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MINUTES OF THE

SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY FACILITY COMMISSION

MEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2008 – 6:00 PM

ALEX L. PITCHER, JR. COMMUNITY ROOM,1800 OAKDALE AVENUE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA  94124

 

1.0                  CALL TO ORDER AND SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

 ANNOUNCEMENT:

 

Commission President Bobbrie Brown called the Thursday, January 10, 2008 meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. in the Alex L. Pitcher Community Room at 1800 Oakdale Avenue and announced the Sunshine Ordinance.

 

1.1      ROLL CALL

 

6:17 p.m.                                  Commission Secretary – Carla Vaughn

 

Commissioners Present:            Brown, Churchwell, Jones, Kennedy,  Sampson

 

Commissioners Excused:           None

 

Staff Present:                            Toye Moses, Director

 Joseph Singh, Management Assistant

                                                Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary

 

1.2       CONSENT CALENDAR

 

There was no consent calendar.

 

The minutes of the November 28^th and December 13^th Commission meetings were accepted with corrections to the November 28^th minutes of the date in the header.

 

Commissioner Jones noted a correction to the agenda, which was a duplication of item #5.

 

2.0                 PUBLIC COMMENT

 

None.

 

3.0                        COMMUNICATIONS

 

The Commission Secretary announced the following:

 

An invitation to attend the Inauguration of Mayor Gavin Newsom,

 

A letter of invitation to appear before the Commission to Mr. Fred Blackwell, Executive Director of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency,

 

A letter of invitation to appear before the Commission to Mr. James Blanding, Providence Foundation of San Francisco,

 

A letter of invitation to appear before the Commission to Mr. Scott Roderick, owner of the Roderick Management Group,

 

A notice from the Community Partnership Resource Center regarding upcoming storm activity,

 

A copy of the SFPUC publication CURRENTS highlighting the Southeast’s Mural Dedication Honoring Community Leaders, and

 

A draft of the minutes of the December 11, 2007 Health & Housing Ad-Hoc Meeting.

 

Commission President Bobbrie Brown acknowledged the letter of resignation from Commissioner Fuentes.

 

4.0                  AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORT

 

Commissioner Jones provided a summary of the Health & Housing Ad-Hoc Committee meeting held Tuesday December 11, 2007.   Copies of the minutes from that meeting were provided to the Commissioners.  She advised of the challenge of putting on an event without a budget and reported that she needed to speak with Dr. Moses regarding this.

 

Commission President Brobbrie Brown thanked Commissioner Jones for her report.

 

Commissioner Jones thanked Joseph Singh for his work.

 

Commissioner Kennedy thanked Commissioner Jones for an excellent report.

 

5.0     PRESENTATIONS

 

Tommy Moala, Acting Assistant General Manager of the PUC Wastewater Enterprise introduced himself and addressed the Commission with regard to the PUC and its vision for the Bay View Hunter’s Point residents.  Mr. Moala stated the PUC met regarding the Master Plan Initiative. 

 

He stated that his new boss would be Ed Harrington and he mentioned that he met with Susan Leal who was on the road to recovery.  Mr. Moala stated that from time to time he would provide updates on the Master Plan.

 

Regarding the 9910 program Mr. Moala reported that 7 individuals from the 94124 area had been hired. He stated this was the second class and the first class had moved on to the apprentice program with Local 39.

 

            Commissioner Brown inquired about any flooding due to the recent rains.

 

Mr. Moala responded the worse rain was two years ago on February 25^th.  He stated it was horrible for the PUC.  Mr. Moala reported with this particular rainy period there were three areas that flooded and none of them had flooded previously.  He advised there was a low spot on Toland between Evans and Jerrold.  Mr. Moala reported there were 670 calls from sewer operations, but nothing significant.  There were nine crews available.  He noted it wasn’t the rain as much as the wind that affected the situation.  Mr. Moala stated the leaves were blown into the street and the rain washes them into the gutter and the drain is clogged.  He reported the City opened the Emergency Operations Center staffed by PUC employees.  Mr. Moala stated the intensity of the rain determines the ability of the system to respond.

 

            Commission Brown had an inquiry regarding the Bio-Fuel Program.

 

Mr. Moala reported the Bio-Fuel program was introduced in November by the Mayor and Susan Leal.  He said it was moving forward and was on target.

 

6.0     STAFF REPORT

 

Toye Moses, Executive Director asked his assistant Joseph Singh to provide updates on several issues and thanked him for the wonderful job he was doing in his absence. 

 

He asked the Commissioners to sign the get-well card for Susan Leal.  

Mr. Moses reported that the ADA door was completed. 

 

Mr. Moses stated that a call had been received from former Commissioner Espanola Jackson requesting a proclamation to recognize her 75^th birthday celebration on February 9^th.

 

Joseph Singh, Management Assistant provided an update on the lead-snake sculpture and lead fences.  He reported the 90-day period had passed for notification to the artist.  Mr. Singh advised that the demolition could begin as soon as PUC was ready.

 

Mr. Singh reported the parking lot security cameras still needed funding.

 

Mr. Singh reported he and Toye Moses attended a brief presentation by MME Renewable Energy.  He reported they are a San Francisco based company that uses local manual labor and received a tax credit from the federal government to do work in low-income communities such as Bay View Hunter’s Point.  They are interested in exploring the possibility of installing solar panels at 1800 Oakdale.  The Commission will be updated and they will be invited to present information to the Commission.

 

Toye Moses reminded the Commissioners that during the installation/dedication of the Founder’s Mural a commitment was made to provide a mural for the Founders Room.  He reported that a donation of $1,500.00 was needed for the artist.  He stated that through working with Heidi donations from three tenants were provided and the mural would be completed soon and installed in the Founder’s Room.  Director Moses thanked Decorative Plants for their help with the mural dedication.

 

Toye Moses announced that he would be on vacation during the next Commission Meeting.

 

7.0            INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS BY COMMISSIONERS

 

None.

 

8.0            PUBLIC COMMENT

 

Tommy Moala stated that he would like the PUC solar group to come and provide a presentation to the Commission regarding the grant they received to give to homes and businesses for solar installation.  He suggested they provide a five or ten minute presentation to explain what the program does.

 

 

Tommy Moala reported that certain credits were given if a San Francisco company was used, along with rebates from PG&E.  He advised that PUC just approved the funding for the program and if advantage was taken of all the programs it could cut the cost in half.

 

Tony Caruso of Decorative Plant Service requested a special commendation for Richard O’Neal, Southeast Community Facility Commission stationary engineer.  Mr. Caruso stated that during the current storm period the boiler went out and the plant service was without heat for a while.  He advised that Richard showed up in record time and helped solve the problem.  Also, on Friday during the storm when there was no power from 8 am to 3 pm they knew they would be risking the dreaded red water coming out of the pipes if the boiler stayed down too long.  Luckily Richard came over and paid special attention to making sure he knew how to access certain areas of the building to assure things would be safe and sound.  He thanked Joe and Richard.

 

9.0                  ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Commissioner Kennedy announced the upcoming Martin Luther King Celebration scheduled for Monday, January 21^st at the Civic Auditorium with the Freedom buses, trains, and ferries arriving from all over Northern California.  She reported that plans were in the works to have the Freedom train travel Third Street as it had done in the past.

 

10.0       ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting was adjourned at 6:54 pm.

 

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary