Council Chamber  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES  
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND  
SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL  
OCTOBER 19, 2023  
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 PUBLIC MAY ALSO  
VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE MEETING LIVE ON COMCAST CHANNEL 28,  
AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99, ON YOUTUBE AT  
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA, AND VIA ZOOM BY  
VISITING HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/85294101130 LINK, OR BY  
DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 852 9410 1130.  
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. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS  
3. STUDY SESSION  
None.  
4. MINUTES APPROVAL  
October 5, 2023 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
October 5, 2023 – Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
Attachments:  
5. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
5.1  
RECYCLED WATER SUPPLY UPDATE  
Staff will update the Board on recycled water supply issues. The Board  
may discuss this item and give direction to staff.  
Presentation (Uploaded 10.17.2023)  
Attachments:  
5.2  
UPDATE ON RUSSIAN RIVER WATER FORUM AND POTTER  
VALLEY PROJECT  
Staff will provide an update on the Russian River Water Forum, which is  
a grant funded collaborative effort to identify water supply resiliency  
solutions in response to the planned license surrender and  
decommissioning of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E’s) Potter Valley  
Hydroelectric Project, as well as the recent proposal to PG&E from the  
Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission, the Round  
Valley Indian Tribes, and the Sonoma County Water Agency, to create  
a regional entity that would advance a regional solution for preserving  
flows in the Russian River and improving Eel River fisheries. The Board  
may discuss this item and give direction to staff. This item was originally  
continued from the August 17, 2023 Board of Public Utilities meeting.  
Presentation (Uploaded 10.17.2023)  
Attachments:  
5.3  
5.4  
WATER SUPPLY UPDATE  
Staff will update the Board on water supply issues. The Board may  
discuss this item and give direction to staff.  
Presentation (Uploaded 10.17.2023)  
Attachments:  
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF OPERATING THE SANTA ROSA  
GEYSERS RECHARGE PROJECT  
In celebration of the 20-year anniversary of the Santa Rosa Geysers  
Recharge Project, staff will provide a brief history of the project and  
plans to highlight its continued benefits to the region. The  
award-winning, nationally recognized, project was completed in 2003  
and is a partnership between Santa Rosa Water and the Calpine  
Corporation to deliver Santa Rosa's recycled water, via a 41-mile-long  
pipeline, to Calpine's geothermal operations to recharge the steamfields  
and produce clean and renewable energy for the region. The Board  
may discuss this item and give direction to staff.  
Presentation (Uploaded 10.17.2023)  
Attachments:  
5.5  
CALIFORNIA STORMWATER QUALITY ASSOCIATION AWARD  
PRESENTATION  
The California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) will present the  
City of Santa Rosa with awards for the City's outstanding efforts to  
protect our community’s waterways from pollutants, including: (1) the  
2023 Outstanding Public Outreach Project Award, to the Storm Water  
and Creek's Team for their Streets to Creeks education campaign; (2)  
the 2023 Best Management Practice Implementation Project Award, to  
the City's IT Department, who partnered with Storm Water and Creeks  
to develop an in-house Low Impact Development software program and  
database; and (3) the 2023 Outstanding Stormwater Science Project or  
Program - Student, to Claudia Mayo (Storm Water and Creeks Intern)  
and Sonoma State University, for analysis of water quality near areas of  
homeless activity on Santa Rosa Creek and Russel Creek. The Board  
may discuss this item and give direction to staff.  
Presentation (Uploaded 10.17.2023)  
Attachments:  
6. CONSENT ITEMS  
6.1  
MOTION - APPROVAL - F002525 FIRST AMENDMENT FOR  
BIOSOLIDS HAULING SERVICES  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the  
Finance Department that the Board of Public Utilities, by motion,  
approve the First Amendment to General Services Agreement F002525  
for a one-year extension and increase in compensation for biosolids  
hauling services with Poncia Fertilizer, Inc., Cotati, CA in the amount of  
$745,035, for a total cumulative amount not to exceed $1,470,430.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1 - First Amendement to F02525 Biosolids Hau  
7. REPORT ITEMS  
None.  
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
Live Public Comment: Members of the public can provide comment on an  
agenda items 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: 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., Wednesday, October 18. 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. E-mail public comments  
received by the deadline will be e-mailed to all Board Members, will be posted  
to the agenda documents on-line, and be made part of the archive packet.  
9. REFERRALS  
10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION)  
11. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS  
12. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
13. DIRECTORS REPORTS  
14. 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.