SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Daniel Lurie
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
1:30 PM
(Approved February 24, 2026)
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, Leveroni, Stacy, and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
3. Approval of the Minutes of January 27, 2026
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve the minutes of January 27, 2026:
Ayes: Arce, Leveroni, Stacy, and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
4. General Public Comment
• Francisco Da Costa provided comment relating to environmental audits and regulations and stated consideration is not given to the precautionary principle. • Demetrius Williams, President of the San Francisco Hyper Local Building Trades Contractors Collective, provided comment thanking the SFPUC, GM Dennis Herrera, Assistant GM Steve Robinson, and Director of Workforce and Economic Program Services Benjamin Poole, for helping the Collective organize.
Additionally, Mr. Williams commented on the Bayview-Hunters Point missed opportunity when billion-dollar SFPUC contracts are awarded to noncommunity member contractors.
• Oscar James, 79-year Bayview-Hunters Point resident and homeowner, provided comment relating to Bayview-Hunters Point unionized contractors who are residents and were denied SFPUC contracts.
• Oronde Sterling, San Francisco-based contractor, community advocate, and Vice President of the Bayview-Hunters Point Coordinating Council, provided comment relating to the SFPUC disparity study stating that it must drive change in addition to analysis and referenced the recent SEP7 SFPUC contract awarded to a developer from outside the community, who employs one to two local contractors in limited and low impact roles, as an example.
• Bob Hall provided comment relating to toxic chemicals found in runoff from fields having artificial turf located in San Francisco and stated his comments were based on SFPUC conducted test results he accessed through the Sunshine Act. • Susan Mullaney provided comment relating to a 2024 SFPUC test of artificial turf runoff and new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test methods.
5. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
No report provided.
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6. SFPUC Fiscal Year 2024-25 Audited Financial Statements (discussion only) Vivian Chen, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Annie Louie, MGO CPA, CGMSA, CISA, presented Item 6.
No public comment provided.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve Amendments No. 1 to Contract Nos. PRO.0254.A and B, Project Scheduling and Cost Control Staff Augmentation Services, with CM Pros (PRO.0254.A) and with PMA Consultants LLC and Dabri Joint Venture (PRO.0254.B), increasing each contract by $1,500,000, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $9,000,000 per contract, with no change to the contract duration, to continue to provide program/project scheduling, critical path method scheduling, forecasting, change control, cost controls, and cost estimating for currently initiated capital improvement projects in the SFPUC Capital Plan. (26-0019)
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve the Consent Calendar:
Ayes: Arce, Leveroni, Stacy and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
REGULAR CALENDAR
8. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Biennial Operating Budget including the Revenue Transfer for Capital in the amount of $2,166,698,799 for FY 2026-27 and $2,344,066,873 for FY 2027-28 in conformance with San Francisco Administrative Code Section 3.3(c). (26-0020)
Anna Duning, Budget Director and Erin Corvinova Financial Planning Director presented Item Nos. 8, 9, 10, and 11 together.
• Stephen Rainaldi, City of Millbrae Vice Mayor, provided comment relating to the Millbrae yard laboratory capacity stating that the alternative analysis is insufficient and does not justify approval of the budget item at this time. • Tom Smegal, BAWSCA General Manager and CEO, provided comment stating BAWSCA completed the review of the SFPUC 10-Year CIP in late January, submitted a letter to SFPUC containing comments and questions, and received and reviewed the response from SFPUC on February 9th.
• Ann Schneider, former City of Millbrae Mayor and the Millbrae BAWSCA representative, provided comment relating to the Millbrae Campus and illustrated her message by holding up five different SFPUC documents: including a map of the Hetchy Hetchy tour, the Peninsula Watershed tour, and others, stating that none of the documents include information about or mention the Millbrae SFPUC February 10, 2026 Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 6
Campus.
• Tom Williams, City of Millbrae City Manager, provided comment requesting SFPUC obtain further study and analysis of the cost benefit for the proposed Millbrae facility project.
• Peter Drekmeier, Yosemite Rivers Alliance Policy Director, provided comment thanking the commissioners for their service, discussed his beliefs about the challenges before the Commission, and stated that he disagreed with the comment about the deferral of the alternative water supply.
