Published By: Commission
Gavin Newsom
MAYOR
AGENDA
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
1:30 P.M.
City Hall, Room 400
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
COMMISSIONERS
The Honorable Richard Sklar, President
The Honorable Ryan L. Brooks, Vice President
The Honorable E. Dennis Normandy
The Honorable Ann Moller Caen
The Honorable Adam Werbach
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
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ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Approval of Minutes
a) Minutes of the May 23, 2006, Regular Meeting.
- 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.
- Communications
- Other Commission Business
- Report of the General Manager
a) Water System Improvement Program (Irons)
b) Wastewater 5-Year Capital Improvement Program Quarterly Report (Franza)
c) Overtime Report (MacDonald)
d) Environmental Stewardship Policy (Ramirez)
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
- 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: Approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. CS-818, Hauling Services, Biosolids and Grit, with Sunset Scavenger Company, to truck biosolids to disposal/reuse sites; and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to execute Amendment No. 3, increasing the agreement by $1,000,000, for a total agreement amount of $9,500,000, and with a time extension of 123 consecutive calendar days, for a total agreement duration of 1,764 consecutive calendar days.
REGULAR BUSINESS
- Discussion and possible action related to Contract No. CW-280, SEWPCP Building 840/860 Ventilation and Odor Control Improvements. (Wong)
Staff Recommendation: Approve a transfer of funds in the amount of $500,000 from Project No. CENMSCSP08 – SEWPCP Cogeneration Reliability to Project No. CENMSCTP07. Approve Modification No. 5 to Wastewater Enterprise Capital Program-funded Contract No. CW-280, with Schram Construction, Inc., increasing the contract by $350,000, for a total contract amount of $5,562,218 and extending the contract by 425 consecutive calendar days, for a total contract duration of 875 days. Approve a transfer of funds in the amount of $500,000 from Project No. CENMSCSP08 – SEWPCP Cogeneration Reliability to Project No. CENMSCTP07.
- Discussion and possible action related to transfer of funds for Contract No. WD-2316R, SVWTP Improvements Phase 1.
Staff Recommendation: Approve a transfer of funds in the amount of $508,150 from Project No. CUW203 - Replace Bay Bridge Pump Station, to Project No. CUW186 – SVWTP Improvements-Phase 1, which has insufficient funds to accommodate the modification to the contract.
Accept work performed for Water Enterprise A & B Bond-funded Contract No. WD-2316R, Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Improvements-Phase 1; approve Modification No. 18 (Final), increasing the contract by $533,072.67, for a total contract amount of $50,820,614, and with a time extension of 121 consecutive calendar days, for a total contract duration of 821 consecutive calendar days; and authorize final payment, in the amount of $547,363.84, to the contractor, Monterey Mechanical Company.
- Discussion and possible action related to a Pledge and Security Agreement with the Treasure Island Development Authority and the State of California for the replacement of electric transmission cables. (Hale)
Staff Recommendation: Adopt Findings in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to execute a Pledge and Security Agreement with the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) and the State of California, acting through its Department of Transportation, to support the replacement of the electric transmission cable serving Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island at a capacity capable of supporting future redevelopment. Authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to execute a Memorandum of Agreement between the SFPUC and the TIDA regarding ultimate ownership of the electric transmission cable.
- Discussion and possible action related to Project No. CUW20205, Polhemus Creek Restoration. (Dessaure)
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the required California Environmental Quality Act Findings and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program with respect to the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for Water Enterprise Revenue-funded Project No. CUW20205; and approve said project subject to future action by the Commission on construction and other contracts needed to implement the project.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
Award
- Discussion and possible action related to Contract No. WD-2497, Polhemus Creek Restoration. (Dessaure)
Staff Recommendation: Award Water Enterprise A & B Bond-funded Contract No. WD-2497, in the amount of $588,562, to Siteworks Construction, Inc., contingent upon receiving all permits by July 1, 2006.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
Award
- Discussion and possible action related to CS-814, Water Conservation Services, Water Saver Program. (Haasz)
Staff Recommendation: Award Water Conservation Budget-funded professional services Agreement No. CS-814 to Intergy Corp. to provide water conservation analysis and implementation services; and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to negotiate and execute said agreement with Intergy Corp., for an amount not to exceed $400,000, and with a duration of twelve months.
Amend
- Discussion and possible action related to a Second Amendment to the Water Supply Contract for Purposes of Conducting an Aquifer Recharge Study. (Bartow)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the terms and conditions contained within the proposed Second Amendment to the Water Supply Contract with the City of Daly City.
- Discussion and possible action related to Agreement No. CS-741, Environmental Analysis Services, Program Environmental Impact Report. (Torrey)
Staff Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 1 to Water System Improvement Program-funded Agreement No. CS-741 with ESA+Orion Joint Venture to provide environmental review analysis, and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to execute this amendment, increasing the agreement by $3,590,000, for a total agreement amount of $6,090,000, and with a time extension of 823 consecutive calendar days, for a total agreement duration of 1,737 consecutive calendar days.
CLOSED SESSION
- Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.
- 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:
- Threat to Public Services or Facilities – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(a). (Ambrose)
Consultation with: Agency Chief of Security concerning security of SFPUC Water and Power Systems.
- Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Mueller)
Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. City and County of San Francisco; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 01-30923-DM; Filed June, 2004.
- Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Mueller)
Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. ER05-1190-000; Filed July 1, 2005.
- Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Mueller)
Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. ER00-565-018, et al.; Filed November 1999.
- Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Mueller)
Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. City and County of San Francisco; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EL05-133-000; Filed June 29, 2005.
- Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d). (Ambrose)
Existing Litigation: Aurelio S. Viscarra Claim Number 06-03012
- Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d). (Ambrose)
Pending Litigation: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit v. City and County of San Francisco, Case No. HG 03099024.FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
- Announcement following Closed Session.
- Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT
