MINUTES
of the
UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING TASK FORCE
MEETING
Monday, January 30, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Rm. 421
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Chair, Chris Coghlan, at 4:06 p.m.
Present:
John Brooke
Jimi Harris (PG&E)
Chris Coghlan
Jane Martin
Josh Crandall
Richard Millet
Steve Currier
Bob Pickard (SBC)
Eric Freeman
Julier Reber
Gino Graziani (Comcast)
Dan Weaver
David Hankin, (RCN)
Absent:
Steven Aronowitz
Robert Macray
John Bitterman
John Newlin
Lynn Fong (DPW)
Jon Rubin
Marla Jurosek (PUC)
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of December 12, 2005 were approved.
3. PRESENTATION BY CPUC COMMISSIONER JEFF BROWN:
UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN DIEGO
Commissioner Brown recounted details of undergrounding in San Diego, including the problems encountered there. He explained that because the San Diego franchise expired, the City was able to negotiate a new one and include a surcharge. He stated that while understanding that no elected official wants to raise taxes, SF has
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to look at different financing options, e.g., special district assessments, surcharges, reexamination of regulations and ordinances that drive up the costs. Commissioner Brown also said that the City can ask the CPUC for an audit of PG&E’s submissions to the state as he does not think that any auditing is being done.
a. Public comment: Steve Kellerman and Larry Marcus of District 8 said that they have been trying to have their street undergrounded for years and signed petitions ten years ago.
3. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
a. DPW: Dan McKenna reported that this department is taking the lead on drafting the report for the Steering Committee; for the February meeting and a second chapter for the March meeting. Re undergrounding progress, there are problems with the Oakdale/Palou conversions
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4. TASK FORCE COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Steering Committee: Dan McKenna reported that the committee is hoping to have a draft of the first chapter
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