• Dennis Williams, Jr., community-based developer, Executive Director of the Fillmore Community Development Corporation, and San Francisco Hyper Local Building Trades Collective member, provided comment relating to inclusion stating that the word inclusion must be more meaningful than policy language and should be demonstrated as an integral part of contracts, workforce opportunities, and decision-making.
• Dave Warner provided compliments to the financial staff for lowering demand projections compared to last year, he stated the projections are closer to reality; however, he believes the rates are still high.
On motion to approve Item 8:
Ayes: Arce, Leveroni, Stacy and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
9. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to adopt Two-Year Capital Budget of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission consisting of $1,163,787,041 for FY 2026-27 and $1,316,552,550 for FY 2027-28 in conformance with San Francisco Administrative Code Section 3.3(c)); and authorize the General Manager to seek Board of Supervisors approval for the issuance of (1) $551,871,916 aggregate principal amount of Water Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness, including commercial paper and State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans, (2) $1,165,736,266 aggregate principal amount of Wastewater Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness, including commercial paper and SRF loans, and (3) $138,164,938 aggregate principal amount of Power Revenue Bonds and other forms of indebtedness, including commercial paper and loans, subject to the terms of Charter Sections 9.107(6) and 9.107(8). (26-0021) Anna Duning, Budget Director and Erin Corvinova Financial Planning Director presented Item Nos. 8, 9, 10, and 11 together.
On motion to approve Item 9:
Ayes: Arce, Leveroni, Stacy and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
10. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 10-Year Capital Plan for FY 2026-27 through FY 2035-36 totaling $12,558,987,332. (26-0022)
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presented Item Nos. 8, 9, 10, and 11 together.
On motion to approve Item 10:
Ayes: Arce, Leveroni, Stacy and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
11. Public Hearing to consider and possible action to adopt the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 10-Year Financial Plan for FY 2026-27 through FY 2035-36. (26-0023) Anna Duning, Budget Director and Erin Corvinova Financial Planning Director presented Item Nos. 8, 9, 10, and 11 together.
On motion to approve Item 11:
Ayes: Arce, Leveroni, Stacy and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
12. Approve the Water Supply Assessment for the proposed Matson Block Project (located at 215 Market Street, 215 Market Street Annex, 245 Market Street, 50 Main Street, 77 Beale Street, 45 Beale Street, and 25 Beale Street), pursuant to the State of California Water Code Section 10910 et seq., California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21151.9, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15155. (26-0024) Steven Ritchie, Assistant General Manager-Water, presented Item 12.
No public comment provided.
On motion to approve Item 12:
Ayes: Arce, Leveroni, Stacy and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
13. Award Progressive Design-Build Contract No. DB-141, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Nutrient Reduction, to Jacobs/PCL, a SF Joint Venture between Jacobs Project Management Company and PCL Construction Inc., to design and construct secondary treatment facilities to achieve effluent quality requirements set forth in performance requirement of Nutrient Watershed Permit (CA0038873), with an initial award in the amount not-to-exceed $192,799,000, and with a total contract duration of 4,850 consecutive calendar days (approximately 13 years and three months), which includes a duration of 1,460 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years), to provide pre-construction services (e.g., planning, design, and environmental review). (26-0025)
Jignesh Desai, Project Manager, presented Item 13.
• Demetrius Williams, San Francisco Hyper Local Building Trades Contractors Collective President and Bay View-Hunters Point resident, provided comment relating to the Biosolids Digester Facilities Project and cautioned the SFPUC February 10, 2026 Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6
Commission about speaking of opportunities for community contractors when his group has experienced numerous challenges when seeking opportunities to work on the Biosolids Digester Facilities Project.
• Oscar James provided comment stating he supports the previous comments made by Mr. Williams, expressed desire for contractors awarded SFPUC contracts to visit and inform Hyper Local members of the work opportunities and provide members with the chance to gain training and work.
On motion to approve Item 13:
Ayes: Arce, Leveroni, Stacy and Thurlow
Excused: Jamdar
14. COMMUNICATIONS (information only)
a. Advance Calendar
b. Contract Advertisement Report
c. Correspondence Log
d. Water Supply Conditions Update
e. Annual Report on Dry Year Supply Progress Pursuant to AB 1823 f. FY 2024-25 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
g. FY 2024-25 Popular Financial Annual Report
15. Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
No items were initiated by Commissioners.
16. Adjournment
President Arce adjourned the meeting at 3:51 P.M.