Closed. Clerk approval of the minutes and discussion of possible action to approve the Meeting Minutes of january 24, 2018. President cleaveland any Public Comment on the minutes . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioners, whats your pleasure . Do i have a second . Second. President cleaveland all in favor . Aye. Unanimous, thank you. Clerk update on progress of station 49 ambulance deployment facility. Anthony rivera, samuel chui and kathleen oday dpw to make update. President cleaveland good morning chief. Good morning. Assistant deputy chief anthony rivera. We have been working diligently to ensure that this new facility is going to meet the needs and growing needs of our department, so without further adue, i would like to introduce the dpw team, samuel chui and kathleen oday, they are gems that have been really helping us in working diligently. Samuel chui will give the presentation on the new adf. Good morning commissioners and president cleaveland. Im from public works and here with my coworker kathleen oday, were very excited to be here and thank you for inviting us and giving us time to give you an update on the development of the ambulance deployment facility. Here on the front is an artist rendition of the new facility. We have completed 95 construction documents at the end of last year. To give a quick reminder and provide a little context, the premise of the project is to relocate the current functions from 1415 to about one mile northwest to this new site at 2241 gerald avenue. Thats the new address, between the two highways in the southeast part of the city. You can see its on the block here flagged. Its adjacent to fire station 9 and will have access from both streets. This is the site plan, towards the left of the page on this side or the northwest corner of the site youll see the four story ambulance deployment facility building that includes a two level parking garage. On the right is fire station 9 and in between is the ambulance parking yard. Just to walk you through on logistics, ambulances enter through gerald but can exit gerald or mckenna avenue. The project budget is 48. 6 million, roughly divided into the three categories of Construction Cost at 35. 2. Project controls 11. 2 and other costs at 2. 2. We are on schedule to complete the project in august of 2020 the plans are with planning and the review is underway. We expect to complete that process in april of this year so that we can quickly wrap the comments and address the comments in the same month and advertise in april and if goes as planned starting construction of august this year. As part of the plan to help mitigator reduce the schedule duration, were looking at starting demolition of structures as early as may with a separate contract. So, again, construction will likely start in august of this year and were looking at a two year construction duration to completion. Its been an exciting project but not without challenges. We wanted to share a few key challenges and risk on the project. First and foremost is the soil conditions. Were having to mitigate the soils to have a higher volume of hazardous soil offsite to begin construction. And to mitigate the effect of very poor soil structural capacity thats required to construct essential Services Building and three, to mitigate the effect of corrosive soil on site. And were anticipating Sea Level Rise and the site has a very high water table. And of course planning, designing and constructing this building with a narrow street frontage, its not typical. So there are challenges with that. And the site permit review has taken longer than previously planned. We are speaking with our colleagues at d. B. I. And planning on a daily basis to check in to see if there are questions we can help address or clarify to help facilitate the review. With that, well be happy to answer any questions you might have about the project. This by the way is the view when you first enter from gerald and arrive at the ambulance yard, this is the view of the four story facility right behind the fueling station canopy, youll see a canopy attached to the first story of the building, behind that, the warehouse. And a feature of the project is that you could stock four ambulances at the same time. Thank you. President cleaveland thank you. Is there any Public Comment first on the presentation . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioners chief hayeswhite, would you like to add to that . Chief hayeswhite good morning, i would like to echo what was indicated earlier in the opening remarks, we appreciate the partnership with department of public works. We have a number of projects were engaged in, this one in particular with samuel and kathleen, they have been excellent to work with, very responsive to what we feel our needs are related to the facility. As you know were currently making it work out of evans, that was meant to be a temporary site for very dedicated ambulance and ems division. Were looking forward to getting the project right and getting a facility deserving of the hard work of the men and women at the San FranciscoFire Department. Thank you. President cleaveland thank you. Commissioners, mr. Vice president . Vice president nakajo thank you president cleaveland. Thank you. In terms of drawing of the facility, we have seen other renditions early in the design, are there anymore slides that have a little more content in terms of what the facility looks like beyond what you just showed . Maybe not at this point but at some point . Absolutely. So as we develop the design, we could ask the architects to produce other points of the facility and share them with you. Vice president nakajo okay. This is very, very exciting. I always seem to Say Something to the fact that ive been on this commission for a while. What that means, when it comes to different phases of the department, when it comes to our