Aug 07, 2025 Utilities Commission

PLEASE

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[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

[CALL TO ORDER]

[ROLL CALL]

I CALL ON DINA FOR THE ROLL CALL, PRESIDENT MCGUIRE.

HERE, VICE PRESIDENT SCOTT.

SECRETARY CORDERO.

COMMISSIONER PARKIN HERE.

COMMISSIONER RAINEY IS ABSENT.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD.

COMMISSIONER RAINEY IS EXCUSED FROM THE AUGUST 7TH BOARD MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING NONE, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

BUT FIRST, UM, I DIDN'T GET TO WELCOME CHARLIE.

SO THIS IS MY FIRST, AND I KNOW HE DOESN'T WANNA BE WELCOMED, BUT I'M DOING IT ANYWAY.

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SO MY FIRST MEETING WITH HIM HERE, I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT TWO WEEKS AGO.

[1. 25-56051 Recommendation to approve July 24, 2025 Board meeting minutes.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENT? DO I HAVE A MOTION? THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND.

RECEIVED.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION

[2. 25-56052 Recommendation to receive and file the update on Sewer Operations & Maintenance and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) related to the 2028 Olympics.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE ON SEWER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CIP RELATED TO THE 2028 OLYMPICS.

I CALL IN MICHAEL HERBA, HAVING TROUBLE HEARING YOU.

MIKE, IS IT TURNED ON? I DON'T THINK IT'S ON.

HELLO? HELLO.

THERE WE GO.

GOOD THANK YOU.

ON THE 2028 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, SEWER O AND M AND PALM BEACH UTILITIES PLANS TO BE LA 28 READY.

OUR CURRENT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE INCLUDES CITYWIDE CLEANING EVERY TWO YEARS AND CCTV INSPECTIONS EVERY FIVE YEARS AND REPAIRS SCHEDULED AS NEEDED FOR MAJOR EVENTS SUCH AS, SUCH AS THE GRAND PRIX WE IMPLEMENT.

AN APPROACH INCLUDES ALL THREE CLEANING CCTV INSPECTION AND NECESSARY REPAIRS IN THE VENUE AREA IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

WE APPLY THE SAME TACTIC FOR LA 28, BUT WE ARE STARTING NOW.

THIS VIDEO DEMONSTRATES OUR CLEANING EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN A EIGHT INCH PETRIFIED CLAY PIPE, SHOWCASING OUR CLEANING MAINTENANCE ABILITIES.

BLADE IS OUR WARTHOG, OUR MOST COMMONLY USED NOZZLE FOR ROUTINE CLEANING.

AND DISPLAYED HERE IS OUR CCTV OPERATORS GUIDING OUR CLEANING CREW TO REMOVE STUBBORN GREASE FOR LA 28, OUR CCTV OPERATORS.

OUR OPERATIONS IS GOING BEYOND OUR STANDARD INSPECTION OF NOT ONLY THE MAIN SEWER LINES, BUT ALSO THE LATERAL CONNECTIONS THAT SERVICE THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES DURING UNINTERRUPTED SEWERS ARE PICTURED IS A MARINE STADIUM VENUE, ONE OF THREE VENUES.

WE'LL BE PERFORMING THIS PROACTIVE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE IN AND EXTEND INTO A SURROUNDING BUFFER ZONE WHERE IF RESPONDING TO A SEWER EMERGENCY, IT WOULD NOT IMPACT THE VENUE TRAFFIC TO THE VENUE OR PARKING CONTINGENT ON THIS WORKLOAD CAPACITY, THIS BUFFER ZONE WILL BE FURTHER EXTENDED.

THIS APPROACH ENSURES UNINTERRUPTED SEWER SERVICE, A SEAMLESS OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND PREVENT FAILURES FOR PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SHOWCASING LONG, LONG BEACH SPOTLIGHT THAT WE'LL HAND IT OVER TO DANA MONZON BE PRESENT.

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UM, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND AS A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE A VENUE IN MARINE STADIUM, A VENUE NEAR THE MARINA AREA AND ALSO ALONG THE BEACH.

SO A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS ARE GONNA BE WITHIN VENUES.

SOME OF 'EM ARE GONNA BE AREAS OF HIGH TRAFFIC AND TOURISM, WHICH WOULD BE CHERRY AVENUE AND THE PROJECTS ALONG, UH, .

SO, UH, AS I SAID, WE HAVE FOUR ONGOING PROJECTS WITH WITHIN THESE VENUES.

AND JUST TO KNOW, WE HAVE A VERY CONSERVATIVE TIMELINE THAT YOU'RE GONNA SH YOU'RE GONNA SEE IN THE SLIDES TO COME.

AND THIS IS TO ALLOW US TO GIVE US TIME FOR PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS WITH LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS AND, UM, PLANNING WITH THE STATE COASTAL COMMISSION.

PERMITTING IS EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR, UH, TASK FOR THESE PROJECTS.

SO FOR THE FIRST PROJECT IS THE REHABILITATION OF STATIONS S 19 28, 29, AND 30.

PICTURED IN THE MAP TO THE RIGHT.

THE SCOPE OF THESE PROJECTS ARE JUST GENERIC STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS, NEW VALVE VAULTS, NEW WET WELLS, RELOCATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, AND A LOT OF RELINING AND RELOCATING OF FORCE RATES.

THE STATUS OF THIS PROJECT, WE CAME TO YOU IN THIS, UH, JULY 10TH BOARD MEETING TO SELECT A DESIGN CONSULTANT.

SO WE HAVE SINCE STARTED DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT AND BELOW YOU CAN SEE THE SCHEDULE.

SO SOMETHING ELSE TO NOTE, UM, THE, THE OLYMPICS HERE ARE SHOWN TO START IN THE VERY START OF 2028.

IN REALITY, THOSE ARE SUMMER GAMES.

WE'LL START IN SUMMER, BUT WE DO HAVE A MORATORIUM THAT WAS COMMUNICATED TO US, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND MARCH.

SO BUILT INTO OUR SCHEDULES, WE'RE ALREADY GIVING OURSELVES THREE MONTHS OF FLOAT IN CASE OF ANY DELAYS.

SO, AS I MENTIONED, THE PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN AND ONCE WE FINISH UP, WHICH SHOULD BE AROUND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026, WE HAVE A BIG GAP BETWEEN TO ALLOW FOR PERMITTING.

AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE PERMIT READY, WE'LL GO INTO INSTRUCTION.

THE SECOND PROJECT IS FOR S NINE.

THIS IS LOCATED, UH, NEAR MARINA PACIFIC, S SEVEN SECOND AND PCH AREA.

THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IS STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS, PIPE REPLACEMENTS, ELECTRICAL FIXES.

UH, TO NOTE, THIS IS A STATION OWNED BY PRM.

SO WE ALL, WE ARE GONNA BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE COSTS AND YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE THIS ITEM LATER ON IN TODAY'S AGENDA.

UH, AS I SAID EARLIER, AS SOON AS WE GET APPROVAL FOR THIS ITEM, WE'LL GO INTO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE EVEN BEFORE 2028.

NEXT PROJECT IS CHERRY AND GARDENIA MAINS.

UH, THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UPSIZE THE MAIN LINES ON CHERRY ANAHEIM AND GARDENIA.

UM, THE STATUS, AGAIN, YOU'RE GONNA SEE THIS ITEM LATER TODAY DURING THE BOARD MEETING.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS MARINA BEACH STATION MAINS.

UH, THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE REPLACING THE EXISTING FORCE MAINLINES FOR ALL EIGHT OF THE STATIONS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE LEFT.

THAT'S, UM, THE STATIONS AROUND THE MARINA AREA AND THE STATIONS ARE ALONG THE BEACH FRONT, SO WE'RE GONNA BE REPLACING THEM WITH FUSION BONDED PIPE, AND THIS IS TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE BREAKS, WHICH WOULD BE TERRIBLE TO HAPPEN DURING THE OLYMPICS.

THE STATUS OF THIS PROJECT IS WE'RE CURRENTLY DRAFTING THE RFP AND WE EXPECT TO COME BACK TO YOU GUYS, UH, FOR THE BOARD APPROVAL IN LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER.

AND AGAIN, EVEN COMING IN SEPTEMBER, WE'RE STILL EXPECTED TO FINISH BEFORE 2028.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION SO WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE.

GREAT, THANK YOU BOTH.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER COMMENT? YES, COMMISSIONER SCOTT.

UH, SO I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S OFTEN, UM, CONSTERNATION I'LL, I'LL SAY FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING, UM, UH, PUBLIC FUNDS OR, OR THEIR UTILITY FUNDS BEING USED, YOU KNOW, REINFORCED OLYMPIC GAMES.

UM, I DON'T PERSONALLY SEE IT THAT WAY, BUT WHAT IS THE, UH, THE

[3. 25-56053 Recommendation to adopt Request for Proposal for the S-9 Sewer Lift Station Rehabilitation Project (SC-0499), award a contract to GHD, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $506,946 for a period of one year and authorize the General Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

AND AS I MENTIONED DURING THE BOARD RETREAT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, THESE PROJECTS WERE ALREADY EXPECTED TO HAPPEN.

WE'RE JUST FAST TRACKING THEM TO ALLOW FOR THE OLYMPIC.

REITERATING THAT IN THE OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENT, I JUST HAVE ONE, ONE COMMENT ON THE OWNERSHIP BY PARKS, REC AND MARINE.

DO THEY OWN ANY OTHER OF THE LIFT STATIONS? YEAH, THEY OWN ALL THE ONES ALONG THE MARINA AREA.

ARE THEY REIMBURSING FOR THOSE? SO THE, THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN THE MARINA ARE FOR THE PIPELINE OUTSIDE OF THE STATION.

THAT PART WE OWN, BUT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN WE GO INTO THE REHAB, THE ACTUAL STATIONS, THAT'LL BE A PRM REIMBURSED.

THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION? THANK YOU SO MUCH BOTH OF YOU.

MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AND FILE.

SECOND RECEIVED.

THANK YOU.

AND I HAVE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED?

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EXCUSE ME.

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO ADOPT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE S NINE SEWER LIFT STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO GHD INCORPORATED, WE HAVE NICK BAAL.

GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT MCGUIRE COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS NICK BAAL.

I'M A SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE S NINE STEWARD LIFT STATION PROJECT.

UH, DANA, DANA AND MIKE, UH, PREVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT THIS.

I'M GONNA GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

UH, SO BACKGROUND, THE, UH, SEWER LIFT STATION S NINE.

IT COLLECTS WASTEWATER FROM THE MARINA AND NEARBY BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS.

IT'S LOCATED BETWEEN, UH, THE CRAB POT AND SCHOONER LATER, UH, DOWN IN THE MARINA INSTRUCTED IN 1957.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THIS IS OWNED BY LONG BEACH PARKS WRECK AND MARINE.

UH, IT'S OPERATED BY LONG BEACH UTILITIES.

UH, RECENTLY WE DID HAVE SOME UPGRADES.

WE, UH, INSTALLED TWO NEW PUMPS BACK IN 2022.

OUR TREATMENT PLAN OPERATIONS GROUP, UH, TOOK CARE OF THAT.

AND, UH, ALSO THEY HANDLED THE PLC UPGRADES IN 2024.

UH, WE DO ANTICIPATE HIGH TRAFFIC DURING THE 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES.

AND, UH, JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THIS PROJECT IS A REIMBURSABLE, UH, BY PRM.

HERE'S A COUPLE PHOTOS OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AT THE LIFT STATION.

YOU CAN SEE THE UPSTREAM MANHOLE, UH, HAS SOME DETERIORATION, REQUIRES REHABILITATION.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THE INSIDE OF THE ELECTRICAL CABINET HERE, UH, THAT WILL BE UPGRADED.

UH, WELL PORTIONS OF IT WILL BE UPGRADED, UM, FOR NEW NEW NEWER INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPMENT.

UH, AND INSIDE THE, UH, DRY WELL HERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PIPING.

UH, THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL REHAB INSIDE THE DRY WELL.

SO HERE'S A COUPLE OBJECTIVES OR A HANDFUL OF OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS PROJECT.

UH, ADDRESSING CORROSION ON THE SUCTION AND DISCHARGE PIPE.

REHABILITATING THE WET AND DRY WELLS UPGRADING LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS, REPAIRING THE ROOF STRUCTURE, AND ASSESSING THE NEED FOR A PERMANENT BYPASS SYSTEM.

ON JUNE 9TH, THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WAS DISTRIBUTED TO 21 CONSULTANTS IN THE PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS CATEGORY OF THE ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES BENCH.

ON JULY 2ND, WE RECEIVED FOUR PROPOSALS.

THEY WERE

[4. 25-56054 Recommendation to adopt Request for Proposal for the Cherry Avenue Sewer Improvement Project (SC-0512), award a contract to DRP Engineering, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $276,800 for a period of one year, and authorize the General Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

STAFF RECOMMEND GHD BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE ON SIMILAR PROJECTS, THEIR PROJECT TEAM AND REASONABLENESS OF FEES.

