watershed. most of the land we own we purchased from the spring valley with everything else that came with it. >> this land will be held in sacrosanct in perpetuity? >> yes. >> that is important to put in doubt. not many agencies make the effort to go out and protect the environment and land is so important and valuable, so i applaud these efforts? >> thank you very much. we feel the same way. >> commissioners? >> i love these projects. thank you for bringing them before us. >> and do i have a motion? moved and a second it. >> i know this seller, so i want to disclose that i know the seller, so i understand i don't have to recuse myself. >> as long as you can make a decision, a fair decision then that is not required to disclose, but it's a better practice to put it on the record. >> thank you. public comment? it has been disclosed on the records and the minutes will reflect. >> two. added to the use of the property. that will be consistent with the land management policy which will come in due

do make a significant contribution to the parks service for maintaining their willingness in our watershed. i think that that is it. thank you. >> i had a question on that $1.6 million. i think it is for mike. i do not know. is that annual? >> it is the irrigations transfer. >> an annual amount. that is sort of just a number that will be negotiated, correct? >> commissioners, michael, deputy general manager. that number will be negotiated. >> i have forgotten, when would that start? from a budget perspective, would that be fiscal year 13? >> july 1, 2012. that is all to be negotiated, obviously. >> ok. great. thank you. >> any more questions, before we move on? does everyone have a copy of the questions and answers? who is going to help me out? >> you are a bit faster than me, commissioner, though i have to pass out, through the secretary, answers to the question from budget hearing one of water and sewer. there are a couple of copies here for the public as well, as well as copies over at that table. while both are being distributed, questions and answers to water and sewer, if i could cla

people have really embraced the fact that we can meet our needs without putting extra strain on the watershed. i believe that last year we were at 220 m g d, far below the cap. the demanded projections are down, looking at the future. it does not make a lot of sense to spend $1.6 million per year on water that we may never need. i think that the ratepayer issues are what we need to consider. we will be submitting more formal comments, but thank you for the opportunity to comment today. >> thank you. >> commissioners, what i am going to do is state to you very clearly that as the director of environmental justice advocacy, i take a different view about this budget. because i have to pay attention to the first people, with whom i have certain talks. but also with our university students, with whom i share this information. going back to the [unintelligible] every budget that is presented, every year, we need to pay attention as to how, exactly, our hydro electricity is distributed and how do we want to consume this power that is expressly explain in the [unintelligible] act. as to the water, we

i had a comment on the watershed environmental improvement program. is this the appropriate time?anted to thank puc staff. i think they are doing a really good job. exciting things are happening in the upper tuolome with the river ecosystem program. we are really looking forward to the new flow regime. i wanted to thank tim ramirez. you have a great staff working on that. i also wanted to thank the pc for your involvement in the acquisition. which is very exciting. we just got word that the recent appraisal was accepted and confirmed, so we can now go to the wildlife conservation board for the remainder of the funds. it is looking promising. the process has been more stretched out, and there were obstacles we were not expecting, but great things are happening. many thanks to the commission. commissioner moran: all right, any other public comments on the communications? >> we have no other speaker cards. >> the consent calendar -- can we take that up? commissioner moran: not yet. >> so it is not consented? commissioner moran: we have not gotten there yet. we just did public comment

what would happen in the watershed with these kinds of changes that were detailed in the outline of the memo. key conclusions are nearing what other providers are finding in this level of analysis. rupp runoff declined, but one was the most serious. snow storage has declined significantly later in the century. the bigger distribution of runoff will shift, moving earlier than what we saw today. finally, temperature increases alone will have an effect. there is a greater effect when there is a combination of temperature increases and deep -- decreases. how we came to the climate change scenario in the sensitivity analysis is important. it shows two maps. one, our country under a scenario of higher co2 emissions. one, under lower. the difference between higher temperatures and higher co2 emissions leading to higher temperatures and lower co2 emissions leading to lower temperatures is fairly significant, as you can see. that makes a big difference and it highlights how in climate change analysis, we need to account for these changes. there was low, moderate, and high increase in temperature

heavily negotiated items protecting the property, flora and fauna, watercourse, watershed, equipment, traversing the property, to protect the sfpuc from potential damage to the the pipeline facility we have in the area, or our watershed, of course. it feeds right into the reservoir. additionally, there are also protections if there is construction activity. serious monitoring and mitigation measures required. because this is alan the county, they process the ceqa and information. i have evidence of a rather sensitive process getting to the final environmental impact report, which has been approved. mitigation measures also approved. the sfpuc approved the transaction in their commission meeting on october 25, 2011, and now before you for final approval. happy to answer any questions. supervisor chu: thank you. in terms of the puc representative, anything that you would add? thank you. mr. updike, in terms of the lease negotiations, the core rate is roughly $12,500 a year in terms of fair market value, based and where is located, probably higher than what about the would be -- market?

what would happen in the watershed with these kinds of changes that were detailed in the outline of the memo. key conclusions are nearing what other providers are finding in this level of analysis. rupp runoff declined, but one was the most serious. snow storage has declined significantly later in the century. the bigger distribution of runoff will shift, moving earlier than what we saw today. finally, temperature increases alone will have an effect. there is a re

as the odds grow and it would be a regional event, we would be a watershed pictures of addresses, locations, whatever, determine priority, a triage with the fire department. this would be the platform. the police department right now is building a data warehouse, which is an unbelievable achievement in will be an asset to the department. it will promote efficiencies and will allow us to deploy resources, share information. it already has mug shots at the cars and stations but essential platform with everybody participating in it would allow us, as we build the system out and connect with other counties, to be able to share that information in real time, as events take place. and hopefully down the road, being able to have that voice communication as well. as a first responder who, over my time in the department, and we have never been able to share information, even within the city with the fire department, and we are a little bit better at that now as far as a voice goes. but with all the other things coming into play, we could be so much better, so much further along, safer, and provide b

and so you are here at a watershed moment. the crew ship terminal project is an extremely important investment. it is a public investment in our port. it comes with our same only in san francisco brand that is, it is a maritime activity married with an event activity, not just the america's cup but everything that will come there after, married with open space views, public space. you name it. what we don't talk about is what it will do for the protection of the seawall and all of the fabulous property that lies in the seawall. and we've already heard from people i think you don't get to hear as often. i doubt the petty cab and the aisle of b.u. and the masters and pilots and the ferry operators get to come to your meeting. that struck me as rather remarkable to come here tonight. and i'm most grateful. we appreciate all of the help. your staff has been outstanding. the staff that have come together as the supervisor mentioned. i really urge you to support this effort at this moment in the port's history. thank you very much.

over the last five-seven years we have used less and less of this resource from the local watersheds and right now we're going to be trending to about 205 -- dependent upon how cool the winter and spring yes, for an entire year. do not lose sight of that. that has been a great impact for us because we have adopted the five-year rates and did not assume that we would have this much of a protracted decline in water consumption. this is on the retail and wholesale customers. people are doing a good job of conserving but the economy has not come back as quickly as we had hoped. but what this means for retail rates and planning -- the charter requires us to look out, and have there be more transparency, that we could potentially have an unpleasant surprise of needing larger rate increases, then what we would have otherwise planned in 2014 and 2015. the same as for wholesale customers. they absorbed a 38% rate increase because of the planned debt service increase, but there were water sales by customers of the retail. as projected we would need a 22% rate increase in 2012. the waste water

i think that 9/11 was a watershed in immigration generallyly because we were at a moment where it seemed like there was some real consensus in moving forward on immigration reform. after that congress really went in the opposite direction, focusing on really keeping people out of the country. dan said this at the beginning of the evening that we have seen in the last eight years a mindset that is -- somehow or other that immigration is a negative and that our country is better off when we are tightly restricting who comes in. i think that there is movement away from that. i think there has been a lot more work in energy, and a growing group of new citizens, naturalized and voting, who are changing that dynamic. but we're fighting the remnants of that every day. and i think the fact that. gration has been used as sort of a substitute for a -- immigration has been used as a sort of substitute for things that people are upset about, and it becomes easier to kick the immigrant. we see that with the restrictionists and the hate movement. those are the kind of things we are fighting against. s