facilities, traditionally you come in here and get familiar with fire stations, so the two bonds and what they provide for our stations are a tremendous important asset to the department and in terms of Something Like a new fire station, at least within the participation of my time, i was able to witness the birth of design brand new fire stations in terms of we call it station four near the ballpark. The airport station two, brand new facility. Its interesting because after a while you begin to understand traditional stations, like station one, used to be off third street, we went through a growing situation when it moved over to the present site. Were going through a renovation or technically brand new station with 5 and 16. So for us to talk about station 49 and what station 49 is supposed to provide for this commission and for this commissioner, its a huge, huge big deal. Because it goes back to the history of the merge, what the Ambulance Services to the department have gone through tremendous amount of growing pains through the years. We have personnel numbers and i know cheethe chiefs are all a p of it. I know the facility should have enough parking for ambulances. You talked about the bay thats going to be able to load up four ambulances at the same time. To the lay people they may not understand that. Are you just filling it up with gas you know, youre stocking supplies so that the crew can just make a quick turn around in the bay and get the heck back out there in service. The thing about the ambulance in station 49, the men and women who serve in that capacity for years have had rigs as facility or hit a Street Corner or youre in and out and 49, it grew from what i used to see as a warehouse to an Ambulance Service to Clothing Department to arson squad. I mean that station at 49 has gone through so much growth. Its a big old building within the neighborhood so this is really important. But my questions come later when we can have some more answers, im sure there will be enough space for ambulances, personnel, what the configuration looks like and turnaround looks like and im assuming scheduling will be a part of it as well at some point in time. Thank you for your cooperation in working with us. This is a huge deal moving into our final home for station 49 personnel that is a house for all of us. Ill stop there. Thank you mr. President. President cleaveland thank you mr. Vice president. Commissioner covington. Commissioner covington thank you mr. President. Thank you mr. Chui, miss o day. Can someone tell me the differences between the current facility and the new one. The top three. How much time do you have . laughter good morning. Chief anthony rivera, i would like to start by saying what Vice President nakajo stated in his statement, the current facility is a warehouse and i actually take my hat off to the members of station 49 because theyre working in a facility, not designed but able to adapt. The new state of the art facility is designed for our 49ers and a medical facility. There are nuances throughout the building. The ability for four ambulances to get fuel at one time, right now we have two and you have to park them just right. Theres a lot of effort that was put in to ensure that this is an efficient flowing facility that has the minimal of down time. I would say we have Multi Purpose rooms now in this facility where we can do inservice training. We have areas where its basically a stand alone and theres not a lot shared with other building. Just in design of the Parking Spaces of ambulances, its going to be easier for the paramedics to be able to access their vehicles. The way we have the staging area to reload the ambulances is key, which kind of drove the design of the exterior of the building. The ambulance crews will be able to pull in after a shift, gas up for the next crew, very efficiently drive a few more feet, leave the ambulance for our store keepers to have them restocked. This is hours and hours of going through what if we did this, what if we did that. I think we did a great job as a team, really proud of it. A lot of input from not only the ems side but we presented this to local 798 and took in all their comments and they were pleased with the outcome of the design, the way its set up, the ver way its set up. Commissioner covington ive been to 49, they have adapted with colorful language in the mix. On the construction side, this will be designed and constructed to meet current seismic codes for an essential Services Building in San Francisco which is high in terms of sustainability and providing a more pleasant work space for not just the paramedics but administrative role as well. Certification process by which buildings with a high level of sustainblely designed principles and strategies and construction approaches will get reviewed, credentials and at the end youll get a plaque, but whats more important, making a difference through construction. Its one of the most wasteful processes out there. So trying to make sure were environmentally responsible and providing a better Work Environment and Living Environment for the occupants. Those are some of the highlights of why the city has decided that all City Projects must meet lead gold. Commissioner covington i think thats very important. So you said the project is on time. Is it on budget . So thats a very good question. The original budget or, allocat for the project was 43. 5 million. And were at 48. 