Have commissioners. To my left is brad russe. Hes a Department City attorney and hell provide any legal assistance. Im cynthia goldstein, the boreds executive director. Were also joined by representatives from the city departments that have cases before the boards tonight. Sitting at the table is cory teagu e and amanda shaw and russ higgins. The board requests that you turnoff or silence all phones and Electronic Devices so that they wont disturb the proceedings and you carrie on conversations in the hallway. Participants are each given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes to present their rebuttal. Members of the public who are not affiliated with the parties have up to three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. Please speak into the microphone. To assist the board identify you, you are asked to submit a card to the board before you speak, we also have Customer Service survey forms on the podium, and we welcome your comments and suggestions. If you have
Russ higgins. The board requests that you turnoff or silence all phones and Electronic Devices so that they wont disturb the proceedings and you carrie on conversations in the hallway. Participants are each given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes to present their rebuttal. Members of the public who are not affiliated with the parties have up to three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. Please speak into the microphone. To assist the board identify you, you are asked to submit a card to the board before you speak, we also have Customer Service survey forms on the podium, and we welcome your comments and suggestions. If you have questions about requesting a hearing, the boards rules or hearing schedules, please speak to board staff after a break ok or after the meeting. This meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78 and will be rebroadcast at 4 00 on friday on channel 26. Now, we will swear in or affirm all those who intend to testify. Pleas
Sitting at the table is cory teagu e and amanda shaw and russ higgins. The board requests that you turnoff or silence all phones and Electronic Devices so that they wont disturb the proceedings and you carrie on conversations in the hallway. Participants are each given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes to present their rebuttal. Members of the public who are not affiliated with the parties have up to three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. Please speak into the microphone. To assist the board identify you, you are asked to submit a card to the board before you speak, we also have Customer Service survey forms on the podium, and we welcome your comments and suggestions. If you have questions about requesting a hearing, the boards rules or hearing schedules, please speak to board staff after a break ok or after the meeting. This meeting is broadcast live on sfgovtv cable channel 78 and will be rebroadcast at 4 00 on friday on channel 26. Now, we will
If we deny the appeal im sorry if we denied the permit let me put it this way the federal law requires us to have written finding and substantial basis for denying the permit but generally speaking to on the ordinance what well focus on the significant degradation to the attributes or the views of the buildings the parks, etc. Well point those to the record that was presented tonight. I am moving to deny the appeal. To support the permit. Therefore dont worry about that. Thats correct. So commissioners on your motion it would be good to state a basis is that because it is code compliant. Under the jest of the laws if good afternoon this behavior and this process from the city. Okay. Can i summarize that. laughter . Yes code compliant. Thank you sorry. Thats quite all right. Mr. Pacheco. Theres a motion on the floor from commissioner swig to deny this appeal and uphold the permit on the basis it is code compliant commissioner fung commissioner president lazarus commissioner Vice Preside
Do the same we hope youll use your collective wisdom and deny this appeal thank you. Do we stay here for questions. If there are any. Okay. I guess were done thank you. Well hear from the permit holder now. Hello paul Outdoor Council for Verizon Wireless and the permit holder first of all thank the departments planning and department of public works foreseeable and year of effort in helping Verizon Wireless putting together this Small Network for north beach and russian hill weve worked tireless for those this the greatest way to provide ever increasing need for capacity and the demands for wireless from cell phones watches ipads and so on and so forth doubling every year and verizon is scrambling to find those facilities this is the least impact were able to use an existing structure essentially pitting telephone equipment on the telephone pole the department has addressed the appeal points and bring your attention with respect to the historic review the facility is a block away from