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Board of Public Utilities Agenda
Regular Meeting – May 7, 2009
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Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Board of Public Utilities regarding any
item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Utilities Department located
at 69 Stony Circle during normal business hours.
FOR ACCESSIBLE
MEETING INFORMATION
CALL: (707) 543-4200
ADD: (707) 543-3031
SANTA ROSA BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL, 100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE
MAY 7, 2009
1:30 P.M. (MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, ROOM 10)
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS
3. STUDY SESSION
3.1 RAINWATER HARVESTING AND GRAY WATER SYSTEMS VS.
REGULATIONS
Staff will present a discussion of rainwater harvesting and gray water
systems as they pertain to California Department of Public Health
regulatory requirements for domestic water systems, City of Santa Rosa’s
Backflow Prevention Program and Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector
Control District’s concerns for the water storage tanks.
3.2 ADJOURN STUDY SESSION AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS: Except for public hearing items,
comments from the public will be allowed on all agenda items at the time each item is
called. Comments on public hearing items may be made when the hearing is opened.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: Comments from the public on nonagenda
items will be heard under Agenda Item 8.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 16, 2009
5. STAFF BRIEFINGS - NONE
6. CONSENT ITEMS
6.1 BID AWARD – STEELE LANE SEWER AND WATER IMPROVEMENTS
The Public Works Department recommends that the Board, by motion,
award a construction contract in the total amount of $1,394,385.00 to the
lowest responsive bidder, TerraCon Pipelines of Healdsburg, CA, for
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Regular Meeting – May 7, 2009
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Steele Lane Sewer and Water Improvements and approve a construction
contingency of 15 percent.
6.2 BID AWARD - SPRING STREET SEWER & WATER IMPROVEMENTS
The Public Works Department recommends that the Board, by motion,
award a construction contract in the total amount of $1,205,759.05 to the
lowest responsive bidder, North Bay Construction, Inc. of Petaluma, CA
for Spring Street Sewer & Water Improvements and approve a
construction contingency of 15 percent.
7. REPORT ITEMS
7.1 REPORT – FOURTH AMENDED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO
PROVIDE FUNDING AND SUPPORT INFORMATION FOR SANTA
ROSA PLAIN GROUNDWATER STUDY (YEAR 4)
The Santa Rosa Plain (Plain) is home to approximately half the population
of Sonoma County. Water supply is provided by a combination of ground
water and Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) aqueduct system
supply from the Russian River. The United States Geological Survey
(USGS) together with SCWA and seven public and private water
purveyors have entered into an agreement to carry out a five-year study to
assess the geohydrology and geochemistry of the Plain. This Fourth
Amended Cooperative Agreement would fund year four of this study.
RECOMMENDATION: Utilities Department staff recommends that the
Board, by motion, approve Santa Rosa's continued participation in and
funding of a study of the groundwater in the Santa Rosa Plain to be
conducted by the United States Geological Survey and Sonoma County
Water Agency, approve the Fourth Amended Cooperative Agreement to
Provide Funding and Support Information for Santa Rosa Plain
Groundwater Study and authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement.
7.2 REPORT – SONOMA COUNTY WATER AGENCY - WATER SUPPLY
WORKSHOP
The Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) will make a presentation on
12 Strategic Priorities on various aspects of the water supply and delivery
system. SCWA would like input on these 12 Strategic Priorities to discuss
with the Board of Supervisors in about 6 months.
RECOMMENDATION: No action is requested but the Board may discuss
these strategic priorities and give input to the SCWA.
7.3 REPORT – WATER SUPPLY UPDATE
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Staff will update the Board on water supply issues. The Board may
discuss this item and give direction to staff.
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS
This is the time when any person may address the Board of Public Utilities on matters
not listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
Board. Each speaker is allowed three minutes. To address the Board you are requested
to complete the blue Speaker’s Card and give it to the Board Secretary.
9. REFERRALS
10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION/
ACTION)
10.1 April 28, 2009 – Letter from Miles Ferris to Richard Canini re: Letter
submitted on April 2, 2009 to the Board of Public Utilities; included in
packet
11. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
12. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
13. DIRECTORS REPORT
14. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S) AND ADJOURNMENT TO
CLOSED SESSION(S) (MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM – ROOM 10)
14.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Name of Case: City of Santa Rosa v. Regional Water Quality Control
Board, Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCV-241194
15. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
16. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
The Board of Public Utilities encourages public comments regarding the above items. If
you are unable to attend this meeting, please feel free to call the Utilities Department at
543-3930 or forward written comments to the City of Santa Rosa, Utilities Department,
69 Stony Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. All comments will be forwarded to the Board at
the meeting.
BPU