Board of Public Utilities
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · February 22, 2021
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main Street
Riverside, CA 92522
951-826-5557
Board of Public Utilities
Agenda
Meeting Date: Monday, February 22, 2021 6:30 PM View Virtual Meeting
Publication Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Live webcast at
www.engageriverside.com
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 Board of Public Utilities will conduct a virtual meeting
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 City_Clerk@riversideca.gov.
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 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.
Minutes
2 Minutes of February 8, 2021
Attachments: Minutes
Board Attendance
3 Excuse absence of Board Member Jo Lynne Russo-Pereyra from January 25,
2021, meeting
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.
4 Award Bid RPU-7799 to Asplundh Construction, LLC., for $524,990 with fifteen
percent contingency of $78,749 for total not-to-exceed $603,739 from Public
Utilities Electrical Capital Account for 69kV underground cable installation for
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Riverside Energy Resource Center to Harvey Lynn and Freeman lines - Approve
Work Order 2111094 for total capital expenditure of $693,739 for tracking work
related to 69kV underground cable installation as part of Riverside Transmission
Reliability Project Work Order 642975 - Approve increase of $54,400 to related
Work Order 2026813 for total expenditure of $840,000 for tracking expenses and
invoices for sub transmission line short-lead time overhead materials and
underground cable for 69kV Riverside Energy Resource Center to Harvey Lynn
Sub-transmission Line Project
Attachments: Report
Site Map
Bid Award Recommendation
Presentation
5 Riverside Public Utilities 2020 Annual Audit Report and financial results for fiscal
year ending June 30, 2020
Attachments: Report
Financial Report
Presentation
6 Increase Work Order 1906356 from $3,500,000 to $6,500,000 from Public Utilities
Substation Bus Upgrade Capital Account for Year II of Multi-Station 69KV Circuit
Breaker Replacement Project for total estimated expenditure of $7,636,200 including
all equipment, materials, engineering, construction, overhead, and contingency
costs
Attachments: Report
09-23-19 BPU Report
Site Map
Presentation
BOARD MEMBER/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
7 Systematic reporting on meetings, conferences, and seminars by Board members
and/or staff
8 Items for future Board of Public Utilities consideration as requested by members of
Board of Public Utilities
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
9 Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and Emergency Orders update
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10 Electric/Water Contractor and Consultant contract panel updates
Attachments: Electric Contractors Panel
Water Consultants Panel
Electric Consultants Panel
11 Contracts executed not requiring Board approval - December 2020
Attachments: Report
12 Upcoming Board of Public Utilities and City Council meetings
Attachments: Upcoming Meetings
Master Meeting Calendar
13 Electric/Water Utility Acronyms
Attachments: Acronyms
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The next regular Board of Public Utilities meeting
is scheduled for Monday, March 8, 2021
For live Webcast of the Committee Meeting:
RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or Engageriverside.com
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