SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

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1 BOARD OF WATER AND POWER COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES Room 1555-H, 111 North Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, :00 A.M. THOMAS S. SAYLES, President ERIC HOLOMAN, Vice President RICHARD F. MOSS, Commissioner CHRISTINA E. NOONAN, Commissioner JONATHAN PARFREY, Commissioner 1. The agenda will be posted in the John Ferraro Building Lobby and outside JFB Room 1555-H at least twenty-four hours before the starting time for this special Board meeting. You may access the Board agenda and all available documents related to the items linked from the agenda on the Internet at: Some large agreements or items received too late to post may not be viewable. You may view those documents in the Commission Office prior to or after the Board meeting. 2. The Board will provide an opportunity for members of the public to address it on any item listed on this Special Agenda during the public comment period or during consideration of that item. This meeting is recorded. 3. (a) Charter Section 245 empowers the City Council to assert jurisdiction over actions of all boards and commissions of the City government. As a result, this Board's actions will not be final today, but will only become final as provided by Charter Section 245. (b) As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. To ensure availability, such request should be made 72 hours in advance by contacting the Commission Office at (213) during business hours. (c) Please NOTE that any item displayed on this agenda may be changed by Board action at the meeting or by additions/deletions made subsequent to the electronic posting of this agenda.

2 Special Agenda Board of Water and Power Commissioners Friday, January 11, Opening remarks by the Commission President on agenda and other items relating to Department operations and Channel 35 broadcast announcement. 2. Report/Briefing by the General Manager 3. Comments and/or requests from Commissioners relating to Department operations. 4. Opportunity for the public to address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. (Speakers may be limited in speaking time dependent upon the press of business and number of persons wishing to address the Board.) Items for Approval Discussion Not Required 5. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager - Water System and Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division) Spec. No. 357R1 to Furnish and Deliver Seeds and Plants for the Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Program Phase 7a. Award to Nakae & Associates, Inc. for a total amount not to exceed $4,038,752 for a term of one year with two optional one-year options. 6. (Recommended by Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division, Senior Assistant General Manager Water System and Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Spec. No. 388 (Cooperative Purchase) to Furnish and Deliver Tires and Tubes. Award to: A. TCI Tire Centers LLC for a total amount not to exceed $4,200,000 for one year with two one-year optional periods. B. Parkhouse Tire Service, Inc. for a total amount not to exceed $1,800,000 for one year with two one-year optional periods. 7. (Recommended by Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division, Senior Assistant General Manager Water System and Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Contract No. 949 (Amendment No. 2) for services, delivery, installation, and maintenance of photocopiers on a bare rental basis with Ricoh Americas Corporation. The amendment will increase the third optional period by $923,602. Council approval is required.

3 8. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Resolution authorizing execution of Agreement No. BP (Amendment No. 1) to Relocate Transmission Towers with State of California Department of Transportation (Utility Agreement No. 7UA-11679). The total cost not to exceed $3,196, (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Resolution authorizing execution of Agreement No. BP (Amendment No. 1) for Sale of Power to Pacificorp. The amendment will extend the Milford II Station Power Purchase Agreement to December 6, (Recommended by Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division and Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Resolution authorizing execution of a Lease Agreement with Studio Lending Group, LLC for Operation of a Studio Incidental to Motion Pictures and Television Productions. (Real Estate File P ) 11. (Recommended by Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division and Senior Assistant General Manager - Power System) Resolution authorizing execution of License Agreement with United Parcel Service, Inc. for Trucking Operations and Installation of Paving and Other Necessary Improvements within Transmission Line Right of Way 15A in the City of Vernon, California. (Real Estate File P-67949) 12. (Recommended by Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division and Senior Assistant General Manager - Power System) Resolution authorizing execution of the Purchase of Real Property Rights from BNSF Railway Company at 1248 Palmetto Street, Los Angeles, California. The one-time cost of $220,000 to acquire BNSF s real property rights, plus a $2,000 processing fee. (Real Estate File P-84431) 13. (Recommended by Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division) Agreement No. 197 (Amendment No. 1) for Out-of-State Disaster Recovery Data Center with Switch Communications Group L.L.C. The amendment will increase the contract by $1,850,000 and extend the term by 16 months. Council approval is required.

4 14. (Recommended by Assistant General Manager Customer Service Division) Resolution authorizing execution of Agreement No (Amendment No. 1) with Wausau Financial Systems, Inc. to upgrade existing equipment and to add additional equipment for LADWP s remittance processing system. The Amendment will increase the contract by $738,727 and extend the expiration date to December 31, Council approval is required. 15. (Recommended by Director of Human Resources) Resolution authorizing payment for a total amount not to exceed $645, of the Workers Compensation Self-Insurance Program Administration Fees to the State of California, Department of Industrial Relations for Fiscal Year (This resolution supersedes Resolution No , approved by LADWP Board on December 4, 2012). 16. (Recommended by Assistant General Manager System Support Division) Resolution authorizing execution of Contract No (Amendment No. 1) with Chicago Title to provide additional title services to support the acquisition or disposition of property related to the Barren Ridge Renewable Transmission Project. The amendment will increase the contract limit by $125,000 and extend the term by six months. 17. (Recommended by Director of Human Resources and Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Resolution recommending approval of Administrative Manual Policy Regarding Compensation During Extraordinary Working Conditions in Response to a Request for Mutual Aid. 18. Resolution authorizing approval of Additional Temporary Living Expenses for One Assistant General Manager I for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Items for Approval and Discussion 19. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Power System and Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division) Spec. No for Transformers, Power, 100/130/160-MVA, 230-kV and 138-kV, for Various Receiving Stations. Award to TBEA USA Co. for total amount not to exceed $11,492, (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Resolution authorizing execution of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Program FiT Set Pricing Program Guidelines, Standard Offer Power Purchase Agreement, and FiT Customer Generation Interconnection Agreement.

5 21. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Resolution authorizing execution of Agreement No to provide professional and technical services for reliability improvements for the Upper, Middle, and Control Gorge Power Plants Generator and Turbine Reliability Improvement Project. Award to Voith Hydryo, Inc. for a total amount not to exceed $39,000,000 for a term of three years. 22. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Water System and Director of Environmental Affairs) Resolution authorizing that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been Impeded in its Ability to Timely Complete the Owens Lake Phase 7a Project due to Unanticipated Discovery of Extensive Historic Resources. 23. (Recommended by Chief Financial Officer) Two resolutions authorizing the issuance of a maximum $625 million of Power System Revenue Bonds to Refund Power System 2003 Series A, Subseries A-1 and A-2, as follows: 1. Resolution No Twenty Second Supplemental Bond Resolution to the Power System Master Bond Resolution to authorize the tax-exempt Power System Revenue Bonds, 2013 Series A (2013A Refunding Bonds). 2. Resolution No Approves certain actions and agreements in connection with the issuance of the 2013A Refunding Bonds, including the sale the Bonds. 24. Proposed resolution that the Board of Water and Power Commissioners Request Actuarial Information from the Water and Power Employees Retirement Plan. Filed Items 25. (From General Manager) Monthly report of activities: Water System November 2012 Power System November 2012 Management Reports 26. A. Filing Renewable Portfolio Standard Projects Update (November 2012) B. Report on Owens Lake, Master Plan Status, and Potential Board Direction

6 Closed Session 27. The Board shall recess into closed session for a conference with legal counsel regarding: A. Existing litigation in the following matters: City of Los Angeles v. Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District; California Air Resources Board; State of California, ex rel. State Lands Commission, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of California Case No. 1:12-at-00664, Section (d)(1) of the California Government Code. In re Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District Owens Lake Dust Control Revised Final 2011 Supplemental Control Requirements Determination, State of California Air Resources Board, pursuant to The People of the State of California and Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District v. City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power, et al., Inyo County Superior Court Case No. SI CV PT , pursuant City of Los Angeles Acting By And Through The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power v. Mammoth Community Water District, Board of Directors of the Mammoth Community Water District, And Does 1-20, Inclusive, Mono County Superior Court Case No. CV110142, pursuant Kenneth L. Gallentine v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Worker s Compensation Appeals Board Case No. ADJ , ADJ , pursuant to Section (d)(1) of the California Government Code. Mid-Century Insurance Company vs. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC479212, pursuant to Philip J. Wickey (Dec)(by surviving spouse) Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles, (Workers Compensation File No , WCAB Case No. Unassigned). pursuant to B. Anticipated litigation in the following matters: 1. Discussion regarding significant exposure to litigation (3 cases), pursuant to Section (d)(2) of the California Government Code. 2. Discussion regarding initiation of litigation (4 cases), pursuant to Section (d)(4) of the California Government Code. The Board shall publicly report any action taken in closed session and the vote or abstention of every member present thereon, in accordance with Section of the California Government Code.