now, do you think for a second and i can give you instances that any city department including sf puc has a clean traffic record? so we don't want this gossip like what c puc does i have been been before puc and pg & e and i know pg & e throws a lot of money there. they have been here more than five years. they take on the san francisco. i also know that most of the cases that the city has brought against pg & e, pg & e has won. the city has won a few but pg & e has won most. i was involved in a case where three conduits were under our force main. by our city, with the knowledge of sf puc and they tried to put the blame on pg & e to compromise our force main. when the public gets home, we the public, we need the experts to discuss factual stuff. we know pg & e is going to fight you and you need to fight pg & e. >> your time is up. >> next speaker please. anyone else would like to comment? seeing no one. public comment is closed. >> next item. >> schedules of rates and charges of the san francisco public utilities commission power enterprise for phase one of the clean power sf communit

i really appreciate all the hard work that lafco and the sf puc staff has done. it's really a victory for them and the groups that have worked with them to bring this rate down. we recognize this is a not to exceed rate. this is a cap. a cap that will protect customers from any future energy price bite. we think it's important to have that protection if place for customers and we are confident in our talks with sf puc staff and what we have in the region that the actual rate at launch will be much lower and even still and we've seen successes in places like paleo alto. that is not real today but it's promising of what might be coming in the future that will be possible for us. we look forward for working with the commission and staff and seeing what we can do to minimize the shell contract and add to it to build the local jobs that are so important. we are happy to hear people talk about and some of the advocates have been suggesting and that there may be opportunities and other ways that we can involve labor in how we expand this program and most importantly how

several of those lines ran adjacent to our sf puc lands. there are some instances additional easements are needed beyond what they have from the city. this project, the crystal springs station is one of those and includes automated valves and technologies and want only make their lines safer but protection to our critical infrastructure. this is located not far from the crystal springs rest area off the i-280 if you can picture that location. this is literally a spoken's throw from that location. the value was set at aiment -- $15,400 and we agreed on that amount and over an acre in construction easement rights. those rights will expire in six months and in addition to that modest amount of compensation we have insurance and endimmity language related to the new easement rights but the existing ones as well to further protect the city. there is a letter from planning. the sf puc commission approval and the ceqa findings which note this project is categorically exempt. i am happy to answer any questions that you may have. >> thank you. colle

alameda county and we have been waiting for a year to get from alameda county to the approval of the s sf puc and the board of supervisors and stand ready to present the community groups with the agreements that we have agreed to and to move those forward. i know they're anxious to get those moving forward. it's been a long time coming, and i think that you see that we have the assignmental support and the community support. >> >> and i really wish that you would move this forward today so that we have no further delays. it's impacting our operation and the sooner we get this done the faster to get the environmental accomplishments that we worked hard to achieve and the community accomplishments as well and i hope that you move this forward. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. any other members of the public that wish to comment on this item? all right. seeing none public comment is closed. supervisor avalos. >> thank you chair want i am prepared to this this item today. i apologize for the delay and i appreciate people coming here today to talk about the importance of the project an

. >> reporter: while the sf puc owns and manages the hetch hetchy system, it serves 2.6 million customers throughout the bay area in san francisco as well as alameda, san mateo and santa clara counties. but during a tour of the fire zone today, governor brown says water clarity could still be a significant concern long after the fire is out. >> the concern is it as the months go on, that winter comes and the floods move all the ash and loose debris on the water and the water gets contaminated, that's bad. so whatever the firefighters can do to prevent that we're doing. then after the fire is contained, then more action will be taken. >> reporter: puc officials say they do have contingency plans if the hetch hetchy system needs to be taken offline for any reason and they already have direct links with other local water utilities. >> we have several months of storage locally here with our local drinking water reservoirs. our concrete storage water reservoir is like out at the sunset reservoir. >> reporter: in addition to this being a water story, it's a power story because of the san franci

the sf-puc tells me. if it comes to it.cal supply to last for months. and right now officials are monitoring the "cloudiness" levels around the clock. another major concern. is the power supply. 2 out of 3 powerhouses. are now offline. they power everything city owned. like schools, city hall, the hospital, sfo and muni. but those public places have enough power right now. the city can buy extra power until the danger is over. the worry is there has been serious damage to the two powerhouses because they are in the path of the fire. finally, sfpuc wanted me to tell you. the water is safe and there will be no interruption in water service. and they are making sure the employees who were evacuated from the powerhouses. are taken care of. >> pam: are any of the fire fighting efforts impacting the hetch hetchy? >> reporter: sf-puc tells me. it has asked cal fire to not drop fire retardent in the water. and to not drop water buckets in it either. they want to maintain the high quality of the water supply during this time. they a

the sf-puc can purchase power from other sources. also, cal fire is not dropping fire retardant on the hetch hetchy. and fire fighters cannot dip water buckets in it either. with the danger still burning. maintaining the quality of the water and power is a priority. in san francisco, justine waldman kron 4 news. >> pam: chief meteorologist jacqueling bennett is live in our weather center. tracking the fire conditions. jacqueline? >> jacqueline: this smoke is intense! lookit the visible satellite from earlier. you can see the coast and looked at-the coast you can see that as the rim of fire is burning. with the smoked six actexpected-to be impacted from the south-west wind. it is variable, in the region right now with temperatures in the 60s, 70's and even upper 80s. variable on the relative humidity humidity. and during the day, we are still seeing temperatures and the teen' we and relatives humidity levels. the good news is that this storm chances have dissipated. >> pam: it is a story you'll see only on kron 4-- an oakland child re

