Board of Public Utilities - Regular Meeting

CHAIR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

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

Review 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan - Recommend City Council adopt a Resolution adopting the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan prepared by City of Riverside's Public Utilities Department

Review 2025 Urban Water Management Plan - Recommend City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, adopting the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan prepared by City of Riverside's Public Utilities Department

Minutes of May 11, 2026

Excuse absence of Board Member Evans from April 27, 2026, Board of Public Utilities meeting

Excuse absence of Board Member Wright from April 27, 2026, Board of Public Utilities meeting

Award Bid 8256 to Big Ben, Inc., Irvine, for $4,538,671 and authorize 10 percent change order authority of $453,867.10 for California Avenue and Sherman Drive Water Pipeline Replacement Project - Approve capital expenditure for Work Order 2104924 for $6,361,000 from Public Utilities' Water Main Replacement Account for engineering, construction, construction support, contract administration, inspection, and construction change order authority costs for California Avenue and Sherman Drive Water Pipeline Replacement Project

Approve Work Order 2214682 for $1,780,000 from Public Utilities' Water Main Replacement Account for engineering, construction, paving, and construction contingency costs - Cellini Drive Water Pipeline Replacement Project

Approve Request for Proposal 2536 Services Agreement with GE Vernova International LLC, Cambridge, MA, for $351,184.35 from Public Utilities Maintenance Generating Plant Account to perform gas turbine blade and bushing maintenance for term commencing May 1, 2026, through July 1, 2027 - Riverside Energy Resource Center Units 3 and 4

Approve purchase of thirty-five (35) automation modules from CB Pacific Inc., Kirkland, Washington, for $69,684.10 from Public Utilities RERC Maintenance Generating Plants Account for electrical switchgear - Riverside Energy Resource Center

Recommend City Council approve expenditure for increase to annual legal budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for law firm of Thompson Coburn for amount not-to-exceed $105,000 for total budget of $897,000 from Electric Fund, Power Supply Operations, Outside Legal Account - Approve expenditure for annual legal budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for law firm of Thompson Coburn for amount not-to-exceed $895,000 from Electric Fund, Power Supply Operations, Legislative and Regulatory Risk, Outside Legal Accounts and Electric Fund, RTRP and STP Project Accounts

Approve expenditure with Underground Service Alert of Southern California for $345,000 from Public Utilities Electric Field and Public Utilities Water Field Accounts for Utility to mark their lines prior to excavation from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2031

Approve expenditure for 16 Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Purchase Orders for Electric and Water operations, with estimated amount of $3,682,426 - Approve expenditure for 21 Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Purchase Orders for Central Stores for orders benefiting Electric and Water operations, with estimated amount of $23,020,488 - Approve not to exceed 20 percent allowance for Producer Price Index (PPI) increases for 21 Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Purchase Orders for Central Stores for orders benefiting Electric and Water operations - Approve expenditure for 59 Fiscal Year 2026-27 Existing Contract Purchase Orders with estimated total amount of $16,496,443 - Approve expenditure for 24 Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annually Recurring Expenditures for SHARE, memberships and subscription expenses are either greater than $50,000 per year or could over number of years, cumulatively, exceed $50,000 for multi-year expenses, with estimated total amount of $5,223,772 - Approve expenditure for 78 Fiscal Year 2026-27 Purchase Orders with cumulative multiple year costs equal to or greater than $50,000 with estimated total amount of $2,540,156 - Funds are included in proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget

Approve Purchase, Sale and Development Agreement with Greens Gibson, LLC., for sale of approximately 12,693 square feet of fee simple interest of City-owned vacant Riverside Canal land, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 233-160-022, located in between Van Buren Boulevard and Gibson Street

Riverside 2050 General Plan update and Climate Action and Adaptation Plan update

Recommend City Council approve Request for Proposal 2542 Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Babcock Laboratories, Inc, Riverside, for $3,319,632, with option to extend for two one-year terms, in amount of $2,213,088 plus 10 percent change order authority in amount of $553,272 for total agreement amount of $6,085,992 from Professional Services Account for laboratory testing and analytical services for three year term

Adopt a Resolution of the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Riverside, California, (1) Adopting revised Electric Fees and Charges Schedule (Appendix A), Water Fees and Charges Schedule (Appendix A), Water Schedule WA-2, and Water Schedule WA-5; (2) Making Findings of Fact; and (3) Recommending City Council Approval thereof - Recommend City Council conduct public hearing to receive public input related to the Riverside Public Utilities Electric and Water Fiscal Year 2026-27 User Fees and Charges - Adopt resolution approving the Riverside Public Utilities Electric and Water Fiscal Year 2026-27 User Fees and Charges, as further described in that resolution

Systematic reporting on meetings, conferences, and seminars attended 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.

Power Supply Report - March 2026

Water Supply Report - March 31, 2026

Water Contractor Panel updates for March 2026

WA-12 Agricultural Service Water Rate report - April 30, 2026

Southern California Public Power Authority Agenda and Minutes

Upcoming City Council and Board Meetings

Electric/Water Utility Acronyms