Lifelines Council Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Past Meetings
  • City Hall Room 305 (Hybrid)
    10:00-11:30am
    Agenda

    See supporting documents

  • 49 South Van Ness, rm 132-134
    10:00-11:30am
    Agenda

    See supporting documents

  • City Hall, Room 305
    2:30-4:00pm
  • City Hall - Confrence room 305, as well as online
    10:00-11:30am
    Agenda

    AGENDA:

    1. CALL TO ORDER (5 min)
    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (10 min)
    3. LESSONS FROM THE TURKEY AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKE (15 min)
    4. SAN FRANCISCO CONCRETE BUILDING SAFETY PROGRAM (20 min)
    5. SFPUC EXTREME PRECIPITATION STUDY (40 min)
    6. ADJOURN
  • CANCELED - Lifelines Meeting, December 12, 2022
  • Virtual Meeting
    10:00-11:30am
    Agenda

    This meeting will be held as a virtual meeting. If you would like to attend, please email laurel.mathews@sfgov.org to request the meeting link.

    AGENDA

    1. CALL TO ORDER
    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (20 min)
    3. LIFELINES RESTORATION PERFORMANCE REPORT FOLLOW-UP (10 min)
    4. PG&E: ENERGY RESILIENCE PROJECTS AND UPDATES ON THE LIFELINE RESTORATION PERFORMANCE REPORT (60 MINUTES)

     

  • Virtual Meeting
    10:00-11:30am
    Agenda

    This meeting will be held as a virtual meeting. If you would like to attend, please email cpp@sfgov.org to request the meeting link.

    AGENDA:

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (15 min)

    3. LIFELINES COUNCIL REFRESHER (5 min)
    Brian Strong of the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will give a brief refresher on the Lifelines Council’s goals and history.

    4. SF PORT EARTHQUAKE EXERCISE (25 min)
    Steven Reel of the San Francisco Port, Jill Raycroft of the Department of Emergency Management, and Joe Reilly of the San Francisco Port will present on the earthquake exercise that the Port conducted in 2021. They will discuss learnings and outcomes from the exercise that apply to the City’s lifelines.

    5. ISLAIS CREEK STUDY (25 min)
    Luiz Barata of the Planning Department and Sarah Minick of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will present on the Islais Creek Adaptation Strategy, a long-range vision for the Islais Creek shoreline.

    6. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (20 min)

    7. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be Wednesday, September 28, 10am-11:30am.

  • Virtual Meeting
    10:00-11:30am
  • Virtual Meeting
    1:00pm-2:30pm
  • Virtual Meeting
    1:00pm-2:30pm
    Agenda

    This meeting will be held as a virtual meeting. If you would like to attend, please email cpp@sfgov.org to request the meeting link.

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (10 min)

    3. IMPACTS OF MOVING TO AN ALL ELECTRIC FUTURE (50 min)
    General discussion of how efforts to slow climate change by reducing greenhouse gases and moving toward greater reliance on electricity will impact Lifeline services. Debbie Raphael, Director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment, will present San Francisco’s new Climate Action Plan. We will also hear from PG&E and the SF Public Utilities Commission before opening the discussion to the entire Council. 

    4. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (15 min)

    5. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be Wednesday, March 23, 10am-11:30am. This meeting will be held remotely.

  • CANCELED - Lifelines Meeting, September 9, 2021
  • Virtual Meeting
    1:00pm-2:30pm
  • CANCELED - Lifelines Meeting, June 10, 2021
  • Virtual Meeting
    1:00pm-2:30pm
    Agenda

    This meeting will be held as a virtual meeting. If you would like to attend, please email cpp@sfgov.org to request the meeting link.

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)

    3. EMBARCADERO SEAWALL MULTI-HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT (25 min)
    Steven Reel from the Port of San Francisco will present the Embarcadero Seawall Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment (MHRA) which characterizes the existing earthquake and flood risks along this stretch of waterfront including earthquake risk to Port facilities and the Embarcadero Corridor, and coastal flood risk to Port, City and County of San Francisco (City), and private facilities threatened by increasing sea-level rise. The MHRA findings will be used to help guide investment decisions to enhance the vibrancy and resilience of this important section of waterfront. A link to the final report can be found here

    4. SAN FRANCISCO HAZARDS AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE PLAN (15 min)
    Melissa Higbee from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will share the final version of San Francisco’s hazard mitigation plan that was approved by the Board of Supervisors and FEMA last Summer. A link to the HCR can be found here

    5. UPDATE ON SAN FRANCISCO’S LIFELINES RESTORATION PERFORMANCE PROJECT REPORT (10 min)
    Brian Strong, Chief Resilience Officer for San Francisco, will share the final version of the Restoration Performance Report that was officially published in October 2020 and discuss next steps. A link to the Restoration Performance Report can be found here

    6. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (5 min)

    7. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be 1-2:30pm on June 10, 2021. This meeting will be held remotely.

  • CANCELED- Lifelines Meeting, December 10, 2020
  • Virtual Meeting
    12:30PM - 2:00PM
    Agenda

    This meeting will be held as a virtual meeting. If you would like to attend, please email cpp@sfgov.org to request the meeting link.

