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Home My WebLink About2025-03-24 Utility Board Agenda AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE AZUSA UTILITY BOARD AZUSA LIGHT & WATER 729 N. AZUSA AVENUE AZUSA, CA 91702 MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025 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 SABRINA BOW, Ed.D. 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 2 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. Request Authorization to Use $6M of the Water Fund Capital Reserve and Perform an Updated Cost of Service Study Recommendations: 1) Authorize the use of $6 million of the water fund capital reserves to complete the South Tank project and contingencies; and 2) Authorize staff to perform an updated cost-of-service study. 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 February 24, 2025 Recommendations: 1) Approve Minutes as written. 2. Approval of Blanket Purchase Order Increase for Veolia Environmental Services Recommendations: 1) Approve an increase in Veolia Environmental Services Blanket Purchase Order from $60,000 to $100,000 for FY 2024-2025. 3. Approve Grant Easement and Authorize the Record Thereof for the Electric Facilities Installed on Private Property from Property Owner for Site Address 1150 E Alosta Avenue, Azusa, CA 91702 Recommendations: 1) Certificate of Acceptance of Grant of Permanent Easement for Electric utility purposes from property owner for site address 1150 E. Alosta Ave in the City of Azusa; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-UB-02; and 3) Authorize the City Clerk to file said easement documents with the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder. 3 4. Award Underground Line Extension in Accordance with Plans and Specifications LD2025-2 to Outsource Utility Contractor, LLC and Authorize the Issuance of the Purchase Order in the Amount not to Exceed $348,395 Recommendations: 1) Approve the award of a construction contract for Project LD2025-2 to Outsource Utility Contractor, LLC in an amount not-to-exceed $348,395.00 with a built-in 15% contingency; and 2) Authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order to Outsource Utility Contractor, LLC in the amount not to exceed $348,395.00 with a built-in 15% contingency; and 3) Authorize the Mayor to execute the Contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. G. STAFF REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS H. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. Power Supply Update 2. Water Supply Update I. ADJOURNMENT 1. Adjournment “In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a city meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 626-812-5229. Notification three (3) working days prior to the meeting or time when special services are needed will assist staff in assuring that reasonable 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 March 20, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. the agenda for the Utility Board Regular Meeting on Monday, March 24, 2025, 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. __________________________________ Yesenia Paez Senior Management Analyst Azusa Light & Water