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W R I E R E N E R G Y L f h h RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES yr' WI& Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I I I T I F S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: May 3, 2013 ITEM NO: 5 SUBJECT: EMERGENCY WORK REQUIRED DUE TO WILDFIRE IN THE SANTA ANA RIVER BOTTOM - WORK ORDER NO. 1320134 ISSUE: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval for Emergency Work Order No. 1320134 in accordance with Article XII, Section 1202 of the City of Riverside Charter. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve the capital expenditure of $80,350.42 for Emergency Work Order No. 1320134 in accordance with Article XII, Section 1202 of the City of Riverside Charter. BACKGROUND: On Thursday February 28, 2013, the Riverside Fire Department (RFD) requested that two 69 kV transmission lines and one 12 kV distribution line be taken out of service because of a wildfire in the Santa Ana River bottom. The affected transmission lines were the Riverside Energy Resource Center (RERC) to Riverside Substation Line and the Vista Substation to Mt. View Substation Line. These lines are vital to normal electric system operations. Due to ongoing firefighting activities, City crews were unable to access the River bottom until Monday, March 4, 2013. The fire damaged four wooden poles, two of which were accessible and replaced immediately. The two remaining poles were inaccessible due to poor soil conditions. Water field crews worked to improve the access but did not have adequate equipment to fully resolve the site conditions. On March 5, 2013 and March 6, 2013, a crew from Southern Contract, Inc. worked under the direction of Energy Delivery Division staff to improve the access to a point that Electric crews could make the necessary repairs and restore the lines to service. After all repairs, the electric system was restored to normal operating condition on March 6, 2013. The City Charter in Article XII - Department of Public Utilities; Section 1202 - Board of Public Utilities — Powers and duties; (b) allows work of urgent necessity to be undertaken and ratified by the Board of Public Utilities after the fact. City crews replaced a total of four poles in the amount of $74,200.83. Southern Contract Inc. performed civil work to enable site access for a total amount $6,149.59. FISCAL IMPACT: The total cost for this work order is $80,350.42. Sufficient funds are available in the System Improvements Account No. 6130000 - 470603.