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Home My WebLink About14 District code title 7 electric service Agenda Item # 14 Public Utility District ACTION To: Board of Directors From: Stephen Hollabaugh Date: November 05, 2008 Subject: Adopt Resolution Accepting Revisions to District Code- Title 7, Electric Service 1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD to conform to District The District Code should periodically be reviewed and updated Board policies, new applicable laws, regulations and District procedures. 2. HISTORY Title 7 Electric Service has not been revised in many years. it is a compilation of resolutions, ordinances, minute orders, management directives and memos from 1970 and prior to 2007. 3. NEW INFORMATION There have been many proposed revisions to the Code including format changes, clarification of wording and in some cases changes to the policies and proc Many of the changes reflect removal of construction standard information from the Code as these reside in a stand-alone Construction Standard Manual. Attached are the following items: 1 Resolution "Adopting Amendments to the District Code Title 7, Electric Service" 2) Highlights of the major changes; 3) A draft version of Title 7 incorporating all of the proposed revisions; and 4 A redline copy comparing the proposed changes to the original text. 4. FISCAL IMPACT There is no direct fiscal impact due to the proposed revisions to Title 7. 5. RECOMMENDATION ndments to the District Code Title 7, Electric Approve the resolution "Adopt Ame t of the Board to sign the resolution. Service" and authorize the Presiden I bau h Michael D. Holley Stephen Hol a g Assistant General Manager General Manager y / r RUCKt Pubk Utility District i 6 y W Resolution No. 2008 - XX ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT CODE TITLE 71 ELECTRIC SERVICE WH EREAS, the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District wishes to amend the District Code Title 7, Electric Service; and WHEREAS, the District Code provides rules and regulations intended to convey acomprehensive description of the manner in which the District provides and administers the distributionelectricity p its customers; and WHEREAS, periodically, eriodically, the District Code should be reviewed and updated to conform to District Board directives, new applicable laws and regulations and improvements; and WHEREAS, a workshop was held on October 15, 2008 for the Board to review and comment on the proposed changes to Title 7; and WH EREAS the revised version of Title 7 will bring the District's electric policies up-to-date and will , replace all preceding resolutions, ordinances, minute orders and board directives in Tit e 7. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby adopt the amended District Code, Title 7, Electric Service. PA SSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District in oa meeting duly called and held within said District on the 5 'n day of November 2008 by the 9 ll call vote: AYES: ABSTAIN: NOES: ABSENT: TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT By Tim F. Taylor, President ATTEST: Michael D. Holley, Clerk of the Board Contras WORM of Tlr IM WIN 1998-2008 10 Years Bullding Our Community November 5, 2008 1 + , The Honorable Tim Taylor President, Board of Directors Truckee Donner Public Utility District 11570 Donner Pass Road Truckee, CA 96161 RE: Amendment to District Code Title 7 ELECTRIC SERVICE Dear President Taylor and Directors: The Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe is a regional trade association representing 280 member companies across the spectrum of the building industry. Many of our members are construction customers and utility ratepayers of the District. Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the code changes tonight. I met with Steve Hollabaugh on October 24 to go over this change. Subsequently, I sent out the draft of Title 7 to our Board and Local Government Affairs Committee. The only comment I received back was a request to insert a simple sentence that clarifies no double payment of facilities fees. This is what is shown in your draft: 7.20.010.2 Temporary services existing for longer than one year will be required to pay applicable facilities fees. Our suggestion is to add the sentence: At a later date, if the temporary service becomes permanent, those facilities fees will be considered paid." We are aware that District staff is proposing a third sentence regarding the need to pay additional facilities fees if panel size increases. We have no problem with that. Thank you for listening. We look forward to your favorable decision on this code amendment. Please contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF TRUC E TAHOE Pat Davison Executive Director P.O. Box 10570 • Truckee CA 96162 • 530-550-9999 • fax 530-550-9998 info@ca-tt.com I CHAPTER 7.20 TEMPORARY SERVICE Sections: 7.20.010 Conditions 7.20.010 Conditions 7.20.010.1 The District will supply temporary service to customers under the following conditions: 7.20.010.1(A) Where temporary service is not intended to transfer to that of a permanent status, the applicant will be required to pay to the District in advance, the estimated cost of installing and removing the facilities required, as determined by the District. The applicant shall be required to place a deposit in accordance with the District's rules and regulations. 7.20.010.1(B) Where temporary service is for the purpose of construction and the service will ultimately transfer to permanent single,phase, the customer shall be required to pay applicable connection and facilities fees for permanent service. 