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All-<br><br>
Here are the notes for the January wg meeting. I look forward to
seeing everyone at tonight''s Sustainability meeting. <br><br>
I spoke with Cal Broomhead today and he is concerned about Ross'
opposition to solar and conservation funding, partly because it undercuts
his ability to bring good energy service providers to SF. I invited
him to come to the meeting to discuss his concerns, but he probably will
not make it. But we should give it some thought.<br><br>
I keep saying I don't want to throw the baby out.... you know the
rest.<br><br>
Anyway, see you soon,<br><br>
don<br><br>
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SFGP Sustainability WG 1/24/08<br>
<br>
Present: Eric Brooks, Jeanne Rosenmeier, JM Chandonia, Don
Eichelberger<br>
<br>
Agenda: I. WG Membership; II. Peak Oil Taskforce; III.
Anti-privatization; IV. CCA; V. Charter Amendment; VI. Combustion
Turbines/CCA Impacts; VII. A. Philip Randolph Institute and the
Mayor- <br>
<br>
I.
Working Group Membership- Eric- After discussion, we settled on the
following list of wg members. Our criterion was generally
attendance and participation in at least two meetings or other events
sponsored by the wg in the past year. Online participation was factored
in if it was substantive and relevant to the work the wg is engaged
in.<br>
<br>
WORKING GROUP Members: Eric Brooks, Jeanne Rosenmeier, Dennis
Brumm, Don Eichelberger, Toni Truong, and Ahimsa Sumchai<br>
<br>
II.
Peak Oil Taskforce- Jeanne- SF Bay Guardian will be doing a cover
story in their 1/30 issue on the taskforce. Jeanne was also happy
that she spoke with the Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and they
are willing to help with analyses.<br>
<br>
Discussion:<br>
<br>
· Q. re: OEO’s
trustworthiness. Do they reflect any of the baser mayoral attitudes?
<br>
· A. No. They seem to be
good people.<br>
· One thing that needs to
be factored in is privatization of city services To what extent
does that delocalize local issues?<br>
· Eric is working with
the Non-Privatization Institute on these kinds of issues.<br>
· Question about how much
leeway the taskforce has in defining social strategies, especially around
consumerism to address global warming?<br>
· The fear is “not
much”.<br>
<br>
III.
Anti-Privatization- Eric- Anti-privatization community trying to
put together a “Public Commons Commission” to keep corporations and
non-profits from moving in on the commons. <br>
<br>
Discussion:<br>
<br>
· Feedback is it sounds
Communistic.<br>
· This needs to be
brought as an issue every time proposals are brought to contract out
services, like the zoo and golf courses.<br>
· Concerns were raised
about Barbara Hall and her support for PG&E and other corporate
privatization answers to city problems. She is pursuing the
privatization agenda and we need to pay attention to what she is
saying.<br>
IV.
CCA-Eric- Things are heating up and we need to have more CCA
coalition meetings. Tomorrow (1/25) LAFCO may be making ready to
hire a contractor for oversite. People can tune in to LAFCO at :<br>
<br>
<a href="http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=16">
http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=16</a><br>
<br>
V.
Charter Amendment- Maxwell, Peskin and other supervisors are trying
to get a Charter Amendment passed that would allow SFPUC appointments to
be split among the mayor and supervisors Currently, onl the mayor
appoints, with supe confirmation.<br>
<br>
It is a step in the right direction, although we would prefer elected
commissioners.<br>
<br>
VI.
Combustion Turbines and effects on CCA- Eric- There will be a
meeting Monday (1/28) of Land Use Commission to discuss the CT’s
.. Eric will try to turn people out for it. The CT deal is
still opposed by many who worry it will undercut the CCA and its
conservation and renewables goals. Also because of small
particulate emissions and because it continues to offer a continued
fossil fuel solution. Alternatives are available, including use of
renewable energy, load redistribution and conservation. A CCA is needed
so we can offer a “No CO2” response to energy policy.<br>
<br>
Discussion:<br>
<ul>
<li>Ross has done legislation to prevent PG&E from developing wave
generation pending CCA
<li>PG&E also opposes the CT’s and have submitted a plan to
redistribute the load at key times to allow the city to meet its needs
without the CT’s
<li>CalISO opposes their plan, and insists the CT’s are needed for load
stability
<li>Michaela Alioto-Pier has been a key ally in the fight against the
CT’s and given the campaign viability
<li>The Green Action suit may cause the CT issue to go back to te BAAQMD
to schedule proper hearings
<li> EPA needs to set standards on CO2 emissions. It will be
argued in court that EPA needs to limit CO2, and that will give us an
opening to have it sent back to the BAAQMD
<li>Eric has been trying to reactivate the anti-CT coalition and get
people to speak at the hearing.
<li>The call has been no CT’s are needed due to the trans-bay cable, and
large scale renewables coming soon under CCA
<li>Mirant operation would be extended. Mirant is cooled by bay
water, and water groups want it shut, which is causing friction in the
coalition
<li>BVoS was called on by a group that got $50K from PG&E to go
against the CalISO and deny the CT’s.
<li>Ross developed a counter proposal to mount the CT’s on a barge, owned
by he city CCA, and hook it in I the city grid near the airport
<li>The barge would be considered a temporary solution and would be
disconnected when CCA renewables and conservation started to take hold
<li>BCDC and Save The Bay consider barges “bay fill” and do not support
the barge idea. Green Action will probably not support unless Save
The Bay does
</ul> <br>
VII. A. Philip
Randolph Institute and the Mayor- Eric- SFPUC has been holding back CCA
from the start. David Hotchild, SFPUC Commissioner, claims to be an
environmentalist. Started “Vote Solar” and is pro-solar, but does
not appear to support other technologies and seems to oppose CCA.<br>
<br>
Discussion:<br>
<br>
SFOV TV Mayor’s press conference on 12/11. Phil Teng announcing a
new solar program to subsidize home solar. Is funded out of the
mayor’s office seismic retrofit funds and SFPUC. <br>
<br>
Discussion:<br>
<ul>
<li>Tidal power by PG&E is promoted to draw attention away from CCA
<li>Call for solar jobe building solar panels in the Southeast section
<li>Race card will be pulled if we oppose it
<li>Mayor’s solar plan would sell panels to home owners
<li>CCA would retain ownership
<li>Panels owned by tenant, excess, power goes to PG&E. Panels
owned by the city go for the city to sell on the market.
<li>Mayor’s plan calls for 50 MW. CCA is 30 MW of solar plus 70 MW
of other technologies, including conservation
<li>Mayor’s plan would weaken CCA incentives to build 370 MW of
renewables and conservation
<li>These solar and tidal programs make PGE look good, and when it comes
time, people may choose not to opt out of PG&E.
<li>CCA concern is that any fight with the mayor will lose at the BoS
<li>We should be able to critique the mayors plan and lay out hoe CCA is
better
<li>Mayor is likely to escalate the rhetoric and play the race card
<li>We need to respond carefully.
<li>A slar initiative could be on the June ballot, putting CCA in toe
position of campaigning against it
<li>Panel funding could be coming out of the mayor’s environmental
account- the same account promising $3 million to LAFCO oversight of CCA
</ul> <br><br>
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