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)

    3. IMPROVING LIFELINE RESTORATION PERFORMANCE (20 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will present the release of the Final Lifelines Restoration Performance Project and discuss prioritization and implementation of strategies. 

    4. PSPS AND WILDFIRE OUTLOOK (20 min)
    PG&E will update the Council on the Public Safety Power Shut-off (PSPS) outlook for the remainder of the wildfire season and work they have done to limit the scope and duration of outages.

    5. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS DURING DISASTERS (20 min)
    Power shutdowns during the 2019 wildfire season gave some California residents a preview of the challenges many of us will face during a major earthquake disaster, challenges which will include disruptions to electrical power and communications. Volume 3 of the Haywired Scenario, a publication series from the U.S. Geological Survey, will contain a chapter on the disruptive effects to communications networks from a hypothetical major earthquake on the Hayward fault, and the challenges forecasted in response and recovery to the event. David Witkowski, co-author of the Haywired communications chapter, will present an overview of the research and analysis that went into the project, and will discuss what wildfires, floods, and PSPS events can teach us about communications preparedness in the next earthquake.  He will also discuss recent rulemaking by the CPUC and legislative efforts to require telecommunications power resiliency.

    6. HAYWIRED LIFELINES INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY (20 min)
    The HayWired earthquake scenario compiles information about lifeline infrastructure performance and service restoration from two chapters about water supply and telecommunication services, two collaborations with BART and Caltrans, and consultations with PG&E. Assessments varied by hazards considered and structural detail in vulnerability functions. To establish common ground, many types of lifeline infrastructure are mapped against the individual and combined hazards of the HayWired scenario: fault surface rupture, shaking, liquefaction, landslide, fire, and aftershocks. Unique to this study, collocations of infrastructures is also examined relative to hazard exposures. We invite our cooperators to remark on what they learned from the scenario and emphasize critical issues.

    7. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (5 min)

    8. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be 1-2:30pm on December 10, 2020. This meeting will be held remotely.

  • Virtual Meeting
    12:30PM - 2:00PM
    Agenda

    This meeting will be held as a virtual meeting. If you would like to attend, please email cpp@sfgov.org to request the meeting link.

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)

    3. IMPROVING LIFELINE RESTORATION PERFORMANCE (15 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will present the release of the Draft Lifelines Restoration Performance Project for Council review and comments. 

    4. COVID-19 SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRUPTIONS AND WILDFIRE OUTLOOK (15 min)
    Monika Stoeffl from the California Resiliency Alliance will provide a statewide overview of observed supply chain issues resulting from COVID-19 and update the Council on the summer wildfire outlook.

    5. COVID-19 IMPACTS ON LIFELINES SYSTEMS (50 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will provide a summary of Council member survey responses about the impact of COVID-19 on their current and future operations. The presentation will be followed with a facilitated discussion among members to identify key issues and ways the Lifelines Council and City of San Francisco can support continuity of operations.

    6. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (5 min)

    7. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be 1-2:30pm on September 10, 2020. We anticipate this meeting will be held remotely.

  • CANCELED- Lifelines Meeting, April 7, 2020
  • City Hall, Room 305
    10:30AM-12:00PM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)

    3. IMPROVING LIFELINE RESTORATION PERFORMANCE (35 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will present draft key findings and restoration timelines from the Lifelines Restoration Performance Project for water, wastewater and communications, transit, port, airport and AWSS.
     
    4. LESSONS LEARNED FROM RECENT DISASTERS (40 min)
    In the month of October, while the Bay Area was commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, the region experienced a swarm of moderate and small earthquakes that resulted in two refineries being shut down, a major fire at a fuel storage facility, two major Public Safety Power Outages, the massive Kincaid Fire and seven other fires that broke out simultaneously in the East Bay due to historic winds and dry conditions. The fires also resulted in poor air quality over much of the region. In early November, Treasure Island lost power due to an equipment failure. In light of these events, the Council’s Co-Chairs will facilitate a discussion to learn how the region’s lifelines responded, what lessons were learned, how we are preparing for future disasters, and how can this Council support member’s needs? Outcomes from this discussion will also inform the Lifelines Restoration Performance Project.

    5. 2020 MEETINGS (5 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will share proposed topics and presentations for 2020 Lifelines Council meetings and seek input on additional presentations the Council wishes to hear.

    6. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (5 min)

    7. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be 1-2:30pm on March 12, 2020 in City Hall Rm 305. Note that regular Council meetings have been moved to the second Thursday of the month for 2020.

  • City Hall, Room 305
    10:30AM-12:00PM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)

    3. IMPROVING LIFELINE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (25 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will present draft key findings and restoration timelines for water, wastewater and communications. 

    4. PG&E: PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF PROGRAM (PSPS) (25 min)
    Pam Perdue, Public Safety Specialist and Dave Gabbard, Sr. Director, Transmission Asset Management will present on PG&E’s Community Wildfire Safety Plan and Public Safety Power Shutoff Program (proactively turning off electric power for safety when gusty winds and dry conditions, combined with a heightened fire risk, are forecasted to threaten a portion of the electric system). 

    5. SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS FOR PSPS (25 min)
    Bijan Karimi from the Department of Emergency Management will discuss the three workshops San Francisco hosted with city departments, private sector and nonprofit partners and regional agencies related to a PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). During each session, participants identified potential impacts of a PSPS event, discussed planning challenges, anticipated operational gaps, interdependencies and next steps. He will provide detail on lessons learned and what participants are doing to make their organizations more responsive and resilient. 

    6. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (10 min)

    7. NEXT MEETING

  • City Hall, Room 305
    10:30AM-12:00PM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER


    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)


    3. IMPROVING LIFELINE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (20 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will present draft key findings and restoration timelines for electric power, natural gas, fuel, roads and highways and solid waste. 


    4. SAN FRANCISCO HAZARDS AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE PLAN (15 min)
    Heather Green from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will present the initial findings and recommendations of San Francisco’s Hazards and Climate Resilience Plan, which will bring city departments into better alignment on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation work and set the direction for future capital planning, area planning, program and policy development for the City.


    5. SAN FRANCISCO SEA LEVEL RISE VULNERABILITY AND CONSEQUENCE ASSESSMENT (15 min)
    AnMarie Rodgers, Director of Citywide Planning will present San Francisco’s Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Consequence Assessment. In 2016, the City published the Sea Level Rise Action Plan, which describes actions San Francisco can take to make the city more resilient to rising seas. Pursuant to the Action Plan, the Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Consequences Assessment quantifies and describes the impacts of sea level rise and future coastal flooding on public infrastructure across San Francisco and the consequences for people, the economy, and the environment. This Informational Presentation includes background and key findings from the assessment and identifies next steps.


    6. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (10 min)


    7. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be 10:30-12pm on September 5, 2019 in City Hall Rm 305. 


    8. ADJOURN 
     

  • City Hall, Room 305
    10:30AM-12:00PM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)

    3. IMPROVING LIFELINE SYSTEM PRFORMANCE CROSS SECTOR WORKSHOP DEBRIEF (20 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will facilitate a discussion based on the key findings from the Improving Lifeline System Performance Cross Sector Workshop held on February 1, 2019. Next steps for the Lifeline Restoration Performance Project will be discussed.

    4. EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING (15 min)
    Ryan Arba from the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) will provide a status update on the build out of the California Earthquake Early Warning System, review different existing pilot applications, and demonstrate a path forward to integrate earthquake early warning applications into critical lifelines.

    5. TALL BUILDINGS STUDY (10 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will present the San Francisco Tall Buildings Study developed by the Applied Technology Council for the City and County of San Francisco and update the Council on implementation of the recommended actions that impact lifelines. 

    6. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (10 min)

    7. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be 10:30-12pm on June 6, 2019 in City Hall Rm 305. 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    10:00AM-11:30AM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)

    3. LIFELINES RESTORATION PERFORMANCE PROJECT  (15 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will update the Council on the project, discuss the key findings from the sector interviews, and share plans for a cross-sector workshop.

    4. SEAWALL BOND UPDATE (15 min)
    Steven Reel from the Port of San Francisco will update the Council on plans for the seawall project after the passage of the seawall safety bond measure and the Army Corps General Investigation effort.

    5. CAMP FIRE DEBRIEF AND DISCUSSION (35 min)
    Nick Majeski from the City Administrator’s Office will share his experience responding to the Camp Fire and facilitate a discussion about response and recovery efforts in Paradise. Other lifeline organizations who responded to the fire will also be asked to share their experiences. 

    6. 2019 MEETING PLAN (10 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will share proposed topics and presentations for 2019 Lifelines Council meetings and seek input on additional presentation the Council wishes to hear.

    7. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (10 min)

    8. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be 10:30 to noon on March 14, 2019 in City Hall Room 305. 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    11:30AM-1:00PM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)

    3. LIFELINES COUNCIL FINAL CHARTER (10 min)
    City Administrator Naomi Kelly will share the final Lifelines Council Charter 

    4. LIFELINES RESTORATION PERFORMANCE PROJECT  (10 min)
    Brian Strong from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will update the Council on the project and kick-off the individual sector interview panels that will be starting this month. 

    5. PG&E: LESSONS LEARNED FROM PUERTO RICO (25 min)
    Evermary Hickey from PG&E will discuss lessons learned on power restoration in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017.

    6. SFPUC: Sewer System Safety Improvement Program Update (25 min)
    Jignesh Desai from the SFPUC will discuss its Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP), a multibillion-dollar capital program to upgrade SFPUC’s sewer network and treatment system. The presentation will cover post-earthquake level of service, major projects, schedules, and sources of funding to support this effort.

    7. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (5 min)

    8. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be 10:00–11:30am on September 6th, location Room 408.

  • City Hall, Room 201
    11:30AM - 1:00PM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW (5 min)

    3. FINALIZE LIFELINES COUNCIL CHARTER (15 min)
    City Administrator Naomi Kelly will review and seek input on the Draft Lifelines Council Charter document and Council membership.

    4. LIFELINES RESTORATION PERFORMANCE PROJECT  (20 min)
    Danielle Mieler from the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning will review to project scope and work plan for the Lifelines Restoration Performance Project, discuss the planning scenarios and proposed interview tool for obtaining information for each lifeline system.

    5. SFPUC: Water System Safety Improvement Program Update (20 min)
    Raymond Mah from the SFPUC will discuss its Water System Safety Improvement Program (WSIP), a $4.8 billion dollar capital program to upgrade SFPUC’s regional and local water system. The presentation will focus on post-earthquake level of service restoration goals for the regional water system as well as the draft level of service goals for the in-city water distribution system and how the SPUC capital programs are funded to support this effort.

    6. PG&E: LESSONS LEARNED FROM PUERTO RICO (20 min)
    Evermary Hickey from PG&E will discuss lessons learned on power restoration in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017.

    7. CEC: CALIFORNIA FUEL SETASIDE PROGRAM (20 min)
    Gordon Schremp from the California Energy (CEC) Commission will speak about the roles and responsibilities of the CEC and Bay Area fuel challenges and ways to mitigate said challenges. The CEC maintains the State’s Petroleum Fuels Set Aside Program (FSAP) which facilitates transactions when fuel cannot otherwise be obtained.  

    8. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (10 min)

    9. NEXT MEETING
    The next meeting of the Council will be 11:30–1pm on June 7th in City Hall Room 201.

  • City Hall, Room 201
    10:30AM-12:00PM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW

    3. LIFELINES MULTI-YEAR WORK PLAN
    Resilience staff will present draft overall approach for identifying and implementing needed
    measures to improve lifelines restoration timelines and proposed scenarios to inform
    planning. Staff will seek input on approach to inform development of detailed work plan for
    the first Council meeting in 2018.

    4. PROJECT REPORT: SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGIONAL PORT REOPENING
    The Port of San Francisco will present the San Francisco Bay Regional Port Reopening
    Project which seeks to clarify the process for port restoration following a disaster, and
    identify the interdependencies for lifeline providers.

    5. PROJECT REPORT: DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY RECOVERY PLAN
    San Francisco Department of Technology (DT) will present their Response, Recovery and
    Resilience Plan and expected restoration and recovery timelines. DT will also discuss
    involvement and lessons learned from North Bay fires.

    6. PROJECT REPORT: EARTHQUAKE SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM UPDATE
    Resilience staff will provide an update of ESIP project status, including soft-story program,
    private school evaluation, and neighborfests.

    7. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

    8. 2018 MEETING SCHEDULE 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    10:30AM-12:00PM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW 

    3. LIFELINES MULTI-YEAR WORK PLAN
    Resilience staff will present draft overall approach for identifying and implementing needed measures to improve lifelines restoration timelines and proposed scenarios to inform planning. Staff will seek input on approach to inform development of detailed work plan for the first Council meeting in 2018.

    4. PROJECT REPORT: SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGIONAL PORT REOPENING
    The Port of San Francisco will present the San Francisco Bay Regional Port Reopening Project which seeks to clarify the process for port restoration following a disaster, and identify the interdependencies for lifeline providers.

    5. PROJECT REPORT: DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY RECOVERY PLAN
    San Francisco Department of Technology (DT) will present their Response, Recovery and Resilience Plan and expected restoration and recovery timelines. DT will also discuss involvement and lessons learned from North Bay fires.

    6. PROJECT REPORT: EEARTHQUAKE SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM UPDATE
    Resilience staff will provide an update of ESIP project status, including soft-story program, private school evaluation, and neighborfests.

    7. OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 

    8. 2018 MEETING SCHEDULE

  • 30 Van Ness Ave, Suite 4100
    10:00AM-11:30AM
    Agenda

    1. CALL TO ORDER

    2. INTRODUCTIONS AND AGENDA REVIEW 

    3. LIFELINES EFFORTS GOING FORWARD
         (a) Restoration gap analysis and training/table top exercises 

    4.    PG&E AND CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
        (a) Larkin Street Substation 

        PG&E will present on the Larkin Street Sub-Station Outrage and both PG&E and the City will discuss lessons learned from the response.
        (b) San Francisco Substation Capital Improvements  
     
        PG&E will discuss their approximately $2.8 billion capital improvement program.  
        (c) Other Emergency Initiatives

        PG&E will discuss some key initiatives outside of the substation capital improvements. 

    5.    PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO -- SEA WALL RESILIENCY PROJECT
    Port will discuss the status of the Sea Wall project and the potential impact it will have on utilities and other lifelines. The Council was last briefed on this project in 2014.  

    6.    OPEN DISCUSSION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 

    7.    POTENTIAL NEXT MEETING DATE 
     

  • City Hall, Room 305
    10:00AM-11:30AM
  • City Hall, Room 201
    3:30PM - 4:30PM
    Agenda

    1. Welcome and Introductions
       Mayor Edwin Lee

    2. Update on Early Earthquake Warning System
       Dr. Jenn Strauss – UC Berkeley Seismology Lab

    3. Recap of Working Groups
       City Administrator Naomi Kelly

    4. Mission and Focus
       City Administrator Naomi Kelly

    5. Open Discussions/ Questions

    6. Adjourn 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    1:00PM - 2:30PM
    Agenda

    1. Welcome and Introductions Co-Chairs, Naomi Kelly & Chris Barkley
     (10 min)

    2. Interim/Transitional Disaster Housing Framework Doug Ahlers (Harvard)
     (40 min, 20 min Q & A)
    Doug Ahlers is a highly recognized figure in the world of disaster recovery and resilience, and is a professor at the
    Harvard Kennedy School. In the fall of 2014, Doug and his team produced a report on a possible framework for
    post disaster/interim housing in San Francisco. This presentation will go over the conclusions drawn by Doug and
    his team, along with some policy and strategic recommendations for City officials to consider.

