SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, August 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 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 August 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 FY 2023-24 Q4 b) Recent Wastewater Enterprise Bond Sale Results
c) Capital Financing Plan FY 2024-25
d) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. PRO.0165, PUC As-Needed Lab Analytical (Contract), with Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC, increasing the contract amount by $1,800,000 and extending the contract duration by four years, for total not-to-exceed contract amount of $6,300,000 and a total contract duration of nine years, to provide for continued specialized analytical services to meet current and new regulatory compliance requirements with the California State Water Resources Control Board and other regulatory agencies. (Ritchie)
b) Award Contract No. PRO.0227(R2).A-D, As-Needed Power Operations Support Agreements, to Siemens Industry, Inc. (PRO.0227 (R2).D), each for an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000 and with a duration of five years, to provide specialized professional services for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Power Enterprise. (Hale) c) Accept work performed by Ranger Pipelines Inc., under Contract No. WD-2890R, Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 Slip Lining at Lafayette Street, for a total contract amount of $5,818,356 and a total contract duration of 379 consecutive calendar days; and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson)
d) Award Job Order Contract No. JOC-107, General Engineering (A License) Construction, Micro-LBE Set-Aside, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties, in the amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000, with a guaranteed minimum task order opportunity amount of $50,000, and a duration of two years, to the sole responsible bidder that submitted a responsive bid, Angotti & Reilly, Inc., to perform A licensed general engineering construction work on San Francisco Public Utilities Commission systems and operations around the Bay Area. (Robinson)
e) Award Job Order Contract No. JOC-108, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties, in the amount not-to-exceed $5,000,000, with a guaranteed minimum task order opportunity amount of $50,000, and a duration of two years, to the sole responsible bidder that submitted a responsive bid, Anvil Builders Inc., to perform A licensed general engineering construction work on San Francisco Public Utilities Commission systems and operations around the Bay Area. (Robinson) f) Accept work performed by Cal State Constructors under Contract No. WD-2871, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant and Chlorination Facility Aqua Ammonia Structural Repairs and Tank Replacement, for a total contract amount of $2,045,523 and a total contract duration of 787 consecutive calendar days; and authorize final payment to contractor. (Robinson)
g) Award Contract No. WW-747, Seacliff Avenue Pump Station & Force Main Upgrade and Seacliff 1 Pump Station Demolition to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Minerva Construction, Inc., in the amount of $5,777,000, and with a duration of 560 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and seven months), to replace the existing Seacliff 1 Pump Station with a new underground pump station located on Seacliff Avenue. 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)
REGULAR CALENDAR
7. Adopt policy (1) delegating authority to the General Manager to award and amend certain types of contracts, grants, leases, and other agreements and (2) providing instructions for which types of Commission actions on contracts, grants, leases, and other agreements will be heard on the Commission’s consent calendar or the regular calendar, which policy shall supersede and replace in full earlier delegations. (Flynn)
8. Approve the terms and conditions and authorize the General Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement and Easement Deed with Sunol Glen Unified School District for the acquisition of a 4,008-square-foot easement for an underground water pipeline and associated appurtenances and a 34,834-square-foot temporary construction easement on and across a portion of Alameda County Assessor’s Parcel No. 096-0155-004-01, known as 11601 Main Street, Sunol, California, for $35,000, subject to Board of Supervisors’ and Mayor’s approval. (Flynn)
9. Approve the appropriation of Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response 2010 and 2014 General Obligation Bonds interest earnings, in the aggregate amount of $6,180,354, for the Emergency Firefighting Water System; and authorize the General Manager to submit a capital project supplemental appropriation ordinance to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors. (Hom)
10. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0138.C, Engineering Services for Dams and Reservoirs, with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., increasing the contract amount by $9,000,000, with no change to the contract duration, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $20,000,000 and a total contract duration of 11 years, to continue providing planning, design, and engineering support of improvements to various San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Enterprise Dam and Reservoir facilities, subject to Board of Supervisors approval under Charter Section 9.118. (Robinson)
11. Public Hearing to approve the Irrigation Controller Rebate Program and adopt Rules and Regulations to allow the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to promote outdoor water efficiency in its retail service area, by issuing rebates to customers that purchase and install U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense-labeled weather- or soil moisture-adjusting irrigation controllers. (Ritchie)
12. Communications (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) Water Supply Conditions Update
e) Water System Improvement Program Quarterly Report
f) Quarterly Report to the Board of Supervisors on the Status of Applications to PG&E for Electric Service
g) Quarterly Report on Contracts awarded by the General Manager Pursuant to Delegated Authority
h) Quarterly Report Resolution No. 095-23, approving Amendment No. 2 to Contract No.
PR0.0152, Power Scheduling Coordination and Related Support Services, with APX Inc.
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 matters 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, Administrative Code §67.10(d)(1)):
Brian McSharry and City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco Public Utilities Commission)
Claim for Replacement or Repair of Stolen or Damaged Equipment, Property or Prostheses:
Non-Uniform Employees And Officers (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 10.25-9) Date of Claim: July 3, 2024
Proposed replacement cost for personal property stolen from employee while in the line of duty, in the amount of $2,117.88. Action to approve payment subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (Bregman)
Following Closed Session, the Commission will reconvene in Open Session
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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