you see all the government expense that goes through. i think the market is work there. -- is at work there. the companies will build the towers that they need for the possible future, but remember that these are people's phones. i have a friend who is constantly woken up at night when people texting. i go, "why don't you turn your phone off?" she says, "i can't. it is my phone. if there is an emergency in the middle of the night, that is how i will get help." people will have cell phones around their neck and hit a button. it is going to replace everything. it is very important to commerce. if you look around north beach and other places, you will see a little box with a squiggly line. you point your phone at it, and the store's web site comes up on your phone. people are ordering pizzas and deciding what restaurants they

go to using these forms of social media that are connected by mobile phones. it is something san francisco has to be part of. it is something we have to plan for. we certainly do not want any unnecessary towers. but luckily, technology has moved beyond that compact. carriers and have put antennas in place that are not even as ugly as telephone polls, yet we have the coverage we need to move forward. president olague: thank you. >> good evening, everybody. i want to start off by saying my comments to the original first opposition made. it was a very unprofessional way of working and twisting someone else's personal statement in order to inflate their own.

i just want to make it known. my name is mark koviello, and i live and work in north beach. san francisco is one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world. patrons want to keep up with this ever-changing industry. when producers make computer chips just south of us, it is inevitable that people will want to use their phones at ever faster speeds, with more ease and efficiency. the only thing holding the spec is the fact that few --holding this back is the fact that few microcell towers have been put in place. not only will people of north beach be a did, but those of the marina, the wharf, and the

financial district will benefit. i support the proposed plans. i do not believe the cause any increase harm to the world, more than the world we already live in. thank you for your time. president olague: darla burnell, elmore patrick, mike leon. >> hello, commissioners. you can pronounced it phonetically. i am a professional-, san francisco born and raised. i grew up in north beach. i just want to say that i have been to china. i have been to a lot of places in europe. i know that their technology there is next 10 compared to what we have here, because of

federal regulations. i hope that one day we can catch up to them and make san francisco a leading edge of technology in terms of having sell reception in the areas i would like to have cell reception in. i rely on it every day. when there is no reception, i am in the biggest heap of trouble because of the nature of my job. i am either looking for some type of internet connection, or hopefully my data plan works on my phone so i can do what i need to do on a daily basis. it hurts my business when there is no reception in the area. i am 35. kids younger than me right now, the next generation, are expecting to have connectivity in the city. it is ridiculous that there isn't in certain parts of the city. it is a hazard. it is a danger, in the sense

that most people my age these days do not even have a land line to call services we need in cases of emergency. i hope you guys take that into consideration. san francisco is supposed to be a leading model in the world. and we are behind already. i am 35 years old, and i expect more from the city, being born and raised here and seeing other cities better than us in certain areas of technology and what not. that is about it. president olague: thank you. mark leech, daniel hiya, regina van. >> good afternoon. mining is mark leech. i lived in north beach and worked in richmond. i wish more people speaking for the dr could live in north beach

and not leave. but i have to be able to communicate with the world. i do not need a call dropping because there is not an antenna within a certain range. two years ago, it was proposed that we have free wifi for san francisco. why didn't we? because of infrastructure. we did not have the communications ability for a company to sponsor that for the city. t-mobile is trying to do what some of the other cell companies are trying to do, established a network of antennas. these antennas put out less rf frequency of a typical police car on the street using its police radio. are we going to get rid of all the police cars because they are putting out too much rf? no. it is an inconsequential thing. we have children that need an

education, children that need to communicate. we have people that need to communicate for business, for work, and for social reasons in general. how are we going to do that if we do not have a communication system? we are talking about putting up an antenna on three buildings, an antenna that is little more than the height of this podium. if he said that back 7 feet or 35 feet, you are not even going to see it from the street. if you live across the street on the fourth floor apartment, you will have a slightly obstructed view from your dining room, but you will see other metal things picking up on the roof anyway. as a city, we need to improve our communications ability for the advances that are being made. we are g3. all of us within this group -- we'll have smart phones. we depend on g3.

we need more connectivity. this is what t-mobile is proposing. this is why i say please reject the dr. please reject additional government spending on needless investigations. thank you. >> good evening. mining is mike -- my name is mike leon. i own a retail store on grant avenue. my customers rely on cell phones. many customers find my shop through dozens of websites. wireless service is essential. the wireless devices are used a shopping tools. some customers might purchases using their cell phones. many point of cell systems are now converting to wireless systems. i hope this department will not stand in the wake of the future.

i also want to talk about emergency services. i use my cell phone to make emergency calls to police in the neighborhood, whether someone is injured or drunk and passing by, or there is a street hazard. earlier this week, the commander said many of his officers use their cell phones all the time in the line of duty around north beach. it's so fun drop would endanger the lives and the competitiveness -- a cell phone drop would endanger lives and the competitiveness of small businesses. i sent a petition around grant ave. as residents, we do not oppose this solution to better wireless communications. i personally collected these citizens -- these signatures and verified there were either merchants or neighbors within

the proximity of these sites. today, i witnessed a woman and a man collecting signatures against the project, and i witnessed this from my shop. this woman and man who did not speak a word of english signed the petition. i know this because i speak fluent spanish. when i asked if he knew what he signed after the fact, he said he did not. i asked if you lived in north beach. he told me he lived in south san francisco. commissioners, the idea of "not in my own backyard" -- we all use self and technology. i urge you to support this project. it will benefit the community of north beach. thank you. president olague: i called a few cards.

fox was the last card we had, but i could not make up the first name. >> my name is daniel hiya. i am a san francisco resident, student, an entrepreneur. i moved to the city five years ago because of believe san francisco is a city of progress. we have certain standards would have to live up to. promoting small businesses is one of those virtues that i believe san francisco stands for. it is the reason why i moved here in the first place. those who are against projects like this usually do not have very good reasons. the claim obstruction -- they claim obstructive towers. they want to think about -- the old phone calls -- phone poles

back when i was younger. i have not seen any in quite a few years. president olague: thank you. is there any additional public comment? we do have a 6:00 time-certain item. i think we have heard sufficiently from both, but i should have limited the time to two minutes. live and learn. >> i will be brief. my name is regina van. i have been living in north beach for a few years. i can just echo what has been said so far. we have to keep up with technology. san francisco should be a city of cutting edge technology, as far as having accessible access to the internet, as well as other, i guess, abilities to make a call. they have to have access to the internet. this particular antenna, as has

been stated, is not very visible from the steep -- from the street. it is not that high in terms of visibility. i do not think it would cause any problems, in terms of, for example, an interference with many buildings, or whatever. i am in strong favor of this. i believe that in order to move forward in the future we have to be able to compete. you have to be able to be acceptable. san francisco is a place of tourism as well as technology and silicon valley. in order to keep up, in order to go forward in this country, we need to be able to have access. we need to be able to have built devices in place in order to compete. i believe is good for north

beach. i believe this will be great for business, as well as tourism. when they come, they can access -- they can call home, or whatever. [laughter] in all regards, i am saying i believe this is a good project. i believe it would do nothing but benefit north beach. thank you. president olague: i want to encourage you, if you can keep your comments limited. people have already expressed resentment. we do have a 6:00 time-certain item. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is ron lee. my office is on power street, by green street. in my office, we do not have much coverage. i would lose coverage. i would like to touch on that. i worked for at&t for 30 years.

i have worked on a lot of cell sites up there on radio road. i worked there many years, and nothing has ever happened to me. the emanation of this reflection from the energy from cell sites is so little. because i have been working around these cell sites for so many years. and this is going to be important for the businesses and for the city and for safety. please allow this to go on. thank you so much. >> good evening, commissioners. i live close to long beach.

for so many years, we have been fighting for antennas in those areas in washington square. there is no reception for our cell phones. even at if they do not want to drive through those areas. the customers' complaints about no reception. put it in washington square, the hill and grand avenue. we will get more revenue to the city. thank you so much. >> how are you doing? i am the district manager for t-

mobile in san francisco. i am a resident of san francisco for 20 years. i am here to talk about the north beach area and telegraph hill. we get feedback from our customers telling us about coverage in the telegraph hill area. the feedback we get is from people who live, work, and play in that area. it was mentioned earlier that we do need more coverage. today, we need to make it clear that we do not have enough coverage. this is located in the heart of san francisco. they did not have good coverage in that area. it is critical that we do that. there were over 400 petition sent to you with e-mails and signatures. i was able to collect additional

ones. that is closest to the north beach area. not allowing these antennas would limit consumer choices. this is not necessarily based on price or anything else. >> richard, jeff, vargas, something smith, tommy, william, david, and stephen. those are the rest of the cards. we were not able to gauge how many speakers we had. go ahead.

>> i am vytorin resident of san francisco. we keep referencing the generations and connectivity. i rely on myself but to stay in touch with friends and for my business. king hit -- keeping up with e- mails, it is imperative that i have that. i think these gaps in coverage for businesses. they deter people from wanting to go and business those. they know they're going to be out of touch from things that mattered to them most. in my personal life, i used my telephone to find out where they are. if we do not have the connectivity -- at the same time, there are also towers for other companies. i believe in a choice. i want to go with the wireless provider i want to give money

to. if they are attempting to improve my service, i am all for that. we are talking about five-foot tall towers that cannot be seen from the street. >> hello, commissioners. i am the resident of san francisco. i am actually 8 t-mobile customer. we have generations of cell phone people using these. in fact, up one bank of our representatives was using his iphone to read the new york times. it is about that wireless experience on the go. i want to make sure you guys know how important these are for my service and for other customers that have great service at t-mobile. thank you.

