City Council

(11) 26-1213 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Department of Water and Power’s (DWP) Energization Process Improvement. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Jurado - Padilla): 1. REQUEST the DWP to report on their Energization Process Improvement, as requested by Executive Directive No. 19, including but not limited to specifics about inspection process improvements, proactive review workflows, plan to improve internal communication, and a timeline for rolling efforts out. 2. REQUEST the DWP to report on the total number of multifamily and mixed-use electrical requests requiring new or upgraded service, including data on whether the project is 100% affordable or market-rate, ED-1 or non, service size (amps), current status and how long it has taken to bring buildings online from August 1, 2021 to present. 3. REQUEST the DWP to report on the total number of current vacancies, strategies to reduce turnover and incentivize retainment, and what actions the department takes to transition between employees and customers to ensure that it doesn’t delay ongoing projects. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.