SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Daniel Lurie
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, February 25, 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.
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 February 25, 2025 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.
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.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the Minutes of February 11, 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) Local Community Workers and Small Businesses Report
b) Fiscal Year 2024-25 2nd Quarter Budget Status Report c) Introduction to Capital Finance and Bonds
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. 1 to Agreement No. PRO.0169, Project Pull Citywide Internship with Japanese Community Youth Council, increasing the contract duration by two years by exercising the first of two 2-year options to extend under the contract, to continue providing San Francisco youth with summer internship opportunities among City departments, for a total duration of six years, with no change to the contract amount. (Robinson) b) Award Contract No. WW-727, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 16, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Precision Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $8,702,449 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) c) Award Contract No. PRO.0289, As-Needed River Ecosystem Science Services, to Applied River Sciences, for an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and with a duration of eight years, to provide the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Natural Resources and Lands Management Division professional services to support river ecosystem science and management efforts. (Ritchie)
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REGULAR CALENDAR
8. Approve (1) the form of a Revolving Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Wells Fargo) in the total principal amount of $200 million and (2) the related Fee Agreement, pursuant to which agreements a principal amount of not-to-exceed $100 million at any one time will support the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Interim Funding Program and a principal amount of not-to-exceed $100 million at any one time will support the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Power Interim Funding Program, separately; and authorize the General Manager to enter into the same agreements with Wells Fargo. (Hom)
9. Approve the expansion of the California Water Service Company (Cal Water) Bear Gulch District service area due to the City of Menlo Park’s transfer to Cal Water of the service obligation for the County of San Mateo’s Flood Park; and approve the Fourth Amendment to the Individual Water Sales Contract between the City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco) and Cal Water, to adjust the boundaries of the service area where Cal Water may use or sell water delivered by San Francisco, in accordance with section 3.03.E of the 2021 Amended and Restated Water Supply Agreement. (Ritchie)
10. Approve Amendments No. 1 to Contract Nos. PRO.0231.A-D, Specialized and Technical As-Needed Services, with Stantec/JHCE Joint Venture (JV) (PRO.0231.A), MMD JV (PRO.0231.B), AECOM/WRE JV (PRO.0231.C), and Lee Incorporated (PRO.0231.D), increasing each contract amount by $5,500,000 to address the higher than anticipated contract usage rate, due to an increased need for consulting resources with highly specialized skillsets, as well as an increased need for significant changes to infrastructure and asset management practices, and environmental and regulatory requirements, for a new total not-to-exceed contract amount of $13,000,000 for each contract, with no increase to the contract duration, subject to the Board of Supervisors approval pursuant to Charter Section 9.118. (Ritchie)
11. Adopt a refined Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and award Contract No. WD-2909, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Short Term Improvements, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Western Water Constructors, Inc., in the amount of $44,938,784, and with a duration of 1,258 consecutive calendar days (approximately three years and five months), for the repair of sediment and flocculant basin concrete; replacement of sludge removal equipment, channel and filter valves, cationic polymer system, and sample pumps; and installation of chemical piping. In addition, a new utility water pump station will be installed to support the facility. (Robinson)
12. Approve an increase of 365 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract No. WD-2845, Cathodic Protection for Transmission Pipelines at Various Locations, Phase 2, with EXARO Technologies Corporation, for a revised duration limit of 1,168 consecutive calendar days (approximately three years and three months), with no change to contract amount, to provide additional time to complete remaining contract work due to Pacific Gas and Electric Company delays in providing utility power service. (Robinson)
13. Approve an increase of $2,000,000 to the cost contingency and an increase of 350 calendar days to the duration contingency, for Contract No. WW-723R, Channel Force Main Intertie, with Anvil Builders, Inc., for a revised contract amount limit of $19,375,899 and a revised contract duration limit of 1,131 consecutive calendar days (approximately three years and one month), to address extensive dewatering needed due to unforeseen site conditions, and extend dry weather restricted work into 2025 to support ongoing shoring and dewatering activities. (Robinson) SFPUC February 25, 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 5 of 7
14. Approve Amendments No. 1 to Agreement Nos. PRO.0275.A-C, Hetchy Capital Improvement Projects As-Needed Construction Management and Staff Augmentation Services, with AECOM and Effective Management Services LLC. Joint Venture (PRO.0275.A), Avila and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. (PRO.0275.B), and Hetchy CM Partners Joint Venture (PRO.0275.C), to provide as-needed construction management services to augment City construction management staff as necessary, increasing each agreement by $2,000,000, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $6,000,000 (per contract), with no change to the contract durations, to continue critical support services for ongoing public work projects. (Robinson)
15. COMMUNICATIONS (information only)
a. Advance Calendar
b. Contract Advertisement Report
c. Correspondence Log
d. Water Supply Conditions Update
e. Annual CleanPowerSF Report
f. Annual Water Pipeline Assessment
16. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
17. Public Comment on the matter to be addressed during Closed Session
18. 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
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), Administrative Code §67.10(d)(1)):
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Docket Nos. ER22-619-001/Date (date filed: December 13, 2021); ER22-620-001 (date filed:
December 13, 2021); ER20-2878-015 (date filed: September 15, 2020) (Consolidated) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company Docket No. TX21-4-000
Date filed: August 20, 2021
(Not Consolidated)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Proposed settlement of litigated cases related to the terms and conditions of wholesale service PG&E provides to San Francisco, subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (Action Item) (Mueller)
Following Closed Session, the Commission will reconvene in Open Session
19. Announcement following Closed Session
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20. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussion during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
21. Adjournment
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