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E , A MINUTES D X X c TheJointMeetingoftheBuildingInspectionCommission(BIC)andtheCityPlanningCommission (_ CPC_ )wascalledtoorderbyBICPresidentHoodand_ CPC_ ԀPresidentChinchillaat1:40p.m.
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.0 e ROLLCALL Rollcallwastakenandaquorumwascertified. 7 R E ی p e(#e(# Ќ 0 e BUILDINGINSPECTIONCOMMISSIONMEMBERSPRESENT: L e(#e(# e BobbieSueHood, President 8 e _ Armando_ ԀVasquez, VicePresident ( e Mona_ Cereghino_ , Commissioner p e AlfonsoK._ Fillon_ , Commissioner ` e SharonMark, Commissioner 0 I 0 I(#I(# P (#(# e e COMMISSIONMEMBERSABSENT: , e RoyGuinnane, Commissioner # c X X # X X c Ԁ e SigmundFreeman, Commissioner excusedabsence e COMMISSIONSTAFFPRESENT : 0 e 0 e(#e(# Maria_ Banico_ , CommissionSecretary | (#(# e 0 0 (#(# GarlandSimpson, RecordingSecretary l (#(# e 0 0 (#(# _ D.B.I._ ԀREPRESENTATIVES : I H (#(# e Frank_ Chiu_ , Director 8 e JimHutchinson, DeputyDirectorforPermitServices ( e WilliamWong, DeputyDirectorforInspectionServices p! e CITYPLANNINGCOMMISSIONMEMBERSPRESENT:0 L# " (#(# e HectorChinchilla, President 8$!# e Anita_ Theoharis_ , VicePresident (%"$ 0 e 0 e(#e(# CynthiaJoe, Commissioner &#% (#(# e LawrenceMartin, Commissioner '$& e BeverlyMills, Commissioner '%' e COMMISSIONMEMBERSABSENT: )|') e Dennis_ Antenore_ , Commissioner *h(* e RichardHill, Commissioner +X)+ e COMMISSIONSTAFFPRESENT: -4+- e LindaAvery, CommissionSecretary
x. ,. _ ԇ e D.C.P.REPRESENTATIVES: 0 e 0 e(#e(# 0 (#(# 0 (#(# GeraldGreen, Director (#(# e RobertPassmore, ZoningAdministrator e 0 MaryGalagher, ChiefCityPlanner (#(# e 0 e CITYATTORNEY SOFFICEREPRESENTATIVES e(#e(# e JudyBoyajian, DeputyCityAttorney e u
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.0 e SPECIALCALENDAR 5 (v ی a p e(#e(# Ќ 6 f m f r X9 @ 9, X6 f9 r DCPDirectorGeraldGreenwelcomedmembersofthetwoCommissionsandmembersof M \ thepublictothejointmeetingandsaidthatthiswasthefirsttimethattheBICandtheCPChave 9
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heldajointmeeting.Hesaidthisjointmeetingispartofanefforttoimprovecoordination %4
betweenthetwodepartmentsofCPCandDBIiswelcomeandhasthesupportoftheMayor s Office.Thepurposeofthismeetingistoimprovethepermitprocess.Hesaidthattheagenda
waspreparedwiththisinmind.Theremaybeothermeetingsinthefutureonothertopics.Mr. Greenbehoovedtheparticipantsinthemeetingandtheaudiencetopointatrealproblemsand
solutionstothepermitprocessingeneralandnotusethisforumtoassessblameorsingleout membersofstafforspecificprojects. r DBIDirectorFrankChiualsowelcomedmembersofthetwoCommissions.Hespoke aboutthepurpose,missionstatementandtheorganizationoftheDepartmentofBuilding q Inspection.HealsodescribednewprogramsandinnovationsinthedepartmentsuchastheOne ]l StopPermitCoordinationProgramandthelaunchingofthedepartment swebsite. IX r CPCPresidentChinchillaaskedDirectorChiutodescribethebuildingpermitforatypical !0 project,fordiscussionpurposes.
