utilities across the country and held several community meetings the team found that the san francisco public utilities commission was 9/11 in community benefits and the report shown here ultimately formed the agency citywide programs and policies next few slides show the historic programs funded by the san francisco public utilities commission in 1969 the city passes an orientals 2 percent of the over ground dollars go to the enrichment and we have the puc dollars like the piece shown here and we received a lot of feedback from the commissioners that are needing to be better aligned with our operations so over the past 3 years our staff development a partnering to educate the public about the beautifying and in addition to the public arts project like the 525 golden gate we supported the arts such as the workshops for the murals and other things the garden project is a preapprehending program founded in 1892 with the sheriff's department and the police department we contracted the garden project for the lands management ever our water shed projects we have to pay for the land like the garden project has a dual o

the san francisco public utilities commission and commission refused to set rates for cleanpowersf with a detailed plan for how it will raise jobs. we can get caught in this catch 22 again. at 30 mega watts with clean power what we had before us in 2013 would have saved 49 tons of greenhouse gas. if we approved that program back in august, it would have saved about 70,000 tons of greenhouse gas since that time. we could not wait much longer we need urgency to move as quickly as possible this year and we need the san francisco public utilities commission to move forward onseting rates for cleanpowersf and set as launch date as soon as possible then we'll be able to make a real plan for renewable power projects on creating jobs and build initial efforts just as marin clean energy and contra costa county and napa county and even sharing power with sooner or d sooner soelano county as well. i would like to thank my fellow members for their work past and presence for this program and for this ordinance my cosponsors in particular president breed, supervisor campos, kim, mar, wiener and lee f

>>> >> >> january 30th, 2015, >> >> >> city of san francisco >> >> january 30, 2015, >> local agency formation commission >> joint public utilities commission >> >> please stand by... >> city of san francisco >> local agency formation commission joint meeting with public utilities commission >> >> good afternoon and welcome to the joint san francisco public utilities commission and local agency formation commission meeting of the board of supervisors and commission. my name is john avalos chair of lafco and joined by public utilities commission ann caen. and lisa. we are broadcast by sf sf govtv staff. madam clerk call the roll. >> avalos, present, breed present, commissioner campos, absent. commissioner crews, present mr. chair, you have a quorum. >>supervisor john avalos: okay. that's a quorum for lafco. we can call the roll for the puc. city clerk: president cane, present, courtney, more an. we have a quorum. >> we have a quorum for puc and lafco. item no. 3. city clerk: opening remarks and discussion of expectations for the joint meeting. >>supervisor john avalos: thank you, this is a meeting that is long time coming and grea

i'd like to call to order the san francisco public utilities commission meeting today's is december 9, 2014, roll call please. commissioner president caen commissioner vietor commissioner moran commissioner courtney is on his way we have quorum. >> commissioners i have the minutes of november 12th any additions or corrections seeing none. >> i'll move any further discussion any public comment all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed the motion carries at this time, i'd like to call for general public comment of those items not on the agenda today seeing none i'll move along to communication commissioner any comments? on 5 a the advanced calendar i'd like to ask of the commissioners, if you could review that before we set the next agenda to make sure we're up to date on those i don't think we've looked at those and sometimes those get stale or should be moved forward i'm looking at my notes just a moment oh under 5 e the large development projects when are they slated to start is that 2016 or before? >> sorry eleanor dope manager i'm assuming you're referring to the two projects the warri

made clear that caught after the cac did their report it makes it clear that the san francisco public utilities commission will make direct revenue from clean power sf staff can be added now they've shown us a better way to do it and cam malcolm has been saying for several months that could be done to not only important that for environmental reasons we get this off the ground it is important that the cac who represents the board of supervisors and the mayor's office on those issues but this is direct benefit that the san francisco public utilities commission budget can get in the million dollars a year if we get it going i don't see any reasons all indications from the report we can move forward thank you, very much to the cac and the previous cacs didn't move on clean power sf this one did it's a testament to this cac and to wendy leadership as well thanks. >> thank you next item, please. >> item 11 is a bosco update. >> good afternoon commissioner president caen and commissioners nicole bosco ceo i'm pleased to be here today two things i want to talk about i will provide you an update on the long-term

>> i'd like to call to order the regular meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission. today's date is january january 27th, 2015. roll call, please. >> president caen. >> here. >> commissioner courtney. >> here. >> commissioner moran. >> commissioners before you, you have the minutes of january january 13, 2015, are there any additions or corrections. >> no. i move approval. . >> second. >> any public comment? >> all those in favor? opposed? the vote carries. >> at this time i'd like to call for general comments. any item that's not on today's agenda. i have no speaker cards and i see no one indicating so let's move onto the next item communications. >> i have a couple of items. on 5 b the state of the regional water system report that lays out a very rational and comprehensive approach not just replacing things as they break but actually managing the things that you have. the focus was on the water system and my question is -- a couple of questions -- one is the degree to to which that represents current practice as opposed to being an aspirational kind of a document

item 9 is a consent calendar calendar on matters considered to be routine by the san francisco public utilities commission and acted upon by a single vote of the commission. a award agreement number cs cs 298 and cs 299 for an amount not to exceed seventy $70,000 per agreement award agreement cs cs 388 and authorize professional services agreement for an amount not to exceed one million and 500 $500,000 million and $500,000. accept contract number ww 565 for a total contract amount and authorize final payment to the contractor. >> okay i understand that staff would like item 9 a to be removed and to be placed on the february 10th agenda. any other items to be removed? >> general public, any items to be removed? may have a motion? >> i'll move what is it? b through d? >> correct. >> second. >> further discussion? >> all those in favor. >> aye. >> opposed? and carries. >> next item, please. >> item 10 authorize a new 10-year water service contract for continued water service to lawrence livermore national laboratory. >> mr. ritchie, i'm happy to answer any questions. >> any only comment -- >> is it differen

city clerk: amendment to the memorandum of understanding between the san francisco public utilities commission and the lack local agency formation commission for the power enterprise community choice aggregation program to extend to the duties. >> i will leave the packet. so folks are aware the puc has a resolution. lafco would do it by a motion. lafco would need a motion to instruct staff to sign an amendment. >>supervisor london breed: okay. seeing no names on the roster. i will open this item up to public comment. are there any other members of the public who would like to provide public comment on item no. 7. please lineup to my left. mr. brooks. >> public speaker: yes, eric brooks again. first of all speaking strongly in favor of this motion. there is still a budget left crucial. i know the history of this that the relation between the sf puc and the lack of moving this is crucial. this mou needs to continue. now i want to get to the specific work that needs to be covered by one or both agencies. either one or both agencies and that is the enernex report is great. the plan that it lays ou

point i want to take advantage of this opportunity to thank mayor ed lee and the san francisco public utilities commission commissioners and mr. kelly and the hard working staff i'm sure you're aware of i've been working at southeast for many years 0 now so it is hard to put this mouemorandum of understanding together and from our commissioners william kennedy this is harkened and the mou was presented to the full commission on the 12 december of last year and happy to tell you there was in our pool we thank the puc for all the work they've been doing especially to help us to make sure that everything in bayview pushes hard what you do will continue to please continue to help us we ready need the help so thank you very, very much commissioners. >> thank you so much eric mcdonald. >> good afternoon commissioners be eric mcdonald i'm wearing 3 hats first a native san franciscan a resident of bayview hunters point i appreciate the pro-active stand the puc has engaged the community supporting the nonprofits that support families everyday i'm reminded because the garden your commitment to our community, and, s

. >> san francisco public utility commission says water line repair crews should finish in and hour and a half and they are cleaning up the dmv. >>> developing news out of mexico city where several people are dead after a gas truck exploded at a children's hospital at least three adults and a baby have died. right now rescuers are still digging through the rubble as firefighters work to put out the fire. it was caused in a leak from a hoes carrying gas to the hospital. >>> there are now nearly 100 cases of measles in california. why one father is asking the children who have not been vaccinated from measles to be forced to stay home from school. >>> another warm day on tap for the bay area. casey will be here to tell you what to expect for the weekend. >>> and a silicon valley trend called bio hacking. how some think drugs can help them work longer and smarter. so when i was seven and a half, i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. i remember i told my mom, "it's okay, as long as i don't have to take shots," and she started bawling. diabetes is a really expensive disease, and if i weren't

item 18. >> item 18 is a resolution to authorize the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission to execute master license agreements for outdoor distributed system and antenna pole and gte mobile net of california doik business as verizon wireless each for a term of 12 years to commence following board approval. >> colleagues, any discussion on item 18? seeing none, same house same call. this resolution is adopted. >> item 19 is the peninsula corridor joint powers board in related actions as defined herein. >> same house same call. without objection this resolution is adopted. item 20. >> item 20 is a resolution to authorize the office of assessor recorder to act septd a state county program grant from the california state department of finance in the approximate amount of 1.28 million. >> same house same call. without objection this resolution is adopted. item 21. >> item 21 is a resolution to authorize the public utilities commission to accept a grant from the department of water resources storage and recovery project. >> same house same call. without objection this resolution

next step given the shell contract is no longer going to be needed and given the san francisco public utilities commission will procure the in house and given a radical change in renewable energy singles you folks outing put out the bid and ended up with the shell contract bans son on and now years have passed there's every reason to building that recreates whereby much, much, much anymore competitive than pg&e then they were able to receive with the incorporation of a light green scenario it should be easy to bet pg&e prices with greener energy for san francisco residents it seems like the concerns i've heard that have been larger about high rates that incorporation of shell and jobs have been roved by the report i courage you to look at there it 350 bay area we hope the cac director will be brought back to put together the i didn't want rates so we can move forward with the best data. >> thank you very much eric brooks hello mr. brooks. >> hello commissioners it's been a while eric brooks i'll represented green party the grassroots in our city i'm also a member of san francisco clean energy advocates al

>> good afternoon, commissioners and san francisco public utilities commission staff i'm the president of sage i've heard the description this is a park that i developed a partner with sage in 2006 what you threw out a dusty had a field a person would visit ones a year today it the thriving over 5 though people come out kids from the hayward and public schools almost all in from low income schools learning about the water shed and the native it is a place that your constituency has discovered being in their own backyard and they value our standardship with the opportunity to the education program for them to engage and help you with that standardship we're looking forward to continuing to partner with you as you built this water shed educational program thank you. >> thank you. >> >> next speaker. >> is sam. >> hi so i'm sam i'm a geotechnical jeer kayak like a gore lost to engineer on the central bay side project i think some of any colleagues might talk about the programs it's been a pleasure to work with julie and others i'm going to talk about the office of economic workforce devel

we're happy to have her i'm going to turn it over to i'm going to be leaving the san francisco public utilities commission at the end of the month it's great to have been working with you over the last few years on a pencil needed note i wanted to take a moment to thank jutting let for the years for the punt to work here i think a lot of the testimony you heard earlier day today speaks to they are dedication vance the dedication of the puc within an eye towards benefiting the community i wouldn't have said public utilities for myself as well thank you i'm happy to answer any questions you may have. >> well, we're going to miss you but we wish i will with you and deborah. >> thank you. >> you can also come back and come to a meeting. >> i'll come to comments often (laughter). >> monica i want to express the appreciation and thank you for your work it's great to have you part of the team and one the pioneers and i want to appreciate all you've done for the puc. >> it's very nice to know that you're going to stay involved with water in washington and we do. >> indeed and she'll be taping into us to participa

i'd like to call to order the san francisco public utilities commission meeting today's is december 9, 2014, roll call please. commissioner president caen commissioner vietor commissioner moran commissioner courtney is on his way we have quorum. >> commissioners i have the minutes of november 12th any additions or corrections seeing none. >> i'll move any further discussion

. >> the san francisco public utilities commission says the state requires the valves in the dam be tested. in case of an emergency. >> emergency draw down valves are used in heavy, heavy rain events. flooding. we may need to reduce the reservoir level so we can capture more rain and reduce flooding down stream. >> down stream technicians with the u.s. geological survey gathering information. and study the capacity of the san mateo creek. >> the faster the water is moving, the bigger meter. >> water is measured in cubic feek per second. yesterday is measured at 2. today? 322. >> 322 basketballs moving every second. >> the amount of water is equivalent to 3 million showers. many agree it is an unfortunate but necessary loss during an extreme drought. >> the shame to have to release that much. >> puc says the plan is to release a gush of water throughout the day. they today release the water in spurts but other than that everything went as planned today. michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, michelle. now let's bring in chief meteorologist, jeff panranieri. >> we look at this ma

the san francisco public utilities commission told big organizations if you want to continue to use waterandscaping have you to reduce consumption by 10%. since then schools in san francisco have dropped water consumption by 43%. >> he try to take shorter showers than usual. when brushing teeth. >> we're still trying to influence everybody to use the water bottle station >> they've talked about how their actions matter. >> despite the rain we're still a long way before being out of the drought. >> that is right. spencer? >> clear skies hazy conditions now. and mountain ranges need snow. last year had the numbers add only 39% of the time. mild and warm in the southern part of the viewing area. and here is the accu-weather forecast. another day of poor air quality. and high temperatures tapering off and there is no rain in sight for the next several days. >> thank you. >> time to turn to sports and larry beil. >> tonight baseball. >> and a milestone first time in 60 years. four men voted into baseball hall of fame. the big unit and the big gaps now >> through absolute smoke, facing randy jo

yesterday from the mayor and the board of supervisors president london breed calling on san francisco public utilities commission to develop a clean energy program for san francisco. i just wanted you to know, you know i've been working with each one of the commissioners talking about, you know. credit cca and what some some of some of the vision that we had moving forward been talking to the mayor's 's office, the board of supervisors and lafco to talk about a path forward for clean power program the press release yesterday was pretty consistent with what we've been talking about the desires to do a community aggregation program in san francisco that's affordable and then the san francisco environmental goals and to create job opportunities so this friday will be the joint lafco meeting where we'll talk about our next steps but what's also important is that you know when we produce our business plans, we're going to talk about the cca program but also how the power enterprise and all their issues and how to move forward and so i just wanted to just share that with you and i'm sure we'll talk more about this on

the san francisco public utilities commission told big organizations if you want to continue to use wateruce consumption by 10%. since then schools in san francisco have dropped water consumption by 43%. >> he try to take shorter showers than usual. when brushing teeth. >> we're still trying to influence everybody to use the water bottle station >> they've talked about how their actions matter. >> despite the rain we're still a long way before being out of the drought. >> that is right. spencer? >> clear skies hazy conditions now. and mountain ranges need snow. last year had the numbers add only 39% of the time. mild and warm in the southern part of the viewing area. and here is the accu-weather forecast. another day of poor air quality. and high temperatures tapering off and there is no rain in sight for the next several days. >> thank you. >> time to turn to sports and larry beil. >> tonight baseball. >> and a milestone first time in 60 years. four men voted into baseball hall of fame. the big unit and the big gaps now facing okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut.

transferring that to moh and nearby the balboa resviewer's voice the portion owned by the san francisco public utilities commission that is currently used as a surface parking lot. the additional site that i mentioned is seawall lot 22-1 and port and moh have been working together on that and would he like to bring that together in the same framework in materials of looking at the other portfolio criteria in terms of creating a cohesive portfolio. it hasn't been directly in our conversations but we think that we can again having a more cohesive conversation. a brief few words on next steps, also in your staff report. we're updating the owner agencies commissions going forward as we have sort of brought forward these specific tier 1 projects and additional site analysis especially on the ones that are potentially candidates for the mixed income model. site-specific community meetings in the balboa reservoir area. we're targeting mid to late january for the first of those. additionally obviously updating the sfpuc commission on the process. during the summer we'll be refining the financial strategies and housing wor

since it shut down the building that is owned by the san francisco public utilities commission had been gutted by copper thieves. he offered to spend $2 million to fix the damage and reopen the center but the sf p.u.c. turned him down. >> because it was mismanaged and because of the theft they didn't want this to come to light. they wanted me to go away. >> reporter: they say they can't hand over operations of a building to someone. but after we started asking questions they told me all options are still on the table. 2 investigates went through several years of e-mails and reports about the center to find out how the building ended up in bad shape. we discovered warnings and confusion about who was responsible for the property. we will have that tonight at 10:00 p.m. >>> president obama mans to release his budget next week and will ask for a $74 billion increase. the budget is expected to propose spending $530 billion on domestic programs and 561 billion on defense. an increase of 7% over the limit set in 2011. the white house said it will be paid for by closing tax loopholes and cutti

in san francisco the san francisco public utilities commission told all big organizations, if you wantreduce consumption by 10%. since that mandate schools in san francisco have dropped water consumption by 43%. the district is doing more than just conserving wet out in their green areas. these plastic bottles were given to each student to be refilled at water stations. >> at home i try to take shorter showers than usual. i try to not keep the tap on all the times. like when them brushing my teeth. >> we are still trying to influence everybody to use the water bottle station. plastic water bottles are not a good thing. >> their job is to educate their pe. rs and they have given presentation toss grade level assemblies talking about out their actions matter. >> lyanne melendez abc7 news. >> education in action. good to ethem do their part. >> absolutely. boy we need the rain. we could get to 21 days of dry weather before we see the rain. we are at 17 now. next rain system looks like perhaps it could be here in a week's time. between now and then, some subtle changes. this morning live d

the spokesman for the san francisco public utilities commission says work crews will fix that hydrant under way on a washed out part of highway 1. about 60 feet washed away. it will work seven days a week until that road work is repaired. the end date for the project still has not been determined. >>> there has been an outpouring of community support. thees broke into the clubhouse and stole uniforms and other equipment. >> every penny helps. think we have exceeded our expectations. >> the team's general manager says they will play in t-shirts and shorts if they have to. but from the look of last nights turnout, they probably won't. >> i'm sure you war watching college football last night. the ohio state buckeyes are the first champions in the new play off system. >> elliot. dots the i of this national championship win. >> that is running back ezekiel elliot scored four touchdowns for ohio state. they beat oregon 42-20. that's impossible but it happened. ohio state began the first major college football play off as the fourth and final seed. they knocked off top seeded alabama just to

. >> the san francisco public utilities commission allowed him to take look around.nd inside was shocking. >> this is where probably $250,000 of damage is done. >> reporter: copper ripped from every fixture. >> copper was here. copper was in this wall. s a a contractor -- as a contractor maybe you can scrap it for $25,000 but in the process they did a million dollars damage. at that point i had to make a decision. and i decided that i have the money, i will do this. >> reporter: make the repairs with his own money. he estimated it would cost $2 million but after presenting a proposal to the p.u.c. he received a letter siting interest from other parties and the denial they will not initiate this process. >> they did not want this to be exposed and they wanted me to go away. >> reporter: 2 investigates obtained 5 years of city e- mails and other reports. 2011 an p.u.c. employee warned about copper thefs. they flame department of public health for vacating the building. but other the control the vandalism continued. including grand theft in 2012. >> the extent of the va

in october the san francisco public utilities commission told all big organizations if you want to continuereduce consumption by 10%. since that mandate, schools in san francisco have dropped water consumption by 43%. the district is doing more than just conserving water out in their green areas. these bottles were given to each student to be refilled atwater stations. at home i try to take less or shorter showers than usual. i try not to keep the tap on when i'm brushing my teeth. >> we're trying to influence everybody to use the water bottle station because, like plastic water bottles, not a good thing. >> their job is to educate their peers and in the sense of water conservation they've given presentations talking about how their actions matter. >> reporter: in san francisco lyanne melendez abc 7 news. >>> time to -- kind of cool to see that water bottle that the kids were using. i'll probably need water today for my workout. probably will have to keep it indoors today. >> the air is dirty. we need more air. a pretty good series of storms. not much is on the horizon just little bits of i

the san francisco public utilities commission released this water from the crystal springs reservoir on the peninsula, allowing it to flow into san mateo creek. but all of this in a drought. nbc bay area's chief meteorologist jeff ranieri has an update on our drought. but we begin with michelle roberts who explains why it has to be done even as homeowner, michelle, are trying to conserve water. >> reporter: that's right, raj. i'm here next to the valve. although i probably shouldn't touch it. beneath me is rushing water. this platform is even shaking because the water is so powerful moving into the creek. in all, 15 million gallons of water was released today. it's just like californians haven't seen lately millions of gallons of water rushing down the san mateo creek. >> a shame to have to release that much. >> the water is mostly from the hetch hetchy water system the rest is rainwater from december's storm. >> we don't like to lose any water, but obviously water systems do lose water to test equipment, to prove capacity. >> reporter: allison castmer says the crystal springs dam has

