rest of their >> good afternoon, everybody let me please call this meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission at the 1:40 p.m. sfgovtv requires you to speak into the microphone otherwise the public can't hear our discussion. call roll >> commissioner president courtney. commissioner moran. commissioner torres. conditioning and commissioner vietor are on their way a you tell me 3 is the approval of the minutes from february 11, 2014. commissioners >> move to accept. >> any public comment on the minutes of february 11, 2014, seeing none, public comment is closed. i'll call for a vote all all in favor, say i. opposed? the item is passed >> that concludes my presentation. >> is yolanda lewis here, please. >> good afternoon opportunity i'm yolanda lewis i'm representing the coalition i want to remained the coalition that the bayview area is right lane on you to have the benefit policy resolution that all life that are directly effected receive a benefit we want to make sure that in the infrastructure project that are being taken under account with the water and a sewage we look at opportunities to

san francisco. and even though the san francisco public utilities commission staff are working telephone number on this we released on rfp last friday to punish finish the planning for the local installation work for clean pour u s f even though your staff is not working on this i'm sure mell come will finish the getting paid and it will be helpful to come to the joint meeting on monday and you can help us geoget to the goal we need to be able to have this program by dedicating our staff on the local planning plan outbuilding >> i'll be out of town. the critics will be happy to hear that >> i know that supervisor avalos has been doing good work they were applying some pressure to get it down so with respect to monday, i know we have 3 commissioners that were agriculture to attend in the morning and 3 in the afternoon i'm not one of the expirations that can attend so you you're getting the 3 that are available i think this was appropriate to say. >> the advocates were completely surprised by this as well and hopefully, they'll be another joint meeting but consider the issue of putting staff on that. >>

to 5 welcom >> good afternoon, everybody let me please call this meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission.m. sfgovtv requires you to speak into the microphone otherwise the public can't hear our discussion. call roll >> commissioner president courtney. commissioner moran. commissioner torres. conditioning and commissioner vietor are on their way a you tell me 3 is the approval of the minutes from february 11, 2014. commissioners >> move to accept. >> any public comment on the minutes of

11 public hearing to correspond and possible action to adopt the san francisco spuk sfpuc item 12 public hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the san francisco public utilities commission. item 13, motion to calendar public hearings. 14 motion to calendar a pub hearing. >> good afternoon, in your packet today in the communication section there is about 90 pages of previously requested follow up materials. all of the questions previously asked from the last two budget hearings were provided assistant general managers provided answers. a couple of items are still outstanding and we've asked the commission secretary to agendaized those. but there is about 89 pages there that if there are specific questions i can assist with verbalizing those answers or another that are of particular note. >> thank you. i have five items. first is on position cap and i appreciate the update to the spreadsheets that you gave us on that. the policy of this commission was that there should be a net zero on positions as we went forward. the idea of being too at the same time if we have new things there is also perhaps productivity improvements so we can take advantage of and very frankly this

the san francisco public utilities commission asked people to cut their water use voluntary but mandatory could be around the corner. >> asking residents, commercial, wholesale, municipal and industry to chip- in. this is a serious issue that we're facing. >> water experts in san francisco say they expect to know in a month or so if mandatory cuts will be necessary. >> our coverage continues on ktvu.com we put together a intersection on the california drought. more on what it means for the water supply. >>> new details to shipping incident that prompted bart to shut down the trans bay two for a while. just how close a boat anchor came to striking the tube. >> we are right under the new eastern span of the new bay bridge, and the ship in question is back at its berth at the port of oakland. this incident took place between here and the port in the water under which the trans bay tube crosses the bay. it was 8:45 this morning, a container ship lost power, dropping anchor to prevent drifting. the canker -- anchor hit bottom west of the bridge. it was 1200 feet from the tube. the tube is 135

the request by the san francisco public utilities commission is just a first step officials say a mandatory reduction may come next month unless we get more rain the system keeps 6 million customers here is a look at how bad drought s nearly entire state will experience record lows only a small part of southern california was just considered dry. and the desert is the only region matching it's annual rainfall. >> so, can we expect any wayne in the near future? >> there is a better possibility of rain. right now, nothing but clear skies here and san jose, half moon bay not a lot. looking at the view beautiful looking towards the bay. going into record bobbings as driest january on record. and that is the case for oakland and san jose. also driest on record. slight chance of rain sunday, then next week, for the work week, dry. and if there is i can relate to you, there is a pattern for change and super bowl sunday, coming up >> bart shut down service for about 20 minutes this morning after a 965 foot ship lost pourer near that tunnel. the shut down came just before noon after the coast guard