r DirectorChiusaidthatforatypicalprocess,forexampleakitchenremodel,thebuilding permitisissuedoverthecounteriftherearenochangestotheoutsideofabuilding,including windows,andnostructuralwork. r DirectorGreenaddedthatPlanningstaffreviewisnotrequiredforsuchaprojectunder Section311ofthePlanningCode.Therearenoplanningrequirementsuntilacertainthresholdis ! reached,afterthatthreshold,planningreviewandotherplanningcodesaretriggered.# c X X ^ # X X c m"| ! r CPCPresidentChinchillaaskediftheinitialdeterminationonwhetherplanningreviewis E$T # neededismadebyaclerkofDBI. 1%@!$ r DBIDirectorChiusaidthatthereareguidelinesforDBIstafftouse. '#& r CPCDirectorGreensaidthatthestaffofbothdepartmentsmeetregularly.Thefirststepin ($( filingforapermitistofilloutaform.Basedontheinformationsuppliedbytheapplicantonthis )%) form,DBIthenrefersthepermittootherdepartments. *&* r DBIDirectorChiusaidthatanothertypicalpermitisaresidentialextension.Hesaidthat ,(, DBIstafffirstrefersthistoPlanningstaff.DBIreviewstartsonlyaftergettingthegreenlight }-)- fromPlanningstaff. i.x*. Ї r CPCDirectorGreensaidthattherearenoticerequirementsforvarioustypesofpermits. Thetwodepartmentshavedifferentnoticerequirements.CityPlanningusuallysendsoutnotice beforethedecisiononanapplication.DBIusuallysendsoutnoticeafteradecisionhasbeen issued. r DBIDirectorChiuagreedwiththisdescriptionwiththeexceptionofdemolition applicationswhereDBIsendsoutnoticesbeforeandafterthedecisionontheapplication. y r PlanningCommissionerTheoharissaidthattherearesubstantialchangesthataremadein Q ` addendasubmittalsforsitepermits.SheaskediftherewasaDBIprocessinplacetorefer = L changesbacktoPlanningstaff. )
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originalsitepermitapplicattion. r CPCCommissionerMillsaskedhowDBIkeepstrackofthesereferrals.Sherequestedthat DBIlistentotheissuesbroughtupduringtherestofthismeetingwithanearonwhattheOne StopProgramcandotoprovidesolutions. r DBICommissionerCereghinoaskediftheDepartmentofCityPlanninghadstaffavailable ap toenforcetheplanningcode. M\ r DBIDirectorChiusaidthattheenforcementofbuildingpermitsistheresponsibilityof %4 DBI.Theinspectorsmakesurethatthecodesarefollowed. r BICPresidentHoodaskedhowDCPhandlesincomingcomplaints.DoesDCPcallupDBI toenforcethecodes. r CPCDirectorGreensaidthatDCPinformsDBIofinformationreceivedonviolationsof theBuildingCode.DCPhasstopped,aswasdoneinthepast,askingDBIinspectorstofield checkviolations.IfaviolationorcomplaintisrelatedtothePlanningCode,DCPstaffgoesout themselves. q! r DBICommissionerCereghinoaskedifDBIstaffaretrainedontheenforcementofthe I#X " PlanningCode. 5$D # r CPCDirectorGreensaidthatmostviolationsofthePlanningCodearealsoviolationsof
& "% theBuildingCode. &#& r CPCPresidentChinchillaaskedifthetwodepartmentshadseparatecomputersystems. ($( r DBIDirectorChiusaidthatthereisonlyonesystemthattracksallbuildingpermits. *&* r CPCDirectorGreensaidthatthereisonesystemfortracking,butthetwodepartments ,(, havedualdatabases. m-|)- Y.h*. r CPCPresidentChinchillaaskedifthissituationhindersthepermitprocess. r CPCDirectorGreensaidthatinsomewaysthecurrentsystemaffectsthepermitprocess. HesaidthattheDepartmentofCityPlanningwillbeconvertingtotheOraclesystematsome futuredate.ThiswillallowhookupintoDBI scomputersystems. r DBIDirectorChiusaidthatDBI sOraclebasedsystemisalmostcompleteandthereisan y operationalprototypeonthegroundfloor. e
