HomeMy WebLinkAboutF-2.1. November 25, 2024 Utility Board Draft Minutes_ApprovedCITY OF AZUSA
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD AND
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024– 6:30 P.M.
Chairperson: Edward J. Alvarez
Vice Chairperson: Jesse Avila, Jr.
Board Member: Robert Gonzales
Board Member: Andrew N. Mendez
Board Member: Dennis Beckwith
Secretary: Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo, Jr.
The Utility Board of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above date and time, in the Azusa Light & Water First
Floor Conference Room located at 729 N. Azusa Avenue, Azusa, California. Click Here to listen to the recording of the
meeting.
Chair Alvarez called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL: Roll call was taken by Secretary Cornejo.
PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS: ALVAREZ, AVILA Jr., GONZALES, MENDEZ, BECKWITH
ABSENT: BOARD MEMBERS:
The pledge to the flag was led by Chair Alvarez.
ALSO PRESENT
Elected Officials: Secretary Cornejo
City Attorney: Jeff Ferre
Staff Members: City Manager Sergio Gonzales, General Manager Tikan Singh, Assistant General Manager of Electric
Operations Hien Vuong, Assistant General Manager Power Resources Richard Torres, Assistant General Manager Water
Operations Melissa Barbosa, Environmental Programs Manager Paul Reid, Administration and Finance Manager Daniel
Smith, Captain Robert Landeros, Deputy City Clerk I Krystal Avila.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None
CLOSED SESSION
None
Approved
Utility Board
02/24/2025
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REGULAR UTILITY BOARD MEETING
Chair Alvarez called the Regular meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.
GENERAL MANAGER COMMENTS
General Manager Singh reported that Public Works will be doing their annual Holiday Lights Exchange on December 7
from 4pm – 8pm; Azusa residents can bring in their old lights and exchange them for new LED lights. General Manager
Singh expressed Happy Thanksgiving wishes from the L&W staff family to the Boardmembers and their families.
Boardmember Mendez inquired if this could be scheduled earlier in November for future years to catch the holiday rush for
putting lights out over Thanksgiving weekend. Mayor Gonzales explained that it was created in conjunction with the City’s
Festival of Lights.
UTILITY BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Chair Alvarez and Boardmember Beckwith wished a Happy Thanksgiving back to staff.
SCHEDULED ITEMS
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
Chair Alvarez asked if any Boardmembers wished to pull an item.
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-UB08 and Grant Easement and Record Thereof for the Electric Facilities Installed on
Private Property from Property Owner for Site Address 573 E. Arrow Highway, Azusa, CA 91702 was approved.
2. Cancellation of December 2024 Utility Board Meeting was approved.
3. The Purchase of Replacement Membrane Filters from Dupont Water Solutions for Three Filtration Units at the
Water Treatment Plant was approved.
4. The Purchase of one 60KVA Portable Power Generator for Emergency Electric Operations was approved.
Assistant General Manager of Electric Operations responded to Boardmembers questions about the purchase of the
generator.
MOTION by Board Member Beckwith, seconded by Vice Chair Avila, Jr., to approve Items 1-4 of the Consent Calendar.
AYES: BOARD MEMBERS: AVILA Jr., GONZALES, ALVAREZ, MENDEZ, BECKWITH
NOES: BOARD MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: BOARD MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: BOARD MEMBERS: NONE
Motion Passed 5-0-0
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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.
Assistant General Manager Power Resources Richard Torres provided a report on the power resources update, the
energy hedge update, a capacity market update, and the renewable portfolio update and responded to Boardmember
questions.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. Power Supply Update
Assistant General Manager Power Resources Richard Torres reported on and explained the Day Ahead market
which tracks the performance for the whole year, their data included up to the end of October. The lowest price to
date for the year was -$66 dollars, during the time of year when less power was being used. The highest price to
date was $667 dollars. The average for the current year to date is between $33 and $34 dollars, which is considered
below market rate. With the addition of the Mesa Wind and other renewable energy projects, they are expecting to
see more negative numbers in 2025. The projected use of energy for Azusa for 2024 is 58%. The target for 2024
was 44%. The excess that Azusa accrued will be used to make up for the City’s shortages in 2023. The Palo Verde
Unit is expecting an outage in the Spring of 2025.
2. Water Supply Update
Assistant General Manager Water Operations Melissa Barbosa reported that October kicked off the rainy season
and so far, they had one day of rain in October and received 3/10 of an inch. The rain over the weekend brought a
little over 2/10 of an inch. It is too early to tell how the season will go, but all reports indicate they are in El Nina,
which can fluctuate for a wet or dry season. They City’s key well is sitting at 245’ feet which is about three years
storage of water. The State’s key wells are also ready to capture water during future rain events.
Azusa Light & Water staff responded to Boardmember questions.
ADJOURNMENT THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD AND CONTINUE AS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Regular meeting of the Utility Board was adjourned by consensus of the Utility Board.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 6:53 P.M.
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CITY CLERK/SECRETARY