Staff will update the Board on the Water Department’s Local wildfire
preparedness efforts and will highlight projects that are improving our
resiliency. The Board may discuss this item and give direction to staff.
Joe Schiavone, Deputy Director - Water and Sewer Operations,
presented and answered Board Member questions.
6. CONSENT ITEMS
6.1
RESOLUTION - RE-ADOPTION OF CITY OF SANTA ROSA POLICY
200-20 and POLICY 200-21, REGARDING THE PROVISION OF
PRIORITY WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENTS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water that the
Board of Public Utilities review and, by resolution, recommend that the
Council review and re-adopt City of Santa Rosa Policy 200-20 Provision
of Priority Water Service to Residential Developments with Affordable
Housing Units and City of Santa Rosa Policy 200-21 Provision of
Priority Sewer Service to Residential Developments with Affordable
Housing Units.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Arnone, Jr., seconded by Board Member
Walsh, to approve Consent Item 6.1.
The motion carried by the following vote:
7 -
Yes:
Chair Galvin III, Vice Chair Arnone Jr., Board Member Badenfort,
Board Member Bartholow, Board Member Walsh, Board Member
Watts and Board Member Wright
7. REPORT ITEMS
7.1
REPORT - ADOPTION OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND
PROJECT APPROVAL FOR THE FULTON RD SEWER MAIN
IMPROVEMENTS, WEST 3RD ST TO SANTA ROSA CREEK
BACKGROUND: Beginning in 2009, closed-circuit television (CCTV)
inspection observed various abnormalities in a section of an existing
sewer main located at the west side of Fulton Road, from West 3rd
Street to just north of Santa Rosa Creek. Based on the best available
information, it has been determined the slope of the existing sewer main
is not consistent with City standards and the polyethylene (PE) liner is
irregular and deforming into an upside-down ‘U’ shape, resulting in
restriction of flow such that staff has concluded this section of sewer is
compromised. This proposed resolution will adopt the Mitigated
Negative Declaration (MND), adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and