>> 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'

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.t 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 to

we called the puc, and they found out there was locking on the back of the house. they came in 2018 to fix it,, so,. [inaudible] when the rain starts pouring into the city, our drain could not get the water out, -- >> excuse me, for a moment. are you the gentleman with a letter on this topic? >> you. >> i believe somebody is looking into this, is that correct? >> yeah, i can give you the copy of the letter, the e-mail. >> as i understood, somebody from puc is -- yeah, i thought it was greg from wastewater? >> anyway, do you want to explain that you have received his letter? >> i have received your letter, we wrote back to you. mr. norby is here, assistant general manager for wastewater and he can speak with you. >> okay, sure. >> all right. >> thank you. >> so, madam secretary, could you please read the items for closed session? >> item 15, existing litigation pacific gas & electric corporation. item 16 is existing litigation city and county of san francisco versus pacific gas & electric company. item 17 existing litigation city and county of san francisco versus p

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

working with puc and all the projects that are combined with us. so that position is, as you may know, is funded half by puc for that position, so lieutenant reedie retired in june. some of you were at this great event, station 49, the ceremony. we're moving forward with that project and it has good timelines, so we're happy with that. some of the issues with apparatus, as you know, updates. the specs have been finalized and are going to be handed to -- we had a consultant working with the specs. we had to do some modifications based on the size of the apparatus make sure it fits there. we're moving forward with that in good timing. their boe staff is going to do the final inspection of the new trucks that are coming in. they do one truck and make sure everything is correct. then they give the go ahead to the manufacturer to build the other ones. they measure compartments, measure everything, make sure it's according to the specs. we get one right and then we go ahead. this month they're going in for that final for the first truck. we also doing de

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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

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

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

. >> and the puc needs to look at this regardless of what conclusions come after that as to the causethe fire. that's unrelated to the violations of that pole and that fuse and that lack of ground clearing. >> reporter: for its part, pg&e reiterated that cal fire did not identify any violations of state law, public resources code fire. jackson vander becken, nbc bay area news. >> we'll stay on the story. if you have a story for our investigative unit or jackson specifically, give us a call at the numbers on your screen, 888-996-tips or simply visit our website, nbcbayarea.com/investigations. >>> let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. you see we're going see temperatures go down even more a little bit? >> i think pretty substantial decrease as we head through tomorrow in the next couple days. and we're still holding on the chance of yes, maybe a few showers in that extended forecast. let's take you into our microclimate weather, and we'll begin with the change in weather. it's all about this system that's developing right now. that's pushing some of the hottest air we had mos

the public is invited to speak at any of them that are convenient or submit a statement to the state puc. >>> sal, can you take care of the folks? >> what's in it for me? pam is like -- your job. >> your job. >> paying the mortgage. good morning, everyone. northbound 101 out of gilroy, it is a good looking drive as you drive into san jose. we could start there. and this morning, we have a little bit of slowing as you drive into morgan hill. there have been no major issues, it just always slows here. but for the rest of the drive to san jose and beyond, 101 is looking pretty good. we did have a crash northbound 280 at highway 17. traffic is so light that the crashes have not affected the commute just yet. same for the east bay. we hope this pattern continues. there's plenty of room on 880. bay bridge has the metering lights on and there's a little bit of a weight developing. all in all, i'm a glass half full kind of guy and it's okay. >> it serves you well if you stay positive. that's correct. i don't want to be negative but the temperatures for some warmed up. to be honest for you, this

. >> 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

the rate hike proposal and the public is invited to speak or submit a written statement to the state puc>>> there's a new way that caltrans will try to prevent grateful on freeway signs. in downtown los angeles a freeway sign a couple of miles from where four busy freeways meet was covered in spray- paint. now caltrans will start removing the catwalks. that sign is new and has a reflective film on it so it doesn't need light and crews don't need easy access to it. if removing the catwalks prevent the graffiti. other signs to be replaced a so the catwalks can be removed as well. >>> let's check in with sal. >> let's do that. >> how is it doing? >> it's getting more crowded which shouldn't surprise you if you're out there. i'm going to talk about the toll plaza. and it's crowded. it's not particularly bad but it's going to be crowded getting on the span. this is a look at interstate 880 and the traffic is moving along okay with no major issues, san mateo bridge traffic is looking good as well. 6:18. and let's bring steve in. >> thank you, kind sir. >>> a warmup for the east bay yesterday.

. >> 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

with pg&e in bankruptcy, i would urge the sf puc, and the board to replace storage batteries and the undergrounding of lines on the table. in response to pg&e, the west side has lots of gophers. the sand dunes are their native habitat. we shouldn't put in undergrounding without concern for the gophers. district 1 -- district 4. >> supervisor fewer: yes, i know i have gophers in my back yard. >> does the committee want a copy of this? >> supervisor fewer: yes, thank you very much. >> okay. >> supervisor fewer: thank you. next speaker, please. yes, next speaker, please. >> can i have the overhead, please. thank you, supervisors, particularly stefani for showing up and fewer and stefani for proposing this legislation and supervisor walton. thank you very much for hearing this important safety issue today. my name is richard cardello. i'm a board member of russian members and a long supporter of the san francisco coalition to underground utilities. really, thank you for bringing this up and i've learned a lot today. thank you for calling the speakers. sadly, we're all too aware of the re

the california puc hosted a meeting in santa rosa to discuss a billion-dollar rates increase plan.crease customer bills by $20 a month over the next three years. >>> 2 initiative judges her testimony. no commissioners attended. the first to speak not the public but pg&e topic executive in charge of the legal and public relations departments. >>> our commitment is to keep customer costs as low as possible. while meeting our responsibilities to safely serve all of our customers. even as our changing climate presents significant new challenges and risk.>> reporter: customers late in against pg&e.>>> the simple truth is the high utility rates that have increased dramatically and systematically over the last several years are the result of poorer management and lack of commitment to looking out for our residents.>>> we are past the point of trust us we've got this. we know what we are doing. that has been said over and over again.>> reporter: pg&e has always tolerated some level of destruction and death because it was more profitable.>> reporter: many folks in coffee park feel the same

that's a movement because i'm with commissioner moran in that this is something that i think we as puc people are -- as stewards are -- should be moving on despite some of the impacts to the local residents. >> i too would like to decouple these issues, if possible, and really -- i don't know, i don't think we can take action on the second one because this action is specific to the radar installation infrastructure project and the watershed access piece seems like a separate issue that has then ended up because they are connected but separate issues. >> so i would say that if this project wouldn't -- if it wouldn't go forward, we still would block access because of what we found. so i think that's why we should sit down with the folks and talk about a solution. but again the project when they assess the situation and identify the impact to the habitat, the mitigation identified how you mitigate that project. so the project -- they identify how to do that, but the access to the trail is something that we need to work with separately. >> so you're also saying even if we didn't approve th

are you talking about staff at puc or construction? what does that mean? >> so the first one is the lean hiring process. that's actually looking at how we do recruitment. so we actually have controllers -- >> recruitment for what? >> personnel. so how we go about recruiting staff. what are the various steps with going through the posting, the announcement, the actual interview process, all of these things we have identified ways to improve that process, to speed it up. we have noticed a lot of issues around the agency in terms of the time, how long it takes to recruit staff. so this effort is associated with streamlining the process so we can recruit people faster. >> is this through the d.h.r.? >> yes -- well, it's through the controller's office through their lean training process which is about business improvement. it is advised by the d.h.r. but being runned by the controller's office. >> does it parallel with any other department in the city? >> this particular training is just for the sfpuc training. so folks are coming into the sfpuc and training o

this was developed in deep coordination with the city family, including dpw, mta, and the puc. so all elements of this plan have been fully vetted by the city family. at this.because, there are a number of different programs within the space, that i will walk you through. there is space that is recreation based. there is space that is more relaxation based. it also includes a dog run which is deeply needed in this part of town. as to the affordable housing. as my partner related to, this is a dedication of an airspace parcel. fully coordinated with the mayor's office of housing. it will be 100% affordable. there is 107 units programmed here. over 40% of the units are 2-3 bedrooms designed to fit both family and intergenerational housing. here you can see unit plans that have been developed in consort with the mayor's office of housing. this is really a thoughtful program that can be realized as soon as the mayor's office is ready. >> and going to turn it over to lisa to walk you through the design of the project. >> hello commissioners. this describes the project looking from t

>> 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