20211102 Late CorrespondenceFrom:
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Teresa Takaoka
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 5:00 PM
Nathan Zweizig
FW: Agenda Item #3
From: Al Sattler <alsattler@igc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 2, 20214:59 PM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Agenda Item #3
Please pass the resolution in Item #3, to keep E-bikes out of the Palos Veredes Nature Preserve.
Many people wrote and spoke out against the possibility of having E-Bikes in the Preserve, and all of
the reasons they provided still apply.
Al Sattler
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Teresa Takaoka
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 5:00 PM
Nathan Zweizig
FW: Agenda Item #5: Hotspots Map from satellite data
From: Al Sattler <alsattler@igc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 4:59 PM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Agenda Item #5: Hotspots Map from satellite data
Dear Rancho Palos Verdes City Council,
In reviewing the agenda, I saw Item #5, and remembered this feature from the LA Times coverage of
wildfires.
The LA Times has a California wildfires map, which among other features, shows hotspots.
This might be useful supplemental information, in addition to any wildfire monitoring camera system.
https://www.latimes.com/wildfires-map/
Hotspots are areas suspected to be on fire according to satellite imagery analysis. The data is
provided by Descartes Labs and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Descartes
Labs data is sourced from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite satellites.
Additional data is provided by NOAA's Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product, which is
human reviewed and sourced from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite satellites.
Al Sattler
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(sorry not to have thought of this sooner, so it could be in the Staff Report)
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CITYOF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CITY CLERK
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material presented
for tonight's meeting.
Item No.
K
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5
Description of Material
Email from Mickey Radich
Email exchange between City Manager Mihranian and Gordon Leon
Proposal from Pano Al
** PLEASE NOTE: Materials attached after the color page(s) were submitted
through Monday, November 1, 2021**.
Teresa Takaoka
L:ILATE CORRESPONDENCE\202112021 Coversheets\20211102 additions revisions to agenda.docx
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CC; CityClerk
Re: City Council Meeting; Nov. 2,2021 -Agenda Item #K
From: Mickey Radich <mickeyrodich@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:07 PM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: City Council Meeting; Nov. 2,2021 -Agenda Item #K
I feel that this Item should also include simple traffic counters at the
entrance to both Ladera Linda Park and the AYSO soccer fields entering
through the existing gates. These 2 counters will allow you to acquire
permanent data as to the number of vehicles that enter those areas each
day and especially on week-ends. This hard data will be valuable
information that will help Kittelson & Associates provide their Parking
and Traffic Management Plan for Forrestal Reserve by knowing how
many vehicles are actually involved each day.
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From: Teresa Takaoka
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 2:19 PM
CityClerk
Subject: FW: Western Bike Lanes
Late corr
From: Ara Mihranian <AraM@rpvca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 2:18 PM
To: Gordon Leon <gordon.leon@gmail.com>; CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Cc: Ramzi Awwad <rawwad@rpvca.gov>; Sean Lopez <SLopez@rpvca.gov>
Subject: RE: Western Bike Lanes
Hi Gordon,
The City is in receipt of your recommendations.
I want to bring to your attention that staff will be recommending that this agenda item be continued to
a date uncertain.
CalTrans informed staff late Friday afternoon that they are making some revisions to the project plans
and will not be available this evening to present them.
Ara
Ara Michael Mihranian
City Manager
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
310-544-5202 (telephone)
310-544-5293 (fax)
aram@rpvca.gov
www.rpvca.gov
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From: Gordon Leon <gordon.leon@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 1, 202110:18 AM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Western Bike Lanes
I have two suggestions for the bike lanes that were made at several of the early planning events.
1. Make one, two way, bike path on the east or west side of Western Avenue. This could make the bike lane
narrower and have less impact on traffic. The 10' wide sidewalks are largely un-used and could be reduced in
width.
2. Require Point Vista development to have an exit on to Gaffey to reduce the traffic impact.
Gordon Leon
310-463-9244
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From: Ara Mihranian
Sent: Monday, November 1, 2021 5:17 PM
Cc: Jesse Villalpando; Karina Banales; Larry Maizlish; CityClerk
Subject:
Attachments:
Agenda No. 5 Late correspondence -Pano Proposal for Rancho Palos Verdes -
Pano Proposal for Rancho Palos Verdes 10.27.2021.pdf
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers,
On tomorrow's agenda regarding the Wildfire Monitoring Camera System (Agenda No. 5), you are
being asked to provide direction on a network system to pursue.
One of the vendors, Pano Al, submitted the attached proposal for your consideration.
They are also planning on speaking at tomorrow's meeting.
Please email me directly if you have any questions and do NOT reply to all.
Ara
Ara Michael Mihranian
City Manager
c1w0Fth lcHo PALD6 VERoEs
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
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Hi Jesse and Larry,
I wanted to follow up on our conversations from last week and send over a formal proposal to deploy our early wildfire
detection platform, Pano Rapid Detect, for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
It sounds like you have this as an agenda item for your upcoming board meeting. If there is room in the agenda, we
would sincerely appreciate the ability to present our solution to the board for consideration.
In the meantime please do not hesitate to reach out if there are any questions or clarifications I can provide on our
proposal.
Regards,
Stephen Murdock
Director, Utility Sales
Pano Al I www.pano.ai
smurdock@pano.ai I 315.272.7685
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PANO
October 27th, 2021
Jesse Villalpando
Senior Administrative Analyst, Emergency Preparedness
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Pano AI, Inc.
www.pano.ai
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a proposal for early wildfire detection services to the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes. As a California-based company, we have personally experienced
the devastating impacts of wildfires. Pano's mission is to build world-class technology solutions
for first responders and emergency managers, empowering them to protect their communities,
while also making fire fighting safer and more efficient. At Pano, we believe that the hardware,
software, and AI technologies that we take for granted in our smart-home devices and
self-driving cars can and should be applied to build better tools for wildfire mitigation.
Pano understands that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is interested in a 24/7 wildfire detection
and notification system to improve fire protection for residents, businesses, and the environment.
These requirements align with Pano's commercial solution, 'Pano Rapid Detect'. Our solution
has been successfully deployed in parts of Napa, Sonoma, Santa Cruz, and Malibu, as well as in
Colorado, Montana, and Oregon and is currently providing actionable intelligence for 24/7 early
wildfire detection, confirmation and response in these communities.
Pano believes that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes would benefit from a solution that provides
early detection and actionable intelligence from the first wisps of smoke to the location of fires.
The shift to actionable intelligence will enahle the City to he proactive (e.g. 24/7 monitoring with
360-degree view of the surrounding area) rather than reactive (e.g. re-positioning cameras only
after a wildfire has been reported).
The Pano Rapid Detect solution includes ultra high-definition mountaintop cameras (Pano
Stations), intuitive software (Pano 360), artificial intelligence (PanoAI), ingestion of 3rd party
data feeds such as GOES satellites feeds (Pano Connect), and a fully-staffed 24/7 monitoring
center (Pano Intelligence Center).
Our solution surpasses the ALERTWildfire Axis camera system in a number of ways, such as
our ability to capture and display a full 360-degree panoramic camera image every minute,
which allows multiple users to simultaneously utilize our "digital pan, tilt, zoom" and timelapse
features. Additionally, our system ensures that the early moments of a fire are always captured,
enabling continuous analysis via our AI detection engine. Our Pano 360 software platform also
enables near-instant triangulation of a new incident's GPS coordinates with just a couple clicks
of a mouse, easy-to-use incident-sharing/notification tools, and sophisticated map search tools.
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Our proposal will provide the City of Rancho Palos Verdes with state-of-the-are Pano Stations,
24/7 detection capability, coverage of all high fire risk areas as well as significant coverage
throughout the remainder of the City.
By expressing interest for a proposal , it is evident that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is
recognizing the role that new technology can play in managing the growing wildfire threat to
local communities . We applaud the City in joining with legislators, regulators, academics and
foundations in proactively seeking solutions to mitigate wildfire damage . We are honored to have
Pano Rapid Detect considered as one of those critical tools, and look forward Lu furlh1.:r
engagement.
Sincerely,
Arvind Satyan
Chief Commercial Officer, Pano AI, Inc.
arvind@pano.ai
Pano AI Confidential 3
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
About Pano
Pano's Approach to Early Wildfire Detection
Incident Detection
Confirmation & Incident Intelligence
Incident Dissemination
Proposed Project Timeline & Tasks
Privacy & Security
Proposed Commercials & Coverage
Full Pano Station Deployment
Included Software, Support, & Services
Additional Information
Letter of Support
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Pano AI, Inc.
www.pano.ai
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About Pano
Pano AI , Inc.
www.pano.ai
Pano, a Bay Area-based, woman-owned business, deploys hardware, software, and artificial intelligence
to provide actionable intelligence for early wildfire detection, confirmation and dissemination. Our
headquarters, which is also our manufacturing and warehouse facility, is located in San Francisco's
Mission District.
Pano has a track record of success delivering our Pano Rapid Detect Solution, enabled by our team of
US-based business leaders , product designers, technologists and operations experts . We are able to offer a
full-stack solution to our customers, due to our in-house capabilities across a range of functions: hardware
design, software, data engineering, AI , Intelligence Center, manufacturing , and installation project
management. Pano's team collectively brings hundreds of years of experience designing sophisticated
enterprise and consumer technology products and scaling complex supply chains, with previous
employers including Google Nest, Cisco's Internet of Things business, Tesla 's self-driving AI team, the
Apple iPhone and Mac teams, Bose, Bic, Jabil. We come from organizations of all sizes-from start-ups
to global enterprises , from regional organizations to government agencies. We have managed global
organizations of more than I 00 people and have had direct responsibility for delivering billions of dollars
in annual revenue . We bring this knowledge to bear on the challenge of consistently designing and
delivering cutting edge, high quality products on time to our customers.
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Pano's Approach to Early Wildfire Detection
Pano Al, Inc.
www.pano.ai
Pano Rapid Detect helps cities, counties, utilities , and emergency responders detect, confirm and
disseminate actionable intelligence about fire starts 24/7 to shorten response times.
Incident Detection
When detecting wildfires, every minute matters, and thus the more sources of detection the better.
To start, Pano Rapid Detect applies our proprietary smoke detection AI algorithm on camera imagery
from the Pano Stations. The cameras in the Pano Station rotate 360 degrees every minute and capture
images at 8-10 different positions per station. Our AI algorithm checks for smoke in each position each
minute, which allows for 1 minute temporal resolution throughout the City of Rancho Palos Ven.Jes ',
based on our proposed deployment.
We also supplement our automated smoke detection AI by ingesting 3rd party detection feeds, such as a
thermal detection algorithm running on the GOES-16 and GOES-17 satellite data.
Each AI detection as well as each alert by a 3rd party feed is cross-referenced with our camera
time-lapses by human analysts in our Pano Intelligence Center in order to screen out false positives before
surfacing that alert to our customers, enabling >90% accuracy in Pano alerts .
In addition, we recognize that our customers ', such as cities and counties, also receive 911 calls to their
dispatch centers from bystanders who repo1t new ignitions. These 91 I calls have been and will continue
to be an essential and rapid source of detection under the Pano Rapid Detect solution, but with powerful
new tools provided to dispatch centers for confirming, pinpointing, and disseminating such detection.
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Pano Stations
Pano AI, Inc.
www.pano.ai
Pano Stations, the hardware component of the Pano Rapid Detect platform, are comprised of two ultra
high-definition 6MP cameras that are deployed at high vantage points such as mountaintop
government-owned towers, cell phone towers, private land, empty hilltops , and more. Vantage points are
chosen for their ability to provide visibility for 15+ miles and have significant advantages over existing
hardware technologies .
Pano Stations exceed existing hardware camera technologies in several ways:
• Pano Stations provide full 360° imagery in a panoramic view unlike existing camera installations,
which may not rotate and will include obstruction from mounting hardware.
• Each camera has a resolution of 6MP, unlike existing cameras that are typically 2MP.
• Each camera is capable of30x optical zoom.
• Each camera is equipped with self-cleaning wipers to avoid the need for manual cleaning.
Pano Stations come in many configurations, in order to address the needs of the specific site. Pano
Stations are equipped to run on 110V AC power in areas where power is available and on solar power
where there is no power connectivity. If a site does not contain a back-up power source, the Pano Station
will include a 24 hour battery-based uninterruptible power supply, ensuring that Pano Stations remain
active in the event of an electrical outage or PSPS event. Additionally, Pano Stations can be configured
for different modes of data backhaul, such as leveraging existing microwave or fiber communications at a
tower site or cellular communication via all major carriers, with built in 2-sim redundancy.
Example Pano Station Solar Deployment -Loch Lomond, CA
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Pano AI: Artificial Intelligence Smoke Detection
Pano AI, Inc.
www.pano.ai
Pano Rapid Detect features Pano AI, which is an artificial intelligence smoke-detection algorithm, which
runs on all incoming images from the Pano Stations in real-time. The resulting smoke alerts are verified
by the Pano Intelligence Center before dissemination to Cities and Fire Authorities. During the 2021 fire
season, the AI model ran live detection inference on over twenty Pano Stations in four states.
In this example of the Todd Fire, the incident began on a clear day and had a high rate of spread. Pano A I
predicted smoke in multiple stations in the early minutes of the fire.
Todd Fire from Sweetwater Springs Station Todd Fire from Clo verdale Station
Pano AT quickly detected the Diamond Fire in Lake County on September I 0th, 202 I .
Diamond Fire from Prather Station
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Pano Intelligence Center False Positive Screening
Pano AI, Inc.
www.pano.ai
There is an important additional step that is taken after Pano AI makes a smoke detection, before a Smoke
Investigation incident is registered in Pano 360 and disseminated to Fire Authorities -the Pano
Intelligence Center reviews the detections and eliminates clear false positives. When a smoke detection is
registered, it is reviewed, and if the PIC Representatives observe smoke, an incident is registered in Pano
360, ready for confirmation by Fire Authorities.
Below is an example of the ale1t that the PIC Representatives received for the Todd Fire.
Todd Fire detection from Cloverdale Station
This review step by the PIC Representatives is important, as the smoke detection model also makes false
positive predictions, which include dust clouds, geyser steam, industrial smoke, prescribed burns, etc .
Based on expert interviews by Pano, we understand that past efforts to implement automated wildfire
smoke detection in California have been plagued with a high rate of false positives, and thus our solution
was designed from day one to include a "human in the loop".
Other Fire Detection Sources (Pano Connect)
While Pano Rapid Detect utilizes Pano AI to facilitate the monitoring of many cameras for new smoke
detections, Pano Rapid Detect also ingests data from sources like GOES satellites, and California
Highway Patrol (CHP), in order to provide a single, integrated platform for wildfire detection.
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Confirmation & Incident Intelligence
Pano AI, Inc.
www.pano.ai
Rapid confirmation of potential fires matters just as much as initial detection to reduce costs associated
with manual intelligence gathering, rule out false positive alerts , and ensure resources are properly
marshaled. Once a potential wildfire has been detected by any source (Pano AI , satellite detection, 911
caller, etc.), Pano 's intuitive software platform , Pano 360, allows users , such as city officials and
emergency responders, to investigate smoke incidents and review the threat.
