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Board of Public Utilities minutes — Feb 5, 2026: Vice Chair Arnone elected; key purchases approved

Santa RosaFeb 5, 20262 min read

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At the February 5, 2026 meeting the Board of Public Utilities elected William Arnone Jr. as Vice Chair, received an asset management overview and a Sonoma Water transmission system update, approved a sixth amendment to a blanket purchase order with Olin and a purchase order to Rexel for electrical load center systems, approved prior meeting minutes, and heard director reports including a water service response and one year without sanitary sewer overflows for 2025.

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Elected William Arnone Jr. as Vice Chair (motion carried; Board Member Robin Bartholow absent).
Approved sixth amendment to Blanket Purchase Order 164874 with Olin Corporation dba Olin Chlor Alkali Products to add $450,000, for a total not to exceed $3,045,000.
Approved issuance of a purchase order to Rexel USA Incorporated for five electrical load center systems in the amount of $5,288,853.40 and authorized a 20% contingency for a total of $6,346,624.08.
Approved the January 15, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes as submitted.
Received an Asset Management Overview study session from Santa Rosa Water and a Sonoma Water transmission system capital projects and maintenance update (presentations; no formal action recorded).
Director reported emergency response to a water service leak at 4803 Montgomery Dr. and noted the City recorded one sanitary sewer overflow for calendar year 2025 (equivalent to 0.17 SSOs per 100 miles of pipe).

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Feb 5, 2026, 12:00 AMCity Hall, Council Chamber, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, CAscheduled

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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY ATTENDING IN-PERSON AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER LOCATED AT 100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE. THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED AT HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE "IN PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW. THE MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON COMCAST CHANNEL 28, AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99, AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA, AND VIA ZOOM BY VISITING HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/82448675406, OR BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 824 4867 5406. IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED ON JUST CAUSE UNDER THE BROWN ACT, THE CITY WILL ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH THE ZOOM LINK OR DIAL-IN NUMBER ABOVE. The public attending in person will be able to provide public comment on agenda items at the time an agenda item is discussed during the Board of Public Utilities Meeting. Public Comment may also be submitted via e-mail at bpu-comment@srcity.org. Deadlines and additional instruction for public comment are set forth below. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact Michelle Montoya at mmontoya@srcity.org
1:30 P.M. (VIA IN-PERSON)
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BROWN ACT (Gov. Code § 54953.8)
STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY BOARD MEMBERS
VICE CHAIR ELECTION
STUDY SESSION
ASSET MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Santa Rosa Water staff will provide the Board of Public Utilities an overview of asset management principles and how they are applied in developing Santa Rosa Water's capital improvement program. The Board may discuss this item and provide direction to staff.
PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION - SONOMA WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CAPITAL PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE UPDATE
MINUTES APPROVAL
January 15, 2026 - Regular Meeting Minutes - Draft
STAFF BRIEFINGS
CONSENT ITEMS
MOTION - APPROVAL - SIXTH AMENDMENT TO BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER 164874 WITH OLIN CORPORATION dba OLIN CHLOR ALKALI PRODUCTS TO ADD COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water and the Finance Department that the Board of Public Utilities, by motion, approve the sixth amendment to Blanket Purchase Order (BPO) 164874 with Olin Corporation dba Olin Chlor Alkali Products (Olin), Tracy, California to add compensation in the amount of $450,000, for a total amount not to exceed $3,045,000.
MOTION - APPROVE ISSUANCE OF A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIVE (5) ELECTRICAL LOAD CENTER SYSTEMS TO REXEL USA INCORPORATED, SANTA CLARA, CA RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by Santa Rosa Water, Transportation and Public Works, and the Finance Department that the Board of Public Utilities, by Motion, approved issuance of a Purchase Order for the purchase of five (5) electrical load center systems to Rexel USA Incorporated, Santa Clara, CA for the amount of $5,288,853.40, approve a 20% contingency, for a total amount of $6,346,624.08.
REPORT ITEMS
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS
REFERRALS
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (AND POSSIBLE BOARD DISCUSSION)
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
DIRECTORS REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
The Board of Public Utilities encourages public comments regarding the above items. If you are unable to attend this meeting, please feel free to call the Water Department at 543-4200 or forward written comments to the City of Santa Rosa, Water Department, 35 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. All comments will be forwarded to the Board at the meeting.
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Documents from this meeting

Agendahttps://legistar.granicus.com/santarosa/meetings/2026/2/5426_A_Board_of_Public_Utilities_26-02-05_Regular_Meeting_Agenda_and_Summary_Report.pdf
Minuteshttps://legistar.granicus.com/santarosa/meetings/2026/2/5426_M_Board_of_Public_Utilities_26-02-05_Regular_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

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