BUILDING INSPECTION COMMISSION (BIC)

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING/SPECIAL MEETING

BIC LITIGATION COMMITTEE

Thursday, October 1, 1998, at 1:00 p.m.

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

AGENDA:

(The BIC Committee will take public comment on every item appearing on the agenda. Members of the public who address the Committee have the discretion on whether or not they wish to identify themselves for the record.)

1.	Call to Order and Roll Call.

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

3.	Report and general discussion on the litigation and settlement processes and status of DBI cases. [Deputy City Attorney Kimon Manolius]

4.	CLOSED SESSION: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (a). [Deputy City Attorney Kimon Manolius]

a.	Public Comment on all matter pertaining to the Closed Session.

b.	Possible action to convene a Closed Session.

c.	CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL

(1) Existing Litigation:	960 Harrison Street

Update on the status of litigation and possible action to formulate strategies or accept settlement offer in the case of CCSF v. Jimmy Jen a/k/a Kaimen Jimmy Jen. (Superior Court No. 987-138)

(2) Existing Litigation:	55 Mason Street (Ambassador Hotel)

Update on the status of litigation and possible action to formulate strategies or accept settlement offer in the case of CCSF v. Vasilios Glimidakis. (Superior Court No. 993-534)

(3) Existing Litigation:	47 - 51 6th Street (Hillsdale Hotel in SOMA)

Update on the status of litigation and possible action to formulate strategies or accept settlement offer in the case of CCSF v. Hitendra A. Sihn. (Superior Court No. 992-949)

(4) Existing Litigation:	532 Shotwell Street

Update on the status of litigation and possible action to formulate

strategies or accept settlement offer in the case of CCSF v. Perry S. Acosta, Trustee. (Superior Court No. 990-300)

(5) Existing Litigation:	124 Turk Street (Camelot Hotel)

Update on the status of litigation and possible action to formulate strategies or accept settlement offer in the case of CCSF v. Balubhai I. Patel. (Superior Court No. 927-874)

(6) Existing Litigation:	387 South Van Ness Avene

Update on the status of litigation and stipulated judgment in the case of CCSF v. Remberto and Lourdes Sainez. (Superior Court No. 980-411)

(7) Existing Litigation:	2270 Bryant Street

Update on the status of litigation and possible action to formulate strategies or accept settlement offer in the case of CCSF v. Anita Sit. (Superior Court No. 993-804)

(8) Existing Litigation:	894 Innes Avenue

Update on the status of litigation and possible action to formulate strategies in the case of CCSF v. Manning. (Superior Court No. 982-
078)

5.	Discussion and possible action with respect to those items that could be placed on the agenda of future Committee meetings.

6.	Commissioner Inquiries and Review of Communication Items: At this time, the Committee may make inquiries to staff regarding the status of various documents, policies, practices and procedures which are of interest to the Committee and may discuss communication items received since the last Committee meeting.

7.	Approval of the Minutes of the Committee Meeting of August 13, 1998.

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

9.	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 south side 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, materials submitted by members of the public for consideration by the Building Inspection Commission prior to a scheduled hearing should be received by the BIC Secretary at 1660 Mission Street, 6th Floor. Persons unable to attend the scheduled public hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the BIC Secretary at 1660 Mission Street, 6th Floor, Room 6003 no later than 11:00 a.m. before the scheduled hearing. Comments received by 11:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing, will be made part of the official record of the public hearing of the BIC. [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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