Sep 04, 2025 Utilities Commission

THANK YOU.

AND

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[ROLL CALL]

COMMISSIONER PARKIN PRESENT, COMMISSIONER CORDERO COMM, UH, PRESIDENT MCGUIRE AND COMMISSIONER RAINEY ARE ABSENT TODAY.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

AND FOR THE RECORD, PRESIDENT MCGUIRE AND COMMISSIONER RAINEY ARE EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 4TH BOARD MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SEE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER ONE, APPROVE

[1. 25-56345 Recommendation to approve the August 7, 2025 and August 27, 2025 Board meeting minutes.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

BOARD MEETING MINUTES.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ARE THERE ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, AUTHORIZE

[2. 25-56346 Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to execute a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), and any subsequent necessary amendments with the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, doing business as LA28.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

CALL ON DIANA TANG, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.

UM, AGAIN, THIS IS AN ITEM FOR LA 28 AND A NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT THAT THE AGENCY HAS ASKED US TO SIGN.

SO, UM, VERY BRIEFLY, UM, WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT THE OLYMPICS ARE COMING IN 2028 AND THE, UM, PREPARATION FOR THAT HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN VARIOUS, UM, PLANNING STAGES, UH, INITIALLY, AND THEN OF COURSE, IT WILL RAMP UP, UM, AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE GAMES THEMSELVES.

UM, JUST FOR AWARENESS ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY.

LA 28 IS THE ACTUAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.

UM, THEY ARE NOT THE CITY OF LA THEY ARE NOT, UM, THE INTERNATIONAL, UM, OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE IOC, BUT RATHER LA 28 IS SPECIFIC, UM, TO THE LOS ANGELES GAMES.

UM, AND THEY ARE, UM, THE, THE COORDINATING ENTITY FOR, UM, THE PRODUCTION OF THE EVENT.

SO, UM, BACKING UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, BACK IN 2017, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE SO LONG AGO, UH, THOUGH THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE THEN DESIGNATED THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AS THE HOST CITY FOR THESE, UM, GAMES HERE COMING UP IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

AND SEVERAL CITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, WILL SERVE AS VENUE CITIES, UM, FOR THIS EXCITING, UM, EVENT THAT WE'LL HAVE HOST IN IN THE REGION, UM, DIFFERENT THAN LONG BEACH.

THE CITY OF LA IS CONSIDERED A HOST CITY, AND, UM, THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT, UM, REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN HOST CITIES AND, AND VENUE CITIES.

SO WE ARE KNOWN AS A VENUE CITY.

UM, SO JUST VERY BRIEFLY, UM, THESE ARE THE LONG BEACH VENUES AS DESCRIBED ON THE LA 28 WEBSITE ITSELF.

UM, WE'LL BE HOSTING A NUMBER OF EVENTS INCLUDING HANDBALL AND SITTING HANDBALL AT THE LONG BEACH ARENA, UM, AT THE LONG BEACH, WHAT WE KNOW AS THE CONVENTION CENTER, BUT WHAT WILL BE KNOWN AS THE TARGET SHOOTING HALL, UM, WILL BE SHOOTING.

AND THEN ALSO PARA SHOOTING.

UH, THE CLIMBING THEATER WILL BE PROBABLY WHERE, UH, WHAT WE KNOW AS THE ELEPHANT LOT, UM, IS CURRENTLY IT'LL BE A NEW, UM, KIND OF TEMPORARY BUILT FACILITY FOR THE EVENT.

AND THEN THE AQUATIC CENTER WILL ALSO BE, UH, IN THAT WHAT WE KNOW AS THE ELEPHANT LOT, UM, WITH, UM, SWIMMING, PARA SWIMMING, AND THEN WATER POLO.

UM, CURRENTLY WE EXPECT THAT THE ALAMITOS BEACH AREA, WHERE SOMETIMES WE HAVE HOSTED LARGE VOLLEYBALL EVENTS, UM, WILL ALSO BE THE HOST FOR VOLLEYBALL AND, UM, ALSO BLIND FOOTBALL, WHICH IS KNOWN AS SOCCER IN AMERICA.

AND THEN, UH, THE BEACH FRONT WILL BE HOME TO ROWING, OPEN SWIMMING, AND POTENTIALLY SAILING, ALTHOUGH SAILING MAY HAVE MOVED.

AND THEN MARINE STADIUM, WHICH WE ARE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH AS BEING THE SITE OF MANY, UH, ROWING EVENTS, WILL BE FOR ROWING, PARA ROWING CANOE, AND SPRINT CANOE.

SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS, UM, NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT IS REALLY TO ALLOW LONG BEACH UTILITIES TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, UM, LA 28, THEIR CONSULTANTS AND, AND THE VARIOUS AGENCIES IN THE REGION CONDUCTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PREPARATION WORK AND ASSESSMENTS.

SO, UM, AS THE UTILITY ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF, OF, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ARE CONSIDERED CRITICAL TO, TO THE REGION, PRIMARILY ON THE ENERGY SIDE, AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, WITH WATER SECURITY AS AS WELL.

SO UNLIKE THE CITY, AND WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD A, A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE YESTERDAY.

UM, THE CITY IS NOT BEING ASKED TO SIGN AN NDA BECAUSE THEY ARE, UM, NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THESE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ARE, ALTHOUGH THIS NDA DOES NOT PRECLUDE US FROM, FROM WORKING WITH THE CITY IN PREPARATION FOR THE GAMES.

AND SO, UM, OUR REQUEST AND THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD IS TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE THIS NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT.

UM, ANY AND ANY SUBSEQUENT NECESSARY AMENDMENTS WITH,

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THANK YOU.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

UH, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? DIANA, I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

YOU, YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED THIS.

IS THERE A, LIKE A TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU SEE WHEN YOU GO TO A MEETING THAT ARE ALWAYS THE SAME FROM OUR CITY? THERE ARE SEVERAL TEAMS ACTUALLY.

UM, OUR ORGANIZATION AS, UM, SERVING WATER, SEWER AND GAS IS PARTICIPATING, UM, WITH LA 28 ON IN TWO MAIN SPACES.

ONE IS THE ENERGY COUNCIL, THE GAMES ENERGY COUNCIL, AND THAT IS TYPICALLY A COUNCIL THAT HAS, UM, BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR EVERY OLYMPIC GAME.

AND THEIR JOB IS TO PREPARE FOR THE ENERGY NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE EXECUTION OF THE GAME.

SO, UM, A LOT OF THAT IS ELECTRIC GENERATED, UM, BUT AS A GAS PROVIDER, WE ARE INVOLVED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL.

AND THEN NEW TO THE 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES IS THE GAMES WATER COUNCIL.

SO IT IS SEPARATE FROM THE GAMES COUNCIL AND THE WATER COUNCIL, UH, SIMILARLY CHARGED AS THE ENERGY COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER NEEDS EX NEEDED TO, TO EXECUTE THE GAME.

SO, UM, STAFF FROM THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT ARE INVOLVED, UM, IN THOSE VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS.

UM, AND, AND SO THAT IS AN EFFORT THAT IS TAKING UP A GOOD CHUNK OF OUR TIME AS WE HEAD INTO THE OLYMPICS.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, UM, AT TIE AND I AND ANNA TULSA ON A NUMBER OF STEERING COMMITTEES AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEES AND, AND ARE COMMUNICATING INFORMATION AS WE GET THAT TO, UM, TO THE STAFF AS WELL.

GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, KEVIN.

EXCUSE ME, DIANE, ARE ANY OF THESE COSTS THAT THE CITY ENCOURAGED REIMBURSABLE BY THE COMMITTEE? Y SOME, UM, I HESITATE TO SAY YES YET, UH, BECAUSE THE CITY HAS SIGNED A VENUE AGREEMENT, VENUE USE AGREEMENT WITH LA 28, BUT THAT IS ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE VENUES WITH NORMAL OPERATING SERVICES AND EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO ANYTHING THAT IS ABOVE AND BEYOND NORMAL AND EXISTING, UH, BECOMES A NEGOTIATION WITH LA 28 AND IN A SEPARATE AGREEMENT THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN FINALIZED.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECEIVE AND FILE UPDATE ON ONE 10 MARINA DRIVE, REPAIR CALL ON CHRIS PINKER.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING ACTING PRESIDENT SCOTT AND BOARD.

MY NAME IS CHRIS PINKLEY, I'M THE MANAGER OF ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT OUR RECENT EXPERIENCE ABOUT A REPAIR AT ONE 10 NORTH MARINA DRIVE, WHICH IS THE LOCATION OF PALACE POINT.

[3. 25-56347 Recommendation to receive and file update on 110 Marina Drive repair.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

UH, WE'LL NOW GO OVER THE CHALLENGE CHOICES, COORDINATION AND COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.

FIRST IS THE CHALLENGE.

UH, THERE WAS A PIPE LEAK UNDER THE STRUCTURE OF THE BALLAST POINT RESTAURANT ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2024.

A LEAK WAS REPORTED IN FRONT OF BALLAST POINT SHOWN HERE ON THE LEFT, I APOLOGIZE, BUT WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, WE DIDN'T REALIZE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD WOULD BE, SO THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE.

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PIPE WAS LEAK WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR IN THE DINING ROOM, AND THE PIPE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SERVICES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO IT.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO ISOLATE THE PIPE AND TURN IT OFF AND STOP THE FLOW AND ALLOW US TO COME UP WITH A PLAN ON WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO.

SHOWN HERE IS ABOUT WHERE THE PIPE LOCATION IS.

UM, AND WHILE THIS DIDN'T AFFECT ANY CUSTOMERS, IT IS THE SECONDARY FEED TO THE PENINSULA.

SO IF AT ANY POINT ALONG THE PENINSULA ON OCEAN, THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PIPE, IT WOULD CUT OFF WATER TO THE REST OF THE PENINSULA AND FIRE PROTECTION TO THE .

THIS MADE ACTION URGENT ALSO, PARDON ME, HERE'S AN ELEVATION VIEW OF THE PIPE.

AS IT GOES UNDERNEATH THE CHANNEL, UH, IN RED, THERE SHOWS, UH, ABOUT 10 FEET DEEP ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT WHERE THE PIPE, WHERE IT COMES

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SO OUR SECOND C IS CHOICES.

FIVE.

DIFFERENT ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS WERE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION.

THE FIRST OPTION WAS TO EXCAVATE INSIDE THE DINING ROOM.

UH, THE LEAK WAS MOST LIKELY LOCATED JUST UNDERNEATH THIS DELICIOUS LOOKING BEVERAGE HERE.

UM, BUT IT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THERE AND THE BAR THAT IS SHOWN ON THE RIGHT.

SO THE PLAN WOULD BE TO GO IN, START DIGGING THERE AND CHASE IT THIS WAY UNTIL WE FOUND IT.

NOW, WHILE THIS WOULD BE THE QUICKEST AND EASIEST SOLUTION, IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE THE MOST DISRUPT.

THE SECOND OPTION WAS TO LOOK AT INSTALLING A SPRAY LINER ON THE EXISTING PIPE.

THIS WOULD REQUIRE INSTALLING TWO PITS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO GET DOWN TO THE LINE AND THEN SPRAY LINING THE INSIDE.

UM, ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES WOULD INCLUDE PUTTING THE LINING AND GOING AROUND THE BENDS.

FINALLY, THIS OPTION MAY NOT FIX THE LEAK DEPENDING ON WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.

SO WE WOULD GO TO A LARGE EXPENSE AND NOT KNOW THAT IT WOULD WORK FOR SURE.

OUR THIRD CHOICE WAS TO LOOK AT BYPASSING THE CURRENT LEAK TO THE NORTH.

IT WOULD BE TYING INTO THE 12 INCH LINE, UH, RUNNING TO THE NORTH AND COMING BACK DOWN THE SIDEWALK.

ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES FOR THIS WERE THAT, THAT, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE, THERE IS A, UH, PUBLIC BOAT RAMP ON THAT BOAT RAMP, UH, LONDON BOAT RENTALS, UH, LONG BEACH WATER BIKES AND THE PUBLIC USE THAT TO ACCESS.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK ON EITHER SIDE OF IT.

AND THERE IS A LOT OF COORDINATION REQUIRED SHOWING.

WHAT WE WOULD BE INVOLVED IS WE'D START IN THE PARKING LOT, UM, RUN BETWEEN THESE TWO BUILDINGS HERE UNDERNEATH THOSE STAIRS, AND THEN TURN AND HEAD DOWN THE PUBLIC BOARDWALK TO THE TIE END POINT.

CHOICE NUMBER FOUR WAS TO LOOK AT ROUTING THE PIPE TO THE SOUTH UNDERNEATH THE PATIO.

NOW, WHILE THIS WOULD BE THE SHORTEST ROUTING, IT WOULD ALSO LEAVE OUR PIPE UNDERNEATH A, AN IMPROVEMENT AND WOULD LEAD US TO POTENTIAL FUTURE LIABILITY.

UM, ON THE LEFT THERE, WE WOULD START COMING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT HEADING SOUTH, AND THEN WE WOULD TUNNEL UNDERNEATH THE PARKING LOT, OR I'M SORRY, UNDERNEATH THE PATIO AND THEN HEAD BACK INTO THE TIE.

END POINT.

CHOICE NUMBER FIVE WOULD BE TO HEAD ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTH AND COMPLETELY, UM, GO AROUND THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS.

UM, THIS WAS LOOKING LIKE THE BEST OPTION UNTIL WE LEARNED THAT THE AREA AT THE SOUTH END WAS NOT CITY OF LONG BEACH, BUT WITH STATE OF CALIFORNIA PROPERTY AND THEREFORE WOULD REQUIRE AN EASEMENT AND A CREDIBLE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL TIME IN ORDER TO GET THIS DONE, AS WE SAID, WITH ONLY HAVING A ONE WAY, UM, FEED TO THE PENINSULA WHILE WATER QUALITY WAS OKAY, TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE.

SO THIS IS SHOWING COMING DOWN THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AND HEADING BACK NORTH ALONG THAT SIDEWALK.

SO, COORDINATION.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, PER AUGUSTINE, OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR, UM, WHO HANDLED THIS PROJECT IN THE FIELD, ALONG WITH ANDY, OUR PRINCIPAL, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR, WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

UM, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF CONTRIBUTION THAT CAME FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR AGENCY.

THIS INCLUDED OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, AS WELL AS THE TENANTS THERE.

DALLAS POINT, LONG BEACH WATER BIKES, LONDON BOAT RENTAL.

AND FINALLY, THE PROJECT WAS ALSO COMPLETED WITH COORDINATION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL MONITORS, NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE MONITORS AND THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION.

SO COMPLETION AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGATION AND COMING UP WITH WHAT THE BEST OPTION, WE DECIDED TO GO WITH OPTION NUMBER THREE, WHICH WAS TO ROUTE TO THE NORTH NOW ONTO THE PEAS.

SO THERE WAS A, A LOT OF SECTIONS, UM, THAT WE HAD TO WORK IN.

UH, IT INCLUDED POTHOLE IN THE UTILITIES TO FIND THE ELEVATION AND THE ROUTING, THE PARKING LOT INSTALLATION, THE PIT EXCAVATION FOR THE TIE END OF THE EXISTING PIPE, THE, THE PIT PIPE INSTALLATION, THE PIT BACKFILL, THE PUBLIC BOARDWALK, OR I'M SORRY, THE PATHWAY BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS, WHICH IN, IN FULL DISCLOSURE,

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SO IT'S NOW THE PATHWAY BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS , UM, THE PUBLIC BOARDWALK, AND THEN THE PAVEMENT RESTORATION.

SO THE FIRST STEP WAS TO POTHOLE AND FIND THE UTILITIES.

UM, ON THE FAR LEFT THERE IS IN THE PARKING LOT, LOCATING THE EXISTING 12 INCH PIPE TO TIE IN.

UH, IN THE MIDDLE THERE IS THE MARK OUT OF THE USA FROM ALL OF THE UTILITIES THAT WE HAD TO CROSS, UM, WHILE WE WENT THROUGH THE PATHWAY BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND ON THE RIGHT.

UM, AND THERE'LL BE LOTS MORE PICTURES OF THIS.

THAT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE EXCAVATION TO FIND THE TIE IN, UM, WHERE THE PIPE GOES UNDERNEATH.

SO THE PARKING LOT INSTALLATION WAS THE MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD EXCEPT FOR THE COORDINATION WITH ALL OF THE BUSINESSES.

SO STARTING EARLY IN THE MORNING, UM, USUALLY AROUND SEVEN, THEY WOULD START TO ROLL IN WITH LOTS OF DELIVERY TRUCKS.

SO A 3:00 AM START, UH, ALLOWED US TO GET OUT AHEAD.

UH, WE ALSO DID THIS IN TWO PHASES SO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ACCESS, UM, ONLY TAKING HALF OF THE PARKING LOT AT ONE TIME, AND THEREFORE WE'D BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO THE BUSINESS AT ALL TIMES.

UH, THE NEXT WAS THE PIT EXCAVATION.

SORRY, MY PAPER STUCK.

UH, SO THE EXCAVATION HERE WAS PROBABLY THE MOST CHALLENGING ASPECT OF THE PROJECT.

UH, THIS WAS OUT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING IN THAT VERY NARROW PUBLIC BOARD WALK, UM, AND DUE LOCATION, ALL OF THE EXCAVATION HAD TO BE DONE BY HAND.

THAT WAS SOMEONE DOWN IN THERE.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THE ROCK ON THE LEFT BEING PULLED OUT WITH A ROPE.

THE REST OF THE MATERIAL WAS HAULED OUT WITH BUCKETS AND THEN TAKEN INTO A WHEELBARROW AND TAKEN AWAY.

AND ON THE FAR RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE IT ABOUT 10 FEET DEEP.

WE, UH, FINALLY MADE IT DOWN TO THE EXISTING PIPE.

NOW, WHEN WE EXCAVATE THIS DOWN, THAT'S, UH, TIMBER SHORING THERE IN THAT BOX TO PROTECT THE WORKERS, UH, WE WOULD EXCAVATE DOWN ONE FOOT AT A TIME.

AS SOON AS WE GOT DOWN ANOTHER FOOT, WE WOULD BUILD THE SHORING BOX UNDERNEATH AND THEN CONTINUE TO GO DOWN.

UH, THE PIP PIPE INSTALLATION, UH, ONCE WE HAD GOTTEN DOWN TO THE PIPE AND SECURED IT, UH, ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE CUT OUT PIPE, UH, IN PREPPING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE 90.

AND THEN THE RISER.

UM, IF YOU LOOK ON THE FAR LEFT, UH, THAT IS A ROCK AT THE BOTTOM, THERE WAS QUITE A FEW LARGE BOULDERS.

THAT WAS ONE THAT WAS TO THE SIZE WHERE WE WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE IT.

UM, AND WE GOT LUCKY THAT IT WAS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.

IT ALSO PROVIDED THE WELDER A PLACE TO LAY AND KEEP HIMSELF OUT OF THE WATER.

UM, WHEN HE WAS DOING THE WELDING UNDERNEATH THE 12 INCH PIPE.

AND JUST LIKE THE EXCAVATION, THE BACKFILL HAD TO BE DONE BY HAND.

UM, THIS WAS PUTTING, UH, SACK OR SINGLE SACK CEMENT SLURRY INTO THE, UH, BACKFILL, UH, THAT WAS BROUGHT IN BY WHEELBARROW FROM A CONCRETE MIXING TRUCK.

UH, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 WHEELBARROWS, UM, THAT WE KIND OF DID ON WHAT WE CALLED A FIRE DRILL.

AND, UH, EACH ONE WEIGHED BETWEEN 250 AND 300 POUNDS.

ACTUALLY, IT ONLY TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, BUT THEY, THEY WERE DONE FOR THAT WAS, THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET.

SO THE PATHWAY BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR LEFT, THE EXCAVATION, UH, THAT IS GOING UNDERNEATH THE EXISTING UTILITIES.

UH, THE PIPE IN THE MIDDLE, OR THE PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE IS SHOWING THE PIPE GOING UNDER THOSE UTILITIES.

AND THE, UM, PICTURE ON THE FAR RIGHT IS SHOWING, COMING THROUGH THE STAIRS AND TURNING DOWN THE PUBLIC BOARDWALK.

THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE SIMPLEST PART OF THE PROJECT.

UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH TRAFFIC.

WE WERE ABLE TO BLOCK OFF PEDESTRIANS, AND WE WERE ABLE TO JUST GET THIS WORK DONE, THEN BECAME THE PUBLIC BOARDWALK.

SO ON THE LEFT IS SHOWING THE, THE PICTURE OF THE NARROWNESS OF THAT.

ON THE RIGHT, WE WERE ABLE TO GET A SMALL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN.

UM, HOWEVER, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HAUL THE MATERIAL AWAY WITH ANY EQUIPMENT IT REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN OUT VIA A WHEELBARROW.

SO ALL MATERIAL HAD TO BE PUT INTO A WHEELBARROW, CARRIED TO THE NORTH, UNLOADED INTO ANOTHER SKIP LOADER, CARRIED UP THOSE STAIRS, AND THEN PLACED INTO A TRUCK.

UM, IT WAS, IT WAS A SLOW GOING WORK.

UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF LARGE BOULDERS THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED, AND THERE WASN'T A LOT OF ROOM, UH, SAY WE SUCCESSFULLY DID THIS NEXT TO ALL OF THIS PLATE GLASS, UM, WITHOUT CAUSING ISSUE OR DAMAGE.

AND THEN THERE WAS PAVEMENT RESTORATION, UH, WHICH IS

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UH, THIS WAS DONE WITH COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC WORKS.

UH, THE PARKING LOT, UM, WAS RUN BY PARKS REC AND MARINE, UH, PASSAGEWAY.

THERE WAS MANAGED BY THE ONSITE PROPERTY MANAGER, SORRY, MANAGED BY THE ONSITE PROPERTY MANAGER.

AND THE FRONT PUBLIC BOARDWALK WAS ACTUALLY OWNED BY PUBLIC WORKS.

SO MORE COORDINATION, DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT HAD TO BE INVOLVED IN EACH PART OF IT.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TRY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTION.

WOW.

WOW.

YEAH, WHAT A FANTASTIC STORY.

UH, WHAT A GREAT PROJECT.

UM, CONGRATULATIONS, UH, TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

UH, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE HISTORY CHANNEL, HISTORY CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY TO COME OUT ON THAT.

IT'S, IT'S, I'LL WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

FANTASTIC.

GOOD STORYTELLING, UH, THE SEASON, THE PS I DIDN'T QUITE GET, BUT IT'S JUST ME.

UH, OKAY.

UH, LET'S SEE.

UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? AND ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? YOU GO, CHRIS, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, YOU ROLLED THAT OUT REALLY, REALLY WELL.

IT WAS, IT WAS LIKE A REALLY GOOD MOVIE, A DRAMA, AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET TO THE END TO FIND OUT WHAT THE END WAS BECAUSE YOU BUILT THAT UP, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A REALLY BAD SOAP OPERA.

SO, UM, YOU DID A GOOD JOB ON THAT, AND I WANNA THANK THE TEAM FOR THAT, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT.

IT WAS VERY VISIBLE OUT THERE, I'M SURE.

SO THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT.

I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND, AND ACKNOWLEDGE CHRIS FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN THIS EFFORT AS YOU.

UH, SO APROPO SAID, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT STORY.

WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING TO US, WE THOUGHT ABOUT BRINGING THIS TO YOU.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN BRINGING IT TO YOU.

