SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, August 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 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.
Members of the public are encouraged to provide public comment by email. Send an email to [email protected] by 4 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.
REMOTE MEETING ACCESS
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Commissioners
Tim Paulson, President
Anthony Rivera, Vice President
Newsha Ajami
Kate H. Stacy
Dennis J. Herrera
General Manager
Tiffany Lennear
Director of Commission Affairs
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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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 June 25, 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) SFPUC Human Resources Update
b) Water System Improvement Program Quarterly Report
c) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. PRO.0174, Cooperative Agreement with The Energy Council for CleanPowerSF’s participation in the Bay Area Regional Heat Pump Water Heater Contractor Incentive Program, increasing the contract amount by $750,000 and extending the contract duration by nine days, for a new not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,200,000 and a new contract duration of three years, one month, and nine days. (Hale) b) Approve Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. CS-388, River Ecosystem Science Support Services, with McBain Associates, increasing the contract amount by $215,000, and extending the contract duration by six months, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $2,815,000 and a total contract duration of 10 years, to continue to provide hydrologic, geomorphic, biological, and other related river ecosystem science support services on an as-needed basis. (Ritchie) c) Authorize the use of $1,500,000 for implementation of the Tuolumne River Mainstem Channel Restoration Upstream of Old La Grange Bridge Project. (Ritchie) d) Award Contract No. HH-1015, O’Shaughnessy Dam Drainage and Miscellaneous Improvements, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc., in the amount of $5,285,955, and with a duration of 360 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year), to improve drainage and safe access within O’Shaughnessy Dam, located in Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County. (Robinson)
e) Award Contract No. PRO.0187, Regional Groundwater Treatment Improvements Project to Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc.- AGS, Inc., Joint Venture, to provide specialized engineering planning, design, and construction support services, for an amount not to exceed $9,000,000 and with a duration of eight years. (Robinson) f) Accept work performed by J. Flores Construction Company, Inc., under Contract No. WW-699, As-Needed Spot Sewer Replacement No. 42, for a total contract amount of $10,396,690 and a total contract duration of 474 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and four months); and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson) g) Approve an increase of $2,150,000 to the cost contingency for Design Build Contract No.
DB-121R2, Moccasin Powerhouse Generator Rehabilitation, with General Electric Renewable Energy, to include improvements to the generator fire protection system, anticipated changes based on lessons learned from the first unit rehabilitation performed during the last outage, and unforeseen modifications that may be required to complete the second generator rehabilitation work, for a revised cost limit up to $31,048,985, with no change to the contract duration. (Robinson)
h) Approve an increase of 368 calendar days (approximately one year) to the duration contingency for Design Build Contract No. DB-130, Bay Corridor Transmission and Distribution (BCTD) – Phase 3 (2019), with Beta Engineering California, LP., for a revised duration limit of up to 1,847 consecutive calendar days (approximately five years), with no change to the contract amount, for administrative purposes, to allow the completion of contractor-delayed construction activities and commissioning/testing to mitigate the risk of unplanned outages, and to repair recently discovered leaks at the Gas Insulated Switchgear and Transformers. The additional time duration is necessary for Staff to administer the contract while the contractor completes redesign and installation of the vehicle gate for site security, restores pavement and installs new landscaping, and closes-out punch-list items and provide documentation following Davidson Ave Substation energization. (Robinson) i) Approve an increase of $300,000 to the cost contingency and an increase of 151 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract No. HH-1005, San Joaquin Pipeline Valve and Safe Entry Improvements: Phase 1A, with Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc., for a revised cost limit of $16,179,454 (including contingency) and a revised duration limit of 1088 calendar days (approximately three years), due to longer lead time to procure additional 15 large diameter valves for Phase 2, to perform more robust quality assurance inspections of the new valves, and to complete the work during the upcoming 2024-2025 outage. (Robinson)
j) Approve an increase of 610 calendar days (approximately one year and nine months) to the duration contingency for Contract No. WD-2861, Auxiliary Water Supply System Clarendon Supply 2019, with Mitchell Engineering, for a revised duration limit of up to 1,489 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years), with no change to the contract amount, to address concurrent delays due to installation and testing of the mechanical system including gate valves and actuators; repairs for water intrusion at the flow meter vault; and completion of punch-list items, including: field coating of valves, drainage rerouting, additional pavement restoration, procurement and delivery of spare parts, preparation of as-built drawings, and administrative close-out documentation. (Robinson) k) Approve an increase of 107 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract No.
WW-735, Various Locations Main Sewer Inspection No. 1, with Pipe and Plant Solutions, Inc., for a revised duration limit (including contingency) of up to 470 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and four months), due to unforeseen conditions such as protruding sewer laterals within the existing main sewer, which delayed the progression of the inspection work, with no change to the contract amount. (Robinson)
REGULAR CALENDAR
7. Approve the terms and conditions and issue a five-year lease, plus two, 2-year option terms with Three BG Investments, LLC, as the landlord, for the City and County of San Francisco, through its Public Utilities Commission, as the tenant, to use storage and office space, a parking lot and an outdoor yard at 19500 Nugget Boulevard, Sonora, California at an initial annual Base Rent of $169,218 with three percent (3%) annual increases. (Flynn)
8. Approve the terms and conditions and authorize the General Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Easement Deeds with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals for the acquisition of (i) a 441-square-foot easement for an underground water pipeline and associated appurtenances; (ii) a 1,273-square-foot easement for electrical utilities and associated appurtenances; (iii) an 824-square-foot temporary construction easement; and (iv) a 1,886- square-foot temporary construction easement across a portion of San Mateo County Assessor’s Parcel No. 010-292-450, known as 1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, California 94080 for $266,100, subject to Board of Supervisors’ and Mayor’s approval. (Flynn)
9. Adopt the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); approve Project No. 10037249, City Distribution Division (CDD) Campus at 2000 Marin, to replace facilities at 1990 Newcomb Avenue; and authorize staff to proceed with actions necessary to implement the Project, including issuance of the Notice-to-Proceed for the Construction Phase pursuant to the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) Contract No. WD-2879R. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of CEQA, pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code section 31.04(h). (Robinson)
10. Communications (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) Green Infrastructure Grant Program: Board of Supervisors Update e) Power Quarterly Report on Delegated Authority Contracts Pursuant to Administrative Code Section 21.43
f) Water Supply Conditions Update
11. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
12. Public Comment on the matter to be addressed during Closed Session
13. 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
14. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing litigation (Government Code §54956.9, Administrative Code §67.10(d)(1)).
Proposed settlements of unlitigated claims for property damage resulting from the September 10, 2023, break of a water transmission pipeline at the intersection of Fillmore and Green Streets, with the City to pay the claimants the settlement amounts listed below, each in exchange for a full and final release. This approval is final under the delegated authority granted by the Board of Supervisors (Ordinance No. 20-24 (File No. 231273)). (Bregman) Claim No. Date Filed Claimant Proposed Settlement
Amount
24-00847 November 2, 2023 Chelsea Motor Inn $42,111.60
Following Closed Session, the Commission will reconvene in Open Session
15. Announcement following Closed Session
16. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
17. Adjournment
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