HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 03-27-2023 AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
AZUSA LIGHT & WATER
729 N. AZUSA AVENUE
AZUSA, CA 91702
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023
6:30 P.M.
AZUSA UTILITY BOARD
DENNIS BECKWITH
CHAIRPERSON
EDWARD J. ALVAREZ
VICE CHAIRPERSON
ROBERT GONZALES
BOARD MEMBER
JESSE AVILA, JR.
BOARD MEMBER
ANDREW N. MENDEZ
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 February 27, 2023
Recommendation: 1) Approve Minutes as written.
2. Approve the Purchase of 135 Disconnect Switches for the Azusa Substation and Issue A
Purchase Order to Siemens Industry, Inc. in the Amount Not to Exceed $132,304.96
Recommendation: 1) Waive the competitive purchase requirements pursuant to Section 2-
517(a)(37), Article VII, Chapter 2 of the Azusa Municipal Code (electric switches); and 2)
Approve the purchase of six (6) new disconnect switches rated at 2000A, fifteen (15) new tandem
disconnect switches rated at 1200A, and one hundred fourteen (114) new disconnect switches
rated at 1200A; and 3) Authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order to Siemens Industry, Inc. in the
amount not-to-exceed $132,304.96 with a built-in 10 % contingency to cover the cost of shipping.
F. STAFF REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS
1. Results of the California Air Resources Board’s February 15, 2023 Auction of Greenhouse
Gas Allowances
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file Staff’s report on results of the February 15, 2023 GHG
Allowance auction.
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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.”
I, Anthony Hernandez, Senior Administrative Technician, declare that I am an employee of the City of
Azusa. On March 23, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. the agenda for the Utility Board Regular Meeting on Monday,
March 27, 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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Anthony Hernandez
Senior Administrative Technician
Azusa Light & Water