Tuesday, February 10, 1998, 6 p.m.
Room 207, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California
EFFECTS OF POWER PLANTS AND AUTO EMISSIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION
SPEAKERS INVITED TO ADDRESS AIR QUALITY ISSUES
Jeffrey Tumlin, Bay Area Transportation Choices Forum
Cameron Yee, Urban Habitat Program
Maria Lombardo, San Francisco Transportation Authority
Richard Lee, Department of Public Health
Kenneth J. Lim, Ph.D., Bay Area Air Quality Management District
For more information, call Chris Chow, 554-6392
SAN FRANCISCO COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT IS CONDUCTING A HEARING TO
ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF PG&E'S HUNTERS POINT AND POTRERO POWER PLANTS
EMISSIONS AND AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS ON SAN FRANCISCO
AND THE ENTIRE BAY REGION.
PG&E IS SELLING ITS POWER PLANTS IN HUNTERS POINT AND POTRERO HILL.
AUTO USAGE CONTINUES TO GO UP IN THE BAY REGION.
HOW DO THESE TRENDS IMPACT THE AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH
OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND OUR COMMUNITIES?
HOW CAN WE PROMOTE CLEANER AIR, BETTER HEALTH, AND ENERGY CONSERVATION?
PLEASE COME TO THE PUBLIC HEARING TO LEARN ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND HOW WE
CAN PROMOTE HEALTHY AIR QUALITY.
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Commission on the Environment
City and County of San Francisco
Francesca Vietor, President Paul Okamoto
Steven Krefting, Vice President Linda Richardson
Anne Lee Eng Christine Russell
Rebecca Evans
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
Tuesday, February 10, 1998
Room 207, War Memorial Performing Arts Center
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
regular session
6: 00 p.m.
commissioners
Francesca Vietor, President
Steven Krefting, Vice President
Anne L. Eng
Rebecca Evans
Paul C. Okamoto
Linda Richardson
Christine H. Russell
Beryl Magilavy
director of the department of the environment
Christopher Chow
commission secretary
David Greenburg
deputy city attorney
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Commission on the Environment
City and County of San Francisco
ORDER OF BUSINESS
February 10, 1998
6 p.m.
Room 207, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Regular ACTION
Meeting of January 13, 1998
3. Consent Calendar - (see Attachment A) ACTION
File No. PPC-001-98 Odors in
Bayview/Hunters Point Neighborhood
File No. PPC-002-98 Traffic Problems
Engendered by Proposed 49ers
Stadium/Mall Project
File No. PPC-003-98 Alternative
Wastewater Analyses
File No. PPC-004-98 Additional Language
in IPM Regulations for Emergency Exemption Authorization
File No. POEC-001-98 Public Outreach,Education & Media Plan
REGULAR CALENDAR
4. Chemical Exemption Requests - Recreation & ACTION
Park Dept. (See Attachment B)
Avid 0.15 EC
Banvel Herbicide
Ciga-Geigy SUBDUE, EPA #100-619
Hydramethylnon
Mpede
Myclobutonil
5. Communications - Hearing on Air Quality: INFORMATION
Effects of Power Plants and Auto Emissions in
San Francisco and Bay Region
Jeffrey Tumlin, Bay Area Transportation
Choices Forum
Cameron Yee, Urban Habitat Program
Maria Lomboardo, Senior Transportation
Analyst, SF Transportation Authority
Richard Lee, Department of Public Health
Kenneth J. Lim, Ph.D., Bay Area Air
Quality Management District
6. Finance & Operations Committee Report INFORMATION
6.01 FY 98-99 Budget (no advance copies) ACTION
7. Planning & Policy Committee Report INFORMATION
8. Public Outreach & Education Committee Report INFORMATION
9. Director's Report (no advance copies)
9.01 - Sustainable Communities
Development Forum INFORMATION
10 President's Report INFORMATION
.
11 Other Business
.
12 Public Comment
.
13 Adjournment
.
ATTACHMENT A: CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
File No. PPC-001-98. Odors in the Hunters Point/Bayview
Neighborhood.
WHEREAS, the neighborhoods adjacent to the Southeast
Wastewater Treatment Facility are exposed to the noxious
odors generated by the treatment plant;
WHEREAS, a bond measure was passed in 1994 and $ 5 million
was allocated to the repair of San Francisco's Southeast
Wastewater Treatment Facility's sewage digesters;
WHEREAS, the wastewater program has determined that the bulk
of these odors is caused by the plant's sewage digesters;
and
WHEREAS, the solution of this problem is long overdue; be
it, therefore
RESOLVED, that the Commission on the Environment urges the
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to address the
odor problems connected with the Southeast Wastewater
Treatment Facility as soon as possible including the repair
of the sewage digesters.
File No. PPC-002-98. Traffic Problems Engendered by the
Proposed 49er Stadium/Mall.
WHEREAS, it has been reported that the new 49ers stadium and
mall will be automobile-dependent;
WHEREAS, the general public is concerned about access to
the stadium/mall and traffic concerns;
WHEREAS, parking is planned for the part of Candlestick
Point Recreation Area that is also the planned site of a
wetlands; and
WHEREAS, increased auto traffic may adversely impact public
recreational values, including open space usage, bicycling,
recreational and pedestrian activities; and
WHEREAS, auto-dependency of this project is in conflict
with San Francisco's transit first policy, as set forth in
the city's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the neighborhoods adjacent to the proposed
stadium/mall are already over-burdened by traffic on game
days, thereby adversely affecting the quality of life in
these neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the traffic in the U.S. 101 corridor is currently
heavy and expected to increase;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Commission on the Environment urges the
City and County of San Francisco and the stadium/mall
developers to develop a plan to address these problems which
would include environmentally sound sustainable solutions.
File No. PPC-003-98. Alternative Wastewater Analyses.
WHEREAS, the combined new developments along the San
Francisco Bay front present a major opportunity for
wastewater treatment planning; and
WHEREAS, the Bayview-Hunters Point community has been
disproportionately adversely affected by the presence of the
Southeast wastewater treatment facility in its neighborhood;
and
WHEREAS, alternative wastewater treatment is addressed by
Board of Supervisors resolutions and the Sustainability Plan
as adopted by the Board on July 25, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the combined planned new developments on the San
Francisco Bay front will be done by private developers and
by the City and County of San Francisco; be it therefore
RESOLVED, that the Commission on the Environment urges the
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to work with the
developers and other appropriate agencies in preparing a
comprehensive evaluation of feasible and sustainable
alternatives for wastewater treatment and re-use in a timely
manner; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission and the developers engage the services of an
appropriate independent consultant to assist in preparing
the evaluation of these alternatives.
File No. PPC-004-98. Additional Language in IPM Regulations
for Emergency Exemption Authorization.
RESOLVED, that the Integrated Pest Management Program
Regulations be amended and incorporated with additional
language as follows (amendment and additional language are
underlined):
1.7 Emergencies
(a) In the case of an emergency, departments may apply
for dispensation to use a banned chemical, using the
standard form and stating the emergency circumstances
directly to the Department of the Environment. The
department director has been delegated the authority by
the Commission on the Environment to grant exemptions in
the case of emergency.
(b) Determination of whether an emergency exists is
at the discretion of the department. (Please note
that emergencies, by their very nature, should be
rare. The heart of an IPM program is monitoring
pest populations and setting threshold damage levels
so that a deliberate course of pest management can
be undertaken.)
(c) Absence of those Authorized to Grant Emergency
Exemptions: Emergency exemptions to posting
requirements are the responsibility of the County
Agricultural Commissioner. In the event of his or her
absence from the office for one or more days, he or she
shall delegate the authority to consider and grant
emergency posting exemptions to the IPM Program
Coordinator in the Department of Agriculture. Should
this individual not be available for one or more days
during the absence of the Agricultural Commissioner, the
Department of Agriculture shall notify the Director of
the Department of the Environment, who shall be
authorized to grant emergency posting exemptions until
the return of an authorized party in the Department of
Agriculture.
Should the Director of the Department of the Environment
be absent for one or more days, authority for the
granting of emergency pesticide use exemptions shall be
delegated to the IPM Program Coordinator in the
Department of the Environment. Should this individual
not be available for one or more days during the absence
of the Director of the Department of the Environment,
the Department of the Environment shall notify the
Agricultural Commissioner, who shall be authorized to
grant emergency pesticide use exemptions until the
return of an authorized party to the Department of the
Environment.