City Hall and Courthouse  
15 West Kellogg  
Boulevard  
City of Saint Paul  
Room 330  
Meeting Agenda  
Racquel Vaske, General  
Manager  
Board of Water Commissioners  
651-266-6815 or  
racquel.vaske@ci.stpaul.  
mn.us  
Mollie Gagnelius,  
Recording Secretary,  
651-266-6275 or  
l.mn.us  
Chair Mara Humphrey  
Vice Chair Cheniqua Johnson  
Commissioner Molly Coleman  
Commissioner Rebecca Cave  
Commissioner Saura Jost  
Commissioner John Larkin  
Commissioner Chris Tolbert  
Tuesday, September 9, 2025  
5:00 PM  
Council Chambers - 300 City Hall  
Roll Call  
Consent Agenda  
Note: Items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no separate  
discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent  
Agenda for separate consideration.  
Approving the minutes of the August 12, 2025 meeting.  
1
Approving the Financial Statements for the month of July 2025.  
2
Pertaining to Amendment No. 2 to a Professional Services Agreement with  
CDM Smith Inc. to provide planning and design services for the 2026 Lead Free  
SPRWS construction season.  
3
Attachments:  
Pertaining to a Private Water Main Agreement with Habitat Heights, LLC to  
supply water to Outlots B and D located on Howard Street North between  
Cottage Avenue East and Ivy Avenue East in the city of Saint Paul.  
4
Attachments: Staff Report  
Pertaining to authorizing HDR Engineering Inc. to provide professional  
engineering services for a comprehensive cost-of-service study to evaluate  
current rate structures, analyze revenue requirements, and provide  
recommendations for fair and sustainable water utility rates.  
5
Attachments: Staff Report  
Legislative Hearing Consent Agenda  
Items listed under the Consent Agenda will receive a combined public hearing and be  
enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. Items may be removed from the  
Consent Agenda for a separate public hearing and discussion if desired.  
Appeal of Deedra Perron & Alex Skym to a Water Service Bill at 983 HUDSON  
ROAD.  
6
Discussion Item  
2026 Budget and water charges presentation  
Public Hearing on 2026 water charges  
7
Public Hearing  
8
Action Items  
Recommending a 2026 budget to Saint Paul City Council for approval.  
9
Attachments: Staff Report  
Recommending 2026 water charges to Saint Paul City Council for approval.  
10  
11  
Attachments:  
Pertaining to Title XI water related fees and charges of the Legislative Code of  
the City of Saint Paul regarding the organization of fees and charges.  
Attachments: Staff Report  
Pertaining to an Agreement with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH) to provide  
professional engineering services for design, inspection, and contract  
administration for the reconditioning of the Board’s McKnight Road standpipe.  
12  
Attachments: Staff Report  
To affirm the use of Waterfall Security Solutions’ unidirectional gateway  
technology to enable secure, one-way data transfer between the Operational  
Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) systems at Saint Paul  
Regional Water Services (SPRWS).  
13  
Attachments: Staff Report  
Informational Items  
General Manager's Report  
Pipeline Express  
14  
15  
Attachments:  
Adjournment