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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F I RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: NOVEMBER 7, 2014 ITEM NO: 4 SUBJECT: COMMUNITY EVENT PARTICIPATION AND SPONSORSHIP POLICY ISSUE: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is the need to review the present Community Event Participation and Sponsorship Policy. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities direct staff to review and bring back any required or needed modifications to the Community Event Participation and Sponsorship Policy within 90 days. BACKGROUND: The Riverside Public Utilities Community Event Participation and Sponsorship Policy was established and approved by the Board of Public Utilities in 1996. The City Council considered a bottled water policy and the sponsorship policy (two separate reports) on December 1, 1998. The City Council's Governmental Affairs Committee considered both the bottled water and the sponsorship policies on March 4, 1999, and then referred it back to City Council. On April 20, 1999, City Council adopted both policies, in separate reports. It has been 15 years since the Policies has been reviewed. Staff is proposing to undertake a comprehensive review both policies to ensure the intents and outcomes of both programs are still being met. FISCAL IMPACT: There will be no fiscal impact to this review Prepared by: Stephen H Badgett. Deputy General Manager Approved by: Girish Balachandran, Public Utilities General Manager Approved by: Belinda J. Graham, Assistant City Manager Approved as to form: Cristina L. Talley, Interim City Attorney Cert' s availability of funds: Laura Chavez - Nomura - Public Utilities Assistant General Manager Finance /Administration Attachments: 1. Community Event Participation and Sponsorship Policy 2. Bottled Water Policy