Alexandertut here. Clinch here. Jacobo here. Lee here. Moss here. Tam here. We have a quorum. And our next item is item 2, president s announcements. President mccarthy good morning and welcome to the bic meeting of january, 2020, first of the year. And welcome, everybody. Kudos to Technical Service division who successfully completed the code update. This was a huge undertaking involving coordination and tight deadlines. Thanks to all the dbi staff. And finally, id like to recognize a great employee of our city for many years and who is just retired from the department of dbi, like to recognize bill strong. Is bill here . I owe him a big lunch because i was away when he retired. During his time, he impressed us very much with his knowledge and professionalism and attention to detail. I know i speak for my colleagues as well when i say we will miss him. He was a great anchor for the department and his history goes back to senator feinstein and i was talking to john about it earlier, he took a little time off in the middle and then back to dbi for, i believe, 13 years was the time . I dont know how many times i tried to upset bill and i could not. [laughter] and i made genuine efforts to do it. He was always a professional and managed to make things clear, spoke with confidence and always did his research and knew the facts. Hes had to deal with crazy legislation over the years and keep us up to date. And he had that unique ability to make it very simple for us who have trouble with big words and things like that. Commissioner walker laughing out there. I miss bill and delighted hes retiring and hope to see him soon. Anybody else want to make comments . I will miss bill. I know when i was on the commission we created the Office Employee position for our public outreach. So that was the position that was lacking in the department. So bill was the first person who filled that position. So im very proud of it. And bill did a fantastic job on that. President mccarthy its that kind of a day, where were saying goodbyes, but that concludes my president s announcements. Secretary thank you. Any Public Comment on the president s announcement . Seeing none, item 3. Welcome and introduction of new commissioners. President mccarthy yes. And obviously, welcome. I dont think in all of the years ive been here, weve had so many new faces at the table. Welcome to everybody. Commissioner jacobo i practiced that three times before i came out and i still got it wrong. Fourth time a charm. President mccarthy appreciate it and welcome. Commissioner alexandertut, welcome as well and commissioner tam, welcome. Youre the residential landlord seat. And you are the very important tenant seat taking over for commissioner walker. I would like to take the opportunity, if you want to introduce yourselves and talk a bit. If you choose not to, thats fine. Good morning, everybody. Its a great honor to be here serving on the Building Inspection Commission. For me, its an honor as a san franciscan to be here doing this work and i hope to carry on some of the work that commissioner walker did for numerous years. And im excited to get my feet wet and meet with the department and get to work. I look forward to it. President mccarthy thank you. Commissioner tam . Jason tam here. San francisco native. Very excited to serve the city that raised me. And ive already met many wonderful people, just looking to do a good job with integrity and carry out the big tradition here. President mccarthy thank you, commissioner. Commissioner tam good morning, everybody. Elizabe Elizabeth Zan tut. Right out of college, i started with the Department Buildings and have continued that work throughout my life. And the code is so important in keeping our housing healthy and safe for the people of San Francisco. And i am looking forward to serving with all of you. Thank you for the legacy you have left for us, commissioner walker. President mccarthy okay. Welcome everybody. So Public Comment on that . Is there Public Comment on item 3 . Seeing none, item 4. Acknowledgment and appreciation of retired commissioners. President mccarthy good morning on this one as well. So id like, obviously to take the opportunity to recognize our three outgoing commissioners. First appointed to the commission, he couldnt be here this morning, but did send his hellos to everybody and he said you will be seeing him a lot down here in front of us. And raising hell, i think. That was the term he used. He occupied the general public seat. He was a valuable voice, particularly for the preservation of the San FranciscoHistoric Buildings and he was very strong on that. I dont know if anybody had the pleasure of going to jims home. Its the most incredible San Francisco historical home youll ever walk into, both interior and exterior. And he always impressed me personally with his thoughtful analysis. He did his homework, study, and everything was thought through. So, jim, youll be missed and hopefully, well see you on another commission. John, who was also appointed 2016 to the residential landlord seat as restauranteur and those who had the opportunity, he did entertain us from time to time. I dont know if i was supposed to publicly announce that. As a Small Business owner, he brought an important perspective to the commission and he didnt i think he was just second into the job, but im sure well see him on other commissions as well. Finally, but not least, we say goodbye to commissioner debra walker, who has been one of the longest serving members, 20 years on this commission. 20 years. She has brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to the bic which was unique. Always appreciated her gift, for properly wording our motions and stuff. And while we may have disagreements, debra always handled them amicably and made a fair resolution for all. It has been a pleasure serving with all three, but its particularly sad goodbye to see commissioner walker go, because its really a testimony of how important it is for the Different Departments and the different people who come from different aspect of the industry Work Together. And, commissioner walker, you did not want her against you in the building issue. But she was fair and what she wanted was consistency and she wanted everything done correctly. And she was a tremendous gatekeeper. And she is responsible for a lot of buildings that are standing today and are in their present position. And shes mostly incredibly done amazing work protecting the tenants of this city over the years. And she has never let off. And she will be missed, but i know shes not gone. She will be around. She was telling me in the corridor, she wants to paint more. Because i cannot understand why she doesnt want to be on another commission, but she convinced me, she wants to take time off, and she wants to do what she loves, paint. It was an honor and pleasure to associated with you and sit with you on this commission. Anybody else who wants to say a few words . Yeah. If i could, commissioner walk, especially, she made me feel very welcome when began last year. We take these commissions and work that has to go into taking them seriously, for granted sometimes. And there is work that has to be put in. Like you said, the Building Code, especially is and has been used to negatively affect a lot of san franciscans and this commission we sit on is where we can hopefully make that stop. Im glad i had a mentor like commissioner walker. Do you get to keep your badge . President mccarthy no, i want that one. I want the new one. Just i offered a few thoughts at the last meeting, debra, and would say the same. But also just want to second everything. Angus said it eloquent and couldnt do better, youll be missed and i hope to see you around. Commissioner walker, when you returned when you came back onto the Building Inspection Commission, you helped solidify and keep the commission on the steady heel all the way through the last 15 years. You knew how tough was before them, so when you came onboard, you helped keep things steady. You kept the department moving along and i count you as a friend. So thank you very much. President mccarthy and we promise to keep the main items that you want to see true, well keep them going, okay . All right. I believe we have some we have a presentation to make to you, commissioner walker. I wanted to say thank you also for being very supportive throughout the you were very supportive of all of the commissioner secretary, myself, ann, shirley. You were great, treating us as partner instead of assistant. Thank you. Commissioner walker, on behalf of the commission, id like to present you with the certificate of appreciation. And most importantly, a badge [laughter] [applause] watch it [laughter] good morning, director of the Department Building inspection. I dont want my tear in my eyes. I miss her, commissioner walker, for so many years. She is my mentor and my guardian for, you know, things like appointments as director. A couple of challenges continue. First of all, how to move through the van ness. Another thing, i promised her i will keep on the most challenging work is the computer system. I try, try, try and then you know, for the last eight years still cannot put all the pieces together. But well be up and moving. Before we move to the building, i will welcome our former commissioner walker to join me and guide me through it. Its a tough job. Im not computer expert. You all know, right . We have all the help, but the consultant, i remember they come up here and say we dont charge you a penny more, im a san franciscan, but every time open the book, they want us to pay more money. I refuse to do it. They say its close, but still cannot make it. But i promise you, i will keep on pounding on that challenge and well Work Together with former commissioner walker together to give me more information. Because you can help me through for this charge. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Oh. Ill try to keep this brief. Truly has been the honor of my life to serve. The work you do is so important to peoples lives, you know their homes. And their livelihood in many cases. So the importance of coming together for solutions and Real Solutions is vital. So i want to welcome the new commissioners. The work you do, especially my friend aelizabeth, im so proud to have worked with you so many years. I have to say as much as i love the commission, i sort of wanted to retire for a while. Ive been threatenening it for a while. But its really important we have good people who understand what goes on in the building that tenants are in, in the city. Its really important. So as you came forward with the willingness to serve, i feel that the commission is in really good hands. And that she knows, because of personal experience, where the solutions can lie. So as i leave, i leave with the commission in really good hands and im here as you know. I want to thank sonya because you know, i joke that she runs the department, but she certainly runs you all [laughter]. And she has been stellar in giving you the information you need in a timely way to make the decisions you make. In addition, she also is the outreach for the commission to our department. And does Amazing Things to bring our divisions together and keep our workers happy and healthy. And you know, engaged to do the work they do. The staff of dbi, its a thankless task. I cant im amazed constantly, because i know some pretty highpower attorneys who arent afraid of anything, but once an inspector shows up at the door, they call me and theyre nervous. Just listen to them. Our