>> good morning, everyone. this is the budget and finance meeting of april 17, 2019. i am sandra lee fewer, the chair of the committee. i'm joined by supervisor stefani, the vice chair, and we'll soon be joined by supervisor mandelman. the clerk is linda wong. and i would like to thank kaleena and korman of s.f. gov. >> please silence all cell

phones and electronic devices. speaker cards and documents should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the april 21st board of supervisors' agenda, unless otherwise stated. >> item number four is a resolution approving modification number two between the contract of the office of contract administration, apparatus, to purchase equipment for the fire department, increasing the amount by $1amount of$5.5 million, not to exceed $15 million. >> thank you very much. we have deputy chief anthony rivera from the san francisco fire department. is that correct? >> yes. >> chairwoman: that's great. please start. >> okay.

>> i am mark foley from the office of contract administration. we're here today for the triple combination pumper units for the san francisco fire department. i'm the supervising purchaser, and i've been with the city for six years. so our agenda here today will cover the background of the contract. and we'll also get into the purpose of the units, which deputy chief rif rivera will help us out with, and we'll look at the units purchased to date, and the current proposed order on the books and look at the financial impact of that and we're here, and then we'll close with o.c.a.'s recommendation. the background of the contract, this contract was an r.f.p., a request for proposals and solicitation back in june 2016. we solicited people to

build our pumper units according to the specifications we had at the time there. taken the result of that was fire apparatus coming in at the highest scoring responsive and responsible proposal. and following that determination, we entered into a three-year contract with ferraa fire beginning in august of 2016, and the term ending this coming august 2019. the contract also has two one-year renewal periods at the mutually agreed upon -- i guess -- according to -- being mutually agreed upon by the two parties. one year each with a total potential five-year contract term, terminating in august of 2021. the association's

recommendation today is that we increase the current crarkt contracts not to exceed $5.5 million to $15 million, which we'll cover in just a second. so this is a picture of the unit. it looks like, you know, you're average fire truck, but, as tony rivera will tell us here, it is anything but average. tony will kind of explain the purpose of these units for us here today. >> chairwoman: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors and staff. thank you very much for this ability to potentially increase the capacity of this contract. my name is assistant deputy chief tony rivera. a lot of time and effort went into the design of this vehicle. this was our newest design lately for fire engines. it is actually a

groundbreaking design. the maneuverability of this vehicle is unbelievably incredible to address the tight and narrow streets of san francisco. we were able to incorporate a lot of new technologies acialtion. also. this fire engine was actually featured on "wired" magazine. i think it is the first fire engine they've ever featured. and we've also been featured in many trade magazines because of a lot of the features that we incorporated. also, this vehicle has a reduced emissions, not only to the federal standards, but we actually exceeded federal standards by adding some components to the exhaust system, which further reduces emissions. and this vehicle is actually so popular, my office is constantly getting requests for the specifications so that

other departments not only in the united states, but also in canada, can use this as their template for their fire engines. and i would just say that also our firefighters have really embraced this vehicle, that has a smaller footprint from previous models, and is extremely agile and performs very well under the adverse conditions of san francisco. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. any questions, colleagues? seeing none, i believe we have a delayed report on this, please. >> good morning, supervisors. don goncher from the budget and analyst's office. the proposed resolution would approve modification number two of the contract from the office of contract administration, and ferara fire apparatus incorporated. extending the contract by two years for a total of five-year term from august 26, h

august 25, 2021. and increasing from $5.5 million to $15 million. as shown on page one, in june of 2016, o.c.a. issued a request for proposals to enter a contract for triple combination fire pump engines for the san francisco fire department. ferara fire apparatus was deemed the highest scoring sponsor and responsible proposer. there is a total cost of $7, 973, 792, for an average cost o792.o.c.a.plans tn additional six fire engines for $3,545,942.

we do note that the cost proposals submitted by ferara includes a 1% payment discount for payment within 30 days of invoice. the payment discount has not been applied to either purchase to date. had the discount been applied, they could have saved $779,000 714 on the purchase. we do recommend approval of the proposed resolution. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. any comments, questions? yes, supervisor stefa stefani. >> thank you, to the chair. have there been any impediments to utilizing that 1% discount for payment within 30 days? and if there have been any

impediments, it was only around $80,000, but at the same time, we want to make sure we're saving as much money as possible. >> yeah. i mean, those past orders that didn't have the 1% payment discount included in there that we just can chalk it up to perhaps administrative error there. but these units are priority for the city. and definitely, again, this current proposed order will have the 1% payment terms on the order, and every effort will be made by the city to ensure that inspection and testing and all those things can take place hopefully within a 30-day period so we can make sure we take advantage of that. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: let's open this up for public comment. seeing none, public comment is now closed. so i have a question about where these triple pump

trucks are being dispersed throughout the city. >> good morning, again, assistant deputy chief tony rivera. currently,all of these fire engines have 360° cameras which allows the driver and officer to actually completely see around the vehicle. we've been placing the majority of the engines in the high dense center density af san francisco, chinatown, north beach, financial district, south of market, just because of the traffic congestion and multiple bike lanes. we want to ensure that public is safe, and we feel that currently that's the best location for these vehicles. >> chairwoman: and how about these additional six? >> the additional six, i believe, will be placed in cathedral hill, also in the downtown -- a couple

more in the downtown corridor. but we're also going to move some of the vehicles that are in the south market area out to the west side, including richmond and sunset. so they will see a lot of these vehicles going out to the west side of the city. we traditionally put the vehicles in the downtown area first because of the high volume of calls. and then they kind of get handed down to the other companies. >> chairwoman: okay. thank you very much. this also, i think, is a retroactive approval. and it is because actually the term is from april 1, 2019, through march 31, 202. 2022. do we have a city attorney to see if this amendment is substance tif substantive or.

and the bma gives approval -- isn't that correct? >> thank you. on the timing of the approval? >> chairwoman: no. i'm sorry. you recognize approval, got it. i'm sorry, i'm looking at another item. so sorry. okay. i would say the question about the 1% discount is great. and let's make a motion. supervisor stefani? >> yes. i'd like to move to forward this to the full board with positive recommendation. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. i think we can take that without objection. again, apologies for reading the wrong comments on the wrong item. thank you very much. thank you for coming today. >> thank you. >> chairwoman: so, madam clerk will you pleas read number one. >> authorizing the public

utilities to execute an agreements with american water resources to have an water program to residential costumers in san francisco in exchange for payment of $3.61 a month for a term of four years to commence upon board approval. >> chairwoman: i believe we have michael tran here. hi. >> hi. good morning, supervisors, members of the budget and finance committee. my name is michael tran. i'm an engineer with the san francisco public utilities commission. i'm here today to present the professional services contract number 86 for the residential water service and sewer lateral service and protection, and marketing program. i'd like to start off with providing a very brief overview of the city's collection system. we have over 1,000 miles of sewer mains, and an approximate mileage of 700 sewer miles. and san francisco is

predominantly a combined system, meaning when rain water and sewer water exchange and the pipes, they go through the storage boxes around san francisco. it allows for potentially overflow into san francisco bay or the pacific ocean under major storm events. the city has a -- to go over the broad overview of the city's water distribution system. 17 storage tanks and about 416 million gallons of water storage. and in addition, there is a separate high-pressure water firefighting system. and to dive into the detail of today's contract, i'd like to go over the sewer service

laterals. let's start off with the sewer service lateral. the sewer service lateral is currently identified by the san francisco public works code to be the sewer lateral is entirely owned by homeowners. they are responsible to maintain and repair the upper sewer lateral, while the san francisco p.u.c. is responsible to replace structural defects on the lower lateral. they are working to update the public code in article 4. and is currently in draft stage. the water service lateral is a little more clear in delineation. the customer has responsibility for repair, maintenance, and installation, from the water meter back to the property, while the san francisco p.u.c. replaces the service lateral from the water meter back to the watermain. why is this important?

this is important, because, to be honest, most homeowners are unaware of their responsibilities. to be frank, the codes are kind of complex. and, unfortunately, the water and sewer service laterals are aging infrastructure, and most homhomeowners would not know there is an issue until it is too late. let's say a water service break or potentially a sewer service lateral break. and most homeowners are unaware of the costs associated with repairing these infrastuctures. and why is it a concern? because most of these service laterals are similar in age to the homes, which could be ranging from a few decades do over a century old. sewers are particularly more challenging because the gravity operation. it shows very little telltale signs when the lateral is broken or non-functioning or beginning to break. and until something catastrophic happens, like

sewage backing on to the sidewalk or potentially even into the property. the next slide, i would like to show a typical household configuration with respect to both household and sewer. it is a typical configuration. you can see the standard asphalt over sub-base pavement. the gutter, and the sidewalk and the typical household, where it is located. water service laterals are clearly delin nated delineated e of the clear demarcation of the water meter. from the water meter back to the property, that's where the property owner is responsible. on the sewer lateral, it gets a little more complex, which i'll explain on the next slide. this exhibit shows a little more detail as far as the typical configuration. and to re-emphasize, these

are very generalized configurations. so the lower lateral is defined by the public code from the projection of the curb out to the sewer main. that is the portion where the p.u.c. would repair and replace structural defects. but project owners are still responsible for maintenance and inspection. >>inspection. and over here that projection helps clarify the jurisdiction of the san francisco p.u.c. and the department of inspection administers plumbing code from this line back into the property. a little more about the contract itself with american water resources. this contract was competitively bidded out in 2018. american water resources was the highest scoring proposer. it will allow them to utilize the p.u.c. logo on marketing efforts, such as on mailings, to potential

eligible program costumers. eligibility is based off of water meter services, sized two inches and smaller, and strictly for residential use. currently the san francisco p.u.c. estimates there is a little over 111,000 eligible for this program. what is important about this program is that it will offer an affordable and low-cost option to assist with these unexpected costs associated with repair of the service laterals. this program is optional to s.f. p.u.c. costumers. so they can elect to enroll or not. so at the completion of any type of upper sewer lateral repair or replacement, they will tell victelevisethe entire lated submit it over to the p.u.c. and they will generate a

$3.61 per month per enrollee, and that estimate is estimated to be approximately $1.9 million. american water resources has several program highlights, and these were established base lines from the initial r.f.p. so the -- in order to enroll, the customer cannot have any preexisting -- they cannot look for preexisting conditions. so the only requirement is for a 30-day wait period for new costumers. american water resources run independent educational outreach, which the san francisco p.u.c. will have an opportunity to review before it is executed. american water resources will also operate their own 24/7 call center to respond to claims. there is very limited p.u.c. support required as american water resources will be billing directly to their program costumers. and just to illustrate the

costs of the premiums, for water service, $4.49 a month. sewer lateral alone is $8 .88 a-month. a little more detail about the contract. the contract was advertised in january 2018, and bids were opened on march 2018. two bidders, american water rewater resources and the other was home services. american water resources was the highest-ranked proposer. with the support of the board of supervisors, the san francisco p.u.c. is targeting to proceed june of 2019. today we are asking -- we are requesting for the board of supervisors to support the approval of this award to american water resources for the initial term of four years.

s thank you. thanthank you.>> chairwoman: m, this is like an insurance policy for the upper lateral property owners. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> chairwoman: we've had ours repaired, and it is very expensive, quite frankly. so this is an optional opt-in, that p.u.c. costumers can actually partake of. is that correct? >> that's correct. >> chairwoman: any comments, questions from colleagues? seeing none, any public comments on item number one. seeing none, public comment is now closed. there is no d.l. a. report on this. i move this to the board with a positive recommendation. thank you very much, colleagues. thank you very much, mr. tran. >> item number two, resolution approving an emergency declaration of

the public utilities commission to repair the hedgy hedgy waters, near groveman, california, for a total estimated cost not to exceed $400,000. >> chairwoman: okay, we have mr. c. richie here, the assistant general manager of water enterprise. >> thank you, chair fewer. >> steve richie at the p.u.c. this was an emergency declaration that came about as a result of a large snowstorm on february 16th of this year. it caused a 160-foot tall ponderosa pine tree to fall into our right-of-way, and specifically against a high voltage transmission tower and line near groveland, california. it damaged the tower and brought down a couple of the transmission lines. they also affected pg&e

distribution lines below that as well, and the ones that actually deliver water and electricity to people's houses. we saw clearly that this was an emergency condition. and processed a change order with an existing contractor where we competitively bid with similar work with big valley electric. that contractor, with the specialist sub completed temporary repairs about february 23rd, so about a week after the incident. this was, again, a fairly big storm. this was probably the biggest storm of the year. the tree in question here had been inspected, and we expected to monitor it. it is not on our property, and we didn't see any dangerous signs, but it was tall enough to cause a problem. so we're working with adjacent property owners to re-evaluate the trees there. and we have to deal with these things all of the

time. i'd be happy to answer any questions. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. any questions from colleagues? seeing none, i believe there is a d.l d.l.a. report on this? >> dan gontra with the budget and analyst's office. the proposed will repair hedgy water and powers near big creek shaft road in groveland, california forks a total estimate not to exceed $400,000. as mentioned on february 16, 2019, during a large snowstorm, a tree fell into hedgy water and power's transmission line near big creek shaft road near groveland. pg&e required s.f. p.u.c.'s transmission line to make repairs to the distribution line, which

was also damaged. san francisco public utilities commission processed the change order. the change order included specialty work, to hire a subcontractor, and it required big valleyling electric to obtain pricing from two sub-contractors. and they were able to conduct the work immediately. a fixed price of $236,000 was negotiatore,000negotiated wg valley. to date, the public utilities commission has spent $335,000 of the total $400,000. the p.u.c. expects to use 390,000 of the total funds for the project as the contingency istit is not exacted

expected to be spent. and the current balance available in the fund is $6.2 million. as we note in our report, the hedgy water and power right-of-way pair is physically inspected annually for encroachment. it was recommended for increased monitor, however the tree was healthy and not recommended for removal. we recommend approving the proposed postal. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. any member of the public would like to comment? seeing none, the public comment is now closed. i make a motion to move this to the board with a positive recommendation. please call item number three. >> resolution authorizing the office of contract administration to enter into a multi-year contract with goldengate petroleum for a three-year terms of april 1, 2019, to march

31, 2020. not to exceed $35 million. >> chairman: thank you very much. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm a senior administrative analyst with the contract administration, and i'm accompanied here by our director and city purchaser alex, and we're here to give a short interpretation to support our request that you approve a new contract for renewable diesel. firstly, i'll go over a brief background on renewable diesel itself, a bracbackground on the current contract, and then i'll go over inventory of the city's current contract, which will lead me to talk about the number of vehicles and the equipment, and the expense for the renewal diesel is on the rise. and it will give some details about the contract we are seeking your approval on. background on renewable

diesel, it is used by vehicles and equipment, vehicles we consider heavy duty or utility vehicles. there are different types of diesel. there are petroleum diesel, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. this contract is for renewable diesel, which is a few made of renewable materials, such as vegetable oils, animal waste, and greases. it is 100% renewable. and because of that, it is more environmentally-friendly than regular petroleum diesel, which is a fossel fuel, and more than biodiesel, which is a mixture of petroleum diesel and renewable diesel, and also more than gasoline. it also emits less greenhouse gases, and that's why it is greener and it plays an important role in the city's role to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. some background on the type of contract we would

like to give for this commodity. it will be an as-needed contract. meaning that departments will use it on an as-needed basis. it means that the not to exceed amount you will grant us today, hopefully, is a contractual cap we can go go over. iover.but what it will doe is secure a source of renewable diesel for the city. it is available to all city departments, and historically, the most commonly heavy users of this contract have been m.t.a., s.f.o., the p.u.c., the department of public works and fire department. and shortly i'll talk a little about the types of vehicles that use this type of fuel. this will be an as-needed contract, and the departments will purchase with the funding they have already received approval for in the process when they come to the board every year.

so the current contract, which we hope to replace with this new contract before you today, it was established in april 2016, pursuant to resolution 8216, and it was a three-year agreement with goldengate petroleum with $60 million, not to exceed amount. the contract provided renewable diesel to various departments. we have seen an upward trend of the number of vehicles that use renewable diesel. which leads me to my next slide, which is the current inventory of city vehicles that use this type of fuel. you can see that it is varied in terms of the types of vehicles and equipment. we have things like boats and carts. in terms of buses, we have buses from m.t.a., we have transport buses from the sheriff's office. we have the library's book mobile. we have equipment that would be called heavy equipment, things that heavy equipment are

bulldozers and tractors. we have small equipment, which are equipment that it can't be driven, but still uses fuel. examples of those are things like power washers or portable generators. we also have small off-road equipment, which are equipment that it can be driven, but not on streets, such as forklifts and the riding lawn mowers. we also have trailers, which are things that would be attached to another vehicle, like a wood chipper, a light tower, or a generator. trucks is very varied. we have the fire department -- the fire engine trucks. we have police command trucks. we have street sweepers, and we have dump trucks. under vans, we have things like ambulances and cargo vans. all for a total of 2,491. and this next slide shows

the increase in the number of vehicles and equipment that use renewable diesel. in 2015, we had 2,171 vehicles. four years later, we have 2,491. and so 2,491 is the current number of vehicles that use renewable diesel. that's a good thing because the more vehicles that use this type of fuel, the less are using the fossel fuels. also with the increase in the vehicle amount comes an increase in the spending, which is what this next slide shows. under the current contract, these are the spend amounts over the -- with the current contract. the current contract started in april 2016, for that year, we spent about $9.1 million. in 2017, we spent $13 million, and in 2018, we spent $14.8 million.