t r BICPresidentHoodsaidthatthereshouldbecompleteinformationonplanssubmittedfor = L permitsthatshowtheactualworktobedone.Theinformationprovidedonplansvaries.She )
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r CPCDirectorGreensaidhehadsomethoughtsonthisissuewhichhehasnothadachance
todiscusswithDBIDirectorChiuasofyet.Hesaid,onesolutioncouldbethattherebea15day periodfromthetimeabuildingpermitisissuedbeforeworkcancommence.Duringthis15day
period,aninitialinspectioncanbemadetoverifytheactualconditionsinthestructurepriortothe startofconstruction.Thisinitialinspectioncouldberequired.Anothersourceofimprovements wouldbetheuseoftheGIS(geographicinformationsystem). r CPCPresidentChinchillasaidthatthereshouldbestrongerpenaltiesforpeoplewho ap submitwronginformationonplans.Thedepartmentsshouldlookatavailablerecoursesuchas M\ statepenaltiesonlicensesandcertification.Anotheravenuewouldbeperjury. 9H r (CPCCommissionerMartinarrivedatthispointinthediscussionat2:25p.m.) r BICPresidentHoodandCPCPresidentChinchillaopenedthefloortopubliccomment. r Ms.EdithMcMillansaidthattheagendaforthismeetingstatedsevenseparatetopics.She askedforproceduralclarificationonthetimelimitsforspeakers.Shesaidthatitwouldnotbe possibletocoverallsevenitemsinthreeminutes. r CPCPresidentChinchillasaidthattheCommissionswouldallowspeakerstoaddresseach q! topicforuptothreeminutes. ]"l ! 9 XWd X X X # X X X9 XWd8 # :f 1.InformationProcedures %*!$ F 9 "0 Publicnotices 9 R9 &"% (#(# Ќ F 9 "0 Communicationbetweendepartments 9
: &#& (#(# Ќ F : "0 Computersystemsfortrackingthestatusofapplications : : '#' (#(# Ќ F x; "0 Completeinformationonplansandaccuratedescriptionofproposals # c X X # x; ; ($( (#(# Ќ f: X X c r Ms.McMillansaidthatnoticeprovidedisnotadequateandawiderradiusshouldbeused. +&'* Errorsinnoticingcompoundtheproblems.Shesaidthatcommunicationsbetweenthetwo ,(+ departmentsisgettingbetterbutisstillnotwhatitoughttobe.Thecomputersystemshave ,(, problemsandcitedapermitthatwas resurrectedaftersixyears whichwasnotreferredbackto -)- CPC.Shesaidthattheinformationonplansisnotcompleteandsometimessemanticsisusedto .*. avoidpermitrequirements.Shesaidthattrainingisneeded. r Ms.PatriciaVaughysaidthatthereispreferentialtreatmentbeinggiven.Shesaidthat therearecertainpeoplewhohavegreateraccesstoDBIstaff.Ms.Vaughysubmitteda memorandumfromDBIstaffallowingMr.WalterWongaccesstothebuildingoutsideofregular workinghours.Shesaidthatthereshouldbedailycheckontheaddressesofpermitsissued. PermitexpeditersshouldberequiredtoregisterwiththeEthicsCommission.Shesaidthatitisa y conflictofinterestswhenstaffrecommendstoanapplicanttoworkwithaparticularexpediter. e
t r Mrs.SimaKushnirskyaddressedtheCommissionsandspokeaboutaparticularpermit = L application.Whendirectedbythechairtoaddresstheagendaitem,shesaidthattheprocessis )
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r Mr.BillDeitchaskedwherenotificationwillstopifitistobeexpanded.Hesaidthathe
