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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: AUGUST 14, 2017 ITEM NO: 7 SUBJECT: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY BI -ANNUAL EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 ISSUE: Recommend City Council receive and file this Southern California Public Power Authority bi-annual expenditure report for fiscal year 2016-17. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council receive and file this Southern California Public Power Authority bi-annual expenditure report for fiscal year 2016-17. BACKGROUND: Riverside Public Unities (RPU) is a member of the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), a joint powers authority, formed to capture the economies of scale by collectively working with 12 local publicly owned utilities. On February 21, 2017, City Council received an update on RPU's participation and involvement in SCPPA. City Council directed staff to provide a detail of proposed expenditures included within each object code of RPU's annual budget to the Board of Public Utilities (Board) and include this information in their budget recommendation to City Council. In addition, City Council directed staff to provide a bi- annual report to the Board and City Council on expenditures. After discussion, City Council directed staff to seek Board and Council approval for services procured through SCPPA over $50,000. DISCUSSION: This report is the first SCPPA bi-annual expenditure report covering twelve months of expenditures for fiscal year 2016-17. RPU's participation in SCPPA activities is voluntary and undertaken only when participating through SCPPA is expected to add value in the form of i) cost savings as compared to Riverside acting individually and/or ii) staff savings achieved by collaborating on common issues and avoiding the duplication of effort at each utility. The majority of RPU's expenditures associated with SCPPA relate directly to its participation in the generation, transmission, and renewable projects, where there is joint interest by other utilities. RPU also participates in other joint member utility services such as energy efficiency programs, training, association dues, and legislative or regulatory advocacy where services are procured using economies-