Public Utilities

Administrative Office

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Riverside, CA 92501

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City of Riverside

Board of Public Utilities

Agenda - Revised

Meeting Date: Monday, August 11, 2025

Publication Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

6:30 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting

Originally Published: July 30, 2025

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.

For virtual Public Comment, two options are available:

VIA TELEPHONE:

Call (951) 826-8688

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Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Please follow along via the telephone or Zoom options above to ensure you call in at

the appropriate time for your item(s).

Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the

jurisdiction of the Board can be submitted by eComment at

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting until two hours before the meeting.

Email comments to City_Clerk@riversideca.gov

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Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 24255, members

of all Boards and Commissions and the public are reminded that they must preserve

order and decorum throughout the Meeting. In that regard, members of all Boards and

Commissions and the public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings

or a refusal to obey the orders of the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a

violation of these rules.

The City of Riverside is committed to fostering a workplace that provides dignity, respect,

and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve.

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 with a disability 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) 826-2211 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if

possible.

Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Board are available for public

inspection at www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting and in the binder located at the entrance of

the meeting room.

PLEASE NOTE--The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of

reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Board Members.

6:30 P.M.

CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

To 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.

COMMUNICATIONS

Declaration of conflicts of interest on any agenda items (Board of Public Utilities)

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.

Minutes of July 28, 2025

Attachments:

Minutes

Award 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

Attachments:

Approve 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

Attachments:

Report

Agreement

RFP Award Recommendation

Presentation

Recommend 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

Attachments:

DISCUSSION CALENDAR

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Recommend 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 million from Public Utilities Line

Rebuilds Account to CERRI Grant-Wildfire Mitigation Plan Project - RPU Portion

Account

Attachments:

Report

Presentation

Award 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

Attachments:

Ratify 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

Attachments:

Approve 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

Attachments:

Report

Presentation

Riverside Public Utilities 2024 Groundwater Atlas update

Attachments:

Report

2024 Groundwater Atlas

Presentation

BOARD MEMBER/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

Systematic reporting on meetings, conferences, and seminars by Board members

and/or staff

Items 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.

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

14 WA-12 Agricultural Service Water Rate report - June 30, 2025

Attachments:

Report

Charts

Electric and Water Open Work Orders over $200,000 and Closed Work Orders

Summary Reports for June 2025

Attachments:

Electric Open Report

Electric Closed Report

Water Open Report

Water Closed Report

Board Work Plan status and future board items of July 8, 2025

Attachments:

Report

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