San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Citizens' Advisory Committee
MINUTES
November 21, 2005

Members

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

Staff: Suzanne Gautier

Order of Business

The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Linda Hunter at 5:16pm
Members present:  Hunter, Chiang, Clary, Dawdy, Hansen, Hochschild, Jensen, Lantsberg, Lawrence, Lendvay. 
Members absent: Pascal, Cleaveland, Jung, Mizany, Monteiro
The minutes of the October regular monthly meeting were approved by unanimous vote of members present.
Public Comment – there was no public comment at this time.
Report from the Chair – Chair Pascal submitted a report in writing, highlights of this report were given by Vice Chair Hunter and included:  a clarification of what constitute a “resolution” that all language in all clauses of the resolution are a part of the item being considered for adoption; an update on the status of action taken in response to resolutions adopted by the CAC; a year –end review of the CAC to take place at the January 2006 monthly meeting and a request that CAC members review the Budget Analysts audit for consideration of any actions to take in response.  The Chair will report to the Commission at the December 13, 2005 regular meeting.
Working Group reports and updates
Environmental Justice – The Environmental justice Working Group will meet in January.
Global Warming – the Global Warming group will arrange a meeting with David Behar and other staff from the
Water Enterprise to look at hydrologic modeling as a consideration in water resource planning.
Subcommittee reports
Water:  Linda Hunter submitted a report in writing and then outlined the highlights of that report: 
Over the last couple of months the subcommittee has considered resolutions on Global Warming, the Hetch Hetchy Restoration Studies and the Draft Recycled Water Master Plan.   They have received updates on local water supply planning, the Water System Improvement Program projects, the Natural Resources Division of the Water Enterprise.  The next regular meeting of the Water Subcommittee will take place in January of 2006.
The Chair suggested that the resolution relative to the Draft Recycled Water Master Plan be tabled and that a substitute motion be heard later in the meeting
Power:  David Hochschild reported on the tours taken over the last several months by members of the Power Subcommittee.  The tours included the Solar Installation at Moscone Center, the Hunter’s Point Power Plant and the Wind Turbines/Florida Power and Light at the Altamont Pass.  One featured topic of David’s report was the issue of “bird kills” at the wind turbines.  There was a discussion about Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and the relationship between the exploration of various energy sources and the development of CCA for San Francisco. David Hochschild attended he SFPUC press conference with Mayor Newsom at the site of a solar installation at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant, he discussed the solar bond issue.  The next meeting of the Power Subcommittee will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2005.
Wastewater: Jennifer Clary reported that the wastewater subcommittee passed a resolution on Draft Recycled Water Master Plan.  Herb Dang of the Wastewater Enterprise will present an update on the FY2006/2007 budget at the Dec. 1 2005 meeting of the subcommittee.  The communications group will be conducting workshops throughout the city on the Wastewater Master Plan.  If you would like to have a presentation for your group or organization, please contact Iris Martin-Lopez at the SFPUC.  The Wastewater Subcommittee will be changing their regular monthly meeting day to the third Thursday each month beginning in January 2006.
Jennifer suggested that the resolution relative to the Draft Recycled Water Master Plan be tabled and that a substitute motion be heard later in the meeting
Moved by Jack Lendvay and Seconded by Alex Lantsberg that both the water subcommittee and wastewater subcommittee resolutions relative to the Recycled Water Master Plan be tabled and that the CAC consider the substitute motion presented by Linda Hunter.   Motion passes by unanimous vote of members present.
Resolution relative to the Draft Recycled Water Master Plan – a resolution submitted by Jennifer Clary and Linda Hunter: the motion was discussed by the committee and the following changes, accepted by the authors as friendly amendments, were made to the resolution:
Third “whereas” clause – remove the word “use” from and replace with “produce”
Fourth “whereas” clause – strike the second full sentence completely
Adjust resolved clauses following the first to read “be it further resolved”
Second resolved now reads:  “that the CAC supports the convening of a panel of independent experts to review the feasibility and provide guidance for the implementation of these projects.”
Fourth resolved clause, remove the first “the” in the sentence.
An additional clause was added:  “Be it further resolved that the Commission and General Manager provide sufficient resources to allow coordination between the San Francisco Recycled Water program and the Wastewater Master Plan to take place.”
Additional committee comments and discussion about this resolution included concerns about the public outreach campaign and the need for clarification of some of the language in the resolution.  Vice Chair Hunter read the resolution as amended. 
Emeric Kalman asked for clarification of the word “rely” and wanted to make sure that “feasibility” included all aspects of feasibility.
Moved by Hansen, second by Lantsberg that the CAC adopt the resolution as read. A roll call vote was conducted:
Chiang – Yes, Clary –Yes, Dawdy-Yes, Hansen-Yes, Hochschild-Yes, Hunter-Yes, Jensen-Yes, Lantsberg-Yes, Lawrence-No, Lendvay-Yes
Motion carries by a 9-1 vote. *Text of resolution as adopted is attached separately.
Staff Announcements  - CCA Task Force will meet on Dec. 2, 2005
Comments, suggestions, staff requests, agenda topics for future meetings brought forward by committee members  - The Water Subcommittee would like a presentation by Art Jensen on the WSIP, perspectives from BAWSCA.  Several members of the CAC requested more about water rates and billing. Other suggestions will be submitted in writing to the Chair.  A request that all documents produced by the SFPUC and its consultants be printed on both sides of each piece of paper – to save paper and postage.
Announcements:  Wastewater Subcommittee meeting:  Dec. 1, 2005.  Power Subcommittee meeting Dec. 6, 2005. 
Adjournment:  6:58pm