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` pR @ @ @ E X" X # XX X Yz # Y X XX BuildingInspectionCommission(BIC) X RegularMeetingofApril15,1998 l # XX X YO # AdoptedMay6,1998 ( WarMemorialBuilding,Room428 l 401VanNessAvenue,SanFrancisco,CA94102 Y X XX X 9 # XX X Y # 9 x X XX MINUTES # XX X x # X A & )
x dE9 f!A ` y ThemeetingoftheBuildingInspectionCommissionwascalledtoorderat1:12p.m.byCommissioner
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e$e$ e BobbieSueHood, President 0 I 0 I$I$ 0 $$ Mona_ Cereghino_ , Commissioner 5 $$ e AlfonsoK._ Fillon_ , Commissioner 0 I 0 I$I$ SigmundA.Freeman, Commissioner $ % $$ e Roy_ Guinnane_ , Commissioner I Maria_ Banico_ , CommissionSecretary e COMMISSIONMEMBERSABSENT: e _ Armando_ ԀVasquez, VicePresident excusedabsence q e SharonMark, Commissioner excusedabsence a e _ D.B.I._ ԀREPRESENTATIVES : ) e FrankChiu, Director q e JimHutchinson, DeputyDirectorforPermitServices a e WilliamWong, DeputyDirectorforInspectionServices Q 2.0 e President sReport. e$e$ e a.0 AnnouncementofajointmeetingoftheBuildingInspectionCommissionandtheCity ! ! PlanningCommissiononMay28,1998at1:30p.m.inRoom404oftheWarMemorial ! " Building,401VanNessAvenue.TheBICmayalsodiscussandtakepubliccommenton " # whattopicscouldbetakenupatthisjointmeeting. #q!$ $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ ChairFreemandirectedthatthisitembecontinueduntilthearrivalofPresidentHood.He %I#& announcedthathewouldnotbeabletoattendthejointmeetingbecausehewouldbeoutoftown &5$' onthisdate. y'!%( $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ Attheendoftheproceedings,PresidentHoodreturnedtothisitemintheagendaandinquired Q)&* fromtheothermembersoftheCommissionwhattopicstheywouldbeinterestedinhavingonthe =*'+ agendaofthejointmeeting.CommissionerFreemansaidthattheCodeAdvisoryCommitteehad )+(, beendiscussingtheJuniorSitePermitprocessandthismaybeoneofthetopicstobediscussedat ,)- thejointmeeting.HesaidthatanothertopicwouldbeUnlawfulDemolition.PresidentHoodsaid -*. thatshewouldbemeetingwithPresidentChinchillaofthePlanningCommissiontodiscusswhat -+/ itemswouldbeplacedontheagendaforthejointmeeting. # .,0 $$ # Ї3.0 e Director sReport. e$e$ e a.0 Report,discussionandpossibleactionregardingtheuseofapayrollreportingsystem proposedbytheController sOfficecalledtheTimeEntryandSchedulingSystem(TESS)by DBIemployees. $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ DirectorChiureportedtotheCommissionthathehadreceivedarequestfromtheController s y OfficeforDBItouseanautomatedpayrollreportingsystem.TheController sOffice e
t recommendedthatthedepartmentstartusingtheTimeEntryandSchedulingSystem(TESS)for Q ` payrollreporting.ThisautomatedsystemhasbeentestedbytheController sOfficeandwill = L enhancethepayrollprocess.DirectorChiusaidthatDepartmentstaffwillworkoutthedetails )
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withtheController sOffice.Oneoftheissuestoaddressistogainthesupportoftheeightunions $
