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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - April 26, 2010 - UB Fr AZUSA LIGHT t, '',ATER AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF AZUSA UTILITY BOARD AZUSA LIGHT & WATER APRIL 26, 2010 729 N. AZUSA AVENUE 6:30 P.M. AZUSA, CA 91702 AZUSA UTILITY BOARD URIEL E. MACIAS CHAIRPERSON ROBERT GONZALES JOSEPH R. ROCHA VICE CHAIRPERSON BOARD MEMBER KEITH HANKS ANGEL CARRILLO BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER 6:30 P.M. Convene to Regular Meeting of the Azusa Utility Board • Call to Order • Pledge to the Flag • Roll Call A. ELECTION OF OFFICERS 1. Select and approve by majority vote the election of Utility Board Chairperson and Vice Chairperson to serve as officers of the Utility Board. Election of Attachment.pdf Officers.pdf 1 001 B. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Person/Group shall be allowed to speak without interruption up to five (5) minutes maximum time, subject to compliance with applicable meeting rules. Questions to the speaker or responses to the speaker's questions or comments shall be handled after the speaker has completed his/her comments. Public Participation will be limited to sixty(60) minutes time.) C. UTILITIES DIRECTOR COMMENTS D. UTILITY BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS 1. May 24, 2010 Utility Board Meeting E. CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar adopting the printed recommended action will be enacted with one vote. If Staff or Councilmembers wish to address any item on the Consent Calendar individually, it will be considered under SPECIAL CALL ITEMS. 1. Minutes. Recommendation: Approve minutes of regular meeting on March 22, 2010 as written. 4 March Minutes.pdf 2. Project WV-263 Water Main Cement Mortar Lining Project. Recommendation: Approve addition of 55 calendar days to time of completion and approve Notice of Completion. l 1;4- NOC-3 Fletcher NOC Form pdf Creamer.pdf 3. South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) Local Government Match Program Contract. Recommendation: Approve AQMD contract no. ML08030 to secure $25,000 grant for clean transportation vehicles and offset purchase cost of aerial truck in Electric Division. AQMD Match AQMD-Contract.pdf Program pdf 2 002 4. AB 2021 Cost Effective Energy Conservation Targets. Recommendation: Approve extension of previously adopted annual program target of 0.89% for fiscal years 2011-2020 as prescribed in AB 2021 and defined in Table 13 of the Ca1EERAM report. I . Energy Eff Targets.pdf 5. Rubber Glove Training. Recommendation: Approve Professional Services Agreement for Rubber Glove Training by Skills Incorporated in amount not to exceed $30,000. 1;11y -imb irw Rubber Glove Attachment.pdf Training.pdf 6. 2010 Refuse Rate Adjustment. Recommendation: Approve public hearing date on June 21, 2010 and mailing of public notice to property owners. Refuse Rate Public Attachments.pdf Notice.pdf 7. Merchant Processor Agreement. Recommendation: Approve termination of agreement with BankSery and approve five-year agreement with EPX as merchant processor for electronic automated clearing house(ACH)payment transactions related to online billing and payment. Merchant Svcs.pdf EPX Agreement.pdf 8. Master Meter Delinquent Accounts. Recommendation: Approve the following resolution to modify Light & Water Rules and Regulations to address master meter delinquent accounts as required by Senate Bill 120: A RESOLUTION OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD/CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, AMENDING THE AZUSA LIGHT & WATER RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ELECTRIC AND WATER SERVICE SUPPLIES BY AZUSA LIGHT& WATER. 0,/ I j/). Master Meter Rule Resolution.pdf Amend.pdf 3 003 F. SCHEDULED ITEMS 1. Lodi Energy Center Environmental Findings and Project Agreements. Recommendation: Approve resolution entitled: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY BOARD OF THE CITY OF AZUSA MAKING FINDINGS AS A RESPONSIBLE AGENCY UNDER CEQA; APPROVING THE LODI ENERGY CENTER POWER SALES AGREEMENT AND THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THEM ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY; AND AUTHORIZING THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR TO DESIGNATE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LODI ENERGY CENTER PROJECT PARTICIPANT COMMITTEE. •_4 LEC Report.pdf LEC Ex-A-Attnt-1. Ex-A-Attnt-2. Ex-B-PSA.pdf Ex-C-PMOA.pdf Resolution&Ex-A.pdf PMPD.pdf ERRATA.pdf 191 Black&Veatch LEC Report.pdf 2. Adoption of Legislative Positions. Recommendation: 1) Adopt the following: a) Oppose position on AB 155 (Mendoza), Municipal Bankruptcy; b) Oppose position on HR1521 (Lofgren), The Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009; and c) Support position on HR4812 (Miller), Local Jobs of America Act; and 2) authorize the Mayor to sign position letters to be sent to bill authors and others as appropriate. 9- „a, LegislativePositions.p df G. ADJOURNMENT "In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a city meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 626-812-5229. Notification three (3) working days prior to the meeting or time when special services are needed will assist staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide access to the meeting." "In compliance with Government Code Section 54957.5, agenda materials are available for inspection by members of the public at the following locations: Azusa City Clerk's Office - 213 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa City Library- 729 N. Dalton Avenue, and Azusa Light& Water-729 N. Azusa Avenue,Azusa CA." 4 004 s 1 AZUSA r.ur 4 N'SRp ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE • 1T.A TILITY BOARD FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES 41, DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: ELECTION OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Utility Board elect by majority vote a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson to serve as officers of the Utility Board. BACKGROUND The Utility Board was formed in May 2001 pursuant to ordinance 01-03, which was later amended by ordinance 01-07 (attached). The Utility Board is composed of City Council Members acting as Utility Board Members, with the Director of Utilities serving as executive advisor to the Board. The Utility Board meets monthly on the fourth Monday of each month in the downstairs conference room at Azusa Light & Water offices to conduct business related to the City's electric and water utilities. Section 2-415 of the Azusa Municipal Code requires the Utility Board to elect a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and a Secretary annually no later than the second meeting following appointment of the Mayor Pro Tem by the City Council. Since new Mayor Pro Tern was selected on March 15, 2010, the Utility Board must elect by majority vote a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. The functions of Secretary are delegated to the City Clerk. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact of electing officers. Prepared by: Cary Kalscheuer, Assistant to the Director of Utilities Attachment: Ordinance 01-07 005 ORDINANCE NO.01-O7 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE V,DIVISION 5 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE COMPOSITION, OFFICERS,POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE UTILITY BOARD THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,CALIFORNIA,DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 2,Article V,Division 5,Section 2-413 of the Azusa Municipal Code is hereby replaced,in its entirety,with the following: "Sec.2-413 Composition. The board shall consist of five members. The city council may choose by a majority vote of the council to appoint its five members as the ex officio members of the board. All members shall be appointed by a majority vote of the city council and shall serve pursuant to section 2-32. Members of the board may be removed pursuant to section 2-32." SECTION 2. Chapter 2,Article V,Division 5,Section 2-414,of the Azusa Municipal Code is hereby replaced,in its entirety,with the following: "Sec. 2-414 Powers and Duties. When the board members are acting in their capacity as both members of the board and members of the city council,the board, acting jointly with the city council,shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To establish electric power and water rates,capacity and connection charges,meter charges and such other fees and charges as may be appropriate and to generally regulate,control,manage,renew,repair and extend the water system and the electric power generation and distribution system of the City of Azusa. 2. To make rules and regulations governing the conduct of the board and its members and the employees of Azusa Light and Water. 3. To control and order the expenditure of all money received from the sale or use of water and electric power for defraying of expenses,maintenance,repairs, construction,extension and operation of the water and electric power system and for any expenses for additions to same. 4. To supply Azusa Light and Water's customers with water and electric power for any and all purposes and adopt all necessary rules and regulations for the provision of service. 5. To enter into contracts with any public or private agency for the exchange RVPUBVFF\618015 006 of water or electric power, provided that any such water or electric power so exchanged by the city shall be repaid in full to the city within a reasonable period. 6. To hold, lease, acquire and purchase property in the name of the city. 7. To dispose of property surplus to the needs of the water or electric power systems, provided that any sale, lease or disposal of its assets, including property used in the generation of electrical energy, other than those unnecessary to the operation of the water and electric power systems. 8. To engage such legal services as may be required or require the services of the city attorney." SECTION 3. Chapter 2, Article V, Division 5, Section 2-415 of the Azusa Municipal Code is hereby replaced, in its entirety, with the following: "Sec. 2-415 Chairperson,Vice Chairperson and Secretary The board shall elect one of its members as chairperson, one as vice chairperson, and one as secretary. Each of these three (3)board officers shall hold office for one (1) year and until their successors are appointed. Initially, officers shall be selected no later than the second meeting of the board following its appointment. Subsequent selection of officers shall occur no later than the second meeting following the selection of the mayor pro tern of the city council. The secretary may delegate to the city clerk duties such as making tape or other recordings of meetings of the board and developing draft Minutes of such meetings for consideration and possible approval by the board." SECTION 4. Chapter 2,Article V, Division 5, Section 2-418 of the Azusa Municipal Code is hereby replaced, in its entirety, with the following: "Sec. 2-418 Budget. While the board members are acting in their capacity as both members of the board and members of the city council, the board shall initially adopt a budget for Azusa Light and Water within four months of its first meeting, and thereafter shall annually adopt a budget for Azusa Light and Water, showing the expected expenses and revenues of the water and electric power enterprise. The city manager will present the budget to the board for adoption. The annual budget shall be incorporated into the budget of the city." SECTION 5. Chapter 2, Article V, Division 5, Section 2-419 of the Azusa Municipal Code is hereby replaced, in its entirety, with the following: "Sec. 2-419 Loans. While the board members are acting in their capacity as both members of the board and members of the city council, the board may approve and authorize loans to or from the funds subject to its control from or to RVPUBUFF\618015 007 city funds on a temporary basis." SECTION 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason deemed or held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance. The city council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or other portions might subsequently be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its passage. SECTION 8. A summary of this ordinance shall be published in the manner required by law. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED.., a • - day of October, 2001 . • Cristina Cruz-Madrid Mayor ATTEST: er / - Vera Mendoza, City Clerk RVPUBUFF\618015 008 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF AZUSA ) I, Vera Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 01-07 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 17 day of September2001, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the i day of October , 2001,by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON,STANFORD,ROCHA,CHAGNON,MADRID NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ,- A-2-ze:7Ve-e2i ._ Vera Mendoza, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: OrYii.u. 0.6'14-1AL(Z- Ci y Attorney RVPUBVFF\618015 009 EXCERPTS FROM ORDINANCE 01-03 Sec.2-416 Meetings. The board shall establish a regular time and place ofmeeting and shall meet regularly at least once a month or more frequently as workload requires. The regular place of meeting shall be in the Azusa Light and Water building. At least once every three(3) months,or more frequently if the board desires,the board may meet in other places and locations throughout the city for the purpose of encouraging interest and facilitating attendance by people in the various neighborhoods in the city at the meetings. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or by three(3)members of the board,upon personal notice being given to all members or written notice being mailed to each member and received at least 36 hours prior to such meeting,unless such notice is waived in writing. All board meetings,and agendas for such meetings,shall be publicized in advance by written notice given to newspapers serving the city at least three(3)days prior to regular meetings and at the same time as members are notified of special meetings. In addition,notice of meetings shall be posted regularly at locations normally utilized by the city for such purposes. All meetings shall be open to the public pursuant to the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act. (Gov.Code§54950 et seq.) The board shall cause to be kept a proper record of its proceedings. The records and files of the board and its officers shall include,but not be limited to, all official correspondence,or copies thereof,to and from the board and its members received in their official capacities and shall be kept open for inspection by the public at reasonable times in the office of the city clerk. Sec.2-417 TechnologicalSupport.The members of the board may receive technological support in the form of hardware,software or reimbursement for telecommunications services used in connection with serving on the board. Members shall also be reimbursed for any reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members of the board. • 010 k y .1, A7_US.A Pod LIGHT G 'TATER CITY OF AZUSA MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD/CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010 — 6:32 P.M. The Utility Board/City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session, at the above date and time, at the Azusa Light and Water Conference Room, located at 729 N. Azusa Avenue, Azusa, California. Chairman Macias called the meeting to order. Call to Order ROLL CALL Roll Call PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, MACIAS, HANKS, ROCHA ABSENT: BOARD MEMBERS: NONE ALSO PRESENT: Also Present City Attorney Ferre, City Manager Delach, Director of Utilities Morrow, Assistant City Manager Makshanoff, Director of Customer Care and Solutions Vanca, Administrative Services Director— Chief Financial Officer Kreimeier, Senior Management Analyst Yang, Assistant Director of Water Operations Anderson, Finance Controller Michaels-Aguilar, Distribution Supervisor Kjar, Director of Recreation and Family Services Jacobs, Library Director Johnson, Director of Information Technology Graf, Chief of Police Garcia, Assistant Director of Economic and Community Development McNamara, Director of Public Works Haes, City Clerk Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk Toscano. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Pub Part Mr. George Gomez addressed the Board Members and alleged that there are improprieties in the building and G. Gomez water departments; he requested an investigation and provided his contact information. Comments UTILITIES DIRECTOR COMMENTS Dir Comments Director of Utilities Morrow provided updates on the following items: (1) Proposition 16, the ballot initiative Dir of Util for June 8th ballot, being funded by PG&E. (2) Ballot initiative being funded by two oil companies for G. Morrow November ballot which will stop implementation of AB 32, requiring all sectors to get back to 1990 Asst. Dir Wtr greenhouse gas levels by 2020 and will ask to stay the process until the unemployment levels goes down to Operations 5.5%. (3) EPA Endangerment finding on greenhouse gases. EPA has come out that they are not going to C. Anderson regulate greenhouse gases for power plants until 2011 at the earliest. (4) Assistant Director of Water Operations Anderson provided an update on the City's water supply stating that the canyon basin is filling up, water is going into the river by MWD, water is coming down the river and the spreading grounds is getting full. 011 UTILITY BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS Brd Mbr Cmts Board Member Rocha asked if the Board is going to continue with off site meetings. Discussion was held Off site regarding the subject and the upcoming ICSC meeting and it was consensus of the Board Members to look into meetings the policy regarding off site meetings. The CONSENT CALENDAR consisting of Items D-1 through D-4, was approved by motion of Board Consent Cal Member Carrillo,seconded by Board Member Gonzales and unanimously carried. Board Members Hanks and D-1 -4 Macias abstained from the January meeting and Board Members Hanks and Rocha abstained from the Approved February meeting. 1. The minutes of the regular meeting of January 25, 2010, were approved. Board Member Hanks and Minutes Macias abstained as they were absent from that meeting. Appvd Jan 2. The minutes of the regular meeting of February 22, 2010 were approved. Board Member Hanks and Minutes Rocha abstained as they were absent from that meeting. Appvd Feb 3. Approval was given for the selection of Applied Engineering Concept(AEC)to perform maintenance on AEC Maint five Square D outdoor vacuum circuit breakers at the Azusa Substation at a cost not-to-exceed$11,900. 5 Vac Cir 4. Approval was given for the adoption of the Azusa Light&Water Rubber Glove Program Manual dated Rubber Glove January 2010 as per the recently adopted International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Program Memorandum of Understanding. Distribution Supervisor Kjar displayed the Rubber Glove that will be utilized in the"rubber gloving"program. D. Kjar He stated that they are class II good for 20 thousand volts and responded to question posed. Board Member Rubber Gloves Gonzales modeled the gloves for Board Members and audience. SCHEDULED ITEMS Sched Items Director of Customer Care and Solutions Vanca presented the request for approval to award contract for K. Vanca Walk-In cash payment centers item stating that the program is in response to residents wanting to make Comments payments on the weekend. They researched the subject and found six local businesses who would be Contract IPP interested in being cash payment centers. She responded to questions posed. Moved by Board Member Of American Hanks, seconded by Board Member Carrillo and unanimously carried to approve awarding of a three-year Cash pmt contract with a two-year renewal option to IPP of America, Inc. for walk-in cash payment centers. STAFF REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS Staff Rpts Director of Utilities Morrow provided an update on the Lodi Energy Center stating that CEC is expected to G. Morrow issue a construction license for the project and next steps involve Participant approval of the CEQA work Lodi Energy performed by the CEC and a Power Sales Agreement and a Project Management&Operating Agreement. Center Director of Utilities Morrow presented the Quarterly Fuel Cost Adjustment for San Juan Resource stating that G. Morrow staff recommends no Fuel Cost Adjustment be assessed for period of April 1,2010 through June 30,2010,due Quarterly FCA to a planned maintenance outage; FCA credits will be carried over to offset the foreseeable San Juan FCA San Juan charges next month. Moved by Board Member Carrillo,seconded by Board Member Gonzales and unanimously carried to adjourn. Adjourn TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 7:12 P.M. SECRETARY NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 10-C20. 012 E . a AZUSA r.ur S werr► CON T CALENDAR TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF HE • USA UTILITY BOARD AND AZUSA CITY COUNCIL FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIE dimPrair DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION -PROJECT WV-263, WATER MAIN CEMENT MORTAR LINING PROJECT AND ADDITIONAL TIME TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Utility Board/City Council approve the addition of 55 calendar days to the Time of Completion, accept Project WV-263, and direct the City Clerk's Office to execute the Notice of Completion and have the same recorded at the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder. BACKGROUND The Water Division has a program of replacing water mains that are experiencing problems with leaks and that are, for various reasons, experiencing flow and pressure problems. Instead of replacing the water mains, in its first large scale water main relining project, the Water Division requested contractors who do cement mortar relining of water pipelines to submit bids for this relining project. Two bids,both from responsible contractors, were received. At its regular meeting held on June 22, 2009, the City Council approved the award of contract for pipeline cement mortar lining services for approximately 30,000 linear feet of pipeline to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. of Sylmar, California for a bid amount of $1,198,103.50. Completion date for all work was February 27, 2010. Subsequently, at its February 10, 2010, regular meeting the Utility Board approved a Change Order in the amount of$290,000 for the addition of 29 access holes to J. Fletcher Creamer's contract increasing the total contract to $1,488,103.50. Due to the addition of 29 extra access holes and the additional related work, and additional time spent by J. Fletcher Creamer's crew waiting for the installation of a line valve by the Water Crew, an additional 55 calendar days is requested by the contractor to adjust the contract completion date to April 23, 2010. 0r3 Notice of Completion for WV-263 April 26, 2010 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal impact of approving Notice of Completion involves the return of $140,474.70 currently held by the City as retainage on this project following the statutory 35 day waiting period. The addition of 55 calendar days to the time of completion has no fiscal impact. Prepared by: Chet F. Anderson, P.E., Assistant Director, Water Operations Attachment: Notice of Completion 014 RECORDING REQUESTED BY City of Azusa AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: NAME Azusa City Clerk STREET ADDRESS 213 E.Foothill Blvd. CITY,STATE& Azusa,CA 91702 ZIP CODE L. NOTICE OF COMPLETION Notice pursuant to Civil Code Section 3093,must be filed within 10 days after completion.(See reverse side for Complete requirements.) Notice is hereby given that: 1. The undersigned is owner or corporate officer of the owner of the interest or estate stated below in the property hereinafter described: 2. The full name of the owner is The City of Azusa 3. The full address of the owner is 729 N. Azusa Avenue, Azusa, CA 91702 4. The nature of the interest or estate of the owner is:In fee. (IF OTHER THAN FEE,STRIKE IN FEE AND INSERT,FOR EXAMPLE,PURCHASER UNDER CONTRACT OF PURCHASE,OR LESSEE) 5. The full names and full addresses of all persons,if any,who hold title with the undersigned as joint tenants or as tenants in common are: NAMES ADDRESSES None 6. The full names and full addresses of the predecessors in interest of the undersigned,if the property was transferred subsequent to the commencement of the work or improvements herein referred to: NAMES ADDRESSES None 7. A work of improvement on the property hereinafter described was completed on April 23, 2010. The work done was:30,000 linear ft of Cement Mortar Pipeline Lining Various locations in Azusa Light& Water Water System-Project W-263_. 8. The name of the contractor,if any,for such work of improvement was J. Fletcher Creamer& Sons Inc.,12874 San Fernando Rd., Sylmar,CA 91342 June 22, 2009 (IF NO CONTRACTOR FOR WORK OF IMPROVEMENT AS A WHOLE,INSERT NONE) (DATE OF CONTRACT) 9. The property on which said work of improvement was completed is in the City of Azusa,County of Los Angeles,and State of CA;and is described as follows: Cement Mortar Pipeline Lining Various locations in Azusa Light& Water Water System—Project W-263. 10. The street address of said property is None Joseph R. Rocha,Mayor Dated: (SIGNATURE OF OWNER OR CORPORATE OFFICER OF OWNER NAMED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OR HIS AGENT) VERIFICATION I,the undersigned,say:I am the person who signed the foregoing notice. I have read said notice of completion and know its contents,and the facts stated therein are true of my own knowledge. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Azusa,California,this day of April, 2010. Joseph R. Rocha, (SIGNATURE) 015 i AZLJ4A. aur a v.arro CONSENT CALENDAR TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE :ZUSA UTILITY BOARD 'Pf FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MATCH PROGRAM CONTRACT (#ML08030) AND SECURE A $25,000 FUNDING GRANT FOR CLEAN TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Utility Board: (1) approve the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) Local Government Match Program Contract; and (2) authorize the Director of Utilities to execute the contract subject to review by utility's legal counsel. BACKGROUND In January 2009, the City of Azusa Public Works Department applied for clean transportation matching grant funding from the AQMD for the expressed purpose of purchasing a street sweeping vehicle that will help reduce air pollution, pursuant to the provisions contained in the California Clean Air Act. Last year, the Public Works Department deferred the purchase of the street sweeper, and elected to forego the grant funding when it was determined that the intended street sweeper was no longer needed due to the use of outside contract services. Azusa Light & Water inquired as to whether the match grant funding could be modified, substituted and applied to a qualified purchase of another vehicle by other City departments. The response was affirmative. Azusa Light & Water purchased a heavy duty compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled aerial truck for use by electric field personnel which qualified for the AQMD grant. 