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SFPUC reports settlements in closed session and votes not to disclose discussions
Summary
After closed session the commission announced approvals of settlements in the Duffy and Zimmerman matters and voted not to disclose closed‑session discussions, asserting attorney–client privilege.
At the conclusion of a closed session the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission announced that it had approved settlements in two matters listed on the closed session agenda: the Duffy claim (item 15, described in the agenda) and the Zimmerman matter (item 18). The chair read the announcement on return to open session.
A commissioner moved that the commission not disclose the substance of those closed session discussions; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Earlier, the commission had voted to assert the attorney–client privilege for the closed session deliberations.
The transcript lists multiple closed session items concerning existing litigation (including Walsh v. City and County of San Francisco; Mark Pear and Matt Pear v. City and County of San Francisco; Zeno Zimmerman v. City and County of San Francisco; and matters involving Pacific Gas and Electric Company) in addition to the Duffy and Zimmerman items explicitly announced as settled. The commission did not disclose settlement terms in open session and formally moved not to disclose the closed session deliberations.