job out there is to really help you solve problems. So the staff of dbi is amazing. I appreciate that the director put on record the Computer Program commitment. We all know that i sort have been focused like a laser on that for the past 14 years. Not just the last four. As you go into the new department, the new building, with the departments that you work with to do the work you do, its really important that our Business Systems work and arent dont become the problem. So i will be happy to help with that as you move forward. I want to thank each of the board president s that has appointed me and entrusted me to take care of our tenants in this process, starting with tom. Aaron peskin. David chiu. And current mayor london breed. Truly has been an honor. Thank you for the City Attorneys presence here. Youll carry on and give us a whip so that we can, you know, we really mean business here. Its our commitment as the department of building inspection to help the public solve problems, but when those problems arent solved, we need the enforcement efforts of our Code Enforcement team and the City Attorney team to make it real. Again, its been an honor to serve. I intend to be here. Im going to reserve the seat next to jerry nadler, so watch out [laughter]. You know, there is a lot of work to do. And i think you have a lot of people in the Public Sector who are very willing to help. So count on us. Call me. And good luck. And congratulations again to the new commissioners. Im leaving. Ive served with a lot of the existi existing commissioners for a while and i want to thank you for what you do. This isnt easy stuff, but really important. I thank you and im sure the city does, too. Thank you. [applause] president mccarthy okay. Next item. Thank you. Our next item is item 5. General Public Comment. The bic will take Public Comment on matters within the commissions jurisdiction that are not part of this agenda. I have handouts. This one is for you. My name is jerry, and im concerned about the number and frequency of Building Code violations in San Francisco. Dbi received 4881 Building Code complaints in year 201718. 429, or 9 of the complaints, resulted in the issuance of n. O. V. With a financial penalty and average penalty was 1373. I doubt assessing an average penalty of 1373 against the average home value of 1. 3 million deters contractors and developers from violating the San FranciscoBuilding Code n. The last four years, there were only 1 issued with the penalty over 10,000 and that was a little over 17,000 average. I sent a sunshine request to dbi for all n. O. V. S issued with a financial penalty over the last four years. This is assessable from dbi permittracking system. There were 1517n. O. V. In the file i received. Consistent with the departments commitment to transparency and accountability, dbi charged eme 1934. 40 for the data. I would like a refund because i needed the data to prepare this report for you. The data is consistent over the four years. Over the four years dbi issued average of 379novs with average penalty, little under 1200. I excluded the fees that dbi assesses, the processes, because the fees are intended to reimburse dbi for their actual cost of monitoring. And are not a penalty. I stratfied the data into 7 ranges. I wouldnt focus on that. And then i merged them into two groups. So the first three ranges had are in group 1. Its 80 of the novs that are issued and the average, is 652. Which is pretty damn insignificant. The second group is really small. The third group is small. But the point really is, when you get to groups one and two, its 98 of the novs. Then i sorted 1,517 novs and reviewed the most outrageous Building Code violations. You might have seen these in the press. [bell ringing] 18th street, 13 Building Code violations, no nov, no penalty. Large house by richard neutra. Total demo, no nov, no penalty. 17th avenue, home designed by ee young, removal of three story bay, penalty 3323 [bell ringing]. Point is, the system needs an overhaul and this would be a great place to jump in. Thank you. Thank you. Any additional Public Comment . Good morning. On behalf of housing inspection services, id like to welcome jason, john, alysabeth as new commissioners here. Im the chief Housing Inspector. Senior Housing Inspector david herring retired after 17 years. He was a giant of integrity and not just because hes very tall, he was 64. Landlord named kip macy who had bought the building on clementine alley were involved in one of davids most notable cases. They were trying to drive the tenants out and had cut the floor joists. I dont know if you remember that case. David herring discovered that and said so on the witness stand. David enjoyed swimming, skiing, baseball, and peter frampton. Yesterday, we learned that he passed away from a. L. S. Heres a picture of him right here. Id just like a moment of silence in his honor and we dedicate ourselves Going Forward to do the best we can. Thank you. Secretary thank you. Any additional Public Comment . Seeing none, we will probably okay, the next item. 6, discussion and possible action to nominate candidates for bic president and Vice President , the vote to take place at the february meeting. President mccarthy thank you, commissioners. As you can see, the calendar is all housekeeping, this particular january, so come february, well calendar a more kind of more businesslike actions. One thing well do which is a little bit out of normal, we wanted to discuss and recommend, we have the presidency that comes up and the vice presidency that comes up at this time every year. So what we want to do today, if its okay with the commissioners is which one is up first . So the the Vice President and the bic president. Okay. So what we want to do today is take the nominations, agree on them