that will be coming through you. that is how i read it. what is really strange to me, in 1958, i am going to go back. when the redevelopment agency came to the hunters point, there was going to be a lot of development. by san francisco being a union town, we were not getting the jobs. i was one of those that went to the labour council and at that time, it was dan smith that was the secretary. i said, if you intend to have workers, i will make sure that people from my community, we got a memorandum of understanding through the city planning department that 51% of the workers that would work on

executive park would come from bayview hunters point. we want to have something on record. stan smith became the board member. and the statement at that time was a person, they would go and stan smith would approve the fact that it was coming through to work and it would join the union. in the 1970's, that is what we did. that has been 40 years. and my question, because i know he is here, i couldn't believe, when i found out a few months ago, he is the vice president of the black organization and

opposes local hiring. i could not understand that. when i started asking about of prejudice, what people can become, i would like to have some statistics of how many people from dave you hunters point had become an apprentice or a journeyman. it is ridiculous to me that a man of that statute being head of local labor union of posing -- and what he has written is disgusting. and he said he is not a racist. thank you. >> again, every chance i get to

thank the general manager for his ongoing support for local hiring, it was critical for the city moving forward and adopting an outcome space and approached to local hiring. clearly, it is just starting to go into play. the first contracts are coming in. it is exciting what we are seeing with this new law, and there is a new generation of folks getting into these opportunities. we have partnerships with some of the union's, but that as part of the process. i am glad that stuff is resolved. a lot of this is about a paper tiger, but i do want to point out, there are working with a

representative to work that stuff out. and the third paragraph that is cited, it doesn't technically -- the sentence reads, they confirmed the list of projects were expressly exempted from the board of supervisors ordinance. if you look at the end of the sentence, i am looking at line 18-19. they said is exempted where the terms of the existing poa's and policy are in conflict. in what is great about not just the investment in the region that was kind of the root of this concern, but by coming together around the spirit of the local hiring ordinance was

to work locally as well as regionally. we had to work together to make this happen. technically what you have done here to invest in the region that is a majority funded by taxpayers, you embrace the very body of the local hiring ordinance. if it can be taken as a friendly amendment, but to say expressly exempted were the terms of existing poa'la's are in conflit with the policy. i think supporting the community is the perfect. and complying with the terminology. >> we have to more speaker cards. mr. paulson and mur. luca -- mr.

lucas. >> i was out in the hallway canceling a doctors appointment. i wanted to speak to this issue of local hiring. i have then in business here for the past 22 years. local hiring, the ordinance is mandatory. for many years, we have dealt with the human rights commission and a few other people that basically have no oversight. there is no compliance control. what i have experienced in losses under the good faith effort, the use you to meet the goal. once the goal is met, you don't get called to do the work. the job has come and gone, there is no recourse.

if the playing field was level, we would not need -- we would not need a local hiring ordinances'. but since it isn't, that is how we do. we have compliance officers that are supposed to be trained. they don't visit the job sites. the city has gotten to into the simulation system. many of us don't even belong on the collation systems. i am a trucker. first of all, this is certified. a certified hero meaning that going and, you are stating that you were from friday of last week to friday of this week. you made x amount of dollars and x amount of check numbers.

they pay us when they get ready. i have a whole bunch of problems with the way that it is structured. >> i have a couple of businesses that have gone under. i know a lot of truckers are struggling. when they are paying, first of all, there are supported by an hourly rate. if you are being paid by the load, they have already exempted you. what we have going is old. they are being used by the load. san francisco general is a good example. from san francisco general down to stamford, you have to pay the driver's $48.80 an hour out of

that $50 alone. i am honored. i have the overhead on that piece of equipment. it cost $18 to cross bridges now. our diesel was just backing down from $5 a gallon. insurance runs anywhere from 1500 to $8,000 a month depending on how many pieces of equipment that you have to have. good-faith died in 1950. they will send me a fax at and asked me, all of the certifiable information. my federal id number, my fax number, my e-mail. if i am stupid enough to submit it to them, how they can plug me. >> your time is up, if you want to submit your comments and writing, you can.

>> we need a local hiring ordinance in place. >> eric brooks once again submitting the san francisco green party and the grass-roots organization. and this one to amplify what people have said about local hiring. especially, you know, some of us have made a run with the staff. but especially the general manager and his staff have been standing tall and the stellar on moving aggressively towards strong local hiring for our community and need to be commended for that. it is not always just doing it by the letter of a lot, it is pushing the envelope and doing

better. we have all been watching the news and making sure that the unemployment rate is not going down at, regardless of what the stock market is doing. we need to make sure that we are strong on local hiring. it is good that we have clarified what the law is with relation to programs. it does not mean that a lot is not written completely in stone. there is flexibility there. i would hope to see general manager continue their stellar work to increase local hiring in this department and in the city as a whole. i would hope that the trades would also step up to the plate on that since local hiring organizers have been very careful to be strongly pointed out that we want local hiring.

we want those local jobs to feed into the union's and make those unions stronger. lead in the trades to step up and help this process. getting back to the previous item we are talking about, advocates are pushing for a local bill out of clean energy that will deliver 1000 jobs a year. it is an opportunity for grass- roots organizers and the environmental justice community to come together with the trades and together to work to build a lot more jobs in san francisco. the overall point here is that they have been exhibiting a stellar leadership on this issue. hopefully the trades will step up and help the process forward. let's make sure that we are always pushing the envelope and getting better local hiring

whenever we possibly can. >> i have tremendous faith and long experience in the ability of african-american workers to succeed admirably once they become a journey level workers, once they have -- i tell you as a person with great pride, once you are a journeyman, your work must speak for itself. that is why you need, that is what we need. we compete with the non-union sector. i know african-american workers can do that. i have seen its.

and mandatory local hire policy, we are past that debate. it is nonsense to say that i am not in support of local hire, i am in support of a different approach. >> will sir -- walter paulson. thank you. ♪ i have been through the desert with a horse like a work horse with no chains in the desert you feel a lot of pain you fix it all the same ♪ ♪ na na na na na ♪ in the desert you let the horse run free won't you fix it up please ♪ >> thank you. >> i want to see a duet with

him and miss jackson. >> other comment? can we take a five minute break or finished the general managers' report? >> in the interest of time, we can skip 7b. >> why don't we take a five minute break and continue with th >> we will continue with the consent calendar. mr. secretary, could you work your magic? >> we will give this a speech read. all things are to be acted upon by a single vote. to approve an amendment for water conservation budget.

to landscape programs with the urban farmers' support and authorize the general manager to execute this amendment to extend the duration of the agreement with no change to the value of the agreement. for the selection and award earthquake safety and emergency response find and planning support services, to a joint venture to assist with planning alternatives of the pipelines, tulsa, and related features. to authorize the professional services agreement. to approve the amendment no. 12 a grant funded agreement. water quality services for demonstration programs to

complete additional water quality services associated with graf reporting requirements and other related tasks. to authorize the general manager to execute the amendment increasing the amendment with no change of the duration of the agreement. to approve the capital improvement program contract and a microwave upgrade to the lowest qualified bidder to install four new microwave sites to provide improved communication with safety and power line protection, authorizing the general manager to submit applications and the right of way% to the california quality act. improve the modification

increasing the contract with time extension of one year and 125 consecutive calendar days and authorizing final payment to the contractor, the water repair replacement program on twenty first street, and proving modification #one with actual quality of the labor, decreasing the contract duration and authorized final construction. from waste water enterprise capital improvement, [reading streets] improved modification #for the amount and duration.

decreasing the value of the contract and authorize the general manager to make final payment. waste water enterprise criminal in the department of public works and payment renovation. for a total contract amount of $2,328,898 to the lowest qualified bidder. approve the plans and specifications for the capital improvement program funded by the department of public works eplace and provide as needed replacement work.ovide as needed in the patience to be determined within the city. the total contract amount cannot

exceed -- to the lowest qualified construction and waste water enterprise. to replace small sections of amount not to exceed $354,375. and operating budgets, waste water enterprise maintenance and repair. if any commissioner wishes to remove any of these items?

we have a removal. is there a motion to adopt the remainder of the consent calendar? >> is there a second? >> any comments on the consent calendar? all those in favor? the motion carries. can we take a and k together? >> i am willing to move them, i just have a couple of requests. a looks like -- i wanted to report back about what we think the market is. i would just like chamomile at some future time on that. and on k, i would like more

than one bid on an elevator contract. i would like to know what we have to do to attract more bidders on that. >> we are having to rebuild them from scratch because they are so badly maintained. >> and the emporium keeps a staff on et. >> i will be pleased to move them. >> second? anybody? questions or comments? all those in favor? the next item. >> approving amendment no. 2 to

the full load service contracts as public utilities commission for the department of energy western power and administration, providing a portfolio manager services for treasure island and yerba buena island, extending the term past the current termination date of september 30, 2015 to some timber 30, 2020. for a total amount not to exceed $13,890,000 subject to board a supervisor approval pursuant to charter section. >> it seems like the amount is indeterminate period the resolution talks about 906 -- i

thought it would be negotiated higher or lower. >> it is an estimate. it is based on the fact that we currently receive power from western under 1 contract, our base contract which are resources that they operate, primarily hydro. we receive additional power, to meet our total demand on the island.

this will be based on current market prices for power. >> is this and not to exceed amount? >> [unintelligible] you have to add a certain amount to get to the total. >> this is the same thing we have been talking about, they want to strike a contract for the service contract.

we have experienced a good rates through the relationship, they operate facilities much like ours that are very low cost. we could certainly go out to negotiate deals on our own, separate from our relationship with western. this has been, historically, a good approach to serving the full load needs at treasure island. we recommend preserving the option through the contract mechanism. >> this is an option if we could get cheaper power, to not spend it here? >> they are asking us to commit

so they can go to the marketplace. i think they will come back to us with the actual strike price and will have an opportunity to confirm. >> to be clear, there is no commitment to buy a precise amount of power from them? and there is no termination penalty if you don't buy up to the $13 million? >> thank you. >> any other questions? >> right now we have a base resource contact with them that goes out to 2024. it is already an active contract, so the players over to fill out the demand, meeting the demand for the customers until 2020. we have a relationship

established that goes out to 2024. that is our basic resource contract, you mean what is the financial? i'd believe we have that here for what it was listed as. it is less than the amount for our full load service, the kilowatt hour price is less. it is less than the $13 million. i don't have the available for you what the actual is. >> why are we going out to 2020? it seems like a strange idea? why are we doing it now? the response was, it is a great way to get reasonably priced power.

and they're pretty much demanding that of all of their customers. that is the way power sales are going now. they want that lead required commitment to continue to serve. >> i remember a few years back entering into contracts that we have regretted it greatly. i think the term is too far out. >> is that still negotiable? >> this is the standard contract they are offering all of their customers. i don't know if they would be open to a shorter-term if there isn't support for it here. isn't support for it here. >> our current contract, they