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This travel. Green.

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>> Good afternoon. Like to

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call a meeting of the Board of

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Public Utilities for the city

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of Santa Rosa to order. We MAY

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have a roll call, please.

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>> Board member right here.

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Board Eisler. Board member do

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it. PRESIDENT Board member

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been fort here, Vice chair

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Noni here and check out Let

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the record reflect all board

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members are present. Thank

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you.

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>> Any statements of

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abstention by board members?

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Okay. We have a new study

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session. We have minutes for

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the AUGUST 6th meeting. So at

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this time last the board with

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the have any changes they wish

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to make to the minutes. Seeing

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none. We'll open it up for

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public comment on the approval

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of the minutes used to make a

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public comment. Please move to

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the podium. Seeing no one

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rise. The minutes will be

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approved in and did it and

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submitted.

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>> Please show that I was not

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in attendance for that

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meetings. Thank you. Thank

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you. We have to staff

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briefings after Bourke. Thank

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you. Chair Gavin and members

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of the board are first.

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>> Staff briefing is our water

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recycle water supply update.

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And Deputy Director Peter

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Martin, deputy director water

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resources. Peter Martin and

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deputy director regional water

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reuse operations. Mike will be

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making the presentation.

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>> Good afternoon, gentleman.

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All right. Good afternoon.

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Members of the board here with

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a brief water and recycle

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water supply update for you.

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in terms of stories and Lake

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Pillsbury on the River storage

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is currently at about 41,700

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Acre Feet representing about

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20,000 acre feet below the

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Target stores curve for this

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time of year. If you recall

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that 20,000 acre feet, he's

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lost as a result of them not

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being able to operate the

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slide. Gates and like

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Pillsbury a really it's a

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seismic issues on the part

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about project. They have taken

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some proactive measures in

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terms of requests for relief

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in the form of productions and

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flow and delivery through the

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project to the upper Russian

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River that will allow them to

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manage storage adequately and

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their goal for the target is

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to retain at least 20,000 to

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30,000 acre feet of water body

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into the water year. And I say

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they I mean, so. And just to

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And Lake Mendocino again, just

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mostly good news in terms of

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storage on the Russian River.

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They are operating under what

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is termed to dry conditions

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for water rights the required

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fish flows. As of today,

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there's about 68,000 acre feet

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of Water. Lake Mendocino.

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Which is about 61% of

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available water supply for

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that reservoir. They

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anticipate based on their

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modeling that there will be

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approximately 55,000 acre feet

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of water in that reservoir by

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OCTOBER one, leaving decent

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amount of water through carry

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over through the winter. In

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terms of storage and Lake

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summit where we get our

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contractual supplies very full

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at about 242,000 acre feet. Of

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today, those levels are

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dropping about 2000 acre feet

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per week. I think the last

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update we gave you, we let you

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know you know, there's a time

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when the Army Corps operating

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the releases of that reservoir

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when it is above gray line and

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they're operating in what's

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considered the flood control

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storage pool that was handed

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over to water for

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decision-making and releases

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are, you know, basically last

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month. And this is the latest

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time in the year that that's

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ever occurred and its

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operations since 93. And then

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just a real brief You have

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been hearing from my colleague

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Lisa Quayle r about outreach

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to the community that's being

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affected by the state's

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non-functional turf

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regulation. Just so, you

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letters will be going out to

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the community for all the

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identified accounts over the

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next course of the next couple

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months. Well, but now out in

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batches about 100 letters will

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be going out this week. So

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with that, we have putting

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together additional resources

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for those customers who MAY be

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affected by the regulation.

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And we will be redacted to

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directing folks to the city's

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web page, which is sr City Dot

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org, slash in Ft and also have

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a special e-mail inbox for

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those inquiries at ft at sr

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City Dot Org. So again, just

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trying to support our

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customers throughout this new

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regulation requirements around

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than on irrigation of

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non-functional turf. That

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concludes my portion of

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afternoon. Chair gala members

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aboard Mike Prinz deputy

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director regional water reuse

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operations for a quick.

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>> Update on recycle water

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storage. This is a chart

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you've seen many versions of

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in the past. I would draw your

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attention to the red plot,

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which is the current water

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years. Recycle water storage

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trend. Focusing on the right

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hand half of the plot. You can

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see the red trend relative to

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last year's trend, which is

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black there are some changes

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mostly attributable to the

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geysers, a maintenance

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shutdown last year. The trend

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during the shutdown was

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basically level this year. We

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notice, as you can see in the

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red trend, an increase in

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storage. That I would

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attribute most likely to a

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relatively mild summer and

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associated lower irrigation

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demand during the shutdown.

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Nonetheless, the systems back

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online and store it is coming

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down mostly due to geysers

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flow. But there is some

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irrigation happening as well.

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Moving on. I want to highlight

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something that came to light

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during the guys are shut down.

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We were notified by Vineyard

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owner of recycled water. The

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leak did not reach any waters

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of the state. It's soaked into

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the ground, but it was at an

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air release valve and the

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Alexander Valley area. This

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map just shows the top end of

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the geysers system north of

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Healdsburg and the red acts as

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you would expect is where the

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leak was detected. And this

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image shows the entire

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high-pressure length of the

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pipeline Pine Flat Road up to

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the terminal tank. Riviere

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released found that was

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leaking was not in the

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pipeline. It's in the

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relatively flat section before

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picture of actually, I believe

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it's in isolation valve Hall,

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which is the rectangular

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concrete surface. There. And

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then release valves in the

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circular. All right. Next to

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it. You can see some of water

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that had leaked out on the

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ground and it actually had

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floated short distance over

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land and soaked into the

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ground slightly down gradient

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from where this picture was

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taken inside the valve. All

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you can see on the left-hand

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side, the spray coming out

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from air released out the leak

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actually was occurring in the

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riser or the pipe that comes

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up from the flan The plant is

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actually part of the pipeline

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and the leak was in a really

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problematic location in that

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Flanders. So we could easily

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put what's referred to as a

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full circle clamp on the riser

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to seal off the leak things

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were a little more complicated

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because room we attempted to

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stop the leak so repair could

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be put into effect isolation

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to isolation valves. We're not

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ceding properly. That's what

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we've been able to determine

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so far. Anyway. And so we

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couldn't pressurize that

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section of the pipeline. So

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fortunately, during the course

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of the shutdown, we had our on

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call contractor come out and

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weld essentially Cannes over

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the air b and effectively

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temporarily abandon it era

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least 1000, allow air to leave

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the pipeline because you do

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get certain amounts of air

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inside a pipeline and air bees

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allow that to be purged

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essentially automatically. So

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we are going to have to come

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back and fix this permanently.

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In order to do that. We are

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engaging a contractor to help

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us diagnose what MAY need to

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happen to tune the isolation

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valves and get them to see

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properly so that we can

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disassemble that equipment and

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replace it. Essentially 2 d

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pressurize that section the

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pipeline. So obviously on the

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left-hand side, that's the

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leak. When discovered in on

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the right hand side, that's

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the temporary repair

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afterwards. The green hose in

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the photograph on the left is

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just a section line for a

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pump, 2 d water so he could

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get down to the equipment and

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investigate what was going on.

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With that. That's all I have

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for today. And Peter and I are

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>> Thank you both, gentlemen.

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Board member do it. Yes, sir.

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Thank you for that report on

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the temporary patch. How long

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do you think it will take for

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this to be resolved? You think

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there's any kind of a price

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estimate because we're using

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an outside source.

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>> I was asked to me, it MAY

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take between 2 and 3 months. I

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don't I don't think that's

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going to be a problem.

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>> I don't yet what the

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conclusion is going to be

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about the isolation valves. So

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that's a little up in the air.

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>> In terms of cost, I think

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fixing the air via itself is

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going to be pretty

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straightforward because we'll

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just remove the Flanders and

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rv from the pipeline have a

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new one ready to go in. I

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estimate that that's going to

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be less than $10,000. Ballpark

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figure in terms the isolation

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valves. I'm hoping that it MAY

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just be an adjustment on the

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bout stop to get the valve to

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were completely. I would

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expect that to be very

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expensive at all. I'm hoping

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that's what the issue is. But

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right now, we don't know for

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sure.

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>> Thank you, sir. Good to

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have hope. Other board member

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questions or comments. Board

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member of Fort.

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>> Thank you both for deputy

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director Martin. I'm maybe 15

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72 on the non-functional turf,

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which is our entire life what

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seems like one, thank you for

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the deliberate and thoughtful

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outreach to customers. I think

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it will be very, very, very

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helpful and useful because I

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think it is just by nature,

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not the clearest definition in

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the world. And there's a lot

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of exemptions. You mention

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you're going to do kind of

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like a a staggered outreach of

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letters that 100 per week are

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going. Do we know about how

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many accounts are going to be

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affected by this?

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>> Yeah. As of now the list of

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Miller's is just center 1000

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is my understanding. You know

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that accounts for the fact

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that there are people who are,

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you know, Leaseholders are,

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you actually on site. And

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then, of course, you know, the

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business owners that MAY be

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perhaps out of state as well.

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So there are some duplicate of

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reporting for maybe some, you

353
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there was a lot of ground

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writhing in that to make sure

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we tried to assign you know,

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it's through imagery and

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different things. Of course,

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too, as well are, you And so

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there was actually some ground

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writhing to go look and But if

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there is a possibility that,

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you know, somebody MAY get

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notified and accurately, it's

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hard to tell, you know. And

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which side is attached to

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which meter. But, you know, we

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did definitely do everything

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we could to try to cast a

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broad net, not regard so.

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>> Testing. I think it

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actually to have notification

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going out to maybe multiple

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contacts on the account might

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actually be helpful because I

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think one situation we might

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run into is

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>> potentially that that. The

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person, the customer that we

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have might not have any

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control over what actually

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happens on site with that

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landscaping. And so I think

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the more information, the

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better the department has done

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a tremendous job preparing for

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will be interested to here

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back how it's going. So

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appreciate everything you guys

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have done to prep and rule

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out. Thank you.

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>> Remember, do it? Yes. Thank

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you for those comments. And

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I'd like to follow up a member

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of that subcommittee. Also,

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school districts basically can

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about under themselves and

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ours. Roseland Wastewater.

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Basically they've got

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non-functional turf in front

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of the schools. 2 or 3 of them

401
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water runs out onto the

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sidewalk. A lot all kind of

403
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stuff like that. So I do hope

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you can reaffirmed to school

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districts should be nice if

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they help with the state law.

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Thank you. Other board member

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questions or comments. Wright

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will open up for public

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comment on

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>> item 6.1 2, which makes a

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comment. I see someone at the

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podium. If you give us your

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name, please and wait for the

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timer to start. Good

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afternoon. My name is Fred.

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All regarding the before and

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after pictures of the air

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release Valve would like to

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>> compliment the photographer

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on the after picture. It's

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particularly well framed.

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Well, composed. That's a great

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picture that could go on. The

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wall of some buddies office.

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So whoever took that picture,

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my compliments.

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>> I have a feeling it was

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Deputy Director Prince. It was

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not but I will ask the of

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though. I agree. It's a great

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picture. Thanks. Any other

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public comments. Very good.

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That'll take care our staff

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briefing. 6.1 will now move to

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6.2.

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>> Director Burke. Thank you.

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Chair governor members of the

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board item 6.2 is our

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efficient fixtures, direct

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installation program update.

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And Lisa Queen Laura

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sustainability coordinator for

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water use efficiency. We'll

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make the presentation. Welcome

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to square.

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>> Thank you. Good afternoon,

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chair Galvin and members of

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the

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>> Ford.

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>> And you'll see on this. A

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title slide that Joan of who

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is a warning sufficiency

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civics park follow is supposed

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to be here Co presenting with

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me today. Unfortunately, she

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is ill and couldn't be here.

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And if I MAY, I just want to

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pause and acknowledge Gianna

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and the work, the significant

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work she contributed to the

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program. I'm about to share

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with you all. If you're not

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familiar, the Civics Park

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fellowship is a competitive

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fellowship sponsored by us.

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AmeriCorps and the police's

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recent college graduates at

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civic institutions or

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nonprofits to further their

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planning initiatives and

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resiliency initiatives. It

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also is a great opportunity

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for career development and

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local workforce development

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and me want to really

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acknowledge the work Gianna

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put into contributing to this

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program. She helped it move

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along very seamlessly and

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offered excellent customer

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service for. Customers

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throughout our service area.

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Okay. So to jump into the

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specifics, the U.S. Bureau of

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Reclamation, Water, Smart

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Water and Energy efficiency

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Grant program provided funding

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for projects that result in

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quantifiable, water savings

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plummet renewable energy

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components and support fraud

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or sustainability initiatives.

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And on FEBRUARY 16th of 2024,

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reclamation and Sonoma Water

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executed a grant agreement and

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the amount of 2 million

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dollars. And Sonoma water

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acting as a pastor entity

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administered the grant for 11

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participating agencies. Those

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are 11 water contractors of

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Sonoma water that included the

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city of Santa Rosa. Sonoma

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Water and the participating

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agencies contributed an

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additional 2.4 million

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dollars. So bringing the

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total. Project cost to 4.4

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million. In JULY of 2014, the

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Board of Public Utilities did

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approve a funding agreement

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between Sonoma Water and the

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city of Santa Rosa. And the

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amount of 1.8 million dollars

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to fund what we refer to as

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the efficient fixture direct

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installation program in Santa

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Rosa's. 55% match was just

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under a million dollars. The

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grant was from FEBRUARY of

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2024. And it terminates at the

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end of next month. The

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efficient fixture direct

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insulation program essentially

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utilized contracted plumbers

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to install ultra-high aficion

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toilets at qualifying homes

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and where feasible they would

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also install low-flow

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showerheads, bathroom and

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kitchen readers. This was a

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completely free service

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offered to our custom

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customers, things to the

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bureau funding and are 55%

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match. It was available to

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single family and multifamily

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water, sewer customers. And

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any old toilets that were

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replaced were recycled. The

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program. Include the

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following. So to qualify, the

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toilet have to flush that 1.6

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gallons or greater and they

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were those high flush toilets

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were replaced the Niagara

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Stealth toilet, which is an

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ultra high efficient model

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that flushes that 0.8 gallons

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per flush. It is. Those models

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are indeed epa water cents

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certified. And then the low

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flow fixtures that went in the

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shower heads, you know, the

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flow rate was 1.5 gallons per

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minute and the readers range

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from one to 1.5 gallons per

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minute. So Santa Rosa water,

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the water sufficiency team

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selected 3 contracted

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plumbers. They went through a

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00:23:23,402 --> 00:23:25,402
pretty rigorous screening

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process. These they were

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dispatched to approved

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applications came through to

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do the installations, our

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water use efficiency team

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would review the application

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and of evaluate each

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individually either through

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pictures, some medals and

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sometimes they had to go and

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do actual in-person site

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visits. And then following

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approval of the selected.

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Palmer would go in and do the

578
00:23:50,829 --> 00:23:51,397
installation approximately

579
00:23:51,397 --> 00:23:53,797
within 2 weeks of the

580
00:23:54,766 --> 00:23:57,166
application being approved. I

581
00:23:57,603 --> 00:23:58,304
do know that some board

582
00:23:58,304 --> 00:23:59,405
members participated in that

583
00:23:59,405 --> 00:24:01,240
program had heard some

584
00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:02,942
positive feedback. I'm glad.

