>> the san francisco puc, yes. >> supervisor fewer: the san francisco puc. you don't jointly own poles with the san francisco puc? >> no, we would rent space. >> supervisor fewer: you would rent space. >> yes. >> supervisor fewer: so the san francisco puc that owns these poles, they only rent space, they don't have co-ownership; is that correct? >> right. >> supervisor fewer: thank you. >> yeah, i know it's all confusing. i'm grateful for this hearing because i learned quite a bit about my own company because i don't normally do all this engineering stuff. yes, then there's the abandoned equipment question which i know that is very important to you, supervisor fewer, yes, so the definition under go 95 is if it's considered to have no future foreseeable use. in san francisco where we have so much churn as far as residents and there's a lot of renters and i actually have friends who change their cable provider every year just to get a bit more miles for their flight programs, people change all the time. so as long as that technology is still something that we'

it's been an honor and a privilege to serve the puc. when i started here in 1985, there were certain aspects of the water department that were almost a hold over from the spring valley water company. i really seen the organization grow into the great entity that it is today, getting it approved without a single legal challenge was really impressive. i started not knowing much about water and telling engineers what to do, they love that. after 34 years i finally learned that i probably should shut up most of the time we say things occasionally, and follow your lead was of the time. i am part of your family, that is the highest compliment that you could give me. it's been an honor serving you. thank you. >> if you wouldn't mind coming up. [crying] we have a resolution here that we would like to present to you. come on up. >> thank you. >> next item. [reading items] >> all right for you the first item i have is an update on clean power sf, barbara hill. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i thought i would take the occasion of one of the las

. >> supervisor peskin: i think the general manager of our puc is an engineer, but go ahead. >> many people who talk about being an engineer, there are many with different flavors. my degree is in electrical engineering specifically. i wanted to speak to the risks, and challenges, little bit and say am probably in favor of the option that nobody wants. one of the things pg&e has now is what they call a scale. the city will lose some of that. it costs that the city won't increase almost certain because of that. i'm not going to go into details, but i think you understand what the scale is. things like distribution facilities, maintenance facilities, all of the things that needed for infrastructure to support the operation are distributed along its territory and can be shared within the territory. we will lose out in san francisco. . >> supervisor peskin: we have some of that upcountry. >> may be some, not all. not to the extent that pg&e in terms of responding to large-scale things like how many power lines down. i'm not going to get enough time to speak. in terms of the cost, we just

today for a first presenter we hear from the california puc lee palmer who is director of enforcement and division. welcome, mr. palmer. >> thank you. can you see it on your screen at all? are you guys able to see that? >> supervisor fewer: we're doing this right now. >> well, good morning, supervisors, ladies and gentlemen. my name is lee palmer, and i'm the director of the california public utilities commission, safety and enforcement division. thank you for being able to speak to you about overhead electrical facilities -- >> supervisor fewer: excuse me, mr. palmer, do you have a copy of your overhead for the board members? >> yes. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much. colleagues, do you have one? i don't think they have one either. thank you very much. >> so you should have three documents. one is the actual presentation. one is a pamphlet put together by the puc on the history of poles, and the other is a copy of our annual report. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very much, mr. palmer. please begin. >> during the presentation i will briefly review the regulatory rule of the pu

which really puts it in perspective, particularly as a puc. when you look at that yellow bar of what public power, acquisition expansion looks like compared to projects that the puc has successfully undertaken and successfully financed and continues in the case of the sewer system improvement project to currently the undertaking. these are massive projects that are larger than the gmb of some countries. i don't have any questions other than what can we do to help you beyond having given you the original e ref dollars so you can embark on this mission. our job is to help you do your job. whatever we can do to facilitate that, i am happy to do as long as we can afford it. >> thank you. . >> supervisor peskin: supervisor haney. . >> supervisor haney: thank you for this. it sounds like the direction we should be going in. a couple of questions in terms of some of the things we might be looking at as we are developing a transition plan. obviously we have a governing structure right now that exists, for the situation we are in. this would be a diffe

