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FORENSIC REVIEW OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE
PARTICIPATION IN THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY
City Council
June 21, 2022
City Manager’s Office
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Finance
Committee
March 13, 2019
August 21, 2019
RFP No.
1963 issued
Professional
Consultant
Agreement
Awarded
June 30, 2020
August 24, 2020
Board of Public
Utilities
approval
First
Amendment
Approved
March 23, 2021
December 1, 2021
ICGC Draft
Report
Review
City Council
Request for an
SCPPA
Overview
December 7, 2021
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3 • Expanded scope of services for Public Input – Call for Public input
• On January 11, 2022, City Council received and filed
an update on the Public Utilities Department
participation in SCPPA
• Public Respondent Interview
DISCUSSION
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4 • On November 17, 2021, staff received a draft forensic report
• On November 18, 2021, staff identified several points of clarification and edits that needed to be made to the
report
• On December 1, 2021, staff conducted the editing
process in a public forum at the ICGC meeting
DRAFT REPORT
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16 Strategic Priority No. 5 – High Performing Government Goal No. 5.3 – Enhance communication and collaboration with community members to improve transparency, build public trust and encourage shared decision-making.
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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17 That the City Council:
1. Receive and file a report from Eide Bailly, LLP on the Forensic Review of the City of Riverside’s Participation in the Southern California Public Power Authority;
2. Determine whether to retain forensic accounting services to investigate Respondent’s assertions at an estimated cost of $145,000; and
3. Determine whether to obtain outside couns el to investigate Respondent’s assertions found outside of the Forensic Review scope of work at an estimated cost to be determined.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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