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CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Minutes of: Meeting of the Board of Public Utilities <br />Date of Meeting: August 14, 2017 <br />Time of Meeting: Began at 6:34 p.m. (6:30 p.m.) <br />Place of Meeting: Art Pick Council Chambers <br />3900 Main Street (at Main and Tenth Streets) <br />Riverside, California <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG WAS GIVEN <br />Roll Call <br />Present: Dave Austin (Chair) David Crohn <br />Gil Oceguera Jo Lynne Russo -Pereyra <br />Andrew Walcker <br />Absent: Kevin Foust (absence due to vacation) <br />Elizabeth Sanchez-Monville (absence due to vacation) <br />Jennifer O'Farrell (absence due to illness) <br />PRESENTATIONS <br />EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARD TO THE PROJECT TEAM FOR THE LAND <br />MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM <br />The Board of Public Utilities recognized the following employees for their excellent <br />work planning and executing the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Project, one of the key <br />systems identified in RPU's Strategic Technology Plan: <br />• Trace Spacone, Substation Test Technician and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) <br />Project Technical Lead, <br />• Meredith McClimans, Substation Test Technician <br />• Jennifer Tavaglione, Project Manager <br />• Rajiv Butala, Sr. Electrical Engineer <br />• Lupe Gutierrez, Engineering Technician <br />• Darlene Elliot, Administrative Analyst <br />• Gerald McAllister, Principal Electrical Engineer <br />The LMR system is critical to overall utility operations, effective day-to-day and <br />emergency communications, providing excellent service to our customers, and <br />to ensure the safety of RPU's field crews. <br />CITIZENS PARTICIPATION <br />2 Public Comment: <br />Mr. Jason Hunter spoke on the Press Enterprise article regarding Public Utilities' <br />overtime. In response, General Manager Balachandran updated the Board on actions <br />the City and RPU are undertaking to improve overtime accountability and reporting. <br />