tv [untitled] January 8, 2013 3:00pm-3:30pm PST
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emergency response plan that is in multiple languages. the idea is maybe to draw on that as a blueprint of some sort as the outreach for the community choice aggregation communication happens. one of our members mentioned there is a department of education, the public's -- i think it's the public school has a newsletter that comes out in six or seven languages and that may be something good to draw on just as the main languages to look at. the idea from one of of our members is if there is -- as the dialogue goes on, there should be a map that is continually updated about the input of the different languages that someone says from this neighborhood you need this language, just kind of a document that is an ongoing document that the puc may want to start working. if it doesn't exist already, build upon as the conversation keeps going.
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and we also had donald olivier from the department of environment come and talk a little bit about his organization's interest and some of the work they've done currently with the puc on helping with outreach. so, that is -- that was something that we did that was great. and the minutes, the draft minutes you have, it's also on the website. as far as our membership, we are currently at 15 of 17 members seated, and i would love to thank supervisor kim for her recent appointment of nella manuel who is our 15th member. we have two vacant seats currently. if anyone knows anyone who would like to be on the citizens advisory committee in supervisor farrell's district, please send them his way. also, we need a large water user that mayor lee appoints.
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i'll be putting together a report the past year, what we did forward looking and what we'll be working on in 2013. and if anyone has anything that they would like to see us give input that would be helpful for the commission, i'd loch to know that either now or any kind of correspondence. * love to know that thank you. >> thank you for your service. we're on to the consent calendar. >> excuse me. >> yes. i'm sorry. >> mr. jones, i had a thought for you. may i have your number? >> my phone number? 415-7 86-22 1 -- >> 22 -- >> i'm getting -- you might want to write it down. >> okay. [laughter] >> i have a lot of people calling me. my e-mail is on -- >> i think you should both write it down and give it to
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march lee. >> i'm sorry, we're friends. [laughter] >> all right. we're going to go to the consent calendar. just write it out and she'll give it to the commissioner. >> my e-mail is on the website. one of the things that i'm very grateful to jean wallace walsh [speaker not understood]. there is a strong effort to publicize the cac on the website. and my e-mail is on the website so anyone can reach me there. they've done a very nice job helping to give us a little bit more visibility and ways for the community to approach us with ideas and problems and issues. >> all right, thank you very much. consent calendar. is there a -- i think there are some comments on the consend calendar and i don't know -- i understand the item commissioner courtney is going to move. >> shall we begin? >> i'll recognize him to do
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that. >> yeah, i'd like to make a request that we remove from the agenda item 9h, pending approval of a modification. and there are copies for the public if anyone is interested. >> i don't want to remove any other items. i know dr. jackson wanted to make a comment on item 9a. is that correct? yes. >> why don't we make the comment while we're considering the consent item as a whole rather than removing an item. >> does it need to be read into the record? i'll read the item. consent calendar item 9, 9a through 9j consent -- >> go ahead. >> all matter listed hereunder constitute a consent calendar, are considered to be routine by the san francisco public utilities commission, and will be acted upon by a single vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission or the public so requests, in which event the matter will be removed from the calendar and considered as a separate item.
