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Plan today to collect data thats already available, to update older documents where new information exists and include any new research that reveals options that may not have been thought of yet, i want to just be cautious that were not getting into a wide scope that we are looking at whats already been done, that we want to look at areas where other city agencies, what the time mighting for limiting scope. And i think that undergrounding project may be different, you know, using lafco staff, for instance, when we looked at inaudible or how elected officials are elected during, you know, if between election cycles or Something Like that where were not touching on something that the board of supervisors or even other city agencies are doing so were filling a gap for research thats not done any other place. So given the time sensitivity and priority of clean power sf and being available to do other research where other agencies are ....
Agencies, what the time mighting for limiting scope. And i think that undergrounding project may be different, you know, using lafco staff, for instance, when we looked at inaudible or how elected officials are elected during, you know, if between election cycles or Something Like that where were not touching on something that the board of supervisors or even other city agencies are doing so were filling a gap for research thats not done any other place. So given the time sensitivity and priority of clean power sf and being available to do other research where other agencies are not called in, i would just request the support from colleagues to direct staff to limit scope and im not sure if we should adjust the timeline, but i would like to make sure we limit the scope to, you know, a certain number of hours or also limit the scope of work so that were not getting into doing other agencies work. And im not sure, ill ask you, mr. F ....
Broad band widely and close the dipblg cal divide but a study submitted to the wall street journal suggests the company is far from completing the goal. In 6 kansas city neighborhoods found in only 10 percent of the residents subscribe to googles fiber service. By contrast, 42 percent of the residents surveyed in nearby higher and middle neighborhoods signed on to google fiber. So i think really what im getting at here is i just want to be cautious that we dont use lafco staff to look at something that could be potentially not reaching a goal that staff really got at as to, you know, the purpose and spirit behind why we would support undergrounding. Supervisor tang requested we look into longterm master plan, alternative Funding Sources, establishing city policies and implementation of the program. And so, you know, in previewing mr. Frieds work plan today to collect data thats already available, to update older documents where ne ....
Of it. Enernex looks pretty exciting in its abilitis to get this work done. We do want to make sure that what the work that they do is really oriented on what is called a Virtual Power Plant where you mix together a lot of different types of resource and not just solar and wind, but a lot of other things and were hoping it will be that comprehensive. Some specifics that we want to make sure you guys consult us on and that enernex keeps in mind as it goes forward is that we want to keep that focus on the 50 local clean energy in ten years,. That kind of buildout. Thousands of jobs over that tenyear period and sufficient economies of scales and good rates for ratepayers, meaning a good program, hundreds of millions of dollars and hundreds of megawatts and first diverse and integrated resources to create a Virtual Power Plant. And then importantly we think that the ide ....
Very good. Lets go on to our next item. Item no. 7, consideration and approval of the proposed lafco budget for fiscal year 20142015. Jason fried lafco staff. In your package you have the proposed budget to do just as a reminder within lafco statute we pass a draft budget by may 1st and final budget by july middle of july, if i am not mistaken, june, im sorry. This is our chance to pass our draft budget and come back, unless there are changes that are suggested today drom come back with this budget for final approval at our may meeting next month. The budget itself you will not see very many changes within it you will see minor changes, like nonpersonnel services a different line item that used to be under other services and other departments. That they separate out now. So we have separated out in our budget to be more in line with the clerk of board office and how they do their budgeting. You will see an increase in the clerk of board salaris and benefits, because the contracts that ....