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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

You are invited to participate in a special Code Advisory Committee meeting that will include a presentation by several design professionals regarding the challenges and problems that have been encountered in the systems design of a naturally ventilated building, including architectural design, ventilation controls, interaction with mechanical systems, smoke evacuation, fire and life safety, etc. Cole Roberts of Arup (project California Academy of Sciences) and Igor Tartakovsky of C&B Engineers (project (project: Gap Headquarters) and Jeffrey Maddox of The Fire Consultant (project: GSA Federal Building) will give an overview and discussion will follow with an opportunity to make recommendations for further research and development of the San Francisco building codes to encourage the higher environmental performance of buildings in San Francisco.

The meeting will be held on:

Friday, July 21, 2006

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

1660 Mission Street, Room 2001

San Francisco, CA 94103

For further information, please contact:

Technical Services Division

Department of Building Inspection

1660 Mission Street

San Francisco, CA 94103-2414

(415) 558-6004

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

Special Meeting of the
CODE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

DATE:	July 21, 2006 (Friday)	Note: Change of meeting date and time
TIME:	9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
LOCATION:	1660 Mission Street, Suite 2001

This Committee meets regularly every third Wednesday of the month at 1660 Mission Street, Room 2001. If you wish to be placed on a mailing list for agendas, please call (415) 558-6205.

Note:

Public comment is welcome and will be heard during each agenda item. Reference documents relating to agenda are available for review at the 1650 Mission Street, Suite 302. For information, please call Alan Tokugawa at (415) 558-6004.

AGENDA

1.0	Call to Order and Roll Call and confirmation of quorum.		(2 minutes)
2.0	Approval of minutes of the Regular Meetings of May 17, 2006.		(5 minutes)
3.0	The architect and engineers of the new GSA Federal Building will make a presentation on the challenges and problems that were encountered in the systems design of a naturally ventilated building, including architectural design, ventilation controls, interaction with mechanical systems, smoke evacuation, fire and life safety, etc. Discussion and possible action regarding revisions to the San Francisco building codes to make them more user-friendly toward “green” design. The possible action will be to set out recommendations for further research and development.		(60 minutes)
4.0	Discussion and possible action regarding a proposed ordinance (File No. 060032) allowing certain medical cannabis dispensaries in Residential-House or Residential-Mixed districts to remain open during the 18-month application period and other amendments. This proposed ordinance would provide for the referral of permit applications a medical cannabis dispensary to the Department of Building Inspection. The possible action would be to make a recommendation to the Building Inspection Commission for their further action.		(20 minutes)
5.0	Discussion and possible action regarding consistent interpretation of requirements under Administrative Bulletin AB-037, Non-Complying Exit Separation in Existing Group B, F-1, M, S-1, and S-2 Occupancies. Specifically, the discussion will focus on the fire-resistive requirements for intra-tenant partitions that create complying tenant “compartments” for purposes of equivalent exit separation. The possible action will be to make a recommendation to the Building Inspection Commission for their further action.		(15 minutes)
6.0	Subcommittee Reports:		(10 minutes)
	a.	Housing Code Subcommittee: Subcommittee Chair: Jim Reed Subcommittee Member: Jerry Cunningham, P.E.
	b.	Fire and Life Safety Subcommittee: Subcommittee Chair: Jerry Cunningham, P.E. Subcommittee Members: Charles Breidinger, P.E., Carolynn Abst, AIA
	c.	Administrative & General Design Subcommittee Subcommittee Chair: Fredric Freund Subcommittee Members: Arnold Lerner, AIA; Zachary Nathan, AIA; Tony Sanchez-Corea.
	d.	Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Subcommittee: Subcommittee Chair: Charles Breidinger, P.E. Subcommittee Members: Jim Reed; Jerry Cunningham, P.E.
	e.	Structural Subcommittee: Subcommittee Chair: James Guthrie, S.E. Subcommittee Member: J. Edgar Fennie, AIA; Michael Fretz
	f.	Disability Access Subcommittee Subcommittee Chair: Lee Philips Subcommittee Members: Arnie Lerner, AIA., Zachary Nathan, AIA; Tony Sanchez-Corea, III; Nicholas Palter
	g.	Green Building Subcommittee: Subcommittee Chair: To be selected Subcommittee Members: Carolynn Abst, AIA; Charles Breidinger, P.E.; James Guthrie, S.E.; Arnold Lerner, AIA; Zachary Nathan, AIA; Nicholas Palter
7.0	Status of on going programs within Technical Services Division:		(10 minutes)
	a.	Update on 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Centennial activities.
	b.	Report on proposed DBI Sustainability Plan.
	c.	Report on other current TSD activities related to code and procedure development.
	d.	Update on status of proposed codes for California.
8.0	Secretary’s report on upcoming events, announcements and tasks for the CAC.		(5 minutes)
9.0	Committee Member’s and Staff’s identification agenda items for the next meeting, as well as current agenda items to be continued to another CAC regular meeting or special meeting, or a subcommittee meeting. CAC discussion and possible action regarding administrative issues related to building codes.		(3 minutes)
10.0	Public Comment on items not on this agenda but within the jurisdiction of the Code Advisory Committee. Comment time is limited to 3 minutes or at the call of the Chair.
11.0	Adjournment.

Note to Committee Members: Please review the appropriate material and be prepared to discuss at the meeting. If you are unable to attend, please call Alan Tokugawa at (415) 558-6004. The meeting will begin promptly.

ACCESSIBLE MEETING INFORMATION POLICY

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.

The meeting will be held at the Department of Building Inspection, 1660 Mission Street, 2nd Floor. The closest accessible BART stations are the Civic Center Station at 8th (at the United Nations Plaza) and Market Street and 16th at Mission Street.

Accessible MUNI/Metro lines servicing this location are the, 42 - Downtown, 14 & 14 Limited - Mission, and F - Market bus lines. For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142.

The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible curb side parking spaces have been designated on Mission and Otis Streets. There is accessible parking available within the Department of Building Inspection parking lot. The entrance to this lot is on Otis Street.

Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available. Assistive Listening devices will be available at the meeting. A sign language interpreter will be available upon request. Agendas and Minutes of the meeting are available in large print/tape form and/or readers upon request. Please contactMs. Emilie Green at (415) 558-6205 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to request these services.

If you require use of a reader or other special services, please contact Ms. Emilie Green at (415) 558-6205 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to request these services.

Materials are available in alternate formats on request.

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 decision 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 Adele Destroby mail to InterimAdministrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org.

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

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 Chief Building Inspector Laurence Kornfield, at 1660 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 or at the place of the scheduled meeting. These written comments shall be made a part of the official public record.

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 Street #701, SF, CA 94102 or (415) 554-9510 voice, or (415) 703-0121 fax, or visit their website at http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.