SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Daniel Lurie
Mayor
REGULAR MINUTES
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
1:30 PM
(Approved April 8, 2025)
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 400
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
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
President Stacy called the meeting to order at 1:30 P.M.
2. Roll Call
Present: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
3. Approval of the Minutes of March 11, 2025
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve the minutes of March 11, 2025:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
4. General Public Comment
• Francisco Da Costa provided comment announcing the plan of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe to exercise their right of first refusal on the Presidio and commented that the execution of this plan will send a message to the City and County of San Francisco. • Peter Drekmeier Policy Director of Tuolumne River Trust provided comment encouraging the Commission to follow the process leading up to the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan due at the end of June, 2026.
• Eileen Volken of Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods provided comment on her own behalf and shared excerpts from public comment she previously provided at the February 10, 2025 Capital Planning Committee meeting.
5. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Wastewater Enterprise Quarterly Report Including Southeast Area Major Projects Update (including Biosolids and Headworks) for Q2
Bessie Tam, Infrastructure Wastewater Capital Program Director, presented the report.
No public comment provided.
b) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
No report provided.
6. Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Report Tom Smegal, BAWSCA GM and CEO, presented the report.
• Peter Drekmeier provided comment stating that BAWSCA never had public discussion nor public vote to oppose the Bay Delta Plan and did not vote to support the Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement.
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7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve an increase of $1,100,000 to the cost contingency for Contract No. WW-753, Hayes Valley Sewer Improvements, with Precision Engineering, Inc., for a revised cost limit amount of $13,026,557, to use an alternate resin for cured-in-place liners along the final segments of large diameter sewers to minimize community impacts and to replenish cost contingencies, with no change to the contract duration. (25-0052)
b) Award Contract No. WD-2901, San Andreas Pipeline 3 – Drainage & Erosion Repair at Junipero Serra Park, in the amount of $1,192,500, and with a duration of 360 consecutive calendar days, to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, JDB & Sons Construction, Inc., to divert stormwater and repair erosion adjacent to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s easement for the San Andreas Pipelines in Junipero Serra Park within San Mateo County. (25-0053) No public comment provided.
On motion to approve the Consent Calendar:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
REGULAR CALENDAR
8. Award PRO.0297, SFPUC Customer Administrative Services Community Choice Aggregation Program, to Calpine Community Energy, for an amount not-to-exceed $17,000,000 and with a duration of three years, to provide meter data management, billing, and customer care services, subject to Board of Supervisors approval under Charter Section 9.118. (25-0054)
Andrew Bevington, CleanPowerSF Customer Solutions Manager, presented Item Nos. 8 and 9 concurrently.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 8:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
9. Approve Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. CS-247(R), Customer and Administrative Services for Community Choice Aggregation Program, with Calpine Energy Solutions LLC, increasing the contract amount by $500,000 and extending the contract duration by three months, to continue managing meter data, billing, and providing customer care support for the CleanPowerSF program, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $35,245,425 and total duration of nine years and nine months, and authorize the General Manager to seek Board of Supervisors approval for a future amendment, if needed to ensure continuity of operations while a new multi-year service contract is established, to SFPUC MARCH 25, 2025 MEETING MINUTES Page 4 of 5
increase the contract amount by an additional $2,700,000 and extend the contract duration by an additional six months, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $37,895,426 and a total agreement duration of ten years and one month. (25-0055) Andrew Bevington, CleanPowerSF Customer Solutions Manager, presented Item Nos. 8 and 9 concurrently.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 9:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
10. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0168.A, Engineering Services for Transmission Pipelines, PRO.0168.A, Engineering Services for Transmission Pipelines with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., to increasing the contract amount by $7,000,000, to provide additional engineering design and support services for transmission pipeline capital improvement projects funded by the Hetch Hetchy Water Capital Improvement Program, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $14,000,000, with no change to the contract duration, to provide additional engineering design and support services for transmission pipeline capital improvement projects funded by the Hetch Hetchy Water Capital Improvement Program, subject to Board of Supervisors approval under Charter Section 9.118. (25-0056)
Tedman Lee, Civil Division Manager, presented Item 10.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 10:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
11. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0182, Electrical Engineering Services for the Hetch Hetchy Region, with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., increasing the contract amount by $2,800,000, and extending the contract duration by one year, to continue providing engineering design and support services for electrical engineering planning, design, and engineering support during construction services for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Programs for switchyards, substations, powerhouses, and other related facilities associated with the Hetch Hetchy system, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $8,800,000 and a total contract duration of nine years. (25-0057)
Khine Oo, P.E. Electrical Design Section Manager, presented Item 11.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 11:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
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12. COMMUNICATIONS (information only)
a. Advance Calendar
b. Contract Advertisement Report
c. Correspondence Log
d. Water Supply Conditions Update
e. 2009 Water Supply Agreement Quarterly Update
13. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
No public comment provided.
14. Adjournment
President Stacy adjourned the meeting at 2:32 P.M.