california puc commission as cal water investor also authorize third degree and matches the puc initiative to acquire small system. the 158 customers don't have the means to maintain current water standard this is amendment amends the map and ensures cal water will seek to use the supplies. so they are not lost. they are brought in as you recall cal water is an individual investor on or abouted u tiltity and limited to supplies they use from the hetch hetchy system. local supplies they get this water from our reds reservoirs in alameda county. i'm happy to answer questions you saw a first amendment in june. public comment. sir. item 9. you don't mess with water. it is a problem. we can't mess with water. pay attention. [inaudible]. otherwise. you are not playing transparency. it meansure hiding something. had is it floppy disk interests, that's what it is. not in your best interests anymore. it has been going on for too long guys. playing with fire for too lounge will see that for the moment. and then [inaudible]. better piattention i'm series and with you i want everyone to be happy. that

we want puc version. we have a unique area i'm proud of our place and an opportunity to make great change and make sure that the decision make suggest from us and not from a consultant when may be disconnect in the areas. . you have our shared commitment. why thank you. commissioner max quell >> i want to thank the general manager and chris for makeing huge step. this is big and i realliment to thank you for understanding how important this is to us. thank you about this and -- -- you are both urn the glass i have all the xufdz no one and makes me feel proud of our organization we are going this route. thank you. thank you. >> so -- thank you, everyone. a couple of things. 9 and a half million. to 2020, 5 years. i do recognize we need help. a lot of work to be defendant's exhibit. everything takes time we don't have the manpower. i appreciate the commitment you will manage this task i want to ask for more than that. one is as member who joined the organization i would love to hear from you when you look a

puc to order. can we have a roll call >> commissioner paulson >> here >> rivera. >> here >> commissioner ajami >> here. >> commissioner maxwell. >> here >> stacy >> aye. >> we have quorum >> members may make 2 millions of comment by dialing 415-655-0001, access code: 2660 908 7338 ## owns and stewards of unkeyed lands within the historic territory of the tribe and other familiar descendants of the historic federal mission san jose band of alameda count and he recognizes that every citizen in the greater bay area has and continues to benefit from the use and occupation of the tribes abridge nal lands before and after the san francisco public utilities commission found nothing 1932. it is important we not only recognize the history of the tribal lands but also we acknowledge and honest o the fact that the oshg loney people have established a partnership with the puc and productive members within the many greater san francisco bay area communities. today. approval of the minutes of october 10 of twe.

is it puc or you all or caltrans? the puc will construct the project. the vegetation management along within the right of way will continue to be caltrans responsibility. we and the puc will maintain pieces of asphalt gates and fences that are constructed as the assets constructed as part of the project. the reason that i ask is because a significant amount of my district has close hundred 80 parts of 101 and caltrans has not been a good partner in maintaining that area. they've started to increase that more recently. we've really pushed them over the last year and a half. so i just wonder what your experience has been like with caltrans and are they do you believe they'll be able to fulfill that? i mean, it seems like there's no other option for you. the other option would be for them to pay you and have puc do the maintenance. is that something that you've considered ? um, no, no, it's not. and i do have john fournier from the natural resources and land management division here. his, his staff have have are responsible for the maintenance in that loca

and becoming puc customer. and we are having conversation options with the puc. they currently oh well with the acceptance of this infrastructure, they will own all of the new what we call joint trench. these are underground electrical distribution lines in the initial sub phase areas, they will own the switchyard equipment and the sub structures at the switchyard that were constructed by the developer. and we're having conversations with them about transferring ownership of all of the off island electrical infrastructure . but we don't that it would likely happen sometime next year . okay, so thank you. everything you just said, we need to kind of have a report out that kind of delineate and capture everything here. so we can look at the document and be able to ask questions. i think, yes, we need to move this item forward. and so thank you for your presentation, sir. yes, mrs. m, i have a similar question, so just for clarity, are we accepting these two parks in this request at all the improvements that we ha

