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SFPUC approves consent calendar items and asserts privilege after closed session; special meeting set for June 23
Summary
The commission approved the consent calendar (with Item K removed and subsequently approved), adopted a resolution naming the commission representative to Aqua Region 5, approved multiple contract amendments and license agreements (Items 9–14), entered closed session on litigation and a personnel evaluation, and voted not to disclose the closed-session discussions.
At its June 13 meeting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission acted on the consent calendar and several discrete agenda items, then went into closed session on litigation and a personnel evaluation and voted not to disclose closed-session discussions.
The commission approved the minutes and then adopted a resolution to continue President Moran as the commission representative to the Aqua Region 5 Board. Commissioners moved and approved the remainder of the consent calendar by voice vote after removing Item K for discussion. Deputy General Manager Michael Carlin explained Item K concerned a five-year revocable license requested by Redwood City to install a parallel pipe to access reservoir storage; engineering review concluded the limited encroachment would not impair future SFPUC pipeline needs and the license carries a relocation clause.
Following the consent calendar approval, the commission went into closed session on multiple litigation items (including Matt Pear et al. v. City and County of San Francisco on remand) and on an anticipated litigation matter and a public-employee performance evaluation for Harlan L. Kelly Jr., general manager. The commission reported no actions taken in closed session and then voted not to disclose discussions, asserting attorney-client privilege.
After the closed session the commission took up and approved the following items by voice vote:
- Item 9: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement CS197 to increase the agreement by $24,000 and extend performance time by up to 3 years and 6 months (work on an endangered plant in the Peninsula Watershed). Approved. - Item 10: Increase construction-contract duration contingency by up to 270 consecutive calendar days for contract WW556 to resolve distributed control system and PLC issues. Approved. - Item 11: Water-supply assessment for the proposed 3333 California Street project to support City Planning's CEQA review. Approved. - Item 12: Railroad maintenance agreement and CEQA findings for intersection improvements at Mission Bay Drive and Seventh Street with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Approved. - Item 13: Seven-year license with three additional renewal periods with American Towers LLC to use space on San Bruno Mountain Tower 3 to support SFPUC communications projects. Approved. - Item 14: Declare property at 7484 Chardon Road surplus and authorize sale for $3,550,000 to Timothy Hsu and Lehi Fong Cheng, subject to Board of Supervisors and Mayor approval. Approved.
Staff announced a special meeting for Friday, June 23 at 10 a.m. in Room 408 to consider the Alameda Creek recapture project, and the June 27 meeting was canceled. President Moran adjourned the meeting.
