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CITY OF RIVERSIDE BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Minutes of: Regular Meeting of the Board of Public Utilities Date of Meeting: March 6, 2009 Time of Meeting: 8:30 a.m. Place of Meeting: Public Utilities Boardroom 3901 Orange Street (at Ninth & Orange Streets) Riverside, California PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG WAS GIVEN A. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS General Manager Dave Wright introduced newly elected Board Members Justin Scott-Coe (Ward 1) and Gustavo Segura (Ward 5) who are replacing Joe Tavaglione and Dave Barnhart, respectively. PUBLIC HEARING Interim Chair Bob Stockton called the public hearing meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. Interim Chair Stockton stated to the audience that the Board of Public Utilities was holding a public hearing to receive public input regarding two items, one of which is adjustments to the City's WA-9 water rate, the second is changes to the City's Master metering rules and that there would be separate public hearings on each of these items. Comments of any individual would be limited to three minutes and would be heard in order of sign up. Roll Call was called and all Board Members were present except for Ian Davidson. Roll Call Present: Bob Stockton (Interim Chair) Mary Curtin Ken Sutter Bernie Titus Robert Elliott Manny Sanchez Gustavo Segura Justin Scott-Coe Absent: Ian Davidson (absence due to vacation) At this time, Board Member Gustavo Segura excused himself from the meeting regarding Item B and sat in the audience due to conflict of interest. Staff Presentation Prior to receiving public input, the Board requested staff to provide a summary of the process, which was presented by General Manager Dave Wright. Comments from the Audience There were no public in attendance except for two students that were here to observe a public hearing for a class assignment.