in the community. is not funded. and we would like to see these agencies that is vital to the community in other ways be moved to the top of the list and be considered as one of the agencies getting funded under this program >> thank you for those comments and a thank you. i think the summer workforce program is really great. i have heard kind of a common themes which is around community outreach and response to the rfps. i'd like to invite anybody to submit any names to our secretary of organizations that might be qualified are we should be doing further outreach.

we want to make sure we're reaching as many community folks as possible. we can make sure that the groups that are out there we don't know about to receive potential contractors as well as any community folks can be at the table and be part of the discussion. thank you >> any other comments on that report. public comments? >> good afternoon commissioners. executive director. since the conspire requested some names of the organizations i have the job of speaking for young community developers and we are a 40 year grassroots organization. and currently we are part of the

sewer system internship program that ms. ellis discussions but we went from 15 interims from last year to increase that. and being provided with internships and agricultural and government relationships. we're excited about that but we're excited about more resources to provide more opportunities for young people. and we're providing life skills and job programs so those youth who didn't pass a program during the regular school will have another opportunity. we're definitely asking that the

puc should gist in all resources we have the capacity and we have the ability to demonstrate great skills. we do work close with other agrees and the gentleman talked about some of the cuts of some of our indigenous programs. so thank you very much. >> so which are the 4 or 5 companies that are providing our organization the financial support. >> we get you resources from the puc commission and my deputies can talk about more of the other opportunities that come up this year. >> sure have him come up.

>> welcome. >> so i work with ms w. >> any other questions ms. >> good for you. >>. >> audiotape comment. >> let me say this. when maybe - the funding was coming from my own cities. they changed the name but the grant that was being funded to us now go to evenlg and we don't get nothing we get a few crumbs. i want to say that i'm glad you

brought the statement up fran >> because of fact that last week's meeting at the commissioners meeting the subject came up about funding and nobody in the room knew about that but the woman in the room knew about it said we've got until next week. >> he the lady said i can give you 4 names now bus the people who have been born and life in that community. i hope you pass think the budget

i gave you. for an outreach component we know we can trust to make sure that the citizens are going to get the information. thank you so kindly >> staff heard that. any other comments? >> all right. mr. jensen. >> thank you for your patience. >> oh, it's a pleasure. short report wanted to note we had our 10 year event. it was well attended. members of the staff from the agencies and various allies.

everyone was there. julia and i want to give a special thanks to commissioner moraine. it was great. beyond that i look forward to addressing you on the 25th and i'll see you then >> all right. thank you very much. >> content calendar please read the item. >> item 9 on the consent calendar are considered to be routine by the san francisco public utilities commission. there will be no separate discussion unless the public requests in the event the item be moved >> we have noticed that item 9

a is moved. any other item you wish to remove? >> i'll entertain a motion to approve the consent calendar. all in favor? motion carries. and now we move on to regular business >> item 10 approve the selection of brown and caldwell for agreement c s 25 and authorize the manager to approve the contract not to exceed 10 years subject to board of supervisors approval. >> morning. general manager arrest the contract that you have before you today is for preliminary it

is not to exceed 10 years or $80 million. in the implementation of the digester project. it was commissioned in 1952. it handles 80 percent of the cities sewer system. it - the rfp set high standards. the team before you of consideration is made up of brown and calling we will and black and beach in the wastewater industry. we initialed this to code to what the staff has today. this exceeds the goal by more than 35 percent where we have negotiated scope and scheduling

for technology selection and conceptual engineering. additionally the team will analysis the team built bid. prior to interfinal design we will return to you what the sequa analysis and is delivery method. the brown and cal welling well team has met our scheduling requirement and they have made a commitment of $10 million over the life of the project. and the benefits program those are private sector resources dedicated to the local community at no expense to the taxpayers. the contact will be presented to the brvr for their

consideration. from a schedule prospective it would be our goal a notice the brown and caldwell team this july >> any questions? public comment? >> i'd like to bring to the attention to the commissioners one or two points. some 12 years ago the said company was chosen to start work. and then bankruptly the san francisco utilities commission put a stop to it. so i'm happy that the 3 primes are going to give us their best service. another point i want to make is when the task force was formed

they worked hard to choose the best location. they were many locations prone to flooding. they're looking at a location and hopefully another location where the present asphalt plant is so the best touching facilities when we're talking about digesters this is not a joke. this is something that requires a lot of expertise. so i'm happy and i want to say very publicly and i want to thank doctor jackson especially for promoting and sticking to her guns and allowing this project to start earlier than was planned.

and i want to thank those commissioners who heard our plea for spept what the community had to say. the stench we want it gone. gone, gone, gone away. the mosquitoes the contamination and the pollution. now i'm speaking as an economist we want it gone. i know this will come before the board of supervisors and their should be no problem for the board of supervisors okaying this project. just like we opened up building 505 that was a legacy when this

digester comes on line a legacy for the whole nation. i'm going to watch this project like a hawk. and i i want to thank you very much for supporting this community. thank you very much >> thank you. mr. smith >> thank you, commissioners. i'm shawn xhith e smith i'm with local 22. the commissioner said the time has come for this project to move forward. the carpenters have been wasting and the community. i had a lot to say in moving this forward but as the carpenter local 22 we want to encourage you to take this first

step and move this project forward and make this a safe community >> anyone else? >> i was looking at the community benefit that were and here i think it's one million dollars over a 10 year period. i don't think that's enough money for the community to be developed for a - where they're given a one million dollars over 10 year period for this facility. i think the community deserves to be represented a little bit better than that to show why to be involved. in they're not developed then the community will definitely be the big loser but i'd like to

