SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, June 27, 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.
Members of the public attending the meeting in person or remotely will have an opportunity to provide public comment on every action or discussion item.
Members of the public are encouraged to provide public comment by email. Send an email to [email protected] by 5 pm the day before the meeting to ensure your comment is received by the Commission in advance of the meeting. All comments received will be made part of the official record.
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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 June 13, 2023
4. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Alternative Water Supply Plan Update
b) Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program Quarterly Report c) Wastewater Enterprise Quarterly Report Including Southeast Area Major Projects Update including (1) Biosolids, and (2) Headworks
d) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Award Job Order Contract No. JOC-95, General Engineering Construction, for work to be performed in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties, in the amount not-to-exceed $5,000,000, with a guaranteed minimum task-order opportunity amount of $50,000, and a duration of two years, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Power Engineering Construction Co., to perform A-licensed general engineering work with marine emphasis on San Francisco Public Utilities Commission systems and operations around the Bay Area. (Robinson)
b) Award Job Order Contract No. JOC-96, General Engineering Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, and Hetch Hetchy, in the amount not-to-exceed $5,000,000, with a guaranteed minimum task order opportunity amount of $50,000, and a duration of two years, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Njirich & Sons, Inc., to perform general engineering work on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission systems and operations around Hetch Hetchy. (Robinson) c) Award six Master As-Needed Security System Maintenance and Integration Services Contracts, PUC-0002.A, PUC-0002.B, PUC-0002.C, PUC-0002.D, PUC.0002.E, and PUC.0002.F, each with a not-to-exceed agreement capacity of $10,000,000; and authorize a combined cumulative spending authority of $10,000,000, with a duration of 1,827 consecutive calendar days (five years), to the responsible firms that submitted responsive statement of qualifications to Johnson Controls, Inc. (PUC-0002.A.), Netronix Integration (PUC-0002.B.), Ojo Technology Inc. ( PUC-0002.C.), RFI Enterprises, Inc., doing business as RFI Communications and Security Systems (PUC-0002.D.), Siemens Industry, Inc., (PUC-0002.E.), and Universal Protection Security Systems, Limited Partnership doing business as Allied Universal Technology Services (PUC-0002.F.). (Flynn) d) Award two Master As-Needed Fire Protection and Fire Alarm – Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair Contracts, PUC-0006.A, and PUC-0006.B, each with a not-to-exceed agreement capacity of $1,500,000 and a duration of up to 1,827 consecutive calendar days (five years) to the responsible firms that submitted responsive statement of qualifications, Cosco Fire Protection, Inc. (PUC-0006.A) and Siemens Industry, Inc. (PUC-0006.B). (Robinson) e) Accept work performed by Cratus, Inc. under Contract No. WD-2739, Pavement Renovation, Sewer Replacement, and Water Main Replacement on Castro Street and 26th Street, for a total contract amount of $15,404,492, and with a total contract duration of 802 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and three months); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson)
REGULAR CALENDAR
6. Adopt the 2023 San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wildfire Mitigation Plan Comprehensive Revision and Independent Evaluator Report; and authorize the General Manager to file the Plan with the California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety Wildfire Safety Advisory Board on or before July 1, 2023. (Ritchie)
7. Approve Water Enterprise Commercial Paper Program Dealer Agreements for BofA Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; and authorize the General Manager to enter into these associated agreements. (Hom)
8. Authorize the issuance of up to $450 million of Water Revenue Bonds, Sub-Series A Bonds (Regional Water & Local Water) and 2023 Sub-Series B Bonds (Hetch Hetchy Water) (collectively, the 2023 Water Bonds) to fund the costs of water enterprise capital projects and to refund commercial paper; delegate to the General Manager authorization to appoint underwriters and enter into one or more bond purchase contracts with underwriters selected from the City’s pool of pre-qualified underwriters subject to a competitive procurement process and in accordance with the City’s policies and procedures with respect thereto, subject to the limits on underwriters’ compensation set forth in the resolution. The Commission resolution will approve the issuance of: Water Revenue Bonds, 2023 Sub-Series A Bonds (Regional Water & Local Water) to fund and refund Regional and Local Water capital improvements; 2023 Sub-Series B Bonds (Hetch Hetchy Water) to fund Hetch Hetchy Water capital improvements; fund capitalized interest to mitigate short-term budget impact of borrowing; approve the form of and authorize the execution and delivery of, related documents; and authorize the General Manager to negotiate the sale of the 2023 Water Bonds in one or more series of bonds, as the General Manager determines is in the best financial interest of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, subject to the terms of the Commission resolution. (Hom)
9. Authorize the Issuance of Water Revenue Bonds, 2023 Series C (Refunding) (Water System Improvement Program (WSIP)) (Green Bonds) and 2023 Sub-Series D Bonds (Refunding) (Local Water) (collectively, the 2023 Water Refunding Bonds) to current or advance refund up to $1.728 billion of all or a portion of the outstanding 2015 Series A, 2016 Series A, 2017 Series D, 2019 Series A, 2019 Series C, 2020 Series E, and 2020 Series G Bonds, subject to prevailing market conditions at time of sale. The Commission resolution will approve the refunding bond sale as follows: the Water Revenue Bonds, 2023 Sub-Series C Bonds (Refunding) (WSIP) (Green Bonds) to current or advance refund certain outstanding 2015 Series A, 2016 Series A, 2017 Series D, 2019 Series A, and 2020 Series E Bonds for debt service savings; and the Water Revenue Bonds, 2023 Sub-Series Series D Bonds (Refunding) (Local Water) to refund certain outstanding 2019 Series C and 2020 Series G for debt service savings if such bonds are tendered by investors; and approve the form of, and authorize the execution and delivery of, related documents; and authorize the General Manager to negotiate the sale of the 2023 Water Refunding Bonds, as the General Manager determines is in the best financial interest of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, subject to the terms of the Commission resolution. (Hom)
10. Adopt a resolution in support of transparency, environmental accountability, and labor standards for the Joint Power Agency, California Community Power Agency to improve its workforce, environment, and environmental justice practices in energy procurements; and direct the General Manager to cause a copy of the resolution to be transmitted to the California Community Power Agency. The SFPUC’s CleanPowerSF program is a member of the California Community Power Agency. (Hale)
11. Approve CleanPowerSF’s payment of its share of on-going general and administrative costs for its participation in the California Community Power Agency, for an amount not-to-exceed $100,000 per year, adjusted by 5% per year, for a period of 25 years, and authorizing the General Manager to seek Board of Supervisors approval. (Hale)
12. Approve the First Amendment of the Individual Water Sale Contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the City of Redwood City, and the First Amendment of the Individual Water Sale Contract between San Francisco and California Water Service Company (Cal Water), to (1) adjust the boundaries of the service areas where Redwood City and Cal Water may, respectively, use or sell water delivered by San Francisco, and (2) revise the lists of both Redwood City and Cal Water’s interties with other water systems, in accordance with the 2021 Amended and Restated Water Supply Agreement. (Ritchie)
13. Communications (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) 2009 Water Supply Agreement Update
e) Minimum Purchase Requirements for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 f) Streetlight Program Update
g) Water Supply Conditions Update
14. 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.
15. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
16. Adjournment.
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