how would the sfpuc do it? we have done some analysis, looking at some past energy prices to see how we could differently shaped the program in advance of any changes in official policy. so i am glad that we are aligned there. supervisor mirkarimi: all i can do is paint one example that is contemporary, one that the puc will get. with a great amount of political will, forces were able to crowd together a solar project for recurrent energy, and they were able to move with unbelievable pace, installing 5-megawatt solar panels on reservoir. by the time it came back to the board of supervisors questioning the contract's long-term rate of cost, still, the puc endeavored to implement what mayor newsom had asked for. you had demonstrated to us a level of wherewithal, ingenuity, and termination to get something done. absolutely impressive. it demonstrated to us, when you want something, you can actually do it, and it did not require legislation at the time in order to initiate the process in order to get to where you w

and this is the recommendationly bring to sfpuc when it meets next on february 8. at that meeting i will be presenting and seeking authority from sfpuc to begin direct negotiations and the negotiation team will have many of the same folks on it that participated last year. that will include sfpuc team, alongside lafco staff, city attorney and external consultants as needed. to execute the contract we're anticipating we need review by lafco as well as formal approval from sfpuc and from the board of supervisors. i'm not used to presenting slides. i usually just speak off the cuff to you all. in our negotiations we will need to have the ability to work creatively as we've seen as i noted earlier, we don't have firms in the marketplace that are capable or able to provide everything that we've asked for in the past that are rates lower than pg&e's. so we need to be close on program requirements and we have been closely examining the program in marin and what it executed and looking not as a model to start from. i want to be clear on what type of flexibility we're talki

and the sfpuc support. cultural and economic and canning cultural benefits but edible plants are typically high water use plants and they typically consume more water than the landscape or sallow land they replace. and water conservation practices can greatly reduce the amount of water that would be applied in the situations. last december san francisco enacted the water efficient irrigation ordinance which requires that planted area installed after january 21, 2011, that exceed 1,000 square feet to comply with state mandated water allowances and also to meet other water efficient irrigation requirements. the irrigation ordinance already applies to neighborhood agriculture and urban industrial agriculture as proposed in the ordinance and under the terms of the irrigation ordinance, the spf -- the sfpuc are required prior to issuance of any permit to enable the installation of new planted areas, including those contemplated in this ordinance. the sfpuc suggests that we insert a cross reference to chapter 63

sfpuc is handling this through the city attorney's office. before you is a resolution to support their activities before the cp you see -- cpuc. it is a resolution that has been -- that has been through the sfpuc and the attorney's office. commissioner pimentel: do you happen to know how much the reentry fee would be? >> it depends on the size of the cca program. mr. campbell might have information. they were looking at quite high amounts in terms of the fees. fees really could not be justified in our opinion. it did depend on the size of the program. i don't know if mike has anything to add to that. >> sure. to clarify, like i was saying in my remarks, it is really the same item. there is a statutory requirement from ab117 that the cca post a bond, a performance bond, to cover the reentry fees. what was before the cpuc was this draft settlement from between parties involved in this issue. the mechanism that was before the commission, and why we're so glad to applaud the commission's actions in not making this the row for california, our esti

joint meeting with sfpuc. supervisor mirkarimi: what was the date and time? >> it would be the end of january. we typically need the fourth friday of each month. mr. campbell was looking for sfpuc direction on january 25. supervisor mirkarimi: is that a friday? >> it is a friday. the 27th is friday. so the 25th is wednesday. >> i have the 28th as friday. >> i am sorry, i'm looking at the wrong side. in that week potentially. supervisor mirkarimi: we are already months away -- why could we not have a meeting on the second friday, 3rd friday? >> according to the schedule, the interviews would not be conducted until the middle of january. so we would not have much to report. we could report who we are interviewing, but the idea of seeking direction, recommendation from the sfpuc, -- we would not have that information by the second week. supervisor mirkarimi: we do not have to nail this down now. i would rather not can see six more weeks before information we thought was going to be shared with us today, should at least be shared with us before january 5. if we c

sfpuc is handling this through the city attorney's office. before you is a resolution to support their activities be

the sfpuc is a shining example of cooperation and results. it guarantees against the kind of decline and so, and at other city-owned golf courses. it firmly express's and applies the values of the city that owns crystal springs. we have received prompt and helpful feedback on issues that are either acquired or could benefit from input from the sfpuc as landlord. we may not be privy to all the facts, but we would be remiss in informing how helpful the real- estate department has been. this includes maximizing revenue to the city. while further in the environmental and social goals important to the city. hope you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact me. [chime] >> i don't understand the purpose of your presentation. >> he wanted to show his support for the real-estate department and how effectively have worked with them in the last 14 years. i'm not sure what mr. isaac intended. >> your employer is opposed to the reorganization? the purpose of your presentation is to support the real estate department. president vietor: thank you.