feelsthecurrentrequirementsareadequate. r Mr.IrvingRosenthalsaidthatMr.RobertPassmore,ZoningAdministrator,needsstaffto enforcethePlanningCodeandconditionsofapproval.HeaddressedDBIDirectorChiuandDBI DeputyDirectorWong.HesaidthattheissuanceofaNoticeofViolationonacertainproperty wasdelayedfortwoweeksbecauseofacallfromMs.MillieValdezfromtheMayor sOffice.He u askedDBIDirectorChiutofollowuponthismatterandinquiredwithInspectorJohnSimsand ap ChiefInspectorWingLau. M\ r BICPresidentHoodrequestedDBIDirectorChiutolookintothismatter. %4 r Mr.JoeO Donoghue,ResidentialBuildersAssociation,saidthatitisamazingthatthere arenotmorecomplaintgiventhatDBIprocesses55,000permitsperyear.Headdressedthe commentsmadebyMs.VaughyandsaidthatsomepeopledohavegreateraccesssuchasSue Hestor,notbasedonthetimetheyareallowedintothebuilding,butthatsomepeopleareallowed intoareaswhereotherpartiesarenot.Hesaidthatthisresultsinlostplansandthatheperceivesa nexusbetweentheproblemoflosingplansandcertainpeoplegivenspecialaccesstoareasinboth DCPandDBI.Hesuggestedtheuseofcomputerchipstotrackplans.Hesaidthathewas complainingstronglythatsomethingiswrong. q! r Mr.LeoMcClaughlinsaidthatthedifferentnoticingrequirementsofthedifferent I#X " departmentsisaburden.Hesaidthathehadtoundertakefourseparatenoticingforasingle 5$D # projectandfoundoutthatitwasnotpossibletointegratethisrequirement.HeagreedwithCPC !%0!$ PresidentChinchillathataperjurychargeforwronginformationonplanswillbehelpful.
& "% r Ms.JudyWesturgedtheCommissionstolookatthebuildingcodeprovisionsonnew '#' construction/liveworkprojectsandrequestedDBItocoordinatewithDCPonthelive/workcode. ($( ShealsourgedtheCommissionstokeepbettertrackoflotmergersandsubdivisionsinregardto )%) trackingchangesofuse. *&* ̀ r Ms.RobertaCaravellidescribedaprojectthatinvolvedthedemolitionofawarehouse ,(, whichimpactedadjacentresidences. m-|)- Y.h*. r DavidBarnard,DBIstaff,invitedinterestedpartiestotrythenewDBIcomputersystem. r AaronPeskinsaidthathehadsoughttheenforcementoftheconditionsofapprovalofa conditionalusepermit.Hehadtogobackandforthbetweenthetwodepartments.Eventually,it wasDBIwhoissuedtheNoticeofViolations.Hesaidthathehadresearchedtheproceduresand nowknowwhichdepartmentdoesthefollowthrough.However,acitizenstillhastogothrough thebackandforthprocess.HeurgedthetwoCommissionstofigureoutawaytomakethe y processsimple. e
t r RedmondLyonsaidhewasabuilderwhoseplanshavebeenlostrepeatedly.Hebelieves = L thatthiswasadelaytactic.Timeisoftheessenceforbuildersandlostplanscostmoney. )
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r JohnBardissaidthatmissedstaffdeadlinesandpostponementswereaproblem.Hesaid thatallinterestedpartiesshouldbenotifiedofpostponementsandshouldbekeptabreastofthe
