Board of Public Utilities

City of Riverside Public Utilities Administrative Office 3750 University Ave. 3 Fl. Board of Public Utilities Riverside, CA 92501 951-826-2135 Agenda - Revised Meeting Date: Monday, November 9, 2020 6:30 PM View Virtual Meeting Live Webcast at Publication Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 www.engageriverside.com Originally Published: October 28, 2020 MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community. 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 is committed to a workplace that requires acceptable behavior from everyone - a workplace that provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public. The Board of the Riverside Public Utilities will conduct a virtual meeting. The Art Pick Council Chamber will be closed to the public. View live webcast at www.engageriverside.com. For telephone public comment, call (951) 826-8600. Dial when the agenda item is called to be placed in the queue. Please follow along with the meeting via www.engageriverside.com, RiversideTV cable channels, or City social media live feeds to ensure you call in at the appropriate time for your item or items. Time is limited to 3 minutes. Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the jurisdiction of the Board of the Riverside Public Utilities can be submitted by eComment at www.engageriverside.com until two hours before the meeting. Email comments to MMontjoy@riversideca.gov. 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) 351-6162 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. TTY City of Riverside Page 1 Board of Public Utilities Agenda - Revised November 9, 2020 users call 7-1-1 for telecommunications relay services (TRS). Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Board of Public Utilities are available at www.engageriverside.com. CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL PRESENTATIONS 1 Legislative and Regulatory Updates 2 Priority Based Budget Overview Attachments: Presentation PUBLIC COMMENT 3 You are invited to participate by phone at 951-826-8600 to comment on agenda items and matters within the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. 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. Board Attendance 4 Excuse the absence of Board Member Andrew Walcker from the Board of Public Utilities regular meeting on October 26, 2020 due to a business commitment. Attachments: Report Electric Items 5 This item has been removed from the agenda. City of Riverside Page 2 Board of Public Utilities Agenda - Revised November 9, 2020 Water Items 6 Approve a Professional Services Agreement in response to Request for Proposal No. 2029 for the Long Term Approach for Perfluorinated Compounds Treatment with HDR, Inc. in an amount not to exceed of $234,600. Attachments: Report Award Recommendation Agreement Presentation Other Items 7 Authorize Work Order No. 2002620 in the amount of $65,000 for improvement to the Mission Square Building – Fifth Floor American with Disabilities Act Restroom. Attachments: Report 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. 8 Receive information on the Riverside Public Utilities Cash Reserve Policy (Presented by Carlie Myers) Attachments: Report Fiscal Policies Presentation 9 Approve the Power Sales Agreement with Southern California Public Power Authority (“SCPPA”) for the Coso Geothermal Energy Project for a term of twenty years for an estimated average annual cost of $6,000,000 for contract years one through five and $18,000,000 for contract years six through twenty. (Presented by Roy Xu) Attachments: Report Sales Agreement Presentation 10 Receive information on the Agreement for Operation of Gage Canal Facilities between the City of Riverside and the Gage Canal Company. (Presented by Rick Small) City of Riverside Page 3 Board of Public Utilities Agenda - Revised November 9, 2020 Attachments: Report Original Operating Agreement Delivery of Irrigation Water 6th Amendment to Operating Agreement Sale of Gage Stock Gage Well Funding Erwin Presentation BOARD MEMBER/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 11 Systematic reporting on meetings, conferences, and seminars by Board members and/or staff 12 Items for future Board of Public Utilities consideration as requested by a member of the Board of Public Utilities GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT 13 Update on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Emergency Orders 14 WA-12 Agricultural Service Water Rate Report – September 30, 2020 Attachments: Report Charts 15 Open Work Orders over $200,000 and Closed Work Orders – Summary Report for September 2020 Attachments: Electric Open Electric Closed Water Open Water Closed City of Riverside Page 4 Board of Public Utilities Agenda - Revised November 9, 2020 16 SCPPA Monthly Agendas - September 17, 2020 and October 22, 2020 and Minutes - July 16, 2020 and August 20, 2020 Attachments: Agenda September 17, 2020 Agenda October 22, 2020 Minutes July 16, 2020 Minutes August 20, 2020 17 City Council / Committee Agendas Attachments: Report 18 Upcoming Meetings Attachments: Report 19 Electric / Water Utility Acronyms Attachments: Acronymns ********* The next regular Board of Public Utilities meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 14, 2020. 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