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AGENDA COMMISSIONERS |
DEPARTMENTS AND ENTERPRISES Water Enterprise Gavin Newsom Michael Housh |
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.
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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 January 22, 2008 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.
5. Communications
6. Other Commission Business
7. Report of the General Manager
a) Recognition of Water Quality Division Environmental Services Section Manager, Chief Water Services Inspector Mike Conroy on his retirement after 38 years of exemplary and distinguished public service.
b) Water System Improvement Program/Capital Program/ (Irons) Wastewater Master Plan
8. Citizens Advisory Committee Report
a) Update Report by Mr. Alex Lantsberg, Chair, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Citizen’s Advisory Committee (Lantsberg)
9. Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) General Manager’s Report. (Jensen)
a) BAWSCA Update Report
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
10. 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.
(Consent items a) & b) were continued from the Meeting of February 12, 2008)
a) 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.b) Staff Recommendation:
Amend the Real Estate Services Operating Manual (Manual) of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to clarify that the General Manager of Public Utilities has authority to approve and/or execute on behalf of the SFPUC, as permittee, a permit to enter and use real property if the permit is year-to-year or shorter and does not require payment of fees in excess of specified limits.c) Staff Recommendation:
Approve the plans and specifications and award CUW 260 Water Main Replacement/Retrofit Program-funded Contract No. WD 2438 6-Inch & 8-Inch Ductile Iron Main Installation in Stockton, Jansen, Kearny, Castle, Trenton, Stone, Bonita, McCormick, Morrell, Montgomery, Broadway, and Osgood Streets in the amount of $1,566,907 to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, J. Flores Construction.d) Staff Recommendation:
Approve the plans and specifications and award WSIP Program-funded Contract No. WD-2536, CDD Vehicle Service Shop Upgrade, in the amount of $2,682,000, to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, Cal State Constructors.e) 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 $200,000 from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water Use Efficiency Program; and to execute all required agreements.f) Staff Recommendation:
Approve a transition to Cost of Service electricity rates for General Fund Departments, and collection of electricity, gas and steam charges associated with Public Buildings. This resolution reflects the SFPUC’s direction and policy of establishing Cost of Service rates for General Fund Departments and charging for electric, gas and steam services for Public Buildings. This Resolution directs the General Manager to issue Work Orders to General Fund Departments and Public Buildings, which incorporate the first step of a three-step transition to Cost of Service electricity rates.
REGULAR BUSINESS
11. Discussion and possible action related to hear testimony pursuant to Assembly Bill 1823, California Statues of 2002, discussion and possible action related to approving revisions to the Waster System Improvement Program’s Budget and Schedule. (Continued from the Special Meeting of February 12, 2008) (Labonte)
Staff Recommendation:
Approve revisions to the Water System Improvement Program’s Budget and Schedule.
12. Public Hearing to consider budget proposals for the Operating and Capital Budgets for the enterprises and bureaus under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for FY 2008-2009, and possible action. (Persons who are unable to attend the public hearings 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: Michael Housh, Commission Secretary, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, 1155 Market Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103. (MacDonald)
(Continued from the Special Meetings of February 12, and February 15, 2008)
Staff Recommendation:
Consider the proposed Operating Budgets for the enterprises and bureaus of the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 for further hearings and possible action.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
Advertise
13. Discussion and possible action related to authorize the General Manager to advertise the Request For Proposal (RFP) for DB-116, Tesla Treatment Facility. (Labonte)
Staff Recommendation:
Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to advertise the Request For Proposal (RFP) for DB-116, Tesla Treatment Facility and allow Design-Build Lump Sum (DBLS) as an Alternative Project Delivery method for the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Project CUW384, Tesla Treatment Facility.
CLOSED SESSION
14. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.
15. 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:
16. 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. (Suhr)
17. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957 (b) (1) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10 (b) - Personnel Matter-Public Employee Nominations for Appointment as General Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. (Ambrose)
18. 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
19. 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:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company - City Attorney File No.08-00279, Filed August 2, 2007
20. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10 (d) (1).
Existing Litigation:
Pacific Gas & Electric Company, vs. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Superior Court No. CGC-07-470086 (Mueller)
21. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (Rothschild)
Anticipated Litigation:
Ray Beldener dba Bernal Bubbles - City Attorney File No. 08-00997, Filed October 25, 2007
22. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (Rothschild)
Anticipated Litigation:
Jaime Hill/John Strouss, Esq. - City Attorney File No. 08-01104, Filed November 7, 2007
23. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10 (d) (1).
Existing Litigation:
Jane Martin et al vs. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco County Superior Court, File No. 436-930, Filed January 31, 2005 (Margolis)
FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
24. Announcement following Closed Session.
25. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT
