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L A T E R E N E R G Y I <br />WI& <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br />DATE: AUGUST 8, 2016 <br />ITEM NO: 12 <br />SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS OF NECESSITY AUTHORIZING INITIATION OF <br />EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE EASEMENTS NECESSARY TO <br />CONSTRUCT THE RIVERSIDE TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY PROJECT HIGH <br />VOLTAGE LINES WITHIN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE — WORK ORDER NO. 642975 — <br />FOR $957,800 <br />ISSUES: <br />Recommend the City Council consider adopting thirty -six (36) Resolutions of Necessity authorizing the <br />initiation of eminent domain proceedings to acquire easements located in the City of Riverside for the <br />Riverside Transmission Reliability Project; and approve the estimated expenditure of $957,800 for <br />deposit into the State Condemnation Fund for condemnation of certain real property for the Riverside <br />Transmission Reliability Project. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities: <br />Recommend that the City Council consider adoption of thirty -six (36) Resolutions of Necessity <br />authorizing the initiation of eminent domain proceedings to acquire the necessary real property <br />interests to construct the sub - transmission lines connecting the Riverside Energy Resource <br />Center to Harvey Lynn and Freeman Substations as part of the Riverside Transmission <br />Reliability Project; and <br />2. Approve and recommend the City Council approve the expenditure of $957,800 for deposit into <br />the State Condemnation Fund as part of the eminent domain process based on City of <br />Riverside approved independent appraisals. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Riverside Transmission Reliability Project (RTRP) is the largest capital improvement project in the history <br />of Riverside and was approved by the Board of Public Utilities (Board) on January 20, 2006. RTRP is a <br />joint project with Southern California Edison (SCE) to provide Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) a second <br />connection to the state electric transmission grid addressing long -term capacity and reliability needs of <br />the City. <br />SCE's portion of RTRP includes construction of 230kV transmission lines and a 230kV switchyard. <br />RPU's portion of the project includes construction of a new substation, improvements to existing <br />substations, construction of 69kV sub - transmission lines, relocation of existing distribution lines, and <br />installation of new telecommunication lines. The subject easements in this report are for the lines <br />internal to the City of Riverside only. <br />RTRP is comprised of multiple work segments. One - hundred (100) property acquisitions are required for <br />construction of the first of the remaining three segments of RTRP. The work includes construction of 13 <br />circuit miles of 69 kilo -Volt (kV) transmission lines connecting Riverside Energy Resource Center <br />