ready forjust today, i was on a. he was at the back door screaming to my back door. open the door. he was challenged. he could not figure in the hour. we are starting workshops to educate the elderly to address the issues of ip familiarity. let's imagine the one of these people on baker street needs help, they need an ambulance. is it overcrowded because of lack of communication? maybe it will not get there in time. there is approximately a five- foot antenna that will be covered up with various architectural overlays that are behind the ledges so that they are not to be seen.

they are far enough for many residences so no radiation will get to the residents. we need to bring money to san francisco. we need to do this to improve our own communication and to get ready for the further implementation of 4g and other future networks. i support this resolution. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. i would like to read from a letter that i am going to submit. i am lifelong resident of the addition. this is that 333 baker street. i thought it was imperative that my voice be heard. adequate support for cellular

connections is a must. i do not have a home phone. among these reasons, i feel like proficient cellular coverage is necessary. dropped calls have hindered my phone service in the past. i am grateful to t-mobile for making an investment. thank you for your consideration. >> thank you. >> i live a block away from this. i have two children. looking at the area, it seems like from the world health organization, they recommend to minimize exposure -- maybe there are some more things to check. it is just a block away to the

school. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i was asked to read a letter here. many of you know who paul is. he used to be fire marshal in san francisco. i know the plays well. my mother used to go there for her lunches. they used to save a place for her. it was very dear to her. first headforemost, safety. especially during emergency situations. currently, the infrastructure in the area is lacking.

god forbid there is a fire or an earthquake or something that is life threatening the. we need to improve coverage. we also spent some time to the san francisco 9/11 dispatch center in. we understand the need to provide excellent coverage in the area. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am here on behalf of some friends. i have several friends that live at mercy terrorists. one of the things that i know that they enjoy is the penthouse party in room. there is a door that leads out to a wonderful roof deck. one of the canisters is going to be put in. will the people who live there

no longer be allowed to go outside and use that roof area as something to enjoy it? did each one of you know that it was going to be put on top of your home to interfere with what ever it does, whether it is your brain or your tv or your telephone, how would you think about that? even the party room will be right outside where that santana is going to be. children have parties there. that was my main thought. these people may have to give up something because they do not want to stand in front of an antenna. >> is there any additional public comment on this item? public comment is closed. at this point, staff can address some of the questions that were raised.

>> i will say that we are not aware of any of the issues concerning a party room where outdoor space on the roof. >> this is a fairly new form. it was updated by the department of public health. i was fortunate enough to get a hold of these check boxes. he did express to me that those were checked in error. there will be additional antennas at the facility proposed five rise in. the rest of the boxes of information are accurate. the public expo -- public

exclusion is 12 and there is 3 feet from the antennas and the public signs posted. they should still be usable. i think he would be even better educated to respond to some of those issues. >> i am a registered professional engineer in the state of california. i would be happy to address a couple of questions that have been raised. i am not familiar with the new check box list. our list submitted does include that rise and -- verizon has a proposal and at&t has a proposal. all of that which considered when we did our analysis. there was a great uncertainty about levels.

it is less than 1% for anybody in the neighborhood. we have calculations of what it would be when these facilities are built. still less than 1%. as far as the issues on the roof, i have been out there and there was an exercise class going on. i have been out on the deck area. there is a steel structure to support this. the open area would not be affected by this. the proposal would be to put one antenna on the roof. the other t-mobile antennas are much higher. i hope that addresses your questions. i would be happy to talk about them at further length. >> i just wanted to reiterate that the department of public health is based on s sense of the maximum power levels of the equipment being installed.

an actual test will be performed to make sure that they are within those standards. any residents within 25 feet is allowed to request that the carrier must provide a testing reading from any occupy a block area. >> commissioner antonini. >> due to the questions that he has provided and that the coverage is enhanced by these antennas and there is a preference on the location, i would move to approve. >> second. >> should for whenever unexpected reasons the reading this would exceed what we are being told.

what what happened? >> they would be required to modify the site to meet fcc standards. if they cannot get within fcc standards, they would be removed. >> we have the contact information. you understood that they have the ability to request the results of the reading. i wanted to make sure that you had that information. if the project sponsor could make sure this woman has that contact information, that would be great. ok. >> on the motion to approve the conditions. >> aye. commissioner moore: no. vice-president miguel: aye. president olague: aye.

>> so moved, commissioners. that passes 6-1. you are now on item 15 for 333 baker street, condition for authorization. >> good evening, at department staff. this proposal is to permit horizon -- verizon to put antennas on the subject property. at this time, the department recommends approval of the proposal. i am now available for any questions you may have. >> thank you, project sponsors. >> good afternoon. i am representing verizon

wireless. i want to thank staff for all of the hard work they put into the report. verizon wireless is formally requesting the existing use permits. this is the parcel on which the development is proposed is on baker street. it is owned by mercy terrace llc. they currently own the property. the housing community is providing subsidized housing for senior residents. it is in the haight-ashbury neighborhood. it is surrounded by the residential neighborhoods. the 1.725 acre parcel is flat and has 158 housing units with a total of 150,044 square feet.

the building has an at&t mobility cell site. verizon wireless is proposing to installed cabinets in the basement and on the penthouse. this site will be accessed once a month for maintenance. i wanted to give you a few of the drawings to show you what the design is going to look like. our equipment will be in the basement. our antennas will be on the penthouse where at&t currently

has their antennas. the penthouse will be surrounded by a fiberglass screen. that panel will be made to look like the existing stucco of the building and will be painted to match. the equipment in the basement will be very secure. the generator in the courtyard will be adjacent to the current generator that mercy terrace has for their emergency backup. antennas will be here. here is a drawing of how the antennas will look from an elevation of view. we are only putting this on the current penthouse where at&t has their antennas.

with regards to comments that the gentleman made about whether they will access this. there are currently at&t antennas out. there are requests for the at&t and 10 us to not allow people to get within a certain distance of those antennas. we also had a report produced for the site that showed the cumulative a fact of all of the antennas on the site. he can address any questions you have with that. also, russ is here. he can address any questions you have about the coverage or capacity in the area. verizon had planned this site for coverage and capacity.

if you have any questions, they are available. thank you very much. >> i would like to request that if there are any neighbors that won the contact information, they can speak at the end of the hearing. is there any general public comment at this time? seeing none -- ok, public comment? i am sorry, i am going to limit it to two minutes. >> i have lived here for eight years on baker street. it is a really beautiful building with excellent architecture and emperor

structure and interesting history. there are more than 200 elderly people. part of it has six floors. there are three office rooms. kitchen and one big hall. this hall provides activities for many people like yoga classes, art classes, and much more. we are ready to do this. we are very upset because there are two antennas already installed there. the environment around is really dangerous.

one more company wants to install this antenna on the same roof. they want to sign this letter -- a letter with 130 signatures. our people are coming from more than 15 countries as they appreciate our new country. therefore, we ask you not to do anything that can poison or shorten our lives. >> thank you. is there any additional public comment on this item? come to the mic. >> hi, once again.

i wanted to clarify that there are some signs posted to go out to the roof. it clearly states that radio frequency exposure may exceed fcc exposure guidelines. there needs to be clarification as to why that specific wording is used and why they have to be 3 feet back from areas that are being proposed. those are two points of clarification that we will like. >> is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. you could clarify what a member of the public just raised. >> thank you. the signs posted are typical signs that at&t post.

they are enthusiastic about existing signs. they are intended to be in areas of the upper roof that might have levels over the limit so that workers know. we recommend to at&t that they remove those signs. the project sponsor mentioned that there is striping on the roof. that is not necessary. at&t modified the facility to raise their antennas. thank you. >> thank you. commissioner antonini. commissioner antonini: you have kind of answer this already. the areas in question that are being noticed for people doing maintenance up there and other personnel who may be on the roof, these are not publicly accessible areas.

>> to get to their, you have to go out on the roof and it requires two ladders to get there. we recommend signs, but no other access restriction. >> commissioners sugaya. commissioner sugaya: can you repeat the number of days that people have to request information? >> this is based on what the maximum output and the antenna of the equipment are. they will be performed within 10 days of operation and installation. they are entitled to do an actual test inside of their property. these will be actual tests. >> there seems to be some concern regarding the cumulative. >> the actual tests, you cannot

block out certain radiofrequency exposure. >> commissioner antonia. commissioner antonini: i would respect that you would let the people within the building know that they have the right to request these tests after a period of time once they are installed. i would move to approve. commissioner moore: the 25-foot the mention you were giving it is not just horizontal, but it is actually vertical. >> absolutely. commissioner sugaya: just a quick question on the report under the table that has been provided with respect to the various kinds of wireless services. starting with broad band radio and down to lte. am i to understand that as we move into lte that the rates are

lower than current cell towers? >> these are the old uhf channels. when they converted to digital, they freed up the channels. that is what these are. >> commissioners, there is a motion and a second to approve with conditions. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner moore: no. vice-president miguel: aye. president olague: aye. we will be taking a 10-minute recess before the next item. we will take our recess now.