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r <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I F$ <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br />DATE: OCTOBER 2, 2015 <br />ITEM NO: 11 <br />File ID — 15 -3164 — D <br />SUBJECT: UTILITY 2.0 STRATEGIC PLAN CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL REPRESENTING <br />FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS OF $500 MILLION TO $1,000,000,000 THROUGH <br />FY 2026 <br />ISSUE: <br />The issue for Board of Public Utilities consideration is conceptual approval of the Utility 2.0 <br />Strategic Plan with Option3 infrastructure and workforce trajectories to provide guidance to staff <br />for final financial planning and recommendations. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities approve in concept, and recommend that the City Council <br />approve in concept, the Utility 2.0 Strategic Plan with Option 3 infrastructure, technology and <br />workforce trajectories to provide guidance to staff for final financial planning and <br />recommendations. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On August 28, 2015 the City Council (Council) and Board of Public Utilities (Board) convened <br />for their second joint meeting to continue the 2015 Strategic Planning process on behalf of the <br />community to provide input and feedback on the direction of the Utility. The discussion on <br />August 28 focused on providing the City Council and the Board of Public Utilities feedback <br />results and details relating to the Utility 2.0 Plan. The planning process for Utility 2.0 began in <br />mid -2014 and will continue through early 2016. Figures 1 and 2 below depict the planning <br />process to date and as envisioned through final plan adoption. <br />