Clerk silence all cellphones and documents should be submitted to the clerk. Chair fewer i wanted to everyone to know that we will need to recess this at 11 20 to 12 00 noon. So lets start. Madam clerk. Can you call item number 1. Clerk item one was to the call to order and recall call. Would you like me to call item two. Chair fewer yes. Clerk the approval of the lafco minutes from the november 15, 2019 regular meets. Chair fewer any questions or colleagues . Seeing none, any Public Comment . Seeing none, lets approve the minutes of the meeting. And we can take that without objection. Do ied i need a second. Thank you very much. And madam clerk, call item 3. Clerk the presentation and discussion on the cleanpowersf local Renewable Energy report. Chair fewer and we have barbara hale with us today. The general manager at the San Francisco p. O. C. And were here to present a draft of our clean powersf local Renewable Energy report. Ill go through a number of slides here and well review,
From the sfpuc two days ago which clearly shows that theres not an adequate planning process for integrated renewables in San Francisco. And a follow buildout plan like the one in sydney, australia. With respect, we have heard for the last 10 years or so from the sfpuc repeatedly, oh, the next report we put out is going to address your concerns. Weve been hearing that for 10 years. The sfpuc, for very good reasons again, i dont want to im not bashing on them, they have to behave as theyre behaving, theyre not the wheelhouse for a buildout plan. This is excellent information but we need to go beyond that. So i cant emphasize in Strong Enough terms that what we need to you do now that weve seen this report, which is not going to get us where we need to go, where the ipcc demands that we go within 10 years, to get 100 locally developed renewables. We must have the lafco direct the sciewptiv executive officere directive for proposals with the top item on the list is that consultants need t
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A new trade agreement with a night of states this week one that notably did not address u. S. President donald trump past complaints about a legit unfairness in terms of u. S. Japan trade on cars and auto parts the decision to accept some modest incremental progress for now leaves the auto issue to perhaps be revived in the future depending on the increasingly impulsive u. S. President here to situate that news and. The world is the car coach lauren fix welcome back lauren 1st thank you and yeah 1st on this many deal on trade thats sort of sets aside the 2 issues the japanese Prime Minister says the President Trump assured him that he will not carry out the threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on japanese exports to the u. S. But with mr trump becoming increasingly erratic you have to wonder how much that pledge is worth is this deal just pushing off a fight until later what is the new status quo on ottos between the u. S. And japan and how long will it hold. Well i think what were look
Progress for now leaves the auto issue to perhaps be revived in the future depending on the increasingly impulsive u. S. President here to situate that news and. The world is the car coach lauren fix. Welcome back lauren 1st you know 1st on this mini deal on trade that sort of sets aside the 2 issues the japanese Prime Minister says the president trying to shore to him mr b. That he will not carry out the threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on japanese exports to the u. S. But with mr trump becoming increasingly erratic you have to wonder how much that pledge is worth is this deal just pushing off a flight until later what is the new status quo on autos between the u. S. And japan and how long will it hold. Well i think what were looking at is a negotiation were trying to get them to purchase more of our goods and services and in japan on the other side theres a 2. 5 percent tariff on all vehicles and auto parts coming into the u. S. You know we do have a very large percentage of our v