6. This is within the same bond component of the phs bond, the Public Health and safety bond. And the top three reasons for this increase was one, due to an unprecedented unanticipated bidding market we are seeing across all projects and especially on the specialty subtrades and having to mitigate the soils and site conditions at this particular location was extremely difficult. Having to now design essential service was enhanced level of structural demand. We are we have managed to keep the increase to 5 million but be able to provide the same program we promised the voters. Commissioner covington where are you getting the over the 5 million from . Theres not a shovel in the ground yet. As typical with Design Projects we check in with cost stim estimators. Because of the market, we have two estimators on board and make sure the data points are within reason, that were not being too ambitious and being real about what its going to take to construct the facility in this very heated market. To answer, thats where were estimating the overage increase. I think the answer to the question, were obtaining the 5 million from the current fire station fund. But at the end of the project, whatever funding is left over or that we get back will go into our neighborhood fire station bond fund. Commissioner covington okay. I wondered how it related to the bond. I would like to ask our financial director if he has anything to add regarding the funding for this project . And the sources there of. Everyone is very excited about the project. This has been a long time coming, so good morning commissioners. Finance and planning, not too much to add, were working closely with dpw on both sides. The chief mentioned the potential funding of projects to cover the 5 million and working to identify savings elsewhere throughout the bond program to see if for chance the funds are used for the ambulance facility, we could recoup the projects in other fashion. Some has come through bond savings in other programs. Its not directly transferrable across bond programs but overall scope of projects we dont anticipate it being an issue going forward. Commissioner covington thank you. Well, i am so looking forward to the ribbon cutting. Thank you mr. President. I dont have any other questions at this time. President cleaveland thank you. Mr. Vice president , you have an additional comment. Vice president nakajo an additional question. You were saying that the completion is projected in two years and demolition is scheduled to occur in may. So the demolition in may is already budgeted and ready to go . It is budgeted, we are currently working with our public works unit on site abatement and Remediation Group to get pricing on the early scope. Our plan, if we can take the scope outside of the Main Construction contract, it would save money and time. And so, to answer your question, yes, were planning to start abatement and demolition of may of this year. Vice president nakajo chief, anything with that . The site itself has been challenging, we found out through the environmental report theres a lot of hazardous soil issues and two structures on the area, we have the Hazardous Materials report, very high levels of asbestos and we have consulted with our inhouse tony boom. So its going to be a bit of a challenge and i met with the members of station 9 yesterday but well remove the two buildings and get rid of the hazard and prepare for construction as samuel state stated in may. I think its exactly what commissioner covington stated, were very excited and moving forward and its a new phase for the Fire Department and ems facility. Vice president nakajo i know you were saying about three years from now terms of the whole process, 2020 summer of 2020 completed. Summer of 2020. Summer of love. Vice president nakajo i only say that, to the right and left, the three commissioners will be here in the next phase, two of us old timers on the left side god willing. Vice president nakajo serving our term in january of 2020 and well see how the wind blows at that particular time. It would be nice laughter if we are present in the completion of this Historical Building or well have to use our influence and be invited as guests. Thank you for that and the presentation. Im assuming well have a ceremony when were ready to put the shovels in the dirt . I like putting my name on the beam. Thank you. Thank you mr. President. President cleaveland thank you mr. Vice president. Commissioner hardeman. Commissioner hardeman i dont really have many comments, through your presentation, this is a great morale booster for all the folks who work at 49. Nice to look forward to this over the years for people who have to work out of there. Is there anything chief, youre the head honcho over there when this opens up, probably at that time youll probably still be in charge, you never know. Like commissioner nakajo says, the way the tides blow and with all the elections and everything who knows. But, it would be a great thing to look forward to. And i agree with Vice President nakajo, signing the beam would be a fun thing to do. Anything that you as the person thats going to be the grand marshal of the event maybe, tell us what you think about this . Any particular like we were all saying, were very excited about this. As far as we understand it, its the only deployment facility inside a Fire Department in the state of california. Most other Fire Departments have individual fire stations, similar to what we had many years ago. Were the only one thats going to have a facility designed and built specifically for Rapid Deployment and turn around of ambulances. Definitely to the chief and commission, thank you for that. Its under your guidance we have gotten this far and look forward to the completion of the project. Dpw is doing a fantastic job, totally responsive to every request we have to make the Building Work for us and couldnt do it without the chief. One of the questions you had, what is different between station 49, the old and new one, it is designed for rapid turnaround of the vehicles. Stocking, the supply area is going to be completely different. The Supervisors Office will have views of the yard and ambulances while restocking to figure out who is next to go out, how to move the units along much faster. The repair facilities for the bio med to repair the defibrillators, very important pie