seated next to me is the president of the sfpuc commission. would you please read roll call? >> [roll call] mr. chairman, we have a quorum. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. >> [roll call] >> we also have a quorum. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. please read item three. >> item 3. opening remarks and discussion of expectations for the joint meeting. supervisor mirkarimi: who wants to talk about expectations? [laughter] how about we just say that this has been an event will an exciting year in 2010 and we very much appreciate what lafco, local commissions, and p u c has taken together toward the activation of our goal to be alligator. i want to thank everyone here for their leadership and do diligence, particularly for the two departments to do one thing that is certainly unprecedented, that is banding together with other jurisdictions to send off the interest that had been threatened from the last election, proposition 16, with regard to our extracurricular intentions. we are learning how to navigate around the rfp process for the prospective bidders. i recognize that that ha

what we have been charging is what appears in a column titled sfpuc. the other was applicable rate is a transmission rate. that is what you see next. and then the mib ratwe. -- the mib rate. to show you what the revenues are associated with those rates, given the mere usage in 2007, 2008, 2009, we have the current billing chart, and you can see that for the puc, relative to the pg&e rates, we are showing about a $400,000 to $600,000 shortfall each year, revenue opportunity we are not taking advantage of. we also need to be cognizant as we approach riverbank with the fact that mid is also a potential service provider. we're looking for authority to begin this conversation, to renegotiate the rate. the floor would actually be to recover our full cost, but we sort of see as a ceiling the comparable rates that are provided by other service providers in the area. >> who else physically is in a position to deliver power? are there transmission ties to other providers? >> today, the only direct interconnection to this load is us. there are certainly proximate

campbell to go to the sfpuc commission and seek authorization to begin negotiations. and those negotiations, what mike has been talking about, is the flexibility in some of the terms for our original c.c.a. implementation plan and those are in the four key areas that are potential to phase as opposed all in when we start the program. the only on obviously we're going to negotiate the rates and our original goal would meet or beat -- that's still our goal but based on what we've seen from these bidders, we h from these bidders, we have some negotiating to do in terms of that and there's some flexibility that we talked about in our last r.f. narks we would have flexibility in that area as well. the third is the risk allocation . obviously, if you go all in, it's very risky. if you phase, let's risk. there will be risk allocation discussions flexibility there. finally on the issue of the resource mix son we will still be planning the phase two, our in-city renewable, the most exciting part of the program, i think, and the other renewables that are the development that we

the sfpuc is a shining example of cooperation and results. it guarantees against the kind of decline and so, and at other city-owned golf courses. it firmly express's and applies the values of the city that owns crystal springs. we have received prompt and helpful feedback on issues that are either acquired or could benefit from input from the sfpuc as landlord.

but we could see an accelerated rise of maybe three or four times that according to,ip sfpuc. instead of half a foot we could see three feet. you know out here at fort point here in san francisco. first of all we don't know what the climate is doing to do, but secondly, the way ice gets dumped into the ocean from the land based - well sea level rises from one, the water gets warmer and inflates because it's density is less and that's well understood and handled by climate models. what's not well handled is the fact that when ice gets shed from green land and antarctica, there's 70 levels that if it all melted would raise sea levels but the problem is it's not like an ice cube where we're shining a lamp on it to watch it drip. it might slip. we're seeing more and more of these failures and we saw part of antarctica, shed off in a few days. somebody was looking at satellite map's and away it went. that caused sea levels to rise. that mechanism is not well represented in models or understood very well. sea level rise by itself is gentle three feet of rise may not do too much but

sfpuc has been very helpful in accommodating to meeting with them and setting of potential sites for them to do the demonstration here in san francisco. secondly, i wanted to give a brief report on the fact of the legislation that we were directed and had had some discussions about at our last meeting. we are moving forward in discussions with legislative staff and the different parties that make up the world in the state of california. we are hoping to have legislation introduced this legislative year. with that, i would like to have jason introduce to you our new intern. >> jason, lafco staff. two items, the introduction of two in terms that started with us, this month. hopefully, they will be with us as they go through school. one is andrea taurus -- torres. they both go to usf. they have provided us with two great student to help us with this program. i look forward to continuing working with them. they have extensive background in environmental policy and issues. they will be a good addition to our program in helping get future generations of environmentalists out there and work

contract for electricity supply and customer care in billing services, the general manager of the sfpuc has determined that the rfp could not be altered or revise in a manner likely to attract response of offers. the third amendment, which is also down in the red, which has also been slightly modified, so i will go ahead and read that as well, would read, "further resolved that the general manager of the sfpuc shall direct staff to direct a process and scope of work with stakeholders and consultants to request bids for renewable generation and green resource commitments to further the adopted city calls for cca as described in ordinance 147-07, shall initiate timely action on the process and scope of work, and shall report on the status of these efforts to the commission by july." that would be the third amendment. i did just hear and learn that marin received 16 bids last friday on fridayrfp that date -- on their rfp that they issued on bringing renewable generation online, i think that it is a very exciting opportunity to look at model and try to craft the rfp that we will be issuing

all the sfpuc employees are seeing it in their on-line newspaper. this morning, we met with jpmorgan, who has been buying over and a billion dollars of our bonds just to walk them through what we think will be the third of our award winning publications to communicate the financial and operational successes of sfpuc. it is really going to depend upon different venues. >> perhaps some of these comments could be integrated into the online version as soon as possible. >> i would be happy to do it. >> thank you. any other comments on the annual report? >> the third item is the water bond update. we've been selling a lot of bonds since december. we sure did. we had another very successful sale, also led by deputy cfo charles bird in the front row. we had another very successful sale in december. what this means with those $530 million we sold in december -- we have sold $2.70 billion of the $4.60 billion water system improvement bonds. the bidding environment looks very helpful to the san francisco public utility commission and the water department in pa

this has been a very long struggle for us and we are tremendously concerned that the sfpuc might consider the idea of removing the present real-estate division. this department oversees a huge amount of property. he each of these has a unique history with your organization. the real-estate department has extensive historical knowledge of the properties and the people associated with them. it was impressive to see how far back our association with your present real-estate sacco's. if this is an irreplaceable investment of time, it will not save money. it will create chaos and in sufficiency -- insufficiency. perhaps it will make clear the money you have saved over the years. the offer continuity in a bureaucracy that is completely subject to a change in personnel. you cannot replace their knowledge. it is simply impossible to manage all of these affectively. in your proposed budget introduction is out reach and invest in people and communities. removing a department that has been actively serving the community for decades completely negates these goals. i said that you might be asked to co

supervisor kim: our office will definitely call the department of elections and hopefully, someone from sfpucost of the collection if we were to have only one city measure on the ballot. and the likelihood of the stake being able to pay back the deficit. just quickly, in response, there is a time that the board of supervisors would consider part- time employment. i know that it applied to the existing supervisors. they know how many hours we worked. regardless of how much we are paid. we do it because of the census and the desire to hold public assistance accountable. that is not an excuse for her not paying compensation to the work that is done. the board of education plays a very important role. there has never been a good year to propose this charter. there have been budget cuts to public schools, a number of bonds, and i don't think there is ever going to be a good year to present this. i do share some of the concerns about the cost of running an election, so we definitely want to get some questions answered. the school district will be putting a bond measure on the november 2011 ballot.

key to the whole thing is find somebody in if it's department of public works or any organization sfpuc whom ever and get a liaison and invite them to the meeting. don't just have a complaint session come up with a problem and say, we will work together to solve this problem. here's what we can do. how can you help us? how can we work together. that's the key. organizations love coming to our meetings because it's not a c p complaints we try to keep it positive we work with the agencies and that's the key to it. >> we were going to have volunteers but i don't see them so we are doing it this way. [inaudible]. >> great question. the question posed was how do we engage the young professionals in our community? how do we pass up the time and speak from people who have been engaged in the organizing effort to the younger people coming up. >> we organize block parties where we have bands come that are basically we have parties. and people come out for parties [laughter]. that's the bottom line. we have bbq. they can get a beer at the local corner store. you know. >> we have apartments and co

that's showing up in some observations across the united states and i think you'll see this in the,ip sfpuc, but it's not real real strong. i would say that's kind of a second order effect. you know, if we were living in the gulf states we probably would be worried about the tendency for more tropical storms and we really have not seen that in these models in the eastern pacific but i don't know that they would show that. so, there is more specificity developing as we do more and more work on this. there's more models and you know we've gone from maybe a dozen models to 20 or so, in the fourth assessment and their contributing all of this. it's an interim process and one that which, incremental changes and improvements are being made. >> i think we're going to end it there and i'll thank the panel one more time. thank you, very much. [applause] >> thank you very much. jeff, panelists great job. lanl we are going to have a reception that way, and we encourage you to join us. i just have a couple of comments. we are doing to be having a synopsis of the panels today. those are going to be avai

to 9:00 p.m., and we are working with the sfpuc and the commander, who is our entertainment liaison,as well as inspector falzon. that is a good thing, and the neighborhood in power of network will co-presenter with us to make sure we have good participation with the neighbors who are involved with not like in any capacity. i wanted to refer, and at the end of the report, he will tell us about the entertainment liaison in training. i know that inspector falzon was here previously, talking about how they set up watches to make sure that they are aware of alcohol beverage control and how they are implemented in san francisco, as well as what we do, a little song and dance about the entertainment commission, and what they need when they are out in the st.. again, when i am done, i will have that person talk to you about what is on the docket. i would like to tell you guys about anything that is out of the ordinary that i get to do as director, so this month, i was asked to represent the commission as a chinese new year judge. that was fun for me. it was really cold and wet, and yet, it w