statusofapermit. r JakeMcGoldricksaidthathehadverylittlenoticeaboutthismeeting.Thisisverylittle timeallowedtospeaktoaddresstheissuescompletely.Hesaidthereweremanyexamplesof illegaldemolitions.Hecouldprovidemoredetailedinformationonspecificprojectsifgiven moretimetoaddressthisforum. u r AliceBarkleysaidthatthe15dayinspectionproposedbyDCPDirectorGreenwillnot M\ work.TheBICneedstobeabsolutelyclearaboutitspoliciesonunlawfuldemolition.There 9H shouldbeaseparateprocessforviolationsforexceedingtheallowedscopeofworkonthepermit %4 triggeredbyBuildingCoderequirements. r DiedreWorkmansaidthatsherepresentedSan# c X X < # X X c FranciscoBeautifulandwishedtothankthe Commissionsandthedirectorsofthetwodepartmentsfortheeffortstoincreasecoordination betweenthetwodepartment.Sheaidherorganizationisconcernedwithvariedissuessuchas billboardsandincreasedcoordinationbetweenthetwodepartmentswillassistintheimproved enforcementofcodes. r CPCPresidentChinchillaclosedthepublichearing.# c X X V # X X c q! :f 2.PermittingProcedures 5$D # F Y "0 Applicationreviewbymultipledepartments Y Y !%0!$ (#(# Ќ F 6Z "0 ReviewofbuildingpermitapplicationsatPlanningInformationCounter 6Z ]Z
& "% (#(# Ќ F [ "0 Multiplepermits/actionsononeproperty,e.g.,serialpermits [ <[ &#& (#(# Ќ f: r EdithMcMillansaidthatthismeeting sgoalwastoimprovethecoordinationbetweenthe ($( twodepartments.Betterrelationshipsbetweenthetwodepartmentsareneeded.Therehasbeen )%) animprovementalreadybutfurtherimprovementsareneeded.Theapplicationreviewprocessby *&* multipledepartmentslooksgoodonpaperbutneedstighteningupinpractice.Shesaidthatthe +'+ issueofserialpermitsshouldbescheduledforanotherjointmeetingtoallowforamoredetailed ,(, discussion. m-|)- Y.h*. r PatriciaVaughydescribedseveralpermitapplicationsandsaidthatthedrawingsthatwent todifferentdepartments/bodies(e.g.,PlanningCommission,Planningstaff,BuildingDepartment staff)weredifferentfromeachother.Shesaidthattheyhadbroughtuptheconcernthatthe drawingswerenotaccurateandstaffdidnotlisten.Therefore,thepermitwasissuedandthere wereproblemsduringtheconstructionprocess.Thereisaneedtofigureoutawaytostopthis typeofproblem.Shesaidthatthecomputertrackingsystemdoesnotgivecorrectorcomplete information. y r RobertaCaravellisaidthattherearemanyproblemsoneofwhichisoverthecounter Q ` permits.Shesaidthatthereisnosysteminplacetotrackwhohasreviewedorsignedoffona = L permit.Therearemanyerrorswhichshehasfound.Theerrors,forexampleapermitthatwas )
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issuedonawrongaddress,arenotcorrected.Thereisnowaytostopfuturemistakesifone $
cannotdeterminewhomadethemistakesinthefirstplace. r BICPresidentHoodrequestedDBIDirectorChiutorespondtothespeaker.DBIDirector Chiusaidthatplancheckerssignoffonthebackofplansforpermits,eventhoseissuedoverthe
counter.However,thecomputerfiledoesnotidentifytheplanchecker,onlythedepartmentswho needtoreviewtheplans. r BillDeitchsaidthathehadalsoexperiencedthelossofhisplansattheplanning u department.Hesaidthatthediscretionaryreviewprocessallowspartiestodelayprojectswith ap verylittleinvestmentsascomparedtotheinvestmentrisksanddelaycoststhatmustbebourneby M\ thedeveloper.ThereisaneedtorevamptheDRprocess. 