>> i'd like to call the meeting to order. >> could you call roll please ms. lennear and knack here. >> joum i want to announce the commission meeting will recess today at approximately 3:45 p.m.

while the commissioners to join london breed for a short event and the meeting will reconvene. >> >> and are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush (rah-my-toosh) ohlone (o-lon-ee) who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. benefit from the use. >> occasion of ramaytush ohlone lands before and after the sfpuc founding in 1932 it is risk management important we recognize the history off the land we acknowledge and honor

the fact that the ramaytush ohlone people have established a worker partnering with the sfpuc and have flushing members within the san francisco bay area communities today. please call the first item. >> >> 3. approval of the minutes of october 22, 2024, and november 12, 2024. >> commissioners are there any corrections or comments on the minutes for this evening. >> no. >> ms. lennear can we take public comment. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >>

moderator. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> hearing none. >> all right. let's have a roll call on the two items. >> i'm sorry. >> a motion and second then a roll call. >> so moved. >> and commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner jamdar and commissioner leveroni the motion carries. the next item general public commission values civic engagement and encourages respectful communication at the public meeting. and i'd like to comment that the commission values civic engagement and encourages we ask that all public comment be made in a civil and courteous manner and that you refrain from the use of profanity. thank you.

>> >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? seeing none, 2018-2023 capital improvement plan 3-d rapport hearing none. next slide, please. 4. >> 5. sfpuc cac 2023-24 annual report to the commission . >> this item will be continued to the next meeting. all right. we probably need a we have a motion and a second. to continue this to the next meeting. >> so moved. >> seconded and thank you. >> roll call vote, please. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce and

commissioner leveroni 34kz please call please. >> >> 6. report of the general manager (discussion only). thank you. 6 a is the government affairs update. >> good afternoon commissioners my name is emily i am the deputy of the general affairs and i am providing the annual policy affairs update. the policy and government team w the agencies to advance sfpuc policy and legislative agenda i want to recognize the team behind me. >> (calling names.) >> thank you, thank you for your hard work and dedication

and thank you. the legislative people from the entrepreneurs. >> (calling names.) >> we have stated and federal people thank you, 2350u reputation so you have a written memo with the past year in the materials and i'm going to take a few minutes to highlight some of the items. at local level we have 34 items at the board of supervisors and successfully respond to over one hundred and 70 issues from their staff and one of the tape parties would support the board of supervisors by the annual budget and tells the story through informal conversation with the bureau and

presentations and proud of the work to cap the biggest and the agency has the funding for the function and several new elected officers will be on board in january and we're building relationships with them and the staff we proposed the material to brief them and setting up that in the new year. >> at the state level puc created thousands of bills and working with the enterprises tracking and analyzing nearly three hundred bills and engage with the highest impact on the agencies. in particular working closely to advocate for $8 million bonds on the 2023/24 ballot you know successfully passed it was approved by the majority of voter and will have reliable funding we'll monitored

those opportunities as they're announced and an cannot to the sfpuc and similar to last year, several bills were moving impacted sfpuc water rights. we worked to educate how the bills effect the operators like sfpuc and offered amendments mitigating negative consequences on the operations and ultimately supports the bills after the agreement bills and the bill passed. um, affordability was one of the largest issues and several proposals um, that were introduced to reduce rates we supported this with the association to advocate for the affordability. unfortunately due to the budget deficit those bills on one hand were held and

didn't move forward. and sfpuc will working closely with the senator weiner's office that bill didn't move forward but we'll continue to work with the office in 25 and several bills effected the wastewater treatment 6 note working closely 19 with senators haney's office and the sanitation for a program for the wastewater treatment, however, that bill was held due to cost. and finally, at the federal level puc continues to focus on the improvement opportunities to infrastructure funding. >> reducing the expenses to the customers most notable advocates for the drinking water program we rely on heavily and

submitted a development request for the change 3 decreases our interest rates to some of the lowest programs resulting in a savings and working closely with the establishment of a low income assistance program. and we worked would go another office to make water exempt from federal taxes they didn't move forward but we'll move to support the bill and while we anticipate any not funding will be difficult to get from the new administration we'll continue to build a collaboration and environmental justice to have removal project a critical priority and given the 1.5 capital project this advocacy will be important for the

mitigation of safest. and that concludes my remarks i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you for the report and all of your work throughout the year you've got a heavy load commissioners questions or comments? >> let's hear from the public. >> i think we're having technical difficulties with our remote public comment and take general public comment later on in the meeting as the technicalities are worked and take public comment now hopefully the moderator will be able to patch through any commenters to talk about this

item. >> any callers wish to approach the podium. >> is it possible to get remote public comment at that point. >> if i might madam president. in the event that we do have to get out, get out public comment open again, i think we have to open up for public comment not just for general public comment by forever item we're not able to take public comment on individually; is that correct? >> yes. i was hoping moderator can ask people to come down but comment on particular items. >> thank you, ma'am president and 6 b and correction together since miller is speaking on both

item b is the capital improvement for the water system president tsen program. >> thank you and sca can i have the slides please good afternoon commissioner stacy i'm katie miller director of capital programs i'll have combines of 6 ab with the capital improvement program as well the water system improvement program as the end of this 2024-2025 are the 52 project with $4.0 billion in the first quarter reporting updated budget from schedules were adopted by the commission in february of 24 the current approved capital improvement program includes 52 projects and

increase of 14 projects in the previous fiscal year. 11 projects have not been initiated, 21 projects in the planning and design phases and 20 in the award or construction. about thirty percent of the project biscuit have been spent to date. there we go this is the summary of property expenditures and costs at the end of march i'm sorry at the end of sent by categories the right columns are the costs between the budget and forecast costs this table is the end of first quarter project budget are on track with only $3 million in cost increases

forecasted at this time and this pie chart is the total for the 34 regional projects and each phase of september 030th and 9 new projects were added this fiscal year for reporting purposes during the past quarters were to proceed and one project advertised for construction bids and now we'll share highlights for regional projects in construction and i'm keeping today's presentation shorter due to the full agenda. so we have the projects in construction especially in the nov valley was issued in the

construction to proceed and the incarcerated is currently mobilizing the treatment plant is 98 complete and the valley master upgrades has notice to proceed with water projects out in the bay and the corrosion is 82 percent and the san antonio the contractors mobilized and that work is just beginning the southern boulevard trail extension is about 17 percent complete and making good progress on the trail. and the roads is about 65 percent complete with the water shed as part of the improvement program about 98 percent complete at this time we're looking forward to that opening in 2025. okay.

um, few i'll um, local water enterprise in san francisco the pie chart is the budget for the 18 projects here in phase at the end of quarter 5 new projects were added to the program for reporting purposes during the past quarter one received a contradiction plastic baggies for one of the sub contractors and now hear under - apologize for the technical difficulties. >> the technical difficulties. >> i guess so it is in the air.

thank you. >> so next historically for the water projects in construction the the lead program to replace potential red parts in the retail walter's services is 43 percent complete almost halfway done with the headquarters a general contractor issued a notice to begin and the groundbreaking will begin soon the west side recycled water has to projects and it is 91 percent complete a college hill reservoir is almost complete and the entering firefighters contract reached a substantial completion.

>> i'll provide a 34ur78 summary consisting of 52 projects for a budget of 3 pointed $8 billion the program is 99 percent complete with only two active projects one in planning and one in construction this table is a summary of expenditures at cost variances for the two remaining projects no cost variances studio report at this time. the recovery ground project is 90 percent complete with the two you recidivism construction contracts to rehabilitate wells it is complete is start up testing in the past quarter the phase two is completed to complete the installation of

south well and pipeline connection to cal water received a notice to complete the construction and i contractor mobilizing for the capture planning for the facility is underway and that complete my report and i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> commissioners any comments and questions. >> it looks like the pie charts all of those contracts came in at bid or maybe a little bit over or are we seeing adjustment numbers here in your projections? >> that's a great question. we reum, base lined the project when we submitted the last rectifying for this last year

those cost estimate were on the 2023 numbers we have been steady with a few exceptions most of contractors with the bids are coming in with close to the engineer estimate we have a couple of out layers one of the ozone with 28 percent higher and low bid the engineers was $85 million i believe and the low was $125 million after thorough investigation um, we decided to accept that low bid and move forward with the project that funding will come out of the future budget so we will be requesting a higher biscuit for that particular project when we come back in the next two year budget cycle you, you but sufficient funding to get the contract underway that's

the only really major variable and a couple of million dollars and be able to absorb that. >> thank you. >> thank you very much for thorough and careful report i had a specific in question (clearing throat) having looked at the report report make the merced not were some due to lack of staffing and other things occurring where are they occurring external or internal can you elaborate a they're city giving the money to the city's to do the work and skaefrl monitoring the progress

