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AGENDA COMMISSIONERS The Honorable Ann Moller Caen, President |
DEPARTMENTS AND ENTERPRISES Water Enterprise Gavin Newsom Michael Housh |
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(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
a) Minutes of the January 8, 2008 Regular Meeting
4. Public Comments
Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commissions’ jurisdiction and are not on todays' agenda.
5. Communications
6. Other Commission Business
7. Honoring Dedicated Public Service
a) Mr. Don Larramendy, Deputy Manager, Water Enterprise
b) Mr. Richard Johnson, Senior Water Service Inspector
c) Ms. Carmen Magana, Supervising Photographer, San Francisco Metropolitan Transit Authority and Municipal Railroad
8. Report of the General Manager
a) Water System Improvement Program/Capital Program/ (Irons) Wastewater Master Plan
b) Update on Recent Progress at Lake Merced (Behar)
c) Water Main Break in the Mission (Carlin)
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
9. 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: Ratify the Declaration of Emergency made by the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, dated December 20, 2007 and approved by the President of the Commission. The work consists of replacing the existing sewer located on Henry Adams Street from Alabama Street to 15th Street.
b) Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to request permission from the Board of Supervisors to accept and expend grant funds totaling $995,791 from the Public Interest Energy Research Biofuels Program, as administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC), and to execute all required agreements.
REGULAR BUSINESS
10. Discussion and possible action related to approving a request for a proposed $242,305,000 Supplemental Appropriation for the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) for Calendar Year (CY) 2008. (Labonte)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the request for a proposed $242,305,000 Supplemental Appropriation for the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) for Calendar Year (CY) 2008.
11. Discussion and possible action related to Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to finalize and execute on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Forest Service. (Carlin/Ramirez)
Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to finalize and execute on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Forest Service (USFS) for the amount of $92,660 to be completed by February 28, 2009.
12. Discussion and possible action related to authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), between the SFPUC and the City and County of San Francisco (City) to establish the SFPUC’s intent and obligation to provide funding for payment or repayment of Certificates of Participation (COPs) used to finance construction of a building at 525 Golden Gate Avenue. Further, to authorize a lease of 525 Golden Gate Avenue and authorizes the General Manager to execute other agreement(s) and/or document(s) developed in consultation with the City Attorney to complete the COPs transaction.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the resolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute an MOU, and authorizing the lease and other necessary documents needed to have COPs issued in the amount of approximately $158 million of which approximately $130.6 million in proceeds will be used to construct a new office building at 525 Golden Gate Avenue.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
Award
13. Discussion and possible action related to approving the selection of Chaves & Associates; award Agreement No. CS-890, Records Management Services for capital programs and projects and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement or, in the event negotiations are not successful or City requirements are not satisfied, to re-advertise the RFP for Records Management Services. (Kelly)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the selection of Chaves & Associates; award Agreement No. CS-890, Records Management Services for capital programs and projects, to provide records management support in capturing and maintaining evidence of and information about the business activities and transactions throughout the environmental, planning, design, construction, and close-out phases of programs and projects, including Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) projects; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with Chaves & Associates for an amount not to exceed $1,200,000, and with a duration of three (3) years, or, in the event negotiations are not successful or City requirements are not satisfied, to re-advertise the RFP for Records Management Services.
14. Discussion and possible action related to approve the selection of ESA; RMC Water and Environment; URS; and Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers; award four Water Enterprise Water System Improvement Program-funded/Wastewater Enterprise 5-Year CIP-funded Agreement Nos. CS-883A, CS-883B, CS-883C and CS-883D, respectively, for As-Needed Environmental Services and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute these four professional services agreements 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. (Torrey)
Staff Recommendation: Approve the selection of ESA; RMC Water and Environment; URS; and Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers; award four Water Enterprise Water System Improvement Program-funded/Wastewater Enterprise 5-Year CIP-funded Agreement Nos. CS-883A, CS-883B, CS-883C and CS-883D, respectively, for As-Needed Environmental Services, to provide environmental survey and analysis services; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute four professional services agreements with ESA; RMC Water and Environment; URS; and Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers for amounts not to exceed $2,450,000, and with durations of 36 months, 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.
Amend
15. Discussion and possible action related to Approve Amendment No. 2 to Water Enterprise Water System Improvement Program-funded Agreement No. CS-730, Specialized Tunnel Design and Geotechnical Services and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute this amendment. (Labonte)
Staff Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 2 to Water Enterprise Water System Improvement Program-funded Agreement No. CS-730, Specialized Tunnel Design and Geotechnical Services, New Crystal Springs Bypass (Polhemus) Tunnel, with Arup Brierley Associates, JV, for 1) Additional engineering design support, 2) Additional engineering support during environmental review for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) certification, and 3) Additional engineering support during construction, and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute this amendment increasing the agreement by $973,000, for a total agreement amount of $2,799,191 with time extension of two years and seven months.
CLOSED SESSION
16. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.
17. 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:
18. 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.
19. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (b) and (c) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10 (d) (2) (Ambrose) Anticipated Litigation: As Defendant.
20. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (Rothschild) Existing Litigation: Christine Nakatani/Briar Rose LLC - City Attorney File No 08-01292 - Filed November 27, 2007.
FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
21. Announcement following Closed Session.
22. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT
