i want the p.u.c. review the donations that are being made to specific districts in san francisco by employees. whether it is benjamin poole or some of the clowns that are sitting on this racial equity. ladies and gentlemen, a public employee is not in a position to engage in fundraising and donations to politicians. they have one reason to be there at the p.u.c. there are employee his, and not even managers. i am begging you to please explain to me why is an employee of the p.u.c., more than one who is engaged in political action and donations to politicians? there is no reason. this is what i am saying. these are gatekeepers. the racial equity program as a gatekeeper program that ensures who gets in and who does not get in. if you are not convinced about what i'm saying, look at the f.b.i. and who has been arrested and why did they arrest them. you have a general manager who directed e-mails and also wants to go -- [indiscernible] -- go by -- [indiscernible] -- from china. explained to me, there are

the question is when is the p.u.c. willing to hire competent l.d.e.s and competent people instead of the pass through of the c.u.d. and the flea market for whoever is going to get certified as a construction manager. again, just to review the west side of the report on l.d.e.s and the licensing requirement, it's not difficult. anybody can see it, but unfortunately, a lot of people decided to shut their eyes and close their mouths as if -- >> operator: thank you, caller. your time has expired. madam secretary, no more callers in the queue. >> clerk: thank you. item 9, consent calendar is closed. madam president, you're muted. >> may we have a motion and a second on all items except item e? >> so moved. >> second. >> i'll second. >> thank you. it's been moved and seconded on all items, except item e. roll call vote, please. [roll call] >> clerk: you have five ayes. >> it's been moved and passed. thank you. item 9-e? >> clerk: madam president, a member of the public had wished that to be severed, so i don't know if there's

i would urge the p.u.c. to use the current situation to reassess the strategy of using drinking water to put out fires on the west side. the west side has waited decades expecting the dedicated system and should not be betrayed with bait and switch. new subject. the coastal commission has two p.u.c. items for this friday which is not on today's agenda. why is this? thank you. >> thank you, caller. your line is open. you have two minutes to speak on item 4. >> i am gave warner resident of palo alto. thank you for the workshop and thanks for the water supply calculator workshop a few weeks ago. thank you. i sent my comments to last friday's meeting by e-mail. i am expressing importance of a risk analysis. i am going to mention a january 22 letter the sfpuc sent. table 3 shows in the third year consecutive dry year and footnotes 2023 that says the supply available would be 45% of 265mgd normally available. this is highly disturbing. if someone could infer two years from now the sfpuc could invoke 50% rationing a

i would urge the p.u.c. to use the current situation to reassess the strategy of using drinking water to put out fires on the west side. the west side has waited decades expecting the dedicated system and should not be betrayed with bait and switch. new subject. the coastal commission has two p.u.c. items for this friday which is not on today's agenda. why is this? thank you. >> thank you, caller. your line is open. you have two minutes to speak on item 4. >> i am gave warner resident of palo alto. thank you for the workshop and thanks for the water supply calculator workshop a few weeks ago. thank you. i sent my comments to last friday's meeting by e-mail. i am expressing importance of a risk analysis. i am going to mention a january 22 letter the sfpuc sent. table 3 shows in the third year consecutive dry year and footnotes 2023 that says the supply available would be 45% of 265mgd normally available. this is highly disturbing. if someone could infer two years from now the sfpuc could invoke 50% rationing a

and the p.u.c. received protest letters from anvil builders and western water constructors protesting the bids submitted by thompson builders corporation. and it was not responsive to the requirements. anvil builders alleged that thompson builders failed to comply with the p.u.c. procedures for substitution. and thompson builders submitted a response to those protests. after that the p.u.c. made multiple requests for supporting administration from thompson builders corporation, and they were unable to make a clear determination on thompson builders corporation local business enterprise sub-contracting participation requirements. they determined that thompson builders corporations' bid was non-responsive for failing to meet the good-faith outreach requirements. a protest letter was also received from the apparent low builder, anvil builders. they received a protest letter from western water constructors protesting the bid submitted by anvil builders that it was not responsible to the minimum qualifica

i would urge the p.u.c. to use the current situation to reassess the strategy of using drinking water to put out fires on the west side. the west side has waited decades expecting the dedicated system and should not be betrayed with bait and switch. new subject. the coastal commission has two p.u.c. items for this friday which is not on today's agenda. why is this? thank you. >> thank you, caller. your line is open. you have two minutes to speak on item 4. >> i am gave warner resident of palo alto. thank you for the workshop and thanks for the water supply calculator workshop a few weeks ago. thank you. i sent my comments to last friday's meeting by e-mail. i am expressing importance of a risk analysis. i am going to mention a january 22 letter the sfpuc sent. table 3 shows in the third year consecutive dry year and footnotes 2023 that says the supply available would be 45% of 265mgd normally available. this is highly disturbing. if someone could infer two years from now the sfpuc could invoke 50% rationing a

