seismic interests were mentioned. if hospitals go down -- i mean, if they close hospitals and we have a major earthquake, we're going to be hurting. we're going to need every bed. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker. >> thank you, members of the board, for hearing my comments. my name is michelle. i have been a safety coordinator for cpmc at the davies campus for five years. i currently live in daly city but was born in san francisco and grew up in the richmond district. at that time, i believe the same hospitals were up as are up now. i do not think there has been much of a change. i strongly support cpmc's plans to build two new earthquake-safe hospitals at st. luke's and at the van ness and geary. we have outgrown our hospitals. they cannot accommodate our state of the art technology and equipment that is no standard to apply good health care to our patients. to retrofit -- rich rafa buildings, it does nothing to upgrade the 50 + year old infrastructure -- to upgrade buildings. we have a mantra in th

we deserve to work in a state of the art seismically safe hospital. it will allow the highly skilled men and women of our union to provide an energy- efficient building. we are standing at the ready as well as our project -- our contractors to build this project. supervisor mar: next speaker. >> good afternoon. thank you to all of you for your diligence in paying such close attention in exercising such close scrutiny on this difficult project to make sense of. i will limit my comments to jobs. things that have arisen at of this hearing. with all due respect to the mayor and to city staff, my insight, on the question of jobs, the city has been approaching this as a construction project with a health care component. it should have been approached and needs to be approached as a health care project with a construction company. good quality jobs are critically important and we support them entirely, but the major economic impact of cpmc's project, other than its pricing, is the quality of jobs that will be sustained or diminished for its large work force,

nurses supporting legislation that would speed up seismic improvements?ld you go into a little bit detail about that. >> we at the statewide level, we as an organization have consistently been advocating and lobbying in the capital to push for earthquake safety requirements. cpmc, sutter, through the health care -- their lobby arm of the -- health care or hospital association, has been opposing these and asking for

many others have alluded to the need for seismic safety. now i would like to share with you how we will -- how this will work. we're looking to rebuild our system, not as stand-alone systems as they were designed, but as a modern health care delivery system. what we're looking to rebuild is a system where community hospitals are connected and supported by specialty care hospital. the spoke hospitals are st. luke's and davies. both will be full-service hospitals, but with their own programmatic focus. they will be similarly sized from inpatient perspective. but st. luke's will have an award winning labor and a liver program -- delivery program. we will have an increased emergency room capacity by about 50%. at davies, we will not have a labor and delivery program, but we will continue our strong and proud tradition of serving hiv/aids patients and neuroscience patients. the pacific campus will maintain the psychiatric program. it does not need to be in a hospital setting. we will keep it. it is. the campus eventually will transform to an out

nurses supporting legislation that would speed up seismic improvements?ld you go into a little bit detail about that. >> we at the statewide level, we as an organization have consistently been advocating and lobbying in the capital to push for earthquake safety requirements. cpmc, sutter, through the health care -- their lobby arm of the -- health care or hospital association, has been opposing these and asking for delays. cpmc and sutter have specifically requested and gotten delays on this. so for them to turn around that issue right now and act like this needs to be sped up because of earthquake safety requirements, when they have been actively opposing them is at the least disingenuous. >> thank you. thank you so much, ms. chiavo. next speaker and we're going to close it -- are you going to speak? please come forward. and we're going to close after the man in the white shirt. thank you. next speaker. >> i would like to thank you for this opportunity to speak tonight. my name is brian decraco. i benefited from the excellent carrie received from cpmc. i

>> i am proud that we are working on seismic safety. but i am concerned about putting all our eggs in one basket. i am is geared to think about that there will not be emergency room facilities scattered around san francisco -- i am scared. i do not know when we lost that concern. we shut down emergency services throughout the city and put everything up on a hill with some of the busiest streets in san francisco. i got lost or we lost that concern. supervisor mar: that is really helpful. i know that there are state requirements. we're talking about jobs today, but i know that there have been different delays and other complications at different times, i think that will come up later. but i appreciate the perspective. >> thank you. supervisor mar: next speaker. >> my name is claire. thank you very much. thank you for the opportunity to speak with you. i know this is about jobs, but i want to tell you that the reason i came here today is i have lived in san francisco since 1948, at a live one block from the proposed structure. -- and i liv

as you are aware, this is largely the result of state law that requires, for hospitals to meet seismic safety standards. having seismically safe hospitals that can be ready to care for san franciscans when it they will need it the most common in an earthquake or other disaster, is a critical importance. all hospitals, including our own general hospital, are on their way to meeting stringent seismic safety standards. in addition to meeting our needs for seismic safety, we're also in the the need for our hospitals to meet the needs of the most vulnerable san franciscans. in advising of the health aspects of the deval agreement, i thought it was important to build upon the significance work already done over the past five years by the health commission and the blue ribbon panel at st. luke's, specifically the recommendations that these bodies highlighted three key priorities. first, ensuring a secure future of st. luke's. st. luke's is a valuable community asset with a long history in san francisco of serving the underserved. san francisco 6 hit -- san franciscans in the mission and beyon

in addition to meeting our needs for seismic safety, we're also in the the need for our hospitals to meet the needs of the most vulnerable san franciscans. in advising of the health aspects of the deval agreement, i thought it was important to build upon the significance work already done over the past five years by the health commission and the blue ribbon panel at st. luke's, specifically the recommendations that these bodies highlighted three key priorities. first, ensuring a secure future of st. luke's. st. luke's is a valuable community asset with a long history in san francisco of serving the underserved. san francisco 6 hit -- san franciscans in the mission and beyond rely heavily on st. luke's for hospital and outpatient care. the emergency room helps to meet the emergency medical needs of patients, sharing that responsibility with san francisco general hospital. the second priority was to ensure increased access to cpmc, specifically with the new cathedral hill campus, for charity care and medi-cal patients. we wanted to ensure that the new cathedral bell campus would be sim

good >>> the heavy constructionk for seismic and foundations is done, and the irritation that occurs through the construction is heavily over. the problem is probably one of the issue will change, because the stairs look so much different than the circular stair. the issue of privacy that is raised, as one goes down, the spiral staircase would have the same . did given that it is barely above what the code mandated, it appears it is based on the heights that has to transition downward. it appears it is code- compliant, and i would support the merger. good >> i share in my sentiments which are already expressed. i find it troubling communications were not air between the neighbors, because if you are putting improvements in your house, presumably you are going to be there for a while. >> i will move to deny the appeal and of hold the permanent. >> you would be moving to uphold the release of suspension. you might suggest you have no error. >> we have a motion to deny this appeal, of pulled the order on the basis there was no error -- uphold the order on the basis there was no abuse of

not even that is my reason for the support of a seismically safe hospital. cpmc was responsible for taking care of my daughter. she delivered two lovely little girls. they are now five and three years old. they have their care at cpmc and they deserve a seismically safe, culturally appropriate, and sensitive arean for their care. i am the proud grandmother of six grandchildren. i want to be able to work, i want to be able to be safe, i want employees, doctors, patients, nurses, visitors to enjoy private rooms when they come to us for their care. i want them to be able to look out the window. i think we have waited long enough to approve this program. to approve this rebuild. i think the sooner we can get people working and more residents of san francisco knowing that they will have a hospital that will survive an earthquake when it comes, it will give this a little peace of mind to know that you support this rebuilt and will do this as quickly as possible. thank you. supervisor mar: next speaker. >> over 10 years ago, i was the executive architect for this p

