WATER UPDATE

Water Quality

• Water quality during November met or exceeded State and Federal drinking water standards.

• The Valley Pumping Plant (VPP) blend ratio for the month of November was 54.75% MWD and 45.25% BOU.

Financial and Operations Update

• The deferred revenues in the Water Cost Adjustment Charge (WCAC) account had a balance of $2,376,536.49 as of November 30, 2006.

• Fiscal Year-To-Date 2006-07 Water Fund Financial results as of November 30, 2006:

Fiscal Year 2006-07 Water Fund Financial Reserve balances as of November 30, 2006 are summarized in the following table:

BOU Water Production

BOU production was at 59.76% of plant capacity for November. This is an average flow rate (24/7) of 5,378 gallons per minute (gpm). Lower water production was due to a number of the Liquid Phase Granulated Activated Carbon filters being down for carbon change out.  The lower production was mitigated by a reduced demand due to cooler weather.  All of the Vapor Phase Granulated Activated Carbon (VPGAC) filters were available for service.  All water wells were available for service and the water table is still higher than the last few years.  Higher water levels may be attributable to a significant reduction in groundwater pumping by the City of Los Angeles through much of this year.  Los Angeles has begun to increase their pumping and it�s not clear at this time if the higher production rates from our wells will be sustained for an indefinite period. The upcoming VPGAC screen project will significantly improve the mechanical reliability of the plant to process and treat water at the full nameplate capacity.     

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The EPA has granted conceptual approval of the design for the reconfigured VPGAC filter screens and issued the VPGAC discharge requirements in mid-February. The Calgon subsidiary that has worked on the BOU VPGAC project was sold to MEGTEC in a realignment of Calgon�s business interests.  MEGTEC was on-site at the BOU on November 15-16, 2006 to review the current configuration of the VPGAC units and update the design services proposal.  A signed design contract between ECO, the BOU O&M contractor, and MEGTEC is expected by December 15, 2006.  The final design package will include an updated construction cost estimate for the project.  The EPA�s approval is the controlling feature in proceeding with the project.  We are working to get an expedited review and approval from EPA.  Construction is projected to take three months and will likely take place during the winter. The Treatment Plant will experience reduced operating capacity during project construction. Consequently, there will be an increased need for purchased water from the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) during construction. These additional water purchases from MWD will significantly impact WCAC expenses and may result in use of a significant portion of the WCAC balance.

San Fernando Basin Groundwater Credits

Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles are discussing the issue of an over statement of Import Return Groundwater Credits in the San Fernando Basin.  The discussion is centered on the calculation of the credits within the context of the 1979 Judgment that adjudicated the basin and is under the administration of the Upper Los Angeles River Area Watermaster.  The Cities met again with the Watermaster in November.  Burbank and Glendale are in disagreement with the Watermaster as to the proper application of the terms of the Judgment to resolve the imbalance of ground water credits.  Discussion continues.

Chromium Contamination in the Groundwater

Drinking water in Burbank does not exceed 5 parts per billion (ppb) chromium by direction of the City Council.  This is achieved by blending the BOU produced water with MWD water to obtain the 5 ppb concentration.  Current Federal and State limits are 100 ppb and 50 ppb, respectively.  Work has been underway for the last four years to develop a new limit for chromium. Work is being done by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) within the EPA.  Results are expected within the year.  Any limit above 5 ppb will be positive for Burbank.  A new limit lower than 5 ppb would limit Burbank�s current operations and increase reliance on imported MWD water, or require additional treatment for removal of Chromium.  Either alternative would significantly increase Burbank�s water costs. 

Capital Projects

• Construction began on 580 lf of new 8-inch water main in Olive Ave. between Sixth St. and Seventh St.  Completion is scheduled in December.

• Segments of the MWD San Fernando Tunnel were inspected on June 8, 2006 and August 22, 2006.  BWP�s Assistant General Manager of Water Systems participated in the inspection.  The tunnel appears fit for service.  An inspection report, including the results of the laboratory analysis of water and mineral samples taken inside the tunnel, has been completed.  A meeting with MWD management to discuss the plan and schedule for the Pacoima B-6 connection project was held October 17, 2006.  MWD is reviewing alternatives and revising their estimate to clean the Tunnel Segment and reviewing the current budget for funds to accomplish the cleanup work.  Schedules for the tunnel cleanup and construction of the B-6 connection will then be set. 

Legislative Update

Refer to the attached legislative reports.

