Transcripts For SFGTV Public 20240704

Commissioner stacy we have quorum. Thank you. So um, before we get to the first item id like to say that that that are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush rahmytoosh ohlone olonee who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. Responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. Elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Founding in 19 three 2 it is important we recognize the history but also, we acknowledge that the Ramaytush Ohlone established and partnership with the sfpuc anticipate are in the great area great bay area communities so can we call the first item please. 3. Approval of the minutes of february 13, 2024. Commissioners any corrections to the minutes of the meeting seeing none, well open to the Public Comment. Any members of the public present to provide comments on the minutes. Seeing none, no remote callers. Seeing none, motion and second for the minutes. Make a motion to approve. Roll call, please. President paulson, aye. Vice president rivera here and commissioner maxwell. Commissioner ajami, aye. And commissioner stacy, aye. Open open up for Public Comment. Any members to provide matters that are within the commissions jurisdiction and are not on todays agenda. Seeing none. Was there nothing. We have no callers in the queue. No callers. Okay. So lets go to item 5 b. Report on recent San Francisco Public Utilities commission activities, events and announcements. Thank you, mr. President. Item a the report and will be presented. All right. Good afternoon, commissioners im black wood the Audit Director thank you for cve having me as the quarterly performance report as of december 20, 2313, audits have been completed and additionally 38 are and the remaining 7 are commence in the Second Quarter or later on and as of the close 8 were financial audits and one was from the Revenue Oversight Committee and at this time 11 financial audits in progress or scheduled to commence this year with 6 performance audits one additional revenue bond oversight he and one focused. Here are details the audits completed in the soak quarter in november the Technology Services division applied the fiscal year 2023, 2024 intersecurity ordinance this is an annual assessment required by the Controllers Office to make sure the dignity and associated data this audit is in no longer with the financial institution. Concert framework and the National Institute of standards and in december the Controllers Office released the social Partnership Program audit followup report in the coastal requirement and changes and balances for fiscal year 20, 21 and 2022. Wed like to take the opportunity to provide details on the corin woods report and a bill followup for the social program to recap from late 2021, the city audit our to improve the monitoring policies and other systems and resources to make sure program success. Those riementsdz were implemented by the sfpuc over the course of the next year and closed in early 2021 advertised a followup by csa the result of this bill atrisk fouryear olds was that was a validation of the responses received by the Controllers Office and a reaffirm mansion of recommendations fulfilled with the improvements and in place by the sfpuc. The bureau actively monitored the bills to make sure their implemented according to the or not deadline as of december 2023 the recommendations for land on across the audits this is stemming from the sewer system and Management Contract audit and aid for the revenue audit of Crystal Springs we anticipate the implementation of three audits for the fiscal year those are the fiscal year 2022, 2023, and audited Financial Statement for water hetch hetchy and the Authority Audit and the Integrity Assessment and fiscal year 2022 and 2023 audit and critical operation for the standard audit and the legislative audit conflict of interest audit the auditor bureau and phase three of the Revenue Bonds for the 2023 cap. So we anticipate kickoff for fy202223 for the fiscal year 2022, 2023 and the post verification audit thank you for your time and im available for any questions that you may have. So thank you, obviously lots of stuff going on and thank you for all the work and important um, to see those reports commissioner stacy comments. Thank you on clearing throat thank you for the presentation and hard work. We have to question on the slide 5 the open audit and recommendations clearing throat if im reading this right do we have we have for the completed any 6 these um, r50e789sdz but have a target close date of next month . Yes. So um, actually are some improvement on those particular recommendations list as open remember this is a snapshot that up to this point in time as of 31st december activities have been for the that of january this month in february and closing out in march. That is the reasonable expectation theyll be closed out no march. Were hoping for more traction so, yes it is reasonable. Thank you. Can you give me an example of what contract improvements will look for puc should approve the contract management can you give me an example of what they use. For this report they focused on an improvement of programs and policies throughout the agency around contract management that are better tracking of changes to in any contracts we know there is a lot of the amendments in the contracts and sometimes can be better tracked um, i think we attached the report if im not mistaken and those areas that csa are provided in the report as well. I believe that was included if not we can make sure we get you the full report so you can see the specific works that csa outlined. And some thought we feel you unintelligible in a couple of weeks. Has been transaction that is a San Francisco Transportation Authority plans Programs Committee in time of december 31st last year and traction and i feel those march timelines are still reasonable. Some of the things were carry officers from other audits have been done before. It is stand alone audit from a stand alone audit we track those in the internal system and make sure there is no overlap between those two. Thank you. Any more questions of commissioners or comments and and do want to note in the meantime, all commissioners raise your hand im having trouble with the queue. Any other questions