Board of Public Utilities
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · March 22, 2021
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main Street
Riverside, CA 92522
951-826-5557
Board of Public Utilities
Agenda
Meeting Date: Monday, March 22, 2021 6:30 PM View Virtual Meeting
Publication Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Live webcast at
www.EngageRiverside.com or
www.WatchRiverside.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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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 March 8, 2021
Attachments: Minutes
Electric Item
3 Southern California Public Power Authority biannual expenditures for July through
December 2020 update
Attachments: Report
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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 Riverside Public Utilities Groundwater Atlas update
Attachments: Report
Presentation
5 Board of Public Utilities recommends City Council approval of Riverside Public
Utilities Department Fiscal Year 2021/22 proposed budget
Attachments: Report
Presentation
6 Request for Proposal 2021 Agreement with Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering,
Inc., for not-to-exceed $72,620 from Water Capital Improvements Projects Facility
Rehabilitation Account for Garner B Treatment Plant condition assessment
Attachments: Report
Site Map
Agreement
RFP
Presentation
7 Board of Public Utilities recommends City Council approval of Memorandum of
Understanding between Riverside Public Utilities and Santa Ana Watershed Project
Authority to participate in Water Energy Community Action Network’s turf removal
program with City-match of $100,000 from Public Utilities Water Conservation and
Reclamation Fund (521) Unprogrammed Funds Account
Attachments: Report
MOU
Map
Presentation
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8 Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Power Engineers, Inc., for increase of
$5,363,396 and change order authority of twenty percent or $1,072,679 for total
contract amount of $21,672,210 from Public Utilities Riverside Transmission
Reliability Project Electrical Account for engineering services related to Riverside
Transmission Reliability Project and term extension through December 31, 2026
Attachments: Report
Agreement
Presentation
BOARD MEMBER/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
9 Systematic reporting on meetings, conferences, and seminars by Board members
and/or staff
10 Riverside Public Utilities sustainability efforts
11 Legislative and Regulatory update
12 Items for future Board of Public Utilities consideration as requested by members of
Board of Public Utilities
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
13 Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Emergency Orders update
14 Electric/Water Contractor and Consultant contract panel updates
Attachments: Water Contractors Panel
Electric Contractors Panel
Water Consultants Panel
Electric Consultants Panel
15 Upcoming Board and City Council meetings
Attachments: Upcoming Meetings
Master Meeting Calendar
16 Electric/Water Utility Acronyms
Attachments: Acronyms
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The next regular Board of Public Utilities meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2021
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RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or Engageriverside.com
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