CHRIS WAS THE CENTERPIECE OF BRINGING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DID AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK, AND CHRIS IS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT AT THE SAME TIME WITH HIS INITIALS, HE KIND OF NARRATED FOR YOU AN ENTIRE UNFOLDING OF THIS, WHICH WAS AN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX UNDERTAKING.

UM, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE, GO BACK TO THE LAYOUT SLIDE, CHRIS, THAT HAS THE PIPELINE ALIGNMENT.

SORRY, I HAVE A LOT.

THAT'S FINE.

GO, UH, ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ONES BEFORE THE OPTIONS.

SO IT IS AN INCREDIBLE UNDERTAKING AND AN INCREDIBLE COORDINATION EFFORT, AN INCREDIBLE SUCCESS STORY.

BUT THERE'S A TRICK EMBEDDED WITHIN IT.

AND THE TRICK IS THAT WHEN WE FIRST WERE CONFRONTED WITH THE ISSUE AND THE CHALLENGE, THE VERY FIRST QUESTION WE ASKED OURSELVES IS, WHAT IS A PIPELINE OF OURS DOING UNDERNEATH SOMEBODY'S PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENT? BECAUSE THAT WAS FUNDAMENTALLY THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUE.

NOW, I SAY THAT WITHOUT JUDGMENT, AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO SAY WITHOUT JUDGMENT.

I DON'T HONESTLY KNOW THE ANSWER AS TO HOW WE WOUND UP HERE.

BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, IS THAT WE DID, AND THAT STARTED A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS.

UH, I, I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TONGUE IN CHEEK SAY THERE WAS, UH, DENIAL, THERE WAS ANGER.

UM, EVEN IN THE OPTIONS, CHRIS, I KNOW WE WERE OPENLY TALKING ABOUT BARGAINING WITH BALLAST POINT TO SEE IF FIXING COULD GET US ANY FREE STUFF ALONG THE WAY.

WE QUICKLY DISMISSED THAT.

UM, BUT IT IS, IT IS A TESTAMENT TO ALL THE CRITICAL WORK THAT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL THIS OFF, TO HAVE TENANTS, UH, THAT WERE HAPPY WITH THE WORK.

[4. 25-56348 Recommendation to receive and file FY 2026 Business Plan - Part 2.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

UM, IT IS A CREDIT TO EVERYBODY THAT DID THE WORK, BUT ALSO PRIMARILY I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE CHRIS AND HIS ROLE IN DOING IT AND PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.

SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CHRIS, REAL QUICK, CHRIS WHO, WHO DOES OWN THE LAND SOUTH, UH, THAT ELIMINATED THAT OPTION AND, AND, AND GREAT JOB BY THE WAY.

THANK YOU.

THE DEED IS LISTED AS STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

OKAY.

AND THEY OWN ALL THE WAY DOWN.

UM, THE, THE JETTY IS LISTED AS THEIRS ALSO.

GREAT.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE SECOND.

GREAT.

UH, THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

UH, YEAH.

SO NEXT ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, RECEIVE AND FILE FY 2026 BUSINESS PLAN, PART TWO, CALLING

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WELCOME MORNING.

MORNING, UH, FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

I HAVE PART TWO OF THE FY 26 BUSINESS PLAN.

LAST TIME I WAS HERE, UM, I WENT OVER THE FIRST THREE ELEMENTS OF THE BALANCE SCORECARD.

SO THAT INCLUDED THE OBJECTIVE, THE INITIATIVES AND THE MEASURES AND ACTIONS.

AND SPECIFICALLY, I WENT OVER NEW MEASURES AND ACTIONS THAT CAME OUT OF THE, UH, BOARD RETREAT.

SO FOR TODAY, THE FOCUS IS GONNA BE ON THE TARGETS AND GOALS.

AGAIN, TO REVIEW THE OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES, WE, UH, START WITH THE CUSTOMER, THE FIN, UH, OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH INTERNAL OPERATIONS, ALL UNDERPINNED BY OUR EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS REPRESENTED BY THE WORKPLACE CULTURE.

FROM THOSE OBJECTIVES, WHICH ARE OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS, WE GO TO THE INITIATIVES.

AND I WON'T READ EVERY SINGLE INITIATIVE THAT YOU'VE SEEN THIS GRAPHIC BEFORE.

THIS IS JUST A REMINDER OF THE FIRST TWO COLUMNS OF THE BALANCE SCORECARD.

THE FOCUS OF TODAY IS THE TARGETS AND GOALS.

SO TO DEFINE WHAT WE MEAN BY TARGETS AND GOALS, THESE ARE QUANTIFIABLE BENCHMARKS THAT HELP TRACK PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES.

THERE ARE SPECIFIC LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE THAT ARE IDENTIFIED FOR A MEASURE OR ACTION.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, UM, IT'S WHAT WE ARE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH FOR THE YEAR.

THESE ARE SPECIFIC TASKS THAT ARE PART OF A LARGER PROGRAM OR PROJECT, AND THEY OFTEN CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

SO THIS IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE ELEMENT OF ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE BALANCE SCORECARD.

THIS IS ALSO HOW WE REPORT OUR PERFORMANCE, UM, DURING THE YEAR.

SO UNDER THE CUSTOMER OBJECTIVE FOR THE INITIATIVE OF PROVIDING RELIABLE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, THE MEASURE AND ACTION THAT I HIGHLIGHTED LAST TIME HAS TO DO WITH THE OLYMPICS.

AND THAT IS ENSURE RELIABILITY OF SANITARY SOURCE SYSTEM THROUGH CONTINUOUS INSPECTION, CLEANING, MAINTENANCE, AND CIP IN PREPARATION FOR LA 28.

SO OUR BENCHMARKS OR TARGETS ARE THINGS LIKE COMPLETING THE DESIGN OF FOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR OUR SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THAT'S LED BY OUR ENGINEERING TEAM, THE SEWER OPERATIONS TEAM.

IN ADDITION TO DOING THEIR NORMAL ONM OR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY THAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY DO, THEY ARE ALSO COMPLETING SOME ACTIVITIES EARLIER, SPECIFICALLY NEAR THE OLYMPIC VENUES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY FOR THE OLYMPICS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE GONNA IDENTIFY ALL OF THE POINT REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN THE VENUE AREAS AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GET COMPLETED IN ADVANCE OF THE GAMES FOR THE FINANCIAL OBJECTIVE.

THE INITIATIVE OF PROVIDING COST OF SERVICE PRICING, ONE OF THE MEASURES AND ACTIONS WAS TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCY OF WATER AND GAS RESOURCES THROUGH LONG RANGE PLANNING, MODELING, AND MANAGEMENT.

THESE TARGETS INVOLVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE RESOURCES TEAM AND OTHER DIVISIONS LIKE WATER ENGINEERING AND GAS PROCUREMENT.

AND THAT IS TO PLAN FOR THE LONG-TERM RELIABILITY AND RESILIENCY OF OUR GAS AND WATER RESOURCES.

ADDITIONALLY, THE GAS PROCUREMENT TEAM WILL ESTABLISH AN AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL GAS PRODUCER, WITH A LOCAL GAS PRODUCER TO SUPPORT NATURAL GAS SERVICE RELIABILITY DURING THE LA 28 OLYMPICS.

SO ALSO UNDER THE FINANCIAL OBJECTIVE WHERE THE SUSTAINABLE FINANCES INITIATIVE, THE MEASURE AND ACTION WE HIGHLIGHTED LAST TIME WAS TO IMPROVE DEPARTMENT FUNDS BY DEVELOPING WAYS OF TRACKING AND PROJECTING LIQUIDITY AND CASH AVAILABLE FOR SHORT, MEDIUM, AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENT.

SOME TARGETS AND GOALS FROM OUR FINANCE TEAM INCLUDE DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING DEPARTMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL DATA IN A LONG RANGE FINANCIAL MODEL, COMPLETING THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND STREAMLINING ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES FOR THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS OBJECTIVE.

UNDER THE INITIATIVE OF PROVIDING, UH, EXCUSE ME, OF PROMOTING POSITIVE COLLABORATION, THE MEASURE AND ACTION THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED LAST TIME INVOLVED CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION THAT MEASURES TO DEVELOP PRELIMINARY PLANS, STUDIES AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION THAT ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION ACROSS ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT THE GAS ENGINEERING TEAM WILL TAKE IN FY 26 INCLUDE DEVELOPING THE PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL MODEL FOR ALL FOUR CAMPUS CONSOLIDATION OPTIONS, SELECTING ONE OF THE DESIGN OPTIONS, DETERMINING THE PERMITTING PROCESS,

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THESE EXAMPLES IN PARTICULAR SHOW HOW, UH, TARGETS AND GOALS CAN BE STEPS OF THE, OF A LARGER PROJECT.

SO AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST A HANDFUL OF EXAMPLES.

UM, IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE COMPLETE BALANCE SCORECARD, WHICH HAS ALL OF THE TARGETS AND ACTION, EXCUSE ME, TARGETS AND GOALS FOR FY 26.

BUT THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION WAS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THEM.

UM, SO AGAIN, BEFORE I TAKE, UH, QUESTIONS, I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE MEMBERS OF OUR BUSINESS PLAN WORKING GROUP, AND SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TODAY, IF I COULD ASK THEM TO.

UM, SO CHRIS LY IS PART OF OUR, UH, OF OUR WORK, UH, BUSINESS PLAN WORK GROUP.

JEN ZANG IS PART OF OUR GROUP.

UM, CHUCK IS HERE, AND ALSO JOSEPH, UH, CIO.

AND ALSO, LET'S NOT FORGET, CYNTHIA PORTILLO, WHO ALSO HELPS WITH THE, UH, WITH THE GROUP.

AND THEN I, I'M TRY TO MISS ANYBODY.

ALL OF THE MEMBERS ARE HERE LISTED.

UM, THEY REALLY WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS HAPPENS.

AND, UM, THIS IS NOT BY FAR NOT A, UH, ONE PERSON SHOW.

THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT, UH, ALONG WITH THE MEMBERS, OF COURSE, EVERYBODY FROM, UH, THE DEPARTMENT IN THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS THAT HELP, UH, CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BUSINESS PLAN.

SO WITH THAT, I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU, JENNIFER.

THANK YOU TO THE TEAM.

UH, GOOD WORK, CONTINUING TO PUSH THIS FORWARD.

IT'S, IT'S FANTASTIC.

AND I KNOW IT'S GONNA LEAVE US IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE FAR INTO THE FUTURE.

UM, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? I, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY GREAT JOB.

THIS IS A LOT OF WORK AND, UH, IT'S APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU.

I JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALL AS WELL.

I, IT HELPS US QUITE A BIT TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN FRONT OF US.

UM, AND THEN SO WE GO BACK AND WE PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND THEN WE LOOK, LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING.

AND THEN THERE'S A TIMELINE SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

I THINK YOU'VE GIVEN US SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOO.

[5. 25-56350 Recommendation to receive and file the General Manager’s Monthly Report for August 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

SO THIS IS, UM, WHAT THE PART, THIS PART TWO APPLIES TO FY 26, WHICH WILL START IN ABOUT A MONTH.

UM, BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE'RE ALSO MOVING THROUGH OUR FY 25 BUSINESS PLAN.

AND NEXT MONTH, ONCE THE FY 25 IS OVER, THEN WE WILL GIVE YOU OUR PROGRESS REPORT ON HOW WE ENDED THE YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE YOU, WE'LL START TO GET INTO OUR, OUR RHYTHM OF OUR CYCLE OF HOW WE'RE REPORT EACH YEAR.

UM, SOME POINT DURING FY 26, WE'LL GIVE YOU OUR FIRST PROGRESS REPORT AND THEN AN ENDING PROGRESS REPORT.

SO, SO YES, THERE IS A, UM, THERE IS A CYCLE.

WE'RE KIND OF STILL WORKING IT OUT, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE STARTING TO GET OUR RHYTHM, SO, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CORDERO.

THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT.

