SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Daniel Lurie
Mayor
DRAFT MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
1:30 PM
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, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
Excused: Thurlow
3. Approval of the Minutes of June 24, 2025
No public comment provided.
4. General Public Comment
No public comment provided.
5. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
No report provided.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Award Contract No. PRO.0288, Electronic Bill Pay, to KUBRA Data Transfer, Ltd., for an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000, and with a duration of five years, to provide bill creation, electronic bill presentment, and payment processing to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Customer Services Bureau to process payments for water, wastewater, and power services. ( Hom)
b) Approve and adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager’s finding that Environmental Passive Integrated Conveyance Total Water Solution, Inc. (EPIC) is a sole source for a capillary action irrigation system necessary to conduct a stormwater reuse field test; and authorize the General Manager to prescribe EPIC’s capillary action irrigation system for Contract No. WW-668, Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project contract documents in conformance with San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.73 (e)(1) and California Public Contract Code Section 3400(c)(1). 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. (Prather)
c) Approve an increase of $800,000 to the cost contingency for Contract No. WW-740, Various Large Diameter Sewer Inspection No. 2, with Pipe & Plant Solutions, Inc., for a total revised cost limit of $4,041,700, with no change to the contract duration, to replenish the cost contingency and for unforeseen additional needs that may be
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encountered in the remainder of the contract work which may require additional large diameter sewer inspection or cleaning. (Robinson)
d) Award Job Order Contract No. JOC-110, General Engineering (A-License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy, 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, Robert E. Boyer Construction, Inc., to perform A-licensed general engineering construction work on San Francisco Public Utilities Commission systems and operations around Hetch Hetchy. (Robinson)
e) Award professional service Contract No. PRO.0316, San Joaquin Pipeline Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services to San Joaquin Pipeline Construction Management Partners Joint Venture in the amount not to exceed $9,750,000 and with a duration of four years and six months, to provide construction management services for multiple San Joaquin Pipeline Projects as part of the Hetchy Capital Improvement Project. Construction management services for the construction of the San Joaquin Valve Remote Control and Monitoring project will not be authorized under this agreement unless and until environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is completed, and this Commission has reviewed and considered the CEQA document, adopted CEQA findings and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) if necessary, and approves the project. (Robinson)
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve the Consent Calendar:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
Excused: Thurlow
REGULAR CALENDAR
7. Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City of Daly City for the funding, construction, and operation of the Vista Grande Drainage Basin Improvement Project, subject to Board of Supervisors approval under Charter Section 9.118. The MOA would obligate the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to help fund construction of the Vista Grande Drainage Basin Improvement Project in an amount not exceed $35,000,000 over a term of 60 months. ( Ritchie)
Obiajulu Nzewi, Groundwater Program Manager, presented Item 7.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 7:
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Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
Excused: Thurlow
8. Accept work performed by Anvil Builders LLC, under Contract No. WD-2903, Site Remediation 520 John Muir Drive; approve Modification No. 1 (Final) decreasing the contract amount by $100,582 and increasing the contract duration by 137 calendar days, for a total contract amount of $2,086,306 and a total contract duration of 257 calendar days; and authorize final payment to the contractor. (R itchie)
Obiajulu Nzewi, Groundwater Program Manager, presented Item 8.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 8:
Ayes: Stacy, Arce, Jamdar, and Leveroni
Excused: Thurlow
9. COMMUNICATIONS (information only)
a. Advance Calendar
b. Contract Advertisement Report
c. Correspondence Log
d. Water Supply Conditions Update
e. Annual Street Light Program Update
f. 2009 Water Supply Agreement Update
10. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
No items were initiated by Commissioners.
11. Public Comment on the matters to be addressed during Closed Session
No public comment provided.
12. 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, Jamdar, and Leveroni
Excused: Thurlow
The Commission entered Closed Session at 1:51 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION
SFPUC Officials and Staff members present during Closed Session: Kate Stacy, Commission President; Joshua Arce, Commission Vice President; Commissioner Avni
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Jamdar; Commissioner Stephen Leveroni; Dennis Herrera, General Manager; Nancy Hom, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant General Manager; Sheryl Bregman, General Counsel; Christina Fletes, Deputy City Attorney; Jannie Ram, Executive Assistant; and Tiffany Lennear, Director of Commission Affairs.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing and anticipated litigation (Government Code §54956.9, Administrative Code §67.10(d):
State of New Jersey, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-10139 (D. Mass.), 25-1170 (1st Cir.), 24A886 (U.S. Sup. Ct.); City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump, et al., Case No. 3:25-cv[1]01350 (N.D. Cal.); Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management, Case No. 1:25-cv[1]00322 (D.D.C.); SFUSD, City of Santa Fe v.
AmeriCorps, et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-02425 (N.D. Cal.) AFGE, et al. v. Trump, et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-03698, filed 4/28/2025 (N.D. Cal.), King County, et al. v. Turner, et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-00814, filed 5/2/2025 (W.D. Wash.), and regarding anticipated litigation as plaintiff and/or defendant. (Discussion only) (Bregman)
The Commission exited Closed Session at 2:26 P.M.
13. Announcement following Closed Session
President Stacy stated that the item heard in Closed Session was discussion only and the Commission took no reportable action.
14. 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, Jamdar, and Leveroni
Excused: Thurlow
15. Adjournment
President Stacy adjourned the meeting at 2:28 P.M.