the san francisco public utilities commission asked asked for a 10% reduction. marine asked for 25% reduction and water use is down 17% compared to february last year. east bay mud asked for a 10% reduction. yesterday they told us conversation efforts have already reached 4.3%. the severity of the drought is captured in pictures at lake fulsome. look at these pictures. on the left side a full lake in 2011 when it was at 97% capacity. the picture on the right shows the lake last month at 17% capacity. today nasa scientists and water officials discussed satellite monitoring of drought conditions. they will use maps to identify and respond to trouble spots. >> couple of ways we want to use this data and trade into the future is monitor the areas in case there is too much pumping. if the ground subsides too much you collapse. >> there is a plan to fly censors to monitor the snow pack at higher elevations. officials say that will be important for forecasting. and stay with us on our caul cal mobile weather app. live radar and a for-- ktvu mobile weather app, live rad

the san francisco public utilities commission contract center to we could understand better and be educated on the legion and a few other things how the building inspection and planning department wish to move forward in the various fields that, you know, attending the building the building - the department of building inspection meetings and land use we've seen from time to time many things are ♪ sync. this process didn't happen yesterday it may have taken three or four years before it got to a place. so it's not easy for the law man to go on the computer and understand the process. so again, i'm asking you that we do have a state of the arc contractors center we don't have another center like this it's in the bayview. if you don't know about that i'm bringing up it to your attention. there are two people who can give you a tour one person is ben. so when you call you can schedule a meeting. i know bring as many people as you want 50 to one hundred people and i can bring them >>

all departments are to develop alternative sources of water supply working for the san francisco public utilities commission. since the directive was issued on february 10, port staff has undertaken a number of measures so far, first and foremost we have established a water conservation task force within all of the multidivisions of the port so that we cannot only brain storm good ideas but also get them executed. secondly, we are in the process of conducting an assessment of our water use by port operations. to make sure that we can identify opportunities for new efficiencies. and we have posted water conservation notices and adherence to the directive at all of the port's offices at pier 1, 50 and south beach and fisherman's wharf and sent out notifications to the tenants, we have rolled out a new car wash plan it typically use recycling, but we will reduce so if they look dirty they probably are. we rolled out the new plan and we actually had one of our new machines that cleans the sidewalk but collects the water and reuse its so we are not wasting as much water as we have in the past. we are looking at

. >>> thank you, the san francisco public utilities commission is not letting this precious rainwaterash away, it's collecting it. they have rainwater collection systems, drains on the roof send water to a storage tank. >> we capture it from our roof and we move it to our 25,000 cistern. we treat it and we reuse it to ir rate our street trees and plants around the building. >>> the incoming storm could lead to flooding problems in the streets. somebody to look out for as bob redell is set up at a sandbagging station. forget about the drought, huh? >> yeah, for the short taerm. we're starting to see rain coming down. the santa clara valley water distribute has been around here. they are making sure we have enough. looks like they have about a dozen palettes at this location alone. it is expecting to cause minor flooding or ponding in places with poor trainage. the sunnyvale school district is taking strange. they are making placement up the road. we also spoke with the santa clara water district saying what effects will this rain have on the drought. unfortunately they're telling us no

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thanks to the support from the san francisco public utilities commission. we have designed a program called save our bay which we target to 5th grade classes merely teaching about water pollution prevention and promote water conservation. today we given over 800 presentation to 5th graders reaching about 25,000 students here in san francisco. in addition the team has developed a variety of fact sheets about environmental topics including water conservation and we distribute information directly to teachers and have these items posted on our website for people to download. we are adding more tips on water conservation. plus when we provide this information, we encourage kids to take the tips homes and have conversation with their parents around how to save water. one of the most successful aspects to get these fifth graders to be y

