deputies use whatever level it is what type of management structure and how many leadership roles we need to provide. and we have to follow the policy for minimum resources. those are some of our equipment. are those are our gators they can get folks transported to the hospital. had this is the multiple causality unit and also they, work backwards. our -- it's a coincides i used

to work there. one of our rescue ballots and - boats. this is the 201 forms we use the same forms. in the a basically encouraged plan and this is the golden state bridge for an anniversary event. first, the parade celebration in 2010. someone made a great call and they put a big screen here so a lot of the crowds stayed back and it was safer. the public. and that's the end of my presentation i want to stress and reiterate what the mayor

said we need to replace the old system. my questions on the presentation? >> bring up one issue the evaluation of folks in the city. i know that in boston they would take folks immediately to the hospital >> we have multiple as to the throughout the city. >> we recently were drilled. >> so there's no plan to even discuss putting a helicopter pad here. >> i don't know. >> that's an issue that's been discussed for years and years. >> that is an ongoing

discussion. >> i think for over all safety of the city and residents at large we're trumped any kind of issues there and i think the litigations for a help out pad should be looked at. thank you chief gonzalez. under sheriff did you want to add with the sheriff's department? >> i think the chief will provide some more information. >> thank you. are there other departments that point to share your parts in special events that planning? any questions for our chiefs? yes >> i want to commend the chief

for the work it looks great it looks responsive and they had a great plan and what happened to boston i think the public will be safer as a result. >> thank you. i agree. next on our agenda is the update and michelle is the project manager will be presenting. >> thank you. of the disaster i'll talk loud. i'm here to talk about the e message project it's a very important project but i'm here on behalf of all the emergency

department. we've been meeting since december and there's a lot of departments in this room that have been support this effort thank you to all of you. like as mentioned earlier our mega hertz system is -- why can't we pick up the cell phone it's a different type of item you can push to connect totally different from the technology you get from our cell phone. we have over 7 thousand users on the network on the radio system it's heavily utilized.

it needs to be replaced and we're undergoing the initiative now. the system was put in place in 2007. we put together some initiative estimates and we do estimate this is a large project between 65 and 69 million to put the system in place. and this includes the radios it's actually most of the of this cost. so what we've done is with this project we've followed the same plan that you use when you major capital development plans in the

city and we've asked for the planning money first. as recent as may second point approved planning for the project it was about 8.1 million that will staff two positions in the department of emergency and in the department of technology. we'll have a consultant come on board to behind us with the streaming . for example, the communications income tax is being put together and the consultant is looking at the public service department

can take advantage of this service as well. we're going to start the hiring process as well as start the r s p service to get the consultant on board. so far as the schedule the vendor has given us a schedule will be about the 2018 timeframe. so we're going in the early planning stages it's going to be about a 5 year roll out and we'll be back in front of this group and in front of the board of supervisors to keep everyone updated. that's all i have for this. any questions contact me and, of

course, our fearless leader. >> thank you very much michelle i appreciate our presentation. are there any questions? as the mayor said in emphasis opening remarks we're going to be moving forward he even asked me to instruct staff to begin an rfp process for the consultant before the end of the year start it now so we can jump in july one >> i'm sorry, i want to thank the department for doing this. this is huge for us remember last year with the 49ers won the story was huge but cell phones were down radios went down but

our counter radio station does have limitations. they can't believe that the range they have in the range and they have ever confidence ourselves will be better like the holy grail. the first thing that goes down is telecom >> and i want to echo the importance of this. i, you know, for our members to keep them as safe as possible the 9 hundred mega hertz is important >> thank you chief. >> any other comments? we'll keep you updated on our

progress. i'm

and the folks will be coming in into our emergency operation center. it's looking the fema operations and we're trying to getty folks from fema and the navy and the private sector. if you look at the other side of the briefing sheet i you can see some of the agencies listed. so again that's may 15 that's next wednesday and we're looking forward to seeing you folks there. any questions? >> thank you jill any questions? we look forward to it and i know

we'll see many of you. we're going to give ail m r e's instead of hotdogs. if there's no questions we'll move on 80 and go to our administrator. thank you >> good afternoon, everyone the lifeline council is made up of any of our department heads that are critical to restoring san francisco after an emergency and also allow our utility agrees to get our telecommunications back up and running our water and

sewer. our objectives are to improve the planning and restoration and he establish collaborations and recovery following a major disaster. we've got a huge independent study and we talked about our tangible story where we collectively worked with pg&e additional solving one our of of their issues and supporting one of their transmission project to help improve liability and particularly in the downtown area. most recently, the lifetime policy we're asking what topic

would be most urls to observe agencies and we've prioritized those routes and how well, the crews get around the city to fix whatever they need to fix. we also established another working group called the cell activity and mobile cell sites and lastly we are going to do an independency table site where we can all identify areas that need additional planning. i want to thank patrick and the earthquake and safety group who is chairing that.

and thank you rob for helping us. in addition it is talking about just our different and working to work with the different private utilities and private utilities. we're trying to shire the information in our environment not so much as you protecting our information just for safety and security reasons we don't want to put a map up so folks what figure out where our assets are. we're working with the city attorney and how to protect our assets to share information without sharing our information in a worldwide way.

and we're talking with pg&e after the boston event and we'll get together with our departments. but also working with pg&e their starting to work with us on unveiling there 2 million up grates infrastructure and so in a nutshell our group and this is what the lifeline council looks at to make sure we're protected from may i approach terrorist attacks so we don't have a neighbor's like in new orleans

not up and running quickly. so the more resilient our lifelines are the quickly we will be operational >> any questions for naomi? >> thank you for your good work. in the the time for councilmembers if you have something to share upcoming events this is our round table >> i'm representing the building and management owners and both of your high-rise building - we've had a long-standing relationship with the fret and we're going to do a high-rise safety drill in july. so it's going to be a full on

exercise at the post montgomery center so thank you to make sure that all your high-rises in san francisco are safe >> excellent thank you. >> so in this budget in the upcoming budget season there's been to up grating in the the - we've got adequate fund to build the data center around sacramento that will first house the security systems and it's something we want. and secondly it would be dark in a disaster for our buildings so

we've been funded to secure generates to be permanent to maintain buildings in those 2-e ocs i'm happy about that >> good work. i was going to mention that the dp m has partnered to put on a one-day disaster conference on july 23rd. the invitations went out this week seating is limited. any other unanimously? any public comment? okay hearing none this meeting is adjourned. thank you all so much for

>> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to

increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like your work this summer that it can do some good. i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. we did not even talk about price until the day before the show. of course, meridian needs to support itself and support the community. but that was not the first consideration, so that made me very happy. >> his work is printed porcelain. he transfers images onto and spoils the surface a fragile shes of clay. each one, only one-tenth of an inch thick. >> it took about two years to get it down.

i would say i lose 30% of the pieces that i made. something happens to them. they cracked, the break during the process. it is very complex. they fall apart. but it is worth it to me. there are photographs i took 1 hours 99 the former soviet union. these are blown up to a gigantic images. they lose resolution. i do not mind that, because my images are about the images, but they're also about the idea, which is why there is text all over the entire surface. >> marie in moved into the mansion on powell street just five years ago. its galleries are housed in one of the very rare single family residences around union square. for the 100th anniversary of the mansion, meridian hosted a series of special events, including a world premiere reading by lawrence ferlinghetti. >> the birth of an american corporate fascism, the next to

last free states radio, the next-to-last independent newspaper raising hell, the next-to-last independent bookstore with a mind of its own, the next to last leftie looking for obama nirvana. [laughter] the first day of the wall street occupation set forth upon this continent a new revolutionary nation. [applause] >> in addition to its own programming as -- of artist talks, meridian has been a downtown host for san francisco states well-known port trees center. recent luminaries have included david meltzer, steve dixon, and jack hirsch man. >> you can black as out of the

press, blog and arrest us, tear gas, mace, and shoot us, as we know very well, you will, but this time we're not turning back. we know you are finished. desperate, near the end. hysterical in your flabbergastlyness. amen. >> after the readings, the crowd headed to a reception upstairs by wandering through the other gallery rooms in the historic home. the third floor is not usually reserved for just parties, however. it is the stage for live performances. ♪ under the guidance of musical curators, these three, meridian

has maintained a strong commitment to new music, compositions that are innovative, experimental, and sometimes challenging. sound art is an artistic and event that usually receives short shrift from most galleries because san francisco is musicians have responded by showing strong support for the programming. ♪ looking into meridian's future, she says she wants to keep doing the same thing that she has been doing since 1989. to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that it helps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we

experienced that work of art. ♪ >> good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the july 25, 2013 special meeting of the board of supervisors neighborhood services and safety committee, my name is david campos and i'm the chair of the committee, we're here with eric mar, we will be joined later by supervisor malia cohen bho is currently chairing the government of audits and oversight committee and sthe will be filling