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CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br /> BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br /> Minutes of: Special Meeting of the Board of Public Utilities <br /> Date of Meeting: June 4, 2015 <br /> Time of Meeting: 8:30 a.m. <br /> Place of Meeting: Utility Operations Center <br /> 2911 Adams Street <br /> Riverside, California 92507 <br /> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG WAS GIVEN <br /> Roll Call <br /> Present: Susan Cash (Chair) Dave Austin (vice-Chair) <br /> Ron <br /> of Nick Ferguson <br /> Justin Scott-Coe Andrew WaI <br /> Absent: Jennifer O'Farrell (excused absence due to business) <br /> David Roberts (excused absence due to vacation) <br /> Darrell Ament (unexcused absence) <br /> PRgfigNIATIQN <br /> 1 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARDS <br /> Deputy General Manager Kevin Milligan introduced Principal Legislative Analyst, Rita <br /> Medina, to the Board of Public Utilities and the Board welcomed Rita. Ms. Medina will <br /> be the legislative liaison for RPU and provide assistance with identifying issues and <br /> advocating on our behalf to state and federal legislative entities. <br /> 2 LEADERSHIP RIVERSIDE —"TRANSFORMER ART WRAP" <br /> Riverside Art Museum Director Drew Oberjuerge gave a presentation explaining a <br /> proposed public art project that will be done over the summer to beautify several pad- <br /> mounted utility boxes in the downtown area. The Leadership Riverside, Class of 2015, <br /> has raised money to provide artwork to wrap several boxes in the downtown area with <br /> historic imagery from the Riverside Public Library's collection of historical resources. <br /> The boxes are sponsored with outside funding and utility staff has been asked for <br /> technical assistance to assure safety, and electrical standards are being followed. <br /> They have created a template for the project to be continued city-wide by other groups <br /> and will also engage the community to use the boxes for educational purposes about <br /> Riverside history. <br />