Utilities Field Office  
35 Stony Point Road  
Santa Rosa, CA 95401  
City of Santa Rosa  
Board of Public Utilities  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, June 15, 2017  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chairman Galvin called the meeting of the Board of Public Utilities to  
order at 1:41 pm.  
5 -  
Present  
Chair Daniel Galvin III, Vice Chair Megan Kaun, Board Member  
Richard Dowd, Board Member Mary Watts, and Board Member  
Christopher Grabill  
2 - Vice Chair William Arnone Jr., and Board Member Lisa Badenfort  
Absent  
2. STATEMENTS OF ABSENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS - NONE  
3. STUDY SESSION  
3.1  
EMERGENCY GROUNDWATER PROGRAM UPDATE  
BACKGROUND: Staff will present an update on the implementation of the  
Emergency Groundwater Program. The Board may discuss this item and give  
direction to staff.  
Staff Report  
Attachments:  
Attachment 1  
Attachment 2  
PowerPoint Presentation (Added 6/14/17)  
Presenter: Jennifer Burke, Deputy Director of Water and  
Engineering Resources; and Gerry Nakano, West Yost Associates  
4. MINUTES APPROVAL - NONE  
5. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
5.1  
WATER OPERATIONS DIVISION OVERVIEW - BACKGROUND AND  
DESCRIPTION OF THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM  
BACKGROUND: Staff will provide a brief overview of the Water Distribution  
System’s history, functions, operations and maintenance. The Board may discuss  
this item and give direction to staff.  
PowerPoint Presentation  
Attachments:  
Presenter: Rick Santarini, Utilities System Superintendent  
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS - NONE  
7. REFERRALS - NONE  
8. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION /  
ACTION)  
8.1  
MONTHLY RATE REVENUE AND CIP BID AWARD REPORT - MAY 2017;  
INCLUDED IN PACKET  
Memorandum  
Attachments:  
9. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS  
Vice Chair Kaun announced that she had asked staff to call a Ad  
Hoc Landscape Subcommittee meeting in the near future.  
10. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS - NONE  
11. DIRECTORS REPORTS  
Bennett Horenstein, Director of Santa Rosa Water, reported out on  
Department activities.  
12. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING  
Chairman Galvin adjourned the meeting at 3:19 pm.  
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Public Utilities  
will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at 1:30 pm in the Council  
Chamber, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa.  
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Daniel J. Galvin III, Chairman  
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Sara Roberts, Recording Secretary