city and county of san francisco >>[gavel] >>>> good afternoon and welcome to the city of san francisco public utilities commission regular meeting. i would like to call the san francisco public utilities commission regular meeting of july 26, 2016 to order. mdm. sec., please call the roll. >> commissioner moller caen >> here. >> commissioner courtney >> here. >> commissioner kwon >> here. >> here. >> pres. vietor. >> and commissioner moran is expected shortly. >>next item is>>item 3 is approval of the minutes from the july 12, 2016 meeting. >>i have a motion and a second. minutes of been approved. >>your wholesale customers last year were about 36 gallons per day which was very low. that's about half of what the wholesale customers use on average in less than six times what city shoes. the contract is limited. so limited that they don't know that they can approve the development projects within the community. last week thecity approved a moratorium project because they can't guarantee enough water. i want to be clear it's not about the availability of water there is plenty availability within wholesale costs here

. >> the city currently uses 100% of the water allocation from san francisco's public utilities commissionthe historically marginalized city. they have frozen projects already ready to build and on the table. >> they couldn't have water. >> carlos is the city manager in east palo alt. >> you are turning away projects. >> bee are. >> is that from a manager's point of view? >> we need the growth and we need to get more jobs for the residents. >> there is a problem. it is 30 years in the making. >> the state senator acknowledges this issue is a critical one for east palo alt. >> they are up against the wall. they need water and quickly. >> the water problems can be traced back to an agreement signed in the 1980s and 26 different peninsula cities. the deal provides 184 million gallons of water a day to the entire group of cities. >> they were left with the wholesale customers to work among themselves and divvy that up. >> steven is assistant general manager at the san francisco public utilities commission, overseaing operations and planning for the distribution of water. >> the customer report

effect our community i'd like one page report on the following what exactly has the san francisco public utilities commission to address lead in the water linked to public housing a paragraph on what is intention of the commission the mayor, and the southeast community facility commissioners linked to the building your short term goals and long term goals i would ask to have an understanding how the public utilities commission understands the demographics of southeast sector i want your understanding so i can reveal to you what i know great ground zero i widow did signed project agreement between local 261 and i believe the city the mayor was there and other so-called dignitaries and always the public is left out i want on understanding why it is we had the first label agreement with local 261 with the water system improvement project which was a long term known as is water system improvement the one water water system improvements and sewer system improvements and this commission not all of you all but one who can be a whiff witness to what i say they decided to go with the water system project and now the

>>[applause] >> >> good afternoon i'd like to call the meeting of san francisco public utilities commission to order can we please have the roll call secretary of state. >> commissioner caen commissioner courtney commissioner kwon and we have quorum. >> thank you next item. >> please item 3 approval of the minutes of july 16th is there

county of san francisco for $250,000; the lawsuit will be filed in alameda county superior court; and be entitled people of the state of california v.san francisco public utilities commission and the city and county of san francisco;the lawsuit involves alleged violations of california pollution prevention and hazardous materials laws at public utilities commission facilities near sunol in alameda. >>> item 67 isordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the people of the state of california against the city and county of san francisco for $250,000; the lawsuit will be filed in alameda county superior court; and be entitled people of the state of california v.san francisco public utilities commission and the city and county of san francisco;the lawsuit involves alleged violations of california pollution prevention and hazardous materials laws at public utilities commission facilities near sunol in alameda. >>>item 68 iscounty of san francisco for $30,000; the lawsuit was filed on february 3, 2015, in san francisco superior court, case no. cgc 15-543936; entitled sadeq naji v. city and county of san francisco; san francisco public library; the lawsuit involves

county of san francisco for $250,000; the lawsuit will be filed in alameda county superior court; and be entitled people of the state of california v.san francisco public utilities commission and the city and county of san francisco;the lawsuit involves alleged violations of california pollution prevention and hazardous materials laws at public utilities commission facilities near sunol in alameda. >>> item 67 isordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the people of the state of california against the city and county of san francisco for $250,000; the lawsuit will be filed in alameda county superior court; and be entitled people of the state of california v.san francisco public utilities commission and the city and county of san francisco;the lawsuit involves alleged violations of california pollution prevention and hazardous materials laws at public utilities commission facilities near sunol in alameda. >>>item 68 iscounty of san francisco for $30,000; the lawsuit was filed on february 3, 2015, in san francisco superior court, case no. cgc 15-543936; entitled sadeq naji v. city and county of san francisco; san francisco public library; the lawsuit involves

reporter: steven richie is assistant general manager of water enterprise at the san francisco public utilities commissiontions and planning for the regional distribution of water from hetch hetchy reservoir. >> the customers worked it out among themselves. san francisco really didn't participate in that. >> reporter: the bottom line, the agreement left east palo alto with 7 1/2 times less water than palo alto. nearly six times less than mountain view. and half as much water as santa clara or even stanford university. now officials in both palo alto an mountain view say their leadership is exploring ways to give some of their city's water allocations to east palo alto. >> we are going to be talking about what kind of quantities we might be willing to give and what we might want in return for that. >> so why can't palo alto give east palo alto some of that permanent allocation? why can't you share -- >> i wouldn't say that we can't, so, i mean, i think we're going to work through a process this fall -- summer and fall. >> reporter: real solutions are not happening fast enough for critics who see subtle rac

. >> >>[gavel] >>[adjournment] >> good afternoon i'd like to call the meeting of san francisco public utilities commission order can we please have the roll call secretary of state. >> commissioner caen commissioner courtney commissioner kwon and we have quorum. >> thank you next item. >> please item 3 approval of the minutes of july 16th is there a motion to approve the minutes 30 the >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that motion carries next item. >> please general public comment. >> item 4 general p

east palo alto is now using 100% of its water alottment from the san francisco public utilities commissiono alto has to put a freeze on all future development even though the city right now needs more jobs, more opportunity, and more industry in order to grow its economic base. right now east palo alto gets about 7 1/2 times less water than its neighbor palo alto. nearby six times less than mountain view and about half as much as santa clara and stanford university. critics charge that subtle racism could have played a role 30 years ago when these water agreements were first decided. but officials say racism plays no role now and they vow to fix these problems. several cities including palo alto and mountain view tell us that they will negotiate ways to possibly share their allocations with these palo alto in the near future. to see our full story and the entire series on water in our area and the crisis facing us, go to nbcbayarea.com and click on "surviving the drought." guys, back to you. >> if you have a tip give us a call, 888-996-tips. send us an e-mail to the kls unit@nbcbayarea gom

our city and our streets illuminating our ideas and values starting in 2016 the san francisco public utilities commission is xhoefl that light with new led with the did i audits for better light for streets and pedestrian and they're even better for this vitally lasting longer and consuming up to 50 percent less energy upgrading takes thirty minutes remove the old street light and repeat 18 thousand 5 hundred times while our street lights will be improving the clean energy will remain the same every san francisco street light is powder by 100 percent godfathers hetch hetchy power in one simple word serious as day turns >> if you frequently travel before i van ness i might be surprised van ness will goodwill go the first transit corridor to have brt as more frequently known the goal to get conveniently van ness and geary boulevard one of the most reliable transit systems in the country van ness avenue is a major connecter between potrero hill and mission on the south side of san francisco correcting connecting us to the marina and state highway in the financial with the western edition neighborhood it is

>[gavel] >>[adjournment] >> >> >> good afternoon i'd like to call the meeting of san francisco public utilities commissiono order can we please have the roll call secretary of state. >> commissioner caen commissioner courtney commissioner kwon and we have quorum. >> thank you next item. >> please item 3 approval of the minutes of july 16th is there a motion

>[gavel] >>[adjournment] >> >> >> good afternoon i'd like to call the meeting of san francisco public utilities commissiono order can we please have the roll call secretary of state. >> commissioner caen commissioner courtney commissioner kwon and we have quorum. >> thank you next item. >> please item 3 approval of the minutes of july 16th is there a motion to approve the minutes 30 the >> all in favor, say i. >> i. >> opposed? that motion carries next item. >> please general public comment. >> item 4 general public comment i have a couple of cards mr. da costa good

san francisco and oakland. >>> from the head of the public utilities commission to the guy next door, sky rocketing pg & e bills are a common complaint. >> that's right. some are quick to blame their smart meters about you now we will find out if that's really what is to blame. >> the problem is these are supposed to be energy savers. >> reporter: john was already struggling to pay his bill when it began to sky rocket. >> 900 to 1200 a month. >> reporter: he began cutting off appliances and cutting power use but bills continued to rise. >> to me there is malfunctioning. >> reporter: he suspected his smart meter. he is not alone. even the former head of the public utility commission suspected his was to blame when his bill more than doubled. according to e-mails pg & e ordered a staffer to have someone address this asap. >> never did anyone say we'll check your meter. >> reporter: while customer service may have been different, the results were the same. the smart meters were not to be blamed. >> a lot has done to be sure they're working correctly. >> reporter: some say faulty meters were blamed years ago and ev

san francisco, andria borba, kpix 5. >> pg&e has already paid out an enormous amount of money before today's verdict. just last year, the state public utilities commission imposed a $1.6 billion penalty against pg&e for causing the san bruno explosion. also, the utility company provided a $50 million trust fund to san bruno to cover the cost of responding to the blast and rebuilding that entire neighborhood. and pg&e already settled claims of nearly $500 million with victims and their families. >>> another campaign controversy involving donald trump. this time, trump making a comment that seemed to hint at violence against hillary clinton. it happened as trump was trying to stay on message. >> the remark came during a discussion about gun rights and gun owners standing up for the second amendment. take a listen. >> if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. >> boo! >> although the second amendment, people, maybe there is. i don't know. >> cbs reporter craig boswell is at the white house tonight. craig, many are saying this sound like a threat! >> reporter: well, clinton campaign certainly is saying that calling it a dangerous statement.