puc is sdmrmd than i take action. >> thank you. i believe we talked about commissioner sip and he i discussed about getting more guarantee lawyer and w with to you get better. i think hopeful low going to get you on to try to meet and do more reports. we are developing the reports and you know, good crooperative so i can understand. thank you. any further questions. mr. full are public comment. >> members of public who wish to make 3 minutes of comment on item 4 the bureau building and street repair performance measure report. may lineup further from the door if present in the chamber. if you are calling in, dial 415-655-0001, access code: 2664 792 8851 ##. we don't have anyone in person to speak on this item. and sfgovtv is indicating we don't have callers. this concludes public comment on item 4. >> further questions or debate? thank you. >> call the next item. thank you. >> and our next item is 6 since we heard 5 earlier in the meeting. item 6 is new business by commissioners an opportunity for commissioners to announce and rais

knowing more of the details the puc is reporting tht puc than i don'teen receive dataasm so we are on the public you puc or dmv prosecute voiders to provide details about the locations where the vehicle stopsful from a policy perspective we are willing to try to point in square one we can make the assessment. much less recommendations and we are not even. part whf we have been advocate to the puc for a number of months now the program should be deployd and expanded in increments of performance in a manner allows you to assess and smaller areas of the city not as complex. how the vehicleers operating and tracking data close low to understand where the performance meet certain bench mashes including how they provide services to people disabilities before we grant expansions to the companies. and that was this was our position in a number of filings dating back to last year. however, the cpu c aware of the issues decided to grant the companies permits to provide unrestricted service in all of san francisco 24/7. again. no limits on the vehicle fee. that was a clarification i wanted make

staff med to the california puc that fell on deaf ears. my question is, what we can learn about av regulation from how the cfuc revving lites rail transit. >> you want to take a crack at that? sure. quickly it is a complicated subject from the perspect you have of rail transit we do expect our drivers to be defensive drivers. we hold them to the standard of having to avoid crasheseen though they were not necessary low at fault t. is meaning somebody else's error does in the excuse the error of a transit operator. so just that high level professional driving is a starting point. having the high level targets. the next thingil say is those things they mentioned down at the bottom near misses we are required look at every near are miss and go over plans with regulators regularly when we have events or near miss. i will say the dmv events action today we have to assume based on their review of incidents. so these are examples of when we can learn there. and um -- there are things to learn from local regulation of micromobility. scooters came i

this project is lead by the puc as the lead agency and rec and park working collaboratively qu the puc on this project with sfmta and public works. approval actions already taken place include september 28, the project eir certified by the sf planning commission and october 10, puc unanimously approved the project and other action items. the project area is the southern portion of ocean beach with work principally occurring in the great highway extension south of float to sky line boulevard. this is one of san francisco's first large cross agency climate change adaptation projects. envisioned in the 2012 ocean beach master plan and this project will develop and implement two of the six ocean key moves along southesian beach. the first managed retreat. the second being protecting the existing puc lake merced tunnel or lmt in place introducing a multipurpose coastal protection restoration and access system. this project is phase 3 improvalment to the area to address coastal erosion and sea level rise as relates to the wastewater infrastructure. the major project elements include as menti

staff med to the california puc that fell on deaf ears. my question is, what we can learn about av regulation from how the cfuc revving lites rail transit. >> you want to take a crack at that? sure. quickly it is a complicated subject from the perspect you have of rail transit we do expect our drivers to be defensive drivers. we hold them to the standard of having to avoid crasheseen though they were not necessary low at fault t. is meaning somebody else's error does in the excuse the error of a transit operator. so just that high level professional driving is a starting point. having the high level targets. the next thingil say is those things they mentioned down at the bottom near misses we are required look at every near are miss and go over plans with regulators regularly when we have events or near miss. i will say the dmv events action today we have to assume based on their review of incidents. so these are examples of when we can learn there. and um -- there are things to learn from local regulation of micromobility. scooters came i

