MINUTES
of the
POWER PLANT TASK FORCE
SPECIAL MEETING
July 14, 2004 at 4:00 p.m.
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 408
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Chair Philip DeAndrade at 4:15 p.m.
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Present:
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John Borg
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Richard Millet
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Joe Boss
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Steven Moss
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Philip DeAndrade
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Karen Pierce
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Toby Levy
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Absent: Dana Lanza
2. TASK FORCE POSITION RE SITING OF CTs, OFFSETS AND MITIGATIONS
Chair De Andrade: reported that at the last meeting, Task Force, accepted as a draft, a possible position; subsequent to that time, ISO has sent to Mayor and Board of Supervisors that said that should Jefferson Martin transmission as well as certain other
CTs were sited, question remains would that be sufficient to close Mirant's Potrero 3, 4, 5 and 6. ISO responded that issue needed further study. Mayor's Office and Supervisor Maxwell agreed that it was intention of the City and County, by means of Jefferson Martin generation and CT sitting close all existing fossil fuel generation, (HP 1 and 4, Potrero 3, 4, 5 and 6).
Chair DeAndrade presented TF with draft position introduced at last meeting for its consideration.
Members used the draft as a guide and jointly worked out wording and positions.
Deputy City Attorney Mueller explained conflict of interest laws as they apply to the members of the Task Force. If there is any benefit to members individually, there may be a conflict.
Mr. Moss: as an employee of the San Francisco Community Coop, would applying for and receiving money created by the Task Force process result in a conflict? Deputy City Attorney Mueller stated that it could be a conflict. When the TF advises the City on money, members cannot be in a position to be working for the entity that receives the money.
Annie Eng, Mgr. Environmental Justice Program, Dept. of the Environment: trying to find funding to do additional air monitoring. Thinks it will cost $200K for one year of monitoring , labor and lab analysis to analyze data from one mile from the existing Arkansas Street station. There are two stations. Thinking of going to the public to price out where third station should be located.
Mr. DeAndrade: do we want to include a comprehensive air monitoring program or do we accept it as it is or do we look for funds for mitigations.
Mr. John Basio, Calif. PUC: gave a briefing on the HP-Potrero Underground Cable Project. Announce that CPUC is sponsoring a public meeting regarding this project at the Southeast Facility, Alex Pitcher Room on July 22 from 6 pm until 8 pm.
Mr. Moss: has been advised by the City Attorney that he should not engage in any conversation on the Task Force that relates to anything that has to do with money, compensation, offsets, things that an organization for which he works, could benefit from financially in any way.
Ms. Pierce: is a resident of the Bayview but also, president of Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates, an environmental justice project that could, in fact, be involved in mitigation activities; organization is installing solar panels on residences in Hunters Point through funding from Dept. of the Environment and hope to be able to continue that project and would not like her comments here to jeopardize that funding.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mr. David Parquet of Babcock & Brown, an investment banking business in San Francisco appeared to inform the TF of a project his firm is working on, the Transbay Cable Project, that he wants to be put on the agenda for the next meeting. It is a transmission line that will go under the bay from Pittsburg to the Potrero, possibly an alternative to the peakers. It could allow for the shutdown of all of Potrero.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