of course at the puc we recommend that you store our wonderful delicious tap water. it's free. it comes out of the tap and you can store it in any plastic container, a clean plastic container for up to 6 months. so find a container, fill it with water and label it and rotate it out. i use it to water my garden. >> of course everyone has plastic bottles which we are not really promoting but it is a common way to store it. >> yes. it's an easy way to pick up bottles to store it. just make sure you check the label. this one says june 2013. so convenient you have an end date on it. >> and there are other places where people have water stored in their houses. >> sure. if you have a water heater or access to the water heater to your house, you can drink that water and you can also drink the water that the in the tank of your toilet. ; not the bowl but in your tank. in any case if you are not totally sure about the age of your water or if you are not sure about it being totally clean, you can treat your water at home. there is two ways that you can treat your water at home and one is

we have asked the parks department, we have asked the port, we have asked dpw, we have asked puc. do you have space? well, if they come up with space, they have a dollar attached to it. where are the funds going to come from? aren't we supposed to be fundraisers here as commissioners? i mean, are we supposed to create a foundation? yes, it would be wonderful, but, you know, we had friends of the fire department foundation a number of years ago. it was disbanded because of, i don't know conflict of interest problems. i'm not sure what precedes me. friends of planning have a very robust, you know, nonprofit organization that raises funds for the planning department to provide funds for training for the planning department staff to go to conferences, and do things that the department budget cannot fund its self. -- itself. we do not have that luxury, this my point i sprayed your calling us out, as commissioners, saying we should be raising the money to house these rigs, is that what you're saying? . >> comm. veronese: that's not what i'm saying, i am aware of your efforts because you

i would like to first acknowledge the great work of the san francisco puc. i always break for station identification and say not the california public utilities commission, very different organization that actually is trying to do the right thing for the people of the city and county of san francisco. as we all know, this has been the subject of many hearings, many resolutions, and a lot of work and the expenditure of a bunch of money to get this project on its way. it is a long-held desire that was in the old days held by some, not by all. in recent times is now, i think held by every one of the 11 members of this body and the chief executive officer, our mayor, london breed. we are all marching in the same direction although there may be some other parties that are not marching along with us. i would like to, first of all, acknowledge and think the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission. the assistant agm, ms. barbara hale from our power enterprise for your work. i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge teresa mueller from the c

sure that that is part of the narrative that we have when this great system that we have here at the puc is being expanded and fixed and what have you because it's not based on incompetence, especially listening to your wonderful reports. i want to thank you too. >> and neither of you bid on the round-number question. my expectation is it's going to be a very large number when it comes forward. i know there are people aside from us who watch it very carefully. we've received some e-mail. steve lawrence sent an e-mail pointing to the $39 million and expecting more and he's right. there will be more coming. i know mr. di costa has been concerned in the past about cost escalation over time. one of the things i wanted to observe is what we're going through right now is an example of why we have tried to move to the cm/gc kind of contracting. when you get more detail and more precise information and the cost goes up, that is always -- that's never good news, but it's better news if you know it before they start construction. the worst thing you can do is be in the middle of something and then

. >> pg&e says to cities throughout northern california trust us, and the puc seems to be fine with that approach. local governments like san jose have serious concerns. >> he says long outages would have severe consequences. pg&e says dienerizing lines is not a decision it takes >>> insurance companies set up shop in the hardest hit parts of kern county. they could continue for weeks following the quakes, and the cracks that happened along highway 178, cal transspent all day repaving the road on monday. you can find information about packing your earthquake kit on our website, go to abc7news.com. >>> investigators say this was committed by a man who took four hits of lsd. the suspect is a stanford youtube engineer. coughey remains in critical condition after being deputies say a veteran deposit opened fire. eight people got hurt. two car burglary suspects are in custody after a police chase. officers spotted them breaking into a car yesterday. the two men tried to get away in a car but crashed after a few blocks. police pulled both men out of the car and arrested them. >>> there's a hom

projected that with these two loans would result in probably over $400 million of debt savings for the puc over the life of those loans. so it's pretty significant. just like headworks, we're also implementing this project as a construction manager/general contractor approach. for us our cm/gc contractor is a joint venture of mwh constructors. they came an board a little late in our design phase. they came on board at the end when we were finishing with 65% design. moving on to design. the design of the new biosolids facility is at 95% completion, and based on this design, we are developing and updating those cost estimates and construction schedule. as you heard from the previous speakers, one of the benefits of cm/gc approach is that the design is broken into pieces, such that you can begin construction while the other pieces are still in design. with that being said we are planning to issue notice to proceed to construction next month, in august of this year, to start off with the demolition as most of you saw of the existing infrastructure out there and do some utility relocation. so i