585
00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:06,542
You were able to it. Take

586
00:24:10,516 --> 00:24:11,550
advantage of that benefit. We

587
00:24:11,550 --> 00:24:15,150
did engage in a pretty robust

588
00:24:15,487 --> 00:24:16,455
customer outreach efforts that

589
00:24:16,455 --> 00:24:17,423
included distribution of water

590
00:24:17,423 --> 00:24:20,423
bill inserts to all accounts

591
00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:22,280
approximately 54,000 water

592
00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:23,328
customer counts are at the

593
00:24:23,328 --> 00:24:25,930
service area, were notified of

594
00:24:25,930 --> 00:24:26,765
the opportunity. We send post

595
00:24:26,765 --> 00:24:28,765
cards to targeted

596
00:24:30,369 --> 00:24:31,300
neighborhoods, posters and

597
00:24:31,300 --> 00:24:32,305
information were left at

598
00:24:32,305 --> 00:24:34,305
libraries and community

599
00:24:35,341 --> 00:24:36,475
centers our City Connection

600
00:24:36,475 --> 00:24:38,778
Online newsletter, which has

601
00:24:38,778 --> 00:24:39,912
over 100,000 subscribers, ran

602
00:24:39,912 --> 00:24:42,312
promotional materials a few

603
00:24:43,916 --> 00:24:46,916
times we have targeted Adams

604
00:24:46,919 --> 00:24:49,210
to direct outreach to

605
00:24:49,210 --> 00:24:49,688
multi-family residential

606
00:24:49,688 --> 00:24:50,322
properties, tabled several

607
00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:51,230
city-sponsored and local

608
00:24:51,230 --> 00:24:54,230
events like the Saint Patty's

609
00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:56,950
5 k. Ron Earth Day event.

610
00:24:56,950 --> 00:24:59,950
Watersmart Expo and then we

611
00:24:59,665 --> 00:25:00,232
did top are community

612
00:25:00,232 --> 00:25:01,434
engagement manager to

613
00:25:01,434 --> 00:25:02,680
distribute promotional

614
00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:04,680
materials. Many community

615
00:25:07,473 --> 00:25:09,642
events. This is just an

616
00:25:09,642 --> 00:25:10,376
example. The latest postcard

617
00:25:10,376 --> 00:25:11,770
that was sent out to customers

618
00:25:11,770 --> 00:25:13,745
English from one side Spanish

619
00:25:13,745 --> 00:25:15,715
on the other. A quick scan of

620
00:25:15,715 --> 00:25:17,784
the qr code would take you to

621
00:25:17,784 --> 00:25:19,319
the application. You can see

622
00:25:19,319 --> 00:25:20,153
we're really trying to impress

623
00:25:20,153 --> 00:25:22,388
upon folks supplies are

624
00:25:22,388 --> 00:25:25,388
running out and to take

625
00:25:28,962 --> 00:25:29,595
advantage while they can.

626
00:25:29,595 --> 00:25:30,163
Regarding the additional

627
00:25:30,163 --> 00:25:31,998
targeted neighborhood

628
00:25:31,998 --> 00:25:33,990
outreach. We did focus on

629
00:25:33,990 --> 00:25:33,900
neighborhoods that have

630
00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:35,301
historically low water use

631
00:25:35,301 --> 00:25:36,350
efficiency program,

632
00:25:36,350 --> 00:25:38,350
participation or neighborhoods

633
00:25:38,571 --> 00:25:41,571
with older homes where the

634
00:25:41,607 --> 00:25:42,475
toilets were likely to be

635
00:25:42,475 --> 00:25:43,176
those higher flush toilets

636
00:25:43,176 --> 00:25:43,810
with significant water saving

637
00:25:43,810 --> 00:25:46,210
potential once they were

638
00:25:49,749 --> 00:25:52,652
replaced. So all in all the

639
00:25:52,652 --> 00:25:55,588
slide was completed before it

640
00:25:55,588 --> 00:25:57,357
got the recent totals. We've

641
00:25:57,357 --> 00:25:58,458
actually met our quota. We

642
00:25:58,458 --> 00:26:00,458
have assigned all 2,500

643
00:26:02,162 --> 00:26:03,663
toilets for installation. So

644
00:26:03,663 --> 00:26:05,565
the the applications actually

645
00:26:05,565 --> 00:26:06,265
close this week as we do want

646
00:26:06,265 --> 00:26:09,402
to short waiting list. And in

647
00:26:09,402 --> 00:26:12,672
case a few folks to drop out.

648
00:26:12,672 --> 00:26:13,340
So 2,500 toilets gone by the

649
00:26:13,340 --> 00:26:16,340
end of SEPTEMBER, they will

650
00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:18,578
all be in and over

651
00:26:18,578 --> 00:26:19,790
one-thousand low-flow fixtures

652
00:26:19,790 --> 00:26:20,513
were installed at

653
00:26:20,513 --> 00:26:21,181
approximately 1200 residential

654
00:26:21,181 --> 00:26:23,581
accounts across our service

655
00:26:24,584 --> 00:26:26,186
area. The water savings are

656
00:26:26,186 --> 00:26:26,920
pretty significant on an

657
00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:28,920
annual basis. 5.8 million

658
00:26:30,990 --> 00:26:31,591
gallons of water per year. The

659
00:26:31,591 --> 00:26:34,494
life of the toilets are

660
00:26:34,494 --> 00:26:35,195
estimated to be about 15

661
00:26:35,195 --> 00:26:37,264
years. So again, significant

662
00:26:37,264 --> 00:26:39,664
water savings. For this

663
00:26:42,402 --> 00:26:43,403
program. And that concludes my

664
00:26:43,403 --> 00:26:44,705
staff briefing. I'm happy

665
00:26:44,705 --> 00:26:47,705
field any questions from the

666
00:26:50,143 --> 00:26:51,778
board. Thank Great program.

667
00:26:51,778 --> 00:26:52,411
>> I participated in it was

668
00:26:52,411 --> 00:26:54,811
very, very seamless. Very

669
00:26:55,150 --> 00:26:57,415
smooth. Board member questions

670
00:26:59,852 --> 00:27:00,620
or comments. Remember, do it?

671
00:27:00,620 --> 00:27:02,656
>> Yes, thank you for the good

672
00:27:02,656 --> 00:27:03,723
presentation and thank you for

673
00:27:03,723 --> 00:27:05,992
the information. The overhead

674
00:27:05,992 --> 00:27:08,392
photo of that additional

675
00:27:09,296 --> 00:27:10,297
neighborhood that has problem.

676
00:27:10,297 --> 00:27:12,666
It's right next to a county

677
00:27:12,666 --> 00:27:15,660
island Clover Drive. Their

678
00:27:17,300 --> 00:27:17,871
homes are all also. Is there a

679
00:27:17,871 --> 00:27:19,390
opportunities where people in

680
00:27:19,390 --> 00:27:20,774
the county islands that MAY be

681
00:27:20,774 --> 00:27:22,842
annexed into the city in the

682
00:27:22,842 --> 00:27:25,679
future can participate in a

683
00:27:25,679 --> 00:27:26,380
Santa Rosa program like this

684
00:27:26,380 --> 00:27:27,714
this things done now and just

685
00:27:27,714 --> 00:27:31,840
have to wait to the county

686
00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:33,120
comes up with something.

687
00:27:33,120 --> 00:27:34,821
>> As of this program is we as

688
00:27:34,821 --> 00:27:35,523
a noted, all toilets have been

689
00:27:35,523 --> 00:27:38,523
assigned to program about to

690
00:27:38,892 --> 00:27:41,292
sunset our programs typically

691
00:27:42,796 --> 00:27:44,698
require that you be a Santa

692
00:27:44,698 --> 00:27:45,331
Rosa water, water sewer

693
00:27:45,331 --> 00:27:47,267
customer to qualify. But

694
00:27:47,267 --> 00:27:49,667
usually the bass requirements.

695
00:27:51,338 --> 00:27:52,172
So as long as somebody meets

696
00:27:52,172 --> 00:27:52,873
those requirements and then in

697
00:27:52,873 --> 00:27:55,976
the case of toilets, you had

698
00:27:55,976 --> 00:27:56,643
to have a high flush toilet.

699
00:27:56,643 --> 00:27:57,878
All programs are different,

700
00:27:57,878 --> 00:27:59,878
have different qualifying

701
00:28:00,460 --> 00:28:01,181
criteria, but as long as you

702
00:28:01,181 --> 00:28:04,500
have a service account with

703
00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:04,484
the city water sewer, you can

704
00:28:04,484 --> 00:28:05,219
participate.

705
00:28:05,219 --> 00:28:06,186
>> Thank you for that.

706
00:28:06,186 --> 00:28:08,550
Clarification is because many

707
00:28:08,550 --> 00:28:08,789
of these people have wells and

708
00:28:08,789 --> 00:28:09,923
to hear that you can do if you

709
00:28:09,923 --> 00:28:10,624
have sewer connection with the

710
00:28:10,624 --> 00:28:13,624
city. I appreciate that might

711
00:28:14,395 --> 00:28:16,795
not. The board member

712
00:28:18,732 --> 00:28:19,833
questions or comments. All

713
00:28:19,833 --> 00:28:22,402
right. We'll open up for

714
00:28:22,402 --> 00:28:23,370
public comment on item 6.2

715
00:28:23,370 --> 00:28:23,703
viewers to make a public

716
00:28:23,703 --> 00:28:26,703
comment. Please move to the

717
00:28:27,674 --> 00:28:29,610
podium. Seeing no one rise

718
00:28:29,610 --> 00:28:32,610
that will take care 6.2. We

719
00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:36,280
have. One item on the consent

720
00:28:36,817 --> 00:28:39,817
calendar. I move adoption of

721
00:28:44,858 --> 00:28:45,559
the consent items a second. A

722
00:28:45,559 --> 00:28:48,462
motion by vice chair and only

723
00:28:48,462 --> 00:28:49,129
seconded by board member right

724
00:28:49,129 --> 00:28:51,650
this time will open up for

725
00:28:51,650 --> 00:28:54,650
public comments on item number

726
00:28:56,237 --> 00:28:59,237
7.1. Seeing no one rise. Have

727
00:29:01,420 --> 00:29:01,742
a roll call vote. Please.

728
00:29:01,742 --> 00:29:03,742
>> Remember, right? Remember

729
00:29:06,846 --> 00:29:10,446
my slur. Board member do it.

730
00:29:11,319 --> 00:29:12,520
Yes. Board member Ben Fort. I

731
00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:13,955
Vice Chair Tony, I and Chair

732
00:29:13,955 --> 00:29:14,589
Gavin, I let the record

733
00:29:14,589 --> 00:29:15,523
reflect that the consent

734
00:29:15,523 --> 00:29:17,523
calendar passes unanimously.

735
00:29:19,626 --> 00:29:20,294
Thank you.

736
00:29:20,294 --> 00:29:22,620
>> We have a couple report.

737
00:29:22,620 --> 00:29:25,620
Items will take item 8.1 0st

738
00:29:27,402 --> 00:29:29,303
Director Burke.

739
00:29:29,303 --> 00:29:29,937
>> Thank you. Chair Gavin and

740
00:29:29,937 --> 00:29:32,937
members of the board. Our

741
00:29:33,508 --> 00:29:36,344
first item is our clean water

742
00:29:36,344 --> 00:29:37,278
state revolving fund

743
00:29:37,278 --> 00:29:39,800
application and water,

744
00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:39,947
infrastructure Finance and

745
00:29:39,947 --> 00:29:42,347
Innovation Act letter of

746
00:29:42,750 --> 00:29:44,652
interest and loan application

747
00:29:44,652 --> 00:29:48,252
for the Fulton Road Sewer Lift

748
00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:51,859
Station relocation, Project. I

749
00:29:51,859 --> 00:29:54,829
think it's our longest title

750
00:29:54,829 --> 00:29:57,980
making the presentation will

751
00:29:57,980 --> 00:29:57,765
be Katie Robinson, our

752
00:29:57,765 --> 00:29:59,634
administrative analyst with

753
00:29:59,634 --> 00:30:01,634
our Administrative Division.

754
00:30:09,143 --> 00:30:11,543
Welcome MISS Robinson. Thank

755
00:30:12,380 --> 00:30:12,981
you. Director Burke. Good

756
00:30:12,981 --> 00:30:14,981
afternoon. Chair Galvin

757
00:30:16,584 --> 00:30:18,452
members of the board. My name

758
00:30:18,452 --> 00:30:19,153
is Katie Robinson and I am and

759
00:30:19,153 --> 00:30:19,854
administrative analysts with

760
00:30:19,854 --> 00:30:22,356
Santa Rosa Water's budget and

761
00:30:22,356 --> 00:30:24,291
finance team.

762
00:30:24,291 --> 00:30:26,361
>> I'm here today to present

763
00:30:26,361 --> 00:30:27,280
Santa Rosa water's financing

764
00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:27,629
applications for the Fulton

765
00:30:27,629 --> 00:30:30,290
Rose Sewer Lift Station

766
00:30:31,732 --> 00:30:32,667
relocation project. Including

767
00:30:32,667 --> 00:30:34,836
an application to the Clean

768
00:30:34,836 --> 00:30:35,470
water state revolving funds to

769
00:30:35,470 --> 00:30:37,870
the state water Resources

770
00:30:38,390 --> 00:30:40,407
Control board. As well as a

771
00:30:40,407 --> 00:30:42,409
letter of interest and loan

772
00:30:42,409 --> 00:30:43,244
application for the water,

773
00:30:43,244 --> 00:30:45,120
infrastructure, Finance and

774
00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:45,613
Innovation Act program through

775
00:30:45,613 --> 00:30:48,130
the U.S. Environmental

776
00:30:52,487 --> 00:30:54,556
Protection Agency. So they all

777
00:30:54,556 --> 00:30:55,489
provide some background on the

778
00:30:55,489 --> 00:30:57,659
funding programs. Give a brief

779
00:30:57,659 --> 00:31:00,590
overview of the project,

780
00:31:00,461 --> 00:31:01,196
discuss the financing. Details

781
00:31:01,196 --> 00:31:04,196
and then conclude with staff's

782
00:31:07,202 --> 00:31:09,202
recommendation. The Clean

783
00:31:10,907 --> 00:31:13,907
water State revolving funds or

784
00:31:14,750 --> 00:31:14,743
cw srf is a federally funded

785
00:31:14,743 --> 00:31:15,443
program and ministered in

786
00:31:15,443 --> 00:31:18,413
California by the state Water

787
00:31:18,413 --> 00:31:19,481
Resources Control Board. It

788
00:31:19,481 --> 00:31:20,182
was created through the 1987

789
00:31:20,182 --> 00:31:23,182
amendments to the Clean Water

790
00:31:23,785 --> 00:31:24,486
Act. As a low interest

791
00:31:24,486 --> 00:31:26,886
financing program for water

792
00:31:28,657 --> 00:31:29,457
infrastructure projects. Since

793
00:31:29,457 --> 00:31:31,192
then, it has helped

794
00:31:31,192 --> 00:31:31,893
communities from the

795
00:31:31,893 --> 00:31:32,493
construction and improvement

796
00:31:32,493 --> 00:31:33,395
of wastewater treatment

797
00:31:33,395 --> 00:31:35,395
facilities through long-term

798
00:31:37,832 --> 00:31:39,868
below market rate loans. The

799
00:31:39,868 --> 00:31:41,869
cw sr of programs operate much

800
00:31:41,869 --> 00:31:43,905
like thinks federal and state

801
00:31:43,905 --> 00:31:46,410
funding is used to capitalize

802
00:31:46,410 --> 00:31:46,775
the programs which then

803
00:31:46,775 --> 00:31:47,408
provide low-interest loans for

804
00:31:47,408 --> 00:31:49,408
important water, quality

805
00:31:50,612 --> 00:31:53,115
projects. As those loans are

806
00:31:53,115 --> 00:31:55,449
repaid over terms of up to 30

807
00:31:55,449 --> 00:31:56,840
years, the funds are recycled

808
00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:56,918
back into the program to

809
00:31:56,918 --> 00:31:57,419
support future water, quality

810
00:31:57,419 --> 00:31:59,419
and public health

811
00:32:01,389 --> 00:32:03,789
improvements. In addition to

812
00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:07,620
the cws rf program, the epa

813
00:32:07,620 --> 00:32:07,863
and ministers, the water,

814
00:32:07,863 --> 00:32:08,563
infrastructure, finance.

