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Of the big reveals youre looking at doing a change to the program, youre investigating to do work in which shell buys the hydro power. Im guessing thats going to impact the potential or potential not of rate setting next week. Or is that something youre going to have answered to the satisfaction of the commissioners at the sfpuc . I dont expect that we will have any kind of confirmation from shell about specific resources by then. What i can say is that our goal is to have a portfolio with shell...

The spot about a report you hadnt read. There was a report around in San Francisco called what the heck is a rec. Something like that. Have you i have not. You havent seen it. Which contended that unbundled recs had less of a market didnt generate im probably going to sort of do it wrong. Its complicated. They were basically arguing that unbundled recs didnt were less likely to come from new power plants, i think, or thats actually a good point. Right now that is true and that is something i fai...

Basically youre saying why should you trust us lets be clear this isnt about the mta this is a boarder issue why should i trust the process in general. This is not a hit or criticism directed at the city staff if you feel compelled to stand up. But back to this particular project we also at that time, point have had the ability to absorb some of the lessons and we have some understanding of the rapid bus transit so we you shouldnt have to have the same discussions oh, again. Another part that wi...

Kind of communities . Yes, good question. Weve gone out and made dozens of presentations already to explain the program at Neighborhood Association meetings mostly around the cities. There is one tonight, in fact. We do have chinese speakers, spanish speakers, people who have some connections in specific communities and were hoping to do better when were working with the department of the environment in a more sort of deliberative and targeted structured customer outreach canvassing effort. Yes,...

The team. If i can just put an idea out there. One of the things as we go through the balance of the presentation that i think would maybe be helpful to the commission, we look to this program to accomplish a lot of goals. Maybe the frame your presentation to where what is the status of certain of the goals. We wanted a green Power Purchasing Program and we wanted this program because of the ideas around Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions to the citys Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction goals and ...

Generation in that area, youre going to get a Greenhouse Gas reduction. And because it still has to come from an eligible renewable resource as we define it, even unbundled rec will offset the need for fossil fuel generation from places. Again, it is important how a contract is constructed. There are ways to there have been some in the past some utility contracts for recs that were then constructed in a way that it left you scratching your head on whether or not it reduced carbon. But if theyre ...

The transit and bart. But the bus Rapid Transit systems as a number of those in administratrix city are an important way to connect up. I appreciate the sharp criticisms that supervisor wiener has brought up to help me and many that so for the the b a r t. So we can complete the virile report and fully develop now a alternatives has so much promise i hope youll please support that. Join me many helping this to move forward thank you. We havent called those items. Item 19 increase the professiona...

Commercial customers. Yes. Essentially it would be the same generic risk applied to residential you have large commercial customers downtown and high rises downtown consuming a big part of the energy and so they are more sensitive to fluctuation and is rates. Really though, as it would apply to residential customers, fluctuation and is rates as they occur on the market, would be greater than they will be under a regime that is based upon local fixed capital cost and is that is what the build out...

Approach to address the muni transportation issues. We will come back with mta to present to our Advisory Committee and the plans and Programs Committee in august and september temp. This will be an update at the same meeting. With that ill be happy to answer any questions colleagues any questions or comments. Okay. We can go on to the Public Comment with the directors remarks. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. This is an informational item so lets go on to our consent calendar items 5 thro...

During the past it is very beneficial to have a large number of Board Members really putting the spotlight because project delivery is effective at the staff level and those are things we need to advocate but to have the clear board accountability is something weve looking forward before you decide to speak we have comments as well commissioner weaning. Thank you. Has been noted im commissioner and commissioner chu has raised some concerns at the finance committee. Im a huge supporter of bart an...