first? commissioner lee: yes, could the department please come forward and give us a brief update of what is happening? >> good morning, commissioners. the address by seymour street -- 5 seymour street. the case was previously held on november 17, 2010, continued to today. the violation, there was construction of a north elevation without permits. first and second notification were issued and on december 3 of 2009, an order of abatement was issued with conditions to file application to legalize, complete with review and time limits. there was a permit issued in june

murphy brings up a good point. the imitation of the schematic system is telling on the future adoption of the computer system. if they cannot get the simple electronic system to work, and i have a piece of paper that said it was supposed to work by last november -- if they cannot get the simple electronic system to work, what kind of a permit tracking system are we going to have? probably worse than the one we have now. thank you. commissioner hechanova: thank you. next item. >> 9d, an update on other activities affecting the administration of the department. >> actually the hiring in of the new clerical people that will be running the system. these people were supposed to be hired in january, as we all know, and the requisitions were not signed by the mayor's office until last week. we are putting them out there. we do need people to man the desks that will be issuing the tickets to people, so it is not just a matter of whether the computer system works or not. we also have to have staff to be able to man the syst

commissioner murphy: ok. i will second that motion. >> upholding the cost until the time when the permit was applied for. vice president mar: 90 days from today. commissioner walker: yes. >> i mean, there has to be some process that is consistent. i do not see that this is -- i will not go into it. thank you very much and i will complete the work in 90 days. commissioner walker: do we have a second on that? commissioners, just a clarification. i believe the department stated they were $1050 as of the day the permit was applied for, but there are additional costs since that time. and commissioner walker: can i get clear on the additional costs? commissioner murphy: my understanding is that before you today is to uphold the order of abatement and to approve the assessment of cost to this point -- i'm sorry -- to the date of the hearing. any other costs since then i would assume would be dealt with when we did our final fee. it would not be under this. that is my understanding. commissioner walker: the cost asse

commissioner murphy: yes. president lee: maybe we can continue the matter and revisit this in 120 days and get an update. is that how we should do this? >> can't hear you. sorry. president lee: maybe we should continue this matter for 120 days and then revisit it at that time. and get an update from the project. can we do that? commissioner murphy: let's get some legal advice. >> it's up to the board how you want to proceed. commissioner murphy's pending motion would be a final decision today which is that the order of abatement would be stayed for 120 days. if all work is not completed by then then the order will automatically issue. president lee: ok. >> the alternative that commissioner lee is suggesting is get a status update and rendering a final decision. president lee: the question is whether the abatement is upheld and the abatement is filed what happens to the tenants? >> nothing. it's just an abatement ordered and issued against the property. president lee: and leave it with commissioner murphy's mot

. >> commissioner murphy? commissioner murphy: no. >> four to one. thank you. item six. report on the progress for setting standards for gray water systems, including permit approval for dbi and coordination with the puc. >> good morning, commissioners, vice president mar. chief plumbing inspector, san francisco. i've been asked to come and speak as part of rainwatgray wa. i have been working with the puc for the past two years now, incorporating a manual for homeowners, customers, contractors that want to start installing the re water systems. one of the things i have right now is a draft that explains how systems are to be installed. it with dbi and the plumbing department, we realized it is expensive to do the systems. one of the things in the manual is the type of plan check of the type of systems that are installed, due to the fact that we have properties that are one on top of another. planchette is one of the important things to have done tree will save contractors, homeowners money and time before they obtained a permit or start to do any type of work, so they kn

commissioner murphy: yes. commissioner lee: you have one month to get your permit and get it resolved. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner

michael murphy. >> reporter: it was a tribute to navy lieutenant michael murphy who was killed in afghanistanlike a moment of silence for all those men. >> reporter: 18 other u.s. troops died along with murphy back in june of 2005. his navy seal team was on a secret mission until a passing group of goat herders gave away their locate. this taliban video reportedly shows the fire fight that followed as murphy's small team came under attack. already wounded, murphy dashed into the open to get a satellite signal. and placed a phone call for help. the chinook helicopter sent in to rescue them was hit by enemy fire and blew up. killing all 16 on board. >> it was the worst day of my life and it was the worst day in navy seal history. >> reporter: nathanael roberti was part of the recovery team sent high into the mountain pass near the afghanistan pakistan border. >> the next day we are recovering bodies. we fly in, fast rope in, 85 feet, okay, bad enemy territory, the worst pass you could imagine up there. >> reporter: the only survivor of the original seal team, marcus latrell told katie couric he

president hechanov commissioner murphy? >> here. commissioner walker? >> here. the next item on the agenda. president's announcements. commissioner lee: there is no president's announcements today. >> an update on dbi. >> good morning, commissioners. good morning, vice president mar and commissioners. today we have a brief item. as requested last month by president hechanova, we're here to provide you a tentative timetable for the plan. we will adjust it as needed. our primary focus right now is on our human resources. that is our dbi staff preparation, education, and training. the goal is to ensure the health and safety of our staff at work and ensure our ability to perform are a disaster response duties effectively integrated with other departments. i have the initial work plan that we have drafted. i put some time lines on that. i could go through that for you, or if you want to pick out anything that you notice, we can discuss that as well. we have tried to be realistic and reasonable in the timeframe given the amount of projects and objectives that we have

