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Committee advances a slate of operational items including easement sale, fee waivers, airport contract actions and Rec & Park grant
Summary
The committee advanced multiple operational and contract items to the full Board: fee waivers for community events, an SFPUC easement sale to Alameda County for Calaveras Road, a $1.7M retroactive airport security emergency contract, Terminal 1 contract modification, and a $150,000 Rec & Park grant for scholarships.
At the Sept. 13 meeting the Budget & Finance Committee approved a set of operational, contract and grant items and forwarded them to the full Board with positive recommendations.
Key approvals and committee actions included:
- Fee waivers for the East Cut Community Benefit District’s tree maintenance and for up to 100 banners for the Filipino American Arts Exposition.
- A resolution authorizing the SFPUC to sell an easement to Alameda County for a realigned portion of Calaveras Road (presentation described affected road and slope areas and a fair‑market value figure shown in the presentation as $2,457; staff characterized that figure as a discounted per‑square‑foot easement value). Alameda County would accept improvements constructed by the SFPUC 'as is' and assume ownership and maintenance.
- Retroactive approval of an emergency contract for general airport security services with Covenant Aviation Security not to exceed $1,700,000 for a six‑month period after a prior contractor repeatedly failed to staff required posts; airport staff said the RFP for a longer‑term contractor is under way and the airport plans to award a permanent contract in October.
- Approval of modification #8 to a Terminal 1 project management contract (ACJV) to increase the not‑to‑exceed amount by roughly $5,000,000, with the committee accepting BLA recommendations and tabling a related item that needed further review.
- Acceptance of a $150,000 grant from the San Francisco Parks Alliance to support Rec & Park’s Edwin M. Lee Scholarship Program for recreational programming; department staff clarified funds support recreation scholarships rather than college tuition.
Most items were approved without objection; one contract modification (Item 9) was tabled according to BLA recommendations. Committee members asked clarifying questions about valuation, past contract failures, and vendor affiliations; staff provided responses and committed to follow‑up where needed.