360° Panoramas
Images from Pano Stations are uploaded to the cloud where they are continuously stitched together into a
360-degree panorama, providing detailed, unobstructed 360° panoramic visibility across the entire
viewshed of Pano Stations and ensuring that no fire start is missed in areas where these cameras are
deployed. This is especially useful during red flag days, when multiple fires or spot fires are more likely
to occur within view of the same station.
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360° imagery is captured for each Pano Station every minute
With Pano 'sfull screen 360° viewers, users can look in different directions in the cameras viewshed at the same time.
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Mobile-Optimized/ Low-Data Optimized, Incident View
Pano AI , Inc.
www.pano .ai
In talking with Fire Chiefs and emergency personnel, Pano learned that the people who must confirm a
fire , and respond to it quickly, are often not near a computer. To support remote emergency response
services, Pano ha s m a de it easy to view a new incident and confirm a fire , even from a mobile phone and
even with limited cellular bandwidth . The entire Pano application is optimized for mobile, including the
viewing of the panoramas in timelapse form. Bandwidth considerations are taken into account , to
decrease the amount of data required to view the Pano 360 interface via mobile .
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Pano has developed map features that make it easy to associate cameras with the addresses of known
fires. Using a map search, users can enter in an address or latitude/longitude coordinates in order to verify
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When there is a Smoke Investigation created, an incident with a known location can be immediately investigated.
Similar to confirming incidents, Fire Authorities are also able to dismiss false alarms that are clouds, fog ,
geysers, and dust. For anomalies like geysers, Pano will provide geyser locations on a map , allowing for a
quick association between a Smoke Investigation and a known false alarm location.
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Incident Triangulation
Pano AI, Inc.
www.pano.ai
One of the key features of the Pano 360 application is the ability to triangulate the location of an incident.
When an incident is initially marked from a first Pano Station, the bearing from the Pano Station is
calculated, and the incident direction is plotted on the Incident Details Map.
When the Pano Station density allows for two or more stations to view an incident, it is possible to mark a
second station to an incident and to get a GPS coordinate for the location of the incident.
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Pano Stations that are available to triangulate an incident in the Pano 360 platform
In the following example, after the first Pano Station was marked on an incident, a second station was
found in view of the same plume of smoke. While the Pano Intelligence Center will send out an Incident
Notification as soon as the first Pano Station is marked , the incident can still be updated with a second
Pano Station, and an incident location can be calculated.
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In the case of the Todd Fire, detections from Pano AI, 911 , and GOES satellites were registered for the
same fire. An image from a news agency highlights the proximity of all three detection sources to the
actual incident location.
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One of the many benefits of the Pano 360 Incident Timelapse is that Fire Authorities can use the time
lapse to review all phases of a fire. Pano Incidents are searchable and viewable within Pano 360, even
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Incident Dissemination
Pano AI, Inc.
www.pano.ai
The last step in the Pano system is the dissemination of incidents. Once users confirm a fire through the
Pano Rapid Detection solution and an incident is created in Pano 360, notifications via text and email are
sent to a pre-identified set of recipients, such as fire authorities and other emergency responders. The
incident is shared via a public link , which directs the user to the Incident Details View for that incident.
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The automatic notification triggered by the Pano Rapid Detect platform includes a web link directing the
recipient to the incident page on Pano 360, which includes a time lapse of the incident and , where
available, the triangulated incident location. These incident notifications, optimized for fast mobile
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Proposed Project Timeline & Tasks
Pano AI, Inc.
www.pano.ai
Pano is fully capable of meeting any timelines desired by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Below we
have provided a sample timeline for one Pano Station installation . A typical project timeline for Pano
technology is deployment within 4-I 6 weeks, and includes the following key tasks:
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Site identification occurs on average within two weeks. The Pano team collaborates with local officials to
identify key areas that have the optimal combination of altitude, visibility, and the ability to support an
installation. When considering the ability to support an installation, we look at the structure for the
equipment, backhaul for the data transmission, and whether a power source is available or not.
S ite Anal ys is and Selection
Once the shortlist of sites has been determined , Pano will use drones to audit the proposed locations. Pano
will also conduct mounting assessments for the tower, connectivity and power checks to ensure the
cameras will be able to provide 24/7 access, and permitting and access analysis prior to tower
construction. This process will take on average three weeks to complete.
In stallation and Commissioning
Concurrent with the site analysis and selection, the Pano team will procure and assemble any necessary
custom items. Once the site has been verified, the equipment installation will commence. This process
includes leveling, internet connectivity, and other processes. After installation has been completed, the
entire system will undergo testing and configurations. In all , this process will take three weeks on
average.
Use r Onboarding
Pano will work with the client to identify users that will access the Pano system. These users will create
website logins and undergo user training to properly use the Pano tools.
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After implementation, ongoing support will be provided to the City in a variety of ways including:
• Dedicated Account Executive: Each customer will be assigned a dedicated Account Executive
that acts as a "one stop shop" for City of Rancho Palos Verdes users by providing daily customer
service by fielding customer inquiries for all Pano solutions.
• Helpdesk Services: Pano provides help desk service via both phone and email to assist with any
user questions throughout the length of our relationship.
• On-going Product Training: Pano provides all necessary training during each initial
implementation and on an as-requested basis afterward. Pano training is conducted in a workshop
format where users are hands-on with the application -first using Pano-provided scenarios and
then quickly managing the application on their own.
• Engagement with Pano Product Management: Pano is committed to bringing to market
enhancements to our solutions that will enable the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to further
improve their situational awareness capabilities. Pano utilizes a customer-driven development
methodology to quickly build those new features that our users value most. Each of our
customers is given the opportunity to play an active role in our product roadmap.
Privacy & Security
Pano, as a technology company, understands that data privacy and security is paramount to any solution.
We expand on several key privacy policies below:
Privacy for Pano 360 Users:
• Pano has a published Privacy Policy (https://360.pano.ai/privacy), which outlines what personal
data is collected by Pano and how that data is used.
• Pano limits access to our internal data stores to only technical employees that need to access the
data stores to perform their jobs.
Privacy for Camera Operations:
• Pano conducts an internal review of the viewshed for every camera that is deployed. The areas
that are identified where citizens would have a reasonable expectation of privacy are pixelated.
The pixelation is done by the camera, so all images that are saved in Pano's system are pixelated.
• After Pano's internal review, Pano customers are consulted about cameras in their jurisdictions to
confirm that pixelation is correctly applied. If a customer identifies an area where additional
pixelation is required, it is applied.
Pano additionally implements the following security procedures and industry best practices:
• Data is stored on Google Cloud Platform, which is ISO/IEC 27001 compliant.
• Best practices for web development are used (OWASP), and HTTPS is used for all URLs.
• Best practices for data transfer are used including leveraging certificates, encryption ciphers, and
TLS protocols.
• Edge computers connected to cameras are secured with public key authentication and
cryptographically-signed firmware images.
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Proposed Commercials & Coverage
Our proposal will provide the City of Rancho Palos Verdes with state-of-the-are Pano Stations, 24/7
detection capability, coverage of all high fire risk areas as well as significant coverage throughout the
remainder of the City. Our proposal includes an all-inclusive Pano deployment, fully managed by Pano,
where Pano would install four of its state-of-the-art Pano Stations (two autonomous solar Stations and
two powered Stations) covering 89.5% of the land area of Rancho Palos Verdes, including 99.7%
coverage of high fire risk areas. This option would provide the highest levels of Pano 360 and Pano AI
functionality.
The map on the below contains the optimal, preliminary site locations we 've identified based on the
information provided by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. If the City decides to move forward with
Pano 's proposal , our Site Selection team will begin a rigorous qualification process to confirm the ability
to install Pano Stations at these locations . In the event that one or more locations are unavailable, Pano
has identified suitable alternative locations that will provide similar levels of coverage .
