Meeting Name: Board of Public Utilities Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/19/2016 8:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522
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16-0595 1EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARD (presentation by Girish Balachandran - 10 min) Video Video
16-0483 2Approval of the minutes from the special Board of Public Utilities meeting held on January 22, 2016. Video Video
16-0484 3Approval of the regular minutes from the Board of Public Utilities meeting held on February 5, 2016 - Deferred to March 14, 2016 Board meeting. Video Video
16-0485 4Public Comment Period - This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments regarding any matters within the jurisdiction of the Riverside Public Utilities Board - Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes and you will be asked to state your name and city of residence. Please complete and submit a speaker card to the Board Secretary. Video Video
16-0486 5ELECTRIC SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) ANNUAL SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT RENEWAL FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2016 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2016 FOR $55,820 That the Board of Public Utilities approve the award of a purchase order to Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI), for electric SCADA Annual Software Maintenance and Support, in the amount of $55,820. Not available
16-0487 6APPROVAL OF WORK ORDER NO. 1603079 FOR $1,700,000 AND AWARD OF A PURCHASE ORDER TO MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTS FOR SPRINGS & ORANGECREST SUBSTATIONS 69 KV BREAKER AND RELAY REPLACEMENT FOR $614,071 That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve Work Order No. 1603079 in the amount of $1,700,000; and 2. Approve the award of a purchase order in the amount of $614,071 to Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI) of Warrendale, Pennsylvania, for nine 69 kV circuit breakers and associated equipment for the replacement of breakers at Springs and Orangecrest Substations. Not available
16-0488 7CONSTRUCTION OF THE TREE IRRIGATION SYSTEM PROJECT AT THE FORMER RIVERSIDE GOLF CLUB BID NO RPU368– WORK ORDER NO. 1610216 FOR $240,000 That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve a capital expenditure of $240,000 for Work Order No. 1610216, which includes all design, construction, contract administration, inspections and construction contingency costs for the Tree Irrigation System Project at the former Riverside Golf Club, Bid No. RPU-7368; and 2. Award a contract for the construction of the Tree Irrigation System Project at the former Riverside Golf Club – Bid No. RPU-7368 to the lowest responsive bidder, Inland Empire Landscape, Inc., of San Bernardino, California in the amount of $192,562. Video Video
16-0195 8GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND DRIVETIME CAR SALES COMPANY, LLC FOR 1388 SOUTH E. STREET, SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, FOR $800,000 NET WITH A FIVE YEAR INITIAL TERM That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Recommend that the City Council approve the Ground Lease Agreement with DriveTime Car Sales Company, LLC, of Phoenix, Arizona, including payment of a broker commission of 6% to Marc J. Piron of NAI Capital, Ontario, California; and 2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all necessary documents, including making minor non-substantive changes to those documents. Not available
16-0340 9APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE (UCR) FORECAST LLC (RFP # 1568) AND WORK ORDER NO. 1612539 FOR ECONOMIC BENEFIT ANALYSIS CONSULTING SERVICES FOR $72,000 That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve Work Order No. 1612539 in the amount of $72,000 for the development of a comprehensive consumer economic benefit analysis that identifies the value of ownership and operation of Riverside Public Utility’s community municipal public water and electric utility; 2. Approve the Professional Services Agreement with UCR Forecast LLC for the development of a comprehensive consumer economic benefit analysis that identifies the value of ownership and operation of Riverside Public Utility’s community municipal public water and electric utility in the amount of $66,000 and authorize staff to issue change orders to this agreement in an amount not-to-exceed $6,000; and 3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all documents related to this transaction. (presentation by Kevin Milligan - 10 min) Video Video
16-0489 10FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 TREE POWER PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: 1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue purchase orders to Parkview Nursery, 4377 Chicago Avenue; Parkview Nursery, 3841 Jackson Street; Louie’s Nursery, 18550 Van Buren Boulevard and Moon Valley Nurseries, 9501 Lincoln Avenue and make changes to the purchase order amounts based on the variable product demand of each nursery in a collective amount not to exceed $650,000 for the Tree Power Program’s Free Shade Tree Coupon Campaign; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to credit customer accounts for trees purchased under this program in a collective amount not to exceed $100,000 under the Tree Power Rebate Program. (presentation by Mike Bacich – 10 min) Video Video
16-0490 11CASA BLANCA SUBSTATION TRANSFORMER OUT-OF-SERVICE UPDATE AND PLANS FOR RESTORATION That the Board of Public Utilities receive and file this report. (presentation by Pat Hohl – 10 min) Video Video
16-0491 12SYSTEMATIC REPORTING ON MEETINGS/CONFERENCES/SEMINARS BY BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR STAFF Video Video
16-0492 13ITEMS FOR FUTURE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES CONSIDERATION AS REQUESTED BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Video Video
16-0493 14Financial Report – November 30, 2015 Video Video
16-0494 15City Council Agendas – February 2, 2016, February 9, 2016, and February 16, 2016 Not available
16-0495 16Upcoming Meetings Not available
16-0496 17Electric / Water Utility Acronyms Not available
16-0497 18RECOGNITION OF BOARD CHAIR SUSAN CASH That the Board of Public Utilities recognize Board Chair Susan Cash, for her hard work and dedication serving on the Board of Public Utilities. (presentation by Girish Balachandran - 15 min) Video Video