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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. Approval of Minutes
a) Minutes of the October 14, 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) Project Labor Agreement Update (Isen)
b) Energy Conservation & SF Go Solar Update (Hale)
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. 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:
Accept work performed for 5-Year CIP Program-funded Contract No. WW-424, Phelps Street, Topeka Avenue, and Pomona Street Sewer Replacement, by D’Arcy and Harty Construction, Inc.; approve Modification No. 1 (Final) decreasing the contract by $153,035.98, for a total contract amount of $1,864,191.02, and authorize final payment, in the amount of $218,442.90, to the contractor.b) Staff Recommendation:
Accept work performed for Wastewater Enterprise, Repair and Replacement (R&R) Program-funded Contract No. WW 451, Valencia Street Sewer Replacement, by Shaw Pipeline, Inc., for a total contract amount of $1,201,833.13, and authorize final payment, in the amount of $176,084.41, to the contractor.
REGULAR BUSINESS
10. Discussion and possible action to approve a resolution urging San Francisco Board of Supervisors to enact two ordinances amending the San Francisco Housing Code and San Francisco Building Code to conserve existing water supplies by reducing the overall demand for water in residential and commercial buildings by requiring the installation of water conservation devices in all residential and commercial buildings. (Spanjian)
11. Discussion and possible action to authorize the General Manager to execute an agreement (Agreement) by and between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the North Coast County Water District (NCCWD) for the Construction and Operation of the Pacifica Recycled Water Project (Project). The Project would replace the existing potable water supply provided by the SFPUC and delivered by NCCWD, with recycled water for irrigation use in northern Pacifica. (Carlin)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS
Award
12. Discussion and possible action related to approve Amendment No. 3 Water System Improvement Program-funded Agreement No. CS-826, Groundwater Conjunctive Use Project Conceptual Engineering Services, with MWH, Inc., and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute this amendment for a time extension of (3) months, for a total agreement duration of two (2) years and three (3) months. (Labonte)
13. Discussion and possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to Water Enterprise Water System Improvement Program-funded Agreement No. CS-854, Engineering Services for Sutro Reservoir Seismic Upgrades and Rehabilitation, with URS/SOHA JV to provide additional Engineering Services for geotechnical investigation, and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute this amendment increasing the agreement by $210,876, for a total agreement amount of $1,810,876, and with no time extension, for a total agreement duration of (3) years, and eleven (11) months. (Labonte)
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.
17. 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 (2 cases)
18. 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: David Sag/The Hassell Law Group c/o Dawn Hassell;
Claim #08-0480309, filed August 1, 2007
19. 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.
20. Announcement following Closed Session.
21. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.
ADJOURNMENT
