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Good afternoon welcome to the San Francisco Planning Commission regular meeting for wednesday, august 12, 2015, id like to remind the members of the audience that the commission does not tolerate disruptions of any kind. Please silence any devices that may sound off during the proceedings. Speed up and when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. Id like to call roll at this time. Commissioner wu commissioner hillis commissioner moore commissioner richards percentage and commissioner president fong is expected to be absent. You can leave the door, sir. Just leave it it will close on its own. Commissioner antonini and commissioner johnson will be in attendance today commissioners, that places you under your is items proposed for continuance items 1 ab at order cord is proposed for continuance item 2 ab at 24 order court is for september 24th item 3 record at a hundred i didnt street it continuance for october 22, 2015, and commissioners further
Hurricane irma, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic, is barreling across the Eastern Caribbean with devastating force. At least ten people have died and hundreds of buildings have been flattened or flooded. Deaths have been reported in the us and British Virgin islands, and the island of anguilla. The islands of barbuda and st martin were the first to feel the full force of the winds and storm surge followed by puerto rico. Haiti and the turks and Caicos Islands are the latest places to be hit by the storm. Cuba and florida still lie ahead. Andy moore has the latest. This is what its like to look out of your hotel room in the turks ca icos of your hotel room in the turks caicos knowing one of the strongest storms in recent memory is heading your way. Starting to hear the noise of the wind as well through the doors and windows. And from all around us really. But were not even close to the worst bit yet, which is a bit scary. On the British Virgin islands there have
Att and the Virginia Office of Public Safety. This is an hour and 40 minutes. It is precisely 10 00 a. M. Good morning and the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. The subcommittee comes to order. The exciting efforts to deploy the nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network. Im glad to convene this hearing and i look forward to the attendance and a moment to from my different friend and Ranking Member mr. Schatz. In 2012 congress created the First Responder Network Authority to lead the development of a nationwide interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network in the United States. With the Communications Failures that plague Recovery Efforts during 9 11 and other National Emergencies including Hurricane Katrina there was and still is a clear need for a Reliable Communications network to support the central work of our Public Safety officials such a network would improve coordination on First Responders across multiple jurisdictions and enhance the ability of First Responders