Citizens' Advisory Committee
Water Subcommittee

 MINUTES

Wednesday, July 25, 2007
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
1155 Market Street, San Francisco,
4th Floor Conference Room

        
Members

Jennifer Clary – Chair	Art Jensen
David Dawdy	Richard Hansen
Heather Dempsey	Robert Varni
	Staff: Robert Lopez

Members of the Public: Tim Colen and Joan Girardot

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Roll Call
Present: Clary, Dawdy, Dempsey, Hansen, Jensen
Absent: Varni

1. Call to order

   Jennifer Clary, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:23 p.m.
    

2. Approval of Minutes
   Minutes from June 27, 2007 – the following changes were made. Minutes with changes will be resubmitted at September 2007 Water Subcommittee meeting.

   5. Presentations, ii. #1 - Should read……..because it's identified as a long term………

   6. Review of CCSF Budget Analyst…….a., iii, 1. Art Jensen suggested that someone form the City be assigned to monitor……...
    
   

3. Announcements
   Richmond District Democratic Club Meeting – Guest Outgoing Grand Jury
    
4. Public comment
   Joan Girardot – Concerned that public may find it unusual that CAC won’t be making formal comments on PEIR. She feels that the public won’t fully comprehend the PEIR on i.e. communication gap and the CAC making comments would help with this gap. She asked whose educating the planning commissioners on the PEIR or if any workshops would be held?
    
5. Presentations
   a. SFPUC Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), Kelley Capone, SFPUC

   i. Main Points
   1. Notice of availability for PEIR is June 29 through October 1

   a. Instructions on how to submit comments. Comments must go to Planning Department.
   b. PEIR document is available Main Library, 3 other branches and the planning department. c. PEIR can also be viewed at SFPUC reading room (1145 Market, 1st Floor) by appointment.

   2. Discussion of format of PEIR scoping meetings.

   a. How can meetings be more meaningful to the public? Jensen stated that it may best to make them regionally based.
   b. Large document to present in just one meeting.

   3. Discussion of Mitigation and Monitoring program.

   a. Does the PEIR explain how this program is set?
   b. Done at project specific level.
   c. Budget concerns

   4. Discussion of availability of PEIR

   a. CAC has no intention of submitting comments as a whole
   b. Richard Hansen concerned about lack of availability of hard copies
   c. Richard Hansen stated that more needs to be done to publicize SFPUC reading room.
    

6. Review of the recommendations of the October 2005 Parsons report on the WSIP. Discussion based on executive summary of the document.

   a. Ongoing review – Discussion of GM’s letter accepting Parson’s recommendations.
   b. Clary stated that subcommittee should review items appropriate for CAC follow up
   c. Dawdy – Not satisfied with SFPUC response regarding climate change (Executive Summary pg.2)
   d. Discussion of stewardship, recycled water, risk analysis programs
   e. State Audit
    

7. Discussion about future agenda items, including budget items that the Water Subcommittee would like to monitor and acquire more information about at future meetings.

   a. Budget items that CAC have an interest in tracking – R&R, Hetchy, O&M,
   b. Climate Change
   c. Business plan
   d. Disaster plan
    

8. Adjournment
   Meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.