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7.3 Section - Claims and Warrants A. Reject the claims of: Pamela Nunez, claim no. 1973; Ashok Shah claim no. 1978; Marc Nelson, claim no. 1979; Pacific Bell, claim no. 1980; Mildred Reichardt, claim no. 1981; Sharon Crowley, claim no. 1982; Melissa Hermann, claim no. 1983 as submitted; (303) MINUTE ORDER 02-43 B. Approve warrants dated through February 11, 2002 and usual and necessary payments through February 25, 2002; (301) MINUTE ORDER 02-44 7.4 Section - Ordinances (None) 8. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST- 8.1 A. Legislation - This sub-section involves possible discussion of City Position on Proposed Legislation Described in the League of California Cities Priority Focus Bulletin No. 05-2002. Council may direct staff to act on positions taken by Council. (Copies of League of California Cities Priority Focus available in City Clerk's Department). i) Assembly Bill 1823 - Wholesale Regional Water System Security and Reliability Act; (214) Council Member Ruskin explained the background stating the critical issue in that the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has the authority over the Hetch Hetchy water system and supplies Redwood City with all of its water and the 29 agencies in the Bay Area Water Users Association (BAWUA), with most or almost all of their water. The SFPUC has failed over a significant period of time to fix the system. It is in a state of terrible disrepair, so much that if an earthquake should occur, those 29 agencies could be without water for up to 60 days, which would effect businesses, schools and hospitals as well. The SFPUC has been pushed to make repairs but that not having been successful; legislators led by Assembly Member Papan have introduced AB 1823 into the State Assembly, a product of years of effort by Assembly Members Papan, Simitian and Durra. AB 1823 offers to accomplish various critical aspects such as requiring San Francisco to adopt by 2003, the Capital Improvement Program necessary to repair the system. It stipulates that the schedule for completion is that all projects will be complete by 2015 with at least half-completed by 2010. It requires San Francisco to complete construction of nine critical projects to safeguard the Bay Area. It further requires that San Francisco in consultation with the 29 Bay Area agencies and local County offices of emergency services to prepare an emergency response plan to restore water after an earthquake. It requires San Francisco and all other regional wholesale water suppliers to distribute available water during any interruption of supply to all customers on an equitable basis. It allows all 29 BAWUA agencies and other wholesale REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 11, 2002 MINUTES PAGE 3 MINUTES Book No. 59 Page No. 100