>> shop and dine in the 49 is a cool initiative. you can see the banners in the streets around town. it is great. anything that can showcase and legitimize small businesses is a wonderful thing. is the sanfrano public utility's commission. at this time, i would like to call the order. the regular meeting of the san francisco utility commission. today is tuesday, april 14th, 2020. madam secretary, role call, please. president king. >> here. >> vice president viatore. >> here. >> commissioner moran. >> here. >> commission maxwell. >> here. >> commission paulson.

>> present. >> we have a quorum. >> thank you, before we begin, i would like to make this announcement. due to the virus health emergency and given the public health recollections issued by the san francisco department of public health, and that governor newsom and mayor breed have lifted the restrictions for teleconference. this meeting is being held with all members and staff participating today via telecommunications. this will ensure the safety of the commission, the cfpc staff and members of the public. while this technology allows us to hold these meetings via teleconference, it may not be as seamless as we would like it to be. and that truly is not an understatement.

[ laughter ] >> there will be gaps and dead air time as staff a transitioning the technology between speakers. please know that we are doing our best and we ask for your understanding and patience. in our public notice for this meeting, we ask the public to participate remotely by writing to the commission or by leaving a voicemail message. going forward, we continue to urge the public to write to the commission at commission@s fwater.org. again that's commission@sfwater.org or by leaving a voice message at (415)554-3165. again, that's (415)554-3165 in

advance of the meetings. if they have not already done so, i am now going to ask all members of the commission to mute themselves, to minimize background noise. commission members will have to remember to un-mute themselves to speak. and also, i would like to add to please make sure that your video is on so we may see you. lastly, on behalf of the commission, i want to thank all of you have been working long hours to make this meeting possible. starting with our commission secretary, donna hood, as well as brad taylor, miss santo and javier torez from the sfpuc department, as well as the

entire sf tv staff. madam secretary, back to you. >> thank you, madam president. this meeting is being televised by sfg tv. please be aware there's a 30 to 40-second time lag between a live meeting and what members of the public are viewing on sfg tv. if you are watching and wish to comment, call the phone line when the item is called. for members of the public who wish to make public comment on an agenda item dial (888)273-3658 access code 310-7452 and #and dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line. the auto prompt will see callers

are entering question and answer time but this is public comment period. you will be cued up in the order in which your call is received and you will hear an automated voice that when tell you when it is your turn to speak. when your microphone has been un-muted, you will be asked to speak and your speaking time will begin. i will alert you when your time has expired and move on to next speaker. make sure you're in a quiet location, you turn off any tv or radios and if you're livestreaming, mute the sound to reverbate any communication. madam president, your first order is business item 3, approval of the minutes of apri. >> commissioners, you have before you the minutes of the

march 10th -- >> motion to accept. >> commissioner paulson, do we have a second? >> second, commission maxwell, second. >> thank you. >> are there any additions or corrections to the minutes? seeing none, is there any public comment for the minutes of march 10th? >> mr. moderator, members of the public who wish to make public comment on item 3, approval of the minutes of apri, access code 310-7452 and #followed by #again and dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line.

and we will wait. >> madam secretary, i'm going to enable question and answer mode on the line. >> thank you. >> operator: your question is now in question and answer mode. to summon each question, press 1-0. >> madam president, mr. moderator, do we have any calls? >> we have no one wishing to give public comment. >> closing public comment. >> i will again call for the motion, all those in favour? >> aye. >> commissioner -- >> we need a role call. >> i'm doing that, city attorney. president cane? >> aye.

>> vice president viatore? commissioner moran. commissioner maxwell and commissioner paulson. we have five ayes. >> ok, the motion carries. >> next item, please. >> the next item is item number 4, general public comment and members of the public may address the commission on matters within the commission's jurisdiction and not on today's agenda. members the public who wish to make public comment on item 4, general public comment dial (888)273-3658, access code 310-7452 and pound followedpy pound again. dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line. mr. moderator, can you please open the lines and we'll give it

45 seconds or so. >> madam secretary, there are two callers on the line. >> first caller, please. >> operator: you have two questions remaining. >> question: can you hear me? >> yes, go ahead. >> question: my name is chris gilbert. i'm representing the cr club bay chapter, particularly the water committee. i want to urge the sf puc to continue to address a question of how to restore the bay delta

and the tawalmai river in particular. there was a directive given last year, i believe, for the staff to answer the question, what would it take to manage the design drought with the bay delta plan in effect which hasn't been fully answered and i request that that be pursued. we are concerned about the decline in the environment there and the fish stocks and with a possible new drought coming, we need to make sure that the environment and the people's livelihoods that depend on that environment in the bay delta are considered along with making sure that water gets provided to san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. >> next caller, please. >> operator: you have one question remaining.

>> question: good afternoon. this is peter drechmyer and i appreciate the opportunity to comment. as you know, the san francisco bay area is one of the most environmentally conscious regions of the world and, yet, we've seen very little progress on environmental protections from the sf puc. i was loo looking back over the documents from the 1995 settlement agreement and there's a lot of discussion about the need, the sf puc, to develop alternative water supplies, but in reality, we've had little progress, especially compared to places like los angelos. and then in 2008, with the water system improvement program, the issue came up again and we've been great with conservation, but we've only averaged about one mgd and that's the recovery and storage property in san

matteo county and progress on the recycled water. so we did a lot of reports saying these are things that could be done and timelines, but nothing get launched. we've actually lost opportunities and there's a regional waste water plant is valley water, recently, entered an agreement with mountain view to build a 9 mgd advanced purified water system to make recycled water healthier for plants. so the 2 mgd could opt that river water because it's used in the river area, but the 9 mgd is giving it a second life in a different water district and that was a real lost opportunity. we need to think about what we need to do to move forward on these projects.

as i mentioned before, the kirkwood agreement was signed in 1988. >> thank you, peter. thank you very much. >> thank you. (bells ringing). >> madam secretary, there's one more caller in the cue, my apologies. >> thank you. go ahead, speaker. >> operator: you have one question remains. >> question: good afternoon, utility's boards and president and members. alita dupree for the record and i've spoken to you on occasion before. my miscellaneous feelings about puc is to continue the work of clean power sf and to increase the percentage of renewables

that are offered in all classes of service. and i have been following clean power sf since 2013. so i'm very aspirational in this idea. i want san francisco to use more renewables and i ask thaw continuthat youcontinue to be ae city to reduce the amount of particularettes and greenhouse gases being emitted. i ask that you continue to stay the course with the work of creating a municipal in the utility district.

i think this will make san francisco a cleaner and greener city. >> mr. moderator, any other callers? >> no, the cue is empty. >> thank you. madam president, having no other public callers, public comment on item number 4 is closed. the next item is item 5, communications. >> yes. commissioners, any comments on communications? >> seeing none, i will move on to the next item. >> i'm sorry. public comment on number 5? >> yes, mr. moderator, can we please open the phone lines and members the public who wish to make public comment on communications, dial

(888)273-3658 and access code 310-7452, followed by pound and pound again and dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line. >> madam secretary, we have one caller in the cue to far. >> ok. go ahead and -- >> operator: you have one question remaining. >> this is on item number 5, communications. >> question: yes, thank you. president cane, this is a mr. dupree for the record. please use pronounces she and her in the minutes and correspondence and this is concerning 5c, which is leds and leds are very important to me

and i practise leds in my home and i'm very pleased that this city has, although belatedly, has worked very aggressively to convert the streetlight to led. we save a lot of electricity as i read in the report. they save about one third over the previous mode. so i know that the decorated streetlight is something that is challenging, but i think that we can do led lighting and also preserve the historical significance of these fixtures. i think it's important to the as aspirational because every kilowatt hour is a benefit we can do something else here which will make our great city cleaner and green.

greener. thank you. >> thank you. mr. moderator, any other callers on item 5? >> no other callers in the cue. >> thank you. madam president, public comment on item 5 is closed. >> yes, next item, please. >> next item is item 6, report of the general manager. mr. kelly. >> good afternoon, commissioners. can you guys hear me? >> yes. >> but we can't see you. [ laughter ] >> you wanna see me? [ laughter ] >> ok, we can do that. where is that? there it is. so good afternoon, commissioners, and thank you for your support and for helping us to continue our essential work. we would like to keep delivering

water and power and sewer services to our customers. over the past several weeks, we have transformed the way we do business. many of our employees are working remotely, representatives are taking calls from their homes, accounting and finance and payroll from their homes. our water conservation teams are doing evaluation evaluations one instead of in-person. and a lot of folks are reporting at the puc facilities and job sites to do their work. in all of our pause -- well, a lot folks have paused their

