R-105-21 Adopting the 2021 utility physical security plan

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2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 1? 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ?1 2" 24 25 ?6 ?7 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-105-21 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2021 UTILITY PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Colton ("City"), a municipal corporation, is authorized under various provisions of the California Constitution and the general laws of California including, specifically, Article XI, section 9(a) of the California Constitution, Public Utilities Code Section 10004, and Government Code section 39732(a) to establish, purchase and operate a public utility to furnish its inhabitants with, among other things electricity; and WHEREAS, the City operates the Colton Electric Utility ("CEU") a municipal electric utility through its Public Works and Utility Services department; and WHEREAS, the City of Colton Electric Utility provides cost effective, reliable electric services to residents and businesses in its service territory; and WHEREAS, as a municipal electric utility, CEU is generally subject to the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to local publically owned electric utilities (POU's); and WHEREAS, in 2014, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 699 (Stats. 2014, Ch. 550, Sec.2), with an effective date of September 25, 2014, amending California Public Utilities Code Section 364, to require the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to consider adopting rules to address the physical security risks to the distribution facilities of investor owned utilities; and WHEREAS, on January 10, 2019, the CPUC adopted Decision 19-01-018 directing all electric utilities to develop and implement a plan that (1) identifies distribution -level substations that require a greater protection against physical attacks; (2) assesses the risks of a successful physical attack at any identified distribution -level substation and determines whether existing mitigation measures effectively mitigate these risks; and (3) identifies new security measures if any identified risks are not effectively mitigated, and; WHEREAS, each POU is required to have a qualified and independent third -party review of its Utility Physical Security Plan; and WHEREAS, CEU selected the Colton Police Department to perform the third -party review and CEU has incorporated the comments and recommendations of the Police Department in the final version of CEU's Utility Security Plan; and WHEREAS, CEU selected the Colton City Manager to serve as the qualified authority for CEU's Utility Physical Security Plan and the City Manager has reviewed CEU's Utility Physical Security Plan and deemed it adequate; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The City Council of the City of Colton, California hereby approves in substantive form the Colton Electric Utility Physical Security Plan, dated July 29, 2021, included as an attachment hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 2. The Colton City Council hereby selects the City Manager to serve as the qualified authority for the review of the CEU's Physical Security Plan.