016 Local Government Grant April 26, 2010 Page 2 Staff is recommending approval of the grant contract and is seeking Utility Board's authorization to enter into, sign and execute the matching grant funding contract in order to secure the $25,000 grant. FISCAL IMPACT Approval of the contract will enable Azusa Light&Water to secure the grant which will be used to offset the purchase cost of the aerial truck. Prepared by: Dan Kjar, Electric Operations Supervisor Attachment: AQMD Contract 017 CD South Coast 41! Contract No. ML08030 Mean Transportation Funding from the MSRC Air Quality Management District ° •w °°� •°° AQ r' LOCAL GOVERNMENT MATCH PROGRAM CONTRACT 1. PARTIES - The parties to this Contract are the South Coast Air Quality Management District (hereinafter referred to as"AQMD") whose address is 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California 91765-4178, and the City of Azusa (hereinafter referred to as "CONTRACTOR") whose address is 213 East Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, California 91702, 2. RECITALS A. AQMD is the local agency with primary responsibility for regulating stationary source air pollution within the geographical boundaries of the South Coast Air Quality Management District in the State of California (State). AQMD is authorized under State Health & Safety Code Section 44225 (Assembly Bill (AB) 2766) to levy a fee on motor vehicles for the purpose of reducing air pollution from such vehicles and to implement the California Clean Air Act. B. Under AB 2766 the AQMD'S Governing Board has authorized the imposition of the statutorily set motor vehicle fee. By taking such action the State's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required to collect such fee and remit it periodically to AQMD. C. AB 2766 further mandates that thirty (30) percent of such vehicle registration fees be placed by AQMD into a separate account for the sole purpose of implementing and monitoring programs to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles. D. AB 2766 creates a regional Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) to develop a work program to fund projects from the separate account. Pursuant to approval of the work program by AQMD'S Governing Board, AQMD Board authorized a contract with CONTRACTOR for services described in Attachment 1 - Statement of Work, expressly incorporated herein by this reference and made a part hereof of this Contract. E. CONTRACTOR has met the requirements for receipt of AB 2766 Discretionary Funds as set forth in CONTRACTOR's Local Government Match Program Application dated January 14, 2008. 3. DMV FEES - CONTRACTOR acknowledges that AQMD cannot guarantee the amount of fees to be collected under AB 2766 will be sufficient to fund this Contract. CONTRACTOR further acknowledges that AQMD'S receipt of funds is contingent on the timely remittance by State's DMV. AQMD assumes no responsibility for the collection and remittance of motor vehicle registration fees by DMV to AQMD in a timely manner. 4. AUDIT - Additionally, CONTRACTOR shall, at least once every two years, or within two years of the termination of the Contract if the term is less than two years, be subject to an audit by AQMD or its authorized representative to determine if the revenues received by CONTRACTOR were spent for the reduction of pollution from Motor Vehicles pursuant to the Clean Air Act of 1988. AQMD shall coordinate such audit through CONTRACTOR'S audit staff. If an amount is found to be inappropriately expended, AQMD may withhold revenue from CONTRACTOR in the amount equal to the amount which was inappropriately expended. Such withholding shall not be construed as AQMD'S sole remedy and shall not relieve CONTRACTOR of its obligation to perform under the terms of this Contract, 018 Contract No. ML08030 5. REPORTING - CONTRACTOR shall submit reports to AQMD as outlined in Attachment 1 - Statement of Work. AQMD reserves the right to review, comment, and request changes to any report produced as a result of this Contract. 6. TERM - The term of this Contract is for seventy (70) months from the date of execution by both parties, unless terminated earlier as provided for in Clause 7 below entitled Termination, extended by amendment of this Contract in writing, or unless all work is completed and a final report is submitted and approved by AQMD prior to the termination date. No work shall commence prior to the Contract start date, except at CONTRACTOR'S cost and risk, and no charges are authorized until this Contract is fully executed. Upon written request and with adequate justification from CONTRACTOR, the MSRC Contracts Administrator may extend the Contract up to an additional six months at no additional cost. Term extensions greater than six months must be reviewed and approved by the MSRC. 7. TERMINATION - In the event any party fails to comply with any term or condition of this Contract, or fails to provide the services in the manner agreed upon by the parties, including, but not limited to, the requirements of Attachment 1 - Statement of Work, this shall constitute a material breach of the Contract. The nonbreaching party shall have the sole and exclusive option either to notify the breaching party that it must cure this breach within fifteen (15) days or provide written notification of its intention to terminate this Contract with thirty (30) day's written notice. Notification shall be provided in the manner set forth in Clause 15 below, entitled - Notices. Termination shall not be the exclusive remedy of the nonbreaching party. The nonbreaching party reserves the right to seek any and all remedies provided by law. AQMD will reimburse CONTRACTOR for actual costs incurred (not to exceed the total Contract value), including all noncancellable commitments incurred in performance of this Contract through the effective date of termination for any reason other than breach. 8. EARLY TERMINATION —This Contract may be terminated early due to any of the following circumstances: A. The vehicles or equipment become inoperable through mechanical failure of components or systems directly related to the alternative fuel technology being utilized and such failure is not caused by CONTRACTOR'S negligence, misuse, or malfeasance. B. The fueling station becomes inoperable, and is either not technically able to be repaired, or is too costly to repair, and such failure is not caused by CONTRACTOR's negligence, misuse, or malfeasance. 9. INSURANCE — CONTRACTOR represents that it is permissibly self-insured and will maintain such self- insurance in accordance with applicable provisions of California law throughout the term of this Contract. CONTRACTOR shall provide evidence of sufficient coverage during the term of this Contract and any extensions thereof that meet or exceed the minimum requirements set forth by the South Coast AQMD below. CONTRACTOR shall furnish certificate of self-insurance to: South Coast Air Quality Management District, Attn: Risk Management Office. The AQMD Contract Number shall be included on the face of the certificate. If CONTRACTOR fails to maintain the required insurance coverage, AQMD reserves the right to terminate the Contract or purchase such additional insurance and bill CONTRACTOR or deduct the cost thereof from any payments owed to CONTRACTOR. Minimum insurance coverages are as follows: A. Worker's compensation insurance in accordance with either California or other state's applicable statutory requirements. 2 019 Contract No. ML08030 B. General Liability insurance with a limit of at least$1,000,000 per occurrence, and $2,000,000 in general aggregate. C. Automobile Liability insurance with limits of at least$100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident for bodily injuries and $50,000 in property damage, or$1,000,000 combined single limit for bodily injury or property damage. 10. INDEMNIFICATION — CONTRACTOR agrees to hold harmless, defend, and indemnify, AQMD, its officers, employees, agents, representatives, and successors-in-interest against any and all loss, damage, cost, or expenses which AQMD, its officers, employees, agents, representatives, and successors-in-interest may incur or be required to pay by reason of any injury or property damage caused or incurred by CONTRACTOR, its employees, subcontractors, or agents in the performance of this Contract. 11. PAYMENT A. AQMD shall pay CONTRACTOR a Firm Fixed Price of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) upon completion of the project on a reimbursement basis. Any funds not expended upon early contract termination or contract completion shall revert to the AB 2766 Discretionary Fund. Payment of charges shall be made by AQMD to CONTRACTOR within thirty (30) days after approval by AQMD of an itemized invoice prepared and furnished by CONTRACTOR. B. An invoice submitted to AQMD for payment must be prepared in duplicate, on company letterhead, and list AQMD'S contract number, period covered by invoice, and CONTRACTOR'S social security number or Employer Identification Number and submitted to: South Coast Air Quality Management District 21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178 Attn: Cynthia Ravenstein, MSRC Contract Administrator C. No funds shall be paid out to CONTRACTOR pursuant to this Contract, until the project described in Attachments 1 and 2 is completed and proof of completion is provided to AQMD. If the project described in Attachments 1 and 2 is not completed and satisfactory proof of completion is not provided to AQMD, no monies shall be due and payable to CONTRACTOR. Proof of completion shall include a Final Report detailing the project goals and accomplishments. D. Additional AB 2766 Discretionary Match Funds will not be available to fund project cost overruns. Any project cost overruns must be funded from other than AB 2766 Discretionary Funds. E. The Firm Fixed Price amount of this Contract shall not exceed the total AB 2766 Funds applied to the project described in Attachments 1, 2, and 3 of this Contract. F. If, at the completion of the Project described in Attachment 1, the vehicle expenditures and/or infrastructure expenditures are less than the Total Cost amount(s) contained in Attachment 2, the actual amount of AB 2766 Discretionary Funds reimbursed to CONTRACTOR shall be adjusted on a prorated basis as described in Attachment 2. G. CONTRACTOR must submit final invoice no later than ninety (90) days after the termination date of this Contract or invoice may not be paid. 12. MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS (MSERCs) A. The MSRC has adopted a policy that no MSERCs resulting from AB 2766 Discretionary Funds may be generated and/or sold. 3 020 Contract No. ML08030 B. CONTRACTOR has the opportunity to generate MSERCs as a by-product of the project if a portion of the air quality benefits attributable to the project resulted from other funding sources. These MSERCs,which are issued by AQMD, are based upon the quantified vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by project vehicles or other activity data as appropriate. Therefore, a portion of prospective MSERCs, generated as a result of AB 2766 Funds, must be retired, The portion of prospective credits funded by the AB 2766 program, and which are subject to retirement, shall be referred to as"AB 2766-MSERCs." C. The determination of AB 2766-MSERC's is to be prorated based upon the AB 2766 program's contribution to the cost associated with the air quality benefits, In the case where AB 2766 Discretionary Funds are used to pay for the full differential cost of a new alternative fuel vehicle or for the retrofitting or repowering of an existing vehicle, all MSERCs attributable to AB 2766 Discretionary Funds must be retired. The determination of AB 2766-MSERCs for infrastructure and other ancillary items is to be prorated based upon the AB 2766 program's contribution to the associated air quality benefits. Determination of the project's overall cost will be on a case-by-case basis at the time an MSERC application is submitted. AQMD staff, at the time an MSERC application is submitted, will calculate total MSERCs and retire the AB 2766-MSERCs. CONTRACTOR would then receive the balance of the MSERCs not associated with AB 2766 funding. 13. DISPLAY OF MSRC LOGO - CONTRACTOR agrees to permanently display one MSRC decal in a prominent location on each vehicle purchased pursuant to this Contract. CONTRACTOR also agrees to permanently display one MSRC decal in a prominent location on each fueling or charging station constructed or upgraded pursuant to this Contract. Decals will be provided by MSRC upon notification that subject fueling station equipment and/or vehicles are placed into service. Decals are approximately twelve (12) inches in height and eighteen (18) inches in width (Note: a smaller decal may be provided if CONTRACTOR demonstrates that application of the standard decal is not feasible). CONTRACTOR shall maintain decal for life of vehicle or equipment subject to this Contract. Should any decal become damaged, faded, or otherwise unreadable, CONTRACTOR shall request replacement decal from MSRC and apply new decal in the same or other prominent location. MSRC shall not be responsible for damage to paint or other vehicle surfaces arising from application or removal of decals. In addition, all promotional materials related to the project, including, but not limited to, press kits, brochures and signs shall include the MSRC logo. Press releases shall acknowledge MSRC financial support for the project. 14. ACCRUAL OF MILEAGE WITHIN SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY DISTRICT— CONTRACTOR is obligated to comply with the geographical restriction requirements as follows: A. Each of the vehicles funded under this Contract must accrue at least 85% of its annual mileage or engine hours of operation within the geographical boundaries of the South Coast Air Quality Management District for a period of no less than five (5) years from the date the vehicle enters service (new vehicles) or returns to service (repowered vehicles). Should CONTRACTOR deviate from or fail to comply with this obligation, for reasons other than those stated in Clause 8.A., CONTRACTOR shall reimburse AQMD for a prorated share of the funds provided for the vehicle as indicated in the table below: 4 021 Contract No. ML08030 5 year Operations Obligation Percentage of MSRC Funds Termination Occurs to be Reimbursed Within Year 1 100% Between Years 1-2 80% Between Years 2-3 60% Between Years 3-4 40% Between Years 4-5 20% After Year 5 0% B. The appropriate reimbursable amount shall be paid to AQMD within sixty (60) days from the date the vehicle ceases to operate in accordance with the geographical restriction. CONTRACTOR shall not be responsible for any reimbursement to AQMD if the obligation is terminated as a result from one or more reasons set forth in Clause 8.A. C. Should CONTRACTOR sell, lease, transfer, assign or otherwise divest itself of the vehicles during the five year period referred to in clause 14.A, notice shall be provided to AQMD no less than 30 days preceding the sale, lease, transfer, or assignment is effectuated. The agreement effectuating the sale, lease, transfer or assignment shall state that the AQMD is an intended third-party beneficiary of the agreement and shall include the following requirement: the obligation to accrue mileage within the South Coast Air Quality Management District shall be a continuing obligation of the subsequent purchaser, lessee, transferee, successor in interest, heir or assign and shall remain in full force and effect until the expiration of the five year operation period. This obligation shall be passed down to any subsequent purchaser, lessee or transferee during this five year term and AQMD shall be an intended third-party beneficiary of any subsequent agreement. Upon receiving notice of any subsequent sale, lease, transfer, assignment or other divestiture, AQMD may elect to either require the reimbursement specified in Clause 14.A and 14.B, or require the subsequent purchaser, lessee, transferee or assignee to comply with the continuing obligation to operate the vehicle for a period of no less than five (5) years from the date the vehicle entered service (new vehicles) or re-service (re-powered vehicles). Notice of AQMD's election of remedies shall be provided to CONTRACTOR and any subsequent purchaser, lessee, transferee or assignee in a timely fashion. 15. NOTICES -Any notices from either party to the other shall be given in writing to the attention of the persons listed below or to other such addresses or addressees as may hereafter be designated in writing for notices by either party to the other. A notice shall be deemed received when delivered or three days after deposit in the U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, whichever is earlier. AQMD: South Coast Air Quality Management District 21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178 Attn: Cynthia Ravenstein, MSRC Contract Administrator CONTRACTOR: City of Azusa P.O. Box 9500 Azusa, CA 91702 Attn: Dan Kjar 5 022 Contract No. ML08030 16. EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTOR A. CONTRACTOR warrants that it will employ no subcontractor without written approval from AQMD. CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for the cost of regular pay to its employees, as well as cost of vacation, vacation replacements, sick leave, severance pay and pay for legal holidays. B. CONTRACTOR shall also pay all federal and state payroll taxes for its employees and shall maintain workers'compensation and liability insurance for each of its employees. C. CONTRACTOR, its officers, employees, agents, or representatives shall in no sense be considered employees or agents of AQMD, nor shall CONTRACTOR, its officers, employees, agents, or representatives be entitled to or eligible to participate in any benefits, privileges, or plans, given or extended by AQMD to its employees. D. CONTRACTOR warrants that it has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of services required to be performed under this Contract. CONTRACTOR further represents that in performance of this Contract, no person having any such interest shall be employed by CONTRACTOR or any subcontractor. 17. NON-DISCRIMINATION - In the performance of this Contract, CONTRACTOR shall not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, demotion, or termination practices on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, or physical handicap and shall comply with the provisions of the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (Government Code Section 12900, of seq.), the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) and all amendments thereto, Executive Order No. 11246 (30 Federal Register 12319), and all administrative rules and regulations issued pursuant to said Acts and Order. CONTRACTOR shall likewise require each subcontractor to comply with this clause and shall include in each such subcontract language similar to this clause. 18. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS - CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, codes and regulations and orders of public authorities in the performance of this Contract and to ensure that the provisions of this clause are included in all subcontracts. 19. ASSIGNMENT - The rights granted hereby may not be assigned, sold, licensed, or otherwise transferred by either party without the prior written consent of the other, and any attempt by either party to do so shall be void upon inception. 20. NON-EFFECT OF WAIVER— CONTRACTOR'S or AQMD'S failure to insist upon the performance of any or all of the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Contract, or failure to exercise any rights or remedies hereunder, shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of the future performance of any such terms, covenants, or conditions, or of the future exercise of such rights or remedies, unless otherwise provided for herein. 21. ATTORNEYS' FEES - In the event any action (including arbitration) is filed in connection with the enforcement or interpretation of this Contract, each party in said action shall pay its own attorneys' fees and costs. 22. FORCE MAJEURE - Neither AQMD nor CONTRACTOR shall be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance under this Contract or interruption of services resulting, directly or indirectly, 6 023 Contract No. ML08030 from acts of God, civil or military authority, acts of public enemy, war, strikes, labor disputes, shortages of suitable parts, materials, labor or transportation, or any similar cause beyond the reasonable control of AQMD or CONTRACTOR. 23. SEVERABILITY - In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Contract shall for any reason be held to be unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect any other provisions of this Contract, and the Contract shall then be construed as if such unenforceable provisions are not a part hereof, 24. HEADINGS - Headings on the clauses of this Contract are for convenience and reference only, and the words contained therein shall in no way be held to explain, modify, amplify, or aid in the interpretation, construction, or meaning of the provisions of this Contract. 25. DUPLICATE EXECUTION - This Contract is executed in duplicate. Each signed copy shall have the force and effect of an original. 26. GOVERNING LAW - This Contract shall be construed and interpreted and the legal relations created thereby shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Venue for resolution of any dispute shall be Los Angeles County, California, 27, PRECONTRACT COSTS - Any costs incurred by CONTRACTOR prior to CONTRACTOR receipt of a fully executed Contract shall be incurred solely at the risk of the CONTRACTOR. In the event that a formal Contract is not executed, neither the MSRC nor the AQMD shall be liable for any amounts expended in anticipation of a formal Contract. If a formal Contract does result, precontract cost expenditures authorized by the Contract will be reimbursed in accordance with the cost schedule and payment provision of the Contract. 28. CHANGE TERMS - Changes to any part of this Contract must be requested in writing by CONTRACTOR, submitted to AQMD and approved by MSRC in accordance with MSRC policies and procedures. CONTRACTOR must make such request a minimum of 90 days prior to desired effective date of change. All modifications to this Contract shall be in writing and signed by both parties. 29. ENTIRE CONTRACT - This Contract represents the entire agreement between the parties hereto related to CONTRACTOR providing services to AQMD and there are no understandings, representations, or warranties of any kind except as expressly set forth herein. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions herein shall be binding on any party unless in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver, alteration, or modification is sought. The Statement of Work - Attachment 1, The Payment Schedule - Attachment 2, and Supporting Documentation -Attachment 3, are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof. 30. AUTHORITY - The signator hereto represents and warrants that he or she is authorized and empowered and has the legal capacity to execute this Contract and to legally bind CONTRACTOR both in an operational and financial capacity and that the requirements and obligations under this Contract are legally enforceable and binding on CONTRACTOR. 7 024 Contract No. ML08030 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Contract have caused this Contract to be duly executed on their behalf by their authorized representatives. SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT CITY OF AZUSA By: By: Dr.William A.Burke,Chairman,Governing Board Name: Title: Date: Date: ATTEST: Saundra McDaniel, Clerk of the Board By: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Kurt R.Wiese, General Counsel Q /` ,,,,_____ f l , .... , //MSRCO6LocalGovtMatch Updated 22 October 2008 8 025 Attachment 1 Statement of Work City of Azusa Hereinafter Referred to as CONTRACTOR Contract Number ML08030 Project Description CONTRACTOR will purchase one heavy-duty vehicle as specified below. Statement of Work Vehicle CONTRACTOR shall purchase one heavy-duty compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle as follows: Vehicle Life Miles Per Year Expectancy Aerial truck, with gross vehicle weight rating greater than 14,000 pounds, 9 years 9,000 equipped with dedicated CNG engine Each model year 2006 or earlier engine must be certified to a low-emission or optional NO, standard by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Each model year 2007 or later alternative fuel engine must have a CARB NO„ certification at least 30% lower than the comparable diesel-fuel engine. AQMD staff shall be the final arbiters of comparability between engines. CONTRACTOR shall be reimbursed for vehicle according to the costs stated in Attachment 2 — Payment Schedule. Promotion CONTRACTOR shall prepare and submit a proposed Public Outreach Plan to promote the acquisition of the MSRC co-funded vehicles. Acceptable outreach may include, but is not limited to, notices in CONTRACTOR mailings to residents, newspaper notices, flyers, and information items at CONTRACTOR Board meetings and community events. The Public Outreach Plan shall automatically be deemed approved 30 days following receipt by AQMD staff, unless AQMD staff notify CONTRACTOR in writing of a Public Outreach Plan deficiency. CONTRACTOR shall implement the approved Public Outreach Plan in accordance with the Project Schedule below. Project Schedule (based on date of Contract execution) Task Completion Order vehicle Month 4 Submit Public Outreach Plan Month 4 Take delivery and place vehicle in service Month 7 Implement Public Outreach Plan Month 9 Quarterly reports Months 4 and 7 Final Report Month 10 026 Attachment 1 Statement of Work — continued City of Azusa Hereinafter Referred to as CONTRACTOR Contract Number ML08030 Hardware: CNG vehicle as listed above. Reports Quarterly Reports: Until subject vehicle is entered into service, CONTRACTOR shall provide quarterly progress reports that summarize the project results to date including, but not limited to: tasks completed, issues or problems encountered, resolutions implemented, and progress to date. Progress reports that do not comply will be returned to the CONTRACTOR as inadequate. Final Report: A Final Report shall be submitted by the CONTRACTOR in the format provided by AQMD staff. Report shall include, at a minimum: a) an executive summary; and b) a detailed discussion of the results and conclusions at this project. CONTRACTOR will identify any barriers encountered and solutions developed to overcome the barriers, and impact of project on future alternative fuel projects. In the event the CONTRACTOR files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent or discontinues this project, no items revert to the AQMD for disposition into the AB 2766 Discretionary Fund account. 