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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES • Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: MARCH 29, 2016 ITEM NO: 4 File ID — 16 -0898 — Consent SUBJECT: MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH ON -RAMP WIRELESS, INC. FOR COMMUNICATION SERVICES OVER TEN YEARS AND NET COST REDUCTION ISSUE: The issue for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of a master license agreement with On- Ramp Wireless, Inc., for grid sensor communication services. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: Approve the Master License Agreement with On -Ramp Wireless, Inc.,; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Master License Agreement and site licenses with On -Ramp Wireless. BACKGROUND: On January 18, 2013, the Board of Public Utilities (Board) approved Work Order No. 1309568 in the amount of $960,000 to procure and install equipment as part of the overall Distribution Automation Program. On October 17, 2014, the Board approved a Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $96,500 with On -Ramp Wireless, Inc., (On -Ramp) of San Diego, California for the On -Ramp Total Reach Communications Network to support the first phase of distribution automation grid sensors in the Canyon Crest area. This Master License Agreement (Agreement) compliments the Professional Services Agreement by providing the necessary expansion at a cost savings, and reducing implementation time for grid sensor expansion throughout the city. RPU will gain significant cost savings from reduction in equipment cost, installation expense, maintenance, and monthly fees. On -Ramp utilizes a secure hosted network and has been deployed on a large scale at neighboring utilities and across southern California. On -Ramp is a component of the Distribution Automation program and is a specialized solution to communicate outage information from wireless grid sensors directly to RPU's Utility Operations Center. Real -time information from the sensors enables dispatchers to send personnel directly to the outage area reducing the time required to locate the outage cause, and restore service. The first phase of RPU grid sensors were deployed in 2015. This included two On -Ramp access points and 63 grid sensors, covering 15% percent of the electric system. Seven additional access points are required for the additional 1,450 grid sensors necessary to cover the entire system.