representingDBIemployees. $$ e 0 Commissioner_ Cereghino_ ԀaskedwhentheautomatedTimeEntrySystemwillgointoeffect. $$ e 0 DirectorChiusaidthatheanticipatedtheinstallationoftheTESSsystembyMay.Theexpectation istohavethesysteminplacewithintwomonths. $$ e b.0 Report,discussionandpossibleactiontoapproveaproposedworkplanandschedulefor u reviewandadoptionofthe1998SanFranciscoBuildingCode. ap $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ Mr.AlanTokugawa,SeniorBuildingInspector,referredtothewrittenreportdistributedtothe 9H Commissionandsummarizedtheproposedworkplanandscheduleforreviewandadoptionofthe %4 1998SanFranciscoBuildingCode.TheschedulemapsoutaBICHearinginSeptembertoforward recommendationtotheBoardofSupervisors.Mr.Tokugawasaidthatthescheduleistightbut TACstafffeelsthattheworkcanbeaccomplishedwithinthetimeframesuggested. $$ e 0 CommissionerGuinnaneaskedforreassurancethattheprocesswillbeanimprovementfromthe lastcodecycle. $$ e 0 Mr.Tokugawasaidthattheprocesswillbesmoother.Hesaidthatthiscodereviewprocessis differentfromthepreviouscycle.TherehasbeenmorereviewfromthepublicandtheCode q! AdvisoryCommittee.Further,therehasbeennoformatchangeintheStateCodeortheUBC. ]"l ! $$ e 0 CommissionerCereghinoaskediftheactualworkhasalreadystarted. 5$D # $$ e 0 Mr.Tokugawarepliedintheaffirmativeandsaidthatthecodechangeshavebeeninputtedintoa
& "% LANsystemtofacilitateexchangeofinformation.Inthepast,thetextoftheCodewasstoredin &#& diskettesanddistributedmanually.TheLANsystemwillfacilitatetheexchangeofinformation '#' amongvariousmembersofstaffandadvisorycommittees. ($( $$ e 0 CommissionerFreemanrequestedacopyoftheamendmentsproposedfordeletion. *&* $$ e 0 Mr.TokugawasaidtheCodeAdvisoryCommitteehasstartedpreparingthelistofamendmentsto ,(, deletefromtheSanFranciscocode.ThislistmaybereadybyearlyJuneorJuly. m-|)- $$ Y.h*. e 0 CommissionerFreemanrequestedthatthelistofamendmentstobeeliminatedbeforwardedtothe BuildingInspectionCommissionevenbeforetherestofthe1998Code.Hesuggestedthatthe codereviewprocessbebrokendownintosmallerchunks. $$ e 0 Mr._ Tokugawa_ Ԁagreed. $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ CommissionerFreemanaskedistherewasaprintinglagtime. y $$ e 0 Mr._ Tokugawa_ ԀsaidtheBuildingCodeissenttotheprinterusuallyaroundthetimethattheMayor Q ` signstheCodeorduringthethirtydaywaitingperiodbeforetheCodecomesintoeffect.Thisway = L thereisnolagtimeorthatthelagtimeisshorter. )
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$$ e 0 Commissioner_ Cereghino_ Ԁaskedifstaffanticipatedahighnumberofsubstantivechanges. $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ Mr._ Tokugawa_ Ԁsaidthattherewillprobablynotbemanysubstantivechanges.Therehavebeen recentchangesthathavealreadybeenincorporatedintothe1995BuildingCodesuchasthe
requirementsonleadbasedpaintandthebaseclosures.Thesubstantivechangesmaybeonthe CaliforniaamendmentsandhowtheylinkupwiththeMechanicalCode.Also,somesubstantive changesmayberequiredtobringthecodeintoconformancewithotherstatecodes. $$ e 0 Commissioner_ Cereghino_ Ԁsaidthatshehadheardthattherewereconcernsinthepastthatsome ap codeswerenotwrittendownorformallyadopted. M\ $$ e 0 Mr._ Tokugawa_ Ԁsaidthatthisconcernprobablyroseoutoftheconfusionbetweenadoptedcodeand %4 coderulings.Staffisattemptingtophaseouttheuseofcoderulings.Inspectorsneedtocite adoptedcodesectionsintheircitations.ThereisalsoaneedtocleanuptheCodeandcoderulings. Ithasbeentenyearssincethelastcleanup. $$ 0 e CommissionerFreemanagreedandsaidthatthereareafewbigitemsthatneedtobetakencareof. e$e$ 4.0 e PublicComment:TheBICwilltakepubliccommentonmatterswithintheCommission s jurisdictionthatarenotpartofthisagenda. q! e$e$ 0 e Therewasnotestimonyreceivedatthispointintheproceedings. I#X " e$e$ 5.0 e DiscussionandpossibleactiontodirectDBIstafftopreparea_ workplan_ Ԁandscheduletoreview
& "% theprovisionsofSection3404.6ofthe1995SanFranciscoBuildingCode(Section104(f)ofthe &#& previouscode)whichregulatesthelateralforcedesignofexistingbuildingsundergoing '#' renovations. ($( e$e$ 0 e CommissionerFreemansaidthatSanFranciscohasadopteditsownseismicprovisionson *&* renovations,damageandchangeinoccupancyunderSection3404.6ofthe1995BuildingCode.The +'+ provisionsofthissectionareveryimportantespeciallyafteranearthquake.Theprovisionsofthis ,(, sectionwillbeusedbyinsurancecompaniesand_ FEMA_ . m-|)- e$e$ Y.h*. 0 e DirectorChiuagreedandsaidthatthedepartmentwillhavetoworkhardonthiscodesection.Oneof theconcernsthattheCommissionisalreadyawareofisthattherearethresholdsestablishedunderthis sectionthatwouldrequiremandatoryseismicupgrades.Thesethresholdsoftendiscouragevoluntary seismicupgrades.HesaidthatthedepartmenthopestogetdirectionfromtheCommissiononthis matter. e$e$ 0 e CommissionerFreemansaidthatthecitywantstoencouragepeopletocarryoutvoluntaryupgrades. y e$e$ 0 e Mr.Pat_ Buscovich_ ,PresidentoftheStructuralEngineersAssociationofNorthernCalifornia Q ` (_ SEANC_ ),saidthathisorganizationrepresents2000civilandstructuralengineers.Hesaidthatthere = L arefourareasofconcern: )
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e$e$ e 0 Thereisaneedtomoreclearlydefine75%ofbaseshearforce.Inthe1994_ UBC_ ,the75%cutoff couldbedeterminedusingsimplecalculations.Thiswouldnotbethecaseinthe1997_ UBC_ .
$$ e 0 Thecurrentcodestandardsforupgradesareprohibitive.Forexamplesteelframeswillberequired forsomeupgradesofsinglefamilyresidentialbuildingsintheRichmondandtheSunsetDistricts.
$$ 0 e 0 e$e$ Thecurrentcodeisbasedonoldandarchaictechnology.Thedepartmentmustlookforwardto performancebaseddesign. $$ e 0 Voluntaryseismicupgradestriggermandatoryseismicupgrades.Thishasresultedina disincentivetovoluntaryupgrades. u $$ 0 e Mr._ Buscovich_ Ԁsaidthatthereisalsoaneedtoimprovethedefinitionofearthquakedamage.This M\ definitionwillbeusedby_ FEMA_ Ԁandinsurancecompaniestodeterminewhetherdamagecausedbyan 9H earthquakewillbeeligiblefor_ FEMA_ Ԁorinsurancefunds.Afterthe_ Loma_ ԀPrietaearthquake,_ FEMA_ %4 allowedcitiestoadoptordinancesretroactively._ FEMA_ Ԁhasdeclaredthatretroactivecodechangeswill notbeallowedinthefuture.HesaidthattheAppliedTechnologyCounciliscomingoutwitha _ FEMA_ Ԁfundedproposalormodelordinanceonthissubjectentitled_ ATC_ Ԁ43.Hesaidthatanother document,AppendixChapter34writtenbyRick_ Ranous_ Ԁfor_ OES_ ,mayalsobeuseful. e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Cereghino_ Ԁaskedifthedepartmenthasstartedanyworkonthisissue. e$e$ 0 e DirectorChiusaidthattheissuesbeingraisedarenewandhewouldwelcomeanyrecommendations fromtheCommission. q! e$e$ 0 e Mr._ Buscovich_ Ԁsaidthatthe_ FEMA_ ԀlawtodisallowretroactiveordinanceswaspassedinFebruaryand I#X " willbeeffectiveMay1.DBIneedstoactquickly.Theabsenceofanordinanceleavesthecity 5$D # vulnerable,especiallypublicbuildings. !%0!$ e$e$ 0 e CommissionerFreemansaidthatanyordinancepassedwillapplytobothpublicandprivatebuildings. &#& Theprovisionsofsuchanordinancewillbeatwoedgedsword.Ifabuildinghaslittleorno '#' insurance,thebuildingownerwillresistrepairingearthquakedamage.Ifabuildinghasinsurance,the ($( buildingownerwillwanttodeclareasmuchearthquakedamageaspossiblefortheinsurancecompany )%) topayfor. *&* e$e$ 0 e Mr._ Buscovich_ Ԁsaidthatcurrently,theCitydefinesearthquakedamageas20%ofthestructuralsystem ,(, inanyfloorinanydirection.Thisthresholdcurrentlydefinedinthecodewasacompromisebetween m-|)- 30%,whichwastheinitialproposal,and10%whichisusedinOakland.Thecitywentfor20% Y.h*. withoutmuchanalysis.Mr._ Buscovich_ ԀsaidthathehadworkedwithSupervisorTom_ Hsih_ Ԁonthis ordinanceandknowshowthe20%thresholdwasarrivedat.Thereisaneedtostudythisthresholdin moredetail.Hesaidthat_ SEANC_ Ԁwillbegladtoassistonthismatter. e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Cereghino_ ԀaskedwhatthenextstepswereandwhatDBIiscurrentlydoingtoaddress thisissue. e$e$ 0 e DirectorChiusaidthatthedepartmentcanaddressthisissueaspartofthenextcodecycleorasan e
t independentordinance. Q ` e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Cereghino_ Ԁaskedwhowouldbetheresponsibleparties. )
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e$e$ 0 e DirectorChiusaidthatthiscodecouldbeassignedtotheCodeAdvisoryCommittee.He recommendedthatanewCACcommitteebeformedforthisordinance.
e$e$ 0 e CommissionerFreemansaidthatthereisalsoaneedforfundinganddedicatedstafftomovethisissue
along. e$e$ 0 e DirectorChiusaidthatoutsideexpertsareneeded.Thedepartmentcanthenprovideoneortwostaff membersasinhousesupport. u e$e$ 0 e Mr._ Buscovich_ ԀsaidthatMr.HansonTomandhisstaffareverygoodatthiskindofassignment. M\ However,Mr.Tomcanonlydosomuch.Hisworkloadisalreadyfull.Thecodeisgettingmore 9H complicated.Thedepartmentneedstolookatitsstaffing.Thedepartmentneedsmorestructural %4 engineerswithspecificareasofspecialization.Intheimmediateshortterm,thedepartmentshould contractoutsomeofthiswork.Someoftheissuesaresmall,the75%issueisabigissue. e$e$ 0 e CommissionerFreemansaidthatthereshouldbeawaytofundoutsideexperts.Hesaidthat_ ATC_ Ԁand _ EERI_ Ԁarenonprofitgroups. e$e$ 0 e Mr._ Buscovich_ Ԁsaidthattheseagenciescangetthebestengineerstodedicatetimeforaminimalfee. e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Fillon_ Ԁaskedwhen_ ATC_ smodelordinancewillcomeout. q! e$e$ 0 e Mr._ Buscovich_ ԀsaidthatATC43willcomeoutintwomonths,_ OES_ AppendixChapter34isalready I#X " out.Hesaidthatthedepartmentneedstostudytheprovisionscarefullytoavoidburdensome 5$D # requirements.Forexample,LosAngelesrequiredinspectionsofalljointsanddidnotanticipatethat !%0!$ thiswouldcausesomuchproblems.HesaidthatdelegatingthistasktotheCACwillresultinalong
& "% drawnprocess. &#& e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Fillon_ Ԁaskedwhatthe_ timeline_ Ԁforthisnewcodeshouldbe. ($( e$e$ 0 e Mr._ Buscovich_ Ԁsaidthatthecodeshouldbeamendedassoonaspossible.Hesaidthatithasbeenthe *&* experienceinthepastthatwhentheBICsetadeadline,theworkgotcompleted. +'+ e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Cereghino_ ԀsaidthatoversightshouldbebyDBI. m-|)- e$e$ Y.h*. 0 e DirectorChiusaidthathewilllookforfundsforthisworkandwilldiscussthematterwiththe Mayor sOffice. e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Cereghino_ Ԁaskedifthefundsinthesurpluscouldbetapped. e$e$ 0 e DirectorChiusaidthatfundscouldnotbeaccessedunlesstheyarefirstappropriated. e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Cereghino_ ԀaskedforaprogressreportonthisissuebythenextBICmeeting. e
t e$e$ 0 e DirectorChiusaidthathewouldbegladtogiveareportintwoweeks. = L e$e$ 0 e CommissionerFreemanaskedwhatthescopeofthereportwouldbebythenextBICmeeting. $
e$e$ 0 e DirectorChiusaidhewouldreportontheformationofacommitteeandthebudgetfortheworktobe
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6.0 e StatusreportontheprogresstodateandproposedscheduleonBIC sreviewofaproposed ordinancepromulgatingthescopeofandproceduresforappealstotheBuildingInspection CommissionpursuanttoSection3.7504oftheCityCharter. u e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Cereghino_ ԀreportedtothefullCommissionthatshehadconvenedapublicforumfor M\ reviewofanewbasedocumentontheBIC sappellatepowers.Thisnewordinancedrafthasbeen 9H reviewedandcommentshavebeenforwardedtotheCityAttorney sOffice.Commissioner_ Cereghino_ %4 saidthatshehasrequestedcommentsfromDeputyCityAttorneyJudith_ Boyajian_ .Sheplansto conveneapublicforumtoreviewtheproposedordinanceandwillthenreportbacktothefull Commission. e$e$ 7.0 e ReviewofDirector sperformancepergoalsadoptedunderthePayforPerformanceProgram0 $e$e$ $$ $$ e a.0 PublicComment(onallmatterspertainingtotheClosedSession). $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ Therewasnopublictestimonyreceivedatthispointintheproceedings. ]"l ! $$ e b.0 PossibleactiontoconveneaClosedSession. 5$D # $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ Commissioner_ Guinnane_ Ԁmoved,secondedbyCommissioner_ Fillon_ ,toconveneaClosed
& "% Session. &#& $$ e Themotionpassedunanimously. [ResolutionNo.BIC033.96] ($( e TheBICwentintoClosedSessionfrom2:07p.m.until3:14p.m. *&* e c.0 CLOSEDSESSION:PursuanttoGovernmentCodeSection54957andtheSan },(, $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ 0 $$ FranciscoAdministrativeCodeSection67.10(b) i-x)- $$ e PUBLICEMPLOYEEPERFORMANCEEVALUATION U.d*. e DirectoroftheDepartmentofBuildingInspectionMr.FrankChiu e d.0 ReconveneinOpenSessiontovotewhethertodiscloseanyoralldiscussionsheldinClosed Session(AdministrativeCodeSection67.14(a).) $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ AtOpenSession,Commission_ Fillon_ Ԁmoved,secondedbyCommissioner_ Guinnane_ ,notto disclosethedetailsofthediscussionsheldinClosedSession. u $$ 0 e 0 e$e$ Themotionpassedunanimously. [ResolutionNo.BIC034.98] I X $$ 8.0 e CommissionerInquiriesandReviewofCommunicationItems:Atthistime,theCommission
maymakeinquiriestostaffregardingthestatusofvariousdocuments,policies,practicesand procedureswhichareofinteresttotheCommissionandmaydiscusscommunicationitems
receivedsincethelastCommissionmeeting. e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Cereghino_ ԀnotedtherewasanarticleintheIndependentregarding133333rdAvenue. e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Guinnane_ ԀrequestedcopiesofallcorrespondencefromtheController sOfficeorother auditorsreviewingDBIprocesses. q e$e$ 0 e DirectorChiusaidthathewillsetupameetingbetweenCommissioner_ Guinnane_ Ԁandtheauditor. IX e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Guinnane_ Ԁsaiditwouldbesufficienttoasktheauditortogivehimacall.Healso !0 inquiredaboutthestatusoftheillegalunitamnestylegislation.
e$e$ . 0 e DirectorChiusaidthatthePlanningDepartmentisstillintheprocessofpreparinganEnvironmental ImpactReport. e$e$ 0 e CommissionerFreemannotedaletterfromMr.Pat_ Buscovich_ ,_ SEANC_ ,regardingthePermit StreamliningAct. e$e$ 0 e CommissionerSecretary_ Banico_ ԀgaveasummaryofthePermitStreamliningActprovisionsnotedin m!| Mr._ Buscovich_ sletter. Y"h ! e$e$ 0 e PresidentHooddirectedthatthetopicofPermitStreamliningActbe_ agendized_ ԀforthenextBIC 1$@ # meeting. %,!$ e$e$ 0 e DirectorChiusaidthatthechartrequiredtobedistributedtothepublicunderthePermitStreamlining &#& Actneedstobeupdatedandamended.HesaidthathealsoneedstoverifywiththeCityAttorney s '#' OfficeontheapplicabilityoftheprovisionsofthePermitStreamliningActontheDepartmentof ($( BuildingInspection. )%) e$e$ 9.0 e ReviewandapprovaloftheMinutesoftheBICRegularMeetingofApril1,1998. },(, e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Guinnane_ Ԁmoved,secondedbyCommissionerFreeman,toadopttheminutesofthe U.d*. BICRegularMeetingofApril1,1998asprepared . e$e$ e Themotionpassedwith4ayes.(Commissioner_ Cereghino_ Ԁabstained.)[ ResolutionNo.BIC35.98 ] 10.0 e Discussionandpossibleactionwithrespecttothoseitemsthatcouldbeplacedontheagendaof May6,1998BICRegularMeetingandotherfuturemeetings. } e$e$ 0 e CommissionerFreemanrequestedthatcontinuingworkonupdatingSection104(f)be_ agendized_ Ԁfora U d futuremeeting.Healsorequestedthattherebeanagendaitemonlive/workregulations.Hesaidthat A P thiswascomingoutoftheCodeAdvisoryCommittee. -
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e$e$ 0 e DeputyDirectorHutchinsonsaidthathehadpreparedareporttothePlanningCommissiononthis subjectandwillprovideacopyofthatreporttotheBuildingInspectionCommission.
e$e$ 0 e PresidentHooddirectedthatthelive/workregulationsbecalendaredfortheMay20,1998BIC
Meeting. e$e$ 0 e CommissionerFreemanalsosuggestedthattheBICreviewtheJuniorSitePermitprocess.President Hoodagreedandsaidthatthiswouldbeforafuturemeetingdate. y e$e$ 0 e Commissioner_ Cereghino_ ԀsaidthattheappellatepowersordinancewillbebacktothefullCommission Q` onMay6,1998.ShewillcheckwithDeputyCityAttorney_ Boyajian_ ԀastowhenMs._ Boyajian_ s =L reviewwillbecompleted.ShehasrequestedthatthecommentsfromtheCityAttorney sOfficebe )8 furnishedoneweekpriortotheBICmeetingdate.Thismayresultintheappellatepowersordinance $ beingpostponedtothenextBICRegularMeeting. e$e$ 11.0 e PublicComment:TheBICwilltakepubliccommentonmatterswithintheCommission s jurisdictionthatarenotpartofthisagenda. e$e$ 0 e Therewasnopublictestimonyreceivedatthispointintheproceedings. e$e$ 12. e Adjournment. M#\ " 0 e Therebeingnootherbusiness,andonamotionmadebyCommissioner_ Cereghino_ ,secondedby %%4!$ CommissionerFreeman,themeetingadjournedat3:35p.m.
& "% e$e$ 0 e Themotionpassedbyunanimousvote. [ResolutionNo.BIC036.98] '#' e$e$ e I ________________________________ },(, e I MARIA_ BANICO_ i-x)- e I CommissionSecretary