this takes me to talk about that new contract, which we are hoping you will approve. so we obtained this new contract through a competitive process. in november of 2018, our office conducted a competitive low bid for renewable devil rays. devidevildiesel.we selected goe pretoria becauspetroleum becausy were the lowest. we would like to give them a total contract term of five years. our original request was for a not to exceed value of $75 million, which was based on that last year's total. we took the average of that year and extrapolated it for 60 months, which included the original three-year term plus the two-year option. but the budget analyst recommended we only obtain the amount sufficient for the three-year term, which is $45 million, and require us to come back to

you guys for any increases in the future, and our office agrees with that. we believe $45 million would be sufficient for the three-year term, and if we needed additional funds after that, we would come back to you guys. that's it. if you have any questions, we'll try to answer them. >> chairwoman: okay. any questions, comments? well, let's hear from the b.l.a. first. >> dan with the budget office. the proposed resolution will approve a renewable diesel purchasing office between the office of contract administration and golden gate from april 2019h 2022. with two one-year options to extend through march 2024. o.c.a. conducted a competitive solicitation for a new renewable diesel purchasing contract. they with based on mark-ups or mark-downs, by

a price benchmarked used by government agencies for fuel purchase. o.c.a. received two proposals, and goldengate petroleum was deemed the lowest cost proposal. and sufficient funding is available in the fiscal year '18/'19 budget. we note in the report that o.c.a. is seeking am approval for the few $75 million, not to exceed the amount, without board of supervisors. and as the resolution currently reads, the full $75 million can be spent in the initial three-year term before the options are exercised. our department agrees with our recommendation, that we recommend amending the proposal resolution to require the board of supervisors' approval of each one-year contract extension by a half million dollars, and to limit the not to exceed

the $45 million over the initial three-year term of the contact, with authorization to exceed $16 million upon exercising the first option, and $75 million upon exercising the second option. and we do recommend approving the resolution as amended. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. let's open this up for public comment now. are there any members of the public that would like to comment on item number three. seeing none, public comment is now closed. all right. now this is n my notes for item number three, that i believe this is retroactive. we should make an amendment, also, that this contract is for retroactive approval. so, mr. state attorney, are these amendments proposed by the b.l.a., or that it is now labelled a retroactive approval -- are those substanc substantive.

>> neither trigger an amendment today. >> chairwoman: any comments or questions? i would like to make a motion to approve them, and the amendment that states this contract is for retroactive approval. we can take that without objection. and then i would like to move this to the full board with a positive recommendation as amended. thank you very much. madam clerk, can you please call item number five. >> the resolution authorizing the department of public health to accept and expend a monetary gift in the amount of $200,000 from the richard and bonnie green survivors' trust to the laguna program through june 30, 2029. >> chairwoman: thank you very much. we have mr. fraser here from the department of public health for laguna

honda hospital and rehabilitation center. >> good morning. earlier this year the bank of hawaii, the successor trustee of the richard and bonnie green survivors' trust exacted laguna honda to indicate that a $200,000 request be distributed. our best efforts to tie a connection between the greens and laguna honda was undertaken. the best we could come up with was that either one of the green's father may have been a resident at laguna honda. there were no requirements, no specific requirements, for the expenditures. so it would be used as our gift fund. and generally it is used to enhance the well-being and quality of life for our residents. the type of expenditures we would make for material supplies and services include resident outings, cultural celebrations,

cultural foods and entertainment. periodicals, and other expenditures determined by our gift fund committee. >> chairwoman: thank you, mr. fraser. there is no b.l.a. report. let's open this up for public comment. are there members of the public that would like to comment on item number five? seeing none, public comment is now closed. i just want to say thank you to richard and bonnie green. and i'd like to move this to the full board with a positive recommendation. take that without objection. thank you very much. madam clerk, are there any other items before us today? >> there are no other items. >> chairwoman: this meeting is adjourned. better.

san francisco department of environment is a place where climate hits the street. we know that we don't have all the answers. we need to support our local champions, our local community to find creative solutions and innovations that help us get to zero waste. >> zero waste is sending nothing to landfill or incineration, using reuse and recovery and prevention as ways to achieve zero waste. the grant program is a grant program specifically for nonprofits in san francisco to divert material from landfill. it's important to find the san francisco produce market because there's a lot of edible food that can be diverted and they need positions to capture that

food and focus on food recovery. >> san francisco produce market is a resource that connects farmers and their produce with businesses in the bay area. i think it's a basic human right to have access to healthy foods, and all of this food here is available. it's a matter of creating the infrastructure, creating jobs, and the system whereby none of this goes to waste. since the beginning of our program in july 2016 to date, we've donated over 1 million pounds of produce to our community partners, and that's resulted in over 900,000 meals to people in our community, which we're very proud of. >> carolyn at the san francisco produce market texts with old

produce that's available. the produce is always excellent. we get things like broccoli, brussels sprouts, bell peppers. everything that we use is nice and fresh, so when our clients get it, they really enjoy it, and it's important to me to feel good about what i do, and working in programs such as this really provides that for me. it's helping people. that's what it's really about, and i really enjoy that. >> the work at the produce market for me representing the intersection between environment and community, and when we are working at that intersection, when we are using our resources and our passion and our energy to heal the planet and feed the people, nothing gets better than

>> okay. , here we go. hi, everyone. thank you for being here. i'm london breed, mayor of the city and county of san francisco i'm so excited to be here today to kick off birth month in san francisco. [applause] >> we are joined by the owners of the new will. thank you so much for opening up this incredible place which has 100% renewable energy. how exciting is that? [applause]. >> they are a participant in our green business program. they are super green it customers customers, anyone can be a super green customer for just a few more dollars a month.

we are gathered here today because we know that climate change is real and one of the most pressing issues of our time it affects every person in every community all over the world. from the devastating forest fires throughout our estate to the historic flooding affecting our friends in the north, we know that climate change has real life and tragic consequences that will only get worse if we don't act. we know, unfortunately, we are not getting a lot of help these days to address issues around climate change from washington, d.c., which makes the work that we do locally and cities all over the world, even more important than ever. at last year's global climate action summit held right here in san francisco, i was proud to become the newest cochair of the sierra club mayor for 100% clean energy program. and at the summit, i doubled down on san francisco's

commitment to using 100% renewable energy by 2050. those are really bold commitments, but in san francisco, over the years, we have built up all of our talk with a lot of action, and in the city, we work to power our businesses and our homes with renewable energy through our clean power s.f. program. i was so happy and excited to lead to those efforts when i served on the board of supervisors, and now, seeing the incredible progress that this program has made as mayor. provides cleaner, greener electricity at competitive rates and starting this month, we will begin the largest and last major enrolment of our clean power s.f. program. by the end of the earth month which starts today, we will have enrolled over 250,000 new

customers. [cheers and applause] >> it will bring our grand total to 360,000 customers for our clean power s.f. program. [applause] some of those folks will be in our agreement programs which provide nearly 50% renewable energy, and other friends like here at the new will will choose to be model citizens by joining our super green program. thank you both so much. for just a few more dollars, as i said earlier, you can be a super green hero for the environment. [applause] when you combine all of these new residents and businesses being empowered by clean power s.f. with places like city hall, the airport, who already have 100% greenhouse gas, the city will meet its 80% of the

electricity demand in san francisco. that's 80% of the city receiving clean, renewable energy from a local motility -- utility with public oversight. how amazing is that? no just as important, we are taking the revenue from the clean power s.f. program and reinvesting it into our communities, meaning more renewable energy projects in our city, and more well-paying jobs for san franciscans. we are already seeing the real-life impact of clean power s.f. and the positive benefits that everyone can realize because of programs like clean power s.f., i'm proud to announce that san francisco has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions 36 below 1990 levels. thirty 6%. [applause].

