AGENDA SPECIAL MEETING NOTE DIFFERENT DAY/TIME/LOCATION THAN REGULAR MEETINGS Thursday, January 14, 2010 1:00 P.M. 1155 Market Street San Francisco, CA   94103 COMMISSIONERS F. X. Crowley, President Francesca Vietor, Vice President Ann Moller Caen, Commisssioner Juliet Ellis, Commissioner Anson B. Moran, Commissioner

DEPARTMENTS AND ENTERPRISES Water Enterprise Wastewater Enterprise Power Enterprise Infrastructure Business Services External Affairs Gavin Newsom MAYOR   Ed Harrington GENERAL MANAGER Michael Housh SECRETARY

Disability Access

The Public Utilities Commission meeting will be held in Room 402, 1155 Market Street, 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.

1155 Market Street is accessbile to persons using wheelchairs and other disabilities.  Assistive listening devices are available and meetings are open captioned in the hearing room and closed captioned on SFGTV.  Materials in alternative formats, American Sign Language interpreters, and other accomodations will be made available upon request.  Please contact Michael Housh at (415) 554-3165 or our TTY at (415) 554-3488 to make arrangements for any of these services.  Providing at least 48 hours notice prior to the meeting will help ensure availability.

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 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 legisalative 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 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site at www.sfgov.org/ethics.

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

PUBLIC HEARING

3. Public Hearing to consider budget proposals for the Operating and Capital Budgets for the enterprises and bureaus under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for FY 2010-2012, and possible action.  (Persons who are unable to attend the public hearings may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the subject of the hearing.  These comments will be brought to the attention of the Commission and will become a part of the official public record.  Written comments can be sent to:  Michael Housh, Commission Secretary, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, 1155 Market Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA  94103).  (Rydstrom)

Staff Recommendation:  Consider, and take action on, the proposed Budgets for the enterprises and bureaus of the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2010-2012 (focusing on Water Enterprise and Wastewater Enterprise proposed budgets)

4. Consider Motion to continue this agenda item to a special meeting noticed for Thursday, January 21, 2010, for further hearings and possible action. 

ADJOURNMENT