program fully funded it's fundamentally good policy force the first time we now have preliminary finding a national in what capacity looking into the benefits of the green house gases down achieved or the workforce development jobs that are created with the program and spurring the local committee through the go sf and good jobs for low income community and hope to see the program fully funded >> can i ask i strongly support thoughtful funding like was mentioned but to you support raiding of the geobond fund. >> at the end of the day there's needs to be a adjust of

the levels that's that - >> could you be specific. i'm not sure of the exact number that needs to be achieved to make that happen. i know there's a separate discussion of the feasibility of merging with another c cf program that could inform the levels needed for the reserve >> thank you very much. next speaker. . >> hi aim roslyn jackson i have a lot of things to talk about. so as discussed the good solar sf has benefits to our community and this is the analysis of the data. so as of april 2014 there are over 10 megawatts support by go

solar by more than 3 seven hundred customer services sites and more exciting an thirty percent of solar property was installed on single-family homes so other benefits are going to san franciscans who need it the most it's proven to be a strong economic engine for the city the mel waits has driven investment no our community. go solar sf has supported more than 4 hundred jobs and was this to be revictimized in our economy and underserved residents benefits for the workforce development piece of go solar sf the program has resulted in one hundred and 21

job placements for san franciscans. workers of color recommended the largest benefit 40 percent black and 22 percentage latino they will reduce the green house gas emissions helping to meet the city's climate goals and go solar helps with the market that's thrilled jobs and environmental benefits i want to applaud the 200 underserved members that benefit if the program >> thank you. next speaker, please >> my name is pam i'm the product of go solar sf program others programs required skills

and resources that led me here without this program i did wouldn't have a job and recently have received a promotion. so when investing in programs like asian design i want to thank you >> is there anyone who wishes to speak on the item? >> good afternoon. i'm melissa i work to aluminum solar i heard the term environmentalist i understand working in the solar industry some people are not interested if this but others are willing to learn about it. we value this investment because of the impact of the decisions that could help the community. nearly 7 years ago to the day

the city and county of san francisco accompanied footed the bill at 850 bryant and flash-forward to 4 years ago i was on parole living in drug entertainment and using city fund for my day to day health care and, yes, i heard in the neighborhood design i got accepted into the program. i knew there was a catch you didn't care i take the opportunity to do something. jean came to speak to the class i knew that was where i belong a ceo said we mattered for something important to all of us. i working very hard started as a junior solar analyst and it was made possibly to have employment i have a home working in a city

that i love grown from an entry position to community engagement. and i finally figured out the catch it's my turn to give back. and now my turn. >> thank you for those great comments. >> next speaker. >> (clapping.) >> good afternoon, supervisors i'm nancy koffman i'm the member of the asian neighborhood design apprentices program this is important to the go solar san francisco is critical i come from a family of 8 i raised 8 children on my own this is not only for me but all >> thank you. next speaker, please (clapping.) i'd like to ask if people what

withhold their applause. >> i'm a student for neighborhood design i exterminated with drugs and it lead me to incarceration in 2012 i decided for a change and with the help of the staff in the drug program i'm now a role model in my community i've also loved san francisco. like more californians it's observe our climate is in trouble we're here to represent this because the green jobs and go valor is important. the opportunity to do something positive is a great one and we welcome it with open arms i'm speaking for the class and

others classes to come we're support of the mayor and the construction of go solar program thank you for your time >> (clapping) >> please would you do our applause. >> i'm in the asian neighborhood design program i'm in the drug treatment program as well. not only is the asian design a good program for me but also impacted any community when i go back to my community they want to get involved and my grandmother raised me my grandmother is in her 60s and my grandfather is in hits 60s this impacts my community and family but impacts the environment thank you for your time >> thank you. next speaker.

