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AGENDA COMMISSIONERS The Honorable Ryan L. Brooks, President |
DEPARTMENTS AND ENTERPRISES Water Enterprise Gavin Newsom Michael Housh |
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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
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
a) Minutes of the April 10, Regular Meeting
4. Recognition of 35 Year + SFPUC Employees (Modena)
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. Other Commission Business
8. Report of the General Manager
a) Water System Improvement Program/Capital Program (Irons)
b) Water Conservation and Public Outreach Report (Levin/Spanjian)
c) Transbay Cable Update (Continued from April 10, 2007) (Hale)
9. Rate Fairness Board Presentation)
a) Presentation and Staff Report (MacDonald)
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: Accept work performed for Wastewater Enterprise, Repair and Replacement (R&R) Program-funded Contract No. CW-359 Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Building 925 No. 2 Water Production Facility Upgrade, by Absolut Construction Corp., for a total contract amount of $1,048,337.79, and authorize final payment, in the amount of $52,416.88, to the contractor.
b) Staff Recommendation: Accept work performed for Wastewater Enterprise, Repair and Replacement (R&R) Program-funded Contract No. CW-396; 20th Street Pump Station 480V Electrical Service Upgrade, by MRM Electrical, approve Modification No. 1 (Final) increasing the contract by $6,203, for a total contract amount of $99,203, and with a time extension of 15 consecutive calendar days for a total contract duration of 222 consecutive calendar days; and authorize final payment, in the amount of $15,503, to the contractor.
REGULAR BUSINESS
12. Discussion and possible action related to a Memorandum of Agreement with the East Bay Municipal Utility District, Contra Costa Water District, and Santa Clara Valley Water District for the continued development and planning of the Bay Area Regional Desalination Project (Carlin)
Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to execute on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, a Memorandum of Agreement with the East Bay Municipal Utility District, Contra Costa Water District, and Santa Clara Valley Water District for an amount not to exceed $250,000 in cash contributions (and with a duration not to exceed 3 years), which will allow for the continued development and planning of the Bay Area Regional Desalination Project; and authorize the East Bay Municipal Utility District, on behalf of all of the partner agencies, to retain the services of a consultant to plan, develop, and operate a Pilot Facility for the Bay Area Regional Desalination Project.
13. Discussion and possible action related to a non-exclusive agreement (Pole Use Agreement) with EarthLink, Inc., for the use of street light poles owned by the SFPUC to install communications equipment as part of the wireless broadband network
Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to execute a non-exclusive agreement (Pole Use Agreement) with EarthLink, Inc., for the use of street light poles owned by the SFPUC to install communications equipment as part of the wireless broadband network EarthLink has agreed to construct to provide free wireless broadband internet service within the City and County of San Francisco, subject to Board of Supervisor's approval.
14. Discussion and possible action related to authorize the General Manager to submitting a supplemental appropriation to the Board of Supervisors concerning additional funding needed for the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. (Hale/Ambrose)
Staff Recommendation: Request the Commission to authorize the General Manager to request approval of the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors to supplement the spending authority by $1.86 million of the SFPUC Power Enterprise to fund costs that will be incurred in the current fiscal year related to providing electric services to Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (HPNSY) Parcel A’.
REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS
15. Discussion and possible action to authorize the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to Property Sunol Valley Aggregate Quarry (Surface Mining Permit 30), located at 6527 Calaveras Rd. Sunol California. (Dowd) Staff Recommendation Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to direct staff to enter into negotiation with Oliver de Silva, Inc., as the highest ranked respondent to the Request For Proposals issued by SFPUC concerning the mining of the 325 acre Sunol Valley Aggregate Quarry site located on a portion of Parcel 65 of Alameda County lands in Sunol Valley to achieve an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement.
16. Discussion and possible action related to authorize two six (6) month extension periods to an Option Agreement pertaining to the sale of property under the jurisdiction of the SFPUC. (Dowd)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the terms and conditions and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to approve the terms and conditions and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute two six (6) month extension periods to an Option Agreement pertaining to the sale of property between Whisman Road and Tyrella Avenue, located in Mountain View, California, under the jurisdiction of the SFPUC with KMJ Urban Communities, LLC.
17. Discussion and possible action related to authorize an eighteen (18) month extension to Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Greenbriar Homes Communities. (Dowd)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the terms and conditions and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to execute an eighteen (18) month extension to Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with Greenbriar Homes Communities to July 3, 2009.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
Award
18. Discussion and possible action related to Contract No. WD- 2535R (Job Order Contract) General Construction Services, San Joaquin Region. (Carlin)
Staff Recommendation: Award Enterprise Operating Budget-funded Contract No. WD-2535R, (Job Order Contract) General Construction Services, San Joaquin Region, in the amount of $3 million and with a duration of two years (with an additional one-year option period and with an additional $1.5 million pending Commission approval, for a total potential contract amount of $4.5 million), to the sole, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, Vila Construction.
19. Discussion and possible action to approve the plans and specifications and award Wastewater Enterprise 5-Year Capital Improvement Program-funded Contract No. WW-439. (Franza)
Staff Recommendation Approve the plans and specifications and award Wastewater Enterprise 5-Year Capital Improvement Program-funded Contract No. WW-439 Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Gas Handling Improvements, in the amount of $8,447,000, to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, Cal State Constructors, Inc.
20. Discussion and possible action related to Wastewater Enterprise 5-Year CIP-funded Contract No. WW-405, Mission Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue Sewer System Improvement. (Franza)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the plans and specifications and award Wastewater Enterprise 5-Year CIP-funded Contract No. WW-405, Mission Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue Sewer System Improvement, in the amount of $9,434,510.00, to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, Mountain Cascade Inc.
Amend
21. Discussion and possible action related to Contract No. WD-2489 (University Mound Fence Replacement). (Kelly)
Staff Recommendation: Approve Modification No. 1 Water Enterprise Water System Improvement Program-funded Contract No. WD-2489 (University Mound Fence Replacement), with D’Arcy & Harty Construction, Inc., increasing the contract by $186,744.00, for a total contract amount of $1,311,764.00, and extending the contract by 60 consecutive calendar days, for a total contract duration of 210 days.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
Award
22. Discussion and possible action related to award Agreements No. CS-869 A - C, Independent Technical Advisory Services for the Bay Division Pipeline No. 5 Project. (Sadden)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the selection of T.D. O’Rourke, Douglas J. Nyman—D.J. Nyman & Associates, and Ronald Bianchetti—Blackstone Group; award Agreements No. CS-869 A - C, Independent Technical Advisory Services, to provide technical advisory and consultation services for the Bay Division Pipeline No. 5 Project in specified fields related to seismic engineering of civil infrastructure networks, structural mechanics analyses of large-diameter pressurized pipe subjected to seismic loading, and corrosion engineering and cathodic protection; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with T.D. O’Rourke, Douglas J. Nyman—D.J. Nyman & Associates, and Ronald Bianchetti—Blackstone Group, for an amount of $100,000 for each individual agreement and a total not to exceed $300,000, and with a duration of three years, or, in the event negotiations are not successful or City requirements are not satisfied, to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with the next highest ranked proposer.
23. Discussion and possible action related to Agreements No. CS-870 A-B, Technical Advisory Panel, to provide technical advisement on water treatment, water quality regulations, and managing water treatment facilities (Sadden)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the selection of Susan Teefy and Gary Logsdon; award Agreements No. CS-870 A-B, Technical Advisory Panel, to provide technical advisement on water treatment, water quality regulations, and managing water treatment facilities; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with Susan Teefy and Gary Logsdon for an amount of $100,000 for each individual agreement and a total not to exceed $200,000, and with a duration of three years, or, in the event negotiations are not successful or City requirements are not satisfied, to reject non-responsive responder and re-advertise this request for proposal.
24. Discussion and possible action related to Power Enterprise, Agreement No. CS-872 to provide consulting support, development and maintenance for the Power Enterprise. (Hale)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the selection of Mountford Group, Inc.; award a professional services agreement for the Power Enterprise, Agreement No. CS-872, DataMart Consulting, Development and Maintenance Services, to provide consulting support, development and maintenance for the Power Enterprise DataMart; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with Mountford Group, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,918,900, and with a duration of four years.
CLOSED SESSION
25. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.
26. 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:
27. Conference with Real Property Negotiator – Pursuant to Sunshine Ordinance Section 67.8 (a)(2), Govt. Code section 54956.8: Property: Sunol Valley Aggregate Quarry (Surface Mining Permit 30), located at 6527 Calaveras Rd. Sunol California. (Dowd) APN 96-375-009
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 and Sunshine Ordinance Section 67.8 (a)(2), RFP Respondents - Oliver de Silva Inc., or Santa Clara Sand and Gravel Company d/b/a CEMEX, LLC (Teichart Inc.), or TSV Properties.
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. 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.
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Jensen)
Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (San Mateo Superior Court No. 449522; City Attorney File No. 060418). Filed September 12, 2005.
34. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). (Jensen)
Existing Litigation: Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (San Mateo Superior Court No. 449522; City Attorney File No. 060418). Filed September 12, 2005.
FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
35. Announcement following Closed Session.
36. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT
