SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Daniel Lurie
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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.
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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 February 11, 2025 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 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.
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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For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252- 3112; web site at www.sfgov.org/ethics.
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.
SFPUC February 11, 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 3 of 6
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the Minutes of January 28, 2025
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. The Commission values civic engagement and encourages respectful communication at the public meeting. We ask that all public comment be made in a civil and courteous manner and that you refrain from the use of profanity. Thank you.
5. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
6. Fiscal Year 2023-24 Audited Financial Statements
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Award Contract WW-744, Seacliff 2 Pump Station and Force Main Upgrade, to Western Water Constructors, Inc., in the amount of $14,944,000 and with a duration of 720 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years), to repair and rehabilitate the existing Seacliff 2 Pump Station and construct a new force main. 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. Approve, in support of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Water Enterprise Interim Funding Program, the (1) form of First Amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement, dated May 1, 2021, with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100 million (exclusive of 270 days’ interest) and the form of related Amended and Restated Fee Agreement; (2) form of Reimbursement Agreement with PNC Bank in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150 million (exclusive of 270 days’ interest) and form of related Fee Agreement; (3) Form of First Amendment to Dealer Agreement; (4) Issuing and Paying Agent Agreement with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (US Bank); and (5) Offering Memorandum; and authorize the General Manager to enter into agreements with SMBC and PNC Bank for new Letters of Credit. (Hom)
9. Approve, in support of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Power Enterprise Interim Funding Program, the (1) form of Reimbursement Agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100 million (exclusive of 270 days’ interest) and form of related Fee Agreement; (2) form of Second Amended and Restated Issuing and Payment Agent Agreement; (3) form of First Amendment to SFPUC February 11, 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 4 of 6 Dealer Agreement; and (4) Offering Memorandum; and authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement with SMBC for a new Letter of Credit. (Hom)
10. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Operating Budget including the Revenue Transfer for Capital, with a reduction of $30,233,308, for a total amount of $2,127,237,927; and authorize the General Manager to submit a supplemental appropriation request to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors. (Hom)
11. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to authorize the General Manager to seek Board of Supervisors approval for the issuance of $1,054,138,857 aggregate principal amount of Water Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness, including commercial paper and State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans, an increase of $14,131,507 to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 debt authorization, subject to the terms of Charter Sections 9.107(6) and 9.107(8). (Hom)
12. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 10-Year Capital Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-26 through Fiscal Year 2034-35 totaling $11,062,520,691. (Hom)
13. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 10-Year Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-26 through Fiscal Year 2034-35. (Hom)
14. Ratify the termination of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement and the dissolution, winding up, and liquidation of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the terms of Authority Resolution No. 1-25-01, adopted on January 8, 2025, in response to Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project site owner Contra Costa Water District’s decision to end its participation in the Project. (Ritchie)
15. Award Contract No. CS-1263, Standard Renewable Gas Interconnection, to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, for an amount not to exceed $7,000,000, and with a duration of ten years, to obtain natural gas conveyance services, which require Pacific Gas & Electric Company to design, construct, install, and operate the facility required for pipeline injection of the renewable natural gas generated from the new digesters at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Southeast Treatment Plant. (Robinson)
16. Approve an increase of 560 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract No. WD-2717, College Hill Reservoir Outlet Structure and Pipeline, with Ranger Pipelines Incorporated, for a revised duration limit of up to 1,660 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years and seven months), with no change to the contract amount, due to delays associated with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, requiring a change during the construction contract from wholesale electric rate tariff to retail rate tariff for the site, resulting in the need for a revised permanent power service application, subsequently causing delays in fabricating and installing electrical panels, and delays to startup, testing, and site energization. Additional contingency is also requested for fabrication and installation of a Pacific Gas and Electric Company meter-pedestal prior to site energization. (Robinson)
17. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0140.A, Construction Management Services for the East Bay Region, with CPM/CM Pros Joint Venture, increasing the contract not-to-exceed amount by $25,000,000 and increasing the contract duration by two years, for a total SFPUC February 11, 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 5 of 6 contract not-to-exceed amount of $34,000,000 and a total contract duration of nine years, to provide continued and additional construction management, construction inspection, special inspection, materials testing, project controls, and safety oversight services for Contract No.
WD-2897, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Ozonation Project, and Contract No. WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements Project, which are two major capital projects that have grown significantly in scope, cost, and complexity since this contract was awarded, subject to the Board of Supervisors approval pursuant to Charter Section 9.118. (Robinson)
18. COMMUNICATIONS (information only)
a. Advance Calendar
b. Contract Advertisement Report
c. Correspondence Log
d. Water Supply Conditions Update
e. FY 2023-24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
f. FY 2023-24 Popular Annual Financial Report
g. Annual Dry Year Supply Progress Report Pursuant to AB1823
19. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
20. Adjournment
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