SFPUC authorizes Caltrans agreement, solar and DWR grants, and property MOU; several items approved by voice vote
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Summary
Commission approved a cooperative agreement with Caltrans to accommodate WSIP work in state highway rights‑of‑way, authorized requesting Board approval to accept a DOE solar grant ($~610,080), approved retroactive acceptance of a Department of Water Resources grant for clothes washer rebates ($517,500), and authorized a parcel swap MOU with MTA ahead of the Balboa Reservoir transfer.
The commission approved several discrete items in the afternoon session.
Caltrans cooperative agreement: Infrastructure staff presented a negotiated cooperative agreement with the California Department of Transportation to streamline planning, design and construction where Water System Improvement Program projects cross the State Highway System. Mike Kwan described the agreement as a framework to minimize disruption to highway operations; the commission approved the item by voice vote.
Solar grant: Assistant GM Barbara Hale asked the commission to request Board of Supervisors authorization to accept and expend approximately $610,080 in Department of Energy funding for a thin‑film solar project at a Muni facility that tests lighter‑weight systems for roofs that cannot bear traditional arrays. Staff said indirect costs would be covered from the sustainable energy account (Hetch Hetchy net operating revenues); the commission voted to forward the request to the Board.
DWR grant (retroactive): Deputy GM Michael Carlin explained a retroactive request to accept and expand a $517,500 Department of Water Resources grant administered through Zone 7 for high‑efficiency clothes washer rebates. The program is underway and requires Board permission to draw down reimbursement; commissioners approved the request to seek retroactive Board authorization.
Real estate MOU: Real estate staff described a parcel exchange with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency as a prerequisite to a larger Balboa Reservoir transfer to City College; commissioners authorized the general manager to execute the MOU and forward related legislation to the Board.
All of these items were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote during the meeting.