2 027 Attachment 2 Payment Schedule City of Azusa Hereinafter Referred to as CONTRACTOR Contract Number ML08030 Cost Breakdown Maximum AB2766 Local Gov't Purchase Discretionary Funds Total Cost Category Funds payable Applied under this Contract Heavy Duty Alternative $25,000 $300,000 $325,000 Fuel Vehicles CONTRACTOR shall be reimbursed according to the amounts stated above per vehicle upon proof of vehicle delivery, vehicle acceptance, and placement of vehicle into service. Documentation of the specific engine installed in the vehicle, including the year, manufacturer, and model, must accompany each request for reimbursement. If, at the completion of the Project, the expenditures are less than the Total Cost amount above, the actual amount of AB 2766 Discretionary Funds reimbursed to CONTRACTOR shall be adjusted on a prorated basis, so that the amount reimbursed to CONTRACTOR shall not exceed the amount of local funds applied, up to a maximum of $25,000 per heavy-duty vehicle. 3 028 Attachment 3 Supporting Documentation City of Azusa Hereinafter Referred to as CONTRACTOR Contract Number ML08030 The supporting documents attached hereto as Attachment 3, represent obligations of the CONTRACTOR. Nothing herein shall be construed as an assumption of duties or obligations by the AQMD or granting any rights to third parties against the AQMD. 1. Proof of Insurance. 4 029 yea` ; � • ttx I AZLISA CHT s Witifir CONSENT CALENDAR TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF AB 2021 COST EFFECTIVE ENERGY CONSERVATION TARGETS RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Azusa Utility Board/City Council extend the previously adopted annual program target of 0.89% for fiscal years 2011-2020 as prescribed in Assembly Bill 2021 and defined in Table 13 (see below) of the Ca1EERAM report. BACKGROUND California Assembly Bill 2021 (Levine), signed into law in September 2006, expanded upon several of the energy efficiency polices in Senate Bill 1037 previously adopted by Azusa Light & Water in September 2005. Among the many provisions of AB 2021 is a statewide commitment to cost-effective and feasible energy efficiency, with the expectation that all utilities consider energy efficiency measures before investing in any other resources to meet growing demand. In particular, Section 3 of the statute requires publicly owned utilities to: "On or before June 1, 2007, and by June 1 of every third year thereafter, each local publicly owned electric utility shall identify all potentially achievable cost effective electricity efficiency savings and shall establish annual targets for energy efficiency savings and demand reduction for the next 10 year period." In order to meet the triennial requirement for updating targets, California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), in partnership with Northern California Power Authority (NCPA) and Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), initiated a collaborative framework for the 36 Publicly Owned Utilities (POU's) in California to further analyze market potential and update individual utility program targets. To that end, a consultant was hired to develop an energy efficiency resource model for estimating efficiency savings potential. The California POU Energy Efficiency Resource Assessment Model (Ca1EERAM) is an energy efficiency potential model designed to estimate technical, economic, and market energy 030 AB 2021 Conservation Targets April 26, 2010 Page 2 efficiency potential for a utility's service area. The model, developed by Navigant Consulting, forecasts energy savings and demand reduction potential within the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors for years 2011-2020 and is customized for each of the 36 POU's. The Azusa Light & Water's preliminary annual program target for fiscal years 2011-2020 as prescribed in Assembly Bill 2021 is estimated at 0.89% of forecasted MWh's of sales. As seen in Table 13 of the Ca1EERAM report, of the 36 participating POU's, only 5 utilities have goals that exceed those of Azusa Light & Water. Table 13 Preliminary Annual Program Targets for 2011-2020 - Mnua Ta• taH -- ,:'•' -,--.'%of Sales 2011 2012 2013_" 2014" 2016 2016 2017 2018 2010 2020 10 yr Total forecast Alameda 1,574 1,675 1,771 1,833 1,887 1,935 1,964 1,982 1,996 2,014 18,631 0.46% Anaheim 24,264 22,542 26,296 32,291 37,785 36,956 34,802 32,568 30,339 28,238 306,081 1.12% Azusa 2,068 1,904 2,071 2,367 2,591 2,736 2,738 2,715 2,692 2,669 24,551 0.89% Banning 962 706 782 894 944 975 979 970 945 918 9,076 0.59% Biggs 44 33 35 38 42 45 42 39 35 32 385 0.21% Burbank 8,768 7,549 8,301 9,523 10,553 11,125 10,894 10,524 10,225 9,928 97,391 0.77% Cotton 3,162 2,902 3,508 4,594 5,064 5,043 4,827 4,574 4,317 4,092 42,082 1.05% Corona 166 167 190 227 256 288 312 335 358 381 2,678 0.34% Glendale 11,060 11,520 11,280 11,320 11,380 11,430 11,490 11,550 11,620 11,680 114,330 1.00% Gridley 75 75 75 87 98 107 111 114 117 120 979 0.23% Healdsburg 420 420 420 515 557 603 614 617 617 614 5,396 0.52% Hercules 75 74 86 102 113 122 130 137 145 153 1,137 0.52% IID 19,743 16,480 18,381 21,281 24,147 26,614 27,674 28,234 28,576 28,910 240,041 0.56% Industry - - - - - - - Lassen 375 375 375 501 650 849 1,043 1,177 1,203 1,219 7,767 0.49% Lodi 2,296 1,667 1,905 2,242 2,587 2,873 2,948 2,985 3,019 3,053 25,575 0.51% Lompoc 517 336 395 459 544 630 708 760 776 785 5,911 0.40% Merced 1,316 1,117 1,258 1,483 1,765 2,054 2,143 2,191 2,242 2,297 17,866 0.33% Modesto 16,207 15,136 16,154 18,161 20,252 21,857 21,102 20,074 19,258 18,623 186,824 0.67% Moreno Valley 274 219 234 260 288 304 292 276 261 247 2,655 0.30% Needles 205 160 181 211 246 280 299 312 323 334 2,549 0.33% Palo Alto 5,799 6,290 6,782 7,276 7,906 7,927 7,950 7,973 7,999 8,026 73,929 0.75% Pasadena 14,500 14,500 14,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 166,000 1.23% Pittsburg Power/Island 42 37 40 46 55 64 64 62 60 59 529 0.29% Plumes Sierra 237 230 247 279 346 491 778 1,191 1,546 1,688 7,033 0.36% Port of Oakland 406 420 424 430 437 488 523 529 533 541 4,731 0.53% Rancho Cucamonga 46 49 55 65 74 85 93 101 110 118 796 0.12% Redding 2,523 2,496 3,076 3,776 4,457 4,655 4,649 4,518 4,402 4,350 38,903 0.38% Riverside 14,017 12,526 13,705 16,071 18,159 19,617 19,994 20,037 20,082 20,169 174,378 0.75% Roseville 8,390 8,360 8,604 8,639 9,054 10,032 10,903 10,470 9,874 9,387 93,713 0.62% Shasta Lake 300 300 300 713 833 934 1,016 1,073 1,108 1,143 7,719 0.29% Silicon Valley Power 23,055 25,415 26,255 28,502 29,506 28,413 25,456 23,052 21,328 20,020 251,003 0.77% Trinity 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 139 0.01% Truckee Donner 1,978 1,640 1,706 1,727 1,762 2,017 2,257 2,317 2,214 2,263 19,880 1.13% TID 12,900 12,644 13,829 15,846 17,814 19,269 19,075 18,675 18,379 18,172 166,603 0.73% Ukiah 250 250 310 341 375 413 454 499 549 604 4,045 0.33% Vernon 8,020 7,863 7,992 8,655 9,766 10,716 9,468 8,073 6,962 6,087 83,601 0.63% Total 186,049 178,089 191,538 218,268 239,807 249,462 245,305 238,221 231,723 226,444 2,204,905 Azusa Light & Water will continue to focus on the most cost effective conservation measures that will continue to produce a cost savings by offsetting the cost of purchasing power during peak demand periods. FISCAL IMPACT None. The cost of meeting the energy efficiency targets is collected and paid for through the state-mandated Public Benefits charge. Prepared by: Paul Reid - Business Development/Public Benefit Programs Coordinator 031 AZUSA FIIT A bvarrp CONSENT CALENDAR TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF T. ' AZUSA UTILITY BOARD FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIE �de / DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: APPROVE THE SELECTION OF SKILLS INCORPORATED FOR PROVIDING RUBBER GLOVE TRAINING TO ELECTRIC EMPLOYEES AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Utility Board (1) Approve the selection of Skills Incorporated for providing rubber glove training to our electric field personnel; and (2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into and sign the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) in an amount not to exceed $30,000., subject to review and approval of contract terms and conditions by legal counsel. BACKGROUND During the regular meeting held on March 22, 2010, the Azusa Utility Board adopted the Electric Division Rubber Glove Program Manual pursuant to the IBEW MOU. As envisioned in the program manual, the employees within specified job classifications would undergo rubber glove training, consisting of at least 4 days training in the use of rubber gloves. Thereafter, trained electric employees will be certified to perform live line work using rubber gloves under certain specified conditions. Staff solicited informal proposals from local vendors to provide in-house rubber glove training and found Skills Incorporated, a company specializing in lineman maintenance training for electric utility companies. Skills Incorporated is the training company of choice by utilities in this region, and no other vendor is known that will provide on premise training. Thus, pursuant to AMC Section 2-519-d, staff is recommending Skills 032 Rubber Glove Training April 26, 2010 Page 2 Inc. to provide the training. Moreover, in-house training is cost effective as there will be no travel expenses and other associated costs for off site training, and employees will remain in the area in case of emergency. Lastly, upon completion of training and for record purposes, Skills Inc. will furnish the Certificates of Completion, to the employees who passed the required training in the safe use of rubber gloves. FISCAL IMPACT This cost of the rubber glove training will be paid for from the approved Electric Division Operating budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 using account 33-40-735-880-6220. Prepared by: Dan Kjar, Electric Operations Supervisor Attachment: Skills Inc. Proposal 033 Skills, Inc. 340 N. Riverside Avenue (909) 820-0600 Rialto, CA 92376 FAX 820-0603 April 8,2010 Azusa Light and Water PO Box 9500 Azusa,CA 91702 Attn: Mr.Dan Kjar—Operations Supervisor for Light Department Electric Building,1020 W 10th Street Via e mail-dkjar@ci.azusa.ca.us Dear Mr.Kjar, Skills,Inc.proposes to provide services for Insulate/Isolate Rubber Glove Training to the City of Azusa Light and Water Department. Each of our instructors has over 10 years of lineman experience with special knowledge and experience on energized lines and high voltage rubber gloving. We are currently providing lineman maintenance training for So California Edison,Anaheim,Glendale and Burbank. Our 2010 billing rates: Instructor $112.00/hour, $896.00 per day Initial Training Session(4 day class) To teach 2 employees at a time:1 Instructor 4 days @ 896=$3,584.00 To teach 4 employees at a time a 2nd instructor is needed for 3 days Total 7 instructor days @ 896=$6,272.00 If you have 11 employees to train it will require 4 Sessions x 6,272=$25,088.00 To schedule classes please call Lonnie Osborn at 909-633-0224. Sincerely, Gary Johnson Skills,Inc. 034 EgriaPe r s. _ A Z SA rf CMT i WOE/. CONSENT CALENDAR TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZU A UTILITY BOARD FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: 2010 REFUSE RATE ADJUSTMENT AND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Azusa Utility Board: (1) set public hearing for refuse rate adjustment for June 21, 2010; and (2) authorize mailing of public notice to property owners. BACKGROUND The City of Azusa has an Exclusive Franchise Agreement with Athens Services for refuse collection and recycling services and is obligated to adjust service rates annually by July 1 . Following summarizes proposed rate changes for July 1, 2010. A Customer Service charge is also proposed for your consideration and is shown below. FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 Customer Service Moly Rate Moly Rate % Svc Charge Total Single Family $22.38 $21 .94 -1 .9% $0.67 $22.61 1% Multifamily $18.44 $19.31 4.72% $0.67 $19.98 8.4% 3 Cubic Yard Bin $106.67 $111 .68 4.70% - - - Rate adjustments are made based on changes in: (1) the Consumer Price Index (CPI); (2) per ton rates at the Puente Hills Landfill; and (3) amount of tonnage collected from Azusa residents and businesses. For purposes of the annual rate adjustment, refuse rates are broken down into four rate components, plus an additional amount apportioned to single family and multifamily customers to offset uncollectable accounts. Each rate component is described below along with the proposed Customer Services charge for residential services. (1) Service Fees. These are used to pay for trucks, personnel, and operating expenses such as diesel fuel. Service fees or collection costs are adjusted by the consumer price index (CPI) change from January to January. The CPI change from 2009 to 2010 went up slightly by 1 .76%. 035 Refuse Rate Adjustment April 26, 2010 Page 2 (2) Processing and Disposal Charges. These are used to pay for the cost to process waste through Athens' material recovery facility (MRF), as well as the cost to dispose of yard waste and solid waste at the Puente Hills landfill. The non-landfill portion of the per ton MRF rate is adjusted by change in CPI, and the landfill charges are passed on to ratepayers on a dollar- for-dollar basis such that Athens does not profit on changes in landfill costs or fluctuations in tonnage amounts. Landfill costs are expected to increase next year from $38.26 to $42.66 per ton. The Agreement requires that costs and revenues be tracked and"trued-up" each year, rather than just applying the CPI to a particular rate component. Following shows processing and disposal costs and revenue from rates by customer class for 2009-2010: Single Family Barrel Customers MRF+Landfill Costs $852,161.86 Yard Waste $52,036.04 Total: $904,197.90 Revenues to Athens ($926,389.00) Revenue Excess: ($22,191.10) Prior Yr Excess: ($91,264.08) Credit to Customers: ($113,455.18) Multifamily Bin Customers MRF+Landfill Costs $557,054.39 Revenues to Athens ($531,336.30) Revenue Shortfall: $25,718.09 Prior Year Excess: ($26,255.89) Credit to Customers: ($537.80) Commercial Customers MRF+Landfill Costs $808,906.96 Revenues to Athens ($768,817.53) Revenue Shortfall: $40,089.44 Prior Yr Excess: ($62,364.32) Credit to Customers: ($22,304.88) Tracking above costs and revenues helped save rate payers $136,297.86 through this rate adjustment. (3) Franchise Fees. These fees represent City fees that are used to administer the contract and pay for wear and tear on City streets caused by disposal trucks. The franchise fee represents 10% of the sum of the service fee, disposal/processing fee, and franchise fee itself for each customer class. (4) AB 939 Fees. These fees are used by the City to pay for costs related to the City's compliance effort with the State's recycling mandate, AB 939. This fee has not been adjusted for next year. 036 Refuse Rate Adjustment April 26, 2010 Page 3 (5) Uncollectible Accounts. The Agreement requires the City to pay all amounts billed by the Utilities Department to Athens Services. Any bad debts or uncollectible accounts need to be made up by an uncollectible accounts service charge. In FY 2010-2011, uncollectible account costs are expected to be about$40,000. (6) Customer Service Billing Fee. The City's contract requires that the City bill for residential refuse services, however, the cost incurred by Azusa Light & Water for billing services has not been included in the refuse rate schedules to date. To address this issue, staff have reviewed costs associated with customer support and billing functions, and are proposing that a monthly charge of$0.67 per household be added to the rate schedule based on following: The cost base for customer support and billing services for water, electric, refuse and sewer services is about $2.5 million annually based on the proposed FY 2010-11 budget. Of the 63,706 residential and commercial services billed last year, refuse services represented about 18% of the total customers. A proportionate cost allocation of customer service to refuse services for customer services and billing would equate to about$438,000 per year. However, Athens also provides customer service and so cost apportionment should largely be based on billing services and call referral costs. Therefore, staff proposes to discount the cost for refuse customer support and billing by 75%, which equates to $109,500 per year or$0.67 per household per month. FISCAL IMPACT The cost to print public notices will be about $2,000 plus postage. The fiscal impacts of proposed rate adjustments will vary by customer class, from 1% for single family residents or $0.23 per month, to 8.4% for multifamily residents or$1.54 per month. Commercial rates will increase 4.7% or$5.01 per month for most common service level, a 3-cubic yard bin serviced one time per week. Prepared by: Cary Kalscheuer, Assistant to the Director of Utilities Liza Cawte, Sr. Administrative Technician Attachment: June 21, 2010 Refuse Rate Adjustment Public Hearing Notice 037 ofq NOTICE OF PUBLICE OF PUBiow REFUSE RATE ADJUSTMENT c4tiro ' JUNE 21, 2010 AZUSA A 1 t. S ; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Article XIIID of the California Constitution,the City Council of the City of Azusa will hold a PUBLIC HEARING to consider an increase in rates for trash collection and recycling services effective for bills rendered on or after July1, 2010. This notice is being mailed to the owner of record of each identified parcel subject to the trash rate increase. Said PUBLIC HEARING will be held at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Azusa on MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010, at 7:30 P.M.,or as soon as possible thereafter, in the Civic Auditorium,213 E.Foothill Blvd.,Azusa. The City Council will be considering adoption of a trash collection and recycling rate schedule effective from July 1,2010 through June 30, 2011, as set forth below for typical residential and commercial services. Read below for more information. July-June July-June 2009-2010 2010-2011 2010-2011 SERVICES Current Proposed Change Total Monthly Total Monthly Rate Rate % $ Residential Barrel Service $22.38 $22.61 1.03% $0.23 Multifamily Bin $18.44 $19.98 8.35% $1.98 Commercial Bins Size-3 Cubic Yards 1 Day/Week $106.67 $111.68 4.70% $5.01 2 Days/Week $158.77 $167.83 5.71% $9.06 3 Days/Week $210.94 $224.03 6.21% $13.09 4 Days/Week $262.94 $280.07 6.51% $17.13 5 Days/Week $315.19 $336.39 6.73% $21.20 Size-2 Cubic Yards 1 Day/Week $94.95 $98.71 3.95% $3.76 2 Days/Week $137.24 $143.83 4.80% $6.59 3 Days/Week $179.33 $188.76 5.26% $9.43 4 Days/Week $222.42 $234.68 5.51% $12.26 5 Days/Week $264.26 $279.36 5.71% $15.10 Size-1.5 Cubic Yards 1 Day/Week $72.42 $75.25 3.91% $2.83 2 Days/Week $121.36 $126.62 4.33% $5.26 Further details regarding the bases and reasons for the proposed trash rate changes are set forth in a report available at the City Clerk's office at 213 E. Foothill Boulevard in Azusa which may be reviewed by any interested person. Proceeds from this rate adjustment will be used to pay Athens Services for trash collection and recycling services. Recycling services include processing all waste collected in Azusa through a material recovery facility where all glass, plastics, metal and paper products are removed and recycled. Other portions of the trash rate include City fees, such as 10% franchise fee, AB 939 or Recycling fee, billing fee, and fee to make up for non-payments. These fees are used by the City to administer the trash hauling contract, comply with the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, and cover customer service and billing costs. At the time of the public hearing, the City Council will hear and consider all protests and objections concerning the proposed trash rate adjustments. Upon conclusion of the hearing,the City Council will consider, and may adopt,the proposed trash rate adjustments. If written protests against the proposed rate adjustments and fee schedule are not presented by a majority of owners of the identified parcels upon which the rates and fee schedule are proposed to be imposed,the City Council will be authorized to impose the rates and fee schedule. Comments or protests to the proposed trash rate adjustments must be delivered in writing to the City Clerk, City of Azusa,213 East Foothill Boulevard,Azusa, CA 91702, prior to the public hearing on June 21, 2010. Written protests may also be submitted at the public hearing so long as they are received prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. Please include your service address(es) or parcel number(s), your name and contact telephone number in your written protest. If you have any questions about this notice or proposed changes to trash rates, please call Customer Service at(626)812-5225. Copies of the proposed report and resolution for adoption of the trash rate changes are available by calling the above-mentioned telephone number or at http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=137. Thank you. 038 Jun-Jul Jul-Jun Jun-Jul Jul-Jun Jun-Jul Jun-Jul Jun-Jul Jul-Jun Jun-Jul Jun-Jul Jun-Jul Jun-Jul Year 2009-10 2010-2011 2009-10 2010-2011 2009-10 2010-2011 2009-10 2010-2011 2009-2010 2010-2011 2009-10 2010-2011 2010-2011 New New New New Uncollectible New Service Processing/ Service Service Franchise Franchise AB 939 AB 939 Uncollectible Accounts Total Total % $ Disposal Fee Disposal Fee Fee Fee Fee Fee Fee Fee Accounts +CS Charge Rate Rate Change Change Single Family (Trash 8 Green) 9.76 9.20 9.46 9.63 2.15 2.10 0.75 0.75 0.26 0.93 22.38 22.61 1.03% $0.23 Multifamily Bin 7.58 8.22 8.21 8.35 1.76 1.85 0.67 0.67 0.22 0.89 18.44 19.98 8.35% $1.54 Commercial Bins 3 Cubic Yard 1 Day/Week 36.11 39.62 56.59 57.59 10.30 10.80 3.67 3.67 106.67 111.68 4.70% $5.01 2 Day//Week 72.22 79.24 64.06 65.19 15.14 16.05 7.35 7.35 158.77 167.83 5.71% $9.06 3 Day//Week 108.34 118.86 71.59 72.85 19.99 21.30 11.02 11.02 210.94 224.03 6.21% $13.09 4 Days/Week 144.45 158.48 78.98 80.37 24.83 26.54 14.68 14.68 262.94 280.07 6.51% $17.13 5 Days/Week 180.56 198.10 86.60 88.13 29.67 31.80 18.36 18.36 315.19 336.39 6.73% $21.20 2 Cubic Yard 1 Day/Week 24.07 26.41 59.18 60.22 9.25 9.63 2.45 2.45 94.95 98.71 3.95% $3.76 2 Day//Week 48.15 52.83 70.95 72.20 13.23 13.89 4.91 4.91 137.24 143.83 4.80% $6.59 3 Days/Week 72.22 79.24 82.56 84.02 17.19 18.14 7.36 7.36 179.33 188.76 5.26% $9.43 4 Day//Week 96.30 105.65 95.05 96.73 21.26 22.49 9.81 9.81 222.42 234.68 5.51% $12.26 5 Days/Week 120.37 132.07 106.46 108.34 25.19 26.71 12.24 12.24 264.26 279.36 5.71% $15.10 1.5 Cubic Yard 1 Day/Week 18.06 19.81 45.47 46.27 7.06 7.34 1.83 1.83 72.42 75.25 3.91% $2.83 2 Days/Week 36.11 39.62 69.82 71.05 11.77 12.29 3.66 3.66 121.36 126.62 4.33% $5.26 3 Days/Week 54.17 59.43 93.53 95.18 16.41 17.18 5.49 5.49 169.60 177.28 4.53% $7.68 Saturday Service 36.11 39.62 56.59 57.59 10.30 10.80 3.67 3.67 106.67 111.68 4.70% $5.01 Locked I Bin Change Out n/a n/a 59.65 60.70 6.63 6.74 n/a n/a 66.28 67.44 1.76% $1.17 Ongoing Service n/a n/a 6.63 6.75 0.74 0.75 n/a n/a 7.37 7.50 1.81% $0.13 Temp Bins 8.34 9.15 89.50 91.08 10.87 11.14 0.84 0.84 109.55 112.21 2.43% $2.66 X-Tra DL Same Day 8.34 9.15 36.77 37.42 5.01 5.18 0.84 0.84 50.96 52.59 3.19% $1.63 Different Day 8.34 9.15 56.09 57.08 7.16 7.36 0.84 0.84 72.43 74.43 2.76% $2.00 Commercial Barrels 7.58 8.22 18.21 18.53 2.87 2.97 0.67 0.67 29.33 30.39 3.62% $1.06 Roll Offs Ton Based Ton Based 246.48 250.83 Ton Based Ton Based 7.11 7.11_ Ton Based Ton Based Ton Based Ton Based Notes: , 1 Uncollectible Accts Charge includes Customer Service(CS)Billing Charge of$0.67 for FY 2010-11 C% W CO 2010 Single Family Residential Rates Survey Claremont $29.63 San Dimas $27.57 El Monte $27.32 Pomona $26.22 West Covina $25.75 Glendora $25.23 Azusa-Cty Areas $24.73 Covina $24.22 La Puente $23.32 Monterey Park $22.68 Azusa (New Rate) $22.61 La Verne $20.99 Walnut $20.04 Arcadia 61NOMIMMIIMMENOMENIMMININ $18.42 Monrovia $16.06 $ $5.00 $10.00 $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 Monthly Rate 2010 Commercial Rates Survey (3 CY/1x per Week) West Covina ; $158.31 Glendora $149.66 fIIIIIIIIIII 1 Monterey Park $14658 I San Dimas $145.'4 _11111111 1 Covina I$137.67 .,,,a4ia El Monte $121.98 La Puente , $119.70 Claremont $114.11 I Upland $112.28 111111111111111 La Verne $112.21 1 � ,� iI Azusa (New Rate) $111.68 Walnut $10692 $- $20.00 $40.00 $60.00 $80.00 $100.00 $120.00 $140.00 $160.00 $180.00 Monthly Rate Q !.s Cost For Billing and Customer Services Per Trash Customer - 2010-11 2010-11 Proposed Budget ' 1. Cost Base for Cust. Service Fee to Refuse Billing 2,451,687 (See Sheet 2) Method of allocation: 2. Number of customers: (2008-09)residential and business except trash whwich is residential only Electric-all customers 15,462 24% _ Water-all customers 22,512 35% Sewer-all customers 14,350 23% Trash-residential 11.382 18% 438,029 Total 63,706 100% 3. Monthly Cost to provide Customer Service to Refuse Service Customer: Cost for All Customers 2,451,687 Revenue Requirement for Refuse Count Portion $ 438,029 Discount for Trash Support Services 75% Adjusted Revenue Requirement $ 109,507 Monthly Adjusted Revenue Requirement $ 9,126 Rate Adjustment Customer Count 13,625 (1) Adjusted Moly Cust. Support Svc. and Billing Charge 0.67 (1)Equalized count based on unit billings. Count of 11,382 includes some multiple units. (SHEET 2)COST BASIS FOR ALLOCATING CUSTOMER SERVICES TO REFUSE SERVICE RATES FOR REFUSE RATE SETTING PURPOSES ORGKEY Cost Center Description In or Out/Rationale Amount Adjustments 3140702920 Utility Administration Personnel Out/Certain Staff Budgeted to Fund 39 - 3140711903 Field Services Personnel Out/Refuse Service has no meters - 3140711903 Cust.Records&Collection Personnel In/Sign up residential customers/bill 1,304,320 1 3140711920 Cust.Svc.Supervision Personnel In/Sign up residential customers/bill 184,265 2 3140701928 Utility Board O&M Out/AMC doesn't authorize action - 3140702921 Cust.Records&Collection O&M In/Sign up residential customers/bill 119,950 3 3140702927 Utilities Admin O&M In/Citywide overhead associated with FTEs 1,618,735 4 3140702935 General Plant O&M In/Office Supplies and Maintenance 151,800 5 3140711902 Field Services O&M Out/Supports Meter Reading - 3140711903 Cust.Records&Collection O&M In/Supports Cust.Svc Staff 1,020,565 6 3140711920 Employee Related O&M In/Supports Cust.Svc Staff 36,100 Total of Eligible Costs: 4,435,735 Adjustments-(See Notes Below) 1 Reduced by 5%for time spent on Public Benefits Program (65,216) 2 50%for supervision of CS staff;(15%for Public Benefits/35%for Field Services) (92,133) 3 Exclude donation amount of$57,440 (57,440) 4 FTEs of Utilities Dept=80.75; Involved FTEs: 17.75;Ratio:21.98%; 78.02%X Citywide Overhead (1,262,937) 5 FTEs of Utilities Dept=80.75; Involved FTEs: 17.75;Ratio:21.98%;78.02%X Supplies and Maint. (118,434) 6 FTEs of Utilities Dept=80.75; Involved FTEs: 17.75;Ratio:21.98%;78.02%X IT Allocation (387,888) Total Adjustments (1,984,048) Cost Base for Customer Services 2,451,687 Adjustments-Notes • 1 5%of Customer Service staff time spent on Public Benefits Program activities 2 15%of Time Spent Managing Public Benefits Program-15%of this budget amount therefore should be budgeted to fund 24. Also,supervision of 9 Field Staff take 35%of time. Budgeted amount should be multipled by 50%therefore. 