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Balcony and up to the sixth floor, as well. Three apartments were damaged. Amazingly it did not spread beyond that. Look at video from earlier. Most of the firefighters have left except for some of the investigators. This started around 11 40 last night. Earlier, the residents talked about waking up to firefighters and neighbors banging on their doors. Yes, one woman told us her cat started clawing at her face to wake her up. A lot of smoke filled the building. One person did have to be taken to the hospital. Investigators are look couing i what started it. A lot of the building was not affect...

February 2, 2017, meeting of government did it and oversight committee. We have supervisor aaron peskin and supervisor london breed . I would like to recognize leo daisies and from sfgovtv. Org. They provide transcripts to the public. Madam chair, would you like to make any announcements . Yes, please silence all cell phones and any copies of your speech should be submitted to the clerk. Thank you, madam clerk. I have acknowledged all in todays meeting. Please call item 1. Clerk hearing on existing building standards in seismic safety zones, including infill and waterfront neighborhoods; and r...

Quorum but we will take the other items okay. Communications. I have two. One is the question is do we want to make the election of chair and vice chair do we want to postpone until supervisor john kim has asked that it be postponed and arguing in favor is that chairs are supposed to serve a year and i was appointed in february. So we could do that, too. I dont care. What is the boards preference . To postpone it . [inaudible] [off mic] we will postpone that for a year. The other thing that is that until next month . Yes. X month i suppose. I just i apologize for my voice today. I spent the la...

What systems are resisting those actions. But the scope is usually a seismic scope. And in current practice, the peer reviews are generally structured with a chairperson. The chairperson i think is required in this city to be practicing and registered Structural Engineer. There is typically a geotechnical engineer or engineer with seismology background who is skilled in issues related to the Foundation Design. Geotechnical parameters, earthquake ground motion. And then there is generally an academic who is brought in. The academic is not so much to bring an academic perspective, but to bring t...

Is excused. Our next item is item 2, president s announcements. Good morning everybody and welcome to the big meeting march 15, a couple of days before st. Patricks day which is going to be a long weekend so happy st. Patricks day to everybody as we start the meeting here and congratulate the director on the fabulous green tie here. Hes the only one that actually wore one want all right. I take that back. Commissioner lee as well. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the march meeting Building Inspection Commission meeting. Congratulations to commissioner chang yu that retired after y...