MTC Expansion work.

MTC Expansion and upperparking lot. This picture was taken from the roof of the MPAO.

View of the MTC Expansion taken from the roof. I wasn't going to get too close to the edge.

This is a post regarding the MTC expansion security technology that is at the top of the list of what we are doing. The MTC expansion is well on its way with the roof to be placed soon. For security the correct CCTV cameras and proximity card readers have to be installed to coordinate with church headquarters and MTC in Provo. Not just anything will do. It has to be correct. Originally the plans were to "get it in" without the appropriate specifications. If that was to take place then within a year it would need to be replaced. Expensive. Elder B is the "go to guy" for this type of research. With his business background in IT he was able to bring to the attention of the importance of identifying equipment that would work. The proximity card readers here in the office have been problematic. They are just outdated and need to be replaced. Some of the CCTV cameras used for security need to be replaced as they are always breaking down. Some don't turn in the directions needed to see certain parts of the complex. The Cebu Temple complex has the correct cameras and the correct monitors to view them all. Here at Manila there is need to update. Elder B has made numerous phone calls to those vendors and dealers in Salt Lake and London and gosh I don't who else. Seems like he is always on the phone. The budget for the equipment is less than what really is so a "New and expanded budget" will need to be submitted before the equipment can be ordered and bought and cables pulled.

This seems unlikely for a missionary call...but that's what we have and that's what we will do. In the future..maybe not too distant future there will be a Philippine Global Security Operations Center. As in Salt Lake City where there is a GSOC monitoring temples in various parts of the world on a screen as big as a wall. State of the Art. It is what is needed as we battle the adversary in the Latter Days.