Council Chamber  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND  
SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL  
AUGUST 15, 2024  
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY  
ATTENDING IN-PERSON AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER LOCATED AT 100  
SANTA ROSA AVENUE.  
THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED AT  
HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE "IN  
PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW. THE MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON  
COMCAST CHANNEL 28, AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99, AT  
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA, AND VIA ZOOM BY  
VISITING HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/85294101130, OR BY  
DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 852 9410 1130.  
IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED  
ON JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT TO AB  
2449, THE BOARD WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT  
THROUGH THE ZOOM LINK OR DIAL-IN NUMBER ABOVE.  
The public attending in person will be able to provide public comment  
on agenda items at the time an agenda item is discussed during the  
Board of Public Utilities Meeting. Public Comment may also be  
submitted via e-mail at bpu-comment@srcity.org.  
Deadlines and additional instruction for public comment are set forth  
below. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact  
Michelle Montoya at mmontoya@srcity.org  
1:30 PM - VIA IN-PERSON  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
2 REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
To consider and take action on any request from a Board Member to  
participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency  
Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54953(f)).  
3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS  
4. STUDY SESSION  
None.  
5. MINUTES APPROVAL  
None.  
6. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
6.1  
INVESTING NOW TO SECURE OUR WATER FUTURE EDUCATION  
AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN  
Staff will share the rollout of Santa Rosa Water's latest outreach  
campaign aimed at educating water customers about the value of water,  
the need to continually invest in our shared water infrastructure, and the  
role rate setting plays in ensuring a safe and reliable water future. The  
multi-media campaign highlights the people, the infrastructure, and the  
environmental stewardship that are necessary to deliver high quality  
water and sewer service to Santa Rosa. It will also include an overview  
of the rate setting process and how customers can stay informed. The  
Board may discuss this item and give direction to staff.  
Presentation (Uploaded 8.13.2024)  
Attachments:  
6.2  
2024 WILDFIRE PREPARATION  
Staff will update the Board on the Water Department’s wildfire  
preparedness efforts, including an update on projects that are  
improving our resiliency. The Board may discuss this item and give  
direction to staff.  
Presentation (Uploaded 8.13.2024)  
Attachments:  
7. CONSENT ITEMS  
7.1  
RESOLUTION - APPROVAL OF SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT  
SPECIFICATIONS FOR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND  
SERVICES FOR THE WATER PUMP STATION 9 ELECTRICAL  
UPGRADES PROJECT, CONTRACT NO. C02438  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and  
Public Works Department and Santa Rosa Water that the Board of  
Public Utilities, by resolution, approve the sole source contract  
specifications for various electrical equipment and services for the  
Water Pump Station 9 Electrical Upgrades project, Contract No.  
C02438.  
Staff Report  
Resolution  
Attachments:  
8. REPORT ITEMS  
8.1  
REPORT - ANNUAL STORM WATER ENTERPRISE CHARGES -  
MANNER OF COLLECTION  
BACKGROUND: The City of Santa Rosa is required under the federal  
Clean Water Act to obtain and comply with a National Pollutant  
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Waste Discharge  
Requirements for Discharges from the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer  
Systems (Storm Water Permit). To comply with the Storm Water Permit  
requirements and to control and reduce flooding, property damage,  
erosion, and storm water quality degradation in the City, the Council, in  
1996, added Title 16 to the City Code, which created a Storm Water  
Enterprise and Utility (“Storm Water Enterprise”) as an agency of the  
City. Under Title 16, the City Council is authorized to prescribe and  
collect charges (special assessments) for the services and facilities of  
the Storm Water Enterprise. The amount of the annual charges of the  
Storm Water Enterprise for fiscal year 2024-25 were adopted by the  
City Council on June 18, 2024. This item only considers the manner in  
which the annual charges will be collected and not the amount of the  
fee. Staff recommends that 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 20, 2024, 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.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 - Storm Water Enterprise Charge Report  
Presentation (Uploaded 8.13.2024)  
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
Live Public Comment: Members of the public can provide comment on an  
agenda item in-person from the Council Chamber at the time an agenda item  
is discussed during the Board of Public Utilities Meeting.  
Advance Public Comment via E-mail Public Comment: To submit an e-mailed  
public comment to the Board of Public Utilities, please send to:  
bpu-comment@srcity.org by 5:00 p.m., the Wednesday prior to the Board of  
Public Utilities meeting. Identify in the subject line of your e-mail the agenda  
item number(s) on which you wish to comment, provide your name in the body  
of the e-mail and your comment. Comments received by the deadline will be  
distributed to all Board Members, will be posted to the agenda documents  
on-line, and be made part of the archive packet.  
10. REFERRALS  
11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION)  
12. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS  
13. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
14. DIRECTORS REPORTS  
15. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING  
The Board of Public Utilities encourages public comments regarding the above items. If you are unable to attend this meeting,  
please feel free to call the Water Department at 543-4200 or forward written comments to the City of Santa Rosa, Water  
Department, 35 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. All comments will be forwarded to the Board at the meeting.  
The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities in its employment, services, benefits,  
facilities, programs, or activities. Requests for accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services necessary to participate in a City  
program, service, or activity, including printed information in alternate formats, are available by contacting the Secretary at  
(707) 543-3901 (TTY Relay at 711) or mmontoya@srcity.org. Requests should be submitted as far in advance as possible, but  
no later than two business days before the scheduled meeting. Meeting information can also be accessed via the internet at  
http://srcity.org.