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W A 7 W tE M'i Ihl I1: II:il Ilia 1' 't.. .I F df RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: MARCH 6, 2015 ITEM NO: 7 SUBJECT: ACQUISITION EXPENDITURES IN CONNECTION WITH THE RIVERSIDE TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY PROJECT ISSUES: The issues for Board of Public Utilities consideration are: 1) Approval of an expenditure not to exceed $71,500 for the acquisition of an easement on Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 155-290-061, located at 6458 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA and 2]Approval of an expenditure not to exceed $176,165 for the acquisition of an easement on APN 234-160-069, located at 10170 Indiana Avenue, Riverside, CA. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities approve and recommend that the City Council approve: 1. The expenditure of $71,500 to cover the cost of the easement over APN 155-290-061, escrow and title fees associated with the acquisition; and 2. The expenditure of$176,165 to cover the cost of the easement over APN 234-160-061, escrow and title fees associated with the 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 230kV transmission lines and a 230kV switchyard. RPU's portion of the project includes the installation of approximately 10 miles of 69kV 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 (95) easements are required for the construction of the 69kV sub-transmission portion of the RTRP. Only six (6) 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. The acquisition of the easements and right-of-way over APNs 155-290-061 and 234-160-061, which are considered in this Board action, have completed final negotiations and staff is now requesting approval. Four (4) additional properties are anticipated to be presented to the Board for approval at a future meeting once negotiations are completed. All easements are required to be finalized prior to construction. Staff anticipates that construction will start in Fall 2015.