SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, September 24, 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
SFPUC September 24, 2024 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 6 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. 311 Free Language Assistance: 免費語言協助/ Ayuda gratuita con el idioma / Бесплатная помощь переводчиков / Trợ giúp Thông dịch Miễn phí / Assistance linguistique gratuite / 無料の言語支援/ 무료 언어 / 지원 / คว“มช◌ว ◌่ ยเหลอ◌◌ืท“งภ“ษ“โดยไมเ◌◌่ ส’ยคาใชจ◌ ◌้าย / Libreng tulong para sa wikang Tagalog ยเหลอ◌◌ื
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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.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the Minutes of September 10, 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) FY 2023-24 Q4, Quarterly Budget Status Report
b) Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program Quarterly Report c) SFPUC Employee Retirement Recognitions for 25+ Years of Service d) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
6. Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Report
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. CS-1101, Software as a Service Agreement, with Yardi Systems, Inc., to increase the contract amount by $210,649 for a new total contract amount of $725,938, and to add a tenant insurance compliance module to the contract’s software subscription services. (Flynn)
b) Award Contract No. WD-2844, 12-Inch Ductile Iron Water Main Installation on Parnassus Avenue, from Stanyan Street to 6th Avenue, on Lawton Street from 7th Avenue to Funston Avenue, and Various Street Locations, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Basset Engineering, in the amount of $8,118,045 and with a duration of 616 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and 8 eight months), to install water mains in the Sunset District 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) c) Accept work performed by D’Arcy & Harty Construction, Inc., under Contract No. WW-724, Panhandle and Inner Sunset Large Diameter Sewer Rehabilitation; approve Modification No. 1 (Final) decreasing contract amount by $3,801,235, for a new total contract amount of $6,136,120, with no change to contract duration, for a total contract duration of 515 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and five months), to reduce scope from the contract and to adjust the final contract amount to the value of actual contract quantities completed; and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson) d) Approve Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-90, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties with SFPUC September 24, 2024 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 4 of 6 GSW Construction, Inc., to increase the contract duration by one year, for a total contract duration of three years, to allow additional time to complete ongoing facility and asset improvements. (Robinson)
e) Award Contract No. WW-755, Sunnydale Pump Station Safety Improvements, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Anvil Builders, Inc., in the amount of $8,069,600, and with a duration of 1,155 consecutive calendar days (approximately three years and two months), to address water intrusion, health and safety conditions, and security issues at the Sunnydale Pump Station. 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
8. Authorize the General Manager to execute an Installment Sale Agreement to secure a Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan for the Wastewater Enterprise New Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant project in an amount not to exceed $120,300,000, with a Water Recycling Grant of up to $8,000,000 (Hom)
9. Authorize the General Manager to execute an Installment Sale Agreement to secure a Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan for the Wastewater Enterprise Folsom Area Stormwater Improvement Project Phase 2 in an amount not to exceed $59,000,000, with a principal forgiveness (grant) amount of up to $5,000,000. (Hom)
10. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0168.B, Engineering Services for Transmission Pipelines, with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc., and AGS, Inc., Joint Venture, increasing the contract amount by $10,000,000, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $17,000,000, with no change to the contract duration, to provide additional engineering design and support services for five transmission pipeline capital improvement projects funded by the Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program, subject to Board of Supervisors approval under Charter Section 9.118. (Robinson)
11. Award Contract No. PRO.0239, New City Distribution Division Campus at 2000 Marin Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services, to Consor PMCM, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $10,720,500 and with a duration of four years and three months, to supplement San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Construction Management Bureau staff in overseeing the construction of the new CDD Campus at 2000 Marin Project, subject to the Board of Supervisors’ approval under San Francisco Charter Section 9.118. (Robinson)
12. COMMUNICATIONS (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) Water Supply Conditions Update
e) Annual Real Estate Update
f) FY 2024-25 and 2025-26 Budget, Final Changes Since Adoption
13. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
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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(d), San Francisco Administrative Code §67.10(d)):
Gabriel Perez, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court Case No.: CGC-23-605191
Date Filed: March 16, 2023
Proposed settlement of a wrongful death claim with the City and County of San Francisco to pay plaintiffs $1,500,000 in exchange for a full and final release, subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (action item) (Bregman)
Following Closed Session, the Commission will reconvene in Open Session
17. Announcement following Closed Session
18. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussion during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
19. Adjournment
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