SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REVISED
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 28, 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 Members of the public attending the meeting in person will have an opportunity to provide public comment on every action or discussion item. Remote public participation is available for individuals who cannot attend in person due to disability by making a request to the Commission Secretary by 12 PM (noon) the day before the Commission meeting at [email protected] or 415-554-3165.
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.
Commissioners
Tim Paulson, President
Anthony Rivera, Vice President
Sophie Maxwell
Newsha Ajami
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 for individuals who cannot attend in person due to disability by making a request to the Commission Secretary by 12:00 PM (noon) the day before the Commission meeting at [email protected] or 415-554-3165. 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.
Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance: Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Administrator, by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.4689; by phone at 554.7724; by fax at 554.7854; or by email at [email protected]. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at http://www.sfgov.org.
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Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code §2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site at www.sfgov.org/ethics.
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 November 14, 2023
4. 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.
5. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Green Bond Update
b) Quarterly Audit and Performance Review Report
c) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Accept work performed by Anvil Builders, Inc. under Contract No. DB-129.2, Bay Corridor Transmission and Distribution – Phase 2 (2019) South; approve Modification No. 28 (Final) increasing the Contract duration by 575 calendar days (one year and seven months), to complete closeout punch-list items including prepare reports and supporting documentation, procure and reinstall communication vault lids, and finalize grounding system equipment calibration and testing for continuity, for a total Contract amount of $32,198,777 and a total Contract duration of 1,080 consecutive calendar days (approximately three years); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson)
b) Accept work performed by Big Valley Electric, under Contract No. HH-1003R, Moccasin Powerhouse Generator Step-up Transformer Installation, for a total Contract amount of $3,730,101 and a total Contract duration of 750 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson) c) Award Job Order Contract No. JOC-104, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, 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 a responsive bid, Peterson Excavation, Inc., to perform A-licensed general engineering construction work on San Francisco Public Utilities Commission systems and operations around Hetch Hetchy. (Robinson)
d) Accept work performed by M Squared Construction, Inc. under Contract No. WD-2616, 8- Inch Ductile Iron Water Main Replacement on Baker Street from Geary Boulevard to Broadway Street and on Sutter Street from Divisadero Street to Presidio Avenue, for a total Contract amount of $3,881,257 and a total Contract duration of 677 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and 10 months); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson)
e) Approve an increase of 365 calendar days to the Contract duration contingency for Contract No. WW-697, As-Needed Main Sewer Replacement No. 8, with JDB & Sons Construction, Inc., for a new Contract duration limit of up to 1,495 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years and one month), with no change to Contract amount for Staff to continue issuing contract service orders and allow Contractor to perform as-needed replacement of existing sewer pipelines. (Robinson)
REGULAR CALENDAR
7. Approve the Amended and Updated Water Enterprise Level of Service Goals and Objectives which were originally approved in 2008 as part of the Water System Improvement Program Environmental Impact Report. (Ritchie)
8. Approve Power Enterprise Levels of Service Goals and Objectives. (Hale)
9. Approve the Revised Water Supply Assessment for the proposed San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority Potrero Yard Modernization Project, pursuant to the State of California Water Code Section 10910 et seq., California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21151.9, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15155. (Ritchie)
10. Approve the Revised Water Supply Assessment for the proposed 655 4th Street Project, pursuant to the State of California Water Code Section 10910 et seq., California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21151.9, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15155. (Ritchie)
11. Approve Hetch Hetchy Power’s Updated Integrated Resource Plan (October 2023); and authorize the General Manager, or the General Manager’s designee, to submit the Updated Integrated Resource Plan to the California Energy Commission prior to April 30, 2024. (Hale)
12. Adopt affordability metrics for combined residential water and sewer bills (Affordability Policy), with a focus on typical and low-income customers. (Hom)
13. Authorize the General Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the San Francisco Airport Commission (the Airport or SFO), and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in an amount not-to-exceed $50,000,000, with a term starting December 4, 2023, through December 31, 2028, for the Airport to procure and manage Project Management Support Services and design-build services to replace two existing Airport Substation transformers with three new 55MVA transformers and other supporting electrical systems and for the SFPUC to reimburse the Airport for cost. 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 the Project is exempt from the CEQA. The Commission will rely on that determination to make its decision on this matter. (Hale)
14. Communications (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) Quarterly Report to the Board of Supervisors on the Status of Applications to PG&E for Electric Service
e) Water Supply Conditions Update
15. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
16. Public Comment on the matter to be addressed during Closed Session
17. Motion on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege regarding the matter listed below The Commission will go into Closed Session to discuss the following item:
CLOSED SESSION
18. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), San Francisco Administrative Code §67.10(d)(1)):
Shally Nguyen et al v. City and County of San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court Case No.: CGC-22-602620
Date Filed: October 22, 2022
Proposed settlement of existing litigation resulting from a vehicle collision with the City and County of San Francisco to pay Shally Nguyen $35,000.00 in exchange for a full and final release, subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (action item) (Bregman) Following Closed Session, the Commission will reconvene in Open Session
19. Announcement following Closed Session
20. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
21. Adjournment
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