committed to stoit and san francisco community for many years and if you know anything about [inaudible] hill they are at the heart of a lot of infrastructure work with public utilities commission and have been very successful. they will make sure that our pipeline jz water systems and sewer systems are all working and at the same time they are able to see the actual talent of the people they work with in the present and future and see the talent come through and hopefully you will be able to join public utility ue till commission and [inaudible] others who stepped up. we had people that said i want to give the money. i believe in your vision. i know and hear what shamon and [inaudible] are doing at the school board and want these kids to have every opportunity to succeed and don't want any attention just say take this and make sure the right kids get it. they all had one thing in common and that is the only thing i will be speaking to by something i'll ask of each one of our scholar awardees tonight and that is real san francisco thing. you know, for me, the door of opportunity was open not by myself. i think i could have been a smart, i could have done a lot of good grades an

committed to stoit and san francisco community for many years and if you know anything about [inaudible] hill they are at the heart of a lot of infrastructure work with public utilities commission and have been very successful. they will make sure that our pipeline jz water systems and sewer systems are all working and at the same time they are able to see the actual talent of the people they work with in the present and future and see the talent come through and hopefully you will be able to join public utility ue till commission and [inaudible] others who stepped up. we had people that said i want to give the money. i believe in your vision. i know and hear what shamon and [inaudible] are doing at the school board and want these kids to have every opportunity to succeed and don't want any attention just say take this and make sure the right kids get it. they all had one thing in common and that is the only thing i will be speaking to by something i'll ask of each one of our scholar awardees tonight and that is real san francisco thing. you know, for me, the door of opportunity was open not by myself. i think i could have been a smart, i could have done a lot of good grades an

committed to stoit and san francisco community for many years and if you know anything about [inaudible] hill they are at the heart of a lot of infrastructure work with public utilities commission and have been very successful. they will make sure that our pipeline jz water systems and sewer systems are all working and at the same time they are able to see the actual talent of the people they work with in the present and future and see the talent come through and hopefully you will be able to join public utility ue till commission and [inaudible] others who stepped up. we had people that said i want to give the money. i believe in your vision. i know and hear what shamon and [inaudible] are doing at the school board and want these kids to have every opportunity to succeed and don't want any attention just say take this and make sure the right kids get it. they all had one thing in common and that is the only thing i will be speaking to by something i'll ask of each one of our scholar awardees tonight and that is real san francisco thing. you know, for me, the door of opportunity was open not by myself. i think i could have been a smart, i could have done a lot of good grades an

committed to stoit and san francisco community for many years and if you know anything about [inaudible] hill they are at the heart of a lot of infrastructure work with public utilities commissionthey will make sure that our pipeline jz water systems and sewer systems are all working and at the same time they are able to see the actual talent of the people they work with in the present and future and see the talent come through and hopefully you will be able to join public utility ue till commission and [inaudible] others who stepped up. we had people that said i want to give the money. i believe in your vision. i know and hear what shamon and [inaudible] are doing at the school board and want these kids to have every opportunity to succeed and don't want any attention just say take this and make sure the right kids get it. they all had one thing in common and that is the only thing i will be speaking to by something i'll ask of each one of our scholar awardees tonight and that is real san francisco thing. you know, for me, the door of opportunity was open not by myself. i think i could have been a smart, i could have done a lot of good grades and did all that but that wouldn't

committed to stoit and san francisco community for many years and if you know anything about [inaudible] hill they are at the heart of a lot of infrastructure work with public utilities commissionill make sure that our pipeline jz water systems and sewer systems are all working and at the same time they are able to see the actual talent of the people they work with in the present and future and see the talent come through and hopefully you will be able to join public utility ue till commission and [inaudible] others who stepped up. we had people that said i want to give the money. i believe in your vision. i know and hear what shamon and [inaudible] are doing at the school board and want these kids to have every opportunity to succeed and don't want any attention just say take this and make sure the right kids get it. they all had one thing in common and that is the only thing i will be speaking to by something i'll ask of each one of our scholar awardees tonight and that is real san francisco thing. you know, for me, the door of opportunity was open not by myself. i think i could have been a smart, i could have done a lot of good grades and did all that but that wouldn't have