Transcripts For SFGTV Public Utilities Commission 92716 20161002

September 13th minutes any additions, deletions, or changes if not can i have a motion. So moved. Mr. Moved and seconded. All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . The minutes are approved next item general Public Comment this is the time for anyone that wants to discuss an item within our jurisdiction but not on the agenda today speak to us about that madam secretary any cards. No cards. Anybody that want to speak in general Public Comment . Afternoon commissioners executive director of bright line want to talk about calaveras that realized a 3. 0 deters ive talked to about that a mapping tool it defines what disadvantaged communities are a legislative term of art for the legislative and the viral policies statewide i told this commission in the past it didnt include bayview Hunters Point but the 3. 0 version finally includes the bayview Hunters Point for tracks for San Francisco that allows the targeting of state resources to the key area we would like to thank the pta for the questionnaires of bright line over of organized and signed on in the original effort. Thank you. The sfpuc to make sure that San Francisco was included in this definition recently bright line put on a submit in the over 20 communitybased organizations were in attendance and 20 private stakeholder over 40 were recommended at the submit indicating the thirst that is existing no bayview Hunters Point like your continued engagement is incredibly for the final department of emergency is october 21st a friday and for the sfpuc to remain engaged is important to make sure that bayview Hunters Point at the end of the day will be included in the draft in the future is really important we respectfully ask the commission to continue engaging their written comments due i october 21st. Thank you it is good news. Any other Public Comment . Okay. Seeing None Communications commissioners you have a series of communications in front of you, you any questions or comments about those . I do have one comment the question that i asked about what the legal basis for the practice on lateral maintenance i received an answer on the update sheet and poke with the general manager about for lincolns listing some memo the legally authority for the practices is in the public works code and owners main the responsibility for maintaining the lateral all the way to the city but they have the responsibility for repair and replacement of any portion under the streets so if you would confirm that and ill also be cursed or curious as a homeowner where it is responsible for maintenance not able to do the repair and replacement. Thats fine well come back at the next meeting. Thank you very much. Any other questions or comments . Anything if the public on the communications . Seeing none, moving on another Commission Business commissioners . Seeing none, i assume we dont need to have Public Comment on other Commission Business so madam secretary precede there the reports or the general manager i suppose. Thank you well start the report with the general manager with a clean power update with barbara hale presenting. Thank you good afternoon barbara hale assistant general manager for power 6 tops to go over enrollment are procurement the two i do and also talk about collections and partnering opportunities and introduce our staff what theyll be working on and answer and question about pg e 3r50ur789 plan, with a proposed retirement at deblow canyon and material from the update first our program successfully serves the customers over 8 thousand customer locations serving 73 active locations in addition opts out since i recorded on september 13th so we are Holding Steady added one. 9 percent of our customers opting out from the main group our fall enforcement efforts are continued weve sent anti 67 thousand plus enrollment notices and experiencing an opt out of about 0. 4 percent so far so it is quite low for this enrollment in fall it was like that when we started with our may enrollment 0 were tracking if the first Enrollment Period i expect that number to go up but quite low and received one and 51 upgrades to supergreen so thats a result of enrollment from 53 that i recorded on september 13th so a pretty nice jump over the two week period customers continue to sign up for the future enrollment were targeting for the First Quarter of 2017 we now have one and 53 customers that are executed up for that enrollment 75 percent are supergreen. So all good news and procurement at the last meeting several meetings ive told two other procurement to meet the requirements to for signed one of four especially xhivenths to meet the adequacy be requirement still working on the other 3 the second requirement a long term contracting requirement of state renewable portfolio and no results to report at this time then to my third topic collaboration and partnership as weve discussed in our interests to collaborative with other cacs in california our operating and Communications Strategies have bang improved and informed by the collections we have with nc e and soma clean power and our voice in sacramento it has been strengthened through the partnerships we have formalized that collaboration in a Nonprofit Association the California Community Choice Association or cal cca local agencies in october for the first formal meeting to share information and experience around planning and operating a cca Planning Program the informal collaboration since the beginning is more formalized there that formation stay tuned and id like to introduce our staff just a moment to say thank you for funding those positions in our be budgets have gone through the hiring additional staff to announce today those are the power staff who positions appear in the clean Power Operating budget additional power communication and finance staff performed critical functions four cleanpowersf but were charge to cross the work order with the positions the power positions at least for example, appearing in the hetch hetchy youll introduce folks from power and communications that actually are part of cleanpowersf budget so theyre working pretty much fulltime on cleanpowersf 8 Operation Staff and 3 engagement staff plus a consultant on the Engagement Team let me start with the power operation do you have start with the familiar face michael our cleanpowersf director and have please hold our commissioner hasz laughter and i ask everyone to stand and stay standing then we have lennar urban, jordan. Drew and aaron and absent are julia and caitlin those are folks that are assigned to power and cleanpowersf and then also members of the team are from communications amy another familiar faces on the cleanpowersf outreach and Communication Team and sherry clark and i legislator and our consultant scott that fills out the team yeah. clapping. thank you very much have a seat. And that operation it is big task but also start taking an additional planning and programming work have not had the staff capacity ill touch on those first of all, our growth or fatiguing plan youll remember, if the cleanpowersf Business Plan that we presented in december of 2017 that we talked about phasing or growth of this program how will we get to three hundred thousand accounts in San Francisco well with this effort were now going to again model the Program Financial and our understanding the site regulatory requirements consumer demand and electrical Market Conditions our financing needs and option and our operational readiness engaging with shareholders and the commission during the plans development and we expect to bring a final plan presentation to the commission in the spring so well be taking this information from the Business Plan updating that and enhancing with the experience in the program and engaging in an International Plan that will discuss our you options how to meet the electric and higher renewable content and electrical and affordability and Financial Sustainability this will explore the Energy Resources this plan is a statewide requirement and good utility practice we anticipate well be bringing this forward in the spring and then finally there is the policeman promissory note open programming and preemption well develop supply and demand response programs on the supply side those are the net metering material our