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CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br /> PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT <br /> Finance/Marketing Committee Meeting <br /> MINUTES <br /> MAY 28,2010 <br /> COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: <br /> Ken Sutter(Chair) Dave Wright,Utilities General Manager <br /> Bernie Titus Reiko Kerr, Utilities Chief Financial Officer <br /> Gary Nolff,Assistant General Manager Resources <br /> ABSENT Kevin Milligan,Assistant General Manager Water <br /> Bob Elliot Steve Badgett, Deputy General Manager Energy Delivery <br /> Mary Curtain Susan Wilson, Deputy City Attorney <br /> Bob Tang, Utilities Projects/Contracts Manager <br /> VISITORS PRESENT: Kevin Palmer, Utilities Principal Account Manager <br /> David Pearcy, Riverside Resident Ryan Bullard, Util, Account Manager/Sustainability Coordinator <br /> Chairman Sutter called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. <br /> 1. CITIZENS PARTICIPA77ON <br /> David Pearcy, resident, expressed appreciation to the City Attorney for a great presentation on Local <br /> Preferences and City Contracts at the last Board meeting. <br /> 2. CLEAR WATER ASSET PURCHASE-RELATED AGREEMENTS WITH SCE AND THE CITY OF CORONA <br /> Utilities Power Projects/Contracts Manager Tang discussed the Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff <br /> Service, Assumption, and Letter Agreements necessary to effectuate RPU ownership of the Clearwater <br /> power plant.The Committee recommended approval by the Board. <br /> Motion—Titus Second—Sutter <br /> 3. AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSMISSION SERIRCE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CITy OF RIVERSIDE AND LOS <br /> ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER <br /> Utilities Power Projects/Contracts Manager Tang discussed the need to amend two agreements to ensure <br /> transmission access for RPU's increased entitlement from the upgrade in the Southern Transmission <br /> System.The Committee recommended approval by the Board. <br /> Motion—Titus Second—Sutter <br /> 4. POTENTIAL CONSOLIDATION OF PROPERTY AND FINANCEIMARKETING COMMITTEES <br /> General Manager Wright discussed combining the two committees to make more effective use of the <br /> committees_ This will require amending the Standing Rules of the Public Utilities Board. The Committee <br /> recommended approval by the Board. <br /> Motion—Titus Second—Sutter <br /> 5. ELECTRIC ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS PLAN <br /> General Manager Wright provided an overview of a new consolidated electric program to encompass <br /> economic development,business retention,green jobs,renewable energy,energy efficiency,sustainability, <br /> and smart grid. The Committee recommended conceptual approval of the Board. <br /> Motion—Titus Second—Sutter <br /> 6. GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT <br /> General Manager Wright discussed some challenges with succession planning. <br /> 7. ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS <br /> The Committee requested an update on the Strategic Plan to the Board. <br />