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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I F$ BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 ITEM NO: 11 File ID — 15 -2815 — D SUBJECT: PLANNED ROUTINE PROJECTS OVER $500,000 FOR ELECTRIC AND WATER CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015/16 — $24,992,000 ISSUE: The issue for Board of Public Utilities consideration is to receive a report highlighting capital improvement projects over $500,000 planned for Electric and Water for fiscal year 2015/16 with a combined total budget of $24,992,000 RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities receive this report highlighting planned Electric and Water capital improvement projects over $500,000 for a combined total of $24,992,000 for fiscal year 2015/16. BACKGROUND: On April 17, 2015 the Board of Public Utilities (Board) voted to recommend that the City Council approve the Electric and Water annual Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget funds for fiscal year (FY) 2015/16, including a capital outlay of $30.6 million for the electric system and $16.1 million for the water system. The City Council approved the annual budget for FY 2015/16 at their meeting on June 23, 2015. The purpose of this report, and the accompanying presentation, is to provide the Board an overview of the routine infrastructure projects over $500,000 planned for FY 2015/16, and to highlight the importance of these projects. Discussion of these projects at the beginning of the fiscal year will provide context and familiarity to streamline Board approval of individual project actions throughout the fiscal year. The projects to be presented and discussed include the following: No. Electric E1 Riverside Water Quality Control Plant Service Upgrade $700,000 E2 GO 165 Replacement of 80 Poles (various locations) $1,200,000 E3 Substation LTC Replacements $3,200,000 E4 Substation Relay and 69kV Breaker Replacement (two locations) $1,550,000 E5 Substation 12kV Relay /Breaker Upgrade (three locations) $3,000,000 E6 La Colina Substation Transformer Addition $2,000,000 E7 Mobile Substation #3 $2,000,000 E8 Magnolia Substation Demolition (MPRP) $500,000 E9 Neighborhood Streetlight Retrofit (Wood Streets Area 2) $1,900,000 E10 Cable Replacement (Canyon Crest Area 1 E & 2) $3,747,000 E11 Plaza 4 -12kV Conversion $1,325,000 E12 Orangecrest- Freeman Fiber Upgrade $1,400,000 E13 Orangecrest -La Colina, Alessandro- Sycamore Cyn Fiber Upgrade $1,250,000 E14 Land Mobile Radio (LMR) — Dispatch Radio Upgrade $1,700,000