HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - January 20, 2010 D-04AGENDA ITEM t14
CITY OF LODI
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Approve the Following Actions Relatedto the Purchase and Installation of
Automated Residential Electric Meters: 1) Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the
City Manager to Purchase ITRON Solid-state Meters from General Pacific of
Portland, Ore., and Appropriate Funds ($360,000); 2) Approve Installation
Specifications; and 3) Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Installation of
Automated Residential Electric Meters (EUD)
MEETING DATE: January 20,2010
PREPARED BY: Interim Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the following actions related to the purchase and
installation of automated residential electric meters: I ) adopt a
resolution authorizing the City Managerto purchase ITRON
Solid-state Meters from General Pacific of Portland, Ore., and appropriate funds ($360,000); 2) approve
installation specifications; and 3) authorize advertisement for bids for installation of automated residential
electric meters.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On April 6, 2005, the City Council approved the standardization of
solid-state electric meters for residential and small commercial
customers with ITRON (Resolution 2005-54). General Pacific is the
exclusive supplier for these meters.
The automated solid-state meters allow the Electric Utility Department to read meters remotely, reducing
the time needed to collect customer data for monthly bills and eliminating the need to enter customers'
property in most cases. Continued use of ITRON meters is required for compatibility of meter reading
receivers.
The Electric Utility Department has installed ITRON automated meters at residences since 2006, and will
have approximately 22,000 installed by early March when the current stock is used up and the current
installation contract is completed. Completing installation at residences and single-phase small
commercial customers will require another 12,000 meters. Approving these recommended actions will
allow the utility to purchase and install another 5,500 meters during Fiscal Year 2009/10. The remaining
6,500 residential and small commercial G I single-phase meterswill be purchased during FY 2010/11.
The City Council will be asked to appropriate funds for those 6,500 meters in the FY 2010/11 budget.
Because of the administrative efficiency and potential cost-savi ngs from a single installation contract, the
City Council is asked to authorize advertisingfor bids to install the remaining 12,000 meters between now
and the.end of FY 2010/11. Also, while the purchase of the 5,500 meterswill occur in FY 2009/10, the
installation period may extend into FY 2010/11. The City Council will be asked to appropriate funds for
installation at the bid award.
APPROVED: C`
Blair`ifingg,, City Manager
Approve the Following Actions Related to the Purchase and Installation of Automated Residential Electric Meters: I)
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Managerto PurchaselTRON Solid -State Metersfrom General Pacific of
Portland, Ore., and Appropriate Funds ($360,000); 2) Approve Installation Specifications; and 3) Authorize
Advertisement for Bids for Installation of Automated Residential Electric Meters (EUD)
January 20,2010
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FISCAL IMPACT: $360,000 for purchase of 5,500 meters. Up to $130,000 for installation of 12,000
meters in FY 2009/10 and FY 2010/11. Long-term savings will resultfrom
automated meter reading.
FUNDING: Meter purchaseswill come from Electric Fund Account 160613.7712.
Installation will be paid from Electric Fund Account 161000.1825
Jordan Ayers
Deputy City Manager/Internal Service s Directo
Kenneth A. Weisel
Interim Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Demy Bucaneg, Jr., P.E., Assistant Electric Utility Director
Kevin Bell, Electric Utility RateAnalyst
KAW/DB/KB/Ist
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING PURCHASE OF SOLID-STATE METERS
FOR RESIDENTIALAND SMALL COMMERCIAL
APPLICATIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2005-64 on April 6, 2005,
standardizing the use of solid-state meters of ITRON, Inc., of Spokane, Washington, for
residential and small commercial customers; and
WHEREAS, the Electric Utility Department has been installing ITRON electric
meters since 2006 and would install an additional 5,500 meters during Fiscal Year 2009-
10; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends the purchase of 5,500 ITRON solid-state meters
with Interval Data Module (IDM) R300 from General Pacific, the exclusive representative
of ITRON, in an amount not to exceed $360,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
approve the purchase of 5,500 ITRON solid-state meters with IDM R300 for residential
and small commercial applications from General Pacific in an amount not to exceed
$360,000 and appropriate funds for the purchase.
Dated: January 20, 2010
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2010-02 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held January 20, 2010, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER§ — Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, Mounce,
and Mayor Katzakian
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS—None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS—None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
2010-02