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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIESDATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2018 ITEM NO: 7 SUBJECT:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY BI-ANNUAL EXPENDITURE REPORT FORTHE PERIOD OF JULY THROUGH DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE: Recommend City Council receive and file this Southern California Public Power Authority bi-annual expenditure report for the period of July through December 2017. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilitiesrecommend that the City Councilreceive and file this Southern California Public Power Authority bi-annual expenditure report forthe period of July through December 2017. 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’sparticipation and involvement in SCPPA. City Council directed staff to provide a detail of proposed expenditures included within each object code of RPU’sannual budget to the Board of Public Utilities (Board) and include this information in their budget recommendation to City Council. In addition, City Councildirected 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 SCPPAover $50,000. DISCUSSION: This SCPPA bi-annual expenditure report covers the first sixmonths of expenditures for Fiscal Year 2017-18 from July through December 2017. 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 servicessuch as energy efficiency programs, training, Page 23