Gavin Newsom
MAYOR

AGENDA 

REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, September 13, 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 http://www.sfgov.org/ethics


ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

a) Minutes of the August 9, 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. Commissioners’ Questions and Matters

    a) Old/Ongoing Business by Commissioners

    b) Introduction of New Business by Commissioners

    c) Commission Business

7. Report of the General Manager

   a) Water System Improvement Program (Irons)

   b) Broadband Update

   c) Emergency Water Plan

   d) Hurricane Relief Efforts

   e) Hetch Hetchy Tours

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

8. 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: Reject all bids for Contract No. WD-2420, 8-Inch Ductile Iron Main Installation in 17th, Arkansas, Carolina, and Buchanan Streets; and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to re-advertise the contract as Contract No. WD-2420R, 8-Inch Ductile Iron Main Installation in 17th, Arkansas, Carolina, and Buchanan Streets; to receive and evaluate bids for said contract; and to return to the Commission with a recommendation for award.

b) Staff Recommendation: Award Contract No. CW-392, Bayshore Boulevard/Bryant Street Sewer Replacement, in the amount of $550,680, to Harty Pipeline.

c) Staff Recommendation: Accept work performed for Contract No. CW-370, Napier Lane/Easement Sewer Block No. 2818/Sea Cliff Outfall No. 6 Sewer Rehabilitation; approve Modification No. 1 (Final) for a time extension of 50 calendar days; a total contract duration of 101 consecutive calendar days, and a total contract amount of $123,185.07; and authorize final payment of $37,080.47 to JF Pacific Liners.

d) Staff Recommendation: Accept work performed for Contract No. CW-386, Del Sur Avenue/Juanita Way/Eveyln Way/Teresita Boulevard Sewer Replacement; approve Modification No. 1 (Final) decreasing the contract by $15,031.41, for a total contract amount of $1,124,428.59; with a time extension of 32 calendar days, for a total contract duration of 137 consecutive calendar days; and authorize final payment of $158,498.13 to J. Flores Construction.

e) Staff Recommendation: Approve the terms and conditions and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to execute a revocable permit for a portion of SFPUC Alameda County watershed land, known as Parcel 73 (Highway 84 and Niles Canyon Road), to the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to conduct environmental and geotechnical studies, commencing upon final execution and expiring two years after the commencement date, or upon written notice from the City and County of San Francisco.

REGULAR BUSINESS

9. Discussion and possible action related to a commendation for Mr. Bill Shea upon his retirement. (Davis)

Staff Recommendation: Commend Mr. Bill Shea for 39 years of devoted service to the City and County of San Francisco and express the appreciation of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for his service to the Water Enterprise.

10. Discussion and possible action related to agreements with the National Park Service and the United States Forest Service. (Carlin)

Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to enter into separate agreements with the National Park Service and the United States Forest Service to coordinate and participate in the environmental process for Project No. CUH931 – Hetch Hetchy Microwave Replacement; and to allocate funding, in the total amount of $70,000 ($35,000 for each agreement).

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

Close

11. Discussion and possible action related to Contract No. WD-2378, Potrero Heights Supply Line. (Irons)

Staff Recommendation: Accept work performed for Contract No. WD-2378; approve Modification No. 1 (Final), reducing the contract amount by $318,950.07, for a final contract amount of $2,236,536.93, with a time extension of 80 consecutive calendar days for a total contract duration of 410 consecutive calendar days; and authorize final payment to A. Ruiz Construction.

12. Discussion and possible action related to Contract No. WD-2407, McLaren Park Tank Outlet Modification. (Irons)

Staff Recommendation: Accept work performed for Contract No. WD-2407, McLaren Park Tank Outlet Modification and 24-inch Ductile Iron Pipe from McLaren Park Tank to McLaren Pump Station; approve Modification No. 4 (Final), for a time extension of 99 consecutive calendar days and a total contract duration of 443 consecutive calendar days, and a final contract amount of $1,349,118.10; and authorize final payment to A. Ruiz Construction.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS

Amend

13. Discussion and possible action related to increasing the amount of Agreement Nos. CS-692A-C-D-E, Energy Resource, Development and Analysis Services. (Hale)

Staff Recommendation: Approve an increase in the amount of Agreement No. CS-692C with Brown, Vence and Associates from $925,000 to $1,378,250; No. CS-692D with ICF Resources from $3,000,000 to $4,470,000; and No. CS-692E with AEPC from $650,000 to $968,500; and extend the duration for an additional two years for each of these agreements: Nos. CS-692A with EMCOR; CS-692C with Brown, Vence and Associates; CS-692D with ICF Resources and CS-692E with AEPC.

ADJOURNMENT