STAFF RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE S NINE SEWER LIFT STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO GHD IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $506,946 FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.

AND AUTHORIZED THE GM TO EXECUTE ALL CON UH, ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.

GREAT.

THANK YOU, NICK.

WELCOME.

ANY QUESTIONS? GREAT.

OKAY.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

SEEING NONE.

UH, ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? I HAVE, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.

SO MOVED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER SCOTT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, TO ADOPT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE CHERRY AVENUE SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO DRP ENGINEERING INCORPORATED.

MATT CRUZ.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY? GOOD MORNING, MS. MATTHEW CRUZ.

I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER WITH THE PIPELINES INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP AND THIS MORNING I'LL BE PRESENTING THE DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE CHERRY AVENUE SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE BOARD'S APPROVAL.

SO FOR THE DESIGN PROJECT OVERVIEW, THE RECOMMENDED CONSULTING FOR THIS DESIGN WORK AS DRP ENGINEERING TO DEVELOP PLANS AND SPECS FOR THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BIDDING OF THIS PROJECT.

SEWER IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE UPSIZING OF APPROXIMATELY 3,100 LINEAR FEET OF SEWER MAIN.

THESE EXISTING SEWER REMAINS VARY IN DIAMETER BETWEEN EIGHT INCH AND UP TO 18 INCH.

THE EXISTING SEWER REMAINS WERE INSTALLED IN 1917 AND 1923.

THE MAJORITY OF THE SEWER REMAINS IS LOCATED WITHIN CHERRY AVENUE, UH, BETWEEN AVENUE, UH, ANAHEIM STREET AND SEVENTH STREET.

BUT ALSO THERE'S A PORTION IN GARDENIA AVENUE AND ALSO IN ANAHEIM STREET.

AND THESE, UH, THESE SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES, THEY ADDRESS

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ANTICIPATED DESIGN SCHEDULE IS EIGHT MONTHS.

SO THIS PUTS THE ANTICIPATED PUBLIC BIDDING OF THIS CONSTRUCTION IN APRIL OF 2026.

SITE LOCATION

[5. 25-56055 Recommendation to relieve the bid submitted by Mike Prlich and Sons, Inc. as described in their letter dated July 14, 2025, requesting withdrawal of their bid due to clerical errors; and adopt Specifications WD-17-24 for the Alamitos 9A & 14 Pump-to-Waste Drain Line Project (EO-3715), award a contract to Giles Engineering, in a total contract amount not to exceed $867,556.55 for a period of one year, and authorize the General Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

SO ON JUNE 24TH, SIXTH PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED, EVALUATED AND ANALYZED.

STAFF RECOMMENDS DRP ENGINEERING FOR THE PROJECT.

THIS IS BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE ON SIMILAR PROJECTS, PROJECT TEAM AND THE REASONABLENESS OF FEES.

ENGINEERING RECOMMENDS TO ADOPT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE CHERRY AVENUE SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AWARD A CONTRACT TO DRP ENGINEERING INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $276,800 FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, AND AUTHORIZED THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MATT.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, COMMISSIONER COMMENT? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER CORDERO, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, MATT.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, TO RELIEVE THE BID SUBMITTED BY MIKE PERLICH AND SONS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS LETTER, IN THEIR LETTER, PARDON ME, DATED JULY 14TH, 2025 AND ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS WD 1724 FOR THE LOSS FOR THE ALAMEDAS NINE A AND 14 PUMP TO WASTE DRAIN LINE PROJECT AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO GILES ENGINEERING.

NICK BAKEL, THANK YOU AGAIN.

I'M BACK.

UH, THIS TIME FOR THE ALAMEDAS 9 8 14 PUMPED TO WASTE DRAIN LINE PROJECT.

UH, LAST YEAR I WAS HERE PRESENTING THE EQUIPPING OF THE ALAMEDAS 9 8 14, UM, PROJECT.

WE ARE CURRENTLY, UH, EQUIPPING TWO NEW WELLS AT STEARNS PARK.

AND JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THIS TIES INTO THAT PROJECT.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE AT STEARNS PARK, WE HAVE TWO NEW WELLS COMING UP, UH, ALAMITOS NINE A AND 14.

UH, THESE, UH, THE PUMPED AWAY DRAIN LINE WILL BE INSTALLED IN STERNS PARK TO CONNECT THOSE TWO WELLS TO THE NEAREST STORM DRAIN.

UM, AT THE SOUTH END OF THE PARK, AS I MENTIONED, ALAMEDAS NINE A ARE CURRENT AND 14 ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

UH, THE PUMP TO WASTE DRAIN LINE WILL PROVIDE US WITH THE ABILITY TO PUMP TO WASTE WHEN NEEDED.

PUMP TO WASTE OPERATIONS ARE, ARE TYPICALLY NEEDED WHEN WE'RE STARTING UP A WELL AND WHEN WE'RE REHABILITATING A WELL, UH, FOR SOME OF THE, OUR WELL SITES THAT DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE PUMP TO WASTE CAPABILITIES.

UH, PERMANENT PUMP TO WASTE CAPABILITIES, WE INSTALL ABOVE GROUND DISCHARGE PIPING DURING REHAB EVENTS.

AND, UH, WHILE THIS, UH, METHOD IS, UH, WIDELY USED AND ACCEPTABLE, UM, PUTTING THE PERMANENT DISCHARGE PIPES UNDERGROUND PROVIDES MORE CONVENIENCE FOR US.

UH, WHEN WE ARE DOING REHABS, IT ALSO REDUCES THE IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES.

UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO ABOVE GROUND PIPING, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

UM, SO SCOPE OF WORK, WE'RE GONNA BE INSTALLING ONSITE DISCHARGE PIPING.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE, UH, AT NORTH LONG BEACH 12, UH, THE CANDY CANE THAT, UH, EVENTUALLY TIES INTO, UH, THE CITY STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.

SO WE WILL BE CONNECTING THE TWO NEW WELLS, UH, TO OUR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM JUST TO ALLOW US WITH OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY WHEN NEEDED.

UH, WE WILL BE MODIFYING AN EXISTING STORM DRAIN MAINTENANCE HOLE, UH, AND CONNECTING ALL THE PIPE TO, UH, TO MAKE THAT TIE IN.

UH, SO AS MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, AND AS SHOWN IN THE BID RESULTS, UH, THE LOW BID WAS MIKE PRIVILEGE AND SON.