day-to-day work so they can lend work for our city or the puc departmental operation's center and that's really to help a city-wide effort. and i am just proud to say despite the operational challenges, our customers receive a wider power and sewer services without any interruption. from start of this pandemic, we definitely focus on the health and safety of our employees first. employees who can do their job remotely are doing so and they have equipment and they need to make it happen. for employees who are still working and are at the puc facilities and work site, we are remain steadfast in our approach to safety and social distancing practises and ensuring that

workers have the necessary ppe or personal protective equipment they need. it's all following the guidance of the federal, state and local agencies. last time we met, i told you that we are standardized the enhanced distancing procedure at the puc facility and work site and put in place voluntary health screenings for anyone coming spot locations. but since then, we began mandatory health screening at our bright street facility and southeast treatment plant. later this week, we'll do the same city distribution. these screenings include health questionnaires and in-person temperature checks. employees who show symptoms are not permitted on site and are

provided information on covid-19 testing appointments. we also have taken steps to ensure customers continue to have access to water, power and sewer services, especially those who arthose. (inaudible). >> there were power set-offs due to late payments and we waive late fees and we provided rental payment deferments for tenants of our facilities. this week, we announced a new $500,000 grant program to support small and local businesses in the bayview neighborhood an that are being impacted by this pandemic. this is made possible by our social impact partners, our

mayor london breed, supervisor walton and the office of economic and workforce development. but we know that we need to do know and in the coming days, we will approve and expand our customer assistance program, our regular place for residential customers to maximize discount opportunities who need it the most. this effort will include the online forum, automatically extending the program for current roles and new criteria for new enroleee enrollees who e experiencing financial difficulties during this covid-19. this will save a 15% on your

water bill through september of 2020, a 30% savings on your power bill and a 35% savings on your waste water bill. finally, we are continuing to respond to this pandemic. we are also looking forward or towards recovery and also the future. this week, we are finalizing the number of vacant positions are essential to our operations and we'll move forward in recruiting and the hiring process between now expect end of the fiscal year. or at the end of the calendar year. and so, we are working diligently to identify savings for this current fiscal year and build out a revised budget for the next fiscal year. and we are collaborating with utilities from across the country to create a plan to

bring employees back to work and return our operations to normal while keeping our workplace healthy. and so i want to thank you again for your support on all of these efforts and on the support to continue to work with the commission over the coming weeks and months and so, that's the end of my report. and if you have any questions, feel free to ask. >> commissioners, any comments? seeing none, madam secretary, could we open this up to public comment? >> members of the public who wish to make comment on item number 6, dial (888)273-3658, access code 310-7452 and fouled

bfollowed by pound and pound again and 1-0 to be added to the speaker line. >> mr. moderator, my calls? >> no callers in the cue. >> as such, i will close public comment. >> to the general manager, thank you for your very good service and the entire staff of our 2500 employees who are moving forward in this very unfortunate time.

with that said, next item, please. >> the next order of business is item 7, the bay area water supply and conservation agency written update. and a written memo was provided from bosco for the update for this month and it's included in the packets. >> commissioners, any comment on new business? >> that's the boscoe report, madam president? >> correct. seeing none, moving on to the next item. >> actually, madam president, i will call public comment on item 7. member of the public who wish to make public comment on item 7, dial (888)273-6558, access code

310-7542 and followed by pound and pound again and dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line. mr. mo moderator, any calls? >> no callers in the cue. >> having none, public comment on item 7 is closed. >> next item, please. >> item 8 is new commission business. >> i believe we're in the consent calendar. >> no, item 8, no commission business.

>> let's see. according to me, the consent calendar is item 8. >> i believe there is an issue with your script. witem 8 is new commission business. >> oh, ok. that's probably why things are -- i have this as item 7. ok, so new commission business. commissioners, any new business to speak to? seeing none, next item, please. >> next item is item 9 and consent calendar and all matters listed here to constitute a consent calendar to be retained by the san francisco utility's commission and acted upon by the

vote of the commission and there will be no separate vote unless the public so requestions, in which the matter will be removed and considered as a separate item. >> commissioners, any others to be removed for further discussion? hearing none from the public, any item to be removed from the consent calendar? madam secretary, could you please instigate the public comments on this item? >> yes, members of the public to make a comment on item 9, the consent calendar, dial (888)273-365(888)273-3658, and y pound and pound again and dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line.

mr. moderator, do we have any calls? >> madam secretary, no callers in the cue. >> thank you. and as such, public comment on item number 9 is closed. >> commissioners, may have a motion and a second? >> move to approve -- sophie maxwell, move to approve consent calendar. >> i'll second, this is commissioner victoria. >> thank you. all those in favour? >> actually, madam president, shall i call a role call vote on that? >> yes, indeed, thank you. >> president cane. >> aye.

>> vice president viatore. >> aye. >> commissioner moran. >> aye. >> commissioner max well. >> well. >> commissioner paulson. aye. >> there are five ayes. >> next item is item 10, approve cuw 35210, the recapture project, adopt the required california environmental quality act findings including a statement of overriding considerations and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and authorized the general manager to implement the project and agm howe will provide a brief introduction. >> good afternoon. >> go ahead. calling for mr. ritchie. this is kathy howorowe.

this is to adopt the ceqa project, this is under the water system improvement program. the project will allow us to recapture water that is released from the calaveris dam and recaptured at one of the quarry pits and downstream of the calaver issue s dam. we will advertise the project for construction bids and that's sometime this is june or july of this year. >> this is commissioner vitore, and i would like to remove the item. >> commissioner moran seconds that. >> and commissioners, any further discussion? any questions? seeing none, madam secretary,

open it up to public comment. >> thank you. members who wish to make a comment, dial (888)273-3658, access code 310-7452 and pound followed by pound again and dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line. while we're opening up the speaker line, we did receive a letter that was forwarded to the commission from a from alemeda y and they are in support of the project. >> moderator, any additional callers? >> there are no callener callere cue at this time. >> thank you, public comment on item 10 is closed.

>> the item has been moved and seconded and could you please call the role call for the vote? >> president cane. >> aye. >> vice president. >> aye. >> commissioner moran. >> aye. >> commissioner maxwell. >> aye. >> commissioner paulson. >> aye. >> there are five ayes. the motion carries and next item, please. >> item 11, approve project number 10014227, transmission and distribution project and authorize the release of 56,608 in funding for construction for contract dd130, corridor transmission and phase 3. this action authorizes a second notice to proceed for equipment purchases only and no construction. and this will be introduced by

agm howe. >> good afternoon, commissioners. again, this item is to release the funding for the construction portion of the design build contract for the bay corridor transmission and distribution project. this contract is to build the new substation will be at 398 quinnton street in sanfrancisco and approving the release of the remaining funding is to allow us to proceed with the procurement of electrical equipment which usually has a long lead time. we've received approval for this part of the project as being essential from the city administrator and the san francisco county health officer. and we don't anticipate proceeding with actual field work until the shelter-in-place order is lifted. >> commissioners, any discussion, questions?

>> mr. moran moves the might. >> commissioner maxwell seconds it. >> thank you. and madam secretary, could you please open this up to public comment. >> members of the public who wish to make public comment on item 11, dial (888)273-3658 and access code 310-7452 and pound followed by pound again and dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line.

mr. moderator, do we have any calls. >> madam secretary, no callers in the cue. >> thank you. public comment on item 11 is closed. >> will we have a motion and a second on this item? commissioner secretary, can you please call the role. >> president king. >> aye. >> vice president viatore. >> aye. >> commissioner moran. >> act.there are five ayes. >> and the motion carries. next item, please. >> item 12 approve amendment number 1 to pr00078, helicopter services for water and power with a & p helicopters incorporated and let the general manager to execute this

amendment, extending this by three year for an agreement of six years with no change to the agreement amount and this is introduced by atm ritchie. >> this is steve ritchie, the assistant general manager for water. did i make it in this time? [ laughter ] >> yes. >> good. this is the extension of a contract for helicopter services for hetch-hetchi power and water. this is used for inspections best done from the air and this is a time extension-only from three years to six years and no increase in the amount of the contract. >> commissioners, any questions or discussion? may i have a motion?

>> commissioner maxwell moves to approve. >> i second, this is tim paulson, commissioner. >> thank you. madam secretary, could you please open this up to public comment? >> members of the public who wish to make public comment on item 12, dial (888)273-3658 and access code 310-7452 and pound followed by pound again and dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line.

item 12 is closed. >> moved and seconded. madam secretary, can you please take the role call. >> president cane. >> aye. >> vice president. >> aye. >> commissioner moran. >> aye. >> commissioner maxwell. >> aye. >> commissioner paulson. >> aye. >> there are five ayes. >> the motion carries. nois there any further business?

>> madam president, we have three more items? >> oh, obviously my agenda is not up to date. >> we have items 13, 14 and 15 to go. >> i don't even know what they are. >> item 13, approve the terms and conditions of general manager to execute a personal and sales agreement in the amount of 1,227,500 for the purchase of approximately 146.5 acres of agricultural land commonly known as driscoll ramp froranchfor each of the allen mr trusts and deputy carlin will

introduce this. >> this is michael carlin and so this is self-explanatory. it's come on the market and we believe that it's in our best interests to acquire this property at this time. >> very good. commissioners, any questions? commissioner moran. >> commissioner maxwell seconds this. >> i have a question, if i could. we're the chair. and mr. carlin, how did this come on the market? could you give us a little bit of context? i know how important it is for us to have our eye on ajoining properties t for our watershed with could you give more context on this?

mr. carlin, your mic may be muted. >> let's see. he may have left the call. >> this is the assistant manager for water and i don't know exactly the situation in this

case, but what generally happens in most of these properties out there is, frankly, they're usually held by the family trust as a ranch and the owners just desire to move on to something else. that's virtually always the situation, so i assume it's the same situation here. >> if there is something extraordinary we should know about and you could circle back, i would appreciate it. >> absolutely. >> this is vice president vitore. should we hold this off until the next meeting? do you have a question on this? >> no, i'm ok moving forward with this. i just want to make sure -- it doesn't sound like there's anything out of the ordinary but these unusual times and this is

great. i just would want to know if there's some context we should know about. >> these take quite some time to come to fruition. the process for the acquisition of this started last calendar year. >> this is commissioner paulson. i agree with commissioner vitore. i need a little bit more and i'm not willing to stop it by any means, but these land deals are important and i want to make sure that we're fully aware of any glitches that could possibly come up, thank you. >> this is commissioner maxwell.

i agree. for any of these acquisitions that we have a context, so that we have how it came about and a little bit more information, i would be more comfortable with that. and i would also be comfortable with putting it off. but i will vote with the rest of you. >> we can do that. we can do that in the future. >> well, then, can you give us context now since you're back. >> i'm back and negotiating something else at the same time. i apologize for that virtual world. these acquisitions just come up when they do, and it's not like we go out and strategically find these properties, but rather, they just become available. to buy properties in the watershed is important to protect water quality and so, our long-term goals are to purchase properties as they become available from the family holdings to add to our watershed

lands and then manage them in a sustainable way. so it's not like we were seeking them out. they would just come on the market periodically and we keep or eyes open for them. >> so a better way to put it is that within our watershed, there are properties that are owned by families for a long period of time and we have our eyes open on those properties and those areas because it helps us to manage the watershed and keep our water quality high. so when they do become available, you know, we definite definitely pursue this. but it sounds in case, the property owner knew that we were interested in purchasing the property. and so i think it's a mission of

keeping the water quality and so i think, you'll see these happening because of that. >> the other thing you have to remember is that in the unincorporated area of alameda county, it's a large piece of land for a low cost is that we're -- developers can't develop this property. that's another thing and so that's one of the things why we also pick up these properties as they become available. >> does that follow your inquiry about the plans or not? >> yes, but just to confirm. there's no extenuating circumstances. i mean sometimes these deals that somebody is forced to sell and just wanted to confirm that this was a pretty

straightforward transaction. >> they know us and so it was mutually an acceptable deal. >> thank you. >> so can we move forward to public comment? >> members of the public who wish to make public comment on item 13, dial (888)273-3658, access code 310-7452 and pound followed by pound again, dial 1-0 to be added to the speaker line.

mr. moderator, do we have any callers? >> madam secretary, we have no callers in the cue wishing to make public comment. >> thank you. as such, public comment on item 13 is closed. >> may have i a motion for item 13? >> we have a motion and second. would you like me to call role vote? >> yes, please. >> president cane. >> aye. >> vice president viatore. >> aye. >> commissioner moran. >> aye. >> commissioner maxwell. >> aye. >> commissioner paulson. >> aye. >> there are five ayes. >> the motion carries. next item, please. >> next item is public hearing

discussion and possible action to adopt a new electric generation tariff for the power customers called a green tariff that qualifies as renewable energy regeneration under the portfolio standard regulation. this would be voluntary, requiring customers to opt in and be made available for a premium charge on the otherwise applicable rate. and this will be introduced by agm sandler. >> your microphone is muted. >> sorry about that. >> good afternoon, commissioners. eric sandler, assistant manager of businesses in cfo. this seeks approval of a new voluntary generation tariff for the power customers and voluntary green tariff and it's

a premium product and allows the power customers to opt in to receive 100% renewable energy that meets the state's renewable portfolio standard for a premium just under 1% kilowatt hour over what they currently pay. in addition to offering our customers a 100% product, it allows the enterprise for the attributes at the kirkwood power caspowerhouse. there's a revenue-sharing arrangement for purchase fitting in the area resource's control board and low carbon fuel standard's program. utilizing the green tariff power allows those customers to meet the definition of zero carb intensity source and receive a significantly higher price for the low carbon fuel standard credit. they then share that value with the power enterprise. combined, it's expected that this tariff would bring in

additional revenues to the power enterprise of about $3 million a year annually between the premium and the revenue sharing with an additional $4 million in the first year and associated with accumulated low-standard credit. i'm happy to answer any questions in the house. >> any questions or comments? >> i have a question. so eric, is this a new product offering? is that why haven't pursued this before? >> we have a temporary product offering and this is making that product offering new. >> and it's been well -- i mean, this is a part of the deep green or whatever we coalite. >> this is for our power enterprise customers, so it's not clean power sf.

>> is there a down side? >> there is no down side here. >> and i woul would love to understand this better because i don't understand how it fits into our whole suite of renewable offerings. because it sounds great. >> i'm happy to sit down with you and power team to discuss where this fits. >> great, thank you. so i would like to move the item. item. >> miss maxwell here and i will second it. >> madam secretary, any public comment. >> members who wish to make a public comment on item 14, dial

(888)273-3658, access code 310-7452 and found followed by pound again and 1-0 to be added to the speaker line. >> mr. moderator, any callers? >> there is one caller in the cue. >> thank you. >> operator: you have one question remaining.

>> hello, caller, go ahead. >> question: yes, thank you. i've been trying to get up to speed with this. i'm not opposed, but it does look a little complicating. i am aware that there is a distinction between customers of hh cree and clean power sf and the power kirkwood house has considered renewable. i will accept that designation. it is important that we monetize this. my personal opinion is that will watt hours should be attributed across the system. but certainly anything that will help to monetize our renewable attributes, i would certainly hope that that inten benefit she spread to the city at large,

especially, if possible, into clean power sf, which can benefit the customers of the economy rate class. i guess the best way to summarize this, i'm not opposed, but i think it should be clearer. i'm in the neutral, but i'm not against. thank you. >> thank you. mr. moderator, any other speakers? >> there are no more callers in the cue. >> thank you. and as much, public comment on item 14 is closed. madam president. >> before i call for the role call vote, vice president vitore, are you comfortable with this? >> yes, i am. and mr. dupree, i appreciate your response. it seems positive but it's a

complicated process but it seems positive, but i'm ready to proceed. >> good. >> madam secretary, role call, please. >> president cane. >> aye. >> vice president. >> a earthquakes. ye. >> commissioner moran. >> aye. >> commissioner maxwell. >> aye. >> commissioner paulson. >> aye. >> we have five ayes. the motion carries. next item. >> final item to approve the word of a green structure grant in 480,958 to an -- excuse me if i don't pronounce this correctly to licee francis san francisco and authorize the general manager to execute a green infrastructure grant agreement with the school for a duration of 20 years.

