Virtual Meeting - See Agenda

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City of Santa Rosa

Subregional Wastewater Technical

Advisory Committee

Meeting Minutes - Final

Thursday, October 13, 2022

8:00 AM

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Jennifer Burke, Chair, called the meeting to order at 8:06 a.m.

Present: Jennifer Burke, Craig Scott, Mary Grace Pawson, Ryan

Crawford, and Michael Thompson (joined at 8:45 a.m.)

Absent (0)

City Staff Present:

Colin Close

Nick Harvey

Kimberly Zunino

Mike Prinz

Sean McNeil

Elise Miller

Lori Urbanek

Martin St. George

Robert Wilson

Tanya Mokvyts

Others:

Vanessa Garrett

2. ADOPT RESOLUTION FINDING PROCLAIMED STATE OF EMERGENCY AND

THAT MEETING IN PERSON WOULD PRESENT IMMINENT RISKS TO THE

HEALTH OR SAFETY OF ATTENDEES AND AUTHORIZING MEETINGS BY

TELECONFERENCE OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES

2.1

PRESENTATION - RESOLUTION OF THE SUBREGIONAL

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FINDING PROCLAIMED

STATE OF EMERGENCY AND THAT MEETING IN PERSON WOULD

PRESENT IMMINENT RISKS TO THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF

ATTENDEES, AND AUTHORIZING MEETINGS BY

TELECONFERENCE OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES

Resolution

Attachments:

Moved by City of Rohnert Park (Pawson), seconded by City of

Sebastopol (Crawford). Approved by City of Santa Rosa, City of

Cotati, City of Rohnert Park, and City of Sebastopol.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

April 7, 2022 - Regular Meeting Minutes.

3.1

April 7, 2022 - Regular Meeting Minutes

Attachments:

The minutes for April 7, 2022 were approved as submitted.

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS

None.

5. NEW BUSINESS

5.1

PRESENTATION - SANTA ROSA’S “OUR WATER FUTURE” - WATER SUPPLY

ALTERNATIVES PLAN

Presentation (Uploaded 10-13-2022)

Attachments:

Colin Close, Senior Water Resources Planner, presented and

answered questions on Santa Rosa's "Our Water Future" - Water

Supply Alternatives Plan related to: the purpose and approach of the

plan; and requested that a representative of the Subregional

Wastewater Technical Advisory Committee (SubTAC) be appointed

to the Stakeholder Group to participate in plan development. Mary

Grace Pawson, City of Rohnert Park, was appointed to be the

representative in the Stakeholder Group from the recycled water

users, and Craig Scott was appointed to be the representative from

the SubTAC, with all agencies present agreeing with these

appointments.

PRESENTATION - FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 FINANCIAL UPDATE

5.2

Presentation (Uploaded 10-13-2022)

Attachments:

Nick Harvey, Administrative Analyst, presented and answered

questions on the preliminary financial results for Fiscal Year

2021/22, including: a regional operations summary which showed

that expenditures came in just below the budgeted amount; regional

CIP budget highlights; key takeaways from the 2021-22 budget; and

future financial considerations.

PRESENTATION - REGIONAL OPERATIONS DIVISION UPDATE

5.3

Presentation (Uploaded 10-13-2022)

Attachments:

Mike Prinz, Deputy Director - Water Reuse, presented and

answered questions on the Regional Operations, including: recycled

water storage; recycled water allotments; items of note; capital

improvements; and biosolids topics.

PRESENTATION - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIVISION UPDATE

5.4

Presentation (Uploaded 10-13-2022)

Attachments:

Sean McNeil, Deputy Director - Environmental Services, presented

and answered questions on: the Enforcement Response Plan and

Significant Industrial User policy updates; the Laguna environmental

laboratory; and recent wastewater epidemiological testing and

studies.

PRESENTATION - APPROVAL OF 2023 MEETING SCHEDULE

5.5

Attachment 1 - 2023 Meeting Schedule

Attachments:

Jennifer Burke, Chair, presented and answered questions on the

2023 SubTAC meeting schedule.

6. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Santa Rosa

Subregional Wastewater Technical Advisory Committee, the

meeting adjourned at 9:37 a.m. The next meeting is scheduled for

February 9, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.