AGENDA

CITY OF TULARE

BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

THURSDAY, April 5, 2012

3:00 P.M.

TULARE PUBLIC LIBRARY & COUNCIL CHAMBERS

491 North “M” Street

“Mission Statement – City of Tulare

To promote a quality of life making Tulare the most desirable community in which

to live, learn, play, work, worship and prosper.”

              I.    CALL TO ORDER:

            II.    CITIZEN’S REQUEST OR COMMENTS:

           III.    COMMUNICATIONS:

          IV.    CONSENT CALENDAR:

(1)      Approve minutes of the March 15, 2012 regular meeting.

(2)      Accept February Investment Report.

(3)      Authorize the Public Works Director to sign a consulting agreement with Utility Savings and Refund LLC to secure grant funding for the Advanced Energy Storage project for a fee of $5,000.

(4)      Approve the issuance of a purchase order for the installation of SCADA telemetry on Well #41 to sole source Telstar of Hanford for $37,614.48.

           V.    GENERAL BUSINESS:

(1)      Selection of two Board of Public Utility Commissioner representatives to serve with City Staff on a Budget Sub-Committee.

          VI.    CLAIMS:

         VII.    ITEMS OF BOARD INTERESTS:

       VIII.    ADJOURNMENT:

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