Full Pano Station Deployment
A full deployment of Pano Stations across the City of Rancho Palos, will leverage a network of four
Pano Stations (two autonomous solar Stations and two powered Stations) deployed on comms towers or
other high vantage points. This will cover 89.5% of land area with one or more Pano Station, and 99.7%
of high fire risk areas of the City even when accounting for topography.
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The expenditure required by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes will be $138,000 USD per year for a
minimum three year agreement. Pano's proposal is a true 'all-in' cost -there are no upfront capital
(one-time) payments and Pano will handle all aspects of permitting, installation, monitoring, operations,
and repairs. For longer term agreements, Pano's proposal also includes a hardware refresh in Year 5 and
10 at no additional cost to ensure the City of Rancho Palos Verdes continues to have the latest camera
technology included in their Pano Stations.
Included Software, Support, & Services
Pano's proposal also includes industry-leading software, support and services to facilitate the ongoing
success of our early wildfire detection system for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
In addition to the information mentioned above, specifically included in our proposal is:
• Unlimited users licenses for City of Rancho Palos Verdes personnel to the Pano 360 web interface
• 24/7 coverage by the Pano Intelligence Center's monitoring services
• Automated Incident Alerts to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes personnel
• Automated Incident Alerts for up to ten (10) individuals from either the Los Angeles County Fire
Department or the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
• 24/7 Pano software and hardware customer support for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
• Access to a designated Pano Client Executive
• Initial training and user onboarding for all City of Rancho Palos Verdes personnel
• Quarterly new user training for City of Rancho Palos Verdes personnel
• Quarterly Business Reviews with City of Rancho Palos Verdes leadership
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Additional Information
Letter of Support
To whom it may concern,
FI RE SAFE San Mate o Cou nty
firesafe.sa nma teo .o rg
Th e CPUC approved the i r statewide fi re threat map In 2018 with t he pu rpose of highlighting the h ighest
risk w ildfire areas, "where there is an elevated risk and an extreme risk including likelihood and potential
impac:ts on people and property from utility associated w//df/res . n The Fire-T hreat Map he lps prlor1tl2e
fire hazard areas to all ow for Implementation of new fi re-safety regu lations ado pted by PG&E. cal Fire
has repeated ly expressed that quick initia l attack and keeping wildfires small and under 10 acres is their
suppression methodology for avoiding catastrophic and uncontrolled w ildfires.
The PANO cameras greatly assist in this operational methodology and c:an detect day or night the
presence of smoke within seco n ds of it being visible. Currently without PANO detection, fire agencies
wa it for t he p ublic to report the prese nce of smoke . These 911 calls from the publ ic more often have no
specific locations of w here the smoke is o ri ginating from and is often Just ge neral visual sig htings from
persons traveling on Highway 280, tens of mi les away.
Before the pi lot PANO camera i nstall ation at the Redwood City location, local firefighte rs scramb led to
t he highest points of the d i strict to better triangulate the location of smoke i n the expans ive remote
so utheastern slopes of t he Woodside Fire Protection District . This old-fash ioned method of fire location
Is extremely time co nsum in g and takes personnel away from the fire initial attack and Is only based o n
visua l mou ntainous la ndmarks an d has no precise measurement or lat/long for locating t he fi r e.
In the n ighttime hou rs or in the rural areas of San Mateo County wildfires and eve n structure fires can
beco me quite large and enter the w ildland before human detection is possible . The CPUC Fire Threat
Map h ighlights a significant amo unt of extreme and elevated ris k w ithin San Mateo County. The entire
western porti on of San Mateo County has been desi gnated by the CPUC map as ner 2 or Tier 3.
if one considers the amou nt of WU I, the bi llions of dollars of property va l ues, t h e vast cr iti ca l
infraS'lru ctu re, and the large number of res idents within these zo nes it sets an om in ous stage for a
pote nt ial w il dfire In cident.
We encourage the CPUC to partner with PANO to assist In funding the cri tica l camera sites to create an
ear ly detection and location system to coincide with the Tier 2 and T ier 3 CPUC map within San Mateo
C.Ounty.
i am happy to answer questions or appear at any CPUC heari ngs to reiterate the importance of this
tech no logy.
Sincere ly,
De ni se Enea
Fire Safe San Mateo County
Exec utive Director
denea@woodsidefire.org
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TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
CrrYOF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CITY CLERK
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material received through
Monday afternoon for the Tuesday, November 2, 2021 City Council meeting:
Item No.
F
2
3
4
5
Description of Material
Email exchange between Mayor Pro Tern Bradley and Sunshine
Email from Gordon Leon
Email exchange between Mayor Pro Tern Bradley and Sunshine (see
Item F); Email from Sunshine
Email exchange between Administrative Analyst Bright and South Bay
Cities Council of Governments
Email from Larry Maizlish
Respectfully submitted,
~~
Teresa Takaoka
l:\LATE CORRESPONDENCE\202112021 Coversheets\20211102 additions revisions to agenda thru Monday.docx
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Katie Lozano
Monday, November 1, 2021 12:41 PM
CityClerk
FW: Nov. 2, 2021 Consent Calendar Item F. Think about the consequences ... Short
Version.
Below is late correspondence for City Council agenda items F and 3.
From: David Bradley <david.bradley@rpvca.gov>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2021 5:31 PM
To: SUNSHINE <sunshinerpv@aol.com>
Cc: Eric Alegria <Eric.Alegria@rpvca.gov>; Ara Mihranian <AraM@rpvca.gov>; Ramzi Awwad <rawwad@rpvca.gov>;
Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov>
Subject: RE: Nov. 2, 2021 Consent Calendar Item F. Think about the consequences ... Short Version.
Sunshine,
Why do you think by adding "Preserve" to the ordnance, we loose local control? We are trying to control e-bikes in the
Preserve.
Dave
David Bradley
Rancho Palos Verdes City Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tern
david. brad ley@rpvca.gov
(310) 487-2418 Cell Phone
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
From: SUNSHINE <sunshinerpv@aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2021 5:22 PM
To: Eric Alegria <Eric.Alegria@rpvca.gov>; David Bradley <david.bradley@rpvca'.gov>; Barbara Ferraro
<barbara.ferraro@rpvca.gov>; Ken Dyda <Ken.Dyda@rpvca.gov>; John Cruikshank <John.Cruikshank@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Nov. 2, 2021 Consent Calendar Item F. Think about the consequences ... Short Version.
Dear Mr. Mayor and Council Members,
If you resolve to add the word "preserve" to Ordinance 650, Title 12, Chapter 12.16, all semblance of
"local control" is lost. No need to apologize to Katie. This is not her creation. She is simply the one
who did not provide you with the "downside of doing nothing". The "downside" is in Moving Staff's
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Recommendations. I am just a constituent. Let me know if you have any interest in the long
version .... S 310-377-8761
2
From: Teresa Takaoka
Sent:
To:
Monday, November 1, 2021 1:25 PM
CityClerk
Subject: Re: Western Bike Lanes
From: Gordon Leon <gordon.leon@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, November 1, 202110:18 AM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Western Bike Lanes
I have two suggestions for the bike lanes that were made at several of the early planning events.
1. Make one, two way, bike path on the east or west side of Western Avenue. This could make the bike lane
narrower and have less impact on traffic. The 10' wide sidewalks are largely un-used and could be reduced in
width.
2. Require Point Vista development to have an exit on to Gaffey to reduce the traffic impact.
Gordon Leon
310-463-9244
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From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Katie Lozano
Monday, November 1, 2021 12:55 PM
CityClerk
FW: Request for City-wide trails development and maintenance "guidelines"
implementation
Late correspondence for City Council agenda item 3.
From: SUNSHINE <sunshinerpv@aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:33 PM
To: Ramzi Awwad <rawwad@rpvca.gov>; Octavio Silva <OctavioS@rpvca.gov>; Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Request for City-wide trails development and maintenance "guidelines" implementation
Hello Katie, Octavio and Ramzi,
Please reach out to me at the very beginning of every little project. Please take the time to view the
22 minutes of the video of the November 7, 2012 Council meeting. It all comes down to the fact that
the City Manager has been charged with implementing the Trails Network Plan ever since
1984. Three attempts have been made to make it more clear and more user-friendly. Until the
introduction of the NCCP, the Public Works Department and the Planning Department were the
primary "users". Citizen committees have done all the detail work and have volunteered to do
more. Council has made the Policy decisions needed for both Staff and the Citizen Volunteers to
proceed.
I should have copied you on this email chain to, not with, Karina. As the in-house "team" who is
reviewing the TNP Update Consultant's Work Product, you are the ones who appear to be the most
deprived of Ara's interpretations of the Council's Policy decisions. I get it that he is now the City
Manager and has the authority to define which Council Directives you are to pursue and which ones
you are to obfuscate, dodge, bury and otherwise appear ignorant of.
The current Mayor Alegria has asked the public to refrain from criticizing Staff. I would find that to be
fair if only the Mayor, the Council and the public were in a position to focus Staffs errors, omissions
and other poor professional practices on the source, The City Manager, whoever that might be at the
moment.
1 3.
When it comes down to maintaining and enhancing our City's infrastructure and assets, you three are
coming across as unforgivably stupid. I know that is not the case but, your Recommendations are
jeopardizing the City's fiscal integrity. That is the problem I am trying to cure.
You three claim to be "working on it". However, you also appear to be as confused as was/is
Council. They moved and approved Staff's many Recommendations and my complaint still
stands. All these years later, there is no current inventory and no maintenance schedule of the City's
public infrastructure and assets. Hence, there is inadequate funding in the budget to engineer the
goals so that they are "shovel ready" when funding for actual work becomes available. That is the
whole objective of the Trails Network Plan/Conceptual Trails Plan/Conceptual Bikeways Plan.
The NCCP, PUMP and Preserve Trails Plan have introduced restrictions on what used to be private
property. That makes it all the more important that the "preserve" be added to the inventory and a
maintenance schedule be produced. This also impacts what private property owners might be willing
to contribute to "the cause" in the way of clearly defined easements and trail construction.
Non-motorized circulation as in, trails and roadside pathways, is a clear "concept". The word
"preserve" is still too vague to be added to our Municipal Code. See? A poorly written
recommendation is on the Council's Agenda while the clarification of "trail guidelines" is not. As long
as you are collecting a paycheck and probably generating a nice pension fund drawn from property
tax dollars, I claim the right to impugn your personal integrity.
All I ask is that you avail yourselves of what the TNP lists as RESOURCES. That is your choice, not
the City Manager's.
I live here. Please let me and the IMAC join the "team" in a constructive way .... S 310-377-
8761
Subject: Second try. Council Goal 4a. Create a detailed ... of the City's public infrastructure and assets.
Date: 10/29/2021 6:18:54 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: sunshinerpv@aol.com
To: kbanales@rpvca.gov
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Cc: cc@rpvca.gov, cityclerk@rpvca.gov
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Dear Madam Deputy City Manager,
I strongly urge you to watch the video of the November 7, 2021 Council Meeting from 1 :14:00 to
1 :36: 15. "Confusion" is the operative word.
Staff and I were not in disagreement. Because between 2004 and 2012, the City had acquired the
properties which were designated as the PV Preserve, Staff was faced with recommendations to
make the Trails Network Plan more user-friendly for Public Works and Community
Development. Joel Rojas and Ara Mihranian had already presented and gotten Council's approval on
many actions which had not considered the update suggestions of 2004. The Rec.& Parks
Department is not a party to City-wide, non-motorized circulation.
Like I said, this was your Council Agenda Item. The requested and STAFF TIME Approved
document was not provided to Council at their September 21, 2021 meeting. Without it, neither Staff
nor citizen volunteers can pursue "holistic solutions" to the City's primary infrastructure wants and
needs. (General Plan Circulation Element.)
My concern is not so much with helping meet Council's Action Items in a timely fashion as it is with
preserving and enhancing the Peninsula's trails network in an opportunity driven and cost-effective
manner. Staff stopped doing that about 20 years ago. The missing document was presented to
Council, among other citizen suggestions, in a formal effort to cure that problem.
Council clearly thought they were directing the relatively immediate implementation of the TRAILS
DEVELOPMENT/ MAINTENANCE CRITERIA of July 4, 2012. "Or, something like it." The simple
solution appears to be that you hand one or the other to Ramzi Awwad (as a responsive document)
and authorize him to use IMAC to work with the interested parties and come up with a draft
Amendment to the Conceptual Trails Plan which "narrates" all of the trails which were
Category II until the City acquired the properties which were "developable".
The PUMP Committee did not complete the task of defining what infrastructure improvements are
needed to support this level of public use. Did Staff deprive them of the CRITERIA tool on
purpose? Without this PV Preserve specific, detailed inventory and subsequent maintenance
schedule, this public asset is causing negative impacts on more than just the neighbor's quality of life.
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Katie's latest attempt to obscure the needed document is a waste of her time and mine. (See
following email.) Teri is clueless despite my Public Records Requests. On November 7, 2012,
Council Approved Staffs Recommendations. There are attachments and references to other
documents which have subsequently vanished from the City's "corporate memory".
Per Joel Rojas, the TNP update will be a very "public affair". It has been nine years and the public,
Public Works, Planners and our Open Space Manager are still not privy to a well vetted tool with
which to inventory, engineer and budget the holistic solutions to our new theme park.
Since you missed the opportunity on September 21, 2021, I am looking for the
program/protocol/procedure for getting you to provide the current City Council with the
opportunity to confirm which version of the TRAILS DEVELOPMENT / MAINTENANCE
CRITERIA or "Guidelines" Staff is supposed to be using in order to document the negotiated,
trail by trail, inventory of the City's (existing) Category I and Category Ill trails. The
preponderance of these trails are in a "preserve" of some sort.
This is my PRR No. 1. In or out of a "preserve", the City's notion of preserving and enhancing the
primary Peninsula Wheel Trails Network (see attached) is not in the Five-Year Budget Model.
All is almost lost. Time is of the essence.
SUNSHINE
RPV
310-377-876
su nsh inerpv@aol.com
Subject: FW: Request for clarification of the document which Council approved on November 7, 2012 and that Staff has not been
implementing.
Date: 10/28/2021 11 :37:45 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: KatieL@rpvca.gov
To: sunshinerpv@aol.com
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Cc: TeriT@rpvca.gov
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Hello Sunshine,
This email is to provide requested public information. The City Council did not adopt or
approve the Trails Development/Maintenance Criteria of July 4, 2012 at their
November 7, 2012 City Council Meeting. Rather, the City Council directed staff to
consider portions of that document during the process of creating trail
development/maintenance guidelines for City trails as part of the Trails Network Plan
update. The July 4, 2012 Trails Development/Maintenance Criteria were included as
late correspondence for the November 7, 2012 City Council Meeting. This document
was shared with Alta Planning and Design as part of the November 7, 2012 City
Council Agenda Item and City Council direction. The link below links directly to the City
Council Meeting minutes, video, and agenda (including late correspondence).
https://www.rpvca.gov/772/City-Meeting-Video-and-Agendas
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative
Analyst
Recreation and Parks
Department
katiel@rpvca.gov
Phone -{310) 544-
5267
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Subject: Council Goal 4a. Create a detailed ... of the City's public infrastructure and assets.