>> good afternoon, commissioners. i am going to try to be brief. i do have another stack of petitions that are enclosed as part of the record and also letters from the north beach neighbors. i am going to leave that for you. it comes down to connectivity versus disconnectivity. north beach has been disconnected for quite some time. i am concerned that this governing body is thought that disconnected from the laws on the block. federal laws and state laws ask us to ask the sponsors to follow specific guidelines. they also ask them that to meet the requirements that are spelled out clearly. t-mobile has met all of the

necessary requirements. there is nothing here that is extraordinary or exceptional that you have not seen before. i urge you to not have d.r. and approve the project as proposed. there were people that were opposed that attended that meeting. we do have a healthy debate. ultimately, they believe that this will provide the necessary improvement in the current cellular service in the neighborhood. and that the company will take the steps to minimize impact from the micro-antennas. we believe this meets all of the necessary safety standards. t-mobile has worked hard to make sure that these will not be visible from the street and design them to be with existing roofs. ultimately, it passed.

we went to in north beach merchants meeting yesterday. at that meeting was another healthy debate. i think that group had more concerned about the industry as a whole and shaping future laws. that was helping the commissioners that brought up a comprehensive plan in the future about how to handle these things. here and now, we must vote on this, the laws in the look. >> is there any additional public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. for the project sponsor. now we return to the d.r. request terrorist for two minutes. >> the argument is not against connectivity and cell phones.

we all love our cell phones, we all use our internet and we want to be on the cutting edge of technology. we ask that you stop this practice of reviewing these proposals one antenna at a time. this is not working out for our neighborhood. this is a dense neighborhood. there are concerns about the placements now and what is coming up in the future for our small neighborhood. >> project sponsor, you have two minutes. >> thank you. i want to say that this accessory use process directs the industry to put up the smallest, most diminutive

facility possible. it is a five-foot chimney that is 10 inches in diameter. this is the kind of policy that you want to encourage. these are the kinds of things the other communities are clamoring for. you have to think that this is working. you have heard the demand and some sort of major master plan. the carriers are obligated under injured guard by to provide a five-year plan for all of their proposed facilities for the next five years. it is on mine and it can actually be mapped. the progression of these networks are thought about and they're designed to keep up with the capacity growth we are having. i encourage you to understand that the impacts of this site are the sort of things you are

working for. they provide the vital live- saving service that the community wants. it allows the police officers to be connected to the emergency services. we do not believe that they are extraordinary or exceptional impacts of these facilities. we do not believe that you should review each of these facilities. >> public hearing is closed. commissioner anthony. commissioner antonini: i mentioned on an earlier hearing about going up on the roof and being able to see the siding for t-mobile. the one on the roof, you could see, the other two, you would have to look really hard to distinguish them. i was impressed with what they were doing was a lot of what we

mentioned it to try to be as comprehensive as we can be, given that we are one company. we are dealing with an area of north beach and we realize the coverage limitations. instead of having one large power which would have more emissions, they are having three smaller towers. one has been continued. we look at the coverage and i can see where this antenna is improved. we are not just talking about our coverage. we are talking about indoor coverage. so many people use it as a primary or only means of communication. i am an old school guy. i have a very old cell phone and i have a lot of paper records in my office. i keep those because i do not entirely trust the system from going off. there are people that are

almost completely dependent on wireless for almost everything that they do. there is a lot of support for this. we saw the amount of support that i had. good points have been made about looking at some sort of comprehensive plan in the future. we are dealing in the present when we have certain tphones, and certain companies. everybody has to communicate and get their messages across. in regards to some comments about having too many towers, i think the idea is to have more smaller towers. i happen to live in a lakeside village. this is a whole different kind of communication. it shows you the kinds of things that can happen if your tower is too large and it has too much the missions. it had to deal with television

reception where the cable was not strong enough. it would often buzz the reception because it was overpowering getting through the insulation. this was about 10 years ago. they have improved a lot. you are better off with more smaller antennas than you are with one large antenna for a lot of reasons. i am supportive of this proposal. at this time, we will hear in a few weeks another one that maps out another portion of long -- north beach to cover. there will come a time in the future where we will be able to look at things more comprehensively. perhaps a carrier will come to us with their installations for the next year for the whole city. that would be nice to have that kind ofin