SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, February 13, 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 PM (noon), the day before the Commission meeting at [email protected] or 415-554-3165. 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 the January 22, 2024 Special Meeting; January 23, 2024 Regular Meeting; January 26 Special Meeting; January 29 Special Meeting; and February 2, 2024 Special Meeting
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) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Award Contract No. PRO.0163(R), Engineering Services for the Emergency Firefighting Water System and City’s Water Distribution System, to Lee + RO, Inc. and AGS, Inc. Joint Venture in the amount not-to-exceed $8,000,000, and with a duration of eight years, to provide engineering design and support services for the Water Enterprise Emergency Firefighting Water System and its Linear Assets Management Program. (Robinson) b) Award Contract No. WD-2893, Sunol Valley Chemical Facility Improvements, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Anvil Builders Inc., in the amount of $9,348,500 and with a duration of 660 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and 10 months), to provide improvements at the Sunol Valley Chloramination Facility, including rehabilitation of the fluoride feed facility, system integration with the Sunol Dechlorination Facility, upgrading the main programmable logic controller, and replacing chemical metering pumps. (Robinson)
c) Award Contract No. WD-2895, San Francisco Zoo Recycled Water Project, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Basset Engineering, in the amount of $2,175,723 and with a duration of 425 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and two months). (Robinson)
d) Award Contract No. WW-749, Channel Pump Station Bar Screen Replacement to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Western Water Constructors, Inc., in the amount of $8,675,000 with a duration of 990 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and nine months), to repair and replace existing wastewater process equipment at the Channel Pump Station. (Robinson)
REGULAR CALENDAR
7. Approve the Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding between San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the San Francisco Unified School District, with a duration of 40 years which establishes the partnership framework for the SFPUC’s installation and operation of various green infrastructure projects on SFUSD properties, subject to the approval by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the San Francisco Board of Education. (Prather)
8. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Biennial Operating Budget including the Revenue Transfer for Capital in the amount of $1,992,354,768 for FY 2024-25 and $2,110,646,439 for FY 2025-26. (Hom)
9. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Two-Year Capital Budget consisting of $1,784,912,774 for FY 2024-25 and $1,792,439,721 for FY 2025-26; and authorize the General Manager to seek Board of Supervisors approval for the issuance of (1) $1,035,007,350 aggregate principal amount of Water Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness, including commercial paper and State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans, (2) $1,715,671,086 aggregate principal amount of Wastewater Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness, including commercial paper and SRF loans, and (3) $292,825,860 aggregate principal amount of Power Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness, including commercial paper and loans, all subject to the terms of Charter Sections
9.107(6) and 9.107(8). (Hom)
10. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 10-Year Capital Plan for FY 2024-25 through FY 2033-34 totaling $11,811,605,094. (Hom)
11. Public hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 10-Year Financial Plan for FY 2024-25 through FY 2033-34. (Hom)
12. Communications (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) Annual Report on Dry Year Supply Progress Pursuant to AB1823 e) Water Supply Conditions Update
13. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
14. Public Comment on the matter to be addressed during Closed Session
15. 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
16. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), San Francisco Administrative Code §67.10(d)(1)):
Ralph Bower, et al v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court Case No.: CGC-23-605730
Date Filed: April 10, 2023
Proposed settlement of personal injury claims with the City and County of San Francisco to pay plaintiff Aidan Gauper $400,000 and plaintiff Cory Maryott $400,000 in exchange for full and final releases, subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (action item) (Bregman)
17. Announcement following Closed Session
18. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
19. Adjournment
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