for the city, and i thank you for that. i just wanted to follow up on a question that commissioner varinici had, and that was, is there anything in the statutes that preclude any leftover money from coming to the fire department? >> that is a very interesting question. and as john updike alluded earlier, we would have to look at that. i have not reviewed the resolutions passed by the board of supervisors that dedicated the funds for this project to the 732 pacific new asia restaurant project for affordable housing. i don't know how expansive and restrictive those requirements are. that would be something we would have to look at in conjunction with the city attorney. >> chairwoman: okay, thank you very much. i wanted everyone to get a chance to see who is in

charge. so thank you for coming up. >> and as to the question of john updike being the project manager on this project, as you know, john brings a wealth of experience and has been involved with this project from the beginning. i'm very closed t pleased to hae him continue on this project. there is no question in that regard. >> chairwoman: yes, he is very well-qualified. i did go into my files in advance of this meeting, and i see, mr. updike, that you live at the gateway. and you're familiar with that area very much. and i'm just wondering about -- well, first, can i ask you how long you've lived in the neighborhood? >> commissioner, i've lived in the neighborhood about 13 years now. >> chairwoman: 13 years. and the movement of the firehouse to the corner to, you said, perhaps

100 feet within the block, have you seen any incredible rise in trafficktrafficin that area bece is some concern on my part about, you know, turning radius and all of that, as well as just the level of traffic that we have in the city now. >> early on i reached out to director peskin to ensure with had a good team assigned to us at s.f. m.t.a., to help us look at traffic mitigation options, not only for washington street, changes to sampson would dropoff and whatnot that would service the hotel, and also the merchant alley to the rear, which is actually a fairly wide alley. it is almost 20 feet curb to curb, so there are opportunities there, and also some constraints. we wanted to be sure we understood circulation around the entire block.

we're continuing to look at that to ensure we have the fastest responses time. and terms of traffic battery is where the traffic has been rising consistently over the years, sampson less so, and washington really has always been kind of a strange little stretch of street there. very wide; very little traffic. >> chairwoman: okay. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, vice president covington. mr. pendrick, we deem it a privilege that you're here in our parenthesi parenthesis ps morning. we're looking forward to our collaboration. thank you very much for your time this morning. conceptionually, it is a win/win, the money and housing is needed. the fire department, in terms of, quote, unquote, "a new station,"

conceptionually, i'm very supportive of this at this particular stage. thank you very much. madam secretary. >> chairwoman: item six, the chief of departments report, from jo joanne hayes-white, from march 27, 2019, including budget, acadamies, special events, and outreaches to other government agencies and the public, and report from operations, deputy chief mark gonzales, including greater alarm fires, emergency services, bureau of fire prevention and investigation, and airport division. >> in our tradition, we'll have chief hayes-white report first, and then we'll proceed to deputy chief mark gonzales. >> thank you. good morning, once again.

before i start my report, i was remiss, and he was standing the whole time, but when i scanned the room, i did want to acknowledge firefighter thomas wong, could you stand? and he was a former s.f. f.d.reserve. good morning. there is ongoing discussions with the mayor's office related to the balanced budget that mayor breed needs to submit on june 1st, and our staff is working with christina de silva, and that would be deputy chief nicholson, mark corso, olivia scanlin to determine next steps as related to the budget. we have not presented before budget committee -- and right around this time we have done so, but we have a new chair of the budget committee, and we're working with her office and with supervisor

fewer to determine the next steps. with regards to the acadamies, the 125th academy is in the 11th week. there are 44 members in the class that remain. plans are under way for an h-3 level 1 class to begin in roughly the july timeframe, followed by a bump up from the e.m.t.s moving to paramedics, and the 126th class due to begin in the fall. those members will be selected from the list that was refreshed and adopted on march 20th, taking us through those tested through february of this year. and that class is anticipated to be 54 members at this time. before i move off from acadamies and division training, i did want to acknowledge the great work under the direction of deputy chief nicholson, and certainly the work of assistant deputy chief soto, and our training decision was reaccredited for a period of five years by state fire training

recently. and so that's good news. and the last paragraph of the notification reads: "the san francisco fire department has demonstrated an unwavering dedication to fire service training in california. the agency expansion history is complemented by their aggressive leadership, where innovation and proud tradition combine. it is recommended that san francisco fire department continue to be credited as a local training center in the fire academy." so thank you very much. and activities, and since the last meeting, i was a participant and invited to attend the chronicle visionary awards following our commission meeting. that's why i left a little early the last meeting. it is always a pleasure to be included in that ceremony, and the awards that were be bestowed that evening. on the 30th of march, i participated with congresswoman jackie spear for the "when i grow up,"

for women. to talk to these young women about different careers, traditionally careers that are non-traditional for women. and i attended that day the funeral for former fire chief dan lighten, in fremont, who had become a friend over the years. and deputy chief nicholson and i stopped in the paramedic banquet that was held that saturday afternoon. and deputy chief nicholson and i attended the united fire service women, theyv an annual breakfast meeting, and that was on april 1st. on the 2nd, i had a day off, but i attended a funeral, and it was a very sad case. day mei still be with us, and he assisted. it was a case that was a young woman, 14 years old, struck and gravely injured in an intersection out near her home, john mere apartments, on, i believe, march 15th. and she remained in the hospital for about 10 days

with significant brain injuries, and she succumbed to her injuries, and i attended her funeral on behalf of the department. and i would like to acknowledge all of the crews that responded to that very traumatic incident. we did have followup from our stress unit for that incident. many of us participated in a badge pinning for seven members for which time has gotten away from us, and their schedules needed to come together. so there were seven i had not given the official badge to, one from e.m.t.s and paramedics. and deputy chief nic: nicholson and i attended an h-soc meeting on april 4th. and we also received feedback the next day. the women's biomonitoring cancer study, and chief nicholson and i attended that and received some important information that we'll continue to work on and share with our members. we had my final staff

meeting yesterday, and so the events that are coming up -- many of us will be up in the early morning hours on april 18th at water fountain to commemorate the earthquake and fire of 1906, it is a tradition i know is something i won't forget and i plan on attending in the future as well. so you're welcome to join us at the intersection of third and market and kearny streets, about 4:45. and then we is april 20th, it is at middle school, 17th and church at sanchez, and then on the 21st, easter sunday, we have the cherry bosom parade, with a 1:00 start at city hall. and we're very pleased that just prior to retirement, we'll do a ribbon-cutting on station 5. much-anticipated at turkey and webster. i'd like to acknowledge chief nicholson and

team* * * . >team* * * . >> ed aarons passed away this year, and retired lieutenant william tuey came in in 1954 and served for 32 years, passed away on april 5th, 2019. if you could adjourn the meeting in their honor and memory and thank them for their service. much appreciated. >> acknowledged, chief gonzales. >> good morning commissioners, chief nicholson, deputy chief gonzales, operations. my report for march.

during this period we had three greater alarms. the first one was march 9th, 3:55 in the morning, 320 wailen. four people were displaced, and there were no injuries. they found fire on the top floor of an empty building under construction, which they thought was a an empty building. they went between the delta building on to the roof. the hole in the second floor proved to be a challenge, definitely a challenge for our members leading lines in there. a line went into the delta building which prevented the fire from extending. i want to mention lieutenant norm quan, who made a we'll placed hose that prevented that fire from spreading into the delta. so good job to lieutenant quan. the second, i would like to show you a video of it,

the second alarm on march 11th. want to pull it up. so this is a second alarm, march 11th, 1:19 p.m. in the afternoon. reported at 461 melrose, but when the units got on scene, they found that the fire was actually at 638 mangel. they located the fire on the street above. and -- actually it was on melrose. the two-story-type building, and heavy smoke from the rear of the building and also from the front door. initially residents from nearby structures said this building was not occupied, but they found signs of people living in the residence. the street was narrow, and engine 15 was first due, and made a ready line through the front door. as you can see, a smoky building. ventilation was started by

truck 15. and upon arrival of division 3, d-6 was assigned bravo exposure. they called for a second alarm, due to the extension of the fire from the delta to the exterior wall of the bravo structure. the members went in -- the one to the right right there was not as deep as the buildings on the left and right. the buildings on the left and right went deeper back. so that fire was spreading from the back of that building to the exterior both of the other buildings in the back. but members did a great job with an aggressive interior attack, and they kept it just to the exterior of the two exposure buildings. good job by all. that fire also remains under investigation. the third h third second alarm s on march 11th.

43 saw a large column of smoke and called for a second alarm. i don't dissuade, as i said many times before, if the members think they need to pull the hook, pull the hook, we can always call thank back. >them back.and the fire reservei want to mention how much we appreciate their service on the alarms. chief buckley, amazing. very dedicated, he is always there. and we appreciate it. when we're most tired, they pick up our hose and do all of the things, the auxiliary things, and they do a great job. the notable incidents, coastal rescue below the cliff house on march 17th. extensive rescue efforts concluded with the u.s. coast guard and cutter bringing the victim back to gas house cove, and the victim will recover. on march 24th, there was a multiple shooting in the

filmore, and five victims total. we worked well with the p.d., as well as other private ambulances as well, and all units on scene to identify and treat those injured. on march 6th, assistant deputy chief cochran and deputy chief rivera, learned about the rich public safety since the late 1800s. and on march 6th, community outreach and education and recruitment core movement, and they discussed increasing juvenile and high school, to make them aware of our hiring practices, as well as fire prevention. i would just like to also mention -- this is from the p.i. o., to kelly aldez, who retired on march 30th. he was regarded as a friend, mentor, and dedicated public servant.

he'll miss her and wish her the best of luck. i would also say the same thing. she was an excellent, main cog in our office. anything i needed, i would go to her for a document presentation. she knew basically what the city attorney was going to say before they said it. she had a d.h. r. background, and she was invaluable. she was the chief's assistant. oftentimes she reminded me, you are not my boss. i really loved working with her. she would always give me this expression...she was the best. and it was fun working with her. she is missed. and good luck with what you're doing now, kelly. i'll show a quick power point.

>> can we go to the laptop? there you go. >> national women's month was last month. you can see members from station 18, in front of the engine there. more national women's month out to the marina green, and the rock piles. i would be impressed if they made that pile with those hammers, but that's the picture john gave me. chief hayes-white, meetling with you, too, and the national disaster team. that's the meeting i spoke up eariler with the pacific auxiliary fire alarm. tsunami week prevention education, if there was a tsunami, you wouldn't want to be standing there. s.f.o. multi-agency response drill. coastal safety drills, on going. bay safety drills, as well. i mentioned many times,

outreach, if you're in your bedroom, close the door. it could be a thousand degrees or higher on the other side of the door. and 120, 130° on the safe side of the door. so close your door when you go to sleep. community outreach with engine 4 and truck 8, i believe it is across the street from station 8. this is the "sound the alarm" event. that is david chu's son, with lieutenant baxter. he had a ball. i also understand assemblyman chu, they gave him a helmet as well -- he would hike to be a firefighter. i really believe that. great guy. this fire was the one on whelan, where the guy did a good hose lead to keep it from spreading. i would also like to say congratulations to chief hayes-white. working for her, it was a privilege. i've learned a lot. a strong leader,

resilient, care-giver. you mentioned the 14-year-old girl, and she gave care to that family. unbelievable. thank you, chief, and good luck. on to jenin nicholson, congratulations, chief. my dad liked you, but i like her, too. >> i love your dad. >> and she loves my dad, but she likes me. hard worker, fighter, and survivor. i wish you all of the luck and the administration moving forward, and whatever administration therethere is, i'm going to help in that transition. i read an e-mail i'm being replaced. [inaudible] >> as well as congratulations to deputy chief ello.

on the e.m.s., i think we're getting 18 new ones, up to a total of 53 -- is that right, andrew? i'd like to have a third, as i mentioned before -- a third of our workforce. we have approximately 180 out in the street right now. i'd like a third of that. if the numbers have to go up to 100, you should bring it up to 100. the per diems work. i would like to commend a.d.c. zanoff and cochran on the st. patrick's day parade. they did a good job, as usual. a special accommodation from ab a.d.c. zanoff, and e.m.s. is called several times for their support, and they provided excellent service for our members. e.m.s. has noticed an increase in calls to the stress unit. members are becoming more

familiar with speaking up, and i encourage all members to continue to do that. there are pictures -- i didn't have them on the slides, but but there are pictures on page 16, the new medium sized. i i included the identifiable home addresses report for you, commissioner varinici. prevention and investigation report is also attached to my report. i would like to say that one of the things they did this month was fire marshal, as well as some of his captains, met with two gets from the netherlands, some fire chiefs from there. fire prevention did nine community outreach presentations for the public. i would also like to endorse -- or back up that captain pat, who takes care of our large community development projects, could use some

help. he is overseeing about 25 developments right now. he is doing a great job, as well as captain law, he is doing a great job as well. he did a good job of clearing up the street that was blocked by residential parking or access, he did a good job clearing that out, working with the public and working with city hall. also, the task is the airport -- page 39, the effectiveness of the bike medic, 150 calls last month. a lot of those calls, they save our rigs to stay out on the tar tarmac, and they can take care of a lot of those calls on their own. globally it helps the safety of the whole airport, as well as they're on scene quicker than some of our units would be from the air fielder. and commissioner hartiman wanted to see a video on five.

i had to edit the video for time constraints because one of the dheefs chiefs that put the video together put a lot of pictures in it of station 7, and they had nothing to do with it, so i edited them out, but i left the chief in. >> thank you. >> this building is 62 years old. >> can we go to the laptop. >> with this being an essential facility, this needed to meet that building code, and it was less expensive to demolish and rebuild than to do a seismic upgrade. [sirens] >> san francisco approved 2010 eser general bond that included improvements

or replacement to fire station and police stations and other projects. fire station 5, located in the western edition, is very important to the san francisco fire department. not only do we house an engine and a ladder truck there, but we also have or division chief. >> demolition to start in april of 2017, and the completion is scheduled by the end of this year, 2018. >> fire station 5's first floor is mainly going to be the apparatus, as well as the kitchen, where the firefighters will have their meals, a dining room, a day room for training. on the second floor we have the officers' dormitories, which is four different officer spaces. on the third floor we have all of the firefighters' dormitories. we have a fitness room for the firefighters, and we have a study and a library for the fire department, to study for any e.m.t. exams or any other exams

they need to do. >> some of the special features our fire houses require is they have to be built to one and a half times the standards for earthquake requirements because it is considered an essential facility. that means in case of an earthquake or a catastrophic event, that that facility will be standing, and that the firefighters will be able to respond to any incidents in the area. we also have very, very heavy duty standards when it comes to the weight of our vehicles. the building has to hold not only the weight of our vehicles, and in the case of station 5, it is also a fueling station, so we have diesel fuel available for all the fire engines in the area. >> the station does include elements to make sure they have a rapid response. that's the utmost priority. some of the specific features include the slide poles, that way if they're sleeping, they can get down to the ground floor within seconds. the other feature is the

new five-fold doors that the newer stations have. they open very quickly. >> the reason we've gone to this design is that in case of an earthquake, or in case of damage to the door openings, the door will still be able to be opened. and the way it id is opened is actually a release lever, so it is a mechanical release, as opposed to needing electricity to open it. our doors in some cases open up to 100 times a day. >> there are historical elements being retained from the previous building. the main one is the five-foot-high cast iron lanterns. they were at two previous stations and moved to station 5. and so they have a long history. and they are to be placed inside the apparatus bay. there is an art piece for a new art that is going to be applied as part of the glass. it is a curtain wall above the apparatus bay. the piece of art -- i

believe it is called "flow," and it has waves that will be represented in the glass. >> it is interesting working on an essential facility like this because there are elements that resemble residential with the firefighters' dormitories and bathrooms and showers. and there is also elements that are more commercial, like the kitchen and other elements that fall under that essential facility, which you want the most strict code requirements. >> the design is always challenging in that you're trying to make many different things work together. >> all fire houses are considered public buildings. and we look forward to serving the citizens of san francisco. >> so i'd like to thank rivera, and lombardi, who

started the project, and captain mcfarrell len, and tom murphy. it is a great station. i mean, it is going to be outstanding once it is opened up. i'm a former member of station 5, and i'm very happy that this project got done. hopefully it will open up on may 1st. >> thank you very much, chief gonzales, for your report. at this point i will call public comment on chief gonzales' report as well. seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner hartiman? >> thank you, president nanacaccio. >> this is sort of a nos nos not

nostalgic day. if this is something that you want to double check on -- you've just been great. i hope i don't see you often on the weekends. if i go by the headquarters, there is chief gonzales going in on a saturday or sunday as i'm going to a ballgame. one time, two weeks in a row, you were pulling in, as i hollered, chief, what are you doing here again this weekend. you're very dedicated. i know in your case, you have no children, and in some respects, more than maybe most others, this really is your family. i know your parents are just wonderful people. your father was a firefighter. you developed a great rereport. thireport. this is fantastic. over the years of being number two in charge, and often you had to stand in

for the chief. and this is sort of -- i hope that we see you around here and that you -- that whatever happens in the fire department, i hope chief nicholson decides to keep you around, but that's not my decision. that's hers. and you, along with her, will decide what you do next. i just wanted to thank you for all you do. this is a great video. i hope everybody liked it. when i saw it -- it was a little longer on government tv, but you can see how terrific this new station is going to be, and how much goes into it. but, anyway, i just wanted to thank you you, chief gonzales. you've just been fantastic at your job. and the fire department couldn't be more lucky than to have you as the number two person in charge here. you've definitely earned your stripes, and you definitely will leave a mark in this fire department. i appreciate you. >> thank you,

commissioner. it has been a privilege. >> thank you very much, commissioner hard hartiman and vice president covington. >> thank you, mr. president. well, this is not good-bye, but there is always a time to, you know, give compliments. and thank you so much for your report. it's outstanding. over the past couple of years, it has become quite voluminous, but it is still riveting reading, so thank you for that. and thank you for just being you, you know, and being so outgoing an and...knowledgeable and willing to share that knowledge with the commissioners and with other people in the department. it's been a pleasure to work with you. it is always good to see you. >> thank you, commissioner. much appreciate it. >> thank you very much

vice president covington. at this particular point, i'll have a few comments. chief gonzales, you will be greatly missed. your dedication, your hard work over the years, is greatly appreciated by this commission and this department. you've served the chief of the department very well, been loyal -- and that's a big word in our fire department. but also dedicated to the services of this department. i know that quite often you talk about your father, who dedicated himself to this department as well. so it is a great, great achievement to be able to i'm going to miss this, as the vice president talked about, lengthy report. it has grown over the years. i've always enjoyed it because it always encompasses all of the members of the department and their command force. sometimes you think you miss somebody in the

command force, but, again, the report always reminds me of that. chief decasio, again, in terms of the areas, the appreciation to captain harold, captain pratt, captain coffe, captain bowin, captain law, all of that, in terms of also chief sudle, and chief rivera, you looked great in that video, as you always do. i'm telling you, it is only you and me. and in terms of chief cochran, who will be up here very soon -- thank you very much for all of it. and then you, chief zanoff, as well, you're warpart of this operation. thank you for your dedication. >> thank you, president. >> at this particular

point, with no questions, madam secretary. >> item seven, commission report, report on commission activities since last meeting on march 27th, 2019. >> i'll take public comment on the commission report, which is item seven at this time. seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners, anything to report? >> i do have -- >> commissioner hartiman, please. >> thank you. we have time, so i don't feel like i'm wasting time. this really has a lot to do with the san francisco fire department, but i was on a cruise and last week went down to los angeles and the port of san pedro has one of my favorite fire boat stations. i'm sure many of you have seen it. it is a big, curved, beautiful -- like a half circle, and they have their fire boat number 2

there. and there are also four other fire boats, and they have four another stations in that small little area. i didn't bother the firefighters at station -- it's actually station 112 -- i didn't bother them. but i noticed a memorial they had right next to the station. the longest serving firefighter in the history of the united states, and this was their research that had shown in 2004, i think it was, captain jones, 55 and a half years. so i don't know if anybody has beat that since, but that was in 2004. so it was interesting. it is terro very picturesque. it is very, very nice. and it was nice seeing

chief rivera with our fire boat right behind them, our new francis. thank you. that's it. >> all right. thank you very much. commissioner varinici. >> chief, this isn't your last meeting, is it? we were congratulating you as though it was a good-bye -- >> it's just my last meeting this time around. i mean, i'm not going to be presenting operations report in may. that will be cd2. i will be at the next deputy chief administration presentation. as far as the report, as part of my transition, vic is going to be doing the same thing. obviously he can modify and do what he wants, but this is what you, as a commission, like, and the process is already in place, so i'm sure he'll continue it. >> so there will be time for other accolades?

>> we'll shake hands and hug. >> don't make promises you can't keep. >> thank you very much. at this point, madam secretary. >> item eight, drone policy, on the language changes to the drone policy since its adoption on january 9th, 2019. >> at this point, before you start, chief cochran, i'm going to ask for public comment on your report. seeing none, public comment is closed. i'm going to do your report, and i want to remind the commissioners we did adopt the policy in terms of the drone. this presentation is an update and language. chief cochran, is there an action item on this or just an update? >> an action item. >> an action item. >> action item to accept the ramifications or revisions? >> i believe so, sir. >> thank you very much. chief cochran, proceed. >> good morning, mr. president,

commissions, deputy chief gonzales, and mike cochran, home land security. we did meet the city attorney on the 11th, and they've had some recommendations, and we submitted that in our policy, and put it in front of you for your review. did you have a chance to look at it? this is where we get final approval to send it to the state because it is a grant-funded drone. and then o.e.s. will get our aviation request to give us authority to purchase the drone. so that's where we're at. >> thank you very much, chief cochran. >> chief, how is this not -- not having seen a red-line version, how is this version different from what we approved prior? what exacting are the changes? do you have those in front of you? >> i do. i might have to refer to

our c.f.o., who worked more directly with the city attorney. on page one, section one, the policy becomes valid with the signature of the chief of the department and final approval of the fire commission. that was one add-in. page one, section two, was the formating to match the coyk policy headings. and she made a title change, are or recommended a title change on page three, section three, to protocols for safe operation. and on page seven, ownership, we removed "on or off duty," as the drone will only be operated on duty. so it was minor word changes that we got through updates. i think as many hands we can get to look at it before it goes in front of

the citizens, we know haas been reviewed several times by the commission, by the city attorney, and then we can move forward. i just want to be as thorough as possible. >> thank you very much. commissioner? >> thank you. just to followup, is there any change in this policy that further ties your hands? is there anything in here that you think that will tie your hands to do the job of saving a life in case of an emergency if you need it? >> that was our purpose from the beginning. we did not want to follow the city policy. it was way too restrict stiff. restrictive. basically wherever we want whenever we want is what the fire department needs to do it correctly for life safety issues. so this policy covers that. >> by example, section --

page 9b, no-fly zones. okay, you're not going to be doing that? hold on, let me finish. you're not going to be going out searching for building operators and owners for permission to use the drone to save somebody's life. that is just not going to happen. san francisco circle landmarks are defined by article 10, and then it has a website. you're certainly not, in the case of an emergency, going to be going to that website, saying, wait a minute, this is a landmark and i need to get permission from somebody for. i noticed there is an exception, the exception for s.f.f.d. emergency operation. but the exception seems to be limited, where there is a c.a.o. waiver approval. and i just want to make sure that whoever is operating this drone is not responding to the scene of an emergency, or

someone who is hanging off a cliff and needs emergency assistance, and you're making phone calls as to whether or not you can actually use this drone to save a life. i want to make sure there is no language in here that prevents you from using this thing when you need to use it, or making you stumble. >> that was one of the -- i will say blocks that we wanted to get over. we wanted to coya and the f.a.a. 10 7, which we're doing both. the recommendation is get both, and then you're covered. you go 2:00 a.m. and launch it when you need it. and then we file a post-flight report. i agree, i don't want to be making phone calls on the way to an emergency. >> they coya is -- i want to make sure that is so

expansive it allows you to respond when you need to respond, without having to stumble over a document, a phone call, or a call down to the building manager or the port or anybody else that thinks their building is so special they need an exemption. >> correct. i want to the national expert o on coas. and that's what i followed. >> thanks, chief. >> vice president covington, please. >> thank you very much. i think the drone policy has been vetted by a number of different entities. you know, including the menlo park department, was able to give our homeland

security expert additional information. i think it is good to go. i'd like to move this item. >> thank you very much, vice president covington. there is a motion to move. commissioner hartiman. >> do you want the motion seconded first? or do you want me to ask my question. >> your prerogative. >> okay, i'll ask my question, not that i won't second it. chief cochran, you're very familiar with menlo park, and do they have a policy with their governing body down there, part of the county or joint areas that menlo park works with -- do they have a document similar to this, or do you know? >> so they have their own coa. it is a fire district. and that's what they recommend. but they also have a fully-funded drone program with one person in charge of a lot of things.

yes, they have their own. >> do they have a document as complicated as this in order to operate? or -- >> they have a coa and f.a.a. 107 exemptions. >> they've had to go through the similar hoops, then? >> yes. >> and they've been operating for, what, over five yearsory so? >years or so?>> i don't know ex. but they didn't have one when i was there. >> so their operation has been good and they haven't had a lot of complaints about privacy? that seems to be the big thing, about privacy or guns or ammunition being used. i saw last night on the news that aclu were complaining about those were a couple of the items they were worried about. anyway, if this service satisfis you, if you feel like you want this item passed, i'll second the motion. unless you want to modify it further. >> no.

