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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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(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 24, 2007 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.
CLOSED SESSION
NOTE the Commission will go into closed session to discuss items on its agenda shortly after the beginning of the meeting and will remain in closed session one hour. At the conclusion of this period at 2:30 PM any remained unfinished closed session items will be continued to the end of the meeting’s agenda and the Commission will take up the remaining regular agenda items. It is expected that Agenda Item #23 Rates Hearing will be taken up shortly after the Commission returns to open session at 2:30PM.
5. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.
6. 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:
7. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (2) to consider settlement of an unlitigated claim by William Peden v CCSF. (Rapoport)
8. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (2) to consider settlement of an unlitigated administrative claim by the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board (Roddy)
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. Announcement following Closed Session.
18. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.
19. Communications
20. Other Commission Business
21. Report of the General Manager
a) Water System Improvement Program/Capital Program/ (Irons) Wastewater Master Plan
b) Trans Bay Cable Update (Continued from April 24, 2007) (Hale)
c) OCIP Feasibility Study Update Report (Kelly)
d) Economic Impact Report (Irons)
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
22. 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 the plans and specifications and award Wastewater Enterprise, Repair and Replacement (R&R) Program-funded Contract No. WW 368 Rhode Island/23rd/Utah/York/Texas Streets Sewer Replacement and Street Reconstruction, in the amount of $1,306,129, to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, J. Flores Construction.
b) Staff Recommendation: Approve the plans and specifications and award Wastewater Enterprise, Repair and Replacement (R&R) Program-funded Contract No. WW 420 Alma/Fulton/Willard/Saturn Streets Sewer Replacement and Pavement Renovation, in the amount of $ 1,150,524, to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, M. Hernandez Construction.
c) Staff Recommendation: Accept work performed for Contract No. HH-918, Tuolumne River Channel Improvements by Contractor, On Grade Contracting, approve Modification No. 2 (Final) decreasing the contract by $5,972.81, for a total contract amount of $343,627.19 and authorize final payment, in the amount of $62,485.42, to the contractor.
REGULAR BUSINESS
23. Discussion and possible action related to adopt schedules of rates, fees and charges effective with meter readings beginning July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008. (MacDonald)
Staff Recommendation: Adopt schedules of rates, fees and charges of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Enterprise Adopt schedules of rates, fees and charges be effective with meter readings beginning July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008.
24. Discussion and possible action related to adopt schedules of rates, fees and charges effective with meter readings beginning July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008. (MacDonald)
Staff Recommendation: Adopt schedules of rates, fees and charges of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Enterprise for wastewater service in San Francisco to be effective with meter readings beginning July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2008.
25. 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. (Hale)
Continued from the April 24, 2007 Regular Meeting.
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.
REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS
26. 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.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
27. Discussion and possible action related to approve Agreement No. CS-701, Hetch Hetchy Microwave Replacement. (Carlin)
Staff Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. CS-701, Hetch Hetchy Microwave Replacement, with Timberline Engineering, Inc. for additional detailed design of the communication system for Hetch Hetchy facilities, environmental support services, geotechnical support services for change in location of transmission sites and extension of time to support post-construction warranty phase; authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute this amendment increasing the agreement by $500,000, for a total agreement amount of $1,800,000, and with a time extension of 4 years, for a total agreement duration of 9 years.
ADJOURNMENT