SO I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

ON JUNE 6TH AND JUNE 10TH, WE PUBLISHED THE NOTICE OF INVITING BIDS FOR THIS PROJECT PROJECT.

UH, ON JULY 10TH, WE RECEIVED EIGHT BIDS.

MIKE PERLICH AND SONS WAS LOW BID.

UH, WE RECEIVED A LETTER LETTER FROM THEM ON JUNE 14TH, I'M SORRY, ON JULY 14TH, REQUESTING TO WITHDRAW THEIR BID DUE TO A CLERICAL ERROR.

WE REVIEWED THIS CLERICAL ERROR AND THEIR, THEIR BID, UH, THEIR BID, THEIR WITHDRAWAL LETTER WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND, UM, WE ARE REQUESTING TO REDUCE, UH, WITHDRAW THEIR BID ACCORDINGLY, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE BOARD OF U UTILITY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE, UH, MIKE PERLICH AND SON'S REQUEST FOR RELIEF OF THEIR BID.

IF THE BOARD APPROVE THIS REQUEST.

STAFF FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT THE SECOND LOWEST BIDDER GILES ENGINEERING, HE AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR THIS PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $867,556 AND 55 CENTS.

OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, NICK.

YOU EXPLAINED THAT VERY WELL.

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IT'S HARD FOR AN ENGINEER TO PRETEND TO BE AN ATTORNEY, BUT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS A STANDARD PROTOCOL.

UM, BARRING, BARRING ACTUAL INTENT, IF IT IS IDENTIFIED AND PROVEN TO BE AN ACTUAL CLERICAL ERROR, THEN UNDER PROCEDURES THEY ARE ABLE TO REQUEST RELIEF.

IF WE DO NOT GRANT RELIEF, THEN THERE MIGHT BE A LEGAL ISSUE WHERE WE DID NOT FOLLOW ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURES AND THEY PROVIDED ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION.

THAT'S MY BOUNDARIES.

I'M GONNA TURN IT BACK TO AARON.

I'M HERE TO BE THAT LEGAL VOICE.

SO IT'S, THAT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.

UM, SO YES, THERE ARE VERY CLEAR CUT RULES AROUND BIDDING BECAUSE WE WANT IT TO BE OPEN, FAIR, AND TRANSPARENT.

WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE A GAMING OF THE BIDDING SYSTEM.

SO WHEN THE LETTER CAME IN THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR, WE LOOKED AT THAT, WE LOOKED AT APPLICABLE CASE LAW AND STANDARDS, WE DETERMINED THAT YES, IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT IT WAS ERRONEOUS.

SO WE FELT COMFORTABLE MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION TO THIS BODY.

IF THIS BODY ELECTS NOT TO TAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION, A**L KNOCKED IT ON THE HEAD, SO MAYBE YOU SHOULD COME JOIN OUR OFFICE.

BUT WHAT COULD RESULT IS A RED ACTION TO UNDO THE ACTION OF THIS BODY, WHICH WOULD JUST PUT US IN A LITIGATED POSTURE FOR RESOLUTION.

IT WOULD DELAY THE ABILITY FOR THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD AND FOR US TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS AARON.

ANY, UH, OTHER COMMISSIONER? COMMENT.

MOTION TO APPROVE? I HAVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANKS.

THANKS, NICK.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, ADOPT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS UD 24 DASH TWO 10 FOR CATHODIC PROTECTION.

DEEP WELL ABANDONMENT AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO ACCURATE CORROSION CONTROL INC.

CAVO, I CALL UP UPON YOU.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME'S CAVO.

I'M MANAGER OF GAS ENGINEERING AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT, UH, RFP UD 24 2 10 FOR Q PROTECTION.

DEEP WELD ABANDONMENT.

SO JUST FOR A FEW, UH, QAU PROTECTION BASICS.

SO QAR PROTECTION IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE GAS ENGINEERING GROUP, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EXTEND THE SERVICE LIFE OF STEEL PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND IT'S ALSO REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL REGULATION FOUR NINE CFR PART 1 9 2.

AND ONE OF THE MEN, ONE OF THE METHODS OF PROVIDING THIS PROTECTION IS INSTALLING A DEEP WELL ANODE, TYPICALLY THOSE AROUND THREE FEET BELOW GROUND AND APPLYING ELECTRICAL CONTROL CURRENT.

UH, THE MAIN GOAL OF, UH, PROVIDING THIS SYSTEM IS PRETTY MUCH TRANSFER THE CORROSION FROM THE PIPE ONTO THE ANODE AREA SO WE CAN EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE PIPE TO THE RIGHT.

YOU HAVE A TYPICAL PROVIDE HIGH LEVEL, HIGH LEVEL DETAIL HERE.

A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF A CP SYSTEM CATHETER IS YOUR PIPE, THE ANODE, WHICH IS THE LOCATION WHERE IT CAN BE INSTALLING YOUR ANODE, THE ELECTROLYTES, YOUR SOIL, AND THE RECTIFIER IS THE SOURCE OF THE ELECTRICAL, UM, CURRENT.

SO IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, WE HAVE, UH, IN OUR UTILITY DEFINED 44 CP AREA BOUNDARIES.

AND CP 12 IS THE LOCATION WE'RE LOOKING TO, UH, DO THE WORK.

IT'S LOCATED AT, UH, GAIA AVENUE AND DIMO.

THIS IS BASED ON EVALUATION THAT, UM, THESE SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED FOR ABOUT 20, 30 YEARS, AND IT'S NEAR THE END OF IT LIFE AND WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE IT.

THE CONSTRUCTION SCOPE IS TO RELOCATE THE, UH, EXISTING RECTIFIER.

UH, TO YOUR RIGHT, YOU SEE WHERE IT'S AT ON THE PHOTOS, IT'S AT THE STOP SIGN.

I THINK A FEW YEARS AGO WE HAD A TRAFFIC INCIDENT WHERE THE CAR, UH, DROVE INTO IT AND, UM, DAMAGED THAT RECTIFIER.

SO PART, PART OF THIS PROJECT SHOULD RELOCATE THAT FURTHER INTO THE STREET.

THE SECOND PART IS ABANDONING EXISTING ANODE AND INSTALLING A NEW DEPOT ANODE WITH THE RP SUMMARY.