ELECTRIC UPDATE

Electric Reliability

There was one, 4 kV feeder outage in November. This outage interrupted service to 71 customers for a total of one minute.

• On November 28, 2006, at 12:03 a.m., a scheduled outage was performed disrupting service to 4 kV Feeder Town T-1. A phase regulator was stuck and needed to be removed from service.  The feeder was placed on the transfer bus and re-energized one minute later. A total of 71 customers (41 commercial and 30 residential) lost power for one minute.

Despite the power outage in November, BWP�s overall reliability continues to be strong. As of November 30, 2006, the system-wide average is 0.1243 outages per year, compared to an industry average of 1.2 outages per year. As of November 30, 2006, the average service availability is 99.9961%, exceeding the City goal of 99.99%. The average outage length is 69.01 minutes, compared with the industry average of 80 minutes.

The following table shows the system-wide reliability statistics for Fiscal Year 2006-07 through November 30, 2006 as compared to the same time period for Fiscal Year 2005-06:

Financial and Operations Update

• Fiscal Year-To-Date 2006-07 Electric Fund Financial results as of November 30, 2006:

Fiscal Year 2006-07 Power Fund Financial Reserve balances as of November 30, 2006 are summarized in the following table:

Local Generation Operations Update

Unit Status

• Olive 1 was placed in wet lay-up on November 2, 2006.

• Olive 2 is in wet lay-up.

• Lake One is available for normal service.

• The Landfill Micro-Turbine Facility is operating normally and producing approximately 109,000 kilowatts of energy per month.   

• A planned outage is scheduled for Magnolia from December 1, through December 28, for maintenance activities.

November 2006 Unit Data

Magnolia Operations Update

Workforce Safety Statistics:

• No loss time accidents for November, zero year-to-date.

• Zero reportable accidents for November, one year-to-date.

Performance Information:

• Availability:  95.3% for November, 86.6% year-to-date.

• Maximum Generation Capacity:  290 MW

• Fired Factored Hours:  686.3 Hours

Actions Taken by Operating Agent:

• A forced outage occurred on November 10, 2006 due to a gas compressor pressure sensing line failure.  Repairs were made and the unit was returned to service the same day.

• A forced outage occurred on November 13, 2006 due to broken gas compressor cylinder head bolts and a blown cylinder head gasket.  Repairs were made and the unit was returned to service on November 14, 2006.

• A steam turbine trip occurred on November 16, 2006 as a result of control system maintenance.  The combustion turbine was taken off-line to facilitate a restart of the unit.

• The ZLD is operating well but not at capacity due to reverse osmosis membrane fouling.  A number of modifications will occur at the ZLD plant during the December outage including replacement of the membranes.  These modifications will ensure that plant operators have the opportunity to operate the plant closer to design flow rates.

• A new minimum load of 165 megawatts (net) was declared on November 20, 2006.

Renewable Energy Procurement Update for November 2006

During the month of November, several negotiating sessions were held with a wind developer for a project located in Utah.  It continues to take considerable time to develop contract language that will enable SCPPA participants to prepay for the energy from the project (to get a discounted price), and buy the project from the developer at some time in the future, while not running afoul of IRS regulations.  The participants are remaining optimistic that a definitive agreement can be worked out in the next several months based on an arrangement where we would prepay for a specified amount of energy each year with the right to purchase the project outright from the developer after 10 years.

Work also continued on a potential solar development.  A meeting was held with the developer to review a counter-offer.  The participants remain concerned about the potential cost of the project and are continuing to work with the developer on ways to lower the cost.  As well, one of the goals of all the SCPPA contracts is to include a provision whereby SCPPA has the right to purchase the project behind the renewable energy contract.  At this point this developer is not willing to grant such a right.  SCPPA will not proceed with the contracting for the project if the developer remains unwilling to ultimately sell the project to us,

SCPPA�s work plan is to continue working with the Utah developer on the wind project, continue working with the solar developer, and commence negotiations with a wind developer for a project located in the Pacific Northwest.  URS has started work on the feasibility study of green-waste to energy facilities in the LA Basin.  It is expected the study will be completed by the spring of next year.

SCADA/EMS

BWP engineering staff continues to work with Siemens New Energy to implement the New Energy Scheduling software that is being used for Magnolia.

Engineering work was started to connect the RTU CPU card directly using Ethernet instead of the device server that was originally installed.  The original RTU CPU could not be networked but the new units were designed to be networked.

Telecom

Engineering developed a fiber optic service proposal for Craig Murray Productions to connect 2717 W. Olive Ave. to 2312 W. Victory Blvd.

