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W A T E R E N E R C Y I RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES WI& Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JUNE 26, 2017 ITEM NO: 7 SUBJECT: CITY-WIDE STREET LIGHT LED CONVERSION PROGRAM STATUS REPORT FOR APRIL 2017 ISSUE: Receive a status report for the City-wide Street Light LED Conversion Program. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities receive and file the status report for the City-wide Street Light LED Conversion Program. BACKGROUND: On July 25, 2016, the Riverside Public Utilities Board, with six of eight members present, unanimously approved to forward the recommendation to the City Council to approve Work Order 1611216 for $1,150,000; a Professional Services Agreement with Design Services, Inc. dba Benya Burnett Consultancy for $855,290 for design services for a streetlight LED conversion project; the Permissible Use Of Greenhouse Gas Allowance Value And Proceeds Policy; authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to make changes to the policy in accordance with the goals of Assembly Bill 32 for the benefit of Riverside's retail electric ratepayers; and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to attest and file the annual Electric Distribution Utility Use of Allocated Allowance Form to the California Air Resources Board. The Utility Services/Land Use/Energy Development Committee met on August 18, 2016, with Chair Mac Arthur, Vice Chair Soubirous and Member Gardner, to consider forwarding a recommendation to City Council to approve Work Order 1611216 for $1,150,000, a Professional Services Agreement with Design Services, Inc. dba Benya Burnett Consultancy; the Permissible Use Of Greenhouse Gas Allowance Value And Proceeds Policy; to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to make changes to the policy in accordance with the goals of Assembly Bill 32 for the benefit of Riverside's retail electric ratepayers; and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to attest and file the annual Electric Distribution Utility Use of Allocated Allowance Form to the California Air Resources Board. After discussion, the Committee unanimously voted to forward a recommendation to City Council for approval of all items. The City Council met on September 6, 2016 to consider a recommendation to approve Work Order 1611216 for $1,150,000, a Professional Services Agreement with Design Services, Inc. dba Benya Burnett Consultancy; the Permissible Use Of Greenhouse Gas Allowance Value And Proceeds Policy; to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to make changes to the policy in accordance with the goals of Assembly Bill 32 for the benefit of Riverside's retail electric ratepayers; and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to attest and file the annual Electric Distribution Utility Use of Allocated