By Henry Karnilowicz
The PAC (Public Advisory Committee) meeting was on April 15, 2010.
Director Day presented the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) Business Process ReEngineering (BPR) flow chart. http://sfdbi.org/ftp/uploadedfiles/dbi/CCSFDBIBPRSummaryReportDec2007.pdf
There are two clerks retiring and also one plumbing inspector. However there is one building inspector and one electrical inspector who have been rehired.
An RFP has gone out for the PTS (Permit Tracking System). The intention also is to use one permit number which will allow changes to description to reduce the current difficulty in tracking which permits are complete or not. There is also the intention to no longer use the designations Form 3 and form 8.
The Q-Matic (device for controlling customer flow in the office) is being installed and should be fully operational by 1 July.
Director Day has asked that BUF (Bureau of Urban Forestry) have a station on the fifth floor.
On Friday 14 May between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm there will be a town hall style session for the public at the Koret Auditorium, in the main public library, where DBI staff will be available to answer questions related to permitting and procedures.
Jonas Ionin, from City planning, was to be present at the PAC meeting but had a prior commitment. City planner Kelly Amdur will be attending the next PAC meeting.
Commencing Monday 3 May IPR (Initial Plan Review) will be on the first floor also all submittals and addendums. The fifth floor will solely be for OTC (Over The Counter) permit issuance.
There was a BIC (Building Inspection Commission) meeting on April 21 and the agenda included a presentation on the financial status of DBI. There is a decrease in permit revenue and $1,000,000 is projected for refunds.
CPB (Central Permit Bureau) is to be renamed Permit Center and it is intended that Business Licenses can be issue by the Permit Center.
The fourth floor is scheduled to be completed by July 1 at which time records Management, Code Enforcement, Fire, PUC and DPW will move to the fourth floor, except for plan checking which will remain on the fifth floor. Security, administration and finance will be on the sixth floor.
Regarding planning and DR Reform.
On March 4, 2010, the Planning Commission adopted an amended DR Reform Policy, which superseded their policy adopted on June 18, 2009. This amended Policy was the result of continued community outreach. On March 8, 2010, after four hearings at the Board of Supervisor’s Land Use Committee, Supervisor Mar introduced Amendments of the Whole, and then continued the legislation to the Call of the Chair. The Committee felt that it was not the right time to reform the DR process, but that in a year it may be more appropriate to move forward with DR Reform.
The Department will be hosting two community outreach meetings to present the Tier 1 & Tier 2 proposal and to gather feedback. The one-hour meetings will be held at the Planning Department (1650 Mission Street, 4th Floor, Room 421) beginning at 6: 00pm on May 6, 2010, and May 10, 2010. On May 20, 2010, the Department will present this Policy to the Planning Commission for their review, comment, and possible adoption.
For a more complete report go to: http://www.sfplanning.org/index.aspx?page=1891
For the invite go to :
http://sf-planning.org/ftp/files/NP/invitetooutreachfortier1&2policy.pdf
An update from Cheryl Chan at DPW:
DPW has updated some of our applications and they are now available online, dated March 31, 2010. Please use these revised applications, effective May 3, 2010. Links to the revised application forms and list of changes can be found at http://www.sfgov.org/site/sfdpw_page.asp?id=38109 OR www.sfdpw.org