jean elle continues our coverage from san francisco and jeep, it's really kind of collected the old fashion way. >> reporter: the san francisco public utilities commission is asking millions to conserve water and sit doing the same, collecting thousands of gallons of rainwater from the roof of its new building. so it doesn't have to water the plants with drinking water. >> even just the rains last week, we filled it pretty much all the way. >> reporter: even in drought conditions, a little bit of rain has the new public utilities commission brimming with water. drains on the roof send rain to a storage tank. >> we capture rain water and move it down to our 25,000 gallon sistern and use it to water our landscaping. >> reporter: the program is catching on. the randall museum is tapping into the valuable resource, and 13 buildings under construction in san francisco are including water correction systems. >> it's rain water and we use it to water the garden. >> reporter: he says there are 50 gallon rain barrels at his school. >> right now i'm building a house. when i'm done in the land scaping, i'm going to look into it. >> reporter: some cities offer ince

san francisco public utilities commission says in the past five years hundreds of homeowners took part in a program in a do it yourself video. the puc headquarters also acts as a 14 story rain catcher with drainage pools routing water from the roof to the basement where it is treated from uv light and piped out to drought resistant plants. >>> a private funeral will be held at the church of st. e.g. neighbor yows in manhattan. hoffman died sunday from an apparent heroin overdose. a larger memorial service is being planned for later this month. >>> a fedex plane had to make an unexpected landing. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in a field in tracy after suffering engine problems. the pilot tried to make it to the tracy municipal airport but landed in a field a half a mile away. the pilot was the only person on board and was not hurt. >>> a two-year-old child is expected to recover but that is after being hit by a car in oakland. that accident happened on 11th avenue near east 18th street at about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. the child suffered a head injury and a cut abov

but the san francisco public utilities commission not letting the precious rain water wash away. it's collecting it. the new building has a rain water collection system, drains on the roof send water to a storage tank. >> we catch the rain water from the roof and then we move it down to our 25,000 gallon sis tern and we use it for plantings around the building. >> there are 13 buildings incorporating water collection systems. >> let's get to the forecast now. meteorologist christina loren. am i anxious or what. >> you know what, i am as well. i want to thank you for reminding everybody that is go red for women day. an important day. ladies, let's see that red. and guys we want to see it on you too. right now we have light showers rolling through. the heavier stuff is about six hours away from the north bay and once we get into this big wet pattern we're talking about it lasting all weekend long. so wait till i show you. as we head throughout the morning hours it was wet yesterday, we have more rain later on today. so as we head throughout the next couple hours counting on light s

. >> the san francisco public utilities commission today asked customers to voluntarily reduce their water usage by 10%. the system which supplies water to san francisco as well as parts of san mateo, santa clara and alameda counties is on track to receive the lowest amount of snow and rain ever recorded and the puc says mandatory cuts could be just around the corner. >>> we have more drought coverage on our web site ktvu.com. just look for the link in our hot topics section. >>> first lady michelle obama wrapped up her two-day fund raising visit to san francisco this afternoon, and we got these pictures of the first lady's motorcade at the fairmont hotel this morning. she joined house minority leader nancy pelosi at a function to raise money. first lady attended two fundraisers in san francisco yesterday, but she had no public events on her schedule. >>> new at 7:00, it's closing day for about a dozen marijuana clubs in san jose. a new zoning ordinance requires them to shut down because they operate too close to home, but not everyone is complying. paul chambers is live in san jose t

the san francisco public utilities commission says restrictions for its customer would likely be based12- month averages. >> it is confusing. >> reporter: several water districts say they still want to see what happens over the next two months before deciding to impose mandatory restrictions. >> all that rain we got yesterday was so good to get. it looks like more is on the way. let's go back to the weather center for more on that. >>> there's more this week in the five-day. we'll see it twice. these are the highs we had today. way down from where we were last week at this time. we had 70s last week. now we're back to where we should be. upper to mid-50s. the weather system is here. it's not just going to undercut it for one storm or one chance of a storm, it's going to leave it down for a while. the jet stream will shift south, and it means we have a shot at precipitation in here. right now i don't see anything massive, big, but i see clouds and moisture headed our way, which is great news. these are the overnight lows. 34 in napa. valley fog showing up tomorrow morning. you might see