815
00:32:08,563 --> 00:32:11,563
Finance and Innovation Act or

816
00:32:13,100 --> 00:32:15,401
with program. Established in

817
00:32:16,380 --> 00:32:18,380
2014 with provide supplemental

818
00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:18,607
flexible low-cost financing

819
00:32:18,607 --> 00:32:21,700
for lower large water

820
00:32:21,443 --> 00:32:23,312
infrastructure projects. With

821
00:32:23,312 --> 00:32:24,613
the loans can cover up to 49%

822
00:32:24,613 --> 00:32:26,448
of eligible project costs and

823
00:32:26,448 --> 00:32:27,482
can be paired with other

824
00:32:27,482 --> 00:32:28,490
funding sources, including

825
00:32:28,490 --> 00:32:30,490
state revolving fund

826
00:32:35,324 --> 00:32:37,326
assistance. For this project.

827
00:32:37,326 --> 00:32:37,960
Those financing programs

828
00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:39,294
provide an opportunity to

829
00:32:39,294 --> 00:32:40,362
address some significant

830
00:32:40,362 --> 00:32:40,963
challenges with the existing

831
00:32:40,963 --> 00:32:43,363
Fulton Road Sewer Lift

832
00:32:45,333 --> 00:32:46,340
Station. The Fulton Road Sewer

833
00:32:46,340 --> 00:32:47,436
Lift Station has reached the

834
00:32:47,436 --> 00:32:48,136
end of its useful service life

835
00:32:48,136 --> 00:32:51,736
and needs to be relocated and

836
00:32:52,274 --> 00:32:53,342
rebuilt. This project is a key

837
00:32:53,342 --> 00:32:55,310
part of improving reliability

838
00:32:55,310 --> 00:32:56,780
and reducing the risk of sewer

839
00:32:56,780 --> 00:32:58,780
overflows during emergencies

840
00:33:00,482 --> 00:33:01,830
and severe weather events. The

841
00:33:01,830 --> 00:33:03,483
station conveys a large

842
00:33:03,619 --> 00:33:04,486
portion of the city sewer flow

843
00:33:04,486 --> 00:33:05,530
between major sewer trunk. So

844
00:33:05,530 --> 00:33:06,888
taking it offline for

845
00:33:06,888 --> 00:33:08,888
demolition and reconstruction

846
00:33:09,124 --> 00:33:09,725
would create operational

847
00:33:09,725 --> 00:33:11,725
challenges and require

848
00:33:13,228 --> 00:33:14,496
extensive bypass pumping.

849
00:33:14,496 --> 00:33:16,640
Rebuilding on the existing

850
00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:16,732
site would also require

851
00:33:16,732 --> 00:33:17,466
construction of a new store

852
00:33:17,466 --> 00:33:21,660
force. Main been the center is

853
00:33:21,137 --> 00:33:22,370
a creek. In addition, the

854
00:33:22,370 --> 00:33:23,239
current site is too small to

855
00:33:23,239 --> 00:33:23,873
adequately support regular

856
00:33:23,873 --> 00:33:25,873
operation and maintenance

857
00:33:27,843 --> 00:33:28,409
activities. The upgraded

858
00:33:28,409 --> 00:33:29,745
station will improve

859
00:33:29,745 --> 00:33:31,480
resilience to future

860
00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:33,415
challenges, including power

861
00:33:33,415 --> 00:33:35,815
outages, flooding and seismic

862
00:33:35,951 --> 00:33:36,652
activity while also supporting

863
00:33:36,652 --> 00:33:39,520
increased system capacity and

864
00:33:42,425 --> 00:33:44,360
overall system performance.

865
00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:45,930
The total estimated cost of

866
00:33:45,930 --> 00:33:47,930
the project. It's

867
00:33:47,263 --> 00:33:49,263
approximately 35 million

868
00:33:49,331 --> 00:33:51,133
dollars to fund the project.

869
00:33:51,133 --> 00:33:52,340
Santa Rosa Water is seeking a

870
00:33:52,340 --> 00:33:52,534
combination of financing

871
00:33:52,534 --> 00:33:54,534
through to water

872
00:33:55,338 --> 00:33:57,338
infrastructure loan programs.

873
00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:59,508
A 17.1 5 million dollar with

874
00:33:59,508 --> 00:34:01,143
the loan and a 17.0.

875
00:34:01,143 --> 00:34:02,144
85 million Dollar cw, srf

876
00:34:02,144 --> 00:34:05,744
loan, both to be repaid over

877
00:34:07,383 --> 00:34:08,650
30 years. The with program

878
00:34:08,650 --> 00:34:09,418
provides flexible low-cost

879
00:34:09,418 --> 00:34:10,119
financing that helps reduce

880
00:34:10,119 --> 00:34:13,719
the need for cash funding up

881
00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:14,890
front. One of the major

882
00:34:14,890 --> 00:34:16,859
benefits is that repayment

883
00:34:16,859 --> 00:34:17,560
terms can be customized to

884
00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:18,594
align with projected revenue

885
00:34:18,594 --> 00:34:21,594
revenues for up to 30 years

886
00:34:22,231 --> 00:34:22,931
after project completion. And

887
00:34:22,931 --> 00:34:23,532
payments can even be deferred

888
00:34:23,532 --> 00:34:26,532
for up to 5 years after

889
00:34:27,436 --> 00:34:28,370
completion. The with interest

890
00:34:28,370 --> 00:34:30,272
rate is based on the U.S.

891
00:34:30,272 --> 00:34:31,808
Treasury rate at the time of

892
00:34:31,808 --> 00:34:32,708
closing and is calculated

893
00:34:32,708 --> 00:34:34,811
using the weighted average

894
00:34:34,811 --> 00:34:35,545
life or wall of the loan

895
00:34:35,545 --> 00:34:38,545
rather than the final maturity

896
00:34:39,716 --> 00:34:40,950
date. Because the wall is

897
00:34:40,950 --> 00:34:41,617
generally shorter than the

898
00:34:41,617 --> 00:34:42,250
full long-term. This remote

899
00:34:42,250 --> 00:34:45,250
result in a lower overall

900
00:34:46,755 --> 00:34:47,857
interest rate. The cw srf

901
00:34:47,857 --> 00:34:50,257
program also offers long-term

902
00:34:50,860 --> 00:34:51,861
financing of up to 30 years

903
00:34:51,861 --> 00:34:52,462
with no maximum funding cap

904
00:34:52,462 --> 00:34:54,462
and highly competitive

905
00:34:54,864 --> 00:34:57,264
interest rates. The current

906
00:34:57,734 --> 00:34:59,636
rate is calculated. Half of

907
00:34:59,636 --> 00:35:01,637
the average general obligation

908
00:35:01,637 --> 00:35:05,237
bond rate with the current job

909
00:35:05,641 --> 00:35:06,843
and re at 4.71%. The resulting

910
00:35:06,843 --> 00:35:10,443
cw srf interest rate would be

911
00:35:11,714 --> 00:35:12,348
approximately 2.3, 5, 5%. For

912
00:35:12,348 --> 00:35:14,748
loans. Interest rates are

913
00:35:15,485 --> 00:35:16,850
locked in at closing and

914
00:35:16,850 --> 00:35:16,719
interest does not begin

915
00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:17,320
accruing until funds are

916
00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:19,720
actually drawn for the

917
00:35:19,755 --> 00:35:20,489
project. This means the city

918
00:35:20,489 --> 00:35:24,890
does not pay interest on funds

919
00:35:24,327 --> 00:35:26,396
that have not yet been drawn.

920
00:35:26,396 --> 00:35:27,297
Together. These programs

921
00:35:27,297 --> 00:35:29,330
provide a long-term financing.

922
00:35:29,330 --> 00:35:30,433
Protests that supports the

923
00:35:30,433 --> 00:35:31,340
pride's project. Well,

924
00:35:31,340 --> 00:35:33,434
minimizing the need for

925
00:35:33,636 --> 00:35:35,939
upfront cash. One thing to

926
00:35:35,939 --> 00:35:38,808
note is that the with the loan

927
00:35:38,808 --> 00:35:39,808
program includes federal equal

928
00:35:39,808 --> 00:35:40,543
employment opportunity

929
00:35:40,543 --> 00:35:41,144
requirements that contain some

930
00:35:41,144 --> 00:35:43,144
terms requiring further

931
00:35:44,748 --> 00:35:45,482
review. The city attorney's

932
00:35:45,482 --> 00:35:46,249
office will review those

933
00:35:46,249 --> 00:35:46,983
requirements in detail prior

934
00:35:46,983 --> 00:35:49,983
to final applications and that

935
00:35:53,723 --> 00:35:54,624
all. So based on that, it is

936
00:35:54,624 --> 00:35:55,959
recommended by Santa Rosa

937
00:35:55,959 --> 00:35:58,228
water that the board of Public

938
00:35:58,228 --> 00:36:00,628
Utilities by motion recommend

939
00:36:01,631 --> 00:36:02,331
that the City council

940
00:36:02,331 --> 00:36:03,767
authorize the submission of a

941
00:36:03,767 --> 00:36:05,635
financial assistance

942
00:36:05,635 --> 00:36:06,336
application. So the state

943
00:36:06,336 --> 00:36:06,937
Water Resources Control Board

944
00:36:06,937 --> 00:36:09,337
for Clean Water State

945
00:36:10,173 --> 00:36:11,708
revolving fund financing and a

946
00:36:11,708 --> 00:36:12,309
letter of interest and loan

947
00:36:12,309 --> 00:36:14,244
application to the U.S.

948
00:36:14,244 --> 00:36:15,946
Environmental Protection

949
00:36:15,946 --> 00:36:16,613
Agency for Water,

950
00:36:16,613 --> 00:36:18,613
Infrastructure, Finance and

951
00:36:20,830 --> 00:36:20,951
Innovation Act financing and

952
00:36:20,951 --> 00:36:22,510
authorize the city manager or

953
00:36:22,510 --> 00:36:23,987
designee to represent the city

954
00:36:23,987 --> 00:36:24,821
in connection with the

955
00:36:24,821 --> 00:36:26,821
financing agreements,

956
00:36:27,190 --> 00:36:28,458
including taking all necessary

957
00:36:28,458 --> 00:36:29,159
actions to execute and

958
00:36:29,159 --> 00:36:31,528
administer the agreements and

959
00:36:31,528 --> 00:36:32,462
any amendments there, too.

960
00:36:32,462 --> 00:36:36,620
Thank you for your time be

961
00:36:36,666 --> 00:36:37,667
happy to answer any questions.

962
00:36:37,667 --> 00:36:38,334
Thank you very much. Very

963
00:36:38,334 --> 00:36:40,169
complete presentation board

964
00:36:40,169 --> 00:36:42,569
member questions or comments.

965
00:36:44,641 --> 00:36:45,342
>> Vice Chair Tony. This is

966
00:36:45,342 --> 00:36:47,244
just take comment that I want

967
00:36:47,244 --> 00:36:47,911
express my appreciation for

968
00:36:47,911 --> 00:36:48,645
the fact

969
00:36:48,645 --> 00:36:52,245
>> that you did not write down

970
00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:54,418
all the tax that you spoke.

971
00:36:54,418 --> 00:36:56,353
Because I think that's what at

972
00:36:56,353 --> 00:36:58,880
this hour presentation is

973
00:36:58,880 --> 00:36:58,789
supposed to structured so that

974
00:36:58,789 --> 00:36:59,489
its not just a matter of

975
00:36:59,489 --> 00:37:02,326
reading the tax and you did a

976
00:37:02,326 --> 00:37:02,993
very good job separating the

977
00:37:02,993 --> 00:37:03,560
titles from the text. And I

978
00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:05,960
just want express my

979
00:37:07,464 --> 00:37:08,980
appreciation. Thank you. The

980
00:37:08,980 --> 00:37:10,498
board member questions or

981
00:37:12,669 --> 00:37:13,569
comments.

982
00:37:13,569 --> 00:37:16,569
>> All right. We'll open up

983
00:37:18,642 --> 00:37:20,944
for public comment on. Item.

984
00:37:20,944 --> 00:37:22,944
Number 8.2 Any public

985
00:37:23,447 --> 00:37:25,847
comments. If not, we'll

986
00:37:28,385 --> 00:37:29,860
entertain a motion.

987
00:37:29,860 --> 00:37:32,860
>> Okay. We have another long

988
00:37:32,956 --> 00:37:34,956
one

989
00:37:35,258 --> 00:37:36,927
>> I will move that the board

990
00:37:36,927 --> 00:37:39,950
of Public recommend that the

991
00:37:39,950 --> 00:37:40,930
City Council authorized the

992
00:37:40,930 --> 00:37:41,832
submission of a financial

993
00:37:41,832 --> 00:37:43,233
assistance application. The

994
00:37:43,233 --> 00:37:45,235
state Water Resources Control

995
00:37:45,235 --> 00:37:46,103
Board for Clean water State

996
00:37:46,103 --> 00:37:49,103
revolving fund financing and a

997
00:37:50,507 --> 00:37:53,477
letter of interest. And loan

998
00:37:53,477 --> 00:37:54,144
application to the U.S.

999
00:37:54,144 --> 00:37:56,144
Environmental Protections,

1000
00:37:56,380 --> 00:37:57,470
Protection Agency for Water,

1001
00:37:57,470 --> 00:37:59,470
Infrastructure, Finance and

1002
00:38:00,384 --> 00:38:01,318
Innovation Act financing. And

1003
00:38:01,318 --> 00:38:02,519
now author eyes the city

1004
00:38:02,519 --> 00:38:04,655
manager or designee to

1005
00:38:04,655 --> 00:38:07,655
represent the city in connect

1006
00:38:07,725 --> 00:38:08,726
shun with financing

1007
00:38:08,726 --> 00:38:10,726
agreements, including taking

1008
00:38:12,620 --> 00:38:12,730
all actions necessary to

1009
00:38:12,730 --> 00:38:13,431
execute and administer the

1010
00:38:13,431 --> 00:38:15,831
agreements and any amendments

1011
00:38:21,872 --> 00:38:25,209
there, too. A rush for the

1012
00:38:25,209 --> 00:38:25,943
second. We have a motion by

1013
00:38:25,943 --> 00:38:28,112
board member, right? Seconded

1014
00:38:28,112 --> 00:38:28,746
by board member bad in Fort.

1015
00:38:28,746 --> 00:38:32,182
We have a roll call vote.

1016
00:38:32,182 --> 00:38:34,182
Please.

1017
00:38:35,853 --> 00:38:38,253
>> Board member right eye.

1018
00:38:41,250 --> 00:38:42,793
Board Eisler. Board member do

1019
00:38:42,793 --> 00:38:44,428
it. Yes. Board member Ben

1020
00:38:44,428 --> 00:38:45,997
Fort. I Vice Chair Tony. I

1021
00:38:45,997 --> 00:38:48,320
check of an eye. Let the

1022
00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:50,432
record reflect that motion

1023
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:53,468
passes unanimously. Thank you

1024
00:38:55,472 --> 00:38:57,775
again for the presentation.

1025
00:38:57,775 --> 00:39:00,175
We'll move to item 8.2.

1026
00:39:01,112 --> 00:39:02,346
Director Burke.

1027
00:39:02,346 --> 00:39:04,480
>> Thank you. Chair governor

1028
00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:05,683
members of the board item 8.2

1029
00:39:05,683 --> 00:39:07,985
is an update to the joint

1030
00:39:07,985 --> 00:39:09,187
exercise of Powers Agreement.

1031
00:39:09,187 --> 00:39:09,853
First, Santa Rosa, Plain

1032
00:39:09,853 --> 00:39:11,853
groundwater sustainability

1033
00:39:13,557 --> 00:39:14,258
agency. And Peter Martin,

1034
00:39:14,258 --> 00:39:14,926
deputy director water

1035
00:39:14,926 --> 00:39:17,926
resources will be making a

1036
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:22,800
presentation. Come back. Yeah,

1037
00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:24,302
thank you.

1038
00:39:24,302 --> 00:39:26,702
>> Chair governor members of

1039
00:39:27,204 --> 00:39:30,804
the board a brief but very

1040
00:39:31,642 --> 00:39:34,642
important item for you today

1041
00:39:34,712 --> 00:39:37,712
to just a little background

1042
00:39:39,830 --> 00:39:40,450
Ifill. Let me the And 2014,

1043
00:39:40,450 --> 00:39:43,450
the state legislature passed a

1044
00:39:44,489 --> 00:39:45,389
suite of bills which are known

1045
00:39:45,389 --> 00:39:45,923
as the Sustainable Groundwater

1046
00:39:45,923 --> 00:39:47,923
Management Act are

1047
00:39:52,530 --> 00:39:53,765
colloquially as Sigma and it

1048
00:39:53,765 --> 00:39:54,432
was in response to declining

1049
00:39:54,432 --> 00:39:56,432
groundwater levels. Water,

1050
00:39:57,402 --> 00:39:58,936
quality issues, subsidence

1051
00:39:58,936 --> 00:39:59,904
throughout various groundwater

1052
00:39:59,904 --> 00:40:01,139
basins in the is particularly

1053
00:40:01,139 --> 00:40:04,139
in the Central Valley of

1054
00:40:06,411 --> 00:40:07,178
concern. There was risk of

1055
00:40:07,178 --> 00:40:07,779
irreparable damage to some of

1056
00:40:07,779 --> 00:40:08,680
the groundwater basins

1057
00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:11,800
throughout the state. So

1058
00:40:12,517 --> 00:40:14,619
something had to be done. This

1059
00:40:14,619 --> 00:40:15,487
regulation was created and one

1060
00:40:15,487 --> 00:40:18,487
of the important pieces that

1061
00:40:18,790 --> 00:40:20,925
made it unique was that they

1062
00:40:20,925 --> 00:40:23,930
require the formation of what

1063
00:40:23,930 --> 00:40:24,963
was called groundwater

1064
00:40:24,963 --> 00:40:26,963
sustainability agencies and

1065
00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:30,301
the intent of that was to give

1066
00:40:30,301 --> 00:40:33,301
local control to the entities

1067
00:40:34,272 --> 00:40:34,806
and a chart out future in

1068
00:40:34,806 --> 00:40:35,506
terms of achieving

1069
00:40:35,506 --> 00:40:36,207
sustainability for all these

1070
00:40:36,207 --> 00:40:38,207
groundwater basins throughout

1071
00:40:40,411 --> 00:40:43,614
the state. And so, you know,

1072
00:40:43,614 --> 00:40:45,183
empowered folks with land use

1073
00:40:45,183 --> 00:40:47,183
jurisdiction, water

1074
00:40:47,219 --> 00:40:49,200
authorities to form these

1075
00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:51,389
entities and they had to be

1076
00:40:51,389 --> 00:40:54,389
formed by 2017, which was no

1077
00:40:54,492 --> 00:40:56,294
small undertaking. I Director

1078
00:40:56,294 --> 00:40:57,362
Burke spent years point

1079
00:40:57,362 --> 00:40:58,330
together. This train Powers

1080
00:40:58,330 --> 00:41:00,730
Authority agreement to which

1081
00:41:02,300 --> 00:41:04,803
you are evaluating today. So

1082
00:41:04,803 --> 00:41:05,504
yes, the Santa Rosa Plain

1083
00:41:05,504 --> 00:41:06,204
Groner stimulation see was a

1084
00:41:06,204 --> 00:41:08,604
joint powers authority formed

1085
00:41:11,676 --> 00:41:14,760
in 2017 pursuant to Sigma.

1086
00:41:15,347 --> 00:41:17,747
They manage over 78,000 acres

1087
00:41:18,517 --> 00:41:20,180
of area with about 5,000

1088
00:41:20,180 --> 00:41:22,120
wells. If you're looking for

1089
00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,550
trivia fact for your next

1090
00:41:24,550 --> 00:41:25,900
dinner party, I recently found

1091
00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:27,826
out that there are over 45,000

1092
00:41:27,826 --> 00:41:29,661
wells in Sonoma County making

1093
00:41:29,661 --> 00:41:30,361
it the most well as per capita

1094
00:41:30,361 --> 00:41:33,361
of any county in California.

1095
00:41:41,573 --> 00:41:42,474
So the governance of ground

1096
00:41:42,474 --> 00:41:43,750
are saying the agency is

1097
00:41:43,750 --> 00:41:46,750
comprised of a board of

1098
00:41:47,790 --> 00:41:50,480
directors of the. You know,

1099
00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:50,615
initial members of the Joint

1100
00:41:50,615 --> 00:41:51,250
Powers Authority with

1101
00:41:51,250 --> 00:41:53,250
representatives from the

1102
00:41:54,419 --> 00:41:55,287
various cities and the town of

1103
00:41:55,287 --> 00:41:58,887
Windsor, as well as the county

1104
00:41:59,570 --> 00:42:01,293
of Sonoma and water. And also

1105
00:42:01,293 --> 00:42:02,261
there is a seat for event in

1106
00:42:02,261 --> 00:42:03,694
water systems. Those being

1107
00:42:03,694 --> 00:42:06,940
entities that are not

1108
00:42:09,670 --> 00:42:10,200
privately water companies.

1109
00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:12,402
There is a administration

1110
00:42:12,737 --> 00:42:14,273
comprised of staff and

1111
00:42:14,273 --> 00:42:15,140
consultants who are carrying

1112
00:42:15,140 --> 00:42:16,974
out the various activities of

1113
00:42:16,974 --> 00:42:18,974
the groundwater Stanley

1114
00:42:19,110 --> 00:42:22,130
Agency, as well as an advisory

1115
00:42:22,130 --> 00:42:23,148
committee comprised not only

1116
00:42:23,148 --> 00:42:25,250
the entities and that are and

1117
00:42:25,250 --> 00:42:28,250
comprise the board, but also

1118
00:42:29,354 --> 00:42:30,322
special interests, including

1119
00:42:30,322 --> 00:42:31,390
agricultural community Rove,

1120
00:42:31,390 --> 00:42:32,291
residential areas, business

1121
00:42:32,291 --> 00:42:34,590
and enter environmental

1122
00:42:34,590 --> 00:42:34,727
interests as well table for

1123
00:42:34,727 --> 00:42:37,529
the tribal interest in the

1124
00:42:37,529 --> 00:42:38,230
basin as well. Your

1125
00:42:38,230 --> 00:42:40,299
representatives for the city

1126
00:42:40,299 --> 00:42:43,299
are listed on the left,

1127
00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:49,141
including myself. So just the

1128
00:42:49,141 --> 00:42:49,842
authorities of a groundwater

1129
00:42:49,842 --> 00:42:52,278
Stanley agency, really a hard

1130
00:42:52,278 --> 00:42:53,112
look. 2 things. It's a

1131
00:42:53,112 --> 00:42:56,112
quantity and quality of the

1132
00:42:57,850 --> 00:43:00,152
activities in the basin. So

1133
00:43:00,152 --> 00:43:01,554
making sure that the quantity

1134
00:43:01,554 --> 00:43:02,221
of water does not diminish

1135
00:43:02,221 --> 00:43:05,123
over the horizon of the 20

1136
00:43:05,123 --> 00:43:05,925
year planning period as well

1137
00:43:05,925 --> 00:43:08,794
as making sure the activities

1138
00:43:08,794 --> 00:43:10,596
to not result in any

1139
00:43:10,596 --> 00:43:12,596
deleterious water. Quality

1140
00:43:14,633 --> 00:43:15,634
effects. So there gsa is are

1141
00:43:15,634 --> 00:43:17,770
empowered to conduct studies

1142
00:43:17,770 --> 00:43:20,170
register and monitor various

1143
00:43:21,773 --> 00:43:24,173
wells can require groundwater

1144
00:43:24,677 --> 00:43:25,344
extraction reports regulate

1145
00:43:25,344 --> 00:43:26,177
groundwater extraction and

1146
00:43:26,177 --> 00:43:29,777
assess fees to cover the costs

1147
00:43:32,510 --> 00:43:34,920
for operating the agency. So

1148
00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:35,788
we're in the 3rd phase of the

1149
00:43:35,788 --> 00:43:38,788
steps to sustainability by the

1150
00:43:41,794 --> 00:43:42,494
year 2040. Step 1, 1, of

1151
00:43:42,494 --> 00:43:45,765
course, was to form the going

1152
00:43:45,765 --> 00:43:48,765
or sustainably agency. A plan

1153
00:43:48,968 --> 00:43:49,969
was adopted to and 20 to. 22

1154
00:43:49,969 --> 00:43:51,336
and we are off and

1155
00:43:51,336 --> 00:43:51,871
implementing and trying to

1156
00:43:51,871 --> 00:43:53,871
achieve a long-term

1157
00:43:56,809 --> 00:43:58,777
sustainability for the base.

1158
00:43:58,777 --> 00:44:00,780
So a little background on the

1159
00:44:00,780 --> 00:44:01,380
Joint Powers Authority

1160
00:44:01,380 --> 00:44:02,448
Agreement has not been

1161
00:44:02,448 --> 00:44:05,448
modified since it first became

1162
00:44:05,651 --> 00:44:06,352
infected in 27 teen with the

1163
00:44:06,352 --> 00:44:09,352
exception of adding this a

1164
00:44:09,622 --> 00:44:12,220
basketball in 2019, the board

1165
00:44:13,726 --> 00:44:16,563
of directors, as you know.

1166
00:44:16,563 --> 00:44:17,163
Time progresses. Things evolve

1167
00:44:17,163 --> 00:44:19,163
has identified various

1168
00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:22,268
efficiencies and needs to

1169
00:44:22,268 --> 00:44:23,636
conduct business for the

1170
00:44:23,636 --> 00:44:24,705
agency and a more efficient

1171
00:44:24,705 --> 00:44:27,572
given that they are collecting

1172
00:44:27,572 --> 00:44:29,742
fees from different next

1173
00:44:29,742 --> 00:44:31,444
tractors and gave direction to

1174
00:44:31,444 --> 00:44:32,145
the administrative staff to

1175
00:44:32,145 --> 00:44:34,147
facilitate amendments to the

1176
00:44:34,147 --> 00:44:37,747
jpa agreement. And the by a

1177
00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:40,787
loss. The 2017 agreement does

1178
00:44:40,787 --> 00:44:43,787
require that all the governing

1179
00:44:44,324 --> 00:44:46,259
bodies of the respective joint

1180
00:44:46,259 --> 00:44:46,892
powers authority agencies

1181
00:44:46,892 --> 00:44:48,361
unanimously approved any

1182
00:44:48,361 --> 00:44:49,295
amendments to that agreement.

1183
00:44:49,295 --> 00:44:53,495
So that is the reason why I'm

1184
00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:57,800
here before you today. I will

1185
00:44:59,472 --> 00:45:00,140
just briefly tried to some of

1186
00:45:00,140 --> 00:45:02,442
the proposed changes to the

1187
00:45:02,442 --> 00:45:04,442
Joint Powers Authority

1188
00:45:06,312 --> 00:45:07,447
agreement that being allowing

1189
00:45:07,447 --> 00:45:09,847
Section 6.0 2 allows for each

1190
00:45:11,885 --> 00:45:12,585
member agency point the second

1191
00:45:12,585 --> 00:45:14,985
alternate director who MAY

1192
00:45:16,589 --> 00:45:17,891
exercise the rights and duties

1193
00:45:17,891 --> 00:45:20,493
of the primary directors when

1194
00:45:20,493 --> 00:45:21,361
they're absent are recused. It

1195
00:45:21,361 --> 00:45:24,361
does have limitations and that

1196
00:45:25,398 --> 00:45:26,990
those can only. So it's going

1197
00:45:26,990 --> 00:45:29,699
to be limited no more than 2

1198
00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:33,360
meetings a year. And then

1199
00:45:34,741 --> 00:45:36,775
there are some changes to the

1200
00:45:36,775 --> 00:45:37,377
majority voting requirements

1201
00:45:37,377 --> 00:45:38,780
clarifies that a super

1202
00:45:38,780 --> 00:45:38,678
majority is required to only

1203
00:45:38,678 --> 00:45:41,130
change the tone. Number

1204
00:45:41,130 --> 00:45:41,681
advisory committee seats. Is

1205
00:45:41,681 --> 00:45:44,810
not required for individual

1206
00:45:44,984 --> 00:45:46,953
appointments. There's a

1207
00:45:46,953 --> 00:45:49,890
rotating cast groups you know,

1208
00:45:49,890 --> 00:45:50,557
filling those seats has become

1209
00:45:50,557 --> 00:45:51,391
challenging and also getting

1210
00:45:51,391 --> 00:45:54,391
the super majority vote to

1211
00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:56,863
team that as well. And then

1212
00:45:56,863 --> 00:45:58,832
require us is this a majority

1213
00:45:58,832 --> 00:46:01,802
vote for contracts and member

1214
00:46:01,802 --> 00:46:02,902
agencies for technical and

1215
00:46:02,902 --> 00:46:04,738
outreach services. For

1216
00:46:04,738 --> 00:46:05,472
instance, water provides

1217
00:46:05,472 --> 00:46:07,872
various technical services and

1218
00:46:08,675 --> 00:46:09,375
also outreach services. Super

1219
00:46:09,375 --> 00:46:11,444
majority vote not be required

1220
00:46:11,444 --> 00:46:14,444
to contract with them, which

1221
00:46:15,582 --> 00:46:16,283
is in the best interest of the

1222
00:46:16,283 --> 00:46:16,983
And then just some clarifying

1223
00:46:16,983 --> 00:46:19,383
language allowing the annual

1224
00:46:20,220 --> 00:46:21,210
budget to be approved any time

1225
00:46:21,210 --> 00:46:22,589
before the beginning of the

1226
00:46:22,589 --> 00:46:24,989
applicable fiscal year. There

1227
00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:27,600
was some time constraints that

1228
00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:28,996
made it so that it had to be

1229
00:46:28,996 --> 00:46:31,310
presented a around time of

1230
00:46:31,310 --> 00:46:34,167
APRIL. And, you know, they are

1231
00:46:34,167 --> 00:46:37,167
trying their best to reduce

1232
00:46:38,500 --> 00:46:41,500
the number of meetings every

1233
00:46:41,708 --> 00:46:42,575
year you know, save money. Of

1234
00:46:42,575 --> 00:46:44,878
course. So being able to have

1235
00:46:44,878 --> 00:46:46,113
a flex play to present that

1236
00:46:46,113 --> 00:46:49,713
budget earlier and get by an

1237
00:46:51,451 --> 00:46:53,851
earlier would be advantageous.

