i served with avni on the puc citizen's advisory committee.und her to be a very thoughtful and important member of the committee. some years ago when we served together. i've worked with josh ahsha closely. when he served admirably on the commission on the environment, including time as the chair. i do not know. mr. leveroni, but it seems like he will do a fine job as well. i just wanted to note that this is a pretty significant change in the commission makeup, and i hope that these new commissioners will look back to some of their predecessors, including andy moran, newsha ajami, ed harrington, many others, sophie maxwell to understand the puc and the breadth and depth of the water, power and sewer issues that they will now oversee. thanks for listening. good morning. randall de martini, executive director of the salesian boys and girls club, and i'm here on behalf to speak for mr. steven leverone. steven and i go way back. i've known him for over 30 years. not only is he very involved in a lot of community nonprofits, he's very involved with

it really means so much to the puc and so important to the puc. congratulations. >> thank you. commissioner rivera. >> thank you president paulson. thank you so much mike, frank, tony for your service, and dedication. i always said that you know, puc is a great enterprise, but our life and blood and heart and soul are the employees and you guys just hearing you talk and being here, it just really is humbling to see the level of dedication you have, and mike said something that kind of jarred my memory. my first day in the fire house when i was a brand new firefighter, i told-i exclaimed i said, this is the greatest job in the world and one of the old timers corrected me and said, this is second greatest job in the world. i said what is the greatest job? he said the water department. [laughter] thanks for reminding me. and thank you very much for all your hard work and efforts. >> that's pretty good. a lot of-guys why don't you come up for photos. i can't help notice commissioner stacey was [indiscernible] virtues of retirement. when she retired from the city attorney office, i

the evidence lee the manager for the puc manager am bureau. after the failure in 2017 the safety dams sent letters to conduct condition assessmentos spill ways that are under dsod jurisdiction. so in response we advertise contracts per 138ab and c. in late 2019 for all dams and reservoirs repaired orvil impair requirements and upon analysis on dam owners. we completed the need's assessment on several facilities and the assessments have helped us define scopes. so in the latest plan, we have significantly increased the budget to 208.9 million to reflect the needs. this slide has data. shoes the projects and the left column. the current phase of each project. the current contract budget. and our proposed amendment one modifications. the original contract is 11 million 11 year pool contract a selection of project this is contract will support. this type of contract provides flexibility in professional service support through project planning, design and construction. we funded the task orderings under the contract based on criticality and priorit

but before that, i'd like to invite michael himes, the assistant deputy general manager from from puc wanted to give a few comments and want to thank mike for all of his reviews and input on this process. thank you. good morning, lafco commissioners mike himes. i'm the deputy assistant general manager at the sfpuc, responsible for cleanpowersf and our power resources, i'd like to thank the executive officer, for his work in leading this collaborative study, which was funded by cleanpowersf ratepayers pursuant to our memorandum of understanding between lafco and the sfpuc, and i also would like to echo what he said a moment ago and acknowledge the support and contributions from a number of city staff. from various departments, including the sfpu, the environment department, the department of building inspection and fire department. i think he identified some of those individuals, these staff members lent their expertise and provided advice and review of the consultant team's draft materials. we were very happy to participate in this effort to better understand and improve the experienc

started as a intern guided through the process eventually one day a a deputy director or staying with the puct yet sorry [off mic.] >> oh, there we go. >> uh-huh. >> yeah. >> >> welcome to the san francisco county transportation authority meeting this morning at 10:00 am., tuesday, september 24, 2024. >> i'm chair mandelman and our commissioner melgar is and thank you, sfgovtv and as well as our clerk amy saeyang

started as a intern guided through the process eventually one day a a deputy director or staying with the puconight's forum is a great opportunity to learn about the candidates before you vote, so let's get started. i want to invite you all to make opening sten

however, the latest information from our colleagues at puc, informed us that pga is much more favorable to issue, to provide us with secondary, supply, not to not require the primary, service. so this is good news, and we need to just wait a little bit longer to see how it works in practice and hopefully next year we'll be able to report to you that it has been fully materialized. and with that, i will, introduce the first project manager, michael rossetto. good morning, commissioners. michael rossetto, project manager for several esser projects, the first one here at police station, our police department, traffic company, forensic services division. this project has been completed for a couple of years. it's in financial close out. the only remaining activity is the art installation under the art commission, which will be a freestanding tower just to the right of where you see the flagpoles there, i understand from the arts commission that that's there's been a lot of procurement delays for the artist, but i understand that that's going to activity is going to start up again in septemb

ordinance number two should apply to the puc lawsuits. what you should do is require the sfpuc to get pre-approval from you before filing a lawsuit, because that's their standard operating procedure. that's the way to stop these people from acting so irresponsibly is to require them to stand where we are, and justify the idiotic moves that they've been making for over eight years. thank you very much, and let us hope that we emerge victorious from this. thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. hello everybody. my name is scott web. i'm the vice chair of the sierra club bay chapter and the director of advocacy for the resource renewal institute and a resident of the outer sunset and someone who loves to swim and surf in the ocean. i echo the sentiments and community and environmental organizations of the close to 50 bay area groups who have signed on to a letter asking the city to end this lawsuit against the epa, instead of trying to find a solution with the epa. mayor london breed, david chiu and dennis herrera have decided to

ordinance number two should apply to the puc lawsuits. what you should do is require the sfpuc to get pre-approval from you before filing a lawsuit, because that's their standard operating procedure. that's the way to stop these people from acting so irresponsibly is to require them to stand where we are, and justify the idiotic moves that they've been making for over eight years. thank you very much, and let us hope that we emerge victorious from this. thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. hello everybody. my name is scott web. i'm the vice chair of the sierra club bay chapter and the director of advocacy for the resource renewal institute and a resident of the outer sunset and someone who loves to swim and surf in the ocean. i echo the sentiments and community and environmental organizations of the close to 50 bay area groups who have signed on to a letter asking the city to end this lawsuit against the epa, instead of trying to find a solution with the epa. mayor london breed, david chiu and dennis herrera have decided to

and you can see that our depressions, that's work that we do that is basically puc it could be a sewer depression, something that needs to be taken look at. but that number has gone down and that's because of our coordination and being able to, to you know, just work in concert with them, they will let us know of a location that needs to be addressed and made shave will come out proactively and complete those repairs, that's why i believe our sewers are down for this year. any questions? >> i know we talked about this before, what happen at a certain street that is still under sf county but somehow become another county's responsibility and it remains not repaired? i know jeffery mentioned earlier, that dpw partner with other counties on some works. so why we not partnering with this particular county to fix these street road potholes? >> thank you, thank you for bringing that up. i remember us being out there and checking that area out. so right now, you know, there is some confusion as to who owns that street city of brisbane or is it city and county of san francisco. so what we need

the puc can resolve this dispute locally with the epa, but by pursuing this lawsuit with the supreme, the city is aligning with the polluters who prioritize profit over people. >> according to the justice department, san francisco has failed to identify vague language in the federal standards on pollution levels that result in water quality violations. >> habitat for humanity building in the east bay to help ease the housing crisis for some well deserving families. volunteers from wells fargo and some future homeowners started framing houses today, and habitat for humanity's esperanza place neighborhood right next to the pleasant hill bart station. this is going to contain 19 affordable townhomes ranging from 1 to 4 bedrooms. they will be sold to low and moderate income families. habitat. for humanity says these houses will give hope to those willing to put in the work. >> we have completed the first 23 of those homes, so we have homeowners in process getting ready to move into the first half of this neighborhood. and meanwhile, we have volunteers today from wells fargo that are out

met with puc in august to discuss revive soil storm water management strategies and took livery of 6 new braun northwest ambulance and took in new scuba dive communication equipment. . this is the first new dive equipment for 15 years. the equipment we had were out dated. i was on the captain of rescue two screening and beg for the type of equipment. chief mullin make its happen with the captain at bureau of equipment and i thank them. on top of a 10 heart attack-vac heating boil are issues at fire stations and stages that you see in your report. under earthquake safety and emergency response. chief miller is busy with the fire training. there were so many other things that were happening. this is the one i harp on it is a large project. folks features of the fire training structures. designs were completed and sent it two cost estimators. members of the design team -- met with the art's commission regarding theard it is at the facility. and the design team met with the sfpuc commission to. identify soil retention and stabilization for the facility as it is a large site with differen

. >> from 311 to the puc and the park rangers, great partners. and so it's really a whole government approach separately and together. >> julian highsmith of the coalition of homelessness says while less tents are a win. >> just because tent counts are down 60%, that doesn't mean homelessness is down 60%. you know, tents don't equate to the total amount of unhoused people here in the city of san francisco. >> and homelessness comes in many forms. we caught up with this man in the tenderloin who didn't want his name used. he told me he lives on the streets, but not in a tent. >> before she took office, we were dealing with the same and it was worser. so it has as far as the cleanup? yeah, it has gotten better. >> the city says it recognizes that this tent count can be fluid. just because one tent is no longer here on this street, doesn't mean it will pop up around the corner or down the block in san francisco. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> a big reveal from tesla tonight. the event showcasing the company's new robot taxi. >> and we're looking

. >> from 311 to the puc and the park rangers, great partners. and so it's really a whole government approach. separately and together, julian highsmith of the coalition of homelessness says while less tents are a win. >> just because tent counts are down 60%, that doesn't mean homelessness is down 60%. you know, tents don't equate to the total amount of unhoused people here in the city of san francisco. >> and homelessness comes in many forms. we caught up with this man in the tenderloin who didn't want his name used. he told me he lives on the streets, but not in a tent. >> before she took office, we were dealing with the same and it was worser. so it has as far as the cleanup? yeah, it has gotten better. >> now, city officials say they recognize this tent count can be fluid. just because one tent is missing from this corner doesn't mean it will pop up around the corner. down the block. live in san francisco. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. all right. >> and we will wait to see if the success they're having in clearing those tents from the stree

tesla would also first have to obtain the proper operating licenses with approval from california's puc. with the la dodgers just about set to start, the world series, fans are suddenly mourning the loss of a legend. word came out last night about the death of pitcher fernando valenzuela. soon after, fans in l.a, they gathered to remember him. for those old enough to remember he set the sports world on fire. as a rookie in 1981, energizing the mexican american community. he brought baseball to the city of angels. i think he was here for. he pulled in all the latinos and as as fans and, you know, after all the chavez ravine and all this other stuff that happened up here. so i think he really pulled los angeles together. he meant a lot to us. mexican. he came from mexico, you know, just a great dodger player, great screwball player. i came out here tonight because fernando valenzuela meant a lot to our family and the community of la. fernando valenzuela, huge era for the dodgers with him on the team. venezuela became the first pitcher to ever win rookie of the year and cy young in the sam

tesla would also first have to obtain the proper operating licenses with approval from california's puc. well, turning for you this morning celebrating a championship for one bay area basketball icon to another complex. sports reports. east bay native and new york liberty star sabrina ionescu answered just one call after her team won the wnba championship on sunday. it was a facetime video call from steph curry. she says it was brief but special because he's always been in her corner. ionescu played a key role in defeating minnesota in an exciting finals in the first championship for the liberty. she also finished sixth in the vote for the league's most valuable player. very cool. congratulations to them. all right. getting out the door. play a little ball. do a little run. it's a little chilly out there this morning. it's starting out cooler this morning. so you're thinking about that too as you're getting the kids dressed and out the door for school jacket in the morning, short sleeves for later today. and we're right now at 42 in danville. taking a look at where we are currently 50 i

doing nothing to stop them and doing nothing to regulate them and anything to control them and the puc stepped up something should do something they handed the regulations. you know, this medallion program was an opportunity and you heard an opportunity but a disaster one of the ways that was promoted a sad time the medallion would be paid off in 12 years that was in 2010 or 2012 and most of altercation drivers bought between 2010 and 2012 had them for 14 or 10 years and refinances to pay for another 12 years that is too much. and nominating the mta don't understand has been revoking payment medallions those are in the earlier days in 2020 and this year and they said they're revoking them the medallions are not phenomenally the rules as you can see the mta is a super agency (bell ringing) they execute the rules i ask i to pay attention to the taxi drivers those are not throw away people either need some relief and we can show that san francisco, california be a city that knows what to do and do something about that and thank you for your comments and next speaker. >> please. i have to

one day a a deputy director or staying with the puc is where i love it■■ oh, not yet sorry [off mic.]oh, there we go. >> uh-huh. >> yeah. >> >> welcome to the san francisco county transportation authority meeting this morning at 10:00 am., tuesday, september 24, 2024. >> i'm chair mandelman and our commissioner melgar is and thank you, sfgovtv and as well as our clerk amy saeyang madam clerk, please call the roll. >> commissioner chan, present. >> dmird absent commissioner engardio, present. >> chair mandelman, present. >> commissioner melgar, present. >> commissioner peskin absent. >> supervisor preston, present. >> commissioner ronen, present. >> commissioner safai absent commissioner safai absent. >> dmrndz we have quorum i think you have a public comment announcement interested in participating we welcome you >> location: legislative chamber, room 250, city hall watch sf cable channel 26 or 99 (depending on your provider) watch www.sfgovtv.org or watch 26 or 9 did or stream wishing to make. >> public comment call-in: 1-415-655-0001; access code: 2663 946 4134 2 minutes to speak. w