from commissioners . Okay. Thank you for your report we labored to every time you come up here for the part of our performanceing so thank you. Can we have i guess open up for Public Comment mr. General manager anything. We have to go to Public Comment first. Go to Public Comment. Any members of the public wish to provide comment on item 5 no callers in the queue. Okay. Thank you. Um, mr. General manager. Um, that thats my report. Thank you. Okay. 5 b is a report on activities anything else needs to be covered today . Seeing none, lets go to the consent calendar. A whole pile of stuff on consent calendar any things to discuss lets start. Thank you. I had a question on clearing throat 6 a the Wastewater Treatment and increased if contract contingency for the west side pump station on the Wastewater Treatment are we replacing it exactly with the same kind of Wastewater Treatment any upgrades . I think i see somebody to address that, please come. And identify yourself please. Good afternoon, commissioners my name is at t to the project manager the project and, yes there are going to be modernization we have details of that particular organization and usage for the last 5 years and introducing the capacity of their Wastewater Treatment. And it will use the same techniques. Use for Wastewater Treatment and on 6 i adding about money and time and to the west side pump station item i. I have a we also. Adding to the cost and contingency is that because were spent down some of the contingency money or you anticipating will occur more time and costs adding to the contingency now . Good afternoon commissioners president paulson im the senior manager for the project and um, expended approximately 975,000 of the existing contingency and expecting additional costs due to unforeseen things on the site over 50 construction complete a need additional time and funding for those unforeseen expected conditions that weve experienced to date and as we track the project to one hundred completion. When do you expect to spend down o contingencies . Conditions of the gm approval we expect to spend down the contingency and additional request we requested. Okay. Thank you. clearing throat . Commissioner stacy. Okay. Commissioner maxwell. Thank you um, item g and h and item weve it says um, o joe informed San Francisco puc was taken over by another firm what do we know about that firm and do we go through the same process, you know, and find out what they do with the o jim. Hello commissioners. Im Amanda Higgins with the security and so similar the commission awarded the contract to o technology and in december the food us theyve been acquired by conversion technologies and so thats the purpose of notice but able to evaluate the retailer and working on the security system. Thank you. Yep. And then um, on h6 h um, a little bit more information regarding the sole responsible bidder like no audio . Good afternoon commissioners my name is tracey project manager for the groundWater Project and the reason for only one bidder that is because some of the reasons that we got from the contractor phase one is close to the holidays and two, also there are other projects that they feel more like doing instead of this project and that is specialized and not many contractors have that much experience. Okay. And then the ones we had experience had other. Yes. Thats correct. I noticed during the bid opening date of the contractors 3 hundred the experience bid on another project and not this project. All right. And then so have we decided maybe mother to open up bidding during the holidays is that something maybe yes. Thats one good Lesson Learned in the future definitely will bid after the holidays. And have any of the contractors working for us already . One of the contractors that didnt bid after the award of one of the original local ground Water Projects so it is just a matter of choosing which project fits theyre also the priorities they have on their company. Is there any concern that because we only had one bidder that the price goes up and still competitive weve gotten the jerks estimate 6 million and the lowest bid the single bid is less than 7 million so weve building that the estimate for the proposal received in the bidder is prior at that time and no change orders will bring it up. We dont anticipate but because um, part the soak is absolutely excavating leaving the roads so we will never know if we have investigation and included in our there are salesmens activities you dont know theyre captured during the investigation those are the unforeseen conditions but the same thing will be change orders. Okay. Thank you. Commissioners. Commissioners any other questions regarding the consent calendar . Seeing none, open up for Public Comment members of the public present to provide comment on the consent calendar . Seeing none, we have no callers. So can we have a motion and second to approve the consent calendar. Mo. First and second roll call. President paulson, aye. Vice president rivera, aye. Commissioner maxwell, aye. Commissioner stacy. Four is number 7 please regular venture, to increase the contract amount by 1,000,000, for a new total contract amount of 10,950,000, and to increase the contract the contract the contract duration by three years, for a new total contract duration of 16 years and six months, due to a delay in the project schedule for the westside enhanced water recycling project resulting from the premature failure of critical equipment, and to provide continued engineering support during construction and the Treatment Facility commissioning process, subject to board of supervisors approval under charter section 9. 118. Good afternoon, commissioners barbara prosecuting for the west side enhanced recycling project the item before you is amendment 5 to 1345d for recycled Water Projects this amendment will allow the sfpuc to have engineering and Technical Support Services Related to the construction of the New West Side water recycling and due to the failure of the Treatment Facility is delayed by two years and the replacement equipment the administration of the contract no. Cs109 make sure the project has engineering support for the team and the remainder of the Consumer Price index process through early operations in addition were also working to add additional things to the system like the lower housed and the San Francisco zoo the team will help with the permitting process. With that, open to your questions. So i have just one quick we want to make sure this is what wisp reported on maybe a few months ago because of happenings there were readjustment in the equipment that was put together thereof some erosion whatever based the details an opportunity to change did engineering put together a piece that was going to, you know, that took place am i correct . Essential what this big part was this consultant tame analyzing still in the process of root cause failure analysis for this equipment. Maybe i misstated so you can help us get this thing put together . Thats your question. Yeah. Providing engineering support services. Got it. Not the contract itself. Got it got it any other questions on 7 . Seeing none, lets see open to the general Public Comment. Thank you. Thank you for your presentation. Members of the public present to provide comment on item no. 7 . Seeing none, to callers in the queue. Okay. So can we get motion and second on number 7 please. So moved. Second. Motion and second roll call, please. President paulson, aye. Vice president rivera, aye. Commissioner maxwell. Commissioner ajami, aye. Four is. Okay. Thank you. Lets go to project; and authorize the general manager to take such actions deemed necessary or appropriate to implement or modify the mou. Mr. Richie steve richie this item go to a 340u between the rec and Park Department and the puc port of San Francisco zoo recycled Water Project. Okay. Um, the project will supply 200 thousand gallons to the San Francisco zoo for animal wash down and irrigation for the highway. The project will offset close to 100 percent groundwater use with the recycled water and use that water out of the ground Water Project and i will say 12 used by the zoo is, you know, one of the fewer views for the recycled water tripped were part of here. Well construct a pipeline for the highway and take over the groundwater infrastructure and which use for back up for the recycled water San Francisco rec and Park Department will continue to own and operate and maintain the reservoir and highway system. And just to make sure youre aware the zoo rec and Park Department that is why the pow is with the rec and Park Department. Um, we will reimburse the rec and Park Department for the expenses from and fund a staff position for the water recycled will be the biggest yours of the kr50irgd water in this to make sure that we stay connected with all the projects and well compensate them for the well and pipeline and then well charge the recycled water for the rec and Park Department as the cost is equal to the historic cost of groundwater and theyll be responsible to implement the great are highway. This the highway in the center lane for recycled water on the left will be the zoo area the solid purple line alongside that will be the existing pipeline we constructed for the recycled water and delivered up to Golden Gate Park and the dashed line there will be the recycled waterline to the pipeline and the purple areas on the map show where it will be used clearing throat excuse me and that green arrow on the left to the upper arrow where water will be taken up and actually and fairly syrup water for the recycled water so with that, we recommend the option for the anyhow and ill be happy to answer any questions you may have. Commissioner maxwell. Are those by any other name i want to mention the few zoo is in the country. I dont have an exact number we started to talk about that years ago and they were a lot of concerns about the recycled water with animals. That has been researched over time i think the zoo might have been the first one, aye. So were the few zoos around the country doing that. . A reorganization process; is that correct . At the west side project you heard discussed earlier trying to get through problems that includes ultimately um, reverse osmosis that is removing the salt it is highly treated wastewater more than the middle wastewater for irrigation of the farmland for example. So it is almost. multiple voices. this is pretty darn close to drinkable. microphone distorted. go ahead and you might answer any question and commissioner stacy. I just had a question hesitate happening in the lower grade highways are there pipelines three we are connecting to or have to lay pipelines for that irrigation system. I dont think we need to lay pipelines and a big no, if staff the retrofits are for the suitable recycled water the delivery so that area is recycled or gaited portal water to the extent that is or gated and shifting to the recycled water not a big yours right on the ocean. Yeah. And it seems to me there are a few policies that the puc is pursuing are the project and with the park that were putting up groundwater. Uhhuh. And valuable in other context in a way not just about this is the water for the park and zoo but thinking about the system and how the groundwater how that water. Absolute; correct for the parks that water is suitable for purposes we take those irrigations uses, you know, pools with kr50irgd water is really a great example of the appropriate Water Quality appropriate use so lesser we can use the entire policy groundwater for drinking purposes. Thank you. Questions commissioner maxwell. So the madams can drink this water . I mean. Im sure theyll love it again, this is not suitable for human but a lot of the research in the last, you know, decade or so to make sure the water is safe for animal usage. After that water is recycled does the water change . I mean its taken things out of the water and now, maybe some things are put back i dont know if the water is drunk. The water itself animals will do a lot of things to the water. Yeah. I dont mean their water im wondering about the process. Um, you know, if multiple voices . The recycling do we end up with a bunch of at the end of the day, when it goes out because i mean multiple voices . The recycled water process at the west side includes reverse osmosis that concentrates as part of that project will be discharged through the wastewater out flow along with the secondary treated water with the plant. Thats what i was referring to. Always revisuals have to go someplace. Seeing none, open up for Public Comment to Public Comment please. 