and releasing the money to spend um, and they have been short-staffed causes details in their work. >> i think you you thrilled that last report as well. i'd be interested in hearing a little bit about the alternatives not today but on the alameda a creek project a number of studies underway i think that would interesting to hear what the alternatives are and the tradeoffs more than one that is analyzed. >> just as a future. >> yeah. thank you, firing interest we're in that and got the consultant on board and take a step back and a big picture look at it and look at what we

can do with the ceqa permitting versus if we want to step outside that, you know, we probably won't have much to reporting in 6 months but spring or summer next year. >> thank you. >> ms. lennear have we fixed the technical public comment issues. >> it appears the equipment in this room is functioning. >> so we don't have remote public comment. >> why if there is a taking public comment for people. >> >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? on 6 ab. >> seeing none. thank you. >> go on to the next item. 6 d

the fiscal year 2024-2025 report. >> good afternoon. i'm black wood and the sfpuc director talked about i presented the quarterly performance mom report for the first quarter of 2024-2025 and may i have the slide please. as of the end of first quarter 6 audits and one performance audit were completed as of december 30th, '14 additional audits with performance audits

one bond overview and focused on the revenue. in the first quarter 7 were completed and in july the kr0er78dz released the 2023 and followed by fiscal year fy2022-23 and cyber security in the what i recall inventory count were completed in 2024. i'd like to take a moment to now discuss the sunsetting for the oversight committee and the plans to carry out this function going forward. our book was completed to make sure the proceeds from revenue bonds are expended authorizing and bond resolution applicable so for purposes and uses authorize the bond resolution and for capital

improvements. as this committee will sunset in january of 2025 to make sure the function are uninterrupted will partner with the controller's office with the auditor to make sure the complete final days are ongoing scheduled for this quarter and coordinate any follow-up on the recommendation every 6 months until they're closed. going forward the bureau will assume the historic oversight and formalize the audits into the bc audit plan and leveraging a relationship with the auditor will help the bureau make sure our services and those of the independent auditors will provide sufficient costs and

time efficient audits for the revenue bonds. as you know, we actively monitor the recommendations throughout the agency to make sure their addressing implemented according to their deadlines. during the first quarter 11 recommendations were closed across too audits based on the revenue those are crystal aspirins as of december 30th 3 recommendations remain open for the citywide procurement public assessment. moving forward we anticipate the completion of the following items which i the chapter 6 dedicated authority and board of supervisors budget analysts conflict of interest audit the board of supervisors budget legislative work order and the

cybersecurity assessment and the wholesale statement of changes and balancing account for 02022-2023 and for pg&e. >> we anticipate the kooich of 6 audits for this a quarter namely the puc fiscal year effects audited financial statements, and manual expensive financial report and the popular financial report. and the verifies with bureau. thank you. >> commissioners any questions or comments? >> thank you so many ms. blackwell i appreciate your work

and transparency. >> now we'll take public comment. >> do we have any members of the public wishing to make a comment on this item? >> seeing none. we are still having trouble with the remote. >> madam president. if i might since we're having continuous problems with the remote public comment i'll ask the city attorney to advise you what that looks like my general manager the action item we can continue but after that, we can't take remote public comment we'll have issues and ask the city attorney to opine. >> do you want to speak to that city attorney or should we

wait? >> yeah. >> um, okay. any recommendation is that um, because the general manager's report is a discussion item we can hear those and if necessary take comments later on but not take any action items because of the published agenda include ined to call in for remote public comment. >> when we get to item 7 if we haven't resolved the issue we can recess and wait are for this to be revolve if 2309d not resolved today, we have to continue the item; is that correct? >> that's correct. >> thank you. >> okay. thank you, ma'am

president and item 6 e is the fiscal year fiscal year 2024/25 budgetary report through december of 24 and lair are bush. >> hi, everybody can i have the slides? >> got it. >> hello commissioners my name is laura bush i'm the deputy cfo and here to present the fiscal year fiscal year 2024/25 variance report welcome you to the fiscal year that's my first time presenting to the new commission we provide a quarterly update on the budget and at the beginning of meeting.

so let's go forward. >> um, so the projecting positive operating results for cleanpowersf and schultz wastewater those privileges and close of business no immediate concern with the policies to keep an eye on that. >> we have the retail value in the budget that is the main course of revenue shortfall and some linking impacts to maintain the issues and that is the low labor and non-labor. >> so similar to the revenues projected below budget to the volume and any possible no agreements up there? offset by the cost sharing projects like

the cost index. the power revenues are below budget and volumes and retail sales offset by higher sales and the cost from high generations the cleanpowersf retail is the final rate that is lower than the budget and this is offset by retail revenue and cost savings. as i mentioned our year-end financial goals are protected and wanted to note right now my team working on reviewing the puc key financial policies and will bring it to the commission which we're ready and in the next slide will detail that. >> with the operating is down by $7.3 million and, however, we anticipate the savings in the

domestic projects $8 million additionally some legal testaments from the fund balance leaving a net impact of $3.3 million for the year-end fund balance and as i mentioned down about $15 million as with the lower volumes and as i mentioned in the fiscal year and the projections are detailed we are still experiencing. >> madam president. seeing some delaying billing issues the total amount that none of that money is detailed and there was about $50 million in outstanding money we collected some of that will have an impact. >> thanks dennis. >> i'm on the side we have offset by the quarters and index

service. >> um, moving on. to wastewater the net operating results is down $6 million. and we also anticipate $3.2 million leaving us with a nets impact balance. on the other side water is down and also same thing we have some stormwater that remain uncollected. and the fills are offset by $7 million is a one time cost saving for the foundation project. >> on the east side this is the manager will provide. >> um, on moving on to power have positive net operating result in power $56.6 million and slightly down $7.2 million

and since um, at large driven by retail sales by a few million dollars and offset by sales up and steam is below biggest but pass there so an offset in savings on the eastern side we have $55.5 million developing cost savings projects from the cost and $7.7 million in gas and steam costs and savings projected to budget that was carved forward if last year and the budget contingency in spending we also seeing higher generations in the next quarter. >> last but not least cleanpowersf we also have a positive net operating cost of and on the side down slightly

$28.7 million and retail sales here is driving the final cleanpowersf that is lower than we budget for. this is offset by slightly higher wholesale and due to lower power prices with the 14.5 that was planned for (unintelligible) and lastly, the initial ratios the project meets the policies and i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you so much for the report. >> commissioners comments and questions? commissioner arce i thank you, laura for the presentation. i was one thing i want to ask you about is the

cleanpowersf. >> uh-huh. >> budgetary vaurjsz the $19.9 million that are lower than expected cost of power purchase site is if a trend? i may have a false impression that it is going the other way we see going forward decrease in costs or volatile can swing the other way. >> yes. it is volatile we've seen massive increased in the powers by the hetch hetchy powers and i guess we budget for the power prices it is down a little bit i'm not sure i certainly couldn't say what the future chart looks like. but continuation volatile market. >> i appreciate that. thank

you. >> why are sales down across all 3 enterprises i can't understand that leaving the city or is it a good thing. >> it is quite hard to make projections the cfo is making assumptions. >> right? the thing with water and the power as well the main drivers not seeing on the victim of crime recovery we anticipated throughout and that will be factored into the next budget for the further forecast. but it is tough to forecast because of the negative.

>> commissioner jamdar the billing or not billing the issue is that take into consideration selected those numbers can possibly change the revenue change will be more of a balance um, getting back to that. >> that's what we hope we're q one of the year we're face to face projections in actuals and tried to make assumptions about how that impacts the forecast but more as the year goes on. >> thank you. >> >> thank you for your presentation. >> take public comment. >> do we have any members who wish to provide public comment who are present? >> i'd like to try to see if we

can get remote callers irene are youably to assess the remote callers? >> there are no callers. >> thank you. >> to callers or unable to get the callers. >> to callers. >> with their hands raised. >> we should check for general public comment in prior item is that no callers at all yet would you like to - >> how about wrap up the report and backtrack. >> thank you. >> thank you. item 6-f is the wastewater enterprise including the southeast area and will be presenting and i understand a

corresponding report for the san francisco health commission website at working sfpuc dame and instructions to contact sewer system improvement program. >> welcome. >> hello. >> oh. thank you. >> good afternoon commissioners and commissioner stacy i'm the wastewater director for the wastewater q one report. technical difficulties day like the water report the quarterly report has adapted and have the laflt cip

so as the program let them means the budget scheduled online to be a cip and many of the projects were to reflect the updated information. um, so at postage level not see on the line line 0 we start and highlight a couple of projects here for you today on the left is one of our on and off project for the replacements you specifically on i win street with the 24 inch height trench excavation and this project he anticipate will be done by january of 2025 in the middle is the projects it is good in the

project lds project this location ask 18 street where we are the contractors is installing what we call in place liner into the existing pipe and it is essentially like soft inside of pipe with hot water and that material expands very fun kind of work we're looking at on the sewers and on the right is our new stakeholders wastewater treatment project here as you can see the contractor is doing the framework for our bye lodge facility and if you look at it today it is actually looking

more developed the project is the new project is going well. and currently this project the overview completion is 40 percent built. >> um, here you see is the base one status the overall number of project is 70 projects one project moves if close out to completed and the rest of the number of projects maintained the same, as i mentioned, earlier we have the basin and some of the pukts some have been completed came in lower we than we exceeded; right? from the projects most of contract are a 10 percent contingency and then the funds are relooked to the program construction projects a

couple of our major undertaking plans network and bio went up to prices we see that reflect in the construction costs here and due to the increased, you know, our major construction projects the percent looks like it is decreasing was the projects are bigger in price; right? and the the same percent complete higher prices are coming in but overall because of the projects are lower than la it was seen last quarter but overview the program is lower than last year in the last fiscal year. >> for the ssi that is table 3 go as i mentioned because of base line we have a variance. and same with the facility and

infrastructure project. um, and overall i want to mention that we the overall program um, the executive summer you'll see we are at 67.7 complete for the ssi p program and fiscal year and it fiscal year we increased from 120 to one hundred 27 projects. >> um, we also like to talk about some of our milestones and start with a photo here this is the ribbon cutting celebration at the el taraval project an emergency departmental postage we are in the area we like to

partner with the agencies in completing the projects together to minimize the construction to the public. in the quarter 6 projects are as you can see four in design and two construction contracts awarded. we also like to highlight the two major projects it is just the digest and overall we're peeking construction this summer and construction is over 70 percent or 71 percent complete and the overall project is. that's the progress and finally our new project is this project is overall a 67 complete a construction is at 89 percent complete we testing the project

this construction contract will help to meet the plex and were able to test it up to 250 million gallons a day we're excited we do test the facility in the wet weather into spring months before we'll completely turnover the facility to wastewater and lots of appreciation to both wastewater enterprise and to the project team to keep collaboratively on this effort and that's all i have and open to questions. >> thank you for the report and kudos on the progress. >> i also think that wastewater has many balls in the air with the work they do everyday

commissioners any questions or comments? >> thanks commissioner stacy and thank you for the updates. the (clearing throat) one of the things i think that is remarkable about the program i got to hear first hand earlier today, i had received an visitation of invitation done tons of work in the community and made and collective lbe local enterprise local contractors including mr. williams that is here and hear all about the positive experience they have having an opportunity to partner with the puc and the projects along the lines of what we're hearing in the southeast. i think for commissioners probably know it is really innovative the idea do

partnerships are important because this is a communicated where a long history of kind of not us but predecessors doing the wrong thing in the community in memoriams of contributing to the environmental health hazards and lack of opportunities so the fact the community benefits policy and the justice policy and the investment in the contracts center and the local investments and other programs are part of giving back to the community and like it is great to hear the stories and invited them to come out to the future meetings are with that one and to share the stories and hear someone like me reflect on what i learned. i feel like there is this agency stands out in so

many procedures like the hiring of the agreement highest in the investing public agencies investing in the infrastructure and wouldn't be surprised we have the same type of outcomes with the lbe participation in volume and kind of an idea i wanted to share here, you know, probation there is opportunity and more, you know, opportunity to do more courage the prime contractors to do more lbe contractors and community contractors there is opportunities to more the i daresay with the commissioners we're leading the way if regards. one of the things i was thinking about potentially for this presentation in the future maybe even a separate permission across infrastructure and investing enterprises and getting a sense of projects like

biosolids and they're the $1770 million investment and getting a sense how we're going deeper by investing those dollars in the lbe contractors with how much of those contracts are being sub contracted to local business enterprises or contractors in the community so some of the things about um, for future presentation i'd like to see them if i can think out loud we have all that published on the dashboard but happy to share that with the commission. >> that's perfect and maybe for me and others on the judge

to the blotter. >> it's on the website. >> okay. >> i'll go there now thank you, thank you few that. >> and. >> (multiple voices.) >> i can click and find it here as we're speaking. >> thank you for those thank you for your comments. >> commissioners? >> comments and questions? thank you so much. >> thank you. and public comment on this item? >> >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? >> welcome. >> thank you. >> thank you for being here. >> my name is bryan long time um, relationship with the public utilities commission and some of you commissioners as well. um, josh is perfectly right we have established a relationship with

the public utilities commission? that working relationship that has enhanced local hire and enhanced hyper local and has been supportive and all the time you don't get a at the but here today to thank you. we make sure if those opportunities continue um, because communities continue to grow and the relationship that we have sometimes can get quiet but we are all aware of it. um, and we can tell you the successes i wear this jacket that represents um, 1550 evans center of which

we have had 45 percent of hyper local participation performing will be in life and recognition (bell ringing) with that commission. thank you very much. steve and all of our other dennis been a long time how you doing. >> thank you. >> (clearing throat). >> good afternoon commissioners i'm dethe united states williams president with the contractors collective we are a group of the community contractors that get together and discuss projects. and one of the biggest reasons we have

organed the opportunity to about the biosolids and that's where we started overseeing and came up with the name to start having an opportunity to um, bid on those jobs. you know, i'm very, very thankful for the further discussion? for giving us the opportunity to actually be on, you know, for the community community contractors to have a liaison to be participating with some of the bigger contractors that has given us a chance with the smaller contractors giving us an opportunity to grow but, you know, head works was a headache for us and we met with many

people and were introduced to many contractors on a biosolids part and established the partnerships with with all the contractors bigger firms (bell ringing) and given an opportunity to geography we just, you know, and happy and have an opportunity to be accessible and part of this government audit & oversight committee and part of headwork and part of the community as a contractors. so again to the sfpuc and to james bryan and james richard thanks we have i hopefully can continue to grow and have an opportunity (bell ringing) to be on the projects. >> thank you for your comments. >> thank you and thank you for your work and your continuing to help us workout on the projects

>> thank you for your comments. >> thank you and thank you for your work and your continuing to help us workout out the problems. thank you. >> how is our online public comment looking? >> moderator are you able to assess public comment remotely?

>> not hearing anything. >> i think that is the only manager's report. >> um, and starting are item 7 we have action item so maybe we should take a recess to see if we can get this problem resolved. >> if not too late having closed the other item egg presentations commissioner stacy thank you to the general manager and the teams and members of the public for coming out and getting engaged there is good hearing the stories when wearing leveraging our ratepayer investments and the advocates i feel those investments that are going to endure through the changes in the federal funding locally what we've seen the city $800 million deficit will impact everyday san franciscans and the

bill to take and launch those investments to get more opportunities for local works making the community to run a business in the city and trying to be he successful as contractors just an event to get those resources back into the hands of those individuals and families who need it and you know what spend the dollars at the local businesses have a multiplier creates economic opportunities so thank you for indulging me and the general manager showed me where to get the information and the future of the conversation around the great work she's doing. >> thank you. >> a thank you for that your focus and engagement on those issues. >> ms. lennear i think so there is one remote caller we're going to you try to get to this

person. >> i was advised they just left and. okay. so are we the problem is not yet resolved so the problem has not been resolved. >> why not take a recess anything can be resolved what would you think 15 or 20 minutes at least for starters. >> we have folks working on that. >> yes. >> okay. why not get a report back in a few imaginations or minutes like 5 and. okay. so t minutes (in recess). >> general public comment and then all of the items that we have heard on the agenda but not been action items we'll take

public comment. if members of the public want to comment on more than one item get two minutes per item. >> general manager dennis herrera to be clear have to do a all the way back to the public comment on the minutes do you not? >> yes. yes. >> take from the top. >> item 3 maybe the easy way to call item 3 approval of the minutes and if public comment seems like the commission will rescind the actions and then retake the actions to take into consideration the public comment is that the appropriate way of proceeding? >> okay. >> depending on we'll hear it and then make that decision.

okay. thank you. >> so let's call for remote public comment on item 3. >> approval of the minutes for november 12th. and october 22, 2024. >> remote callers. >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. on item number 3. >> moderator. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> ms. lennear, no callers wish to be recognized.. thank you. >> now let's go to general public comment remote callers. >> >> remote callers, raise

your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. general public comment. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? to provide general public comment. >> >> ms. lennear, one caller that wishes to be recognized. >> cribs of hi this is dave i'm meeting so far to call in and i want to call your attention to the governance in the cornerstone log for today's meeting the letter is for key items water rates and no choose and financial plan to make the changes after the plan is repeated to you and the decision process comes after the financial plans are approved not much you can do about them

anyway and generally not given enough information to recommend the change for example, the water rates are growing good fast but for example, both the district of southern california and san diego water authority during last year gave the board the water rates and in my events with the financial plans starting in january please notice no sufficient information how the staff has changed the progress and thank you and again it up for your persistence in the remote public comment. >> thank you. >> thank you caller. >> ms. lennear. >> ms. lennear, no callers wish to be recognized. and on item 5 the commission continued the

item because the community advisory committee couldn't be present should we take comments on that continuation no own to item 6. >> 6. report of the general manager (discussion only) report. >> should we call the item by item 6 a and 6 b. >> start with 6 a with the government affairs and remote public comment. >> a. >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. on item 6 a. >> students a. >> ms. lennear, one caller that wishes to be recognized. >> thank you. >> >> caller, i'm unmutting you. you have 2 minutes. thank you.. thank you, it is peter policy director for the - my comment was meant for general

public comment and i think what i advised twice but raised my hand would it be okay if i made general public comment at this time. >> of course. >> thank you very much. >> so my comment about the communication the annual water report. which i enjoy a lot of good information on page 7 this is a chart there fiscal year fy2022-23 arraigning water system and retail what you see is the wholesale deliver for within 20th century and retail 53 for a total of 1179 not using much water the math program if

