moran, you are comfortable? commissioner moran: what was distributed to the calendar, amended in three respects, one dealing with option 5, the second to delete a final resolved clause, and then there's the isg transfer. commissioner: that would help east palo alto? commissioner moran: it does not help them today, but, frankly, that problem is been there for decades. president vietor: but i think in that light, the record should state the conversation we have had in regards to east palo alto and the acknowledgement that there may be other equity issues involved. so i will call the vote. all of those in favor? opposed? the motion carried. thank you, commissioners, and think you all for coming to speak. we appreciate it. mr. secretary, next item, please. secretary housh: madam president, item number 11, a discussion and possible action to authorized. approve the amendments dealing with irrigation, clarifying definitions and terms of compliance. ritchie will present. >> it went to the board of supervisors. the boar

vice president moran: thank you for that. it is incredibly timely. i was noticing at our december meeting that we had two or three items that talked about the triple bottom line. [laughter] and it made me start thinking about what we really mean by that. what we mean by it gets defined as we figure out how to describe it and quantify it and act on it. the closest parallel i think we have had experience with is in need -- in the mtd area. we said in contracting we wanted the lowest priced bid, but on the other hand we encourage small local hiring. over a considerable time, we developed a way of thinking about that. we said this is work -- is worth up to a certain percentage of the price, but not for huge contracts, and only can qualify after review criteria. and that is not directly applicable here. this issue is much more complicated than just bid preferences. but there are two things i think might be applicable. one is that in the evolution of that process a lot of thinking and discussion and decision making was made. it was not just how to presente

in new york city, this is "nightline," january 14th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and we begin tonight with miracles. it's a term we've come to use with some frequency. we describe life's most unexpect and extraordinary twists with it. but there is actually a sanctioning body for miracles. a department of miracles, you might say, that's assigned to investigate them on a case by case basis and then deliver a judgment. it's either a miracle or it's not. well, hon a day when a new miracle has been declared, elizabeth vargas goes inside the process for our series, "faith matters." >> reporter: as soon as he died, the faithful were crying out, even demanding it. sainto, the crowd chanted. and this french nun, who claims she was cured by the late pope, as now brought him his bee yat if i case. "you look at my hand," she says, "it's no longer shaking." pope benedict announced today that her recovery from parkinson's disease was indeed a miracle. the beatification will take place on may 1st. >> it's one of the first stories that i received. >> reporter: this man is in char

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," january 21st, 2011. >> good evening. we begin tonight with young people and drug use. our focus is an herb native to southern mexico that causes hallucinations when smoked and can cause the user to lose control of thoughts and actions. it's called salvia and it's perfectly legal in most states. but now it is under increased scrutiny following the allegation that the suspect in the tucson shooting, jarwas a regular user. here's terry moran with our report. >> reporter: if you go to youtube and type in the world salvia, you enter an underground world. it's called salvai, magic mint, sally d. it packs a powerful punch unlike anything else out there. >> in higher doses it produces a visionary state. where you basically go into a waking dream. it's very similar to dreaming, like sleep dreaming. only you're awake. >> reporter: all these videos are posted by people who claim shea show people who are smoking salvia. they take a hit and within a minute, s

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," january 13th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with promising signs and a touching farewell in tucson. doctors report that congresswoman gabrielle giffords, so gravely wounded in saturday's shooting is showing signs of motor control beyond what anyone dared expect. exciting news. but muted today by the laying to rest of the tragedy's youngest victim, 9-year-old christina-taylor green, in a ceremony at a catholic church in north tucson. here's david wright with our report. >> reporter: today in tucson, the first solid bit of good news from the doctors. >> she's yawning, she's starting to rub her eyes and she'll wake up, where as before she would just go back to sleep right away. >> reporter: congresswoman gabby giffords appears to be waking up. but alongside that glimmer of hope, heartbreak as this community today laid to rest the littlest victim of the shooting. 9-year-old christina-taylor green and congresswoman giffo

in new york city, this is "nightline," january 18th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and we begin tonight with a story of love, courage and grace. commander mark kelly has thrown in space three times, but he says he's closest to heaven when he's with his wife, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. in just three months time, commander kelly's scheduled to fly into space again, and not least among the signs of optimism about his wife's condition is that he has not ruled out that trip. here's diane sawyer with an abc news exclusive. >> reporter: it started as a typical weekend for the long distance couple. commander mark kelly at home with his daughters in houston. his wife, gabrielle giffords, in tucson, preparing for a public event. how did you hear? >> on saturday morning, i received a call from my wife's chief of staff. she says, i don't know how to tell you about this, but gabby's been shot. >> reporter: didn't know whether it was serious at that point -- >> no, we had no idea. i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: kelly had spoken with his wife just 30 minutes earli

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," january 27th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. the idea of the devil, evil incarna incarnate, has symbolic force. and the character of lucifer inhabits our greatest literature. but what about the devil not as a symbol, but as a willful being? a fallen angel in christian belief that cannot only affect human events but enter human bodies? tonight, we go inside the controversial and extraordinary right of exorcise with my co-anchor terry moran for our series "faith matters." >> it burns! >> reporter: in hollywood, exorcisms are full of spooky special effects and terrifying images. as in most famously, the film, "the exorcist." >> i demand you to depart from this servant of god. >> can you hear me? >> reporter: or, there's the battle with the devil in the movie "the exorcism of emily rose." >> demons exist whether you believe in them or not. >> reporter: but exorcism is more, much more, than just fodder for horror flicks. it is one of the most d

in washington, this is "nightline," january 25th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. winning the future. that was the theme of president obama's state of the union address tonight. that's how he summed up the challenges facing the country and his plans to meet them. it is a tenuous moment for president obama, a moment of drama and opportunity in the wake of the tucson shootings that seemed to sober up the political classes somewhat. but it's a crossroads in his presidency, and the president faces challenges of his own. tonight, we take a look at what he said and how he did. it was different this time. you could see the shift in attitudes here in washington in the house chamber itself. dozens of democrats and republicans crossing the aisle to sit together. and so many wearing black and white ribbons, black for mourning, white for peace. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states! >> reporter: hovering over president obama's speech tonight was an unmistakable spirit, a newfound sense of what almost seemed like responsibility and determination. call it the spirit

i am a date to junky like commissioner -- a data junky like commmissioner moran. i would love to see more data. but there's a lot lost in that. the data are complex and confusing as well. we have one agency in palo alto that is a multiple-utility agency. they have waste water, garbage, gas, fiber-optic. they cover all the utilities in palo alto. there were trying to make use of their data across different utilities to see if they could sort out the water conservation from the weather and the economic downturn. they had a lot of data. they are data junkies t 00. they could not make a lot of sense of it yet. the signals are not clear. most of us would like to take credit for the downturn in water usage being conservation. it is not so. palo alto had some good slides at the conference yesterday that showed the water conservation they can identify, but it does not explain the drop in water use. my concern is that most of that is economic downturn. hopefully, there will be lessons learned during that downturn and some of the savings will remain in place, but that is no

vice president moran: i would like to echo that. i think your last two slides were a couple taking us beyond the line-by-lined critique of what has been proposed and to keep up for us some issues we need to watch for overtime. that is very helpful. >> we are happy to do so. president vietor: any other comments or questions? anything else on the right issue at this time? any public comment? >> good afternoon. my name is wells lawson. i actually worked here for the office of economic and work force development, and have been talking briefly with the rate fairness board about some of the proposals. after today, after talking with todd earlier this week, i have a greater appreciation for the complexity of the policy we have to talk about. as the project manager, i am here with tiffany, who is also a project manager on the shipyard hunters point redevelopment project. i want to weigh in on a couple of issues and let you know we are interested in being engaged in the conversation. the reason for that is that in august that we approved the

president vietor: commissioner moran? commissioner moran: i have read them and keep reading them as they come in. thank you for doing that. over the course of time, i think that has served to put on the table all of the issues and arguments that take place, and i do not think there is an and presented argument that we need for our consideration. it has been an interesting and productive effort would staff to get us where we are. anybody who has been listening to my comments knows that i started up by saying that if i got free rein, what i would do is with the isg's, make that equal supply insurance, so why was my preference, i cannot do that. i would prefer to do that, frankly, because it keeps our long-term objectives consistent with our short term objectives. things would be solved within the isa's, if you could do it that way. i presented it as a dilemma. it created a situation where somebody could use more than their supply guarantee. more than the interim supply assurance. it is a surplus back to the people who have

i know this commission and commissioner moran have been looking to us to provide additional succinctly worded accomplishments and efficiencies. what is before you in your packet is a document, 18 pages. i will put it on the overhead briefly so the public can see the front cover. what this document does is it summarizes the hard work of two individuals in particular, if i could ask them to stand briefly. ty june from communications, and francis lee, the deputy cfo. it is really a code -- an accomplishment. we have come before you and we have documents earlier on your calendar. you received a comprehensive annual financial report. this is that detailed reading of 245 pages that i find to be very interesting, including 10- year histories of operations and key statistics. this also is france'es lee's had work. we submitted that for an award. to assist -- to distill this big document into 18 pages that are more user-friendly that we can take to neighborhood groups showing how average bills -- on page 12, how an average bill from the water department compares to a customer's average cable bi

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president vietor: thank you, commissioner moran. that is helpful. i heard the motion to adjourn. the meeting is adjourned. thank you so much. 4:15. i'm robert chief and i'm the park's supervisor in the parks in the sunset district. i've been working here for 3 years. we are 60-70 street below street level. the 64 acre park. the park is divided into 2 sections we are in the stern area. when you get over to pine lake meadow and pine lake, pine lake is considered a natural area. in 1847, the green family came out here, back then this was kind of an empty canyon and sand dun area. they claimed this property. in 1892. george green who's a second generation built the truckdaro club house. there was a hotel then. it was said this was the place to go if you were weary of the dirty city and the police. there were a couple of gun fights the front door has bullet holes. i don't ever repair them. 1931 stig mond bought the property from the green family. she donated it to the city of san francisco and had a specification, i'm giving it to the city that will be used forever for the enjoyment f

president vietor: thank you, commissioner moran. that is helpful. i heard the motion to adjourn. the meeting is adjourned. thank you so much. 4:15. >> welcome to "culturewire." for the past year, the arts commission has been participating in the city's effort to revitalize the central market street corridor. in addition to the thursday arts market and are in store front, the art commission recently launched the artery project. for the next year, the artery project will bring energy and excitement to market street, recalling the st.'s heyday as san francisco's vibrant and bustling theater district. >> un.n plaza during business hours seize hundreds of passing office workers and students, but the activity winds down at 5:00 every day. theater productions bring some but traffic, but central market is more of a thoroughfare than a destination after the sun goes down. on december 9, the artery project's launch brought a party atmosphere to market street, led by mayor gavin newsom, city officials flipped the switch on three new art installations that light up the st.'s architecture. a

again, as i mentioned, were all clean audits, and we went to get this back to you, soon, commissioner moran. we are getting very good value for the rates that we're collecting from customers. we are looking to finalize that. it is city. -- soon. we will discuss the budget situation later today and the outlook of our selection, so with that, i will turn it over to the audit manager, karen, and she has the presentation for you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i in the city manager, karen. -- i am the city manager. this is for one cycle. we have completed the audit of the water enterprise, the waste water entity, and as todd mentioned, hetch hetchy broken out. as he also mentioned, we had clean audits. so going into the slides that we have prepared, there are the required communications, beginning with our responsibilities under generally accepted principles. we understand to plan to perform the audits to obtain reasonable not absolute assurance that the papers are free of the statements -- missstatements. things are described in detail in two of the financial statements. as part of the proc