we should forward. >> thank you very much, commissioner hartiman. he seconded the motion. before we proceed to a vote, vice president covington? >> thank you very much. the reason i referenced the menlo park department -- menlo park fire department -- is that in many ways they are the subject matter experts in this area, in northern california. and when chief francisco was in charge of homeland security, we went to menlo park -- i tagged along with him because he knows much more about these things than i do, of course. and people from all over northern california were there to learn about what menlo park had been doing. so it is not just that they are another fire department. they are the go-to people for this subject in this area.

so that's why i feel very comfortable in moving the item. >> thank you very much, vice president covington. at this point we have a motion from you, vice president covington, to adopt this, and we have a second from can commissioner hartiman. anymore discussion? i'm going to call for question. all in favor, say yea. >> yea. >> any opposed? none. congratulations, chief, your motion has been approved. >> thank you very much. >> madam secretary. >> item nine, agenda for next and future fire commission meetings. >> do we have any complic comment on this item nine, in terms of agenda for next and future fire commission meetings. seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners. >> we'll just have to go through our regular commission agenda preparation. we do have a resolution that still needs to be vetted from commissioner cleveland, and i did make a request that we have a presentation from

emergency communications, but we will work on that, commissioners. so with that in mind, we'll close this item. if this is approved, we'll close this item in terms of. is there a public comment? >> if i may, in regards to commissioner cleveland's resolution, i believe i have to do this in public and can't -- which is why i'm doing it now and not off-line to you, because i worked on that resolution with him early on, and so this has to be done in public. but that particular resolution went through vetting for nearly six to eight months with the city attorney's office. i don't -- i think because of the brown act rules, i can't forward that information to you. but i'll ask the city attorney how it is i can get that information to the commission so they can see that particular resolution has been vetted? but i just -- >> excuse me. just for everyone, what resolution are you referring to, please? >> i believe, if i'm not

mistaken, the resolution you're referencing references the reserves? >> correct. >> yes. so that's the resolution, there was a lot of back and forthwith the city attorney and actually two other city departments. >> i think it was actually agenda-ized and it was continued. so the resolution is out there. >> okay on the vetting on the vetting issue, i wanted to make sure that issue is out there. >> as point of information, commissioner, as well, h.r. has taken a look at it, as well as chief nicholson wanted to take a look at it as well. >> sure. >> so we're in the process. madam secretary? >> item 10, adjournment. >> we're going to adjourn in memory of ed harringto

harrington -- [inaudible] >> aarons. >> thank you. i appreciate the help. i don't want to disrespect anybody. and also lieutenant william chewy? >> yes. in memory of those two retired firefighters, this meeting is adjourned.

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service to each other so that we can succeed together. because we're a small division out here, and we're separated from the rest of the p.u.c., a lot of people wear a lot of different hats. everyone is really adept not just at their own job assigned to them, but really understanding how their job relates to the other functions, and then, how they can work together with other functions in the organization to solve those problems and meet our core mission. >> we procure, track, and store materials and supplies for the project here. our real goal is to provide the best materials, services and supplies to the 250 people that work here at hetch hetchy, and turn, that supports everyone here in the city. i have a very small, but very efficient and effective team. we really focus hard on doing things right, and then focus on

doing the right thing, that benefits everyone. >> the accounting team has several different functions. what happens is because we're so remote out here, we have small groups of people that have to do what the equivalent are of many people in the city. out here, our accounting team handles everything. they love it, they know it inside out, they cherish it, they do their best to make the system work at its most efficient. they work for ways to improve it all the time, and that's really an amazing thing. this is really unique because it's everybody across the board. they're invested it, and they do their best for it. >> they're a pretty dynamic team, actually. the warehouse team guys, and the gals over in accounting work very well together. i'm typically in engineering, so i don't work with them all day on an every day basis. so when i do, they've included

me in their team and treated me as part of the family. it's pretty amazing. >> this team really understanding the mission of the organization and our responsibilities to deliver water and power, and the team also understands that in order to do that, we have a commitment to each other, so we're all committed to the success of the organization, and that means providing excellent customer service to each other so that we can succeed sustainability mission, even though the bikes are very minimal energy use. it still matters where the energy comes from and also part of the mission in sustainability is how we run everything, run our business.

so having the lights come on with clean energy is important to us as well. we heard about cleanpowersf and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. it was super easy to sign up. our bookkeeper signed up online, it was like 15 minutes. nothing has changed, except now we have cleaner energy. it's an easy way to align your environmental proclivities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it, and it doesn't really add anything to the bill.