SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
1:30 PM
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 400
Members of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will attend this meeting in-person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely by watching live online as described below.
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Commissioners
Newsha Ajami, President
Sophie Maxwell, Vice President
Tim Paulson
Anthony Rivera
Kate H. Stacy
Dennis J. Herrera
General Manager
Donna Hood
Commission Secretary
Accessible Meeting Policy: City Hall, Room 400 is wheelchair accessible. The meeting will be broadcast and captioned on SFGovTV. Remote public participation is available upon request for individuals who cannot attend in person due to disability. Making a request to participate remotely no later than one hour before the start of the meeting helps ensure availability of the meeting link. Sign Language Interpretation is also available upon request. Sign Language Interpretation is available upon request. If requesting Sign Language Interpretation, please submit an accommodation request a minimum of four business hours before the start of the meeting. Allowing a minimum of 48 business hours for all other accommodation requests (for example, all other auxiliary aids and services) helps ensure availability. To request accommodation, please contact the Commission Secretary at [email protected] or 415-554-3165.
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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. Approval of the Minutes of April 25, 2023
4. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Employee Retirement Recognition of Constance “Connie” Smith in recognition for her 32 years and nine months of exemplary service to the City and County of San Francisco. (discussion only) (Herrera)
5. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Quarterly Audit and Performance Review Report
b) Community Contractor Update
c) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. CS-318, Equipment and Software Maintenance, with Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc., to provide 24/7 manufacturer emergency technical support for the Oceanside and Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plants Distributed Control Systems software and hardware, extending the contract duration by five months, for a total duration of nine years and 11 months, with no change to the contract amount. (Prather)
b) Modify Contract Nos. PRO.0137.A, PRO.0137.B, PRO.0137.C, PRO.0137.D, and PRO.0137.E with Doctor Mole Incorporated/Dr. Gary Brierley (PRO.0137.A), Dr. Youssef Hashash (PRO.0137.B), Frank L. Rollo (PRO.0137.C), Dr. Michael C. Johnson PRO.0137(D), and Kilduff Underground Engineering, Inc./Todd M. Kilduff (PRO.0137.E) respectively, to provide independent and conflict-free advice and authoritative reviews of tunnel designs for ongoing San Francisco Public Utilities Commission tunnel projects as follows: (1) PRO.0137.A: increase $200,000 original contract amount by $120,000 for a new contract amount of $320,000 and increase the original four-year duration by two years for a total duration of six years; (2) PRO.0137.B: increase $250,000 original contract amount by $120,000 for a new contract amount of $370,000 and increase the original four-year duration by two years for a total duration of six years; (3) PRO.0137.C: increase $200,000 original contract amount by $120,000 for a new contract amount of $320,000 and increase the original four-year duration by two years for a total duration of six years; (4) PRO.0137.D:
increase the original three-year, 10-month duration by two years, two months for a total duration of six years; and (5) PRO.0137.E: increase $100,000 original contract amount by $100,000 for a new contract amount of $200,000 and increase the original four-year duration by two years for a total duration of six years. (Robinson) c) Award Contract No. PRO.0196, Right-of-Way Services to Associated Right-of-Way Services, Inc., in an amount not-to-exceed $3,000,000, and with a duration of five years to provide specialized right-of-way services in the implementation of capital projects. (Robinson)
d) Accept materials provided by Pilot Construction Management Inc., under Contract No. WD-2854B, 525 Golden Gate Avenue Tower Access and Fall Protection; Approve Modification No. 1 (Final), decreasing the contract amount by $793,250 and eliminating contract scope for installation of these materials to resolve all disputed claims, for a total final contract amount of $686,775; and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson) e) Accept work performed by Galleria Inc., DBA Trico Construction, under Contract No. WD-2880R, Warehouse Office Suite Renovation, 1990 Newcomb Avenue, San Francisco, for a total contract amount of $1,441,165, and with a total contract duration of 396 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and one month); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Ritchie)
f) Accept work performed by D’Arcy & Harty Construction, Inc for Contract No. WW-712, New Montgomery, Jessie, Minna, and Mission Street Brick Sewer Rehabilitation, for a total contract amount of $6,891,778, and with a total contract duration of 570 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and seven months); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson)
g) Award Contract No. WW-719A, Folsom Area Stormwater Improvements – SOMA and Mission Districts Sewer Replacement, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Mitchell Engineering, in the amount of $7,522,041, and with a term of 365 consecutive calendar days, to upsize existing sewers and associated appurtenances on various streets in the SOMA and Mission neighborhoods of San Francisco, including Folsom, 11th, Harrison, Alabama, and Mistral Streets. (Robinson)
h) Award Contract No. WW-736, Castro and Mission Districts Sewer Improvements, in the amount of $7,272,320, and with a duration of 425 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and two months), to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, Precision Engineering, Inc., to rehabilitate large diameter sewers and rehabilitate or replace sewer laterals on specific streets 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 San Francisco Administrative Code section
31.04(h). 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
7. Adopt the proposed Wholesale Water Rates for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, which will become effective for meter readings on or after July 1, 2023. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission developed the proposed rates in accordance with the terms of the Water Supply Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and its Wholesale Customers. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code section
31.04(h). 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. (Hom)
8. Approve the terms and conditions and recommend to the Board of Supervisors the authorization of the General Manager to sign the First Amendment to Secured Carry-Back Promissory Note and the First Amendment to Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing securing payment of the Balboa Reservoir purchase price. (Flynn)
9. Authorize the General Manager to consent, on behalf of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, to an Interagency Cooperation Agreement between the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and the City and County of San Francisco; and adopt findings, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, and a Mitigation and Monitoring and Reporting Program. (Flynn)
10. Public Hearing to consider (1) adopting schedules of rates of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Power Enterprise for CleanPowerSF power service in San Francisco to be effective July 1, 2023; and (2) adopt a mechanism to set temporary rates for new rate schedules to be applied when the California Public Utilities Commission approves one for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and to use a new rate schedule methodology for the initial rate based on ratios to the CleanPowerSF default rate schedule in the applicable customer class until the next CleanPowerSF rate setting process. 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. (Hom)
11. Approve Amendment No. 4 to Full Load Service Contract 22-SNR-02770 and Scheduling Coordinator Contract 22-SNR-02771 with the United States of America, acting through the Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), for WAPA to continue providing portfolio management services and supplemental power purchases for Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island; and authorize the General Manager to execute the amendments, extending the term by five years to December 31, 2029 for a total contract term of 25 years, and increasing the contract amount by $13,130,000, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $41,500,000, subject to Board of Supervisors approval pursuant to Charter Section 9.118. (Hale)
12. Communications (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Annual Municipal Energy Benchmarking Report
d) Annual CleanPowerSF SuperGreen Multi-Year Service Agreement Update e) Green Infrastructure Grant Program Board of Supervisors Update f) San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Quarterly Report to the Board of Supervisors on the Status of Applications to PG&E for Electric Service g) Water Supply Conditions Update
13. 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.
14. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
18. Adjournment.
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