2020 would, 216 so the demand projection again are really, really high and we have a new water management plan coming up for 2025 in 2026 a time to get to the bottom line on the projections they can led to poor investments the fiber behind environmental protection agency but hopefully, will be a priority in 2025. thank you very much. >> thank you for your comments. and >> 2. president's report. (discussion only). >> let's go to 6 b. >> water enterprise capital

improvement program program. >> >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> ms. lennear, one caller that wishes to be recognized. >> thank you. >> >> caller, i'm unmutting you. you have 2 minutes. thank you. >> okay. thank you, this is dave warner any last comment i want to comment on the slide 3 about this presentation the chart that shows the um, expenditures to date that are in the forecasted plan shows pretty much on plan $4 million approved budget and $4 million of spending. it compared to um, fourth quarter with the last quarterly report from i recall it was $2 million and the spending was $2.6 million so

they were over planned by about $600 million and so all the plans is $600 million and i think what was explained was they reset the budget and the good news back to zero so similar to commissioner leveroni point the question the representation how we are good at projecting costs and last year the $600 million variance was at the beginning of each fiscal year and just from one year of activity along a variance for one year i guess i'm suggesting if you're trying to look at how we are forecasting chapter project costs and a better report will be to add a column that shows what will be reasonable plans

for the project and how that compares to the current plans to help it how much risk and thanks so much. >> thank you caller thank you for your comments and no more carl's. >> 6 b the water program. >> >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. on this item. >> >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? no more callers with mayor hands raised. >> 6 b fiscal year 2024/25 and revenue report.

>> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> tim 6 b fiscal year 2024/25 first quarter for september 2024. >> >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> ms. lennear there are no callers with their hands raised. >> thank you. >> item 6-f wastewater enterprise quarterly report including southeast area major projects. >> >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item.

>> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? a no callers with their hands raised. >> thank you to staff for being persist and thank you to the public and making public comments remotely here in processed so call the next item, please. >> 7 a there 7 g. >> commissioners, i just want to let (clearing throat) the commission and public know that for item 7c i live in that area where that work will be tacoma park and understand i - i don't have a conflict because it is repairing the maintenance with a system i want to let you

all this and the public know that i believe that i can act i am partially in the interest of the city on this item. >> any questions or comments from commissioners? >> commissioner arce. >> i had a couple of questions on 70 commissioner stacy is the custom to vote on the items of the consent calendar and ask questions i apologize. >> you can ask the questions and ask the items to be severed from the consent calendar go ahead and ask you're questions and see if we can get answers. >> got it.

>> this is one of the yachts you all. was to kind of probe the question of when we extend the contracts if we're working with the contractor to incorporate the construction for example, increased costs of supplies and materials. labor and changes to the prevailing wage rate the question i had on this this was one of those also my micro lbe to click on that and read that i'm a curious the nature of the work and 5 years of this this is the late the extensions we want to seek to i'm put on this contract before

we go out to bid. >> good afternoon, commissioners. >> manager the contract administration building. thank you, commissioner arce thank you for that and we absolutely work with the vendor not just the existing vendor but want to do the grounding on the contract for the next contract is an extension getting us through the trial we can put out a verification. and it is focused on 625 golden gate that is a building and the services for maintain and keep up health and safety technology at the golden gate and thank you, just.

>> so many technical questions. >> i will see if i can answer that (laughter). >> base it is micro lbe i know that type of work is life safety systems and fire systems requires a c16 license do you know if this contract maintains his license for that work being a micro lbe. >> i want to say the prime has to maintain their license but i can double check. >> thank you. >> if we can get that information. >> thank you other questions or comments on the consent calendar. >> let's take public comment. >> present and remote public comment. >> >> remote callers, raise

your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. item 7 a or g on the consent calendar. >> >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? approach the podium. >> seeing none. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> no callers with their hands raises. >> commissioners can i have motion and second on the consent calendar. >> some so moved. >> roll call. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> >>

>> >> >> >> school for the childcare center premises at 525 golden gate avenue in san francisco for an annual $1 rent. >> good afternoon. i'm russel he will and we seek your approval for a new lease foefsh for c5 children's school a nonprofit for the use of the childcare center at headquarters here at 525 golden gate avenue. and the childcare center approximately 95 hundred square feet on the first floor in the headquarters building the child has an outdoor enclosed space in 2011c5 operated the building since 2012 and child services for example, from infants to 5 years old and 39 million children 8

commissioner renne on the children's family includes the employees and 11 children in the city of the city employees and c5 is part time enrollment options to hold 36 more children in july issued an rfp for proposals for a new childcare center. our division eloquent the rfp with the puc benefit team and the building manager and we also xhoultdz with the city's department of early childhood. the puc received 5 proposals recordings to the rfp. and over several weeks period the rfp elevation conducted oral interviews with the top 3

scoring proposals and the panel selected c5 as the highest scoring proposal we seek your proposal for the lease the lease office a 5 year term with one dollars in rent the lease meets the policy goals in chapter two 9 b with the administrative code to conclude childcare centers in public buildings. the lease requires c5 to prioritize the enrollment the city employees second and residents in the surrounding one 02 and 9413 zip code their deliberately for subsidized childcare and

maintain the 25 percent of children can access subsidized childcare thank you,tion costs and thank you for your time and i'm here if you have any questions. >> thank you for the presentation and work. >> commissioner arce you had a question or comment no, thank you. >> xhupd. >> thank you very much. um, does the schvr center have insurance that um, could name the building or the city and county. >> absolutely all the leases do. >> okay. thank you. >> i had a question historically

about the child it is closed during the pandemic shut down. >> open then the puc opened again or - >> that's my recognize the entire building was closed unfortunately, i would search warrant have to get back to you with an update. >> i remember we came back the childcare center was empty for a while. >> (multiple voices). >> it depends on the enrollment but gradually is building up. >> incredibly for the great benefits for the city employees and the neighborhoods we're able to work with the subsidies and for the families that needed the childcare center it is important. >> it is the department of

early childhood staff was incredible and subsidized childcare process. >> that's great. thank you for and your staff. >> thank you. >> shall we take public comment? >> >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? please approach the podium. >> seeing none, moderator any callers with their hands raised. >> commissioners to have a first and second. >> roll call vote. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni. >> mcso please

no. 9 in san bruno, california,owned by the city and county of san francisco, under the jurisdiction of the san francisco san bruno for$5,000; and authorize the general manager to execute the agreement after approval from the board of supervisors and mayor. >> good afternoon commissioners russel head of real estate service center we seek your declaration of the property the declaration of exempt surplus property and

recommendation to the board of supervisors to approve the sale to the city of san bruno here's the background puc requires the railway company the railway ran to the urban properties and the former muni right-of-way and the puc sold most of right-of-way property and public works commission has a few parcels left. and parcel 9 a 50 foot wide strip and the pubs has never installed any facilities in parallel 9 in 1999 the puc issued a license for the city of san bruno and san bruno continues to use this as a private road and installation and maintenance of shaping and

sub surface utilities and parcel 9 is encumbered to the bart extension in 2020 san bruno met with the staff for the construction of two now bike lanes tracks in the licensed area the proposed project included the reconstruction of avenue and the installation of other street improvements. during the review process pc staff included the organization for past, present, and future needs for this parcel and august 1st, the puc issued a short-term license and san bruno started the bicycle path and the enterprise and is wastewater enterprise executed a statement of utilization for parcel 9 and

the statement allowed the staff to proceed with the surplus property sale process and negotiating the sale of the property the puc doesn't under do a bidding process. and competitive bidding would have been impractical not in the interest for the public for parcel 9 and onsite and offsite xhufrmd with the bart basement not available of the independent development and san bruno installation for the bicycle tracks will continue to use parcel 9 for the public and is puc hired an appraiser as valued as 5 told us and the director of the property approved that

appraisal and 5 thousand favrment falls below the requirement for an appraisal for or above $10,000 in july of this year why san bruno agreed to pretty much the parcel 9 under the terms of sale agreement your consideration that concludes my presentation. >> commissioners questions or comments? >> public comment? >> >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. tim 9 a my members of the public present motion to approve.

>> roll call vote. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni motion passes. >> thank you very much. item terms and conditions and authorize the director of real estate to execute a purchase and sale agreement and quitclaim deed for the sale of parcel the state surplus lands act (california government code section 54220 et seq.), subject to board of supervisors' and mayor's approval. >> good afternoon commissioners my name is deanna the right-of-way manager for the further discussion? infrastructure division may i

please have the slides. >> i'm here to seek your approval for the property in san mateo in the city of south san francisco and similar to the item you just heard in 19 thirty the city and county of san francisco acquired the assets of spring value water and among the parcels was this parcel described as parcel 21 of san mateo county land parcel 21 has not contained in any infrastructure nor do we have an intent to stall as that area specifically is significant of this item. >> in 2008, the sfpuc sold the group of underutilized parcels to the south san francisco agency and both parcels are

shown in the orange and the 2008 sale included all of parcel 21 except for the part we don't know why those were not conducted and all individuals have retired. >> and the sfpuc unknowing will i retained the portion of it 1 request annette lane used for public roads literally the utilities and potential for other purposes. since the 2008 sale south san francisco has planned two major projects on the lands from the sfpuc and the communities civic campus already under construction and the future 800 unit project that is affordable housing. as that san francisco was south san francisco was doing due

diligence the sfpuc owns those and they immediately bring to your attention and sought our approval. the sfpuc issued a temporary license for for the use our property get their use undertions to commissioners point. um, and we immediately began to negotiate a purchase and sale never the intention for the sfpuc to be - to support the new redevelopment having the ownership facilitates their work and the parties to the purchase and sale of the city and county of san francisco through the puc and the city of south san francisco the property to be sold approximately $46,000 plus in size and is purchase price of

one hundred and 32 thousand is equal to the appraised appraisal and required by the city administrative code. generally which the city sells land we're required by the administrative code to competitively bid the sale, however, this one we can sell the property to support through the approval it is impossible or not in the public interest including when the property is not capable of independent. advertise it not capable of independent property and facilitating south san francisco's project. (clearing throat) through this action we ask this commission ask claire this pharmaceutical 21 exempt surplus

land in in accordance with the surplus land act that is is california law expanding local as to prioritize not necessary for the operations and in terms of requires we need land more affordable housing before any other use. the law provides for exemptions when the agency is transferring that use as occurring here the u.s. department of housing and urban development reviewed the transaction and will qualify and earlier this year the assistant general manager for the water power and wastewater treatment declared that parcel 21 not partial today, i ask you adopt the finding declaring this parcel 21 as exempt and that you

approve the terms and conditions of the purchase and architect will subject to the agreement you. >> i'm available for any questions that you may have. >>. thank you. >> commissioners comments and questions? >> commissioner arce. >> i think we should take public comment [off mic.] >> yeah. >> >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? seeing none, . >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? no called with their hands raised. >> commissioner arce would you like to make a motion to approve?

>> do i have a second? >> commissioner stacy i second it, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni. >> motion passes. >> thank you. >> 14 we go on to the next item or um, should we take a recess. >> yes. >> i wonder if we can take item 12 out of order and paragraph that before we go downstairs and item 11 is the bigger action item but potentially we can conduct item 12 before we go down for the mayor can you call item 12 out of order please and ms. miller

will speak after the five years), with no change to contract amount, to allow the contractor additional time to complete contract service orders previously issued. >> good afternoon commissioners. >> my name is amy project manager and here to seek your approve by 3 hundred and 65 calendar days for contract contract no. ww697, as-needed main sewer replacement no. 8, with jdb & sons construction, inc., as needed. as allowed under san francisco administrative code section 6.34 with no changes to the contract amount will complete the work under the contracts service orders issued to the contractor including time required for the cooperation and removal of on conflict with the pg&e at one

and no new contract service orders will be issued for a 4-year passed by the controller's office i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> thank you, commissioners comments and questions? >> i had a question is the work just taking long run than exceeded not real work no request for an increase in funds. >> correct. >> it is longer than in the conversation program. >> yeah. the communication is taking longer than that just in case. >> call for public comment. >> >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? if so, please approach the podium. >> seeing none. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> there are no callers their hands

raised. >> thank you. >> thank you. could we have motion and second, please. >> motion to approve. >> second. >> a roll call vote. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni. >> motion passes. >> thank you. >> and could we get through item 13 do you think before our recess. >> yes. >> let's give change to contract amount, due to project coordination of trench less work scope and complete remaining work scope on golden gate avenue. >> hello, again. i'd like to seek your approval to increase the contract by one hundred and 55 be calendar days with no change for is contracts contract no. ww705, various locations sewer replacement no. 10, with mitchell engineering, variance locations number ten it is required for the contracts for the sewer work change under the

administration number one, and completion on golden gate avenue i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >>. thank you. >> commissioners questions or comments? >> can i ask for public comment please. >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? if so, please approach the podium. >> seeing none. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> ms. lennear no callers with their hands raised. >> thank you >> thank you can i have a motion and second on item 13. >> motion to approve. >> second. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni, aye. >> motion passes.

>> thank you. >> and i think the commission will go into recess now and no longer than one half an hour and come back to item 11 and jump t (in recess) all right. the commission is back in session call item duration of 10 years, subject to board of supervisors' approval under san francisco charter section 9.118. >> thank you. >> um, can you have the slides please.

good afternoon commissioner stacy and commissioners i'm katie miller the director to award contract no. ww697, as-needed main sewer replacement no. 8, with jdb & sons construction, inc., to provide dmult services for the delivery of water enterprise and hetch hetchy water capital improvement program program and the water system improvement program. for an amount in an amount not-to-exceed - under the charter section. >> the info function orange county water system is over 200 miles in the nevada to the bay area in san francisco. the water enterprise manages major assets for drinking water to 28 inthoel

customers and over one hundred and 80 retailer customers in san francisco. as well as clean green hydro power as to the municipal customers the major capital improvement program are improving and continue to meet the goals and emerging requirement. and the hetch hetchy water capital improvement program program water enterprise capital improvement program and the water system improvement program provide capital improvement program and the long term planning for future assets over $4 billion projects to provide those critical improvements. the hetch hetchy capital improvement program program is over $1.5 billion over 10 year span and this program preliminarily is for raping aging falls many are over one hundred-year-old the

regional water capital improvement program program or cip is over one $.6 billion and again this is um, primarily for repairing and replacing aging facilities including sands and large pipelines and treatment plants and includes the rehabilitation for the campus and future water supply projects and the local water cip here in san francisco is over one hundred $3 billion and is primarily compromised of the new san francisco water division yard at 2 thousand marin and in addition to this as the tail end of capital improvements program with a remaining 60 appeals for two active projects. you may

have seen this in reference to the wastewater treatment transition to rolling 10 year program the water enterprise is completed 99 percent of $4.8 billion and provide you understand of some of the major facilities over the past decades, however, all the remaining facilities not in the awarded system improvement program have still in need of replacement or upgrading over time thus, the enterprise cip transitioned the water enterprise from is a one time program like in on the left to a rolling capital improvement program or a higher level of repair and respect is budget and those projects are spread out to balance the dliesht to implement the permission or transition the sfpuc is currently undertaking

significant improvements in light capital improvement program planning process, however, expenditure and support if a project team has experience with this two types of large programs will significantly benefit this effort as well as helping us optimize our delivery. a program management contract for a program of some size and perplexity is highlight redevelopment as best practices in the industry the waters improvement program hss had a contracts of about that size and duration the wastewater capital improvement program currently has pro within 7 the project management contract for $90.10 year duration and currently in program management program in place for the cip the types of services provided under this contract will exclude did

administration to a strategic planning and program delivery and project technical support the treasure of contract is similar to the wastewater contract of pro-one 79 and q$80 million for the work over 10 years this will include one time a as well as ongoing problematic support services. and we'll provide access to specialized expenditure and we'll confuses the opportunity for technology transfer and training to our own staff they can take-in the performance see perform them in house. four phases to our selection process. we advertised the contract in june and um, submiters were required to have a proposal to the university inclusion submittal and then invited to an

oral interview and in addition had the option of submitting a social partnership in the middle and prequalified teams were invite and four took panelists from the sfpuc um, at san francisco public works and with the municipal district this scored the written proposals and the oral interview hd r joint have you ever given had the highest score and the contract local business enterprise requirement for this counteract is or contract is 15 percent and the hd r proposal is the commitment of 20.3 percent for the local enterprise illustrating 15 local business

enterprises. there were notice protests received on this um, on that um, process and therefore staff recommendations we recommend awarding contract no. ww697, as-needed main sewer replacement no. 8, with jdb & sons construction, inc., i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> . thank you. >> commissioners questions or comments? >> commissioner leveroni. >> question on the process. >> um, this company engaged in is that hands on property management of the contract after they're awarded for just monitoring the expenditures and say discouragements of dollars for the completed work?

>> or because i'm understanding looking at contracts and monitoring them and helping us to start to finish. >> yes. um, if i can understand your question direct will they be responsible for oversight of the contract expenditures? >> right. >> and stay within the contracts the dollar amounts. >> unfor the program management itself or for the other contract autopsy the project. >> oh, yes part of the - so we'll be requesting port on a problematic level for that which

takes a look at how are budget are cost estimate are performed for quality assurance with that community review and oversight. we can entity sharper on our process estimating and the closer in line with the contracting submitting environment is out there. um, that is a one of the major focuses of this contract. >> um, we do expect those beneficiary numbers and in terms of monitoring the contract expenditures we have already been closely monitoring their performance the program management and part of the contract is sit down up in metrics we can measure their performance year after year and interpret the expenditures and whether or not we're getting to our goals. >> thank you very much. and i've given me the answer. thank

you. >> commissioner jamdar. >> thank you commissioner stacy and. >> thank you for your presentation. and i'm curious with the private/public partnership commission testified they're a dollar amount or sort of what they proposed on that? >> um, i yes. i don't know the answer to that because i thought not parklet of review panel for this we can get back to you on that especially it is awarded we can share that. >> i had a couple of questions

i helped the team and the way that generally has improved vastly it is contract program management and was undertaken i wonder if you can articulate what kind of expertise that you may not have in house or want to strengthen um, with their involvement? also great to get a perspective if a company may have worked in other jurisdictions and other kinds of projects. i just um, wonder how what you see will be very valuable strength to van tech and hd r sorry. >> yes. >> there are quite a few things we have planned for this

i think one of the of the most valuable things out of the gate is that we be looking at the technical expertise from them we are very good at what we do but operate in a bubble for the sfpuc we're hd r are an international company all over the world and technology is advancing with climate change and the registry issues we want that global expertise do look at our local way of doing work and the problems we have and give us profound advise make sure we're up to speed on the best practices practices and we're using new technology appropriately and one - another important part we're just having a discussion about is support for our to be pasture half-hour

that the facilities are openlyable and maintainable and we have jumped into technology without we're hoping with this global and long time exorbitance will share other facilities or operators that are running their systems and the lessons learned how they use the enforcement more cost effectively with labor and effectively and we will get that up front before we build the facilities and capture the facility is a ppf example and hope to advise us and help other facilities operated and perform the same function. >> thank you for that

information. >> i looking forward /* i'm looking forward and appreciate you articulate trying to maximize you're value and that's how we use this program. management um, joint venture. i want to make sure that i understood (clearing throat) the fourth slide that shows the lines the graph in difference between and your intention for the water enterprise in hetch hetchy separate. hetch hetchy for the puc took on a lot of projects at the same time and what you're saying neutral the management you're going to roll out the project slowly um, and also work on the repair and be

replacement more quickly than with wissop am i understanding what you said. >> yeah. this is again with good asset management and good seated management where the um, operation staff are consistently working and monitoring facilities before wear and tear and age performance and northwest marking the declining performance we can prioritize the important repairs when and those are done the likelihood of failure and consequence of failure like the main break are catastrophic and they don't cause that much of a problem putting those two together and coming up with a priority for

the project and seeking the priorities to property located at 4400 nw 87 avenue them over time and also managing our affordability to the customers we have affordability policies wanted to rate sustainability and if possible to meet the capital goals the idea to spread this over time increasing the replacements and the r and r more maintenance and making those assets raft longer rather than running them into failure. where we can putting more money into the short term fixes and not do a big project and wissop is a big capture and stretch this out over time to repair what we need do as we go so our customers can afford the rate impact. >> it's a we're not there yet way to manage the costs when and

how we issue that. >> because with the projects so i appreciate that constant evolution and . >> that being said, many of our procedures were written with is a one time program and so we are adopting and trying to do i want the processes to this longer term vision taking 20 years instead of 10 and that shifting we're laboring to the team to help us again global warming help with other utilities do this work effectively and have we ice the best practices practices. >> so many good expertise from the enterprises a great evolution and cross pull national what you know from projects and investments that

are an important component. >> yes. i cannot agree with you more. >>. thank you. >> commissioner arce. >> thanks commissioner stacy and i want to follow up on the question that xupdz asked in terms of trying to kind of get a sense of not the actual kind of components of partnering proposal that sounds that down the line is where the information becomes available look at this and, at least look at the agenda and on page 4 has a column that says a bonus and different scores get a sense of letter a an applicant or better that to say is a better social partnership than a sense how the

panel evaluated and scored the proposal if not the specifics of what that is but kind of looked at down the line one or more bidders made the proposal is that; correct. >> that's correct the panel was different than the technical vacation elevation panel they got the highest score all 3 teams submitted the proposal that's wonderful but we're happy they had the highest score and made that a lot of easier to move forward with the recommendation and a. thank you. >> if note other questions or comments call public comment please.

>> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. item 11. >> >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? seeing none. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> no callers with their hands raised. >> thank you. >> commissioners can i have a. >> can i get a motion and a second? >> move to approve. >> second. >> roll call vote. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni. >> the item passes. >> thank you. >> the commission has already heard and decided on items he 12 and 13 before the recess. so we'll move to item we'll move to item 14 now. >>

>> >> 14. award contract no. distribution division professional services to support the water loss reduction program. >> good afternoon, commissioners. steve richie general manager and item is about the services focused i'll get into that in a moment with the duration of 5 years for $4 million. part of our water loss reduction program we're responsible for water loss reduction city government that is a state requirement and it breaks water into two commons one is inherent lose like errors and real lose leaks and breaks and overflows and things like that with water leaving the system and talking about here is meter, you know, inadequacy this contract is about b and specifically targeted at large meters. we have about one

hundred and 80 thousand water meters in san francisco and 12 hundred we call large meters greater than 3 inch diameter might be the large meters account for a significant amount of water that is consumed in san francisco and customers pay for we need to make sure the meters are operating patrol we had one bidder on this but they are satisfactory and i would note that um, the prime here had 5 percent micro requirement and they had 78 percent lbe participates with the gentleman heeler earlier testified and ic w. so there's a lot of work in

this and a lot of, you know, fair amount of brain work to make sure the meters read adequately but that is important and one of the things that is fluid for meters over time they generally tend to make less of and they tend to wear out and make sure they are up to date and reading adequately so their properly billed to pay attention to that. >> commissioners questions or comments? >> um, commissioner jamdar this professional services just identifying the issues and the cause maybe for whatever issue might be our team will come in and yeah. >> the diagnosis for the meters will figure out if it is

working properly or what are the repairs on those meters. >> and wanted to say 70 percent of (unintelligible). >> so a lot of the people on the ground touching them themselves. >> that the local (unintelligible). >> contact and ready for (unintelligible). >> thank you. >> calls for public comment. >> >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? if so, please approach the podium. >> seeing none. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> ms.

lennear, no callers wish to be recognized. >> thank you. >> commissioners. >> can i get a motion and a second? to approve item 14. >> second. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni. >> the item passes. >> thank you. >> item >> item >> item implementing article 12a of the san francisco health code, in conformance with the requirements of charter section 4.104. >> good afternoon. i'm andrew water director we have some customers who in the systems have potential - the state has requirement have to have a cross program basically devices where they flow in one direction or have a separate

connection the state upgrade and make sure they're in alignment so the request to approve the regulations that are drafted. >> thank you. >> commissioners questions or comments? >> is there um, any kind of number out there of systems that i'm thinking like backfill preventive to stop them from going back to san francisco. >> we have closed to 35 thousand devices. >> i want to to make sure i understand who is affected by the new rules. >> that was focusing on the

higher bid services maybe 10 now forcing us to look at the bids for the low risks we'll have spent a lot of time and energy and come back with the budget looking for stuff the the other thing is important to note for the fire services we have 5 thousand fire services in san francisco those are natural devices no longer are allowed to customers to have them replaced for something that is above ground. >> so existing domineers not just new customers as long as they meet the app capability standards we have to fix this and work with the designers to

make sure something works for individuals. >> and (unintelligible). >> thank you for your presentation. could we call for public comment please. >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? seeing none. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> ms. lennear, no callers wish to be recognized.. thank you. >> commissioners xhoifls. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> and commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni. >> the item passes. >> thank you. >> thank you. please grant,to the san francisco unified school district, in an amount not-to-exceed $2,228,775

and with duration of three years. >> thank you. >> commissioner arce did you want to comment. >> thank you commissioner stacy i'd like to disclose my wife a member of san francisco board of education and an abundance of caution to avoid an actual clrtd i have to recuse myself in the decision and vote. >> city attorney did we need to vote to recuse? >> can i have motion to excuse commissioner arce. >> so moved. >> second. >> vote. >> a commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> and commissioner leveroni motion passes. >> may have my slide please

