HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 11-25-2024 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
AZUSA LIGHT & WATER
729 N. AZUSA AVENUE
AZUSA, CA 91702
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 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
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. Approve Grant Easement and Authorize the Record Thereof for the Electric Facilities
Installed on Private Property from Property Owner for Site Address 573 E. Arrow Highway,
Azusa, CA 91702
Recommendation: 1) Certificate of Acceptance of Grant of Permanent Easement for Electric utility
purposes from property owner for site address 573 E Arrow Highway in the City of Azusa; and 2)
Adopt Resolution No. 2024-UB08; and 3) Authorize the City Clerk to file said easement documents
with the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder.
2. Cancellation of December 2024 Utility Board Meeting.
Recommendation: 1) Approve of canceling the scheduled December 23, 2024, Regular Utility
Board meeting.
3. Approve the Purchase of Replacement Membrane Filters from Dupont Water Solutions for
Three Filtration Units at the Water Treatment Plant.
Recommendation: 1) Approve the purchase of 396 replacement L20N membrane modules and 792
filtrate cup assemblies pursuant to purchasing requirements of the Azusa Municipal Code Chapter
2, Article VII, Section 2-517(a)(35) treatment equipment (Solicitation and bidding exemptions); and
2) Authorize the City Manager or his/her designee to issue a purchase order to Dupont Water
Solutions for a not-to-exceed amount of $475,553.60.
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4. Approval of Purchase of 60KVA Portable Power Generator for Emergency Electric
Operations.
Recommendation: 1) Waive the competitive purchase requirements pursuant to Section 2-521(a),
Article VII, Chapter 2 of the Azusa Municipal Code (Cooperative and Piggyback Purchasing); and
2) Approve the purchase of one (1) new portable 60KVA power generator; and 3) Authorize the
issuance of a Purchase Order to Quinn Power Systems, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $ 69,492.76.
G. STAFF REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS
1. Semi-Annual Report on Azusa Light & Water’s Energy Portfolio.
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file the Semi-Annual Report on Azusa Light and Water’s Energy
Portfolio.
H. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. Power Supply Update
2. Water Supply Update
I. ADJOURNMENT
1. Adjournment
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a city meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 626-812-5229. Notification three (3) working days prior
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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, Yesenia Paez, Senior Management Analyst, declare I am an employee of the City of Azusa. On November
21, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. the agenda for the Utility Board Regular Meeting on Monday, November 25, 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