independently evaluated the, not just coverage or capacity. and i've done here? i have another minute. the planning commission also talked about the preferential settings for schools. this is really important. it is really just a proposed amendment that we think should happen and doesn't directly relate to the pending appeal. my son who spoke earlier, i hav e spoken to dozens of parents about this. without exception, every single parent i have spoken to presume that their children's school would be -- [chime] without exception, every sing le parent was shocked and

dismayed that their children's schools are a preferred site. president chiu: supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener: quick question. i went through the materials and i saw in your submissions, allegations that the analysis has of the fcc standards for radiation was inadequate. i did not see our report or any kind of factual evidence to a base that on. i guess we got a little graphic on it, and i want to make sure we did not miss a report. this is my analysis as an expert retained by the appellant. >> i wasn't involved in the preparation of that document.

the experts that prepared that, it's not the typical expert report that would be attached to a proper filing. but my understanding, he was going to make the presentation today. as i indicated to supervisor mar, i'm not prepared to go through the report in demonstrate precisely why it indicates noncompliance with the standards. president chiu: any other questions? this hearing has been held and is now closed. supervisor mar: thank you for listening to the passion and the testimony of the public. and also mr. waxberg's efforts. there are mitigating concerns of

the hebrew academy, going above and beyond efforts. i just want to say that i am strongly in support of residents when there is such a strong neighborhood opposition. it is not desirable for the residential area. i also want to say that there was a document about at&t's coverage is strong in the area. we have referred to those documents before in previous appeals. i would refer to that and use it as one bit of evidence that the need for the additional antenna is not necessary. i move to table item 24, approving the decision by conditional use authorization and i move to approve item 25,

which disapproves the planning commission decision related to the conditional use authorization and to table item number 26. president chiu: is there a second? supervisor mar: disregard 26. table 24, approve 25 and 26. president chiu: is there a second? seconded by supervisor avalos. supervisor wiener: thank you. these appeals are always challenging, i know that they are not always the most popular because they are very labor intensive for members of the public as well as for the board. our obligation is to evaluate each appeal independently on the

merits of based on legal standards and evidence submitted to us. it is very tempting to base it on how many people testify, but it is a due process of appeal. i have tried to put any personal opinions i have about wireless technology to the side amylase evaluate each of these appeals on the merits. i have moved into the night, i have moved to approve cu appeals, i've moved to modify cu's to add additional requirements. i provided the fifth signature to bring this appeal to the board and i did so, based on the unique circumstances

surrounding ability of the appellants together property owners signatures, as a matter of fairness and equity, they should be given an opportunity to present their case to this board. i am now questioning by providing that signature based on what we have heard today. the primary focus, overwhelmingly of the comments supporting the appeal have related to health, perceived health effects. we are prohibited from considering health effects under federal law. there has been an argument that perhaps the fcc standards that trigger our inability have not actually been met. the appellants have not provided

any actual evidence to refute the analysis on which the department of public health lies. we got a graphic today that is inadequate under any standards of service evidence to rebut that or even create a legitimate question. a the the attorney, to his credit, was very candid in admitting the lack of evidence. i don't think that this has met the standard. i tried to keep an open mind and every single case and i don't think the standard has been met for this appeal to be granted so i will be voting against the motion. president chiu: supervisor olague. supervisor olague: i'm not sure this is the place to bring up this issue, but at some point we really do need to review the process when it comes to the hearings for these projects.

frequently, we are asked -- the public is concerned 90% of the time or more on house and packs and we are prohibited from taking that into consideration when we make decisions around these types of projects. i empathize with a lot of the folks in the audience, many of whom came from belarus and those areas that were affected by chernobyl. a lot of the scars from that time have remained. i feel a little bit concerned that i can't consider the health impacts when i am evaluating the appeal. i hope that at some point we are able to have a hearing at land use to look at the possibilities of having a public hearing at

the health commission level. and maybe looking at schools and some of the best practices in other areas. i am willing to support supervisor mar if you take that up. it is long overdue, and it feel slike a -- feels like a ping- pong game. the burden is on the public but we can't take into consideration the greatest concern that the public raises. we have the opportunity to reevaluate some of these things. people have concerns around schools and other types of institutions. maybe we can start to reevaluate it all. supervisor mar: i wanted to thank supervisors wiener and olague for being so thoughtful,

for supervisor coheolague goingo the planning commission. i know you have been in communication and we have been as well with the planning director. they do a tremendous job, and i know that we will continue those conversations. i hope that we can look at some place where the concerns can be addressed. i know that we cannot heare. if we do not, or if we approve the additional user authorization that the department of public health could conduct additional measures r off level -- of rv levels. my hope is that that can be done by the department of public health at least to give some

awareness to the church and the hebrew academy of those levels. colleagues, i urge that you support my community, and i will be voting in support of the appeal. president chiu: roll call vote. supervisor avalos: no. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: no. supervisor cohen: no. supervisor elsbernd: no. supervisor farrell: no. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: no. supervisor wiener: no. >> there are 3 aye's and 7 no's. president chiu: any other motions? supervisor elsbernd: i make a

motion to move item 24 and table items 25 and 26. unless there is any discussion, let's have a roll call. president chiu: is there a second to that motion? supervisor mar: can we include a recommendation that the department of public health will, in our memo, it is on page 5, the third line. it is saying that if help is a concern, we can do additional measurements at the church. i am wondering if we can include that in our motion. president chiu: i would like to ask our deputy city attorney. can we include that as a motion to amend? >> it is not what is before the board. it is the decision on the appeal with respect to the conditional

use a. perhaps the board, through its minutes, can make that request, but it is not something that can be mandated in the context of this proceeding. president chiu: supervisor mar has made that request. on supervisor elsbernd's motion. supervisor olague? supervisor olague: any member of the public can go to dph and request the levels be monitored. it is something that is common practice and that we advise the public frequently to do. the dph or at&t provides something as well. president chiu: let's have a roll call vote on the motion to approve the planning commission decision. supervisor avalos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye.

supervisor elsbernd: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: no. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. president chiu: the motion is approved. at this time, why don't we go to roll call for introductions? >> supervisor avalos. supervisor mar. president chiu. supervisor elsbernd. supervisor farrell. supervisor farrell: i have one in memoriam. i would like to adjourn today's meeting in memory of solomon kahn. he was a deejay for the golden state warriors and the san francisco giants and was a fixture in district 2 and many high-profile venues. he is survived by his parents,

his brother, and his fiancee. he rose to the local ranks and perform alongside such artists as stevie wonder. his most high-profile work began in 1989 when he is hired by the golden state warriors to perform as the teams in house deejay. he was performing similar duties for the giants. he cemented his reputation as the president deejay and was a fixture in the marina district, well-loved by a number of friends and people that i know. he will be sorely missed. >> supervisor wiener, you are next on a roll call for introductions. president chiu: any introductions? >> seeing no other names on the roster, supervisor kim. supervisor kim: i wanted to take a moment to wish a happy

birthday to our colleagues. president chiu: i think we will all enjoy that as we speed up our meeting so he can get home to his family. why don't we go to general public comment? >> the opportunity for the public to address the board, including items being considered which have not been considered by a board committee and at excluding items which have been considered. members needing translation assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time to testify. if a member of the public would like a document to be displayed, please remove the document when the coverage returns to live meeting. president chiu: first speaker, please. >> [speaking foreign language]

ladies and gentlemen, as you know, my name is abdollah. i am here to talk about what is going on around us and for the last couple of days. a man killed his wife. another guy killed his children with himself after you put a fire in his home after he killed

his wife because one of the kids saw his mother in the trunk of the car. life has changed. i come to talk and to think about the scandal we have. the 49ers, free tickets, the copy you can see on the internet and another copy i have. they said that the stadium costs $525 million in 1997. smart supervisors like you, i want you to show me why they said it is $1 billion now. i believe that the 49ers tried

to give you, free tickets, to get the money they want. mr. supervisors, i have a letter here that you and i will give you a copy, if you do not mind. i ask you that i deserve the free tickets better than your mother-in-law. do you know why? because i worked day and night to help them in 1997. i was not coming to get free tickets but i am stopping to stop this candy and the tragedy. >> stop the corporate rate of the public library. do not give money to the friends and foundation or do not accept money. every once in awhile, i placed my comments in historical

context to demonstrate the continuous intersection of abuse of open government and democracy and the waste of public resources and betrayal of public trust that is at the heart of privatization. these are only the highlights of the privatization scandal. the privatizes claim that the only new law is the most recent law. they claim that the money it makes them arrested crest is always a log. there was the book-dumping scandal, the document evaluation scandal, the lower accreditation scandal, the service scandal, the private space rental business scandal, the firm of five scandal, and the disintegration of public service underline all sunshine violation scandals. now we have the public library proven program overruns and the broken promises of private fund- raising scandals.

there should be increased accountability when there are repeated failures. in fact, private money chooses to destroy accountability and theft. the philanthropist who call themselves the friends of the public library would not answer questions about their finances to the border supervisors. there are not required to justify philanthropy with any showing of benefits because maintaining the privileges of class and money is the only justification they need. they claim that the answer is that whatever happens, the public is still the public. private fund-raising depends on destroying private accountability and that is why the lies cost more than the money. thank you very much. >> i am the executive director of the library users association

and i will be using some illustrations year. mostly about 4x6 or 5x8. i want to show you the vernal heights branch library when it was fresh and young. as it could be if it were to be restored as was recommended originally by many folks in the city who were both expert and politically placed. unfortunately, these pictures have never been shown to library commission, the arts commission, and have never been given to the so-called community group by anyone from the library or from the supervisors. the backside of the library has a history of vernal heights in this mural. here is a close-up of that as

well. on the side, we see portraits of four working women, doing cultural, educational, political, and medical work in 1980-1982. when this was put up, this was not such a commonplace thing. the front of the mural has a musical theme, if you like. it shows viktor hara with words in spanish and english, and an african-american singer with no name. on the right side of the front, this image appears as well. here is an extended view. the current version is somewhat deteriorated but this mural is well worth saving. it should be. i hope you were to call a snap.

thank you. -- i hope you work to accomplish that. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good evening. here i have a travel confirmation on expedia. you can see the date that it was set in the name of one jesus christ. i wanted to make a few references and comments to you about all. -- about the law. i would like to talk to about the social security act and buildings.

genesis 37, the proposal seemed a good to all his servants. and he said, can we find a man like this in whom there is the divine spirit? i would like to discuss with you a little known tribe from kenya. this is their economic life. it comes from facing mount kenya. our analysis begins with the material needs which depend on the land. the chief occupations are agriculture and the ring of livestock. each family, each member of the family, knows perfectly well what he or she is required to perform. the best price of starting our analysis is the homestead,

moving to the field. did i run out of time already? president chiu: you still have a little bit left. >> the brewing of beer is done jointly by both men and women. men cut the canes from the field and peel them. the women take them home. president chiu: thank you. now your time is done. and thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> i want to thank the board of supervisors for staying late. i will be brief. honorable elected representatives of san francisco, i am a 12-year resident of the villages at treasure island. i'm here to comment on the attempt by the jon stewart

company to completely change the residential least and deprive existing tenants of rights and benefits to which they are entitled. the company is working with staff from the mayor's office of economic development and the city attorney's office to accomplish this on wall for result. i am concerned for the dilemma facing residents of nearly 600 units of affordable housing in the villages at trevor island -- at treasure island. this is being forced upon us by means of a 30-day notice. that notice was revised from two pages of 214 pages due to the discovery of new information. the previous 13-page version was among 22 pages of documents also objecting to the new lease included in the packets of documents prepared for the board meeting tomorrow.

due to time constraints and the withholding by the john store company of many significant facts as well as the prohibition on any recording of the recent meetings, that previous letter was in complete. i just now added a half page of questions. despite mr. york's prohibition on recording these meetings, which were attended by 135 residents, the only board member who lives in these villages, fortunately, someone did make a recording of the last meeting. i have came to -- i've come to you and added to my letter. president chiu: thank you very much. next speaker. >>