Pound pound. Access code 2593 461 8679 i would like to thank staff for assist analysis. In the room if you have not done so silence electronic device. I would like to announce the puc commission acknowledges it owns and stursd of the uncd land went historic territory of the ramaytush ohlone. And other sdendzants of the historic federal recognized mission san jose. The puc recognizes that every citizen residing in the bay area continues to benefit from the use and occupation of the lands. Not only recognize the history of the tribal lands on which we reside but also we acknowledge and honor the fact that the people have established a working partnership with the puc and our productive flourishing members in the bay area communities today. Madam secretary. Call the next item. Item 3 approval of the minutes of june 20 of 23. Any comment on the minutes. Call Public Comment member who is wish to make dwo minutes of remote comment on the minutes of june 27 press star 3 to speak. You will hear a chime when there are 30 seconds remain pregnant other when 2 minutes expires anyone here withhold like to comment on item 3 . Do we have callers with hands raised . There are no callers with hands raised. Thank you. In is for the upon minutes. June 27. Do you have comments on the minutes that from the last meeting. Thank you. There are no callers in the queue. Thank you. Public comment on item 3 is closed. Excellent. Colleague fist there are no comments can i have a motion and second to approve the minutes. Move to approve. Second could you have a roll call. President ajami. Aye Vice President maxwell. Aye paulson. Aye riverasm aye stacy. Aye. Excellent. Minutes are approves. Could you call the next item. Item 4 report of the general manager. Good afternoon acting general manager. General manager herrera asked me to update this board on information that has been in the news. I imagine you have all seen the coverage about the algae in San Francisco bay . We thought it might be helpful to update this body on steps we are taking to reduce nitrogen in the bay. We are in compliance with concern regulations and working closely with regulators as they assess the need for stricter rules. The puc is taking steps to help reduce nitrogen in the bay. This is the complex issue. That we have been collaborating on for over a decade Broad Coalition of scientists, engineers and policy makers studying the bay to understand how many factors including light. High temperatures and nutrient loads are affecting the health. The Research Indicates loads which start from multiple source the bay areas 37 Wastewater Agency dids not cause bloom you but may play a role on the impact of the blooms. Most wastewater plants are not required to remove nitrogen and many cannot do so without major upgrades. The wastewater agencies provided 14 Million Dollars for research to help determine when and how nitrogen removal may be necessary we have been draegsz nitrogen in the became doing this in 3 ways now. We are making longterm investments like building a new state of the art Treatment Plant that will include full stream nitrogen removal complete in the 2026. Piloting changes to the treatment process to decrease nitrogen levels during the dry weather science. Look to repurposing existing tank in other assets at our main wastewater plant they can be upgradeed remove nitrogen. I want to clear up confusion that has been part of the public conversation around upon nitrogen reduction. Recycled water does not fix nitrogen in the bay. Recycled water is a local supply used for irrigation and toilet flushing developing recycled Treatment Facilities allows communities to diversify Water Supplies and conserve Drinking Water we are constructing the west side recycle wash at ocean side plant produce recycled water for Golden Gate Park and other irrigation use. Recycled water is not a solution to the nitrogen problem in the bay the nitrogen left over from the recycle fiteration process does not disappear temperature need to bes treated or discharged. I want to note that san frap puc is working with regulatoros strategies. We are willing tooshg dap in the nitrogen removal requirements regulations evolve. Require long planning. Construction of new infrastructure in billions of dollars in regional investment. Were prepared do our part t. Is not something we can do alone. Rate pay and partners and federal colleagues working to make the investments needed. Thank you. Comments or questions. Can we have Public Comment. Members who wish to make 2 minutes of remote comment on 4a press star 3 to speak. There will be a chime when there are 30 seconds to speak. Do we have members of the public present to provide comment on 4a. Do we have callers. There are no callers in the queue. Public comment is closed. We will we will Commission Secretary and the Commission President to come up with a time to come back and provide more information. It is moving. I dont know where it is. Thank you. And it is unfortunate but the reality is you are facing this coming back we are not the region dealing with this and not what agency wastewater dealing with this. It is e involving. And every growing problem. Item that talks about social Impact Partnership i was not sure react vafting social Impact Partnership anything to do with the increase in the contracts or not . Is this on 5a. 5a. I dont have the item i dont have the answer to that question. Right now. Okay. Would you be able to come back may be by the end of this meeting and let us know about that . Or is this something we need. I can provide that the social Impact Partnership practical was not included in the contract when we were going throughout behested payments review and have to get approval so we move forward. With this vote, body voting that once we could have it. We would put it in so this is in but has nothing to do with the price the social Impact Partnership is not an additive price temperature is following through and putting the requirement in that were held up a bit during that process. It was not clear. I read that and figured it out i was not sure if the 2 are in any ways connect. Thank you. And i have another question on bear with me. 5d. Well is a statement there that is funding and cost. And says, later date the commission may approve an opgdz to increase the mack Contract Value up to 50 of the value. And i was not sure how did you come up with that 50 increase or why that statement is in there. In thes code every contract we give out can increase up to 50 . Per track. Yes. Job order contract. Okay wow. Hi not noticed. Thank you. I deferred to the city attorney. Okay. Thank you. Is is there a way we see how often that happen in our contract. Thank you. [laughter]. We can look at and get back temperature is interesting to see how we do that the other professional Service Contracts we take advantage to extend. Yes. And sorry. I did not mean it look and now the reason i turned him is because we have been having this long conversation for a year about contracting and what happens i was trying to pile up on the questions. Thank you. Okay. With that, i think if tlir no more comments or questions. Can we have Public Comment on the calendar yoochl member who is wish to make remote comment on item 5. Press star 3 you will hear a chime had well is 30 seconds left. Anyone present to provide comment on consent . Do we have callers with hands raised. There are no callers wishing to be recognized. Public comment on item 5 is closed. If no questions can we have a motion and second on the consent calendar move to approve consent. Second. Thank you. Can we have a roll call. President ajami aye jury room Vice President maxwell. Aye commissioner paulson. Aye commissioner riverasm aye commissioner stacy. Aye. Thank you. The items on consent pass. Next item. Item 6 award grant cs1245g to the mar loma Improvement Club for native plant garden at 350 oshg chanel see to d7 Budget Program using add back and not to exceed amount of 25,000 with code section 21g. 8 this constitutes approval for the project the purposes of California Environmental equality act. And the slides are not working we have to use the use the over head. I dont have that. Does not matter. It was just. Thank you. I did not say anything it popped up this. Is one figure from the item. A small grant. And we had work with this awhile to work with the proper code section to make the aword the money given to the puc to take care of the work. This is wield not have spent the monfewe did it ourselves the 25 thousand dollars is not a lot of money we will gift grant to the mar loma park club. The club house left to the circled area the reason were which have involved the ping lot and garden area on our property that is where the work will take place. And that is just above glen canyon. And happy top answer questions. Colleagues. Commissioner stacy thank you. This inotropics i was confused built source of the money. Money from the general fund . The fuc decides to designating the funds run by the board. I was not sure if that was the case it went to the board and back to the puc. Somebodiments. Im an aid for supervisor melgar. I can peek to your question. The funds were allocated by supervisor melgar for budget process. Which takes stake holders from the district and vet proposals from community groups. Mar loam00 park club aplied through the public process awarded the funds via supervisor melgars process we are eatingtory get it implemented. This is puc land and we would love your approval and implementing this garden of native plants the funds from the supervisor melgar. With that can we have Public Comment on this item. Member who is wish to make remote comment on item 6y police press star 3 to speak. Speakers will hear a chime with there are 30 seconds to speak. I have speaker cards from people in the room to speak and i will call your name. Goovend, commissioners im robot g a board member with the impprove am club and a former positive a prove grant to the mrub for redesign of the garden awarded throughout d 7 Budget Program and district 7 residents mar loma is a community of 2200 homes. The club is a 501c3 incorporate in the 1940 and working with the seniors and vulnerable populations and working with many agencies to address issues from police, safety, transportation, traffic. Neighborhood beautification. Parks and zoning as well as working with the neighborhood organizations on shared. We have a history of working with different city agencies to pleasure projects including traffic calming. To the renovation of the reservoir. Upon we completed other d7 budget grants awardsed us administered through Community Grant office from the city add administrator. As summarizing in the packet our garden create in the 95 to mirror glen park canyon for residents to learn about native plants. Along with collaboration with the native plant society. We urge the commission to approve the grant. Thank you for your time. Im todd another. Another board member. Of the mar loma park club i wanted under score when robert said and salute him for many hours of work on this project our members have will be looking at the fourth year of no plants in the ground. I thank you and the supervisors office. Thank you. Good to have people in person. Do we have mixture of the public present for comment on item 6. Public comment on item 6 is closed. If there are no discussions can i have a motion and a second on the item . Move. Second move and seconded. Aye. Commissioner rivera. Aye commissioner stacy. Aye. 5 ayes. Sends us pictures of the new when it is done. Thank you. Perfect can we have the next item. Communications. Colleague this is is information only but if you have any . Comments. Could you please have the next item. This is our general Public Comment. Item 8. General Public Comment. Member who is wish to make remote comment on matters in the jurisdiction not on the agenda press star 3 to raise your hand. Speakers hear a chime when there are 30 seconds and when your 2 minutes entired i have smeeshg cards. Gwen jackson. And im sorry. Nota jack jones. Maryland jackson and robert ball. Good afternoon. Im gwen jackson and im the daughter of the late doctor jackson. I hoped that from what you remember. But i was able to i wanted say good afternoon to all. Im kind of nervous. Im trying to stand up. Okay. I think you received a calm of a document. That was goin mean by kelly at the time. He asked me to help facilitate because they wantedmented i will read it because im nervous and i dont want you to buzz me out. Okay this. Is what he says. As we discuss today as the it San Francisco public commission. Committed to the litigation connected with the southeast Treatment Plant. I want to address a myth. And a rumor that there is not a plan or desire to the dem oat 1800 oakdale in eliminate the southeast commission. Okay. I received prosecute prileft my phone there . I was i was at received messages from the community and they was saying they heard the puc was going on demo the building and i dont know if this is true. My family was wondering why was supposed to get the educational building that puc. Okay. You can finish. Get an educational building and it is not there yet when i heard that they would demo that i had concern. I dont understand if that is true or not. Im not sure it is. And the other thing that we attended the zoom with the upon community. Commissioners. And this was questions reacts they cant tell us when it would be built. It is never i answer. I wanted see if you can answer for us. I did read on this is that you have to which discuss that after another time thank you for your time. Thank you. We appreciate your comments. Thank you very much. We will look into that. Thank you. Am im here to say, keep my mothers dream alive. You have been i want to city college and graduate in the 2020 at home. But i was look forward to going to the school at 1550 upon evans they said it is not available i would like more sxemgz thats what was promised so police keep the dream alive. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon to the commission. Im jones the grandson of doctor jackson. So00 i was was to read there was a resolution presented on march 82016. With respect on january 24, 2016, doctor jackson passed at the age of 83. Where as, doctor jackson played air role in the creation of the Southeast Community facility. Where as the upon community was near to her heart and until her last day doctor jackson continued to speak about issues affecting them partial her legacy will impact the lives of those grateful for her countless endefers honor the wishes of doctor jack remembered as a timeless leader within the city and county of San Francisco to name a few. And this was said by the commission. And also signed by all the commissions. Thank you. Good afternoon im robot. I met mrs. Jackson 20 years ago and she was instrument in me getting my life together and strict on her programs about the rights for minorities in her community. She was very that was her pet peeves and if you ever came in contact with her that was a thing that was a constant with her. To find out now years later that the projects that she worked hard to do. In some of the upon communities are being wasted or you know sectioned out. And i think that the young people i grew up in bayview and in San Francisco my life i lost city. I just think that there can be better opportunity with the areas to help the youth. Younger people. And im only here to express that because i see so many of just her projects. She was she loved her community and it did not matter you know with ethnicity. You were poor or rich. She tried to give you some sense of fairness. And thats what i got from her. And hearing about when her pet peeves that is there. If the city with finds something that is a benefit both of them i thank you all. May be flynn we can look in this. We can discuss this but may be you can let us know or mr. Herrera can let us know the status of the project. We will report back top 1880 oakdale. Thank you. Dom we have other speakers in the room for general Public Comment . There is one caller. Thank you. I opened your line value 2 minutes thank you. This some dave warner. Thank you for your service and hope you had a deserved break d. Finance projections came out. Likely than when boska did the finance action population changes had the largest impact on demand. The projectioners important for aisle water supply decision will speak about the risk for increasing water and sewer rates higher than projected. 2020 plan population increasing to 1. 25 million f. D. Finance reduction shows the San Francisco population declining. This is a big difference 1. 2 versus 847 thousand and lower demand means less water and sewer services. We pressure on water and sewer rates. The puc rate analysis does d not use the plan projections but demand increase. With both population and per cap upon that demand declining the rate increases will not need to increase beyond the 10 year projections. Ask staff to present what rates shift the d. Finance projections reality. A second topic quick i hope you saw goals listed on the second log a few page in from the first am it was tricky. Thank you. Thank you. Madam secretary there are no more callers. General Public Comment is closed. Thank you. Could you please call the next item. Next is item 9 items initialled by the commissioners. Colleagues any items you would like to initiate at this point . Commissioner maxwell. Please. Regarding green houses on the evans. If they are hiring people from the upon community and if they are obtaining they are being paid paying less rent. Why is that where we kinds of an idea the green houses. Well and, there is a football possibility they are paying below market rate f. They are may have been a reason if there was a reason for it. May have been buz they would employ or do things are they liveingsum that to upon agreement if there is is an agreement. There were a handful of comments submitted by the individuals that doctor jacksons family and different people submitted for Public Comment. There are few items raised. If you dont mind look through them i thank you is one other one mentioned there. And letting us and not since we made that comment i want to make a comment i appreciate the comment on population growth. They are not going into a deep discussion we are looking into that thank you for your comments. And then no items to be initialled no Public Comment can we have the other item. We have Public Comment. Yes. Commissioner, Vice President maxwell. You initialled a comment. Members of the public who wish to make remote upon comment on item 9, press star 3 to speak. Do we have callers with hands raised. There are no callers in the queue. Opinion comment on item 9 is closed. Thank you. No action taken here. Could you read the items to are heard during closed session. Following yments heard during closed session litigation for the following items. 12, bing versus city of San Francisco settlement of unlitigated claim for damage to property a rut urd water main with the city San Francisco to pay the institute 64, 483 dollars. Subject to final approval by the board. Number 13, wong versus the city of San Francisco proposed settle am of claim for damage to property resulting from rut urtd water main with the city of San Francisco to pay the wong 50 thousand dollars subject to final approval by the board of supervisors. And 14, jessica versus city of San Francisco settlement of unlitigated claim for damage to property a water main with the city of San Francisco to pay 32 thousand dollars subject to final approval by the board of supervisors. Im sorry fimispronounced names. Members of public who wish to comment on closed session 1213 press star 3 to speak. Do we have anyone present for upon comment. Mr. Moderator do we have callers weapon hands raised yoochlt there are no callers in the queue. Public comment on closed session is closed. Thank you. May i have a motion on whether to assert the Attorney Client privilege on the closed matters. Moved. Second. Thank you. Can we have a relate call. President ajami. Aye Vice President maxwell. Aye. Paulson. Aye. Commissioner riverasm aye commissioner stacy. Aye. Thank you. Move to wire back. May ia a motion whether to. Sorry. Disclose the items that were discussed during closed session. You need your announcement. First. S you are right. Too much talking. I have been off long. Okay. The commission recommendings the board supervisors approved settlements referenced in the agenda. With that, can i have a motion not to disclose the discussions during closed session . Motion not to acert. Not to disclose. Thank you. Second. Thank you. Can we have a roll call. President maxwell im sorry ajami. Aye. Commissioner paulson. Aye rivera. Aye stacy aye thank you. Sindz those to the board of supervisors. Thank you. I think with that. We are the end of the agenda today. And adjourned. Thank you. Youre watching San Francisco rising with chris manors. Todays special guest is mary chu. Hi. Im chris manors, and youre rising on San Francisco rising. The show thats focused on rebuilding, reimagining, and restarting our city. Our guest today is mary chu, and shes here to talk with us about art and the San Francisco art commission. Well come, miss chu. Thanks for having me. Its great to have you. Lets talk about art in the city and how art installations are funded. The Arts Committee was funded in 1932 and support civic review, design investments and art galleries. Projects we have are funded by the citys art enrichment ordinance which provides 2 of Construction Costs for public art. So art is tied to construction. Theres been a great deal in the southwest of the city. Can you talk about some of the projects there . Sure. Our city has some exciting projected in the bayviewhunters point coming up. One artist created a photo collage. In the picture pavilion, one artist formed a collage of her oneyear residency coming together with residents, and anchoring the new center is a landmark bronze sculpture, inspired by traditional ivory coast currency which the artists significantly enlarges to mark that its a predominantly African American community in bayview hunters point. Are there any art installations around town that uses light as a medium . Yes. The first is on van ness between ofarrell and geary. Its funded with the m. T. A. S van ness geary street project. Another project is for the central subway. It is one of ten artworks commissioned for the new line. Its over 650 feet long, consists of 550 l. E. D. Panels between the powell street station and the union street station. Its called lucy in the sky, and the lights are patterned with unique sequences so that commuters can experience a unique pattern each time they pass through. Perfect. What about the early day sculpture that was removed from the civic center . This is a question that cities have been grappling with nationwide. Following the removal of early days in 2018, there was a toppling of statues in Golden Gate Park as well as the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue. We are partnering with the Parks Department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the removal of a monument or statue but also installing new ones. Finally, it seems like the weather might be nice this weekend. If i fancy taking a walk and seeing some outdoor art, where would you suggest i go . Well, i would suggest the embarcadero. This work was commissioned with funds from the fire station 35. This suggests the bow of a boat and the glass panel surrounding the structure depict the history of fireboats in the bay area. And where can i go from there . Then, i would walk up to the Justin Herman plaza to check out the work of the art vendors. Then check out the monuments like the mechanics monument. Also, be sure to check out the poster series, installed in bus kiosks along market street, which features four artists each year. Well, thank you. I appreciate you coming on the show, miss chu. Thank you for your time today. Thank you, chris. Thats it for this episode. Well be back with another show shortly. For San Francisco t. V. , im chris manors. Thanks for watching. Streets. speaking foreign language. i wanted to wish you a best wishes and congratulations the community has shifted a lot of when i was growing up in the 60s and 50s a good portion of chicanoamerican chineseamerican lived in north beach a nob hill community. As part the immigrant family is some of the Recreation Centers are making people have the ability to get together and meet 0 other people if communities in the 60s a 70s and 80s and 90s saw a move to the richmond the sunset district and more recently out to the excelsior the Avenue Community as well as the ensuring u bayview so chinese Family Living all over the city and when he grape it was in this area. Were united. And growing up in the area that was a big part of the my leave you know playing basketball and mycy took band lessons and grew up. speaking foreign language. allergies welcome to the Community Fair it kicks off three weeks of celebrations for the year and lets keep everybody safe and celebrate the biggest parade outside of china on february 11th go best wishes and congratulations and 3, 2, 1 happy enough is enough. I grew up volley ball education and in media professional contrary as an educator he work with all skids whether or not caucasian hispanic and i africanamerican cumber a lot of arrest binge kids my philosophy to work with all kids but being here and griping in the Chinese Community being a chineseamerican is important going to American School during the day but went to Chinese School that is community is important working with all the kids and having them exposed to all culture it is important to me. It is a mask evening. Id like to thank you a you all to celebrate an installation of the days here in the asian art museum. One time has become so many things in the past two centuries because of the different did i licks the immigration officer didnt understand it became no standard Chinese Marine or cantonese sproupgs it became so many different sounds this is convenient for the immigration officer this okay your family name so this tells the generations of immigrants where they come from and also many stories behind it too. And what a better way to celebrate the enough is enough nuru with the light nothing is more important at an the hope the energy we. speaking foreign language. relative to the Current Administration it is, it is touching very worrisome for our immigrant frames you know and some of the stability in the country and i know how this new president is doing you know immigration as well as immigrants fireworks later than you think new year the largest holiday no asia and china those of us when my grandparents came over in the 19 hundreds and celebrated in the United States chinese nuru is traditional with a lot of meaning. Good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessorrecorder i want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say. speaking foreign language. speaking foreign language. im proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north Beach CommunityPort Commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and give indiscernible faces transformed San Francisco street and sidewalks. Local business communities are more resilient and our Neighborhood Centers on more vibrant ask lively. Sidewalks and parking lanes can be used for outdoor seating, dining, merchandising and other community activities. Were counting on operators of shared spaces to ensure their sites are accessible for all and safe. Hello, San Francisco. I love it when i can cross the street in our beauty city and not worry whether car can see me and i want me and my grandma to be safe when we do. We all want to be safe. Thats why our city is making sure curb areas near street corners are clear of parked cars and any other structures, so that people driving vehicles, people walking, and people biking can all see each other at the intersection. If cars are parked which are too close to the crosswalk, drivers cant see who is about to cross the street. Its a proven way to prevent traffic crashes. Which have way too much crashes and fatalities in our city. These updates to the shared Spaces Program will help to ensure safety and accessibility for everyone so we can all enjoy these public spaces. More information is available at sf dot gov slash shared thank you very much. The refuse rate board is now called to order. Today is monday, july 24th, 2023 and the time is 12 37 p. M. Clerk hussain, please call the roll. Please respond with here or present. Chair chu here , board member herrera here with two Board Members present. We do have quorum for the refuse rate board and will move on to the land. Acknowledgment we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the roma. Tosh aloni, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the roma aloni have never ceded lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the ca