the sf-puc can purchase power from other sources.o, cal fire is not dropping fire retardant on the hetch hetchy. and fire fighters cannot dip water buckets in it either. with the danger still burning. maintaining the quality of the water and power is a priority. in san francisco justine waldman kron 4 news. >> we are now five days away from the bay bridge shutdown. the bridge will close wednesday night at 8 o'clock. and reopen at five a-m on september third. bay area transit agencies plan to pick up some of the slack. when the bridge shuts down. but as dan kerman reports. there are concerns that bart may not be able to do what it is planning. >> reporter: bart has promised to run overnight service during the bridge closure to do that they'll need an average of 13 to 14 train operators and 18 station agents but at a meeting this week the transit agency admitted they couldn't guarantee the trains will run 24 hours a day because at this point they don't have the staff lined up for that overnight service in fact the signup sheets just we

. >> reporter: while the sf puc owns and manages the hetch hetchy system, it serves 2.6 million customershroughout the bay area, in san francisco as well as alameda, san mateo and santa clara counties. but during a tour of the fire zone today, governor jerry brown says water clarity could still be a significant concern long after the fire is out. >> as the months go on the winter comes and the floods move all the ash and loose debris on the water and the water gets contaminated that's bad. so whatever the firefighters can do to prevent that we're doing. and then after the fire is contained, then more action will be taken. >> reporter: puc officials say they do have contingency plans if the hetch hetchy system needs to be taken offline for any reason. and they already have direct links with other local water utilities. >> we have several months of storage locally here with our local drinking water reservoirs, concrete storage water reservoirs like out at the sunset reservoir. >> reporter: now, before the fire began, the puc was busy pumping water from hetch hetchy into local reservoirs. th

. >> reporter: now, in addition to storing water locally sf puc has links to east bay m.u.d. and the santa clara water district so they believe no matter what happens in the hetch hetchy area the water supply to the bay area will remain secure. reporting live in fremont, i'm mark sayre, kpix 5. >>> ken bastida in mobile5 in the threatened community of tuolumne city where strike teams are ready to jump into action. ken. >> reporter: yeah, we're with one of those strike teams right now from santa clara county. this is engine 3 out of los gatos. they have been parked here for a couple of days now helping protect this home up here in miramonte acres where the turners live. let me show you where the fire is burning right now, liz. we're going to shoot straight up here. it's 4.5 miles to where it's burning but you can see it clearly, the smoke rising. and that smoke and the fatigue of living under this fire danger is starting to take its toll on these residents. >> tuolumne. >> reporter: pat brady had enough last night so he packed up his cap, thomas jefferson, and some of his belo

we have a number of twice get information from the puc through twitter and facebook and our website sfater.org. >> people should not drink water from pools or spas. but they could use it to flush their toilets if their source are not broken. let's look at those issues. >> sanitation is another issue and something people don't usually or like to think about it but it's the reality. very likely that without water you can't flush and the sewer system can be impeded or affected during an earthquake. you need to think about sanitation. the options are simple. we recommend a set up if you are able to stay in your building or house to make sure that you have heavy duty trash bags available. you can set this up within your existing toilet bowl and once it's used. you take a little bit of our bleach. we talked about it earlier from the water. you seal the bag completely. you make sure you mark the bag as human waste and set it aside and wait for instruction about how to dispose of it. be very aware of cleanliness and make sure you have wipes so folks are able to wash up when dealing with the sa

was to send off a letter to the mayor, to the puc and to thank you for all of your work that brought us to this moment with double the fupding on go solar sf, and i think that there is a lot of excitement and as you hear there say lot of support for the changes. and you want to extend the offer to president torres if it is appropriate we would love to have a joint meeting and lend our support to help you to address this big question of what is the long term funding opportunities for the program so we are not having the conversation and where we will going through the peaks and valleys and something for the long term. and there is a lot of expertise and a lot of heart over at our shop and the commission as well. so we love to do that. when the time is right. and again, thank you just to add a couple of quick points. i don't know if we have enough of these stake holders meetings, that it is not just the ability to market the program, but i think that this challenge is real that if there is a way to get the ability and not just to market but to get the applications filed is the key. because if you market to them and say we will call you back

puc. and to do that, they is suggested two, and when i have the amendment and it would add a whereas and a resolved. and the whereas would be, whereas, the solar sf program currently accepts application from all private electric customers in san francisco, and just a statement of the fact and then the resolve that this commission directs the general manager and the further improvements to the program and for implementation for the fiscal year, 2014, through a process ininclusive of all stake holders and the results in a robust program focused on our customers. >> that is to start a process of discussing the potential changes that would focus the benefits of the go solar program on the people who have elected to be customers of san francisco. >> are you okay with that in >> yes, thank you, working with commissioner moran and the general. >> how do you sperp the amendment? >> i think that it is clear on its face, but further improvements should be worked on over the course of this year. and together, with the stake holders in that as we have been. working with the stake holders community to improve the program and have a more robust and focused pro