SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, May 28, 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 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.
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Commissioners
Tim Paulson, President
Anthony Rivera, Vice President
Newsha Ajami
Kate H. Stacy
Dennis J. Herrera
General Manager
Cirilo Espinoza
Acting 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 May 14, 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. Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Report (discussion only)
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Award Contract No. WD-2903, Site Remediation at 520 John Muir Drive Phase 2, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Anvil Builders, Inc., in the amount of $2,186,888 and with a duration of 120 consecutive calendar days, to demolish relic structures and remediate residual contaminated soils beneath and around the structures onsite and adopt findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act including a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. (Ritchie)
b) Award Contract No. WW-751, As-Needed Sewer Inspection (FY24) to the sole responsible bidder that submitted a responsive bid, Pipe and Plant Solutions, Inc., in the amount of $2,972,000 and with a duration of 380 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and one month), in accordance with San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.23(c)(2), to inspect existing sewers on an as-needed basis, at locations to be determined by Wastewater Enterprise, throughout the City and County of San Francisco. (Robinson) c) Award Contract Nos. PRO.0291 A, B, C, and D, As-Needed Professional Energy Engineering Consulting Services, to Veregy Pacific LLC (PRO.0291.A), kW Engineering, Inc. (PRO.0291.B), AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (PRO.0291.C), and Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. (PRO.0291.D) each for an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and with a duration of five years. (Spaulding)
d) Approve an increase of 90 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract No. WW-719A, Folsom Area Stormwater Improvements – SOMA and Mission Districts Sewer Replacement, with Mitchell Engineering for a new contract duration limit of up to 557 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and seven months), due to discovering a conflicting third-party facility in the field that was larger than what was indicated on available record drawings and also due to delays in construction submittals and material procurement leading to a delay in completion of the contract work, with no change to the contract amount. (Robinson)
e) Approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. PRO.0028, New Headworks Facility Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services, with HDR Engineering, Inc., to increase the contract amount by $4,680,626, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $31,680,626, and to increase the contract duration by one year, for a total contract duration of eight years and six months, to reflect the re-scoping efforts and increased level of staffing needed to complete construction Contract No. WW-628, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant New Headworks Facility, subject to Board of Supervisors approval under Charter Section 9.118. (Robinson)
f) Accept work performed by Wilson Utility Construction Company under Contract No. HH-1007, Transmission Line 7/8 Upgrades, for a total contract amount of $24,197,640 and a total contract duration of 617 consecutive calendar days; and authorize final payment to contractor. (Ritchie)
g) Accept work performed by Hernandez Engineering under Contract No. WD-2819, As-Needed Water Main Replacement At Various Locations, No. 2; approve Modification No. 5 (Final) decreasing the contract amount by $3,888,160, for a total contract amount of $6,911,683 to adjust the final contract quantities to match the actual quantities, with no change to the contract duration for a total contract duration of 1,825 consecutive calendar days (approximately five years); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson)
REGULAR CALENDAR
8. Award Contract No. CS-1411, Collection Agreement to the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, to provide technical support for watershed management for the Alameda Creek, San Mateo Creek, and Pilarcitos Creek watersheds in an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000, and with a duration of five years. (Ritchie)
9. Award Contract No. PW-011, Bay Corridor Transmission and Distribution Phase 4 and Water Improvements, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Mitchell Engineering, in the amount of $15,471,259, and with a duration of 610 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and eight months) to extend the electrical distribution system, replace low pressure water mains, and extend and modernize the Emergency Firefighting Water System in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood. 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)
10. Award Contract No. WW-753, Hayes Valley Sewer Improvements, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Precision Engineering, Inc., in the amount $10,842,325 and with a duration of 420 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and two months), to rehabilitate and replace large diameter sewers and laterals on specified streets within the City and County of San Francisco. 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)
11. Authorize the General Manager to consent, on behalf of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, to the Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Stonestown NW Parcel LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Stonestown Shopping Center, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Stonestown Anchor Acquisition, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as it relates to matters under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; and adopt findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, including a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation and Monitoring and Reporting Program. (Flynn)
12. Authorize the General Manager to approve a Renewable Power Purchase Agreement for CleanPowerSF with IP Easley LLC in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000, for a duration of 10 years; and authorize the General Manager to seek approval from the Board of Supervisors to execute the Power Purchase Agreement, under Charter Section 9.118. (Hale)
13. Approve Amendment No. 6 to Contract No. CS-1408, Multi-Party Cost Share Agreement for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project Planning, with Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 7, Alameda County Water District, Contra Costa Water District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Grassland Water District, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Santa Clara Valley Water District, and the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Joint Powers Authority, to extend the Agreement duration by 12 months, resulting in a new total Agreement duration of six years and four months, with no change to the Agreement’s not-to-exceed amount, due to additional delays in the negotiation and execution of project-related contracts with the California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and permits with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, as well as other institutional challenges. (Ritchie)
14. Approve modifications to the Onsite Water Reuse Grant Program that: (1) lower the potable water offset thresholds that dictate eligibility for certain levels of grant funding while keeping the funding levels the same to better align with the fact that grant projects may not have completed construction, be ready to operate the onsite water system, and achieve the potable water offsets until two years after the grant agreement is executed, and yet projects costs remain the same, as follows: (a) projects that replace at least 3,600,000 gallons of SFPUC water over the 10-year grant agreement would be eligible for up to $200,000; (b) projects that replace at least 8,000,000 gallons of SFPUC water over the 10-year grant agreement would be eligible for up to $500,000; and (c) projects that replace at least 24,000,000 gallons of SFPUC water over the 10-year grant agreement would be eligible for up to $1 million; (2) require grant projects to be constructed, operational, and offsetting SFPUC water use within two years of the dated grant agreement; (3) clarify the process for disbursing grant funds; (4) clarify the insurance, prevailing wage, and Local Business Enterprise (LBE) Ordinance requirements; (5) require that the grantee be the property owner for the project site; and (6) make non-substantive corrections or modifications to the Grant Program Rules. (Ritchie)
15. Communications (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Annual Hetch Hetchy Power and CleanPowerSF Power Source Disclosure Report Filing to the CA Energy Commission
c) Contract Advertisement Report
d) Correspondence Log
e) FY 2022-23 SFPUC Green Bond Reports
f) Onsite Water Reuse Program Update – FY 22/23
g) Quarterly Report for Resolution No. 095-23, approving Amendment No. 2 to Contract No.
PR0.0152, Power Scheduling Coordination and Related Support Services, with APX Inc. h) Quarterly Report to the Board of Supervisors on the Status of Applications to PG&E for Electric Service
i) Water Supply Conditions Update
16. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
17. Adjournment
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