SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Daniel Lurie
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
1:30 PM
(Approved June 24, 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
Meghan Thurlow
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, Jamdar, Leveroni, and Thurlow
3. Approval of the Minutes of May 27, 2025
No public comment provided.
Commissioner Vice President Arce arrived at 1:32 P.M.
On motion to approve the minutes of May 27, 2025:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, Leveroni, and Thurlow
4. General Public Comment
• Eileen Boken, Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods, spoke on her own behalf and provided comment relating to the San Francisco emergency firefighting system that is independent and separate from the drinking water system.
5. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Quarterly Audit and Performance Review Report
Nancy Hom, Chief Financial Officer and Business Services Assistant General Manager presented, the report.
No public comment provided.
b) Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program Quarterly (Q3) Report Katie Miller, Water Infrastructure Capital Program Director, presented the reports for Item Nos. 5b and 5c concurrently.
No public comment provided.
c) Water System Improvement Program Quarterly (Q3) Report Katie Miller, Water Infrastructure Capital Program Director, presented the reports for Item Nos. 5b and 5c concurrently.
No public comment provided.
d) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
No report provided.
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6. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve an increase of 203 calendar days (approximately seven months) to the duration contingency for Contract No. WD-2895, San Francisco Zoo Recycled Water, with Basset Engineering, for a revised duration limit of 670 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and 10 months), with no change to the contract amount, to allow for the completion of the project which is delayed due to the additional time required for manufacturing and procurement of long-lead electrical equipment. (25-0089)
b) Approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. PRO.0073, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant & Recycled Water Facility Engineering Services, with Carollo Engineers, Inc., increasing the contract duration by one year and eight months, to continue providing engineering support during construction, owner advisor’s expertise in reviewing start-up and testing plans and recommending optimization of the new Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant being designed and construction under Contract No. DB-132, New Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, for a total contract duration of eight years and eight months, with no change to the contract amount. (25-0090)
c) Award Job Order Contract No. JOC-111, General Engineering (A-License) Construction, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties, in the amount not-to-exceed $5,000,000, with a guaranteed minimum task order opportunity amount of $50,000, and a duration of four years, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, GSW Construction Inc., to perform A-licensed general engineering construction work on San Francisco Public Utilities Commission systems and operations in the San Francisco Bay Area. (25-0091) No public comment provided.
On motion to approve the Consent Calendar:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, Leveroni, and Thurlow
REGULAR CALENDAR
7. Adopt the 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) and authorize the SFPUC General Manager to file the Plan with the California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (OEIS) Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB) on or before July 1, 2025. (25-0092) Ethan Billigmeier, Moccasin Utility Analyst, presented Item 7.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 7:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, Leveroni, and Thurlow
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Commissioner Jamdar left the meeting at 2:27 P.M.
8. Approve Modification No. 1 to Contract No. WD-2879R, City Distribution Division Campus at 2000 Marin Street Project, with Clark Construction Group (Construction Manager/General Contractor), increasing the contract amount by $45,384,136, for a total contract amount of $305,834,818, with no change to the contract duration, and with a total contract cost limit of $329,213,132, to add the recently bid-out subcontractor trade packages, with an increased amount to address escalation of construction cost between the original issuance of the Request For Proposal in June 2021 and the issuance of Notice-To-Proceed for construction in August 2024, as well as impacts related to current market conditions. (25-0093)
Shelby Campbell, Wastewater Enterprise and WE Buildings and Facilities – Senior Project Manager – PMB, presented Item 8 and shared supplemental PowerPoint Presentation slide No. 10, with the Commission.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 8:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Leveroni, and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
9. Approve an increase of 365 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract No.
WW-709R, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 13, with M. Hernandez Construction, Inc., for a revised duration limit of 1,195 consecutive calendar days (approximately three years and four months), due to additional time needed to complete existing lateral service pipeline replacements and connections to the newly installed main sewer pipeline, with no change to the contract amount or amount contingency. (25-0094) Aileen Caylao, Project Manager Bureau Project Manager II, presented Item 9:
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 9:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Leveroni, and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
10. COMMUNICATIONS (information only)
a. Advance Calendar
b. Contract Advertisement Report
c. Correspondence Log
d. Water Supply Conditions Update
e. CleanPowerSF Quarterly Report
f. Quarterly Report to the Board of Supervisors on the Status of Applications to PG&E SFPUC JUNE 10, 2025 MEETING MINUTES Page 5 of 6
for Electric Service
g. Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program Quarterly (Q3) Report
11. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
No items were initiated by Commissioners.
12. Public Comment on the matters to be addressed during Closed Session No public comment provided.
13. Motion on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege regarding the matters listed below:
On motion to assert the attorney-client privilege:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Leveroni, and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
The Commission entered Closed Session at 2:49 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION
SFPUC Officials and Staff members present during Closed Session: Kate Stacy, Commission President; Joshua Arce, Commissioner Vice President; Commissioner Stephen Leveroni; Commissioner Meghan Thurlow; Dennis Herrera, General Manager; Sheryl Bregman, SFPUC General Counsel; Steve Ritchie, Assistant General Manager; Jannie Ram, Executive Assistant; and Tiffany Lennear, Director of Commission Affairs.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding anticipated litigation (Government Code §54956.9, Administrative Code §67.10(d):
Shreve and Co. Jewelers, LTD v. City and County of San Francisco Unlitigated Claim File No.: 24-01354
Date Filed: January 23, 2024
Proposed settlement of an unlitigated claim for property damage resulting from a water main break with the City to pay Shreve and Co. Jewelers, LTD $68,342.54, in exchange for a full and final release, subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (Action Item) (25-0095)
The Commission exited Closed Session at 2:54 P.M.
14. Announcement following Closed Session
President Stacy stated that the Commission recommends the Board of Supervisors SFPUC JUNE 10, 2025 MEETING MINUTES Page 6 of 6
approve the settlement referenced under Item 13.
15. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussion during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
On motion not to disclose:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Leveroni, and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
16. Adjournment
President Stacy adjourned the meeting at 2:56 P.M.