warning and the possibility of citations and use that starting to use that last year. we are well as we start to us use that i want to emphasize our motivation is not to try to collect penalties but we're trying to motivate the employers to offer those benefits to their employees. what we have laid out in the regulations is a teetered effort for enforcement that begins or begins with a warning letter that gives the employers 90 that days after that we can issue a citation that sets off several 90 day subsequence to a fine up

to a maximum of $500. we've found the warning procedure itself just getting the word out to employers we don't see any evidence you're in compliance you will be subject to citations that is if you have to get their attention and as we move down the thirty day increments employers who have not in the past in compliance almost all of them come into compliance just by getting the warnings move into compliance i if the record could reflect having the letters is an effective way to get people to listen to us. so that describes what we have in place and where we stand with

it. i'd like to introduce dave ambitious to describe how the region program operates and how we fit into it. >> good evening and thank you, thank you for the opportunity to be here and thrill about what we're doing now with the new program at the regional scale. by way of introduction i'm with the bay area quality mettle district we're responsibility for air quality throughout the 9 counties bay area we have a board of directors the mayor and supervisor mar and supervisor avalos are on our board. and our preliminary job is to regulate the factories and dry cleaners and gas stations the air resources board is responsible for the tailpipe

emissions we have the strictest standard with the standards there are so many vehicle traffic if the city and state we recognize we have to do what we can to reduce the motor vehicle >> that's how we religious the use. when we saw when the saying city was doing it seem like this is was a good concept based on the low hanging fruit can we expand what i folks have been doing. i'm sorry. i'm not familiar with the clicker. so with that background we went to the legislator and said this was a great idea we need authority to try this.

so we took the san francisco program as a model and used that as a item late for a bail called senate bill 1329 and gave the air district the opportunity to develop a commuter scale program on a pilot basis at the end of 2016. toward the end of the pilot period we'll be preparing a report in terms of how many employers are oh, the benefits and what's the vehicle trips to the work sites and the reduction of green house gas emissions. so what this means we went through a process reaching out to employers and got together a new regulation we call regulation 13 one that was

adapted by our board of directors on march 19 and ratified on march 26 and now in effect we're in a six months period of working with the employers to try to get them into guidance by the end of september. there's a lot of similarity with our regional program and the city ordinance and a few differences that are significant. in terms of how needs to comply with the regional program our they recalled is at a higher level for employers that have 50 or more employees here in the bay area that's based on the aggregate number of employees so if they have multiple work sites of more than 50 employees they're in the program it's for the nonprofits and anybody that

has people on the payroll. we've tried to keep the program refrigerates easy for employers to comply we don't want this to be bumper to bumper so pick one of the 4 benefit options registration on an website and then invite the employees about the commuter programs and how the pleading employee can take advantage of it. so those are the core requirements. the four xhurnt benefit options are similar the first are similar the employer can let the employee to use the tax dollars to purchase their affairs that is a tax savings meaningful reduction and option two a dick

subsidy to offset the transit fair and 3 provide transportation directly to the work site through a shuttle. we offer option for the custom take care benefit our ordinance or regulation being the reason why we're talking about employers in rural areas of sonoma where they don't have a lot of transit and this may not be village. so our option four is designed to provide an alternative more flexibility for those employers provides an opportunity to promote other alternatives like that bicycling and tell

uncommonly and those types of things that's one of the differences. at this point, we're in the implementation phase we've not yet hit the deadline september 30th so we're focusing on the outreach and assistance to employers just like san francisco did in the early years we've got a big task because the regional registration applies to roughly 10 thousand employers and 10 thousand work sites. we're collaborating with m t c and primarily doing that through the 511.org program we've got the materials and staff to work directly with the employers that point assistance. from the beginning we've recognized the city program has been in effect we can implement

our program that will minimize confusion i'm going to turn it over to bob he'll explain how we coordinate >> thank you dave where we have recognized from the outset we're facing a potentially confusing situation for employers we've worked aggressively as dave said with the air district to community as wildly and clearly as we can to businesses throughout san francisco and so they said who they report to and also to make sure that everybody knows who is subject or fell under our scope they fall either under our program or the air

district program nobody is leaving the coverage situation. so one of the things that is significant i think to point out too is that for our standpoint we'll continue to work with employers in san francisco regardless of their size if they need help with complying with the regional program or ours we'll continue to provide consultation services to comply. and as we move into the period after september 30th when the regional program has reached the point where everyone is covered by this program hydrais supposed to be recorded their compliance as we start to move through our

compliance process our warning process for the employers covered under our local this year we're working to make sure we do that in lockstep with the air district to the extent we can we know they'll be taking some form of action to let the employers know they potentially face compliance and enforcement efforts as well so we wanted to make sure there's a consistency among all employers that have presence in san francisco and the momentum we've started over the past 4 years we're bringing large numbers of employers into compliance that sustains within no loss of momentum. i think we'll have a good database to compare note with at

the end of this year and look forward to work with the air district and the m t t c that implements the programs in comparing the records >> alrighty. >> i want to emphasize one of bob's slides san francisco ordinance is going to now be employers between 20 and 49. and if you're 50 and above you're the regional. so it can be very confusing that the only people getting letters with fines if you have 49 you'll get a letter from us 50 you'll get a letter from the regional. we see if we that didn't work closely together there could be confusion it's because we have a program in place that we have the confusion and i believe

there's one other city or two other cities that have the same challenge >> in the bay area. berkley and the airport has one of its own >> the city of richmond i wanted to point out if you've heard confusion i don't think if you will we're aware and working hard to easy that transition. >> thanks bob and david for joining us and colleagues have some discussion and ideas commissioner wan. >> how do the business report to san francisco and how will this new state audience have a different requirement or is that the same. >> employers covered from the san francisco ordinance report to our website. the difference is and this is what we've been going the

outreach the difference is if you're employer of 49 or more you'll be reporting to the m t c regional website. >> colleagues commissioner gravanis. >> it goes without saying it is good to hear another example of how san francisco has taken the lead and our staff has been putting the work in its yes, ma'am last day in other places and the region so congratulations to our staff and congratulations also to the air district for working hard to make that work. >> i'll point out too new york city is working on a come take

care for lessons leader for our program. >> i have a quick question if then the partnership and i imagine the answer is question working with david and his take place helps to provide additional capacity to sf to share and support the efforts here mutually and support the effort of the region it's a win-win it's not like we're expanding and providing additional challenges for rsv staff but as we partner it helps us to provide additional capacity locally as well. >> yes and having the regional plan helps. >> we'll see the numbers continue to steady increase. >> we'll make sure. >> okay. it's great thanks for

all the data it's helpful to see the outcomes it's thorough thank you. bob >> public comment on the presentation? seeing none public comment is closed any further thoughts next >> view and approval the 2012 for the city staff and have environmental purchasing ordinance in our packet is a copy of the 2012 annual report sponsors and the speakers will the commissioner gravanis so this is a discussion and action item. >> commissioner gravanis. >> thanks to quickly put this go would p into the inspection that is one the things we do everyday we heard a wonderful point as the policy committee a debate whether she should come and give the report again but

that's not the reason for committees to humanitarian them out and make a recommendation so in short we had a great discussion and voted to recommend we adapt the envelope bio green list that you all have in our packets so ms. raphael and i can try to answer questions but it's straightforward in a lot of ways and illustrates there's a lot of work to do why does it say 2012 it's hard to get the data in time to be acting on it and in current time. there were a number of questions about compliance why are some of the departments buying bottled water and it's a long slow process but what's working is

the only time that our department is giving to other city departments when they do the right thing a positive approach is effective so i'm glad for that >> thank you. colleagues thoughts commissioner king >> great story my brother is out from new york state and he's at my house i don't have bottled water. this is san francisco man. he's getting it out of the tap. now every couldn't can't say that about their water but once again that's why we're a unique place to live and he says oh, that's pretty good and it's cold too. >> any other thoughts or ideas are questions. you, you know, i'm trying to think back to the conversations

with commissioner stephenson she's passionate about i'm trying to think off the top of my head she wasn't at the policy committee meeting shiites sheets into getting into the new purchasing is there anything new on that front >> no. nothing new that's the case i met with different department head and naomi kelly and jackie fong who ahead of prurn in both cases we've talked about the huge list for city government i hope they prioritize it. >> one other question is there has there been movement on the key member in terms of adaptation or percentage of

products purchased that quality do we see an upward trend. >> i'm going to have to get to you. >> so colleagues the item before us is approval of the reports. >> i'll make a motion to approve. >> i'll second. >> second. i think it's folks i want to reserve the opportunity for commissioner stephenson she'll have questions she became ill at the last second maybe we can find time to hear it but name in support of it and public comment on item 7 draufl of the bio green staff reports seeing none,

public comment is closed. all in favor, say i. to approve. opposed? no. the i's have it the report is approved arrest next item >> approval the directors restoration for commending a personnel for the vial approval and this is the sponsor and speaker it's a discussion and action item. >> all right. thank you monica. i am glad we're doing this and got to spend time with commissioner when when he was open the commission i know that commissioner king spent time and maybe can speak to some of the reasons to honor commissioner mock together >> definitely before i became

in operations committee chair commissioner mock was always ran a tight meeting and additional information brought it very thoughtful but it seems like he was thinking about what belonged in that committee and so you know when i took over the committee i thought about it in the same thing i wanted to be thoughtful of things that needed to be discussed here at the commission. mr. mock was not only a great commissioner in terms of the value that he added, you know, in the discourse we are we were having here but a community leader we would go out and have lunch in his community he was a

well retained man in his community and a family man and an honor to have him on the commission. he thought my wingman for a a long time it was him and i he was here when i got here. so a great commissioner very stand up community guy and, you know, just what you would look for in terms of a perspective you wanted up on the board. i miss him and hearing from him and hanging out with him after the community meetings he was a fantastic commissioner and brought a lot to this board. >> thank you commissioner king. commissioner gravanis >> well, he was quiet at the full board meetings but i have an opportunity to have lunch and

find out all the incredible outreach efforts he was making through media and different because of approaching the community and instrumental in getting information out to the community i don't think we would have been able to reach like chinatown and his appreciation of the needs to passage our messages in ways to reach people we hadn't reached before i'm sorry he's not here to give our xhooktsz to him in person. >> that's one of the themes we want to honor it talks about specifically commissioner mocks inside assistance in the outreach efforts in the community. i know he couldn't be here tonight but with us in spirit as we commend him with the resolution and take the comments

from the public. yes mr. backroom head >> yes. i wanted to add that allen commissioner mock was responsible for a success of a event we did an incongruous dent hour lamps he got our message out i believe on chinese radio and television two nights before we had 15 hundred people to get in front ones in the rain on saturday it was overly successful events. >> thank you any other comments. seeing none. colleagues can i get a motion to approve the accomodation resolution >> i move with you approve the recommendation for commissioner

mock. >> all in favor, say i. opposed say no. i's have it thank you, commissioner mock for all your service and we'll be thinking of you when we look at our outreach efforts. monica i want to get a motion to continue item 9 until after we hear number ten can i get a motion to delay item 9 and hear it after 10. deputy city attorney owen colleagues if there's no objection i want to move it i feel that our commissioner might be on his way to call item 10 because we have our own ann kelly >> approval of the meeting minutes for the conception of

ann department of the dynamic for her service on the environment in our packet is a copy of the draft resolution speakers raphael discussion and action item. >> director raphael do you want to talk about our ann kelly. i'd like ann to come up, please. and i'll try not to get emotional i miss you already. so ann kelly think what i'd like to do is read this so you know what you're getting. from us. and then see what's left. whereas ann kelly was instrumental in developing and implementing san francisco energy program tennis 2001 and whereas ann kelly chamd the occupying program design for the

powers savors program and the peak program and the energy watch program and whereas ann effort were instrumental in achieving million dollars dollars paid out for 15 thousand energy effective projects in buildings whereas antonio's experience and invaluable education contributed to reducing many, many tons of cookers in san francisco and the haven't which roving several cars from the road eave whereas ann promotes height community and including the hunters point power point in health department neighborhoods and she's been a tireless also new yorker and overcome obstacles implemented

programs by local government and ann kelly has managed the private-public partnership san francisco energy watch program and advanced it to a new level far exceeding programs statewide and ann kelly has nourished a dedicated team to excel highly she's championed women working in environmental fields and whereas a ann kelly is recognized for her commitment to the sfoifs energy efficient program now therefore, be it resolved that the san francisco commission on the environment and the department of the environment with our respect and affection commend and honor and thank ann kelly for her contribution to the movement in san francisco. therefore, be it resolved that the san francisco commission and department of environment wish

ann kelly the very best in her future endeavors >> (clapping). >> so i want to say that when many of us end our cease or this phase of our professional lives very few of us what measure it in the metrics and it's kind of interesting to measure your career of cars removed and dollars how concrete to look at a career that way i will say that equally is impressive is the number one quantify attribute of your career so we measure your success in tons and dollars but in the