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W A T E R F N F R G Y T I F F W& P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum DATE: MARCH 11, 2019 ITEM NO: 2 SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING — PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE TIME PERIODS USED TO CALCULATE OVERCHARGES AND UNDERCHARGES FOR CUSTOMER BILLS IN ELECTRIC RULE 6 AND WATER RULE 6 ISSUE: Conduct a public hearing to consider changes to the time periods used to calculate overcharges and undercharges for customer bills in Electric Rule 6 and Water Rule 6. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: Conduct a public hearing to receive public input related to the proposed changes to Electric Rule 6 and Water Rule 6 that include reducing the time periods used to calculate billing of undercharges for non-residential accounts from three (3) years to six (6) monthly billing periods, increasing the time periods used to calculate billing of undercharges for residential accounts from four (4) billing periods to six (6) monthly billing periods, change the terminology of the time period used to calculate overcharges from one (1) year to twelve monthly billing periods, and changing the period used to calculate billing of overcharges for fast meters to be consistent with the monthly billing period for general overcharges; 2. Adopt a resolution establishing the changes to Electric Rule 6 and Water Rule 6; 3. Recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the changes to Electric Rule 6 and Water Rule 6; and 4. Recommend that the City Council apply the changes to Electric Rule 6, if adopted, to the pending appeals filed by Fusion Sign and Design and Microflex Film Corporation. BOARD CUSTOMER RELATIONS/FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION On January 11, 2019, the Board of Public Utilities Customer Relations/Finance Committee (Committee) considered the time periods used to calculate undercharges for residential and non-residential customers and recommended that both be changed to six (6) months to provide consistency. The Committee directed staff to schedule and conduct a public hearing to be held before the Board of Public Utilities (Board) to consider the changes to Electric Rule 6 and Water Rule 6 to reduce the time periods used to calculate billing of undercharges for non-residential accounts from three (3) years to six (6) months and increase the time periods used to calculate billing of undercharges for residential accounts from four (4) billing periods to six (6) months.