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Votes at a glance: SFPUC approvals on April 17, 2009
Summary
The commission approved the consent calendar (items 7A–F), San Andreas Pipeline No. 3 CEQA findings and related actions, an MOU with LAFCO, an identity‑theft prevention policy, a short-term office lease at 1657 Rollins Road and awarded the Lake Merced pump station contract to Western Water Constructors; closed session litigation was settled and the commission voted not to disclose details.
At its April 17 special meeting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission approved multiple agenda items by voice vote.
- Consent calendar (Item 7A–F): moved and approved without items removed from consent.
- Item 9: Approved the San Andreas Pipeline No. 3 installation project (Water System Improvement Program CUW 37,901), adopted required CEQA findings and mitigation monitoring, and authorized the general manager to seek Board of Supervisors approval where necessary for easement relocations.
- Item 10: Approved a memorandum of understanding with the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) that commits $700,000 per year for three years to support LAFCO duties tied to the CCA program; subsequent years’ funding from reserve would require Board of Supervisors approval. Commissioners asked staff to provide a scope of work describing how the funds will be used.
- Item 11: Adopted a six‑page identity‑theft prevention policy required under federal regulations for municipal utilities treated as creditors for short-term customer credit.
- Item 12: Authorized the general manager to execute a three‑year lease (with two two‑year extension options) for approximately 17,060 rentable square feet at 1657 Rollins Road; the city attorney determined Board of Supervisors approval is not required for this transaction.
- Item 13: Awarded the Lake Merced pump station essential‑upgrade contract (WD2548) to Western Water Constructors after bids came in well below the $55 million engineering estimate (Western Water's responsive bid: $31,584,000). Staff addressed protests about pump substitutions and HRC (local hire) compliance before recommending award.
Closed session: The commission met in closed session on threats to public services and existing litigation. Report‑out indicated no action on the public‑services item and that litigation (item 17) was settled; the commission voted not to disclose closed‑session details.
Vote format: Most approvals were taken by voice vote with commissioners calling "Aye"; explicit roll-call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript for these items.