>> good afternoon, supervisors i'm hillary i'm a national provider in oakland scare we've worked with the go solar from the beginning it fits our vision for the sun in need in line we've partnered with san francisco programs to complete our installation here in the city. this local solar industry supports local jobs and wages and supports san francisco economy that is a great program and it's tripled its number of program and the capacity has been for single-family home and multiple family homes this helps the workers in san francisco. it works to meet it's one

hundred percent solar energy goal this gives the industry the ability to hire the crews and reducing harm physical green house gas emissions here in san francisco >> thank you. next speaker, please >> good afternoon. i'm andy schwartz i'll keep my comments brief there's more folks who spoke eloquently we've a in san mateo the company employes 13 hundred folks employed in the bay area it supports the funding and this program is a driver in the area and it supports the objectives. the company has been involved a sense of the scale we have 4 hundred projects in san

francisco or 1.3 megawatts that harassing have been supported through go sf for the market in san francisco and all the benefits in terms of the jobs we encourage timely funding for this project >> thank you. next speaker, please >> thank you. i'm walker we are on market street it's a national solar company and our roots in inform. because of the past san francisco's looirpdz we started out in an actinic now we're the largest tech employer. sun lands first officers in san francisco at the same time, we also look back at the workforce programs that solar sf has done

and those models should be continued in the country. go solar sf is the beacon for the solar industry >> thank you. next speaker, please >> good afternoon. i'm a business with the labor 2 61 we represent over 5 thousand men and women with the arena and san mateo county we have many members in the program. could i please stand so those are some of our members here. thank you. thanks to alumni we're getting jobs in san francisco. behavior of the labor local 2 61 we strongly support for the next

couple of years forego solar san francisco ask for your support two >> thank you, mr. flores. >> next speaker >> thank you, supervisors i'm jean cotter i want to acknowledge my colleagues bryan who's working on for the mason and billy hall and others. and the transition that a job with stability and benefits can have on a family and on a community. this is an important program since 2008 we have had a coalition that has stood strong in favor of go sf and environmental justice and economic justice, the reentry

council, members and visits and people across a board spectrum of backgrounds are coming together to support a program that is actually having a huge impact in san francisco. no place else in the world am i aware of environmental justice activist aligning r with clean techs and construction folks and aligning with the sierra club to reach out and support folks to get them into jobs. i love what i do and the impact that i see. i love that i can work with a graduate of john o'connell and see him stay here and live in a city that he loves and works with other people to teach them how to do sloofr solar on an

iconic building like mason that will benefit. i thank you for your continued support a program that's lasted since 2008 is increasing people's opportunity >> thank you so much ms. commissioner koster cotter. >> next speaker. >> gmgdz brooks represents the local grassroots organizations and stand in strong solidarity with all people let's flush out what's going on the tunnel revving they've sent professionals out to examine the tunnel and should know they were going to have a half billion dollars deficit in the tunnel sf puc dropped the ball.

and the other thing to remind people is that all three of those things go solar sf and energy efficiency and the clean power sf both go solar and energy efficiency has been cut over and over implicit by mayor's office and by his sf puc and the mayor's office have repeatedly done everything in its power to undermine the clean sf program so this grab represents the mayors attempt to divide all the people in the room to fight for the same dollars it's classic and i'm here to tell you we're not divided we're in support of go solar sf and in support of clean power sf and strongly support

supervisor avalos call to table the budget and force the pg&e manipulated mayor and the manipulated b.c. puc to the table to identify the money for all the programs to move forward together and not allowing a corrupt mayor to play us against each other >> next speaker and i'm jackie flynn. i'm here in support of my colleagues for the good solar program i feel it's not just a job placement program the brothers and sisters are here and it compliments our investments you see our businesses delivery and jeanine cotter has done a great effort to employ some of the people out

he thought training programs that train folks that result in jobs and it's an environment i think provides education and awareness around our environment and change san francisco for a cleaner sustainable future >> are there any members of the public who wish to speak we're going to close comment after mr. bryant. >> james bryant western recreational director of the institute. ladies and gentlemen, i would really hope that you all would really consider the go solar program is really important as you see it meets a special need in the community where it has

people of color participating in employment and some of those who have gone through problems such as law enforcement problems and come back strong this wonderful lady over here. and just looking at how jeanine and her group has put together the good solar program you can't turn our backs on them i know we have to work out deals but ask you to consider not holding puc's budget hostage i don't know if i should have thrown that in there but i ask that all of you think, you know, y wisely and look at the effects you have before you and i know you're all bright and i know you'll all

make the right decision >> is there any public comment on items it through 4. seeing none, public comment is closed. so 3 budgets in front of us can i make a suggestion we set puc next and there's no additional budget so i suggest we move that we consider that one towards the june date the retirement system we have the recommends from our budget analyst that the director was in favor of the department of real estate what make that happen i suggest we look at the retirement budget so can i ask for the retirement budget be moved >> supervisor mar's can we take those without objection? okay. now we're left to the discussion