the project reviewed we deferred to the planning for others and the sfmta and san francisco arts commission utilities public utilities commission and i think also the fire department they each agency responded and the applicant was everything was they have their discussion with the sponsor and they were they agreed with the project they continued they responded to our office with their comments saying the project come mrildz to their general plan and sf arts commission recommended the project for approval the public utilities and the pot of gold they've agreed with the sponsor they yield their facility on project for their area systems projects were reviewed and the project was approved gordon's similarly sf fire department also had no objection on the project they made sure that the spokesperson needs to make sure they're working to put out a fire if anything happens the sponsor will maintain it this is the cross section it shows the fire truck spreading it's lards and sometimes beyond the way of the lights and that was what was discussions between the sponsor and the fire department same thing this is jus

san bruno. agents from the state attorney general's office have reportedly searched the homes of former pg&e executive and former president of the state public utilities commission. the "san francisco chronicle" says it's connected to an investigation in a possible bribery and obstruction of justice case. michael peevey ended his run at the cpuc as president last year. brian cherry was one of three pg&e executives fires last september. >>> san jose's mayor sam liccardo says it's his goal to build more affordable housing and bring employers to his city. at a summit for renting housing, liccardo said san jose has a unique challenge. he said it's the only large city in the u.s. with a smaller daytime popular than its nighttime population. meaning people commute to other cities for work. he says more sustainable housing is one solution to the problem. >> i'm focused on ensuring that we can build more rental housing in places like downtown san jose where we can build high density close to transit to enable people to reduce not just housing costs but transportation costs. >> he said the city plans to ramp up its public transportation as well in order to accommodate a growing population.

. >> reporter: san francisco police department and public utilities commission sounded the alarm aboutbbed a resident last month. >> the three vinyls posed as water de-- individuals posed as water department officials. no i.d. >> they talked their way into the resident and took cash and valuables. >> they work in teams. one will talk to you and the other will try to get in the house. >> reporter: public utilities commission workers never ask to enter a home without an appointment and always wear idea badges. >> everybody has safety vests. >> reporter: we found vests for sale in san francisco. the owners require i.d. and documentation for specific uniforms. fake workers are a big concern. in 2011 a man posing as a pg&e worker pled guilty to killing a woman. the police and p.u.c. say check for i'd and a city -- i.d. and city vehicle. >> call. call. is this guy legit before you open your door. >> reporter: another city department might help solve this case. a muni bus passing by with surveillance video snapped images of the phony workers and police hope it will help bring an end to this c

system in san francisco and in fact we recently passed legislation a few weeks ago to set new standard for improving our street light system, trying to invest in in it, but the public utility commission is underinvesting in our street light system which is key to public safety and quality of life in san francisco. so supervisor breed and i have been working on an amendment which i'd like to read an additional resolve clause basically providing that it is the intent of the board of supervisors -- of course we can't bind ourselves in the budget process -- the proceeds from this item that the public utility commission earns would be dedicated to reinvesting in street lights so would read as follows, further resolved that the board of supervisors intend in the annual appropriation ordinance to appropriate funds generated by these leases for the street light program and be -- and then it continues from there. so that's the amendment that supervisor breed and i would like to offer. >> all right, there's been an amendment offered by supervisor wiener, seconded by supervisor breed. without objection amendment is adopted and same house same call from item 18. that item is adopted unanimously.

san francisco. soon it will be joined by 628. >> i knew 418 was splitting up but i didn't know 415 was. >> reporter: the california public utilities commission is running ads to let san francisco residents to know they will dial calls differently. you will need a new area code. >> what if i have a 415 area code and i'm dialing a 415. >> you will still need to dial one, plus the area code, plus the number. >> as long as there's no charges, i think it's fine. >> reporter: but he's concerned the change will not come without problems. >> for the older folks like my father there's going to be a lot of confusion for the older ones. >> reporter: this new area code will overlay the 415 area code. if you have a 415 area, you keep it. if you're a new customer you can be assigned this new area code starting in march and these new dialing procedures they start on february 21st. >> so many numbers to remember. all right, ken pritchett in san francisco. ken, thank you. >>> and at ktvu.com we have posted complete details about those changes and when they happen. just look for web links. >>> we have new information on the deadly shooting of a security guard