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Center on Mission Street in San Francisco and joined by carla, the Deputy Director of spur and one of the persons who pushed this shelter in place and safe enough to stay concept and we want to talk about what it means and why its important to San Francisco. As you know the bay area as 63 chance of having a major earthquake and its serious and going to impact a lot of people and particularly people in San Francisco because we live on a major fault so what does this mean for us . Part of what it ...

Like the 1 across the street have been upgraded to meet some modern standards. This is the Williams Building that we were talking about that is the replacement of the building that was damaged in the 1906 earthquake. It was built just like it with the plans. This building they were going to dynamite it. In 06, they dynamited buildings to clear the path. From an interesting point of view, spencer is here, this building is incorporating into the brandnew building next to it, which makes the new bu...

We say you are a gigantic addition to an old historic building. Did it change the permit fees . Of course. One thing about publication able is how well buildings will perform. The brandnew building down there which is what . The brandnew glass and steel building. When we build brandnew high rise buildings theyre required to meet the minimum standard of the Building Code. The Building Code is a minimum standard document. Can you choose to build beyond it. Few People Choose to build buildings that...

Burner with the emergency . [inaudible] first shot so, im very caution to say it took a lot of hard work, i remember the day we walked into the office to a 40 million deficit we had to renegotiate our contract and peenings for the first time and pension that happens an issue in california were part of the state system and still not ready for the shakeout on the development and so, ill like to think its [inaudible incomprehensible] level and i think that what it gibbs you time do is to start work...

Hi, im lawrence corn field. Welcome to building San Francisco. We have a special series, stay safe. Were looking at earthquake issues. And today were going to be talking with a residential Building Owner about what residential Building Owners and tenants can and should do before earthquakes and after earthquakes. Were here at this wonderful spur exhibit on Mission Street in San Francisco and i have with me today my good friend george. Thanks for joining me, george. And george has for a long time...

Not only reimbursing programs, families to have a free Half Day Program for fouryear olds, but weve also developed a pretty comprehensive quality approvement system with pathways to quality. So, we invest in a lot of ta, a lot of coaching onsite, a lot of other things Like Mental Health consultation, developmental screening, things like that, all to improve the quality. Within the long run, to improve outcomes for children and that theyre ready for kindergarten once they turn five. Thank you. Ot...

Another landmark two blocks up designed by the reed brothers, all the Affordable Housing component will be two blocks up the street in a landmark building. When people do development, there is tradeoff for Affordable Housing. It is not always within the ritz carlton itself. It can be relocated or paid into a fund and used another way. We will walk a block down this way down comMission Street. We are down here at the corner of third street and Mission Street. There is lots of construction going o...

Matters pertaining to the closed session. And item, is there any Public Comment before we go to the vote to go to closed session . And seeing none, item b, vote on whether to hold closed session with legal counsel. Is there a motion to go to closed session . I move. Second. Okay. Commissioners in favor . Aye any opposed . We are now in closed session. It is 11 54 a. M. Item 11 d. Reconvene in open session to vote on whether to disclose any or all discussions held in the closed session. Is there ...

Were built. If somebody said is my building up to code, i will say yes it is up to code. It is up to the 1909 code. In 1909 there was no requirement for earthquake design. Until 1933 when the reilly act went into effect after the disastrous 1933 Santa Barbara long beach. Destroyed elementary schools. They were brick. If the kids were in school, we would have lost thousands of kids. That banned brick construction and required seismic designs to be incorporated in buildings. There was a major ther...

Have a report on where we are with hiring enforcement officers, that might be the way to go. Thank you, director reiskin. [speaker not understood]. The consent calendar, these items are considered to be routine and will be acting upon by a single roll call vote unless a member of the public or member of the board wishes to discuss an item separately. Mr. Chairman, no member of the public has asked that an item be severed, sought matter consent calendar is in your hand. Any member of the board in...