terminal which is going to provide a lot of our public transit hubs in downtown san francisco will be getting power from our local city-owned public utilities commission. it is very excite thattion we're able to work through a deal that is both more affordable and one that is incredibly reliable for this public service site. and i want to ask ms. hail to come up and speak about the details of the project. >> thank you, barbara hale, assistant general manager for power. supervisor kim has hit the highlights. we are very happy to have ~ begun work back in 2008 with the transbay joint powers authority staff on whether we could be a power provider for the facility. in november, the tjpa board did approve their executive director entering into the agreement in december. our commission at the puc approved our general manager moving forward as well. as you know, we operate san francisco's municipal power utility. we're the power provider for this building and many others that the city owns to powering essential city services, powering ten analyst facilities. we provide affordable reliable clean greenhouse gas free power ~ and we're to mta, to the port, to th

everybody from the san francisco public utilities commission to the mta, to rec and park and i just really want to thank the two of you for the four years that you've put into compiling these strategies. and i just again want to thank the commission for, as commissioner gravanis said, asking a will the of questions, being very interested in it, keeping this topic front and center. ~ lot i think it's pretty obvious now the information is there and really the next steps are about analysis of those strategies and action. so, just wanted to thank, again, the amazing staff and the commission for your interest. (applause) >> thank you. >> i'd also like to thank [speaker not understood] and pansy gee who along with cal put in and donated extra hours to the city doing the data collection, running the departmental climate action plan program. it's been very time intensive and really appreciate all of the extra work that they put in above and beyond their paycheck. >> and also in abstentia, donny oliviera who spent 6 to 8 months on this project as well. >> all right. before we go to the next item, d

. >> a little peer pressure goes a long way according to the san francisco public utilities commission. >> everyone has a heightened sense of awareness. so we definitely encourage people if they see something that they feel may be a waste of water, to talk to their neighbors. >> good afternoon, this is lynn. >> they also seen a 300% increase in january. with people calling into their line, either with complaints about water wasters or concerns about conservation. they are not alone. the municipal utility district say they have seen complaint e- mails on the rise. they have gone up from 20 to 71 per month. >> water is running all night long. >> and companies like water smart which work with municipalities to show how their water usage stacks up. >> they are creating a social comparison to each individual person. that motivates them to save water. they are going to take some action and change their behavior. >> san francisco resident can see why a little neighborly nudge might work. >> more people are telling people to conserve water the better. if you see more people doing it, then more

san francisco jefferson elementary has a 3000-gallon tank. the school collects rain and uses weather on its vegetable garden. san francisco public utility commission says due to an incentive program hundreds of homeowners have installed backyard rain bar els in the city over the past five years. >>> the agency overseas state power grid issued a statewide flex alert urging california to conserve electricity and natural gas. the problem is being caused by extreme cold weather back east causing a surge of natural gas use. that's affecting california power plants and that used natural gas to produce electricity. the flex alert is in effect until 10:00 p.m. >>> san mateo and santa cruz counties both reported new deaths from the flu. santa cruz had two deaths bringing that total counties total to three, with one additional death reported today, san mateo county has five fatalities so far this season. by our count the total for the nine bay area counties stands at 35. santa clara county has the most with 10. >>> a eastbay school is apologizing for an upcoming black history month lunch that left some people upset. the menu included fried chicken, corn bre

. >> san francisco public utilities commission says it will know in a month or so whether they will have to start making water cuts mandatory. and in a worst-case scenario, the hetch hetchy system has enough water for one year. >>> wildlife authorities have put a hold on fishing while the state grapples with these dry conditions. several rivers and creeks from san mateo county to big sur have a new fishing ban. the san leandro river in pass ska dare row, aptos and other creeks are included. the lack of rain is threatening spawning fish. the ban is intended to increase the chances of fish being able to spawn instead of being caught. see more in our drought resource guide at kpix.com/drought. >>> well, for the first time in weeks, it's nature snow not manmade that's falling in the sierra. caltrans road plows hard at it overnight and the roads are clear now. at the moment, chains are not required if you are heading up to the mountains this weekend. the few people have already taken advantage of the new snow. they hit the slopes at boreal. a similar scene at kirkwood. people loving the fresh