he was also a puc commissioner. he comes to us with a lot of experience about different energy, and utilities, we think that his experience and his knowledge is really going to aid us welcome to you. we are so glad that you will be joining us at treasure island development authority. would you like to say a few words? >> i have a lot to learn. i'm honored to be in this company. i hope i serve the citizens of san francisco effectively. i am a sponge. anything you want me to learn send it my way. >> welcome aboard. let's go to the next item, please get >> general public comment. to allow members of the public to address treasure island development authority board on matters that are with the subject matter jurisdiction i do not appear on today's agenda. public comment will be held during each item on the agenda. members of the public may address the board for up to three minutes. you will hear a single time when there are 30 seconds remaining. please state your name and the organization you are representing, if any, f

i have been working on project programs and operational aspects over 20 years for puc. first i want to thank president caen and commissioner maxwell for coming out to the site yesterday and look at the progress of the construction as well as the constraint with the site logistics. as howard recapped cm/gc process and its salient features, i will provide overview how we have applied those principles on h d headworks project. i would like to spend a few moments to explain what headworks is, what are the current deficiencies, and how new headworks will address those shortcomings. as the name suggests, headworks is the head of the plant, also known as a preliminary treatm t treatment. all the flow from collection system first enters into the plant into headworks. it is also a highest elevation at the plant and wastewater flows by gravity to all remaining liquid treatment downstream. the majority of existing equipment associated with the headworks process is over 30 years old and approaching its normal replacement interval. in addition, the existing preliminary treatment pro

and deadly wildfires, that's the crux of a new lawsuit filed against state leaders and the state's pucor newsom says it restores confidence but the suit names state lawmakers and puc claiming it rewards utilities and their private investors for negligence. >>> take a look at this, a new and tricky way to merge with unique freeway interchange may soon be coming to your morning commute and may leave you a little confused. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live in alameda county. it could leave people challenged if they've never seen it before. >> reporter: correct, laura. the traffic engineers argue it will be safer for drivers once they get used to it. think about your typical freeway interchange, you usually come to a stop sign or stoplight and have to most likely turn left into oncoming traffic. that's not the case with the diverging diamond interchange or ddi, and i suggest you take a look of ayour tv screen and check out this animation. when you exit the freeway in a ddi configuration, you veer at 45-degree angle across the center divide. you come to a stoplight, then you cro

the puc seems fine with that approach. local governments like san jose have serious concerns. >> in may, the california public utilities commission agreed to give pg&e full discretion for shutting down power for seven days. liccardo said a black out lasting that long could have serious consequence. pg&e responded saying there are safety risks on both sides and de energizing lines is not a decision they take lightly. >> president trump has issued a emergency declaration for southern california following those powerful back to back earthquakes. >> this will allow for federal help in the recovery effort and abc7 news reporter megan tevrezian tells us people remain on edge. >> reporter: california remains on high alert. more than 5,000 aftershocks rattling the state since the massive 6.4 and 7.1 quakes hit. the strongest here in 20 years. the outbreak of aftershocks seen on this map may continue for weeks. officials say there's still a slim chance of a major one hitting again. >> ptsd is a real thing and we're all suffering fr

the puc seems to be fine with that approach. local governments lean j have serious concerns. >> mayor sam liccardo referring to the may 30 decision by the california public utilities commission to give pg&e full discretion over shutting down power for as long as seven days as a way to prevent wildfires. liccardo says he's worried the utility company might choose to over correct with black outs after causing last year's devastating camp fire. >> the question is ultimately are more people being put in peril because pg&e will be protecting its shareholders. >> reporter: in 2003 the northeast black out that affected new york, philadelphia and ohio lasted two days for some areas, two weeks for others and cost billions of dollars and claimed 100 lives. >> at least if they gave us a good amount of notice so we can prepare ourselves for it, then i guess i would be okay. >> what we are worried about in san jose are the many safety risks that a large regional outage would, you know, cause. >> reporter: pg&e's website said they plan to giv

. >> we will continue with tub puc -- public comment. >> good afternoon. i would like to express my opposition to naming the china subway station after rose pack. it is the direct violation of m.t.a. policy. as known her involvement with the station was substantial and it makes sense to dedicate it. one question is what sort of impact does that legacy have on the people? the chinese communist party was evidently which she criticized the 1989 massacre. the atrocities committed and her greatest agenda. this would remind the many people of chinatown who came here for better reassurance of rights. the pain and problems. it would be unpleasant. please hold your ground and the purpose of the board is to serve the public, not political power. thank you. >> next speaker please. >> . >> good afternoon, board of directors. i am professional teacher. as you have notified very vocal against the naming of the subway station after rose back. many of you do not know her that well. last week they told us she was surprised to tell us it as well supported at the federal lev

. >> pg&e says to cities throughout northern california trust us and the puc seems to be fine with thatpproach. local governments like san jose have serious concerns. >> mayor sam referring to the may 30 decision by the california public utilities commission to give pg&e full discretion over shutting down power for as long as seven days as a way to prevent wildfires. >> if it's five to seven days of a blockout, those consequences are severe. >> reporter: keeping your car gassed up and chargers for your phone and preparing for a blockout isn't that different from what you need in the event of an earthquake but the issue is while we have heightened concerns about the big one, we don't think about blackouts and how deadly they can be. in 2003, the northeast blackout that affected new york, philadelphia and ohio lasted two days for some areas, two weeks for others and cost billions of dollars and claimed 100 lives. >> we are very worried about here in san jose are the many safety risks that a large region outage would, you know, cause. >> reporter: pg&e's website plan to give customers 48 h

i am proud to be a sponsor of this bond and i really want to thank the staff at the puc, the fire departmentlanning for your work and supervisor fewer for her focused attention, particularly on the fire-fighting water system. thank you. >> president yee: colleagues, same house same call? without objection, this ordinance is passed on first reading unanimously. madame clerk, call the next item. >> item 42 appropriate $12 million in the public utilities commission and deappropriate and reappropriate $2.1 million. >> president yee: same house same call? without objection, this is passed. please call item number 43. >> resolution to accept and expend state transportation development act article 3 pedestrian and bicycle project funding for fiscal year 2019-20 in approximately $972,000 through june 30, 2022. >> president yee: can we take this same house, same call? without objection, this resolution is adopted unanimously. >> president yee: please call the next item. >> item 44 is ordinance to amend the code to establish the castro lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer cultural district in

this slide you can see the proposed process for puc. this process which was developed in coordination would comply with the new fcc order as well. [inaudible] a little bit of the objective design criteria. as i mentioned the proposed ordinance amendments are supported and are available for question. >> thank you. let me just say, for the record, that the industry owns the united states congress. now that i have gotten that off of my chest. are there any questions from committee members? i think you have done the best with what you have got. thank you for your work, and thank you deputy city attorney sanders for this and thank you for the briefing you gave me in my office area. >> i believe sanders had given you some proposed -- >> i was just going to speak to those right here. clerical amendments on the following pages. deputy city attorney gartner they are on -- non- substantial clerical amendments. he is nodding his head in the affirmative. we do not need to discuss section numbers 15, 22. i just did it. with that, are there members o

>> we are working with public works specifically at puc as well all of the project streets as city streets. the exceptions would be as jackie alluded to, you can kind of see on the slide between parcels a and g, and g and k there are little stubs that enter into the park. those are going to be what we call park extensions at the port. there may be some risk ramifications in there. and issues when it comes to the road. are you going to bring that forward to us, is it a dpw position? >> we have been working with the director of public works and their staff on the streets and what is required for dpw to accept these streets as city infrastructure. just to be clear. we will continue to own the property. when they are accepted as city streets they become the burden and responsibility of dpw. we can update you when we come back on how that is going. [inaudible] >> i like technology but sometimes i can go sideways. i just want to do it with our eyes open. >> understood. we will definitely keep track and that as you mentioned we are in the weeds and many of those issues right now. >> commissioner