Date: 9/17/2021 2:44:01 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: sunshinerpv@aol.com
To: kbanales@rpvca.gov, katiel@rpvca.gov, terit@rpvca.gov
Cc: cc@rpvca.gov, cityclerk@rpvca.gov, pc@rpvca.gov, imac@rpvca.gov
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Attached: D M Criteria July 4, 2012
Hello Karina, Katie and Teri,
Apparently, all of the documents on Katie's list of document titles which she claims have been
provided to Alta are "responsive documents". My neighbors and I have a problem with the fact that
our current City Staff Members (other than Ara Mihranian) have not read them and Ara likes it that
way. We have a detailed inventory and maintenance schedule of the City's public infrastructure and
assets. It is so much more costly when our Staffs Time is devoted to working around what they don't
bother looking up because somebody has told them that somebody else is working on it. And,
sending everyone on wild goose chases keeps the unhappy campers focused on the latest search for
errors and omissions.
Since you three are on the payroll to shuffle the "responsive documents", how about you get your
heads together and give Ramzi Awwad the ones that direct him to avail himself of the citizens who
put their blood, sweat and tears into drafting the "responsive documents" which Council has
approved. We can't keep waiting for Staff/Consultants to repaginate them. Our infrastructure is
deteriorating while the direction in the General Plan is to preserve and enhance it. That is not in
conflict with the NCCP when all three parties get equal seats at the table.
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My request for Staff time dated September 10, 2021 was to produce the one thing that everyone in
RPV has been struggling without since 1984. Staff has always had a hard time figuring out where the
trails are. The TRAILS DEVELOPMENT/ MAINTENANCE CRITERIA of July 4, 2012 is a
communications tool for negotiating/documenting a detailed inventory of the City's roadsides,
easements, fire roads, utility access, park access, trails, pathways, fords, culverts, bridges and
erosion control devices.
These man-made changes to the earth's surface are infrastructure. When did the Council discuss the
pro's and con's with the people and direct Staff to remove these assets from what is covered in the
use of the term INFRASTRUCTURE in the Council's more recent Goals and Action Items? If there is
no such "resource document" then Staff has unilaterally chosen not to pursue their cost-effective
maintenance and enhancement. Withholding a well-vetted tool to facilitate the "holistic" design and
budgeting of these assets needs to stop.
• The Western States Trail Foundation (WSTF) was working on it with the National Forrest Service
when the Task Force's Open Space Subcommittee first recommended "The Matrix", Open Space
Subcommittee/Task Force 11 Recommendations and Discussion documents dated May 12,
2004
• Then, the finalized version was included November 7, 2012 Staff Report: Policy Direction
Related to "The Update of the City's Trails Network Plan.
It is simply disgusting that so much of Paradise has been lost while Staff rearranges the Councils
Goals and action Items. When is our Emergency Preparedness Coordinator going to get around to
asking both the Fire Department and the PVPLC to agree on which TYPE of trail/dirt road should
restore the Crenshaw Extension (per the PUMP) in conjunction with the PB Landslide Remediation
Project?
• Per the General Plan, this is Ramzi Awwad's responsibility but, he can't find a "responsive
document". Give the man a chance. It is on page C-somethings General Plan (2018).
I have hard copies of all of the listed documents. What I don't have is Ara Mihranian's directions to
Staff and various Consultants regarding when these documents are to be used to prioritize and
generate funding for Staff Time to support public participation in the decision-
making/recommendations to Council process.
I look forward to your giving the City Council the opportunity to confirm that what a previous City
Council directed to be available for use within a year will be promulgated immediately and used to
facilitate public assistance with the 4a. Creation of a detailed inventory and maintenance schedule of
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the City's public infrastructure and assets and the 12a. . .. provide user friendly trail
descriptions ... illustrating trail routes and uses in a clear and concise manner ...
Completing these two Action Items will facilitate the completion of several more Action Items in a
much more cost-effective and timely manner. I continue to offer my time and expertise as a Facilities
Designer and Trails Advocate, to draft the individual trail narratives per the formatting changes and
polices which Council approved on November 7, 2012. My not being allowed to work directly with
Alta is counter-productive unless the Council's Goals are just a fa9ade while Ara and PVPLC
eliminate public access to open spaces one crisis at a time. In the mean-time, Ramzi, Cory and Ken
are not taking care of the City's trails and pathways which are not in the Preserve.
Karina, it is your Staff Report. Katie and Teri are providing you and me with conflicting
statements. You have an estimated 45 minutes to explain the delays and help the Council to Receive
and File a Status Report which actually represents doing something about our City's failing
infrastructure.
Once again, the concise model from which trail management authorities can choose and assign to a
master plan application, a minimal, ultimate objective and avoid repeated environmental impact
studies, reports etc. prior to when funding becomes available for actual Engineering, improvement or
repair of a trail. .. is attached. Sounds like the reason for an NCCP, doesn't it? Per your Staff Report,
we still don't have the State's Permit to implement that, either.
Have a constructive weekend.
SUNSHINE
RPV
310-377-876sunshinerpv@aol.com
Subject: FW: REQUEST FOR STAFF TIME RE: September 21, 2021 Report on Council Goals
Date: 9/14/2021 12:09:29 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: TeriT@rpvca.gov
To: sunshinerpv@aol.com
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Hello Sunshine,
Staff time to respond to public requests for information is approved. Staff has not been
directed to insert anything directly into the Trails Network Plan. Attached is a list of
documents provided to the consultant. All of these documents together with the
consultant's expertise will be used to formulate a draft Trail Network Plan for public
review, and ultimately City Council consideration. Please let us know if you would like
us to provide you with any document on the attached list. This list was provided to you
on July 8, 2021.
Thank you.
Teri
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From: McKenzie Bright
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 9:12 AM
CityClerk To:
Cc: Karina Banales; Megan Barnes
Subject: FW: RPV Consideration of a Camping Ordinance
Hello,
Please see the emails below for Late Correspondence for Regular Business item 4.
Thank you,
McKenzie
From: McKenzie Bright
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 9:10 AM
To: Ronson Chu <ronson@southbaycities.org>
Subject: RE: RPV Consideration of a Camping Ordinance
Hi Ronson,
Thank you for reviewing the proposed camping ordinance and for providing your comments. They will be forwarded to
the City Council as late correspondence.
To your questions:
1. "Safe camping" specifications as proposed are intended to illustrate non-prohibited camping locations, rather
than provision of services. Some alternative shelter options were presented as alternative actions at the July 20
City Council meeting (link to agenda report). The direction from that meeting was to return with an ordinance
prohibiting camping in public spaces.
2. The municipal code currently prohibits camping in the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve with an administrative fine
as the enforcement mechanism. It is current practice that individuals found camping in the Preserve are
informed of the City's ordinance and asked to move to a safer location. Typically no enforcement action is
needed. The intention of the proposed ordinance is to protect health, safety, and welfare by expanding the
prohibition to other public spaces. The ordinance was reviewed by our Station Captain and HOST and a few
changes were made in response to the Captain's comments. The City has not typically experienced any
encampments, unhoused individuals in the City tend to be transitory, residing in the City for days or weeks at a
time before moving on, but not setting up an encampment. Since the Sheriff's Department's protocols generally
focus on encampment procedures, our Station Captain has requested that a new policy be developed to help
address LASO response to individual, transitory unhoused persons, since their needs may be different than the
needs of an individual in an encampment.
3. I will connect you with Dr. Fleury in a follow-up email.
I will be out of the office on Friday, but available next week if you would like to discuss this further, or please feel free to
give me a call at 310-544-5305.