feed in transfer program and cleanpowersf changes the potential community or shared Solar Program we talked about and on the demand side that the locally efficiency programming and storage programming and electrical vehicle promotion and weaning well include important tools it facilitate the participation in those programs im thinking of a great incentives on bill replacement tools that can help us the evidence will then show what were doing together with consumer equity, if you will, to expand the efficiency and the local build opportunity that cleanpowersf presents and again in putting those plans well be engaging with the stakeholders the operating cca colleagues, we have and the department of the environment staff and bring those Program Recommendations to the commission as their developed over the next 6 to 12 months any questions on that topic before i move on to the next that was a lengthy one. Okay commissioner president vietor and the plans to procure a lot of power and make efficiency investments and charge all the customers including cca and commissioner president vietor asked specifically how much renewals were part of plans they were talking about replacing the meg awaits we take into account at the condominium conversions with the puc theyre projecting a good chunk 34 percent of sounds like and their Territory Service territory will be meet with the Energy Efficiency that is 40 implying what the hours and 70 percent of their sales to bundled customers will be met with the compliant renewables that is 1 3rd large hydro and 2 3rds resources so thats a sizeable amount to have the g h g free achieved through Energy Efficiency the final topic was outreach material is where he the incredible puc Communications Team they put together materials to share today ill ask the acting director to bring that forward to you thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon commissioner charles acting existence U Communications director for the sfpuc were excited were embarking on the first major Advertising Campaign for cleanpowersf ill show some of the expects to you shortly were planning on featuring those pieces on the transit shelter in districts 5 and 8 only the billboards and then were going to close the advertising period with almost a complete buy out of castro street Union Station pretty much every outside station advertising if that station we call it station domination thats the industry term so per commuter you take muni go to the castro street youll notice the advisements ill show a few of them this is wind and clean and supergreen the name supergreen leans itself to advertising to some catchy phrases were capitalizing on that the next one is from the marital are you the next supergreen hero this is in our mailers in our mailers and talking about the program is continuity is important we have to send out the statewide mandated notices and then the supergreen cutting our emissions to zero with supergreen we have two more we did a Current Article a couple of weeks or months ago it is a breeze so if you think a gm hail says the portfolio is were featuring that heavily and the final one only you can save the planet cleanpowersf. Org those will be translated into spanish and chinese and again, if you live in district 5 and 8 seeing them on billboards and transient shelters and the muni station. What does the small print say. It actually not that small those transit shelters are tie and the billiards are huge so below here the logo the sfpuc logos clean energy is on its way to you on the advisements will be larger theyre a little bit small on the escalated down versions is there any context information on that. The website cleanpowersf. Org slash interslar to renovate, upgrade thats the primary purpose to push our website. And then in were at the coal festival and this week the castro street fair and been to Community Groups in district 5 and 8 being in the neighborhood talking with the primarily the residents any questions. I have a question. Sure. Why did we select district 5 and 8 . So we found over the past couple of years we did the Research Projects that the electrical customers in residential electrical customers in 5 and 8 will most likely stay with the program i dont have the mans but a couple of years ago the heat maps and the areas of city perform best on the surveys that was district 5 and 8 when we put together the plan or the Enrollment Plan a year ago we wanted to start with the places we knew that customers were repetitive to the areas with a low opt out rates thats why we choose districts 5 and 8. Thank you. Thank you. Commissioners any other questions or comments any Public Comment . On this item okay. Seeing none so well think move on to the next two items with eric and a budget update. Can i have the slides please eric sandler cfo and assistant manager i have two brief presentations for you the first regularities relates to the budgetary report weve submitted Financial Statement to the auditors that are auditing the money map and followed by a kind of and recap of the financial budget. First in terms of the q4 preaudit major themes youve heard them water and wastewater suffered from the revenues as a result of drought condition this is significant so for light Water Infrastructure 57 million about 12 percent of total revenues 11 million or 4 percent for the wastewater intermits and 10 million or 5 for the power enterprise fortunately, we mitigated reductions in revenue with the productions many of them were one time in nature thank you the good news that the Financial Results met all the policy target for the reserve and coverage. So the water enterprise as i mentioned suffered from reduced revenues to 57 million the largest share was 43 million drop the offsetting uses mitigating the reductions were primarily one time savings to our fiscal year 15 funding that reduced the debt service and provisions as to set aside money for Debt Services 16 million for cut off and didnt use reserves the enterprise was down 20 million on the budget. The wastewater enterprise lower Financial Impact 11 million and we were able to balance that exactly 7. 7 million was one time close out thank you. Im getting a lot of help today thank you. And the wastewater enterprise ended flat the power enterprise has reduced revenues from lower sales to the s pb and a significant saved 18 plus savings in distribution salesforce thats primarily thats a reduction in the costs doesnt materialize to be what they expected but a function of north off the sounds like so reduction in transition cost is less than the 18 point plus in the line item but the power enterprise ended the year to the good siengsz we met all the reserve ratios and the debt ratios and mindful over the next two years that were still in a post it is your of frugality were experiencing reduced revenues ill be happy to answer any questions you may have. Commissioners, any questions. I have one the memo that attached to this item says the water sales were one and 70 two plus how does that compare with what our budget assumes for the current year and thats our budget assumption. A little bit higher. Okay. Inch spoken to mr. Sandler about one thing to pursue over the next month to raise to the commission a policy how we deal with any revenues that are generated because we exceed consumption target my thinking we have assumed a level of continued conservatism if 124 is not correct that additional revenue can, a funding of the resource for the distribution programs thats a tip of the iceberg kind of description of my interests i want to make sure that that we continue to presto make our con such as this estimates really if theyre not real they generate a plan and process how to take away a portion and put that into the conservatism program if we have a draft before the commission in the next two or three meetings that would be great okay. Thank you oh, and the other thing for cleanpowersf comment working capital reserves are 3. Million whats thats part of what we are building up what is the end target on that. 3 months operating expenses that is 25 percent thats a little bit above operating reserve 5 million. 