Gavin Newsom
MAYOR

AGENDA 

SPECIAL MEETING

Tuesday, September 13, 2005
11:30 A.M.
 City Hall, Room 400
 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

COMMISSIONERS

The Honorable Richard Sklar, President
The Honorable Ann Moller Caen, Vice President
The Honorable E. Dennis Normandy
The Honorable Adam Werbach
The Honorable Ryan L. Brooks

DEPARTMENTS   Water Department     City Distribution Division      Water Supply & Treatment   Hetch Hetchy Water & Power  Wastewater Program      Water Pollution Control

BUREAUS Customer Service Environmental Regulation & Management Financial Services Human Resource Services Information Technology Services Infrastructure Division Real Estate Services Strategic & Systems Planning Water Quality

Susan Leal
GENERAL MANAGER

Mary Y. Jung
SECRETARY

Disability Access

The Public Utilities Commission meeting will be held in Room 400, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA.  The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible.  The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at United Nations Plaza and Market Street.  Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #47 Van Ness, and #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro Stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center.  For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142.  There is accessible curbside parking adjacent to City Hall on Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue and in the vicinity of the Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.

The following services are available on request 48 hours prior to the meeting; except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline shall be 4:00 p.m. of the last business day of the preceding week:  For American sign language interpreters or the use of a reader during a meeting, a sound enhancement system, and/or alternative formats of the agenda and minutes, please contact Mary Y. Jung at (415) 554-3165 or our TTY at (415) 554-3488 to make arrangements for the accommodation.  Late requests will be honored, if possible.

In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City accommodate these individuals.  Individuals with chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 554-6060.

Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance
(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.  Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business.  This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.  For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, City Hall, Room 409, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA  94102-4683 at Phone No.: (415) 554-7724; Fax No.: (415) 554-7854; E-mail:  sotf@sfgov.org.  Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org.

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code §2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site at http://www.sfgov.org


ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

CLOSED SESSION

3. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.

4. Motion on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege regarding the matters listed below as Conference with Legal Counsel.

THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

5. Threat to Public Services or Facilities – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(a). (Clayton)

Consultation with: Agency counsel concerning security of SFPUC Water and Power Systems.

6. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Mueller)

Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. City and County of San Francisco; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 01-30923-DM, filed June, 2004.

7. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Mueller)

Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. ER05-1190-000, filed July 1, 2005.

8. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Mueller)

Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. ER00-565-018, et al., filed November 1999.

9. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Mueller)

Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. City and County of San Francisco; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EL05-133-000, filed June 29, 2005.

10. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d). (Clayton)

Existing Litigation: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals v. City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 429-909 and San Mateo County Superior Court Case No. 410-549; filed May 6, 2004

11. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d). (Clayton)

Existing Litigation: Tony Dandy Claim No. 05-02741

FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.

12. Announcement following Closed Session. 13. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.

SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS

Power Enterprise Workshop

14. Presentation and discussion of the Power Enterprise’s Draft Business Plan. (Hale) (continued from the Regular Meeting of August 9, 2005) Staff Recommendation: Discussion only. The SFPUC Power Enterprise provides energy services to municipal departments from the Hetch Hetchy powerhouses and other power and efficiency services, including on-site renewable generation; provides streetlighting services; represents San Francisco's interests on energy issues in State and Federal forums; manages utilities planning for redevelopment projects such as Treasure Island; and protects San Francisco's interests in receiving services from Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Discussion will include policies and programs under development, such as electric utility infrastructure development to serve San Francisco's needs, Community Choice Aggregation, and municipalization.

ADJOURNMENT