SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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 December 12, 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) Wastewater Enterprise Capital Improvement Report including Southeast Area Major Projects Update including Biosolids and Headworks
b) Contract Performance and Delivery Methods
c) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve Contract No. CS-1412, Undertaking Water and Power Resource Studies, Mutual Aid, and Support Services within the Tuolumne River Watershed Memorandum of Understanding with Modesto Irrigation District and the Turlock Irrigation District in the amount not to exceed $2,000,000, with a duration of four years. (Ritchie) b) Award Contract No. HH-1009, San Joaquin Pipeline Valve and Safe Entry Improvements Phase 3 – Tesla Surge Tower, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Mountain Cascade, Inc., in the amount of $11,051,305, and with a duration of 452 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and three months) to build a surge tower and perform associated work at Tesla Portal at the western end of the San Joaquin Pipeline System. (Robinson)
c) Award Contract Nos. PRO.0254 A & B, Project Scheduling and Cost Control Staff Augmentation Services to CM Pros (PRO.0254.A) and PMA Consultants LLC and Dabri Joint Venture, Inc., (PRO.0254.B), each for an amount not to exceed $7,500,000, and each with a duration of eight years. (Robinson)
d) Award Contract No. PRO.0257(R), Underwater Tank Reservoir Inspection and Cleaning Services, to Underwater Resources, Inc., in an amount not-to-exceed $1,800,000 and with a duration of five years. 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 action. (Ritchie)
e) Accept work performed by M Squared Construction, Inc., under Contract No. WD-2811, 8- Inch and 16-Inch Ductile Iron Water Main Replacement on 17th Street from Clayton Street to Douglass Street and Various Side Streets; approve Modification No. 5 (Final) increasing the Contract amount by $145,274 for a total Contract amount of $7,481,120 and a total Contract duration of 952 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and eight months); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson) f) Approve an increase of $4,768,500 to the construction cost contingency for Contract No.
WD-2840, Southern Skyline Boulevard Ridge Trail Extension, with Gordon H. Ball, Inc, for a new contract cost limit of $27,344,289, with no change to the contract duration, to provide for the construction of a two-mile trail segment south of SR 92, trail drainage features, 50-car parking lot, restroom, signage, and security improvements, in addition to scope items included in the Contract as awarded. (Robinson)
g) Approve a 120 calendar day increase to the Contract duration contingency for Contract No.
WD-2871, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant and Chloramination Facility Aqua Ammonia Structural Repairs and Tank Replacement with Cal State Constructors, for a new Contract duration limit of up to 841 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and four months), to allow for procurement of new valve actuators that include position indicators similar to existing valves, with no change to the Contract amount. (Robinson) h) Accept work performed by The Professional Tree Care Company under Contract No. WD-2882, Trousdale Oaks Tree Removal Project; approve Modification No. 5 (Final) decreasing the Contract amount by $199,765, for a total Contract amount of $2,587,187 and a total Contract duration of 545 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and six months); and authorize final payment to the Contractor. (Robinson) i) Award Contract No. WD-2896, 12-Inch Ductile Iron Water Main Installation on Webster Street from Grove Street to Eddy Street, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, M. Squared Construction, Inc., in the amount of $1,468,962 and with a duration of 286 consecutive calendar days (approximately 10 months). 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 action. (Robinson)
7. Communications (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program Quarterly Report e) Water Supply Conditions Update
8. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
9. Public Comment on the matters to be addressed during Closed Session
10. Motion on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege regarding the matters listed below The Commission will go into Closed Session to discuss the following items:
CLOSED SESSION
11. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), San Francisco Administrative Code §67.10(d)(1)):
Mason Masuda v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court Case No.: CGC-23-606369
Date Filed: May 9, 2023
Proposed settlement of a personal injury claim with the City and County of San Francisco to pay Mason Masuda $9,000,000.00 in exchange for a full and final release, subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (action item) (Bregman)
12. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6 and Administrative Code Section 67.10(e)):
Designated representative: Commissioner Sophie Maxwell
Unrepresented Employee: General Manager
Anticipated issues under negotiation: Compensation (discussion only) Following Closed Session, the Commission will reconvene in Open Session
13. Announcement following Closed Session
14. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
15. Adjournment
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