the federal communications commission incurs the consolidation media and as as shredded just about every reform that was fought for and won in radio and television. homogenized music and in a timid constraints creativity, suppresses local talent, and detracts from our cultural diversity. thank you. >> i have been at a resident of san francisco 1993 cents. the closure of the station is having an effect on the economy. we give away tickets to shows twice an hour during every music shift and some of these were close such as --. most were add much smaller clubs. many of them to not have the budget to promote shows. for most of them, giving out tickets is the only way to advertise. the proposal to replace the station with an internet-only station will not replace this promotion. the on line station can only reach to run the 13 people at any time. the failure rate is used with many going out of business within a couple of years. there is a lot of talk about the effects of taxes and regulation on small businesses. some cultural programs reach several committees which have no other representatio

the federal commission on communication, the federal communications commission, the fcc is tasked with these regulations, in addition to requiring closed captioning on any video programming such as television, as we know it now. and finally title v are what called "miscellaneous provisions." the administrative requirements under the ada. for example, it explains how you could possibly file a complaint. any fees or awards or damages that you might be able to get? those are included under title v. and so that is my very brief description of the five titles of the ada. >> thank you, donna and joanna. very informative. are there any questions from council members about this? seeing none, is there any comment from staff about this presentation? no? any public comment? very well. we'll move on to item no. 7. this is the reading of the mayor's proclamation of july as americans with disabilities act month. from the counter city and county of san francisco whereas this month we celebrate the 25th anniversary of signing of the americans with disabilities act ada, this broad legislation advanced

. >> t-mobile is licensed by the federal communications commission to provide services in the area. they have to extend the network. the technology of wireless services requires cellphone sites to be in close proximity to the coverage area and other sites on the network. t-mobile engineers have discovered there is a lack of coverage in the area surrounding 5th street. these are the coverage maps. you can see the existing conditions show a gap in coverage. the gray areas are the areas where the coverage is lacking. proposed coverage shows that if we place the site at the intersection here, the coverage objectives will be met. this is just the general area maps. six antennas would be mounted on one of the penthouses of the building and two would be attached to another penthouse. they would be painted to match the color of the structure to blend in. antennas would be mounted 71 feet above ground level and 11 feet above roof level. equipment will also be located on the roof. this is the site plan at the roof level. uc two pink arrows pointing to the penthouse where the equipment will be

the federal communications commission has low-level broadcast station availables, frequencies that are available for short-term broadcasting. if one of those would be taken and utilized by parks and rec to announce four contributors to the parks and rec for clean-up volunteers for equipment volunteers for the types of things that if the community knew about and had the opportunity to contribute money, time, or resources that they could possibly do. but part of the issue is they don't really know what's going on in parks and rec. a short-term broadcast station that was assigned to the needs of parks and reck that anyone could pick up on any radio that those who would like to make contributions to the park to actually call a number that is listed and have an opportunity to distribute what's needed. thank you. president buell: thank you. good idea. >> is there any other comment under the general manager's report. seeing none, we are on item number nine. at this time members of the public may address the commission on things that are on the general public commission. is there anyone that w

i would like taspeak about the federal communication commission. the fcc safety guide line frz radiation exposure was developed in the 1960's not by health experts but by and for industry and military users. urm theal heating olf tissue is the standard use then and now. it is a valid standard when exposure is from x-ray [inaudible] technology greatly advanced since the 60's. the public is expose today a different form of raideration. microwave radiation. few people know this radiation as evidence of biological damage. cellular an tina, wifi [inaudible] expose to the non thermal radiation with chthe fcc has no safety goo idlines for. in 2002 norbt hanncon of the epa center for [inaudible] in the letter stated. this is termally based and does not apply to chronic non thermal exposure situation. the fcc exposure guideline is considered protective of the effect from a thermal mechanism, but not from all possible mechanisms therefore the generalization by many that guidelines protect human beings by harm isn't justified. federal hent and safety agencies

and the federal communications commission as prohibitions on consider rating how this is not comply with the city's obligation. the obligations for environmental review is not pre- empted by the federal telecommunications act of 1996. >> to second be clear, penn to the federal law says that we can deny an application for these types of permits as long as this is not based on the environmental impact of the missions and i feel that this is what this is based on. >> ceqa overrides that in california. the amount of radiation cannot go over the fcc limits. we are interested in knowing what the levels are out there that have possibly exceeded those limitations and the federal government says that you cannot exceed those radiation levels that they have written about or made charges. >> i appreciate that, that is what i would like to ask both planning and t mobil. thank you. >> are there any other questions or should we proceed? let's go to the planning department. >> let's go -- good afternoon, vice president chiu. i am joined today with -- to is the subject of the appeal before you. this appe

beginning in 200013, it will fail to comply with the federal communications commission -- 2013, it will fail to comply with the fcc. we will no longer be in compliance with that and we will need to replace the system. the new radio system and will bring sfmta with a modern digital voice and data communication system that would not only the requirements, but will bring a host of other modern features that will help us in our operations. there will be a new computer aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location system. it will bring in new features to us, things including the ability to monitor routes and schedules, enabling operations personnel to manage and make changes to the system to improve on-time performance. it does have an incident reporting system that will automatically reports route information, location information, and a lot of different information and help prepare an incident report. it also allows transmission of messages through a push of a single button to bring alerts to provide alerts regarding situations on a real-time basis. it will also bring us into oxalate ada c

. >> i want to say the federal communications commission set strict guidelines for local jurisdictions under the context which we can turn down cell phone antennas. we created our own guidelines in this area is a local preference site. in terms of health benefits are possibilities of health problems, that is something the san francisco department of health does an evaluation and deal with health benefits and the rf levels are found to be less than significant -- i think less than 3% of public exposure limit. what you can do is do a reading in your home, they can come into your home and do a reading of the levels and i encourage you to reach out about that. one of the challenges we have is the typography. that is why we have more antennas and what was told to us to understand. there are more antennas needed because of different building heights and styles, that makes it more difficult to communicate. seven tennis requires communicating between each other correctly and some did not. it just depends on the type of antennas people are using whether or not they need to speak to each other.

referring to high speed internet access it has a specific definition determined by the federal communication commission and it's 25 me it's and there's definitions here of mega bytes. that aside the other comment i want to make this field is rapidly changing as we have worked on this report there's been a number of changes in the technology that definition i just gave you of broadband was readvised by the commission in january and it's a rapidly evolving field and provides interesting opportunities and the framework a statement from the fcc broadband is a platform for opportunity and innovation in healthcare and job training commercial from commercial transactions and we've just listed a number of very common now applications job applications is one of them and certainly student homework and communications between schools and students and their families and government services and engagement and health information and communications with healthcare providers and it's not just getting information online these days it's also access to videos and multimedia content all requiring higher speed and more capa

wireless network would be operating in the 700 to 2200 mhz bands, which is regulated by the federal communications commission and which must comply with the fcc adopted health and safety standards for electromagnetic radiation and radio frequency radiation, so it is a specific finding by the commission in support of its decision, and i think it is properly before the board. president chiu: any other questions, colleagues? supervisor mar i just wanted to say that in the memo today, from february 7, after the appellants may be allegations that it does not comply with the 1996 the vacations act, the department of public health the valley with is based on information submitted in the edison report, that is an industry-generated report, the proposed project would comply with the fcc regulations regarding radio frequency emissions, and then skipping down to the paragraph on page four, the health department requested that the density at 150 feet ejaculated and show energy to be 14.1% of the acceptable limits of the fcc guidelines, so my analysis of this is that the appellants are contesting the edison report but th

change the modification provisions to be consistent with federal law as construed by the federal communications commission. the amendments would require the city to grant modifications permits when they met federal requirements. three, requiring applicants to disclose in their applications whether they intend to modify the proposed wireless facilities. this disclosure is part of the public notice so local residents could understand the potential of the size of the proposed wireless facilities could be increased. in the past we did -- like i said before we saw that the carriers would propose a smaller if the and we want to avoid that and. >> >> well aware of what is going on the poles in the right-of-way. it makes changes to the permitting and requirements related to the technology used to address other aspects with the city. it makes clear that the permitting requirement applies to the mta and they entered into an agreement with telecommunications carriers with using the poles and wireless facilities and we're increasing the fees for cost recovery. i want to thank the dpw for helping with this, the city a

whereas in march of 1941, the federal communications commission licensed kalw to the san francisco unified school district as the first educational fm station in the country and the first noncommercial fm station west of the mississippi river and whereas in 1941 they went on the air as san francisco's first fm station and whereas kalw trained generations of broadcast engineers and played an important role in opening that field to women and whereas kalw was a leader in the growth of public radio, introducing national public radio to the san francisco bay area in 1972, and beginning broadcast from the british broadcasting corporation soon transfer. and -- soon thereafter and whereas they have consistently provided a platform for innovative programs in public radio and worked with community partners to develop programs that reflect the creativity, diversity and ideals of the people of san francisco area, and whereas in a time of consolidation, kalw has maintained its independence and devotion to local news, producing reporting that has received dozens of awards, and whereas kalw celebrates 70

the project complies with the current federal communication commission safety standards for radio frequency radiation exposure. also in response to community concerns, the motion includes a condition that reads the project sponsor or property owners to remove it antennas and equipment that happened out of service or otherwise abandon for a continuous time of six months. after analyzing all aspects of the project, we recommend approval with conditions. the department finds the product to be desirable and necessary within the neighborhood. specifically it would allow for increased coverage and capacity for the at&t telecommunications network. it is located on a preferred site and is consistent with the department citing guidelines. finally, from the public right of way, it would avoid intrusions into the public views and would avoid disruption of the architectural integrity. the product sponsor is present and is available for questions, and this concludes my presentation. thank you. president olague: thank you. project sponsor? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am with at&t, external affair