SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Daniel Lurie
Mayor
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
1:30 PM
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 400
Members of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will attend this meeting in-person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely by watching live online as described below. Members of the public attending the meeting in person or remotely will have an opportunity to provide public comment on every action or discussion item.
Members of the public are encouraged to provide public comment by email. Send an email to [email protected] by 4 pm the day before the meeting to ensure your comment is received by the Commission in advance of the meeting. All comments received will be made part of the official record.
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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
SFPUC October 13, 2026 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 7 Accessible Meeting Policy: City Hall, Room 400 is wheelchair accessible. The meeting will be broadcast and captioned on SFGovTV. Remote public participation is available for individuals who cannot attend in person due to disability by making a request to the Director of Commission Affairs by 12 PM (noon), the day before the Commission meeting at [email protected] or 415-554-3165.
Sign Language Interpretation is available upon request. If requesting Sign Language Interpretation, please submit an accommodation request, a minimum of four business hours before the start of the meeting. Allowing a minimum of 48 business hours for all other accommodation requests (for example, all other auxiliary aids and services) helps ensure availability. To request accommodation, please contact the Director of Commission Affairs at [email protected] or 415-554-3165.
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CEQA Appeal Rights under Chapter 31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code: If the Commission’s action on a project constitutes the Approval Action for that project (as defined in S.F.
Administrative Code Chapter 31, as amended, Board of Supervisors Ordinance Number 161-13), then the CEQA determination prepared in support of that Approval Action is thereafter subject to appeal within the time frame specified in S.F. Administrative Code Section 31.16. Typically, an appeal must be filed within 30 calendar days of the Approval Action for a project that has received an exemption or negative declaration pursuant to CEQA. For information on filing an appeal under Chapter 31, contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102, or call (415) 554-5184. If the Planning Department’s Environmental Review Officer has deemed a project to be exempt from further environmental review, an exemption determination has been prepared and can be obtained on-line at http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3447. Under CEQA, in a later court challenge, a litigant may be limited to raising only those issues previously raised at a hearing on the project or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Planning Department or San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at, or prior to, such hearing, or as part of the appeal hearing process on the CEQA decision.
SFPUC October 13, 2026 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 3 of 7
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Annual Election of Officers: Discussion and possible action to elect a President and Vice President of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), each to serve a one-year term, in accordance with the SFPUC City and County of San Francisco Rules of Order, Rule 6.
4. Approval of the Minutes of September 8, 2026
5. General Public Comment
Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda. The Commission values civic engagement and encourages respectful communication at the public meeting. We ask that all public comment be made in a civil and courteous manner and that you refrain from the use of profanity. Thank you.
6. Report of the General Manager (discussion only)
a) SFPUC Employee Retirement Recognitions for 25+ Years of Service b) Report on Recent San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Activities, Events and Announcements
7. Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Chair Presentation
8. Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency Report
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Approve execution and submission of an attestation of veracity for CleanPowerSF’s 2025 Power Source Disclosure Report and approve final submission of the 2025 Power Source Disclosure Report to the California Energy Commission. (Hyams) b) Approve execution and submission of an attestation of veracity for Hetch Hetchy Power’s 2025 Power Source Disclosure Report and approve final submission of the 2025 Power Source Disclosure Report to the California Energy Commission. (Hyams) c) Award Contract No. WW-782R2, Wastewater Enterprise Elevator Maintenance, Repair, and Modernization 2026-2030, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Specialized Elevator Corporation DBA San Francisco Elevator, in the amount of $4,576,600 and with a duration of 1,490 consecutive calendar days (approximately four years and one month), to service and maintain all Wastewater Enterprise and Southeast Community Center elevators. (Prather) d) Approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract Nos. PRO.0188.A, B, C, and D, As-Needed Specialized and Technical Services, Water Enterprise, with Kennedy Jenks Consultants, Inc. and Applied Technology & Science, Joint Venture (PRO.0188.A); AECOM Technical Services, Inc. and Water Resources Engineering, Inc., Joint SFPUC October 13, 2026 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 4 of 7 Venture (PRO.0188.B); Woodard & Curran, Inc. and SRT Consultants, Joint Venture (PRO.0188.C); and Brown and Caldwell and Lotus, Joint Venture (PRO.0188.D); increasing each contract duration by two years, to continue providing critical, short-term, highly specialized work related to the operations and management of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Enterprise, for a total duration of seven years, with no change to the contract amount. (Ritchie) e) Award Contract Nos. PRO.0347.A-E, As-Needed Engineering Services for HHWP R&R Services: Operations and Maintenance, to AECOM/WRE – a Joint Venture (PRO.0347.A); Black & Veatch Corporation (PRO.0347.B); GFT Infrastructure, Inc. (PRO.0347.C); Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (PRO.0347.D); and Terra Engineers, Inc. (PRO.0347.E); each for an amount not-to-exceed $9,000,000 and with a duration of five years to provide as-needed professional planning and design services to support Hetch Hetchy Water and Power. (Ritchie)
f) Award Contract Nos. PRO.0337.A, B, and C, As-Needed Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Services, to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (PRO.0337.A), Auriga Corporation (PRO.0337.B), and NV5, Inc. (PRO.0337.C), each for an amount not-to-exceed $7,500,000 per contract and with a duration of five years, to provide as-needed electrical and mechanical engineering services necessary for the planning, design and construction of improvements to various San Francisco Public Utilities Commission facilities. (Robinson)
g) Award Contract No. WW-799, As-Needed Large Diameter Sewer Inspection No. 1, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Pipe and Plant Solutions, Inc., in the amount of $2,583,100 and with a duration of 760 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and one month), to perform inspections for large diameter sewers on an as-needed basis at locations to be determined throughout the City and County of San Francisco. (Robinson) h) Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. PRO.0226, Treasure Island Water Resource Recovery Facility Construction Management Staff Augmentation Services, with MCK Americas, Inc./Environmental & Construction Solutions, Inc., Joint Venture, increasing the contract amount by $1,500,000 and extending the contract duration by two years, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $9,000,000, and a total contract duration of five years, to provide continued professional construction management services necessary to support the construction of the new Treasure Island Water Resource Recovery Facility. (Robinson)
i) Award Contract No. DB-136, Wastewater Facilities Security Enhancements, to the sole, qualified, responsible, and responsive proposer, Cupertino Electric, Inc., to design and construct security enhancements at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Enterprise facilities in accordance with San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.23(c)(2), with an initial award for design and pre-construction services in the not-to-exceed amount of $7,072,108, and with a total contract duration of 730 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years). The Planning Department has determined that the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and the Commission will rely on that determination to make its decision on this action. This action constitutes the Approval Action for the Project for the purposes of the CEQA pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code SFPUC October 13, 2026 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 5 of 7 Section 31.04(h). (Robinson)
j) Approve an increase of $1,650,000 to the cost contingency and 183 calendar days to the duration contingency for Contract No. HH-1022, Cherry Valley Dam Spillway Short-Term Improvement and Eleanor Dam Bridge Interim Repair, with Njirich & Son, Inc., for a revised cost limit of $11,191,730 and a revised duration limit of 683 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and ten months). This additional contingency is needed to include additional work at Eleanor Dam to comply with California Department of Water Resources’ Division of Safety of Dams requirements. (Robinson)
k) Approve an increase of $300,000 to the existing cost contingency and an increase of 299 calendar days to the existing duration contingency for Contract No. HH-1010, Moccasin Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement, with Sierra Mountain Construction, Inc., for a revised cost limit of $8,558,404 and a revised duration limit of 1,333 calendar days (approximately four years), due to differing site conditions, longer-than-anticipated lead time for major equipment, and enhanced quality control needs. (Robinson)
l) Approve Modification No. 1 to Contract No. WW-768, As-Needed Sewer Inspection (FY25), with Pipe and Plant Solutions, Inc., increasing the contract amount by $640,000 and the contract duration by 120 calendar days, to allow the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Enterprise staff to continue to issue contract service orders and provide time for the contractor to perform construction scope, for a revised contract amount of $3,929,175 and a revised contract duration of 500 calendar days (approximately one year and four months). (Robinson) m) Award Contract No. WW-786, As-Needed Sewer Inspection (FY26) and Spot Lining, to the sole responsible bidder that submitted a responsive bid, Pipe and Plant Solutions, Inc., in the amount of $4,991,200 and with a duration of 400 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and one month), selected in accordance with San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.23(c)(2), to inspect existing sewers and to install spot liners on an as-needed basis, at locations to be determined by Wastewater Enterprise, throughout the City and County of San Francisco. (Robinson) n) Award Contract No. WW-787, Various Locations Main Sewer Inspection No. 4 and Spot Lining, to the responsible bidder that submitted the lowest responsive bid, Pipe and Plant Solutions, Inc., in the amount of $7,989,000 and with a duration of 425 consecutive calendar days (approximately one year and two months), to inspect existing sewers and to install spot liners at various locations within the City and County of San Francisco. (Robinson)
REGULAR CALENDAR
10. Update on General Manager Selection Process (Discussion only)
11.Approve an increase of $13,270,000 to the existing cost contingency and 150 calendar days to the existing duration contingency for Contract No. HH-1000R, Mountain Tunnel Improvements Project, with Mountain Tunnel Constructors, Inc., for a revised cost limit of $178,443,126 and a revised duration limit of 2,526 consecutive calendar days SFPUC October 13, 2026 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 6 of 7 (approximately six years and eleven months). This additional contingency is needed to resolve outstanding disputes under the construction contract that arose between the start of construction (January 29, 2021) and May 29, 2026. (Robinson)
12.Authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Wastewater Enterprise Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Master Loan Agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) extend the Master Availability Period to April 26, 2033 and (2) update the description of eligible projects from the Wastewater Capital Plan Schedule to allow for continued application of available funds to support the Wastewater Capital Program. (Hom)
13.Authorize the General Manager to request approval from the Board of Supervisors under Administrative Code section 10.170-1(b) to accept and expend grant funds of up to $5,000,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for construction of the Outer Mission Green Nodes Project; and authorize the General Manager to execute the Grant Agreement with the USEPA, and to take such actions deemed necessary or appropriate to facilitate the execution of the Grant Agreement, and to enter necessary or appropriate modifications to the Grant Agreement. (Prather)
14.Adopt the 2026–2028 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) and Independent Evaluator Report and authorize the SFPUC General Manager to file the Wildfire Mitigation Plan and Independent Evaluator Report with the California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (OEIS) Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB) on or before October 2, 2026. (Ritchie)
15.Approve an increase of 120 calendar days (approximately four months) to the existing duration contingency for Contract No. WD-2840, Southern Skyline Boulevard Ridge Trail Extension, with Gordon N. Ball, Inc., for a revised duration limit of 1,055 consecutive calendar days (approximately two years and nine months), due to post-construction survey work, leading to a delay in completion of the contract work, with no change to the contract amount. (Robinson)
16.Approve an increase of $3,600,000 to the cost contingency for Contract No. HH-1016, San Joaquin Pipeline Valve and Safe Entry Improvements Phases 2B and 2C, with Ranger Pipeline, Inc., for a revised cost limit of $58,926,499, with no change to the contract duration, to fund the procurement of 14 six-segment Victaulic couplings and associated work needed to improve personnel safety and enhance access within the existing Removable Spool Piece vaults. (Robinson)
17.Communications (information only)
a. Advance Calendar
b. Contract Advertisement Report
c. Correspondence Log
d. Water Supply Conditions Update
e. Annual Real Estate Report
18.Items initiated by Commissioners (discussion only)
19.Public Comment on matters to be addressed during Closed Session
20.Motion on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege regarding the matter(s) listed SFPUC October 13, 2026 Regular Meeting Agenda Page 7 of 7 below for Closed Session:
The Commission will go into Closed Session to discuss the following item(s):
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding anticipated litigation (Government Code §54956.9, Administrative Code §67.10(d)):
Farmers Insurance a/s/o Prem Tamang v. City and County of San Francisco Unlitigated Claim No.: 25-00558
Date Filed: September 18, 2024
Proposed settlement of lawsuit for property damage resulting from a water main break with the City to pay claimant Farmers Insurance a/s/o Prem Tamang $121,837.78, in exchange for a full and final release, subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (Action Item) (Bregman)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing litigation (Government Code §54956.9, Administrative Code §67.10(d)):
Julia Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court Case No.: CGC-25-630029
Date Filed: October 10, 2025
Proposed settlement of a claim for personal injury with the City to pay plaintiff Julia Jackson $57,500, in exchange for a full and final release, subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. (Action Item) (Bregman)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL regarding existing litigation (Government Code §54956.9, Administrative Code §67.10(d)):
United States of America, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Case No. 4:24-cv-02594-AMO
Date Filed: May 1, 2024
Proposed recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for resolution and settlement of claims under the federal Clean Water Act. (Action Item) (Bregman)
21. Report following Closed Session
22. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussion during Closed Session pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
23. Adjournment