Published By: Commission
Gavin Newsom
MAYOR
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
1:30 P.M.
City Hall, Room 400
Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
COMMISSIONERS
The Honorable Richard Sklar, President
The Honorable Ann Moller Caen, Vice President
The Honorable E. Dennis Normandy
The Honorable Adam Werbach
The Honorable Ryan L. Brooks
| DEPARTMENTS Water Department City Distribution Division Water Supply & Treatment Hetch Hetchy Water & Power Wastewater Program Water Pollution Control |
BUREAUS Customer Service Environmental Regulation & Management Financial Services Human Resource Services Information Technology Services Infrastructure Division Real Estate Services Strategic & Systems Planning Water Quality |
Susan Leal
GENERAL MANAGER
Mary Y. Jung
SECRETARY
Disability Access
The Public Utilities Commission meeting will be held in Room 400, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA. The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at United Nations Plaza and Market Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #47 Van Ness, and #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro Stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142. There is accessible curbside parking adjacent to City Hall on Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue and in the vicinity of the Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.
The following services are available on request 48 hours prior to the meeting; except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline shall be 4:00 p.m. of the last business day of the preceding week: For American sign language interpreters or the use of a reader during a meeting, a sound enhancement system, and/or alternative formats of the agenda and minutes, please contact Mary Y. Jung at (415) 554-3165 or our TTY at (415) 554-3488 to make arrangements for the accommodation. Late requests will be honored, if possible.
In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals. Individuals with chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 554-6060.
Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance
(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, City Hall, Room 409, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683 at Phone No.: (415) 554-7724; Fax No.: (415) 554-7854; E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org.
The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.
Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code §2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site at www.sfgov.org/ethics.
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
a) Minutes of the May 10, 2005 Regular Meeting
4. Public Comments
Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda.
5. Communications
6. Old/Ongoing Business by Commissioners
7. Introduction of New Business by Commissioners
8. Commission Business
9. Report of the General Manager
a) SFPUC O’Shaughnessy Awards (Leal)
b) AWWA Outstanding Operator Award (Carlin)
c) Water System Improvement Program (Irons)
d) Programmatic Environmental Impact Review (Spanjian)
e) Holm Powerhouse Unit 1 (Carlin)
f) Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Budget (Sandler)
g) World Environment Day (Spanjian)
10. Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) General Manager’s Report
a) Update
THE FOLLOWING MATTERS BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION AS STATED, BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CITY ATTORNEY WHERE APPLICABLE.
Explanatory documents provided to the Commission in connection with this agenda are available for public inspection and copying at the office of the Commission Secretary, 1155 Market Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, Telephone: (415) 554-3165, Fax: (415) 554-3424.
CONSENT CALENDAR
11. All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and will be acted upon by a single vote of the Commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commission or the public so requests, in which event the matter will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.
a) Staff Recommendation: Award Contract No. CW-325, 27th/30th/34th/39th Avenues Sewer Replacement, in the amount of $736,045, to Harty Pipeline Construction.
b) Staff Recommendation: Award Contract No. WD-2480, Southern Boundary Fence, Phase 2, in the amount of $138,000, to Central Fence.
REGULAR BUSINESS
12. Discussion and possible action related to a transfer of unappropriated surplus funds. (Sandler)
Staff Recommendation: Authorize the Customer Services Bureau to transfer to the unappropriated surplus funds consumer’s credit balances on closed accounts that are unclaimed for three years.
13. Discussion and possible action related to a supplemental appropriation request. (Sandler)
Staff Recommendation: Approve a supplemental appropriation request in the amount of $7,443,856 to fund costs related to power purchases, transmission and distribution and related services, City Attorney services, and Tuolumne County essential services.
14. Discussion and possible action related to a supplemental appropriation for Program Management Services. (Irons)
Staff Recommendation: Approve a supplemental appropriation for Program Management Services for FY 2005-2006 to support city staff and consultants in providing program management support services for the SFPUC Water System Improvement Program, in the amount of $7.789 million ($3.307 million for city staff, $4.302 million for Parsons Water and Infrastructure, Inc., to provide program management support services, and $180,000 for transition services under the existing Water Infrastructure Partners contract).
15. Discussion and possible action related to Contract No. WD-2477, Seismic Upgrade of Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3 and 4 at Hayward Fault. (Irons) (Continued from the meeting of May 10, 2005.)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the project, including the plans and specifications, for Contract No. WD-2477 and authorize the Engineering Design Bureau Manager to advertise for bids, to receive and evaluate bids, and to return to the Commission with a recommendation for award of the contract.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
Amend
16. Discussion and possible action related to Agreement No. CS-524, Program Management Services. (Irons)
Staff Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 6 (Final) to Agreement No. CS-524 and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to execute this amendment extending the duration of the agreement by six months, from July 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005, for a total agreement duration of five years and three months.
Award
17. Discussion and possible action related to Agreement No. CS-765, San Francisco Water System Improvement Program – Program/Project/Pre-Construction Management Services. (Irons)
Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to award and execute Professional Services Agreement No. CS-765, to Parsons Water and Infrastructure, Inc. (as guaranteed by Parsons Corporation), the highest scoring proposer per the completed selection process of the Request for Proposals issued February 17, 2005, and Addenda Nos. 1 and 2, and then forward to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.
18. Discussion and possible action related to Agreement No. CS-781, Tunnel Engineering Services, Bay Tunnel – Bay Division Pipelines Reliability Upgrade. (Irons)
Staff Recommendation: Award Professional Services Agreement No. CS-781 to Jacobs Associates to provide geotechnical and tunnel engineering services and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to execute said agreement for an amount not to exceed $14,800,000 and with a duration of seven years from the date of the Notice to Proceed.
CLOSED SESSION
19. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.
20. Motion on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege regarding the matters listed below as Conference with Legal Counsel.
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
21. Threat to Public Services or Facilities – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(a). (Clayton)
Consultation with: Agency counsel concerning security of SFPUC Water and Power Systems.
22. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d): (Clayton)
Existing Litigation: Boston Properties LP vs. City & County of San Francisco Claim No. 04-03719 (Filed June 2, 2004)
23. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d): (Clayton)
Existing Litigation: Linda Alband vs. City & County of San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court No. 431-258 (Filed May 11, 2004)
24. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d): (Clayton)
Existing Litigation: Larry Saxxon vs. City & County of San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court No. 427-029 (Filed December 5, 2003)
25. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d): Clayton
Existing Litigation: William Wu vs. City & County of San Francisco Claim No. 05-03076 (Filed March 28, 2005)
FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
26. Announcement following Closed Session.
27. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT
