as all of you know, we take seismic safety seriously in san francisco. we have been working on so many different programs. our office of emergency management, fire department, first responders all have been preparing for the big one for so long. and we know that the big one is about to come. the percentages increase, as you have informed us. many of you, in your expertise, a 65% chance that in the next 25 years, is what is being predicted. working closely with the fire department, certainly, we have a close relationship with chief white. now i can also reflect with you a strong relationship with a new police chief. who could have known that just last week, as we have appointed a new police chief that chief greg sur had spent many years with our public tilly's commission, working on the seismic and homeland security aspects of our water system. now he is our police chief and we get to work with him again, not only as one of the lead responses in the city with a fire department, but to have that additional experience working with us, when he was out of uni

how did we seismically retrofit this 125-year-old structure? we installed a number of super frames to support the roof structure. we added multiple sheer walls and stained -- and frames. we also drilled 500 miles through the bottom of the reservoir to anchor it to the bedrock to prevent it from sliding. we completely sealed and waterproofed the roof. with all of these upgrades completed, this reservoir will be possible of heating be -- feeding the entire city following a major earthquake. be completed some improvements to the inlet-outlet piping of the reservoir that will allow us to backseat our transmission system so that customers in the upper peninsula do receive water following an emergency. i am really proud of the hard work of our project team. there to be commended for successfully delivering the project and also for their dedication to the program. i also wanted to highlight the pretty impressive track record of the regional project manager, howard fung. job well done, howard. [applause] thank you. >> thank you. just to make sure we un

new hospital to replace our existing california and pacific campuses in all in response to a state seismic mandate to continually serve the citizens of san francisco or be threatend with delicensing. we reviewed the city's proposal in detail and it does contain a framework for us to move forward. and based in our review and discussions with the mayor's staff and i would call them frank discussions, we have resolved about half of those requests and the other half is going to require more discussion and little bit of flexibility. before we submit our formal response to the city -- president olague: i'm sorry, i have to ask folks that are standing to please -- those who are not members of staff and i do see a staff member there, to please go to room 416, which is the overflow room. unless you can find a seat in here. there are a couple of seats here. i'm sorry about that. >> before we submit a formal response, i want to walk through a few critical areas. one of our primary concerns is that many of the requested items and services are in fact for indefinite periods. we aren't sure what the fut

given that, we feel that we have a plan in place that provides protection both with respect to seismic risks, tsunami risks, and potential future sea level rise. supervisor mirkarimi: this comports with bcdc's standards as well? >> absolutely. they have held us up as a model in the bay area for how you address potential future sea level rise. supervisor mirkarimi: i am aware that they are grappling with trying to have a regional definition of sea level rise right now, trying to get input from both public and private sector on that particular definition. ok, very good. i appreciate the answer to the question. just curious, what is the sinkage rate of treasure island right now? >> that is a technical answer that i do not have in front of me. i know that when we are done with the key technical improvements, we are designing it for zero subsidence, long- term subsidence, that we are going in doing be dynamic combatants to consolidate the uppermost crest, and surcharging the bay mud underneath, so you will get zero long-term settlement over the life of the project. supervisor mirkarimi: thi

we have been working on a seismic analysis for the west approach. as you know, caltrans put a lot of effort into upgrading the west approach over the last couple of years, and so we're going through a fairly lengthy effort to demonstrate our excavation in that area will not inhibit their structure that they recently upgraded. as part of that project effort, we have also submitted a p.s.r., project study report at the end of december, and now we're continuing to work with caltrans to supplement that with foundation reports, turnover analysis, and other supporting documents that will then allow caltrans to ultimately approve this project study report. slide here is a schematic layout showing what was shown in the original feir. the key things i want to point out is the project was shown to be bounded by sound walls. in blue, you see there were noise walls called for 10 to 12 feet high. there were also calls for a ramp particularly called for over second street. we made a fairly large effort to stay true to those requirements. we're working with the co

the third thing i would like to focus on is it mentions non- structural seismic retrofit. what i thought about that this morning, i was wondering -- is that open to manipulation by the people that have control of these funds? the reason why i bring up the idea of possible manipulation is yesterday afternoon, i was at a gathering on folsom st., and i was very impressed by the discussion of transparency, especially by a certain labor speaker. i am just trying to translate that feeling of transparency because i would in a certain sense think that we should explain what non structural seismic retrofit is and compare it to what an actual retrofit is. the reason why i bring that up is because since the bond issue is such a large amount of the house bill, one would think that it will be covered by the bond issue, so we are going to go for $999,999, that seems to me that that is money that maybe deliberately deleted from the bond issue and somehow put into this item so as to avoid public scrutiny. thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you very much. any other member of the public wh

the first informational hearing at health care delivery and seismic safety back in march and second hearing in design in may, cpmc is committed to the people of san francisco. we deliver 7,000 babies in a year. and we provide one-third of the hospitalizations and one-third of emergency room visits here in the city and we are continuing to work with the city family to find common ground that allows our project to move forward without delay so we can continue to serve the health care needs of san francisco. now while we appreciate the city's draft development agreement in that it has propelled the process forward, the magnitude of what's being asked for is frankly unrealistic, by our math, the city-asked approach is $2 billion over a 50-year horizon doubling the cost of construction. we can't get anywhere near this number. stanford hospital, which is a project double our size was approved earlier this week and the ask totaled $175 million over a 51-year span, majority of which was provided to transportation benefits to stanford's own employees. we recognize the need to contribute our fair sha

in the case of the peninsula pipeline seismic upgrade project, the increases with refinement for the project based on the latest geo technical information, the decision was made to replace a number of pipeline segments on the peninsula where we are vulnerable to liquefaction. this is in the -- in to the additional scope in three different occasions. i will elaborate more on the cost increases. more from that perspective later in my presentation. >> it does occur to me that a couple of the projects we have been tracking in terms of costs have had some cost increases. if you could just give me an update on that spread sheet you give me from time to time. >> in the reporting quarter, we have some projects that we were forecasted to complete almost six months later. i wanted to elaborate more on the regional projects, which are the four above the darker line. this is a project that is now completed. it has reached the central completion. we need to keep the contract opened to allow the contractor to come back and perform some of the repairs at no cost to us. they accidently damage being

that has been given a seismic hazard rating of 3. today, we are restarting the efforts of rebuilding that building with the introduction of this ordinance to authorize the city to issue up to $170 million in certificates of participation that will be done by the summer of 2015. i want to thank the comptroller's office for capital advance for their work so far. we do need to act quickly to protect and preserve the war memorial veterans building which has played a role in local, state, and world history. those who have visited the building including many of our veterans groups are entitled to a safe environment. >> thank you. supervisor avalos: thank you very much, madam clark. the first item is a resolution that i actually see. frye has been patiently waiting for quite some time. i want to thank terry for bringing this item to our attention. it recognizes the historical significance of a vigil. it encourages the city and county of san francisco to place a plaque near the site of the vigil. for those of you not aware, on october 27, 19

we're also working closely with the seismic safety review committee to make sure that we have all the final approval and permanent for the structural design so there are no delays. and, of course, we continue working with our stakeholders of adjacent properties and the agency. most recently, we met with the problem of building inspection and the fire department with respect to the firelight safety on the bus level in the transit city -- transit center. we are also working with the municipal transit agency and planning on the bus plaza and the design of the overhead system for that. also, we are working closely with high-speed rail on the design of the lower rail levels. we have now agreement on where the columns will all be and where we will have the escalators and so forth. that was really good progress. with respect to the bus storage, we recently conducted a bus simulation at the proposed bus storage layout. the simulation prove to be very fruitful and give us ideas on how we can further refine the designed to improve the bus movements in that area. the packages were advertised on

disability improvements, seismic retrofitting of an existing building has an assessment exclusion. fire escapes and so on. this is very interesting. i think we do need to get someone from the assessor's office one of these days. >> it is unfortunate you are going to be assessed or punished for putting in new york electrical and plumbing in some instances. >> i think replacing it you are not, but if you of credit. it is an improvement, and i guess that is how they do it. the next few pages are general information of the assessor recorder's office, including the appeal someone mentioned, the appeals process where you can dispute evaluation assessment. there are other contact numbers, so i encourage you to call them and ask questions. anything you would like to add? >> i appreciate being on the panel here and on your program. i think it is important to look at goals carefully. i think that is important to help round out your vision process. >> i am going to keep the green thing in mind. >> thank you for coming. see you next month for "building >> from our new headquarters building. th

it is seismically unsafe. it is not accessible and does not provide the space to meet community needs. north beach neighborhood is one of the most dense neighborhoods in the city and is also identified as a high needs area with the needs of additional open space in the city's general plan. recognizing both the library and the park are essential service amenities to the north beach neighborhood, the library and the recreation and park department entered into a master planning process in 2008 in order to achieve a set of goals to improve the site for the entire community. the master plan will provide for a new library to meet the needs of a diverse north beach community for generations to come, provides enough space to accommodate an adequate shelving for books and media, ample computers and seating with separate distinct areas for adults, teenagers, and children. also, a community room, as well as air ergonomic and efficient work spaces to be able to do the effective materials handling. the master plan results

new hospital to replace our existing california and pacific campuses in all in response to a state seismic mandate to continually serve the citizens of san francisco or be threatend with delicensing. we reviewed the city's proposal in detail and it does contain a framework for us to move forward. and based in our review and discussions with the mayor's staff and i would call them frank discussions, we have resolved about half of those

it creates two seismically safe hospitals when an earthquake occur at any time. it provides $2.5 million of construction activity, which will occur over the five years immediately after the project is approved. this differs from other large projects, whose construction and job-related benefits will out over a much longer time. with all of this discussions and debate around the project and what it should do and what it is, i want everyone to remember that at the core, it is important the city. because it is such a large and ambitious project and require significant zoning changes, we need to make sure the project improvise benefits to address this impacts on all san francisco residents. several months ago, both cpmc and the community coalition asked the mayor to direct city staff to develop a package of requests represent what the city would like to see cpmc agree to through a development agreement they could support for the project. that request was issued to cpmc in the middle of may. during the rest of this hearing, we will be outlining it for you. i want to be

the focus will shift to the peninsula where 86 seismic projects are under way in six counties >> each time we finish a project, we are that much stronger. >> in many ways, that much further from the failures th ss doomed the city more than 100 years ago. >> a good step forward. not long ago he was a presidential candidate and now he is denying using campaign cash to conceal a secret love affair. a federal grand jury indicted him on six counts including conspiracy, illegal campaign contributions and false statements the question is whether he used $900,000 in donations to cover up an affair with a female staffer and secret child. edwards spoke out after his first court appearance >> there is no question i have done wrong. i take full responsibility for having done wrong. i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm i have caused to others. but i did not break the law and i never ever thought i was breaking the law. >> if edwards is convicted on all counts, he would face up to 30 years in prison and face a fine of $1.5 million. >>> you can use your mobile phone to win cas