8. Any members of the public present to comment . Seeing none. And we have no callers in the queue. Okay. Seeing none, then lets say there a motion and second to approve this. Move to approve the anyhow. Second and motion and second roll call, please. President paulson, aye. Vice president rivera, aye. A commissioner maxwell. Commissioner stacy, aye. 4 is. Okay. So lets read okay. So lets read item 9 please. 9. Approve the Second Amendment to the agreement between the San Francisco Public Utilities commission and Santa Clara Valley Water District for longterm operation and maintenance of the intertie located in milpitas subject to board of supervisors approval under San Francisco charter section 9. 118. Good morning, commissioners im chung north Wastewater Treatment the sfpuc and the psychos join me in milpitas the supply up to 40 million gallons or water when supplemented water is needed this has been operational since 2020 the Maintenance Agreement allows to us do the in practice the district has been the sole operator the operation of enterprise could impact the system unless theyre the ones operating it and was a 5 year period if not to 2012 but the District Service when we were in the thick of implementing if this was done there the First Amendment and in 2014 maintenance with the enterprise come back to us making us the party. And starting july and Going Forward we want to once again december national a district. And we want to do there the Second Amendment to the o m agreement and two main reasons one that given the for the most part the staff is very busy operating and maintaining the system added. The second reason is that more efficient for the staff to work on the enterprise because located closer to the enterprise versus our staff. The district is fine being the party Going Forward but want to commit to this in perpetuity we agree well jointly review that ever 5 years and included in the Second Amendment with that, im available for any questions that you may have. Okay. Thank you. For that report and update commissioners any questions . Okay. Thank you. For the report and seeing none, lets open up for Public Comment item 9. Any members of the public to provide comment on item 9 . Seeing none, and have no callers in the queue. Okay. Thank you, so do i have motion and second to approve in amendment. Thank you. Second and roll call, please. A president paulson, aye. Vice president rivera, aye. Commissioner maxwell, aye. Commissioner stacy, aye. 4 is so thank you, item 10 read item 10 please. 10. Approve an amended and restated memorandum of understanding amended and restated mou between the Treasure Island Development Authority tida and the San Francisco Public Utilities commission to continue to provide Utility Services for naval station Treasure Island, for an initial twoyear term, with an option exercisable by the general manager and the tida director to extend the amended and restated mou up to an additional six years. Good afternoon, commissioners. Ron deputy general manager. Im here today to request approval of an amended and restated memorandum of understanding with um, the Treasure Island Development Authority is responsible for the caregiver duties on the former navy station is Treasure Island. Your your bun with the repair of navys system have been providing services and the operation and maintenance for the navy system and the delivering of utilities to the island this includes not just electricity but stormwater agent and the infrastructure on the island is transferred in the navy through tida does not meet courage sfpuc standards the infrastructure on island is the outdated infrastructure creates a condition of a risk of failure. So the sfpuc has been working with tida on the plans for the development and transfer to the city as the new utility system sfpuc standards and allows sfpuc to provide the same level of service to the island without putting the sfpuc rate payers at risk for the failure of the navy infrastructure. The first transfer of some new pipes in a month through the board of supervisors and will be effect next month. The process will continue with some new pump station and, of course, the commission of the brand new Wastewater Treatment is on Treasure Island. Meantime sfpuc continues to maintain and operate as a contractor not as the utility procedure and continues to make recommendations to tida on the improvements. The current my expired on june 30th operating as if under old terms the primary role of anyhow is to insure that the liability stays between the parties for the equipment and that tida reimburses the pub for the cost of services. So we dont make a lot this anyhow is different the other ones were one year in the construction 2340sh9 and not a lot changes this one is a twoyear term with the ability to continue for up to 6 years extension over the utilities to carry this forward and to maintain the amendments we have to do and other small changes for example, um, tida had a reimbursement obligation that is past due note that is getting repeated and now described in the past tense the primary difference we are going two from one year to two and tida we are asking for your approval. So for your explaining and the details the mystery of the relationship and im very glad very much with saying thats not messed up to our standards i have and other commissioners have mentioned during the course of the talking about the Treasure Island those are some of the most disturbing of the notice we get and the fact that the power goes out so um, just saying since the continuous in many ways the status quo taking too years or 6 years sunset is negotiating my first question starting renegotiating the amendments for up to 2 years or 6 years. Thats the term and extended for two years. The initial one is 2. I got it and i guess my longer question im not going to ask but thank you for talking about this is like kick the can down the road but make sure that the residents do have facilities and power they need and hearing that outside loud presenting that. It is more the old and not the new that are coming those will be San Francisco utilities. Yeah. It is messy but we understand anymore questions or comments. How do the reservoir at 6 years. Well, that allowed for that were hoping to have major improvements and changes coming forward if ten years has to go to the border were just lets agree put this over here and work on the real things. New infrastructure and how youre accepting that. Sure. Got it thanks and any other questions or comments from commissioners . Okay. Item 10 go to Public Comment please. Members of the public present to provide comment on item 10 . Seeing none, and no callers in the queue. Okay. Seeing no one, Public Comment cuing up motion and second to approve this amendment anyhow item 10. Move to approve. Motion and second to approve item 10 roll call. President paulson, aye. Vice president rivera, aye. Commissioner maxwell, aye. Commissioner stacy. 4 is and item 11 please read item read item during the extended covid19 pandemic period from june 16, 2021, to december 31, 2022, in the approximate amount of 23. 3 million. Handsome commissioners good afternoon may i have the slide clearing throat . Um, my name is clara are and with the Financial Planning team and today presenting on the spend request for the California Program a program to a water and wastewater customers this program will be abbreviated in the slide. Um, the program was established on september 26th, 2021, by the American Rescue plan act of 2021 as part of the covid with 985 million appointed to water and wastewater system approved in the pandemic and the control board about administer the guidelines and instead of the utilities will apply for the grants for the eligible customers the covid release period was 22 and all customer types residential and commercial and others were eligible to receive the benefits and in addition eligible for funding the customers were eligible and those given to the puc for the covid discount programs for residential and commercial nonprofit customers and our regular discount through the Customers Assistance Program for the local household. The first year and oil is applicant received the full amount of funding requests from the 20212022 program the puc received roughly 16 million plus governor gavin newsom extent the program for the remaining 600 million. And in the program fiesta ration the series was extended march and the snapshot of 2023 program and in december 2023 the puc applied the program and today bringing this request to the commission ahead of program per the guidelines and utilities 60 days for the fund for eligible customers from the day we received the check and we expect to receive another check in march the estimation is in may and were 2k3w5r9 adoption for the board of supervisors. And the last step return any unspent fund and submit a close out report. And this slide is the breakdown of requested funds so the funding requested in the application is based on the data of eligible customers were billed in the june june 16, 2021, to december 31, 2022, and for water we requested roughly 9. 6 million and wastewater request 14. 5 million and requested a reference coverage for related it is 200,000. And i also want to note that from the time we pulled to the data to the time we receive the fund a credit changes to eligibility and customers will continue to pay off the debts in the in the meantime, that is why well need to return any unused fund and the delay for the funds is the request for this item today and this slide highlights the impact of the funding will have on the and i. From water our past due is like 8 million we can cut this down to 7 point plus and 3 million in current. Rentals the puc will start to collect and do so in a manner that will thank you for listening. Any questions . Yes. Thank you for that report and 23 millions is a good story despite the debt paid for so having said that any comments. Commissioner stacy. Thank you i agree great to get the money what im asking about is the gap 10. 7 million gap what is our sort of plan for that gap . Are we um, getting customers who are paying us back . In some extent way er grants or . So hi nancy our Customer Service bureau is working with the customers and seeing if there are um, eligible for a payment plan and encouraging them to, you know, theyre doing that right now and also at the end work with communications to create more ways in addition access for the Customer Service program as well. Thank you. So how does that work . With our um, low Income Program . And i mean, we passed this last year a Significant Program how does that work . Are you using that. Do you mean how is the program fund will affect the customer assistance and yeah are those the people that basically youre helping and. Yeah yes, so the funds we applied for from this program go to various Discount Services so comes not only for the customers in cap current enrolled but other programs so um, not all discounts and applications that we included are for people with rolling caps and not all caps have debt not a complete overlap. Those people that are not in cap programs are people not and they are eligible for this program . Yes. And how do you look at their accounts how do you know theyre not paying. The data we used for our application coughing pulled from the customers accounts show eligible discounts coughing and those are past due balances beyond 90 days that that makes them eligible. Okay. Commissioner stacy, do you wish to close . Does that answer your question . Are you prioritizing low Income Customers or is this really based on how long theyre past due with going on is it income driven or not im wondering how you decide to apply the funds . So the funds will be applied to the customer accounts were included in the application so that was all customers in that eligible bill period um, that would have their information submitted to the state and well be requiring. How did you decide who to conclude. Every customer is eligible no limits anyone with debt during that time period is eligible for the funding. Got it. Thank you. Any other questions . Okay. Thank you, team for that presentation. Lets see open up item 11 to Public Comment. Members of the public present to provide comment on item 11 . Here. No caller in the queue. Okay. Thank you. Um, can we get to motion and second to approve. So moved. Second. Motion and second roll call, please. And president paulson, aye. Vice president rivera, aye. Commissioner maxwell, aye. Commissioner stacy, aye. 4 is. Great. So item 12 and 13 are related to financial items and so we would like to hear them together if we could and i assume will be one presentation from the gentleman at the consumer right now. Read read those items please. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking corporation, for a term of five years, and 2 a Second Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement. Agreement. Agreement. Agreement. Term of the agreement by three years for a total duration of nine years to provide credit support for the cleanpowersf program to program to program to program to restated Fee Agreement, subject to board of supervisors approval of the ordinance amending ordinance no. 818 in board of supervisors file no. 171172. Good afternoon, commissioners. Im with the finance and normally your capital director nick will be making three presentation but out for today. Um, commissioners we bring before you two credit items for your consideration for the wastewater and Enterprise Funding program and one for the cleanpowersf. This is a quick summary of what were talking about today two separate agreements with two actions. Presented in one of the first with sumitomo Mitsui Banking corporation for the wastewater Funding Program j. P. Morgan chase for the cleanpowersf program and note both of those are part of fiscal year 2024 plan first item today is the item for the 150 million Credit Facilities for wastewater. As the commission knows we have a 75 million interim program for the Water Capital Improvement Program the interim program is 5 series that allows for up to 675 million for the paper and also consists of one 75 resolving line of credit and highlighted here is the commercial paper and the program applied for the Capital Improvement and todays rate three hundred 5 percent and there is that higher in recent years this is lower than the long term and that is series a14 rad and 60 million that is expiring and the letter of credit expires march 7th and the facilities for prequalified providers and sumitomo Mitsui Banking corporation is lowest, responsive, responsible bidder and todays action to approve the facility with the executed as a part time to the document. This is the concerns of the facility and slides are ill note that is slightly lower than the facility. The asking for your approval of the documents for this agreement and amendment two to the existing Reimbursement Agreement and amended stated Fee Agreement and form the memorandum of understanding that support of commercial paper. Happy to pause for questions now or so anyone have a question for this first item before we get to the second one . We wait. Okay. Item well welcome back hold on a second well move on and take any questions . After the second item. Thank you. Second item discuss amendment to the Credit Agreement that supports finding cleanpowersf program. Um, this slide is the brief background for this item. The commission and was approved in january of private currently approved for the general manager sf program up, up to 150 million and in march cleanpowersf entered is into a 5year agreement for 75 million and this agreement was substantially extended for one year and amended to 20 million and expires in march of this year. This past december the Commission Approved the proposed amendment that extends with additional 10 years and no change to the maximum agreement authorize up to 150 million that was approved by the full board february 6th and as i said by the mayor and thats the authorization which were relying on for today. Why has the support needed . The agreement as primarily use for the stand by for credit for the green cleanpowersf and credits has been issued to save the bills required for accelerator agreement with pg e and finally this agreement is reinvolving line of credit and join the cleanpowersf this agreement has not been used for todays agreement. And key terms of 75 million agreement again increasing the agreement from 2 million back to the original 75 appeals with an extension of an additional two years. And the amendment will allow for the same purposes this for today well mention weighing increasing that to 75 in anticipation of provision for the california rr1 cpas to post financial in the vent of a massive term of customers i believe were waiting today for this presentation on the operation and other key terms of amendments are the fee of 45 base points lower than the one hundred and fifty credit fees and 1. 5 percent versus right now the rage of one. 40. 4 percent and revisions to working capital draws today, we have used those but overall the terms are favorable. The documents for this action for the Credit Agreement and for your consideration. And that concludes my presentation. Ill be happy to answer any questions you may have. Yes, thank you. And i guess well take ever of them whatever questions i have. Commissioner stacy. Thank you. I think you said for the j. P. Morgan chase agreement that the fees have gone down im not sure i said that was. Yes. The fees have gone down slightly for the sumitomo Mitsui Banking corporation and the bank rate is just on Market Conditions. It is based on Market Conditions but um, each bank had their own internal rate of return and provides different grades for different entities like ourselves based on the credit model and so could be many factors. Its hard to say. Hard to say exactly but generally goes up as rates go up. Okay. Thank you. Vice president rivera. Kind of have a question along the same lines with the justify ability of those rates and i guess some harm come to the a maximum were for the vulnerable . How well the rates of the agreement are as agreed upon the rating as of todays agreement that wont change for the term were looking at today, the master plan drop perhaps and an can we capture the marketrate and a question about we use for example, the wastewater facility for commercial paper and the martha of commercial paper for the marketrate . Regardless of supporting Credit Facilities so long as we issue regularly issuing and marketing for getting the marketrate for those . Any other questions commissioners . Okay. Mr. Quarantining thank you for your presentation and on both items and well be taking um, separate votes but open up for Public Comment and i guess both of those items please. Any members of the public wishing to provide Public Comment . Seeing none. No callers. Okay. So lets take those one at a time item 12 a motion and second to approve this item 12 please. Move to approve. Second and motion and second can we have a roll call please. You president paulson, aye. Vice president rivera, aye. Commissioner maxwell, aye. Commissioner ajami, aye. Commissioner stacy, aye. And 5 is and item 13 for amendment 4 motion and second. Motion to approve. Second. Roll call, please. President paulson, aye. Vice president rivera, aye. Commissioner maxwell, aye. Commissioner ajami, aye. Commissioner stacy, aye. 5 is. Okay. So the financial stuff that is moving forward. Thank you. And item 14 donna can you read Public Comment whenever Public Comment is called during a regular or special meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities commission. You okay thank you, that was item was brought up by initially by when commissioner j i would like to have her move this not move it officially by this request commissioner stacy commissioner ajami i appreciate and again, um, i would like to see this. You know, the service area communitybased organization beyond our city limits and a lot of customers have an item about the Wastewater Treatment plant up in the country. So and have a lot of customers it is important for everyone to be able to access a provide comments and perspective to what we do even though they cant drive or live far away so thats why i decided and want to move this item and hopefully well have enough votes to restate this. Thank you i i would like to before we continue to move this forward i want to say up front im the first person would say we need to have Public Comment and im waiting for the time when we can get that no later than what that comes. Has been noted we go from down south up to the area but that being said, i know that i am the commissioner not an heir not a member of board of supervisors and was a reason why um, Public Comment did go on pause not just because of covid but because of a particular series of events that take place up and down the state of california and in the country and which very people were getting zoom bombed and different agencies were actively getting stifled and not conducting business because of people coming in and in the chronicle we have up in walnut creek were not the board of supervisors or a particular city but and like i said i dont feel as commissioner and not a legislator when the board of supervisors decides that is important to get the most i will welcome that today and in the mayor who is directed us to not have Public Comment had that directed rescinded or coming back i dont believe that it is our role and commissioners thats why ill in support and im sure ive seen the letters for Public Comment echoing from december to different areas we know that happens i have have gone to many commissioners meetings and whatever and realize seen tremendous urgency at that particular commissioner for Public Comment. And some of the letters say if we dont do this the democracy as we know that will disappear off the earth that being said, i cant wait until we get that i wanted to let people know where im at and next commissioner stacy. Thank you. I am i also take seriously the mayors directive and respect the board of supervisors decision i also stronger peace officer inperson comment sometimes, i have followup questions i dont think of rowing had the callers are on the line i like to have someone here for followup questions clearing throat and also thought i have a lot of thoughts sorry im a little bit skarmentd and wondering what the cost is and Vice President rivera how much is costs for and the estimate that um, they provided to me was that it is about just under 11 hundreds for hearing 20 hearings in a year that is 22,000 cost and then staff time for the hearings themselves and on the other hand, i really agriculture with compacted our system in the entire state up in the river and people and other Service Areas there are a lot of the people that are interested in the water system dont live in San Francisco it is important we make it easy for them to make Public Comment. Weve gotten really critical written communications from people also which is helpful but i do think that the puc is probably more like the retirement board in it interested people are scattered not all in San Francisco it is difficult to get here and testify in inperson i prefer the testimony inperson i feel more meaningful to me perching and have the ability to follow up with questions. Im supportive of spending remote Public Comment it is something we got used to in covid for the years but i think it does allow better participation and an Important Role for the commission to play to hear in the pc public. Allow people from the public to comment on all actions in the system and especially the water system and the Energy Enterprise has effects throughout the state the wastewater system cant operate in isolation and all kinds of wastewater utilize that and people are affected by what we do id like to have the opportunity to hear from. So im interested in hearing the rest of confirmation if you have comments but i vote to restate Public Comment. Thank you. Vice president rivera. Thank you president paulson. Yeah. Ive been torn with that decision also but i did read a lot of the letters we received during our recent comments. And a lot of them stated were members were disabled and not getting down here and cant get down here we already have a mechanism for those people. He this year allowed to make Public Comment on the phone and can a make remote theyre not being um, is he questioned and quiz about the amount amount of time they have to speak and in the public has more than 2 minutes of comments they can send an email we have emails very well written i understand could not be put into a two minute limit i appreciate i think we already have a accommodations and mechanisms for people who cant get down here and furthermore, ill say that when the remote Public Comment was rescinded weve had a lot of people come down here inperson with extremely moving testimony and just i mean ive been very moved by the people who showed up here inperson. I think there is something to be said about the inperson testimony as opposed to the phone and sometimes not a good connection and sometimes