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 wa

for my own commission, the sfpuc, real briefly, putting up the history of the reserve request.start with $5 million. $3.2 million were placed on reserve. we had $1.3 million of reserve. the meeting on wednesday, the budget and finance committee authorized $430,000 to conduct negotiations. following that, i wanted to note that in response to your requests, we have been looking into the budget details and have started the process of working with lafco staff. we want to make sure the budgets are all in sync. we will be doing some of that digging in the next weeks. we will report that the next availability. as part of that meeting, i know there was a question from commissioner campos. they were asking similar questions of the general manager and the staff. let me talk about it briefly here. the first item, performing the service through a third-party using the rfp approach. it is clear that the city has the core competencies necessary to take on cca. in so doing, part of that would be they are taking on some financial risk. you have heard about that from ms. weiss and how marin has

for this plan, the sfpuc inc. the guidance of the board of supervisors and the mayor in developing the ultimate goal. it retained the rocky mountain institute that was the original author of the 2002 resource plan to help determine the feasibility of achieving by 2013. -- 2030. in addition to that, working with the power plant taskforce, the sfpuc can build a green tech advisory committee. to help it identify short and medium term objectives on how to meet the goal of the electricity resources plans. what the staff did, and ultimately cut the input recommendations and the technical advisory committee and developed an unhealthy own draft of the resource plan. it mainly focuses on three-five year terms to help it reach its long-term goal and helps identify recommendations that are more long-term in nature. it recognizes the limited control over the energy system in the city. about 85% of it is procured by pg&e or direct access providers. the transmission in the distribution system except for limited location is prima

my involvement with the sfpuc has been enhanced with my understanding of municipal government and has deepened my respect and gratitude for the men and women who are executing the sfpuc's vision. as you know, the sfpuc launched a $6.4 billion water improvement system program to repair, replace, and seismically upgrade the systems aging pipelines, reservoirs, and dams. while president of this commission, we moved to construct 13 projects totaling $1.6 billion, creating significant numbers of jobs and making sidekick and safety operations to our vital water system. both the public utilities commission, port of san francisco share the distinction of an enterprise for the city and county. they both creates a vivid revenue but at times require commensurate, if not more, considerable infrastructure investment. as a port commissioner, i look forward to helping the poor grow its revenue and invest in the future. i am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, including securing the america's cup, and bringing to fruition the james herman terminal for extended use. i believe my background

the joint meeting with sfpuc. whatever we can do to expedite a more thorough hearing would be helpful. >> we will be able to figure out if they need the weeks, and i know that we have a holiday coming up. whether or not we can compress that a bit. >> we will be working together on monday. i suggested december 6 because i was thinking of a two-week time frame. we will be asking for something new, and we don't plan to work through the thanksgiving holiday. commissioner mirkarimi: if there are no further comments, why don't we ask for public comment? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i've been coordinating of a lot of cca strategy here in town. the first thing i would say, regardless of who wins doing procurements, whether it is the contractors or sfpuc, we need to keep in mind that the best way to defend ourselves against risk is to build a lot of stuff can do a lot of the installations. you have plenty of capacity very early on so that you have assets. it will be easier to fight when it plays the pricing games. we n

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 can split the difference and have a joint meeting -- we seem to like friday. either on the 14th or 21st, that would be fin

overall, the audit comments has said that the sfpuc does not adequately administered provisions of our leases. they have not uncovered any fraud, but in today's ottawa, the audit was covering the years 2004-2008. the title of the audit is -- resulting up to $635,000 with potential underpayments and other recoveries. in their report, they have comments like misreporting the royalty rate return. they used an incorrect methodology, underreported company sales, incorrectly did not take groundwater testing costs. they owe late fees and interest on royalty payments. it also concluded that the puc made lease decisions that did not effectively monitor leases with hansen. they do not track compliance with all of these terms and did not verify royalty payments. it does now retain records necessary to ensure compliance. it is very damning, very daunting, and rather accurate. to put this in perspective, however, the things they are talking about in many cases are incredibly sloppy documentation as opposed to fraud or a major loss of money. those are things we need to fix. you'll be seeing a reorga

is moving is highlighting the first stuart program, which is a collaborative partnership between the sfpuc, the sheriff's department, and the garden project, which many people know about. it engages youth in watershed and horticulture projects. taking lessons from the garden project, which works with former offenders, the earth stewarts program is an intensive 38-week training program for at- risk young women and men of color, ranging from 17 to 25 years old, who had the opportunity to earn a paycheck, continue their education, build life skills, and continued -- contribute to the community environmental project. participants into the trade apprenticeship program. the young people in the program learn horticulture and landscaping through farm and site-specific projects in the field such as organic agriculture. they work with a garden project staffed, puc staff, gardeners, learn about the environment, and leave a tangible mark in the community. again, this is a program that has such immediate impacts for the young people going through the program, but it also allows these young people to be

as we wait anxiously for the results of our rfp process, which will be concluded today, i wanted the sfpuc, through michael campbell, to provide an update on those activities. secondly, dawn weiss is here from the marin energy authority, as well as david orth from the san joaquin valley energy authority to talk about their status of where they are with their program and also to address -- am i getting feedback? to talk a little bit about -- these are two programs that are independent programs. they are structured differently than ours in that they have taken on the risk themselves as a public entity for the program. this was an issue that came out before our commission, so they will address some of the issues on risk that they have dealt with in their jurisdictions. so with that, we are going to start with mike. >> good morning, chairman, commissioners, my name is michael campbell. as ms. miller just highlighted, i am going to give a status update on the variety of areas we are pushing aggressively at the puc to make sure the rules that are set up are as favorable toward the cca as possibl

we wanted to be sure that the sfpuc's future decisions are informed. as always, members of these groups are willing to meet with you should there be an interest in the commission. thank you. i ha coffee -- copy for you of the notice. thank you. president vietor: thank you for your comments. anymore? mr. secretary, next item, please. secretary housh: this is involving agenda item 10 as well as other items sent electronically. also, this item covers the advance calendar. this would be the time for any questions about any items on the advance counter, and there are the staff report. -- reports. president vietor: commissioners? commissioner: i do not know if this is the place for it, but one thing that is clear is that we will have a very busy january. we want to make sure the electronic copies are the same as, not similar to, but the same as the paper documents that come to the commission, as well. we're going to be getting an awful lot of information, in disparities will cause problems. -- and disparities will cause problems. commissioner: -- secretary ho

the second meeting included the general manager of power enterprise at the sfpuc. and the streetlights team. and just some major sticking points that i would like to call out, we would have to reach an agreement with pg&e. simply because we are feeding the energy into the grid. another point is that it is a question of what kind of communication mechanism might be used in order to manage and monitor the unit. the solar units are monitored by the technology. i think there are plans to have the new puc -- to use existing communication mechanisms. another point is metering and how to measure the output of the solar units. each would have the meter installed. and lastly, the city processes as well as teh puc -- the puc mentioned there would have to be a ceqa process. and they brought this up regarding conjecture in terms of overhead wiring and things like that. the next step sounds like petrasolar would have to have a pilot project. they went through some of the items they would need in this proposal. and the proposed efficiency of such a program, trying to measure the

continue phase two and a further authorize the general manager to allocate funding for beat pitt -- for the sfpuc portion of the flow studies. item number 13, a discussion and possible action to authorize the general manager of the san francisco the dita von teese commission to negotiate and execute a memorandum of understanding, for operations at half moon bay gauging station, and the administration of b.p.-- of the pilarcitos creek integrated watershed management plan. there was a different amount that was in some of the posted versions of the agenda, but the item itself was always posted as correct at the other amount. president vietor: thank you. are there any comments or questions from mr. ritchie? i will entertain a motion. all of those in favor? opposed? think you, mr. ritchie. the motion carried. next item, mr. secretary. secretary housh: the next item is item number 14, a discussion and possible action do authorize the general manager of the city is the scope of the utilities commission to execute on behalf of the city and town of san francisco with the cell -- with the county of san mat