9H r JakeMcGoldrickidentifiedseveraladdresseswhichheclaimeddefactodemolitionhad occured.Hesaidtherearemanyflawsinthehearingprocess.Forexample,thehearingofficer foroneaddresswasthesupervisoroftheplancheckerwhoapprovedtheplans.TheZoning Administratorhasnoonetoenforcetheconditionsofapproval,thesituationissad.Therewere toomanyissuestoaddress.HesaidhehopedtheCommissionswouldbreaktheissuesdownto smallerpiecessothatthepubliccouldparticipatemoreeffectively. r JoeO Donoghuesaidthatthecoderequirementsonunlawfuldemolitioncausesa nightmareforprojectsponsors.Hedescribedaprojectwhichinvolveda400sq.ft.addition q! whereeightadditionalstuds,notshownontheplans,hadtoberemovedbecauseofdryrot.This ]"l ! resultedinconstructionbeinghaltedfromNovembertoMarch.Thepermitwaseventually I#X " upheld.Thereisaneedtodifferentiatebetweenproteststhatarerealandthosethataremeant 5$D # merelytodelayprojects. !%0!$ r JohnBardissaidthattheprotestsanddelaysarecausedbyshortcutsordeviationsallowed &#& bypeoplewhoarepayedtoenforcethecodes.Hesaidthattherehavebeencaseswhenthe '#' ZoningAdministratorhasruledcontrarytotheactionofthePlanningCommissionandsothis ($( casehadtobeappealedtotheBoardofAppeals.HecitedaNoticeofViolationthatwasissued )%) andthenrevised.Hesaidthatthedelaysarecausedbycitystaffwhohadnotcarriedouttheir *&* jobsinaprofessionaloreffectiveway. +'+ r AnastaciaYovonopoloussaidthatshehasheardthattherearepropertyownersand m-|)- contractorswhodonotfollowthepermitprocessforanumberofdifferentreasons.The Y.h*. inspectorsletviolationsflyandthereisnoeffectiveenforcementprocess. r BICPresidentHoodclosedthepublichearingandinvitedCommissionerstoprovideinput anddirectiontostaffontheissuesbroughtupduringpublictestimony. r CPCCommissionerMillssaidthatverificationofthescopeofworkisneeded.Forsingle permits,thenotificationprocessneedstobeimproved.Thereisalsotheissueofserialpermits y whichisrelatedtohavingcompleteinformationonplans. e
t r CPCPresidentChinchillasaidthatthesuggestionsbroughtuponhavingtheaddress = L enteredinthecomputerfileshouldbeimplemented.Hesaidthathewasalsoconcernedaboutthe )
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overthecounterpermitsandthatdifferentsetsofplansarebeingsubmittedtodifferent $
departments.Thereisaneedtotrackandhandleplansmoreeffectively.Planningneedstotrack theimplementationofconditionsandcodesineachsetofplansorresubmittals.
r CPCCommissionerTheoharissaidthatthecomputersneedtobeimproved.Theprintouts
shouldshowtheaddressandalsothestaffmemberinvolved.Shesaidthatthesearesimple changestoimplement.SheagreedwithCPCPresidentChinchillaonthepenaltyforperjuryfor wronginformationonplans.Thereshouldbeachecklistoninformationthatshouldbeincluded inplans.PlanningCommissionerTheoharrissaidshealsowasconcernedaboutthedelaysthat u maybecausedbythediscretionaryreviewprocess.SheaskedCPCDirectorGreenhowlongthe ap processtook. M\ r CPCDirectorGreensaidthatadiscretionaryreviewrequestwascalendaredwithsixto %4 eightweeks.Atthelongest,theprocesstooktwomonths. r BICCommissionerCereghinosaidthatshehadbeentoldthatthehardcopiesoffilesbeing scannedwerebeingstoredinboxedandwerenotbeingsorted. r DBIDirectorChiusaidthathewilllookintohowhardcopiesofscannedfilesarebeing filed. r BICCommissionerFillonaddressedMr.O Donoghue scomments.Hesaidifplansare q! gettinglost,theremustbesomerecompensetotheapplicantsaffectediftheirplansarelost. ]"l ! r DBIDeputyDirectorHutchinsonaddressedMs.Vaughy searliercommentsonthe 5$D # memorandumregardingMr.WalterWong.HesaidthattheFireDepartmentstaffstartsworkat !%0!$ 6:30a.m.DBIthoughtitwasimprovingservicetocustomersbyallowingthemintothebuilding
