Needles, CA: Summary and voting results from the Needles Board of Public Utilities Meeting.

Needles, CA: Summary and voting results from the Needles Board of Public Utilities Meeting.

A Needles Board of Public Utilities Meeting was held on Wednesday, August 1st, 2017 inside the Needles City Council Chambers in Needles, California.

** Here is a summary and the voting results that occurred during the meeting: **

**** Public Appearances: ****

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Needles City Council Member Robert Richardson, M.D. spoke during Public Appearances.

**** Regular Items: ****

– Agenda Item #1:

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Minutes of adjourned regular meeting held July 5, 2017.

Members of the Needles Board of Public Utilities unanimously voted to approve Agenda Item #1.

– Agenda Item #2:

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Approve the Annual Depository Statement for fiscal year 2017-2018 for debt service, contract services, purchase payments, and reimbursement of non-utility Sanitation revenues deposited with the Authority.

Members of the Needles Board of Public Utilities unanimously voted to approve Agenda Item #2.

– Agenda Item #3:

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Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) for the quarter ending June 30, 2017 – balance of ($35,345) to be carried into the next quarter.

Members of the Needles Board of Public Utilities unanimously voted to approve Agenda Item #3.

– Agenda Item #3(A):

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Continued review of the 2001 water system evaluation by Boyle Engineering Corp. and list of improvements with priorities and funding.

Agenda Item #3(A) were information only and no votes was taken by members of the Needles Board of Public Utilities.

**** Reports: ****

** Video (Agenda Items #4-11) from ZachNews on YouTube: **

– Agenda Items #4:

Lower Colorado Water Supply Project (LCWSP) stage II design and construction phase-stakeholders LCWSP quarter report.

– Agenda Items #5:

Needles present perfected rights (PPR) report – June 2017.

– Agenda Items #6:

2016 AB32 greenhouse gas (GHG) verification report by Lincus Inc.

– Agenda Items #7:

Western Area Power Administration group power purchase Q1 FY18 (Oct–Dec 2017).

– Agenda Items #8:

California Energy Commission (CEC) renewables portfolio standard compliance period 1 determination.

– Agenda Items #9:

Monthly activity report May 2017.

– Agenda Items #10:

Delinquency amounts ending June 30, 2017.

– Agenda Items #11:

EUSI, LLC operational support services relating to the wastewater treatment facility and collection system June 2017.

Agenda Items #4-11 were information only and no votes was taken by members of the Needles Board of Public Utilities.

**** You can view other City of Needles meetings agendas at the following City of Needles website address: ****

http://cityofneedles.com/Pages/Departments-Services/Boards/

For more information regarding the Needles Board of Public Utilities Meetings, please contact Cheryl K. Sallis at the City of Needles at: 1 (760) 326-2113 Ext. 315.