impacts 2.6 million users in san francisco, sanlta clara, and alameda counties officials want them to reduce water usage by 10%. the san francisco public utilities commission says the request is just the first step to get people to conserve. >> if things persist, we may have to go to more stringent requirements. to a mandatory. so we'll know in a month or so if we have to ratchet this up. >> a public campaign being produced to get homeowners and businesses to use low-flow shower heads and toilets. we're all asked to do as much as we can. >> this state hasn't been this in generations. take a look at the graph. this shows state wide precipitation since 1970. and in 2014 we've had five inches of rain just a couple years ago, in 201 1shgs 30 inches. what is the best you can say? >> i'm going to start with what's happening now. it's nothing at all. things have dried at the moment. start agent 11:00 tonight we'll see clouds approaching us and then, this system sunday, which may be a grazing blow into the coastline. so there may be light rain for us now, let's take it forward about ten days into the forecast. looks like earliest rain we can expect will be the fol

impacts 2.6 million users in san francisco, sanlta clara, and alameda counties officials want them to reduce water usage by 10%. the san francisco public utilities commission says the request is just the first step to get people to conserve. >> if things persist, we may have to go to more stringent requirements. to a mandatory. so we'll know in a month or so if we have to ratchet this up. >> a public campaign being produced to get homeowners and businesses to use low-flow shower heads and toilets. we're all asked to do as much as we can. >> this state hasn't been this in generations. take a look at the graph. this shows state wide precipitation since 1970. and in 2014 rain just a couple years ago, in 201 1shgs 30 inches. what is the best you can say? >> i'm going to start with what's happening now. it's nothing at all. things have dried at the moment. start agent 11:00 tonight we'll see clouds approaching us and then, this system sunday, which may be a grazing blow into the coastline. so there may be light rain for us now, let's take it forward about ten days into the forecast. looks like earliest rain we can expect will be the following sunday, late on fe

the san francisco public utilities commission have asked consumers to voluntarily cut water consumption10% p mandatory rationing was ordered in the late 1980s and 1990s, this provides water to different counties. san francisco residents can receive free water saving devices by going to the headquarters at golden gate avenue. the situation has become so dire a muslim group will hold a prayer service for rain. it begins at 1:30 at the pleasanton fairgrounds. all faiths are invited. we've created a special section on the drought. look on our website and under hot topics. >>> richard sharp reports even though it's a welcome sign for businesses, it's still not enough. >> reporter: headed up to the ski resorts arena, they hussle up i80. >> did you come up because of the big storm. >> it was better than i expected because of the snow last night. >> they expected more snow but the new snow is a welcome change. >> it was icy and now it's just like, it's so smooth, you go down and it's like yeah, it's like heaven. >> this is nothing, we're just waiting for something, i guess, like three storms wo

this morning the san francisco public utilities commission asked for voluntary cutbacks. the commission wants people to turn off the water when you're brushing your teeth or install low flow showerheads. mandatory cuts would be around the corner. >> asking residents, commercial, wholesale, municipal, and industry to all chip-in. this is a serious issue that we're facing. >> the hetch hetchy system suspect on track to receive the lowest rain and snow total in its history. water experts expect to know in a month or so if mandatory cutbacks are necessary. we'll take you to a bay area water district that gets 40% of the water from the state. the flower they will mail out to thousands of customers and what it tell them to do. on ktvu.com you can find more on how the drought is affecting wildlife, wineries and farmers. >>> the drought conditions are a concern for firefighters who battled a blaze in the north bay behind san marin high school at around 1:15 this afternoon. the flames moved away from the high school. it took about an hour to get the flames under control, not befor

officials from san francisco public utilities commission say today's request is only the first step to get people to try to save water. >> if things persist we may have to go to more stringent requirements. to a mandatory. so we'll know in a month or so if we have to ratchet this up. >> officials plan to start a public campaign to get homeowners and businesses to use low-flow shower heads, toilets and other devices >> there is nothing on live doppler seven hd now. >> no. we keep hoping but spencer christian is a look at how much, if any. i can't call it rainfall. just spritzing. >> that is all it was. it's dry right now but there is no rain around the bay area now. there is light snow around lake tahoe. it did pick up a few inches of snow from this most-recent system. so despite recent snowfall, the state-wide snow pack only 15% of normal. two days ago down to 10%. there has been modest improvement but 85% not likely made up. here in the bay area, how much rain have we had in 24 hours? 1/100ths. in half moon bay and in moffett field and nothing measurable anywhere else in the bay area,