UM, IT WOULD BE TRAGIC TO GO THROUGH THIS, THIS EXERCISE AND DEVELOP SUCH A ROBUST PLAN AND THEN NOT REVISIT IT WITH REGULAR REPORTING.

AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY THE, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.

THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE ALL THE, ALL THE, ALL THE, UH, EFFORT IS GOING TO SHOW.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE SECOND.

THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RECEIVE AND FILE THE GENERAL MANAGER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST, 2025.

CALL ON GENERAL MANAGER ANTO.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT SCOTT, I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A, AN OVERVIEW OF THIS PRINTED REPORT.

IT HAS A NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS FOR YOU.

THE VERY FIRST ONE WAS, UH, COINCIDENTALLY, UM, AND PROBABLY APPROPRIATELY HAPPENING, UH, DURING THE COURSE OF OUR PROP TWO 18 HEARING.

UH, SEVERAL ARTICLES WERE COMING OUT.

UH, THE ONE THAT I ATTACHED IS FROM THE PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE GIVING, UH, AN OVERVIEW OF PROP TWO 18 AND ITS ONGOING IMPACTS ON CALIFORNIA WATER.

AT THE SAME TIME THOUGH, UH, AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS, THERE WAS A COURT ACTION THAT TOOK PLACE INVOLVING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S WATER RATES AND WATER RATE STRUCTURE.

CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS A COST OF SERVICE STUDY.

IT ALSO HAS A THREE TIERED STRUCTURE THAT IS, UH, KNOWN BY, DESIGNED TO BE A CONSERVATION INDUCING RATE STRUCTURE.

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS IN WHICH THAT STRUCTURE WAS CHALLENGED AND SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGED.

UH, SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN OUR OWN TIERED RATE STRUCTURE IN OUR OWN COST OF SERVICE STUDY.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING ACTION TO GATHER SOME MORE INFORMATION.

IT'S TIMELY BECAUSE OUR COST OF SERVICE STUDY IS ON THE VERGE OF BEING UPDATED ANYWAY, UH, AND AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, A LUNCH AND LEARN SESSION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS THE HEAD OF THE TEAM THAT, UH, ESTABLISH OUR COST OF SERVICE STUDY AND RATE STRUCTURED AT THE BEGINNING.

UH, A GREAT, UM, MINE, HIS NAME IS SANJAY GOWER AND HAD PREVIOUSLY ALSO SERVED ON THE DESIGN TEAM FOR WHAT IS THE

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SO, UH, WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE AN EXPERT IN THIS FIELD, A LUNCH AND LEARN SESSION WITH HIM IS GONNA GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THE COURT ACTION, GIVE US, UH, SOME PREPARATORY THINGS TO THINK ABOUT AS WE GATHER THAT INFORMATION.

WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE IT WITH YOU AS WELL.

ON THE WATER RESOURCES SIDE, THERE WAS, UH, AN LA TIMES ARTICLE, UH, COURTESY OF DIANA WAS, UH, CRITICAL IN SHARING IT WITH US.

IT WAS AN ARTICLE THAT BRINGS A CONCEPT THAT HAS BEEN SHARED AROUND THE WORLD, AND THAT IS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREPARED TO AVOID A DAY ZERO WATER CRISIS.

DAY ZERO IS A TERMINOLOGY THAT WAS CARE, UH, MORE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, WHICH AT ONE POINT INDEED, UH, COMMUNICATED TO ITS PUBLIC THAT THERE WAS A DAY ZERO APPROACHING OF NO WATER.

AND THERE WAS CONSEQUENTLY A HUGE SOCIETAL RESPONSE TO THAT.

THE QUESTION IS THEN APPLIED TO LOS ANGELES IN THE ARTICLE, UH, APPLIED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN GENERAL.

THINGS THAT DIRECTOR CORDERO IS FAMILIAR WITH IN TERMS OF METROPOLITAN'S PLANNING.

UH, CHAIRMAN ADA ORTEGA IS QUOTED IN THAT ARTICLE, AND IT'S JUST GOOD BACKGROUND OVERALL FOR THE LONG RANGE PLANNING THAT WE'RE UNDERTAKING HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

UM, THERE IS ANOTHER ATTACHMENT FROM THE STATE WATER PROJECT.

THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, UH, RELEASED AN ADAPTATION STRATEGY, UH, TO THE PUBLIC.

IT IS AT ITS CORE ESTABLISHING A PATH FOR ADAPTING THE STATE WATER PROJECT TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AFFECTING BOTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.

AND I, AND I SAY THAT CAREFULLY BECAUSE THAT IS THE MORE COMPREHENSIVE WAY TO LOOK AT WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS DOING TO THE STATE WATER PROJECT.

UM, IT'S NOT JUST INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GONNA NEED HELP.

IT'S NOT JUST DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT AS AN OPTION.

IT'S ALSO IMPROVEMENT TO INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

WE HAVE SUBSIDENCE AFFECTING CANALS AND MAIN DELIVERY VEHICLES FOR THIS IMPORTED WATER.

AND THEN IN DOING THAT, THERE'S ALSO NEED FOR INCREASED MODIFICATIONS TO OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ENTIRE THING.

SO THAT ADAPTATION STRATEGY KIND OF POINTS AWAY TO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION OF ISSUES AND NOT JUST SIMPLY A PROJECT FOCUS ON THE DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT.

FINALLY, I HAVE IN WATER CONSERVATION, UH, YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT CAME FORWARD ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, UH, WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE NOW $8 PER SQUARE FOOT FROM THE ALONG TO GARDEN.

THAT'S AN INCREASE FROM THE RECENT HISTORICAL INCENTIVE AMOUNT OF $2 OR $3.

THAT INCREASE IN THE INCENTIVE IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE GRANT FUNDING WAS SECURED FROM A METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND THE US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION.

AND SO CONSEQUENTLY, THE INCENTIVE FOR THESE PROJECTS HAS GONE UP ALL COURTESY OF METROPOLITAN'S EFFORTS.

WE'RE JUST TRANSMITTING IT ON DOWN.

IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR US TOO, BECAUSE IT HELPS NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS PREPARE FOR THE ACTIONS THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE IN REFERENCE TO WHAT WE CALL AB 1572, WHICH IS NON-FUNCTIONAL TURF REPLACEMENT.

AND THAT'S IT, THAT'S A SUMMARY OF THE THINGS FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, THAT IS ALL REALLY

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Utilities Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Board.]

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? UH, DO I

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

SO MOVING ON, PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES.

THANK YOU.

VICE PRESIDENT SCOTT.

I WANTED TO, UH, AT THIS POINT, UH, GIVE YOU ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RECOGNITION.

UH, ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WAS NAMED BY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

HER NAME IS NIDIA LUGO.

AND I WANTED TO NOT PARAPHRASE, BUT READ FOR YOU THE, THE JOURNEY OF ARIA'S EXPERIENCE HERE, UH, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE AS WELL.

WE HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION.

WE'LL ASK YOU TO JOIN US AFTERWARDS.

SO, ARIA'S JOURNEY WITH THE CITY BEGAN IN JULY, 2015 AS AN ENGINEERING INTERN FOR THE PORT OF LONG BEACH.

IN MAY, 2018, SHE JOINED THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AS AN ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN.

ONE, HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION HAS QUICKLY LED TO A PROMOTION TO ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN TWO.

AND BY NOVEMBER, 2023, SHE ADVANCED TO HER CURRENT ROLE AS SENIOR ENGINEERING TECH ONE.

AND I THINK THERE'S EVEN SOMETHING MORE PAST THAT.

DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? OKAY.

AND AT THE COURSE OF DOING THIS, UH, MEDIA WAS PROMOTED NOW TO CAPITAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR TWO.

THANK YOU, KEVIN.

UM, SO AS, AS WE WERE SAYING HERE, EK CONSISTENTLY DELIVERS EXCEPTIONAL VALUE.

SHE IS NOT ONLY A HIGHLY SKILLED TECHNICAL, UH, EMPLOYEE, BUT ALSO A TRULY CARING LEADER WHO INVESTS IN HER STAFF, ALWAYS

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HER COMMITMENT EXTENDS BEYOND HER DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES.

SHE CONSISTENTLY STEPS UP TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT EVENTS, SHOWCASING REMARKABLE TEAM SPIRIT, BOTH PEERS AND SUPERVISORS CONSISTENTLY PRAISE NERIA FOR UNWAVERING DEPENDABILITY AND HIGH QUALITY OF WORK.

RIA ALSO PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE DEPARTMENT'S COMPLIANCE TRACKING SOFTWARE FOR THE GAS UTILITY AND SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY SHE HANDLES WITH EXPERTISE.

ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS IS A VITAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

SHE ALSO PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN REVIEWING UPDATES OF THE GAS UTILITIES GIS DATABASE, WHICH TRACKS THE LOCATION AND INFORMATION OF THE CITY'S GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

HER DEDICATION HELPS ENSURE THE SMOOTH AND SAFE OPERATION OF THE CITY'S VITAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK NEA TO COME UP.

WE'D LIKE TO GIVE HER AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR THIS.

WOW, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE.

I'M TAKING A PICTURE.

I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I AM OR BE DOING THE THINGS I'M DOING BECAUSE I HAVE A, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A GREAT TEAM BEHIND ME AND, UM, THEY ALWAYS PUSH ME TO DO THE BEST THAT I CAN TAKE ON NEW TASKS AND CHALLENGE MYSELF.

SO I REALLY WANNA THANK EVERYONE, MY TEAM, YOU KNOW, THE CITY AS WELL.

UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

YOU, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU STARTED AS AN INTERN.

SO I STARTED WITH THE PORT OF LONG BEACH.

OKAY.

SO WHAT, WHAT, WHEN YOU STARTED AS AN INTERN WAS, WHAT WAS THE ATTRACTION, THE CITY, THE JOB, THE EXPERIENCE, OR ALL WRAPPED INTO ONE? UM, EVERYTHING.

SO I ACTUALLY LEARNED ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP, UM, IN CAL, AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH.

I DID A, LIKE A PORT TOUR.

AND DURING THAT TOUR I LEARNED ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE CITY HAD AND THE PORT HAD, AND THEN THAT KIND OF GOT THE BALL STARTED WITH THAT.

UM, SO I GUESS THE CITY ALWAYS KIND OF WAS A, A MAIN FACTOR TOO.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CITY.

UM, SO I'M REALLY, I'M REALLY GLAD TO WORK HERE.

GREAT, GREAT.

WELL THAT IT HIGHLIGHTS WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND, AND WHAT OTHERS CAN DO, AND CONGRATULATIONS.

AND, UM, IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW INTERNSHIPS ARE SO IMPORTANT AND THEY JUST OPEN UP SO MANY DOORS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, WELL DESERVED.

THANK YOU.

UH, JUST CONGRATULATIONS.

GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, THIS IS PROOF THAT, THAT OUR UTILITY IS BUILT ON, ON PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

UH, WE, WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING, ANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE STRIVE TO DO WITHOUT, WITHOUT EXCELLENCE,

[ 25-56349 Pending Litigation – closed session conference with legal counsel relating to liability claims pursuant to subparagraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code: Government Tort Claim of Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club (C25-0266). ]

SO THANK YOU FOR EMBODYING THAT.

THANK YOU GUYS.

JOIN US FOR .

OKAY.

SO, UH, IN ANTICIPATION OF CLOSED SESSION, UH, LEMME JUST READ THE FOLLOWING INTO THE RECORD.

PENDING LITIGATION, CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL RELATING TO LIABILITY CLAIMS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 9 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE, GOVERNMENT TORT CLAIM OF INTERINSURANCE, EXCHANGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB C 25.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, NONE.

THE BOARD WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU.

UH, WE WILL NOW RECONVENE THE MEETING AND, UH, REFER TO MARSHA FOR A REPORT OUT.

YES, THE PENDING CLAIM OF INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB CLAIM NUMBER C 25 DASH 2 6 6 WAS SETTLED IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,707 AND 58.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE MEETING

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