of puc. supervisor avalos >> thank you supervisor farrell. i'd like to talk to the budget director ms. kate howard. so i really want to avoid the kind of show down we're at right now but have a show down. the show down today i'd like to actually table the puc portion of the budget. and then i want to see if we can actually talk. and communicate about our joint and different concerns about infrastructure of the puc and the programs that are basically infrastructure like green power sf that what work together i

know that the public utilities commission has greatest needs around the power enterprise just before we approved the clean power sf program two years ago we knew we were looking at a cliff. i've had numerous conversations about the needs of the program. we also have a policy direction that the board of supervisors has indicated with a very strong majority vote that we'll have a clean power program to provide san francisco residents with a choice based on renewable energy that's been taking taken away but to have a program in go place. i think there's ways to accomplish both and that we have to find a way as a city to

accomplish both. but right now we we don't have the conversation of proper leadership sending a signal like not approving approving this budget can bring us all to the table to craft a new version that can meet our differences and our joint needs. and so i'm going to do table i move to table see if we can get it done and if the mayor wants to come back with the same budget i think it would be incredible to me that is what he would did he has that option to come back with the same budget that's not how to make city hall work. i think the mayor is better than that. so that's my challenge.

of course, i've been challenged by the colleagues but to challenge the mayor to show the leadership he can provide to bring this together to approve a budget that will have something for our clean and renewable power program cc and a a and to make sure we can move forward with our needs around the other projects that are part of our power enterprise go solar and all to make sure we have the for sight to make the proper investments in our power enterprise program as a critical need right now. i want to do all that and i want to welcome my colleagues to be part of the process. that's where i want to go so i ask you if you can save it and came back with not the same budget but a new budget that

reflects our joint needs. >> thank you supervisor avalos through the chair kate howard the mayors budget director thank you for your question and authenticity on the puc budget and cca. you know, we've worked closely with the puc to put this proposal together we've spent a lot of time thinking it through i can't tell you we'll come back with a new proposal when the mayor submits the budget on june 1st >> i was told that the mayor's office told the puc bucket for the deappropriation of the 19. million on reserve so when you say we've worked closely with the puc that's not been indicated to me.

>> i can't tell you what you've heard we've worked closely with the puc to put together a financially responsible budget for hetch hetchy enterprise. i want to say i can't tell you what do i if you table the budget today. of course, i'm happy to a talk with you and the mayor will work with you on this issue if there's further discussion to be had my sense it there are many of you who want to talk about this with him. i'm encourage you to continue the budget rather than tabling it the reason is it gives an opportunity for that the discussion to happen before june 1st budget will be

submitted >> colleagues, i think we're going to consider this in a second i do have a question and to frame it and give mr. rawlins field or the it is a there's two options if so we table we make an decision to sever certain items then the mayor will have the opportunity to look at that and we will have the period of time afterward to consider the budget. if we continued the item today as we were going to do with the other departments we'll revisit this next week there will be the period of this week to have the discussion with the mayor's office and consider it next week and framing it i want to get to

a few details does that sound appropriate >> john gibner, deputy city attorney. yes those are your two options i want to make two technical points one is that rather than just sever out the puc's budget i believe that supervisor avalos proposal would be to duplicate the file and amend both to have one file it is just has the puc's budget and one file everything but the puc's budget and table the puc budget and keep the remainder if you do take that option the puc budget will not be before the committee next week but the committee can consider the reminder and the puc will be tabled or

reconsidered after the mayor looking at it again >> and one of the discussions here i open this up to my colleagues who have obviously strong feelings mr. kelly as well i know it was put if reserve for the cc a's and this is down to $8 million well 19.5 is not the right number just to frame the order of magnitude it's important because for instance, mr. rose proposed $10 million in cuts we can consider in next week or if we back the table and consider it down the road when the mayor resubmits i want to get a magnitude to the puc what dollar

amount would be appropriate given where we are. recent theirs talks within the framework not to brown-bag the puc commission and there's the discussion will joining the marina and we should have is a discussion >> we do know, we don't have a final number but based on the recent board hearings that was testified to it appears that approximately 4 to $300,000 will be all that is needed. we have part of our appropriated $6 million to start up and 1 opinion $8 million is unspent separate from the 19 and a half million we'll have the capacity to do the study work and to have about a million dollars and