see the community where they can truly be compensated for being a participant in the investment of the digesters >> i want to clarify that. so when we talk about community benefits and sometimes, people definition of community benefits is different than others. but we the consultant who will come on aboard to help us design what are they lifeguard to give to the community that we're trying to serve free of charge. so this is what they plan to give to the community free of how far. it's not what we're giving the puc or anything. that's something if we didn't have the community benefits we

wouldn't have gotten this piece of money. so i want to point out this is part of the community policy that we put in place and that's what the consultant is willing to give >> in addition to all the other benefits. >> there's going to be the actual puc sitting down with the community and one of the things we're not only doing it with this community but all contracts we ask the consultants what can you do to help serve the community. >> i want to follow up on that, too. and it took quite a bit of work. and it was really have you found as a landmark piece of policy

from across the country looking at public utilities. i think that money is generous. i would like to commend, you know, and now we have a department set up to implement that policy. we're doing all we can to make sure the community is benefiting from not only the private firms that are contracting with the puc and by the puc. i want to reiterate the importance of that and the commitment of this commission and the entire department >> if i can quickly add. the other thing that a

partisans. we're asking everyone who participate what are you willing so over time it will accumulate. good afternoon, commissioners. >> local 2 61. we're here 1 hundred percent behind this project. we're going to urge a quick shift approval >> thank you for being here. >> good afternoon, commissioners i think i was so overeager to make sure that you guys push this. there will be a formal letter coming from our facility we want this to happen as quickly as possible for the record >> thank you very much. >> any other questions? any other public comments or i'll

move ahead - oh, oh. >> i'm deally interested in some of the agreements i heard earlier that provided financial currency. i was interested in the public utilities believe for purchase agreements for the job i was interested in the work permit. i was working on establishing a state premises. for the agreement of '99 years that reports to the general manager for the board members of public utilities human resources and basically, i want to make sure i'm making it public that i'm interfor attorneys. i like to work with some of the

educated young. i'm going the television monitor when i see some of the advertisements on there. agricultural things that are interesting. i was listening to some of the speakers talk about their programs. as well as i want to submit one report to the general management for the resources of intelligent that i would like to be able to be of interest as a sponsor as well. so i think some of the things that my main interests was for like living in residential areas as well as for the employers of the financial district for market street. i'm deeply interested in talking and meeting with some of the

board members that are here in this city as well as other districts. but at this time i want to make sure that my proposal is of good faith. i want to be short and simple. so to be able to venture i think that public utilities is first that's our water and gas the things that are necessarily. >> that's about it for my comments. >> all right. doctor jackson really? you want this to pass >> i've been waiting 10 long years. >> i hear me? >> i've heard you for 10 years. >> that's right before because of those c ps that took all this

time when i was babysitting there commissioner came in you know what i even stated then when that was thrown on outlets get those things going now. i don't want you to wait next week but today. so when i leave out of here i can see brown and calling well, to get to work now. i told them earlier to get to work earlier. so pass on it and make the motion before i get to my - >> (laughter) >> thank you, very much. doctor jackson. again, i want to thank the general manager and mr. crews for accelerating that this.

it's long been ignored on this issue. thank you to the activists your voices have been heard in terms of making this happen >> i'll entertain a motion. >> all in favor? >> opposed? >> motion carries (clapping) >> item number 11. >> this year's authorize the general manager to negotiate a 5 to 10 grant agreements with non-profit organization not to exceed 1 hundred and 50 thousand. >> whose presenting on this?

ms. ellis? >> any questions. >> there being none? is there a motion? >> second and a public comment. all in favor? >> there was a public comment. >> you were somewhere else? and a good afternoon, commissioners i'm angelina i'm with the south market community network we're a community basis organization. we work with high school students from south of market tenderloin and outer mission. we don't actually have a high

school so i'm reaching out to you means going out in the street and talking with the folks. i'm here to urge you to please pass this. it will give us an opportunity to collaborate to learn more about the opportunities that the puc is doing good work in our neighborhoods we hope you'll pass this >> all in favor? the motion carries >> item 12. >> item 12 the environmental quality act approve the terms and conditions and authorize the general manager to excite the policy between the san francisco public utilities commission and

the company. >> i'm here to introduce tony who joined the puc in august. he's devoted a lot of time to this amendment. thank you >> thank you, commissioners. in the interest of time i'm going to present the readers digest version >> that's still too long. >> really? the action before you concerns the phase to expand the mining. i may recall in 2010 the commission awarded a new mining lease as parting of the rfp process. they were part of the bigger plan to develop the water projects.

that was adopted by the commission in 2000. now in 2001 they received approval of a transfer of the contract. now this brings us to phase 2. as part of phase two and required by the lease o d s pilot to alameda county and what those rotations is it allows a greater depth and to expand the mining operation to a 50 acre parcel. and during the second phase of the project where significant had beention. most of those projects are part

of the deal that was answered the question with the center for diversity and the alameda creek aligns. the other projects had their lease with the o s and puc. one project is a construction of a cut off law that will help keep water flows in the creek that will best serve the habitat. and next the burial of a habitat burial line. another project involves the partial revenge of san antonio creek. and to encourage fish migration.

now in addition to the response to the concerns of the folks o d s entered a contract to serve the interests of the folks. i want to point out that the puc is not a party to that agreement nor is the puc a party to the conservation contract i mentioned. and phase 2 the o d s has agreed to chances to expend the lease so it will be co- termed with the schedule for the preference of certainty improvements such as a utility on the premises. and it will have