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The presentation, delivered by assistant general manager Barbara Hale and staff from the water, wastewater and power enterprises, described specific targets staff said will support the citywide plan: keeping indoor residential water use below the state 42 gallons-per-capita-per-day standard, expanding recycled water to about 2,500,000 gallons per day and increasing groundwater pumping to 4,000,000 gallons per day, and using on-site reuse systems in large new developments. Staff also described strategies to increase green infrastructure and manage stormwater.

\"The Climate Action Plan is a crucial living document for the city and county to achieve its climate goals,\" Commissioner John Darr said before the presentation, and Barbara Hale described the PUC's role in shaping the buildings, water and energy strategies the plan envisions.

PUC water staff said the agency will expand conservation programs and on-site reuse grants and continue planning for a purified water demonstration facility. \"We will come back to you in the fall for what's expected to be an authorization of that climate action plan after we get public comment,\" Hale said.

On healthy ecosystems and stormwater, Sarah Minnick of the wastewater enterprise said the PUC is working with other city agencies to integrate biodiverse greening into streets and green infrastructure, and aims to manage roughly 440,000,000 gallons of stormwater per year through those measures.

Catherine Spalding, deputy assistant general manager for Power, described buildings and energy actions: the PUC will support electrifying existing buildings (new construction is already all-electric in San Francisco), launch a customer bill-credit program for heat-pump water heaters, continue the all-electric multifamily assistance program, and decarbonize the Civic Center steam loop so its boilers are no longer gas-fired. \"We will be converting the gas-fired boilers that are owned and operated by Cordia,\" Spalding said, \"but we will be heating with clean, renewable Hetch Hetchy hydropower.\"

The PUC's power staff said the agency provides roughly 75% of the electricity consumed in San Francisco through its two retail programs, Hetch Hetchy Power and Clean Power SF, and that achieving citywide 100% renewable electricity will require acquiring distribution assets now owned by PG&E. \"The acquisition of those grid assets are a critical component to being successful in our climate action plan goals,\" Spalding said.

Staff also discussed a potential pilot for gas decommissioning and the need to coordinate across city departments and community groups. Cindy Comerford of the San Francisco Environment Department described the plan update process: it follows a city ordinance requiring updates every five years, included 18 city departments and more than 200 community organizations during the recent public-engagement kickoff, and will return to boards and commissions after the summer engagement period.

Members of the public asked the PUC to scale up upfront financing and rebates to accelerate electrification. \"Without greatly expanded public rebate and financing options, many building owners may still find they can't afford the upfront costs of heat pump appliances,\" said Susan Green, a Clean Power SF customer and member of the San Francisco Climate Emergency Coalition.

Daniel Young, manager of customer programs for the power enterprise, said the PUC has been testing approaches that combine contractor incentives and bill credits and noted existing regional and state funding that helps cover installations. \"We've been offering $1,000 for installs paid to contractors through the BayREN program,\" Young said, and staff said the program recently ended; the PUC is evaluating next steps.

Advocates urged more on-bill financing, zero-interest loans, and direct PUC funding of the Climate Equity Hub, a city program that pays for heat-pump water heaters for households under 80% of area median income and provides workforce development and tenant protections. \"So much more access to up-front incentives and rebates could be possible if the PUC were to directly fund the Climate Equity Hub,\" said Nancy Haber of 350 San Francisco.

Staff and commissioners agreed the work will require interagency coordination and additional resources to implement large-scale electrification and resilience measures. The commission did not take action on the plan itself; staff said they will return after the public-engagement period and further refinements.

Community members and commissioners asked staff to continue reporting on how the PUC will finance incentives and minimize rate impacts while meeting equitable access goals.

Ending: The PUC said it will continue public engagement over the summer and return to boards and commissions in the fall with a draft Climate Action Plan for authorization and further public review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of San Francisco - Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player - May 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","PUC staff presented the agency's contributions to the City's Climate Action Plan update on May 20, outlining targets for water conservation, new local water supplies, ecosystem restoration, and measures to speed building electrification.","taxTitle","San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California","taxId",5751,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6570182,"At a glance: SFPUC votes May 20 — minutes, rates, contracts and water-agreement amendments approved",9884,93730,9978060,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298407-473cd7aa8a5e51804ca55b5fb7bf0ca9&start=93&end=9978","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298407-473cd7aa8a5e51804ca55b5fb7bf0ca9/thumbnail_93730.jpg","/articles/6570182/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/At-a-glance-SFPUC-votes-May-20-minutes-rates-contracts-and-water-agreement-amendments-approved","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6570182-82ddfaa6aea10f3479a4be7c0ddcd268/orig.mp4?Expires=1773596457&Signature=ow6~anbEnF-RCYqWaYkr2ruAvRpDtZEKbkdZ5eVLjMWQWs7FHXCKFjH0BTfaPkWp-eNhPLBoeksdFyWyPJK9LzwVYDN145C4TFAvUvKFtXp6eAgOMXzdkPbLEUjzqfPw221QHWkHFdLmA--SGmjPXMCakkDmE4lnN5s2EvGK5XChxE7UZqAKoXQg4rqgTKf7ycN7i23ydIzBQKTTheOTwJypxaIQWMhaZcZuwx70ThnaB9HFWvv2Mb~3VNJLWuqI2AHI~JaWit-jShfIUGm6FJbnec~FqjdCgKmZ01nmkwtxfXm86jDCeOxcoKZaCLF8-2UrZIM~TxUazKfbEU0hdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on May 20 approved a series of procedural and substantive items, including the minutes from April 8, a consent calendar of procurement actions, fiscal year 2025-26 wholesale water rates and charges, multiple contract amendments, and a major amendment to the regional water supply agreement with wholesale customers. Where roll-call recorded, the four commissioners voted unanimously.

Summary of key actions and recorded votes:

- Approval of minutes of April 8, 2025 (Item 3): Motion to approve was called and the commission recorded a unanimous vote (President Stacy: Aye; Vice President Arce: Aye; Commissioner Jamdar: Aye; Commissioner Levarone: Aye). No public comments affected the motion.

- Consent calendar (Items 7a'f): The commission approved the consent calendar, which bundled multiple contract awards and administrative items. The motion passed unanimously.

- Wholesale water rates and charges for FY2025-26 (Item 8): Staff presented the proposed wholesale rate of $5.80 per CCF, a 2.3% increase from the current $5.67 rate; commissioners approved the rates by recorded unanimous vote. Staff explained the drivers as operating expense growth, higher debt service and increased allocation of regional costs to wholesale customers as wholesale volumes recover. BOSCA representatives said they understood the process and considered the increase moderate.

- Contract and procurement actions (Items 9, 10, 11, 12, 13): The commission approved a set of contract actions including extension of the Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant New Headworks contract duration by 212 calendar days for demolition work (no budget increase), award of a 10-year, $15 million professional services pool for Sonoma Valley facilities improvements to CDM Smith, an amendment to the Biosolids Digester Facilities construction management contract (increasing contract capacity to $68,500,000 total to continue construction management through facility start-up), amendments to multiple as-needed construction management pools, and a modification to an as-needed water service line replacement contract to add $4.3 million for pavement restoration while a new paving contract is procured. All of these items were approved by unanimous recorded vote where the minutes show roll call.

- Regional water-supply agreement (Item 14): The commission authorized the general manager to execute a 2025 amended and restated water supply agreement and to execute amendments to four individual water-sales contracts. The package reduces or adjusts minimum purchase obligations for several wholesale customers, adds a drought-rebound reset and a \"family plan\" concept that allows wholesale customers to share allocation outcomes under certain drought conditions. Commissioners approved the amended agreement by unanimous recorded vote. BOSCA reported support for the amendments and said approval would allow member agencies to consider the changes promptly.

- Amendment to water-sales contract with Redwood City (Item 15): The commission approved a second amendment to a water-sales contract to allow transfer of 12 suburban retail customers (a subset of about 85 suburban retail customers discussed in prior years) from SFPUC retail service to Redwood City service where water mains already exist; commissioners approved the amendment unanimously. Staff said outreach to the affected property owners will continue following the action.

Votes and roll-call: Where the transcript records roll-call, President Stacy, Vice President Arce, Commissioner Jamdar and Commissioner Levarone each voted \"Aye\" on the listed recorded items; no \"No\" or \"Abstain\" votes were recorded in the public portions of the meeting minutes.

Ending: The meeting record shows several additional staff reports and public comments; the commission adjourned after approving the agenda items and moving into closed session on litigation matters (closed-session disclosures were withheld by the commission vote).","The SFPUC approved minutes, a consent calendar, wholesale water rates for FY2025-26 and multiple contract and amendment items, and authorized the general manager to execute an amended and restated regional water supply agreement. Votes were unanimous where recorded.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6570184,"SFPUC refinancing reduces water enterprise debt-service costs by $56.2 million, staff say",369,2643045,3013015,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298407-473cd7aa8a5e51804ca55b5fb7bf0ca9&start=2643&end=3013","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298407-473cd7aa8a5e51804ca55b5fb7bf0ca9/thumbnail_2643045.jpg","/articles/6570184/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/SFPUC-refinancing-reduces-water-enterprise-debt-service-costs-by-562-million-staff-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6570184-fa7a906cf6d442e6395ca879d5e22c7e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773596457&Signature=k2PMjuotP9rJPbwhuiS~UIEyp2R~zPg1fNcbkvQF8psV7t4EVF3JCcb121f14BDENq2ZMF~RcSI8-k4B7Du9h9MADnivokKSN~OhraDZ4MqaDhOpXNqY1eWXLMx2kVrHsxmOjjNnFfRNfNAzHLFR7a3yf2iB3iP9bPRaw~N0fpEpYKo8Xx~64XsQa4A7k7p5Ou~CxUcOSBHAK~Kf1651hR7S6Hd6Ex0Ue7aaEcS0z707rZdPmK1fxI5zk04q7Ga194d5XZlEeRn2HFoNDsSO5eOvgPjrfFNyW8cxOhEB9T54h4RJknL4BxiwrlhSmm2chwunZuuontcRyePKwbQO6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","SFPUC finance staff reported on May 20 that a recent multi-part refunding produced about $56.2 million in estimated future ratepayer savings and an average all-in interest cost of about 3.28 percent, and that green bonds were included as part of the transaction.

Nikolai Sklaroff, who presented the sale results, told the commission the refunding transaction totaled roughly $523 million and used a two-day order period (day one for retail orders, day two for institutional orders). The sale closed before some tariff announcements that increased market volatility, Sklaroff said.

\"After this process... we were able to deliver $56,200,000 of future, ratepayer savings on our debt service,\" Sklaroff said. He also reported net-present-value savings of 6.8% for tendered bonds and 7.6% for current refundings; the combined net-present-value savings equaled about $42.4 million by his calculation, while the projected cash-flow savings in future annual budgets totaled about $56.2 million.

The refunding included taxable and tax-exempt bonds; staff said they accepted most taxable tenders and refinanced them into tax-exempt issues to lower long-term interest costs and improve future flexibility. Sklaroff said investor demand produced a subscription about 1.9 times the offering, which helped push pricing lower.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about mechanics, the role of independent pricing consultants (PFM Financial Advisors reviewed the transaction), and specific maturities where underwriters had to take unsold balances. Finance staff said the transaction included green bonds and emphasized continued attention to maintaining high credit ratings.

Ending: Finance staff said the savings reduce future rate pressure and were achieved through a coordinated refinancing strategy; commissioners did not vote on the report, which was presented for information.","Finance staff reported that a 2025 refunding transaction produced about $56.2 million in future ratepayer savings and that taxable bonds were largely converted to tax-exempt debt, improving flexibility, officials said.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6570189,"Residents, advocates urge SFPUC to restore Pierce Street outfall after repeated Marina flooding",823,136475,959730,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298407-473cd7aa8a5e51804ca55b5fb7bf0ca9&start=136&end=959","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298407-473cd7aa8a5e51804ca55b5fb7bf0ca9/thumbnail_136475.jpg","/articles/6570189/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Residents-advocates-urge-SFPUC-to-restore-Pierce-Street-outfall-after-repeated-Marina-flooding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6570189-98209cc52276572cffed479886633f50/orig.mp4?Expires=1773596457&Signature=IydshRY4QpP1Xz9K8Lm0ahBiY3IyY7H~nE3pcozEKvAAD2Oo2YlnJeYybkaKjl9Cs6XokHi8F11Uczl24xIEb~zPLAw56wIX5u~pavBG1oSutq-oqNR8FYnNH3HiYSPVRNaxrS8k5ffmuIvv02itWiOLxU0wt3jGIbZMUq7VWwLicj6PDLTLPMAxHYyE6wuro6QXOS0FeWPqa8P779Ek-fLmqJ7qf7-nH3b9Cz6QuYpd7DDLDmeGH10c30oL1BuDr4SYSmVd0Pp3M-NBcKX56dhPyzkkJE2-UvcADuKyl53D4J96dP37Qrx4qI63a2K6XkSCfLyz-X~QVYgPIRSvpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Multiple members of the public urged the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on May 20 to revisit the decision to decommission the Pierce Street outfall, arguing the closure has worsened flooding and sewer backups in the Marina neighborhood.

Bill Clark, a Marina resident with a boat near the former outfall, told commissioners he believes the outfall's closure contributed to flooding during the 2022 and 2023 storms and that new harbor work tied to a PG&E settlement prevented proper tidal flushing. \"Relief from 5-year storm flooding... can only be solved by the reactivation of the Pierce Street outfall,\" Clark said.

Other callers recounted homes inundated with sewage after the outfall was taken offline, said they had sought city assistance and records through public-records requests, and asked the PUC for a public hearing. \"We were not warned. There was no mitigation... We were just left to have sewage in our homes,\" caller Ashley Westinger said, describing long-term residence in the Marina and requests for follow-up.

David Hooper, speaking for the group Solutions Not Sandbags, said documentation available before the closure warned of negative drainage impacts. \"This was because unnecessarily the Pierce Street outfall was closed,\" Hooper said. He urged the PUC to acknowledge an error and act to remedy the problem.

Several callers connected the outfall decision to larger permitting or remediation projects in the area. Clark said he suspected construction and permitting tied to harbor plans and PG&E remediation factored into the closure; public comment included requests for the PUC to investigate whether permitting or settlement arrangements contributed to operational decisions.

Commissioners did not take action on the outfall during the meeting; the remarks were offered during the public-comment portion of the agenda. The PUC did not make a staff report or response on the record during the meeting. The speakers requested further study, public testimony opportunities, and follow-up from PUC staff.

Ending: Several callers asked the commission to schedule a hearing or provide a written staff response; the meeting record shows the public comment was formally received and will be part of the meeting minutes.","Several Marina residents and advocacy groups told the SFPUC commission that decommissioning the Pierce Street outfall has contributed to recurring sewer and storm flooding in the Marina and urged the agency to reopen or otherwise restore outfall capacity.","actionData","errors"]

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