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MEETING DATE:
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Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute Confirmation under Support
Services Program Agreement with Northern California Power Agency for Wildfire
Mitigation Plan lndependent Evaluation Services ($31,345)
September 18,2019
Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
Confirmation under the Support Services Program Agreement with
Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) for Wildfire Mitigation
Plan lndependent Evaluation Services in an amount not to exceed
$31,345.
BACKGROUN D INFORMATION Senate B¡ll 901, enacted in 2018, amended the California Public
Utilities Code requiring electric utilities to prepare and submit an
annualWildfire Mitigation Plan that meets various regulatory
requirements.
After reviewing the regulatory requirements in consultation with NCPA and the California Municipal
Utilities Association, Lodi Electric Utility (LEU) staff completed an initial draft Wildfire Mitigation Plan
(Plan) and requested review and feedback from various City departments including the City Attorney,
Risk Management, Police, Fire and Public Works. Staff has compiled all comments received and
incorporated said changes into the most current draft Plan.
SB 901 also requires electric utilities to contract with a qualified independent evaluator with experience in
assessing the safe operation of electrical infrastructure to review and assess the comprehensiveness of
its Wildfire Mitigation Plan. NCPA is currently contracted with a number of firms that meet the
requirements of SB 901 and LEU is able to contract with these firms through its Support Services
Program Agreement with NCPA. The auditor will independently evaluate LEU's plan to identify gaps
between the draft plan and the legislative requirements of SB 901 to ensure that LEU's finalWildfire
Mitigation Plan meets all necessary requirements. Both the Plan and third party findings will be
presented to City Council before the end of the year.
LEU requested proposals from the firms currently under contract through the NCPA Support Services
Program Agreement and received the following:
Vendor Name Amount
Dudek $ 14,000
Navigant Consulting, lnc.$ 30,000
Siemens $ 71,000
Chloeta Fire No response
APPROVED
Stephen Schwa City Manager
Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute Confirmation under Support Services Program Agreement with Northern California Power
Agency for Wildfire Mitigation Plan lndependent Evaluation Services ($31 ,345)
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After a review of all proposals received, staff determined that the lowest cost proposal did not have
sufficient experience in working with the electric utility industry and regulatory compliance. Staff deemed
that Navigant Consulting, lnc. is the most qual¡fied entity to complete the evaluation of the Wildfire
Mitigation Plan. They have broad experience in developing and evaluating such plans for investor owned
and publicly owned utilities in response to 58901 and is therefore a qualified independent evaluator to
review and assess LEU's draft Plan.
FISCAL IMPAGT:Not to exceed $31,345 including NCPA administrative costs.
lncluded in FY 2019/20 Budget Account No. 50060001.72450
Andrew C. Keys
Deputy City Manager/lnternal Services Director
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Electric Utility Director
PREPARED BY: Hasan Shahriar, P.E., Senior Power Engineer
FUNDING AVAILABLE
RESOLUTION NO 2019-193
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONFIRMATION UNDER SUPPORT SERVICES
PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POWER AGENCY
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WHEREAS, Senate Bill (SB) 901, enacted in 2018, amended the California Public
Utilities Code requiring electric utilities to prepare and submit an annual Wildfire Mitigation Plan
that meets various regulatory requirements; and
WHEREAS, SB 901 also requires electric utilities to contract with a qualified
independent evaluator with experience in assessing the safe operation of electrical
infrastructure to review and assess the comprehensiveness of its Wildfire Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, Lodi Electric Utility (LEU) is proposing to engage the services of
Navigant Consulting, lnc., an outside consulting firm, to provide Wildfire Mitigation Plan
lndependent Evaluation Services; and
WHEREAS, Navigant Consulting, lnc., of Folsom, is currently contracted with
Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) and is available to LEU under NCPA's Support
Services Program Agreement approved by the City Council by Resolution No. 2016-162.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED that Lodi City Council does hereby authorize
the City Manager to execute a Confirmation under the Support Services Program Agreement
with Northern California Power Agency for Wildfire Mitigation Plan lndependent Evaluation
Services, in an amount not to exceed $31,345.
Dated: September18,2019
======== ======= ========================= ========================= =======I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2019-193 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held on September 18,2019, by the following
vote:
AYES COUNCIL MEMBERS - Johnson, Kuehne, Nakanishi, and Mayor Chandler
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
COUNCIL MEMBERS - Mounce
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
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