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.
Claire Myers, Storm Water and Creeks Manager, and Karen Cowen,
Executive Director - California Stormwater Quality Association
presented.
Board Members gave the award winners, and the Santa Rosa Water
team, congratulations.
6. CONSENT ITEMS
A motion was made by Board Member Wright, seconded by Board Member
Bartholow, to approve Consent Item 6.1.
The motion carried by the following vote:
5 -
Yes:
Chair Galvin III, Vice Chair Arnone Jr., Board Member Badenfort,
Board Member Bartholow and Board Member Wright
1 - Board Member Walsh
Absent:
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.
This Consent - Motion was approved.