& "% beforeDBIworkinghours.HesaidthatiftheCommissionershadconcernsaboutthis,the &#& departmentcouldrevertbacktooldpractices.Hesaidthathewilllookintotheissuesoflost '#' plansandmembersofthepublicbeingallowedinemployeeareas. ($( r BICVicePresidentVasquezsaidthatDBIhasjustinstitutedtheOneStopPermit *&* CoordinationProgramwhichcanaddresssomeoftheroutingproblemsandlossofplans.He +'+ agreedwithBICCommissionerFillonthatthereshouldbesomeaccommodationfortheproject ,(, applicantwhenstafflosestheplanssuchasexpeditingtherepeatplancheck.Headdedthatthe m-|)- BIChadformedacommitteetoaddresstheproblemsondefactodemolitionandlookcloselyat Y.h*. theimpactsofthecode.Hesaidthatthecommitteehadrequestedandisagainrequestingthe involvementoftheDepartmentofCityPlanning. r CPCCommissionerMillssaidthatifenforcementisamajorconcernthereshouldbe appropriatestaffingineachdepartment. r CPCCommissionerJoesaidthatsometimesdifferentplansaresubmittedtoeach y departmentonpermitsrequiringmultidepartmentreview. e
t r CPCPresidentChinchillasaidthatthetwodepartmentsshouldlookintoaprocesswhere = L staffroutesorcarriestheplansfromonedepartmenttotheother.Theapplicantiscurrently )
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eachdepartment. r DCPDirectorGreensaidthatcurrentlyplansareinitialedbythestaffpersonwhodidthe review.HeislookingtotheOneStopProgramtoaddressthisissue.
r BICPresidentHoodsaidthatforprojectsthatcouldpotentiallyleadtoillegaldemolition, thereisaneedtogetaccurateinformationontheexistingbuildingupfront. r CPCCommissionerMartinsaidthatheagreedwithBICPresidentHoodandwasinterested ap inMs.Barkley scomments.HewasencouragedthatDBIDeputyDirectorHutchinsonwas M\ concernedaboutlostplans.Hesaidthathegotthesensefrompublictestimonythatlosingplans 9H isaproblembutthatstaffdoesnotsharethissentiment.Becauseofthis,thereshouldbeareport %4 backonthisissue.Onscanningdocuments,theremaybefutureproblemsbecausethebest evidencetouseisstilltheoriginaldocument. r CPCCommissionerJoesaidenforcementofconditionsofapprovalmustbeaddressed. r DCPDirectorGreensaidthattherewillbeareportbacktothetwoCommissionsonissues raisedtoday. :f B.PUBLICCOMMENT ]"l ! f: ? L f m f r X? PatriciaVaughysaidthatplansthathavebeenmicroficheareloggedinaccordingtodate,not 5$D # accordingtopermitnumber.Thisisthereasonthatplansarehardtofind.SherequestedthatDBI !%0!$ DeputyDirectorWonglookintothisissue.
& "% RobertaCaravellisaidthatregulatoryagenciesexisttoprotectthepublic.Thisfunctionis '#' moreimportantthanservingthepermitapplicant. ($( JakeMcGoldricksaidthatthereisaneedtolookintothemotivationsthatleadtounlawful *&* demolition. +'+ DavidBarnardsaidthathehasbeenacting,onavoluntarybasis,asthetransportation m-|)- coordinatorforDBIandCPC.Whenheretires,thereisaneedtoassignatransportation Y.h*. coordinatorforthebuildingtoassistemployeesonMunipasses,Barttickets,etc.Planning CommissionResolutionNo.9414andCityPlanningCodeSectionNo.163requiretransportation brokeragesystemsinnewSouthofMarketbuildings. # c X X X # X X c C. ADJOURNMENT # c X X # X X c 0 # c X X c # X X c
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