Thank you,
McKenzie
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
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From: Ronson Chu <ronson@southbaycities.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 5:20 PM
To: McKenzie Bright <mBright@rpvca.gov>
Subject: FW: RPV Consideration of a Camping Ordinance
Hi McKenzie,
Jacki forwarded me the Camping Ordinance modification, and asked that I send you my comments:
I am generally supportive of city's managing their public spaces (sidewalks, parks, etc .. ). I have some
comments/questions about this proposal:
1) The city talks about safe camping sites, but doesn't go into detail of where these sites are located, nor any
services that could be provided at these sites. Maybe the anticipated constituent reaction makes this too
prohibitive. I think at the very least, the City can work with the SBCCOG to develop a pop-up site deployment
strategy. That is, if there was an individual in need of a safe camping site, we can deploy a pop-up site within 24
hours. It doesn't have to be permanent. We can even put a time limit on the pop-up site of 72 hours, 2 weeks
or until we find a better interim or permanent solution for that individual.
2) I'm always curious about enforcement. The only mechanism is an administrative fine, like a parking ticket. Is
that effective? What if there is non-compliance? I really want to avoid any infraction or misdemeanor citations,
as that can exacerbate the homeless situation. The Sheriff's department is pretty good about clearing
encampments, maybe they can inform on the best way to handle this. (especially Lieutenant Deedrick from the
Sheriff's Homeless Outreach Services Team)
3) I would like to be connected to Dr William Fleury mentioned in the write up. I am all about lowering the bar for
conservatorship as recommended by DMH.
Let me know if you would like to discuss. I have some time on Friday.
Ronson Chu
Senior Project Manager, Homeless Services
Cell: (310) 770-5351
ronson@southbaycities.org
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From: Jacki Bacharach <jacki@southbaycities.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:40 PM
To: Ronson Chu <ronson@southbaycities.org>
Subject: FW: RPV Consideration of a Camping Ordinance
Please review this and let me know if there is any input we should make or if you should go to the meeting, etc.
Jacki
From: McKenzie Bright <mBright@rpvca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 2:35 PM
To: Jacki Bacharach <jacki@southbaycities.org>
Cc: Ara Mihranian <AraM@rpvca.gov>
Subject: RPV Consideration of a Camping Ordinance
Good afternoon Jacki,
At the City Council meeting on November 2, the City Council will be receiving an update on resources for unhoused
persons on the Peninsula and considering introducing an ordinance to prohibit camping on public property and establish
safe camping criteria if an individual is camping by necessity and there is no available shelter. This item is a follow-up
from the Council's discussion on July 20 when there was an initial presentation of resources for unhoused persons.
I have attached the Staff Report, including the draft ordinance. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
McKenzie
McKenzie Bright, Administrative Analyst
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
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FW: CC Meeting 11/2/21 -Agenda item 5
Wildfire Cameras -Council Summary.pdf
From: Larry <larry@maizlish.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 202112:24 PM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: CC Meeting 11/2/21 -Agenda item 5
Hi Council and Staff.
On Agenda item 5, a Wildfire Monitoring Detection System, Staff has written a detailed report included in this week's
Agenda packet.
To help simplify and provide some clarity to what can seem a complicated item, please see the attached summary of
options I have written up on the topic.
Thanks,
Larry Maizlish
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Hi Council and Staff.
On Agenda item 5, a Wildfire Monitoring Detection System, Staff has written a detailed report included in this week's
Agenda packet.
To help simplify what can seem a complicated item, there are 2 issues in this project.
• Location
• Which system to utilize
The project goal is Wildfire Detection, meaning to quickly detect a smoke start or fire start and notify responders
resulting in reducing the threat and impact to lives and property.
Issue 1 -Locations
The goal of this project is Wildfire Detection. The cameras have little to no use if mounted in primarily residential,
business areas, such as the communications tower above Peninsula Center or the Antenna Tower in PVE. These areas do
not see into the bulk of the fire prone, high risk, open space areas.
In order to detect and monitor for Wildfire or Brush fires, the cameras must be able to see into the open space brush
canyons, hills, and trail areas regardless of what equipment or system is used. Camera locations at high points with
views of the tops of large residential neighborhoods and businesses will not accomplish the goal of brush fire detection
and open space monitoring. Locating cameras on existing antenna sites such as above Peninsula Center and on antenna
sites in PVE will result in the cameras watching vast areas of residential structures. For privacy, any structure of this type
is pixelated or fully blurred in the video. No fire detection can occur in any pixelated views. The majority of the camera
image will be filled with this pixilation and will not detect any fires.
An overall view map highlighting the primary open space, higher brush fire risk is at https://bit.ly/3moUzfs
The primary areas, based on past fire risk, future fire risk, potential for exposure risk {life and property) are mostly on
the South and East side of the City. Each coverage zone in the map includes:
• A Camera icon noting potential camera placement
• A colored region showing sightlines and general coverage area
• Priority Zones include the primary PB Preserve (Red, Green, and Yellow), San Ramon {Purple)
• Pink Zones in the map include areas deemed as priority, yet lower priority zones than the primary zones listed
above.
Issue 2 -Equipment Utilized
Two options have been presented for Council review. The EPC and one of it's subcommittees, have fully researched
these two options to the point where I am confident on the use and understanding of the pros and cons of both options.
For Wildfire or Brush fire detection and monitoring, the two options are vastly different with very few similarities. The
two choices are not alike.
Overall Effectiveness
Proven Record of Fire Start Detection
Overall Method
Initial Capital Outlay
Lease/ Purchase
Site Selection
Installation/ Implementation
High Speed Data & Power Costs
Equipment Maintenance
Equipment Upgrades
Software Detection
Al Software Processing
Requires Volunteers for Detections
Satellite Imaging of Fire Starts
24 x 7 Live Human Intelligence Center
Continued Development
Software U rades
Latest Technology
Situational Awareness During Active Fires
Incident Review
Known Cost
Additional Costs
Additional Notes
Summary
Notes
Map
Wildfire Detection of Brush Fire Starts -Option Comparison
While Alert Wildfire Axis cameras have seen some video volunteers report
some fires over the years, the majority of detections were f irst reported by High Accuracy with 24x7 trained human review resulting in limited false positive alerts.
humans prior to the images being viewed on the cameras.
DIV Do It Yourself Approach Everything handled by Pano from site selection, implementation, installation, training, maintenance, 24 hour
batte backu , an on oin issues. Pano terms this White Glove service
Total cost unknown. Current estimate $150,000 -$200,000. Note the initial
vendor quote of $71,000 received by the City was based on limited $0.00. No capital cost.
information which resulted in an inaccurate estimate.
Full outright purchase of everything involved. I Lease model. Yearly service agreement.
City Staff I Pano Al development staff will review City location suggestions. Pano will model suggested locations on their 3D
ma in s stems to determine locations and ex ected detection covera es.
City Staff Pano handles 100% including any necessary permitting costs. All included in the lease rate.
City. These costs are not currently in a project estimate or quote. Also not Data and power costs are included in the Pano lease agreement as well as cell site co-locating, antenna site co -
included poles, costs to co-locate on any cell tower or antenna site. locating, and other location costs.
City Handled by Pano at their expense.
None Included in the Pano agreement.
None.* Full software detection of smoke starts and fire starts. Al processing.
None.* Al processing of all video 24x7 providing coverage 365 days a year.
Yes. For any smoke start or fire start detection, a live human has to be
watching the computer screen 24 x 7 and at the moment a fire start occurs.
That volunteer must then know whom to contact about the possible fire.
This is an unreliable fire monitoring option. If volunteers are monitoring No
exclusively on Red Flag days, those are few in number and there would be
no detection coverage the rest of the year. Fires can ignite regardless of a
Red Fla da .