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>> dr. jackson. i didn't hear too well. you were saying you were removing this? >> i prefer not to. but i did not want to prevent you from making comments on it. well, i'm glad it's being removed. >> you want it removed? yes. >> is there a motion by a member of the committee? i don't want it removed, but if someone else does, that's their option. all right. >> aren't they allow today do that? are you going to put it over to another time? >> no, no, i don't want to do that. >> just to be clear, in removing it from consent, that's essentially what you're doing by allowing someone to testify on an individual item. but then you're going to call it. you're not removing it from the calendar. you're going to call it and vote on it -- >> correct. >> all right. >> motion -- >> i move to remove it from --
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>> mr. courtney, without objection, that will be the order. all right, dr. jackson, now you can legally speak. thank you. when i saw this on the calendar, and i read a, i would like -- if staff is here, you have in front of you, i think it's the thier group, who is that? i just wanted information as to who this group is if needed for community and outreach services. who are these people? who are the groups? >> so, holley thier who is out in the audience, he du a lot of the project labor agreement and also help with the small businesses in the region. so, she has been involved in a lot of contracts with the puc. * so, she provides a lot of services, especially in the region. then another question, since i don't know who she is. in the discussion that has been going on, the problems that
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dealing about the jobs, you know, the contracts and things, and i mentioned this previously. it's a sad situation that this, as large as this city is and concern that goes on in the city that there is not one city department that has a state certified or federal certified compliance officer to make sure that the contractors are doing what they're supposed to do. so, and i have brought this -- been bringing this up for the last two years prior to we having local hiring here in san francisco. and this is one of the reasons why people have been skirting because people are turning their heads while contractors get these contracts and they don't do the job that they're supposed to for the citizens of san francisco. well, i want to just thank you -- >> thank you. and i'm sure ms. thier who heard exactly what you said will be outreaching to you. well, good. [laughter]
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>> all right. any other items that wish to be removed by the commission? before we move for a vote on the consent calendar as a whole? on this item as well? >> 9a. >> 9a. robert woods again. i'm looking at this and when i look at the possibilities of this contract and the community, nobody in the community is nowhere near in this, in this procedure. and even though it's only 49,000, but here is something, we're talking about outreach in the community and we are -- basically, when you look at what the city is doing, bayview hunters point district 10 is
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basically is our last hoorah and the community is not being asked or being considered because you're going to be coming into our community and we are not a part of this, and that's why we -- this is what we're crying about. parity, give us an opportunity to participate. that's all we ask. give us an opportunity to participate, and this is participation. thank you. >> can i just clarify something? so, this is part of three contracts? one was james mc gee, he's african-american firm. his contract was modified. also we had ms link 2000 which is an hispanic firm as well, and they got the same modification. so, it's part of, you know, all
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three that we went out with an rfp out sometime ago. so, i just wanted to fill that and put it in context. >> all right. any other comments? all right. item -- we have removed item a and item h from the agenda. so, that leaves the remainder of the consent calendar which i would entertain a motion. >> so moved. >> second. >> so moved and second, senator vietor. [laughter] >> procedural problem. all right. those in favor signify by saying aye. >> aye. >> opposed? all right, the motion carries. item 9a, is there a motion? >> so moved. >> so moved by commissioner caen. >> second. >> second by courtney. signify by saying aye. >> yee. aye. >> opposed? that item carries. item h, you had a comment? >> yes. there is a substitute resolution that is available to you and to the public. * commissioner caen
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if you could move the staff recommended corrections -- >> where are they? >> to the agenda item? they were -- >> okay. >> i don't think you have to read them into the record. you just need to move -- >> here it is. thank you. >> i have a substitute motion before me. i would like to propose the following change. it's about authorization for our general manager. and the additional whereas reads as follows. if a potential contract modification is under consideration that would increase the contract duration for 09 consecutive calendar days. to complete the additional contract work and address delays, potentially caused by the contractor, increasing the total contract duration to up to 720 consecutive calendar days depending upon the determination of responsibility for the delays and subject to the general manager subsequent approval of a modification to the contract. and that's the additional amendment that i'm proposing. so, that's my motion. >> all right. is there a second? >> second. >> second. moved and seconded. discussion?
