HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - May 27, 2025 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
AZUSA LIGHT & WATER
729 N. AZUSA AVENUE
AZUSA, CA 91702
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025
6:30 P.M.
AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
EDWARD J. ALVAREZ
CHAIRPERSON
JESSE AVILA, JR.
VICE CHAIRPERSON
ANDREW N. MENDEZ
BOARD MEMBER
ROBERT GONZALES
BOARD MEMBER
SABRINA BOW, Ed.D.
BOARD MEMBER
Notice Regarding California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determinations. Pursuant to CEQA, a
"project" is defined as a "whole action" subject to a public agency's discretionary funding or approval that
has the potential to either (1) cause a direct physical change in the environment or (2) cause a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. "Projects" include discretionary activity by a
public agency, a private activity that receives any public funding, or activities that involve the public
agency's issuance of a discretionary approval and is not statutorily or categorically exempt from CEQA.
(Pub. Res. Code § 21065.) To the extent that matters listed in this Agenda are considered “projects” under
CEQA, their appropriate CEQA determination will be listed below each recommendation. If no CEQA
determination is listed, it has been determined that the action does not constitute a “project” under CEQA.
6:30 PM Convene to Regular Meeting of the Azusa Utility Board.
• Call to Order
• Roll Call
• Flag Salute
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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. CLOSED SESSION
1. None.
C. GENERAL MANAGER COMMENTS
D. UTILITY BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
E. SCHEDULED ITEMS
1. None.
F. 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 of the Utility Board Meeting on April 28, 2025.
Recommendations: 1) Approve Minutes as written.
2. Approve Grant of Easement and Authorize the Record Thereof for the Electric Facilities
Installed on Private Property from the Property Owner for Site Address 1652 Ranch Road,
Azusa, CA 91702.
Recommendations: 1) Certificate of Acceptance of Grant of Permanent Easement for Electric
utility purposes from property owner for the site address 1652 Ranch Road in the City of Azusa;
and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-UB04; and 3) Authorize the City Clerk to file said easement
documents with the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder.
3. Approve Grant of Easement and Authorize the Record Thereof for the Electric Facilities
Installed on Private Property from Property Owner for Site Address 1728 Ranch Road,
Azusa, CA 91702.
Recommendations: 1) Certificate of Acceptance of Grant of Permanent Easement for Electric
utility purposes from property owner for the site address 1728 Ranch Road in the City of Azusa;
and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-UB05; and 3) Authorize the City Clerk to file said easement
documents with the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder.
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4. Approval of a Water Distribution System Material Purchase and Integrated Supply System
Agreement with Ferguson Waterworks.
Recommendations: 1) Approve a Waterworks Materials Purchase Agreement for an Integrated
Supply System for Waterworks Materials and Fittings with Ferguson Waterworks; and 2) Authorize
the Mayor to execute the Waterworks Materials Purchase Agreement in a form acceptable to the
City Attorney; and 3) Authorize the issuance of an annual Blanket Purchase Order to Ferguson in
the amount not to exceed $500,000 per year of contract duration.
5. Approval of Task Order for Richard Heath and Associates, Inc. for Small Business Audit and
Retrofit Program Services.
Recommendations: 1)Approve the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) Task
Order for the Small Business Audit and Retrofit Program Richard Heath and Associates, Inc. at a
program cost not-to-exceed $450,000 through a SCPPA joint purchase agreement pursuant to AMC
Sections 2-520(b) “sole source” and 2-521(a) “cooperative and piggyback purchases”; and 2)
Authorize the General Manager to execute the associated SCPPA Task Order in a form acceptable
to the City Attorney.
6. Approve Temporary Leasing of Water Rights to The San Gabriel Valley Water Company.
Recommendations: 1) Approve water rights lease agreement with the San Gabriel Valley Water
Company.
7. Approve Temporary Leasing of Water Rights to the City of South Pasadena.
Recommendations: 1) Approve water rights lease agreement with the City of South Pasadena.
G. STAFF REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS
1. Fiscal Year 2024-25 Third Quarter Budget Reports for Water and Electric Funds.
Recommendations: 1) Receive and file the fiscal year 2024-25 third quarter budget reports for
Water and Electric funds.
2. Assembly Bill 1572 Ban on Watering Non-Functional Turf with Potable Water for
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional (CII) Properties.
Recommendations: 1) Receive and file this report for informational purposes.
H. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. Power Supply Update
2. Water Supply Update
I. ADJOURNMENT
1. Adjournment
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“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, Yesenia Paez, Senior Management Analyst, declare I am an employee of the City of Azusa. On May 22,
2025, at 4:30 p.m. the agenda for the Utility Board Regular Meeting on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, was posted
in the City Clerk’s Office, 213 East Foothill Boulevard; the City Library, 729 North Dalton Avenue; Azusa
Light & Water, 729 North 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.
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Yesenia Paez
Senior Management Analyst
Azusa Light & Water