SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Daniel Lurie
Mayor
DRAFT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Monday, November 10, 2025
1:30 PM
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 400
Commissioners
Joshua Arce, President
Stephen E. Leveroni, Vice President
Avni Jamdar
Kate H. Stacy
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 Arce called the meeting to order at 1:30 P.M.
2. Roll Call
Present: Arce, Stacy, and Thurlow
Absent: Leveroni and Jamdar
3. Approval of the Minutes of October 28, 2025
Commissioner Jamdar arrived at the meeting at 1:32 P.M.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve the minutes of October 28, 2025:
Ayes: Arce, Jamdar, Stacy, and Thurlow
Absent: Leveroni
4. General Public Comment
• Francisco Da Costa, Director of Environmental Justice Advocacy, provided comment relating to the Joe King case.
• Joyce Iulio provided comment relating to unfair treatment within the City workforce.
• Melony Ugaitafa provided comment on behalf of Joseph King and Conrad Valencia King, sharing her belief that they have been wrongfully treated by the system they once served.
• Sonya King, wife of Joseph King and mother of Conrad King, provided comment relating to witnessing false accusations, slander, and mistreatment administered to break her husband and that has wounded her son.
• Christian Serratos, 37-year San Franciso native and Local 38 member, provided comment stating his belief that SFPUC employment is inaccessible by minorities and shared his opinion on the character of Adolfo Padilla. • Alexsandra, School Site Coordinator and San Francisco native, provided comment relating to her years’ long relationships with Adolfo Padilla, Joseph King, and Conrad King; and, shared her opinion and observations of each throughout this situation.
• Adolfo Padilla provided comment relating to consequential treatment of employees who present concerns to management.
• Sweetie Tagata, on behalf of SALT Organization in San Francisco, provided comment relating to the communities that stand in solidarity with Joe and Conrad King regarding their wrongful termination and requested the matter be investigated for Aldolfo Padilla and Joe and Conrad.
• Cedro Meau read a bible scripture from Romans chapter 13, commented on having a conscious, and asked the Commission to do the right thing. • Steve Seltzer, United Front Committee for a Labor Party, provided comment relating to the absence of hearings with SFPUC and the employee union for Joe
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King, Conrad King, and Adolfo Padilla.
• Peter Drekmeier, Director for Policy Rivers Alliance, provided comment encouraging the Commission to have a workshop on the Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement.
• Shannon H. provided comment relating to
• Mary Longing provided comment relating to the character of Conrad and Joe King.
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) Approve Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-104, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy, with Peterson Excavation, Inc., to increase the contract not- to-exceed amount by $2,500,000, and increase the contract duration by three years, for a revised not-to-exceed contract amount of $7,500,000 and a total contract duration of five years, to provide additional time and capacity for facility and asset improvements. (Robinson)
b) Approve Modification No. 1 to Job Order Contract No. JOC-102R, General Engineering (A License) Construction, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties, Hetch Hetchy, with Pacific Engineering & Construction, Inc., to increase the contract duration by three years, for a total contract duration of five years, with no change to the contract amount, to provide additional time for facility and asset improvements. (Robinson)
c) Approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. PRO.0181, Westside Pump Station Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services, with MCK Americas, Inc., increasing the contract amount by $600,000, and increasing the contract duration by one year and six months, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount $3,900,000 and a total contract duration of six years, to provide continued construction management staff-augmentation services to reflect the extension in construction duration for construction Contract No. WW-645R, Westside Pump Station Reliability Improvements. (Robinson)
d) Approve an increase of 76 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract No.
WW-725, Various Locations Sewer Replacement No. 14, with JDB & Sons Construction, Inc., for a revised duration limit of 617 calendar days (approximately one year and eight months), to allow for additional time to complete all contract work due to differing and unforeseen site conditions, with no change to the contract amount or amount contingency. (Robinson)
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e) Accept work performed by M. Squared Construction, Inc., under Contract No. WD- 2896, 12-Inch Ductile Iron Water Main Installation on Webster Street from Grove Street to Eddy Street; approve Modification No. 3 (Final) decreasing the contract amount by $21,960 and increasing the contract duration by 24 calendar days, for a total contract amount of $1,698,480, and a total contract duration of 338 consecutive calendar days (approximately ten months), to adjust the final contract amount to the value of actual contract quantities and adjust the final contract duration to renew an additional water service and perform final pavement restoration; and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson)
f) Award Contract No. WW-767R, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Booster Station Interim Improvements, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Mountain Cascade, Inc., in the amount of $19,339,195 and with a duration of 880 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and five months), to extend the useful life of the Booster Station by addressing structural, mechanical, electrical, and health & safety improvements. (Robinson)
• Francisco Da Costa provided comment stating managers are not doing the right thing, he complimented Project Management Bureau- Project Manager Jignesh Desai as an exemplary manager and hard worker.
On motion to approve the Consent Calendar:
Ayes: Arce, Jamdar, Stacy, and Thurlow
Absent: Leveroni
REGULAR CALENDAR
7. Approve an increase of $1,500,000 to the cost contingency and an increase of 360 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract No. WW-662R, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Power Feed and Primary Switchgear Upgrades, with Blocka Construction, Inc., for a revised cost limit of $37,318,620 and a revised duration limit of 2,298 calendar days (approximately six years and four months), due to unforeseen site issues, design clarifications, and potential additional cost related to delays in re-design and short circuit coordination study of electrical distribution system per Pacific Gas and Electric Company requirements. (Robinson)
Roland Sun, Project Management Bureau Project Manager, presented Item 7.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 7:
Ayes: Arce, Jamdar, Stacy, and Thurlow
Absent: Leveroni
8. Approve an increase of $8,000,000 to the cost contingency and an increase of 638 calendar days (approximately one year and nine months) to the duration contingency for
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Contract No. WW-639, Oceanside Water Pollution Control Digester Gas Utilization Upgrades, with Monterey Mechanical Co. for a revised cost limit of $62,293,900 and a revised duration limit of up to 3,231 calendar days (approximately nine years and three months), to upgrade site electrical service to meet Pacific Gas and Electric Company Wholesale Distribution Tariff requirements. (Robinson)
The Director of Commission Affairs announced that an edit was made to the third whereas clause within the resolution correcting the original contract duration to 820 consecutive calendar days and stated that the corrected resolution is included for consideration by the Commission.
Brian Carlomagno, Project Manager Bureau – Project Manager, presented Item 8.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 8 including the corrected resolution:
Ayes: Arce, Jamdar, Stacy, and Thurlow
Absent: Leveroni
9. Approve an increase of 602 calendar days (approximately one year and eight months) to the duration contingency for Contract No. WW-645R, with Anvil Builders, Inc., for a revised duration limit of 2,264 calendar days (approximately six years and three months) to address procurement, site civil and structural work, system integration, and third-party (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) delays in providing electric service, with no change to the contract amount or amount contingency. (Robinson)
Brian Carlomagno presented Item 9.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 9:
Ayes: Arce, Jamdar, Stacy, and Thurlow
Absent: Leveroni
10. Accept work performed by Western Water Constructors, Inc., under Contract No. WW- 685R, North Shore Pump Station Wet Weather Improvements; approve Modification No. 19 (Final) increasing the contract duration by 249 calendar days, for a total contract duration of 1,664 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years and six months), due to delays associated with the cutover and controls testing of existing assets and newly installed assets, with no change to contract amount; and authorize final payment to the contractor. (Robinson)
Jignesh Desai, Project Manager Bureau – Project Manager, presented Item 10.
No public comment provided.
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On motion to approve Item 10:
Ayes: Arce, Jamdar, Stacy, and Thurlow
Absent: Leveroni
11. 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
f. Annual Multi-Enterprise Climate Program Update
12. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
Commissioner Stacy requested that a hearing be scheduled in 2026 on the progress of the multi-enterprise climate program.
13. Adjournment
President Arce adjourned the meeting at 2:36 P.M.