[Sustain] Urgent! Demand Halt To Polluting Peaker Plant Games

[Eric Brooks]

Please forward widely!

As you may have seen in previous emails, Supervisor Sophie Maxwell is
-still- pulling every trick in the book to shove the polluting Peaker
power plant project down our throats so that she can move forward with a
big money Redevelopment real estate deal in the Potrero Hill Pier 70 area.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 22, in City Hall Room 400, beginning at 1:30pm,
the current San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will meet
for the last time, and will make a final decision on the resolutions it
previously passed in favor of the Peaker project contract with ICC. At
its last meeting the SFPUC came very close to canceling those
resolutions but at the last minute postponed their decision. (See
'Recent Developments' below.) Our public pressure is -key- to giving the
SFPUC the courage to cancel those resolutions!

It is vital that we all email the SFPUC Commissioners at mhoush at sfwater.org

and tell them to:

"Please put an end to the Board of Supervisors' game playing on the
Peaker Plant issue by rescinding both of your resolutions approving the
Combustion Turbine Peaker Project."

Then if you can, attend tomorrow's hearing. (See full hearing details at
http://sfwater.org/detail.cfm/MC_ID/18/MSC_ID/113/MTO_ID/340/C_ID/4090
or the end of this message. To get to City Hall cross United Nations
Plaza from Civic Center Muni/BART.)

Recent Developments

On July 8th, the SFPUC was about to rescind its support of its previous
  Peaker contract resolutions, but then, at the last minute, deferred to
a request from Maxwell and other Supervisors that the SFPUC instead show
good faith by allowing the Board of Supervisors to vote down the Peaker
contract with only the SFPUC's -recommendation- that the Board choose
another option for San Francisco's energy future.

Unfortunately, after that show of deference from the SFPUC
Commissioners, Maxwell cynically proceeded to put a measure on the
November ballot which will block a less costly and less polluting Mirant
diesel turbine retrofit, so that if the Cal ISO (California Independent
System Operator) insists that San Francisco still retain some fossil
fuel generation in the City, we will -again- be forced to build the more
polluting Peaker project in the Bayview Hunters Point! Then Supervisor
Maxwell moved for yet -another- delay in the Board's Peaker plant vote,
saying that she needed time to look over new documents from Mirant
regarding the diesel turbine retrofit option. Maxwell is simply creating
unnecessary delays in order to buy time for her pro Peaker plant ballot
measure to pass in November, and force us back into building the Peaker
project.

It is is time for us to tell the SFPUC that we will accept no more
nonsense from the Board of Supervisors!

If tomorrow, the SFPUC votes to rescind its resolutions approving the
Peaker project, it will be -much- harder for the Board to play games
with us. They will placed into a position from which they will look bad
voting in favor of the Peaker contract.

**What You Can Do**

FIRST

Send an email to the SFPUC Commissioners at mhoush at sfwater.org
and tell them to:

"Please put an end to the Board of Supervisors' game playing on the
Peaker Plant issue by rescinding both of your resolutions approving the
Combustion Turbine Peaker Project."

THEN

Attend tomorrow's hearing and speak at public comment if you can.

Here is the pertinent hearing information. (The Peaker item is number
19, so it may be an hour or two before that item comes up.)

http://sfwater.org/detail.cfm/MC_ID/18/MSC_ID/113/MTO_ID/340/C_ID/4090

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
1:30 P.M.
City Hall, Room 400
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

COMMISSIONERS

The Honorable Ann Moller Caen
President
The Honorable E. Dennis Normandy
Vice President
The Honorable Richard Sklar
The Honorable David Hochschild
The Honorable F. X. Crowley

Michael Housh

SECRETARY


ORDER OF BUSINESS:


1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

     a) Minutes of the July 8, 2008 Regular Meeting

4. Public Comments

Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are
within the Commission's jurisdiction and are not on today's agenda.

5. Communications

6. Other Commission Business

7. Report of the General Manager

     a) Water System Improvement Program (Labonte)

     b) Capital Programs (Kelly)

     c) 525 Golden Gate Avenue Project Update (Harrington)

8. Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA'S) General
Manager's Report (Jensen)

     (a) BAWSCA Update

THE FOLLOWING MATTERS BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ARE
RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION AS STATED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND CITY ATTORNEY WHERE APPLICABLE.

Explanatory documents provided to the Commission in connection with this
agenda are available for public inspection and copying at the Office of
the Commission Secretary, 1155 Market Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco,
CA 94103, Telephone: (415) 554-3165, Fax: (415) 554-3424.

CONSENT CALENDAR

9. All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are
considered to be routine by the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission, and will be acted upon by a single vote of the Commission.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of
the Commission or the public so requests, in which event the matter will
be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

     a) Staff Recommendation: Accept work performed for Wastewater
Enterprise, Repair and Replacement (R&R) Program-funded Contract No.
WW-395, Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Building 850 HVAC and
Office Improvements, by LC General Engineering & Construction, Inc,
approve Modification No. 3 (Final) increasing the contract by
$265,010.72, for a total contract amount of $1,321,546.72, (and with a
time extension of 130 consecutive calendar days for a total contract
duration of 359 consecutive calendar days;) and authorize final payment,
in the amount of $365,583.25, to the contractor.

     b) Staff Recommendation: Approve the plans and specifications and
award Wastewater Enterprise 5-Year CIP Program-funded Contract No.
WW-463, SEWPCP Gas Handling Improvements -- Phase II, in the amount of
$2,247,000, to the qualified, responsible and responsive sole bidder,
Cal State Constructors.

     c) Staff Recommendation: Approve the plans and specifications and
award Wastewater Enterprise Repair and Replacement (R&R) Program-funded
Contract No. WW-473, Sanchez/Noe/Ford Streets Sewer Replacement, in the
amount of $1,780,173, to the lowest, qualified, responsible and
responsive bidder, M Squared Construction.

     d) Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager of the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission to request permission from the
Board of Supervisors to accept and expend grant funds totaling $175,000
from the West Coast Collaborative, as administered by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency; and to execute all required agreements.

     e) Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager of the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission to enter into a Fiscal Agent
Agreement between the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
and other members of the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA).

     f) Staff Recommendation: Authorize the General Manager to enter
into a construction contract with T-Mobile in an amount of $1,120,000,
with a duration of 18 months, subject to the Board of Supervisors'
adoption of an ordinance exempting this project from the competitive bid
requirements.

REGULAR BUSINESS

10. Discussion and possible action related to adopt the required
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings, the Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Measures; Approve the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP)
funded project, New Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel Project, CUW35601;
Authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission (SFPUC) to request that the Mayor recommend to the Board of
Supervisors approval of a supplemental appropriation in the amount of
$86,367,000 to fund the NCSBT Project Construction; and authorize the
General Manager of the SFPUC to seek the Board of Supervisors' approval
of the Easement Deed from San Mateo County for Polhemus Road, and
accepting the Easement Deed upon approval. (Labonte)

11. Discussion and possible action related to approval of a delegation
of Commission Authority. (Ambrose)

REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

12. Discussion and possible action related to approve the terms and
conditions and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to approve a five (5) year lease term with
one five (5) year lease extension option for office space located at
1325A Evans Avenue comprising 3,287 rentable square feet. (Dowd)

13. Discussion and possible action related to approve the terms and
conditions and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to execute an amendment providing for two
six (6) month options to extend the term of the Exclusive Negotiating
Agreement (ENA) with Oliver de Silva, Inc., for the mining of the 308.5
acre Sunol Valley Aggregate Quarry site located on a portion of Parcel
65 of Alameda County lands in Sunol Valley, resulting in a possible
extension to September 17, 2009. (Dowd)

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

14. Discussion and possible action to approve the plans and
specifications and award Wastewater Enterprise 5-Year CIP-funded
Contract No. WW-450R, Channel Pump Station Odor Control and Facility
Improvements, in the not to exceed, amount of $14,578,820 to the lowest,
qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, Monterey Mechanical. (Moala)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS

Award

15. Discussion and possible action related to approve Amendment No. 2 to
the Water System Improvement Program-funded Agreement No. CS-754,
Environmental Analysis Services -- Bay Division Pipeline Hydraulic
Capacity Upgrade Project, with Entrix Environmental Consultants and Ward
& Associates, JV to prepare responses to comments and Administrative
Draft of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), prepare final EIR
document, prepare and assist in certification and approval of final EIR
document, prepare mitigation, monitoring and reporting plan, and prepare
permit applications; and authorize the General Manager of the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute this amendment
increasing the agreement to a not-to-exceed amount of $400,000, for a
total agreement not-to-exceed amount of $3,500,000, and with a time
extension of one year and two months, to a total of five years and two
months. (Torrey)

16. Discussion and possible action related to approve the selection of
JDH Corrosion Consultants, CorrPro Companies Incorporated and Schiff
Associates; award Agreement Numbers CS-904A, B and C, to provide As
Needed Corrosion Services; and authorize the General Manager of the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a
professional services agreement with for a cumulative amount not to
exceed $2,000,000 and with a duration of three (3) years, or, in the
event negotiations are not successful or City requirements are not
satisfied, to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement
with the next highest ranked proposer. (Kelly)

17. Discussion and possible action related to approve the selection of
The Gordian Group (TGG); award Agreement No. CS-941, Job Order Contract
Implementation Services, to provide a PUC-customized job order
contracting (JOC) system; and authorize the General Manager of the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute a professional services
agreement with The Gordian Group for an amount not to exceed $5,000,000,
payable as a percentage fee of actual construction task orders issued,
and with a duration of 60 months. (Kelly)

Amend

18. Discussion and possible action related to approve Amendment No. 2
Water System Improvement Program (WSIP)-funded Agreement No. CS-826,
Groundwater Conjunctive Use Project Conceptual Engineering Services,
with MWH, Inc., and authorize the General Manager of the San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission to execute this amendment increasing the
agreement by $70,000, for a total agreement amount of $649,607. (Labonte)

19. Discussion and possible action to rescind SFPUC Resolutions No.
07-0137 and No. 07-0188 with respect to the proposed combustion turbine
projects and related facilities. (Sklar)

CLOSED SESSION

20. Public comments on matters to be discussed in Closed Session.

21. Motion on whether to assert the attorney-client privilege regarding
the matters listed below as Conference with Legal Counsel.

THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

22. Threat to Public Services or Facilities -- Pursuant to California
Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code
Section 67.10(a). (Ambrose)

Consultation with: Agency Chief of Security concerning security of SFPUC
Water and Power Systems.

23. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government
Code Section 54956.9(b) (1) and San Francisco Administrative Code
Section 67.10(d) (2). (Rothschild)

Anticipated Litigation: State Farm Insurance Company as subrogee for
Albert SooHoo, City Attorney File No. 08-W0016-4, Filed December 19, 2007.

24. Conference with Legal Counsel - Pursuant to California Government
Code Section 54956.9(b) (1) and San Francisco Administrative Code
Section 67.10(d) (2). (Rothschild)

Anticipated Litigation: Laurence Tam/Gregory J. Bulliung, Esq. City
Attorney File No. 08-00191, Filed July 24, 2007

FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WILL
RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.

25. Announcement following Closed Session.

26. Motion regarding whether to disclose the discussions during Closed
Session.

ADJOURNMENT