1 CITY OF RIALTO
REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER SUBCOMMITTEE
September 25, 2025 - 10:00 A.M.
MINUTES
The Regular meeting of the Water Subcommittee of the City of Rialto was held in the Civic Center Council Chambers located at 150 S. Palm Avenue, Rialto, California 92376, on Thursday, August 25, 2025.
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CALL TO ORDER Call to order at 10:00 A.M.
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ROLL CALL Senior Administrative Analyst Nicole Hemmans took the roll call.
Subcommittee Members / City Staff:
Mayor Joe Baca
Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott
Tanya Williams, City Manager
Timothy Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
Robert Khuu, Assistant City Attorney
Chief Cristopher Jenson, Interim Fire Chief
Paul Truffa, Rialto Firefighter
Toyasha Sebbag, Assistant to the City Manager
Nicole Hemmans, Senior Administrative Analyst
Additional Attendees:
Stephen Dopudja, Dopudja & Wells Consulting, Inc.
Peter Luchetti, RWS/Table Rock
Megan Matson, RWS/Table Rock
Soheil Sadighi, RWS/Veolia
Marlon Brosco, RWS/Veolia
Nick Desimpelare, Ullico
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CLOSED SESSION
WS-2662– Conference with Legal
Counsel – Anticipated Litigation.
Closed session started at 10:02 AM. The following attendees exited the meeting prior to the closed session discussion: Timothy Sullivan, Interim Chief Jenson, P aul Tr uffa, Toya sha Sebbag, Peter Luch etti, Nick Desimpelare, Marlon Brosco, and Soheil Sadighi.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) Significant Exposure to Litigation Number of Matters: one (1).
Closed session concluded at 10:31 AM.
2 OPEN SESSION
Open session resumed at 10:33 AM. The following attendees returned to the regular meeting: Timothy Sullivan, Chief Jenson, Paul Truffa, Toyasha Sebbag, Peter Luchetti, Nick Desimpelare , Marlon Brosco, and Soheil Sadighi.
PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comment received on September 25, 2025:
♦ None.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes from the September 18, 2025, meeting were not provided at the time of this meeting. Staff advised that they will be provided for review and approval at the next subcommittee meeting.
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NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
WS-25-0661 – Request for Feedback on
the Automatic Meter Infrastructure (AMI)
Project.
(ACTION)
Staff Requests that the Water Subcommittee Provide Feedback on the Automatic Meter Infrastructure (AMI) Project. Updated as provided by Stephen Dopudja and Tim Sullivan. (ACTION)
Questions & Comments
♦ It has been confirmed that the grant awards will fund the project at no cost to the City.
♦ Veolia/RWS will supply information about the labor agreement aspect of the project.
The Water Subcommittee’s feedback was to move this item forward for recommendation to the City Council.
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WS-25-0596 – Update on the City of
Rialto/IEUA Agreement.
Update on the City of Rialto/IEUA Agreement Relating to the Long -Term Sale of Wastewater Effluent for Recycled Water Purposes.
Questions & Comments
♦ Mayor Baca inquired whether we will be receiving any funding to help offset the cost of the project.
3 o Mr. Dopudja reported that this project will benefit from the Habitat Nature Center project, which is being s upported through grant funding.
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WS-25-0663 – Sevana Bioenergy
Operational Update.
Staff requested that the Water Subcommittee receive an update on the Sevana Bioenergy Operational Update.
Questions & Comments
♦ RWS/Veolia shared an update on their observation of the upkeep of the Sevana Bioenergy facility.
♦ Interim Fire Chief provided an update on the recent fire activity at the facility.
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WS-25-0664 – Utilities Director
Update.
Utilities Director Update: None
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UPCOMING MEETINGS/OTHER
DISCUSSION ITEMS
♦ The next Water Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025.
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ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:03 AM.
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