SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, February 27, 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.
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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 February 13, 2024
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) Quarterly Audit and Performance Review Report
b) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Award Contract No. HH-1010, Moccasin Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement, to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc., in the amount of $7,507,640, and with a duration of 940 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and seven months) to replace the aging wastewater treatment plant in Moccasin, CA. 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)
b) Award Contract No. HH-1012, San Joaquin Pipeline Valve and Safe Entry Improvements Phase 2A, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc., in the amount of $5,602,000, and with a duration of 421 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and two months), to replace crossover and inline valves associated with San Joaquin Pipeline No. 1 at the Pelican, Emery, and Roselle crossover vaults. (Robinson)
c) Approve Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-81, General Engineering (A-License) for San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties with Yerba Buena Engineering & Construction, Inc., to increase the Contract by one year for a total Contract duration of three years, with no change to the Contract amount, for additional time to complete ongoing facility and asset improvements. (Robinson) d) Approve Modification No. 2 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-83R, General Building (B License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties with Rubecon Builders, Inc. to increase the duration by one year for a total Contract duration of three years, with no change to the Contract amount, for additional time to complete ongoing facility and asset improvements. (Robinson)
e) Approve Modification No. 2 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-87, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy with Sinclair General Engineering Construction, Inc. to increase the duration by one year for a total Contract duration of three years, with no change to the Contract amount, for additional time to complete ongoing facility and asset improvements. (Robinson) f) Amend Contract No. PRO.0118, As-Needed Water Resources Professional Services (Contract), with Carollo Engineers/Water Resources Engineering Joint Venture, to extend the Contract duration by one year to provide for continued water resources professional services, for a new total Contract duration of six years, with no change to the Contract amount. (Ritchie)
g) Approve the novation of Contract No. PUC-0002.C, Master As-Needed Security System Maintenance and Integration Services from Ojo Technology, Inc., to DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., DBA Convergint Technologies LLC. (Flynn) h) Award Contract No. WD-2878B, Regional Groundwater Storage and Recovery Phase 2B, to the sole responsible bidder that submitted a responsive bid, JMB Construction, Inc., in the amount of $6,478,750 and with a duration of 900 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and six months), in accordance with San Francisco Administrative Code section
6.23(c)(2), to install a groundwater pump system and appurtenances at the South San Francisco Main Well. (Robinson)
i) Approve an increase in the amount of $3,000,000 to the contract cost contingency and an increase of 540 calendar days (approximately one year and six months) to the contract duration contingency for Contract No. WW-645R, Westside Pump Station Reliability Improvements, with Anvil Builders, Inc., increasing the contract amount up to a not-to-exceed amount of $56,161,130 and increasing the contract duration up to 1,662 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years and seven months), to address future potential change orders due to unforeseen site civil, structural, instrumentation & control, and electrical work and for anticipated PG&E electric service delays. (Robinson) j) Accept work performed by Cratus, Inc., under Contract No. WW-731, Various Locations Brick Sewer Improvements; approve Modification No. 4 (Final) decreasing the contract amount by $606,153, for a total Contract amount of $10,187,149 and decrease the Contract duration by 10 consecutive calendar days for a new total Contract duration of 410 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and two months); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson)
REGULAR CALENDAR
7. Approve Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. CS-109, Specialized Engineering Services for Recycled Projects with Kennedy Jenks Consultants, Inc./Brahman Sheikh Water Reuse Consulting/Water Resources Engineering, Inc., a Joint Venture, to increase the contract amount by $1,000,000, for a new total contract amount of $10,950,000, and to increase the contract duration by three years, for a new total contract duration of 16 years and six months, due to a delay in the project schedule for the Westside Enhanced Water Recycling Project resulting from the premature failure of critical equipment, and to provide continued engineering support during construction and the treatment facility commissioning process, subject to Board of Supervisors approval under Charter Section 9.118. (Robinson)
8. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to define the parties’ roles and responsibilities for the San Francisco Zoo Recycled Water Project; and authorize the General Manager to take such actions deemed necessary or appropriate to implement or modify the MOU. (Ritchie)
9. Approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Santa Clara Valley Water District for Long-Term Operation and Maintenance of the Intertie located in Milpitas subject to Board of Supervisors approval under San Francisco Charter Section 9.118. (Ritchie)
10. Approve an Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding (Amended and Restated MOU) between the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to continue to provide utility services for Naval Station Treasure Island, for an initial two-year term, with an option exercisable by the General Manager and the TIDA Director to extend the Amended and Restated MOU up to an additional six years. (Flynn)
11. Accept and expend federal funds sourced from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and administered by the State Water Resources Control Board to provide assistance to eligible residential and commercial customers who accrued water and/or wastewater arrears or received discounts for water and/or wastewater services during the extended COVID-19 pandemic period from June 16, 2021 to December 31, 2022, in the approximate amount of $23.3 million. (Hom)
12. Approve credit facility for the Wastewater Enterprise Interim Funding Program in the principal amount of $150,000,000 in the form of (1) an Amended and Restated Fee Agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, for a term of five years, and (2) a Second Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement. (Hom)
13. Approve the form of Amendment 4 to the Credit Agreement and associated amended and restated Fee Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association with an initial not-to-exceed commitment amount of $75,000,000 and extend the term of the agreement by three years for a total duration of nine years to provide credit support for the CleanPowerSF Program to meet anticipated revisions to the financial security requirements of the California Public Utilities Commission; and authorize the General Manager to negotiate final terms and execute the Amendment to Credit Agreement and associated amended and restated Fee Agreement, subject to Board of Supervisors approval of the ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8-18 in Board of Supervisors File No. 171172. (Hom)
14. Discussion and possible action to adopt a meeting procedure to allow members of the public to offer remote public comment whenever public comment is called during a regular or special meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. (Paulson)
15. Communications (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) Annual CleanPowerSF Report
e) Quarterly Report to the Board of Supervisors on the Status of Applications to PG&E for Electric Service
f) Water Supply Conditions Update
16. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
17. Adjournment
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