7.20.010.1(C) Where temporary service is for the purpose of construction and the service will ultimately transfer to permanent three phase, the customer shall be required to pay applicable connection and facilities fees for temporary service. In order to establish permanent service,the customer will be required to pay the actual cost for the permanent service connection and facilities fees as established by the District. 7.20.010.2 Tem ors ,servi es existingfor to : er than one year will be re wired to a Deletes:7.20.010.2 plicable facilities fees At a later date if the temporary service becomes Formatted:Bullets and Numbering permanent those facilities fees will be considered paid. Additional fees will be Deleted:y charged if the panel size increases. Temporary services existing for longer than five years must be transferred to permanent service. Formatted:Bullets and Numbering �.gg t� � Deleted:7.20.010.3 ,20,0 H a L''.� .. C' `� ' s `> iC - [ .'; _ s ,r' 7Twq '3d is[eT .ri ... c. ,. Formatted:Bullets and Numbering - Deleted:(Electric Rule 7,Res.8453)1 ------------------- CHAPTER 7.24 OWNER/RENTER RESPONSIBILITIES-SERVICE TRANSFERS Sections: Title 7 Page 10 7.12,�030 1_,applications for construction shall be processed�as outl------d below: Deleted:o2s Deleted:2 Line Extension or Facility Administrative Action Required Type of Agreement lect eleted:Erical project a I Required D U rade Deleted:in accordance with the General Board of Electrical Project Review Guidelines I Maria er-7 Directors Deleted:contained in Appendix A. Under 10 000 No Administrative Action Required No Agreement-fees a I Formatted:Underline,Font color: Under$400,000 X Development Agreement �; Red Over$400,000 X Development Agreement Formatted:Font:11 pt Note The dollar amounts refer to the total value of on-site improvements being installed by_the Formatted:Centered developer to be conveyed to the District for ownership operation and maintenance. This does not apply to existing panel upgrades. Deleted:025 Deleted:3 17.12�1 30 The a plicant shall be res onsible for the costs of trenching,,backfi Ili ng, conduit and + ... p p - — ---- - ------ --------- --- ------- ------- ------- Deleted:025 other costs as may be outlined in individual development agreements in order to provide electric ;' Deleted:4 service for an electrical project. Deleted: which shall be effective as of the date of adoption 7.12 30 The General Mana er shall develop'operational_methods-for staff use to---implement;"",'' ��__ ___ __ _.--.-_-g - - Deleted:7.12.025.5 The facilities he intent of this p olic fees for electrical panel upgrades -- - - ----------- - --------- - (residential or commercial)will be 7.12,p40 As-built Drawing Procedure — See also Section 5.01.027 re ardln project calculated by taking the difference --- - -- documentation deposit and Appendix B for District POIICy Regarding As-built Drawings,___ between the new and existing panel size in amps and multiplying it by the current dollar per amp rate for --------_---__---------- --------- ----- ` --_- _.._ facilities fees. The residential panel --- upgrades will be calculated at the full ;, panel rating. Below is an example of CHAPTER 7.16 the possible residential electric panel upgrades available for calculating the electric facilities fee.¶ OWNERSHIP OF FACILITIES AND RIGHT OF ACCESS ¶ Assume a fee of$6.30/amp for the existing facilities fee. Below are the Sections: possible residential single-phase 120/240-volt electric panel upgrades 7.16.Q10 General available for residential panel upgrades up to 200 amps.¶ 7.16.020 Customer Responsibility for District Facilities ; ¶ 7.16.030 Customer Responsibility for Customer Facilities ; New Panel Size Amps 1 7 16 040 Rights of Way, Rights of Access, Easements Deleted•027 7'I6,050 Tree Trimming and Removal Deleted:¶ 7.16.010 General - All electric facilities installed on a customer's premises including but not i'; 7.12.027.1 It is the policy of the District to require the submittal of as limited to conductors transformers poles meters etc Mhich are furnished by the District in built drawings on all construction order to render electric service shall remain the sole property of the District. The customer projects where facilities have been constructed and dedicated to the shall record appropriate utility easements as required. The District shall have the rig------ , ht of District. ¶ z access to the customer's premises without payment of any charge or rent, therefore at all I [LIeted:reasonable hours for any purpose related to the furnishing of electric service, including but not 2.040.1 Any customer who �3� limited to meter reading, testing, inspection, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities. Deleted:(Electric Rule 8,Res.8430) In the event a recorded easement does not exist easements by prescription, also called Deleted:including but not limited to '•: prescriptive easements still exist, and under California Law give the District the same rights as \conductors,transformers,pole recorded easements for access to District Owned Property. Upon termination of access to the Deleted:All facilities installed on a customer's premises,the District shall remove its facilities installed thereon. customer's premises,including , 5 ----___ Deleted:The customer shall provide 7.16.020 Customer Responsibility for District Facilities - The customer shall exercise appropriate easements as required.¶ Title 7 Page 8