THERE WERE FOUR PROPOSALS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED, AND BASED ON THE EVALUATING PANEL, WE

[7. 25-56057 Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to execute Amendments to Agreement Nos. UT-3825, UT-3826, and UT-3827 with (1) Charles King Company, Inc., (2) Ramona, Inc., and (3) Mike Prlich and Sons, Inc., respectively, for on-call emergency water and sewer repair services, extending the term of each contract by one year.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING, UH, BOARD TO ADOPT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL UD 24 2 10 FOR CONDUCT PROTECTION DEEP WELL ABANDONMENT WAR, A CONTRACT TO ACCURATE CORROSION CONTROL THERE, ARIZONA CORPORATION IN A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO FOUR 8,000 AND AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY

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THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, KA.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? COMMISSIONER COMMENT? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? APPROVE.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER CORDERO.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER PARKIN.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT NUMBERS UT 38 25, UT 38 26, AND UT 38 27 WITH ONE CHARLES KING COMPANY INCORPORATED, TWO RAMONA INCORPORATED, AND THREE MIKE PERLICH AND SONS INCORPORATED RESPECTIVELY FOR ON-CALL EMERGENCY WATER AND SEWER REPAIR SERVICES.

FERNANDO EGGLESTON.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

SENATOR MCGUIRE.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

I'M HERE PRESENTING FOR THE, UH, REQUEST FOR TO EXTEND THE ON-CALL SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY WATER AND SEWER REPAIR.

LITTLE BACKGROUND.

IN AUGUST OF 2023, UH, THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THREE SEPARATE CONTRACTS WITH CHARLES KING COMPANY RAMONA INC.

AND MIKE PERLE AND SON FOR EMERGENCY WATER AND SEWER REPAIR SERVICES.

IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR, THE BOARD APPROVED AMENDMENTS WITH THE SAME GROUP TO INCREASE THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS FROM $1 MILLION TO $2 MILLION EACH.

THIS WAS DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF EMERGENCIES THAT WERE ADDRESSED.

AND FOR THAT SLIDE DESCRIPTION, THAT THAT IS, UH, 1126 QUEENS HIGHWAY WHERE WE HAD A SEWER FORCE MAIN.

AS OF JULY 24TH OF THIS YEAR, THE THREE ON-CALL CONTRACTORS WE HAVE ON BOARD RESPONDED TO 11 WATER EMERGENCIES, AND NOW 27 SEWER EMERGENCIES.

YOU CAN SEE THEM, UH, ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS WORKING, UH, ONE 10 MARINA.

NOW FOR OUR PLANNING EFFORTS, THIS CONSISTS OF, OF COORDINATING WITH THE, UH, LONG BEACH UTILITIES OPERATIONS AS WELL AS ENGINEERING TO IDENTIFY THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR CRITICAL REPAIRS.

UH, WE FOUND IN THE PAST YEAR THAT THESE EMERGENCIES WILL HAPPEN AND OF COURSE, REMAINS VITAL TO HAVE THESE CONTRACTS IN PLACE BEFORE THE NEXT EMERGENCY.

CONSEQUENTLY, WE ARE PROJECTING FOR THE FUTURE WITH A NEW INVITATION TO BID, INCREASING THE BENCH FROM THE THREE ON COC ON-CALL CONTRACTORS.

WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT TO PERHAPS FIVE, AND MANY OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS IS THE 24 INCH REPAIR AT, UH, BIXBY, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE ROCHELLE, UH, WATER EMERGENCY.

OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE VERSATILITY WHEN WE HAVE, UH, TO SERVICE THESE EMERGENCIES AND ALSO TO CONTINUE EXTENDING, UH, THE CURRENT CONTRACTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY COVERING AND CONTINUOUS WORK THAT WE WILL HAVE SO THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE COVERAGE FOR THESE EMERGENCIES.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE COVERAGE TO AT ALL TIMES.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AMENDMENTS TO THESE AGREEMENTS.

38 25, 38, 26, 38, 27 WITH CHARLES KING COMPANY, RAMONA INC.

AND MIKE PER AND SONS, RESPECTIVELY FOR ON-CALL AND WATER AND SEWER EMERGENCY REPAIR SERVICES, EXTENDING THE TERM OF EACH CONTRACT FOR ONE MORE YEAR MORE.

AND WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION.

TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU, FERNANDA.

I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THIS COMING TO US.

UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, COMMISSIONER COMMENT? IT'S A QUICK QUESTION.

COMMISSIONER CORDERO COURT.

I NOTICE THAT IT'S MIKE PERITZ AGAIN.

THE LAST ONE BY ANY CHANCE ARE, ARE THEY LOCAL? UM, THEY ARE IN, I THINK BALDWIN HILLS, BUT, UH, BALDWIN PARK.

OH, THEY'RE BALDWIN PARK, BUT THE, THE OWNER OF MY PRIVILEGE ACTUALLY LIVES HERE IN LONG BEACH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S A GOOD THING.

COMMISSIONER PARKIN, JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE EXTENSION.

ARE THE, DO THEY EXTEND AT THE SAME TERMS OR THEIR ESCALATORS FOR COSTS?

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THERE IS NO, THERE ARE NO ESCALATORS.

SO WE, IT WILL REMAIN AT THE SAME FEES THAT THEY, THAT THEY PROVIDED.

AND THEN HOW, HOW DO YOU SELECT, DO YOU JUST CALL AND SEE WHO'S AVAILABLE FIRST OR ARE THEY ROTATED, OR HOW, HOW DO YOU

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IT IS A ROTATION.

IT IS A CALL TO THE PERSON WHO HAS THE LEAST AMOUNT ON THEIR CONTRACT.

AND IF THEY DON'T PICK UP, THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

THANK YOU.

SO THEN WHEN THEY SUBMITTED FOR ON-CALL, UM, THE WAY THAT THE BENCH WAS ESTABLISHED WAS THAT HYPOTHETICAL RANGE WAS OFFERED AND THEN THEY BID ON THAT.

AND KNOWING THAT THEN NOW THIS BENCH IS ACTIVE.

SO TO YOUR POINT, WE'VE SEEN ESCALATING CONSTRUCTION COSTS, SO THE ESCALATING CONSTRUCTION COSTS PLUS THE FREQUENCY OF SOME OF THE JOBS HAS LED TO AN EXHAUSTION OF WHAT THE ORIGINAL FUNDS WERE.

SO AS FERNANDA POINTED OUT, AS WE GO FORWARD, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL BE RETHINKING ABOUT IS EXPANDING THE BENCH AND THEN ALSO TAKING A LOOK OF MAYBE WE ADJUST THE CONTRACT AMOUNT IN THE FIRST PLACE KNOWING THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING THESE INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION.

GREAT.

SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENT? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER, DO I HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUSINESS PLAN, PART ONE, JENNIFER ROJAS.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

UH, FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, I'M PRESENTING PART ONE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUSINESS PLAN.

NOW, AS WE, UM, MOVE FROM YEAR TO YEAR IN THE BUSINESS PLAN, DETAILS MIGHT CHANGE, BUT THE STRUCTURE IS GONNA REMAIN CONSTANT.

THE STRUCTURE IS WHAT WE KNOW AS THE BALANCE SCORECARD.

THIS GRAPHIC JUST GIVES YOU A, A REVIEW OF THE FOUR MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE BALANCE SCORECARD.

WE START WITH OBJECTIVES, WHICH ARE VERY BROAD FOCUS AREAS.

THEN, UM, THOSE BREAK DOWN INTO INITIATIVES.

AND THEN WE HAVE MEASURES AND ACTIONS.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE TARGETS AND GOALS.

FOR PART ONE, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH EVERYTHING UP TO THE MEASURES AND ACTIONS.

AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER, AT THE FIRST, UH, BOARD MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, I WILL DO PART TWO, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE TARGETS AND GOALS.

SO, UM, ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND, UH, IS THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS GRAPHIC, THE OBJECTIVES AND THE INITIATIVES, THOSE REMAIN STEADY YEAR TO YEAR.

PRETTY MUCH WE, WE MIGHT ADJUST SOME OF THEM, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH GONNA BE THE SAME ONES.

UM, WHAT CHANGES IS THE MEASURES AND ACTIONS, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE TARGETS AND GOALS.

SO, UM, SO TO REVIEW, UM, THE OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES.

SO WE START WITH THE FOUR OBJECTIVES.

THESE ARE OUR PILLARS.

UM, AND THEN FROM THE FOUR OBJECTIVES WE BRANCH OFF INTO INITIATIVES.

SO FOR THE, UM, OBJECTIVE OF SERVING THE CUSTOMER, THESE ARE THE INITIATIVES.

THINGS LIKE PROVIDING AFFORDABLE RATES, SAFE WATER AND GAS, AND RELIABLE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUT OF COURSE, WE CAN'T SERVE THE CUSTOMER IF WE DON'T HAVE HEALTHY FINANCES.

SO IN OUR FINANCIAL OBJECTIVE, WE HAVE INITIATIVES SUCH AS PROVIDING COST OF SERVICE, UM, PRICING, SUSTAINABLE FINANCES, AND THE LONG RANGE FINANCE PLAN.

FOR OUR INTERNAL OPERATIONS OBJECTIVE, WE HAVE SEVERAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS BEING PROACTIVE AND INNOVATIVE, UM, MAKING SURE WE HAVE POSITIVE COLLABORATION AND ALWAYS STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE AND IMPROVEMENT.

BUT OF COURSE, NONE OF THIS IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR FOUNDATION, WHICH IS OUR WORKPLACE CULTURE.

OUR EMPLOYEES, UM, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE PROVIDE THEM WITH AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND HOW THAT FITS INTO THE LARGER DEPARTMENT.

UM, PLAN, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN EQUITABLE WORKPLACE.

WE'RE GOING TO, UM, FOCUS ON ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE BEST TALENT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT.

SO, OH, THESE ARROWS KIND OF REMIND US THAT THESE, UH, WHEN WE ACT ON ANY OF THESE BOXES, ON ANY OF THESE INITIATIVES, THEY DON'T, THE RESULTS DON'T JUST HAPPEN.

UM, IT SEPARATELY, THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED SO THAT THERE'LL BE A RIPPLE EFFECT IF WE IMPROVE ONE, THEY, THERE'S RIPPLE EFFECTS TOWARDS THE OTHERS.

SO THAT'S WHAT THESE, THESE ARROWS ARE, ARE SHOWING US NOW FOR MEASURES AND ACTIONS.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE THIRD COMPONENT IN THAT FIRST SLIDE.

AND, UM, THIS IS WHAT I'LL SPEND MORE TIME ON, UH, THIS MORNING.

MEASURES AND ACTIONS ARE

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THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE MULTI-YEAR EFFORTS.

THEY'RE BIGGER PROGRAMS THAT, UM, ARE MORE LONG TERM THAN, LET'S SAY THE TARGETS AND, UH, GOALS, BUT YET THEY ARE STILL FLEXIBLE.

UM, UNLIKE THE INITIATIVES AND OBJECTIVES, WHICH ARE PRETTY CONSTANT, THESE YOU'LL SEE CHANGING MAYBE NOT EVERY YEAR, BUT EVERY FEW YEARS.

UM, AND IT ALLOWS US TO ADAPT TO EMERGING NEEDS.

SO YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU A SPREADSHEET WITH ALL OF THE MEASURES AND ACTIONS FOR FY 26.

UM, THEY, SOME OF THEM ARE THE SAME FROM FY 25, BUT THERE ARE SOME NEW ONES.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA GO OVER, UM, TODAY.

SO UNDER THE CUSTOMER OBJECTIVE, UNDER THE INITIATIVE OF PROVIDING RELIABLE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEW MEASURE IN ACTION IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO ENSURE THE RELIABILITY OF SANITARY SOURCE SYSTEMS THROUGH CONTINUOUS INSPECTION, CLEANING, MAINTENANCE, AND CIP IN PREPARATION FOR LA 28.

NOW, MICHAEL AND DANA DID AN EXCELLENT JOB THIS MORNING OF, UH, REVIEWING, UH, THE COMPONENTS OF THIS.

THERE'S A CIP COMPONENT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT ARE, UM, INVOLVED IN THE SOURCE.

CIP FOR LA 28.

UM, SOME OF THEM ARE GONNA BE HAPPENING IN PARALLEL.

SOME OF THEM MAY HAPPEN SEQUENTIALLY, BUT THEY'LL BE TRACKING METRICS SUCH AS THE TIME IT TAKES TO COMPLETE THESE, UM, PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE MON UM, FINANCES OR THE MONEY SPENT.

AND THEN MICHAEL WENT OVER THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COMPONENT.

HE EXPLAINED HOW THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND, UM, THAT IT'LL BE FOCUSED AROUND THE OLYMPIC VENUES.

AND HE ALSO MENTIONED, UH, THAT IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE GRAND PRIX, BUT, UH, KIND OF LIKE THE GRAND PRIX TIMES 50 OR MORE PROBABLY.

UM, OKAY, SO FOR OUR FINANCIAL, UM, OBJECTIVE, A NEW MEASURE IN ACTION THAT WE HAVE UNDER THE COST OF SERVICE INITIATIVE IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCY OF WATER AND GAS RESOURCES THROUGH LONG RANGE PLANNING, MODELING, AND MANAGEMENT.

THIS INVOLVES, UM, TWO DIFFERENT, UH, UH, PROGRAMS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE GROUNDWATER AUGMENTATION PLAN.

THERE'S GONNA BE SEVERAL TASKS, UM, AND PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE STUDIES AND ANALYSES, AGREEMENTS AND PERMITS.

AND THEN ANOTHER PROGRAM UNDER THIS MEASURE IS THE LONG RANGE GAS PLANNING.

THERE ARE SEVERAL, UH, TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING DEMAND FORECASTING, SUPPLY ASSESSMENTS, UH, REGULATORY AND POLICY ALIGNMENT, AND OUR PROCUREMENT STRATEGY.

NOW UNDER, ALSO UNDER FINANCIAL, BUT UNDER THE INITIATIVE OF HAVING SUSTAINABLE FINANCES, THIS IS ALSO A NEW MEASURE.

IT'S TO IMPROVE DEPARTMENT FUNDS BY DEVELOPING WAYS OF TRACKING AND PROJECTING LIQUIDITY AND PROJECTING CASH AVAILABLE FOR INVESTMENT IN THE SHORT, MEDIUM, AND LONG TERM.

THIS IS, UM, ADDRESSED BY OUR FINANCIAL MODEL AND OBVIOUSLY THE FINANCIAL MODEL HAS TO BE CREATED FOR, UH, WATER, GAS, AND SO FUNDS.

SO ALL OF THE TASKS UNDERNEATH THIS PROGRAM ARE GONNA BE TIMES THREE, A 10 YEAR MODEL TIME FOR ALL THREE OF THE FUNDS, DEBT FINANCE PLAN FOR ALL THREE OF THE FUNDS, LABOR ANALYSIS FOR THREE OF THE FUNDS.

AND, UM, THAT'LL ALLOW US TO PRESENT YOU WITH OPTIONS BASED ON THE MODEL, UM, AND ALTERNATIVES THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, TO TAKE A, A VOTE ON.

THEN UNDER OUR INTERNAL OPERATIONS OBJECTIVE, UNDER, UH, THE INITIATIVE OF BEING, UH, HAVING PO POSITIVE COLLABORATION, WE HAVE THIS NEW MEASURE, WHICH IS DEVELOP PRELIMINARY PLANS, STUDIES AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION TO PROVIDE A WORKPLACE THAT ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION ACROSS ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

THE CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION PLAN IS, AGAIN, A MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM.

IT INVOLVES MANY OF THE TASKS THAT WERE MENTIONED FOR THE OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS STUDIES AND ANALYSIS.

IT'LL HAVE TO BE MEET AND CONFER WITH THE LABOR GROUPS, AND THAT'LL BE TRACKED, UM, AMONG OTHER THINGS WITH THE FINANCIAL MILESTONES.

NOW, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ALL OF THESE NEW MEASURES AND ACTIONS, THEY HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON, AND THEY WERE ALL MENTIONED AS ACTION ITEMS FROM THE BOARD RETREAT EARLIER THIS YEAR.

UM, LIKE I SAID, YOU HAVE THE COMPLETE LIST OF THE MEASURES AND ACTIONS, AND THERE'S OTHER NEW ONES IN THERE AS WELL.

BUT, UM, THESE ARE JUST A FEW, A FEW OF THE, UH, THE NEW ONES THAT WE'VE INCLUDED FOR FY 26.

NOW, BEFORE I TAKE QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS PLAN WORK GROUP, MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE.

SO IF THEY COULD PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.

UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE, UH, PART OF THE GROUP, ISABEL YEN,

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THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE, AND WE COULDN'T HAVE COM.

UM, WE COULDN'T HAVE COMPLETED THIS PROJECT WITHOUT THEIR HELP.

UM, AND SO THANK YOU GUYS.

UM, NOW THAT I'M DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION, I'M AVAILABLE FOR, UH, QUESTIONS.

UM, JENNIFER, THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU.

UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO PART TWO IN MORE DETAIL AND I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION MOVING FORWARD THERE.

UH, DO I HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER SCOTT.

UM, UH, JUST CURIOUS, IT'S, IT'S TAKEN US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO KIND OF GET UP TO SPEED ON, ON THIS WHOLE PROJECT.

AND, AND AGAIN, I'M A HUGE FAN.

HOW ARE WE PRESENTING THIS TO THE REST OF OUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS? ARE ARE THEY PART OF AN EDUCATION PROCESS? YES.

SO, UM, WE BEGAN OUR OUTREACH, UM, EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH, UH, THE GENERAL MANAGER MEETING WITH ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL WORK GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT.

UM, SO TOUCHING EVERY, EVERY EMPLOYEE FROM THE DIFFERENT WORK GROUPS.

AND WE GAVE AN OVERVIEW, UH, THIS IS THIS, JUST THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BUSINESS PLAN, INTRODUCE THE CONCEPT OF THE BUSINESS PLAN.

AND FOR EACH OF THOSE PRESENTATIONS, WE, UM, CHANGED OUT THE SLIDE SO THAT WE WOULD PICK, UM, A COMPONENT THAT APPLIED TO THAT PARTICULAR WORK GROUP SO THAT THEY CAN KIND OF GET A, HAVE A, A SENSE OF, OF OWNERSHIP OF IT IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO CONTINUE, UM, JUST AT DIFFERENT TIMES, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DEVELOP A MORE OF A USER-FRIENDLY PLATFORM, MAYBE LIKE SOME KIND OF APP WHERE EVERY EMPLOYEE CAN, UH, CAN REACH AND ACCESS THE BUSINESS PLAN THROUGH THEIR DEVICE IN AN EASY WAY.

UM, THAT'S EASIER THAN A, THAN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET.

SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THAT.

UM, BUT YEAH, WE, UM, AND WE ARE OPEN TO OTHER IDEAS ABOUT SPREADING THE WORD.

UM, WE, WE, WE DO INTEND TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES BE AWARE OF IT AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE JOB THAT THEY DO DOES HAVE, UM, PLACE IN THE LARGER, UH, DEPARTMENT'S PLAN.

GREAT.

TWO FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.

UM, HOW'S THE RECEPTION BEEN SO FAR? IT'S BEEN POSITIVE.

UM, WE, WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS, SO THAT TELLS ME THAT THEY'RE ENGAGED AGAIN, THE, THE MAIN THING WE DID IS THE INTRODUCTION.

SO AS WE GET MORE INTO THE DETAILS AND PEOPLE GET MORE FAMILIAR WITH IT, UM, WE'LL GET A, A BETTER SENSE OF, OF HOW PEOPLE ARE ADAPTING TO IT.

