San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Citizens' Advisory Committee

AGENDA

September 18, 2006
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
1155 Market Street
4th Floor Conference Room

Members

Alex Lantsberg– Chair	Richard T. Hansen	Kimia Mizany
Nick Carlin	David Hochschild	Ken Monteiro
Jennifer Clary	Art Jensen	David Pascal
Ken Cleaveland	Robert Jung	Judy West
David Dawdy	Steve Lawrence

Staff: Suzanne Gautier

Disability Access
The CAC meeting will be held in the Conference Room on the 4th Floor of the SFPUC Offices located at 1155 Market Street. (between 7th & 8th Streets) The Conference Room is wheelchair accessible. The nearest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at United Nations Plaza and Market Street. Wheelchair accessible Muni bus lines serving this location are: 5, 6, 7, 9, 21, 66, and 71. Metro Lines are F, J, K, L, M and N. For information about accessible Muni services call (415) 923-6142.
 
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(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

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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.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Call to order
   
2. Roll Call
   
3. Approval of the Minutes of the June 2006 Regular meeting
   
4. Public Comment – members of the public may address the Committee on matters that are within the Committee’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda (5 minutes)
   
5. Staff Presentation Sustainability Plan: Susan Wade
   
6. Staff Presentation WSIP Annual Report/Quarterly Report: Julie LaBonte (30 minutes)
   
7. Report from the Chair (5 minutes)
   
8. Subcommittee reports (20 minutes)
   
9. Water – Jennifer Clary
   Discussion and possible action on a resolution relative to the Water System Improvement Program Quarterly Reports –

   Resolution of PUC CAC Water Subcommittee – July 10, 2006

   The Water Subcommittee finds the quarterly progress reports on the Water System Improvement Program to be informative and helpful, and commends staff for developing this important tool.

   While these progress reports are invaluable, their efficacy is limited to reporting progress on individual projects.  Additionally, the regional divisions used to classify the projects obscures the differing objectives for projects within the same geographic area. 

   The subcommittee recommends that staff periodically report the progress being made in attaining the levels of service goals for the above categories, and suggests that the annual report of the SFPUC to the state re AB 1823 as an appropriate vehicle for such a review. 
    
   

10. Power – David Hochschild
    
11. Wastewater – Alex Lantsberg
    
12. Environmental Justice – David Pascal
    
13. Staff Announcements – (5 minutes)
    
14. Comments, suggestions, staff requests, agenda topics for future meetings brought forward by committee members (5 minutes)
    
15. Announcements
    
16. Adjournment