started as a intern guided through the process eventually one day a a deputy director or staying with the puc is where i love it >> tonight's forum is a great opportunity to learn about the candidates before you vote, so let's get started. i want to invite you all to make opening statements. we go in reverse alphabetical order by first name. danny you will start and you get 60 seconds. the time keeper is right there. you see her? okay. excellent. >> okay. good evening everyone. my name is danny sauter, i lived in district 3 for the past 10 years with my wife and over those last 10 years at every turn i looked for ways to serve our community. started with serving as the president of north beach neighbors where i have done everything to lead the effort on farmer market, fill up empty store fronts, organize monthly cleanups and start a restaurant delivery. i know public safety is on all our minegds. mind. that is why i work to organize town hall with district attorney, police walks with our captain at central station. i'm the only candidate in this race endorsed by the san francisco democratic p

and those have been taken away from this board and taken to the puc or other places. right. and legislation in some cases, you know, we had 2 or 3 of them in a week, so those that, that, that, that grouping has a significant amount of impact on that. there were quite a few of those appeals, back in the day. so as long as you're on that area, i don't see any reference. i don't see any reference to the taxi medallion cases were. yeah. we didn't hear any. were we done with them? yes. in fiscal year 24 we did not have reporting period. we didn't have any. that's correct. thank you. time flies when you're having fun. and we didn't have any taxi hearings in fiscal year 24. so but thank you for asking. and okay, so moving on to page. let me see. so page 12 subject matter. no surprise that 80% of our appeals were of land use decisions made by the department of building inspection, planning department planning commission, historic preservation commission and the zoning administrator. and it's interesting to look back over the years how that number fluctuates, but it's consistently th

so we've got the puc, we've got mta. we have folks who operate assets underground above ground that straddle all these lines and trying to think through for each section of the shoreline. how do we plan, how do we adapt? and in this case, specifically, how do we prepare for disaster planning? but there's a whole effort around different levels of resilience planning, both mitigating but also adapting our shoreline for the future. so i'm really confident and maybe, maybe timely for us to bring some of those items back to the commission to daylight. some of that i'm i'm just asking the question, being totally blown away by the comprehensiveness of your answers. these are very specific questions many of the areas have been involved in for a number of years, so i'm delighted to see how you're doing it. and indeed, layering the many supporting and potentially conflicting issues that everybody has to address here. so thank you so much. i'm very impressed by your work. thank you. thank you for your questions. thank you commissio

reasons the city regularly communicates climate change with two residents through the planning department pucment so how did i come to that conclusion and we line number 12 page 5 of the legislation. um, we say that recommendation number 3, 2 will not be implemented because it is unwarranted with the go bonds are paid for by special tax it there is a bunch of things we're saying to the judge we're already doing no money allocate how i came to the conclusion. i wasn't at the meeting i'm sorry, i wanted to hear that question. >> that's fine i wish you had asked the board but at the same time, we asked the board in terms of communications on those issues and a came back back that the climate change risks to residents are communicated regularly nothing more to do facial in terms of the body question they wanted us to um, exclude something not factual in terms of what i read on page 5 i don't have this in front of me, you asked questions you should have asked me before. >> okay. thank you. >> supervisor stefani. >> okay. >> i have nothing further. >> with that, on item 16, item 7 as amended, item

the puc admits the wastewater system cannot handle what's coming, or as supervisor stefani referenced what is here now. we think looking additional debt funding capacity is necessary. the mayper disagreed, but at the same time said the city has incomplete understanding of what those costs are. now, on the third one, the mayor also disagreed formal flood coordination was needed because the sea level rise coordinating committee is the sea level rise and flood hazard coordinating committee. i take that as a win. i was not able to find any public records for this newer named group, and it is not detailed in the draft 2025 safety resilience element of the general plan. i assume the best that the good work of this group is simply not public facing, and that leads to our final finding, the taxpayer, the rate payers and residents of low lying properties are entitled to more nrfshz on the future impact of climate change then the climate sf news letter provides currently. the mayor disagreed, but said the climate sf is in the process of reviewing this strategy. next one, please. we also have th