    3. Open Discussions/ Questions
    (20 min)
     

  • Emergency Operation Center (EOC)
    1:00PM - 2:30PM
    Agenda

    1. Welcome and Introductions Co-Chairs, Naomi Kelly & Chris Barkley
     (10 min)

    2. Remarks to the Lifelines Council Mayor Edwin Lee
    (10 min)

    3. Update on City’s Resilience Strategy Process Patrick Otellini (Chief Resilience Officer)
    (5 min)

    4. Working Group Updates
     (20 min)
     Financial District/Market Street Corridor Infrastructure Study Fuad Sweiss (DPW)
     Waterfront and Sea Wall Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Steven Real (SF Port)
     Regional Coordination of Lifelines Restoration Arrietta Chakos (ABAG)
     Study of Staging Sites for Utility Providers Micah Hilt (ESIP)
     Post-Disaster Fuel Supplies Nick Majeski (CAO)

    5. NERT Presentation Lt. Erica Arteseros (SFFD)
    (15 min, 10 min Q & A)


    6. The Drought: How are we doing? Steve Ritchie (SFPUC)
    (20 min, 10 min Q & A) 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    1:00PM - 2:30PM
    Agenda

    1. Welcome and Introductions Co-Chairs, Naomi Kelly & Chris Barkley
     (10 min)

    2. Remarks to the Lifelines Council Mayor Edwin Lee

    3. Update on City’s Resilience Strategy Process Patrick Otellini (Chief Resilience Officer)
    (10 min)

    4. Lessons Learned from the South Napa Earthquake Response Barry Anderson (PG&E)
    (20 min, 10 min Q & A)

    5. Working Group Updates
     (25 min)
     Financial District/Market Street Corridor Infrastructure Study Fuad Sweiss (DPW)
     Waterfront and Sea Wall Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Steven Real (SF Port)
     Regional Coordination of Lifelines Restoration Arrietta Chakos (Consultant)
     Study of Staging Sites for Utility Providers Micah Hilt (ESIP)
     Post-Disaster Fuel Supplies Nick Majeski (CAO)

  • Port of San Francisco, Pier 1
    1:30PM - 3:00PM
    Agenda

    1. Welcome and Introductions Co-Chairs, Naomi Kelly & Chris Barkley
    (15 min)

    2. Working Group Updates
     (25 min)

    Financial District/Market Street Corridor Infrastructure Study Fuad Sweiss
     Waterfront and Sea Wall Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Steven Real
    Regional Coordination of Lifelines Restoration Arrietta Chakos
     Study of Staging Sites for Utility Providers Micah Hilt
     Post-Disaster Fuel Supplies Nick Majeski

    3. Lessons Learned from the South Napa Earthquake Mike Randolph
     (15 min) Fire Chief, City of Napa

    4. Mutual Aid Deployment Policy Anne Kronenberg
    (10 min) Director, Dept. of Emergency Management

    5. Open Discussion: Utilities Response to the South Napa Earthquake
    (25 min)

    6. Adjourn 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    1:00PM - 2:30PM
    Agenda

    1. Welcome and Introductions Co-Chairs, Naomi Kelly & Chris Poland
    (10 min)

    2. Introduction of new Working Groups Patrick Otellini
    (10 min) (CAO/ESIP)

    3. New Working Groups Introductions
     (25 min)
    • Financial District/Market Street Corridor Infrastructure Study Fuad Sweiss (DPW)
    • Waterfront and Sea Wall Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Steven Real (SF Port)
    • Regional Coordination of Lifelines Restoration Arrietta Chakos (Consultant)
    • Study of Staging Sites for Utility Providers Micah Hilt (ESIP)
    • Post-Disaster Fuel Supplies Nick Majeski(CAO)

    4. Remarks & Presentation Mayor Edwin Lee
     (10 min)

    5. Open Discussion
    (20 min)

    6. Adjourn 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1. Welcome and Introductions Co-Chairs, Naomi Kelly & Chris Poland
    (10 min)

    2. Roundtable Introduction Lifelines Council Members
     (10 min)

    3. PG&E Briefing on the San Jose Metcalf station incident Barry Anderson,
    (20 min) PG&E VP of Emergency Preparedness

    4. Presentation and Approval of final Interdependency Study Laurie Johnson, Laurie Johnson Consulting
     (45 min)

    5. Lifelines Tabletop After Action Report Rob Dudgeon, SFDEM
    (15 min) Cecile Pinto, PG&E

    6. Working Group Updates:
    Priority Routes Patrick Otellini, Chief Resilience Officer
    (10 min)
    Cell Sites John Updike, Director of Real Estate
    (10 min)

    7. Future discussions & closing remarks Naomi Kelly & Chris Poland 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    3:00PM - 5:00PM
    Agenda

    1. Welcome and Introductions Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland,
     Co- Chairs

    2. Rim Fire Briefing & Q&A session Michael Carlin & MaryEllen Carroll,
     SFPUC

    3. Work group update – Priority Routing Chris Poland, Degenkolb Engineers &
     Patrick Otellini, SFGSA- ESIP

    4. Work group update - Temporary & Permanent Cell Sites Tedi Vriheas, AT&T &
     John Updike, SFGSA-Real Estate Division

    5. Work group update – Interdependency tabletop Cecile Pinto, PG&E &
    Discussion, Scope and Objectives Rob Dudgeon, SFDEM

    6. Lifelines Interdependency Study – Process Planning Dr. Laurie Johnson

    7. Briefing on the San Francisco Hazard Mitigation Plan Rob Dudgeon/Alicia Johnson,

     SFDEM
    8. Next Steps and Announcements Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1.) Welcome and Introductions Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland
    2:00 pm

    2.) Lifelines Interdependency Study Update – Update & Final mile Dr. Laurie Johnson
    2:15 pm

    3.) Work group update – Priority Routing Patrick Otellini, Director
    3:00 pm ESIP

    4.) Work group update - Temporary & Permanent Cell Sites John Updike, Director
    3:30 pm GSA-Real Estate Division

    5.) Golden Guardian post-exercise briefing & Rob Dudgeon, Deputy Director
    discussion on interdependency exercise scope SF DEM
    3:40 pm

    6.) Next Steps and Announcements Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland
    3:50 pm

  • Port of San Francisco, Pier 1
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1.) Welcome and Introductions Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland,
    Co-Chairs

    2.) PG&E’s Gas and Electric System Upgrades Plan Ontario Smith,
    PG&E Government Relations

    3.) Lifelines Interdependency Study Update – The Final Stretch Dr. Laurie Johnson,
    Laurie Johnson Consulting |
    Research

    4.) Launching the Lifelines Council 2013 – 2014 Work Program John Updike,
    a. Priority Routes & Access work group Director of Real Estate
    b. Permanent and Temporary Cell Site Permitting work group SF General Services Agency
    c. Lifelines Interdependency Table-top Exercise work group

    5.) Safe Enough to Stay/Neighborhood Support Centers Laurence Kornfield,
    Earthquake Safety Implementation
    Program, SFGSA

  • San Francisco Public Utilities Council Work Program
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions                                               Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs

    2) Launching the Lifelines Council 2013 – 2014 Work Program    Laurie Johnson, Ph.D., AICP, Principal,
       – Report on the survey results                                                    Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research
       – Scoping priority projects
       – Group discussion on next steps

    3) Superstorm Sandy Lifelines Response and Recovery                                                       Naomi Kelly
       – Observations from Lifelines Council members participating
         in response and recovery
       – Group discussion on relevant lessons and potential topics
         for the Council to continue to study

    4) Next Steps and Announcements                                                            Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland

    5) Optional - Tour of the SFPUC building                                                 

  • City Hall, Room 201
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions
      – A recap of Lifelines Council activities 2009-present and                      Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs
        setting the agenda for 2012-2013.

    2) Lifelines Interdependency Study Update                                                    Laurie Johnson, Ph.D., AICP, Principal,
      – Report on the progress of the interdependency study with                      Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research


    3) Proposed PG&E Embarcadero-Potrero 230kV Transmission            Ontario Smith, Senior Government Relations
       Project                                                                                            Representative, Pacific Gas & Electric Company


    4) Small Group Discussions on Potential Lifelines Council Work Group                                            Laurie Johnson
       Topics for 2012-2013
       – “Restoration and Recovery Planning” related topics discussion
          led by Rob Dudgeon, Deputy Director, CCSF Department of
          Emergency Management and Nick Majeski, Emergency Response
          Manager, CCSF GSA
       – Mitigation and Regulatory” related topics discussion led by Chris
         Poland and Laurie Johnson
       – Groups to review list of potential topics and add/delete topics as
         well as prepare a short description of each topic. Topics will then
         be aggregated and sent to all council members to prioritize in a
         follow-up survey.
       – Group Reports and Discussion


    5) Next Steps and Announcements                                                          Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs 

  • City Hall, Room 305
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions                                                             Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs
       – A recap of Lifelines Council activities 2009-present and
         setting the agenda for 2012. 


    2) Lifelines Interdependency Study Pilot                                                  Laurie Johnson, Ph.D., AICP, Principal,
       – Report on the progress of the interdependency study with               Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research
         participating partners.

    3) Lifeline System Interdependencies: Field Observations and                        Leonardo Dueñas-Osorio, Ph.D.,
       Modeling Challenges (Presentation & follow-up discussion on              Assistant Professor, Rice University
       interdependencies)
       – Observations and recommendations on lifeline
         interdependencies during disaster response and postdisaster recovery.


    4) Group Discussion                                                                                Laurie Johnson, Ph.D., AICP, Principal,
      – Reactions to the interdependency study progress report and          Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research
        research study insights. Are there interdependencies being
        identified that surprise or concern you? Does the work shed any
        new light on critical nodes or chokepoints in system
        interdependency? Are your planning assumptions incorrect about
        another system? Are your planning assumptions incorrect about
        availability and mobility of key resources? How reliable are your
        system damage assessment methods?
      – Recommendations for the Council to consider for its upcoming
        meetings. Issues that we should collectively work on, such as
        cooperative planning or exercise opportunities, development of
        collective restoration priorities, resource or communications issues,
        or any legislative, regulatory or mitigation issues. Education forum
        topics. Exchanges with key agencies/organizations.


    5) Next Steps and Announcements                     Naomi Kelly and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs    
     

  • City Hall, Room 305
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions                                               Amy Brown and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs

    2) Initiating the Lifelines Interdependency Study                       Laurie Johnson, Ph.D., AICP, Principal,
       - Report on previous meetings and progress to date             Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research
            
       - Scenario presentation on 2006 EERI study “When                             Charles A. Kircher, Ph.D., P.E.,
         the Big One Strikes Again: Estimated Losses due to                                                Laurie Johnson
         a Repeat of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake”

         - Discussion

    3) Opportunities and Barriers for Financing Lifeline                   Amy Brown, Acting City Administrator
       Mitigation (Presentation + Working Session)

       Directors, Deputy Directors and/or Senior Level operational
       and emergency managers are requested to attend in order to
       ensure a productive discussion as we advance the important
       work of determining how to better understand and plan for
       our interdependency through cooperation and coordination.
       
       - Presentation: Insights from Capital Planning for                                          Brian Strong, Director,
         Lifeline Mitigation                                                                             City Capital Planning Program
       - Breakout groups to discuss:
         Internal agency issues
        External funding, regulatory, and legislative
              issues
        Public support for lifeline mitigation

       - Group report-outs

    4) Wrap-up: Next Steps and Announcements                      Amy Brown and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs
        (Discussion)

  • Pacific Gas & Electric, 77 Beale St
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions                                                                      Amy Brown and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs

    2) Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami – Lifeline                                 John Eidinger, G & E Engineering Systems and
                                                                                                                           TCLEE Investigation Team Leader


    3) Launching the Lifelines Interdependency Analysis                                    Laurie Johnson, Ph.D., AICP, Principal,
       (Presentation + Working Session)                                                               Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research
       Directors, Deputy Directors and/or Senior Level operational and
       emergency managers are requested to attend in order to ensure a
       productive discussion as we advance the important work of
       determining how to better understand and plan for our
       interdependency through cooperation and coordination.
       - Present study goals, approach, and expected outcomes
       - Small breakout groups to discuss goals, outcomes, study scope and
         process
       - Group reports
       - Next steps

    4) Planning Discussion and Announcements (Discussion)                            Amy Brown and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs

  • SPUR Urban Center
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions                                        Amy Brown and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs

    2) Personal Experiences and Lessons from Recent                               Jon Walton, Acting Director
       Earthquakes - Japan and New Zealand (Presentation)                       Department of Technology
                                                                                                                                                       and
                                                                                                                          Ronald L. Mayes, Ph.D.
                                                                                                                Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

    3) Annual Review and Roadmap to Coordination            Amy Brown and Chris Poland, Co-Chairs        
       (Discussion)
        - Summary of previous meetings
        - What we have learned to date

    4) Department of Emergency Management (Presentation)           Rob Dudgeon, Deputy Director
                                                                                             Department of Emergency Management

    5) Lifelines Interdependency Analysis (Presentation)        Department of Emergency Management
       - Discuss scope and process                                                Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research
       - Identify Project Subcommittee
       - Discuss information sharing strategies
     
    6) Planning Discussion and Announcements

  • City Hall, Room 305
    3:00PM - 5:00PM
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions Ed Lee and Chris Poland                   Co -Chairs

    2) Annual Review and Summary of Previous Meetings                     Chris Poland
       (Attachments)                                        Co-Chair
                                                    
    3) Introduction of ResilientSF Initiative (Presentation)                       Edwin Lee, Co-Chair
                                                                                                               Heidi Sieck, ResilientSF

    4) Transportation and Rebuilding                                                       Anthony Bruzzone, ARUP                                
       Bay Area Transportation Systems Overview                                    Christopher Barkley, URS Corp
       SPUR Resilient City Report (Presentation)                                       Irene Avetyan, URS Corp
                                                                                                               Brian Stokle, Nelson Nygaard
                                                                                                               Sarah Karlinsky, SPUR

    6) Response from Transportation Agencies (Discussion)                   Transportation Participants
                                                                                                               MTA, MTC, Caltrans, BART
    5) San Francisco Priority Route Program (Presentation)                    Ed Reiskin, Director
                                                                                                              San Francisco Department of Public Works

    7) Priority Route Response from other Agencies (Discussion)          All Participants

    8) Interdependency Analysis Subcommittee                                    Chris Poland, Co-Chair
       - Identify members
       - Discuss scope of work
       - Identify potential contractors
       - Source and availability of information

    9) Open Discussion and Announcements 

  • San Francisco
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions                                                    Ed Lee and Chris Poland                    

    2) Summary of Previous Meeting (Attachments)

    3) Performance of Lifelines in Chile (Presentation)                     Laurie Johnson, Ph.D, AICP
                                                                                                        SPUR Board of Directors
                                                                                                        Recovery Initiative Partner

    4) ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System                        Richard Allen, Associate Director                    
     (Presentation)                                                                             Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
                                                
    5) Case Study: Telecommunications - AT&T                                Chris Salkeld
     (Presentation)                                                                             National Security Emergency Preparedness
                                                                                                        Program Coordinator
                                                                                                        and
                                                                                                        Joe Smock
                                                                                                        AVP Network Services

    6) Response from Telecom Providers (Discussion)                      COMCAST, CALTEL
                                                                                                        Wireless Providers
    7) Interdependency Response from other Agencies
    (Discussion)                                                                                 All Participants

    8) Open Discussion
       - Interdependency Analysis Strategies
       - Next Meeting September 2010 – Topic Discussion
       - Announcements
                
                    

                     LIFELINES COUNCIL CASE STUDY QUESTIONS

     What are the agency design standards for their lifelines and services?
     To what criteria does the agency manage its risk – i.e. size of earthquake, performance standards,
    operational level?
     To what extent do the existing systems meet the current design standards?
     What are the agencies’ response and recovery priorities?
     What assumptions do agencies have about the performance and restoration of other lifeline services?
     What do the agencies hope to gain from being a part of the Lifelines Council?
    LAURIE JOHNSON, Ph.D, AICP BIO

    LAURIE JOHNSON, Ph.D. AICP has over 20 years of professional experience in disaster-related
    consulting, management and research. She has written extensively about the economics of catastrophes,
    land use and risk, and disaster recovery and reconstruction. She has researched or consulted on recovery
    following many disasters, including the 2004 and 2005 U.S. hurricanes, World Trade Center collapse,
    1997 North Dakota floods, and 1994 Northridge, CA and 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquakes. With a strong
    multidisciplinary and communications base, her experience is both local and international, and spans a
    variety of disciplines, public and private sector clients, perils, and phases of disaster management.

    In March 2006, she founded her consultancy, working to apply the principles and technologies of risk
    management and urban planning to solve complex urban problems. Her clients have included: American
    Planning Association, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), City of New Orleans,
    Fritz Institute, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Lexington Insurance, National Science Foundation, and
    the U.S. Geological Survey. She is the risk management consultant on the La Conchita landslide hazard
    mitigation study, funded by OES (April 2007 – present) and a disaster recovery advisor for the Southern
    California Shakeout (M7.8 earthquake) scenario project, funded by the USGS (March 2008 – present). In
    2006 – 2007, she was the lead disaster recovery planner and author of the unified citywide recovery and
    rebuilding plan and comprehensive recovery framework for the City of New Orleans, Louisiana
    following Hurricane Katrina. She has completed a book for the American Planning Association on the
    planning for the rebuilding of New Orleans following Katrina.

    During her 8-year tenure at Risk Management Solutions (RMS), she helped insurers integrate natural
    catastrophe risk knowledge within their business. She led the business planning and product
    management of the global suite of natural catastrophe peril models used by the re/insurance industry to
    price and manage risk, and which are the scientific core of products accounting for >80% of RMS'
    revenue. She also developed and led a 24/7 reporting service for the re/insurance industry on global
    disasters, including loss estimation, real-time web-based communications with clients and the media,
    field reconnaissance, and post-event analyses. Prior to RMS, she was an urban planner with EQE
    International and Spangle Associates, Urban Planning and Research.

    She recently completed her Doctor of Informatics at Kyoto University, Japan where she is also an
    International Research Collaborator at the Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems. Her
    dissertation focuses on developing a management framework for local disaster recovery. She also holds a
    Master of Urban Planning and Bachelor of Science-Geophysics degrees, both from Texas A&M
    University. She is on the Board of Directors of the Public Entity Risk Institute and San Francisco Planning
    and Urban Research Association. She is a member of the National Research Council’s Committee on
    National Earthquake Resilience: Research, Implementation, and Outreach. She is also a member of the
    Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, American Institute of Certified Planners, and American
    Planning Association.

  • City Hall, Room 305
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions                                          Ed Lee and Chris Poland
                                                                                               Co -Chairs

    2) Summary of Initial Meeting (Attachment)                     Ed Lee and Chris Poland
                                            Co-Chairs

    3) Acting in Time Initiative (Presentation)                         Dutch Leonard
                                                                                              Harvard University
                                                                                              Kennedy School of Government

    4) Case Study: PG&E (Presentation)                                  Edward Salas
                                                                                              Senior Vice President
                                                                                              Engineering and Operations

    5) Interdependency Response from Agencies                  All Participants
       (Discussion)

    6) Open Discussion (Discussion)                                       All Participants

    7) Adjourn

  • City Hall, Room 305
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Agenda

    1) Welcome and Introductions                                               Ed Lee and Chris Poland
                                                                                                    Co -Chairs

    2) Citywide Post-Disaster Resilience and Recovery                 Ed Lee, City Administrato
       Initiative Overview (Presentation)                                        Heidi Sieck, Program Manager

    3) Introduction to the Role of Lifelines in Resilience               Chris Poland, Co-Chair
       (Presentation)                                                                       Chris Barkley, SPUR Resilient City

    4) Case Study: Public Utilities Commission                              Michael Carlin, Deputy Director
       Interdependency (Presentation)

    5) Interdependency Response from Agencies                         All Participants
      (Discussion)

    6) Lifelines Council Structure and Scheduling                          Ed Lee and Chris Poland
       (Discussion)                                                                           Co-Chairs

    7) Adjourn

  • City Hall Room 305
    10:00-11:30am
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    10:00-11:30am
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  • Location TBD
    10:00-11:30am
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