1238
00:46:54,154 --> 00:46:56,554
Then also some minor

1239
00:46:57,357 --> 00:46:59,727
administration that to them

1240
00:46:59,727 --> 00:47:02,727
month to be approved by 3

1241
00:47:03,797 --> 00:47:06,797
force majority of board while

1242
00:47:07,301 --> 00:47:08,100
continuing to be acquired an

1243
00:47:08,100 --> 00:47:10,401
unanimous approval. So these

1244
00:47:10,971 --> 00:47:13,730
are just kind of some cleanup

1245
00:47:13,730 --> 00:47:16,730
related to the composition and

1246
00:47:16,376 --> 00:47:16,944
voting requirements. And then

1247
00:47:16,944 --> 00:47:19,344
there are other minor

1248
00:47:19,812 --> 00:47:20,413
revisions to degree. Mont,

1249
00:47:20,413 --> 00:47:22,413
outdated requirements,

1250
00:47:23,150 --> 00:47:23,851
projects that are no longer

1251
00:47:23,851 --> 00:47:26,251
relevant and applicable that

1252
00:47:31,425 --> 00:47:32,426
are in there as well. So with

1253
00:47:32,426 --> 00:47:34,395
that, the red line and clean

1254
00:47:34,395 --> 00:47:35,462
version of the proposed

1255
00:47:35,462 --> 00:47:37,497
amended and restated Joint

1256
00:47:37,497 --> 00:47:39,897
Powers Authority Agreement was

1257
00:47:43,237 --> 00:47:43,904
part of the back of today. So

1258
00:47:43,904 --> 00:47:44,638
its staff are seeking. They

1259
00:47:44,638 --> 00:47:47,541
are recommending that board of

1260
00:47:47,541 --> 00:47:48,142
Public Utilities by motion

1261
00:47:48,142 --> 00:47:50,542
recommend that the city

1262
00:47:51,445 --> 00:47:52,513
Council approved the amended

1263
00:47:52,513 --> 00:47:53,247
and restated joint exercises

1264
00:47:53,247 --> 00:47:54,515
powers Agreement for the Santa

1265
00:47:54,515 --> 00:47:56,515
Rosa Plain groundwater

1266
00:47:57,918 --> 00:47:58,618
sustainability agency so thank

1267
00:47:58,618 --> 00:48:01,689
you with that. I have and can

1268
00:48:01,689 --> 00:48:02,990
take any questions you MAY

1269
00:48:02,990 --> 00:48:04,325
Thank you. Deputy Director

1270
00:48:04,325 --> 00:48:05,260
Martin opened up for board

1271
00:48:05,260 --> 00:48:06,793
member questions or comments.

1272
00:48:06,793 --> 00:48:09,193
Portman for do it.

1273
00:48:10,497 --> 00:48:11,165
>> Yes, thank you for that.

1274
00:48:11,165 --> 00:48:14,100
There are some questions in

1275
00:48:14,100 --> 00:48:14,602
community of well, owners.

1276
00:48:14,602 --> 00:48:17,200
That see themselves as

1277
00:48:17,238 --> 00:48:19,238
farmers.

1278
00:48:19,840 --> 00:48:22,240
>> And they're concerned the

1279
00:48:24,110 --> 00:48:24,712
ag typically.

1280
00:48:24,712 --> 00:48:25,446
>> Enlarge organizations such

1281
00:48:25,446 --> 00:48:27,846
as this groundwater management

1282
00:48:28,282 --> 00:48:29,750
agency.

1283
00:48:29,750 --> 00:48:32,150
>> Is kind of influenced

1284
00:48:33,253 --> 00:48:33,954
heavily Biden, wind industry

1285
00:48:33,954 --> 00:48:37,224
more than any of these other

1286
00:48:37,224 --> 00:48:37,925
folks. So someone actually

1287
00:48:37,925 --> 00:48:41,525
even got in contact with me

1288
00:48:41,662 --> 00:48:42,396
because they see some people

1289
00:48:42,396 --> 00:48:45,466
come here and speak about this

1290
00:48:45,466 --> 00:48:47,466
groundwater. Management system

1291
00:48:48,269 --> 00:48:51,269
approach. The question I have

1292
00:48:51,839 --> 00:48:52,507
is. You talk about the

1293
00:48:52,507 --> 00:48:54,507
stakeholders and community

1294
00:48:55,175 --> 00:48:55,877
environmental, et cetera.

1295
00:48:55,877 --> 00:48:57,745
Could you explain to the

1296
00:48:57,745 --> 00:48:58,346
public that MAY be watching

1297
00:48:58,346 --> 00:49:00,746
this, who those are

1298
00:49:03,184 --> 00:49:04,952
specifically?

1299
00:49:04,952 --> 00:49:08,552
>> So I don't have the roster

1300
00:49:08,957 --> 00:49:11,957
before me, but MR. Laubach

1301
00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:14,929
representing some of the users

1302
00:49:14,929 --> 00:49:18,529
as well. But it's a comprised

1303
00:49:18,899 --> 00:49:21,269
of different folks. And I

1304
00:49:21,269 --> 00:49:23,404
could, of course it's

1305
00:49:23,404 --> 00:49:25,600
available on the website as

1306
00:49:25,600 --> 00:49:25,673
well. But I I'm I am

1307
00:49:25,673 --> 00:49:28,730
fortunate. Don't have that

1308
00:49:28,375 --> 00:49:29,711
roster for me. But there are

1309
00:49:29,711 --> 00:49:32,111
varied interests, folks who

1310
00:49:33,348 --> 00:49:34,140
have expertise and represent

1311
00:49:34,140 --> 00:49:36,251
these individual. Thank you

1312
00:49:36,251 --> 00:49:37,919
kindly for that explanation.

1313
00:49:37,919 --> 00:49:39,420
The fallback always. It's on

1314
00:49:39,420 --> 00:49:42,190
the Web. But there's a lot of

1315
00:49:42,190 --> 00:49:42,590
folks, especially older folks

1316
00:49:42,590 --> 00:49:43,257
with wells.

1317
00:49:43,257 --> 00:49:45,257
>> That occasionally watch

1318
00:49:46,461 --> 00:49:48,329
this type of thing. Having

1319
00:49:48,329 --> 00:49:49,630
that information available

1320
00:49:49,630 --> 00:49:52,367
helps them. I in no way, shape

1321
00:49:52,367 --> 00:49:53,340
or form tried to represent

1322
00:49:53,340 --> 00:49:55,303
myself as representative of

1323
00:49:55,303 --> 00:49:56,136
the city in any of this stuff.

1324
00:49:56,136 --> 00:49:58,807
All right. But people contact

1325
00:49:58,807 --> 00:50:00,974
me because they know that I'm

1326
00:50:00,974 --> 00:50:03,278
coming to meetings, cetera. So

1327
00:50:03,278 --> 00:50:06,481
one last thing. And this is

1328
00:50:06,481 --> 00:50:08,881
really important. Well, owners

1329
00:50:10,318 --> 00:50:10,985
that I know out there, some of

1330
00:50:10,985 --> 00:50:13,385
them are frightened. Still

1331
00:50:13,854 --> 00:50:14,522
that think in the future.

1332
00:50:14,522 --> 00:50:16,825
They're well as going to be

1333
00:50:16,825 --> 00:50:19,561
required to be monitored and

1334
00:50:19,561 --> 00:50:20,362
they feel they use water much

1335
00:50:20,362 --> 00:50:22,197
more conscientiously and the

1336
00:50:22,197 --> 00:50:25,133
big users like the wine

1337
00:50:25,133 --> 00:50:26,434
industry. So if you can maybe

1338
00:50:26,434 --> 00:50:29,336
talk with this agency and have

1339
00:50:29,336 --> 00:50:30,500
them put stuff out to allay

1340
00:50:30,500 --> 00:50:30,705
those fears of those small

1341
00:50:30,705 --> 00:50:33,705
well, owners who are careful

1342
00:50:35,710 --> 00:50:37,379
with their water and point out

1343
00:50:37,379 --> 00:50:40,182
that you're working with the

1344
00:50:40,182 --> 00:50:41,149
wine industry to help them

1345
00:50:41,149 --> 00:50:41,849
conserve more. There was

1346
00:50:41,849 --> 00:50:44,852
actually talk at the Board of

1347
00:50:44,852 --> 00:50:45,553
Supervisors on Tuesday about

1348
00:50:45,553 --> 00:50:46,354
ag issues and these kinds of

1349
00:50:46,354 --> 00:50:49,354
things would be helpful. Thank

1350
00:50:52,294 --> 00:50:55,294
you, sir. Thank The board

1351
00:50:56,230 --> 00:50:56,898
member questions or comments.

1352
00:50:56,898 --> 00:51:00,202
All right. We'll open it up

1353
00:51:00,202 --> 00:51:00,836
for pub public comment on

1354
00:51:00,836 --> 00:51:03,836
item. A point make public

1355
00:51:04,172 --> 00:51:04,806
comment. Please identify

1356
00:51:04,806 --> 00:51:07,806
yourself and wait for the

1357
00:51:08,510 --> 00:51:10,510
timer.

1358
00:51:11,379 --> 00:51:12,681
>> Hi, my name is Fred. All

1359
00:51:12,681 --> 00:51:15,317
the Sonoma Water appointee to

1360
00:51:15,317 --> 00:51:16,251
the Santa Rosa Plain gsa

1361
00:51:16,251 --> 00:51:18,651
Advisory Committee. I wasn't

1362
00:51:20,454 --> 00:51:22,457
planning to speak, since some

1363
00:51:22,457 --> 00:51:23,926
things came up that are that

1364
00:51:23,926 --> 00:51:25,527
are interest to me that answer

1365
00:51:25,527 --> 00:51:28,630
MAY be some of twain's

1366
00:51:28,630 --> 00:51:31,630
questions that that among the

1367
00:51:32,990 --> 00:51:33,168
basins stakeholders.

1368
00:51:33,168 --> 00:51:36,380
Agriculture is is one of the

1369
00:51:36,380 --> 00:51:38,139
largest users of groundwater.

1370
00:51:38,139 --> 00:51:40,975
But I believe that municipal

1371
00:51:40,975 --> 00:51:41,576
use an aggregate is even

1372
00:51:41,576 --> 00:51:42,211
larger than groundwater

1373
00:51:42,211 --> 00:51:44,611
stakeholder. So there's a

1374
00:51:46,982 --> 00:51:47,716
commercial. Municipal, a small

1375
00:51:47,716 --> 00:51:50,116
public system. Small private

1376
00:51:51,419 --> 00:51:52,870
systems industrial use. So

1377
00:51:52,870 --> 00:51:55,687
those are the people are at

1378
00:51:57,492 --> 00:52:00,492
the table and these people

1379
00:52:00,825 --> 00:52:01,730
have wells and they're in the

1380
00:52:01,730 --> 00:52:04,132
in the jpa there in the gsa.

1381
00:52:04,132 --> 00:52:06,532
>> Because their players and

1382
00:52:07,168 --> 00:52:08,604
ag is a big player as a big

1383
00:52:08,604 --> 00:52:09,572
fish. And you and you just got

1384
00:52:09,572 --> 00:52:10,205
to deal with them. So that's

1385
00:52:10,205 --> 00:52:13,205
who that that that there

1386
00:52:14,710 --> 00:52:15,376
there. And as far as the small

1387
00:52:15,376 --> 00:52:18,976
all users that for any any

1388
00:52:19,481 --> 00:52:20,382
small.

1389
00:52:20,382 --> 00:52:21,500
>> Rural residential property

1390
00:52:21,500 --> 00:52:23,552
that uses less than 2 acre

1391
00:52:23,552 --> 00:52:27,152
feet a year. What is not

1392
00:52:28,900 --> 00:52:29,792
required to be metered. So if

1393
00:52:29,792 --> 00:52:30,626
they have a small orchard or

1394
00:52:30,626 --> 00:52:33,280
whatever, if if they use less

1395
00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:35,164
than 2 a graffiti year, never

1396
00:52:35,164 --> 00:52:37,566
be metered. So those are more

1397
00:52:37,566 --> 00:52:38,299
like Hobby Ag Hobby Vineyards,

1398
00:52:38,299 --> 00:52:41,770
but there, but they're not all

1399
00:52:41,770 --> 00:52:42,471
under ag per se.

