the sfpuc has been moving slowly. i've been going to their meetings for two years ago, but no movement. when elected officials like you get involved, results happen. years ago, the santa monica city council voted to eliminate water imports, which they are now close to achieving. just a couple of months ago, the p palo alto voted to support the water reduction plan. >>clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker. >> madam president, members of the board of supervisors, my name seas noah oppenheim. i'm the executive director of the north coast fisherman's organization, representing ports from santa barbara to alaska. based here in san francisco. i am the president of san francisco. i'm here to speak to you on behalf of our industry, imploring you to support supervisor peskin's resolution. thank you, for those of you who have joined him, thank you. for those of you who haven't, i hope you will take the time to learn about what it take to see preserve and -- takes to preserve and protect one of our most cherished reso

it did not happen because of sfpuc. but sfpuc chose to take the lead. in taking the lead they dropped the ball. so i know we have a good president now. i'm looking at you. you are supporters on the commission. and we have a goal and timelines. i'll be following it. if not, i'll initiate what they call a freedom of information act. thank you, very much. >> thank you for your comments, francisco. thank you, everyone for being here. general manager, might you be able to comment on the topic. >> i can comment under report of the general manager. >> if there's no objection to that, we'll have a comment under the report of the general manager. that will be the order. please hold out for that. is there any other public comment on item number 5? hearing none, public comment is closed. next item, please. >> clerk: item 6. >> colleagues. >> is there any public comment. hearing none, public comment is closed. >> clerk: item 7 is annual policy and government affair updates. >> good afternoon commissioners. my name is emily lamb and i'm the director of policy and go

since 2010, the sfpuc logged in over 9.5 million hours worked on our water restoration program. using the same graph and overlaying this slide, it shows how the 9.5 mil york million worker hours were -- million worker hours were laid out. so since worker hours vary over time, we can also look at the results of our safety program in terms of comparison to the national injury, and you'll see in the loss time rates of the construction industry. our worker injury recordable injury rate normalized around two worker hours -- two incidents per-200,000 worker hours which is lower than the national average of four. and simile, the sfpuc's recordable -- i'm sorry, lost time rate, which is shown in red, has also steadily declined and is also below the industry rate. so looking forward, the p.u.c. is currently updating its prequalification questionnaire and enhancing those safety questions in coordination with the other city departments. we also plan to increase our question regarding closed osha violations to include several questions on our questionnaire for osha violations as well as e.m

i would like for people to reconsider what the sfpuc is offering. i think it's important, not just for people, such as these young people who have come from district 10 and also construction workers, businesses, especially those that need water to deliver their services, goods and to remain in business during these droughts. i do want everyone to consider that california is in a very, very bad drought situation and it will increase. as we are listening to both groups, please come to some type of compromise that considers both the fish and the people. thank you. >> hi, i'm tammy. i'm the general manager for the mid peninsula water district. i'd like to thank the group. i would like to acknowledge all of my general manager colleagues from all the water districts here. please stand. stay standing while i make my comments. come on. come on. i see you back there red wood city. look, this takes a team effort, including you. i made that comment in our letters from the mid peninsula water district. we thank you for your service. we all here are in service a

want to know how many of the electrical lines to where it stops come under our jurisdiction of the sfpuc, pro proprietary. i want to know why in the year 2018, if ever, that we continue to have special agreements with pg&e to bring in the city into the city. why don't we have proprietary jurisdiction over sufficient lines in today's world with today's technology to bring our electricity all the way to the city. this has never been answered. what some people do here is the answer is in a a con voluted w. under the record act, it was the army and some of the every year we could sit down with pg&e and negotiate. that's why i know how to negotiate with pg&e. we're not sincere. in order to have gone into a clean solar power, there are many factors. we've not been very sincere with this. we say clean. we want to know how clean. if you go deeper into that it's a slap in our face. pg&e does whatever it can and they're free to do it. they're a private enterprise. so, we have no clear notion, first, about how clean it is. and secondly, we are kind of indebted to pg&e because we think when they say

