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Feature Rate Fairness Board Items SFPUC Report on Water and Wastewater Rates Fiscal Years 2009-10 through 2013-14

Reports Independent Rate Study prepared by Raftelis Financial Consulting, March 2009

Meetings 6/11/10 Notice of Cancellation Rate Fairness Board 4/16/10 Notice of Cancellation Rate Fairness Board 4/9/10-Notice of Cancellation-Meeting of the Rate Fairness Board 4/02/2010 Agenda Rate Fairness Board 04/06/09 Agenda Rate Fairness Board (Regular Business) View All Items in Meetings

Fact Sheets Two-Year Rate Adjustment Program for San Francisco Resident

Minutes 04/17/09 Minutes Rate Fairness Board 4/6/09 Minutes Rate Fairness Board-Public Hearing 4/6/09 Minutes Rate Fairness Board - Regular Business 3/27/09 Minutes Rate Fairness Board 3/13/09 Minutes Rate Fairness Board View All Items in Minutes

Proposition E, approved by San Francisco voters on November 5, 2002, directed the establishment of a Rate Fairness Board (RFB) to advise the Public Utilities Commission on water and sewer rate matters. These provisions with respect to sewer rates went into effect on January 3, 2003 and were applied to water rates beginning July 2006.

Specific duties for the RFB include:

1. Annual review of a five-year rate forecast;
   
2. Hold one or more public hearings on annual rate recommendations before the Public Utilities Commission adopts rates;
   
3. Provide a report and recommendations to the Public Utilities Commission on the rate proposal and 
   
4. In connection with periodic rate studies, submit to the Public Utilities Commission rate policy recommendations for the Commission's consideration, including recommendations to reallocate costs among various retail utility customer classifications, subject to any outstanding bond requirements.

Current Rates:

The current rate package was developed through a series of public meetings by SFPUC staff with the input, guidance and review of the Rate Fairness Board, an advisory group of SFPUC ratepayers and City financial officers created under the voter-approved Proposition E (2002) to ensure rate stability, fairness and affordability.

Member Name:	Appointed By:
Howard Ash, Residential City Retail Customer	Board of Supervisors
Kevin Cheng, Residential City Retail Customer	Mayor
Ben Rosenfield, City Controller	Ex Officio
Ed Lee, City Administrator	Ex Officio
Nadia Sesay, Director of Public Finance	Ex Officio
Patricia Breslin, City Retail Large Business Customer	Mayor
Donald Hilla, City Retail Small Business Customer	Board of Supervisors

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