BUILDING INSPECTION COMMISSION (BIC)

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING

BUDGET & ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 20, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.

1660 Mission Street, San Francisco, 6th Floor, Room 6034

AGENDA:

(The BIC will take public comment on every item appearing on the agenda.)

1.	Call to Order and Roll Call.

2.	Report, discussion and possible action on the proposed budget of the Department of Building Inspection for Fiscal Year 1998-99. [Director Chiu]

3.	Discussion and possible action to set a meeting and identify items that could be placed on the agenda of future meetings of the Committee.

4.	Public Comment: The Committee will take public comment on matters within the Committee's jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda.

5.	Adjournment.

MISSION STATEMENT

As a policy-making and supervisory body mandated by the City Charter, the seven-member citizen Building Inspection Commission will manage the Department of Building Inspection and the bodies' subordinate to the Commission by overseeing the effective, efficient, fair and safe enforcement of the City and County's Building, Housing, Plumbing, Electrical and Mechanical Codes, along with the Disability Access Regulations.

POLICY STATEMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENT

Pursuant to Section 67.16 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, each member of the public may address the Commission once for up to three minutes on any agenda item.

ACCESSIBLE MEETING INFORMATION POLICY

The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Permit Center, located at 1660 Mission Street, 6th Floor, Room 6034. The closest accessible BART stations are the Civic Center Station at 8th (at the United Nations Plaza) and Market Streets and the 16th Street Station at 16th and Mission Streets.

Accessible MUNI/Metro lines servicing this location are the 14L-Mission, 14-Mission, 42-Downtown/Caltrain Station and 26-19th Avenue/Valencia Street. For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142.

The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible parking spaces have been provided on the southside of 1660 Mission Street and can be accessed through the driveway on Otis Street.

Assistive Listening devices will be available at the meeting. A sign language interpreter will be available upon request. Minutes of the meeting are available in large print/tape form and/or readers upon request. Please contact the Commission Secretary, Maria Banico at (415) 558-6164 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to request for these services.

In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE AT 554-6075.

POLICY STATEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING OR MEETING

Pursuant to Section 67.7-1(c) of the San Francisco Administrative Code, members of the public who are unable to attend the public meeting or hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the BIC Commission Secretary, Maria Banico, at 1660 Mission Street, Room 6003, San Francisco, CA 94013 or at the place of the scheduled hearing before the proceedings begin. These written comments shall be made a part of the official public record and these comments will be brought to the attention of the members of the Building Inspection Commission. [Twenty copies are necessary.]

SAN FRANCISCO LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Administrative Code Sec. 16.520-16.534] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 1390 Market St. #701, SF, CA 94102 or (415) 554-9510 voice, or (415) 703-0121 fax, or http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics/ - web.

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