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if you want to add anything, noreen? >> no. there is the related change to the result. * clause. i didn't know from was any public comment is all. >> i was getting to that. that's quite all right. i'm used to the beautiful ladies running the meeting. all right. [laughter] >> any public comment? all right. there being none, is there a motion to approve? >> so moved. >> so moved by commissioner vietor. seconded by mr. courtney. all those in favor signify by saying aye. >> aye. >> those opposed? all right, the motion carries. and that brings us to -- >> item 10. >> yes, item 10. >> mr. president? >> yes. >> [speaker not understood]. we had communications before i knew t. i have a comment on ongoing calendar. >> sure. >> i did not see any mention of
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a discussion on our disposable real estate. the only item i saw was a yearly report on real estate. so, somebody please correct me that it is there. mr. harlan? >> i'm sorry, commissioner, whats was the question? >> the question was i failed to see our discussion time for the disposal of our real estate. >> okay. >> and that is an oversight on my part, i apologize. i'll make sure it gets on the advanced calendar and we have it in the next meeting or two. >> thank you. >> all right. commissioner vietor. >> i had an item under commission business, item number 6. just a quick item on the lake merced meeting in the community that we were going to calendar. and just want to find out if there is progress made and if we have a date set for that.
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>> ka canoes will be provided? >> [speaker not understood]. we have not set a date for that e. we have been trying to set a meeting with management for rec and park the next week or so. we can actually set a date and set an agenda for that. >> so, if you could please by our next meeting have a date, couple of proposed dates for us to review, that would be great. thank you. >> great. any other comments on that? all right. item number 10. >> item 10, approve amendment no. 1 to agreement cs-968, environmental analysis services for the upper alameda creek filter gallery project, with environmental science associates to provide environmental analysis services and permitting support; and authorize the general manager to execute this amendment with a time extension of six years, for a total agreement of duration of eight years, 10 months. >> [speaker not understood]. good afternoon, commissioners. tm kelly. this project, the alameda creek, per alameda creek filter
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gallery project is located in [speaker not understood] on alameda creek. it is to recapture water that is released for fisheries, habitat enhancement from the calaveras dam. the project started in january 2010, then it was placed on hold for -- since november 2011, basically two years. and now we are ready, almost ready. the planning has been going on to plan the project and we're almost ready to start environmental review again, but we don't have enough time. so, therefore, we're asking for a three-year, five-month extension. there was a slight error in the agenda item under amendment number 1. if you look at that, it says
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extension by sick years. >> yes. >> but that's wrong. it's actually three years and five months. * six and apologies for that. so, the total duration would be six years and three months. we're not asking for additional funds. the consultant is ready to restart the work and we're looking for your approval. >> why does it take so long? >> well, because it was on hold. >> ah, that's right. >> we had to stop work. it made sense to stop work so that we're not charging and not wasting time and money. in the meantime we're going to plan a better project. >> i'd like to move this forward with all due haste. >> all due haste, thank you. >> second. >> is there a eked all those signify by saying aye. >> aye. >> opposed? >> thank you very much.
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>> it is carried. item number 11. >> item 11, approve an increase in the construction contract cost contingency for contract hh-953, tesla portal protection, in the amount of $519,366, and an increase in the contract duration of up to 195 consecutive calendar days. authorize the general manager to approve future modifications to the contract, for a total revised contract amount of up to $3,555,366 and for a total revised contract duration up to 459 consecutive calendar days. >> [speaker not understood]. >> good afternoon, julie labonte. pretty straightforward item. be happy to answer any questions. >> any questions? is there a motion sf >> so moved. >> moved by senator -- >> senator. [laughter] >> commissioner caen. not my day today. >> seconded by senator moran. >> ah, the ambitionses. all those in favor signify by saying aye. >> aye. >> opposed?
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motion is carried. public comment on matters to be discussed in closed session. public comments on closed session matters. all right, there being none, we'll have to entertain a motion to assert attorney/client privilege. >> so moved. >> seconded? >> second. >> moved and seconded. all those in favor signify by saying aye. >> aye. >> all those opposed? the motion is carried. >> closed session item number 14, conference with legal counsel pursuant to california government code section 54956.9 (a) and san francisco administrative code section 67.10(d). item 15, conference with legal counsel - pursuant to california government code section 54956.9(c) and san francisco administrative code section 67.10(d) (2). >>please stand by - meeting in closed session
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