Regular Meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission December 9, 2020 Water and Wastewater Commission to be held Wednesday, December 9, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance by Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the December 9, 2020 Water and Wastewater Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 972-0115 or Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Tuesday, December 8, 2020. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov by Noon, Tuesday, December 8, 2020. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live 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 Blanca Madriz at Austin Water, 512-972-0115 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Water and Wastewater Commission, please contact Blanca Madriz at Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov. Reunión del WATER & WASTEWATER COMMISSION de la reunion 9 de diciembre 2020 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación martes, 8 de diciembre antes del mediodía. Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los …
Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation December 9, 2020 Government that Works for All Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Austin Water December 10, 2020 COA Strategic Direction: Client: Kevin Critendon, Shwetha Pandurangi, Virginia Collier Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with Shady Hollow Municipal Utility District (District) for the City to provide wholesale water and wastewater services to the District. Agenda Item Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Operating Budget of Austin Water Amount and Source of Funding May 21, 2020 - City Council approved Resolution No. 20200521-010 relating to negotiation of an amendment of the City's Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) with the District which passed on consent on Council Member Pool's motion, Council Member Renteria's second, with an 11-0 vote. October 15, 2020 – City Council authorized negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with the District for the transfer of the District’s former water and wastewater system back to the District with reimbursement to the City in the amount of $714,387 for costs related to improvements to the system, and additional consideration to the City provided in related agreements with the District which passed on consent on Council Member Pool's motion, with an 11-0 vote. December 9, 2020 -- To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission Purchasing Language: N/A Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: N/A In 1980 the City granted consent to the creation of the Shady Hollow Municipal Utility District in order to facilitate development of the area. Terms and conditions contained in a consent agreement and provisions of related agreements between the City and the District indicate that as the area developed, the parties anticipated the District would become part of the City through annexation. In September 1980 the City and the Shady Hollow Municipal Utility District (District), previously known as Southwest Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 1, entered into an agreement for the City to provide wholesale drinking water service to the District. The parties entered into a subsequent agreement for the City to provide wholesale wastewater service in October 1993, with an amendment executed in April 1996. In accordance with the terms of the 2013 Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), the City began providing retail water and wastewater service in April 2018 to approximately 1,400 former District customers who had been previously receiving wholesale water and wastewater service from the City. This 2018 …