i believe the p.u.c. is aware that we are going to ask for the acceptance of the bla's recommendation. i want to move to amend the resolution. sorry. first public comment. madam clerk, police vehicle for public -- please check for public comment. >> please let us know if callers are ready press star 3 to be added to the queue. if you are on hold wait until you are unmuted. if there are callers for item 5. >> mr. chair there are no callers. >> public comment is closed. i move to amend the resolution to accept the bla's recommendation for this item. madam chair, roll call vote, please. >> vice chair safai. >> aye. >> member mar. >> aye. >> chair haney. >> aye. >> there are three ayes. >> i will move to recommend the item to the full board as amended with a positive recommendation. madam chair, roll call vote, please. >> vice chair safai. >> aye. >> member mar. >> aye. >> chair haney. >> aye. >> there are three ayes. >> great. thank you. to the full board with positive recommendation. please call item 6. >> o

p.u.c. and public works. on the one side airport on the other and you talked about a number of things, and i'm wondering if there are some that strike you as maybe maximally important versus minorly important. i mean, how important are the differences of statements of incompatible activities and that kind of thing? >> through the chair, supervisor mandelman, i think a lot of the -- what todd rydstrom mentioned is definitely right on it. the entire internal control environment within each of the organizations that are involved are very different, and some have, right, an oversight body whereas d.p.w. did not have. some have a variable set of robust procedures, not least of which is having an s.i.a. which does have a specific provision on the potential bidder. so it's really a collective of those factors, and one thing that we're trying to do as part of our final, final report is trying to bring that all together to see if there's anything that's in the internal control environments of the city in general and of the d

this department has been under the cloud of the corruption scandal. p.u.c. ion will be intimately involved in a selection of qualified, new general manager and finally, the notion of independence of commissioner who does what she thinks is right independent of pressure from individual members or the legislative or executive branches. we certainly should meet and confer. that was the subject matter of conversation that we had last week. with that,ly open it up to public comment. are are members of the public who like to comment on item number 3? >> members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 415-655-0001. meeting i.d. is 146 592 7527 and press pound and pound again. please dial star 3 to line up to speak. we currently have 8 listeners and three parties lined up to speak. first caller. >> my name is francisco. i want to address my comments to the new commissioner if i can pronounce her last name, ajami. i think first and foremost, you should ask the comptroller to give you an audit on community benefits. i know you are an e

i believe the p.u.c. is aware that we are going to ask for the acceptance of the bla's recommendation. i want to move to amend the resolution. sorry. first public comment. madam clerk, police vehicle for public -- please check for public comment. >> please let us know if callers are ready press star 3 to be added to the queue. if you are on hold wait until you are unmuted. if there are callers for item 5. >> mr. chair there are no callers. >> public comment is closed. i move to amend the resolution to accept the bla's recommendation for this item. madam chair, roll call vote, please. >> vice chair safai. >> aye. >> member mar. >> aye. >> chair haney. >> aye. >> there are three ayes. >> i will move to recommend the item to the full board as amended with a positive recommendation. madam chair, roll call vote, please. >> vice chair safai. >> aye. >> member mar. >> aye. >> chair haney. >> aye. >> there are three ayes. >> great. thank you. to the full board with positive recommendation. please call item 6. >> o

p.u.c. and public works. on theside airport on the other and you talked about a number of things, and i'm wondering if there are some that strike you as maybe maximally important versus minorly important. i mean, how important are the differences of statements of incompatible activities and that kind of thing? >> through the chair, supervisor mandelman, i think a lot of the -- what todd rydstrom mentioned is definitely right on it. the entire internal control environment within each of the organizations that are involved are very different, and some have, right, an oversight body whereas d.p.w. did not have. some have a variable set of robust procedures, not least of which is having an s.i.a. which does have a specific provision on the potential bidder. so it's really a collective of those factors, and one thing that we're trying to do as part of our final, final report is trying to bring that all together to see if there's anything that's in the internal control environments of the city in general and of the depart

the contractor has continued to work on the pump station however, the p.u.c. has not been making any payments for work performed since the contract duration has been exceeded. >> so did they continue out of the kindness of their heart? how does all that happen? >> they continued and our construction management team is still negotiating with the contractor as to whether they get delay days or whether, you know, we pay them for those delay days or whether we don't. so they're still in negotiation at this point while the work is continuing. >> thank you very much. commissioners, any questions or comments on this -- commissioner paulson? >> sure, what are we doing here? >> we're asking to extend the contract duration contingency, add days to the duration and also increase the cost contingency. >> i got it. so we're going to public comment before motions, correct? okay. thank you madam president. >> thank you. are there public comments on this item? >> members of the public who wish to make public comment specifically on 16 dial 1-415-655-0001. do we have any caller

so i appreciate the work that was done with the p.u.c. commission to come up with the amendment where it looks like we're going to actually be playing a role in the new g.p.a. to try to get the other c.p.a.s to, you know, prioritize fair labor standards and environmental sustainability. so i appreciate that. >> chairman: thank you. great. all right. can we have a motion to move the amendments? can we take a roll call on the amendments. >> clerk: yes. on the motion to amendment item of, vice chair safai? >> aye. >> clerk: member mr. ? >> aye. >> clerk: chair haney? >> aye. lerk: three are three ayes. are >> chairman: i want to move it to the full board as amended. [roll call] >> clerk: there are three ayes. >> chairman: thank you. this item will go to the full board with a positive recommendation. and thank you so much. mr. heims, for your work. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chairman: madam clerk, please call item 7. >> clerk: item 7, resolution approving and authorizing the director of property to acquire real property located at 921 h

p.u.c. and public works. on the one side airport on the other and you talked about a number of things, and i'm wondering if there are some that strike you as maybe maximally important versus minorly important. i mean, how important are the differences of statements of incompatible activities and that kind of thing? >> through the chair, supervisor mandelman, i think a lot of the -- what todd rydstrom mentioned is definitely right on it. the entire internal control environment within each of the organizations that are involved are very different, and some have, right, an oversight body whereas d.p.w. did not have. some have a variable set of robust procedures, not least of which is having an s.i.a. which does have a specific provision on the potential bidder. so it's really a collective of those factors, and one thing that we're trying to do as part of our final, final report is trying to bring that all together to see if there's anything that's in the internal control environments of the city in general and of the d

the alternative from the p.u.c. at our last workshop we spend time on what the state was talking about and environmental community thought would be good for the river. today we hear from the public utilities commission staff for background and thoughts about the river and health of the river. there will be a third workshop in the next month to talk about water demand and alternative. we hope the three workshops will give us a better understanding of what is going on. it will be good because we hope to have a chance to say we all agree on these five things. we disagree on these two things. how do we work through these disagreements and come to a conclusion helpful for everyone. we will have public comment at the end of item 3 and 4. at the end of item 4 you have more information to comment on. you are welcome to comment at either or both times. homing may be more useful for a full information to comment on. with that, i will ask the commission secretary to call item 3. sfpuc for the presentation on the scientific basi

so today, i'll calling for a hearing on both the p.u.c.'d community benefits programming and the sewer system improvement program joint venture management agreement and i'm asking both the p.u.c. and a comparisons joint venture to report and to provide the records that they have thus far not provided. government must be transparent in accountable to the public. we are calling this hearing to ensure that it is the especially amidst its city wide reckoning that pay to lay pom ticks and the answers and the hearing will offer them. the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor mar. supervisor melgar. >> thank you so much, madam clerk. i have a couple of things. first, i have an introduction of an accept and expend grant that is the annual salary ordinance for the clean slate program. at the public defenders' office. i'm excited to introduce it. the public defending is awarded 285,000 from the crank start foundation and also the kelson foundation. it will enable them to greatly expand the clean slate services that they provide. since 1999, the publ

so today, i'll calling for a hearing on both the p.u.c.'s contracting and community benefits programming and the sewer system improvement program joint venture management agreement and i'm asking both the p.u.c. and a comparisons joint venture to report and to provide the records that they have thus far not provided. government must be transparent in accountable to the public. we are calling this hearing to ensure that it is the especially amidst its city wide reckoning that pay to lay pom ticks and the answers and the hearing will offer them. the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor mar. supervisor melgar. >> thank you so much, madam clerk. i have a couple of things. first, i have an introduction of an accept and expend grant that is the annual salary ordinance for the clean slate program. at the public defenders' office. i'm excited to introduce it. the public defending is awarded 285,000 from the crank start foundation and also the kelson foundation. it will enable them to greatly expand the clean slate services that they provide. sinc

the alternative from the p.u.c. ast workshop we spend time on what the state was talking about and environmental community thought would be good for the river. today we hear from the public utilities commission staff for background and thoughts about the river and health of the river. there will be a third workshop in the next month to talk about water demand and alternative. we hope the three workshops will give us a better understanding of what is going on. it will be good because we hope to have a chance to say we all agree on these five things. we disagree on these two things. how do we work through these disagreements and come to a conclusion helpful for everyone. we will have public comment at the end of item 3 and 4. at the end of item 4 you have more information to comment on. you are welcome to comment at either or both times. homing may be more useful for a full information to comment on. with that, i will ask the commission secretary to call item 3. sfpuc for the presentation on the scientific basis for th

so i appreciate the work that was done with the p.u.c. commission to come up with the amendment where it looks like we're going to actually be playing a role in the new g.p.a. to try to get the other c.p.a.s to, you know, prioritize fair labor standards and environmental sustainability. so i appreciate that. >> chairman: thank you. great. all right. can we have a motion to move the amendments? can we take a roll call on the amendments. >> clerk: yes. on the motion to amendment item of, vice chair safai? >> aye. >> clerk: member mr. ? >> aye. >> clerk: chair haney? >> aye. lerk: three are three ayes. are >> chairman: i want to move it to the full board as amended. [roll call] >> clerk: there are three ayes. >> chairman: thank you. this item will go to the full board with a positive recommendation. and thank you so much. mr. heims, for your work. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chairman: madam clerk, please call item 7. >> clerk: item 7, resolution approving and authorizing the director of property to acquire real property located at 921 h

is spelled out in the controller's audit where he took a look at small business allocations from the p.u.c. and they were rigged in a process that did not provide equal access to small businesses but were based on the buddy system, for lack of a better term. that is in the material i provided. i think that would be an important leg for us to stand on as we present this to the mayor and to the public. it is a good idea when the mayor sets forth a series of elements she wants included that you address those elements. >> can i interrupt? i saw somewhere someone quote a statistic from a national ethics organization that does the analysis that 10 to 20% of public contract funds are misused. was that something you provided, larry, or something i read in the "new york times" article about the corrupt public officials our former president just. >> just pardoned? >> when i think about it, it may beings me crazy. it is a rogue gallery. i want to find that statistic. it is not economical to cut ethics. >> i will get you the specific citation. national organization of inspector generals. >> i can give

the b.r.t. project on van ness is a p.u.c. and an sfmta project. a lot of the additional costs have to do with underground and that probably should have been anticipated in a better way. and maybe coupled with some additional resources from the p.u.c. that being said, there's a lot of cost overrun both in that and the other -- the central subway. and those are realities that we have to deal with. i just worry, colleagues, that postponing anything will drive additional costs that will impact the exact thing that we're trying to not impact, which is the operating revenues. if i saw a way, and i think if we saw a way in the budget committee to postpone this conversation, we would have done that. but i think that -- i don't think that it's prudent at this time, with all due respect, to my colleague in district 3, and i know that you have spent a lot of time dealing with the frustration and holding the sfmta accountable for cost overruns and some of the fiscal mismanagement that has happened over the years. in this particular instance i think that it is

[please stand by] >> the meeting of the san francisco p.u.c. i am president. madam connect, will you read the roll, please. >> president maxwell. >> here. >> vice president moran. >> here. >> commissioner paulson. >> here. >> commissioner harrington. >> here. >> commissioner. welcome. we have a quorum. >> before you get started. i would like to welcome our newest member. thank you for joining us this afternoon for this special meeting. i think you will f

the b.r.t. project on van ness is a p.u.c. and an sfmta project. a lot of the additional costs have to do with underground and that probably should have been anticipated in a better way. and maybe coupled with some additional resources from the p.u.c. that being said there's a lot of cost overrun both in that and the other -- the central subway. and those are realities that we have to deal with. i just worry colleagues, that postponing anything will drive additional costs that will impact the exact thing that we're trying to not impact, which is the operating revenues. if i saw a way and i think if we saw a way in the budget committee to postpone this conversation, we would have done that. but i think that -- i don't think that it's prudent at this time, with all due respect to my colleague in district 3 and i know that you have spent a lot of time dealing with the frustration and holding the sfmta accountable for cost overruns and some of the fiscal mismanagement that has happened over the years. in this particular instance i think that it is done

a lot of the permits go to the fire department for review, planning department for review, p.u.c., publicworks. a lot of these permits have to go to other departments as well. not just the dpi plan review. the time they are spent in other departments under review. for in house review projects. these are more complicated larger projects. this had been toward the end of the year there was starting to be a backup on people trying to submit those projects. we reorganized the staff. we named a new manger who developed a plan for that intake process. i am happy to say that is paying off. staff is working really hard. they are now on the february request, into the month of february everybody who submitted a request to submit one of those projects for intake. over the past three weeks they have quadrupled the number of projects they process every week. the improvements a couple things we did in the last month again what i was saying in house review projects weresitionnificantly reducing wait time. it is now seven days. target is to process those the same day or the next day. we have made -- we ad