Council Chamber  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND  
SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL  
APRIL 2, 2026  
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/82448675406, OR BY  
DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 824 4867 5406.  
IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY  
BASED ON JUST CAUSE UNDER THE BROWN ACT, THE CITY  
WILL 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 P.M. (VIA IN-PERSON)  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT (Gov. Code § 54953.8)  
This time is reserved for any Board Member to announce remote participation  
under the “Just Cause” provision of Government Code Section 54953.8.  
3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS  
4. STUDY SESSION  
None.  
5. MINUTES APPROVAL  
5.1  
March 19, 2026 - Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft  
March 19, 2026 - Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Attachments:  
6. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
6.1  
WATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATE  
Staff will update the Board on Water Capital Improvement projects in  
planning, design, and construction phases, as well as timelines for bids  
of those on-going design projects. The Board may discuss this item and  
give direction to staff.  
6.2  
EARTH DAY 2026 AT COURTHOUSE SQUARE  
Staff will provide information on Santa Rosa’s annual Earth Day event  
taking place at the Courthouse Square on Saturday, April 25, 2026 from  
12:00 pm-4:00 pm. The Board may discuss this item and give direction  
to staff.  
7. CONSENT ITEMS  
7.1  
MOTION - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT  
NO. 2 APPROVAL - CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND  
INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE LAGUNA TREATMENT PLANT  
DISINFECTION AND DIVERSION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WITH  
PSOMAS  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
Transportation and Public Works Department that the Board of Public  
Utilities, by motion, approve Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services  
Agreement No. F002234 with Psomas, Inc. of Walnut Creek to provide  
additional Construction Management and Inspection Services for the  
Laguna Treatment Plant Disinfection and Diversion Improvements  
Project in the amount of $490,663.00 for a total contract amount not to  
exceed $4,962,409.00.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 – Second Amendment Including Scope and F  
7.2  
MOTION - PROJECT WORK ORDER AMENDMENT NO. 6  
APPROVAL - ENGINEERING SERVICES DURING CONSTRUCTION  
AND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE  
LAGUNA TREATMENT PLANT DISINFECTION IMPROVEMENTS  
PROJECT WITH CAROLLO ENGINEERS  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
Transportation and Public Works Department that the Board of Public  
Utilities, by motion, approve Amendment No. 6 to Project Work Order  
No. A010014-2011-09 under the Master Professional Services  
Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc. of Walnut Creek to provide  
additional Engineering Services During Construction and  
Commissioning support for the Laguna Treatment Plant Disinfection  
Improvements Project in the amount of $557,000 for a total contract  
amount not to exceed $9,012,375.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 – PWO Amendment Scope and Fee  
7.3  
MOTION - CONTRACT AWARD - ROBLES TRUNK LINING PHASE 1,  
CONTRACT NO. C02114  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
Transportation and Public Works Department that the Board of Public  
Utilities, by motion, award Contract No. C02114, Robles Trunk Lining  
Phase 1, in the amount of $4,373,700.00 to the lowest responsible  
bidder, SAK Construction, LLC, of Rocklin, California, approve a 10%  
contract contingency, and authorize a total contract amount of  
$4,811,070.00.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 - Location Map  
Attachment 2 - Summary of Bids  
7.4  
RESOLUTION - SOLE SOURCE PROJECT WORK ORDER  
APPROVAL -  
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE  
SANTA ROSA WATER CONSOLIDATION PROJECT  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
Transportation and Public Works (TPW) Department that the Board of  
Public Utilities (Board), by resolution, approve sole source Project Work  
Order No. A010131-2025-01 under the Master Professional Services  
Agreement with NV5 Consultants, Inc., of Sacramento, California, to  
provide Professional Engineering Design Services for the Santa Rosa  
Water Consolidation Project, Contract No. CO 2269, in an amount not  
to exceed $859,746.00.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 - Location Map  
Attachment 2 - Project Work Order  
Resolution  
7.5  
MOTION - APPROVAL - FOURTH AMENDMENT TO BLANKET  
PURCHASE ORDER 166906 FOR ONE YEAR EXTENSION AND TO  
INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR FERRIC CHLORIDE DELIVERY  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
Finance Department that the Board of Public Utilities, by motion,  
approve the Fourth Amendment to Blanket Purchase Order (BPO)  
166906 with Pencco, Inc., Sealy, Texas, for ferric chloride delivery to  
extend the agreement for one year with no increase in unit price and to  
increase compensation in the amount of $300,000.00 for a  
not-to-exceed cumulative value of $1,972,082.99.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
8. REPORT ITEMS  
8.1  
REPORT - FY 2026-27 WATER, LOCAL WASTEWATER, REGIONAL  
REUSE AND STORM WATER AND CREEKS OPERATING AND  
MAINTENANCE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, AND DEBT SERVICE  
BUDGET AND ALLOCATION OF COSTS - RECOMMENDATION TO  
CITY COUNCIL  
BACKGROUND: Santa Rosa Water manages the City of Santa Rosa’s  
Water, Local Wastewater, Regional Reuse, and Storm Water and  
Creeks enterprise funds under the general policy authority and direction  
of the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) per the City Charter. The Regional  
Water Reuse System, managed by Santa Rosa Water, serves five  
member agencies - Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Cotati, and  
the Sonoma County South Park Sanitation District, each hereinafter  
referred to as “User Agency” or collectively as “User Agencies”. The  
Operating Agreement (Agreement) between the User Agencies requires  
Santa Rosa Water to annually prepare a Budget and Allocation of Costs  
for the Regional Water Reuse System and notify the User Agencies of  
these costs by May of each year. The BPU annually recommends  
proposed fiscal year Water, Local Wastewater, Regional Reuse, and  
Storm Water and Creeks budgets to the City Council to be included in  
the annual City budget adoption.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Board of Public  
Utilities Budget Subcommittee, the Subregional Technical Advisory  
Committee (SubTAC), and Santa Rosa Water that the Board of Public  
Utilities, by resolution, recommend that the City Council approve the  
proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 Water, Local Wastewater, Storm Water  
and Creeks and Regional System fund Operations and Maintenance,  
capital expenditure, and debt service appropriation requests, and the  
resulting cost allocations.  
Staff Report  
Resolution  
Attachments:  
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
This is the time when any person may address matters not listed on this  
agenda, but which are within the subject matter of the jurisdiction of the Board  
of Public Utilities. The public may comment on agenda items when the item is  
called. Each speaker is allowed up to three minutes.  
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.  
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its employment, services, benefits, facilities, programs, or activities. Requests for accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services  
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