Engineering developed a fiber optic service proposal for SohoNet to connect the Magnolia Co-Locate Room at 110 W. Magnolia Blvd. to the following locations: Match Frame Video at 610 Hollywood Way, Modern Video Film at 4411 W. Olive Ave. and 1733 Flower St. in Glendale, Plus 8 Digital at 300 S. Flower St. and 111 S. Verdugo Ave., New Wave Entertainment at 2660 W. Olive Ave. and 3003 W. Olive Ave., Deluxe Media at 200 S. Flower St. and 2400 Empire Ave., Craig Murray Productions at 2717 W. Olive Ave., 111 N. Buena Vista St., and 2312 W. Victory Blvd., Disney ABC at 2100 Riverside Drive, Nickelodeon at 231 W. Olive Ave. and Ascent Media at 2901 W. Alameda Ave.

BWP Field personnel completed a fiber optic job for Marshall Media to connect 3721 W. Burbank Blvd. to Universal Studios at 3801 Barham Blvd.

BWP Field personnel completed a fiber optic job for Warrenwood Sound Studios at 3825 W. Burbank Blvd. to connect to the Warner Triangle Building at 4000 Warner Dr.

BWP Field personnel completed a fiber optic job for Craig Murray Production to connect 2717 W. Olive Ave. to 111 N. Buena Vista St.

BWP Facility Improvements

BWP Administration Building - Phase III Interior Remodel

Thirty-three contractors attended the mandatory pre-bid job walk conducted on September 13, 2006. The bid opening was held on October 3, 2006. Five contractors submitted bids ranging from $2,765,500 to $2,980,700. Staff received approval at the November 2, 2006 BWP Board meeting, to award the contract to Icon West, Inc., who submitted the second lowest bid of $2,858,730. A pre-construction meeting is scheduled for Friday, December 8, 2006. Work is anticipated to begin January 4, 2007 in the basement of the Administration Building. The project completion date for the entire building remodel is December 31, 2007.  An updated project schedule is displayed throughout the Administration Building.

BWP Service Center and Warehouse Project

All requested documents (MPP Service and Control Building as-builds, Electric Shop Building as-builds, sub-structure drawings, topographical site survey, etc.) were provided to the Kennard Design Group (KDG) who is the bridging architect developing the design development and detailed specifications.  The resulting deliverable will accompany the RFP for a design/build team. A geotechnical report was completed by Arroyo Geotechnical and sent to KDG. BWP developed a draft Statement of Qualifications (SOQ), which was reviewed and approved by Purchasing and the City Attorney. This SOQ will be advertised December 6, 2006 and December 9, 2006, and will be used to select the design/build team. The City Council approved the design/build concept via Resolution No. 27,311 on September 19, 2006. KDG is awaiting the approval of both the space allocation plan and conceptual design from BWP for the Service Center. Construction is scheduled to begin in June of 2007 with an anticipated completion date of July 1, 2008. In the next phase, the existing 13,000 square foot Warehouse, the line section field offices, lockers, covered storage and parking will be demolished. This area will be converted to employee vehicle parking.  In the next phase, the existing 5,000 square foot, two-level Water Maintenance Building along with the Guard House will be demolished, and extensive landscaping and additional employee parking will be installed. A new Security Office of approximately 600 square feet will be constructed on Lake Street at the intersection of Palm Ave. that will control ingress/egress to the entire BWP yard. A new vehicle wash rack will also be added. In the final phase, a replacement Burbank Substation will be constructed. A state-of-the-art GIS substation will be built at the southwest corner of the campus on a footprint one-third the size of the existing Burbank Substation. All of the equipment will be removed from the existing substation; the site will be cleared and landscaped.  

Security Wall Construction

Staff received BWP Board approval for a PSA with McClean & Schultz, Principal Architect for structural review and engineering signatures/stamp on the drawings prepared by Bibb Engineering. Once completed, a bid package will be assembled and submitted to Purchasing for the competitive bid process to hire a contractor. Work is anticipated to begin in March of 2007, and be completed by May of 2007.

