do utilities boxes need to be as big as they are, can we manage signage that is less intrusive. agree with more stringent coordination we will work together to ensure sidewalk safety. >> thank you, mr. mayor. that concludes the questions for today. >> and with that, why don't we proceed to our next agenda item. please call item 2 through 6. item 130261:[health code - retroactive increase in patient rates for certain mental health services] sponsor: mayor ordinance amending the health code, section 128, to retroactively increase patient rates charged for certain mental health services. 05/14/2013; passed, item 130261:[health code - retroactive increase in patient rates for certain mental health services] sponsor: mayor ordinance amending the health code, section 128, to retroactively increase patient rates charged for certain mental health services. 05/14/2013; passed, on first item 130261:[health code - retroactive increase in patient rates for certain mental health services] sponsor: mayor ordinance amending the health code, section 128, to retroactively increase patient rates

we interface with each and every one of our utilities and their exercise programs. we carry the best practices from one utility to the next to share that knowledge across discipline. we then execute decisions on the catastrophic plan for california, the one coming up here in the bay area so all utilities understand their role that needs to be played and we can plug and play and the class ral utilities that are going to be called upon to support it from the private and municipal side and this is an on-going living process. working with the local jurisdictions, the county jurisdictions always, the states north and south and the state operations center and then supporting whatever the fema initiatives are moving out from that in cross-discipline lines. >> thank you. mr. brig. >> as an operator of a distribution system, the stories are probably very similar. we have small emergencies every day, small, medium and even large, so the back-up systems, the screening, the ics structure, the spare parts, the communication, those muscles are flexed quite often. the big one is t

what about the utilities?.27% yield, it's not from the raising of distribution it will be because it plummets, colins says it's a buy. that's a big move for a utility. he thinks conedison would support a 4.5 morris-year-old. as hard as the utilities have fallen, the charts interpreted by tim colins are like mr. t in that third "rocky" movie iconic. it's for more pain. colins thinks you should get more high quality stuff. i agree with him. that's still aways from where we bryant i would much rather be a serial then a buyer at these levels for many of these stocks because we're just not there yet. frank in new york. frank! >> caller: yeah, jim, thanks for all you do for us guys. thanks for your integrity. >> thank you. >> caller: i'm 59, i'm retired. i bought a couple stocks over a year ago agnc, anna lee and hatteras. hts, they are probably nice dividends, should i be concerned interest price are goingdown up and they're going down. >> as long as you accept the fact the dividends may have to be cut. are you get

and then bankruptly the san francisco utilities commission put a stop to it. so i'm happy that the 3 primes are going to give us their best service. another point i want to make is when the task force was formed they worked hard to choose the best location. they were many locations prone to flooding. they're looking at a location and hopefully another location where the present asphalt plant is so the best touching facilities when we're talking about digesters this is not a joke. this is something that requires a lot of expertise. so i'm happy and i want to say very publicly and i want to thank doctor jackson especially for promoting and sticking to her guns and allowing this project to start earlier than was planned. and i want to thank those commissioners who heard our plea for spept what the community had to say. the stench we want it gone. gone, gone, gone away. the mosquitoes the contamination and the pollution. now i'm speaking as an economist we want it gone. i know this will come before the board of supervisors and their should be no problem for the bo

we represent the utilities that protect and build the resill yepbs into the infrastructure. we fill a gap in attitude which is the relationships, distant and local relationships, cross boundaries between the multi disciplines in the utilities. we are able to cross those lines in the counties and step up to state operations so everybody is operating in a common operating picture so everybody understands what's available not only in their jurisdiction, but what kind of resources we can bring to bear, short and long-term, how distant those are, what the qualifications are. we have master resource catalogs designed just like fire scope and cal fire in which we have built strike teams from our utilities, strike teams from water companies. they simply make a call and tell us we need 10, 12, 15, it's our obligation to put that together and get it to them. they are worried about the incident in their jurisdiction which they have to correct. it's our responsibility to reach bond those borders as their extension to bring in the reserves that they need to maintain that kaupblt newt of

we worked and looked at ways that we can utilize the building for an office building.build an icon i can building that will house a lot of city departments. >> the san francisco public utilities commission has an important job. we provide clean, pristine public drinking water to 2.6 million people in the san francisco bay area from the hetch hetchy regional water system. with also generate clean renewable energy for city services like public buses, hospitals, schools, and much more. and finally, we collect and treat all the city's wastewater and stormwater making it safe enough to discharge into the san francisco bay and pacific ocean. >> in 2006 the puc was planning a record number of projects. >> the public utilities commission is a very infrastructure-rich organization. we're out there rebuilding the water system. we've budget working on power generation in the country. we've been doing sewer for the city. we're looking at a brand-new rebuild of all watt systems in san francisco and we haven't had a home that's been other than mental. >> they staff over 900 people.

he used to work for the utilities. he has had a very cozy relationship with utilities. this report indicates that. >> after calling for his job senator jerry hill made the request to peevey. he wrote for all the short comments under your leadership over the last ten years, it is critical that you testify. instead of addressing the conflict at the capital, michael peevey spent the day 62 miles west of sacramento driving to the resort and spa in the heart of napa. he was scheduled to give a five to seven minute presentation on the environment and the economy, an energy conference titled transitioning to a clean energy future. before the conference started at a time he was expected in sacramento, our hidden camera spotted him mingling with guests in the conference center, the day officially started with a lunch at noon, this seat on the patio taking priority over the chair at the capital. invited guests include top level private sector executives. a utility pv regulate and in the ironic category, more than two dozen sacramento lawmakers also attended the conference. at 1:3

closures because of utility work. closures on 279 in the elkton region. .5 looks good with light volume 895,r on 895, -- north on we have a closed ramp. no problems to report on 95. .5 in white marsh, problem free that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. followontinue to breaking news. theim dacey has been on scene at all morning and has the latest for us. >> good morning. we're here on hillcrest avenue in parkville. carbons a possible monoxide leak. everyone has left the scene. we have some video. this happened in a group home. there were two calls that came in. people were transported to the hospital. we understand six haveeen taken to shock trauma. investigators evacuate the building. they are not positive that this is caused by carbon monoxide. michael robinson explained. >> we came up with a possible chemical scenario. no foulo emphasize, play is involved. it could be something from a mixing of household chemicals and/or some type of pesticide that a commercial exterminator may have applied. >> investigators are w

and private utilities. we're trying to shire the information in our environment not so much as you protecting our information just for safety and security reasons we don't want to put a map up so folks what figure out where our assets are. we're working with the city attorney and how to protect our assets to share information without sharing our information in a worldwide way. and we're talking with pg&e after the boston event and we'll get together with our departments. but also working with pg&e their starting to work with us on unveiling there 2 million up grates infrastructure and so in a nutshell our group and this is what the lifeline council looks at to make sure we're protected from may i approach terrorist attacks so we don't have a neighbor's like in new orleans not up and running quickly. so the more resilient our lifelines are the quickly we will be operational >> any questions for naomi? >> thank you for your good work. in the the time for councilmembers if you have something to share upcoming

second, principal limit utilization restrictions. loans perform best when funds are drawn down slowly over a long. of time. -- long period of time. a disproportionate number of loans.rs have drawn down a principal limit utilization restriction would allow borrowers to pay off existing liens plus the cost with associated getting a loan. this is a sensible change that will lead to a higher degree of success among borrowers and reduce the risk to the fund. tax andet-asides for insurance to help avoid situations where borrowers are unable to pay. a set-aside is essentially the reverse mortgage equivalent of an escrow in a forward mortgage. five, other opportunities to improve their home equity conversion mortgage to ensure long-term sustainability for the program -- the changes to the program under consideration should address the shortcomings that have been identified. the challenges that these changes must be made made by full regulatory development process -- this typically takes a year and a half or more to complete. the most product

catalogs designed just like fire scope and cal fire in which we have built strike teams from our utilities, strike teams from water companies. they simply make a call and tell us we need 10, 12, 15, it's our obligation to put that together and get it to them. they are worried about the incident in their jurisdiction which they have to correct. it's our responsibility to reach bond those borders as their extension to bring in the reserves that they need to maintain that kaupblt newt of operation and then where we function through the state utility operations center and the state operations center to make sure that we have that kind of access and that kind of assistance. we need caltrans, we're going to need chp, we're going to need cal fire, we need dwr, they are invested in restoring their critical infrastructure and it's our responsibility to reach across those lines to get that kind of access to keep that kind of restoration underway. >> thank you. mr. brig. >> in terms of establishing standards for resill yepbs, absolutely, we have done that. again as i mentioned earlier, to get our cus

the utility poles cables and boxes outside my window are an appalling mess.he transformer outside my window exploded last year. mylar balloons have short circuited lines in my neighborhood twice this month. half the blocks in the city are the in the same situation. it's unfair and unreasonable for us to the excluded from utility under grounding. san francisco unofficially abandoned it's citywide policy of utility undergrounding seven years ago when it turns pg e loose and exhausted the project funds. the supervisors then appointed a utility task force which submitted it's recommendations in 2007. i urge you to pass the cogent recommendation and adopt the program and fund it adequately and bid it competitively and finish the job. the entire city will benefit. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> president chiu. i would like to put this on tv. if it was heads i would talk about john decamp but it was tails so i will preach. last week we talked about how the pilot asked jesus if he was the king and jesus said did you say that of yourself and later on he sai