December 16, 2009 | Department of Building Inspection

Abatement Appeals Board - December 16, 2009

NOTICE OF MEETING
ABATEMENT APPEALS BOARD
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
Aired Live on SFGTV Channel 78

AGENDA:

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

A.	CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL.
B.	OATH: All parties giving testimony before this Board today will rise, raise their right hands and be sworn.
C.	NEW APPEALS: Order of Abatement.
	1.	CASE NO. 6726: 1206 Fulton Street Owner of Record & Appellant: Bethany Etcheverry, 2324 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 ACTION REQUESTED BY APPELLANT: Reversal of the Order of Abatement and no imposition of Assessment of Costs. Testimony, deliberation and possible action to affirm or reverse the Notice of Violation and/or to impose, or modify the terms and conditions of the proposed Order of Abatement.
D.	NEW APPEALS: Order of Abatement.
	2.	CASE NO. 6731: 161 Gambier Street Owner of Record & Appellant: Rivera, Raymond & Patricia V., 161 Gambier Street, San Francisco, CA 94134 Owner of Record & Appellant: Rivera, Raymond & Patricia V., 971 Huron Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112 ACTION REQUESTED BY APPELLANT: Needs extra time due to legal and financial issues. Testimony, deliberation and possible action to affirm or reverse the Notice of Violation and/or to impose, or modify the terms and conditions of the proposed Order of Abatement.
	3.	CASE NO. 6732: 161 Gambier Street Owner of Record & Appellant: Rivera, Raymond & Patricia V., 161 Gambier Street, San Francisco, CA 94134 Owner of Record & Appellant: Rivera, Raymond & Patricia V., 971 Huron Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112 ACTION REQUESTED BY APPELLANT: Having filed a permit needs extra time to finish the work. Testimony, deliberation and possible action to affirm or reverse the Notice of Violation and/or to impose, or modify the terms and conditions of the proposed Order of Abatement.
E.	Discussion & possible action to grant a request for rehearing for case #6728, 450 Jones Street, originally heard on November 18, 2009.
F.	PUBLIC COMMENT
G.	ADJOURNMENT

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD:			DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES:
Frank Lee, President			Edward Sweeney, Deputy Directory and Secretary to the Board	(415) 558-6272
Debra Walker, Vice-President
Kevin Clinch, Commissioner			Ann Marie Aherne, BIC Secretary	(415) 558-6126
Reuben Hechanova, Commissioner			Teresita Sulit, Secretary	(415) 558-6267
Robin Levitt, Commissioner
Mel Murphy, Commissioner			CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE REPRESENTATIVES:
Criss Romero, Commissioner			Francisca Gessner, Deputy City Attorney	(415) 554-4762

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.

ACCESSIBLE MEETING INFORMATION POLICY

The meeting will be held at the City Hall Building, located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, 4th Floor, Room 416. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at 8th (at the United Nations Plaza) and Market Streets.

Accessible MUNI/Metro lines servicing this location are the J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, —Ocean View, and N-Judah at Van Ness and Civic Center Stations; 9-San Bruno, 71-Haight, and 42-Downtown bus lines. For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142.

The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible curbside parking spaces have been designated on the Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street perimeters of City Hall for mobility-impaired persons. There is accessible parking available within the Civic Center Underground Parking Garage at the corner of McAllister and Polk Streets, and within the Performing Arts Parking Garage at Grove and Franklin Streets. 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 contact the Deputy Director and Secretary to the Board, Edward Sweeney at (415) 558-6142 or the Building Inspection Commission Secretary, Ann Marie Aherne at (415) 558-6126 or the Secretary, Teresita Sulit at (415) 558-6267 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to request for these services.

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call (415) 558-6267 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such persons, 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.

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 Secretary, at 1660 Mission Street, 3^rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 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 Abatement Appeals Board. [Twenty copies are necessary.]

POLICY STATEMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENT

FOR THIS MEETING OF THE ABATEMENT APPEALS BOARD--and until such time as a policy is formally adopted,--it is the interim cooperative intent of the Abatement Appeals Board of the City & County of San Francisco that, at the point so designated as Public Comment on the following Calendar, members of the public may address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board--excepting calendar items. With respect to calendar items, the public's opportunity to address the Board will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. Each member of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. If it is demonstrated that comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the chairperson may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.

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://sfgov.org/ethics - web.