Gavin Newsom

MAYOR

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, January 24, 2006
1:30 P.M.
City Hall, Room 400
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA

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 AND ENTERPRISES

Water Enterprise
Wastewater Enterprise
Power Enterprise
Infrastructure
Business Services
External Affairs

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. Discussion and possible action relating to the election of President and Vice President.

4. Approval of Minutes

    a) Minutes of the December 13, 2005, Special Meeting (Continued from the Special Meeting of January 10, 2006)

    b) Minutes of the January 10, 2006, Special Meeting

5. 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.

6. Communications

7. Commissioners’ Questions and Matters

    a) Old/Ongoing Business by Commissioners

    b) Introduction of New Business by Commissioners

    c) Commission Business

        i) Letter from Mayor Regarding FY 2006-07 Budget 

8. Report of the General Manager

    a) SFPUC O'Shaughnessy Award Winners

    b) California Water Environment Association Awards

    c) Water System Improvement Program Update (Irons)

    d) Demand Reserves Partnership Results (Hale)

    e) Westside Pump Station Highlighted on Mike Rowe’s “Dirty Jobs” (Spanjian)

9. SFPUC Citizen’s Advisory Committee Chair’s Report

    a) Update on Progress Made in 2005

10. Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) General Manager’s Report

     a) BAWSCA 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-367, Parker and 17th Avenues/McAllister Street Sewer Replacement, in the amount of $757,070, to Harty Pipeline.

b) Staff Recommendation: Award Contract No. WD-2420R, 17th, Arkansas, Carolina, and Buchanan Streets 8-Inch Ductile Iron Pipe Main Installation, in the amount of $1,156,000, to Synergy Project Management.

c) Staff Recommendation: Award Contract No. WW-431, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Secondary Clarifier Concrete Coating, in the amount of $2,489,000, to F.D.Thomas, Inc.

d) Staff Recommendation: Accept work performed for Contract No. WD-2422, Alameda Portals Valve Upgrade, approve Modification No. 3 (Final) increasing the contract by $3,695.63, for a total contract amount of $1,185,191.63, and authorize final payment of $17,057.63 to ProVen Management, Inc.

REGULAR BUSINESS

12. Public Hearing regarding a “Project Labor Agreement Evaluation for the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP)” and to consider the pros and cons of entering into project labor agreements as tools to successfully construct the WSIP projects. Discussion and possible action regarding negotiation of one or more Project Labor Agreements. (Persons who are unable to attend the public hearing may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the subject of the hearing. These comments will be brought to the attention of the Commission and will become a part of the official public record. Written comments can be sent to: Mary Jung, Commission Secretary, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, 1155 Market Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103.) (Isen)

Staff Recommendation: Accept, modify, or reject resolution authorizing the General Manager of Public Utilities to commence negotiations for one or more Project Labor Agreements with the appropriate craft unions.

13. Discussion and possible action related to budget supplemental appropriation for services related to Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island. (Hale) (Continued from the January 10, 2006, Regular Meeting).

Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to seek approval of the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors to supplement by $1.44 million the spending authority of the SFPUC to fund costs related to providing utility services to Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island residents and businesses.

14. Discussion and possible action related to an agreement with San Francisco Recycling and Disposal, Inc. for the purchase of electricity. (Hale)

Staff Recommendation: Approve an agreement with San Francisco Recycling and Disposal, Inc. for the purchase of electricity produced by a solar photovoltaic system at Pier 96 and the installation of a gas line; and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to obtain approval from the Board of Supervisors to negotiate and execute the agreement.

15. Discussion and possible action related to a Second Memorandum of Understanding with the North Coast County Water District for environmental consulting services for the Pacifica Recycled Water Project. (Carlin)

Staff Recommendation: Approve the terms and conditions of a Second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the North Coast County Water District for environmental consulting services for the Pacifica Recycled Water Project; and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to execute the MOU.

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

16. Discussion and possible action related to Contract No. WD-2332 – Sutro Reservoir. (Irons)

Staff Recommendation: Accept work performed for Contract No. WD-2332, Sutro Reservoir – New Inlets, Roof Repairs and Miscellaneous Improvements, approve Modification No. 5 (Final), for a time extension of 106 consecutive calendar days for a total contract duration of 606 consecutive calendar days, and with a final total contract amount of $5,723,503.32; and authorize final payment of $117,571.76 to Mitchell Engineering, Inc.

CLOSED SESSION

17. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.

18. 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:

19. 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 Chief of Security concerning security of SFPUC Water and Power Systems.

FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.

20. Announcement following Closed Session.

21. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.

ADJOURNMENT