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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />• ' Board Memorandum <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JUNE 14, 2021 <br />SUBJECT: RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE IN <br />ACCORDANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 1054 FOR SUBMITTAL TO THE <br />WILDFIRE SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD BY JULY 1, 2021 <br />ISSUE: <br />Consider the Riverside Public Utilities Wildfire Mitigation Plan annual update, which must be <br />submitted to the Wildfire Safety Advisory Board by July 1, 2021 pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) <br />1054. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities approve a recommendation to the City Council to approve the <br />2021 RPU Wildfire Mitigation Plan annual updates. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) is designed to meet the standards <br />set forth by Senate Bill (SB) SB 901, which was signed into law September 2018. SB 901 tasked <br />all private and publicly owned utilities and corporations to construct, maintain, and operate its <br />electrical system in a manner that will minimize the risk of wildfire. Additionally, SB 901 requires <br />utilities to submit and update a wildfire mitigation plan annually. <br />On July 12, 2019, Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1054 was passed along with AB 111, which are meant <br />to compliment past bills such as SB 901. AB 1054 does not add to the required content for a <br />WMP but does add an additional process requirement that the WMP be submitted to the newly <br />formed Wildfire Safety Advisory Board ("Wildfire Board") by July 1 sl of each year. <br />In accordance with SB 901 requirements, RPU prepared and presented the WMP to City Council, <br />where it was adopted on December 17, 2019. Additionally, RPU complied with AB 1054 by <br />submitting the WMP to the Wildfire Board on May 6, 2020. This annual update will be submitted <br />to the Wildfire Board by July 1, 2021. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />RPU's Wildfire Mitigation Plan complies with the requirements of Public Utilities Code Section <br />8387. This Wildfire Mitigation Plan is designed to meet the standards set forth by California SB <br />