good afternoon, commissioners my name is with the benefits and joined but in the colleagues hermit and gordon from the internal affairs we seek your control, of the san francisco public utilities commission's rules and regulations governing water service to customers a grant about environmental stewardship and the operation of puc and to foster awareness of careers in the utility segment. >> before i begin, i'd like to ask a rhetoric alter question what if you're aware of the tap water all students were aware of the careers which keep their sewer and power and water systems running what if the students understood the water

system and the importance of clean power. since 2017 partners with san francisco unified school district to try to accomplish those goals and begin for transparency the power of the sfpuc into schools with the curriculum at sfusd high school and the partnership of sfusd subject matter experts john is a student have learned about the environmental stewardship and green infrastructure all through lessons on the real world operations with sfusd. students have repaired and built main water capturing systems and including their social media more sfusd and learned about careers and internally and year

after year sfpuc john o'connell high school with the hetch hetchy reservoir to see first hand the quart they drank from the tap and in 2022 the sfpuc deepened this and collaborated with traktd sfusd into new science curriculum. which now features sfpuc operations and highlight our environmental mission. today, we're here seeking your approval in the amount of 4 thousand plus annually with three years to expand on the programs of our partnerships in the spring at the sfusd curriculum. um, next

sorry. >> by taking a step back why does this partnering matter to the sfpuc for this trust we partnered with the future rate affairs and resources. they're part to foster the next stewards and programs like these are benefit for the environmental and agency goals are rational justice and the educational operational permits. this grants enables us to work with the college awareness. we are looking at to first foster student awareness of utilities industry additional students annually at sfusd and second

provide students with real connections to the sfusd with career panels and third, we want to support teacher learning about career awareness and utilize destroys introduce a professional tints called the environmental justice and climate change stewardship and fourth for student learn about the justice with a focus on water and power and through the students climate action with a project to support this including from the sfusd and lastly, want to support the student learning about the infrastructure this will be integrated into the model and wildly distributed through k through 12 have partnered with sfusd to have is beneficial

scope of work in thegraphy before you and designed to achieve those goals and look at the students and other teachers. and which will say more about (coughing) plus. >> high school aged students are a team sense around climate change and environmental change an initiative program which students are sponsored a deep understanding of climate change through the exposure to the experts and the deep study culminates with the proposals solutions to climate change or environment problems and further having a unique opportunity update and distribute opportunities with water shed and stewardship and increasing

build green house gas emissions into their school yard those serve as a powerful learning lab and upgrading and distributing we're making is making it possible for the teachers to teach. >> and we meet employees and share with ideas about their work and life and careers that's when it is needed and careers are a way of utilities industry and hope something can be possible for this that's why we strive for sfusd and employees (this conference is being recorded) for sfusd programs as well as the class and career work with the career and work readiness

and offer exposure for students annually many times and time again, we find most effective streams for the sfusd teach the teachers and the laboratory component of this scope of work is uniquely supportive. there the flel and teachers k through 12 learn about the mission of teaches and how to incorporate those and during the meaningful year the 101 coaching and the prioring environmental just as explained by the department. and

altogether the grant is scope of work having models for keeping the water and power and fair market value environment awareness. and works to achieve the goals by the sfusd in the strategic plan and by sfusd interims and recognize educating the next generation the goal rate payers essential and to say seek your approval of the agreement no. cs-1261(g), ecoliteracy and career exposure partnership grant,to the san francisco unified school district, with that, thank you

very much. this thing i read through our materials how can we get our students involved like really um, exciting to hear you talk about all those things. >> thank you for your presentation. and commissioners questions or comments? >> just a question. the over the years that you pointed called for now is that go to um, allow the um, san francisco san francisco unified school district to add personnel to help with this program sounds like that also to help with equipment to add the rainwater standing and things like that all encompassed in the 2.2. >> yes. the success that includes time (coughing) to pay for the teacher planning time and lessons and time to buy

the materials for project based learning or for whatever reason. >> and take them to camp mather and very good. >> thank you. >> shall we call for public comment? >> >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. item 15. >> >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? seeing none. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> ms. lennear, no callers wish to be recognized. >> thank you. >> all right. commissioners. >> can i get a motion and a second? please. motion it approve. >> second. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner jamdar and

commissioner leveroni motion passes. >> thank you. >> could we call the next item? >> oh. thank you. >> commissioner arce is returning to the dias. >> goad please read the next item. >> 17. communications (information only) >> item 17 a through n. >> commissioners any questions or comments on is communications? >> i really appreciate all the reports a lot to read i have a couple of detailed questions i'll ask staff about and appreciate the input.

>> thank you. >> please right the next item, please. >> 18. items initiated by commissioners (discussion only) >> commissioners any items that you like to initiate a response? >> commissioner arce. >> thanks commissioner stacy and appreciate that a lot of the conversations and different contracts were presented for approval were noted the lbe participation component i think that as hallmark of the agency and outstanding out i appreciate the general manager how we receive in information on line and definitely perhaps the right time have a conversation that really highlights those success

stories helps with the best practices for other agencies to look at it and along the way to have some of either own removing illustrations about the success in this regard to the agencies greater heights with an important time that is important we're leveraging those dollars to get all little goods we're cta for but local employment and contracts is so many plusses and minuses and you know because i say this for even joining the commission long stood out in the just the local hiring but little local contractors too. >> thank you. >> any other items commissioners? >> and we should take public comment on this commissioner

arce. >> >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? seeing none. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> ms. lennear, no callers wish to be recognized. >> thank you. >> could we please read next item. >> 19. public comment on the matter to be addressed during closed session. >> remote callers, raise your hand if you wish to provide public comment on this item. numbers 21 through 25. >> any members of the public present who wish to provide comment on this item? if so approach the podium. >> seeing none. >> moderator, any callers with their hand raised? >> ms. lennear, no callers wish to be recognized.

>> thank you. >> read the next lennear. >> >> 20. motion on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege regarding the matters listed. items - >> 21 through 26. >> commissioners. >> can i get a motion and a second? to assert the attorney/client privilege regarding to look at 6 matters we're going to discuss in closed session. >> move we assert. >> roll call. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni. >> the item .

>> (in closed session). >> okay. the commissioners is back in open session and would like to announce that the commission recommended that the settlements for items 21, 22, and from the commission took no agencies think items 24 and 25 and 26 they were discussion items only and next item is. >> >> 27. announcement following closed session. during closed session pursuant to san francisco administrative code section 67.12(a). >> thank you. >> commissioners come back request a motion and to whether we should disclose the motions.

>> i move we do not disclose the motion in closed session. >> second. >> thank you. >> commissioner stacy, aye. >> commissioner arce, aye. >> commissioner jamdar, aye. >> commissioner leveroni the item passes. >> thank you very much. and thank you to all staff for bearing with us today with members of the public bearing with us today this meeting is adjourned.. thank you. >> [meeting adjourned]

>> long it was in fashion, o'shaughnessy water system has been sustainable. in addition to providing water for the bay area, it also generates clean hydroelectric power to run city

buildings and services. and more recently, some san francisco homes and businesses. >> satellite electricity is greenhouse gas free, so we see a tremendous benefit from that. we really are proud of the fact that, we've put our water to work. >> even with the system as well coon received as hetch hetchy, climate change has made the supply of water from the sierra vulnerable. and requires new thinking about where and how we use water. >> we have five hundred million gallons a day of wastewater being dumped out into san francisco bay and the ocean from the bay area alone. and that water could be recycled and should be recycled for reuse through out the bay area. >> we're looking at taking wastewater and reading it to drink watering standards. we're also looking at our generation and looking at onsite water reuse looking at the technology and strategies we have available

to us today. >> the very first recycling plant in the state of california for landscape irrigation was built in san francisco. we've just developed a new recycled water plant in the ocean side wastewater facility for irrigation purposes in golden gate park, lincoln park and the panhandle. >> a century ago, san francisco built a dam to create bunched znswer of fresh water to ensure the future and ensure the taps will flow for future generations, it will take as much vision when it reflects a fundamental change about how we think about water. >> i think we recognize there's going to be change in the future. so we're going to have to have the flexibility and the creativity to deal with that future as it's presented to us, it's a matter of how to see it and say, okay, let's make wise use of everything we have. >> this o'shaughnessy centennial moment is made possibbbbbbbbbbbb

>> you're watching san francisco rising with chris manors. today's special guest is mary chu. >> hi. i'm chris manors, and you're rising on san francisco rising. the show that's focused on rebuilding, reimagining, and restarting our city. our guest today is mary chu, and she's here to talk with us about art and the san francisco art commission. well come, miss chu. >> thanks for having me. >> it's great to have you.

let's talk about art in the city and how art installations are funded. >> the arts committee was funded in 1932 and support civic review, design investments and art galleries. projects we have are funded by the city's art enrichment ordinance which provides 2% of construction costs for public art. >> so art is tied to construction. there's been a great deal in the southwest of the city. can you talk about some of the projects there? >> sure. our city has some exciting projected in the

bayview-hunters point coming up. one artist created a photo collage. in the picture pavilion, one artist formed a collage of her one-year residency coming together with residents, and anchoring the new center is a landmark bronze sculpture, inspired by traditional ivory coast currency which the artists significantly enlarges to mark that it's a predominantly african american

community in bayview hunters point. >> are there any art installations around town that uses light as a medium? >> yes. the first is on van ness between o'farrell and geary. it's funded with the m.t.a.s van ness geary street project. another project is for the central subway. it is one of ten artworks commissioned for the new line. it's over 650 feet long, consists of 550 l.e.d. panels between the powell street station and the union street station. it's called lucy in the sky, and the lights are patterned with unique sequences so that

commuters can experience a unique pattern each time they pass through. >> perfect. what about the early day sculpture that was removed from the civic center? >> this is a question that cities have been grappling with nationwide. following the removal of early days in 2018, there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well as the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parks department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the

removal of a monument or statue but also installing new ones. >> finally, it seems like the weather might be nice this weekend. if i fancy taking a walk and seeing some outdoor art, where would you suggest i go? >> well, i would suggest the embarcadero. this work was commissioned with funds from the fire station 35. this suggests the bow of a boat and the glass panel surrounding the structure depict the history of fireboats in the bay area. >> and where can i go from there? >> then, i would walk up to the justin herman plaza to check out the work of the art

vendors. then check out the monuments like the mechanics monument. also, be sure to check out the poster series, installed in bus kiosks along market street, which features four artists each year. >> well, thank you. i appreciate you coming on the show, miss chu. thank you for your time today. >> thank you, chris. >> that's it for this episode. we'll be back with another show

dev mission's goal is aiming to train young adults, youth so we can be a wealth and disparity in underserved communities like where we are

today. my name is leo sosa. i'm the founder and executive director for devmission. we're sitting inside a computer lab where residents come and get support when they give help about how to set up an e-mail account. how to order prescriptions online. create a résumé. we are also now paying attention to provide tech support. we have collaborated with the san francisco mayor's office and the department of technology to implement a broad band network for the residents here so they can have free internet access. we have partnered with community technology networks to provide computer classes to the seniors and the residents. so this computer lab becomes a hub for the community to learn how to use technology, but that's the parents and the

adults. we have been able to identify what we call a stem date. the acronym is science technology engineering and math. kids should be exposed no matter what type of background or ethnicity or income status. that's where we actually create magic. >> something that the kids are really excited about is science and so the way that we execute that is through making slime. and as fun as it is, it's still a chemical reaction and you start to understand that with the materials that you need to make the slime. >> they love adding their little twists to everything. it's just a place for them to experiment and that's really what we want. >> i see. >> really what the excitement behind that is that you're making something. >> logs, legos, sumo box, art, drawing, computers, mine craft,

and really it's just awaking opportunity. >> keeping their attention is like one of the biggest challenges that we do have because, you know, they're kids. they always want to be doing something, be helping with something. so we just let them be themselves. we have our set of rules in place that we have that we want them to follow and live up to. and we also have our set of expectations that we want them to achieve. this is like my first year officially working with kids. and definitely i've had moments where they're not getting something. they don't really understand it and you're trying to just talk to them in a way that they can make it work teaching them in different ways how they can get the light bulb to go off and i've seen it first-hand and it makes me so happy when it does go off because it's like, wow, i helped them understand this concept. >> i love playing games and i

love having fun with my friends playing dodge ball and a lot of things that i like. it's really cool. >> they don't give you a lot of cheese to put on there, do they? you've got like a little bit left. >> we learn programming to make them work. we do computers and programming. at the bottom here, we talk to them and we press these buttons to make it go. and this is to turn it off. and this is to make it control on its own. if you press this twice, it can do any type of tricks. like you can move it like this

and it moves. it actually can go like this. >> like, wow, they're just absorbing everything. so it definitely is a wholehearted moment that i love experiencing. >> the realities right now, 5.3 latinos working in tech and about 6.7 african americans working in tech. and, of course, those tech companies are funders. so i continue to work really hard with them to close that gap and work with the san francisco unified school district so juniors and seniors come to our program, so kids come to our stem hub and be exposed to all those things. it's a big challenge. >> we have a couple of other providers here on site, but we've all just been trying to work together and let the kids move around from each

department. some kids are comfortable with their admission, but if they want to jump in with city of dreams or hunter's point, we just try to collaborate to provide the best opportunity in the community. >> devmission has provided services on westbrook. they teach you how to code. how to build their own mini robot to providing access for the youth to partnerships with adobe and sony and google and twitter. and so devmission has definitely brought access for our families to resources that our residents may or may not have been able to access in the past. >> the san francisco house and development corporation gave us the grant to implement this program. it hasn't been easy, but we have been able to see now some of the success stories of some of those kids that have been able to take the opportunity

and continue to grow within their education and eventually become a very successful citizen. >> so the computer lab, they're doing the backpacks. i don't know if you're going to be able to do the class. you still want to try? . yeah. go for it. >> we have a young man by the name of ivan mello. he came here two and a half years ago to be part of our digital arts music lab. graduating with natural, fruity loops, rhymes. all of our music lyrics are clean. he came as an intern, and now he's running the program. that just tells you, we are only creating opportunities and there's a young man by the name of eduardo ramirez. he tells the barber, what's that flyer?

and he says it's a program that teaches you computers and art. and i still remember the day he walked in there with a baseball cap, full of tattoos. nice clean hair cut. i want to learn how to use computers. graduated from the program and he wanted to work in i.t.. well, eduardo is a dreamer. right. so trying to find him a job in the tech industry was very challenging, but that didn't stop him. through the effort of the office of economic work force and the grant i reached out to a few folks i know. post mates decided to bring him on board regardless of his legal status. he ended his internship at post mates and now is at hudacity. that is the power of what technology does for young people that want to become part of the tech industry.

what we've been doing, it's very innovative. helping kids k-12, transitional age youth, families, parents, communities, understand and to be exposed to stem subjects. imagine if that mission one day can be in every affordable housing community. the opportunities that we would create and that's what i'm trying to do with this >> we think over 50 thousand permanent residents in san francisco eligible for citizenship by lack information and resources so really the project is not about citizenship

but really academy our immigrant community. >> making sure they're a part of what we do in san francisco the san francisco pathway to citizenship initiative a unique part of just between the city and then our 5 local foundations and community safe organizations and it really is an effort to get as many of the legal permanent residents in the san francisco since 2013 we started reaching the san francisco bay area residents and 10 thousand people into through 22 working groups and actually completed 5 thousand applications for citizenship our cause the real low income to moderate income resident in san francisco and the bayview sometimes the workshops are said

attend by poem if san mateo and from sacking. >> we think over restraining order thousand legal permanent residents in san francisco that are eligible for citizenship but totally lack information and they don't have trained professionals culturally appropriate with an audience you're working with one time of providing services with pro bono lawyers and trained professionals to find out whether your eligible the first station and go through a purview list of questions to see if they have met the 56 year residents arrangement or they're a u.s. citizenship they once they get through the screening they go to legal communication to see

lawyers to check am i eligible to be a citizen we send them to station 3 that's when they sit down with experienced advertising to fill out the 4 hundred naturalization form and then to final review and at the end he helps them with the check out station and send them a packet to fill and wait a month to 6 weeks to be invited in for an oral examine and if they pass two or three a months maximum get sworn in and become a citizen every single working groups we have a learning how to vote i mean there are tons of community resources we go for citizenship prep classes and have agencies

it stays on site and this is filing out forms for people that are eligible so not just about your 22 page form but other community services and benefits there's an economic and safety public benefit if we nationalize all people to be a citizen with the network no objection over $3 million in income for those but more importantly the city saves money $86 million by reducing the benefit costs. >> thank you.

>> i've been here a loventh i already feel like an american citizen not felt it motorbike that needs to happen for good. >> one day - i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, for liberty and justice for all. >> you're welcome. >> (singing). >> (clapping.) >> introduce the san francisco field officer director ribbon that will mirror the oath raise

your hand and repeat the oath i hereby declare on oath repeating. >> citizens cry when they become citizenship to study this difficult examine and after two trials they come back i'm an american now we're proud of that purpose of evasion so help me god please help me welcome seven hundred and 50 americans. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> she wants to be part of the country and vote so much puppy.

>> you know excited and as i said it is a long process i think that needs to be finally recognized to be integrated that is basically, the type of that i see myself being part of. >> out of everybody on tv and the news he felt that is necessary to be part of community in that way i can do so many things but my voice wouldn't count as it counts now. >> it's everybody i hoped for a bunch of opportunities demographics and as you can see yourself

there's a good life for everyone. >> that's why. >> you have people from all the walks that life and they're standing in water 8 hours to be an american citizen and contribute to the city and that's really what makes this worthwhile. >> ♪♪ ♪♪

>> sanitation and streets commission. today is monday, november 18, 2024 >> >> roll call, please. >> commissioners