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Board of Public Utilities

Regular Meeting

Riverside, CA · July 23, 2018

Agenda

Agenda

City of Riverside Public Utilities Administrative Office 3750 University Ave. 3 Fl. Board of Public Utilities Riverside, CA 92501 951-826-2135 Agenda Meeting Date: Monday, July 23, 2018 6:30 PM Art Pick Council Chamber Publication Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside Public Utilities Department is committed to the highest quality water and electric services at the lowest possible rates to benefit the community The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, should direct such request to the City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-5427 or TDD at (951) 826-5439 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. SPEAKER CARDS—If you wish to address the Board of Public Utilities, please complete and submit a speaker card to the Secretary. Speaker cards can be found next to the Secretary. Speaker cards will be accepted until conclusion of public comment on the agenda item. In accordance with the Public Records Act, any information you provide on this form is available to the public. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Board of Public Utilities are available for public inspection in a binder located in the lobby/meeting room while the Board of Public Utilities is in session. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG The following information and recommendations pertaining to Riverside Public Utilities are submitted for your information and action: City of Riverside Page 1 Board of Public Utilities Agenda July 23, 2018 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION 1 Public Comment Period - This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding Consent Calendar items and any matters within the jurisdiction of the Riverside Public Utilities Board - Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes and you will be asked to state your name and city of residence. Please complete and submit a speaker card to the Board Secretary. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the Board of Public Utilities and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the Board of Public Utilities votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the Board of Public Utilities or the Public Utilities General Manager, or his designee, request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar. Minutes 2 Approval of the minutes from the Board of Public Utilities regular meeting held on July 9, 2018. Attachments: Draft 07-09-2018 minutes Board Attendance 3 EXCUSE ABSENCE OF BOARD MEMBER GIL OCEGUERA FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR JUNE 25, 2018 That the Board of Public Utilities excuse the absence of Board Member Gil Oceguera from the Board of Public Utilities regular meeting of June 25, 2018, due to vacation. Attachments: Report City of Riverside Page 2 Board of Public Utilities Agenda July 23, 2018 Other Items 4 EXTENSION OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PERIOD THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2018 FOR THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING STATION AT CITY HALL AND AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 OF PUBLIC BENEFITS FUNDS FOR A TOTAL OF $35,000 That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: 1. Authorize the extension of the research and development period for the electric vehicle direct current fast charging through December 31, 2018; and 2. Approve the use of an estimated additional $10,000 of Public Benefits funds to pay for energy consumption by electric vehicle customers during the research and development period, for an estimated total amount of $35,000. Attachments: Report Schedule PCS 5 INCREASE PURCHASE ORDER NO. 180337 FOR PEAK TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE SERVICES TO $125,000 THROUGH JUNE 14, 2018 That the Board of Public Utilities approve the change order to Purchase Order No. 180337 for Peak Technical Services, Inc. for temporary employee services up to $125,000 through June 14, 2018. Attachments: Report HR Policy I-11 HR Policy V-13 City of Riverside Page 3 Board of Public Utilities Agenda July 23, 2018 DISCUSSION CALENDAR This portion of the Board of Public Utilities Agenda is for all matters where staff and public participation is anticipated. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. 6 CUSTOMER RELATIONS/FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES REGARDING CITY OF RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND EFFICIENCIES That the Board of Public Utilities receive report on operational improvements and efficiencies relating to the transfer of positions to the City Manager’s Office – Office of Communications and Human Resources Department, in addition to the removal of five positions from the FY 2018 -20 Budget. (presentation by Laura Nomura - 5 min) Attachments: Report Scope of Services Memo - Human Resources Dept Scope of Servies Memo - Communications Service Dept. Presentation Minutes of 6/8/2018 Customer Relations/Finance Committee Special City of Riverside Page 4 Board of Public Utilities Agenda July 23, 2018 7 MASTER AGREEMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSULTANT PANEL FOR ON-CALL SERVICES (RFQ 1710) FOR THE FOLLOWING, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: WATER RESOURCES PLANNING, ENGINEERING PLANNING AND DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, AND WATER CONSERVATION SERVICES FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES FROM JULY 1, 2018 TO MAY 1, 2021, WITH AN OPTIONAL ONE YEAR EXTENSION That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve the Professional Consultant Services Master Agreements with the listed consultants for the establishment of a Consultant Panel for the term July 1, 2018, to May 1, 2021, with an optional one year extension, not-to-exceed a maximum single project cost of $500,000, and limited to a cumulative total fee of $750,000 per consultant; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Professional Consultant Services Master Agreements for the Consultant Panel including making minor and non-substantive changes and the one year contract extensions. (presentation by Michael Plinski – 5 min) City of Riverside Page 5 Board of Public Utilities Agenda July 23, 2018 Attachments: Report Presentation Table Aesco Inc AKD Consulting Albert A Webb Associates Architerra Inc Black and Veatch Corp BMLA Inc Carollo Engineers Inc CDM Smith Inc Converse Consultants CWE Dahl Taylor and Assoc Daniel B Stephens Assoc Dudek Ecorp Consulting Inc Geotek Inc Geomat Testing Lab Inc Geoscience Support Services Inc Helix Environmental Planning Inc Hilltop Geotechnical Inc HR Green Pacific Inc Infrastructure Engineering Corp Kennedy Jenks Consultants Inc Moore Iacofano Goltsman Inc. NUVIS Prime Systems Industrial Automation Rincon Consultants Inc SA Associates Scheevel Engineering Stantec Consulting Services Tesco Controls Inc Tetra Tech Inc Thomas Harder & Co Tiebridge Inc TKE Engineering Twining Inc City of Riverside Page 6 Board of Public Utilities Agenda July 23, 2018 Water Systems Consulting Inc Water Works Engineers LLC Waterwise Consulting Inc West & Associates Engineering Inc West Yost & Associates Inc Westin Engineering, Inc Wood Rodgers Inc WSP USA Inc 8 REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION – ELECTRIC UTILITY That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that City Council adopt a Reimbursement Resolution to provide the future option of using bond funds instead of reserve funds for capital financing requirements for the Electric Utility, to allow reserve funds to be used for capital needs in the interim period, and increasing the previous reimbursement resolution from $100,000,000 to $104,000,000. (presentation by Laura Nomura – combined with Item 9) Attachments: Report Reimbursement Resolution Reimbursement Resolution No. 22992 Presentation 9 REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION – WATER UTILITY That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that City Council adopt a Reimbursement Resolution to provide the future option of using bond funds instead of reserve funds for capital financing requirements for the Water Utility, to allow reserve funds to be used for capital needs in the interim period, and increasing the previous reimbursement resolution from $50,000,000 to $53,000,000. (presentation by Laura Nomura – combined with Item 8 -10 min) Attachments: Report Reimbursement Resolution Reimbursement Resolution No. 22849 Presentation BOARD MEMBER/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 10 SYSTEMATIC REPORTING ON MEETINGS/CONFERENCES/SEMINARS BY BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR STAFF City of Riverside Page 7 Board of Public Utilities Agenda July 23, 2018 11 ITEMS FOR FUTURE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES CONSIDERATION AS REQUESTED BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES 12 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE / RTRP UPDATE / SONGS UPDATE GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT 13 Riverside Public Utilities Financial Results – May 31, 2018 Attachments: Report 14 City Council / Committee Agendas – July 10, 2018 Attachments: CC Agenda 07-10-2018 15 Upcoming Meetings Attachments: Report 16 Electric / Water Utility Acronyms Attachments: Report 17 Open Work Orders over $200,000 and Closed Work Orders – Summary Report for June 2018 Attachments: Report 18 Contracts Executed Not Requiring Board Approval – June 2018 Attachments: Report 19 Electric / Water / Consultant Contract Panel Update as of July 1, 2018 Attachments: ED Contractors Panel Water Contractor Panel (Civil) Water Contractor Panel (Paving) Elec Consultant Panel MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community. 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