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AGENDA COMMISSIONERS |
DEPARTMENTS AND ENTERPRISES Water Enterprise Gavin Newsom |
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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. Minutes of the September 9, 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
a) Commissioner Training on Code of Conduct as required by Rule #23 of the San Francisco Public Utilities Rules of Order (Ambrose)
7. Report of the General Manager
a) Water System Improvement Program Report (Labonte)
1) WSIP Quarterly Report
2) WSIP Project Environmental Impact Report Scheduleb) Capital Projects (Kelly)
8. Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA’S) General Manager’s Report (Jensen)
(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
9. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission hereby ratifies the determinations made by the General Manager in approving the following action item: .
Resolution No. 08-0170:
Approval of an addendum to the Water System Improvement Program Project Labor Agreement.
9a 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 Modification No. 1 to Enterprise-funded Contract No. HH-930, Job Order Contract, General Engineering Services (A-License), San Francisco/East Bay/Peninsula with Power Engineering Contractors, Inc., increasing the contract by $1,500,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,500,000, and with a time extension of one year for a total contract duration of three (3) years.
b) Staff Recommendation Approve the plans and specifications and award CUW260 Water Main Replacement/Retrofit Program-funded Contract No. WD-2524 Installation of Sacrificial Anode Stations for University Mound System along Howard St., South Van Ness Ave. and Harrison St. in the amount of $583,325 to the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, Con-Quest Contractors, Inc.
REGULAR BUSINESS
10. Discussion of and possible action to revise the Commission’s Rules of Order amending Rule #6 concerning the election of officers to change the date set for the annual election of officers from the first regular meeting after the 15th day of January, to the first regular meeting after the 1st of August to reflect the change in appointment date and terms in office of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commissioners in conformity with those established by Proposition E (June 2008). (Ambrose)
11. Discussion and possible action related to adoption of a calendar of regular San Francisco Public Utilities Commission meetings for 2009. (Housh)
12. Discussion and possible action to approve a resolution urging SF Board of Supervisors to enact an ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to authorize landlords to pass through to tenants fifty percent of increased water and sewer bill charges resulting from the adoption of water and sewer rates after July 1, 2002, where specified water conservation devices have been installed in all rental units and common areas of a building; and to provide for passthrough administration, noticing and enforcement procedures. (Spanjian)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
Award
13. Discussion and possible action related to approve the selection of PCL Civil Constructors Inc.; award Water Enterprise Water System Improvement Program-Funded Agreement No. DB-116, Tesla Treatment Facility, a Design-Build Agreement (DBA) for design, construction, and commissioning of a new treatment facility at the existing Tesla Portal site; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute a DBA with PCL Civil Constructors Inc. consistent with the requirements of Section 6.61(G) of the San Francisco Administrative Code for an amount up to $81,420,562. (Labonte)
14. Approve the selection of Jacobs Engineering Group; award Water Enterprise Water System Improvement Program-funded Agreement No. CS-914, Bay Division Regional Construction Management Services, to provide construction management services; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate a professional services agreement with Jacobs Engineering for an amount not to exceed $25,000,000, and with a duration of up to 58 months, or, in the event negotiations are not successful or City requirements are not satisfied, to negotiate a professional services agreement with the next highest ranked proposer; and authorize the General Manager to execute the agreement, subject to Board of Supervisors' approval of the agreement, pursuant to San Francisco Charter section 9.118. (Labonte)
15. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of the following firms to serve as sales and remarketing agents: Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America; Agreement No. CS-938, Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement for the Water Enterprise Commercial Paper Program; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission or his designee to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America for an amount not to exceed $175,000 total per year, and with a duration of 3 years with two one-year optional extensions; 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
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(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (Rothschild)
Existing Litigation:
Jane Martin, et al v. CCSF (IMG Home Corporation; Chez Spenser, and Noreen Quimson), SF Superior Court Case Nos: 436930 & 436942, City Attorney File Nos. 041822, 050915, Filed. January 31, 2005.
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:
Jane Martin, et al v. CCSF (P. Gong, P. Kim, C. Munoz, & C. Tam, SF Superior Court Case Nos: 436930, City Attorney File No. 041822, Filed, January 31, 2005.
21. 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.
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
