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Meeting Name: Board of Public Utilities Agenda status: Revised
Meeting date/time: 8/11/2025 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street, Riverside Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting Originally Published: July 30, 2025
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25-2505 1To comment on any matters within the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities, you are invited to participate via telephone at (951) 826-8688. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 when you are ready to speak. To participate via ZOOM, use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/92696991265, select the "raise hand" function to request to speak. An on-screen message will prompt you to "unmute" and speak. Not available
25-2508 2Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (Board of Public Utilities) Not available
25-2721 3Minutes of July 28, 2025 Not available
25-2546 4Award Bid 8172 to Doty Bros. Equipment Company, Norwalk, California, for Merrill Avenue Transformer P753 Upgrade Project for $73,828 - Authorize change order authority, if needed, for Doty Bros. Equipment Company, Construction Contract in not-to-exceed amount of 10 percent, or $7,382.80, for Bid 8172 - Approve Work Order 2514460 for capital expenditure of $120,000 from Public Utilities Electric Capital Account for design, construction, construction support, contract administration, inspection, and construction change order authority costs for Merrill Avenue Transformer P753 Upgrade Project Not available
25-2551 5Approve Services Agreement with Vicon Enterprise Incorporated, Anaheim, from Request for Proposal 2449 in amount of $290,500 from Public Utilities Maintenance Account for sample port repairs at Palmyrita Water Treatment Plant Not available
25-2552 6Recommend City Council approve Professional Consultant Services Agreement from RFP 2434 with KEWO Engineering Corporation, Inc., Diamond Bar, California for not-to-exceed $150,000 annually on as needed basis from Public Utilities Water Engineering Professional Services Account to perform electrical studies at various water utility facilities for five-year term until December 31, 2030 Not available
25-2534 7Recommend City Council authorize Public Utilities Department to submit Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment application to California Energy Commission in amount up to $5.25 million and grant match funds of $2 million from Public Utilities Line Rebuilds Account for deployment of Wildfire Mitigation Plan prevention strategies - Upon grant award, authorize City to receive $5.25 million from California Energy Commission Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment Grant Program for deployment of Wildfire Mitigation Plan prevention strategies - With five affirmative votes, and upon appropriation of award, authorize Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an increase in estimated revenues and supplemental appropriation in estimated grant award amount of $5.25 million in Electric Fund Federal Operating Grants revenue and CERRI Grant–Wildfire Mitigation Plan Project Grant portion expenditure accounts - With five affirmative votes, and upon appropriation of award, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an appropriation transfer of $2 Not available
25-2544 8Award Bid 8143 to Asplundh Construction, LLC, Buena Park, California, for Circuit 1502 Switch Replacement Project, Phase 2, in amount of $283,512.10 - Authorize change order authority, if needed, to Asplundh Construction, LLC, Construction Contract in not-to-exceed amount of 10 percent or $28,351.21 for Bid 8143 - Approve Work Order 2321787 for capital expenditure of $1,190,000 from Public Utilities Electric Capital Account for design, construction, construction support, contract administration, inspection and construction change order authority costs for Circuit 1502 Switch Replacement Project, Phase 2 Not available
25-2535 9Ratify expenditure with GE Vernova Operations, LLC., Houston, Texas, in amount of $2,923,122 from Public Utilities Electric CIP OH/UG Substations Generating Station Account for gas turbine repairs on Unit 2 due to urgent necessity for protection and preservation of public life, health, and property - Riverside Energy Resource Center - Approve Work Order 2510864 in amount of $2,923,122 Not available
25-2545 10Approve 10 percent, or $1,535,000, change order authority for Purchase Order 253356 with McAvoy and Markham for 80,000 electric meters, for not-to-exceed amount $1,535,000 from System Automation – Advanced Metering Infrastructure Account for Work Order 2508277 bringing total Work Order amount from $25,250,000 to $26,785,000 Not available
25-2550 11Riverside Public Utilities 2024 Groundwater Atlas update Not available
25-2514 12Systematic reporting on meetings, conferences, and seminars by Board members and/or staff Not available
25-2513 13Items for future Board of Public Utilities consideration as requested by members of the Board. Only items that fall within the powers and duties of the Board of Public Utilities as set forth in the City Charter and/or the Riverside Municipal Code will be agendized for future discussion. Not available
25-2531 14WA-12 Agricultural Service Water Rate report - June 30, 2025 Not available
25-2530 15Electric and Water Open Work Orders over $200,000 and Closed Work Orders Summary Reports for June 2025 Not available
25-2533 16Board Work Plan status and future board items of July 8, 2025 Not available
25-2532 17Upcoming City Council and Board Meetings Not available
25-2515 18Electric/Water Utility Acronyms Not available