there is also something that would allow us to have sfpuc maintain existing public utility easements so this would give us new time to build infrastructure, allow the city to test that infrastructure while we're still operating the existing infrastructure in the rights of way, and then those older utilities would be abandoned after the new infrastructure's accepted. so on the left diagram, you can see how we have divided the development site into phases and how the master street vacation ordinance would allow us to get a one-time approval and then come back through the city d.p.w. director to obtain approval for vacating rights of way according to these phases. on the right side, you see a diagram that shows how there will be all new streets, realignment and street grid overlayed on top of the existing site. so the schedule that we are here today for the committee's approval, and then we're intending to go to the board of supervisors next week for the resolution of intent. we will go to the sfpuc commission for approval in december, and then come back to the committee in january and

we also report to the sfpuc debt over sight committee on all transactions. as always, we like to provide you with an overview of each enterprise's debt and credit ratings, so you'll see each enterprise's outstanding debt. you'll notice new items to this table, the low cost s.r.f. loans and whitfield loan that we entered into this last year. first, we issue new money debt and provide new credit needs to meet the ongoing capital requirements of each enterprise. this is guided by the regular monitoring and analysis of when found funds are needed and how much are needed. second we manage our outstanding debt portfolio, particularly renewing or replacing bad debt facilities and authorizing program consolidation when needed. [inaudible] >> however, though, taking advantage of these new refunding opportunities is now limited due to the recent tax bill's repeal of advanced refundings. and so finally, on this slide, you'll see a listing of the various debt transactions we plan to enter into into this fiscal year. these transactions are more fully provided in the info

our concern was that the sfpuc, along with the irrigation districts have been lobbying the trump administration to essentially get agencies to back off on the recommendations. you might have seen that on october 1st, the u.s. fish and wildlife service, which is under department of interior, rescinded its recommendations from the ready for environment l analysis. fish and wildlife staff spent years basing the recommendations on the best available science. they were told from above to rescind those recommendations and embrace the tal amir river management plan. i will read something from their letter. it says, the service proposed the set of recommendations included in the usdoi response letters based on studies from multiple river systems, including the river. success is achieved in other areas and on best available science, however, following discussions with licensed applicants, the service recognizing the flow proposal included in the usdoi includes proposed volumes of water as a license condition difficult for the licensed applications to mange without significant effect to over water supply

. >> so the way it is now, sfpuc has owned solar generation, and we have over three megawaits throughout the city, 23 project locations, and all of those systems have interconnections agreements with pg&e in order to energyize the system and to connect to their grid. the board has historically approved those agreements, and we were given ongoing authority to enter into those agreements. form 79973 with pg&e with ordinary unanimo ordinance 14414 several years ago. and so needs have changed for us. there are two main items that have changed. one, our customers are starting to install their own solar generation as a result of the better roof ordinance. and additionally, sfpuc is operating under a different agreement with pg&e under the wholesale distribution tariff. so we're coming here today, asking for authority to sign two different agreements with pg&e under the customer owns solar generation. there'll be two different forms. one for our customer to sign, form 79988, and then, a form that p.u.c. would sign, the customer generation agreement, 79992. and in addition to that, we're asking

my name is emily lamb and i am director of policy affairs for the sfpuc. i really am involved with a team of people and building a strong coalition of a team of folks. we are working very closely to get this bill defeated and ultimately vetoed by governor brown. >> emily is one of those people who is a bright star with regards to her passion, her commitment, her tenacity and she's just a great, fun person. she's all of the things that you would want in an employee and an ambassador for our organization. >> my biggest take away is you can always find a way, especially when something is important and worth fighting for, if you put your heads together with people, and you collaborate, that usually you can find some solution to get to your goal. in this case, it was a bill that most people considered politically difficult to complete, and we didn't have a chance of doing it, but with a lot of strattizing with a lot of different partners, we got it done. my name is emily lamb, and i am the director of policy and government affairs, and i've been with sfpuc for

