Subregional Wastewater Technical Advisory Committee
Regular MeetingSanta Rosa, CA · March 11, 2021
Minutes
Laguna Treatment Plant
City of Santa Rosa 4300 Llano Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Subregional Wastewater Technical
Advisory Committee
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday, March 11, 2021 8:00 AM
8:00 A.M. (Virtual)
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Jennifer Burke, Chair called the meeting to order at 8:03am.
Sonoma Water joined at 8:06am.
Present: 5 - Jennifer Burke, Joe Gaffney, Mary Grace Pawson, Craig Scott and
Mike Thompson
City Staff Present:
Andrew Allen
Roberta Atha
Casey Claborn
Nick Harvey
Sean McNeil
Tanya Mokvyts
Claire Myers
Gina Perez
Jeannine Sarragossa
Joe Schiavone
John Stinson
Emma Walton
Brian Bokkin
Zachary Kay
Priscilla Reyes
Public Present:
Vanessa Garrett
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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A motion was made by Committee Member Scott, second by Committee
Member Pawson, approved as submitted: The motion was carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 5 - Committee Member Burke, Committee Member Gaffney, Committee
Member Pawson, Committee Member Scott and Committee
Member Thompson
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Henry Mikus City of Sebastopol has retired as of January 2021. Joe Gaffney will be
filling in as Committee Member at the Subregional Technical Advisory Committee
Meetings until City of Sebastopol finds a permanent replacement.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
NONE.
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 PRESENTATION - REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY FY2021/22 O&M,
DEBT SERVICE AND CIP BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONS
Kimberly Zunino, Deputy Director Water Administration
Lori Urbanek, Deputy Director Engineering Resources
Attachments: Presentation.pdf
Kimberly Zunino presented the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget and gave an
overview of annual flows and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) projects. Ms.
Zunino discussed budget reduction measures, and provided an overview of the 5
year Capital Improvement Program. Ms. Zunino provided an overview of estimated
regional miscellaneous revenue and information on the refund reserve.Committee
Members agreed to hold a Special Subregional Technical Advisory Committee
meeting to further discuss the amount of fund balances each Subregional Partner
wants to contribute.
Lori Urbanek gave a summary of the 20-year Capital Improvement Program. Ms.
Urbanek discussed the 20-Year spending needs for the Regional Water Reuse
System.
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Tonya Mokvyts presented the 2021-2022 proposed CIP Regional project highlights
including: emergency generator fuel tank replacement, Laguna Treatment Plant
electrical infrastructure replacement, aeration basin and aeration header
improvements, and maintenance building roof improvement.
5.2 PRESENTATION - REGIONAL OPERATIONS DIVISION UPDATE
Emma Walton, Deputy Director Regional Water Reuse Operations
Attachments: Presentation.pdf
Emma Walton gave an update on Regional Operations. Ms. Walton presented
information on recycled water production, and recycled water storage averages,
current recycled water storage, and production for the year. Due to the current
shortage of rain fall, Ms. Walton discussed recycled water availability impacts to
operations.
5.3 PRESENTATION - SUMMARY OF THE TRUCKED WASTE
PROGRAM
Sean McNeil, Deputy Director Environmental Services
Attachments: Presentation.pdf
Sean McNeil gave a summary of the Laguna Treatment Plant’s Truck Waste
Program. Mr. McNeil discussed the details of the program including waste types
accepted, wastehauler permitting, regulations, sampling, and the program
variability. Mr. McNeil summarized the benefits of the program, its impacts to the
Laguna Treatment Plant, and discussed the future of the program.
6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Santa Rosa Subregional
Wastewater Technical Advisory Committee, the meeting adjourned at 9:37am. The
next special meeting will be on March 29, 2021 at 10:30am.
Agenda
Laguna Treatment Plant
City of Santa Rosa 4300 Llano Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
SUBREGIONAL WASTEWATER TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND
SUMMARY REPORT
MARCH 11, 2021
8:00 A.M. (Virtual)
DUE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS
N-25-20 AND N-29-20 WHICH SUSPEND CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF
THE BROWN ACT, AND THE ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE
COUNTY OF SONOMA TO SHELTER IN PLACE TO MINIMIZE THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE
PARTICIPATING VIA ZOOM WEBINAR.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY
VISITING HTTPS://SRCITYORG.ZOOM.US/J/99413890288 OR BY DIALING
1-877-853-5257, THEN ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 994 1389 0288
THE MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED AT
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA
The public accessing the meeting through the Zoom link will be able to
provide public comment on agenda items at the time an agenda item is
discussed during the Subregional Technical Advisory Committee
Meeting. Public Comment may also be submitted via e-mail at
preyes@srcity.org or recorded voice message at 707- 543-3371.
Deadlines and additional instruction for public comment are set forth
below. The City of Santa Rosa has postponed many non-essential
meetings until further notice.We appreciate your patience and
willingness to protect the health and wellness of our community.
If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact
Priscilla Reyes at preyes@srcity.org
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2.1 PRESENTATION - MINUTES APPROVAL-FEBRUARY 11, 2021
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Attachments: February 11, 2021-Regular Meeting Minutes.pdf
3 ANNOUNCEMENTS
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Comment may be submitted via e-mail or recorded voice message.
Live Public Comment: The public accessing the meeting through the Zoom
link or dial-in will be able to provide public comment on agenda items at the
time an Agenda Item is discussed during the Subregional Technical Advisory
Committee Meeting.Go to https://srcity.org/virtualparticipation for more
information.
E-mail Public Comment: To submit an e-mailed public comment to the
Subregional Technical Advisory Committee Meeting,please send
to:preyes@srcity.org by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 10. Identify in the
subject line of your e-mail the Agenda Item Number on which you wish to
comment, provide your name in the body of the e-mail and your comment.
These comments will be e-mailed to all Committee Members, will be posted to
the agenda documents on-line, and be made part of the archive packet.
Recorded Voice Message Public Comment: To submit a voice message
public comment, please call 707-543-3371 by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday,March
10. State your name, the Agenda Item Number(s) on which you wish to
comment, and your comment. Recordings will be limited to 3 minutes.
Recorded comments may be played at the time that the Agenda Item is
discussed during the Subregional Technical Advisory Committee Meeting.
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 PRESENTATION - REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY FY2021/22 O&M,
DEBT SERVICE AND CIP BUDGET AND ALLOCATIONS
Kimberly Zunino, Deputy Director Water Administration
Lori Urbanek, Deputy Director Engineering Resources
City of Santa Rosa
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Attachments: 2021-22 Water Department CIP Worksheet.pdf
5.2 PRESENTATION - REGIONAL OPERATIONS DIVISION UPDATE
Emma Walton, Deputy Director Regional Water Reuse Operations
5.3 PRESENTATION - SUMMARY OF THE TRUCKED WASTE
PROGRAM
Sean McNeil, Deputy Director Environmental Services
6. ADJOURNMENT
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