We have a quorum. Next item is president s announcement. Welcome to the Building Inspection Commission for december 18, 2019. Happy holidays. I am Vice President filling in for president mccarthy who is away dealing with a family matter. I spoke to him this morning, and as i will get to later, this is the last meeting for many of us, and he has some he asked me to pass along greetings, and i will when i get to that matter. I would like to thank the Department Staff who have been and still are attending the California Building officials Training Classes this week. Every year our Staff Members almost all of them are required to take classes and be up to speed on current code and issues in the building industry, and our staff attends these trainings at least once a year to refresh and enhance Technical Skills to continue to provide excellent customer service. Everyone in the city benefits from these continuing education opportunities. Our opportunities that we on this commission enthusias
On each item. Please address the comments to the commission. To allow equal time neither the commission nor staff will respond. The commission may ask questions for staff after comment is closed. If there is an item under the subject matter of the jurisdiction you may speak under general Public Comment. If the fire alarms activate, leave the building. Elevators will not be available for use. If you need assistance go to closest area of refuge, the mens stream. Me men mens restroom. Briefly, i want be to congratulate staff and the secretary to the commission on the William Hammond hall awards, and also commissioner harrison and mazzola for work in anticipation of that. Wwe honor 12 employees and expanded not only gardeners but trades as well. It was truly inspiring to see the people who make us look good up here who do the daytoday workout there in the parks and making the improvements. Thank you. As my want there are two emails i am aware of i will read a portion of. I have decided not
I am not an expert on the funding available. My understanding it is mostly transportation funding from the state or federal government. The region distributes around for various purposes. There is a certain amount of that honey at th o of that money and they are using that for the planning activities around the region. Thank you so much. Again, maybe moving forward, can we send this item with positive recommendation to the january 14th, 2020 meeting of the full board without objection . I will not object. I want to concur with staff from the Planning Department that there is a difference between pdas and senate bill 50. I realize those things may beacon plated in the minds of some of my friends from the public, but i dont have any problem with the pda legislation item 2. As to item 1, i want to thank supervisor mar who picked up where i left off. I realize that there is a stream of thought that this should be opposed at all costs rather than doing what supervisor mar and other folks ar
Conversation. I want to thank the department odepartmentof building inspectir staff. They are amazing. This is not easy. Our office works very closely, particularly with tom. I want to reiterate we have the Disability Access fund, which we are working with small businesses, and we do work with small Property Owners who are financially challenged in achieving access. That is from in helping the Property Owners comply for those that have limited income and working with the businesses as well. I think it is, you know, we are still dealing with many Property Owners who have had properties for a long time, particularly in the commercial corridors that are still adjusting that they have a responsibility to comply, and i feel this ordinance as challenging as it has been, we need to remember that obligation is currently there both for the Property Owner and the accidents that occupies the space so we get the compliance done so legal liability is removed. Just wanted to say that. In terms of i
This is the recreation and Park Commission meeting, november 21, 2019. We welcome everyone. Please turn off Electronic Devices and take your secondary conversations outside. If you would like to speak on any item today, we request but do not require you to complete a blue card. Unless otherwise announced each person will have three minutes on each item. Please address the comments to the commission. To allow equal time neither the commission nor staff will respond. The commission may ask questions for staff after comment is closed. If there is an item under the subject matter of the jurisdiction you may speak under general Public Comment. If the fire alarms activate, leave the building. Elevators will not be available for use. If you need assistance go to closest area of refuge, the mens stream. Me men mens restroom. Briefly, i want be to congratulate staff and the secretary to the commission on the William Hammond hall awards, and also commissioner harrison and mazzola for work in ant