SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
1:30 PM
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.
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Commissioners
Newsha Ajami, President
Sophie Maxwell, Vice President
Tim Paulson
Tony Rivera
Kate Stacy
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 the Special Meeting of October 24, 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) Correspondence Log
c) Annual Report on Net Energy Metering and Shared Renewable Energy d) Chlorate Notification Level Exceedance at Moccasin, Early Intake and O’Shaughnessy Water Systems
e) Power Quarterly Report on Delegated Authority Contracts Pursuant to Administrative Code Section 21.43
7. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Drought Conditions Update
b) Quarterly Audit and Performance Review Report
c) Lower Tuolumne River Fall-run Chinook Salmon Background and Update d) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
8. New Commission Business (discussion only)
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Accept work performed by Alta Group, Inc., for Contract No. WD-2858R, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Water Quality Modular Office, for a total contract amount of $1,272,837, and with a total contract duration of 407 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and two months); and authorize final payment to the Contractor. (Robinson)
b) Approve the plans and specifications and award Contract No. WW-684, 45th, 46th, 47th Aves, Vicente, Wawona Streets and Sloat Blvd. Sewer Replacement, in the amount of $7,342,613, and with a duration of 375 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and one month), to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Precision Engineering, Inc., to replace/line existing sewers at the subject locations in the City and County of San Francisco. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. The Planning Department has determined that this action is exempt from the CEQA. If the item is approved, the Commission will rely on that determination to make its decision. (Robinson)
c) Approve an increase of 365 calendar days to the contract duration contingency for Contract No. WW-700, As-Needed Sewer Cleaning and Inspection (FY21), with Pipe and Plant Solutions, Inc.; and authorize the General Manager to approve future modifications to the contract for a total contract duration of up to 992 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and nine months), with no change to contract amount, to allow additional time for completing all current contract work including additional debris removal, and to continue issuing contract service orders. (Robinson)
d) Approve the plans and specifications and award Contract No. WW-705, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 10, in the amount of $4,739,540, and with a duration of 350 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Mitchell Engineering, to replace/line/mortar the existing sewers at various locations within the City and County of San Francisco. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 31.04(h) of the San Francisco Administrative Code. The Planning Department has determined that this action is exempt from the CEQA. If the item is approved, the Commission will rely on that determination to make its decision. (Robinson)
REGULAR CALENDAR
10. Discussion and possible action to amend Resolution No. 17-0155 to authorize the General Manager to execute an amendment to the Installment Sale Agreement and Grant State Revolving Fund loan and grant for the San Francisco Westside Recycled Water Project, increasing the not-to-exceed loan and grant amount from $186,220,000 to $191,094,031, and extending the grant agreement’s estimated construction completion date to October 7, 2024. (Hom)
11. Authorize the General Manager to request Board of Supervisors approval of a supplemental appropriation ordinance in the amount of $4,579,056 for FY 22-23 to implement and administer the CleanPowerSF Community Food Service Energy Efficiency Program, $1,526,352 of which to be placed on Controller’s Reserve to cover the final costs of the program. Funding for the program was approved and allocated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) from CleanPowerSF ratepayer Public Purpose Program funds. The total CPUC-approved program budget is $4,579,056 over three years. (Hale)
12. Award Contract No. PW-009R, As-Needed Electrical Distribution Installation & Construction Support, in the amount of $11,500,000, and with a duration of 730 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years), following successful negotiations as authorized by the Commission by Resolution No. 22-0060 (March 22, 2022), to VIP Powerline Corp., in accordance with San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.23(c)(1). The contract will augment existing Power Enterprise Field Services staff to provide services to the City’s customers, respond to emergency outages, and provide system reliability. (Hale)
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)(2), and San Francisco Administrative Code, Section 67.10(d)(2) (action item) (Bregman)
Existing Litigation
Oakes v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-20-585373
Date Filed: July 10, 2020
Proposed settlement of existing litigation by Michael Oakes against the City and County of San Francisco, with the City to pay Michael Oakes $95,000 in exchange for a full and final release.
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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