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AGENDA COMMISSIONERS |
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 June 10, 2008 Special Meeting
b) Minutes of the June 24, 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) Delegation of Commission Authority (Ambrose)
b) Capital Programs (Kelly)
c) LED Street Lighting (Hale)
d) Water Conservation Program (Carlin/Spanjian)
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
8. 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 terms and conditions of, and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ("SFPUC"), or his designee, to execute, a Revocable Permit with BART to allow the installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a 60-inch casing enclosing a 36-inch water main under BART track way property located at Havelock Street in the City and County of San Francisco.
b) Staff Recommendation:
Approve the terms and conditions of, and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ("SFPUC"), or his designee, to execute, a Revocable Permit with CalTrans to allow the installation of a 36-inch pipe inside a 48-inch steel casing by bore and jack method underneath State Highway 04-SF-280, Post Mile 2.04, at Havelock Street, in the City and Country of San Francisco.
c) Staff Recommendation:
Approve the plans and specifications and award CUW 260 Water Main Replacement/Retrofit Program-funded Contract No. WD 2461 8-Inch Ductile Iron Main Installation in Turk St., McAllister St., Pierce St., Hollis St., and Seymore Street in the amount of $1,789,933 to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, Synergy Project Management.
d) Staff Recommendation:
Approve the plans and specifications and award Contract No. WD-2576, City Distribution Division As-Needed 2008/2009 Annual Paving Contract No. 2, in the amount of $2,118,804 to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, AAA Construction.
e) Staff Recommendation:
Accept work performed for Contract No. WD-2510, Adit Leak Repairs at Crystal Springs, Calaveras and San Antonio Dams Outlet Towers, approve Modification No. 2, reducing the contract by $59,390.93, for a total contract amount of $1,704,757.07, (Contract was completed within the approved duration. No time extension is required) and authorize final payment, in the amount of $85,237.85, to the contractor, NTK Construction, Inc.
f) Staff Recommendation:
Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute an amendment No. 2 for CS-814, Water Saver Program by extending the agreement with Intergy Corp. by one year, for a total agreement duration of three years.
g) Staff Recommendation:
Approve the plans and specifications and award Wastewater Enterprise-funded Contract No. WW-476, Job Order Contract, Spot Sewer Repair (A-license), San Francisco, in an amount not-to-exceed $3,000,000 and with a duration of two years, to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, Synergy Project Management, Inc.; provided, however the aforesaid amount shall be adjusted during performance or upon completion of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.
h) Staff Recommendation:
Approve the plans and specifications and award Wastewater Enterprise-funded Contract No. WW-477, Job Order Contract, Spot Sewer Repair (A-license), San Francisco, in an amount not-to-exceed amount of $3,000,000 and with a duration of two years, to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, J. Flores Construction Co., Inc.; provided, however the aforesaid amount shall be adjusted during performance or upon completion of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.
i) Staff Recommendation:
Accept work performed for Program-funded Contract No. WD-2508, Capuchino Valve Lot Improvements, by NTK Construction, Inc., for a total contract amount of $1,576,733.46, and authorize final payment, in the amount of $95,244.40 to the contractor.
REGULAR BUSINESS
9. Discussion of and possible action to revise the Commission’s Rules of Order adding a proposed new Rule of Order related to Commissioner Training. (Ambrose)
10. Discussion and possible action to rescind SFPUC Resolutions No. 07-0137 and No. 07-0188 with respect to the proposed combustion turbine projects and related facilities; directing staff to perform certain investigations as to the feasibility of an alternative plan to retrofit the existing Potrero Power Plant combustion turbines; and authorizing the General Manager to enter an agreement with Industrial Construction Company (“ICC”) for payment of an amount not to exceed $100,000 in exchange for ICC’s performance of various tasks relating to maintaining the viability of ICC’s proposal for the design and construction the City CT Projects during such investigations. (Sklar)
11. Discussion and possible action to approve the Water System Improvement Project (WSIP)-funded Alameda Siphon No. 4 Project (Project) (CUW35902); adopt the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the project, the required California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures, and Standard Construction Measures. (Continued from the June 24, 2008 Regular Meeting) (Torrey)
REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS
12. Discussion and possible action to approve the terms and conditions and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to approve a ten (10) year lease term with one ten (10) year lease extension option for warehouse space located at 651 Bryant Street comprising 14,000 rentable square feet located on 19,000 square feet of land in San Francisco. (Dowd)
Amend
13. Approve the terms and conditions and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to execute a Second Amendment to an Option Agreement pertaining to the sale of SFPUC property located between Whisman Rd. and Tyrella Ave. in Mountain View, California with KMJ Urban Communities, LLC. (Dowd)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
Award
14. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.; award Professional Services Agreement No. CS-934, Rate Consultant Services; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants for an amount not to exceed $350,000, and with a duration of 12 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. (Rydstrom)
CLOSED SESSION
15. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.
16. 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:
17. 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.
18. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(b) (1) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (2). (Continued from the June 24, 2008 Regular Meeting)
Anticipated Litigation:
CSAA as subrogee for Catherine Groat, City Attorney
File No. 08-003191, Filed May 19, 2007.
19. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code section 67.10(b): Public Employee Position of Assistant General Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Consideration and possible action on terms of employment, as authorized pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 8B 126(b). (Modena/Ambrose) (Continued from the June 24, 2008 Regular Meeting)
20. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)
Existing Litigation:
a) United States of America v. City and County of San Francisco, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:05 CV 01693 DFL GGH, filed August 22, 2005. (Ammons)
b) United States of America v. City and County of San Francisco, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Case no. I:07-cv-01300-LJO/DLB, filed September 6, 2007. (Lipton)
21. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (c) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10 (d) (2) (Ambrose)
Anticipated Litigation: As Plaintiff (2 cases)
22. 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
Property: 308.5-acre property located in Alameda County, Calif., known as the Sunol Valley Aggregate Quarry.
SMP 30.
Parties Negotiating: SFPUC - Dowd
Oliver de Silva, Inc.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
23. Announcement following Closed Session.
24. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT
