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W A T E R E N E R G Y T I F F <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />W& Board Memorandum <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: APRIL 8, 2019 <br />ITEM NO: 1 <br />SUBJECT: MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY ELECTRIC FIELD DIVISION TO CITY OF <br />REDDING ELECTRIC UTILITY DURING FEBRUARY 2019 - UPDATE <br />ISSUE: <br />Receive an update on the mutual aid assistance provided by the Electric Field Division to the City of <br />Redding Electric Utility during February 2019. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities receive an update on the mutual aid assistance provided by the Electric <br />Field Division to the City of Redding Electric Utility during February 2019. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In February 2019, the City of Redding received some of the worst snow it had seen in 50 years, leaving <br />thousands of residents without power. Therefore, on February 13, 2019, Redding Electric Utility reached <br />out for mutual aid assistance, which Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) received through membership in the <br />California Utilities Emergency Association. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />RPU contacted the City of Redding Electric Utility and offered a six -person crew and five (5) vehicles in <br />response to their mutual aid assistance request. Upon approval by the City Manager and keeping in <br />compliance with the IBEW Memorandum of Understanding 2016-2021, Electric Field Superintendents <br />assembled and dispatched a crew to Redding by midday on Thursday, Februaryl4, 2019. The RPU crew <br />arrived and began work on February 15, 2019 replacing poles, cross arms, transformers, cabling and wires, <br />in order to restore power to several hundred Redding customers. After working around the clock to assist <br />Redding, the Electric Field crew completed work on February 21, 2019 and returned to Riverside. The <br />Fleet Services Division of the General Services Department provided support for the trip by performing <br />truck inspections, brake adjustments, and logistics for fueling on the road. <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br />There is no cost associated with this presentation. Reimbursement for all costs will be received from <br />Redding Electric Utilities in accordance with standard mutual assistance procedures. <br />Prepared by: George R. Hanson, Utilities Assistant General Manager/Energy Delivery <br />