None Included. Geosynchronous satellite imaging is incorporated with the camera feeds.
None Included. Trained staff review each fire start alert, determine if it is a positive alert and notify Fire Department,
Cit Staff, etc.
None Included.
No. Can only see one direction or target at any given time. Lower resolution Yes. 360 degree views at all times. Cameras have twice the resolution of the Axis cameras. 20x optical zoom in
ima es. addition to di ital zoom.
Yes. Full 360 degree views for numerous users to view different areas of a fire at the same time. Multiple fire
Limited. Only one user can control camera view. personnel could be looking at different locations, Sheriff could be viewing another, City Staff could be viewing
another. All with real-time video.
None Yes. Fire and Sheriff can review full incident video, including video prior to the fire start, to determine fire cause
and what or whom ma have started fire.
Estimated initial captial cost to be $150,000 -$200,000 depending on 4 Al locations configuration (a total of 8 cameras) giving 99% high-risk area coverage with 24x7 manned
number of cameras, locations, site co-locating procurement, towers, Intelligence Center, all inclusive lease $138,000/year. Pano Al can also configure different number of cameras for
antennas, batte backu , etc. different level of covera e if desired.
Unknown ongoing data costs, power, co-location retal fees, in addition to
None other than listed above estimated $8,500 per camera per year for Alert Wildfire expenses.
The success of this system, meaning smoke starts or fire starts, depends on
having human volunteers be watching a computer monitor 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, including during the night where, since it is dark outside,
they would be staring at a black screen. If no one is watching, a fire will not Many agencies and organizations who have been operating the Alert Wildfire Axis cameras for years are now
be detected. Even though a limited type of software processing is planned looking at the Pano system. This is due to Pano being able to actually detect fire starts without requiring a human
for sometime in the future, the Axis system has not progressed much over to watch a monitor all day and night.
the past 15 years. The main upgrade has been in the resolution of the
cameras being used, yet those are still only half the quality of the Pano
product.
If the goal is to detect brush fires in the City's open space areas, to protect exposures of life and property, to insure the quickest emergency services response, then the two options are no
com arison. The Pano Al s stem accom lishes those oals, while the older Alert Wildfire Axis cameras do not.
"'A third party additional upgrade service that offers very limited software monitoring of the DIV approach is available. Based on other region's costs for this service, rates could be approx. $24,000 per year for a 4
camera setup.
EPC Map of higher risk areas https://bit.ly/3moUzfs
Option 1 -Alert Wildfire Axis Cameras
This is equivalent to a DIV Do it Yourself setup. The City would be using 15+ year old technology with the outright
purchase of the current version Axis cameras. The City would be responsible for everything involved including choosing
the most effective locations, gaining access rights or easements to those locations, outright purchase of equipment,
installation, all maintenance for the life of the equipment, data charges, power, equipment upgrades, and yearly Alert
Wildfire fees which are estimated at $8,500 per camera.
The way brush fires are detected with these cameras is simply by an individual, paid staff or volunteer, staring at a
computer monitor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If that person happens to be staring at the monitor at the moment a
fire starts, and knows whom to notify, then this type of detection can work. The Alert Wildfire Axis cameras do not use
automated Al software processing. Alert Wildfire is looking into that for a possible future addition to the cameras, so the
only way these passive cameras can detect a fire start is if someone is looking at their computer screen at that moment
in time. This seems far fetched. While possible, it is in no way a reliable means of detecting fires.
Option 2 -Pano Wildfire Detection System
In contrast to the Axis stand alone cameras as listed in option one, Pano Al is a Wildfire Detection company. Their
business is not selling cameras. Their business is brush fire detection using advanced Al software with cameras and
satellites. The City would be responsible for leasing the equipment. Pano would assist with locating, clearance issues,
installing the equipment, and all maintenance during the life of the agreement. Pano also takes care of the data link to
carry the video to their network. Once the City provides our general locations to Pano, their team will bring up the
locations on their 3D topographical maps to review sites and offer suggestions as to feasibility and detection coverage.
A number of weeks ago, Pano added me as an authorized user to their detection network. As a result, I have been able
to see first-hand how the Al brush fire detection works in real time and how fire alert notifications are made and
handled.
Pano starts with new cutting edge technology including two twin cameras (mounted side by side) for every single
camera that the option one Alert Wildfire Axis setup would use. Pano cameras are double the resolution and zoom
capabilities. Pano equipment is also salt air rated, which is necessary with the low marine layer and fog that regularly
cover our open space areas.
Using their Al software, Pano cameras constantly, in real time, offer a 360 degree watch over the target area. Added to
the camera video are images from two geosynchronous satellites. These sources are constantly being combined and
processed by Pano software. When a smoke start is seen, the system quickly triggers an alert that is seen by a fully
trained staff at a 24x7 intelligence monitoring center. These personnel then review the cause of the alert, can rewind
video (Axis cameras cannot do that), confirm a fire start, and then notify responders and city staff. The entire processing,
review, and notification process takes less than two minutes.
Pano is a high tech company and has a team of developers who are constantly updating their software tools, so new
features and abilities are continually being rolled out and the intelligence of the Al detection is continually being refined
and expanded. Their business is Wildfire Detection. Pano cameras are now being installed by agencies that have utilized
the older Alert Wildfire Axis cameras for years including Cal Fire and PG&E. My understanding is that SCE is now looking
into these Pano camera systems as well.
Potential Added Benefits
While the above two issues, Location and Equipment, are the two primary issues to this project, staff has brought up the
possibility of using cameras for Situation Awareness. Basically, this is during an existing fire, cameras might be used for
emergency responders or city staff to view and possibly monitor fire progress or situational awareness.
This added possible benefit is good, yet limited. Cameras are in a fixed location. If the fire occurs elsewhere on the
peninsula, any situational awareness use is lost. For situational awareness, one mobile asset or camera, such as what the
fire department has, would work since it could be moved to the fire location being watched. An important note is that
for this added use, the Alert Wildfire Axis cameras allow only one user to take control of the camera and focus in on one
particular target at a time.
The Pano system allows numerous users to view 360 degrees even if one user wants to focus and zoom in on a specific
target. This is an important feature and widely used in live fire monitoring. The fire department could have one tactical
chief monitoring a section of fire towards the east, another chief could be monitoring towards the north, the Sheriff
could be monitoring evacuating traffic to the South along PV Drive, and City Staff could be looking at the West. With
Pano, all of these users could be viewing simultaneously in real time. This is a major plus as Fire personnel routinely
monitor multiple views during an active incident, all at the same time.
Upside vs Downside
I would be remiss if I did not mention that Pano is a young company. They found a stagnant market and decided to
reformulate it to be better and much more capable than what was already out there. The upside is that the Wildfire
Detection they are offering is vastly superior to the manual Alert Wildfire Axis cameras. As Pano is a lease program, if
their company ever ceased operation, we would no longer be paying them and would not be out any equipment
purchase for cameras we no longer are using.
Summary
The more research that is done and the more real time experience I have with these systems, the clearer it is. Both
location and equipment system are important.
Cameras must be located where they can see into the majority of the high risk, open space brush areas. A simple
overview from an antenna at the top of the hill does not accomplish this.
The two choices are not similar. One option offers fire detection by an automated 24x7 high tech system backed by
trained human staff. The other option offers older technology requiring a volunteer to stare at a computer monitor 24
hours a day to detect a fire.
For effective wildfire detection, I would strongly recommend the Pano Wildfire Detection system over the older Alert
Wildfire Axis cameras. And for effective fire detection, recommend locating the cameras in the primary high risk, brush
fire locations including the main preserve area.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please let me know.
Larry Maizlish