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Notice of
Regular Meeting of the
CODE ADVISORY COMMITTEE


DATE:                              July 18, 2001 (Wednesday)

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

LOCATION:                    1650 Mission Street, Suite 302

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 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                                                            (2 minutes)

2.0          Approval of minutes of prior Code Advisory Committee (CAC) the Regular Meeting of June 20, 2001.                                                            (5 minutes)

3.0 Discussion and possible action regarding US Senate Bill 424 (Sen. Feinstein, introduced March 1, 2001) that provides incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses, to establish a national disaster mitigation program , and for other purposes. The possible action will be to determine if a letter of support should be sent to Senator Feinstein or to the Building Inspection Commission with a recommendation.                                        (30 minutes)

4.0          Discussion and possible action regarding providing a notice to permit holders when permit is about to expire, and if this would need to be an addition to the Building Code.                                                                      (45 minutes)
                                        
5.0          Subcommittee Reports:                                                            (30 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

c.          Administrative & General Design Subcommittee                    
                    Subcommittee Chair:          Arnold Lerner, AIA                    
Subcommittee Members: Zachary Nathan, AIA, Frederic Freund, Tony Sanchez-Corea, Dorie Lee

d.          Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Subcommittee:                    
Subcommittee Chair:          Charles Breidinger, P.E.
Subcommittee Member:           Jim Reed

e.          Structural Subcommittee:                                                             
Subcommittee Chair:          James Guthrie, S.E.
Subcommittee Member:           Andy Forrest, P.E.          

f.          Disability Access Subcommittee                                                  
Subcommittee Chair:          (To be selected)
Subcommittee Members: Arnie Lerner, AIA., Zachary Nathan, AIA

6.0          Secretary’s report on upcoming events, announcements and tasks for the CAC. Report on status of appointments to vacant seats on CAC. (5 minutes)

7.0          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)

8.0          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.

9.0          Adjournment.