3 Donation of$57,440 should be excluded from total. 4 Amount should be adjusted to FTE count of involved Customer Service Division staff,excluding Field Personnel. 5 Amount should be adjusted to FTE count of involved Customer Service Division staff,excluding Field Personnel. 6 Amount of IT Alton($497,165)should be reduced in proportion to FTE count of involved staff 4lib M . 9^a .:!;w'A J."""^":"�..: ,.... .., y ..:yFd. ...., �`^S.F�..X' ,. . . ¢,';+°Krk` wf.°4.•& x,tio :Ki::"n. Y ;° . i q � � .'z_.` .�� '. :,.. • ; L...t.: LIGAZUSA ilT & WATER CONSENT CALENDAR TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZU UTILITY BOARD FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: TERMINATION OF MERCHANT PROCESSOR AGREEMENT WITH BANKSERV AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH EPX RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Azusa Utility Board: (1) terminate agreement with BankServ; and (2) approve agreement with EPX to replace BankSery as merchant processor for electronic automated clearing house (ACH) payment transactions related to online billing and payment. BACKGROUND Two years ago Azusa Light & Water contracted with Infosend, Inc. for online billing and payment services. Customers who enroll in online bill presentment receive an e-mail when their bills are ready for viewing. Customers can simply click on the link to get to the Light & Water web site and view their bills exactly as they would see them as paper bills, including any bill inserts or messages. From there they can then click to make an ACH payment online from their checking or savings account at no cost to the customer. Behind the scenes the merchant processor, now BankServ, processes these types of payments. The small fee is absorbed by Light & Water. Late last fall BankSery made a computer software change and inadvertently double charged 48 of our customers, which in turn caused a few customers to incur nonsufficient funds check charges. We expected BankSery to correct the errors and reimburse our customers for their bank charges. BankServ's service was very poor and took over two months to finally clear up. Because of this unsatisfactory service, we would like to terminate our contract with BankSery and contract with another merchant processor, EPX. Infosend verified EPX's reputation with other customers of EPX and found EPX consistently provides good service. Additionally, with EPX we will save about $ 1 ,000 per year in merchant processing fees. 042 Terminate BankSery And Enter into Agreement With EPX April 26, 2010 Page 2 The proposed contract with EPX is for five years and annual costs are expected to be about $4,200 per year, which equates to approximately $21,000 over the term of the agreement. Ordinarily staff would use a request for qualifications to select a professional services provider, however, Infosend is our primary online payment processor and is capable of only using a limited number of merchant account service providers due to software configuration limitations. Therefore, it is recommended that this contract be awarded in the best interest of the City pursuant to Azusa Municipal Code (AMC) section 2-517(g) with consideration of the limited market for such services AMC 2-522(b). The contract with EPX has been reviewed by our city attorney and is attached for signature. FISCAL IMPACT The online fees to EPX will be approximately $4,200 per year for five years and this is about $1,000 savings per year over Bankserv. Prepared by: Karen Vanca, Assistant Director Customer Care & Solutions Attachment: EPX Agreement 043 i W °'°`"°"'"''''"'"'"'"' BUYERWALL ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION PROCESSING AGREEMENT This Agreement is made this day of ,by and between,City of Azusa with an address at 213 E,Foothill Ave,Azusa,CA 91702("Company")and Phoenix Payment Systems,Inc.,a Delaware corporation, (dba Electronic Payment Exchange) with an address at 1201 N. Market Street, Suite 701, Wilmington, DE 19801 ("EPX"). Company wishes to initiate electronic debit transactions through EPX to bank accounts maintained by its customers. EPX will utilize the Automated Clearing House at the United States Federal Reserve("Federal Reserve") in order to provide this service. Now,therefore,in consideration of the promises contained herein,it is agreed as follows: 1. For purposes of this Agreement and the Schedules referred to herein, the following definitions apply unless the context otherwise requires. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the NACHA Operating Rules. A. NACHA —means the National Automated Clearing House Association that establishes the standards, rules and procedures (the "NACHA Operating Rules") that enable depository financial institutions to exchange payments on a national basis. B. ACH — means Automated Clearing House Network, which is a funds transfer system, governed by the NACHA Operating Rules that provides for the interbank clearing of electronic entries for participating financial institutions. C. Internet (WEB) Initiated Entries— means origination of debit entries (either recurring or single entry) to a consumer's bank account pursuant to Written Authorization that is obtained from the consumer via the Internet. D. Written Authorization—for Internet(WEB) Initiated Entries, means that (1)consumer must be able to read the authorization language displayed on a computer screen or other visual display; (2) Company should prompt the consumer to print the authorization and retain a copy;and(3)Company must be able to provide the consumer with a hard copy if the authorization is requested. E. Banking Day—means any day on which a participating financial depository institution is open to the public during any part of the day for carrying on substantially all its banking functions. F. Settlement—means a transfer of funds between two parties in cash, or on the books of a mutual depository institution, to complete one or more prior transactions, made subject to final accounting. Settlement for the ACH system usually occurs through the Federal Reserve. G. Settlement Date-means the date on which a transfer of funds with respect to a transaction is reflected on the books of the Federal Reserve. 2. EPX will transmit bank account entries initiated by Company to the ACH as provided in the NACHA Operating Rules. Company may utilize the EPX BuyerWall technology in the processing of ACH transactions. `BuyerWall" shall mean the EPX patent pending technology that utilizes the EPX hosted front-end applications in conjunction with a unique transaction identifier allowing Company to eliminate contact with bank account information during the processing,transmission and storage of ACH data. 3. Company and EPX will comply with the NACHA Operating Rules insofar as applicable,and the applicable NACHA Operating Rules are incorporated into this Agreement by reference. EPX agrees to keep Company advised of NACHA Operating Rules as they are applied and updated by NACHA. The specific duties of Company and EPX provided in the following paragraphs of this Agreement in no way limit the foregoing undertaking. Company represents and warrants that it has obtained all necessary regulatory approvals, certificates and licenses to provide any services it intends to offer and that it is in compliance with the regulations of the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission and shall comply with all present and future federal,state and local laws and regulations pertaining to Transactions,including,without limitation,the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act,the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act,the Electronic Fund Transfers Act,the Federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act,as amended,and the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act,as applicable. 4. Company shall obtain all Consents and Authorizations (including without limitation Written Authorization for Internet (WEB) Initiated Entries) required under the NACHA Operating Rules and shall retain such Consents and Authorizations for two(2)years after they expire. Company shall bear the full liability for,and shall indemnify EPX from, ACH items returned by the consumer whose account was debited whether or not proper Consent and Authorization was obtained. In accordance with NACHA Operating Rules, EPX shall reject return items deemed "untimely" and shall dispute return items at Company's request. In no event, however, shall EPX be liable for Company's ACH return items. �} Initials 1' l.. GDSVF&H1602228.2 044 5. Company shall transmit each ACH file to EPX,in accordance with EPX's rules and policies,no later than 6:30 P.M., Eastern Time one (1) Banking Day prior to the Settlement Date. Failure to do so may result in a delay in the availability of funds. 6. Company shall not initially need to establish at EPX a reserve fund equal to at least Company's average four(4)day ACH gross dollar volume. EPX shall maintain the right to review and adjust the reserve requirement based upon the Company's actual performance, which is deemed reasonable and Company will be contacted regarding this change. EPX shall hold this reserve fund to offset returned ACH items and for other liabilities that Company may incur under this Agreement. If the amount of returned ACH items exceeds the balance in the refundable fee account, EPX shall fund the excess via the Merchant's operating account. Changes in reserve fund requirements will be determined by EPX according Company's ACH gross dollar volume and Company's ACH return history; any such changes shall be effective immediately. Notwithstanding the reserve fund, Company shall be liable and reimburse EPX for any returned items. The reserve fund shall be funded, maintained and/or replenished by EPX withholding from remittances hereunder. EPX may hold any or all reserve funds for a period of up to one hundred-eighty (180) Banking Days following the termination of this Agreement by either party to offset returned or disputed ACH items or other liabilities under this Agreement. After such period, any amounts remaining in the reserve fund will be promptly returned to Company. 7. Company represents,warrants and covenants that Company will(1)advise EPX in writing of any errors in any ACH transactions submitted hereunder; (2) conduct Company's business in an ethical manner, in accordance with this Agreement, all applicable government rules and regulations and the NACHA Operating Rules; and (3) not use, or allow Company's employees or agents,to commit any acts of fraud,dishonesty or misrepresentation. 8. Company hereby indemnifies EPX against any claim, loss, damage, cost, expense, attorneys' fees and liability (collectively, "Claims")incurred by EPX or third parties on account of Company's breach of this Agreement or any representations, warranties or covenants herein, other than Claims arising from EPX's negligence or willful misconduct. If at any time EPX becomes aware of, or has reason to believe that EPX may have, a Claim for indemnification hereunder, EPX has the right to refuse transmittal. Company will be held responsible for all fees, retums/rejects,fines and/or assessments.. 9. Company will compensate EPX for providing the services referred to herein according to the EPX rate and fee schedule. EPX shall provide Company with thirty(30)days written notification of all rate and fee changes. If such a change occurs, Company has the right to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to EPX, provided that EPX receives such written termination notice within thirty(30)days following the date of the increase notice. A copy of the current rate and fee Schedule is attached hereto. 10. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon at least thirty(30)days prior written notice to the other party in the event that a party is in material breach of this Agreement(including without limitation payment obligations),and such breach is not cured within such period. In addition,either party may terminate this Agreement without cause upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party. EPX may immediately terminate this Agreement, or suspend transmittal hereunder,without notice to Company under any of the below listed circumstances: A. Based on financial information concerning Company obtained by EPX, Company poses an unsatisfactory financial risk,as determined by EPX; B. Any act of fraud,dishonesty or misrepresentation is committed by Company,its employees and/or agents or EPX believes in good faith that Company, its employees and/or agents have committed, are committing or are planning to commit any acts of fraud,dishonesty or misrepresentation; C. Any representation, warranty or application made by Company is not true and correct in all material respects; D. Company files a petition, or has a petition filed against it under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or is otherwise unable to pay its debts as they become due;or E. Company fails to provide financial statements in a format reasonably acceptable to EPX within three (3) days of EPX's written request. F. Company's reason entry codes for unauthorized transactions are equivalent to or exceed NACHA Operating Rules for reason entry codes pertaining to such transaction thresholds. G. Company is not within the parameters set forth in the EPX Underwriting Terms and Conditions. EPX may selectively terminate one or more of Company's approved locations without terminating this entire Agreement. In the event of termination, all obligations of Company and EPX incurred or existing under this Agreement prior to termination shall survive the termination. 11. In the event Company incurs any loss due to the mishandling of a particular file by EPX,EPX's liability to Company shall be limited to the actual direct damages incurred by it resulting from EPX's negligence o miscondu and shall Initials , GDS VF&H1602228.2 / w • 045 in no event exceed the amount represented by the applicable transaction record, less the fees payable to EPX under this Agreement. In addition, EPX, its affiliates and agents shall not be liable for any incidental, consequential, reliance or special damages in any way connected or arising out of this Agreement or the services provided hereunder, but EPX will here by correct any issues that arise out of this Agreement in a timely manner. EPX HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 12. In the event an agent of Company delivers any entry or file of entries to EPX,EPX may act in reliance on such entry or file of entries, and it need not inquire of Company as to whether the agent is duly authorized. Company shall be fully liable for the acts and omissions of its agents hereunder. 13. Company shall submit all ACH Transactions for the particular entity,dba or web property processed by EPX during the term hereof solely to EPX for processing.If Company fails to comply with this provision,Company agrees to pay EPX, a liquidated damages sum within ten (10) days of the date of non compliance. The amount shall equal the greater of i. $250;or ii. 80%of the product of: I. The average net monthly fees;and 2, The number of months, including any pro rata portion of a month, then remaining prior to the date on which Company may terminate this Agreement in accordance with it terms. Company agrees that the damages suffered as a result of such non compliance would be extremely difficult to calculate with precision. For that reason,the parties hereto agree that the liquidated damages should be computed as set forth above.Any exceptions to this exclusive arrangement must be approved by EPX in advance in writing. 14. This Agreement shall commence on the date first specified above and shall remain in effect for a period five(5)years. This Agreement shall automatically renew for successive two(2)year terms unless either party provides written non- renewal notice to the other at least one hundred twenty(120)days prior to the end of the then current term. 15. In the event a lawsuit is filed by Company,this Agreement shall be governed by, construed,and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of law rules. The parties agree that any dispute arising out of and/or in the course of the relationship established by this Agreement,or by the Agreement itself,shall be decided,unless mutually resolved by the parties hereto,in the state and federal located in the State of Delaware,and,the parties hereby submit to said jurisdiction and venue.In the event a lawsuit is filed by EPX,this Agreement shall be governed by,construed,and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law rules. The parties agree that any dispute arising out of and/or in the course of the relationship established by this Agreement,or by the Agreement itself, shall be decided,unless mutually resolved by the parties hereto,in the state and federal located in the State of California,and,the parties hereby submit to said jurisdiction and venue. 16. In the event that any action is filed in relation to this Agreement or the relationship created hereby,the unsuccessful party in the action shall pay to the successful party,in addition to all sums awarded by the court,reasonable costs and expenses for the successful party's reasonable attorneys'fees. 17. All notices hereunder shall be in writing, in English, and shall be deemed properly given when (1)sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (2) sent by fax with confirmation of receipt by telephone, or (3) delivered by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service,to the addresses listed herein for the respective parties.A party may change such address by written notice to the other party hereto in accordance with this section at least thirty(30)days prior to the initial use of the revised address. 18, If any provision of this Agreement or any application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of the Agreement and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be limited or modified to the minimum extent necessary to be enforceable. 19. This Agreement may not be assigned by Company without the prior written consent of EPX. EPX may assign this Agreement without limitation to a subsidiary or parent entity which is wholly owned by, or which wholly owns, EPX. Any other assignment may not be made by EPX without the prior written consent of Company,which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This Agreement-shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Initials GDSVF&H1602228.2 046 20. Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either party in connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if in writing and signed by each party or an authorized representative of each party. This Agreement, together with the Schedules attached hereto, supersedes any other agreement, whether written or oral,that may have been made or entered into by any party(or by any officer or officers of any party)relating to the matters covered herein and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused it to be executed by their duly authorized representatives,with a complete understanding of the contents hereof,on the day and year first set forth hereinabove. Agreed and Accepted: City of Azusa Authorized Representative,Title Date Authorized Representative,Title Date Phoenix Payment Systems,Inc. Auth�Representati a itle Ddte Initials_ 1 GDSVF&H\602228.2 047 Electronic Transaction Processing Agreement Pricing Exhibit ACH Processing Transaction Fee $0.19 Return/Reject Fee $5.00 Unauthorized Returns $15.00 Miscellaneous Fees Monthly Account Maintenance Fee(Per Merchant ID) $15.00 NSF(EPX debiting Merchant) $50.00 Initials \71- GDSVF&H\602228.2 048 r E.-R . ,;,e S„ ”, — .., to - d -'' s.' t y, t'Y. s u.. ' rj-- L._. , WATER CONSENT CALENDAR TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: RESOLUTION TO MODIFY THE LIGHT & WATER RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS MASTER METER DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Azusa Utility Board approve the attached resolution modifying the Light & Water Rules and Regulations to address master meter delinquent accounts as required by Senate Bill 120. BACKGROUND Senate Bill 120 made changes to the California Public Utilities Code, in the section that applies to municipally-owned utilities, effective January 1, 2010. Revisions to the Code require that residential tenants be notified in writing before utility service billed to the landlord is disconnected. Further, the Senate Bill requires notices be in six languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean on each door, or if not practical, in a common area to inform tenants of this situation and when delinquent amount needs to be paid to avoid service disconnection. To keep service on, tenants can do one of the following: 1 . Come to Light & Water office and pay the total amount owed by a specified date; or nof the occupants of individual units mayassume responsibility for i\-fri/ 2. one p p ty �a- subsequent charges to the account and get the service put in his/her name. -Pt-i- eJaili In order to prevent service termination and to establish service, an occupant choosing to take financial responsibility for the utility bill for the master meter will be re wired to pay a new service fee, provide proper ID and either pass a credit check or pay a prepayment. A new ccount o er will not have to pay the delinquent amount and will start out with a zero balance. A list of each occupant and their unit number is also required. Light & Water will provide contact information for assistance in this process and also contact information for legal services. 04 9 Master Meter Delinquent Accounts April 26, 2010 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT Attorney fees for reviewing SB 120 and advice, cost for translation of required information and printing of pocket door hangers in six languages, is estimated to cost $2,000. Prepared by: Karen Vanca, Assistant Director Customer Care & Solutions Attachments: Resolution and Exhibit"A" Proposed Changes to Rules and Regulations 050 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD/CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, AMENDING THE AZUSA LIGHT & WATER RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ELECTRIC AND WATER SERVICE SUPPLIED BY AZUSA LIGHT & WATER WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 78-37 of the Azusa Municipal Code, the City Council may from time to time establish and amend the Rules and Regulations concerning utility services provided by its Light and Water Department; and WHEREAS, the Utility Board/City Council has determined that Water and Electric Rules and Regulations should be changed to comply with newly adopted State laws; and WHEREAS, SB 120 was adopted by the State in 2009 and established new requirements for utilities with respect to providing notifications before shutting off utility services provided through master meters; and WHEREAS, Exhibit A of this Resolution amends Electric Rule No. 9 and Water Rule No. 8 with language that is adequate to meet the intention of Senate Bill 120 to protect master-meter tenants; NOW, THEREFORE, THE UTILITY BOARD/CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND AND DECLARE THAT: SECTION 1. Adoption of Amendments. The City Council hereby adopts the amendment to the Rules and Regulations set forth in Exhibit "A" which is attached to this Resolution and is incorporated herein as set forth in full. SECTION 2. Effective Date. The amendments to the Charges and Rules and Regulations shall become effective on May 1, 2010. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of April 2010. Joseph R. Rocha Mayor ATTEST: Vera Mendoza City Clerk 051 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF AZUSA ) I, Vera Mendoza, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. was duly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Azusa Utility Board/City Council on the 26th day of April 2010, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Vera Mendoza City Clerk 052 EXHIBIT "A" Proposed Changes to Rules and Regulations Changes to take effect May 1, 2010,text to be deleted is highlighted in strikeout. Changes to take effect May 1,2010,text to be added is highlighted in underline. Text that is not highlighted is current and is being provided for context and reference. Amendment to Electric Utility Rule No. 9 Discontinuance and Restoration of Service N. Master-metered service Master-metered service is when one meter serves several users or is provided through an individual meter and is billed to the landlord. When the landlord is delinquent, Light& Water will make a good faith effort to post notices in English,Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean in an available location such as a door hanger or in a common area to inform tenants of this situation and when delinquent amount needs to be paid to avoid service disconnection. To keep service on, tenants can do one of the following: 1. Come to Light&Water office and pay the total amount owed by a specified date, or 2. one or more of the occupants of individual units may assume responsibility for subsequent charges to the account and get the service put in his/her name. In order to prevent service termination and to establish service, an occupant choosing to take financial responsibility for the utility bill for the master meter will be required to pay a new service fee,provide proper ID and either pass a credit check or pay a prepayment. A new accountholder will not have to pay the delinquent amount and will start out with a zero balance. A list of each occupant and their unit number is also required. Light&Water will provide contact information for assistance in this process and also contact information for legal services. If one or more residential occupants are willing to assume responsibility for the charges to the satisfaction of Light&Water, Light&Water will make service available. All residents must agree to this or Light&Water will not make service available. Amendment to Water Utility Rule No. 8 Discontinuance and Restoration of Service J. Master-metered service Master-metered service is when one meter serves several users or is provided through an individual meter and is billed to the landlord. When the landlord is delinquent, Light& Water will make a good faith effort to post notices in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Korean in an available location such as a door hanger or in a common area to inform tenants of this situation and when delinquent amount needs to be paid to avoid service disconnection. To keep service on, tenants can do one of the following: 3. Come to Light&Water office and pay the total amount owed by a specified date,or 053 4. one or more of the occupants of individual units may assume responsibility for subsequent charges to the account and get the service put in his/her name. In order to prevent service termination and to establish service,an occupant choosing to take financial responsibility for the utility bill for the master meter will be required to pay a new service fee,provide proper ID and either pass a credit check or pay a prepayment. A new accountholder will not have to pay the delinquent amount and will start out with a zero balance. A list of each occupant and their unit number is also required. Light&Water will provide contact information for assistance in this process and also contact information for legal services. If one or more residential occupants are willing to assume responsibility for the charges to the satisfaction of Light&Water,Light&Water will make service available. All residents must agree to this or Light&Water will not make service available. 054 it 211 � '_ " AZUSA ,IGaT d 'WATER AGENDA ITEM TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF LODI ENERGY CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS AND PROJECT AGREEMENTS RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Utility Board approve a Resolution: (1) Adopting the California Energy Commission (CEC) environmental analysis, findings, and mitigation measures as responsible agency for the significant impacts of the Lodi Energy Center (LEC) Project and direct the Utilities Director to record a Notice of Determination with the Counties of Los Angeles and San Joaquin; (2) Approving both LEC Power Sales Agreement (PSA) and the LEC Project Management and Operation Agreement (PMOA) relating to the financing, construction and operation of the LEC Combined Cycle 280 MW power plant, and authorize the Mayor to execute them on behalf of the City of Azusa; and (3) Designating the Utilities Director as the Azusa official responsible for appointing, and from time-to-time, changing as necessary, Azusa's representative and alternate representative on the LEC Project Participants Committee. BACKGROUND The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) is developing a gas-fired power plant called the Lodi Energy Center (LEC or Project) located in Lodi, California. The plant is nominally rated at 296 MW, but it is presently limited to 280 MW due to transmission rights. On November 26, 2007, the Azusa Utility Board approved the Second Phase Agreement, and the subsequent Amendment 1, which provided funding for LEC planning and development activities. Azusa's Generation Entitlement Share (GES) as specified in the Second Phase 055 Lodi Energy Center April 26, 2010 Page 2 Agreement is 2.7857% which is approximately 7.8 MW of capacity from the Project. There are currently fourteen (14) Project Participants including the City of Azusa as identified in Appendix A of the PSA. As part of the initial development phase of the Project, NCPA filed an Application for Certification (AFC) with the California Energy Commission (CEC) in September 2008. All LEC related air emission reduction credits, water supply agreements, land use agreements, air permits have been attained and the power island equipment ordered. Detailed Project engineering is approximately 50% complete. Current Status The AFC was approved by the CEC on April 21, 2010 and the initial development phase of the Project is nearing completion. In order to proceed with financing and construction of the Project, the approval of the LEC Power Sales Agreement (PSA) and final determination of Generation Entitlement Shares for the LEC Project Participants is necessary. Upon approval of the PSA by all Participants, financing activities will begin, with construction scheduled to start in June 2010 and Project commercial operation date targeted for June 2012. The Project construction budget, excluding the necessary financing expenses, is estimated to be $375.3 million. Total projected capital cost, including financing and reserve fund, is $451.7 million. On April 22, 2010, the NCPA Commission has approved the Power Sales Agreement (PSA), and it is attached to this report. The PSA must additionally be approved by each Participant including the City of Azusa. The Azusa City Attorney has reviewed the PSA and has approved it as to form. A Project Participation Committee (PPC) was formed pursuant to the Second Phase Agreement which is to be "re-established" pursuant to the terms of the PSA. The PPC will be responsible for the governance of Project activities and will act and vote on Project related matters in an official capacity. The decisions by the PPC will be binding upon Project Participants and upon NCPA as the Project Manager. Each Project Participant will have one representative on the PPC whose vote would be cast in accordance with the respective Participant's GES. One of the actions to be taken as a part of this item is to authorize the Utilities Director to formally designate to NCPA the name of Azusa's representative and alternate representative to the PPC. The PSA contains provisions for how the LEC Project will be financed, and establishes three (3) separate indenture groups associated with Project financing. Indenture group A will consist of the ten NCPA member Project Participants plus two (2) non-NCPA Participants (City of Azusa and the Power and Water Resource Pooling Authority). Indenture Group B consists of the California Department of Water Resources and Indenture Group C consists of the Modesto Irrigation District. NCPA will separately sell bonds for the share of Project costs represented by Indenture Group A and Indenture Group B. Modesto Irrigation District (Indenture Group C) will finance its share independently. 056 Lodi Energy Center April 26, 2010 Page 3 NCPA will proceed to finance the Project upon receipt of executed PSAs from all Project Participants and completion of other necessary documentation. Upon financing of the Project, Azusa will be bound and obligated to pay its share of Project Cost based on billing amounts to be calculated by NCPA each month for a period of thirty (30) plus years or the life of the project. The first monthly invoice from NCPA will be issued prior to the expected date of LEC commercial operation in June 2012. In return, Azusa will receive its GES of Project capacity, energy and other attributes (ancillary services, environmental attributes, etc.). Key highlights of the Power Sales Agreement(PSA) include: • Take or Pay Agreement: Each Participant will be obligated to pay its proportionate share of the Project Cost based on the billing amount to be calculated by NCPA each month for a period of 30 years or the life of the project, whichever is longer. Payments are required whether or not power is produced from the Project. • Proportionate Entitlement: Each Participant will receive its proportionate share of Project output and other attributes (including capacity, ancillary services, environmental attributes, etc.) from LEC. • Option for Independent Fuel Purchases: Participants may provide physical fuel for the plant up to their respective GES, or to rely on NCPA to obtain such fuel supply. Gas hedging activities are not a part of the LEC Project. NCPA intends to develop a gas hedging program separate from the LEC Project in which NCPA Members may elect to participate. • Rate Covenant: Participants covenant to raise rates, fees or other charges as necessary in order to make requisite Project payments required under the PSA. However, the obligation to pay is an obligation limited to the Electric System, and is not a general debt of the City of Azusa. • Step-up Obligations: The "step-up" obligation among Participants in case of payment default is specific to each of the 3 indenture groups. However, operating and maintenance step-up costs flow across all Participants. The defaulting participant remains liable for all costs despite any step-up. A second agreement entitled the Project Management and Operation Agreement (PMOA) is also attached for approval. It is the desire of each Participant that NCPA manage and operate the LEC Project based on NCPA's capabilities and experience in operating similar projects. NCPA has agreed to operate the Project pursuant to the directives and guidelines of the PMOA, as such the PMOA may be modified over time by the PPC. The roles, obligations and responsibilities of the PPC and NCPA are addressed in the attached PMOA. Key highlights of the PMOA include: • Project Operation: NCPA shall be responsible for planning, operating, and maintaining the Project, and to effectuate the delivery and sale to each Participant of its share of 057 Lodi Energy Center April 26, 2010 Page 4 Capacity and Energy and other power products from the Project. NCPA will run the Project only when it is `economical' to run. The Project will participate in the Balancing Authority's energy, capacity and ancillary services markets to maximize the value of the Project. • Economic to Run: NCPA will schedule and run the Project only when the cost to produce energy is competitive with alternative resources. The Project will participate in the Balancing Authority's available energy, capacity, and ancillary services markets to maximize the value of the Project. • Governance: Governance shall be by the PPC which shall determine operational guidelines for the Project, approve annual budgets, and oversee Project activities. • JPA Cost Assessment: Participants that are not members of NCPA will be subject to the JPA Cost Assessments, intended to recover NCPA overhead costs relating to the LEC that are paid by the Members directly through annual JPA assessments. Such costs shall be separately identified and billed to each non-NCPA member Project Participant. • NCPA to Follow Directives: NCPA is obligated to follow the directions of the PPC in managing the Project where such direction would affect only the Project. The LEC Project and the PPC cannot override general NCPA procedures and policies which apply to other NCPA projects in addition to the LEC Project. Environmental Analysis The AFC approval by the CEC includes various environmental analyses, findings and mitigation measures under the terms of the Warren-Alquist Act (Public Resources Code section 25500 et seq.) That analysis, the findings, and mitigation measures, constitute the equivalent of an environmental impact report for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) as a "certified regulatory program" pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15251(j). The CEC in effect has acted as the "lead agency" for this project for purposes of environmental analysis. As a consequence, rather than conducting its own independent environmental analysis under CEQA, the City of Azusa is acting as a "responsible agency" under CEQA and is responsible for considering the analysis, findings and mitigation measures of the CEC and reaching its own independent conclusions on whether and how to approve the LEC Project. (CEQA Guidelines section 15096.) Specifically, as a responsible agency, Azusa must consider the lead agency findings for each significant effect of the project and make its own appropriate findings. The attached resolution makes all necessary findings for Azusa acting as responsible agency. Accordingly, the attached resolution specifically accepts the CEC prepared environmental documents including the mitigation conditions contained in the Approval for Certification document. 058 Lodi Energy Center April 26, 2010 Page 5 FISCAL IMPACT The estimated cost of the development and construction of this project is $375.3 million, not including financing costs, or about $461 million with financing costs. For Azusa, at its participation percentage of 2.7857%, the total financed cost including construction, financing, reserves, etc., is estimated to be $12,845,000. Following financing in late June 2010, Azusa's contributions toward development of the project will be refunded (approximately $1 million). The entire cost of Azusa's share of construction will be funded by NCPA through bond proceeds. Azusa would begin making payments following commercial operation of the facility currently scheduled for June 2012. The estimated production cost of electricity from this project is $67 per megawatt hour assuming a gas price of$7 per mmbtu. To staff's knowledge, this will be the most efficient gas powered power plant in California. As a result, it is expected to generate power at a cost lower than the market for most periods. The net present value benefit of this difference between the estimated market and the production cost of power from this plant is estimated at over $400 million over a 30 year life. Black & Veatch performed an evaluation of Azusa's proposed participation in the Lodi Energy Center. They found that although the plant increased Azusa's surplus energy in the early years of the project, the LEC Project provided a hedge to the risk of having a large percent of its power resources in the San Juan Generating Station. It will also reduce Azusa's average Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Black & Veatch also found that due to its high efficiency, energy from the LEC Project is projected to perform well in the wholesale market from an economic standpoint. Prepared by: George F. Morrow, Director of Utilities Attachments: 1. Resolution Exhibit A—Environmental Findings (Attachments below and Exhibits B and C have been distributed by Email only and were posted for public review at the City Clerk's Office, Library, and Light & Water Offices) Exhibit A -- Attachments: Attachment 1 —Presiding Member's Proposal Decision(PMPD), March 10, 2010 Attachment 2—ERRATA to PMPD, April 20, 2010 Exhibit B —LEC Power Supply Agreement Exhibit C—LEC Project Management and Operations Agreement 2. Black & Veatch Evaluation of Azusa's Participation in Lodi Energy Center 059 RESOLUTION No. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY BOARD OF THE CITY OF AZUSA MAKING FINDINGS AS A RESPONSIBLE AGENCY UNDER CEQA; APPROVING THE LODI ENERGY CENTER POWER SALES AGREEMENT AND THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THEM ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY; AND AUTHORIZING THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR TO DESIGNATE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LODI ENERGY CENTER PROJECT PARTICIPANT COMMITTEE. WHEREAS, the City of Azusa has elected to participate in the nominal 280 MW Lodi Energy Center (LEC) Project being developed by NCPA, and; WHEREAS, the City of Azusa's Generation Entitlement Share in the Project is 2.7857% or approximately 7.8 MW, and; WHEREAS, the California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the project Application for Certification (AFC) on April 21, 2010. The approval by the CEC includes various environmental analyses, findings and mitigation measures under the terms of the Warren-Alquist Act(Public Resources Code section 25500 et seq.). That analysis, the findings, and mitigation measures, constitute the equivalent of an environmental impact report for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA, Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) as a "certified regulatory program" pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15251(j). The CEC has acted as the "lead agency" for this project for purposes of environmental analysis. As a consequence, rather than conducting its own independent environmental analysis under CEQA, Azusa is acting as a "responsible agency" under CEQA and is responsible for considering the analysis, findings and mitigation measures of the CEC and reaching its own independent conclusions on whether and how to approve the LEC Project. (CEQA Guidelines section 15096.), and; WHEREAS, the City of Azusa acting as a responsible agency has independently considered the analysis, findings, and mitigation measures prepared by CEC as reflected in Exhibit A attached to this Resolution, and; WHEREAS, NCPA has prepared a Power Sales Agreement (PSA) which upon execution by all the LEC Project Participants and NCPA will permit financing, construction and operation of the LEC Project, and; WHEREAS, the City of Azusa is desirous of NCPA managing and operating the LEC Project on its behalf, and on behalf of other Project participants, and NCPA has prepared a Project Management and Operation Agreement(PMOA) which upon 060 execution by LEC Project Participants and NCPA provides for LEC Project management and operation by NCPA, and; WHEREAS, the City of Azusa acknowledges that the PSA establishes a Project Participant Committee(PPC) which will provide LEC Project governance and to establish, and from time to time revise, directives related to Project capital expenditures, budgets, operations and maintenance, among other items, and that the City of Azusa is to designate an Azusa official responsible for appointing its representative and alternate representative on the PPC; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council and Utility Board of the City of Azusa, as follows: 1. That acting in its capacity as a responsible agency for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Azusa City Council and Utility Board hereby make the findings as provided in Exhibit A of this resolution. The Utilities Director is hereby directed to record a Notice of Determination in the Counties of Los Angeles and San Joaquin reflecting these findings. 2. The Power Sales Agreement as provided in Exhibit B of this resolution and the Project Management and Operation Agreement as provided in Exhibit C of this resolution are hereby approved, and the Mayor of the City of Azusa is hereby authorized to execute them on behalf of the City of Azusa. 3. The Director of Utilities is hereby designated as the City of Azusa official responsible for appointing, and from time to time replacing, the City of Azusa's representative and alternate representative on the PPC, and designating such representatives to NCPA. 4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this day of April 2010. Joseph F. Rocha, Mayor ATTEST: Vera Mendoza, City Clerk 061 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF AZUSA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council/Utility Board of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting of the Azusa Utility Board on the 26th day of April, 2010. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Vera Mendoza, City Clerk 062 EXHIBIT A ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS The City of Azusa makes the following findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq., and the Guidelines implementing CEQA("CEQA Guidelines") Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15000 et seq. 1. The California Energy Commission ("CEC") is the lead agency for this Project under CEQA. 2. The CEC is a certified regulatory agency pursuant to CEQA section 21080.5 and CEQA Guidelines sections 15250— 15253. 3. As a certified regulatory agency, rather than an Environmental Impact Report ("EIR"), the CEC prepares an "EIR substitute" as the CEQA documentation for the Project. 4. The CEC's EIR substitute for this Project includes the Presiding Member's Proposed Decision (PMPD) released on March 10, 2010 (ATTACHMENT 1), and ERRATA to the PMPD dated April 20, 2010 (ATTACHMENT 2), as approved by the CEC on April 21, 2010. 5. The City of Azusa is a responsible agency for the Project under CEQA. 6. The City of Azusa finds that the PMRD and the CEC's process meet all of the conditions of CEQA Guidelines section 15253 that would allow the City of Azusa to use and rely upon the PMRD as the appropriate CEQA documentation for the City of Azusa's approvals. Specifically, the City of Azusa finds that: a. The CEC is the first to grant a discretionary approval for the Project. b. The CEC provided Azusa the opportunity to consult with the CEC and to comment on the PMRD. c. The PMRD considers both the significant environmental impacts of the Project that are within the jurisdiction of the City of Azusa, if any, and considers alternatives to the Project. d. The CEC exercised its powers as lead agency by considering all of the environmental impacts of the Project and made the appropriate findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15091 for each significant impact of the Project. 063 7. The City of Azusa has considered the PMRD and the environmental impacts of the Project described in the PMRD, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15096 subdivision (0. 8. The PMRD concludes that, as conditioned, the Project will not have any significant adverse effects on the environment. Thus, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15096 subdivision (g), the City of Azusa finds that there are no alternatives or mitigation measures within the powers of the City of Azusa to adopt that would substantially reduce or avoid any significant environmental impact of the Project. 9. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15096 subdivision (h), the City of Azusa, is required to make findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15091 for each significant impact of the Project. The City of Azusa has considered the PMRD, the description of the Project's environmental impacts contained therein, the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained therein, and the conditions of certification contained therein, and, exercising its independent judgment, the City of Azusa finds the following: a. For all environmental impacts of the Project, changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which will avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effects as identified in the PMRD. b. These findings are supported by substantial evidence in the record. c. The conditions of certification imposed on the Project by the CEC are within the authority of the CEC and will be monitored and enforced by the CEC. 10. That approval of both the Power Sales Agreement and Project Management and Operation Agreement,providing for the financing, construction and operation of the Project have no impacts on the environment not addressed within the prior CEC analysis 064 ATTACHMENT 1 TO EXHIBIT A Lodi Energy Center Presiding Member's Proposed Decision California Energy Commission March 10, 2010 On file at the following locations: City Clerk's Office 213 E. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, CA 91702 Azusa City Library 729 N. Dalton Ave. Azusa, CA 91702 Azusa Light & Water 2nd Floor Receptionist Desk 729 N. Azusa Ave. Azusa, CA 91702 065 ATTACHMENT 2 TO EXHIBIT A Lodi Energy Center ERRATA to the Presiding Member's Proposed Decision April 20, 2010 On file at the following locations: City Clerk's Office 213 E. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, CA 91702 Azusa City Library 729 N. Dalton Ave. Azusa, CA 91702 Azusa Light & Water 2nd Floor Receptionist Desk 729 N. Azusa Ave. Azusa, CA 91702 066 EXHIBIT B Lodi Energy Center Power Supply Agreement On file at the following locations: City Clerk's Office 213 E. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, CA 91702 Azusa City Library 729 N. Dalton Ave. Azusa, CA 91702 Azusa Light&Water 2°d Floor Receptionist Desk 729 N. Azusa Ave. Azusa, CA 91702 067 EXHIBIT C Lodi Energy Center Project Management and Operation Agreement On file at the following locations: City Clerk's Office 213 E. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, CA 91702 Azusa City Library 729 N. 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A -" a� Evaluation of Azusa Light & Water Potential Participation in Lodi Energy Center Black & Veatch April, 2010 §1BLACK & VEATCH : Building a world of difference. 069 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL BLACK & VEATCH STATEMENT • This report was prepared for Client by Black & Veatch Company ("B&V") and is largely based on information not within the control of B&V._..As such B&V has not made an analysis, verified, or rendered an 'n ependent judgment of the validiifN the information provided by others, and, therefore,B V does n guarantee the accuracy the • In conducting our analysis and in-forming-an opinion of the projection of future operations summarized in this report, B&V has made certain assumptions with respect to conditions, events, and circumstances that may occur in the future. The methodologies we utilize in performing the analysis and making these projections follow generally accepted industry practices. 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Black&Veatch Page 1 Draft Report 070 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Table of Contents 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 1.1 Study Methodology 3 1.2 Study Findings 4 2.