before you dig call usa and get your utilities marked. >> each utility has their own color. >> [inaudible]. >> water department has not been out here to mark it. >> okay we will continue to walk up here. i'm not sure where we will stop. >> one of the big issues we see all over the city are garages where there is a slope down into the garage. here is one of those slopes is this an encroachment ask how do we improve. >> this is an encroachment. >> old building. >> old building and old encroachment. this probably was never approved. >> what is the current standard for allowing to slope the sidewalk. >> current standards we have historic buildings in san francisco and we are getting requests for essentially putting in a garage a basement. based on existing bay windows you might have a beam right here. probably do and >> if they can do it they get a permit. public works code allows to slope 25 percent of the sidewalk width. in this case we have -- >> the sidewalk is not a good wide tth to begin with. >> correct. >> this is 80 percent. >> typically under current conditions, under this existing

about capital fund on the utilities because of state law. we can't have our ratepayers subsidizing other ratepayers thp they're not puc ratepayers. >> supervisor avalos: so that's still being worked out. >> that's correct. to supervisor kim's questions there are two federal ent itself, department of labor job center and coast guard and they're starting to engage on some of these discussions about how they will get utility services in the future which may affect o how we discuss capital needs with them 16r789s. >> supervisor avalos: how do you see the city, and tida and developer come into -- is that when the agreement comes before us? is that some other time? that is something that would be important for us to know hopefully today. i don't think my vote is contingent on knowing that information but i think it's important for us to have some sense of a timeline moving forward. >> i think i'll leave that to the development team, when the development agreement comes to you but we're engaged in those discussions and we're willing and able to kin

in the treatment of utility service. i was wondering what the thought was behind that deletion. >> the thought was not to limit it to our direct you till taoeg provision, but, to the degree we had work foertionz dwoement programs, so, not to be limiting, but, it can either stay in or go out. >> okay. i guess i'd like to hear some discussion of that. one of the things that i want today make sure is that, where we are pumping the envelope on technology, that there be a real utility link. so, that job is still the job and we can use green technology. so, i like the linkage to the utility service. when i read t i read it could limit, like the intellectual property, that's not my intent. that's value added to it. my question is, is there really an incompatibility. was the intent to explore technology that has nothing to do with our utility mission? or not? >> no, it's central to our utility mission. one example could be the new video law, 525 golden gate it's incredible for outreach and education. does it help us in the treat

can be utilized to drive more private investment. there is any further applications that people can in a time of some kind of public safety emergency gain access and necessary information both from the government sector and essential facilities such as electrical providers. we need to utilize -- move all of the government over to that digital platform. the need to get rid the paper -- we need to get rid of paper. we need to make sure that we only take in -- information once i get a writ of forms. there is the technology sector's private data vaults which can dramatically reduce the time and effort to reduce those forms. is to just -- we suggest myproblemssolved.gov which allows someone to get put -- put in an affirmation and get access easily. to what kinds of programs might be available for help under a comprehensive out a rhythm. we want to use that secure platform which is now available to solve problems of voting. we really suggest that there are ways in we did there have been a number of studies that suggest savings in the neigh

i'm general manager of sf public utilities commission. thank you for your opening comments, supervisor campos. i will try not to repeat those, in the interest of efficiency. with me is barbara hale, in charge of our power, todd is in charge of finance and mike campbell has been in charge of the community program for a while. as a note mike campbell will leave us to go to work for the california puc as a manager in the rate payer advocacy in the future but they are here to answer questions. i thought i would cover most points and make it easier but if you have detailed questions, we are available to answer those. the presentation today, first start with the big picture, obviously. we don't just do this because we think it is a fun idea. we do it because there is climate change, there are things happening and san francisco has to respond to that. this is the single biggest program on the horizon with the city and county of san francisco to make any difference toward any of the goals toward the greenhouse gasses and climate change in san fra

the biggest utility company in florida supports the effort to make sure utilities provide more energy from wind and solar. what happens, david, is when utilities begin to say, let's get more of our powers from wind and solar, then they become competitive. that is exactly what happens, and that is ok. we have been successes -- subsidizing oil companies for $4 billion per year. they have record-breaking profits and gasoline prices are through the roof and a proposed every day on capitol hill -- they oppose those subsidies because they want them. it helps their profits. let's be clear. the future or weakened state let's take that leap. president obama has a vision to bring us forward. he supports more oil, more gas, more kohl. we will not eliminate them tomorrow but he says let's look carmenita be in the future. the future is renewable. guest: you make a great point. industry that sell products people want our break -- making record-breaking products. that is the problem. that is the defense we have here. somebody says we need to have the government direct resources to sell products and

we are doing roadway and parking improvements and we have utility and infrastructure projects in the plan. we are projecting over the five years of this capital plan that we will generate 3,277 total jobs. the project has been reviewed by the capital planning committee. they were included in the city's ten-year plan. we have a very strong underlying credit rating at the airport. a1 for mod dids, 1 plus from fitch and 1 plus from standard and poors. we don't anticipate those will change *. the budget analyst has recommended approval with an amendment. that is to include $41 million to basically increase our requested appropriation of $41 million to include appropriation for cost of issuance. we agree with this recommendation. i'm here to answer any other questions you might have. >> thank you very much. why don't we go to the budget analyst recommendations. >> madam chair, members of committee, debra newman from the budget analyst's office. we would note issuance of the $502,200,000 bond also carry a total interest cost of $772.5 million, at an estimated interest rate at 6% for a tota

ed harrington general manager sf public utilities commission. i know we spent a lot of time last week in the budget committee. i was asked to give a brief overview to make sure you were aware of what was in the program. i'm joined by barbara hale and todd rydstrom our cfo and assistant general manager for finance and business, if you have questions of any of us. i want to go through a quick introduction, what the city goals are, the key program components, what the liabilities may be and ratepayer impacts. san francisco has ambitious climate goals and so right now we're looking and saying we have a goal to achieve greenhouse -- electric system by 2030, reducing carbon emissions by 80% from 1990 levels. this program before you was a single program that has any chance to make a big dent in what's going on there. there's nothing in the horizon that has something like that. it has a mechanism affecting the climate change. i'm a renter. i'm not going to put solar on my roof but i can go out there, in my case, for $8 a month i will be able to have cle

wires anti dead utility poles down. -- wires and utility poles are down. virginia he should trouble crossing bridge and wilson going through springfield an and dale.d >> thank you. did you hear the collective sigh relief? that was after the nfl have reached a with referees union to end lockout that started at an turgeon. happy aboutpeople this. -- that started in june. askingwere one of those e refs to come back. >> for months they have been over $3.3 million a year in pension money. it is amazing what a blown call days ago can do. >> better late than never, regular officials will return to work tonight after a lengthy walkout. is comical to me. >> it was this play that a wave of outrage. as part of a new eight year deal, they will see an increase $7,000 a season and benefits will be provided for new hires. the league will have the power to replace officials that are underperforming. goodelltement roger -id 4% referees will have a season moving forward. an average salary of $173,000 a year. back tonight in baltimore. >> thank you so much. this has been a r

and a status update on proceedings at the california public utilities commission. supervisor campos: i will turn it over to michael campbell of the san francisco public utilities commission, as well as jason fried from lafco. >> hello. michael candidate, director of cleanpowersf at the sfpuc. i have a short update. hopefully a sweet update. in terms of where we stand, as you know, we have been waiting for the board of supervisors to act. during that interim time, the good outcome of that time has allowed us to go back and renegotiate with shell and get better terms regarding the collateral amount. notably, we have been able to discuss with shell and get them to agree to reduce the amount of collateral that would be going into escrow from $15 million down to $7 million, a reduction of $8 million. that is 3 positive. it increases to $4.5 million. that frees up $6 million from the initial 19.5 appropriation. the appropriation ordinance that will go before the commission, before the board of supervisors , it keeps the $19.5 million appropriation, but we are using that

as you can see, our utilization of both small business and d.b.e. exceeds our goals. 38% is a very respectable number given that our goal for federal disadvantage business is 13.5%, and ours a pir ration and goal for business is 25%, and you can see that we're reaching to 34% in that goal also. if you have another mentor protege program which is focused in construction. these are prime contractors that work with the small firms, small contractors. again, they will sign an agreement. at times, the same small businesses outbid the prime that mentored them. we've had a number of examples of those. it's a very robust program that we have with the association of general contractors. we've signed an agreement with them and we do have the numbers there. eight construction companies and mentors that are participating in that program. it's a very good program and i'm thankful to a.g.c. for working with us and participating in that aspect of our work. >> as i mentioned, and as was mentioned earlier, we cover not just the san francisco county, but the entire n

which will be installed without any of the additional utility boxes being removed. there is an expectation they will be installed in a manner that will allow vehicle doors to open. with narrow sidewalks in many areas, i consider that an issue. also a big challenge to our magistrate's plan. i'm seing in the and instruct of knowing where these particular utility box also be installed, but i'm saying with enough concern as the department had provided comment and push-back relative to these boxes being permitted. also i would like to get guidance as to whether or not these boxes will basically not require further rooftop installations of micro-antennas. i would like to get a technical update, as well as urban planning and design update of where we are moving with this. >> commissioner antonini. >> thank you. a few items. last thursday i took part in a meeting with mickey calahan, head of department of resources, along with diane misuda from historical preservation and ted yamasaki and secretary, linda avery. very good meeting. basically we discussed the issues surroundi

let's call want september 25th meeting of the public utilities to order. roll call. commissioner courtney. >> here. commissioner caen is on her way. >> thank you. commissioners we have the minutes from the september 11th meeting. any additions or corrections? >> moved. >> seconded. >> moved and seconded. all in favor, aye. >> the item carries. this is the time that if anyone has items to discuss with the commission that it's under the commission's jurisdiction, this would be the time for it. i understand we do have a comment from mr. lee. >> hi, my name is tony lee, i am speaking on behalf of my parents, their property owner to market street, at 16th street. they had a tenant that apparently wasn't paying their water bill, and i guess out of policy, the sfpuc sends a notice of any kind, which is a lien notice five months after bills have already incurred. so the first time that a property owner, my parent's english is very limited. i helped them, so the first time my parents even heard there was a problem was five months on or after usage already occurred. so, we kno

. >> i am government and utility counsel. thank you for this opportunity to request a rehearing in consideration of the permit. the relocation, the decision was not in compliance with state and local law and will expose the city to on necessary legal liability as crown goes the next step to protect our rights. we have the right to deploy in the public right of way. cities may have reasonable control over the public right of way but only to the extent that they treat all entities equally. on this street, there are numerous utility attachments that are on the street, and so the minimum definition of reasonable is that everybody be treated equally, and by having our equipment not be allowed on the street, it violates the public utilities code. second, we do have this properly vested under the common law. after the first time the permit was revoked that crown had properly relied on, we went to the court of appeals and put in a state, which is why the site has been able to continue in operations. the vested rights have not been te

san francisco public utilities commission says hundreds of city workers may have violated the communityssist program. >> we found that the addresses on record with our city record employee database matched up with people enrolled in the program. >> reporter: the program is designed to help less fortunate people who qualify by discounting their sewage bill by 35% and their water bill by 15%. a recent audit shows that the eight-year-old program has some issues. a little less than half of the participants qualify. it's possible that the city workers are not intentionally cheating the system. >> they may been listed on the address as far as their records with the city, but they may be a renter in an apartment where the owner pays the bill and maybe the owner qualified. >> i think it's just an all- around bad situation, and people are just looking for others, their pockets. >> reporter: some people think the city workers should get a stiffer penalty. >> pay the money back and fire them. >> it's stealing. they should lose their jobs. >> reporter: the puc is requiring everyone who does not qua

but there are some brilliant folks at your public utilities commission. management, upper management, whether you're talking about -- we heard about money, and power, right, barbara? but also, juliet is quite capable, mr. richie, and the rest of them. i'm confident that they will assist me at getting the information that i request from them. but frankly, i would have to -- i wro would have to concede thai don't have enough information about how we actually do that kind of reachout in those different languages. but i'm all ears. >> chair kim: thank you. hopefully your union will be helpful on getting the word out in our communities because i know many of your members live in san francisco which i very much appreciate. thank you. i don't see any other questions from committee members. at this time we will open it up for public comment items 2, 3, and 4. iei have speaker cards, espanola jackson, al jen son, winerub, ana al frer alvarez. if you would like to speak for one, two, or three individuals, feel free to do that. >> espanola jackson, and my card says

the utility company said it's the last and final offer. the post reports two sides met with the mediator 51 times and they don't have a good time. the last time they walked off the job, 1985. >>> it already distributes distributes free condoms, and now free morning after contraceptive pills. they are being made available. girls as young as 14 can get the morning after pills and they don't need their parents consent. about 7,000 girls get pregnant by age 17. half of them have abortions. >> you have to opt in to donate your organs, okay? you have to opt in. parents need to opt in with informed consent. this is not just giving a condom to a young person. this is talking about a chemical, hormonal, drug cocktail. the parents have a right to know. >> we know that in new york city public schools, about 40% of young people are sexually active. and while we totally encourage them and believe it's so critical that they talk with their parents, not all young people can or feel they can. and yet they are sexually active and looking at how we can prot

finding that we were called upon to respond to indicated that significant number of restaurants utilizing hra's in 2010 paid out no medical expenses for their employees. the office of labor standards enforcement does not collect industry specific data when collecting our annual reporting forms nor would i know exactly what a significant number meant. what i can tell you is that the 184 employers in 2010 indicated that they did not reimburse any of the money that they allocated into these reimbursement programs, that number was 126 employers in 2011. those are our responses to the findings. i thought i would take a few moments and summarize the findings from our report that we issued just last month. some of this area -- some of this material's been covered so i'll go through that quickly. i do want to highlight as a preliminary report, the amendments were passed last year, directed us to collect some specific data, in 2011, we collected sliekt lip different data than we collected in prior years, as indicated the report is based o on the responses of many employees, it is 80 to 90 percent

this is where two utilities have been on the stand so far. the way pepco and other maryland utilities responded to the derecho, how they reconnected stomers and amassed crews are big parts of evidence covered here. testimony so far indicates pepco only brought in 647 outside crews to help by the third day of the outage which is about half of what bge or dominion power had for similar sized outages. >> why did bge have twice as many first summoners on july 3rd than pepco '-- responders on july 3rd than pepco? >> i think you need to look at the data carefully. if you look at the total numbers of line crews available on that day, because again people characterize data differently and you have people trying to interpret what that data is, that if you look at it, you'll see when you look at the totals and account for the fact bge is a larger company and account for the fact as they'vtestified that they were able to bring resources in from their sister company, i think that accounts for the differential. >> reporter: so far today two utilities incl

