Board of Public Utilities

Council Chamber City of Santa Rosa 100 Santa Rosa Avenue Board of Public Utilities Regular Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:30 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Chair Galvin called the meeting of the Board of Public Utilities to order at 1:30 p.m. Present 5 - Chair Daniel Galvin III, Board Member William Arnone Jr., Board Member Richard Dowd, Board Member Christopher Grabill, and Board Member Lisa Badenfort Absent 1 - Board Member Mary Watts 2. STATEMENTS OF ABSENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS No statements of abstention were made by Board Members. 3. STUDY SESSION 3.1 UPDATE ON WATER QUALITY ADVISORY FOR FOUNTAINGROVE AREA On November 10, 2017, Santa Rosa Water issued a Do-Not-Drink and Do-Not-Boil Water Quality Advisory for 13 homes in an isolated area of Fountaingrove as a result of the October fires. Water Quality testing after the fires revealed elevated levels of benzene in an isolated area of the City’s water distribution system. Staff will provide the Board an update on the on-going investigation and actions that Santa Rosa Water is taking to address this water quality issue. Presenter(s): Jennifer Burke, Deputy Director Water and Engineering Resources and Joe Schiavone, Deputy Director Local Operations 4. MINUTES APPROVAL 4.1 January 4, 2018, Regular Meeting Minutes. Approved as submitted. 5. STAFF BRIEFINGS - NONE. 6. CONSENT ITEMS - NONE. 7. REPORT ITEMS - NONE. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 2 Board of Public Utilities Regular Meeting Minutes - Final February 1, 2018 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS NONE. 9. REFERRALS NONE. 10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION / ACTION) NONE. 11. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS Board Member Dowd reported that the Budget Review Subcommittee has 4 meetings scheduled. 12. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS NONE. 13. DIRECTORS REPORTS Ben Horenstein, Director of Water provided an update on Department activities. 14. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING Chair Galvin adjourned the meeting at 2:33 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Public Utilities will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at 1:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa. /s/ ______________________ Daniel J. Galvin III, Chairman /s/ ___________________________ Gina Perez, Recording Secretary