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.1 B&V Fall 2009 Energy Market Perspective-Overview 1 2.2 B&V Fall 2009 Energy Market Perspective—Major Assumptions 2 2.3 Lodi Energy Center Operating Characteristics 7 3.0 LODI ENERGY CENTER EVALUATION 8 3.1.1 Azusa Light&Water's Supply and Demand Profile 8 3.1.2 Location of Lodi Energy Center 9 3.1.3 Alternative Supply Resources 10 3.1.4 Dispatch Analysis of Lodi Energy Center 10 4.0 CONCLUSIONS 19 Table of Figures Figure 1 —Comparison of AL&W Net Market Purchase and Sale Activity—Volume 5 Figure 2—Comparison of AL&W Net Market Purchase and Sale Activity—Revenue/Cost 6 Figure 3—Comparison of AL&W Energy Procurement Costs($/MWh) 6 Figure 4—Comparison of AL&W Carbon Dioxide Emissions(tons/MWh) 7 Figure 5-B&V Integrated Market Modeling Process 1 Figure 6—B&V EMP—SP 15 Spot Market Electricity Prices(2009$) 2 Figure 7—WECC Market Zones 3 Figure 8—WECC Energy Demand Forecast 4 Figure 9—WECC Renewable Energy Resource Expansion 6 Figure 10—Projected CO2 Emission Allowance Prices 7 Figure 11 —AL&W Supply and Demand Balance 8 Figure 12—Lodi Energy Center Participants 9 Figure 13—CAISO NP15/SP15 Locational Marginal Price Differences 10 Figure 14—Scenario 1 —AL&W Energy Balance 12 Figure 15—Scenario 1 —AL&W Market Purchase and Sales Activity 12 Figure 16—Scenario 1 —AL&W Market Purchase and Sales Activity—Average MW 13 Figure 17—Scenario 2—AL&W Energy Balance with Inclusion of LEC 14 Figure 18—Scenario 2—AL&W Market Purchase and Sales Activity with LEC—Average MW 14 Figure 19—Scenario 2—AL&W Variable Energy Procurement Cost 15 Figure 20—Scenario 2—AL&W All-In Energy Procurement Cost 16 Figure 21 —Scenario 2—Projected Capacity Factor of San Juan 3 and LEC 16 Figure 22—Scenarios 1 and 2—Comparison of AL&W Portfolio CO2 Emissions Rates 17 Figure 23—Scenario 3—AL&W Energy Balance with Loss of San Juan 3 18 Figure 24—Scenario 3—AL&W Market Purchase and Sales Activity without San Juan 3—Average MW 18 Black&Veatch Page 2 Draft Report 071 Evaluation of Azusa Light & Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL • 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Azusa Light & Water (AL&W) requested that Black & Veatch provide assistance in evaluating its potential participation in the Lodi Energy Center (LEC). The Lodi Energy Center is a 280 MW natural gas-fueled combined cycle power plant, being developed near the City of Lodi, CA. LEC is being developed by the Northern California Power Agency. There are currently 14 public power entities that are potential partners in LEC. Construction of the facility will begin within the next two months, shortly after anticipated approval is received from the California Energy Commission. The project is expected to achieve commercial operation by June,2012. AL&W is considering participation in the Lodi Energy Center, both to supplement its existing power supply resource portfolio, and to provide a hedge against potential disruptions in its portfolio of available power supply assets. Of particular concern is the relatively large portion of its supply portfolio represented by the San Juan 3 coal-fueled power plant located in New Mexico, and the potential for adverse cost and availability of the plant if Greenhouse Gas emission regulations are enacted by the federal government. In this study, Black & Veatch has completed a qualitative assessment of AL&W's potential participation in LEC, in addition to a quantitative dispatch analysis examining how LEC would fit into AL&W's overall supply portfolio. 1.1 Study Methodology Black&Veatch completed a qualitative assessment of the construction cost estimates and financial pro forma for LEC,as provided to us by AL&W. Black &Veatch also completed a dispatch analysis of the LEC project and developed forecasts of generation, market purchases and sales, and energy procurement activity for AL&W under three distinct scenarios. The dispatch analyses were completed for the 2010 through 2029 period, and rely upon B&V's Fall 2009 Energy Market Perspective energy price forecast. AL&W's supply portfolio is dispatched against projected spot market energy price curves. The three scenarios examined are as follows: • Scenario 1 — Existing Supply Portfolio Case: In Scenario 1, Black & Veatch completed a dispatch analysis of AL&W's existing supply portfolio,without the addition of LEC. Given projected demand growth and the expiration of purchase power contracts for a number of existing supply resources,this scenario results in a small net energy sales position in early study years, and a moderate net energy purchase position in middle to late study years. • Scenario 2 — GEC Case: In Scenario 2, Black & Veatch completed a dispatch analysis of AL&W's existing supply portfolio, but with LEC included starting in 2012, on its projected commercial operation date. This scenario results in a moderate net energy sales position through the year 2020, and a net energy purchase position beginning in 2021 and later years. • Scenario 3 — San Juan Retirement Case: In the third scenario, Black & Veatch included LEC in the AL&W supply portfolio, but assumed that San Juan 3 is retired, or that AL&W no longer contracts for its energy output,beginning in 2015. This scenario is not meant to suggest that San Juan Unit 3 retirement will actually occur at that time,but instead is meant to measure the risk impact upon AL&W's overall energy procurement activities, if for some reason the San Juan resource is no longer part of the supply portfolio. This scenario results in a large net energy purchase position beginning in 2016, which is the assumed date of San Juan dropping out of AL&W's supply portfolio. This net energy purchase position would occur even with LEC included in AL&W's supply portfolio. For the scenarios described above, Black& Veatch utilized the PROMOD IV simulation model to complete the dispatch analyses of AL&W's supply portfolio. Black&Veatch Page 3 Draft Report 072 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 1.2 Study Findings AL&W is in a current situation where it has a definite need for reserve capacity in its supply portfolio. It does not have a substantial need for additional energy, in terms of the ability of its existing supply portfolio to produce energy to serve native load. With continued inclusion of San Juan 3 in its resource portfolio, in addition to a share of energy output from the Palo Verde nuclear plant,the Hoover Dam, and other hydro and wind resources, AL&W's existing supply portfolio is capable of generating sufficient energy quantities to serve its native load requirements. However, San Juan 3 represents a significant source of energy supply for AL&W,which creates environmental cost and risk exposure in the face of potential greenhouse gas emissions regulations. The Lodi Energy Center (LEC) is an efficient,natural-gas fueled combined cycle plant which will be located near the City of Lodi, in northern California. The plant's projected construction and operating costs are in- line with cost projections of similar projects that have been developed and/or reviewed by Black& Veatch in recent months. LEC may enjoy financing cost advantages relative to units being developed by private companies, because the principal owner of LEC, the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) is likely to enjoy lower financing costs available from tax except financing. Because LEC will use new technology, it will enjoy an efficiency and production cost advantage relative to the majority of combined cycle projects operating in California and throughout the WECC region. LEC is also the most viable combined-cycle project under development in California right now, as most projects being developed in Southern California have been stalled due to the non-availability of emissions offsets necessary to satisfy South Coast Air Quality Management District(SCAQMD)emissions restrictions currently in place. While LEC is located somewhat distant from AL&W's load and service territory, it will inject energy into the CAISO Northern California market, which typically has premium prices compared to the Southern California market where AL&W resides. As such, AL&W is likely to earn a price premium for any energy it produces at LEC and re-sells into CAISO day-ahead and real-time markets. Under CAISO locational marginal pricing, AL&W would also benefit from congestion and loss savings opportunities available from injecting energy at the Lodi bus in Northern California, and withdrawing energy at the Azusa bus in southern California. Figure 1 summarizes net energy market purchase and sale activity for AL&W under each of the three scenarios studied. In Figure 1, negative values reflect AL&W being in a net sales position, meaning that market sales volumes are greater than market purchase volumes over the course of a given year. Positive values reflect AL&W being in a net purchase position, where market purchase volumes are in excess of market sales volumes. As shown,in all three cases,AL&W is in a net sales position in early study years,with or without LEC in the supply portfolio. That pattern reverses in 2018 in Scenario 1, where LEC is not included in the supply mix. In Scenario 2,where LEC is included in the supply portfolio,the net market sales position has higher projected sales volume in early years, and transitions into a net market purchase position beginning in 2021. For this case,the inclusion of LEC in the portfolio increases AL&W's market exposure to sales revenue in the 2012 through 2020 period,but mitigates its exposure to market purchase costs in the 2021 and later time period. In Scenario 3, which includes LEC but which further assumes San Juan 3 is no longer contracted after 2015, AL&W shifts rapidly from a net sales position to a net purchase position with relatively large energy purchase volumes. This is reflective of the relatively large proportion of San Juan 3 in AL&W's current supply mix. In this case, the inclusion of LEC in the portfolio plays a mitigating role in limiting market purchase exposure,but is still not large enough to offset the need for AL&W to procure additional resources Black&Veatch Page 4 Draft Report 073 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Figure 1 —Comparison of AL&W Net Market Purchase and Sale Activity—Volume Azusa Light&Water LEC Evaluation Comparison of Net Market Purchases(MWh) ---_.------ ■San Juan Retirement Case OLEC Case 200,000 _ •LEC Not Included Case 150,000 i100.000 50.000 -.. - ki--- ---- II II 1111 II 0 o t , r ' ' . ' 50.000 - -100.000 Note:Positive values indicate Net "'i Purchase position;Negative values indicate Net Sales position -150,000 —� 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Figure 2 illustrates the net market sales and purchase positions on revenue/cost basis,rather than by volume. In Figure 2, net market sales revenue is shown as a positive quantity,and net market purchase cost is shown as a negative quantity. As shown, the revenue from net market sales positions early in the study period ranges from $1 million to$5 million per year. This net sales revenue exposure tends to be greatest for Scenario 2, with LEC incorporated into AL&W's existing supply portfolio. In later study years when AL&W is in a net market purchase position,Figure 2 illustrates that the cost exposure is much greater in magnitude. For example, in 2021,net market purchase cost exposure ranges from $281,000 in Scenario 2 with LEC included, up to$10.7 million in Scenario 3 with San Juan not in the supply portfolio. By 2029,the cost exposure ranges between $7.7 million in Scenario 2 and $18.1 million in Scenario 3. When AL&W is in a net market purchase position,the presence of LEC in the supply portfolio mitigates its market cost exposure. Black&Veatch Page 5 Draft Report 074 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Figure 2—Comparison of AL&W Net Market Purchase and Sale Activity—Revenue/Cost Azusa Light&Water LEC Evaluation Comparison of Net Market Purchase Procurement Costs($) $20.000,000------- ---..__.._._..--------- I •San Juan Retirement Case 0 LEC Case $15,000,000--I IN LEC Not Included Case e, $10,000,000 _._-- I $5,000,000 $o o,o,a,d 11,11 _lir riflifirr r -$5,000,000 I410.000,000 1 -$15.000.000 -$20,000,000 -- -Note.Positive values indicate Net Sales Revenue;Negative values indicate Net Purchase Costs -$25,000,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Figure 3 provides a comparison of AL&W energy procurement costs on a per MWh basis, for each of the three scenarios. As shown, energy procurement costs on a$/MWh basis are comparable between Scenario 1 and Scenario 2,which reflects the fact that under current supply/demand conditions, combined-cycle technology plays a key role in establishing spot market clearing energy prices. Energy procurement costs are significantly higher for Scenario 3,with assumed retirement or re-contracting of energy from San Juan 3. Figure 3 —Comparison of AL&W Energy Procurement Costs ($/MWh) Azusa Light&Water LEC Evaluation Comparison of Energy Procurement Costs($/MWh) $80.0 •San Juan Retirement Case LEG Case $70.0 LEC Not Included Case $60.0 $50.0 $40.0 1 $30.0 $20.0 -______._. 9 $10_0 $0.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Black&Veatch Page 6 Draft Report 075 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Figure 4 provides an illustration of Carbon Dioxide(CO2)emissions per MWh for AL&W under each of the three scenarios. The measure reported reflects average CO2 emissions AL&W's thermal generation portfolio, and uses an assumed CO2 emissions rate of 1,100 lbs/MWh for market purchases. Figure 4—Comparison of AL&W Carbon Dioxide Emissions (tons/MWh) Azusa Light&Water-Comparison of CO2 Emissions (tons per MWh of Portfolio Generation) 1.50 -. _ _ ....._.. • __...__. ._f _. _._.__._.�._.,_.....�.__.__... ...._......__......._._ •Without LEC Case 1.40 LEC Case 1.30 ^-IL San Juan Retirement Case 1.20 1.10 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.60 ._-. ppb U 0.50 0.40 _. _ 0.30 0.20 0.10 - — -- - - 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 As shown in Figure 4, the inclusion of LEC in the supply portfolio results in lower CO2 emissions in Scenario 2, which includes LEC, compared to Scenario 1 which does not. Early retirement or re-contracting of San Juan 3 in Scenario 3 results in a substantial reduction in AL&W average CO2 emissions rate, reflecting the much higher fuel use and carbon emissions rates of steam turbine coal plants, compared to natural gas-fueled combined-cycle technology. Black&Veatch Page 7 Draft Report 076 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 2.0 INTRODUCTION Black & Veatch was retained by Azusa Light & Water (AL&W) to complete an assessment of its potential contractual participation in the Lodi Energy Center(LEC). The Lodi Energy Center is a 280 MW natural gas- fueled combined-cycle plant being developed near the City of Lodi, California. The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) is developing the project. There are currently 14 partners interested in contracting for energy and capacity output from LEC. Under current plans, AL&W would contract for a 7.7 MW share of the plant. The project is expected to achieve commercial operation by June, 2012. In completing its assessment, Black & Veatch reviewed a number of quantitative and qualitative aspects of the LEC project, as they apply to AL&W's overall supply resource portfolio. Black&Veatch also completed a dispatch analysis of LEC to assess how it will fit into AL&W's overall supply portfolio. In completing the dispatch analysis, Black & Veatch utilized the PROMOD IV production simulation model, and dispatched AL&W's supply portfolio against long-term forecast hourly energy prices in the Southern California (SP15) market region. In completing this analysis, B&V used its recently prepared Fall 2009 Energy Market Perspective(EMP)electricity price forecast as the base case expected values for hourly spot prices. 2.1 B8V Fall 2009 Energy Market Perspective - Overview Black & Veatch has developed its Energy Market Perspective, which uses an Integrated Market Modeling (IMM) process to prepare its integrated long term view on energy markets. In order to arrive at this market perspective, B&V draws on a number of commercial data sources and supplements them with its own view on a number of key market drivers, for example, power plant capital costs, environmental and regulatory policies, natural gas exploration and development costs, and gas pipeline expansions. B&V uses these data in a series of vendor-supplied and internally-developed energy market models to arrive at its proprietary market perspective; vendor-supplied models include PROMOD (part of the PowerBase Suite). Figure 5 - B&V Integrated Market Modeling Process B&V Gas Price View Near-Term Capital Costs Demand Coal Prices Entry Forecast PROMOD B&V Energy Model and Capacity Price View Transmission Environmental Costs and Regional Costs Issues Additions From the IMM process, B&V has developed an independent forecast of the WECC wholesale electricity market. This zonal analysis of WECC incorporates the results of B&V's assessment of market-based capacity additions and retirements,the impact of potential green house gas legislation, and the inter-zonal transmission transfer capabilities implicit in the existing transmission system and the new transmission facilities needed to facilitate renewables development in the western U.S. Black & Veatch's market perspective considers the resource adequacy value of capacity in the WECC with a "Net Cost of New Entry" process, and to the extent that forecasted energy prices are insufficient to induce Black&Veatch Page 1 Draft Report r� 077 Evaluation of Azusa Light &Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL reliable levels of generation, B&V calculates the equivalent of a capacity price forecast that "fills the gap" between energy market net operating revenues and new entrant revenue requirements. In the course of preparing its Energy Market Perspective, B&V validates its WECC modeling by comparing the near term results of its energy price forecast to recent historical values. B&V's forecast SP15 prices exhibit real price escalation in early years, as natural gas prices rise, and as supply/demand balances tighten. There is a permanent jump in 2014 with assumed implementation of greenhouse gas emission regulations,and formal pricing of CO2 emissions allowances. Longer term, forecast energy prices continue to rise as both natural gas and CO2 emissions allowances both exhibit strong real price escalation. Figure 6 provides an illustration of historical and projected energy market and natural gas market prices in Southern California. The B&V EMP forecast results are in line with recent historical spark-spread and market heat rate levels although,as would be expected in a deterministic structural model,the forecast data are less volatile than historical price levels. As shown in Figure 6,historical power and natural gas prices have exhibited substantial price volatility. Figure 6—B&V EMP—SP15 Spot Market Electricity Prices (2009$) _ _...__...-._- $50.00 IMINI Historical SoCal Border Natural Gee Price(S/mmBtu) $140.00 -' w.e,.Forecast SoCal Border Natural Gas Price(5/mmBtu) --_- �Hislortcal SP 15 On-Peek Energy Price(S/MWh) -$45.00 I Historical SP 15 Ott-Peek Energy Price(S/MWS) I Forecast SP 15 On-Peak Energy Price(S/MWh) $120.00 --I Forecast SP 15 Off-Peak Energy Price($/MWh) —_.._ ----- _.___.._..-------_-.. .--.—_- $40.00 -- — -- ---. _ r l $35.00 $100.00 $30.00 $80.00 - __. _. ----.1 , __ _ - ---.- $25.00 $60.00 - - -_ _._ _._ _--_.__- - ------- ------._-_ $20.00 { `t -$15.00 $40.00 ,_ _._ - __.. _ _ ___..__._ - 1 _ $10.00 $20.00 _. ----- .--_. - _._ –._.-__. . ._...-_.. .__._�._.___.__________ $5.00 n n nn n nIIII$0.00 I I n nnn n. n n n nn n n n n n n n n $0.00 � 5pnA � n ° ,p � ' �eeeep „ nn n , n „ nfi „ , „v„ „ „ nn n „ „�„ „ nl „p, „A„�n„ „ „ „ n n n 2.2 B&V Fall 2009 Energy Market Perspective- Major Assumptions B&V's Energy Market Perspective is a fundamental forecast, built up from base assumptions about supply and demand characteristics governing regional energy markets. As such, there are a number of key assumptions that influence the EMP results and price forecasts. Among the most important assumptions are the underlying supply and demand forecast, the natural gas price forecast, policy assumptions about greenhouse gas emissions regulation,and projections of renewable and thermal generator entry. The EMP is developed as a zonal power price forecast, which means that the region is divided into a number of separate supply/demand zones, with load and generation assigned within each zone. Generation is dispatched within each zone to meet hourly demand, but the zones are also connected through existing Black&Veatch Page 2 Draft Report 073 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL transmission links, so that economic energy transfers occur between zones in the hourly dispatch. Figure 7 shows the 24 pricing zones reflected in the EMP, including transmission capacity levels connecting each zone. Under the zonal pricing approach,transmission capacity between zones is generally static, and does not vary with loadings of particular generators. Economic transfers are scheduled between zones up to the amount of transmission capacity. The approach produces reasonable electricity price projections,particularly over the long-term, but the transmission modeling is less detailed than a nodal modeling approach, or than current operation of the CAISO locational marginal pricing markets. Figure 7—WECC Market Zones \ s� As 1----_._ \f_ i L zoa L' 0 °4x i iiiiiiii-- ,..,,, ci, c 53 iffe ,.,. molom 0 I49 �z 411100111' 01 10— xe 0,U xa -ori.s ` ► `bo \s, r. ' z f m ill"`lr 444.;-------.-- -- f_______A 0 BLACK& VEATCH Building a world of difference • 8 Block Voa'di-010C'ry. Corro,y 2009 AN. a412..2.1 Table 1 provides a summary of current supply and demand in the WECC, with generators grouped by major technology. Total projected supply is 219,132 MW with wind generation at full rated capacity. With wind de-rated to 10% to reflect its expected capacity contribution during the peak hour, total WECC supply is projected at 208,370 MW. With August non-coincident peak demand projected at 163,091 MW, the WECC region has a projected reserve margin of 28%in 2010. Black&Veatch Page 3 Draft Report 079 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Table 1 —WECC 2010 Supply and Demand Summary WECC Resources (MW) 2010 Biomass 1,452 Coal 36,446 Combined Cycle 47,781 Combustion Turbine 17,114 Geothermal 3,442 Hydro 64,963 IGCC Nuclear 9,552 Other 3,065 Pumped Storage 4,516 Renewable 11,957 Steam Turbine 18,845 Total Capacity (100%)Wind 219,132 Total Capacity (10%)Wind 208,370 August Non-Coincident Peak (MW) 163,091 Winter Non-Coincident(MW) 141,040 Average Energy Load (MWa) 102,901 Total Capacity Resources(MW) 208,370 WECC 2010 August Reserve Margin 28% The demand forecast underling B&V's Fall 2009 EMP reflects projections developed by each of the load- serving entities. The forecast reflects near-term conditions arising from the 2008-2009 economic recession. Figure 8 provides an illustration of the WECC energy demand forecast. Peak demand is projected to grow at 1.6 percent annually, and energy demand at 1.5%annually. Figure 8—WECC Energy Demand Forecast 1,300,000 - ..._. 1,200,000 1,100,000 - Historical WECC Energy Demand 1,000,000 - 900,000 �- _ _ 800,000 - 700,000 R 1 600,000 M500,000 400,000 - I 300.000 , 200,000 100,000 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 Black&Veatch Page 4 Draft Report 080 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Natural gas prices play a substantial role in determining energy prices in the WECC, because natural gas- fueled resources are typically marginal over 90% of the time. As such, the natural gas price forecast is a key component in developing long-term electricity price projections. Major considerations underlying B&V's natural gas price forecast include: Short-term(2009-2011) • Demand weakens with global economic climate • North American natural gas production decreases with lower prices, credit constraints, and reduced drilling activity Medium-term(2011 —2019) • Natural gas prices track upward to an average of$5.50 • Unconventional gas(gas shales,Rockies tight gas and coal bed methane production) and LNG imports keep pace with NG demand Long-term (2019—2030) • Power sector demand pushes new consumption • Alaskan gas enters market in 2020 softening prices for a few years • Prices then rise as WCSB decline accelerates and current unconventional gas plateaus WECC projected power prices are also influenced by policy initiatives designed to reduce environmental impacts of power generation, including renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS), and anticipated federal legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). In its Fall 2009 EMP, B&V reflected current requirements for development of renewable energy resources in the WECC, and also assumed that federal GHG legislation will pass, with pricing of CO2 emissions allowances beginning in 2014. Each of those assumptions has a significant influence upon long-term electricity price projections. Table 2 outlines the current RPS requirements in the WECC, as a percent of energy demand. Table 2 —WECC Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (% of Energy Demand) RPS % 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 California 20% 20% 20% 20% 23% 23% 26% 26% 30% 30% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% Colorado 5% 5% 10% 10% 10% 10% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Montana 5% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% Nevada 12% 12% 15% 15% 18% 18% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% New Mexico 10% 10% 10% 10% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Oregon 5% 5% 5% 5% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 25% Washington 3% 3% 3% 3% 9% 9% 9% 9% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% Based upon those RPS requirements, B&V included substantial expansion of renewable energy capacity in developing the EMP. The balance of renewable expansion continues to use wind technology, but solar contribution becomes increasingly meaningful through time. Figure 9 illustrates renewable energy expansion underlying B&V's forecast. As shown, current RPS requirements suggest cumulative renewable additions approximating 10,000 MW by 2015, 20,000 MW by 2020, 27,000 MW by 2025, and 38,000 MW by 2033. Introduction of those levels of renewable energy influence WECC energy prices, due to the low variable cost of renewable technologies, and the expected time-of-day and seasonal generation profiles of those resources. Because the renewable resources have limited dispatch flexibility, energy from those resources is typically bid as price-taking, and has influence upon which thermal resources are marginal price-setting units in the respective market pricing zones. Black&Veatch Page 5 Draft Report 081' Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Figure 9—WECC Renewable Energy Resource Expansion WECC Generic Renewable Capacity Additions 45,000 — — ■Wind-Alberta 0 Wind-Northwest •Wind-Northern CA ■Wind-BC 40,000 ®Wind-Southern CA !Wind-Utah ■Wind-Nevada ■Wind-New Mexico ' III ❑Wind-Idaho III ' ' 35,000 - MWind-Colorado Wind-Montana , _ _ 1 MI Wind-Wyoming ■Wind-Arizona ' ■Wind-IID ■Geo IID _ 30,000 - pGeo NV 0 Solar NV ■Solar SP15 O Solar CO 25,000 - D Solar AZ O Solar NP15 - 20,000 } is ° 15,000 10,000 5,000 - 11 1 ® 11I sY 111 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 One of the key policy uncertainties underlying power markets throughout the U.S. concerns whether GHG