Council Chamber  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Board of Public Utilities  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, November 16, 2023  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Galvin called the meeting to order at 1:33 p.m.  
All Board Members were present, with the exception of Board Members  
Badenfort and Bartholow.  
2. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS  
None.  
3. OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEW BOARD MEMBER  
Recording Secretary Montoya administered the Oath of Office to  
new Board Member Chris Grabill.  
5 -  
Present  
Chair Daniel Galvin III, Vice Chair William Arnone Jr., Board Member  
Mark Walsh, Board Member Glen Wright, and Board Member  
Christopher Grabill  
2 - Board Member Lisa Badenfort, and Board Member Robin Bartholow  
Absent  
4. STUDY SESSION  
None.  
5. MINUTES APPROVAL  
5.1  
November 2, 2023 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
The minutes for the November 2, 2023 Regular Meeting were  
approved as submitted.  
6. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
None.  
7. CONSENT ITEMS  
None.  
8. REPORT ITEMS  
None.  
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
None.  
10. REFERRALS  
None.  
11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION)  
None.  
12. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS  
None.  
13. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
Vice Chair Arnone and Chair Galvin spoke on the 20th Anniversary  
of the Geysers celebration.  
14. DIRECTORS REPORT  
None.  
15. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)  
Jeff Berk, Assistant City Attorney, announced the closed session  
items.  
15.1  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)  
Name of Case: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Product Liability  
Litigation (MDL 2873)  
District Court for the District of South Carolina Court Case No. Master  
Docket No. 2:18-MN-2873-RMG  
15.2  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of  
Government Code Section 54956.9: one case  
Potential litigation against 3 M Company and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours  
and Company (n/k/a EIDP, Inc.), DuPont de Nemours Inc., The  
Chemours Company, The Chemours Company FC, LLC, and Corteva,  
Inc. (collectively, “DuPont”) Related to Per and Poly-Fluoroalkyl  
Substances ("PFAS")  
RECESS CLOSED SESSION AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN THE  
COUNCIL CHAMBER.  
The Board of Public Utilities meeting recessed to Closed Session at  
1:39 p.m.  
The Board of Public Utilities meeting reconvened from Closed  
Session at 2:29 p.m.  
16. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL  
5 -  
Present  
Chair Daniel Galvin III, Vice Chair William Arnone Jr., Board Member  
Christopher Grabill, Board Member Mark Walsh, and Board Member  
Glen Wright  
2 - Board Member Lisa Badenfort, and Board Member Robin Bartholow  
Absent  
17. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION  
There was no reportable action.  
18. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING  
Chair Galvin adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m. The next Board of  
Public Utilities meeting is scheduled for December 7, 2023.  
Approved on: December 7, 2023  
_____/S/_______________________  
Michelle Montoya, Recording Secretary