Board of Public Utilities

City of Riverside 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 951-826-5557 Board of Public Utilities Agenda Meeting Date: Monday, March 8, 2021 6:30 PM View Virtual Meeting Publication Date: Wednesday, February 24, 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). City of Riverside Page 1 Board of Public Utilities Agenda March 8, 2021 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 ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1 Election of Board of Public Utilities Chair and Vice-Chair - Standing committee assignments to Board of Public Utilities Customer Relations/Finance, Electric, and Water Committees Attachments: Report Standing Rules PUBLIC COMMENT 2 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 3 Minutes of February 22, 2021 Attachments: Minutes City of Riverside Page 2 Board of Public Utilities Agenda March 8, 2021 Electric Items 4 Agreement with Trimark Associates, Inc., Folsom, for $431,021 from Riverside Energy Resource Center Professional Services, Springs Maintenance-Generating Plants, and Clearwater Professional Services Accounts for telemetry equipment support at Riverside Energy Resource Center, Springs and Clearwater Power Plants for initial five-year term with option to renew annually in one year terms and not to exceed additional five years Attachments: Report Agreement Presentation 5 Work Order 2108422 for $183,000 from Public Utilities Citywide Communications Network Capital Account for fiber optic cable upgrade for improved capacity and reliability between Mountain View Substation and Riverside Energy Resource Center Attachments: Report Map Other Items 6 2021 annual interest rate of .37% to be paid on customer held deposits as provided by Riverside Public Utilities Electric and Water Rules 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. 7 Mission Inn Booster Station and Pressure Rezoning Project update Attachments: Report Presentation Video 8 Sharing Households Assist Riverside’s Energy (SHARE) Program emergency/deposit credit increase from $150 to $250 due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Attachments: Report Presentation City of Riverside Page 3 Board of Public Utilities Agenda March 8, 2021 9 Supplemental Agreement with Water System Consulting, Inc., for not-to-exceed $87,300 from Water Engineering Professional Services Account for 2020 City of Riverside Public Utilities Urban Water Management Plan preparation - Stakeholder Water Policy Advisory Group creation to advise Board of Public Utilities and City Council on citywide water policy issues Attachments: Report Award Recommendaton Master Agreement Supplemental Agreement Presentation 10 Request for Proposal 2038 Agreement with Pacific Standard Environmental, Inc., Woodland Hills, for $1,173,212 from Riverside Energy Resource Center and Springs Maintenance-Generating Plants Accounts for continuous emissions monitoring systems maintenance at Riverside Energy Resource Center and Springs Power Plant for five-year term with two optional one-year term extensions Attachments: Report Agreement Award Recommendation 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 members of Board of Public Utilities 13 La Granada Elementary School - Mrs. Cespedes's 4th Grade Class appreciation presentation Attachments: Presentation City of Riverside Page 4 Board of Public Utilities Agenda March 8, 2021 GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT 14 Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and Emergency Orders update 15 WA-12 Agricultural Service Water Rate report - January 31, 2021 Attachments: Report Charts 16 Sharing Households Assist Riverside's Energy (SHARE) Program and Energy Recovery Assistance Program (ERAP) updates through January 2021 Attachments: Report 17 Contracts executed not requiring Board approval - January 2021 Attachments: Report 18 Water and power supply reports - January 2021 Attachments: Water Report Power Report Chart 1 Chart 2 Chart 3 Chart 4 Chart 5 19 Riverside Public Utilities Electric and Water Fiscal Year 20/21 Q1 Financial Results Attachments: Report 20 Upcoming Board and City Council meetings Attachments: Meetings scheduled Master Meeting Calendar 21 Electric / Water Utility Acronyms Attachments: Acronyms ********* The next regular Board of Public Utilities meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 22, 2021 City of Riverside Page 5 Board of Public Utilities Agenda March 8, 2021 For live Webcast of the Committee Meeting: RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or Engageriverside.com ********* Sign up to receive critical information such as unexpected road closures, utility outages, missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. www.RiversideAlert.com City of Riverside Page 6