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AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
AZUSA LIGHT & WATER
729 N. AZUSA AVENUE
AZUSA, CA 91702
MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2023
6:30 P.M.
AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
ANDREW N. MENDEZ
CHAIRPERSON
DENNIS BECKWITH
VICE CHAIRPERSON
ROBERT GONZALES
BOARD MEMBER
EDWARD J. ALVAREZ
BOARD MEMBER
JESSE AVILA, JR.
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. GENERAL MANAGER COMMENTS
C. UTILITY BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
D. SCHEDULED ITEMS
1. None
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 of the Utility Board Meeting on November 28, 2022
Recommendation: 1) Approve Minutes as written.
2. Award Professional Service Agreement to Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Engineering
Services, Inc. for System Relay Coordination Study in Accordance with Specification LD-
2022RC
Recommendation: 1) Award Professional Service Agreement to Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories (SEL) Engineering Services, Inc. for Project LD-2022RC in the amount not-to-exceed
$61,192.00; and 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the Professional Service Agreement in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney.
3. Approve Amendment to Blanket Purchase Order Issued to MJ Star-Lite Incorporated from
$50,000 to $200,000 for Installation of Underground Conduit
Recommendation: 1) Approve amendment to Blanket Purchase Order 037178 issued to MJ Star-
Lite Inc. from $50,000 to $200,000 for installation of underground conduit.
4. Approve the Specifications and Authorize the Solicitation of Bids for the Furnishing and
Installing of Underground Substructures and Venting Pipes at Tract No. 25309 in Accordance
with Specifications LD2023-01
Recommendation: 1) Approve the plan and specifications for project LD2023-01 – Installing of
Underground Substructures and Venting Pipes; and 2) Authorize the advertisement to solicit formal
bids for the construction of LD2023-01.
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5. Approve Amendment of Task Order for Richard Heath and Associates, Inc. for Small
Business Audit and Retrofit Program Services
Recommendation: 1) Approve the amended SCPPA Task Order for the Small Business Audit and
Retrofit Program Richard Heath and Associates, Inc. at a program cost not to exceed $756,761.54
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 SCPPA Task Order in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
F. STAFF REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS
1. Fiscal Year 2022-23 First Quarter Budget Reports for Water and Electric Funds
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file Fiscal Year 2022-23 1st Quarter Budget Reports for Water
and Electric funds.
G. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. Power Supply Update
2. Water Supply Update
H. CLOSED SESSION
1. None
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.”
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I, Brittany Palagonia, Senior Administrative Technician, declare that I am an employee of the City of Azusa.
On January 19, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. the agenda for the Utility Board Regular Meeting on Monday, January
23, 2023 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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Brittany Palagonia
Senior Administrative Technician
Azusa Light & Water