Unreinforced Masonry Appeals Board
AGENDA
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDING
APPEALS BOARD
Friday, October 7, 2005 – 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
4th Floor, Room 416
POLICY STATEMENT ON PUBLIC COMMENT: Please see attached San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.17.
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Call to order and roll call |
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Announcement: Welcome new member (Patrick Buscovich)
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New Appeal: |
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Building Address: Building Permit Application: |
235 O’Farrell Street (Block 0326, Lot 018) #2005/05/17/2661 |
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Subject building is to be retrofitted per SFBC Sect. 3403.6. Project engineer seeks approval that seismic resistance of the unreinforced brick wall of the building be strengthened by adding the fibre-wrap reinforcement. SFBC does not prescribe such method of strengthening. |
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Building Address: Building Permit Application: |
1489-1499 Sutter Street (Block 0689, Lot 012) #2003/08/25/2940 |
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Subject building is to be retrofitted in accordance with special procedure per SFBC Sect. 1611C. Project engineer seeks approval that seismic resistance of the unreinforced brick wall of the building be strengthened by adding the fibre-wrap reinforcement. SFBC does not prescribe such method of strengthening. |
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4.0 |
Public Comment. |
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5.0 |
Adjournment. |
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PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR THE COMMISSION’S INTERIM COOPERATIVE INTENT ON ACCESSIBILITY TO ITS MEETING
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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD |
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES |
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Ms. Betty Louie, Chairperson |
Gary Ho, Structural Engineer |
(415) 558-6083 |
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Ms. Lucia Bogatay, Vice Chairperson |
Serena J. Fung, Recording Secretary |
(415) 558-6196 |
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Ms. Patrick Buscovich, Member |
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Mr. Frank Rollo, Sr., Member |
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE |
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Mr. Chad Thompson, Member |
Judith Boyajian Deputy City Attorney |
(415) 554-4636) |
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Mr. Howard L. Zee, Member |
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Mr. Tony Thompson, Member |
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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, C-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 UMB Secretary, Serena Fung (415) 558-6196 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to request these services.
Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call (415) 558-6164 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 DBI-UMB Secretary, Serena Fung, at 1660 Mission Street, 2nd 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 Building Inspection Department (UMB). [Twenty copies are necessary.]
POLICY STATEMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENT
Pursuant to Section 67.16 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, each member of the public may address the Commission once for up to three minutes on any agenda item.
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 Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site: http://www.sfgov.org/ethics.