regulations will be enacted, and the exact form of such regulations if they are enacted. There is currently major GHG legislation in front of Congress, and passage of such legislation has strong support from the Obama Administration. In recent months, significant legislative attention has been focused on HR 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACESA), drafted by Reps. Henry Waxman and Ed Markey. The US House of Representatives passed the bill on June 26, 2009. The Senate has not yet passed a companion bill, although bills have been introduced. This legislation is intended to reduce domestic emissions of greenhouse gases, and contains four main mechanisms for reducing GHG emissions in the economy: • A cap and trade emissions trading system geared at the electric utility sector and large emitters of greenhouse gases • EPA enforced equipment performance standards for all other CO2 emitters • A mandatory federal renewable electricity standard requiring electric utilities to generate 20 percent of their power from renewable sources and through efficiency gains by 2020; • Various energy efficiency standards for buildings,equipment, and appliances. The legislation has targeted reductions in GHG emissions of 17% by 2020 compared to 2005 levels; 42% by 2030, and 83%by 2050. Eighty-five percent of GHG allowances will be allocated to retail electric companies and generation owners, and 15%will be auctioned. In developing the Fall 2009 EMP, B&V assumed that major elements of the Waxman/Markey legislation will pass, with implementation of CO2 allowance pricing delayed to 2014, rather than 2012 as proposed in the current legislation. B&V assumed that international offsets would be available as a compliance mechanism in reducing GHG, consistent with the proposed legislation. That element plays a significant role in determining expected prices for CO2 allowances. Figure 10 provides an illustration of projected prices for CO2 allowances Black&Veatch Page 6 Draft Report 082 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL based on the assumed legislative provisions of Waxman/Markey. These allowance prices are implemented in the EMP beginning in 2014,and cause a significant increase in projected energy prices beginning in that year. Figure 10 —Projected CO2 Emission Allowance Prices 100 90 - 80 ° 70 w 8 60 U 50 I 40 'a I I 30 20 10 — 0 - 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 2.3 Lodi Energy Center Operating Characteristics The characteristics of the Lodi Energy Center are listed in Table 3 and were provided by AL&W. These parameter values were used in completing the dispatch analyses. Table 3 —Lodi Energy Center Plant Characteristics Lodi Energy Center Combined Cycle Fuel Type Natural Gas Start Fuel Natural Gas Location Northern California Commercial Operation Date June,2012 Number of Units 1 @ 280 MW Variable O&M($/MWh) $1.00 Fixed O&M ($/kW-year) $37.56 Maintenance Rate(hours/year) 438 Forced Outage Rate(%) 2% Min Up Time(hours) 4 Min Down Time(hours) 4 Heat Rate(Btu/kWh) 6,800 Start Costs - Cash Start Costs($/start) 0.00 Fuel Start Costs(mmBtu/warm start) 1,483 Emission Rates(lbsiMMBtu) CO2 119 NOx .02 Black&Veatch Page 7 Draft Report 083 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 3.0 LODI ENERGY CENTER EVALUATION 3.1.1 Azusa Light &Water's Supply and Demand Profile AL&W has a number of supply resources in its existing resource portfolio. The largest resource in AL&W's supply portfolio is a share of the San Juan 3 coal unit in New Mexico. AL&W has a current and ongoing need for resource adequacy/reserve capacity,even with the inclusion of LEC in its supply portfolio. AL&W is basically short on capacity,but not on energy,due primarily to the dominance of San Juan 3 in its supply portfolio. Figure 11 provides an illustration of AL&W's current supply and demand balance for the 2010 through 2030 time period. As shown,AL&W's aggregate existing supply resources are below projected peak demand, and below peak demand plus required reserves. This is true even with inclusion of LEC in the supply portfolio. To cover needed reserves,AL&W must purchase short-term capacity products in the California market. Figure 11 highlights the significance of San Juan 3 in AL&W's current supply portfolio,with that resource contributing almost half of needed reserve capacity. San Juan's contribution to AL&W's energy balance is even more substantial. In calculating reserve capacity for AL&W's portfolio,wind resources are given a 10% capacity credit,which is reflective of the intermittent nature of the wind resource. Figure 11 —AL&W Supply and Demand Balance 100.0- BIM San Juan Unit 3 =NI Palo Verde Hoover Inn MWD Hydro 11San Dimas Hydro ®Shell Trading 90.0- ®Iberdorla High Winds IIMM Garnet Wind -------- -"------- MIM Lonergy nter Peak Demand(MW)) tpediak EDemand Ceplus Reserves(MW) 80.0 --. _._..------ —-- - -- 70.0- i.... `. 60.0------ ------ — -- -- - -----.....-_ - 50,0 40,0 - •r _ 30.0 20.0 10.0 00 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Year Because of AL&W's need for reserve capacity,the proposed participation in LEC will provide value in satisfying a portion of AL&W's resource adequacy needs. Absent participation in LEC,AL&W would have to separately procure reserve capacity,through peaking or other generating resources. As shown in Figure 11, the 7.7 MW share of LEC basically satisfies AL&W's reserve capacity need for the 2012 through 2015 period,and even with LEC there will be a need for additional reserve capacity after 2015,when the current contract for the Shell Trading resource expires. Under B&V's projections,by the time LEC is on-line,the value of the reserve capacity it will provide ranges from$80 to$140/kW/Year. Those values are based on projected investment carrying costs of new peaking resources,with the$80/kW/Year estimate based on GE 7FA technology, and the$140/kW/Year estimate based on GE LMS 100 technology. Given the preference to build the more flexible LMS100 peaking technology in California,B&V expects that resource adequacy prices/value will be closer to the$140/kW/Year range in California. Black&Veatch Page 8 Draft Report 084 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 3.1.2 Location of Lodi Energy Center The Lodi Energy Center will be located near the city of Lodi, in Northern California. The project is somewhat distant from AL&W's service territory and primary load centers'. Figure 12 shows locations of current participants in LEC. Figure 12—Lodi Energy Center Participants California Department of Water Resources (multiple locations) Ukiah •Gridley/Biggs�lumas • Healdsburg It Power and Water Santa Rosa IP Lodi Energy Conte Resources Pooling 0 Authority(multiple Port of locations) oaklanr... • Modesto Bay Area Rapid Transit Lompoc Azusa Light&Water V\ • \40/ As shown,the majority of LEC participants are located in Northern California. However,AL&W is a participant in California Independent System Operator(CAISO)day ahead,hour-ahead and real-time locational marginal pricing energy and ancillary services markets. Under current CAISO market rules, energy prices are established on a locational marginal pricing basis,with varying prices depending on supply and demand conditions, and transmission system operational condition at each applicable generation and load bus, and at pre-specified pricing aggregation points. Under this market structure,price differences between buses are dependent upon transmission system congestion and loss differentials at each respective bus. If AL&W schedules energy from LEC, for CAISO settlement purposes, it would receive the locational marginal price at the Lodi bus as market revenue,and would pay for energy delivered based on the locational marginal price at one of its two main load buses. This net settlement difference, plus the variable operating costs and fixed cost payments due NCPA would represent AL&W's cost of energy from LEC. In the time since CAISO began locational marginal pricing based markets, energy prices in Northern California have been higher than energy prices in Southern California. This condition applied under previous While LEC appears distant from AL&W's service territory,it is noteworthy that it is geographically closer than some other components of AL&W's supply mix, such as San Juan 3 and Hoover Dam. Black&Veatch Page 9 Draft Report 085 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL market structures as well, and is projected to continue into the future based on relative supply and demand conditions, and transmission system import capability into the respective market regions. Figure 13 illustrates price differentials between the NP15 trading hub and SP15 trading hub since April, 2009, when CAISO LMP markets began. As shown in Figure 13,NP15 prices have consistently traded at a premium to SP15 prices. That pricing premium persists in most long-term projections of California electricity prices, such as Black& Veatch's Fall 2009 Energy Market Perspective. Under those conditions,AL&W could expect to earn a modest premium on energy it schedules from LEC. In cases where AL&W is in a net energy surplus condition, it could also expect to sell its output from LEC into the higher priced NP 15 market region. This element helps to mitigate AL&W's risk associated with spot energy market sales. Figure 13 —CAISO NP15/SP15 Locational Marginal Price Differences CAISO Locational Marginal Prices $55.00 .......... ____. ........ ....._ ._...__.-._.___.._.__ _,._...... ._...._...._.__. _._._._. .,. _........._.. Imo NP15-SP15 Differential $50.00- �'�NP15 Trading Hub $45.00- SP15 Trading Hub — $40.00 $35.00 $30.00- $25.00 ._._._--- - -------_---- ----- ------ 1 $20.00 $15.00 -_ $10.00 ( $5.00 $0.00 $ Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 3.1.3 Alternative Supply Resources Black &Veatch reviewed construction cost estimates for LEC, developed by Siemens and by NCPA. Estimated construction costs are consistent with other comparable projects that Black&Veatch has reviewed in the last two years. The LEC estimated costs are slightly below Black&Veatch's recent projections of costs for constructing similar technology. Black&Veatch also reviewed competing projects under development in California power markets. In Southern California,where AL&W is located, the bulk of natural-gas fueled power plants under advanced development have been put on hold. With court decisions making it difficult to receive air emissions permits and necessary emissions offsets, new natural-gas fueled power plants being developed in Southern California have stalled. As such, LEC is one of only a handful of viable combined-cycle resources currently at advanced development stages in California. 3.1.4 Dispatch Analysis of Lodi Energy Center As discussed earlier, B&V completed dispatch analyses of AL&W's existing supply portfolio, both with and without the inclusion of LEC. As a sensitivity case, B&V also completed a dispatch analysis of AL&W's supply portfolio with LEC included, but assuming that retirement or re-contracting results in San Juan 3 no Black&Veatch Page 10 Draft Report 086 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL longer being part of AL&W's resource mix. B&V used the PROMOD IV market simulation tool to complete the dispatch analysis, and dispatched AL&W's resources against SP15 forecast energy market prices. The basic principle underlying that approach assumes that AL&W's existing supply resources will be rationally dispatched based on SP15 wholesale market prices,and that AL&W will manage its overall portfolio and load obligation by engaging in additional short-term purchase and sale transactions in CAISO energy and ancillary services markets, as needed. The three scenarios examined are as follows: • Scenario 1 — Existing Supply Portfolio Case: In Scenario 1, Black & Veatch completed a dispatch analysis of AL&W's existing supply portfolio, without the addition of LEC. Given projected demand growth and the expiration of purchase power contracts for a number of existing supply resources, this scenario results in a small net energy sales position in early study years, and a moderate net energy purchase position in middle to late study years. • Scenario 2 — LEC Case: In Scenario 2, Black & Veatch completed a dispatch analysis of AL&W's existing supply portfolio, but with LEC included starting in 2012, on its projected commercial operation date. This scenario results in a moderate net energy sales position through the year 2020, and a net energy purchase position beginning in 2021 and later years. • Scenario 3 — San Juan Retirement Case: In the third scenario, Black & Veatch included LEC in the AL&W supply portfolio, but assumed that San Juan 3 is retired, or that AL&W no longer contracts for its energy output, beginning in 2015. This scenario is not meant to suggest that San Juan Unit 3 retirement will actually occur at that time,but instead is meant to measure the risk impact upon AL&W's overall energy procurement activities, if for some reason the San Juan resource is no longer part of the supply portfolio. This scenario results in a large net energy purchase position beginning in 2016, which is the assumed date of San Juan dropping out of AL&W's supply portfolio. This net energy purchase position would occur even with LEC included in AL&W's supply portfolio. 3.1.4.1 Scenario 1 —AL&W Existing Supply Portfolio Figure 14 provides a projected energy balance for AL&W under Scenario 1, where LEC is not included in the supply portfolio. With existing resources, AL&W is projected to have an energy surplus in the 2010 through 2017 time period, and an energy deficit in the 2018 and later time period. An energy surplus position means that AL&W will have net excess energy to sell into the spot market on an annual basis. In that case, economic energy production from the supply portfolio exceeds forecast energy demand over the course of a year. An energy deficit means that AL&W will have to purchase energy from the spot market to supplement energy produced by its supply portfolio. As highlighted in Figure 14, San Juan 3 represents the largest share of AL&W's energy supply. Black&Veatch Page 1 1 Draft Report 087 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Figure 14—Scenario 1 —AL&W Energy Balance Azusa Light&Water Energy Balance Without LEC Included in Supply Portfolio 450.000.000 ®Hydro Generation(MWh) Nuclear Generation(MWh) MIMI Wind Energy(MWh) =San Juan 3 Generation(MWh) 400,000 000 Energy Load(MWh) 350,000.000 Generation Generation Surplus Deficit 300,000 000 250,000000 .' "'� 200,000.000 San Juan 3 Generation(MWh 150,000 000 100,000 000 50,000.000- Wind Energy(MWh) Nuclear Generation(MWh) Hydro Generation(MWh) 0.000 .... 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 While Figure 14 illustrates early period energy surplus, and late period energy deficits, AL&W would still be active in both purchase and sale activity on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, as it manages its overall resource portfolio to economically serve load. Figure 15 highlights that element, in showing both energy purchase and sale activity, along with the net energy surplus and deficits. In this case, net energy surpluses are shown as negative quantities,and net energy deficits are shown as positive quantities. Figure 15—Scenario 1 —AL&W Market Purchase and Sales Activity AL&W Market Purchase and Sales Activity Without LEC Included in Supply Portfolio 150,000 140,000 4 Net Purchases/(Sales) Energy Market Purchases 130.000 ��,Energy Market Sales --_ - 120.000110,000 �, ..., 100,000 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000--_ _. 50,000 40,000 _ .w,........._, _ �. ,.. 30,000--- `- - --- 20,000 10,000 - _ ---- - -- --_. -- _ -- --- — - — _ -10,000 . ■l-' -20.000 _.. -30,000 -40,000 . -50.000 -60,000 -__. __.._......___.._... ._.__.._...._...____ ____._..._ _..._. ......_ _. _.__.. ..,....._..___..........___... ___.....� 0 of , ry0� h0N ry0� ry0� ry°n ry°„ ,194) ry0�1 ryOn 'On ti6P `,((.° ,61P ,t6ry0 ,f'LrO ry09' rydV°j Black&Veatch Page 12 Draft Report 088 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Figure 16 also illustrates energy market purchase and sale activity under Scenario 1, with the data presented on the basis of average MW per year rather than total energy. This measure provides a sense of the average annual purchase and sale quantities that AL&W is projected to transact, in the absence of LEC in the supply portfolio. As shown, early in the study period AL&W is projected to engage in energy sales activity averaging 6 to 7 MW,which tailors down through time to the 2 to 3 MW range by the end of the study period. Conversely,AL&W projected market purchase activity averages about 4 MW early in the study period, which increases substantially toward the end of the study period to vary between 11 and 12 MW. Figure 16—Scenario 1 —AL&W Market Purchase and Sales Activity—Average MW AL&W Market Purchase and Sale Activity-Average MW Without LEC Included in Supply Portfolio 15.0 . —.. O Energy Market Purchases(Avg MW) 14.0 . ■Energy Market Sales(Avg MW) 13.0 12.0 I 11.0 ----- -- -- ---- __ _. —l 10.0— --_._. _--__-------- ---------- --_- _ __.. 9.0 8.0 7.0 x I 6.0 5.0 - i i ,yo^° P P P 1) f P^6 tip^^ P ,-P f tioti� tidy tioti' ,19 ,yoti`' ,yo'� ,yoti� f ,yo'� 3.1.4.2 Scenario 2—AL&W Supply Portfolio Including Lodi Energy Center In Scenario 2, the dispatch analysis includes a 7.7 MW share of the Lodi Energy Center in AL&W's supply portfolio, beginning in June, 2012. With LEC inclusion, the dispatch analysis was again conducted where each of AL&W's supply resources was dispatched against SP15 forecast prices, and AL&W's energy balances were re-computed. LEC represents a cost-competitive natural gas-fueled resource for AL&W, reduces its greenhouse gas footprint, and helps to diversify its energy mix and risk exposure away from substantial reliance upon San Juan 3. However, because AL&W is in an energy surplus position early in the study period, inclusion of LEC in the supply portfolio initially adds to that surplus. In its initial years of operation, assuming the rest of AL&W's supply portfolio remains in place, the addition of LEC will create additional risk exposure to CAISO wholesale sales markets. Figure 17 illustrates AL&W's annual energy balance with inclusion of LEC in the supply portfolio. As shown, inclusion of LEC adds to net energy surpluses through 2020, but then substantially closes net energy shortages in remaining study years. It is important to realize that despite net energy surpluses in early years, AL&W will be active in both purchase and sale markets throughout the study, as it manages its overall resource portfolio and reacts to fluctuating power market conditions. While inclusion of LEC in the supply portfolio increases AL&W's risk exposure to sales transactions and revenue in initial years of operation, that risk should be manageable. For example, as discussed earlier, CAISO markets have shown a price premium for energy delivered in northern California, and that premium is expected to continue. In addition, spot market power prices in California and throughout the WECC region are heavily influenced by the production cost of natural-gas fueled resources. Because LEC will be one of the Black&Veatch Page 13 Draft Report 089 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL most efficient resources in operation, particularly during its first 10 years of operation, it will be cost competitive in CAISO markets and will enjoy profit margins in virtually all hours when it is producing surplus energy. LEC will also provide AL&W with a hedge against higher prices in the event greenhouse gas regulation is implemented and CO2 emissions become regulated, as anticipated CO2 emissions from LEC will be less than half the levels currently produced at San Juan 3. Figure 17—Scenario 2—AL&W Energy Balance with Inclusion of LEC Azusa Light&Water Energy Balance LEC Included in Supply Portfolio 450,000.000,....:.., _._. .._ ,.,.:..- ...�:. m...�-,� ..... ,... .. .,_.a-.._....... ......__....._. __....___..._. ®Hydro Generation(MWh) IIII=Nuclear Generation(MWh) MINIIIIWind Energy(MWh) San Juan 3 Generation(MWh) 400,000 000 LEC Generation(MWh) Native Energy Load(MWh) 350,000 000 LEC Generation(MWh) 300,000.000 250,000 000 t> 200,000 000 ISan Juan 3 Generation(MWh) 150,000 000 - 100,000.000- 50.000.000 Wind Energy(MWh) Nuclear Generation(MWh) Hydro Generation(MWh).. 0.000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Figure 18 illustrates AL&W's spot market purchase and sale activity on an average MW basis, with inclusion of LEC. Compared to Scenario 1, LEC adds about 5 MWa to AL&W's initial surplus position in early study years, and reduces its net energy deficit by 3 to 4 MWa in later study years. Figure 18—Scenario 2—AL&W Market Purchase and Sales Activity with LEC—Average MW AL&W Market Purchase and Sale Activity-Average MW LEC Included in Supply Portfolio 15.0 . _ ____.. _ ..._ _......_ _. .. _ O Energy Market Purchases(Avg MW) 14.0 _ ■Energy Market Sales(Avg MW) _... _. 13.0 12.0 11.0 10.0__ I 8.0 7.0 , 111 s, ke . 1.0 r Black&Veatch Page 14 Draft Report 090 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Figure 19 lists projected production costs of AL&W's major thermal resources during the study period, in comparison to projected SP15 spot market energy prices. The cost values in Figure 19 reflect variable cost only. As shown, each of AL&W's supply resources, including LEC, is cost competitive relative to projected SP15 spot market prices. Interestingly, with inclusion of anticipated CO2 pricing due to greenhouse gas regulation, LEC and San Juan 3 have comparable production costs beginning in 2023, whereas San Juan 3 enjoys a cost advantage in earlier study years.2 With the inclusion of CO2 pricing, and given the higher emissions rate and heat rate of San Juan 3, it is projected to lose the cost advantage it has historically enjoyed relative to natural gas-fueled combined-cycle resources. Figure 19—Scenario 2—AL&W Variable Energy Procurement Cost Azusa Light&Water-Variable Energy Procurement Cost LEC Included in Supply Portfolio $140.0 ....... .Palo Verde 1-Azusa San Juan:3-AL&W '`Lodi Energy Center-AL&W $120.0 -_- i Portfolio Average 4,—SP15 Spot Market Energy Price $100.0 -- --- -- --- 1 i $80.0 ._ .-- $60.0 . __.- _. - _.. _ _....--- - ---_—___ _ j $40.0 -_ -- --- -*` -- $20.0 $0.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Figure 20 illustrates AL&W's resource costs on an all-in basis, which reflects both variable and fixed costs associated with each supply resource. The all-in costs for AL&W's existing resources were provide by AL&W. For LEC, B&V developed a fixed investment cost estimate based on LEC projected construction costs, and then spread those fixed costs over LEC's expected energy production levels. B&V's estimated fixed costs for LEC are $127/kW/Year, which translates into $18.36/MWh, based on an anticipated annual capacity factor of 79 percent. For purposes of Figure 20, B&V also added estimated fixed costs to the spot market energy forecast prices, simply to allow a full comparison. As shown in Figure 20, with inclusion of energy, CO2 and fixed costs, San Juan 3 is projected to lose its competitive advantage relative to both LEC and relative to SP15 market prices. 2 Black&Veatch utilized its own estimates of fuel and production costs for the supply resources,which may differ from actual costs or from PPA terms governing AL&W's supply procurement contracts. Black&Veatch Page 15 Draft Report 091 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Figure 20—Scenario 2—AL&W All-In Energy Procurement Cost Azusa Light&Water-All-In Energy Procurement Cost LEC Included in Supply Portfolio $140.0 _. __ -. - _. _.-____ ---.._ *.'Palo Verde 1-Azusa San Juan:3-AL&W .... .....Lodi Energy Center-AL&W $120.0Portfolio Average --_.- ___-_._ _____.--___---------- -- __ _. - _. _ 0-SP15 Spot Market Energy Price .. $100.0 - .... L $80.0 $60.0 �` c -r $40.0 $20.0 -- ------. ___— _---. ..-- ------ $0.0 , 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Figure 21 further illustrates changing economics of supply resources, where projected utilization of San Juan 3 declines through the study period, as natural gas-fueled resources become relatively more competitive as CO2 prices increase. Figure 21 —Scenario 2—Projected Capacity Factor of San Juan 3 and LEC AL&W Baseload Resources-Capacity Factor(%) 1 11-11 LEC Included in Supply Portfolio 100%- _. __ ___ __ ...... ..._._. ,_... _ __ ... ... ....., ■San Juan:3-AL&W 90% --- --------! O Lodi Energy Center-AL&W -� 80% 70% 3 60% , _, 5n% ,„ 40% c 30% -j 20% -- `- id-i- ," ,�0 ,�N ,wry ^b ,�t ,°D c�,�CD ,�� ,47 ^0 `y0 `'es `l19. '5 1,1. 14,DA`y5, `y'1 ,{y0 rp 19 19 99 99 Inclusion of LEC in AL&W's supply portfolio has potential to reduce its overall carbon footprint, and to reduce its risk exposure in the event that greenhouse gas emissions regulations are enacted and CO2 becomes priced in the market place. Figure 22 provides an illustration of that impact, in comparing average CO2 Black&Veatch Page 16 Draft Report 092 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL emissions rates for AL&W's supply portfolio with and without inclusion of LEC. As shown,with LEC in the supply portfolio,projected portfolio CO2 emissions rates decline by approximately .04 tons per MWh. Figure 22—Scenarios 1 and 2 —Comparison of AL&W Portfolio CO2 Emissions Rates Azusa Light&Water-Comparison of CO2 Emissions (tons per MWh of Portfolio Generation) -- 1.40 Without LEC Case LEC Case 1.30 H 1.20 1.10 1.00 0.90 — •� 0.70 • _-- o-so g0.500.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 3.1.4.3 Scenario 3—AL&W Supply Portfolio with Potential Loss of San Juan 3 In Scenario 3, Black & Veatch completed a dispatch analysis of AL&W's supply portfolio under assumed circumstances where San Juan 3 is no longer included after 2015. This scenario is not meant to be a prediction of that actually occurring. Instead, Black & Veatch developed this scenario solely to better understand the dynamics of AL&W's supply portfolio, and to more fully assess the fit of LEC into that portfolio. Given the large contribution of San Juan 3 to AL&W's overall supply mix, loss of that resource would have a substantial impact. The scenario also highlights how LEC can provide a hedge for AL&W in case something happens at San Juan, due either to market or physical conditions. Figure 23 shows AL&W's projected energy balance under Scenario 3. As shown, with assumed loss of San Juan 3, AL&W would immediately face a substantial energy deficit, and would need to procure additional supply resources, or rely heavily upon spot market purchase activity. Under such a scenario, inclusion of LEC in its supply portfolio would help AL&W mitigate its supply risk and exposure to spot market purchase price volatility. Figure 24 illustrates projected spot market purchase and sale activity on an average MW basis for Scenario 3. As shown, if San Juan 3 were no longer available, AL&W would immediately be in a net purchase situation, and would not produce surplus energy at all, even with inclusion of LEC in its supply portfolio. Black&Veatch Page 17 Draft Report 093 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Figure 23—Scenario 3—AL&W Energy Balance with Loss of San Juan 3 Azusa Light Sr Water Energy Balance LEC Included in Supply Portfolio-San Juan Early Retirement 450,000 000--__ .,-x_H-._ydro GeneratoaMWh) Nuclear uclear Generation eneration (MWh) Wind Energy(MWh) =San Juan 3 Generation(MWh) 400,000.000 LEC Generation(MWh) Energy Load(MWh) 350,000 000- 300,000.000 - - - -----. _-_.._- ----_..----- -- 250,000.000 "...."."•-•"*".' 200,000.000 ----- - ----- _ -- 150,000.000 [San Juan 3 Generation(MWh) 100,000.000 LEC Generation(MWh) 50,000.000 Wind Energy(MWh) Nuclear Generation(MWh) Hydro Generation(MWh) 0.000 .. _ 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Figure 24 — Scenario 3 — AL&W Market Purchase and Sales Activity without San Juan 3 — Average MW AL&W Market Purchase and Sale Activity-Average MW LEC Included in Supply Portfolio-San Juan Early Retirement 30 0 29.0 ' C)Energy Market Purchases(Avg MW) - 28.0 ---_-_- 27,0. ■Energy Market Sales(Avg MW) - - - --- ------- — 26.0 ------ - _. - 25.0-- ------- - 24.0 - - - - -- ------._.._.---------- 23.0 - - - ----- ----------- ------ -_-...----- 22.0--------- - ----- -- - ---- ----_.. —.- ---- 21.0 20.0 19.0 18.0 17.0 16.0 - - 15.0.0 14 .. Q 13.0 12.0 '` - - - - 1 11.0 10.0 8.0 5.0 - -- - ' - 1 - I 2.° 1111 11111i 'MI Ell ^^ ^ry ^'S ^ ^h ^, ^'1 ^, ^9 ryo ry^ rck ' r1,P rah tib ti� ryw `L9 'lp f '19 ry� f tiC f rti° rti° r� `Lo I' ryo ,P ,19 Black&Veatch Page 18 Draft Report 094 Evaluation of Azusa Light&Water Participation in Lodi Energy Center PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 4.0 CONCLUSIONS This study provides an assessment of Azusa Light&Water's supply portfolio currently in place to serve its load obligations, and examines the impact of adding a 7.7 MW share of the Lodi Energy Center to that supply portfolio. The study concludes that LEC is one of the most efficient available combined cycle resources in the region, and is cost competitive relative to competing supply resources. With projected changes in environmental policy, and assumed implementation of greenhouse gas emissions regulation, LEC also becomes competitive with AL&W's largest current supply resource, San Juan Unit 3. In early years, LEC contributes to net energy surpluses for AL&W, and as such, increases exposure to spot market sales risk. Conversely, inclusion of LEC would mitigate other risks faced by AL&W,such as pricing risk arising in the event that GHG regulations are enacted, or supply procurement risk present given the large role that San Juan 3 plays in AL&W's existing supply portfolio. Inclusion of LEC provides diversity to AL&W's supply portfolio. It also provides a hedge against the risk of San Juan 3 becoming unavailable to AL&W,either due to market, environmental or physical conditions. Finally, despite current and near-term projected energy surpluses, AL&W is in a position where it needs to procure additional reserve or resource adequacy capacity. As shown above, a 7.7 MW share of LEC will meet AL&W's projected capacity need for the 2012 through 2015 timeframe. After 2015,AL&W will be required to procure additional reserve capacity, in addition to LEC. B&V estimates the value of reserve capacity in Southern California will range between $80/kW/Year and$140/kW/Year, and will most likely be toward the upper end of that range. In comparison, LEC's projected fixed investment costs compare favorably at$127/kW/Year, so the project has potential to recover most or all of its cost to AL&W through the provision of reserve/resource adequacy capacity. Black&Veatch Page 19 Draft Report 095 ar iiiiiiizogemit.... __.......E.__:t_.__..... vl� vre... iitata PIS A, '" 4.001007/1117411 . — ' 4-14114511k1441141461141*- .5, .. 4. ry ,, Azusa Utility Board April 26, 2010 _ . AZUSA LIGHT & WATER Recommendations Approve CEQA findings as a Responsible Agency Approve execution of LEC Power Sales Agreement Approve Project Management and Operations Agreement Authorize Director of Utilities to appoint representatives to Participant Committee 2 AZUSA Background Azusa and 13 other public agencies have been participating in the development of the Lodi Energy Center for past 3 years. Plant to be located on 4.5 acres adjacent to 1-5 approximately 45 miles south of Sacramento at the Lodi Water Treatment Facility 280 Megawatt high efficiency combined cycle natural gas generating unit. Will use treated sewage effluent for cooling Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) will finance, construct and maintain plant 3 AZUSA LIGHT & W A T E R • —.,, . . _ , ,. . , , , .. , —... , ., LEC Map . ,. ..„..„ ,.. .,..., ., , , . .... ,. .,,... . .,.., „.,.... .,. , California Department of Water Resources ./ - (multiple locaticnsl / Ukiah r-NGridley:Biggs plain'�q k.,1 i • • 4 _ ... „,_ i . . .. ,...,,,,,.. ,„, ....._, k, - ,-I ,, .sit , T,,' t a a ++. Q. µ+ • 5 t f ,....„ j4 1 rt:r , i I i , _ -._ . n At I I CI no ti A a' . t f yr '' , ' I. ...*. .1 talk la i i i 1 1 l':**X ,,, 0 -),.. -INCIII\ -. i ,. ,---' ,40 . ., rm. ., . , , ,,.........,. .... , . , i i , , . t , , . ,,„,.. .4„.. ..,......„,... \,„ t ..... ......, \,-- 0 ....- 0. . - . ..-.4.... t Vil - — - I I . Intit4.01 .'11111°111111141,..Ntlii41111kti,,41,,, a 40, w r...".;'-. . ...., d ' --''''l i I ' kktk: 4.,\441ti 2 o , . 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":'- s .'I1 d _ ,r Y . . ilia., -. 0 zN ks. 0 L V) Approval Schedule CEC License April 21, 2010 NCPA Commission Approval of April 22, 2010 CEQA, PSA & PMOA • Participant Approvals April 21-May 5, 2010 • Signed Copies of PSA to NCPA May 15, 2010 • "Power Island" Notice to Proceed June 15, 2010 • Financing Complete June 22, 2010 Start Construction July 1, 2010 ~.0 6 AZUSA LG F W Ai L9 LEC Schedule Project Timeline Milestone Date Detailed Engineering Contract Executed December 2008 Power Island Purchase Contract May 2009 CEC Staff Assessment Issued November 2009 CEC Final Decision April 2010 Financing Complete June 2010 Construction Commences July 2010 Combustion Turbine & HRSG On Site April 2011 Steam Turbine On Site November 2011 Plant Back Feed of 230 KV Power October 2011 Natural Gas Available January 2012 First Fire March 2012 Steam Blows April 2012 Commercial Operation Date June 1, 2012 7 AZUSA L! GF4T & WATER Efficiency Corn pa. rh ► n Plant Owner COD Heat Rate ( Btu/kWh) Walnut Energy Center Turlock 2005 7,822 Panoche Energy Center Energy Investors Fund 2009 7,815 Marsh Landing Gen Station Mirant 2012 7,720 Sutter Energy Center Calpine 2001 7, 100 Willow Pass Mirant 2012 7,053 Cosumnes SMUD 2006 7,047 Los Medanos Energy Center Calpine 2001 7,025 Metcalf Calpine 2005 7,000 Delta Energy Center Calpine 2002 7,000 Colusa Generating Station PG&E 2010 6,950 Gateway Generating Station PG&E 2009 6,(140 Lodi Energy Center NCPA 2012 6,824 8 AZUSA L ! G H T & WATER GHG Comparison Plant Owner Carbon Footprint lbs/MWH Marsh Landing Mirant 900 Sutter Energy Center Calpine 829 Cosumnes SMUD FA 823 Willow Pass Mirant 823 Metcalf Calpine 816 Los Medanos Calpine 816 Gateway Generating PG&E 812 Colusa Generating PG&E 812 Juan Coal SCPPA Proposed LEC NCPA 794 .0N.~ 9 AZUSA LIGHT & WAG ER LEC Cost Summar Com onent Costs $m Power Island (Costs Fixed) $148.5 Major Purchases (10% Costs Fixed) $34.8 Bulk Materials- (part of General Contract) $29.6 S•are Parts $2.5 Labor and Services Labor- General Contractor $59.4 Professional Services $10.9 NCPA Labor $6.0 Construction Management (Cost Fixed) $3.5 CBO & Environmental Com.liance Contract Executed $2.5 Interconnection and Fees PG&E Gas (based upon PG&E estimate 8/2008) $6.8 CAISO (Costs Fixed) $0.4 Sales Tax $15.6 Legal Costs $1 .5 Siemens Long Term Service Agreement $1 .5 Misc Feels $0.1 Phase I and Phase II (Costs Fixed) $18.2 Detailed En.ineerin. Costs Fixed $7.0 Contingency General (V)a Total Construction Costs $375.3 Finance Costs Finance Costs and Project Reserves (t R Total Costs of Project $451. A Z U S A LIGHT & WATER Azusa Financial Azusa's share is -y2. 79% which equates to 7.8 MW NCPA will issue 30 year bonds for the project for Funds to construct the plant (construction costs + interest during construction) Costs to issue bonds ` Required reserve funds (debt, operating, etc.) Azusa's estimated share of debt will be $12.9 million -'Annual debt service is estimated at $846 ,000 per year Note: Azusa's development costs to be refunded - $1 million. 11 AZUSA hml LEC Energy Pric : $/MWH Debt 15 .48 O&M 6 . 35 Fuel ($7/mmbtu) 47 . 77 A&G/lns/CAISO 2 . 55 Total $72 . 15 12 AZUSA LEC Rarticipants MW Indenture Group A Azusa 7.80 2.79% BART 17.50 6.25% Biggs 0.75 0.27% Gridley 5.50 1 .96% Healdsburg 4.40 1 .57% Lodi 26.20 9.36% Lompoc 5.60 2.00% Plumas-Sierra 2.20 0.79% Port of Oakland 3.25 1 .16% PWRPA 7.47 2.67% Silicon Valley Power 71 .00 25.36% Ukiah 5.00 1 .79% Indenture Group B CDWR 93.33 33.33% Indenture Group C Modesto 30.00 10.71 % Total 280.00 100.00% 13 AZUSA LIGHT & WATER LEC Impact on Azusa Power Supply 14 AZUSA Benefits of LEG Participation Provides needed "capacity" to meet CAISO requirements Reduces Azusa's average GHG emissions Provides both supply and price hedge for a San Juan contingency scenarios "All in" costs projected to be less than forward market Black & Veatch Report documents 15 AZUSA Cr peaty,Ppm Darn t+eil i MRI Ra? 4'- -.0, s20 rvi CO 4 CV c i i b 1 1 �' 11110 4i ",.r d. 0 -, p ca" 'i .r, ti, (? , T Lev ,cI E -, - 0 F.y ! 1 411) 'I 1111 � 1 1100 .. 0 C 0� iD �0�•ti llr IN tiiiii Cill) g r8 -'iato '•am a. r.,.) 0 r 3 rii) F,; o 0 1110P to k-, : 44) F.) co) tot 0 )...1 d , ill< Clh) Aka 0 . F.} i o . h 10 r 4 . .r, F. i r i� L) M�(� = N 26C 1 D VJ m it � 1 Azusa EnergyBalance ba__rsjissserssiasssimfmirissiti.............. , , 450.000.000---- IMIN Hydro Generation (MINN 1E111 Nuclear Generaton jMWh1 INIIMWind Energy(MWh) =San Juan 3 Generatior'MWr., 4[10.000.000 —Native Energy Load(1411/Y1-1) 350.0:!0.000- Generatton Generation Saul)Km Welt 300,1/D0.000"-+.,.�_ ___ 4111111PP".— 250,300.300-0""."" 200.000.000- Sian Juan 3 Generation(PAWN 150.3DQ.0Da- 100.DDO.DDO- 50,000.000 wind Energy(awn) Nuclear Generation pawn 'Hydro Generation (*AWN O.DDO 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2018 2017 2018 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 :_e02— 2c.:1.-EL :__: No LEC ,, sw 17 AZUSA LIGHT & WAT Ecq 4.0 1.. .' GT 0 r.; 0 (.1, 0 0' 0 VI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 i o 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 C, . ra 0 cp. 0 6 co P P P 0 9 0 P P' 0 P 11.2 0 6 6 0 0 c, 6, 6 0 " 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6, 0 6, .) P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CP 0 0 i I I I 41. •mm., 0 1 . 0 Z III N 0 (.,.., _ .,., , , x 0 , O . 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D l ma,CO u, r O_ m 0 0 rJ G 0 g{ P 1-J I.J i O L 0 O ISA p V L 1,1 1.1 it CAC 9> lams() Prices s55.D13 -- --— — — -- NIM NP1G-3P1!Di1(eieirtiai S50.OD – •SNP 15'trading Hub i45.Ct – SP16 Trading Hub North S40 00 - — 535.00 R ir 330.00 $25 00 _ South s:o.on 315.00 S10 09 55.00 $0.09 Apr-09 May-03 Jun-00 Jul-00 Aug-DO Sep-00 Oct-00 Nov-00 Dec 03 Jan-10 Feb-i0 IOW 20 AZUSA LIGHT & WATER Azusa Light & Water - Comparison of CO2 Emissions (tons per MWh of Portfolio Generation) 1.50 • 1.40 — --�V.i-nou�LEC Case LEC Case 1.30 — 1.20 1.10 1,OG v.dt' 0.90 • 0.;0 _ T 0.50 g a 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 010 2010 201' 2C12 2013 2014 20'f 20'5 2017 2018 2011+ 2020 202' 2022 2023 2024 202E 2020 2027 2029 20_B 21 AZUSA LIGHT & WATER Azusa Energy Balance Azusa Light &Water Energy Balance LEC Included in Supp y Portfolio -Sar Juan Early Retirement 450.003.000- i hyaro Generation(MWM Nuclear Generation(KWh) I MUM Wind Clergy(MW'hl =Gan Juan 3 Generation (With) 400.003.000- LEC Generajon(lAWhi Native Energy Loci(NWh) 350,003.000 300.003.000 — imam 250.003.0001 Without San Juan Coal 200.003.000- 150.003.030- San Juan 3 Generatbn(WWII) 100,003.000- LEC Generation(MWn 50.003.000 Wind Energy(MWfl) Nuclear Generation tlitagni Nydro Generation{NWh) 3.000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2010 2017 2018 209 2020 2321 2022 2023 2024 2325 2028 2027 2028 3020 IOW 22 AZUSA LIGHT & WATER \a • • ene, (w/oCarbori ) Lodi Energy Center Cost(shaded areas) vs Benefits(lines) $180 $160 $140 $120 �,,,,►�+ Fuel+VOM s $100 •- - �_. _. - ,. CO2 Cost $80 I �,�..*r♦� 'rsogo• mem Fd_ TEEEr I$60 $40 E— Value_Pwr $20 1 - $- 111111111111111111111.111111111111111111 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 [NPvofs456Tiion 0,0%0 23 AZUSA L I G H T & WATER os ; (WIC Carbon) i _ Lodi Energy Center Cost(shaded areas)vs Benefits(lines) $200 r ---- -— ---- --- ----- .._ --- $180 ; -- — - - ---- -- --- r'.. $160 -._-.- — - _ - ---- -- - --____ --- •-."- --�✓-- $140 r r r r / W. r.rrr� Fuel+VOM $120 -- -- - -- --- -r-- 3 r r r r...� • CO2_Cost E $100 --- - --- _me_r / Fixed_Cost $80 .....,,...&.W IOW. -_ Value-CO2 41.00.1 ....1••• ——— ValueOther $60 -. - Value_Pwr $40 ._ -- i $20 - $- l- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NPV of $488 million 24 AZUSA LIGHT & WATER CEQA Compliance Requirements "0%. 25 AZUSA L I G H T & W A T E R CEQA LEC is subject to CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) CEC (California Energy Commission) has the licensing jurisdiction and acts as the Lead Agency under CEQA CEC is a Certified Regulatory Agency. It is a process is equivalent to the preparation of the Environmental Impact Report The CEC has concluded that, as conditioned, the Project will not have any significant adverse effects on the environment CEC will issue its final decision on April 21 , 2010 NCPA and LEC Participants act as Responsible Agencies under CEQA, and each must act independently to adopt the findings and post Notice of Determination with County Clerks , 26 AZUSA LIGHT & W A T E R Not . f Dete ■ t . • Notice of Determination Appendix D To: ❑ Office of Planning and Research From: Public Agency. Azusa Light&Water For U.S. MailStreet Address: Address: 729 N. Azusa Avenue, PO Box 9500 P.O. Box 3044 1400 Tenth St. Azusa, CA 91702 Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 Sacramento, CA 95814 Contact: George Morrow ® County Clerk Phone: (626) 812-5219 County of: Los Angeles Address: 124 East Imperial Highway, Rm. 1002 Lead Agency(if different from above): Norwalk, CA 90650 California Energy Commission Phone: (562) 462-2137 Address: 1516 Ninth Street, MS- 15 Sacramento, CA 95814 Contact: Rod Jones Phone: 916-654-5191 SUBJECT:Filing of Notice of Determination in compliance with Section 21108 or 21152 of the Public Resources Code. State Clearinghouse Number (if submitted to State Clearinghouse): Project Title: Lodi Energy Center("MEC") Project. Project Location (include county): The site for the LEC project is 4.4 acres of land in the city of Lodi,6 miles west of the Lodi city center, located near Interstate-5 (I-5) approximately 1.7 miles south of State Route 12. (San Joaquin County). Project Description: The LEC is a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle nominal 296-megawatt(MW) power generation facility located in the City of Lodi, CA. This is to advise that Azusa Light &Water has approved the above described project on ❑ Lead Agency or ® Responsible Agency and has made the following determinations regarding the above described project (Date) 1. The project WILL NOT have a significant effect on the environment. 2. The California Energy Commission ("CEC") is a certified regulatory agency under Public Resources Code section 21080.5 and CEOA Guidelines section 15251. The CEC prepared a substitute document for an Environmental Impact Report pursuant to Guidelines section 15252 3. Measures to mitigate the impacts of the LEC were made conditions of approval of the project. 4. The CEC, through a Compliance Project Manager, will monitor, oversee, and verify compliance with the conditions of CEC approval of the project. 5. A Statement of Overriding Consideration WAS NOT adopted for the project 6. Findings WERE made pursuant to the provisions of CEOA. This is to certify that the CEC's substitute document in place of an EIR and the record of project approval is available to the General Public at: 729 N. Azusa Avenue. Azusa. CA Signature (Public Agency) Title Date Date Received for filing at OPR NOW IOW Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 21000-21174, Public Resources Code. Revised 2005 [>` �, A LIGHT & WATER CEQA - Major Findings Air Quality — GHG will be reduced as a result of the plant — Other emissions mitigated by purchasing Emission Reduction Credits Public Health and Safety - No major findings Biological Resources — Potential impact to Giant Gardner Snake and other animals. Mitigated by conservation easement of 21 .2 acres Soil and Water - No major findings Cultural Resources - No major findings 28 AZUSA CNT & WAT CEQA - Major Findings (continued) Geological and Paleontology - No major findings Local Impacts - No major findings Land Use - No major findings Traffic and Transportation - No major findings Social Economics - Local benefit from project Noise and Vibration - No major findings Visual Resources - No major findings Construction Impacts - No major findings Plant Operations Impact - No major findings .-w 29 AZUSA Power Sale Agreement ".".0 ... 30 AZUSA IA 3 m z t" . • • Tri D n n- m ta c.n Q. -1 0 it) cu 3cD a � m n 0 L ig .-• Z n 0 . o :q -to PM0 cQ `gym : . m 3 ca ea a t. Z = e Z a . r R zI'F Cia) ,2t.... ,i jo .., la) a rn Z) 0 x.15: = e4 -0 ,•::.> . . _ oc, co ro = 3r -ate r. Ch a P. a o 5 0 11111::11; to D5 D �- 3 to=0 a) CO r. WI p: . Ci) � r> ° cn r- rr a. r n M a • 1 1 0 2* C w DCI) �_ 1 PSA Summary Development/ Operation and Governance Enforceability/ Cashflows Maintenance Legal Provisions Authorizes NCPA Creates 3 Take-or-pay Establishes flow to finance, Indenture Groups contract of funds for construct, Project and each operate and Indenture Groups Establishes Participant Rate maintain project Project Covenant Participant 0& M Step-up Authorizes NCPA Committee across all groups. as project (PPC)to govern. Group A step-up manager of 35% Voting rights Provides all commensurate Operations and output to with generation Maintenance Participants entitlement Reserve of 60 shares days cash M 32 AZUSA LAGHI 6 WATER _ Ownership structure A Indenture Group A GroupA NCPA Bonds Proceeds Indenture Group B Proceeds Al' , ,s�YcY Group $ NCPA LEC Project N CPA p Bonds NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY Group C Capital MID Bonds Contribution --- --- - ik- c 1/2 E z d 2 83 m ca42 oa o 1 o 1 o • Cashflows are segregated by Indenture Group o o 2 a — Only exception is common operating a1.11111. reserve for entire project - - -- - —' • O&M step-up across Indenture Groups Group A Group B Group C ■ Debt service step-up only within Indenture A Participants' O&M Cal DWR O&M MID Group A Step Step D/S Step Up Up Up Group A Participants include: Santa Clara, Lodi, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Ukiah, Azusa, Gridley, Lompoc, seivi‘e Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority, Healdsburg, Port of Oakland, Plumas Sierra, and Biggs 33 AZUSA LIGHT & WATER Additional PSA Details Daily fuel obtained by NCPA — Hedging by participants — Physical gas allowed to be brought to project Billing in advance like other NCPA projects One chance default provisions — Voluntary Step-up within Indenture Groups first, then project participants, then NCPA members, then mandatory step-up for Group A Effective upon 100% subscription — plan to have "group" agreement on subscription percentages prior to signing 34 AZUSA LIGHT & W A T E R Project Management and Operations Agreement 35 AZUSA PMOA Body of Agreement approved by Participant Governing Boards Tied very closely to LEC PSA and many cross references to that agreement "Agreement Schedules" contain detailed guidance and are generally approved by the PPC and in some cases the NCPA Commission 36 AZUSA LIGHT & WATER PMOA PMOA Dictates Key Operational Compliance with Operating Approach Responsibilities Regulatory Oversight NCPA responsible for NCPA to operate the plant, Compliance with CEC management, operation including: (Article 5) licensing conditions and maintenance of the Power dispatch Project (Article 3) Fuel procurement Compliance with Air Maintenance permits and other Directed by PPC (Article regulatory requirements 4) with some delegation Budgeting and cost reporting Billing and Accounting Responsible for reporting Must Follow Prudent Utility on non-compliance and Practice corrective measures Provide "Economic Dispatch" for the project inine 37 AZUSA LIGHT & WATER AdditionalPMOAit +eta - Each participant entitled to their share of plant output and attributes Daily fuel obtained by NCPA, hedging by participants; physical gas allowed to be brought to project (Article 5) • Forward Commitments limited to daily and spot markets (30 days or less) (Article 5) • Non-NCPA members will pay JPA assessment charge (up to 0. 15 Mwh of plant output) (Article 6) Differential Transmission Cost Adjustment for MID (Article 7) • Billing in advance like other NCPA projects, special billing for CAISO - Project reserves if necessary (Article 9) -. Shared Facilities with CT1 and CT2 included in PMOA ^^� 38 AZUSA L f G H T & W A T E R Recommendations Approve CEQA findings as a Responsible Agency Approve execution of LEC Power Sales Agreement Approve Project Management and Operations Agreement Authorize Director of Utilities to appoint representatives to Participant Committee .-v 39 AZUSA • o111 .114113 aim, O c F 1110 42, AZUSA Chl' A'RFEA AGENDA ITEM TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD VIA: F.M. DELACH, CITY MANAGER FROM: GEORGE F. MORROW, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 26, 2010 SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS ON AB 155, HR 1521 , AND HR 4812 RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Utility Board: 1) Adopt the following positions: a) OPPOSE position on AB 155 (Mendoza) Municipal Bankruptcy; b) OPPOSE position on HR 1521 (Lofgren) The Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009; c) SUPPORT position on HR 4812 (Miller) Local Jobs for America Act. 2) Authorize the Mayor to sign position letters to be sent to bill authors and others as appropriate. BACKGROUND AB 155 (Mendoza), Municipal Bankruptcy: Introduced by Assembly Member Tony Mendoza (D-Norwalk), this bill would require that a local public agency seeking to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection obtain approval of the state-appointed California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission (CDIAC). The CDIAC has the authority to deny, approve or set conditions on a city's petition. Under the existing law, a city may file a petition permitted under federal bankruptcy code. The League of California Cities has been opposed to AB 155 since its introduction in January. The League's concerns focus on the involvement of politics into the bankruptcy process which is currently conducted by neutral and expert bankruptcy judges who Legislative Positions APRIL 26,2010 Page 2 are not subject to political pressure. Further, municipal bankruptcy is rarely used. Since the adoption of Chapter 9 in 1949, only two cities have petitioned for its use: the City of Desert Hot Springs in 1994, and last year the City of Vallejo. If bankruptcy had to be filed, AB 155 imposes unnecessary procedural burden on the local agency, thwarting a city's authority to manage its fiscal affairs. The bill was heard in the Senate Local Government Committee on April 19 and passed out of Committee on a party line vote. It appears that the bill will move easily through the Senate and Assembly Floor. The California League of Cities is urging members to send out opposition letters to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger immediately. H.R. 1521 (Lofgren), The Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009: Introduced by Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA16), this bill prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property for five years after the enactment of this Act. A new discriminatory tax is one imposed on mobile services, providers, or property that is not generally imposed on other types of services or property, or that is generally imposed at a lower rate. In effect, however, the measure, and a similar bill SB 1192 (D-Oropeza), provides a special carve-out exemption by imposing a five- year moratorium on any new taxes on this industry. Currently, 150 California cities impose local voter approved utility users taxes, which typically apply to local utility services, including water, sewer, electricity and telecommunication services. Collectively, these taxes provide $1.7 billion in revenue funding for public safety and other critical programs, of which about half come from the telecommunication services. Approval of this bill limiting the options of a city considering adopting a local utility user's tax will compound the financial difficulties faced by California cities. Should the mobile telecommunication industry be successful in obtaining a carve-out from taxation, this could open the floodgates for Congress to grant additional exemptions to other industries. HR 4812 (Miller), Local Jobs for America Act: Introduced by Representative George Miller (D- CA7), this bill provides funding for parks, community recreational infrastructure and other community programs. The bill would direct $75 billion to local communities hardest hit by the recession to save jobs and hire vital staff, and $500 million for approximately 50,000 on-the-job private sector training positions. In addition, the bill includes nearly $25 billion to support education, firefighting and law enforcement jobs. Considering the economic conditions of the local governments across the country, this legislation is an important short-term step towards goals shared by California cities: keeping police officers, firefighters and teachers on the job, restoring critical services that have been cut, and creating new jobs that meet local needs. 097 Legislative Positions April 26,2010 Page 3 FISCAL IMPACT AB 155 would have no direct fiscal impact to the City. While the City does not currently impose utility user's tax on the wireless industry, the passage of HR1521 may limit our future options in imposing utility user's tax on other industries that may also seek exemption. Additional funding from the passage of HR4812 would be beneficial to providing and maintaining local services to the residents. Prepared by: Liza Cawte, Sr. Administrative Technician 098