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WAIER EIERGV I L I E lam PUBLIC U i lLI f 1LS RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2024 SUBJECT: GRANT OF EASEMENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY FOR HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SERVICES TO POWER VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS LOCATED AT 1388 SOUTH E. STREET, SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA ISSUE: Consider recommending that the City Council approve a Grant of Easement with Southern California Edison on City owned property for high voltage electrical services to power vehicle charging stations located at 1388 South E. Street, San Bernardino, California. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: 1. Approve a Grant of Easement with Southern California Edison Company and; 2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Grant of Easement with Southern California Edison, a corporation, including making minor, non -substantive changes, and to sign all documents and instruments necessary to complete the transaction. BACKGROUND: Riverside (City) owns the 4.2 -acre property at 1388 South E. Street, San Bernardino, which is adjacent to the 215 Freeway, south of Orange Show Road, and under the control of RPU Water Division. In 1971, the City signed a lease agreement with Holiday Oldsmobile to rent the site. Holiday Oldsmobile subsequently sold its business to Center Chevrolet, which filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and abandoned the site and its buildings. The abandoned business buildings, which needed significant repair, became a magnet for graffiti, vagrancy, and vandalism and were demolished in 2010 to reduce the City's liability. This property has remained vacant ever since. On January 9, 2017, the RPU Board recommended approval of a 5 -year Lease Agreement with Drivetime Car Sales Company, LLC, which the City Council approved on January 24, 2017; however, the lease was terminated before the Lessee took possession of the property. On September 13, 2021, the RPU Board recommended approval of a 15 -year Commercial Lease Agreement with WattEV, SB1, Inc., with three optional five-year extensions, which the City Council approved on October 12, 2021. WattEV, SB1, Inc. plans to operate a sizeable electrical vehicle charging station, which requires a high-voltage electrical service from Southern California Edison (SCE). WattEV, SB1, Inc. worked with Edison to design, construct, and energize the