Council Chamber  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Board of Public Utilities  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, March 6, 2025  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Galvin called the meeting to order at 1:31 p.m.  
7 -  
Present  
Chair Daniel Galvin III, Vice Chair William Arnone Jr., Board Member  
Lisa Badenfort, Board Member Robin Bartholow, Board Member  
Duane De Witt, Board Member J. Matthew Mullan, and Board Member  
Glen Wright  
2 REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
None.  
3. OATH OF OFFICE FOR REAPPOINTED BOARD MEMBER(S)  
Recording Secretary Montoya administered the Oath of Oath to  
Board Member Wright.  
4. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR  
A motion was made by Board Member Wright, seconded by Board Member  
Badenfort, to elect Vice Chair Arnone for another term of Vice Chair.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair Galvin III, Vice Chair Arnone Jr., Board Member Badenfort,  
Board Member Bartholow, Board Member De Witt, Board Member  
Mullan and Board Member Wright  
5. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS  
None.  
6. STUDY SESSION  
None.  
7. MINUTES APPROVAL  
7.1  
February 20, 2025 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
The February 20, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes were approved as  
submitted.  
8. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
8.1  
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.  
Peter Martin, Deputy Director - Water Resources, and Mike Prinz,  
Deputy Director - Regional Water Reuse Operations, presented and  
answered Board Member questions.  
9. CONSENT ITEMS  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Arnone, Jr., seconded by Board Member  
Wright, to approve Consent Items 9.1 and 9.2.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair Galvin III, Vice Chair Arnone Jr., Board Member Badenfort,  
Board Member Bartholow, Board Member De Witt, Board Member  
Mullan and Board Member Wright  
9.1  
MOTION - APPROVAL OF SECOND AMENDMENT TO  
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER F001923 WITH  
GHD, INC. - LAGUNA TREATMENT PLANT FLOOD PROTECTION  
PROJECT  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
Transportation and Public Works Department that the Board of Public  
Utilities, by motion, approve the Second Amendment to Professional  
Services Agreement Number F001923 with GHD Inc. of Santa Rosa,  
California, to provide professional environmental services for the  
Laguna Treatment Plant Flood Protection project, increasing the  
contract amount by $123,020 for a total of $446,292.  
This Consent - Motion was approved.  
9.2  
MOTION - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT  
NO. 1 - JDH CORROSION CONSULTANTS - LAGUNA TREATMENT  
PLANT AND GEYSERS PIPELINE CATHODIC PROTECTION  
ALTERNATIVES EVALUATION AND ENGINEERING DESIGN  
SERVICES  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the  
Board of Public Utilities, by motion, approve a Professional Services  
Agreement (PSA) Amendment No. 1 with JDH Corrosion Consultants to  
provide additional professional services for the Laguna Treatment Plant  
(LTP) and Geysers Pipeline Cathodic Protection Alternatives Evaluation  
and Engineering Design Services of in the amount of $65,280, for a  
total contract amount not to exceed $163,934.00.  
This Consent - Motion was approved.  
10. REPORT ITEMS  
10.1  
REPORT - PROJECT WORK ORDER APPROVAL - ENGINEERING  
DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE FULTON ROAD SEWER LIFT  
STATION SLS-11 RELOCATION, CONTRACT NO. C00227  
BACKGROUND: This proposed action will approve a Project Work  
Order (PWO) No. A010135-2016-36 under the Master Professional  
Services Agreement (MPSA) with Brelje & Race Consulting Engineers  
(B&R) of Santa Rosa, California, to provide professional engineering  
design services with sub-consultants ZFA Structural Engineers, A  
TEEM Electrical Engineering, SolEcology, ALTA Archaeological  
Consulting, RGH Consultants, Quadriga Landscape Architecture, EBA  
Engineering, F3 & Associates, Inc., Advanced Stormwater Protection,  
and Cooley Architectural Corp., for the Fulton Road Lift Station SLS-11  
Relocation, Contract No. 00227.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
Transportation and Public Works Department that the Board of Public  
Utilities, by motion, approve Project Work Order No. A010135-2016-36  
under the Master Professional Services Agreement with Brelje & Race  
Consulting Engineers of Santa Rosa, California, to provide professional  
engineering design services for the Fulton Road Sewer Lift Station  
SLS-11 Relocation, Contract No. C00227, in the amount not to exceed  
$1,322,000.  
Richela Maeda, Associate Civil Engineer, presented and answered  
Board Member questions.  
A motion was made by Board Member Wright, seconded by Vice Chair  
Arnone, Jr., to approve Project Work Order No. A010135-2016-36 under the  
Master Professional Services Agreement with Brelje & Race Consulting  
Engineers of Santa Rosa, California, to provide professional engineering  
design services for the Fulton Road Sewer Lift Station SLS-11 Relocation,  
Contract No. C00227, in the amount not to exceed $1,322,000.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair Galvin III, Vice Chair Arnone Jr., Board Member Badenfort,  
Board Member Bartholow, Board Member De Witt, Board Member  
Mullan and Board Member Wright  
10.2  
REPORT - BID REJECTION - LAGUNA TREATMENT PLANT  
AERATION BASIN INSPECTION, CONTRACT NO. C02404  
BACKGROUND: This motion will reject all bids for Contract No.  
C02404, Laguna Treatment Plant Aeration Basins Inspection. Staff  
recommends rejecting all bids for this contract because only two bids  
were received, at 128% and 311% over the Engineer’s Estimate  
respectively. Santa Rosa Water will pursue adjustments to the scope for  
the Project that do not significantly impact the Project objectives and  
anticipate a re-solicitation of bids in 2025.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the  
Board of Public Utilities, by motion, reject all bids received for Contract  
No. C02404, Laguna Treatment Plant Aeration Basins Inspection.  
Tanya Mokvyts, Water Reuse Engineer, presented and answered  
Board Member questions.  
A motion was made by Board Member Mullan, seconded by Board Member  
De Witt, to approve to reject all bids received for Contract No. C02404,  
Laguna Treatment Plant Aeration Basins Inspection.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Chair Galvin III, Vice Chair Arnone Jr., Board Member Badenfort,  
Board Member Bartholow, Board Member De Witt, Board Member  
Mullan and Board Member Wright  
10.3  
REPORT - SONOMA WATER 2025/26 WATER TRANSMISSION  
BUDGET AND RATE INCREASE  
BACKGROUND: The City of Santa Rosa purchases approximately 93%  
of the water supplied to our customers from Sonoma Water, the region’s  
water wholesaler. Sonoma Water is proposing to raise the wholesale  
rate of water by 8.68 % from $1,289.02 per acre-foot to $1,400.86 per  
acre foot. There is a Water Advisory Committee (WAC) made up of  
elected officials of each of the eight prime contractors, including Santa  
Rosa, that purchase water from Sonoma Water. The WAC is an  
advisory committee to the Sonoma Water Board of Directors. The City’s  
WAC Representative is Council Member Natalie Rogers. On April 7,  
2025, the WAC is scheduled to vote on the recommendation for  
approval of Sonoma Water’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025/26 Water  
Transmission System budget and rate increase to the Sonoma Water  
Board of Directors.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the  
Board of Public Utilities consider Sonoma Water’s proposed Fiscal Year  
2025/26 Water Transmission System budget and rate increase and, by  
motion, make a recommendation to the City Council regarding Council’s  
direction to its Water Advisory Committee (WAC) representative for the  
April 7, 2025 WAC vote on Sonoma Water’s proposed 2025/26 Water  
Transmission System budget and rate increase.  
Nick Harvey, Deputy Director - Water Administration, Jake  
Spaulding, Finance Manager, Sonoma Water, and Lynne Rosselli,  
Finance Manager, Sonoma Water, presented and answered Board  
Member questions.  
Board Member Bartholow left Council Chamber at 2:31 p.m.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Arnone, Jr., seconded by Board Member  
Wright, to approve the recommendation to the City Council regarding  
Council's direction to its Water Advisory Committee (WAC) representative  
for the April 7, 2025 WAC vote on Sonoma Water's proposed 2025/26 Water  
Transmission System budget and rate increase.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Chair Galvin III, Vice Chair Arnone Jr., Board Member Badenfort,  
Board Member Mullan and Board Member Wright  
1 - Board Member De Witt  
1 - Board Member Bartholow  
No:  
Absent:  
11. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
None.  
12. REFERRALS  
None.  
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION)  
None.  
14. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS  
None.  
15. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
Board Member DeWitt announced he is unable to attend the next  
meeting of the Water Conservation Subcommittee and the March  
20, 2025 Board of Public Utilities meeting.  
16. DIRECTORS REPORTS  
Director Burke reported and answered Board Member questions on:  
The launch of Santa Rosa Water’s brand new Splash Maker  
employee recognition program. The Splash Maker employee  
recognition program is about recognizing our teammates that are  
making a difference and making a splash. This can include  
innovative ideas, exceptional teamwork, outstanding leadership,  
unwavering dedication, or extraordinary customer service. Any Santa  
Rosa Water employee can be nominated and any employee can  
nominate a fellow employee or a group of individuals for a specific  
accomplishment. A winner is selected every month and employees  
are recognized at our department meetings, receive a gift of  
appreciation, and are highlighted in our department newsletter,  
“What’s On Tap”. Our first recipient of our Splash Maker award is  
Senior Utility Systems Operator Spencer Gevas.  
This year's Rose Parade will be held on May 17, 2025 and the City  
of Santa Rosa is a sponsor of the event. Santa Rosa Water will  
once again be participating with a float, a vactor truck, and a dump  
truck displaying this year’s theme of “Growing Together” . We would  
love to see our Board members and their families join us in the fun  
again this year! We will be handing out candy and Water branded  
native seed packets to the crowd. If you couldn’t participate with us  
last year, we encourage you join in on the fun this year! If you are  
interested in joining us, please let us know.  
17. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING  
Chair Galvin adjourned the meeting at 2:59 p.m. The next Board of  
Public Utilities meeting is scheduled for March 20, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.  
Approved on: April 3, 2025  
/s/ Michelle Montoya, Recording Secretary