STORM DRAIN MASTER PLAN
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Board of Public Utilities – Contract Review Subcommittee January 25, 2023
Claire Myers, Storm Water & Creeks Manager
1 Measure J
Sec. 25. Board of Public Utilities
(b) The board of Public Utilities shall have general
policy authority and direction of the management
and operation of the City’s water and sewer utilities
and stormwater systems….
2 Making Santa Rosa a better place by enhancing creek
health through restoration and community
involvement, providing biological and engineering
services, and managing storm water runoff to
preserve and restore water quality and minimize
flooding.
3 Mission
4 • Regulatory Permit Compliance
• Outreach and Education
• Water Quality Monitoring
• Spill Response
• Biological and Engineering Support
• Creek Restoration
• Creek Stewardship Program
• Storm Drain Infrastructure Needs
Storm Water and Creeks Work
Storm Water Assessment
Fund
• Annual parcel assessment for creek
restoration, water quality improvement,
and drainage improvements
• $35.92 year/average household
• $2.7 million last year
• Additional funding from the City’s General
Fund, CIP projects, and grants
5 6
Storm Drain Infrastructure
Failing Infrastructure
7 8
Localized Flooding
9 1. Evaluate condition of 322 miles of storm-drain pipe and 17,000 storm drain structures
2. Model the system to support drainage review for new projects
3. Help build an asset registry
4. Identify costs of replacing aging infrastructure
5. Rank projects proposed for maintenance or replacement
6. Identify funding needs, and options for meeting those needs Storm Drain Master Plan
10 Consultant Selection
Reviewers:
• Councilmember Tom Schwedhelm
• Sean McNeil, Deputy Director Environmental Services
• Lori Urbanek, Deputy Director Engineering Resources
• Claire Myers, Storm Water and Creeks Manager
• Flannery Banks, Storm Water Assistant Engineer
October 13, 2022:
Request for Proposals
November 11, 2022:
6 Proposals Received
November 16, 2022:
Proposal Review
December 8, 2022:
Consultant
Interviews/Selection
11 Superior:
• Technical expertise
• Funding strategies
• Communication with the public
• Communication with City Staff
Woodard & Curran
12 • Contract amount: $1,574,204
• Funding sources:
• $500,000 CDBG Mitigation Grant
• $1,100,000 in Storm Water Assessment enterprise funds, and Southeast Area Development Impact Fees (SEADIF)
• Contract completed by July 21, 2025
Contract Funding and Timeline
13 It is recommended by the Water Department that the Contract Review Subcommittee recommend to the Board of Public Utilities approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Woodard and Curran, Inc. of San Francisco, California, to develop a Storm Drain Master Plan, in the amount of $1,574,204.
Recommendation