. >> i just want to take a moment to welcome the new deputy director jesse minarde. he brings a wealth of experience to this position and we're delighted to have him. he has experience as both a business attorney and political attorney. he worked at the political practices division in sacramento. [speaker not understood]. he's a graduate of hastings college of law and has a master's degree from harvard's school of kennedy government. a long list of accomplishments. as i said, fortunate to have him. welcome. >> welcome, mr. minarde. we're fortunate to have you and look forward to working with you. the first item on the agenda are minutes of the board of directors meeting of march 20, 2013~ [speaker not understood]. >> commissioners, my name is harlan kelly and i am the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission. thank you for allowing me to come before you. i have a previously scheduled engagement, so, i'm going to have to dash off right after my comments. but i want to talk about an item that you have, item 5 on your agenda. ~ first of all, due