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BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DRAFT MINUTES MONDAY, DECEMBER 12,2022,6:30 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENT IN-PERSON/TELEPHONE City SArts&Innovation ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER 3900 MAIN STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92522 PRESENT: Vice Chair Rebeccah Goldware and Board Members Nipunjeet Gujral, Rosemary Heru, Nancy Melendez, Gary Montgomery, Gil Oceguera, and Peter Wohlgemuth ABSENT: Chair David Crohn Vice Chair Goldware called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Member Wohlgemuth led the pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC UTILITIES THIRD QUARTER SAFETY PROGRAM UPDATE Safety and Training Manager Sam Davis provided the Riverside Public Utilities Safety Program update. RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS The Public Utilities sustainability efforts update was not held. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE Tom Evans spoke regarding Riverside Accelerating Clean Energy by 2040 (RACE/2040) Study and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) contract. CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Member Melendez and seconded by Member Oceguera to approve the Consent Calendar as presented below affirming the actions appropriate to each item with the item regarding the Mission Square Fiscal Year 2021-22 year-end update pulled for separate discussion. The motion carried unanimously. MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of November 28, 2022, were approved as presented. ABSENCES The Board of Public Utilities excused the absences of Member Gujral and Member Oceguera from the November 14, 2022, meeting. INCREASE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE LIMIT - SPECIALIZED CHEMICALS - RIVERSIDE ENERGY RESOURCE CENTER AND CLEARWATER POWER PLANTS The Board of Public Utilities approved an increase in the annual expenditure limit by $80,000, for a revised total of $165,000, with Nalco Company, LLC, Naperville, Illinois, for chemicals used at the Riverside Energy Resource Center and Clearwater Power Plants.