issues to not understand the persons saying clearly. And i just feel like that i dont really support the ongoing to remote Public Comment. Commissioner maxwell. Im definitely supportive and wait until we dont have that but when the person can call from anymore and have direct comment is that enough . Thats what the country is about the problems will be extended but as far as im concerned, i agree with commissioner stacy and commissioner ajami and definitely in favor of that. Everyone has spoken anyone else. Commissioners . Okay. Lets see go to Public Comment. Um, and working we probably have some questions remotely. One speaker heard and if you are in the building Public Comment is on please. Hello commissioners. Im and thank you for bringing this to a vote and commissioner ajami for that Public Comment. Myself and volunteers are grateful for Public Comment. And having participation like remote Public Comment is usual for access to public hearings and elders and caregivers people across the bay area have been remotely and looking forward to the return. And the commission has 2. 7 Million People that rely and the testimony for sf will have their wastewater moving forward and entire will be delta and compared to the voice of the people have access to the meeting and thank you for your consideration. Thank you. Any more folks here for Public Comment please come to the myself and do we have any questions for Public Comment. None. Public comment is closed. So can i get a motion and second regarding item 14 please. So moved. Second. Theres a motion and second for item 14 all to restate the Public Comment. And roll call, please. President paulson, no. Vice president rivera, no. Commissioner maxwell. Commissioner ajami. Commissioner stacy, yes. 14 passes and against two and just as the comment donna you continue to work with it a and unintelligible okay. Thank you. Okay. Item 15 communications. Anything on that calendar that needs to be pointed out . Seeing none, item 15. 16. Items initiated by commissioners discussion only seeing none, we have nothing else were adjourned thank you, everyone this meeting is adjourned. [meeting adjourned] [music] very well loved ice cream pallor for the community in San Francisco in the outer sunset. Opened since 1955. We have a wide variety of flavors. Have more then and there 300 flavors available. We always have ready for scooping about 52 flavors every day. We make all the ice cream here in the store. Very fresh and fresh ingredients from the your for the customers to choose a flavor and have fun customers say i want to spin the wheel and get whatever it lands on. I have always been in love with ice cream since i have memories. I know when i feel when i eat it is unique so i than there are a lot of people this feel like that way and i always made ice cream at home. And then i wanted share this passion with more people. So it is Nothing Better then and there doing San Francisco this is an exhibition across departments highlighting different artworks from our collection. Gender is an important part of the dialogue. In many ways, this exhibition is contemporary. All of this artwork is from the 9th century and spans all the way to the 21st century. The exhibition is organized into seven different groupings or themes such as activities, symbolism, transformation and others. Its not by culture or time period, but different affinities between the artwork. Activities, for example, looks at the role of gender and how certain activities are placed as feminine or masculine. We have a print by uharo that looks at different activities that derisionly performed by men. Its looking at the theme of music. We have three women playing traditional japanese instruments that would otherwise be played by men at that time. We have pairings so that is looking within the context of gender in relationships. Also with how people are questioning the whole idea of pairing in the first place. We have three from three different cultures, tibet, china and japan. This is sell vanity stot relevar has been fluid in different time periods in cultures. Sometimes being female in china but often male and evoking features associated with gender binaries and sometimes in between. Its a lovely way of tying all the themes together in this collection. Gender and sexuality, speaking from my culture specifically, is something at that hasnt been recently widely discussed. This exhibition shows that its gender and sexuality are actually have been considered and complicated by dialogue through the work of artists and thinking specifically, a sculpture we have of the hindu deities because its half pee male and half male. It turns into a different theme in a way and is a beautiful representation of how gender hasnt been seen as one thing or a binary. We see that it isnt a modest concept. In a way, i feel we have a lot of historical references and touch points throughout all the ages and in asian cultures. I believe San Francisco has close to 40 asian. Its a huge representation here in the bay area. Its important that we awk abouk about this and open up the discussion around gender. What weve learned from organizing this exhibition at the museum is that gender has been something that has come up in all of these cultures through all the time periods as something that is important and relevant. Especially here in the San Francisco bay area we feel that its relevant to the conversations that people are having today. We hope that people can carry that outside of the museum into their daily lives. 24. The meeting is being called to order at 4 37 p. M. This meeting is being held in person in city hall, room 400 and broadcast live on sf gov tv. The Small Business commission thanks Media Services and sf gov tv for televising the meeting, which can be viewed on sf, tv two or live streamed at sf tv. Org. We welcome the publics participation in person during Public Comment periods. There will be an opportunity for general Public Comment at the end of the meeting, and there will be an opportunity to comment on each discussion or action item on the agenda. Public comment during the meeting is limited to three minutes per speaker. An alarm will sound once time has finished and speakers are requested but not required to state their names. Sf gov tv please show the office of Small Business slide