5 modified so. So its were looking at a month and a half of results it results during the high margin part of year working capital low fluctuate over the year i wouldnt look at that number and incorporate sounds like weve made it twice over. Thats obviously something we want to keep an eye on that was part of the trigger to think about what else we can do with revenue of costs are in terms of what the build out i know well keeping an eye on that. Some do not will be more meaningful. Any other questions or comments . By Public Comment or questions. Mr. Sandler appreciate your bio annual update. Next item weve spent a lot of time in the winter and spring working on the bilingual budget the between a rock and a hard place that you adopted in february for fiscal year 2020 r 20172018 and once the budget leaves the Commission Like the bill carton a life after Commission Adoption one of the things to report on what happened that is what this particular presentation and here the schedule here owls all the stuff that happened after the Commission Consideration and adoption after february 89 we submitted to the mayor and the controller and then i take the un in march took it to the Capital Budget committee and recommended to the board of supervisors then in may both the capital and operating budget were reviewed the board approved the Capital Budget in early june and the mayor signed it in late june and the board approved that and finally signed the annual appropriation an annual salary ordinance representing the citywide operating budget and then we will be submitting a formal budget to the government and Financial Officers association for review. Just to recap youll remember the Budget Priorities were about looufrn cleanpowersf youve heard about the launch for the last few months were implementing the ssip and completing it increasing the pace of our meeting demands of new development and managing the impacts of drought now there were not many changes in the budget we had a couple of technical adjustment what we realized after it left the commission on february 9th that our response to cleanpowersf enforcement was much grandchildren to opt out to the lower and the revenues and expenses to cleanpowersf were higher and now sufficient so for next year and on the capital side we also had appropriated money in the operating budget for long term modernization and many of those can be bond funded we switched from operating to capital and in addition, we had 5. 9 million of developer contributions for the substation we added to the capitol budget these are the subsequent during the course and looks similar to what you adopted here as you can see for fiscal year 20172018 we have it by wastewater and hetch hetchy and put cleanpowersf you see what the board submitted. What the mayor approved the net impact for fiscal year 2017 for the migrating operating budget and results in a no change to the budget for fiscal year 17 and then in 20152016 as you can see the impact of the increased expenses for Energy Purchasing increased the budget. On the Capital Budget here we have the two year appropriation by water and hetch hetchy and as you can see in the first year an increase primarily because of the 12 million for mitigation monitoring and the 5. 5 million for the water substation in 2018 no change so thats the recap of the process the punctuation mark ill be happy to answer any questions you may have. Okay commissioners . We are just 0 refresher our memories clearly in the first year so the budget consideration of wastewater will be less involved in the 09 years. Any mid cycle adjustment we see we think are necessary well be presenting to you. Submit now capital extensions or projects every single year. We try not to if we need to accommodate we can put them in the supplemental request and we try to follow our 10 year capital plan but do more rigorous capital plan. The point not to do the full on process every year. Well talked about if i call it the off year to do a review of our various policies that drive the budget what are the plans for could go this cycle. We will be picking up that again. Thats an opportunity if we choose to make any changes in the policy that gives us plenty of warning to feed that into the next between a rock and a hard place coalition. One of the group of policies that drives the revenue requirement the financial policies well be considering as part of rate study were planning to bring those sometime and doing work and hopefully present you a revenue and recommendation. Okay. Thank you. Any other questions or comments from the public seeing none, well move on. So the next item. Is 9 water shed update mr. Richie. Good afternoon steve richie assistant general manager for waters if i can have the slides please ill provide an education and Recreation Program first of all, for the water shed it is 23 acres of water from the spring Value Company in 19 thirty it includes the san mateo and creek water sheds and the feetdz into the san andreas reservoirs a fish refugee and the only fish and game for the this is the only finish and game refugee and it is part of golden gate bio reservoir this is a photo of water shed particularly showing the Mission Creek canyon and in decision with the staff it is close to an urban area it is close to a play for the water shed management commissioner will recall that a Management Plan adopted in 2002 for the guidance the water shed includes maintaining improved the quality and Public Safety and provide for education and recreational compatible with other goals that clearly protecting the Water Quality is the number one goal and the Commission Adopted the water Environmental Stewardship in 2006 and the Foundation Plan was supporting the recession of species and their habitats there are 31 miles of existing trails in the water shed two primary northsouth trails the Crystal Springs that is managed by san mateo and the bay area that is managed by us as anticipated in the peninsula water shed weve been pursuing 3 trades it the bay area expansion and the noting santa ana dress and the improvements heres a map showing the trails the black dash lines the existing trails that run two linear courses and the dashed lines the additional trails the plan with the santa ana dress and towards the southern end and the chrysler springs on the right hand side of the map ill talk about those briefly this is 6 million between highway 22 and outside the water shed at the southern end the initial initiation of public review is market 17 for that we expect to complete the Environmental Review and start that project in 2018 on the trail by the end of 2018 and not anticipated federal Environmental Review but turned out there was a small grant we received from the state of california and turned out to have federal money we had to do federal environment in retrospect im not sure we would have done that the sonya affordable unit dress to be completed by december of this year and expect the construction in 2019 and this is a photo of the peninsula trail the ridge trail and this is open for the dos recreational hikes and bikes another trail project one being run by san mateo parks in the lower Crystal Springs we have south of highway 92 permitted issues this is currently on hold theyre trying to deal with dangerous species issues and east perimeter trails the county is working on there is one trail project that was not in the plan the whiteing ridge connection our their general manager plan not included in the plan in 2002 but made Property Acquisitions to make this more relevant this will go from the coast up to the ridge line on the northern end of the water shed it is generally consistent with the strategy to sure k345r7b8 compatible with other goals keeping them on the perimeter of the water shed discussion are underway with the development of this proposal trail management is circling done particularly for the ridge trail again that is the dos led groups proposing to move to an annual bid system coupled with that because the permit that got changed requires the Environmental Review you cant change it to make that policy decision were considering 7 days a week theyre aware to assess the trail and trail use this is a program that is very similar to what the east bay used for their mud trails in the east bay area so in summary well move forward with 3 projects identified in the original plan with the good Bay Area Council and san mateo parks, the proposed renal and the new policies and opportunities were looking at developing a local permitting system and with everything proposed operations need to be in the balance of the Drinking Water for the protection of goals theres been a lot of activity by a group to open the water shed to press for more opening of the trades in the peninsula the board of supervisors is considering the resolution urging did puc to open the water shed and report by next march on the current projects and possible additional proposals to open more water sheds again, the board of supervisors resolution that urges the commission but cannot dictate what can be done in the matter that is being heard although i understand that supervisor avalos who is largely the sponsor is not able to attend the board of supervisors meeting it maybe put off today ill be happy to answer any questions you may have. Commissioner tang. On the surface i dont like it i see no reap to introduce more people into our waterproofing and i do that your primary concern is water and protection of so with that, said how is this permit just going to work. The way it is anticipated to work this is not flushed 0 out in detail yet is that you will have to register youll have to have the permit with you all the times similar to other things youll have to pad the test to make sure you read through the regulations and responsibilities as if you cant pursues the permit with requested by a staff person well have folks patrolling the trails youll losses the trail privilege for one year or 5 years or lifetime. Any them be dos. Well continue that program for sure. Well have a combination of both. Yes. Not all will be dos. Not all dos led. Okay may i have the map in chloroform. Actually, i, assess the one here. Okay. Im just thinking about all of that stuff. Thats all my questions now. Commissioners. Yeah id like to echo commissioner caens concerns the safety of water shed and by the exit of area is very important so i just want to echo similar concerns about seizing that area just because you can doesnt mean you should. Did you see that the change that that change of policy is requires ceqa review. Yeah. For the for construction the trail construction for changing the management approach to San Francisco that more open is for a permitting system. I know one way we first adopted the dos a program that was a very conservative approach and came out of concerns echoed this afternoon a lot to do with the trail complex between e train concerns trails about the trails unsupervised and the trail erosion that sort of thing i assume that was quite a few years ago i assume we have a rich history well help to inform our decision considering the conflict and other things to make sure theyre managed and that will be part of Environmental Review. Thats correct. As well. Okay. Well, i think that is helpful when the Environmental Review comes back to us the kinds of things i know ill be looking for and sounds like commissioner caen has similar concerns to make sure as we consider expanding assess to the water shed our first job is also experience the protection of the water supply for the city and for our suburban customers as well and that will have full treatment as part of eir. Yes. Thats correct ill be remiss if i didnt point out im sure you saw a number of individual emails i think that doovk gives a number of emails from people that point an open water shed and those are all dirt roads open everything tomorrow whats the problem a large number of folks that focused on the environmental impacts was a gentleman what very Telegraph Hill involved in 280 when it was constructed he has a lot of history of that discussion and wanted to make sure that his voice was heard and passed that on i think that was addressed to the supervisors and definitely pass that on to the board of supervisors. When we went through this before a lot of experience not only the east bay mud but the mull another one with an go extensive water shed and very different kinds of experiences they had and we looked to and learned from them as well. I reminded of a comment that one of the water shed managers made in the public discussion he said your community loves our water shed their loving them to death. I have one water shed person to radar guns to monitor the speed of water. Okay a lot to think about i think my colleague this is a pubically owned asset and one with a particular purpose and make sure that purpose is protected as we consider the ways to assess we have some speaker cards molten. I have one last question who is responsible for enforcement the state park rangers. Thats us. We coordinate with San Mateo Sheriffs Department and many from time to time architectural operations at the water shed to be cleaned up and removed about one a year Something Like that so we do a lot with the county and with calfire in the water shed. Thats a richie question puc has a long enforcement arm that enforces the regulations here. They dont carry firearms and no formal relationship. The county sheriffs are deputized but not carry firearms but hand out citation and things of that nature. Thanks. Okay. I have 3 speaker cards marshall. Thank you very much im appearing here on behalf of the asking you Audubon Society id like to commend the commission on considering this issue id like to make a couple of points wards to this no one actually is really being deprived of the experiences that the water shed could offer without offering the water shed itself there are many areas within a short small radius of the city that offer those kinds of opportunities but the down side of opening the water shed on a limited basis history has shown that once you open those kinds of areas theres intentional pressure and requests for more opening more activities and so on as much as Mountain Biking and so on this water shed area is a very important environmentally and ecologyly sensitive area a number of skaurgsz species that will be disrupted we have eagles and other types of sdaurgsz species in summary having pointed out those points there the selfresidence peninsula and visitors and tourist from other areas have any other opportunity in close approximate proximity there are trails on the east side that are miles long that offer opportunity to go along and no compelling interests in opening this to will you for further degradation and fire issues and for example, if there were a Mountain Lion connotation in that area there will be issues related to degrading the relationship between predator prey and so on this is not a good idea maybe some people that want to open up every area everywhere but the Commission Recognizes spiritual sensitivity i urge you to do the same and the additional agreement on the water shed purposed by San Francisco recognized those issues and that it shouldnt be open to more Public Traffic and i encourage you to you honor that long term commitment and not on the water shed to more traffic thank you. Thank you. Lenny robert. Good afternoon commissioners im lenny robert and speaking for green foothills in santa clara couldnt thank you for the opportunity over 50 years weve been promoting access to the bay and the development of trails as well as promoting the additional park lanes and most of parks and open space visitors in the were largely due to the efforts of citizens including our organizations we respectfully disagree with the staffs recommendation for the unmanaged unoccupied and in this remote area the ridge sort of other connecting areas the pencil water shed is a protected water shed and a refuge not a park and not contemplated as a park when the Mission District had a park thats a different kind of place proponent are taunting the responsible assess im sure youre aware not everybody behaves responsibly and the final eir for the management quote although most recreational users consider themselves responsible a percentage will inevolving violate the assess and engage in illegal trespass and building of unauthorized trails a significant issue for erosion and sedimentation in the reservoirs and further one match to turn 24 into is a discharge place the rim fire your paving aware of and other fires were started with illegal camp fires hundreds of trails throughout the peninsula for unrestrict assess two which we werent of the sierra club and audubon and the native Plant Society and the committee for the green hills are the major organizations all support expanding the dos a program only 3 days a week and make is that days easy for people to use it and also were partner with San Francisco and peninsula schools and 09 Community Organizations like latino extension to the sierra club that will help exclusive the goal of increased assess and recreational access to and protect the celebrated Water Quality and seattle and other cities have Educational Opportunities in theyre fully protected water sheds and San Francisco, california do the same thank you for listening and thank you also for your comments i know that you have this responsibility take is seriously and we totally support that thank you. Thank you. Peter. I hope i got the pronunciation of that. Dont worry about the pronunciation in chinese it is one sill building ill peter i live in the southeast corner of San Francisco and lucky to live there over 40 years never gorl gone to the peninsula water shed and i never will go it is not a park and it is not that Recreation Area we have youre aware im sure 60 thousand acres of open Peninsula Open Space people coming from the southeast corner run into huge the huge parks san bruno from San Francisco heading south you run into the ridge and the mountains 60 plus thousand spaces of open trails surrounding the water shed the water shed is opted out by red tailed frogs and Mountain Lions and nature plant and sunflower and the gentleman from the Audubon Society mentioned if you have individuals going out into the water shed loan what if they get attacked by a Mountain Lion who should be hunted down for that offense we opened the door for some political reasons oh, my god weve opened you it is meaning so many politicians think we need to open up more land i dont think that supervisors know we have 60 thousand acres of open space we need to open more land it is for to thinking we as human beings need to think in the 21st century is the 6 extension were wiping out a number of species and think we need to protect land easier and other animals against the greatest ape the human being we need to protect the land areas and say no, no, no stop assess instead of saying expand you know you are mindful people and conscious people i want to say that we have an obligation were destroying all the continents atas and americans we need to protect and make them off limits i is support the expanded dos programs please dont let people in unauthorized bring a family how many what that permit person bring 15 family members thank you. Is there any additional Public Comment . Any additional comment if the commissioners and i want to echo the last speakers comments my oldest daughter is a bird specialist and knowing there are areas that are not meant to be assessable for birds ill okay. If we dont see species in a period of time shes okay with that the specifically intended for public space and protecting the water shed and the bio areas means we dont allow the traffic flow not meant to be assessable i want to thank the prior speakers comment. Thank you commissioners mr. General manager. So i have to other items on and on not on the agenda first, the marsh expire mr. Richie will do that a fire broken out near moccasin yesterday. Again steve richie assistant general manager for wierts if i have the slides please there we go. The marshes fire broke out yesterday about 1215 or so the fires size is 9 hundred and thirty acres as of 8 30 this morning and close to moccasin it is away from moccasin a good thing not clear if any of it is contained not active threaten any of the assets no impacts on water and power deliveries we are contributing because the Old School House is acting as the command post for calfire at the fire and very, very smokey in moccasin including inside of the buildings and what they call an evacuation advisory we could, asked to evacuate that could potentially effect our activities to make sure we deliver water from the local rear view mirrors we need to issue a press released about the fact if our services are continuing without impairment at this time here are a couple of photos taken yesterday as of any fire in the foothills a hot fire lots of brush the photo on the right is up in the hills above moccasin and visible at the bottom of the frame this is a map of the fire owl area that long gated with the break points thats the fire bound as of this morning and Moccasin Reservoir with the arrow in the upper left hand there are 3 pink dots that are what is marked d m those are division for firefighters purposes the fire jumped highway 49 and x extinguished theres peace reservoirs one of the concern is the fire can advances up the hill and k0i7b8d there are other fires in the areas some other roads they are ideal for fighting fire if we get to that point thats continuing on this is one that gives us a visible of you know what is like today, there actually with the reference i believe that the publisher that comes from my mother. Com the sierra got the best job on this one that photograph is taken on heir one 20 so moccasin damn is in the lower right of photograph this is over that hill so a lot of concerns on our part about the fire relative to 9 moccasin not particularly the delivery of water and power at this time one last slide here we do a lot of the Emergency Response and carol our response manager is working closely with the moccasin staff their Emergency Response capability is quite good they have to respond frequently ive shown an example this is the instant command organization we have there and setting up and going to the robs and frankly our moccasin folks do a good job of keeping on top of of the issues and making sure that none of our facilities are effected ill be happy to answer any questions you may have. Commissioners. How was it. Hospital highway was it started they dont know. Was that part of Jackass Creek if it comes over that renal it is the water shed. And that event those flows get bypassed. Correct. Underneath the reservoir. Were bypassed and the reservoir is empty. Well keep you updated it started yesterday and the folks in moccasin responded and calfire has responded very, very well, there is approximately nine hundred firefighters on the scene and 86 winged ieshth and 4 helicopters and twice a Day Conference coolers so our next Conference Call is 5 oclock this afternoon. And send out message as well. Thank you. I have one other item which is the delta plan on the san joaquin this is the substitute environmental document and discussed its flows on the tribute to the san mark keen river and they talk about the june time period and the unimpaired flows are the staff recommendation thirty to 50 percent during that period of time were naval the document and going through that thoroughly just wanted to give you a headsup to ask you how well position ourselves and comments are due in midnovember and a timeframe well ask for a time extension it covers quite a bit on the impacts benefits and costs and there ill say appendix that is dedicated to San Francisco weve special in this document do have more to say by the way, coming to discuss in more detail a but we have 3 meetings two in october and one in november. Before you need to make that final comment. Okay any other comments by the commissioners any Public Comment on the general manager report . Sir welcome thank you peter travel river trust our position we certainly need more water flowing down this for fish and wildlife we support the general direction of substitute environmental document personally i feel that sfpuc has done a good job of managing the system for purposes for the water supply and a great job at conferring water in fairness the amount of water for the place it proportional to how much water is taken from the river ill encourage the staff to look at under licensing requirement for that the increased flows are San Francisco puc takes the burden of that 51. 7 percent per the fourth agreement signed in 1966 unclear if 33 the water board imposes higher flows in the Fourth Amendment kicks in the interest of sfpuc to support the higher flows through the s e d and the control plan if it means that it will precede and preclude 51. 7 percent opportunities for us to Work Together and most of all thank you for the great work and figure out ways to protect the finish and wildlife that needs nor water and water supply the puc is a great model for the rest of the state. Any other principles on the general manager report. Thank you moving on to the next item the report from bosca. Good afternoon commissioner. Nicole bosca ceo thank you for having me first, i want to graduate commissioner president vietor and others reappointments i look forward to more years working together i wanted to touch on one thing to give an update on East Palo Alto and Mountain View regarding the Water Transfer in august on august 2nd the city manager received a letter to work with East Palo Alto to provide a water supply needs both of the agencies as you can see are members of the bosca the staff of East Palo Alto and Mountain View and myself and bill of rights can are discussing the potential Water Transfer that is permit in the 2009 water supply agreement that was signed by all 26 boca and puc Mountain View members have initiated the discussion on the terms of this transfer bosca and the puc are providing technical and Legal Support as necessary were not intrinsic to the new york city but supporting that final approval will require the affirmation for the City Councils the level of approval that is needed by the puc or the other bosca agrees low depend on the final arrangement the details will have to meet the long term needs but are working together for the Water Transfer in the meanwhile the applications inform implement the 3 Development Proposals within the East Palo Alto is continuing though the required processes in that city to secure water and other thorthsdz through communicated meetings and discretionary visible studies before the commission and the city council and offering to fund East Palo Alto twopronged solution so the developers are funding the hiring of specialized impounded to expedite the work and retaining an attorney for transfers they did have one so it is a helpful addition to moving forward with those contracts as East Palo Alto and Developers Hope to expedite the solution for a water supply in challenge for the water contract those vendors will receive an allocation for one and if approved in the meanwhile bosca goal for this to be completed early next year i know were working hard and provide those to donna for the record. I have a comment that is very encouraging and it is not common in the water world that agencies will actually look to each other and think about boarders and think how to create and resolve problems im pleased to hear of that and currently all parties to proceed it is good news indeed. It is good news. Thank you. Youre welcome. Any commissioners questions or comments any. No. Any Public Comment . On the bosca report. Seeing none, madam secretary the consent calendar. Stem may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests in which event the matter shall be removed from the consent calendar and considered as a separate item at this or a future hearing. A approve the water ascertainment so for the proposed 1629 Market Street project and b accept the contract approve modification number 2 increasing the contract by 200 plus and authors the final payment to the contractor and c accept the contract approved modification to increase the contract by 200 thousand plus and authorize the final payment to the incarcerating and d accept the contracts approve the modifications increasing by 91,000 plus for the time extension of 14 consecutive payment days and accept the total contract not to exceed 6 million plus and authorize final payment to the contract our. Okay commissioners any items youd like to have taken off consent members of the public then can i have a motion. So moved. Mr. Second. All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . The consent item carries. Item 10 please. Item 10 improve the amendment to authorization of extension up to one year. Ms. Happy. Good afternoon, commissioners this item so ask for a time extension on the environmental contract with urs so they can do Environmental Mitigation monitoring during construction as you recall we had a inclined package for the water shed center and the sinal ride shop and Maintenance Facility and the bids came in high the two types of construction are different so we bid the packages and we put out the construction of the sin outline yard so we need the vial to go along with that and monitor the construction. Commissioners. I move the item. There is a motion and a second seeing none. All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . Working that motion carries. On the consent calendar well not be hearing items 17 through 22. What did i say. Consent oh, on the closed session items 17 through 22 will not are be heard. Item 13 is existing litigation for viral scientific crack sill versus the National Park service and item 14 restore hetch hetchy versus city and county of San Francisco, and item 15 existing litigation city and county of San Francisco versus in and out dry cleaning incorporated in and out mr. Flanagan et al. Thank you is there any Public Comment on items on the consent calendar the closed session items. Ill get there sooner or later can i have a motion for to assert the tnt privilege. Session. Okay. Were pack from closed session madam secretary. I forgot to read item 16 prior to going into closed session ill read that an unmyth claim for proposed settlement brought by calvin arising from the incident. Okay. Thank you the commission took no action on item 14 and settlements were approved an stems 15 and 16 and no action on item 13. And item 13 thank you. Okay schizophrenia can i have a motion whether or not to disclosure. Moved and seconded. All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . That motion passes any other new business from commissioners. And then id like to first of all, thank you for your tolerance of my rusty a good deal of. I was not going to say anything. You or so kind and then also to close in recognize and appreciation wantedy appoint commissioner courtney and were agendadistrict. Hi, my name is victor wong a long civil rights attorney and this november when you go to vote in the polls youll see many candidates again for some of you, you may have not voted before what are we looking for in a judge someone to be fair and yes, maam partial that brings a bright perspective with the qualifications who has extensive experience when theyre sitting on the beverage and lacking for someone that is above mrirgsz politics ive served the community for 24 years in a Community Attorney position and look forward to continue to serve our community in San Francisco the Bar Association of San Francisco neutrality and professional erection of attorneys conducted an independent review interviewed judges and advertising and witnesses and port staff all the public defenders after conducting the review they concluded i was best quality to serve here as a judge in San Francisco in fact, they awarded me the highest kwfthd to serve as judge the first time in 20 years the finding of the 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wongcoming. clapping. good morning and thank you for joining me im Jose Cisneros the cochair of financial and powerful coalition i want to acknowledge a number of people including beven duffey the mounting evidences about San Francisco Hometown Bank is shocking it reveals that wells fargo used personal information about their clients to open without their permission and transferred funds as treasurer im responsible for keeping the city save and 10 years ago i started the bank an inform program i believe that everyone money is safety in the a banknote held in cash or under a mattress when i learned that protecting people in the city if have basis assess he worked with bans and Credit Unions to create lowcost accounts without barriers to assess now thousand of san franciscans every year opened their first behind the eight ball through the bank on San Francisco and bank that programs in dozens of cities across the country and last year, we annunciations bank think standards for save behind the eight ball with no Overdraft Fees so after hearing about the actions of wells fargo i met with an executive to find what information and advise to provide to the san franciscans he couldnt give me basic information including how many san franciscans were effected had they been notified how much recess stews this is unacceptable im outrageous on behalf of all customers but for every on Bank Resident to keep their mean in cash instead of a Financial Institution given their widespread egregious and potentially criminal action im 13u7bd wells fargo from the bank an San Francisco program effect immediately clapping. and we cant wait for wells fargo to help people through this terrible experience thats why the balance the Community Partners offered free oneonone coupling for anyone effected started day they can call 9006006 and speak to a qualified council to run their Credit Report and found out what to do next we want to thank balance for stepping up their phone call will be on the website just to be clear this is a free Serve Service and anyone will semi you anyone thats why balance is our partner in the program and i give you my word theyll be trusted with our Financial Information next week im headed to washington, d. C. To talk with the powerful coalition at the Financial Bureau and with members of the california delegation and im calling on my all my colleagues to stand request bank on the other hand, on San Francisco Police Commission weve been the leader in the nation and continue to stand up against Financial Institutions that breach our trust there are many Unanswered Questions he want san franciscans to know well get answers from wells fargo to resolve negative impacts on your finance now next id like to invite andrea if the cancel reinvestment code violation to join me at the podium andrew. Thank you there are go many san franciscans without a safe bank account spends husbands of thousand of these dollars buying money orders and paying bills and icon all over town and they need to conduct a financial traction the comboufrt through the Treasurers Office and nonprofit have worked to hard to make bank account more assessable to all families including low income and spanish families and another new immigrants who are not familiar with the Banking System or historically left out of the bavng system weve made progress as a treasurer mentions last year the National Bank on coalition adopted the standards to make those accounts save so people will never face an Overdraft Fee and low monthly fee can be waivers those are the accounts that people use that work for them and meets their interests wells fargos actions are undermining our work now is the perfect time for them to not only express sorry and say this is never going to happen again but step forward and do the service for the clients and help them to repair in any damage to their credit we shouldnt have to do it they should be doing it but were thank you to Jose Cisneros go leadership two many people dont know theyve been treated with this way now it is the time to call balance and feud have you paid fees has a new credited been opened without your knowledge and impacted our krrdz were you offered a higher Interest Rate that question also at our o are calling open the bank reshthsers to restore trust in the work query doing to really for the banks to step forward and say that wells fargos didnt speak for us we dont look at our consumers and potential fee revenue were trying to karate this to pad our bottom lines there are so many banks and Credit Unions that offering those truly save accounts and working hard to meet the needs of protecting families across the back and forth we applaud them and ask them to step up and reassure they are commissioners what wells did will not happen to them thank you very much. clapping. thank you, andreas and introduce shawn the head of our Empowerment Office and introduce lee phillips the great partner in San Francisco and at this time introduce katherine president and ceo of the balance to explain how their staff is ready to assist folks. Thank you for being here this obviously been a lot of news in the media on this incident and the biggest thing that concerns us no information for customers and last week to applaud the city of San Francisco for step forward and recognizing that consumers that have been impacted may not know what to do and consumers dont know theyve been impacted weve set up a town hall free number and help them get access to theyre free Credit Report consumers still dont know how to assess their report and let alone get a free serve a Credit Report review walk through with that consumers to help them understand how to clean up that up one of the things that concerns about this situation it is not the credit produces at wells fargo but a consumer opens a product with other institutions did they receive other is recreates has in their credit been impacted we want to work with our consumers to resolve that we, of course, will provide a assistance and resources in terms of how they contact wells fargo we know that consumers dont not review their Bank Statements so more to look at balances we want to remind and encourage folks to review Bank Statements where you get them online or paper another piece and in closing to echo this is so unfortunate that we still have so many folks unbanked and those that place their hope and faith in Financial Institutions we believe the piece of our job to make sure they understand the process and have the confidence in the safety of working with the Financial Institution so thank you very much i applaud the city of San Francisco the treasurer and my fellow nonprofits that do this work every single day. Thank you katherine hell repeat 8007066006 were handing out a flier with the information that number will be on the sf treasurer. Org i canned is enough about the great work and theyll help people going through this difficult time that may have happened in the wells fargo account im existing to introduce supervisor campos david. clapping. thank you good morning buenas dias and thank you to the treasurer he knows the thing again what wells fargo did the damage is beyond the impact on anyone that has been impacted by these accounts those fake accounts it is on the issue of trust because we have been working with the community that has been very distrust of Banking Institution for a lot of reasons and the so we had to do a lot of work in putting your money into the Banking Institutions and now we have to redo that work and sort of sea you know what we were not completely right about wells fargo see let me say. speaking foreign language. so it is very unfortunate but im very proud of what our treasurer is doing and it make sense that San Francisco will lead the way and proud to be associated with that and thank you to you and our office for that. speaking foreign language. clapping. thank you very much supervisor it is great to have our partnership were trying to let everybody in the city to make sure they, keep their money safe bottom line we want to make sure the city is here to help and our good friends are vertebral to make sure in their money is safe let me repeat number 800706006 please share that information with everybody in our community anticipate your family make sure we have a safe account to keep our money and were successful financially thank you for parks and places of communicated and thanks to the mayor and the department of technology and supervisor farrell and google. We had a very very unique partnership that was able to bring wifi to our most heavily used parks and squares. Parks in particular are really important way of life and quality of life and so is connectivity. Bringing those two things together in a project like this is right on target with what San Francisco is and wants to be. Its all about breaking apart the divide. The people with expensive data plan can have access to information and economy. This is really breaking down the Digital Divide and giving people across the spectrum the opportunity to information and giving them mobility and freedom. Particularly by investing in connectivity in park spaces we are also ensuring the connection to Digital Inclusion opportunities and parks are designed for all neighborhoods. People are on the move. They are no longer chained to their desk tops at home. People can accomplish a lot and we prefer them being here an enjoying the outdoors and nature. Given all the mobile community and mobile information thats available. We thought it was important to make it for our parks acceptable for everyone and give everyone the opportunity to live and to work and be at the parks at the same time. Our full mission in life is to give them access to the internet, give them access to information. In San Francisco you dont have to be bottled up in an office. You can be around and enjoy your work anywhere. Its great for the local community here and it means a lot to me. In the park, you are people that can teach you about the trees in the park and you can go to parks and recreation. Org and having wifi in our parks makes it more accessible. If you want more information about how to enjoy wifi in San Francisco parks, go to here we are at the embarcadero. We are standing at one of locations for the street artists. Can you tell me about this particular location, the program . This location is very significant. This was the very first and only location granted by the board of supervisors for the street artist when the Program Began in 1972. How does a person become a street artist . There are two major tenants. You must make the work yourself and you must sell the work yourself. A street artist, the license, then submitting the work to a committee of artists. This committee actually watches them make the work in front of them so that we can verify that it is all their own work. What happened during the holiday to make this an exciting location . This would be a magic time of year. You would probably see this place is jammed with street artists. As the no, there is a lottery held at 6 in the morning. That is how sought after the spaces are. You might get as many as 150 street artists to show up for 50 spaces. What other areas can a licensed street artist go to . They can go to the Fishermans Wharf area. They can go in and around union square. We have space is now up in the castro, in fact. How many are there . We have about 420. Are they here all year round . Out of the 420, i know 150 to sell all year round. I mean like fiveseven days a week. Are they making their living of of this . This is their sole source of income for many. How long have you been with this program. How much has it changed . I have been with the Program Since it began 37 and a half years ago but i have seen changes in the trend. Fashion comes and goes. I think that you can still find plenty of titis perhaps. This is because the 60s is retro for a lot of people. I have seen that come back, yes. People still think of this city as the birth of that movement. Great, thank you for talking about the background of the program. Im excited to go shopping. I would like you to meet two street artists. This is linda and jeremy. Night said to me to print them nice to meet you. Can you talk to me about a variety of products that use cell . We have these lovely constructed platters. We make these wonderful powder bowls. They can have a lot of color. York also using your license. You are also using your license. This means that i can register with the city. This makes sure that our family participated in making all of these. This comes by licensed artists. The person selling it is the person that made it. There is Nothing Better than the people that made it. I would like you to meet michael johnson. He has been in the program for over 8 years. Nice to me you. What inspired your photography . I am inspired everything that i see. The greatest thing about being a photographer is being able to show other people what i see. I have mostly worked in cuba and work that i shot here in San Francisco. What is it about being a street artist that you particularly like . I liked it to the first day that i did it. I like talking to mentum people. Talking about art or anything that comes to our minds. There is more visibility than i would see in any store front. This would cost us relatively very little. I am so happy to meet you. I wish you all of the best. You are the wonderful artist that makes these color coding. Nice to me to. I have been a street artist since 1976. How did you decide to be a street artist . I was working on union square. On lunch hours, i would be there visiting the artist. It was interesting, exciting, and i have a creative streak in me. It ranges from tshirts, jackets, hats. What is the day of the life of a street artist . They have their 2536 in the morning. By the end of the day, the last people to pack the vehicle probably get on their own at 7 30 at night. Nice to me to condemn the nice to meet you. It was a pleasure to share this with you. I hope that the bay area will descend upon the plaza and go through these arts and crafts and by some holiday gifts. That would be amazing. Thank you so much for the hard work that you do. Hello, my name is jamie harper. In this episode, we are featuring the park locations in your very own backyard. This is your chance to find your heart in San Francisco with someone special. Golden gate parks largest body of water is this lake, a popular spot for strolling and paddling around in boats, which can be rented. Created in 1893, it was designed foreboding and for boating. It is named for the wild strawberries that once flores. A pleasant trail follows the perimeter past huntington falls, 110 foot waterfall. Two bridges connect the trail to the island. The climb to the hills summit, the highest point in Golden Gate Park at more than four hundred feet. You can get quinces of the western side of the city through glimpes of the western side of city through a thick trees. The lake is ada accessible. It has a peaceful atmosphere where you can enjoy a warm day. Walk along the lake and watched many ducks, and swans, and seagulls. It is a tranquil spot to stroll, enjoy each others company, and sail away. Many couples come here to take a ride around the lake, floating under the bridges, past the pavilion and waterfall. For a quiet getaway, it makes for a memorable and magical experience. Located on 19th avenue, this grove is the place to wear your hiking boots, bring your family, and bring the dog because it has so much to offer you and your loved ones. It is a truly hidden gem in the city. The part is rich with eucalyptus trees. Long paths allow you to meander, perfect for dog walking in a wooded environment. I enjoy this base and the history behind it. The diversity that exists in such an urban city, the concrete, the streets, cars, we have this oasis of a natural environment. It reminds us of what San Francisco initially was. This is a section for dogs and plenty of parking. Transit is available to get you there easily. And the part is ada park is ada accessible. There is also a natural lake. This is your chance to stroll and let the kids run free. It also has many birds to watch. It is the place to find some solitude from the city and appreciate what you share with a wonderful breath of fresh air. , an experienced this park and enjoy the peoples, picnics, and sunshine. This is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved one hand in hand. Located in the middle of Pacific Heights on top of a hill, Lafayette Park offers a great square a of a peaceful beauty. Large trees border greenery. It features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. There are plenty of areas for football, frisbee, and picnics. It is very much a couples part and there are a multitude of experiences you can have together. Bring your dog and watch the mean go with the community or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all of the park has to offer. Many couples find this is the Perfect Place to put down a blanket and soak up the sun. It is a majestic place you can share with someone you cherish. It is located along the 1 and 10 buses and is accessed from the 47 and 90 buses. It is ada accessible. For more information about reserving one of these locations, call 8315500. This number is best for special events, weddings, picnics, and the county fair building. For any athletic fields and neighborhood parks, 8315510. You can also write us. Or walking in and say hello at old lock cabin, Golden Gate Park. And of course you can find more information and reach us at sfrecpark. Org. Commission occurring wednesday, september 28, 2016 will begin shortly. Good evening everyone can i please ask the people standing by the door to please move to the side of the room . There are some empty seats please fill them in. Thank you. The fire marshal is facing this way but at the men were all in trouble. We want to stay out of trouble. Our commission of regular meeting wednesday, september 28, 2016 and actual time is 5 01 pm. Item 1 local president francie covington, here