SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
London N. Breed
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 12, 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
Kate H. Stacy, President
Joshua Arce, Vice President
Avni Jamdar
Stephen E. Leveroni
Dennis J. Herrera
General Manager
Tiffany Lennear
Director of Commission Affairs
SFPUC November 12, 2024 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 7 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 Director of Commission Affairs 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 Director of Commission Affairs 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.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the Minutes of October 22, 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) 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) Award Contract No. WW-729, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 17, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, J. Flores Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $8,108,502 and with a duration of 580 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and seven months) to replace/line existing sewers on specified streets in 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) b) Award Contract No. WW-740, Various Large Diameter Sewer Inspection No. 2, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Pipe & Plant Solutions, Inc., in the amount $2,947,000 and with a duration of 425 consecutive calendar days (approximately 1 year and 2 months), to inspect and clean large diameter sewers and laterals and to complete post-processing videos coding. (Robinson)
c) Award Contract No. WD-2876, 8-Inch Ductile Iron Water Main Replacement and 16-Inch Ductile Iron Water Main Installation on San Bruno Ave. from Campbell Ave. to Paul Ave. and on Blanken Ave. from Bayshore Blvd. to Executive Park Blvd., to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Cratus, Inc., in the amount of $11,474,011 with a duration of 634 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and nine months), to install water mains in the Portola and Visitacion Valley Districts 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)
d) Award Contract No. WD-2910, Procurement and Installation of Medium and Large Diameter SFPUC November 12, 2024 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 4 of 7 Valves for Regional Pipelines, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Anvil Builders, Inc., in the amount of $4,807,600, and with a duration of 1,435 consecutive calendar days (approximately three years and 11 months) to procure and install butterfly valves for water transmission pipelines in the Regional Water System. 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. Appoint President Kate Stacy to serve as a Commissioner on the San Joaquin Tributaries Authority Commission. (Ritchie)
9. Approve increases of $1,578,919 to the cost contingency and 542 days to the duration contingency for Contract No. WD-2868R, San Francisco Local Water As-Needed Paving (FY 21-24), with A. Ruiz Construction Company & Associates, Inc., for a revised cost limit of $20,785,500 and a revised duration of 1,825 consecutive calendar days, due to an ongoing need for as-needed paving services until SFPUC issues a replacement (new) contract. (Ritchie)
10. Approve Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-98, Electrical (C-10 License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties, with U.S. Electric Technologies, Inc., to increase the contract duration by three years for a total contract duration of five years and to increase the contract amount by $2,500,000 for a revised not-to-exceed contract amount of $7,500,000, for additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements. (Robinson)
11. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract No. PRO.0183, Residential Green Infrastructure Grant Program, with Greenprint Partners, increasing the contract amount by $500,000 for a new total contract amount of $645,000, and extending the contract duration by three years and nine months for a new total contract duration of five years and nine months, and increasing the scope of work to include additional neighborhoods for outreach and implementation; and approve Amendment No. 1 to the companion Grant Agreement No.
PRO.0183(G), Residential Green Infrastructure Grant Program, with Greenprint Partners, increasing the agreement amount by $700,000, for a new total agreement amount of $855,000, and extending the agreement duration by three years and nine months for a new total agreement duration of five years and nine months. (Prather)
12. Public hearing to consider and possible action to adopt amendments to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Social Impact Partnership Program Rules and Regulations, in conformance with the requirements of Charter Section 4.104 and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 21F, effective November 18, 2024. (Ordikhani)
13. Sunset COVID-19 pandemic procedures for water and sewer customer bill collection and delinquency actions, and resume normal business practices for shutoffs, liens, and fines; amend wastewater and water shutoff and lien policies to provide exemptions, subject to limitations, to (1) customers with an outstanding bill balance of $100 or less, (2) customers enrolled in the Customer Assistance Program, and (3) customers within defined Area Mean Income limits who qualify for extenuating circumstances. (Hom)
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14. COMMUNICATIONS (information only)
a) Advance Calendar
b) Contract Advertisement Report
c) Correspondence Log
d) Water Supply Conditions Update
e) SFPUC Green Infrastructure Grant Program Quarterly Update f) Annual Multi-Enterprise Climate Program Update
g) SFPUC Annual Surveillance Reports
15. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
16. Public Comment on the matter to be addressed during Closed Session
17. 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
18. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding anticipated litigation (Government Code § 54956.9(d), San Francisco Administrative Code § 67.10(d)):
James Hourihan v. City and County of San Francisco
Unlitigated Claim File No.: 25-00425
Date Filed: August 30, 2024
Proposed settlement of an unlitigated claim for property damage resulting from a ruptured water main with the City and County of San Francisco to pay James Hourihan $75,000 in exchange for a full and final release, subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (action item) (Bregman)
19. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing litigation (California Government Code, Section 54956.9(d)(1), and San Francisco Administrative Code, Section
67.10(d)(1)):
City and County of San Francisco v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. Supreme Court, Case No. 23-753, Certiorari granted May 28, 2024; City and County of San Francisco v.
California State Water Resources Control Board (Alameda Superior Court, Case No. RG-19042575, Filed October 30, 2019) (discussion only) (Bregman)
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20. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing litigation (California Government Code, Section 54956.9(d)(1), and San Francisco Administrative Code, Section
67.10(d)(1)):
U.S. v. City and County of San Francisco
(Northern District of California, Case No. 24-cv-2594, Filed May 1, 2024) (discussion only) (Bregman)
Following Closed Session, the Commission will reconvene in Open Session
21. Announcement following Closed Session
22. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussion during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
23. Adjournment
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