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WATER ENERGY LIFE CITY OF RjVEIZSIDE lag PUBLIC UTILITIES RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2023 SUBJECT: TWO YEAR MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE'S SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR SOLAR ENERGY/SOLAR VALLEY CONSORTIUM ISSUE: Consider recommending the City Council continue participation with Southern California Research Initiative for a two-year term with Solar Energy (SC-RISE)/Solar Valley Consortium of the University of California Riverside through Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend the City Council: 1. Approve the City's Membership Agreement with University of California Riverside Southern California Research Initiative for a two-year term with Solar Energy (SC-RISE)/Solar Valley Consortium in the annual amount of $5,000 through FY 2024/25; 2. Designate Public Utilities General Manager or their designee to represent the City of Riverside at meetings of the SC-Rise/Solar Valley Consortium meetings; and 3. Authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to sign and execute all necessary membership documents, including making minor and non -substantive changes. BACKGROUND: The SC-RISE/Solar Valley Consortium was created by the University of California Riverside Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CE -CERT). The mission of the organization is to: • Establish a valuable source of data on solar projects and installations. • Advocate and support public policies for residential, commercial, and utility -scale solar projects. • Promote the creation of local clean energy jobs, job training programs and attraction of solar energy and storage companies to the region. • Contribute to education as to the value of solar energy as part of the region's sustainable energy future.