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 90012 AGENDA TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012 1:30 P.M. THOMAS S. SAYLES, President ERIC HOLOMAN, Vice President RICHARD F. MOSS, Commissioner CHRISTINA E. NOONAN, Commissioner JONATHAN PARFREY, Commissioner 1. Regular meetings held the first and third Tuesdays of the month. The agenda will be posted in the John Ferraro Building Lobby and outside JFB Room 1555-H, at least 72 hours before the Board meets. You may access the Board agenda and all available documents related to the items linked from the agenda on the Internet at: www.ladwp.com/board. 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. (a) At 1:30 p.m. the Board will receive information from the General Manager and staff. No agenda items are discussed and no action taken during that portion of the meeting. Immediately following the Consent Agenda, the Board will provide an opportunity for members of the public to address it on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Thereafter, the Board will consider and take action on the Regular Agenda items. Members of the public may also request to speak on any agenda item. The meeting is recorded. (b) The Consent Agenda (items preceded by an [*]) consists of items considered to be routine and non-controversial upon which the documentation provided to the Board is adequate to give sufficient information for approval without inquiry or discussion. It is designed to minimize the time required for the handling of routine matters in order to permit additional time to be spent on more significant matters. The President will call for ayes and noes on the Consent Agenda as a whole and the vote will be treated as a separate vote on each item. These items may be moved to the Regular Agenda at the order of the President or if a member of the general public has submitted a request to speak on the subject. 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) (c) 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) 367-1356 during business hours. 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.
Agenda Board of Water and Power Commissioners Tuesday, August 7, 2012 1. 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. Recommendation for approval of the minutes of the following meetings of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners. 1. Special meeting, May 24, 2012 2. Regular meeting, June 5, 2012 6. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Power System and Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division) Spec. No. 393 for Transformers, Subsurface, Single-Phase. Award to Power Partners, Inc. for a total amount not to exceed $8,804,943 for a term of one year with two optional one-year extensions. 7. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Water System and Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division) Contract No. 7038 (Amendment No. 1) for Construction of the River Supply Conduit Improvement Lower Reach, Unit 4 with Steve P. Rados, Inc. The amendment will extend contract by 6 months. 8. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Water System and Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division) Contract No. 7038 (Amendment No. 2) for Construction of the River Supply Conduit Improvement Lower Reach, Unit 4 with Steve P. Rados, Inc. The amendment will extend contract by 18 months and to increase the amount by $3,300,000. Council approval is required.
9. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Water System) Resolution authorizing execution of Agreement No. WR-12-1018 with Los Angeles Community College District to provide recycled water service for irrigation purposes to its Van de Kamp Innovation Center located at 2930 Fletcher Drive, Los Angeles, California. 10. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Water System) Resolution authorizing execution of Agreement No. WR-12-1037 to allow LADWP to make additional connections to the Glendale Reclamation System Pipelines to supply recycled water from Los Angeles-Glendale Water Reclamation Plant. 11. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Water System) Resolution authorizing execution of the Recycled Water Consumer Capital Incentive Program (RWCCIP) and authorizing the Assistant General Manager Water System to amend RWCCIP and its guidelines to conform to LADWP s needs. 12. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Resolution authorizing execution of Pole Attachment License Agreement (DWP No. PD2906) with the CBC Broadband Holdings. 13. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Resolution authorizing execution of Pole Attachment License Agreement (DWP No. PD2908) with Freedom Telecommunications, Inc. 14. (Recommended by Director of Customer Experience) Resolution revising the established eligibility criteria for Low-Income Discount Program participants effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Items for Approval and Discussion 15. (Recommended by Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division and Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Spec. No. 415 (Cooperative Purchase) for General Commercial and Industrial Type Electrical Supplies and Materials. The term commencing upon approval with one-year optional period. A. Associated of Los Angeles - for a total not to exceed $9,741,478 B. All-Phase Electric Supply for a total not to exceed $450,733 C. OneSource Distributors, Inc. for a total not to exceed $3,305,341 D. Royal Wholesale Electric for a total not to exceed $751,225 E. Metropolitan Electrical for a total not to exceed $751,225
16. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager Water System) Resolution approving the proposed Schedule of Charges for Water Facilities Fiscal Year 2012/2013. 17. (Recommended by Director of Environmental Affairs and Senior Assistant General Manager Water System) Resolution adopting the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Los Angeles Reservoir Water Quality Improvement Project. The resolution approves the proposed project after consideration of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. The estimated cost is $73,000,000 for a term of three years. 18. (Recommended by Director of Environmental Affairs and Senior Assistant General Manager Power System) Resolution authorizing adoption of the LADWP Guiding Principles for the Development and Implementation of the Energy Efficiency Portfolio. 19. (Recommended by Assistant General Manager Systems Support Division) Resolution authorizing execution of Amended and Restated Optical Fiber Lease Agreement (Agreement No. FO-167-12/2002) with University of Southern California to provide for the use of the Indefeasible Right of Use of certain components of LADWP s fiber optic network. Council approval is required. 20. (Recommended by Chief Financial Officer) Four resolutions authorizing the issuance of a maximum of $780 million of Power System Revenue Bonds, consisting of up to $650 million new money to pay for budgeted capital improvements for Fiscal Year 2012-2013, and the refunding of up to $130 million of certain outstanding Power System Revenue Bonds, as follows: Res. No. 4852 The Nineteenth Supplemental Resolution to the Power System Revenue Bonds, 2012 Series A Res. No. 4853 Twentieth Supplemental Bond Resolution to the Power System Revenue Bonds, 2012 Series B Res. No. 4854 Twenty-First Supplemental Bond Resolution to the Power System Revenue Bonds, 2012 Series C Res. No. 4855 Approves certain actions in connection with the issuance of the bonds including the sale of the bonds. 21. (Recommended by Chief Financial Officer) Resolution authorizing payment of premiums in an amount not to exceed $530,000 to Wells Fargo Insurance Services, for the Linden Ranch and Pine Tree Master Wind Farms All Risk Property Insurance for the 2012-2013 policy year.
22. (Recommended by General Counsel) Resolution authorizing execution of Agreement No. 47103 to provide bond counsel legal services. Award to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP the initial total amount not to exceed $2,700,000 for a term of three years. 23. (Recommended by General Counsel) Resolution authorizing execution of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 47885 to provide outside counsel legal services with Van Ness Feldman, P.C. for an appropriation of $130,000 and to extend the contract by one year. 24. (Recommended by Director of Human Resources) Resolution adopting LADWP s 2012-2013 Annual Personnel Resolution to establish final positions for each major organizational unit in the Department. Filed Items 25. a. (From General Manager) Monthly reports of activities for the following units: Power System ( June 2012) Water System (June 2012) Management Reports 26. Filing RPS Project Update (June 2012) Closed Session 27. The Board shall recess into closed session for a conference with legal counsel regarding: A. Existing litigation in the following matters: 1. 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 subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code. 2. 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 to subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code. 3. D.P. Textile & Apparel, Inc. v. The City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, LASC Case No. BC474163, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code.
4. Henry Garcia v. The City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, LASC Case No. LC094186. pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code. B. Anticipated litigation in the following matters: 1. Discussion regarding significant exposure to litigation (2 cases), pursuant to Subdivision (b)(1) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code. 2. Discussion regarding initiation of litigation (2 cases), pursuant to subdivision (c) of section 54956.9 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 54957.1 of the California Government Code.