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SFPUC approves consent calendar and multiple memoranda, grants and bond measures
Summary
On Dec. 12 the commission approved the consent calendar and authorized memoranda of understanding, grant agreements and a water revenue bond refunding transaction; votes were taken by voice and outcomes were recorded as approved.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved its consent calendar and a series of individual items by voice vote at the Dec. 12 meeting, authorizing memoranda of understanding, grant agreements, and a water enterprise bond refunding action.
Key approvals included:
- Memorandum of Understanding with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to coordinate sewer improvements on Illinois Street (between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets) in conjunction with SFMTA's Mission Bay Loop Project, not to exceed $434,652 (item 12).
- Modifications to the Flood Water Management Grant Program and authorization of grant agreements for property owners with active SFPUC wastewater accounts (item 13); commissioners noted the program's initial funding of about $2.0 million and requested follow-up on how this aligns with the forthcoming stormwater fee.
- Authorization to issue up to $900,000,000 in 2017 series water revenue refunding bonds to refund portions of prior water revenue bonds to achieve debt-service savings (item 14). Richard Morales, SFPUC debt manager, briefed the commission on recent successful bond sales and affirmed favorable market conditions.
- Renewal of a memorandum of understanding with the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector for professional collection services for delinquent water, sewer and power charges (item 15); commissioners asked staff to return with information on affordability impacts for low-income customers.
- Acceptance and expansion of a Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange collaborative grant of $29,000 for the Wastewater Enterprise (item 16).
- A memorandum of understanding with the Port of San Francisco to occupy Seawall Lot 345 for the Mariposa Pump Station with a $502,294 lump-sum rental payment for a 30-year term (item 17), and approval of a telecommunications license amendment increasing annual fees by $6,600 (item 18).
- Continued MOU with Treasure Island Development Authority to provide utility services for the naval station at Treasure Island (item 19).
- Authorization to solicit and execute approximately 15–25 Project Learning Partnership grant agreements (~$25,000/year each, up to 3 years) to support eco-literacy and project-based learning for youth (item 20).
All items on the consent calendar and the individual items listed above passed on voice votes; where a roll-call tally was not recorded in the transcript, the action is reported as approved by the commission.
Why it matters: These actions authorize capital coordination, grant funding and financing steps with direct budgetary and programmatic effects for SFPUC operations and local partners. Commissioners asked staff for follow-up briefings on the grant program deployment pace and on affordability implications of collection practices.
What's next: Staff will return with implementation recommendations and follow-up materials (renderings, budget alignment, affordability analyses) as requested by commissioners.
