MEETING Notice & Agenda

Resource Efficient Building Task Force

Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 1:30 p.m.

30 Van Ness

4^th Floor, BOA Main Conference Room

 

1.	Introductions	Discussion
2.	Adoption of Task Force Meeting Minutes of June 9, 2010.	Action
3.	Announcements	Discussion
4.	Policy Development: Review Commercial Lighting Efficiency Ordinance (adopted 5/21/2010).  Review and comment on the proposed IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) section of the amendment to Environment Code Chapter 7.  Further discuss CalGreen, the new state green building code.	Discussion and Possible Action
5.	Program Report: Rick Thall, SF Rec and Park Project Manager will provide a LEED-focused overview of the 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond projects.	Discussion and Possible Action
6.	Presentation: Andy Thompson, Arup Preliminary Lessons from Chile and Haiti: What the Bay Area Should (and Should Not) Expect from a Major Earthquake.   The recent M8.8 Chile and M7.0 Haiti earthquakes hold valuable lessons for businesses and residents in the Bay Area. The vast majority of well-engineered structures performed well, and the vast majority of poorly-engineered structures did not. However, there were important surprises from which we can learn to improve our own outcomes in a major quake. Having recently returned from Chile and Haiti helping clients and performing general reconnaissance, Andy Thompson will present his reflections, discussing the performance of buildings, bridges, transportation systems and industrial facilities, as well as insurance, economic, and social issues. Andy Thompson is an Associate at Arup and co-author of Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country.	Presentation and Discussion
7.	Old Business	Discussion and Possible Action
8.	New Business	Discussion
9.	Public Comment	Discussion

** Copies of explanatory documents are available at (1) the Resource Efficient Building Task Force Office, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, California between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., (2) or upon request to Mark Palmer, at telephone number 415-355-3710, or (3) via e-mail at [email protected] within three business days of a meeting.  If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Resource Efficient Building Task Force after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Department of the Environment, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 during normal office hours.

Public Comment

At this time, members of the public may address the Task Force on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Task Force but are not on today’s agenda.  Public comment will be taken following each agendized item.  Each member of the public may address the Task Force for up to three minutes, unless otherwise announced by the Chair. If it is demonstrated that the comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the Chair may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.

The Brown Act forbids the Task Force from taking action or discussing any item or issue not appearing on the posted agenda.  This rule applies to issues raised in public comment as well.   In response to public comment, not on an agendized item, the Task Force is limited to:

1. Briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or
2. Request staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or
3. Directing staff to place the item or issue on a future agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).) 

Disability Access

The Resource Efficient Building Task Force Meeting will be held at 30 Van Ness Avenue.  The meeting room is accessible by wheelchair.  The closest accessible BART station is Civic Center, four blocks from City Hall.  Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are the #5 Fulton/McAllister, #19 Polk, #21 Hayes, #42 Downtown Loop, #47 Van Ness, #49 Van Ness/Mission, #71 Haight/Noriega, the F-line to Market and Van Ness, and the MUNI Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and Civic Center.  The closest MUNI Metro stations are at Van Ness & Market and Civic Center.  For more information about MUNI accessible services, please call 923-6142. There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall, underneath Civic Center Plaza, and adjacent to Davies Symphony Hall and the Veterans War Memorial complex.  Large print agendas, audiotapes of minutes, sound-enhancement equipment, and other services to aid the visually and hearing-impaired to attend the meeting are available by calling 554-6390.

Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.  Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.  This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.  For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Sunshine Task Force Administrator, City Hall, Room 409, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA  94102-4683 at Phone No.: (415) 554-7724; Fax No.: (415) 554-7854; E-mail: [email protected].  Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org.

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code §2.100, et. seq] to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at: 25 Van Ness Avenue, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100, fax (415) 252-3112; web site at www.sfgov.org/ethics.

Important Information

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

 

NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the Task Force, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Task Force members. Any written comments should be sent to: Mark Palmer, San Francisco Department of the Environment, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to Mr. Palmer by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above. When bringing handouts to meetings, please photocopy on both sides of the paper and try to use post-consumer recycled or tree-free paper.  Also, please bring sufficient copies of handouts for the Task Force and the public.