Council Chamber  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND  
SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL  
JUNE 5, 2025  
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  
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HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA, AND VIA ZOOM BY  
VISITING  
HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/86259959811, OR BY DIALING  
877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 862 5995 9811.  
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  
5.1  
May 15, 2025 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
May 15, 2025 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
Attachments:  
6. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
6.1  
FEMA FLOOD RISK MAPPING PROJECT FOR THE SANTA ROSA  
CREEK WATERSHED  
Staff will present the latest update on the Federal Emergency  
Management Agency (FEMA) Santa Rosa Creek Watershed Flood Risk  
Mapping Project. The multi-year FEMA project will map high-risk flood  
areas in the Watershed. The Board may discuss this item and give  
direction to staff.  
Presentation (Uploaded 6.3.2025)  
Attachments:  
6.2  
2024 WATER QUALITY REPORT UPDATE  
Staff will provide an overview of Santa Rosa’s 2024 water quality  
report, including information on Santa Rosa’s water supply, distribution  
system, drinking water regulatory requirements, and 2024 water quality  
results. The Board may discuss this item and provide direction to staff.  
Presentation (Uploaded 6.3.2025)  
Attachments:  
6.3  
WATER 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.  
Presentation (Uploaded 6.3.2025)  
Attachments:  
7. CONSENT ITEMS  
7.1  
MOTION - APPROVAL OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO  
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES  
WITH MINASIAN LAW  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Attorney’s Office  
and Santa Rosa Water that the Board of Public Utilities, by motion,1)  
approve a First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement (PSA)  
number F002930 with the law firm of Minasian Law, LLC for outside  
legal services for Santa Rosa Water in the amount of one hundred  
thousand dollars ($100,000), for a total contract not to exceed amount  
of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), subject to approval as to  
form by the City Attorney, and 2) delegate authority to the City Attorney  
to execute the First Amendment.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 – First Amendment to Professional Services A  
Attachment 2 - Professional Services Agreement number F  
8. REPORT ITEMS  
8.1  
REPORT - RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE  
REVISED PUBLIC STORM DRAIN STANDARDS AND DELEGATE  
APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR FUTURE REVISIONS TO THE BOARD  
OF PUBLIC UTILITIES  
BACKGROUND: The Public Storm Drain Standards (Standards) set  
forth the design policies and construction methods associated with  
additions and modifications to the public storm drain infrastructure. The  
standards, details, and specifications require routine revisions to ensure  
that new installations and modifications are consistent with various  
regulations, references, industry best practices, industry needs, and  
operational needs to serve the community’s urban environment. The  
delegation of approval authority is consistent with the general policy  
and management authority over the public storm drain infrastructure  
granted to the Board under Section 25 of the Charter of the City of  
Santa Rosa (City) and City Council Resolution RES-2017-177, which  
delegated approval authority of the Potable Water, Recycled Water,  
and Sewer Design Standards, Construction Standards, and  
Construction Specifications to the Board of Public Utilities (BPU).  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
Planning and Economic Development Department that the Board of  
Public Utilities, by motion, recommend the Santa Rosa City (City)  
Council adopt, by resolution, the revised Public Storm Drain Standards  
as presented with an effective date 30 days from the date of adoption  
and delegate authority to the Board of Public Utilities to adopt future  
revisions to the standards.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 – Redlined Version – Draft Revised Public St  
Attachment 2 – Simplified Redlined Version – Draft Revised  
Attachment 3 - Proposed Storm Drain Standard Details  
Attachment 4 - Clean - Draft Revised Public Storm Drain St  
Presentation (Uploaded 6.3.2025)  
8.2  
REPORT - UPDATE TO 2018 WATER AND SEWER STANDARDS  
AND SPECIFICATIONS  
BACKGROUND: Santa Rosa Water’s Design and Construction  
Standards (Standards) provide the specifications for designing and  
constructing additions and modifications to the public water and sewer  
systems. In October of 2018, the Board, via Resolution No. 1180, last  
approved an update to Santa Rosa Water’s current Standards.  
Santa Rosa Water was a participant in U.S. et al., ex rel. Hendrix v. J M  
Manufacturing Co., Inc., et al., Case No. EDCV 06 0055 GW (C.D. of  
CA) (“Action”), and therefore, the current Standards include a restriction  
on the use of PVC pipe manufactured by J M Manufacturing and JM  
Eagle. In May 2025, the City entered into an agreement settling the  
Action, and the settlement requires the City to remove the restrictions  
on J M Manufacturing and JM Eagle.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
City Attorney's Office that the Board of Public Utilities, by resolution,  
approve updates to the Water Distribution System Design Standards,  
the Water Distribution System Construction Standard Specifications,  
and the Sanitary Sewer System Construction Standard Specifications,  
removing the restricted use of J M Manufacturing or JM Eagle pipe.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 – Redlined Version – Water Distribution Syste  
Attachment 2 – Clean Version – Water Distribution System  
Attachment 3 – Redlined Version – Water Distribution Syste  
Attachment 4 – Clean Version – Water Distribution System  
Attachment 5 - Redlined Version - Sanitary Sewer Construc  
Attachment 6 - Clean Version - Sanitary Sewer Constructio  
Resolution  
Exhibit A - Water and Sewer Standards and Specifications  
Presentation (Uploaded 6.3.2025)  
8.3  
REPORT - RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR  
CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL’S DIRECTION TO ITS WATER  
ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING THE  
PROPOSED WATER SUPPLY AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARIN  
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND SONOMA WATER  
BACKGROUND: The City of Santa Rosa entered into the Restructured  
Agreement for Water Supply with the Sonoma County Water Agency  
(Sonoma Water) in 2006 (2006 Restructured Agreement). The 2006  
Restructured Agreement created the Water Advisory Committee (WAC),  
which is an advisory committee to the Sonoma Water Board of Directors  
and is comprised of elected officials of each of the eight prime  
contractors that are party to the 2006 Restructured Agreement,  
including Santa Rosa. Marin Municipal Water District (Marin Water) has  
a separate existing water supply agreement with Sonoma Water with a  
term expiring June 30, 2025. Sonoma Water and Marin Water have  
prepared a draft amended and restated water supply agreement (Draft  
Agreement), which proposes changes to several key provisions.  
The 2006 Restructured Agreement provides for deliveries to Marin  
Water pursuant to their 1996 water supply agreements, or to  
amendments to those agreements that have been approved by the  
WAC, or to subsequent agreements between Sonoma Water and Marin  
Water that have been approved by the WAC. Therefore, the WAC will  
be considering approval of the Draft Agreement at a future WAC  
meeting, currently scheduled for August 4, 2025. Staff are  
recommending that the Board of Public Utilities provide a  
recommendation to the City Council regarding the Council’s direction to  
its WAC representative, Councilmember Natalie Rogers, regarding  
support for the Draft Agreement for Water Supply by and between  
Marin Water and Sonoma Water.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the  
Board of Public Utilities consider the proposed water supply agreement  
by and between Marin Municipal Water District and Sonoma County  
Water Agency and, by motion, make a recommendation to the City  
Council regarding Council’s direction to its Water Advisory Committee  
(WAC) representative.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 – Marin Water Memorandum summarizing ch  
Attachment 2 – Draft Water Supply Agreement by and betw  
Presentation (Uploaded 6.3.2025)  
8.4  
REPORT - RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE  
GRANT OF EASEMENT TO SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY  
OVER PORTIONS OF CITY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2200 LLANO  
ROAD AND 0 SEBASTOPOL ROAD (APNS 060-060-059 AND  
060-060-064)  
BACKGROUND: Sonoma Water owns and operates ground water wells  
within the Santa Rosa plain, one of which is adjacent to the City owned  
Property, commonly known as Brown Farm. The wells are intended to  
augment water supplies during periods of drought. In connection with  
Sonoma Water’s Emergency Sebastopol Road Well Activation Project,  
which upgraded the Sebastopol Road well (“Well”) during the most  
recent drought, Sonoma Water requires a water line and access  
easement over a portion of the Property. Staff is seeking a Board  
recommendation to Council to approve these actions.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and  
Real Estate Services that the Board of Public Utilities, by resolution,  
recommend that City Council: 1) grant a 730 square foot water line  
easement and a 3,504 square foot access easement (collectively,  
“Easement”) to Sonoma County Water Agency (“Sonoma Water”) over  
certain portions of City property located at 2200 Llano Road, APN  
060-060-059, and 0 Sebastopol Road, APN 060-060-064, respectively  
(collectively, the “Property”) in connection with Sonoma Water’s  
Emergency Sebastopol Road Well Activation Project (“Project”); 2)  
approve entering into an Easement Agreement in a form to be approved  
by the City’s Attorney’s Office; and 3) authorize the Assistant City  
Manager to execute necessary documents in connection therewith.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Resolution  
Exhibit A  
Presentation (Uploaded 6.3.2025)  
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  
None.  
11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION)  
None.  
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  
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