>> and hem and norbee will be introducing this item. >> good afternoon, commissioners. greg norbee, assistant general manager with the waste water enterprise. what you have before you is the most recent in our series of green infrastructure grants. this one is for -- and thank you for the challenging pronunciation there. i will refer to it as the french school of san francisco. [ laughter ] >> at this point, the staff is recommending approvalling of the grant agreement and the initial disbursement of funds, which is just for the design and the planning of the project. there is no construction being authorized at this point and no monies for construction being released at this point. and i emphasize that only because of the obvious sensitivities and limitations that the city is operating under right now and under the public

health emergency. so if the commission does approve the grant, and the initial disbursement, which is $96,000, approximately, staff would come back to at a future date after design is complete for the ceqa certification and the approval of the remaining construction support dollars. the total grant amount is approximately $480,000. it's addressing a little over half an acre of impervious area, just off of 19th avenue, if you know where the school is located. and just on one note, this project does include the first, to our knowledge, the first basketball court with what will be permeable paving uses for that number sport facility. otherwise it includes a mix of features that are common to the

grant structure projects, including bioretention and rain harvesting and i will stop there and answer any questions. thank you. >> commissioners, any questions? >> yeah, i have a question. i'm excited about this project. thank you for keeping these programs and projects moving forward, greg. i have a question. this is exciting about the basketball court. i want to make sure that you'll be testing it in order to come back at a future date with a recommendation on whether we can really roll that out more broadly city-wide or if there are problems with water retention, what have you, but that seems like a good opportunity for something that we could then apply to other places. >> yes. so certainly, commissioner -- pardon me, commissioner v irkia.

the overall use of permeable paving is well established and has been validated, so to speak in other municipalities and even though it is somewhat new to the city of san francisco environment, but we certainly are interested in working with the school to monitor the performance of some of these features and then able to share that performance and the history of how it works with other applicants. so this will be similar to what we're doing on some of the turf-based athletic facilities, such as the soccer fields that is included with the project that we're pursuing in coordination with the rec and park department. we want to share any observations from these features. >> ok, thank you.

>> any other questions? >> madam secretary, could you please open this up to public comment. >> do we get a motion didn't a second? >> i was going to do that afterwards, but we could do it now. >> commissioner moran moves. >> commissioner maxwell seconded. >> i would like to open it up to public comment. >> members of the public who wish to make a public comment dial (888)273-3658 and access code 310-1452 and pound followed by found and 1-0 to be added to the speaker line.

>> mr. moderator, any callers? >> there are no callers at this time. >> public comment on item 15 is closed and madam president, that was the last item for the day. >> thank you. so we have a motion and a second and could you please call role call votes. >> president cane. >> aye. >> vice president viatore. >> aye.

>> commissioner moran. >> aye. >> commissioner maxwell. >> aye. >> and commissioner paulson. >> aye. >> there are five ayes. >> the motion carries. and any further business for today. seeing none, that concludes our business. meeting is adjourned at 2:39. >> thank you. >> how i really started my

advocacy was through my own personal experiences with discrimination as a trans person. and when i came out as trans, you know, i experienced discrimination in the workplace. they refused to let me use the women's bathroom and fired me. there were so many barriers that other trans folks had in the workplace. and so when i finished college, i moved out to san francisco in the hopes of finding a safer community. >> and also, i want to recognize our amazing trans advisory committee who advises our office as well as the mayor, so our transadvisory community members, if they could raise their hands and you

could give a little love to them. [applause] >> thank you so much for your help. my leadership here at the office is engaging the mayor and leadership with our lgbt community. we also get to support, like, local policy and make sure that that is implemented, from all-gender bathrooms to making sure that there's lgbt data collection across the city. get to do a lot of great events in trans awareness month. >> transgender people really need representation in politics of all kinds, and i'm so grateful for clair farley because she represents us so

intelligently. >> i would like to take a moment of silence to honor all those folks that nicky mentioned that we've lost this year. >> i came out when i was 18 as trans and grew up as gay in missoula, montana. so as you can imagine, it wasn't the safest environment for lgbt folks. i had a pretty supportive family. i have an identical twin, and so we really were able to support each other. once i moved away from home and started college, i was really able to recognize my own value and what i had to offer, and i think that for me was one of the biggest challenges is kind of facing so many barriers, even with all the privilege and access that i had. it was how can i make sure that i transform those challenges into really helping other people. we're celebrating transgender

awareness month, and within that, we recognize transgender day of remembrance, which is a memorial of those that we have lost due to transgender violence, which within the last year, 2019, we've lost 22 transgender folks. think all but one are transgender women of color who have been murdered across the country. i think it's important because we get to lift up their stories, and bring attention to the attacks and violence that are still taking place. we push back against washington. that kind of impact is starting to impact trans black