. >> the controversial practice, regulators are investigating a bge billing process that allows utilities to collect a fee from you even when your power goes out. that is our big story tonight. >> that has a lot of customers steamed but the pse is considering changing a policy that allows utilities to bill customers for large revenue during the first-ever power outage. david collins joins us live from downtown. >> let me set the table on this issue. during that storm, bge lost more than $600,000 in revenue. the utility tax on 49 cents customer bills to recoup the money and use it on restoration efforts. the june 29 derecho knocked out power to as many as 762,000 bge customers. most thought they would get a slight brake on their bill. but maryland regulators allow power companies to recoup lost billing during the first 24 hours of an outage. but only during a major event, which is defined by having as many as 100,000 customers or more without power. when the cost is spread across the customer utility based, consumers end up paying about 49 cents extra for power they never used. the fee is

let me suggest this as a weekend fully utilize the break for all the editing we need to do. there is another question that memberpilpel is raising. we will need to visit that. we have two sets of information. we have what is in the draft, and we have what is on the one- page that the consultants provided. member pilel is suggesting -- pilpel is suggesting we go district by district. mr. pilpel: in general, i like the language that was proposed. outer richmond, in a richmond -- inener richmond. >> to preserve? mr. mcdonnell: in addition to or replacing -- mr. pilpel: i am generally not with the language they provided. i think it is less hopeful. i think this language is better. mr. mcdonnell: we will go district by district. the proposal is to utilize -- the district is described on the bottom of page 8. mr. alonso: yes. mr. leigh: yes. ms. melara: yes. ms. mondejar: yes. mr. schreiber: yes. ms. tidwell: yes. ms. lam: yes. mr. mcdonnell: thank you. all right. district 2. oh, -- mr. pilpel: oh, can we also have them not avoided -- voided -- mr. mcdonnell: please keep going. >>

i think any private utility would be very proud to have these people. and i will finish up now, and i must say that although i now sit in the finance seat, i have always been the point person on our commission. i've done the budgets. our business administration was really in poor shape until our cfo came -- restrom, and changed things completely. to me, he's my hero, he's my genius. he has put together $4 billion worth of bonds out of our 4.6 billion for the water system, saving the ratepayers quite a bit of money. so to me, todd walks on water, and the water of course is hetch hetchy. >> chair kim: thank you, ms. caen. i think this goes to the entire commission but being that the board just heard a pretty historic piece of legislation from your side, we just want to thank you for all of your work on that because i know many of you spent many years on the cca legislation. and clearly a lot of thought went into that process. you had many kind words for the puc. we want to commend ed and your commission and we're excited to work with -- thank you i metrop

shut off utilities if it's safe to do it. you report it. we can cordon off the area just to make sure nobody else goes in the area. definitely tell the fire chief or whoever and we can go in there and try to do it safely. when we talk about search and rescue, i really want to make a distinction between searching and rescuing. searching is really basically looking for people; right? once we find a person we switch modes and go into this rescue mode. when we talk about search and rescue, try not to get it too mixed up because you think dfrpbtly based on what you are doing. if you are searching, you think about certain things and if you are rescuing somebody, you think about other things. the first rule, of course, would be do not become a victim yourself. whenever you do a search, you have to preplan. you have to understand who is doing what. we suggest that you work in two teams of at least two people, so that's at least four people doing a search at the very, very, very least. you want a team on the outside and a team on the inside. proper

commission and michael campbell and director for the san francisco public utilities commission. >> well, thank you very much and we have two resolutions of accommodation to two very important individuals and ed harrington being the first one and so much has been said about ed harrington that i don't know if we need to add to all the numerous things that have rightly said about him. i doubt that ed harrington is watching the lafco meeting. i am sure one of the benefits that he was looking forward to when he retired he no longer had to come to these meetings accident but in the event he is watching. >> >> we want to thank ed harrington for his work and we have a resolution before the commission honoring him. the second item and just as important is to honor mike campbell who has taken time i think he might be technically on vacation or personal time, so i apologize. it is not our intent to honor you by forcing you to take personal time to actually come to a lafco meeting, but mike campbell resolution is one that i think really is critical because of the very important role that he has pla