The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission authorized the general manager to consent to the development agreement (DA) for the San Francisco Gateway Project in Bayview, adopting the environmental findings and the infrastructure plan tied to the DA.

Deputy General Manager Ron Flynn described the project site just west of the Southeast Treatment Plant and explained the DA’s infrastructure plan. Under the plan the developer will install low‑pressure potable water mains to create a loop, upsize and install combined sewer lines, provide stormwater controls to meet the Stormwater Management Ordinance, submit hydraulic modeling and feasibility information to determine whether SFPUC can serve electricity, and install streetlights. Once constructed, those public improvements will be dedicated to the city and, when accepted by the Board of Supervisors, will vest in the SFPUC for ownership and maintenance.

Flynn noted an unusual element in the DA: a 1960s city right that references a sanitary sewer alignment under LaSalle Avenue between Selby and Rankin that does not contain physical sewer facilities. The DA contemplates the possible vacation or surplus declaration of those rights if needed for financing or site development; the infrastructure plan identifies that as the one potential surplus-yielding parcel under PUC jurisdiction. Flynn also described plans to remove nonconforming encroachments in the right of way, including a fence along the back of the City Distribution Division (CDD) yard that the PUC agreed to remove when street improvements move forward.

Commissioners asked about stormwater and flooding. Flynn said the infrastructure plan requires hydraulic modeling and compliance with subdivision and stormwater regulations during design review; the PUC will review and must approve the street improvement plans and the hydraulic report before permits issue. He said the project will add planters, bioretention and trees that reduce impervious area and that the developer must build new combined sewer lines and catch basins sized by the modeling.

Commissioners also asked about utility feasibility for electrical service; Flynn said the DA requires the developer to submit feasibility materials, after which SFPUC (and sometimes PG&E) will determine whether public power service is feasible and how service will be provided.

Public commenters from Bayview urged stronger community engagement and reminded the commission of prior community benefit agreements and workforce expectations for large projects near the Southeast Treatment Plant. Commissioners confirmed the DA’s infrastructure plan is the operative document and that detailed design, modeling and permitting must return to staff for review and approval before final acceptance and dedication.

The commission voted to authorize the general manager to consent to the DA and adopt the CEQA findings; the roll call vote was unanimous.