Council Chamber  
City of Santa Rosa  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Board of Public Utilities  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, March 7, 2019  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
Chair Galvin called the meeting of the Board of Public Utilities to  
order at approximately 1:30 p.m.  
6 -  
Present  
Chair Daniel Galvin III, Vice Chair William Arnone Jr., Board Member  
Richard Dowd, Board Member Christopher Grabill, Board Member  
David Bannister, and Board Member Mary Watts  
1 - Board Member Lisa Badenfort  
Absent  
2. STATEMENTS OF ABSENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS  
No statements of abstention were made by Board members.  
3. STUDY SESSION - NONE.  
4. MINUTES APPROVAL  
The minutes were accepted as submitted.  
4.1  
February 21, 2019 - Regular Meeting Minutes.  
February 21, 2019 - Regular Meeting Minutes (added 3/6/19)  
Attachments:  
5. STAFF BRIEFINGS  
5.1  
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 3/6/2019)  
Attachments:  
Presenter(s): Colin Close, Sr. Water Resources Planner  
5.2  
UPDATE ON LAGUNA TREATMENT PLANT AND THE EMERGENCY  
PROCLAMATION  
Staff will provide an update on the treatment plant response and the  
actions taken during last week’s atmospheric river leading to the  
declaration of a local emergency. The Board may discuss this item and  
give direction to staff.  
Presentation (added 3/6/19)  
Attachments:  
Presenter(s): Sean McNeil, Interim Deputy Director Environmental  
Services and Brian Bokkin, Interim Treatment Plant Superintendent  
Public Comment:  
Brenda Adelman asked for clarification about how the release of  
water from Delta Pond to the Laguna works when significant flooding  
is present.  
6. CONSENT ITEMS - NONE.  
7. REPORT ITEMS  
7.1  
REPORT - SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY (SCWA) 2019/20  
WATER TRANSMISSION BUDGET AND RATE INCREASE  
BACKGROUND: There is a Water Advisory Committee (WAC) made up  
of elected officials of each of the prime contractors to the SCWA  
wholesale water. The WAC is an advisory committee to the Water  
Agency Board of Directors. The City’s WAC Representative is Council  
Member Victoria Fleming. On April 8, 2019, the WAC is scheduled to  
vote on whether or not to recommend the SCWA budget and proposed  
rate increase for approval of the Water Agency Board of Directors.  
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is made of technical staff of  
each of the prime contractors to the Water Agency’s wholesale water.  
The TAC provides technical analysis and recommendations to the  
WAC.  
RECOMMENDATION: The Water Department recommends that the  
Board of Public Utilities, by motion, make a recommendation to the City  
Council regarding Council’s direction to its WAC member on the SCWA  
budget and proposed water rate increases which is scheduled to be  
considered by the City Council at its meeting on March 26, 2019.  
Staff Report  
Attachment 1  
Presentation  
Attachments:  
Kimberly Zunino, Deputy Director Administration and Lynne Rosselli,  
Finance Manager, Sonoma County Water Agency  
A motion was made by Board Member Grabill, seconded by Board Member  
Watts, to recommend support to the City Council regarding Council's  
direction to its WAC member on the SCWA budget and proposed water rate  
increases. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Chair Galvin III, Vice Chair Arnone Jr., Board Member Dowd, Board  
Member Grabill, Board Member Bannister and Board Member Watts  
1 - Board Member Badenfort  
Absent:  
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS  
None.  
9. REFERRALS  
None.  
10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION)  
None.  
11. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS  
Board member Dowd reported that the Budget Review  
Subcommittee met this morning.  
12. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS  
None.  
13. DIRECTORS REPORTS  
Jennifer Burke, Interim Director provided an update on the  
recruitment for the Water Director, on the quarterly water quality  
sampling plan, the status of the Microgrid Project, and the  
Groundwater Sustainability Agency efforts for funding and recent  
community meetings regarding fees.  
14. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING  
Chair Galvin adjourned the meeting at 2:22 p.m. The next regularly  
scheduled meeting of the Board of Public Utilities will be held on  
March 7, 2019.  
Approved on: March 21, 2019  
_________/S/_____________  
Gina Perez, Recording Secretary