san francisco. public utilities commission says the pipe broke this afternoon on 15th avenue. today on twitter the break is effecting the l line and that bus shuttles are picking passengers up. several homes are also without power and crews say it will probably take till 9:00 p.m. tonight for the repairs to be made. >>> big changes at the farmers markets two months after a man was struck and killed. we are getting a look at the plans to make the intersection safer. it is to stall a traffic round about. it now has the green light where the accident happened. ktvu's mike mibach is live now to tell us what you learned about this project. >> reporter: yeah. this is not easy to cross. it could be a race way. the county decided to invest a million dollars so drivers slow down and make a nice path way for the pedestrians who want to get to the farmers markets or other events here at the civic center. >> reporter: the farmers market at the civic center -- >> the produce is fresh. it is local. >> a thursday hot spot filled with fruits, flowers, veggies and more. >> produce for cheaper.

. >> the san francisco public utilities commission says in the past five years, hundreds of homeownersk part in a program where they watched a do it yourself video and installed backyard cisterns to collect rainwater. the puc headquarter also works as a 14 story rain catcher. they have drainage pools routeing water from the roof to the basement. the national weather service says there could be enough rain over the weekend to cause mud slides on the side of mt. diablo. that is because of the big fire that burned the eastern slope of the mountain last summer. rain in the bay area means snow up there in the sierra. while it may be dangerous driving up in the mountains, the skiers and snow borders love looking at it and playing in it. coming up in just about ten minutes, the weather warning and the advisory you need to know about if you plan to head up to the tahoe resorts this weekend. >>> happening today mark leno will introduce legislations to mandate kill switches on cell phones. tara moriarty is in san francisco with a reason why there is a push for this new technology. >> reporter: l

the san francisco public utilities commission asked for a 10% reduction in water use.ers are using less water, official numbers will come out next week. marin's water district asked for 25% water reduction. east bay mud they asked for a 108% cut back on water use. usage has $east bay mud they asked for -- east bay mud they asked for a 10% cut back on water use. they want residents to reduce overall water usage by 25%. starting may 1st, residents will be charged up to $50 for each unit of water that exceeds their budget. water delivery will also be cut back to large landscape customers. businesses will not be rationed unless the drought gets worse. here's an example of how bad the drought has become. nasa has taken these two photos. look at both of them. the left this was taken in 2011 when the lake was at 97% capacity. on the right this was taken last month. 17% capacity. california is now using nasa technology to form better forecast and also gather information on the drought conditions. >>> st. helena police are warning people about burglars posing as utility workers

the san francisco public utilities commission asked for a 10% reduction while customers are using less. official numbers km out. marin's municipal water district asked for a 25% reduction. usage is down 17% compared to a similar week last february. east bay m.u.d. urged a 10% cut. usage has dropped nearly 4.5%. meanwhile, east bay m.u.d. plans to spend millions of dollars to make sure the district doesn't run out of water. the board voted to buy water from placer county. it could cost the district as much as $8 million, though. just a fraction of the money would be for the water itself while most of the cost would come from pumping the water from the sacramento area. mudd supplies water to 1.3 million customers. >>> police in fairfield are searching for witnesses to a deadly car crash last night. it happened at 7:00 near air base parkway and walters road. investigators say a cadillac collided with a nissan sedan. the driver of the cadillac, a 38-year-old man from pittsburg was killed. the driver of the nissan, a 19- year-old man, from fairfield is listed in critical condition. >>> a na

san francisco. today's item is proposed transmission project proposed by pg&e and having under gone review there the california public utilities commission it's designed to provide electric benefits to downtown san francisco. the reason the port is presenting obtain r on this the route runs across port property. we've been negotiating with pg&e and what you have before you is a nonbinding are term sheet so today's action seeks the action of the board and which will lead to a license agreement a binding agreement that will be executed later on probably in the spring. so i have an expert report matters but i am going to give you an overview of the transmission system they're two separate transmission systems there's one hundred and 15 k v system had serves most of the city and there's a separate 2 hundred and thirty k v system that's in blue that serves the downtown area. it's been the policy of this city since the board adapted an ordinance of the electricity program trying to combine those systems so they can enter connect. you'll see the embarcadero substation served by the - >> excuse me. do we have handout for the slide. >> i can prod