and we do need seismically safe hospitals. however, after that work is done, the real work has to get done. the hospital has to have staff. i am here to speak for the nurses whose jobs are at stake. we're not guaranteed any transfer rates, and that is one thing we have continually asked for whenever we're at the negotiating tables because we have been without a contract for five years. we do still negotiate. we have been asking about transfer and seniority rights. with the total closure of the cal campus and st. luke's being cut to a third of its side, no one has a guarantee of a job in the new cathedral facility. we would like to see transfer rights the part of the benefit agreement, the community benefits agreement. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is frederick. i am here representing, and i am also a resident of san francisco, local 22 journeyman carpenter. i started out in 2002 as an asian neighborhood design pre- printed should double the pre- apprentice, which is now pretty much city built. i was able to support my

we as building trades, already to make -- are ready to make hospitals in san francisco seismic safe. please put our members back to work, and i ask you to support this project and moving forward. thank you. >> up the. mr. san, we already called your name. so i'm going to read the last cards and if anyone else can come forward -- [reading names] next speaker? ma'am? >> i would hike to start by thanking the members of the board of supervisors for sticking around to make sure we all got to get our comments in. my name is emily. i'm a joranman wireman and a business representative for the international brother hood of electrical workers, local six. i was born and raised in san francisco. i live in twin peeks. for the people i love and all the people that come to san francisco for medical care, it is of the utmost importance to begin construction on a seismically sound hospital now. on monday, a group returned to install a new generator at a hospital that they rewired a year and a half ago. it's an amazing display of kindness, doing right by those in need and having a skilled trailed you

i think everyone wants to make sure we have seismically safe hospitals in san francisco. everyone wants to make sure we are developing the best health care and hospital system weekend in our city. we all want to take care of the health care needs of all of our cities. as we go through the process, what i hope to here are answers -- hear are answers to a lot of the factual questions about what level of charity care we need moving forward for our city, exactly how we make sure escalating health care costs are taken care of, planning issues we will talk about. how do we make sure the hospitals we are talking about will fit within the neighborhoods being discussed? how do we make sure transit and transportation issues will be concerned? today's conversation will be about jobs. i do not think it is any surprise that issues raised are ones that i share as well. i have wanted to know and i know we will have a conversation about why there seemed to be a low level of commitment when it comes to permanent jobs. how do we make sure our city commitment to local hiring and making sure

to review our efforts on the veteran's building seismic upgrades. it started in july 2011. we are completing the 100% in design development by june 30 of this year. we will complete the construction document phase and permit bid and award by june 30, 2013. this next year is going to be critical in scheduling, coordinating, and implementing to move out of building occupants and contents by june 2013. and in coordinating the relocation of our to mark -- our department's offices as well as the office and meeting room spaces for the american legion post. in the next fiscal year, we will also be completing the transition of our manual booking processes to artifacts online data base system. this is a huge transition for our department, and it will hopefully, in the long run, result in some cost-savings. during the next two years while the veteran's building is closed, we will continue, of course, our scheduling, booking, and coordinating. projected 403 performances in those facilities, and and national 483 rehearsal place. another project coming up is the

. >> item 10, approve the selection of epc consultants in the seismic upgrade of a division pipelines three and four at hayward fault to provide various project-specific construction management services, authorize the general manager to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement for an amount not to exceed $8,500,000 and with iteration of three years and four months. >> if you want to call both items, they are related. >> item 11, approve the plans and specifications and award a contract to seismic upgrade of a division pipeline numbers three and a four at the hayward fault in the amount of 31,320,000 and for a contract duration of 825 consecutive calendar days to the lowest, qualified, responsible, and responsive bidders. >> this is a great project milestone for us to move one of our most critical seismic projects into construction, so we are all very excited about that. the bidder did bid $23 million under budget. commissioner moran: that is fabulous. >> i would like to move the two items. >> second. >> public comment? seeing none, all those in favor? suppose? the items

seismic, or earthquake is what is governing this design. th. the lateral system is the bearing wall, fairly stiff. i cannot recall the actual displacements, but they are not much more than a couple of inches. >> how do we finished these? give us a clue how you finish this thing. >> most of the exterior sa are what is called glass fiber reinforced concrete. it looks somewhat similar to the precast concrete panels. both are exterior skin panels fabricated of sight and brought to the site and assemble at the side of the building. it is three-quarters of an inch thick. mostly to steal, and it has to be engineered as a separate item functioning together, installed on to the face of the building. windows, doors, etc. go into openings, they get slashed and sealed with a joint sealant. typically we try and maintain 3 1/4 inch gaps between any kind of door or window, and a penetration to the outside. >> one issue with all buildings is water perpetration. probably the no. 1 problem is water leakage. how do we prevent that here? we have calking, flashing.

and just to leave you after a little story, obviously the seismic issue is a big one here. i remember being 3 years old and playing in noe courts when it still had a sand and a wooden play structure, and i remember the crowd moving really fast and really hard. i had no idea what was going on. i remember my dad picking me up. it was the 1989 earthquake. another one is going to come. i have a bunch of family in new york. they think we're crazy for living out here because the earthquakes and all that. but please do what is right and responsible for the city. please ensure that this project goes forward. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. i have a number of other kurds. commissioner richardson, todd, barry, ruth, andrew, and bernie. >> thank you members for hearing this. i am a project engineer, general construction for cathedral hill project. i live in the lake merced neighborhood. i support cpmc's rebuild plan. i graduated university a month ago with a civil engineering. as a young professional, i am very concerned that recent graduates are leading in unemployment statisti

if you do a seismic -- change of use, there is a different level of seismic upgrade you have to do as well. there is -- if you do the change of use to residential, you are required to do a different degree of upgrade. there are upgrades required in any instance. commissioner antonini: thank you. i read the concurrence letter and it was interesting. the cost would be applicable no matter what sort of structure the underlying form took. it seems like the cost would be the same regardless in my opinion. i do not know of that interpretation is correct, but thank you. >> thank you. commissioner sugaya: as long as you're on your feet. we all know the building has been deteriorating. in -- and allegedly this has been taking place because the owners have not chosen to maintain the structure. if the structure were properly maintained, let's say as a normal building might be, the extent of the deterioration would not be this extensive, is that right? >> well, maintaining a building, you can cover all sorts of different actions of maintenance actions in many different ways. i will have to expand

please bring seismic safety and top support -- top-level help support to san francisco. supervisor mar: next speaker. mr. carpenter, i did not call your name. if your name has not been called, please respect the process. many people have been waiting for several hours. i do have a list. if you have put a card in, i will call you. i do not think i have called your name, mr. carpenter. >> a bunch of people talk to use names were not called. this is a matter of discrimination, sir. supervisor mar: i would like for you to respect the process. we will get to your name. >> a whole bunch of people came up with other names being called. supervisor mar: i called everyone's names who came up. please respect the process. >> everyone who got on his microphone name was not called by you. supervisor mar: yes, it was. please respect the process. >> speaker. -- please respect the process. >> speaker. >> i wanted to be known [unintelligible] supervisor mar: please continue. >> thank you for hearing this important item today. i support cpmc's rebuild plants. after being out of the workfor

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in terms of india point and assessing seismic risks, there has been a new seismic hazard analysis that the u.s. geologic survey has issued. i think it's important for all reactors to go and assess the new analysis. and i would certainly be interested in following that issue vis-a-vis reactors and specifically with india point in mine. then in terms of looking at the issues around evacuating people, thinking about india point, i do believe that under the activities that the nrc is undertaking regarding the fukushima accident, that they are reconsidering the emergency planning zones and looking at that as well. and i would definitely follow that up as well. >> senator, i don't have too much to add to what dr. mcfarlane said except that as a specific action post-fukushima, all nuclear power plants including india point have been ordered to do a seismic re-evaluation. so that has already been -- that requirement has been imposed by the commission. and again, as dr. mcfarlane said, the evacuation and emergency planning issues are also under re-evaluation by the nrc staff. >> thank you, sena