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W A I I N I N I. N G Y I S I E ' ' RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES .a �11 W& Board Memorandum F UBI_ IC U 'T' IL, I 'r 'IE5 BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 2, 2015 ITEM NO: 7 SUBJECT: ACQUISITION EXPENDITURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIVERSIDE TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY PROJECT ISSUE: The issue for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of an expenditure not to exceed $78,000 for the acquisition of an easement on Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 145-220-033, located at 3981 Tyler Street, Riverside, California. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Recommend that the City Council approve the Agreement For Conveyance of Easement with K.J.P. & F. Reference Supervision General Management Service Company, LLC in the amount of $78,000 for an easement over APN 145-220-033; and 2. Approve the expenditure of$78,000 for that acquisition. BACKGROUND: The Riverside Transmission Reliability Project (RTRP) is a joint project with Southern California Edison (SCE) which provides Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) a second connection to the state electric transmission grid to address long-term capacity and reliability needs of the City's electric utility system. SCE's portion of the project includes construction of approximately 10 miles of double-circuit 230 kV transmission lines and a 230 kV switchyard. RPU's portion of the project includes the installation of approximately 10 miles of 69 kV sub-transmission lines, construction of a new substation, improvements to five existing substations, relocation of existing distribution lines and installation of new telecommunication lines. The total approved funding for the RTRP Work Order No. 642975 is currently $42,605,521. RPU staff has been coordinating the easement acquisition process for RTRP with the Real Property Services Division of the Community Development Department. Ninety-five easements are required for the construction of the 69 kV sub-transmission portion of the RTRP. Only six easements require Board and City Council approval since they are each valued over $50,000. Easements valued below $50,000 are approved administratively through the Real Property Services Division. Staff has completed final negotiations for the acquisition of the easement over APN 145-220-033 and is now requesting approval for that acquisition. The acquisition of two other properties were approved by the Board of Public Utilities on March 5, 2015. Three additional properties are anticipated to be presented to the Board for approval at a future meeting once negotiations are completed. All easements must be acquired prior to construction. Staff anticipates that construction will start in Fall 2015.