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City of Santa Rosa

BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND

SUMMARY REPORT

MAY 19, 2022

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e) AND THE

RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF

SONOMA, THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THIS

MEETING EITHER VIA ZOOM WEBINAR OR IN-PERSON, SOCIALLY

DISTANCED, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY

ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 100 SANTA

ROSA AVENUE (SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASK REQUIREMENTS WILL

BE OBSERVED), OR VISITING

HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/86453002160, OR BY

DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTER WEBINAR ID: 864 5300 2160

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, AND AT

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA

The public attending in person or accessing the meeting through the

Zoom link 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

or recorded voice message at 707-543-4224.

Deadlines and additional instruction for public comment are set forth

below. The City of Santa Rosa has postponed many non-essential

meetings until further notice. We appreciate your patience and

willingness to protect the health and wellness of our community. If you

have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact Roberta Atha

at ratha@srcity.org.

1:30 PM - HYBRID VIA IN-PERSON AND ZOOM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS

3. STUDY SESSION - NONE.

4. MINUTES APPROVAL

4.1

May 5, 2022 - Regular Meeting Minutes.

May 5, 2022 - Regular Meeting Minutes

Attachments:

5. STAFF BRIEFINGS

5.1

2021-22 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATE

Staff will update the Board on Water CIP projects completed in 2021

and 2022, scheduled for completion in the remainder of 2022, and

projects that are currently in design. The Board may discuss this item

and give direction to staff.

Presentation (added 5/18/22)

Attachments:

5.2

WATER SUPPLY UPDATE

Staff will update the Board on water supply issues. The Board may

discuss this item and give direction to staff.

Presentation (added 5/18/22)

Attachments:

6. CONSENT ITEMS

6.1

MOTION - CONTRACT AWARD - CROSSTOWN TRUNK LINING - 3

SEGMENTS

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Transportation and

Public Works Department and the Water Department that the Board of

Public Utilities, by motion, approve the project and award Construction

Contract No. C02311 in the amount of $1,567,608 to the lowest

responsive bidder, Insituform Technologies, LLC from Chesterfield,

Missouri, for the Crosstown Trunk Lining - 3 Segments project, approve

a 15% contingency and authorize a total contract amount of

$1,802,749.20.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1_Summary of Bids

Attachment 2_Location Map

7. REPORT ITEMS

7.1

REPORT - ISSUANCE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR

WATER SUPPLY ALTERNATIVES PLAN

BACKGROUND: Santa Rosa Water wishes to explore options to

increase the City’s water supplies to reduce vulnerability to prolonged

droughts which are projected to occur with more frequency and severity

due to climate change. To determine the best path forward for

enhancing the City’s water supply portfolio, staff proposes to hire a

consultant to assist in this effort. Staff will present information about the

proposed scope of work and timeline and ask the Board of Public

Utilities to approve issuance of a Request for Proposals.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the City Council/Board of

Public Utilities Liaison Committee and Santa Rosa Water that the Board

of Public Utilities, by motion, approve the issuance of a Request for

Proposals to solicit proposals from qualified consultants to complete a

study of potential water supply sources and develop a Water Supply

Alternatives Plan for increasing the City’s water supply resiliency and

reliability.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Presentation (added 5/18/22)

7.2

REPORT - DIRECTION TO SANTA ROSA PLAIN GROUNDWATER

SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY BOARD MEMBER REGARDING

ADOPTION OF GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY USER FEES

BACKGROUND: The Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability

Agency (SRP GSA) is a Joint Powers Authority comprised of the Cities

of Cotati, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, and Sebastopol, the Town of

Windsor, the County of Sonoma, Sonoma Water, and the Gold Ridge

and Sonoma Resource Conservation Districts. In addition, a group of

mutual water companies and independently owned water systems, via

agreement with the SRP GSA, also have a seat on the SRP GSA Board

of Directors. The SRP GSA has a Board of Directors comprised of SRP

GSA member agency representatives. Council Member Schwedhelm is

currently the City’s SRP GSA Board member.

The SRP GSA is a self-funding agency, formed by law in 2017 to carry

out the mandates of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of

2014. In June 2019, the SRP GSA Board of Directors approved an

ordinance enacting a groundwater sustainability user fee of $19.90 per

acre foot per year of groundwater extracted within the SRP GSA

jurisdictional boundary. This fee was enacted to support a three-year

effort to develop a state mandated Groundwater Sustainability Plan

(GSP) by January 31, 2022. Now that the GSP has been formally

adopted, a five-year rate study has been pursued by the SRP GSA to

determine the fee amounts necessary to implement the GSP. A revised

groundwater sustainability user fee of $36-$44 per acre foot of

groundwater extracted annually is proposed for five years. Santa Rosa

Water staff are requesting the Board of Public Utilities provide a

recommendation that the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability

Agency’s representative support adoption of the revised fee at the SRP

GSA Public Hearing on June 9, 2022.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water staff

that the Board of Public Utilities consider the revised groundwater

sustainability user fee for the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater

Sustainability Agency (SRP GSA), and, by motion, recommend that

Santa Rosa’s GSA Board member support adoption of the revised fee

at the SRP GSA June 9, 2022 Public Hearing.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Presentation (added 5/18/22)

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

Public Comment may be submitted via e-mail or recorded voice message.

Live Public Comment: The public accessing the meeting through the Zoom

link or dial-in 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.

Go to https://srcity.org/virtualparticipation for more information.

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.,

Wednesday, May 18. Identify in the subject line of your e-mail the Agenda

Item Number on which you wish to comment, provide your name in the body

of the e-mail and your comment. These comments 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.

Recorded Voice Message Public Comment: To submit a voice message

public comment, please call 707-543-4224 by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18.

State your name, the Agenda Item Number(s) on which you wish to comment,

and your comment. Recordings will be limited to 3 minutes. Recorded

comments may be played at the time that the Agenda Item is discussed during

the Board Meeting.

Recorded public comments on public hearing items may be played at the time

when the hearing is opened.

9. REFERRALS - NONE.

10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION) - NONE.

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) 543-4266 (TTY Relay at 711) or ratha@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.