rejected. it is evidently prejudicial treatment of individuals based on their national origin. we ask yourself why two antennae were taken down and four were left consistent. we ask the board of supervisors to make just decisions regarding our case. thank you. president chiu: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i'm a slavic american advocating

on behalf of the community for 20 years. today, i am speaking on behalf of the baptist church and want to go back in history. my home community comes from a country where people were not able to turn radios off. there are many stories that go behind the. as you can see today, the voices that gather together in the same place for 55 years, a route to hundred people that want to leave their lives here in the state with no fear. i am asking the board of supervisors to stop this project until further data is available to make the community safe. >> next speaker. >> ladies and gentlemen, my name

as bishop, i represent the baptist association. members of the union of churches, the day, i am here to speak on their behalf. on behalf of those that are not able to defend themselves standing together, we ask you to be fair in your judgment and a decision. put on hold and reconsider it. members of the baptist church must be considered. we are not going to agree with this unfair resolution on behalf of the at&t project that will affect the life and the health of our people. god bless you, we believe that justice in the voice of the people will reveal. a queue.

-- thank you. president chiu: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, district supervisors. i and the senior pastor of the baptist church. our church exists as a non- profit organization. the great influence on the culture and life of immigrants in america. today, i am speaking to the government of the city that he in touch with the power exceeding 5 kilowatts in the vicinity of 98 feet from the building is an attempt to destroy the organization of a

long-existing church. the the the dogs nor the children that are refugees will not attend the church under these circumstances. otherwise, we understand that being in such close proximity to e and does, wheel will have to have them -- in such close proximity to and doeantennas, tl be exposed. the service that at&t provides, we wish good to this company, but we don't want a scandal.

the principles and proper location of installations, thank you for hearing me out today. >> i am working with the convention, like 2100 churches across california. i am responsible for slavic churches across the state and i am concerned about the church. people really worry about it, feeling pressure. how do you be safe, the children will be saved? they have a long history of presence in this community. i think that we have to consider the interests of the

community, technical progress and companies. we want to be free, we want to have good food. no chemicals, and want to live in a environment or we will be free from the high-density signals. i think these people can afford living in the environment or they will feel safe. i am asking you to consider to stop these kinds of plans, it really helps people. it really helps this local church with this long history. [chime] thank you. president chiu: next speaker, please.

>> i am a student gets city college in san francisco. i am currently enrolled in the are in program, i am at the church almost every day. i am in my second semester of the program and i have seen many people suffer. have you ever witnessed a person suffering from an illness? it is heartbreaking to see. i don't know about you, but i would never vote for anyone to be harmed by anything. weather is as tiny as a paper cut or as large as brain cancer. three others of you would like to be treated. i would like to encourage you to apply that rule in your life, put yourselves in our position and see what we see. those that have children, think of your children. which you let them stand next to

a working microwave? would you allow your child and to what steve the a foot away from the screen? would you allow someone to experiment on your child? would you allow the antenna to be installed across the street from your own house. money should not be the excuse for immorality. why interfere? a church is not a museum of holy people, it is a hospital for the broken. they go the church to rest their souls, not to risk their lives for constant exposure of radiation. >> have afternoon, supervisors, and a member of the church. once i came to the united states, i met my fiancee in this

church and we are getting married next month. we are planning to have children, and i want my children to be christian and hear the word of god from the first day they are born. when i come to the church, i don't want to think about how much radiation they got today. how to think how much more they learn about god. i hope you make your decision wisely. president chiu: i think you have to use the same microphone and we will give you equal time to translate if that is what you would like to do. >> i'm a member of the baptist church. [foreign language]

>> he came over here as a leftover -- last hope. god sent a serious test to consider. how are you going to deal with this problem and exceed -- and allow the church to succeed in stanford's it is. if you're going to support and test installations in this location -- antenna installations in this location, in this case, the only church in

san francisco for us could be closed. because the people were not considered, it is very dangerous. the management, sometimes the government of san francisco. listen to your heart. he is asking you to make a good and right decision. >> god bless you. president chiu: next speaker , please. >> good evening. i speak on behalf of the association of slavic immigrants.

just really brief, our association's mission statement is to help those that come from russia, ukraine, and other serbian countries. our goal is to help in any way we can. our goal is to support the church in san francisco, the only russian-speaking church in san francisco. you have heard they have been in existence for 50 years in this is a place of her were shut where people come every sunday. also, you have heard that most of the people that have come from the ukraine still have the chernobyl catastrophe of 1986 very vivid in their memories. the perceived risk of the antenna to the church as a major threat. you have also heard there is a risk that people being afraid of this radiation or will simply

stop coming, and we don't want that to happen. the church is a really vital part of the san francisco city. people have come to this country seeking religious freedom. they want to worship freely, so we ask that you reconsider the conditional use permit. we hope you'll give it careful consideration and allow the yen has -- antennas to be placed somewhere else. president chiu: next speaker. >> my name is dylan, i live on 14th avenue. my backyard is where i play almost every single day with my cats and chickens. i am worried about what might happen in the long run.

i am a kid, i am going to be playing in the backyard for years to come. will this really affect me? in the uno for sure? you can't tell me or guarantee me for sure that these won't harm us years from now. nobody can know for sure. it might be another 10 years before the scientific studies are proven to us. it will be too late for a kid like me still growing up. if you can't promise to our safety, don't give at&t the green light to use an antennas at our corner. i have a long life ahead of me and i want to be playing in my backyard without any thoughts or worries of these unwanted antennas. thank you for listening. president chiu: think you for coming. next speaker.

>> i'm david. i had been attending this church for over a decade, around 18 years and 19. i came to support the organization, the church specifically and everyone else does afraid of any form of radiation. i just want to confirm and say that there is further research on behalf of this, and the problems of radiation. you might want to consider that and not let at&t russia into such a procedure to make a horrible environment not only for the church, not only for the jewish academy, and not only for the neighbors of the area. i think you for listening.

>> i am a member of the church. in my country, i was a doctor of medicine. here i am a registered nurse. [unintelligible] if you don't make the right decision, god will be your judge. president chiu: are there any other members that wish to speak on behalf of the appellant? >> my name is tim. i don't want the antennas to be on the roof because i have been here my whole life and i want to stay healthy. president chiu: thank you. next speaker.

>> i have been a member of the local church here for a number of years. i have been in the united states since 1994. i enjoyed in this time and being here. i really like the leadership of this country, the state, the city of san francisco. and when i found out they would be installed next to the church, ages 2-9, it really concerns me. they are being installed right next to the church and i am kindly asking the board of supervisors to reconsider this.

thank you very much. >> i am the parent of four children. my oldest is in the eleventh grade and i have a nine created and in kindergarten. my kindergartner is just five. i got informed that we have two antennas. i heard in the school, we had cases where a child got cancer and we don't know the reason. it might have been caused by the antennas. i'm strictly against the installation. there is no proven fact.

about the consequences, but we don't want to experiment with the children. my mom was an orphan, she lost her parents when she was 7. plus, we have a lot of families from the ukraine that survived at chernobyl. they have greater rates of cancer and the lower life expectancies. so please, if the antenna is installed, the school is in danger. this is the only school for the whole bay area that combines the

program with a religious program. the orthodox jewish school, there is no other school in the bay area. [chime] president chiu: thank you. next speaker, please. >> i live two hours away from here. i come to san francisco church almost every sunday to listen to the preacher. i don't come and to be -- i don't want you guys to put these antennas. if i get some sickness from the radiation or the little kids.

a lot of young people are getting married now and they are having children and they are coming to our church. the you guys really want money? or do you want children safe? what would you rather have? a lot of nice, really pretty little kids, or money? [applause] president chiu: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> i am also a member of this church, i have been there for multiple years. he is about two months old now, and we heard there is potential radiation that could harm the development of the child. i am very against these being

installed. >> good afternoon, commission. i am a member of the first slavic baptist church, and i am a mother. i let my child go to this church to get spiritual knowledge. i know you believe in god. you don't wish for your kids to be in danger. i hope you make a wise decision. and you. president chiu: are there any other members of the public that

wish to speak? >> i am one of the parents of the academy and i have two kids. i am a single mother and the academy is doing for me, a lot of favors. i've got to think that i can go to other schools. we submit children's testimonies where our children could not come today. please don't install antennas. president chiu: are there any other members of the public that wish to speak on behalf of the appellant? why don't we go to a presentation from the planning department. >> i am planning department staff and as you know, the item

is the appeal of a conditional use authorization for a wireless a antenna at 14th avenue. you're being asked to reconsider the decision that was made by the commission. the presentation was going to cover a thorough review of the project and the primary points raised by the appellant, but after listening to public comment today, i would like to go back my presentation and focus on two key issues. the questions of the loophole and the guidelines, and an issue that i was not planning on addressing at all today, the issue of compliance with fcc guidelines and radiation frequency. it would be a public service to get some of the science behind the approval into the discussion. i have and none of that was sent to the director of public

health. they discussed the the world health organization has reviewed over 25,000 studies on potential negative affects of wireless antennas. 25,000 studies. after the results of more than 30 years, they have not been able to conclusively find any potential affect other than if you're so close to the antenna that your skin heats up. they have established a save public threshold that is 1/50 the threshhold to heat your skin. the levels at this site are about 4%. 4% of 1/50 of the amount of energy needed for the only known

effect. supervisor mar: i think one of the allegations from the appellant is that the firm is not a reputable one and that it is also potentially biased because it is paid for by the industry. i am wondering if you can comment on their credibility have the department's reliance on the industry paid for study. >> the board has put in an additional condition that would require an independent analysis by licensed engineer in the state of california.

in the wireless carrier would pay for this evaluation. i wasn't going to talk about compliance with sec regulations because this is a prerequisite to the planning commission's actions. it is within the jurisdiction of the department of public health, and we have the senior health inspector for the department of public health if there are further questions about this. the calculations have been checked. moving to the other item i wanted to discuss, and the allegation that there is a potential loophole is something other or perhaps in addition to a preference one location.

the guidelines for these publicly used structures are based on the use and the building alone. the city in general have high for the types of wireless facilities as well as limited reference sites. this type is considered a publicly used structure. as such, it is the highest preferred site for the city of san francisco. these facilities occur in every neighborhood and it is typically institutional or infrastructure related in nature. they would be the most compatible. this is not a loophole that at&t just identified. publicly used structures have been identified since they were

first adopted from the [unintelligible] the commission and under appeal the board -- under the adopted policies, this is exactly where we have told providers to locate. i can provide more if you would like. in conclusion, considering the city's existing laws and guidelines, the commission found that this project should be approved. the commission believes that they met the criteria outlined in the planning code and act to approve the authorization. the board must now review the evidence and make your own determination.