Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Board of Public Utilities Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 8/7/2025 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Council Chamber, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA
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25-109BPU 15.1July 17, 2025 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DraftBPU- MinutesJuly 17, 2025 - Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft   Action details Video Video
25-401BPU 16.1Water and Recycled Water Supply UpdateBPU- Agenda ItemWATER AND RECYCLED WATER SUPPLY UPDATE Staff will update the Board on water and recycled water supply issues. The Board may discuss this item and give direction to staff.   Action details Video Video
25-025BPU 17.1BPO Chemtrade - Liquid Aluminum SulfateBPU- ConsentMOTION - APPROVAL - BID AWARD AND ISSUANCE OF A BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER FOR LIQUID ALUMINUM SULFATE RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the Finance Department that the Board, by motion, approve a bid award and issuance of a one-year Blanket Purchase Order with four (4) one-year extension options for liquid aluminum sulfate (liquid alum) supply for the Laguna Treatment Plant to Chemtrade Chemicals Corporation, dba Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC (Chemtrade) in an amount not to exceed $154,275.   Action details Video Video
25-026BPU 17.2BPO - De Nora UV Disinfection SystemBPU- ConsentMOTION - WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND SOLE SOURCE AWARD FOR ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION SYSTEM PARTS WITH DE NORA WATER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and Finance Department that the Board of Public Utilities, by motion, waive competitive bidding and authorize and award a sole-source Blanket Purchase Order (BPO) for ultraviolet disinfection system parts to De Nora Water Technologies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, with any nonstandard terms to be negotiated by the City.   Action details Video Video
25-027BPU 17.3Authorization to Negotiate Nonstandard Terms - Huber TechnologyBPU- ConsentMOTION - AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE NONSTANDARD PURCHASE ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH HUBER TECHNOLOGY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the Finance Department that the Board of Public Utilities, by motion, authorize staff to negotiate nonstandard terms regarding the Purchase Order (PO) for the procurement of one (1) Huber Sludgecleaner Strainpress 290 unit from Huber Technology, NC.   Action details Video Video
25-218BPU 18.1Robin Way Water Consolidation Project Funding AgreementBPU- ReportREPORT - FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN SANTA ROSA WATER AND THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD AND AUTHORIZING AND DESIGNATING REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ASSISTANCE REQUEST (AR) 6092 ROBIN WAY WATER SYSTEM CONSOLIDATION PROJECT BACKGROUND: Santa Rosa Water will be applying to the State Water Resources Control Board to fund the AR 6092 Robin Way Water System Consolidation Project to provide potable water to 5 multi-family residential parcels with a combined 20 units on Robin Way. The parcels on Robin Way have existing groundwater sources that exceed the State maximum contaminant levels of nitrate by fifty percent. There are 24 additional multi-family residential parcels with a combined 98 units to the west of Moorland Avenue, on Barbara Drive, Eddy Drive, and Bellevue Avenue that will be given the option to connect to City Water under the same project and funding agreement. All 29 parcels are within the City’s Urban Growth Boundary, and within the immediate vicinity of Santa Rosa Water’s service area and not currently connected to City water. Each parcel has multiple units, resulting to waive reading of the text and adoptPass Action details Video Video
25-216BPU 18.2Creek Stewardship Program Agreement with Sonoma Water For FY 2030-2031BPU- ReportREPORT - AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AND SONOMA WATER TO CONTINUE THE CREEK STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2030/2031 BACKGROUND: Staff will request the Board of Public Utilities authorize the Director of Santa Rosa Water to execute a funding agreement with Sonoma Water to continue the Creek Stewardship Program through fiscal year 2030-2031. The Agreement provides continued funding for an Environmental Specialist position (including benefits and general government overhead) within the Water Department to coordinate the Program. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the Board of Public Utilities, by resolution, authorize the Director of Santa Rosa Water to execute the funding agreement with Sonoma Water to continue the Creek Stewardship Program through fiscal year 2030-2031. to waive reading of the text and adoptPass Action details Video Video
25-217BPU 18.3Annual Storm Water Enterprise ChargesBPU- ReportREPORT - ANNUAL STORM WATER ENTERPRISE CHARGES BACKGROUND: Staff will request the Board of Public Utilities recommend to City Council the Placement of Annual Storm Water Enterprise Charges on the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the Board of Public Utilities, by motion, recommend that City Council move forward with a Public Hearing on August 19, 2025, to adopt by 2/3 vote the Storm Water Enterprise Charge Report and approve placement of the Storm Water Enterprise charges on the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll, to be collected by the Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector at the same time and in the same manner as Sonoma County property taxes are collected, unless those charges do not meet the County minimum of $10 and/or parcel owner contact information is known to be incorrect.to approvePass Action details Video Video
25-417BPU 115.1Proclamation - Employee Service RecognitionBPU- Agenda ItemPROCLAMATION - EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION   Action details Video Video