>> the most amazing part about that is we made a commitment to reduce it by 25%, and we have exceeded that. this reduction, i am losing my voice, excuse me. this reduction has exceeded -- [laughter] >> this reduction has exceeded expectations and it is happening even at the same time that the city's population has increased over 22%, and our economy has increased by at 160 6%. how amazing is that? you can be a global, incredible economically viable city and increase the population while still reducing greenhouse gas emissions. we have proven that you can do that.

now we have accomplished so much , but we are just getting started. today we are launching san francisco's inaugural month of climate action during able because taking care of our planet is not just about signing up for clean power s.f. and other great policies, it is also during the great work to take care of our environments. the san francisco department of the environment has put together a website and volunteer opportunities and programs that will be taking place throughout the month of april. you can visit us online, or just go and google it. san francisco department of environment. this website will make participating in earth month activities more accessible to the public and help everyone get involved in some capacity and get excited about doing something about the environments let me tell you, it can be done.

i have made a conscious effort to reduce the amount of trash by paying close attention to what i produce. i hardly empty anything in the black garbage can now because of composting, because of recycling , i mean, it is absolutely amazing what you can do when you make changes to how you get rid of waste. putting together a great earth month team has been a team effort, and i want to thank the leaders at the public utilities commission, and we know that some of our commissioners are here today, as well as i want to thank the department of environment for the work that they continue to do, and i also would like to thank the clean power s.f. director. thank you so much.

and our commissioner, francesca, and i think others who were former commissioners but has worked really hard on the lot of this work. and of course, those individuals , and now i would like to turn over at the podium. thank you so much. i hope i'm saying your name right. but the fact is, they doing some great work and i am sorry i am butchering your name, but this incredible place, the new will, we are so grateful for their commitment to the environment by leading by example. come on up and tell us a little bit about the amazing work that you are doing right here. [applause] >> thank you. my name is karen. i am co-owner of the new wheel

in san francisco and i wanted to first and foremost thank you for choosing to be here on this day. we are really, truly honored. and honored to be able to use this moment to tell you and to help share the vision for the way that we can take all of the thoughts about the importance of how we use our resources and the worries about our earth, and put them into action in ways that are really, really super meaningful. here at the new wheel, we are mission driven, but mission with lots of solutions, and that has been important to us the whole time. we know that electric bicycles change san francisco for san franciscans because they flatten this city. the city we know as a hilly place where you have to have a car to be able to get to school or go to work, or get to the gym that is no longer the case. you can get yourself in your

suit, leave the house from anywhere, and get to work in good style on an electric bike. best of all, commuting for two weeks, you will use the same amount of power as you would taking a ten minute hot shower. that means that when you sign up to be a super green customer, you are using that 100% renewable cleaner power and the cleanest way you possibly can to get from point a to point b and you will have a really good time doing it, so thank you for being here. we really are so optimistic about the future of san francisco and the future of our earth because we know that the choices that we make make a big difference. the decisions that we make make a big difference in our actions make a difference. thank you. i would like to introduce -- did i get your name wrong, too. [laughter] >> no worries. >> it is a trend. >> hi there.

[laughter] and my tradition, we are taught to respect and revere mother earth. we learned that water and earth are sacred, and we learned we must do whatever we can to reduce our impact on the earth. that is why i was enthusiastic when i heard about becoming a super green power of power s.f., a super green customer of clean power s.f. that's why i signed up my household before the major rollout. this is also why i'm proud to live in a city that leads the nation and providing renewable energy for customers. the policy choices that we make not only aligned with my values, it also -- they also help to address environmental injustices that have been created by our antiquated power system. san francisco's push for 100% renewable energy not only improves our environment but improves the health and quality of life of residents in san francisco and i hope others take

a step to do what they can to sign up, by upgrading to become super green customers of clean power s.f. to continue that downward trend of emissions that the mayor spoke about. thank you. [applause] >> all right. make sure you sign up for our super green program at your earliest convenience. thank you all so much for being here, thank you to our customers and those who are taking the extra step for being super green heroes for the environments. this is a few of the things that we are doing in san francisco. there's so much more work that we know needs to be done, not just in our city, but with cities all over the world. if we are going to make sure that we protect the environment, and our planet for generations to come, and it starts with s. thank you all so much for being here and for being heroes for the environment. [cheers and applause]

[roll call]. >> do we have a motion to approve? >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> there is no public comment for that item. item three is the director to report. >> good afternoon, commissioners and the deputy director of ho -- of health. i will give the director's reports. i wanted to highlight that last week the director, as well as multiple staff members,