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REGULAR MEETING OF
THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
AZUSA LIGHT & WATER
729 N. AZUSA AVENUE
AZUSA, CA 91702
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2024
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
DENNIS BECKWITH
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. Approval of a Renewable Power Sales Agreement Between City of Azusa and Southern
California Public Power Authority Sourced from a Co-Located Solar and Battery Project
Developed by Bonanza Solar, LLC
Recommendation: 1) Approve a long-term Renewable Power Sales Agreement between the City
of Azusa and Southern California Public Power Authority to purchase 20 Megawatts (MW) of
solar energy and 10 MW of energy storage for 20 years; and 2) Authorize the General Manager, or
his designee, to enter into the long-term Renewable Power Sales Agreement between the City of
Azusa and Southern California Public Power Authority.
2. Adoption of Updated Energy Risk Management Policy
Recommendation: 1) Adopt an updated Energy Risk Management Policy.
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 January 22, 2024
Recommendation: 1) Approve Minutes as written.
2. Approve Amendment of Task Order for Richard Heath and Associates, Inc. for Small
Business Audit and Retrofit Program Services
Recommendation: 1) Approve the amended 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 $133,622.87 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.
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G. STAFF REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS
1. Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Second Quarter Budget Reports for Water and Electric Funds
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file Fiscal Year 2023-24 Second Quarter Budget Reports for
Water and Electric funds.
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 February
22, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. the agenda for the Utility Board Regular Meeting on Monday, February 26, 2024,
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