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wni =R tvtRGv ii Jwl -- RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES WON Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JANUARY 22, 2016 ITEM NO: 15 File ID — 16 -0204 — D SUBJECT: DEVELOMENT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES' ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 23, 2016 ISSUES: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is discussion of talking points for development of a City Council report summarizing the Board's activities, plans and Board /staff /Council interactions for 2015 and 2016. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities discuss and provide feedback for development of the annual activities report for presentation to the City Council by Board Chair Susan Cash. BACKGROUND: The City Clerk, on behalf of the Mayor and City Council, has requested a report from the Board of Public Utilities, scheduled for Tuesday February 23, 2016 at 6:00 pm. Fifteen minutes has been set aside for the report and subsequent discussion with the City Council. The City Council has requested the report be approximately five minutes in length and address the following material: 1. Significant subject matter which occupied the Board of Public Utilities attention during the past year; 2. The principal tasks which lie ahead over the next year; and 3. Ways in which the City Council and staff might facilitate the work of the Board of Public Utilities. Staff, in consultation with Board Chair Cash has compiled the following talking points as a prompt to the Board conversation. 1. 2015 - Assessment and Planning Significant subject matter which occupied the Board during 2015 (not in priority order) includes: • Strategic Planning, "Utility 2.0'; February through August, including 2 joint meetings with the City Council • Computer Information System (CIS) implementation, corrections, and solutions • Water Drought Policy and RPU recommendation for and response to State Water Resources Control Board Mandatory Emergency Response Regulations • Plaza Substation construction and upgrade of surrounding electrical systems • San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Decommissioning • Mission Square Office Complex purchase recommendation • Audits: Northside property transactions, RPU performance and financial audits ( "deep dive ")