BUT SO FAR, UM, WE'VE HAD PRETTY MUCH POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS.

GREAT.

AND THEN THE, UH, CHANGE OF PRESENTATION FROM A SPREADSHEET, ARE WE THINKING LIKE A, AN APP WITH A DASHBOARD TYPE THING? IS THAT, YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT, UM, ANAT AND I WERE JUST SPEAKING ABOUT THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK.

UM, AND WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, EXPERIMENTING WITH A FEW DIFFERENT PLATFORMS. WE'VE MET WITH BOTH, UM, OUR MIS DIRECTOR AND OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UM, STAFF TO TALK ABOUT IDEAS ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.

AND, UH, I THINK WE DECIDED WE'RE GONNA TRY OUT ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND SEE WHICH ONE SEEMS THE MOST, UH, USER FRIENDLY AND, UH, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

SO YEAH.

SUPER.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, OTHER COMMENT? COMMISSIONER CORDERO.

THANK YOU,

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I ALSO LIKE THE EMPHASIS ON ATTRACTING, RETAINING AND ALSO THE, UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UM, HAVING OTHER EMPLOYEES MOVE UP, MOVE UP AND DO OTHER JOB AREAS, UM, EVIDENT TODAY BY ALL OF PEOPLE WHO PRESENTED, THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.

EVERYBODY DID REALLY GOOD JOB.

AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTICE AND TO SAY THAT I, I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE WAY THIS IS UNFOLDED.

ANY OTHER COMMENT? ONE, ONE MORE SHOUT OUT TO THE TEAM.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE.

UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? THANK YOU.

I HAVE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MO THE MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE CARRIES.

HEY, NOW I CALL ON ANNA GAN FOR YES, I HAVE, UH, BEFORE YOU GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT, SORRY.

OH YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

UH, MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY, FOCUS ON THREE ITEMS. UM, AND SO I'LL JUST GO IN ORDER FROM WHAT YOU HAVE IN THE, IN THE REPORT ITSELF, WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, WHAT WE WOULD CALL RELATIVELY LOCALLY IN OUR GROUNDWATER BASIN.

OVERSIGHT OF OUR GROUNDWATER

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AND THERE WAS THIS COMMITTEE THAT HAD BEEN CREATED PREVIOUSLY.

IT WAS CALLED THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THE REPORT GOES INTO A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL IN THE BACKGROUND ON THAT.

THE IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THIS IS THE STRUCTURAL CONCEPT THAT THIS COMMITTEE REPRESENTS.

THE OVERSIGHT AGENCY, ITS BOARD IS AN ELECTED BOARD.

THAT BOARD IS ELECTED BY THE GENERAL POPULATION IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED, AND THAT'S WHERE THE VOTING TAKES PLACE.

AT THE SAME TIME, PEOPLE WITH A VEST VESTED INTEREST ARE THE PUMPERS.

UH, COMMISSIONER PARKIN KNOWS THIS BETTER THAN ANYBODY, UH, HERE THAT THE PUMPERS ARE THE ONES WITH THE VESTED GROUNDWATER RIGHTS.

AND SO THEY ACT ON THE BASIS OF THOSE RIGHTS AND THEN THEY PAY THE REPLENISHMENT ASSESSMENT TO WRD.

HOWEVER, FROM A GOVERNANCE STANDPOINT, THEY HAVE NO INPUT INTO THE BOARD.

THE BOARD RESPONDS TO THE PEOPLE THAT ELECTED IT, NOT TO THE PUMPERS.

THAT TENSION HAS CONTINUED ON OVER THE DECADES, AND THE PUMPERS HAVE DEMANDED A VOICE.

AND THAT WAS THIS COMMITTEE THAT WAS HISTORICALLY CREATED AND ACTUALLY HAD A SUNSET DATE.

AND THERE'S BEEN TENSION AND DYNAMIC ACROSS A BROAD RANGE.

WRD HAS GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED THAT COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE IN EXISTENCE PAST THE SUNSET DATE, UM, BECAUSE THEY WELCOME THE ABILITY TO GET INPUT FROM THE PUMPERS.

ASIDE FROM THEM JUST SHOWING UP AT PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, THE REPORT DETAILS FOR YOU THAT THEY ARE NOW WORKING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO TRY TO STRUCTURE WHAT IS THE PROPER RELATIONSHIP GOING FORWARD.

UM, I DON'T SEE DEAN HERE, BUT I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EFFORTS THAT DEAN WANG HAS UNDERTAKEN IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS OR SO.

DEAN HAS STEPPED FORWARD INTO A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE CENTRAL BASIN AREA, WORKING WITH THE PUMPERS, FACILITATING, UH, A BROAD CONSENSUS, TRYING TO GATHER THEIR INPUT, UH, RESPECTING CERTAIN PERSPECTIVES AND CERTAIN DYNAMICS.

AND THEN ALSO RESPECTING OPINIONS OF THE WRD STAFF.

THE OPINIONS OF THE WRD BOARD, IT IS AN INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP EFFORT THAT DEAN IS UNDERTAKING.

WE THINK IT'S PRODUCTIVE.

WE THINK IT WILL YIELD SOME RESULTS IN DEVELOPING A NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE WRD BOARD.

AND IN FAIRLY SHORT STEAD, THE WRD BOARD IS GONNA HOLD A SERIES OF MEETINGS, INCLUDING AN AD HOC MEETING WHERE THEY'LL DISCUSS THIS NEW RELATIONSHIP.

SO JUST TO HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING LOCALLY.

WE ARE A PROMINENT MEMBER OF CENTRAL BASIN.

WE ARE THE ONE OF THE LARGEST PUMPERS IN THE BASIN.

AND SO CONSEQUENTLY, WHAT WE SAY MATTERS, AND YET AT THE SAME TIME, REGIONALLY SPEAKING, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A DIVERSITY OF VOICES THERE.

AND SOME OF THE PUMPERS SAY LIKE WHITTIER OR LAKEWOOD ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT.

THEY DON'T HAVE AS MANY RIGHTS AS WE DO, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES ALSO DEMANDING A VOICE.

SO AGAIN, IT'S A GREAT PROCESS.

I THINK IT'S ALSO COMPLIMENTS TO DEAN AND PROVIDING THAT FACILITATION WELL RESPECTED BY THE WRD BOARD, I MIGHT ADD, AND WELL RESPECTED BY THE WRD STAFF TOO.

THE, UM, SECOND ITEM I HAD FOR YOU IS COLORADO RIVER.