Board of Public Utilities

City of Riverside 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 951-826-5557 Board of Public Utilities Agenda Meeting Date: Monday, June 28, 2021 6:30 PM View Virtual Meeting at Publication Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 www.RiversideCa.gov/meeting 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. The Art Pick Council Chamber will not be open to the public. View live webcast at www.RiversideCa.gov/meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com with open captions. For public comment or to listen to the meeting live by phone, call: (669) 900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265 Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the agenda item is called. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 to speak. 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.RiversideCa.gov/meeting 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 City of Riverside Page 1 Board of Public Utilities Agenda June 28, 2021 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). Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Board of Public Utilities are available at www.RiversideCa.gov/meeting. CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL PUBLIC COMMENT 1 You are invited to participate by phone at (669) 900-6833, and enter Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265 to comment on any matters within the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the agenda item is called. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 to speak - Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. COMMUNICATIONS 2 Legislative and Regulatory updates PUBLIC HEARING 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. 3 A Resolution of the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Riverside, California, (1) adopting revised Water Rule 7, "Discontinuance and Restoration of water service" and Electric Rule 7, "Discontinuance and restoration of electric service"; (2) making findings of fact; and (3) recommending City Council approval thereof - Waive further reading Attachments: Report Resolution Recommended Water & Electric Rule 7 Notice Presentation City of Riverside Page 2 Board of Public Utilities Agenda June 28, 2021 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 4 Minutes of June 14, 2021 Attachments: Minutes Electric Items 5 Award Bid RPU-7636 to Hot Line Construction, Inc., Brentwood, California, for $889,677 from Public Utilities Electric Capital Account for Canyon Crest Cable Replacement Area 1F, Phase 3 Project - Capital expenditure of $1,300,000 for Work Order 1619972 for all design, construction, construction support, contract administration, inspection, and construction change order authority costs for Canyon Crest Cable Replacement Area 1F, Phase 3 Project Attachments: Report Map Bid recommendation Presentation Water Items 6 Recommend City Council approve Memorandum of Understanding with Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority for participation in no-cost landscape area measurement project Attachments: Report MOU Presentation City of Riverside Page 3 Board of Public Utilities Agenda June 28, 2021 Other Items 7 Fourth Amendment to Agreement with Mariposa Landscapes, Inc., for $250,743 for general landscape maintenance services - Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Scott Tractor Service for $119,770 for weed abatement maintenance services from Water and Electric Operations Professional Services Accounts for various Public Utilities properties through June 30, 2022 Attachments: Report Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment Presentation 8 Expenditure of $267,389 from Management Services Professional Services Account for software to support preparation of Public Utilities financial reports and allocation for costs associated with Annual Financial Report, as part of Professional Consultant Services Agreement Technology Services with Lance, Soll & Lunghard, LLP, to implement CaseWare software for three and a half-year term with two one-year terms through December 31, 2026 Attachments: Report Agreement Request for Proposal Award Recommendation Presentation 9 Recommend City Council approve an increase to Sharing Households Assist Riverside’s Energy Program’s Electric monthly credit from $15 to $15.50 and Water monthly credit from $2.75 to $3.00 from Public Utilities Electric and Water Accounts to align with electric and water rate increases for Fiscal Year 2021/22 Attachments: Report Presentation City of Riverside Page 4 Board of Public Utilities Agenda June 28, 2021 10 Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2021-22 annual purchase orders for total of $26,618,733 from Public Utilities Department Budget including (1) Electric and Water operations orders for estimated $2,841,105; (2) Central Stores orders benefiting Electric and Water operations for estimated $10,718,982; (3) existing contract purchase orders for estimated $8,736,237; (4) annually recurring expenditures for expenses equal to or greater than $50,000 per year for estimated $3,332,409; and (5) purchase orders with cumulative multiple year costs equal to or greater than $50,000 for estimated $990,000 Attachments: Report Electric and Water Central Stores Exisiting Contracts Recurring Expenditures Multiyear Expenses over $50k 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 Expenditure not-to-exceed $1,000,000 annually for three years from Public Utilities Water Field Operations Maintenance/Repair, System Expansion, Distribution System Facilities Replacement, and Main Replacement Accounts for asphalt and concrete repairs related to water system maintenance - Recommend City Council adopt a resolution exempting individual assignments under On-Call Asphalt and Concrete Repair Services Agreement from competitive bidding requirements of City Charter Section 1109 - Approve agreement with L.C. Paving & Sealing, Inc., for not to exceed $1,000,000 annually for three-year term for on-call services for asphalt and concrete repair with for one additional two-year term extension option Attachments: Report RFP Award Recommendation Agreement Presentation 12 Office of Sustainability, Riverside Public Utilities, and citywide sustainability efforts update Attachments: Report Presentation City of Riverside Page 5 Board of Public Utilities Agenda June 28, 2021 BOARD MEMBER/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 13 Systematic reporting on meetings, conferences, and seminars by Board members and/or staff 14 Items for future Board of Public Utilities consideration as requested by members of Board of Public Utilities GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT 15 Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Emergency Orders update 16 Electric/Water Contractor and Consultant Contract Panel updates Attachments: Electric Contractor Report Electric Contractor Charts Electric Consultant Report Electric Consultant Charts Water Consultant Report Water Contractor Charts 17 Upcoming Board and City Council meetings Attachments: Upcoming Meetings Master Meeting Calendar Correspondence 18 Advocacy Letters Attachments: Letter 1 Letter 2 Letter 3 Letter 4 Letter 5 19 Electric/Water Utility Acronyms Attachments: Acronyms ********* The next regular Board of Public Utilities meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 12, 2021 City of Riverside Page 6 Board of Public Utilities Agenda June 28, 2021 For live Webcast of the Committee Meeting: RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or WatchRiverside.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 7