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RIVERSIDE TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY
PROJECT – CONSULTANT UPDATE
Financial Performance and Budget Committee
October 20, 2022
City Manager’s Office
Public Utilities Department
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2 BACKGROUND
• RTRP is a Southern California Edison project approved by the CPUC for the design, construction, and operation of a high voltage transmission line to supply reliable electric service to the City Riverside through a new second connection to the state bulk electric grid system
• May 10, 2022 – City Council authorized Councilmember
Hemenway to work with city staff and a consultant for an assessment/study of potential RTRP project modifications • Following three RFP processes, a contract was executed with California Strategies, LLC on September 15, 2022
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3 DISCUSSION
• An initial meeting was held with California Strategies project managers and city staff on September 15 to
discuss scope of work and project timeline
• California Strategies will present an update on their study of RTRP
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4 Strategic Priority 3 – Infrastructure, Mobility & Connectivity Goal 6.2 – Maintain, protect and improve assets and
infrastructure within the City’s built environment to ensure and enhance reliability, resiliency, sustainability, and facilitate connectivity.
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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5 That the Financial Performance and Budget Committee
receive a report and discuss the Riverside Transmission Reliability Project update from the project consultant.
RECOMMENDATION
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