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Approved Minutes

Construction Advisory Committee SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES January 15, 2021 CALL TO ORDER The Construction Advisory Committee convened in a Special Called meeting on January 15th via Video Conference. Chair Lyn Nance-Hendricks called the Committee Meeting to order at 10:39 AM LIAISONS Eric Bailey– Executive Liaison Shelley Franklin – Staff Liaison CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: (P) Mayoral – Jolsna Thomas, Committee Member (P) District 1 – Calvin Williams, Committee Member (P) District 2 – Juan Pedro Munoz, Committee Member (P) District 3 – Bob Batlan, Vice Chair (P) District 4 – Lyn Nance-Hendricks, Chair (P) District 5 – Candelario Vazquez, Committee Member (A) District 6 – vacant (A) District 7 – Bobby Smith, Committee Member (P) District 8 – Sean Forkner, Committee Member (A) District 9 – Anna Bocchini, Committee Member (P) District 10 – Carson Fisk, Committee Member City Staff Eric Bailey, Assistant Director, Public Works Department Shelley Franklin, Executive Assistant, Public Works Department Susan Delgado, Administrative Manager, Public Works Department Rolando Fernandez, Capital Contracting Officer, Capital Contracting Office Baldemar Maldonado, Contract Management Supervisor, Capital Contracting Office CITIZENS COMMUNICATION a. No citizen communications 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Committee Member Jolsna Thomas motioned to approve December 8th Minutes, Committee Member Sean Forkner Seconds-Unanimous agreement.  2. DIRECTOR’S REPORT 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Update on Public Works Projects and the ongoing response to COVID-19 i. Public Works Assistant Director, Eric Bailey shared information on Public Works Capital Project Delivery, and active ongoing construction. a. Discussion and Possible Action on 2021 Work Plan i. Committee members reviewed and had no additional items to be added to the Work Plan at the time of the meeting. b. Briefing and discussion of Bid Solicitation Process and Evaluation of Contractor’s Relevant Experience i. Rolando Fernandez, Capital Contracting Officer, presented Bidder’s Experience Statement and Construction Training Program. c. Update on the investigation regarding worker misclassification at the airport i. Baldemar Maldonado, Capital Contracting Office, presented on the research. Committee asked staff to return for an update in March 2021. 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Discussion of contractor payment process improvements b. Discussion and possible action on the 2016 Mobility Bond Update c. Discussion of the better builder program on the Q2 Stadium, Home of Austin FC MLS Team 5. NEXT MEETING: February 9, 2021 6. ADJOURNMENT Committee Member Jolsna Thomas motioned to adjourn, Committee Member Sean Forkner Seconds. Meeting adjourned at 11:59 AM. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Shelley Franklin with the Public Works Department, at 512-974-3957, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Construction Advisory Committee, please contact Shelley Franklin at 512- 974-3957.