AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
DEPARTMENT: Wastewater Enterprise
AGENDA NUMBER: 12
MEETING DATE: July 14, 2026
Calendar: Regular Calendar
Project Manager: Joel Prather
Approve Project Specific Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans for Contract No.
WW-780, Pump Station Security Upgrades (C esar Chavez, Channel, Griffith, and Merlin Morris)
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve the terms and conditions and authorize the General Manager to execute a no- cost Project Specific Maintenance Agreement with the State of California, Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), for ongoing maintenance supporting proposed improvements under Contract No. WW-780, Pump
Station Security Upgrades (Cesar Chavez, Channel, Griffith, and Merlin Morris), by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at two wastewater pump station locations within Caltrans right-of-way along State Highway Route 80 in the City and County of San Francisco, subject to Board of Supervisors and Mayor approval.
Background: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ( SFPUC) Wastewater Enterprise owns, maintains , and operates two wastewater pump stations, known internally as, the Cesar Chavez and Merlin Morris Pump Stations, which are partially located within Caltrans right-of- way along State Highway Route 80.
Previous security assessments identified vulnerabilities at these facilities related to factors such as location, signage, perimeter protection, lighting, surveillance, and access control. A project was created to address these vulnerabilities.
On May 26, 202 6, by Resolution No. 26 -0080, the Commission awarded Contract No. W W-780, Pump Station Security Upgrades (Cesar Chavez, Channel, Griffith, and Merlin Morris) , to Cal State Constructors, Inc., to address the security vulnerabilities (Project).
As a condition of the Caltrans encroachment permit to construct the Project improvements at the Cesar Chavez and Merlin Morris Pump Stations, Caltrans requires that the SFPUC enter into a Project Specific Maintenance Agreement (Agreement) to apportion responsibility for the Project improvements to the SFPUC. Under the Agreement, the SFPUC will be solely responsible, at its sole expense, for the maintenance of the Project improvements within the State Highway Route 80 right-of-way.
There is no cost to the SFPUC for the Agreement, and the Agreement would remain in effect until amended or terminated at any time upon mutual consent of the parties to the Agreement or until terminated by Caltrans for cause.
Environmental
Review:
On August 12, 202 5, the Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) (Case No. 202 5- 001269ENV). View the CEQA exemption determination.
Funding and Costs: There is no cost to the SFPUC for the Agreement. Under the Agreement, the SFPUC will bear all costs for the maintenance of the Project improvements within Caltrans right-of-way.
Attachments: 1. Project Specific Maintenance Agreement View the Attachment
Location Map
Project Specific Maintenance Agreement Extents
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO. __________________
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has funded Contract No. WW -780, Pump Station Security Upgrades Project, to implement security upgrades at the Cesar Chavez, Griffith, Channel, and Merlin Morris Pump Stations (Project) to meet Wastewater Enterprise Health, Safety, and Security Level -of-Services goals; and
WHEREAS, On May 26, 202 6, by Resolution No. 26 -0080, the Commission awarded construction Contract No. W W-780, Pump Station Security Upgrades (Cesar Chavez, Channel, Griffith, and Merlin Morris) to Cal State Constructors, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC maintains and operates the Cesar Chavez and Merlin Morris Pump Stations, portions of which are located within the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans) right-of-way along State Highway Route 80; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans requires an encroachment permit to construct Project improvements at the two locations within Caltrans right-of-way, and, as a condition of the encroachment permit, Caltrans requires that the SFPUC enter into a Project Specific Maintenance Agreem ent (Agreement) with Caltrans to allocate responsibility for maintenance of the Project improvements within Caltrans right -of-way to the SFPUC, at the SFPUC’s sole expense; and
WHEREAS, There is no cost to the SFPUC for the Project Specific Maintenance Agreement; and
WHEREAS, The Project Specific Maintenance Agreement would remain in effect until amended or terminated at any time upon mutual consent of the parties to the Agreement or until terminated by Caltrans, should SFPUC fail to perform the requirements of the Project Specific Maintenance Agreement; and
WHEREAS, On August 12, 2025, the Planning Department determined the Project to be categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) (Case No. 2025 - 001269ENV); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby approves the terms and conditions of the Agreement and authorizes the General Manager to execute the Agreement, subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors under Charter Section 9.118; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Commission her eby authorizes the General Manager to enter into any amendments or modifications to the Project Specific
Maintenance Agreement, including without limitation, the exhibits, that the City’s Director of Property determines are in the best interest of the City; do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City; are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes and intent of the Agreement or this Resolution; and are in compliance with all applicable laws, including the San Francisco Charter.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of July 14, 2026.
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Director of Commission Affairs
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission