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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF
AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
AZUSA LIGHT & WATER
729 N. AZUSA AVENUE
AZUSA, CA 91702
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
6:30 P.M.
AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
URIEL E. MACIAS
CHAIRPERSON
ROBERT GONZALES
VICE CHAIRPERSON
JOSEPH R. ROCHA
BOARD MEMBER
EDWARD J. ALVAREZ
BOARD MEMBER
ANGEL A. CARRILLO
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. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
1. (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.)
B. UTILITIES DIRECTOR COMMENTS
C. UTILITY BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
D. 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 meeting on October 23, 2017 as written.
2. Approval of the Notice of Completion for the Water Capital Improvement Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition System and Radio Communication Upgrade Project for the
Water Division. Recommendations: 1) Accept the project improvements; 2) Approve the Notice
of Completion; 3) Authorize the Mayor to execute the document on behalf of the City; and 4)
Authorize the City Clerk to submit the Notice of Completion for recordation to the Office of the
County Recorder of Los Angeles County, within ten days of the UB approval, as required by
Section 3093 of the California Civil Code.
3. Ratify Termination of the Professional Services Agreement with PMCM and Approve the
Issuance of a New Purchase Order to Leidos Engineering, LLC as a Substitute for
Performing the Scope of Work Associated with Azusa Substations Capacity Upgrades.
Recommendations: 1) Ratify termination of the Professional Services Agreement with PMCM; 2)
Approve issuance of a Purchase Order to Leidos Engineering LLC (Leidos) in an amount not to
exceed $49,000; and 3) Authorize the Mayor to execute, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney,
the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Leidos.
4. Bureau of Reclamation Watersmart Grant Agreement and Grant Management Proposal by
Blais & Associates. Recommendations: 1) Approve the WaterSmart Grant Agreement with the
Bureau of Reclamation; 2) Approve Professional Services Agreement with Blais & Associates for
grant management services, subject to City Attorney’s final review; and 3) Authorize the Mayor to
execute, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, the above documents on behalf of the City of
Azusa.
5. Second Amendment of Contract with IDS Group for Architectural and Construction
Management Services for Lobby Remodel Project: Recommendations: 1) Approve the attached
Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with IDS to extend the term of
agreement by six months, to December 31, 2018, and the additional not-to-exceed amount of
$24,800; and 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the contract amendment, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney.
6. Cancellation of December Utility Board Meeting. Recommendation: 1) Cancel the scheduled
Utility Board meeting of December 26, 2017.
E. SCHEDULED ITEMS
1. None.
F. STAFF REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS
1. Update on Street Light Retrofit Projects
2. South Water Tank Condition Update
3. Fiscal Year 2017-2018 First Quarter Budget Reports for Water and Electric Funds
4. Federal Legislative Update
G. CLOSED SESSION
1. None.
H. ADJOURNMENT
1. 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.”
I, Stephanie Urich, Senior Administrative Technician, declare that I am an employee of the City of Azusa.
On November 22, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. the agenda for the Utility Board regular meeting on Monday,
November 27, 2017, was posted in the City Clerk’s Office, 213 E. Foothill Boulevard; the City Library,
729 N. Dalton Avenue; Azusa Light & Water, 729 N. Azusa Avenue; and the City’s webpage at
www.ci.azusa.ca.us. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
__________________________________
Senior Administrative Technician
Azusa Light & Water
UtilityBoard Meeting
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Consent Agenda
• October 23, 2017 minutes
• Notice of Completion for Water SCADA & Radio ($199,500)
• Substations capacity upgrade - Scope of Work Agreement
Termination and Substitution ($49,000)
• BOR WaterSmart Grant Agreement & Management (approx.
$1 .02 million)
• L&W Lobby Remodel Contract Amendment ($24,800)
• Cancellation of December 26, 2017 Utility Board Meeting
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Street Lights Retrofit Project
Update (F-1 )
• Two separate Street Light LED Retrofit projects:
— Foothill and Alosta Ave, between City limits
• Long lead for mast arms
• Completion expected by the end of December, 2017
— Azusa Ave. between Fifth and Ninth streets
• Staff in process of procuring LED Lamps
• Expected completion in early 2018
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South Water Tank Condition
Update (F-2)
• Horizontal crack through the center of South Tank
— Tank dewatered & Inspected Inside by ALW & Consultants
• Inside of tank was evaluated and photographed
• Sediment was removed
— Several contractors onsite and invited to propose solution
• Potential remediation approaches possible
— Interior Coating
— Crack Sealing
— Concrete patching
— Full Tank Replacement
— Tank back in service on November 8, 2017
• after chlorination and water quality sampling
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Background
• Staff regularly reviews the financial status of the
Water and Electric funds
• Numbers are preliminary and unaudited
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Water
• Positive cash flow of $0.5M
• Total Revenues for the quarter at 26% of budget
• Operating Expenses at 23% of budget
• Retail water sales up 7.5% over 1st quarter last
FY.
• Debt service coverage of 1 .87 is good ( 1 .25 min. )
• Cash Reserves at $24.6M
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Consumption and Cash R eserves Fiscal Year E nd 1st Qtr E nded Percent of Prior
6130/17 9130117 Year
Consumption-CCF: 6,172,644 2,125,058 34%
Cash and Investments before transfers:(') $ 27,868,904 $ 28,410,235 102%
Cash and Investments after loans to other funds:(I) $ 23,814,750 S 24,587,624 103%
Budget Line Item Budget ActualsThru Percent of
FY 17-18 9/30/2017 Budget
Revenues:
Retail Billing Amounts(3) $ 19,157,532 $ 5,435,967 28%
Other Revenues''' 2,445,413 191,436 8%
I /ater Interest Income184,960 46,347 25%
Total Revenues S 21,787,906 $ 5,673,749 26%
Expenses:
Production 2,894,235 753,298 26%
Purchased Water 4,762,832 1,116,038 23%
Transmission and Distribution 2,903,944 616,158 21%
Customer Accounting and Sales 4,247,493 846,967 20%
Administrative and Engineering 1,786,785 430,668 24%
Franchise Fees 381,151 116,006 30%
Debt Service Requirem ents(6) 4,086,963 1,021,741 25%
Total Operating Expenses S 21,063,403 S 4,900,875 23%
Change in Cash From Operations $ 724,503 S 772,874
Capital Investments&Transfers:
Capital Outlays and Projectsm 4,920,669 169,053 3%
Transfers Out!Bl 249,960 62,490 25%
Total Capital Investments&Transfers $ 5,170,629 S 231,543 4%
Net Increase(0 ecreese)in Cash/Reserve $ (4,446,126) $ 541,331
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Electric
• Cash flow positive at $2.2M
• Total Revenues for the quarter at 32% of annual
budget
• Operating Expenses at 27% of budget
• Debt coverage of 15.78 is outstanding
• Retail electric sales up 2% over 1st quarter of last FY
• Cash Reserves at $27M
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Consumption and Cash Reserves Fiscal Year End 1st Qtr Ended Percent of
6/30/17 9/30117 Prior Year
Consumption-kWh: 255,975,406 79,989,639 31%
Cash,Investments&Cash Reserves:Pi $ 24,841,645 $ 27,041,493 109%
Budget Line Item Budget Actuals Thru Percent of
FY 17-18 913012017 Budget
Revenues:
Retail Billing Amounts P) $ 34,292,900 $ 11,198,286 33%
Resale Revenue(3) 3,479,486 834,446 24%
Other M iscella neo us Revenue 295,000 53,214 18%
EI ectri c Interest Income 113,500 12,675 11%
Total Operating Revenues $ 38,180,886 $ 12,098,621 32%
Expenses:
Purchased Pover 31 17,459,287 5,544,282 32%
Transmission/Dispatching(3) 4,623,314 926,600 20%
Operations and Maintenance 3,581,196 830,591 23%
Administrative and General(4) 5,236,286 1,039,131 20%
Franchise and In-Lieu-Tax 3,429,290 1,122,883 33%
Debt Service Requirements(5) 952,690 238,173 25%
Total Operating Expenses $ 35,282,063 $ 9,701,660 27%
Change in Cash/Reserves From Operations $ 2,898,823 $ 2,396,961 -17%
Capital Investments&Transfers:
Capital Outlays and Improvement Projects 2,487,025 140,679 6%
Transfers Out 225,565 56,434 25%
Total Capital Investments&Transfers $ 2,712,589 $ 197,112 7%
Net Increase(Decrease)in Cash/Reserve $ 186,234 $ 2,199,849
10. r Debt Coverage Ratio(6) 7.64 15.78
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Federal Legislative Update (F-4)
• Selected Items from November update to SCPPA
— Congress
• Potential elimination of tax exemption for advanced refunding bonds
• H.R 3043 Hydropower Policy Modernization Act 9 (SCCPA endorsed it)
• S.1460 Revised Energy Bill to be reconsidered (easies requirements
for hydropower relicensing)
— Tax reform
• First draft released by House W&M Committee included:
— Continuation of tax excemption of muni bonds
— Repeal of PTC for wind energy
— Phasing out of ITC for solar
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F4 continued
— Other items of interest
• Wildfire prevention
— H.R. 2936; FEMA funding for fighting certain wildfires, study effectiveness of drones in fire
fighting
— S. 2068; enhancement of forest management and streamlining of environmental reviews
• Pole attachments (FCC clarifying fact sheet, Oct. 26, 2017)
— Exclusion of capital costs recovered via make-ready fees from pole attachment rates
— 180-day window for resolution of pole attachment related matters
— Allowing local incumbent carriers (LEC) to access infrastructure owned by other
(competing) LECs
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