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<br /> Mr. Fales also called attention to �Che letter of February 24 from Mr.
<br /> Kel,leher;:for'�Kenneth R. Bayd, Acting GeneraLFManager.,of„the'•San��;,=-��-
<br /> Francisco Water� Department;-which, "requests": imtiation of�a r�'mandatory"
<br /> 25%�over.adi'�"reduct�on in water. usage and,:refers , to; a r,esollutionMof �
<br /> San F,rancisco"Publ�ic-'UtY�lities Commissaon.(.SFPUC)„�of Febr,uary,.22,�,and;;
<br /> questi°on 'wb some sort of publ i c hear�i ng° mi ght not� be nee ,_,'-�
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<br /> City Attorney Schricker advised that there are some due process re- '
<br /> quirements'}even�in an�emergency situataon`and�at„least�,a,month'•s notice
<br /> would be �requtred,to implement d�rect�omrof,rthe �SFPUC,sal.though what- :LL
<br /> Y ever might,-be �possib�le would be done �mmediate;ly:�' �Mr. =,Schr�cker„!noted g
<br /> that` it�is not_precisely'understood �what �the FSFPUC has pr>oposed:� ���'
<br /> �^��wi .}� ( pt�J. s ��, . .t.i r i � �n� ���.E �d��.� Y�i'� r �` „:3uhi
<br /> Gordon Blackly, a representative of the home builders organization,
<br /> adv�sed�'heEwas•present.at the February 22 meeting^of..the;SFPUG�,and, �
<br /> bel�eves that,a plan��is to be heardyon March!2 �andrpubl:ic�hear„ing6,
<br /> held°on�March 22: ���� • - �;; '�^_~�, �,- , ��r=,� .��,: ;�,:c��
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<br /> Deputy Director of Public Works-Operations Mitchell, President of the
<br /> San�•Francisco;Bay�Area Water User`s•Association�(SFBAWUA�),=_adv,ised�that
<br /> a,study�sessionewtl=lrbe,hconducted on Marchr4.from�4:00t�toW6:00xp
<br /> with�Mayor,�Moscone�end�others present at wh�c6rtime,staff� recoimnenda-
<br /> tions�wilE1 be�heard{and„the Commission�wilb',set�policy,��no�pol'�cy;,k..,�
<br /> having�``•6een;setf,sor�far: �ThekSfPUC,wi�l,la,then.conduct�,thetneeded public
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<br /> heari ngs�'1 �nt•theimonth: �„R� u . ��:' � � n�^� :.�#•� ����' �� .� P��:.;3�:� �;:�;, y = .
<br /> �4^n 1�4�R1 fir�R� 5f� 4�1i �`i.^Y�i?E�
<br /> Dtscussion followed and Mr. Fales commented and repl�ed to questions
<br /> concernirtg the,possibi�l�ty�of�providing��testimonyrat�the:session�on��
<br /> Mar,ch+4;�ithe€+desi"rabirlityrof,4avoid�ng�^a tiui�lding;moratorium,d,the ,i�
<br /> efforts of"property�`owners�`and�residentsr�to'reduce�a,water;use;;the new �
<br /> orgamiation� of��representatives of thes'building 'trades, •builders, �..,
<br /> residents�andAkothers°;with<Shir,ley'Royer,as Chairman„which,�wil,l,attempt �
<br /> to get;voluntary cooperation and provide�techm ques and�instructions._�
<br /> for";conserving�water, �whether;or not�the C�ty>,and��other,s.which,�have,
<br /> a�lread'y{cut4backton''water�use m�ght�be�penalized•�if;.acpercentage�,re-
<br /> duct�on is�required;�rthe�noticezto water�customers�of thekxCity;ywM ch
<br /> will appear°`�n��the`�SpringFRecreation°,Schedule;;,and tfie:.efforts of,.,-�,
<br /> SFBAWUA,>>nFattempting�to�ge :equitabl � _ , rancisco y
<br /> i t e�treatment°.fo`r•a11=San�E
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<br /> Dennis 0'Brien, Associated Building Industries, advised that the SFPUC
<br /> wi�l]'�have�to,xfollow`�certain procedures��before�establishings�e mandatory
<br /> 25%'r'eduction�'�for�eusers and suggested��that'�the:letter5of February�-24;�;�
<br /> from�Mr':'�<Boyd 'representssaggress,ive interpretation�of action�of%the;
<br /> SFPUC`:�s Mr?;�0'Brien�astated�;that�his orgamzation:,isc'work�ng-w
<br /> City and`�SFPUC�:to�'establi`sh�an�adequate; effective<pr,ogram^ ,s4,s°�;� #,��w
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<br /> In response to question, Mr. Mitchell advised that it would not be
<br /> appropriate for�.�the` C�ty to attempt'�to,�interject: itself,.^tinto`;�the•.study
<br /> �session-scheduled`fo'r�March 4�r='Mr: Mitchell�observed that the attor,ney
<br /> for°SFBAWUA�wrl=lEattend the meeting and-suggested,it,would be�desirable
<br /> foi^ member`� caties� to approach the Commission�col+lectively, noting+,that`�
<br /> SFBAWUA^meets�imRedwood`City on;�March 6`,'at wfiich„,time
<br /> b`u and�build�ng��trades-might.speak�: , �;�, �,x� , mz �- ;�� ��;ib
<br /> °,^� a,Y+�";qy .»'ir-ie'e� , �ig�. r� �un•'Tx� H�iYi°," ;4. i#Tda, rS'�r�:"E
<br /> Robert Gilmore, San Mateo County Building and Construction Trades Council,
<br /> stated,that3',there�°as�onl'y a �one�,percent the',entire° '
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