1400
00:52:42,471 --> 00:52:43,380
>> And also, Sonoma County is

1401
00:52:43,380 --> 00:52:46,380
full of lot of rural

1402
00:52:47,410 --> 00:52:48,110
residential properties. I

1403
00:52:48,110 --> 00:52:50,146
don't know. There's a lot to

1404
00:52:50,146 --> 00:52:54,346
say about all of all of the

1405
00:52:54,416 --> 00:52:55,150
basin. I had thought that, you

1406
00:52:55,150 --> 00:52:56,718
know, I would just give you

1407
00:52:56,718 --> 00:52:59,522
quick synopsis of of that. The

1408
00:52:59,522 --> 00:53:01,922
basin comes from Matanzas

1409
00:53:03,192 --> 00:53:05,494
Creek. Laguna de Santa Rosa,

1410
00:53:05,494 --> 00:53:07,230
Santa Rosa Creek, more west

1411
00:53:07,230 --> 00:53:08,364
inflows west towards Laguna

1412
00:53:08,364 --> 00:53:09,970
runs up against the Mendocino

1413
00:53:09,970 --> 00:53:12,970
Mountains Pools there and then

1414
00:53:13,435 --> 00:53:14,136
runs north out to to the

1415
00:53:14,136 --> 00:53:16,706
Russian River. And the basin

1416
00:53:16,706 --> 00:53:19,706
is basically stable on surface

1417
00:53:21,110 --> 00:53:22,144
and deep aquifers. And dot

1418
00:53:22,144 --> 00:53:23,378
there doesn't look like

1419
00:53:23,378 --> 00:53:25,140
there's any current problems

1420
00:53:25,140 --> 00:53:26,648
in the future. There could

1421
00:53:26,648 --> 00:53:29,648
possibly be some hundreds of

1422
00:53:31,287 --> 00:53:34,256
acre feet, less storage per

1423
00:53:34,256 --> 00:53:35,491
year because of drying climate

1424
00:53:35,491 --> 00:53:36,659
population growth. But I don't

1425
00:53:36,659 --> 00:53:37,193
know if the ag growth is going

1426
00:53:37,193 --> 00:53:39,593
keep up with those

1427
00:53:40,930 --> 00:53:42,310
projections. One time I think

1428
00:53:42,310 --> 00:53:43,799
that the basin really looks

1429
00:53:43,799 --> 00:53:45,700
pretty good. And there's

1430
00:53:45,700 --> 00:53:46,402
projects and management

1431
00:53:46,402 --> 00:53:49,402
actions should that. That off

1432
00:53:49,839 --> 00:53:52,742
hundreds of acre feet. All

1433
00:53:52,742 --> 00:53:54,277
potential loss. So I think

1434
00:53:54,277 --> 00:53:54,976
that gsa is well-managed

1435
00:53:54,976 --> 00:53:56,976
Sonoma, water's particularly

1436
00:53:58,714 --> 00:54:00,216
professional. It's kind of a

1437
00:54:00,216 --> 00:54:00,984
slow dance. It's a little

1438
00:54:00,984 --> 00:54:03,384
frustrating but I think

1439
00:54:04,721 --> 00:54:07,721
they're doing a good job.

1440
00:54:08,570 --> 00:54:08,758
>> Thank you very comments.

1441
00:54:08,758 --> 00:54:11,758
Other public comments on this

1442
00:54:12,195 --> 00:54:15,195
matter. Not all entertain a

1443
00:54:24,674 --> 00:54:26,674
motion.

1444
00:54:29,145 --> 00:54:30,246
>> I got right Move that Board

1445
00:54:30,246 --> 00:54:30,946
of Public Utilities by motion

1446
00:54:30,946 --> 00:54:33,346
recommended the city council

1447
00:54:34,183 --> 00:54:35,417
approved the amendment. We

1448
00:54:35,417 --> 00:54:37,153
started joint exercise of

1449
00:54:37,153 --> 00:54:37,954
Powers Agreement up for the

1450
00:54:37,954 --> 00:54:40,354
Santa Rosa, Plain groundwater,

1451
00:54:45,395 --> 00:54:46,129
sustainable agency. We have a

1452
00:54:46,129 --> 00:54:48,531
motion by board member, right?

1453
00:54:48,531 --> 00:54:51,134
Seconded by board member. My

1454
00:54:51,134 --> 00:54:51,568
>> And we have a roll call

1455
00:54:51,568 --> 00:54:52,168
vote. Please.

1456
00:54:52,168 --> 00:54:54,168
>> Board member, right?

1457
00:54:54,771 --> 00:54:57,771
Remember my slur. I remember

1458
00:54:58,408 --> 00:55:01,278
to it. Yes. Board member been

1459
00:55:01,278 --> 00:55:02,445
Fort. I vice chair know, knee

1460
00:55:02,445 --> 00:55:03,112
high and check out of an eye.

1461
00:55:03,112 --> 00:55:05,148
But the record reflect that

1462
00:55:05,148 --> 00:55:07,548
that motion passes unanimously

1463
00:55:08,652 --> 00:55:10,652
thank you again.

1464
00:55:13,623 --> 00:55:14,224
>> We'll move now to item.

1465
00:55:14,224 --> 00:55:16,624
9.1, which is a public

1466
00:55:21,431 --> 00:55:21,998
hearing. So I will Director

1467
00:55:21,998 --> 00:55:24,398
Bert to introduce the

1468
00:55:24,968 --> 00:55:26,236
presenter.

1469
00:55:26,236 --> 00:55:28,636
>> Thank you. Chair governor

1470
00:55:29,720 --> 00:55:31,241
members of the board our

1471
00:55:31,241 --> 00:55:31,875
public hearing is to consider

1472
00:55:31,875 --> 00:55:34,275
revising this schedule of

1473
00:55:35,278 --> 00:55:37,678
miscellaneous fees and charges

1474
00:55:38,248 --> 00:55:38,848
for water and wastewater

1475
00:55:38,848 --> 00:55:39,600
Related Services and m#

1476
00:55:39,600 --> 00:55:39,320
#

1477
00:55:39,320 --> 00:55:40,584
#

1478
00:55:40,584 --> 00:55:41,284
Harvey, our deputy director of

1479
00:55:41,284 --> 00:55:43,684
Water administration will be

1480
00:55:43,986 --> 00:55:44,654
presenting.

1481
00:55:44,654 --> 00:55:46,654
>> Welcome Deputy Director

1482
00:55:52,362 --> 00:55:53,563
Harvey. Thank you, Director

1483
00:55:53,563 --> 00:55:55,265
Burke and good afternoon

1484
00:55:55,265 --> 00:55:55,932
Golden members of the board.

1485
00:55:55,932 --> 00:55:57,300
Harvey, deputy director of

1486
00:55:57,300 --> 00:55:59,700
administration with Santa Rosa

1487
00:56:00,237 --> 00:56:01,271
Water. And we're here today to

1488
00:56:01,271 --> 00:56:01,937
discuss a possible adoption of

1489
00:56:01,937 --> 00:56:03,937
the increase, miscellaneous

1490
00:56:06,810 --> 00:56:07,977
fees and charges. So the

1491
00:56:07,977 --> 00:56:09,813
background, whenever we bring

1492
00:56:09,813 --> 00:56:11,810
miscellaneous fees to the

1493
00:56:11,810 --> 00:56:12,182
board, we liked always define

1494
00:56:12,182 --> 00:56:15,170
what a miscellaneous fee is

1495
00:56:15,170 --> 00:56:15,752
and how that differs from the

1496
00:56:15,752 --> 00:56:18,200
ordinary rates that we collect

1497
00:56:18,200 --> 00:56:20,230
from or repairs. So the

1498
00:56:20,230 --> 00:56:21,910
difference is that fees and

1499
00:56:21,910 --> 00:56:22,492
charges, miscellaneous fees or

1500
00:56:22,492 --> 00:56:24,394
other fees and charges for

1501
00:56:24,394 --> 00:56:26,463
reimburse enters the water for

1502
00:56:26,463 --> 00:56:27,464
specific services. And they're

1503
00:56:27,464 --> 00:56:28,465
only charge those customers

1504
00:56:28,465 --> 00:56:29,933
who received the service in or

1505
00:56:29,933 --> 00:56:31,935
not spread to the entire

1506
00:56:31,935 --> 00:56:34,935
repair base. So think things

1507
00:56:35,872 --> 00:56:37,700
like eateries sets

1508
00:56:37,700 --> 00:56:39,407
construction meter locks meter

1509
00:56:41,412 --> 00:56:43,714
locks for delinquent accounts.

1510
00:56:43,714 --> 00:56:44,415
Again, this is an important

1511
00:56:44,415 --> 00:56:45,115
distinction that they're only

1512
00:56:45,115 --> 00:56:47,251
charged to the customers for

1513
00:56:47,251 --> 00:56:49,253
whom the services are

1514
00:56:49,253 --> 00:56:50,120
performed. And that's an

1515
00:56:50,120 --> 00:56:51,989
important distinction to be

1516
00:56:51,989 --> 00:56:53,924
made with regard to Santa

1517
00:56:53,924 --> 00:56:56,924
Rosa, Water's ongoing prop to

1518
00:56:56,927 --> 00:56:58,927
18 compliance. Calculated

1519
00:56:59,290 --> 00:57:00,831
considering all costs,

1520
00:57:00,831 --> 00:57:02,232
including our labor rates and

1521
00:57:02,232 --> 00:57:05,232
vehicle in material rates. If

1522
00:57:06,700 --> 00:57:07,104
applicable. And again, the the

1523
00:57:07,104 --> 00:57:09,473
motive here, it's not a profit

1524
00:57:09,473 --> 00:57:10,207
motive. It's strictly a cost

1525
00:57:10,207 --> 00:57:10,874
recovery motive with regard to

1526
00:57:10,874 --> 00:57:12,576
miscellaneous fees. That's

1527
00:57:12,576 --> 00:57:14,576
another important distinction.

1528
00:57:16,614 --> 00:57:17,781
And of course, the fees are

1529
00:57:17,781 --> 00:57:20,517
adopted by the board at a

1530
00:57:20,517 --> 00:57:22,653
public hearing in the last

1531
00:57:22,653 --> 00:57:24,789
public hearing, you MAY recall

1532
00:57:24,789 --> 00:57:25,923
was back in OCTOBER 2024, when

1533
00:57:25,923 --> 00:57:26,590
our last miscellaneous rate

1534
00:57:26,590 --> 00:57:29,590
schedule was adopted by the

1535
00:57:31,529 --> 00:57:32,262
board. Our only proposed fee

1536
00:57:32,262 --> 00:57:32,930
modifications. This go-around

1537
00:57:32,930 --> 00:57:35,930
is for the trucks, waste

1538
00:57:37,735 --> 00:57:40,204
tipping fee schedule the truck

1539
00:57:40,204 --> 00:57:40,871
to waste fees were truck phase

1540
00:57:40,871 --> 00:57:42,871
waste recommendations that

1541
00:57:44,740 --> 00:57:44,742
we're making today or other

1542
00:57:44,742 --> 00:57:45,476
were informed by the Truck

1543
00:57:45,476 --> 00:57:47,876
Ways Program Evaluation report

1544
00:57:49,460 --> 00:57:50,281
that was Published and

1545
00:57:50,281 --> 00:57:50,915
performed by Brown. In

1546
00:57:50,915 --> 00:57:53,315
Caldwell, I'm an outside

1547
00:57:54,585 --> 00:57:55,786
consultant in 2022. And that

1548
00:57:55,786 --> 00:57:56,820
report is, I believe, attached

1549
00:57:56,820 --> 00:57:59,560
the agenda as exhibit b to the

1550
00:57:59,560 --> 00:58:00,892
proposed resolution on this

1551
00:58:00,892 --> 00:58:03,160
item. There was an overall

1552
00:58:03,160 --> 00:58:05,560
evaluation of operating cost

1553
00:58:07,970 --> 00:58:08,165
revenues, staffing capital

1554
00:58:08,165 --> 00:58:08,899
needs overall market

1555
00:58:08,899 --> 00:58:10,100
conditions to make

1556
00:58:10,100 --> 00:58:12,401
recommendations on the amount

1557
00:58:12,803 --> 00:58:13,938
and timing of tipping fee

1558
00:58:13,938 --> 00:58:14,639
increases to ensure. This is

1559
00:58:14,639 --> 00:58:16,639
the financial sustainability

1560
00:58:17,474 --> 00:58:18,776
that program going forward.

1561
00:58:18,776 --> 00:58:19,677
The tipping fees were not

1562
00:58:19,677 --> 00:58:22,770
increase when the schedules

1563
00:58:22,380 --> 00:58:23,447
last adopted in OCTOBER 2024.

1564
00:58:23,447 --> 00:58:25,490
Public hearing the reason

1565
00:58:25,490 --> 00:58:27,617
there are several reasons for

1566
00:58:27,617 --> 00:58:31,217
that, mainly that at that time

1567
00:58:31,456 --> 00:58:32,123
we had staffing needs in

1568
00:58:32,123 --> 00:58:34,523
particular. We had proposed

1569
00:58:34,658 --> 00:58:37,328
the position of truck to waste

1570
00:58:37,328 --> 00:58:39,728
coordinator and the plant

1571
00:58:40,365 --> 00:58:41,299
wanted that manpower to

1572
00:58:41,299 --> 00:58:41,966
specifically manages program.

1573
00:58:41,966 --> 00:58:42,666
And that was not something

1574
00:58:42,666 --> 00:58:45,937
that was yet in place at the

1575
00:58:45,937 --> 00:58:46,637
last public hearing. And so we

1576
00:58:46,637 --> 00:58:47,305
wanted to err on the side of

1577
00:58:47,305 --> 00:58:49,440
conservatism with regard to

1578
00:58:49,440 --> 00:58:52,440
any increases. And we've since

1579
00:58:53,377 --> 00:58:55,279
fill that position and they

1580
00:58:55,279 --> 00:58:56,179
will be doing ongoing

1581
00:58:56,179 --> 00:58:57,315
evaluation of the program as

1582
00:58:57,315 --> 00:58:59,383
we move forward and their

1583
00:58:59,383 --> 00:59:00,840
input will be valuable in

1584
00:59:00,840 --> 00:59:02,484
future proposed increases to

1585
00:59:03,688 --> 00:59:07,288
this program and its rates. So

1586
00:59:07,658 --> 00:59:08,793
should the proposed fee for

1587
00:59:08,793 --> 00:59:11,596
the updated tipping fees? The

1588
00:59:11,596 --> 00:59:13,630
updated schedule be adopted

1589
00:59:13,630 --> 00:59:15,233
today. The rates that are

1590
00:59:15,233 --> 00:59:17,633
charged per 1000 gallons of

1591
00:59:18,770 --> 00:59:21,720
waste delivered for each of

1592
00:59:21,720 --> 00:59:22,139
the categories as stated in

1593
00:59:22,139 --> 00:59:22,807
the table would take effect in

1594
00:59:22,807 --> 00:59:24,309
JULY one of each respective

1595
00:59:24,309 --> 00:59:27,909
year in the table through JULY

1596
00:59:31,482 --> 00:59:33,351
one, 2030. And just to serve

1597
00:59:33,351 --> 00:59:34,685
as a reminder with regard to

1598
00:59:34,685 --> 00:59:35,320
our other miscellaneous fees.

1599
00:59:35,320 --> 00:59:37,555
Order last public hearing

1600
00:59:37,555 --> 00:59:39,491
October 2024, the board

1601
00:59:39,491 --> 00:59:41,491
adopted resolution. Number 13,

1602
00:59:41,859 --> 00:59:43,361
32, which authorized the

1603
00:59:43,361 --> 00:59:44,496
director to adjust all fees,

1604
00:59:44,496 --> 00:59:45,196
not escalated on a separate

1605
00:59:45,196 --> 00:59:48,196
basis annually by the change

1606
00:59:49,340 --> 00:59:50,680
in the Bay area. Cpi as of

1607
00:59:50,680 --> 00:59:52,103
JULY one, the with the first

1608
00:59:52,103 --> 00:59:54,772
increase was authorized as of

1609
00:59:54,772 --> 00:59:55,473
JULY one 2026 and further made

1610
00:59:55,473 --> 00:59:57,473
that authorization effective

1611
00:59:57,976 --> 00:59:59,343
for each JULY. One thereafter.

1612
00:59:59,343 --> 01:00:00,879
The fees have been escalated

1613
01:00:00,879 --> 01:00:02,130
for the first time under that

1614
01:00:02,130 --> 01:00:03,748
authorization. You MAY recall

1615
01:00:03,748 --> 01:00:05,350
a few weeks back. I circulated

1616
01:00:05,350 --> 01:00:07,652
a memo demonstrating that

1617
01:00:07,652 --> 01:00:10,520
calculation in the methodology

1618
01:00:12,491 --> 01:00:13,191
there, too. And because it was

1619
01:00:13,191 --> 01:00:14,960
authorized. That methodology

1620
01:00:14,960 --> 01:00:16,928
was specifically authorized by

1621
01:00:16,928 --> 01:00:18,863
that resolution. The public

1622
01:00:18,863 --> 01:00:21,165
hearing is not required for

1623
01:00:21,165 --> 01:00:22,934
those escalations. And again,

1624
01:00:22,934 --> 01:00:23,969
certain fees were not

1625
01:00:23,969 --> 01:00:25,203
escalated in those fees.

1626
01:00:25,203 --> 01:00:27,603
Specifically would be since

1627
01:00:28,400 --> 01:00:29,730
this is a cost recovery

1628
01:00:29,730 --> 01:00:31,420
mechanism, those fees that at

1629
01:00:31,420 --> 01:00:33,879
our cost of not appreciably

1630
01:00:33,879 --> 01:00:34,613
increased have not been

1631
01:00:34,613 --> 01:00:35,246
escalated by this methodology.

1632
01:00:35,246 --> 01:00:37,646
Think non sufficient fund

1633
01:00:38,150 --> 01:00:39,885
charges and returned checks.

1634
01:00:39,885 --> 01:00:41,885
Collection agency percentages

1635
01:00:43,689 --> 01:00:45,590
withheld things of that nature

1636
01:00:45,590 --> 01:00:47,726
and again fees. It did not.

1637
01:00:47,726 --> 01:00:50,662
Charge by the whole dollar

1638
01:00:50,662 --> 01:00:51,330
increment Sophie's. It

1639
01:00:51,330 --> 01:00:51,963
escalate id by less than a

1640
01:00:51,963 --> 01:00:52,631
dollar under the approve

1641
01:00:52,631 --> 01:00:55,310
methodology. We're also not

1642
01:00:56,668 --> 01:00:58,937
escalated. In terms of public

1643
01:00:58,937 --> 01:01:01,640
outreach. We did send letters

1644
01:01:01,640 --> 01:01:02,340
to targeted audiences, namely

1645
01:01:02,340 --> 01:01:03,175
the waste haulers the Laguna

1646
01:01:03,175 --> 01:01:06,175
treatment plant. I worked with

1647
01:01:06,178 --> 01:01:07,378
the aforementioned truck waste

1648
01:01:07,378 --> 01:01:08,513
coordinator, the circulate

1649
01:01:08,513 --> 01:01:11,513
letters to the waste haulers.

1650
01:01:12,351 --> 01:01:13,618
And we also, I believe, posted

1651
01:01:13,618 --> 01:01:14,286
notices at waist receiving

1652
01:01:14,286 --> 01:01:16,686
station to Laguna treatment

1653
01:01:19,291 --> 01:01:19,992
plant. Bp Budget Review

1654
01:01:19,992 --> 01:01:22,992
subcommittee. Met a few weeks

1655
01:01:24,229 --> 01:01:24,897
back. And this updated fee

1656
01:01:24,897 --> 01:01:26,799
schedule was recommended by

1657
01:01:26,799 --> 01:01:28,799
that subcommittee. For

1658
01:01:29,935 --> 01:01:30,635
adoption by the full board and

1659
01:01:30,635 --> 01:01:33,635
pursuant to state law around

1660
01:01:34,740 --> 01:01:37,509
public hearing. We did publish

1661
01:01:37,509 --> 01:01:38,342
twice in the press. Democrat

1662
01:01:38,342 --> 01:01:41,113
wants on AUGUST 5th and AUGUST

1663
01:01:41,113 --> 01:01:42,414
10th informing the public of

1664
01:01:42,414 --> 01:01:43,115
this public hearing today and

1665
01:01:43,115 --> 01:01:45,515
their opportunity to provide

1666
01:01:46,618 --> 01:01:49,955
input. So again, in terms of

1667
01:01:49,955 --> 01:01:51,223
the overall schedule, we

1668
01:01:51,223 --> 01:01:54,223
published a AUGUST 5th intense

1669
01:01:55,193 --> 01:01:56,295
of this year. We're obviously

1670
01:01:56,295 --> 01:01:57,563
here today and the 20th

1671
01:01:57,563 --> 01:01:59,565
holding a public hearing. And

1672
01:01:59,565 --> 01:02:00,799
should you adopt the

1673
01:02:00,799 --> 01:02:01,500
recommendations today? Again,

1674
01:02:01,500 --> 01:02:03,836
pursuant to state law, those

1675
01:02:03,836 --> 01:02:06,836
fees would take legal effect

1676
01:02:07,706 --> 01:02:08,540
60 days after adoption. So in

1677
01:02:08,540 --> 01:02:11,540
this case that would OCTOBER

1678
01:02:13,212 --> 01:02:15,612
19 to 2026. And just a

1679
01:02:17,820 --> 01:02:18,951
reminder. So as the previously

1680
01:02:18,951 --> 01:02:19,652
mentioned, resolution 13, 32

1681
01:02:19,652 --> 01:02:22,520
authorized. We will continue

1682
01:02:22,988 --> 01:02:25,124
to escalate fees each year by

1683
01:02:25,124 --> 01:02:26,993
the increase in the Bay Area.

1684
01:02:26,993 --> 01:02:29,950
Cpi. But in the event that

1685
01:02:29,950 --> 01:02:29,762
that is not sufficient to

1686
01:02:29,762 --> 01:02:32,198
cover our costs and achieve

1687
01:02:32,198 --> 01:02:33,599
full cost recovery for those

1688
01:02:33,599 --> 01:02:34,299
line items, we would bring

1689
01:02:34,299 --> 01:02:37,203
them separately as we've done

1690
01:02:37,203 --> 01:02:37,902
today with these fees as a

1691
01:02:37,902 --> 01:02:38,503
separate public hearing item

1692
01:02:38,503 --> 01:02:41,503
in the future for your

1693
01:02:43,809 --> 01:02:44,710
consideration. And with that,

1694
01:02:44,710 --> 01:02:46,479
it is recommended by center is

1695
01:02:46,479 --> 01:02:47,613
the water that the Board of

1696
01:02:47,613 --> 01:02:49,613
Public Utilities by

1697
01:02:49,615 --> 01:02:50,716
resolution, one adopt revised

1698
01:02:50,716 --> 01:02:52,818
truck to waste program,

1699
01:02:52,818 --> 01:02:54,687
tipping fees. Effective

1700
01:02:54,687 --> 01:02:56,550
10/19/2026 to approve the

1701
01:02:56,550 --> 01:02:57,423
additional tipping fee

1702
01:02:57,423 --> 01:02:58,124
adjustments shown in the

1703
01:02:58,124 --> 01:03:00,659
adopted schedule for JULY one

1704
01:03:00,659 --> 01:03:02,995
of each year from 2027 through

1705
01:03:02,995 --> 01:03:04,230
2030, and 3 authorize the

1706
01:03:04,230 --> 01:03:04,863
director of Santa Rosa Water

1707
01:03:04,863 --> 01:03:05,565
to implement the board

1708
01:03:05,565 --> 01:03:07,934
approved adjustments on their

1709
01:03:07,934 --> 01:03:09,202
respective effective dates.

1710
01:03:09,202 --> 01:03:10,200
All other miscellaneous fees

1711
01:03:10,200 --> 01:03:11,237
and charges adopted by

1712
01:03:11,237 --> 01:03:13,237
resolution. Number 13, 32

1713
01:03:15,975 --> 01:03:16,709
would remain unchanged. And

1714
01:03:16,709 --> 01:03:20,309
happy to take any board member

1715
01:03:20,313 --> 01:03:21,130
questions. If Thank you for

1716
01:03:21,130 --> 01:03:21,614
the presentation will open up

1717
01:03:21,614 --> 01:03:24,614
now for a board member

1718
01:03:28,540 --> 01:03:30,220
questions or comments.

1719
01:03:30,220 --> 01:03:32,230
Remember rent and small

1720
01:03:32,230 --> 01:03:34,226
question them. In end, the

1721
01:03:34,226 --> 01:03:34,860
outreach we did to our

1722
01:03:34,860 --> 01:03:35,528
customers. Did we get any

1723
01:03:35,528 --> 01:03:38,528
responses or was it pretty

1724
01:03:38,731 --> 01:03:40,731
much nothing?

1725
01:03:40,767 --> 01:03:41,801
>> I will defer to our truck

1726
01:03:41,801 --> 01:03:43,869
to waste coordinator doesn't

1727
01:03:43,869 --> 01:03:46,906
appear that we did receive any

1728
01:03:46,906 --> 01:03:48,241
responses. So no, and that's

1729
01:03:48,241 --> 01:03:48,975
not atypical. Given our prior

1730
01:03:48,975 --> 01:03:50,343
experience with us with public

1731
01:03:50,343 --> 01:03:52,743
outreach. But we still.

1732
01:03:55,481 --> 01:03:56,950
>> 10 such nonetheless. The

1733
01:03:56,950 --> 01:03:58,950
board member questions.

1734
01:04:00,519 --> 01:04:01,254
Remember my son?

1735
01:04:01,254 --> 01:04:02,200
>> I'm just curious who who is

1736
01:04:02,200 --> 01:04:04,357
impacted by these fees? Who

1737
01:04:04,357 --> 01:04:04,958
pays them is that people,

1738
01:04:04,958 --> 01:04:06,958
individuals with septic

1739
01:04:09,562 --> 01:04:10,662
systems or is it larger users?

1740
01:04:10,662 --> 01:04:13,662
>> I would invite our deputy

1741
01:04:13,733 --> 01:04:14,433
director my Environmental

1742
01:04:14,433 --> 01:04:15,135
Services, Sean McNeil to come

1743
01:04:15,135 --> 01:04:15,802
down answer that question is

1744
01:04:15,802 --> 01:04:19,402
this program is run by his

1745
01:04:24,177 --> 01:04:24,811
team.

1746
01:04:24,811 --> 01:04:26,811
>> Good afternoon, chair

1747
01:04:28,480 --> 01:04:28,781
Galvin members of the board.

1748
01:04:28,781 --> 01:04:31,781
>> Thank you for the question.

1749
01:04:32,850 --> 01:04:34,254
The users of this program, our

1750
01:04:34,254 --> 01:04:37,254
entities that are unable to

1751
01:04:37,257 --> 01:04:37,990
treat the waste on 2

1752
01:04:37,990 --> 01:04:40,390
completions. So yes, septa

1753
01:04:40,927 --> 01:04:44,527
callers is one of our customer

1754
01:04:45,165 --> 01:04:46,699
types. We've an increase in

1755
01:04:46,699 --> 01:04:47,434
customer types then You're

1756
01:04:47,434 --> 01:04:48,100
Inc. Has the regulations

1757
01:04:48,100 --> 01:04:51,100
changed and how they manage

1758
01:04:51,338 --> 01:04:52,439
their waste? Water? They found

1759
01:04:52,439 --> 01:04:55,174
a in a beneficial service to

1760
01:04:55,174 --> 01:04:56,509
be able to bring some of their

1761
01:04:56,509 --> 01:04:58,711
waste to our facilities. We

1762
01:04:58,711 --> 01:05:01,711
also have other types of

1763
01:05:02,715 --> 01:05:04,651
material that can't just go

1764
01:05:04,651 --> 01:05:06,753
into the sewer like oils and

1765
01:05:06,753 --> 01:05:08,321
greases. And so those can come

1766
01:05:08,321 --> 01:05:09,923
to us by pumper truck and we

1767
01:05:09,923 --> 01:05:10,991
can pump that into our system.

1768
01:05:10,991 --> 01:05:13,527
There that way. We don't clog

1769
01:05:13,527 --> 01:05:15,162
their pipes. So it is a it's

1770
01:05:15,162 --> 01:05:15,862
an important service to our

1771
01:05:15,862 --> 01:05:18,262
community that we've learned

1772
01:05:18,365 --> 01:05:20,765
through this project and

1773
01:05:21,300 --> 01:05:24,300
having these this program and

1774
01:05:24,871 --> 01:05:26,907
we'll be coming to you with a

1775
01:05:26,907 --> 01:05:28,410
greater update on our program.

1776
01:05:28,410 --> 01:05:29,676
Metric Cordinator will give a

1777
01:05:29,676 --> 01:05:30,410
presentation to you on

1778
01:05:30,410 --> 01:05:33,410
SEPTEMBER. 3rd, going over the

1779
01:05:35,415 --> 01:05:37,217
entire program. So continuing

1780
01:05:37,217 --> 01:05:39,217
on my question.

1781
01:05:39,385 --> 01:05:40,587
>> Is this so if you for

1782
01:05:40,587 --> 01:05:43,587
example, our septic user and

1783
01:05:44,591 --> 01:05:45,292
individual. You know,

1784
01:05:45,292 --> 01:05:47,227
residential septic user that

1785
01:05:47,227 --> 01:05:48,528
cannot comply with. Kirk

1786
01:05:48,528 --> 01:05:50,928
requirements or whatever it

1787
01:05:52,699 --> 01:05:53,767
is. How often does the pumping

1788
01:05:53,767 --> 01:05:56,570
occur? I'm what I'm getting at

1789
01:05:56,570 --> 01:05:57,303
is how impactful are these

1790
01:05:57,303 --> 01:06:00,903
increases in cost over time to

1791
01:06:02,509 --> 01:06:03,176
individual? Yeah. So it's my

1792
01:06:03,176 --> 01:06:05,576
understanding. Well, I must

1793
01:06:06,246 --> 01:06:08,315
have a septic system.

1794
01:06:08,315 --> 01:06:09,490
>> The tipping fees is a small

1795
01:06:09,490 --> 01:06:12,490
percentage of the overall cost

1796
01:06:12,252 --> 01:06:14,488
of the service. The actual

1797
01:06:14,488 --> 01:06:15,155
pumping and the hauling of the

1798
01:06:15,155 --> 01:06:18,155
material is a much greater

1799
01:06:21,161 --> 01:06:24,761
part of the expense. So you've

1800
01:06:24,998 --> 01:06:25,699
heard in this presentation

1801
01:06:25,699 --> 01:06:27,267
We're just we're covering our

1802
01:06:27,267 --> 01:06:28,135
costs for that treatment. So

1803
01:06:28,135 --> 01:06:30,404
it is relatively inexpensive.

1804
01:06:30,404 --> 01:06:32,505
And when you compare our

1805
01:06:32,505 --> 01:06:34,905
costs, too other wastewater

1806
01:06:35,842 --> 01:06:36,543
treatment plants, we are a

1807
01:06:36,543 --> 01:06:39,543
little bit cheaper. And most

1808
01:06:39,813 --> 01:06:43,413
of our waste types compared to

1809
01:06:43,783 --> 01:06:44,418
our our other competitors. I

1810
01:06:44,418 --> 01:06:46,418
wouldn't say competitors

1811
01:06:48,922 --> 01:06:51,322
service office offer for

1812
01:06:52,159 --> 01:06:52,726
curious if the death.

1813
01:06:52,726 --> 01:06:54,726
>> Other board member

1814
01:06:57,231 --> 01:06:57,965
questions or comments. All

1815
01:06:57,965 --> 01:07:01,468
right. I'll Open up the public

1816
01:07:01,468 --> 01:07:02,770
hearing on item 9.1.

1817
01:07:02,770 --> 01:07:03,337
Consideration of the revised

1818
01:07:03,337 --> 01:07:05,737
into the schedule of

1819
01:07:05,840 --> 01:07:08,240
miscellaneous fees and charges

1820
01:07:08,409 --> 01:07:09,710
for water and wastewater

1821
01:07:09,710 --> 01:07:10,444
related services. If you would

1822
01:07:10,444 --> 01:07:14,440
like to make a comment, please

1823
01:07:14,715 --> 01:07:18,315
move to the podium. Seeing no

1824
01:07:18,985 --> 01:07:19,687
one rise. Will that now close

1825
01:07:19,687 --> 01:07:22,687
the public hearing and asked

1826
01:07:22,890 --> 01:07:23,724
for a motion?

1827
01:07:23,724 --> 01:07:24,392
>> I move adoption of the

1828
01:07:24,392 --> 01:07:25,920
resolution of the Board of

1829
01:07:25,920 --> 01:07:27,260
Public Utilities of the city

1830
01:07:27,260 --> 01:07:27,861
of Santa Rosa adopting changed

1831
01:07:27,861 --> 01:07:29,861
miscellaneous fees and

1832
01:07:33,601 --> 01:07:34,335
charges.

1833
01:07:34,335 --> 01:07:35,200
>> Motion by vice-chair Arnone

1834
01:07:35,200 --> 01:07:36,270
seconded by board member do

1835
01:07:36,270 --> 01:07:40,470
it. We have a roll call vote.

1836
01:07:46,914 --> 01:07:48,782
Please.

1837
01:07:48,782 --> 01:07:50,782
>> Remember, eye. Board

1838
01:07:53,421 --> 01:07:55,756
Eisler. Remember do it? Yes.

1839
01:07:55,756 --> 01:07:58,326
Board member about in Fort.

1840
01:07:58,326 --> 01:08:01,620
Vice chair. No knee. I and

1841
01:08:01,620 --> 01:08:01,595
check out eye. Let the record

1842
01:08:01,595 --> 01:08:03,595
reflect that passes

1843
01:08:06,868 --> 01:08:08,836
unanimously. Thank you again.

1844
01:08:08,836 --> 01:08:11,172
>> Next item on our agenda is

1845
01:08:11,172 --> 01:08:11,805
public comment on non agenda

1846
01:08:11,805 --> 01:08:12,373
matters viewers to make a

1847
01:08:12,373 --> 01:08:14,773
public comment on the

1848
01:08:15,843 --> 01:08:18,243
non-agenda matter. Go ahead.

1849
01:08:18,813 --> 01:08:19,280
State your name again for the

1850
01:08:19,280 --> 01:08:20,281
record. Please.

1851
01:08:20,281 --> 01:08:22,950
>> My name is Fred. All Buck

1852
01:08:22,950 --> 01:08:24,520
and I have an important

1853
01:08:24,520 --> 01:08:26,521
question. I want to know where

1854
01:08:26,521 --> 01:08:27,221
I can get one of those nice

1855
01:08:27,221 --> 01:08:29,524
blue water bottles in certain

1856
01:08:29,524 --> 01:08:32,524
for me and my wife.

1857
01:08:32,860 --> 01:08:33,428
>> Thank

1858
01:08:33,428 --> 01:08:34,696
>> But if you ask the

1859
01:08:34,696 --> 01:08:37,832
director, you might be able to

1860
01:08:37,832 --> 01:08:41,432
come get them. Get a couple.

1861
01:08:48,476 --> 01:08:50,512
And the other public comments.

1862
01:08:50,512 --> 01:08:51,212
We have no referrals. We have

1863
01:08:51,212 --> 01:08:52,130
no written communications. I

1864
01:08:52,130 --> 01:08:54,115
believe we have a subcommittee

1865
01:08:54,115 --> 01:08:56,115
report from.

1866
01:09:00,821 --> 01:09:02,821
>> Board member right?

1867
01:09:02,991 --> 01:09:03,925
>> Thank Yes, the budget

1868
01:09:03,925 --> 01:09:05,260
subcommittee met on Monday,

1869
01:09:05,260 --> 01:09:07,962
AUGUST 10th to review and

1870
01:09:07,962 --> 01:09:09,998
consider the proposed changes

1871
01:09:09,998 --> 01:09:10,765
to the miscellaneous fees and

1872
01:09:10,765 --> 01:09:13,165
charges which the board

1873
01:09:14,269 --> 01:09:15,300
considered at today's meeting

1874
01:09:15,300 --> 01:09:15,603
that the subcommittee

1875
01:09:15,603 --> 01:09:17,603
unanimously recommended

1876
01:09:19,207 --> 01:09:22,277
approval. And I'd also like to

1877
01:09:22,277 --> 01:09:23,311
point that Vice Chair Arnone

1878
01:09:23,311 --> 01:09:26,247
was PRESIDENT And he pointed

1879
01:09:26,247 --> 01:09:27,882
out that the meeting took 18

1880
01:09:27,882 --> 01:09:29,882
minutes.

1881
01:09:32,988 --> 01:09:35,988
>> So think. That's a record

1882
01:09:37,559 --> 01:09:38,260
even for a full board Any

1883
01:09:38,260 --> 01:09:41,260
comments or questions on that

1884
01:09:42,263 --> 01:09:43,831
report. If not, we'll open it

1885
01:09:43,831 --> 01:09:44,465
up for public comment on item

1886
01:09:44,465 --> 01:09:45,200
13. If you wish to make a

1887
01:09:45,200 --> 01:09:47,702
public comment, please move to

1888
01:09:47,702 --> 01:09:51,302
the podium. Seeing no one rise

1889
01:09:51,573 --> 01:09:52,240
that will take care of our

1890
01:09:52,240 --> 01:09:52,874
board members subcommittee

1891
01:09:52,874 --> 01:09:54,709
report. Any board member

1892
01:09:54,709 --> 01:09:56,709
reports.

1893
01:10:02,684 --> 01:10:03,418
>> Remember, do it?

1894
01:10:03,418 --> 01:10:04,886
>> I wanted to talk about this

1895
01:10:04,886 --> 01:10:05,687
morning. I was with a group of

1896
01:10:05,687 --> 01:10:06,321
people along Roseland Creek,

1897
01:10:06,321 --> 01:10:09,321
area we call the Roseland

1898
01:10:12,160 --> 01:10:13,928
neighborhood. Creek. Stuart

1899
01:10:13,928 --> 01:10:14,596
Volunteer. And there were

1900
01:10:14,596 --> 01:10:16,996
people there from different

1901
01:10:18,700 --> 01:10:19,368
parts of the community. Plus,

1902
01:10:19,368 --> 01:10:20,936
some trends in a big run to

1903
01:10:20,936 --> 01:10:23,336
habitat in the community.

1904
01:10:24,606 --> 01:10:26,474
There I wanted to make sure

1905
01:10:26,474 --> 01:10:27,750
everybody here understands

1906
01:10:27,750 --> 01:10:27,776
whatever I'm doing this

1907
01:10:27,776 --> 01:10:30,245
volunteering. I do not in any

1908
01:10:30,245 --> 01:10:30,945
way, shape or form trying to

1909
01:10:30,945 --> 01:10:32,781
pretend that I represent the

1910
01:10:32,781 --> 01:10:34,950
city of Santa Rosa. I have a

1911
01:10:34,950 --> 01:10:37,950
nice shirt today. A treasure,

1912
01:10:38,720 --> 01:10:41,356
if you will. It's given to me

1913
01:10:41,356 --> 01:10:42,191
because I am a creek volunteer

1914
01:10:42,191 --> 01:10:44,860
and it's kind of messed up now

1915
01:10:44,860 --> 01:10:45,527
from doing so much out there.

1916
01:10:45,527 --> 01:10:48,527
But the whole thing that's

1917
01:10:49,264 --> 01:10:50,732
really important is. When

1918
01:10:50,732 --> 01:10:51,433
people approach me about my

1919
01:10:51,433 --> 01:10:53,935
involvement with any of these

1920
01:10:53,935 --> 01:10:57,535
things I do here. I'm very

1921
01:10:58,140 --> 01:10:59,307
careful to point out that. I

1922
01:10:59,307 --> 01:11:00,676
am not representing the city

1923
01:11:00,676 --> 01:11:02,377
and I don't have a point of

1924
01:11:02,377 --> 01:11:05,977
view. That is the city's I

1925
01:11:06,315 --> 01:11:07,349
speak for myself. Only never

1926
01:11:07,349 --> 01:11:09,217
saying that. I work for the

1927
01:11:09,217 --> 01:11:11,720
city when I speak it any other

1928
01:11:11,720 --> 01:11:12,421
meeting or any other place.

1929
01:11:12,421 --> 01:11:15,421
This is important because one

1930
01:11:15,591 --> 01:11:16,624
of the people that came today.

1931
01:11:16,624 --> 01:11:19,227
Was under the impression that

1932
01:11:19,227 --> 01:11:19,962
somehow I could influence some

1933
01:11:19,962 --> 01:11:22,331
city stuff. And I was like not

1934
01:11:22,331 --> 01:11:25,467
doesn't work that way. This is

1935
01:11:25,467 --> 01:11:26,100
really important because we

1936
01:11:26,100 --> 01:11:26,869
need to get better

1937
01:11:26,869 --> 01:11:29,269
communication, if you will,

1938
01:11:29,939 --> 01:11:31,400
from the Santa Rosa water to

1939
01:11:31,400 --> 01:11:31,807
the people out in the

1940
01:11:31,807 --> 01:11:32,507
community. All the different

1941
01:11:32,507 --> 01:11:33,108
stuff that goes on. And I

1942
01:11:33,108 --> 01:11:35,508
understand it's a very

1943
01:11:36,612 --> 01:11:37,545
difficult job. So I'm always

1944
01:11:37,545 --> 01:11:40,950
making get on the same page of

1945
01:11:40,950 --> 01:11:41,616
a Caliph Oaks last but not

1946
01:11:41,616 --> 01:11:44,720
least. Also want to ask for

1947
01:11:44,720 --> 01:11:46,121
some patients to talk to some

1948
01:11:46,121 --> 01:11:48,290
city employees. I've been

1949
01:11:48,290 --> 01:11:51,290
given permission to speak with

1950
01:11:51,327 --> 01:11:54,327
Mr. McNeill and Claire Myers

1951
01:11:54,863 --> 01:11:56,966
and I didn't realize if I have

1952
01:11:56,966 --> 01:11:58,968
that position and that

1953
01:11:58,968 --> 01:11:59,568
permission to speak with them

1954
01:11:59,568 --> 01:12:00,269
more than once, because

1955
01:12:00,269 --> 01:12:02,904
there's some things I like to

1956
01:12:02,904 --> 01:12:04,940
follow up on. And then there's

1957
01:12:04,940 --> 01:12:07,340
the employee. Brian Wallace.

1958
01:12:09,445 --> 01:12:10,913
And Nick, should I know these

1959
01:12:10,913 --> 01:12:11,614
involving matters about creek,

1960
01:12:11,614 --> 01:12:13,649
water, improvement ball, kind

1961
01:12:13,649 --> 01:12:15,284
of stuff like that. So it's

1962
01:12:15,284 --> 01:12:16,520
relative to the work you're of

1963
01:12:16,520 --> 01:12:19,855
the board. But I want to make

1964
01:12:19,855 --> 01:12:20,723
sure I have the permission

1965
01:12:20,723 --> 01:12:21,390
from the director of the

1966
01:12:21,390 --> 01:12:23,790
enterprise Agency to speak

1967
01:12:28,300 --> 01:12:29,980
with those employees. Please.

1968
01:12:29,980 --> 01:12:30,366
>> I'm sure. Just sent me an

1969
01:12:30,366 --> 01:12:31,660
e-mail content, Shannon,

1970
01:12:31,660 --> 01:12:34,370
myself and well will get you

1971
01:12:34,370 --> 01:12:35,710
what you need.

1972
01:12:35,710 --> 01:12:38,671
>> You can't just say yes or

1973
01:12:38,774 --> 01:12:39,408
no. Right now. If you can. If

1974
01:12:39,408 --> 01:12:40,109
you work through Shannon

1975
01:12:40,109 --> 01:12:41,310
myself, that would be great.

1976
01:12:41,310 --> 01:12:44,310
Thank you. All right. Thank

1977
01:12:45,140 --> 01:12:45,648
you. Kindly.

1978
01:12:45,648 --> 01:12:48,480
>> Any other board member

1979
01:12:51,320 --> 01:12:52,210
reports? Now take public

1980
01:12:52,210 --> 01:12:53,422
comment on item number 14, if

1981
01:12:53,422 --> 01:12:54,560
you wish to make public

1982
01:12:54,560 --> 01:12:57,560
comment, this move to the

1983
01:12:58,127 --> 01:13:01,127
podium. Seeing no one rise.

1984
01:13:01,863 --> 01:13:02,899
Directors report.

1985
01:13:02,899 --> 01:13:04,934
>> Thank you. Chair Gavin

1986
01:13:04,934 --> 01:13:06,200
members of the board only have

1987
01:13:06,200 --> 01:13:09,138
one quick item today and that

1988
01:13:09,138 --> 01:13:11,474
is I wanted to share some good

1989
01:13:11,474 --> 01:13:13,900
news. 2 of our stormwater and

1990
01:13:13,900 --> 01:13:15,111
creeks staff members have been

1991
01:13:15,111 --> 01:13:15,812
invited to present at the

1992
01:13:15,812 --> 01:13:16,479
California Storm. Water

1993
01:13:16,479 --> 01:13:18,479
Quality Association annual

1994
01:13:19,982 --> 01:13:22,982
conference in OCTOBER Yes, our

1995
01:13:24,186 --> 01:13:26,186
environmental specialist chew.

1996
01:13:27,156 --> 01:13:27,857
He's been asked to present on

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a multi-year research project

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into the pathogens and

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sediment reduction that we

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have achieved through the

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Lower Colgan Creek Restoration

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Project and next to Don or

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senior environmental says

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nationalist has been asked to

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present on the city's pilot

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trash reduction project that

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focused on reducing trash on

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streets and storm drain

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infrastructure. So just wanted

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to share that good news. So

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it's great to have other

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agencies and associations asks

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our team to present at various

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conferences. And that's my

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report. I'm happy to answer

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any questions.

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>> Congratulations to both of

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them. That's very good board

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member questions for the

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director. Kaye open up for

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public comment on item number

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15. Seeing no one right is

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that concludes our agenda for

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today. So we are adjourned.

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Thank