LIBRARY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Room 278   City Hall

One Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, California 94102

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415 391 0737

 

June 16, 2010

 

RESOLUTION: NEED ONGOING, POST-CONSTRUCTION BLIP REVIEWS

Whereas effective completion of the branch librarymodernization program is critical to the residents of San Francisco, and

 

Whereas, the Controller’sperformance review of the West Portal library renovation recommendedchanges to enable San Francisco Public Library and the Department ofPublic Works to better manage the modernization program so as tocomplete all projects on time and on budget; and

 

Whereas, theController revealed failures in communication and internal systems;

 

Therefore be itresolved that:

 

To avoid errors in BLIP construction (e.g., rusty fencing and amisplaced and oversize utility box at Ingleside branch), the LibraryCitizens Advisory Committee asks the Board of Supervisors to urge SFPLto undertake ongoing and post-construction performance reviews of BLIPprojects..