one must remember when the dragon appears, it is considered a game changer, a watershed event. if you look at the previous five years of the dragon, on a matter if the markets are up or down, -- no matter if the markets are up or down, it is preceded by a sharp turning point. it is very dramatic in general. >> either ballistic or tumble. i could have guessed that. >> it takes a while for the dragon to warm up. >> i guess so. >> the italian cruise ship could slip further from its rocky birth of the tuscan coast, and by as much as 90 meters. restores and once again had to halt their search. there are 20-rescuers once again had to halt their search. there are 21 still unaccounted for. here is keith dorschel. >> the waters off the italian coast are tranquil, but the goal of the cruise ship has shifted -- the bulk of the cruise ship has shifted. it has become too dangerous for divers, and once again, rescue efforts are suspended. this can increase the anxiety of those related to those still missing. this and a video showing the group telling passengers to return to their cabins. >>

population is at its second highest level since 1997 and even eagle populations are up in the bay watershed. we have been able to contribute over $85 million to improving water quality. this means more assistance to virginia farmers and a significant contribution to the water quality improvement fund. proving for public safety is one of the top duties of government at every level. if people aren't safe and secure in their neighborhoods, businesses won't relocate there and our communities will not prosper. thanks to some of the smart policies that we all approved together over the years, and the selfless service of first responders and law enforcement officers like derek and mike, crime recidivism is actually down in virginia. you know we face challenges. repeat drug dealers are a major cause of crime. so this year, i'm proposing tough new laws to put away repeat drug dealers for longer periods of time. i put the money in the budget to make sure we can accomplish that. because if these dealers are behind bars, they can't sell drugs to our kids, they can't steal from their neighbors and they

it has been a bellwether for some and a watershed causes and reforms. i have grown up with many songs that proudly remind me of walt -- why i love san francisco. flowers in your hair, and certainly i love that song -- i played all the time for my son. of course turning back to the movie and musical of san francisco, clark gable film of the 1930's and the song san francisco reminds me of the purpose of the song, open your golden gate, let your stranger wait outside your door. this continues to speak to the lessons of who we are today. a city that lets no stranger wait outside the door. we must know what it means to receive them by the time they come out of the criminal justice system, and not treated as if it is a problem in visitation valley, a single site, a sunnyvale, bayview come up mission, so much fomma or any or neighborhood that continues to be routine neighborhoods that are the ones assigned in shouldering this particular problem. the fact is a lot has been done to address these inequities of programming and sell it -- service deliveries, but we

it has been a bellwether for some and a watershed causes and reforms. i have grown up with many songs that proudly remind me of walt -- why i love san francisco. flowers in your hair, and certainly i love that song -- i played all the time for my son. of course turning back to the movie and musical of san francisco, clark gable film of the 1930's and the song san francisco reminds me

they have literally calmed the watershed from places unknown to most city residents right here within our borders, all the way up to the mountains and spent last week of their avoiding animals and all kinds of hazards and clearing 4.5 miles along the power lines. [applause] they are great producers, and i think they have that the gold standard here of providing tremendous benefits and service to the ratepayers. >> thank you. that is hard work. [applause] them and share of -- >> and sheriff hennessey, i will personally miss working with you. commissioner vietor: i also want to acknowledge and recognize all the earth stewards who are here. thank you for coming out and showing up, and it is not easy thank you for being here and all the work you do. [applause] commissioner moran: thank you very much. moving on to the report of the general manager. >> we have two items today. the first is our wsip update report. i will give her a minute to have the room. commissioner moran: ok, thank you. just a notice to staff, we have an awful lot of business to do today. we had talked about time limits