Auxiliary Warehouse

The former float shed was disassembled and removed. The remaining concrete support piers and foundations will be demolished by the contractor. The canvas was rolled up and stored for BTORA use. The cargo containers were relocated. New welding circuits and electrical outlets were established. Soil borings were completed for geotechnical analysis and reporting. The BWP Board approved awarding a contract to Gonzales Construction for assembling the auxiliary warehouse. Purchasing sent the award letter to Gonzales Construction on June 9, 2006. Gonzales submitted all required documents, including bonding and insurance, back to Purchasing on June 26, 2006. Following a review by the City Attorney�s Office, Risk Management and approval signatures from BWP, a purchase order was issued on July 7, 2006. Butler Buildings completed the design and BWP reviewed and approved the design. The building was fabricated and delivered on October 24, 2006. Site preparation has begun and building erection will take four to six weeks and the fire sprinklers will take another week.  BWP personnel will install the electrical, lighting, bathrooms and kitchen. BTORA will remain in the former fleet building until the end of January of 2007, with an anticipated move-in date of February 2007.

Communication Shop Relocation

The architectural firm of McClean & Schultz submitted 90% complete construction drawings for review by BWP. The construction document package is being finalized and technical specifications developed to begin the competitive bid process. Staff received BWP Board approval for a PSA with McClean & Schultz to complete their design. Tenant improvement work on the Communication Shop is planned to begin in February of 2007, with completion due at the end of May 2007. Communication Shop staff can then be relocated, allowing for the construction of the Replacement Service Center/Warehouse. 

Electrical Distribution

Construct a New Olive-Valley #2 Line  

The consultant, ORSA, has completed the design for pads and underground power conduits for the extension of the ring bus at the Valley Switching Station. Bock Company has completed the duct work inside the substation and in the direction of Ralph Foy Park. They also completed all duct work required on Victory Blvd. up to Fairview, except for the underground conduits to the new riser pole.  The final design for ground grid and equipment pads was completed and issued for construction. Construction work for the control and communication conduits is in progress. Pouring the equipment pads, and related civil work, is also in progress and expected to be completed by the end of January 2007. Steel fabrication is underway and will be galvanized before being delivered on-site in January 2007 for installation. Construction of the overhead portion of this line along Victory Blvd. from the Costco area to Victory Blvd. and Fairview St. will include the replacement of 30 poles, upgrading 3,000 circuit feet of overhead conductor, adding new polymer insulators and changing the insulators from porcelain to polymer.  This work may have to be delayed from Spring until the Fall of 2007 due to the need to upgrade the capacity of the 4,160 volt overhead lines identified as a result of the heat wave in July 2006. This needs to be completed before the Summer of 2007 in order to prevent circuit overloads and potential power outages.

34,500-Volt Subtransmission System

Field crews upgraded the underground cable, and upgraded the relay protection between the Olive Switching Station and the Burbank Substation to increase the capacity of the Burbank-Olive #2 line. The remaining underground cable work including termination, cable support, cable enclosure, and protection work was started on June 2, 2006 and completed by June 9, 2006. The line was energized by June 16, 2006 along with the A-5 transformer bank at the Olive Switching Station. ABB finished the remaining small bus upgrade related to the A-4 transformer bank at the Olive Switching Station as well as all related drawing as-builds. A Notice of Completion for ABB�s contract in the amount of $3,911,988 was recorded at the L.A. County Offices on August 14, 2006. All work related to undergrounding the 34,500-volt cable is completed until construction starts on the Replacement Burbank Station Project.  Ten percent retention of the ABB contract will be released in March of 2007.

Replacement Burbank Station Project.

On June 27, 2006 the City Council approved the Request for Proposal (RFP) for Replacement Burbank Station under RFP No. 1216.  After completing all technical specifications, preliminary drawings and terms and conditions, the RFP went out on August 9, 2006.  A pre-bid conference was held on August 30, 2006. The last date to submit proposals was October 10, 2006.  Evaluation of the proposals was done between October 11, 2006 and November 17, 2006. The oral presentations were scheduled for November 14, 2006. The evaluation was completed and the award of contract is scheduled for Council�s approval at the City Council meeting of  December 12, 2006.

34,500-Volt Distribution System

At the Winona Distributing Station, field crews upgraded relay and control switches for the Winona Industrial Circuit in preparation for reconfiguring the line.

Compliance with NBC Master Plan - Planned Development 96-1

BWP staff provided comments to the Community Development Department regarding the compliance with Planned Development 96-1, expanding the parking under LADWP�s 230 kV high voltage lines near NBC, and the method of service for M. David Paul Development on the Catalina property.  Providing electric service for this development involves an extension of the 34,500-volt line (ducts and cable) from Willow St. along Fredrick St. to Alameda Ave., and along Alameda Ave. from Fredrick St. to Naomi St.  This is in progress now and expected to be completed by December 15, 2006.   It also involves adding a new 34,500-volt line position at Naomi Station as well as a small amount of work at Capon Switching Station. This too is in progress at this time. On the Catalina site, two padmount switches and four padmount transformers will be required to transform power to utilization voltage for the parking structure and both office buildings.  Under the current BWP Rules and Regulations,  M. David Paul will pay 100 percent of the cost of the work directly related to its service as aid-in-construction charges, and will also reimburse BWP its prorated  share of system improvements completed since July 2001 in the amount of $30 million.  The M. David Paul service will not have a negative fiscal impact on BWP customers nor impact reliability of service to existing customers. Staff energized temporary construction power for this project after CDD-Planning�s approval.

12,470-Volt Distribution System

The engineering and construction work to rebuild the 4 kV feeder areas A-8, A-96, and A-97 is in progress. This will ultimately convert the area to 12 kV service from the new Hollywood Way Station (HW-4 and HW-6).  As a part of this effort, customer stations will be rebuilt to 12 kV.  Alameda Feeders A-8, A-96 and A-97 will be physically removed from the Alameda Distributing Station after the conversion is complete. This goes along with BWP�s plan to transfer load to a new state-of-the-art substation like the Hollywood Way Station, and will eliminate the 50 year old plus substations like Alameda. This work is also required as a part of the Caltrans SR-134 project. Two work orders were issued in September to reconductor 37 spans of feeder conductors in preparation of the 12 kV conversions.  Reconductoring of the overhead portion of the A-8 feeder was completed in November.

Progress continues on rebuilding deteriorated pole lines and single pole replacements.

The Keystone and Golden State Distributing Stations were included in the under-frequency load shedding scheme to provide better capability to automatically shed load and balance load with generation. This addition will help to stabilize and restore the system much faster in the event of the loss of a big generation source such as the tie with LADWP or MPP.

4,160-Volt Distribution System- Impacts of heat wave and follow up action plan

After the July 2006 heat wave, the Energy Control Center (ECC) initially reported 32 distribution circuits showing overloads. BWP Electrical Engineering carefully reviewed the loading of those circuits and identified 11 distribution circuits where corrective measures are required to prevent future outages. It was determined there is a need to upgrade and replace underground cable with a larger size cable, and to replace overhead conductors with a larger size that will increase capacity in neighborhoods where the circuit loads went beyond the emergency rating of the conductors. This may have possibly shortened the life of the conductors. In order to maintain reliability of service and proper voltage, these upgrades must be completed before next summer. Those circuits include Victory-13, Victory-14, Victory-1, Victory-3, Victory-7, Town-19, Town-4, Winona -11 and Flower-3.

In September, a job order was issued to reconductor 124 spans of Victory-13 and Victory-14 feeders and primary conductors. The job order to reconductor 135 spans of Victory-1 and Victory-7 feeders was issued in October. The job order to reconductor Victory-3 was engineered in November, with the remaining to be issued in the Winter of 2007.  Replacement of underground cable for Victory-13 and Victory-14 was completed in October 2006.  Replacement of the underground cable for Town-19 was completed in November. The cable replacement for Winona-11 and Flower-3 is expected to be completed by December 31, 2006. Although necessary, this work will have an impact on the budget and resources. It will have a financial impact of $1.7 million ($1.1 million for labor/overhead and $600,000 for cable and other materials). It will also add approximately 10,800 man-hours of field crew work, 10,000 of which will be the overhead line construction crews. These additional man-hours have a major impact on other planned projects such as pole line rebuilds, 12 kV conversion jobs, and other customer service related work. Staff is reviewing options for the best possible solution. A shortage of resources is not a unique problem for BWP, and the neighboring utilities have the same challenge.

Although our substations are well maintained and loading has been light in the past, some substation loads exceeded the N-1 contingency rating of substation power transformers during the heat wave.  Most of our substations are 50 plus years old, with some as old as 66 years. The age of the transformers is a concern to staff, specifically if we lose one of the substation power transformers.  If that were to happen the remaining two would have to carry the load and would become overloaded. Loss of a station power transformer may have a more serious impact on customer reliability than losing one distribution circuit. It could have a cascading outage impact and cause the whole substation to go down.  Staff has completed an analysis of the loading on the substation power transformers and has considered two consulting firms (ABB Inc. and Doble Engineering Company) to further study the Condition Assessment and Potential Risk of Failure in order to forecast the remaining life of the power transformers. BWP Staff has determined that although this study may not predict the remaining life and risk of failure of the power transformers with 100 percent accuracy, it will assist in preventing sudden failures as well as the potential for cascading power outages.  Because the cost of this study is more than $120,000 and was not budgeted this fiscal year, BWP Staff is preparing a recommendation to Council.

Secondary Voltage System and Electric Metering

Remote read meters installed in November:

Engineering is working with AT&T on providing services to 127 fiber optic nodes for Project Lightspeed.  By the end of November, 105 excavation permits had been processed by Engineering for this project.

Customer Transformer Stations

Since July, Engineering has responded to 47 requests for review and comments from the Community Development Dept.

New business, and a strong residential real estate market, has created a demand for new customer stations.

Five new pad-mount transformers were energized in November. BWP Engineering continues working with the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport and its consultant, KSG, on improving the reliability and back-up of its existing service for the main terminal building located at Empire Ave.  The airport will pay all BWP aid-in-construction charges currently applicable under the Rules and Regulations.

In November, the customer station at the shopping center on Pass Ave. was rebuilt to 12 kV.

Undergrounding

BWP has worked with the City Attorney�s Office, the Public Works Dept., and the Community Development Dept. in forming Underground Utility District 1 (UUD1) to underground all overhead lines (power and communications) along Olive Ave. from the I-5 Bridge to Victory Blvd., and along Lake St. from Olive Ave. to Magnolia Blvd. BWP has been successfully working with SBC, Charter Communications, and other affected communication companies as well as the affected customers. On May 30, 2006, the City Council passed a Resolution of Intention.  After a public hearing on June 20, 2006, the City Council voted and approved to establish the first Underground Utility District within the City of Burbank. BWP Engineering proceeded with the final design of the conduit system and went out to solicit bids on July 18, 2006.  The pre-bid meeting was held on August 9, 2006. Nine companies attended the pre-bid meeting but only two submitted bids on the day of the bid opening, September 5, 2006. Both bids were greater than the engineer�s estimate. Most of the major contractors such as Bock Co., W.A. Rasic, Irish Construction and Doty Bros. did not submit bids. On September 15, 2006, BWP requested the City Manager reject both bids with the intention to solicit new bids. The City Manager accepted our request and rejected both bids.  The submitted bids have been re-analyzed and discussed with the Public Works Dept. A few changes have been made including allowing more time for completion, working hours, and the amount of paving required.  Three major contracting companies, Pouk and Steinle Inc., PAR Electrical, and Contra Costa Electric, have shown an interest. The new bids are out and the pre-bid meeting was held on October 31, 2006. Seventeen companies attended the pre-bid meeting. The last date to submit bids is December 5, 2006.  

BWP Engineering is working on two projects related to Caltrans. One project involves the Alameda, Hollywood Way and Pass Ave. bridge widening on the SR-134, and a new on-ramp at Hollywood Way. The second project involves the I-5 freeway, Empire Exchange, and San Fernando Realignment. Staff is working with consultants and Caltrans on conceptual design work that requires the relocation of existing underground and overhead facilities as well as a cost estimate.

BWP Engineering is working with the consulting firm of Black and Veatch to place all projects on MS Projects.  This is tentatively scheduled to be completed during Fiscal Year 2006/07, and will help with the assessment of resources and improve the planning process.

In anticipation of the new work order and asset management system, BWP has assigned engineering and field personnel to work with Black and Veatch on construction standards, bills of material, compatible units, and developing tools for quicker and better cost estimates for in-house pole line rebuilds and 12 kV conversion jobs. That concept will be extended to other areas of construction such as underground, customer station installation, streetlight, and substation work.

Streetlighting System

In response to customer requests in November, Engineering issued a work order to install 1  streetlight standard and 1 light on a power pole in an alley. A work order to replace rusted octaflute standards on Riverside Dr. was issued in November.  Engineering is working on a BWP Streetlighting Master Plan and new street/traffic improvement projects with Public Works and the Traffic Signal Division (Burbank Blvd., Main/Victory, Third/Verdugo). Construction continues on Olive Ave., South San Fernando Blvd., and Empire Ave.

Radios

In November, staff upgraded the radio system software with Motorola�s help.

Public Works has been issued new portable and mobile radios. The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department radios are expected to be issued the first week of December.

The radio system continued to operate without problems.

Phones and Miscellaneous

All phone systems are working. 

In November, there was a problem with the voicemail system due to AT&T equipment failure.  Staff worked with AT&T to resolve the problem.

Legislative Update:

Refer to the attached legislative reports.

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