SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
1:30 PM
(Updated March 6, 2022)
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 400
San Francisco, CA 94102
This meeting will be held in person at the location listed above. As authorized by California Government Code Section 54953(e) and Mayor Breed’s 45th Supplement to her February 25, 2020 emergency proclamation, it is possible that some members of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission may attend this meeting remotely. In that event, those members will participate and vote by video. Members of the public may attend the meeting to observe and provide public comment at the physical meeting location listed above or may watch live online at https://www.sfgovtv.org/sfpuc
Instructions for providing remote public comment are below PUBLIC COMMENT CALL-IN:
1 (415) 655-0001 / MEETING ID: 2499 088 6579 # #
Commissioners
Anson Moran, President
Newsha Ajami, Vice President
Sophie Maxwell
Tim Paulson
Dennis J. Herrera
General Manager
Donna Hood
Secretary
Accessible Meeting Policy: To obtain meeting materials in alternative format, please contact the Commission Secretary at 415-554-3165 or via email at [email protected]. Providing at least 72 hours’ notice will help to ensure availability.
Written reports or background materials for calendar items are available on-line at the Commission website.
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CEQA Appeal Rights under Chapter 31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code: If the Commission’s action on a project constitutes the Approval Action for that project (as defined in S.F. Administrative Code Chapter 31, as amended, Board of Supervisors Ordinance Number 161-13), then the CEQA determination prepared in support of that Approval Action is thereafter subject to appeal within the time frame specified in S.F. Administrative Code Section 31.16.
Typically, an appeal must be filed within 30 calendar days of the Approval Action for a project that has received an exemption or negative declaration pursuant to CEQA. For information on filing an appeal under Chapter 31, contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102, or call (415) 554-5184. If the Planning Department’s Environmental Review Officer has deemed a project to be exempt from further environmental review, an exemption determination has been prepared and can be obtained on-line at http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3447.Under CEQA, in a later court challenge, a litigant may be limited to raising only those issues previously raised at a hearing on the project or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Planning Department or San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at, or prior to, such hearing, or as part of the appeal hearing process on the CEQA decision.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Adopt renewed findings under State Urgency Legislation to allow hybrid in-person meetings during the COVID-19 Emergency and direct the Commission Secretary to agendize a similar resolution at a Commission Meeting within the next 30 days.
4. Approval of the Minutes of February 22, 2022
5. General Public Comment
Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda
6. Communications (discussion only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) Increase to Declaration of Emergency Stern Grove Restoration Project e) Water System Improvement Program Status of Construction Change Orders
7. Annual Audited Financial Statements (discussion only) (Hom)
8. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Alternative Water Supply Planning Quarterly Report
b) Drought Conditions Update
c) Quarterly Budget Status Report
d) Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program Quarterly Reports e) Water System Improvement Program Quarterly Report
f) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
9. New Commission Business (discussion only)
10.CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve the plans and specifications and award Contract No. HH-1005, San Joaquin Pipeline Valve and Safe Entry Improvements: Phase 1A, in the amount of $10,799,504, and with a duration of 852 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and four months) to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc., to replace a 60- inch diameter butterfly valve on San Joaquin Pipeline Number 2 (SJPL 2) at Tesla Valvehouse with a new, higher-pressure-rated 60-inch diameter butterfly valve; replace crossover butterfly valves connected to SJPL 2 with double knife gate valves in the Pelican, Roselle, and Emery Crossover Vaults; and install Removable Spool Pieces (RSPs) and new vaults for SJPL 2 at Tesla and Oakdale Portals. (Johanson)
b) Approve the selection of Brown and Caldwell/SRT Consultants, Inc., a Joint Venture (BC/SRT); award Agreement No. PRO.0123, Engineering Services for Green Infrastructure, to BC/SRT to provide Green Infrastructure planning and design services for the Wastewater Enterprise Capital Improvement Program; and authorize the General Manager to execute the agreement for an amount not-to-exceed $7,500,000 and a duration of seven and one-half years. (Johanson)
c) Accept work performed by Minerva Construction, Inc. under Contract No. WW-627R; approve Modification No. 6 (Final), decreasing the contract by $2,567, for a total contract amount of $8,330,937, and increasing the contract duration by 219 consecutive calendar days to allow for the completion of additional planting and erosion work and to address delays resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, for a total contract duration of 902 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and six months); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Johanson)
d) Approve an increase of 561 calendar days (approximately one year and seven months) to the contract duration contingency for Contract No. WW-639, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant Digester Gas Utilization Upgrades with Monterey Mechanical Co.; and authorize the General Manager to approve future modifications to the contract for a total contract duration of up to 1,769 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years and ten months), with no change to the contract amount. (Johanson)
e) Accept work performed by Cal State Constructors. Inc., under Contract No.
WW-654, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Buildings 040, 041, 044, 060, 061, 062, 925, and 960 Mechanical Improvements; approve Modification No. 7 (Final), decreasing the contract amount by $29,550, for a total contract amount of $7,356,029, with no change to the contract duration; and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Johanson)
REGULAR CALENDAR
11. Authorize the General Manager to designate a specific brand of distributed-process control system by Emerson Process Management in the contract documents to match other products in use and ensure system-wide consistency, for Contract No. DB-132 New Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, in conformance with San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.73(e) and Public Contract Code Section 3400(c)(2). (Johanson)
12. Approve modification of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Green Infrastructure Grant Program Guidelines to reflect compliance with the City Administrative Code Chapter 21G; revise grant team experience and co-benefit eligibility criteria; increase cap on planning and design costs; and revise other program requirements. (Norby)
13. Public comment on the matter to be addressed during Closed Session
14. Motion on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege regarding the matter listed below as Conference with Legal Counsel
The Commission will go into Closed Session to discuss the following item:
CLOSED SESSION
15. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section
67.10(d)(1)
Existing litigation:
City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-17-561957/ Date Filed: October 17, 2017 Proposed settlement of litigation arising out of a landslide that occurred in January 2016 on a hillside below Casitas Avenue, San Francisco. Material terms: Pacific Gas & Electric Company will pay the City and County of San Francisco $6,750,000 and will repair construction defects in its trench on the 200 block of Casitas Avenue. Proposed settlement subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors.
Following Closed Session, the Commission will reconvene in Open Session
16. Announcement following Closed Session
17. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a)
18. Adjournment
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