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Council Chamber City of Santa Rosa 100 Santa Rosa Avenue Board of Public Utilities Regular Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, December 6, 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 approximately 1:30 p.m. Present 6 - Chair Daniel Galvin III, Board Member Lisa Badenfort, Board Member Richard Dowd, Board Member Christopher Grabill, Board Member Matt Mullan, and Board Member David Bannister Absent 1 - Vice Chair William Arnone Jr. 2. STATEMENTS OF ABSENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS Board member Badenfort stated that she would be abstaining from the acceptance of the mintues of November 1, 2018 because she was absent from the meeting. 3. STUDY SESSION - NONE 4. MINUTES APPROVAL The minutes were accepted as submitted. 4.1 November 1, 2018 - Special Meeting Minutes. Attachments: November 1, 2018 - Special Meeting Minutes. (added 12/6/2018) 4.2 November 1, 2018 - Regular Meeting Minutes. Attachments: November 1, 2018 - Regular Meeting Minutes. (added 12/6/2018) 5. STAFF BRIEFINGS 5.1 AGRICULTURE USER GROUP UPDATE Staff will provide an update on the work being performed with the Agricultural User Group. City Staff and the Agricultural User Group have been working together to provide agricultural users the ability to participate in the rate setting process and provide feedback on the recycled water use program. The update will include the information that has been previously shared with the group and ongoing City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 Board of Public Utilities Regular Meeting Minutes - Final December 6, 2018 discussions. The Board may discuss this item and give direction to staff. Attachments: Presentation (added 12/6/2018) Presenter(s): Kimberly Zunino, Deputy Director Administration. 5.2 PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY LEGISLATION FOR UNUSED MEDICINES AND SHARPS - WHAT PASSAGE OF SB 212 MEANS FOR SANTA ROSA REGIONAL WATER REUSE SYSTEM In September 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 212, the first state law in the nation requiring producers of medications and sharps to design, operate and fund a safe and convenient collection program for both home generated needles and unused medications. The Extended Producer Responsibility legislation was the result of unsuccessful efforts to work with the pharmaceutical industry on issues regarding the disposal of unused medications. Subsequently, a number of local safe medicine disposal ordinances were developed throughout the state which spurred the development of the proposed statewide legislation SB 212. This presentation will address how the adoption of SB 212 will affect the City's current Safe Medicine Disposal Program and discuss interim measures prior to full implementation of the new extended producer responsibility requirements. The Board may discuss this item and give direction to staff. Attachments: Presentation (added 12/6/2018) Presenter(s): Martin St. George, Environmental Compliance Supervisor. 6. CONSENT ITEMS - NONE 7. REPORT ITEMS - NONE 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS None. 9. REFERRALS None. 10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION) None. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3 Board of Public Utilities Regular Meeting Minutes - Final December 6, 2018 11. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS None. 12. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Molly MacLean, Assistant City Attorney reported on the recent ACWA conference that she attended and provided an update on a number of bills that are were passed during the last legislative session. Board member Dowd reported that he had an ex parte meeting regarding the proposed compost facility and made a motion for staff to bring an update to the full Board on this project. The motion was seconded by Board member Badenfort. 13. DIRECTORS REPORTS Joe Schiavone, Acting Director reported on various department activities and announced that Rita Miller would be retiring on December 27, 2018. Rita Miller, Deputy Director Environmental Services thanked the Board for their environmental stewardship. 14. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING The meeting was adjourned at approximately 3:10 p.m. in honor of Rita Miller. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Public Utilities will be held on January 17, 2018. Approved on: January 17, 2019 _________/S/_____________ Gina Perez, Recording Secretary