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From: erichofmann .
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 4:42 PM
To: Johnson, Derek <djohnson@slocity.org>; Harmon, Heidi <hharmon@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: some material
Hello SLO TEAM!!
Thank you for the continued dialogue!! Sorry I've been slammed the last couple of weeks in final
preparation for our UWUA MASS MEETING in regards to our position on electrification. I am happy
to report that on Saturday, over 1500+ members of the UWUA turned out in support of our mass
meeting and our upcoming legislation, the Wade Kilpatrick Bill. Both Politicians who will author and
co-sponsor the bill in (D) Maria Elena-Durazo and Assemblyman (R) Tyler Diep were in attendance
and gave incredible speeches about our bill.
As far as continuing support for our bill, YES there is! Once we have it completely finalized and is
ready to be introduced in late January, by then we will have a dedicated number and title to the bill,
which will be introduced in the Senate. Once we have that, we would appreciate all of the support we
can get in our efforts to not only reduce methane emissions but crack-down on cowboy contractors
that create a hazard to the public and other workers. We will develop a specific work plan of what is
the best way to demonstrate support and encourage voters and politicos to get this bill through.
We will keep you apprised of our efforts and will let you know the next time our collective leadership
team comes up to SLO for one of our Union meetings, perhaps if given enough notice you could drop
in and attend, we would love that!
Thank you Madam Mayor, your leadership is encouraging. Keep up the great work and championing
labor and working people!!!!
-Eric Hofmann
President UWUA Local 132 AFL-CIO
UWUA National Executive Board Member
erichofmann@uwua132.org
(909) 305-9802 office
(951) 333-5879
On Saturday, November 9, 2019, 01:49:39 PM PST, Harmon, Heidi <hharmon@slocity.org> wrote:
Is there anything else that I can do to support this effort?
From: Johnson, Derek <djohnson@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 1:06 PM
To: erichofmann .Harmon, Heidi <hharmon@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: some material
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Dear Eric,
Thank you for the materials and information and have reviewed the proposed 8-1-1 bill and it appears to align with our
platform and interests and can please notify us as the bill gains traction and we can provide the appropriate input to state
officials. I have reviewed the other attachments and shared them with our sustainability team as we update our Climate
Action Plan are evaluating not only what measures the City can take to address climate change and also make sure that
we integrate social and economic factors into the plan as well.
All the best and please stay in touch.
Derek Johnson
City Manager
City Administration
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E djohnson@slocity.org
T 805.781.7114
slocity.org
Derek
From: erichofmann .
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 5:40 PM
To: Harmon, Heidi <hharmon@slocity.org>
Cc: Johnson, Derek <djohnson@slocity.org>
Subject: some material
Honorable Madam Mayor,
I have attached some of the documents you indicated you were interested in. First and foremost, the
EFI "Energy Futures Initiative" Report is a fascinating read on the issues of climate change and how
to best address them, particularly in California. The report is authored by the former Secretary of
Energy under President Obama, Dr. Ernest Moniz, (successfully negotiated the Iran nuclear deal) and
gives a very compelling scientific argument over the transition of energy fuels and how to achieve
California's ambitious climate goals.
Also I've enclosed a very rough draft of our Wade Kilpatrick Bill, in honor of our fallen brother Wade
Kilpatrick who lost his life in the line of duty because of negligence to 8-1-1 Dig Alert. Again our bill
focuses on Three main pillars: 1.) fixing the leaks, holding the Cpuc and Utilities accountable for
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making sure we are fixing the leaks that we know are in our system but are not considered a threat to
the public so are therefore never really fixed. 2.) Making 8-1-1 Dig-Alert have more teeth. A real
focus on penalties for cowboy contractors and repeat offenders of a very serious safety risk not to
mention unnecessary release of un-burned methane, which is 84 times more potent that Co2 over a
20 year period in terms of a warming blanket effect, and 3.) Qualified and Adequate workforce: The
UWUA believes that natural gas will play a significant role in providing energy for several decades to
come and with it needs a qualified and adequate workforce to develop and maintain a tight, robust
leak-less gas system which can provide affordable and sustainable energy for millions of
consumers.
Lastly, a copy of our Mass Meeting flyer I talked about in which we will have Senator Maria Elena
Durazo and Assemblyman Tyler Diep present to introduce our legislation to our members and what
our focus will be on educating the public on the threat of electrification and its effects on the average
energy consumer. Secretary Moniz and his team will be in attendance also, along with several Labor
Leaders from LiUna, UA, USW, IBT, IBEW 465 & 18, who all have a vested interest in enhancing the
gas infrastructure, making it more renewable, and cleaning it up with hydrogen to work in conjunction
with wind, solar, lithium ion batteries as a comprehensive balanced energy portfolio to meet our
climate goals.
I will send over the hydrogen and RNG documents you requested tomorrow. Thanks again for taking
the meeting with me, I appreciated the conversation very much and look forward to working with you
and Derek and the rest of your team in the future.
Thanks,
Eric Hofmann
President UWUA Local 132 AFL-CIO
National UWUA Executive Board Member
erichofmann@uwua132.org
909-305-9802 office
951-333-5879 cell
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