commissioner murphy: it happens. you get a contractor that was a lousy job, but it is still the duty of the department to enforce and do it correctly. >> i understand that. i do. and we plan -- we have always tried to do as homeowners and be responsible to our tenants to do the right thing. i think that is demonstrated by the amount of money and time we spend to have this done here also, our diligence with contacting the puc and calling the city and asking for assistance. yes, i understand that it is ultimately the homeowners responsibility, but i think that we look to professionals and we look to agents that have the expertise to tell us whether we are going about this the right way. in this instance, we only got the direction after the fact. commissioner murphy: you seem to me to be a very responsible homeowner. that is my impression of you. i just think you were in bad luck. you bet the wrong contractor. that is where you are today. >> when was the last time that your basement -- or problem flooding occurred? >> i

murphy. murphy? si, si, murphy. very close to the way the irish pronounce murphy. i said, that's amazing. did you marry a serviceman from the -- military person who came to puerto rico. no, the family has been here since the 18th century. and i said, really? so we began tracing -- we still haven't found the actual person, but evidently it was an irish conscript in the irish navy that came to puerto rico. puerto rico was owned by britain, as they liked to do with their colonies, and efficient evidently the sailor came there and said palm trees, warm weather, and look at the girls. and he remained. that's the end of the second part. the third part is in response to the op ed piece that margaret mcpeek wrote in the chronicle and the letters, i don't know if you've read them -- you should pick up -- the letters that a couple of, you know, irish americans wrote in response accusing cousin mcpeek of not having a sense of humor. it has to do with these tee shirts that target has produced for the st. patrick's day parade in which mrs. mcpeek derided the fact that they were

murphy. mr. murphy had no desire to harm the dance studio or any other operation. one more correction. the actual property line is 18 inches. there will be no need for relocation of the five sprinklers or any of the utilities. this is actually well within their property. this is 18 inches. we have a survey that describes that. >> how would someone pass through 18 inches to read a meter or do the pressure test? >> it is in the front of the building. this is a accessible. >> you can read this through the fence? >> correct. my client has no ill will towards the neighbor at all. they did not appeal the change of occupancy. >> barrier wall, is that at the property line? >> right. >> if you have access with a setback for a couple of doors, it looks like. are there permits for the other two buildings? >> we have a site permit. we are in the process of filing for an addendum. the construction permit would most likely be issued in a week. the appellant is claiming that there was a huge shropshires. they are two stories. there's nothing unusual. >> this site permit covers al

commissioner murphy: ok. that's all i wanted to know. commissioner murphy: thank you. president lee: commissioner walker and then mar. commissioner walker: this residency began in 2005. looking at the shower, etc., it looks to me that these are much older than that. i could be wrong. >> yeah. those were there but, remember, you can have showers in a commercial unit in the event that you're dealing with toxics. so the fact there is a shower in there to me doesn't dictate -- commissioner walker: i'm curious what you're renting this out for. >> it's commercial. multimedia arts. i have the lease. commissioner walker: so you've never been there inspecting your property? >> yes. you can't tell the people living there, depending on when you're there and what type of camouflage is being used. in is a 3,500 square foot large commercial space. commissioner walker: what were you renting at a rate of? i'm curious. >> $4,500 per month. commissioner walker: 3,500 square feet. president lee: commissioner mar. commissioner mar: i want to follow-up on commissioner murphy's questions. w

>> mike murphy, he had a big crowd in atlanta. >> yeah.ther or not he gets nominated. i don't think he has a resume, but he could be the other interesting candidate. the thing about romney, everybody in washington, a good friend of mine, i did the governor's race, but i try to be impartial. he is -- there's not a lot of excitement. he's kind of like mondale. we've got to remember that the tough slogger is often the one who gets nominated. and there is no doubt the nomination in this economy is worth having. so, there will be some interesting, christie now, but ultimately, romney's still the front-runner. >> i'm going to take another break here. we're going to come back with our final segment, our "trends and takeaways." what made news here, what to look for next week and this rupture between the administration and israel on a big day for the president speaking to the pro-israel lobby. all of that right after this break. she enlisted. - and off we went to asia. - to europe. - the gulf. - to do our duty. - to serve our country. - we were bud

three were shot, including lieutenant michael murphy. what he did next revealed the depth of his bravery. he crawled out, the only place he could get reception on his satellite phone to call for help for his team. he took two more rounds in the back and slumped to the grounds but put the phone back to his ear and kept talking. >> through all that danger and he had to go out and make that phone call. he's such a polite kid, one of his last things, one of the last words he said was thank you, sir. and i was like, that's my mike, when i heard that. >> reporter: her son died after that call, two years later was awarded the medal of honor. >> i could picture raising his eyes now, he's so humble. all right, mom and dad. that's enough. >> reporter: just today, he might have been thinking the same thing again today, because it was his mother who broke that bottle of champagne, christening the destroyer, "uss michael murphy" in maine. it comes nearly a week after osama bin laden was killed and on a day which would have been michael murphy's 35th

murphy, he said there would be no negotiations. commissioner peterson: were unified in march of 2010? >> we were notified of an environmental impact statement, at which time i asked if there were building plans submitted, and there were none. when we investigated, we found the building plan for another building, nothis one. commissioner peterson: thank you. commissioner hwang: in order for you to access your sprinklers and meters at this time, you have to ask mr. murphy because of the chain link fence? >> exactly. commissioner hwang: and how does that work out? >> it is difficult. when he had tenants that were friendly, that would let us on to the property so we could do the maintenance work. but when it decided to clear out the tenants and prepare to build, which was about two and 1/2, three years ago, it has been really hard to get hold of him. as i said, he said we have never met, but i have met him at least once before to try to gain access. commissioner hwang: the windows on that line, are you able to get in and out of them if

lieutenant michael murphy.nk your son would say to you and his mother about this honor? >> michael would say would you cut it out and stop it. >> reporter: his parents are as proud of their son as he was humble. lieutenant murphy and two members ever his team were fatally ambushed in afghanistan in 2005. despite two bullets in his back, under heavy enemy fire he tried to save his fellow s.e.a.l.s by running into a clearing calling for help. his final calm words to his command were, thank you, sir. 16 other would be rescuers also died in that operation. it remains the worst single day loss in the s.e.a.l.s history. murphy's parents received a medal of honor on behalf of their sign 2007, the nation's highest award for valor. now a 500-foot long five story high navy destroyer is named the uss michael murphy. the ship's dedication comes during the same week another elite s.e.a.l. team killed osama bin laden. >> this was payback time. without a doubt. >> reporter: an air force flight surgeon who recovered murphy's b

murphy says he is not a hero, just a guy who wanted to protect his dog. your pet? if not, you better hope gary murphy is around. >> i probably would have done it for anybody, except a politician. >> good call. you have a westie, you would fight a gator. >> are you kidding, i would have the gator into a handbag in two minutes.

who led the group, michael murphy, it was personal. he grew up outside new york city and was after the people who planned and plotted 9/11, always wearing the new york fire department patch on his arm. the men had taken their positions on the steep mountainside when three heardmen came upon them. do we kill them or let them go and risk revealing their whereabouts to the taliban. they let them go, and within an hour, the navy s.e.a.l.s were in an avalanche of gunfire. three were shot, including lieutenant michael murphy. what he did next revealed the depth of his bravery. he crawled out, the only place he could get reception on his phone to call for help. he took two more rounds in the back and slumped to the grounds but put the phone back to his ear and kept talking. >> through all that danger and he had to go out and make that phone call. he's such a polite kid, one of his last things, one of the last words he said was thank you, sir. and i was like, that's my mike, when i heard that. >> reporter: her son died after that call, two yea

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lindsay murphy has more on. that. >>> and she's one of the big of the music stars in the world. next week, lady gaga will be lending her expertise on "american idol." folk announced today she will serve as a mentor to the findal four contestants. the -- final four contestants. she will take on songs from elvis presley songwriters, lieber and solar. >> good evening, i'm lindsay murphy. even though gary williams began thinking of retiring in march of 2010, it didn't become his reality until after the season. yesterday, he shocked the terrapin community and the entire college basketball world when he announced after 22 seasons at maryland, he was retiring. and gary williams walked on to the court that will be named after him and threw his fists in the air and in front of chanting fans, friends and family, he hill the final press conference at comcast center and he walked away from a 33- year coaching career, where he won a national title and was named national coach of the year and it's what he leaves behind that is more. >> we won a national championship and the most important thi

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lindsay murphy has more next. c >> good evening, i'm lindsay murphy. the same life goes on spinning for this story. yesterday, gary williams held the final press conference in maryland as he announced his retirement after 22 years with the terps. and just 24 hours after that announcement, the ferns may have found the new -- the terps may have found the new man. all point to sean miller as the likely successor. he completed his second season in tucson. before that, he was the head man at xavier. greg burns post on the twitter account at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon this message, quote, wildcat faithful, please note we have been and continue to work to keep sean miller as our coach. meanwhile, yesterday at comcast center the last time, gary williams walked on to a court that will be named after him and with the air as he has done for so many years. he held the final press conference at comcast center and that is an emotional farewell for him. he walks away with a coaching career including back-to-back appearances at maryland and the 2002 national title and n

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kearns goodwin, the bbc's katty kay, and columnist for "time" magazine, republican strategist mike murphy. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. the raid on the compound in abbottabad, pakistan, last sunday not only resulted in the killing of the world's most wanted man, it provided u.s. intelligence officials a treasure trove of data showing, they say, that bin laden had remained highly active in directing al qaeda in the decade since 9/11. among some of the items released by the u.s. government yesterday afternoon, five videotapes showing never seen before videotapes of bin laden, several including actual or practice messages to the american people, and one shows a gray-bearded bin laden huddled under a blanket flipping through what appears to be news footage of himself on television. the audio from the seized tapes was not released by the government, officials saying it's an effort not to further spread bin laden's anti-american propaganda. shortly after the tapes were distributed to the press, i sat down with the president's national security adviser, tom don