Board of Public Utilities
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · December 14, 2020
Agenda
City of Riverside Public Utilities
Administrative Office
3750 University Ave. 3 Fl.
Board of Public Utilities Riverside, CA 92501
951-826-2135
Special Meeting
Agenda - Cancelled
Meeting Date: Monday, December 14, 2020 6:30 PM View Virtual Meeting Live Webcast at
Publication Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 www.engageriverside.com
Originally Published: December 2, 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 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 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) 826-5427 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. TTY
users call 7-1-1 for telecommunications relay services (TRS).
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Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Board of Public Utilities are
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CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT
1 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.
Electric Items
2 Work Order No. 1904777 for a total capital expenditure of $4,450,000 for the Plaza
Substation make-ready for circuits 444 and 445 Project
Attachments: Report
Site Map
Presentation
3 Second Amendment to the Agreement for Utility Line Clearance and Vegetation
Management Services with West Coast Arborists, Inc., to extend term one additional
year, ending October 31, 2021, for an annual cost not to exceed $3,500,000
Attachments: Report
Second Amendment
First Amendment
2015 Board Report
2015 Agreement
Presentation
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4 Work Order No. 2103948 in the amount of $1,160,152 with GE Packaged Power,
LLC for emergency repairs on the gas turbine engine at Clearwater Power Plant
Attachments: Report
Turbine Mid-Frame
Power Turbine
Mount Bearings
Crane Rental
Presentation
Water Items
5 First Amendment to the Services Agreement with Legend Pump & Well Service,
Inc., for a two-year extension of service contract in an amount not-to-exceed
$330,000 for booster station pump and motor repairs.
Attachments: Report
First Amendment
Agreement
Presentation
6 First Amendment to the Services Agreement for Well Pump and Motor Repair
Services with Tri County Pump Company, for a two-year extension of the
agreement, through April 25, 2023, for an amount not-to-exceed $400,000
Attachments: Report
First Amendment
Agreement
Presentation
7 Work Order No. 1603765 in the total amount of $1,128,000 for all engineering,
construction, paving and construction contingency costs for the Garfield and
Overland Water Main Replacement Project (Phase I)
Attachments: Report
Project Site Map
Presentation
Other Items
8 First Amendment to the Exclusive Authorization and Lease Agreement with Newmark
of Southern California, Inc. dba Newmark Knight Frank for a term of five years for
the Mission Square Office Complex
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Attachments: Report
First Amendment to Agreement
Agreement
9 Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan and an update on the Priority Based Budgeting
process
Attachments: Report
City Strategic Plan
Presentation
10 Receive an update on the action plan for the Public Utilities Department Fiscal Year
2016 Performance Assessment and Financial Expenditure Audit by Baker Tilly.
Attachments: Report
Audit
Presentation
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.
11 Electric Service Agreement with the University of California Riverside for the period
of three (3) years plus three (3) optional one-year extensions. (Presented by Tracy
Sato)
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Presentation
12 Receive an update on the causes of the 8/14/2020 and 8/15/2020 California
Independent System Operator ordered load shedding events that impacted multiple
California utilities. (Presented by Scott Lesch)
Attachments: Report
Root Cause Report
Presentation
13 Bid No. RPU-7660 to Weka, Inc. for the construction of the Canyon Crest Booster
Station Replacement Project (Phase II) in the amount of $3,449,308, including a
10% change order authority in the amount of $344,931, and approve the capital
expenditures for Work Order No. 1316064 in the amount of $3,334,000 and for
Work Order No. 1823100 in the amount of $1,364,000, for a total project cost of
$4,698,000 (Presented by John Farley)
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Attachments: Report
Site Map
Bid Summary
Award Recommendation
Presentation
14 Receive an update on the Mission Square Operations for Fiscal Year 2019/20
(Presented by Staci Sullivan)
Attachments: Report
Annual Report
Presentation
15 This item has been removed from the agenda.
Attachments: Report
Project Site Map
12-14-20 Energy Storage and PV integration updated 12.01.20 NEW
12-14-2020 Project Site Map Energy Storage and PV Integration NEW
12-14-20 Energy Storage and PV integration updated 12.01.20 NEW.ppt
Presentation
16 Receive the annual electric and water utility rate plan update for the results of Fiscal
Year 2019-20 and consider delaying the implementation of the third year of the
electric rate plan. (Presented by Brian Seinturier)
Attachments: Report
Presentation
BOARD MEMBER/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
17 Systematic reporting on meetings, conferences, and seminars by Board members
and/or staff
18 Items for future Board of Public Utilities consideration as requested by a member of
the Board of Public Utilities
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
19 Update on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Emergency Orders
20 Electric/ Water Consultant Contract Panel Update as of August 31, 2020
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Attachments: Energy Delivery Contractors Panel
Water Paving Contractor Panel
Consultant Contractor Panel
21 WA-12 Agricultural Service Water Rate Report – October 31, 2020
Attachments: Report
22 Monthly Water and Power Supply - October 2020
Attachments: Water
Electric
23 Contracts Executed Not Requiring Board Approval – October 2020
Attachments: Report
24 Upcoming Meetings
Attachments: Meetings
Meetings
25 Electric / Water Utility Acronyms
Attachments: Acronymns
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The next regular Board of Public Utilities meeting is scheduled for
Monday, January 11, 2021.
For live Webcast of the Committee Meeting:
RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or
Engageriverside.com
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