staff med to the california puc that fell on deaf ears. my question is, what we can learn about av regulation from how the cfuc revving lites rail transit. >> you want to take a crack at that? sure. quickly it is a complicated subject from the perspect you have of rail transit we do expect our drivers to be defensive drivers. we hold them to the standard of having to avoid crasheseen though they were not necessary low at fault t. is meaning somebody else's error does in the excuse the error of a transit operator. so just that high level professional driving is a starting point. having the high level targets. the next thingil say is those things they mentioned down at the bottom near misses we are required look at every near are miss and go over plans with regulators regularly when we have events or near miss. i will say the dmv events action today we have to assume based on their review of incidents. so these are examples of when we can learn there. and um -- there are things to learn from local regulation of micromobility. scooters came i

so this was my area as water conservation manager with sf puc.utlined strategy one which is invest and implement demand management programs, and the puc rain or shine has long had a comprehensivi water conservation program for many decades. we have a mix of incentives and research and education to help customers use water efficiently. we have developed that based on best practices, studies we have done in the field, in you and developing technologies, and it has led and contributed to san francisco having the lowest amount of per capita water use in california, and we continue that program because we know there is still more water to save. we have a conservation planning process and program that's explained in the water supply chapter, but we develop every year, we developed a master plan to guide our conservation efforts. we formally update that every five years. it's posted and shared online in the form of our water conservation plan. but when we update it, we go back through and look at all the assistance measures that we have and forecast the

the puc contract number is wd hyphen 2687r. when the fire department deputy chief for awas retired in 2011, a pump station number two needed only four new diesel pumps and ebmud cleaned out of the intake. multiple construction. years later, multiple contracts, revisions later. there were significant cost overruns on this project. i would urge gobokk to examine the project to identify underlying underlying issues and any potential irregularities. thank you. thank you. thank you. caller are there any more callers? there are no additional public comments. there's no additional public comment. great if we could move to item number three, please. item three, approval with possible modification of the minutes of the august 31st, 2023 meeting. entertain a motion. move to approve. second. motion and second. great any discussion on folks? just a comment. i think it noted that member past member jean was in attendance and i don't think i think she was already off. member jean. oh, okay. well we'll make that clarification. great update th

was reminiscing with my colleague and my heartthrob aaron peckin the city attorneys dragged us to the puc to testify. we were thinking what in the world but it worked, obviously. but there we were and many people went to the preponderance iso. and sacramento we were on a mission. we went through 3 mayors did in the matter who was mir and not mir we were here the potrero boosters. ledge was here. sage was here. dog patch association we were all still here. that's what made the difference. you see here this is so appropriate to be affordable housing who will live in our city. is it the food and are we going to be diverse in population. it is that diverse population. are we just going to important middle class or going to build and credit middle class. that is when cities do. that's what cities do. and i want to thank our mayor. i want to thank for a number of reasons i will say have introduced my grandson. i call him now a grownup machine i kent do this my grand son and his family. when they got red to have a family they moved to oak land. last week i got a call and saturday. grand mother a

plan and in addition um, between ourselves and the cd v we have the compliments and the art museum and puc delux a skate group the federal government and fitness the fairmdz farmer's market and the mid-market and the and sfpd and state of california and trinity plaza and others. we also heard from the community openhouse on august 1, '40 demonstrate how the plans can be served through the un plaza operation and for example, the many of the elements that we just discussed they are people that can utilities them and as a view back to the public realm plan shows the urban spaces and un plaza and other plaza the upcoming activation creates opportunity for the plazas to provide coordinator option for visitors and residents you'll hear more about that for folsom plaza welcomed the faifrmz to the folsom plaza that provides opportunity for vendors and residents to have access like i said eileen will discuss how they provide long term and short term support for the market and un plaza when you walk by contradiction is well underway and to open those new elements mid-november (clearing throat) and e

. >> puc has asked the company to consider raising rates 10 to 12% instead. >>> san francisco is re-xamining the rights of street vendors and everyone else who uses city sidewalks. a ban on street vending on mission will start next month. supervisor hillary who represents the mission district recently made that announcement. she says the ban was in response to assaults on public works employees reportedly threatened by street vendors. they will designate spaces away from city sidewalks for vendors. >>> breaking at this hour. you are watching the end of a standoff at san francisco, just happened a short time ago. officers responding to reports of a man in distress in this home around 8:00 this evening. a few blocks west of 101. officers tried to make contact with the man, he barricaded himself inside. the crisis negotiation team was able to get him to surrender peacefully. luckily no one was hurt. >> in the south bay, new affordable housing is coming and plans to include a day care center. they broke ground at the san jose site for 135 family oriented apartments. they will go up on li

one is that, the board could request puc to revisit the way it prioritizes maintaining pipes. i also think this could be addressed in the budget in may. puc will come back for the capital and operating budget. $50 million this year allocated to water pipe maintenance according to information we received from the department during the reporting process. i think what we could do in may is identify how much in the capital plan is allocated to this kind of maintenance and make adjustments to their budget to put more funding in. we do recommend approval of item 4. >> thank you. will that be a consideration when you do come before this body in may to be ready to discuss your maintenance upkeep funding and be able to have an analysis that whether your current budget is sufficient? >> yes are, absolutely. we will speak to that in the budget process. >> great. love to put a note to that. it is one of those like, yellow tag or tag it and when you come back in may we look forward having that discussion. thank you and with that, let's go to public comment. >> members who wish to speak sho

does the dmv or puc get involved in maybe limiting cruise and waymo testing on the streets of san francisco? >> perfect question because that's happening right now as we speak. the dmv limited cruise and said you have to remove 50% of the cars. >> that was a couple of weeks ago. >> now the dmv put out a statement this evening saying we are dealing with it. we are talking to cruise. we have the right to limit these robotaxis but they haven't said any action is being taken yet. but they are involved because, again, this is kind of new territory as it has been for the last year or two, raj. >> just to be clear, it was a human that hit that woman last night and took off. >> and they're still looking for that driver as well. >> thank you, scott. >> you bet. >>> let's move on. we want to get back to our top story, the mess in washington, d.c. you've heard of this by now. republican congressman kevin mccarthy is out as speaker of the house. it's never happened in the history of this country. >> the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vaca

so is anybody from the puc either here ? can they address kind of the conversations again around this topic and how you might what you've been the conversations with the zoo have been around the entry. yes. on roche with the sfpuc i'm the project manager for the city project and we've been working with the zoo for many years on what would need to happen. related to this project. we've reconfigured the entrance at sloat as mr. hill is just described. it will serve as their entrance and exit. we didn't identify any additional impacts under sequa that would require anything beyond that, but we have committed to and in fact will be introducing that as part of our resolution at our commission meeting on october 10th to continue that work and take a look at that after the project has been completed to determine if there is some other action that needs to happen and that it would require its own environmental review. okay. so i just want to make sure i understand that there would be conversation to figure out this entry exiting thi

puc and fire department. and then tier 3 projects are projects that basically involve pretty significant infrastructure. these are projects that would otherwise have been required a major encroachment permit and i should note some tier 2 projects might have required a major encroachment permit. the intent is make the project much less onerous and much less time consuming. these could include sculptures, irrigation centers in the right of way, major landscape infrastructure and similarly, this would be based on a non profit cbd merchant association or community based organization as the applicant and we would anticipate partnership with other city departments to review the proposed projects for tier 3 as well. the three components of the permit process is the legislation you are considering here today. we will then develop regulations to go alongside this, which really are our internal processes for how do we approve these and what are the various factors we need to consider. there might be guidelines we put o

program for preapproved accessory dwelling units plans dbi will work with the planning department and puc to have three in place by january 25th. and that concludes my presentation. i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >>. thank you. >> next, we have item 4 e update on inspection services. >> good morning, commissioners i'm matthew acting deputy director for the services and happy to provide an update of the performance inspection services division. first slide. thank you. >> um, in september of 2023 the mrifrm u plumbing division had many inspectors were conducted within two business days requested by the customers meeting the target of 20 percent in the same month 800 plus inspections with one hundred plus of multi-family housing. next slide, please. the building electrical and plumbing received 4 hundred and 16 complaints and respond to 95 well beyond the responses and our kvment sent 75 to the sdroshgz and lastly, received three hundred and 58 non-hazard complaints and respond within three days and have housing has received 18 and respond to 78 percent in one day and th

san francisco before the treasure over of sight committee a member of ref now bond oversight for the puc. i served chair for 5 of 8 years to my term. i worked for local nonprofits when now called the bay eco tearium. the pair institute and aquarium of the bay and island conservancy involved with their financial over site and government. currently a board member and treasurer for northern california and the organization as you may know, work with the youth, neighborhood leadership programs. and there are many graduates who are currently working throughout the city. it is a lit of on the side, you mentioned diane feinstein before a graduate [inaudible]. we are proud of this. i'm interested in the continuing committee the duties much my enters, expertise and experiences and during my semi retirement contributed to the community in which i live. i'm ready for questions if you have them. >> thank you. i don't see anybody on the roster but i would say i think that the lack of -- questions i don't think should be interpreted for lack appreciation. and i well qualified both of and you appreciate

in her time at dpw, puc and the san francisco controller's office.t its make city prosecute cure am efficient, saving taxpayers millions of dollars. she has done her job with highest ethical standards and deep care. many are here tonight. many staff leaders themselves through her support and mentorship. these qualities the reason elected by mea to be their president for over 4 yers. as president she is ensured financial sustain ability and advocates for welfare of managers in the city. join mow in welcoming judges listen the 2023 fill ponento-american history month community champion. joining here is miguel gerrero representing our experience the golden state warriors. >> good evening- a delightful night to celebrate filipino heritage i'm grateful to be here and so humbleed get this, ward i wanted to mention the important names that have supported myself and the filipino community. starting with mayor breed who was the first mayor attended the first sfmea and general ferer is here. i have also the mea executive team. chris romero, andrea and a lot of

ahead you have to care about the job and go above and beyond to find out as much as you can the three puc i so no glass ceiling the opportunities are endtelevision. >> in 1948 swensen's ice cream used to make ice cream in the navy and decided to open up an ice cream shop it it takes time for the parent to put money down and diane one of the managers at zen citizen in arena hills open and serve old-fashioned ice cream. >> over 20 years. >> yeah. >> had my own business i was a firefighter and came in- in 1969 her dad had ice cream and left here still the owner but shortly after um, in here became the inc. maker the manager and lead and branded the store from day to day and in the late 90s- was obvious choice he sold it to him and he called us up one night and said i'm going to sell the ice cream store what you you talking about diane came and looked at the store and something we want to do and had a history of her dad here and growing up here at the ice cream store we decided to take that business on. >> and have it in the family i didn't want to sell it. >> to keep it here in san francisco

hope that will be forthcoming in the next 12 months. >> the same question what was the role that the puclace in strengthening the grid and how has been the response to your work. >> take you for your question. specifically because i don't have a lot of time. hawaiian electric june 22 application to invested $190 million in five years to upgrade distribution of the structure. that's coming along well in the filing of the application and an opportunity for hawaiian electric to get some federal money to supplement that. it saves our ratepayers basically half of the cost of the project. and it was announced for the department of energy and it's talking over and how they would get that money granted to us. we have committed at the public utilities commission to surrender a decision in the announcement of that award. >> is unsecure appreciate the role of this infrastructure investment of the transmission to fire and resiliency and sorry that this came as you were appearing to deal with it. i wish you the very, very best and we send her love and prayers to the folks in hawaii. >> the gentleman

pg&e would like to bury lines in parts of the state at highest risk for wildfire, but puc is not on board with this yet. the cpuc argues the plan would take too long and cost too much at nearly $6 billion. those costs would be passed on to customers through higher rates. the cpuc suggests a cheaper alternative, which would be to add a protective cover to the overhead lines instead of burying them. pg&e says that would be too risky and burying the lines would reduce the risk by 99% because lines can't be blown down by windstorms. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> san francisco's top crime fighters are out with a new progress report on the efforts to take back the streets. da brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott last night held a joint town hall at the county fair building in golden gate park and presented an update on what's being done to reduce crime. jenkins says her office is now doing all that it can to detain accused drug dealers whose cases remain open, and holding them more accountable for the fentanyl crisis. the chief says the mayor's office is backing a ne