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AGENDA COMMISSIONERS |
DEPARTMENTS AND ENTERPRISES Water Enterprise Gavin Newsom |
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.
City Hall is accessbile to persons using wheelchairs and other disabilities. The Polk Street/Carlton B. Goodlett entrance is accessible via a ramp and a wheelchair lift. The other three entrances are accessible via ramps. Assistive listening devices are available and meetings are open captioned in the hearing room and closed captioned on SFGTV. Materials in alternative formats, American Sign Language interpreters, and other accomocations will be made available upon request. Please contact Michael Housh at (415) 554-3165 or our TTY at (415) 554-3488 to make arrangements for any of these services. Providing at least 48 hours notice prior to the meeting will help ensure availability.
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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
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Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legisalative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § § 2.100) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site at www.sfgov.org/ethics.
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3.
Special Order 11:30 A.M. - Wastewater System Overview
Workshop No. 3
This presentation is the third of a series of Commission discussions regarding the wastewater system. This presentation will focus on Levels of Service to guide the development of a Sewer System Improvement Program. (Moala)
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Tommy Moala, Assistant General Manager, Wastewater Enterprise
a. Introduction and Overview of the Commission Wastewater Enterprise
Workshop Proces
Karen Kubick, Sewer System Improvement Program Director
b. Modeling Process
c. Discussion and Selection of Level of Service Options
d. Future Commission Actions
e. Review Plan for Workshop #4
f. Public Comment
g. Commission Discussion
REGULAR MEETING
The Workshop is scheduled to end before 1:30, at which time the Regular Calendar will be taken up, beginning with the closed session matters.
The open session consideration of regular business is anticipated to begin at approximately 2P.M.
CLOSED SESSION
4. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.
5. 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:
6. 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
7. 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.
8. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section
54956.9 (a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10 (d). (Ambrose)
Existing Litigation: F & I Management & D & J Parking v.
City and County of San Francisco;
San Francisco Superior Court No. 483121,
Filed December 17, 2008
9. Conference with Legal Counsel – Pursuant to California Government Code Section
54956.9 (a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10 (d). (Ambrose)
Existing Litigation: Larkfield, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco;
San Francisco Superior Court No. 10-00626
FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
10. Announcement following Closed Session.
11. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed Session.
12. Approval of Minutes
a) Minutes of the November 24, 2009, Regular Meeting
b) Minutes of the December 18, 2009 Special Meeting
13. 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.
14. Communications
a) Letter Summary
b) Advance Calendar
15. Other Commission Business
a) Discussion and possible action adopting a resolution honoring the late
Commissioner James D. Jefferson (Housh)
16. Report of the General Manager
a) Sewer Inspection/Cleaning Update (Moala)
b) Power Enterprise Updates (Hale)
(Cogeneration Study, Community Choice Aggregation)
c) 525 Golden Gate Project Update (Kelly)
d) GreenFinanceSF Update (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
17. 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 selection of Jacobs Project Management Company (Jacobs); award Agreement No. 
CS-102, Sunnydale Sewer Tunnel Project, to provide Construction Management Services; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with Jacobs for an amount not-to-exceed $2,500,000 and with a duration of three (3) years. . Kelly)
b) Staff Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. CS-931, High Efficiency Clothes Washer Rebate Initiative, with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG &E) to continue to process and administer washing machine rebates to SFPUC customers; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute this amendment increasing the agreement by $749,000 for a total agreement amount of $1,320,000 and with a time extension of one (1) year, for a total agreement duration of three (3) years, four and one-half months. (Ritchie)
c) Staff Recommendation: Approve the selection of AECOM/WRE, Joint Venture (AECOM/WRE, JV), RMC and Carollo Engineers; award Agreement Nos. CS-955A-C, Specialized and Technical Wastewater Services, to provide specialized and technical services related to the operations and management of wastewater collection, storage, treatment, biosolids, maintenance, asset management, stormwater management, workforce development and regulatory compliance; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to negotiate and execute professional service agreements with the above mentioned firms for an amount not-to-exceed $3,000,000 each, and for a duration of five (5) years each. (Moala)
d) Staff Recommendation: Approve the selection of RMC, AECOM/WRE, Joint Venture (AECOM/WRE, JV), MWH/AGS/LEE, Joint Venture (MWH/AGS/LEE, JV) and KJ/GTC, Joint Venture (KJ/GTC, JV); award Agreement Nos. CS-971A-D, Specialized and Technical Services, Water Enterprise to provide enterprise operations and management services related water supply, storage delivery, transport, water quality, water treatment and natural resources; and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to negotiate professional service agreements with RMC (CS-971A), AECOM/WRE, JV (CS-971B) MWH/AGS/LEE, JV (CS-971C) and KJ/GTC, JV (CS-971D) for an amount not-to-exceed $2,250,000 each, and for a duration of five (5) years each. (Ritchie)
REGULAR BUSINESS
18. Discussion and possible action adopting the San Francisco Stormwater Design Guidelines and recommend the San Francisco Stormwater Management Ordinance to the Board of Supervisors for approval. (Moala)
19. Discussion and possible action approving Amendment No. 1 to Water Enterprise Project Funded Agreement No. CS-894, Pipeline Condition Assessment Services, with CH2M-Hill to provide the SFPUC with evaluation of Hetch Hetchy Water & Power (HHWP) pipeline facilities, including but not limited to evaluation through direct examination, fitness for life investigations and pipeline system rehabilitation plans; authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute this amendment increasing the agreement by $3,110,000 for a total agreement amount of $6,660,000 and with a time extension of twenty-four (24) months, for a total agreement duration of eighty-four (84) months. (Ritchie)
20. Discussion and possible action approving Amendment No. 2 to Agreement Nos. CS-923 A and B, Hetch Hetchy Water Power (HHWP) System Condition Assessment and Upgrade Services, with Stantec (CS-923A) and Black & Veatch (CS-923B) for professional consulting services related to the rehabilitation and upgrade of power facilities; authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to execute these amendments increasing the agreements by $3,750,000 for Stantec (CS-923A) and $2,750,000 for Black & Veatch (CS-923B), and with a time extension of one (1) year, for a total agreement duration of four (4) years.
(Ritchie)
21. Discussion and possible action approving the selection of URS Corp.; award Agreement No. CS-943, Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Services, to provide condition assessments, design and construction support and general technical services related to dams, tunnels, penstocks, and other hydraulic structures for Hetch Hetchy Water & Power (HHWP); and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with URS Corp. for an amount not to exceed $7,000,000 and with a duration of five (5) years, (Ritchie)
22. Additional Commission Business
ADJOURNMENT
