San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Citizen’s Advisory Committee

MINUTES

May 15, 2006
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
1155 Market Street
4th Floor Conference Room

Members

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

Staff: Suzanne Gautier

Call to order – Meeting was called to order at 5:55pm

Roll Call:  Members present, Lantsberg, Clary, Cleaveland, Dawdy, Hansen, Carlin, Jung, Hochschild, Lawrence, Lendvay, Pascal

Members absent: Jensen, Mizany and Monteiro

Member Chiang has resigned

Public Comment: none at this time

Presentation:  PUC Name Change.  The SFPUC is in the process of reviewing proposed changes to its name.  An overview of this process was presented by AGM Spanjian and Tony Winnicker, Director of Communications.  Steps in the effort include ideas and suggestions from staff and from the CAC, a review of the suggestions by the GM and an adoption of any change by the Commission.   Comments from CAC members included connecting a name change with rate increases and the impact on rate payers, confusion in changing a name after so many years, linking water and wastewater as vital services, etc.  We will follow the progress and hear more as it develops.

Staff Report:  Budget Overview.  Scott MacDonald, AGM Financial Services presented an overview of the budget, our baseline budget and the changes to the baseline made by the Mayor.  A handout accompanied his presentation.  Copies of the handout are available from Suzanne Gautier, SFPUC Communications.  Some questions and comments made during the presentation included: the sewer capacity fee and how we project revenue based on those fees, the policy of the SFPUC with regard to surplus property, what can we do to improve wastewater enterprise facilities, the revenue expected from our BAWSCA (Wholesale) customers, the amount SFPUC spends in work orders to other City departments, and the relationship other City departments have with us in regard to the purchase of power.

Of note:  MECCA money was reallocated to the CCA, some is in the MECCA account to move projects forward

SFPUC Budget Hearing is June 7th

Final City Budget will be adopted in July

Each Enterprise will focus on some specific items as they begin to create the following years’ budget:  1) Level of reimbursement to the SFPUC by City Departments and 2) Level of cost/funding provided by the SFPUC to other City Departments in the form of work orders.

Subcommittee reports:

Water

• The subcommittee was given a presentation on Water Conservation – future topics will include:  how to “sell” water conservation to non rate paying consumers, Stewardship Policy of the Water Enterprise, BAWSCA, the Lifeline for low income rate payers, Global Warming and the consumption of water by SF City Departments and Offices.

Power

• The subcommittee will reschedule Field Trips to various LEED buildings and to Treasure Island

Wastewater

• There was a presentation by Rosey Jencks and Marshall Foster on combined efforts at making a “green” city.  The subcommittee will continue to monitor the Wastewater Master Plan.

Environmental Justice

• The subcommittee will work together to define “environmental Justice” and look at the Draft Indicators of the Sustainability Plan

Nick Carlin will be joining the Power Subcommittee.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m.