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ii1,11111111101111111,,,,,,101,11'1',' <br />414 <br />11,11,1 r <br />111'111111111111111I0v <br />„ovvoo„„,„1,1„,1,111 <br />'11,:lolollIIIII1111111111111111111111111!!!1,-.11,„,„„100111,1100,010!D0000;„1,1111'ill1111,1; <br />II11,1„„„,111II 11111„„„„ 11111„„jIll '1111" IIII„„„„. <br />RI RSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />DATE: February 7, 2014 <br />ITEM NO: 7 <br />SUBJECT: POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT BE EEN SOLAR STAR CALIFORNIA , <br />LLC AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE — TEQUESQUITE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC <br />PROJECT — SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION <br />ISSUE: <br />The issue for Board of Public Utilities consideration is of approval of the Power Purchase Agreement <br />(PPA) between Solar Star California 1, LLC (Solar Star) and the City of Riverside for 7 megawatt <br />(MW) of renewable solar photovoltaic (PV) energy to be located on the City-owned Tequesquite Landfill <br />(Tequesquite Project). <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: <br />1. Approve the 25-year PPA between Solar Star California 1 LLC and the City of Riverside to <br />design, construct and operate a 7 MW solar PV power plant on the Tequesquite landfill and <br />provide the associated renewable solar energy and Renewable Energy Credits; <br />2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the PPA, as well as any future <br />amendments or extensions to the PPA under terms and conditions substantially similar or <br />superior to this PPA; <br />3. Authorize the Public Utilities General Manager, or his designee, to execute any documents <br />necessary to administer the PPA that are consistent with the established policies by the City <br />Council; <br />4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to terminate the PPA for circumstances provided in <br />the PPA: and <br />5. Approve the supplemental appropriation of $988,000 from Electric Fund balance, and the <br />authorization to increase the existing Tequesquite Work Order No. 1016331 by an additional <br />$988,000 (from $204,727 to $1,192,727) to fund the Tequesquite Project. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Riverside has been very supportive of the use of renewable energy to serve its retail energy <br />requirements and has historically adopted more stringent requirements than those imposed on investor <br />owned utilities (IOUs). <br />