i'm a san francisco resident, customer of the sfpuc. i'm also a member of the sierra club on the water committee for the san francisco bay chapter, and i just want to ramble a little bit unfortunately because i wasn't sure what mr. ritchie was going to say. but in response to the question what are the differences relative to the various environmental organizations' positions and the p.u.c.? one thing i think it's important to take a step back and look at the big picture of this. they're concerned about the entire eco system, and i think that the focus of mr. ritchie's presentation regarding the tuolomne is important, but that's not just what this is all about. this is really about trying to restore the ecosystem back to some function -- back to some ability to actually be an ecosystem, and i think that one of the sort of taking that big picture approach, one of the problems that i have personally as an sfpuc customer and as an environmentalist is that we all share responsibility for this ecosystem, and for the sfpuc to say well, our own

and the sfpuc is not in their wheelhouse as an organization to do that. they're supposed to protect rate payers and make sure everybody gets electricity, and they need to be conservative because of that. what we need now is for lafco to lead the process of drafting a local buildout plan like the one in sydney, australia, that i emailed to you all. thanks. >> thank you very much. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is now closed. there is no vote on this for us to vote on. so lets a move on. if my colleagues are in agreement, i would like to call out of order item number 6 please. i realize we have a lot of taxi workers in the audience and they are away from work and i want to minimize the time away from employment. before we start this discussion, lafco actually has no jurisdiction over the taxi industry or m.t.a. we are clearly -- this is clearly a fact fine finding, sort of informational meeting here today. and we welcome all public comment, of course, but we have no authority over the taxi industry. we are able actually to launch an i

. >> hi, i'm ryan a prlth letting project manager with the sfpuc working at the sfpuc is a fast-paced environment the puc is american people eye person so breath and depth allows us to work on allows me to move across my career path. >> fill the roadway. >> our unique projects is the heritage puc water treatment long-term improvement plant it's one of the largest projects i've managed and supervised to be successful as a project manager you have to be hard working and self-motivated and being adaptable is important because the construction it is very fabulous that get me up in the morning you're going to be project solving and seeing the project go to me that's fun, i like coming to >> when i open up the paper every day i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about the planet i want to leave for my children and other generation, i think of what contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. ♪ clean power sf is san francisco's key way of fighting climate change by renewable energy and offering it to san francisco custome

. >> hi, i'm ryan a prlth letting project manager with the sfpuc working at the sfpuc is a fast-pacede eye person so breath and depth allows us to work on allows me to move across my career path. >> fill the roadway. >> our unique projects is the heritage puc water treatment long-term improvement plant it's one of the largest projects i've managed and supervised to be successful as a project manager you have to be hard working and self-motivated and being adaptable is important because the construction it is very fabulous that get me up in the morning you're going to be project solving and seeing the project go to me that's fun, i like coming to . >> my name is dave, and i play defense. >> my name is mustafa, and i am a midfielder, but right now, i am trying to play as a goalkeeper, because they need a goalkeeper. >> soccer u.s.a. is a nonprofessional organization. we use sports, soccer in particular to engage communities that can benefit from quality programs in order to lift people up, helping to regain a sense of control in one's life. >> the san francisco recreation and park depar

finding the satisfaction of seeing the project come into fruition i've also take advantage of the sfpuc training program yunt my certification i see the flow from the pipeline into the tunnel one by one and i also had several opportunities to attend and make presentations at conferences also as a tape recording san francisco resident authenticity rewarding to know the work i do contribute to the quality of life my life and those around me >> when i open up the paper every day, i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. >> it was really easy to sign up for the program. i just went online to cleanpowersf.org, i signed up and then started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the budget, if you sign up for the regular gree

i'm glad to see that within the development agreement that will be a public power consideration with sfpuc as well as with some of our other major area plans and the commitment to the child care center, which is incredibly important. i have a series of questions both on some labor issues, the t.d.m. program, and the housing program, and i'll just begin with some of my questions in regards to labor. first of all, i know that there is a waiver on requirements on prevailing wage and apprenticeship similar to what we did with mission rock and pier 70, but my understanding was in those cases, the developer had entered into a project labor agreement, and i remember strong labor support when those d.a.s came to land use committee, and i'm just curious what the status is in discussions with labor. and if i have misinformation, please do correct the information that i have. >> supervisor. >> supervisor cohen? >> president cohen: thank you. i can just touch base with that, it's an ongoing conversation to finalize the details there in terms of what labor harmony would look like on this particular pro

in addition to creating new bus lanes, the sfpuc is also upgrading utilities. but until this work is done, the only real thing businesses can do is try to hang on. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> today is world financial planning day. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is a certified financial planner. so jill, according to a recent study, only a quarter of americans have a written financial plan. what's holding us back? >> reporter: i think it's the age-old culprit. people believe they don't have enough money or don't know how to get one. and that's really too bad. research shows that having a written financial plan can lead to better money behaviors. but hey! there's good news. technology now makes creating a plan easier than you might think. there are online platforms as well as old school players like vanguard, charles schwab and fidelity and even more expensive ones. they have all expanded their digital services to include both investing as well as advice. >> a lot of digital tools out there. but what about if you want the human touch? >

in addition to creating new bus lanes, the sfpuc is also upgrading utilities. but until this work is done, the only real thing businesses can do is try to hang on. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> a bay area school district will not pull funding from a charter school over the way it reportedly handles child abuse allegations. students and staff at richmond's john henry high held a rally last night urging the school district not to revoke its charter. teachers there say they were advised to investigate first when a student reports abuse at home in case it turns out they are lying. state law requires educators to immediately call child protective services. >>> 6:38 this morning. an alarming new report reveals the number of deaths connected to dangerous selfies in the wake of several high-profile incidents. more than half of those deaths happened in india. bu >>> a new report says 259 people died taking selfies between 2011 and 2017. more than half of those deaths happened in india. but russia, the u.s. and pakistan filled out the top 4. the leading caus

. >> have are you available the work order is 2817827 that's one of the great things of sfpuc they offerk shops to help you get ahead you have to care about the job and go above and beyond to find out as much as you can the three puc i so no glass ceiling the opportunities are end >> this is a regular meeting of the small business commission held on monday, october 22, 2018. the meeting is being called to order at 2:01 p.m. the small business commission thanks media services and sfgov tv for televising the meeting. members of the public, please take this opportunity to silence your phones and other electronic devices. public comment during the meeting is limited to three minutes perspeaker unless eyes established by the presiding officer of the

there was a preliminary screen that was completed on august the 8th by sfpuc staff, and those samp samplings were taken from outside the building and the water piping that is connected with building 606. the criterion -- samples met the criteria with the exception of chlorine residual and iron oxide, and as that was explained to me was the chlorine was, although it was low, it was acceptable, and with the chlorine, it is primarily in the water to fight bacteria, and there was no bacteria detected in the water. the iron oxide would come from rusting that occurred within the pipes. subsequent testing was done inside the building for the potable water, so that would include water in the kitchen, and within the crime lab, and the water chemistry came back within p.u.c. criteria. the drinking water review is going to be ongoing for a period of october through december, so there will be samples taken for a three-month period, and then finally, the water samples have been sent out for radiological tests, as well, and we anticipate those results will be back in the latter part of december. with rega

proposed update to the 2006 water quality control plan and further urges the state water board to allow sfpuc, other water agencies, and environmental and fishing groups to enter into voluntary agreements in a timely manner for consideration by the state water board prior to implementation of the proposed plan update. this language affects the desire for the state water board to act to adopt its plan update on wednesday, november 7th, while acknowledging that negotiations between the p.u.c. and other water agencies are ongoing. in the interest of ensuring san francisco takes a seat at the front of these issues, both as a water innovator and environmental leader, the new resolved clause recognizes the importance of having the n.g.o. community, including environmental and fishing groups, party to any resulting voluntary agreements. one other thought, which i say at risk of sounding a little n cynical about this matter, is at the end of the day, as much as we love harlin and carlin, as i fondly call them, the p.u.c., like our airport, is a business enterprise. it is a business. and like any busi

go back to 2007 and read fifth resolution by the board that says the board of supervisor urges it's sfpuc to explore and develop water supply option that's will not divert water from the walt river. they have the support and commitment of san francisco to develop alternate water supplies. thank you.