Water and Wastewater Commission Budget Committee Meeting May 20, 2024 – 3:00pm Waller Creek Center 625 E. 10th St. Austin, Texas Some members may be participating by videoconference. For more information go to: http://www.austintexas.gov/wwc Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, call or email the commission liaison at 512-972-0115 or Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov. Members of the public wishing to speak in person on the agenda and non-agenda related items must sign up at least ten minutes before the meeting is called to order. AGENDA Marcela Tuñón Sion (District 9) Susan Turrieta (District 10), Chair Budget Committee Members: Sam Angoori (District 5) Judy Musgrove (District 7) CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers who register to speak before the meeting in person or by noon the day before the meeting remotely by telephone, will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Austin Water Financial Forecast Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Update 2. Austin Water Cost of Services Update 3. Austin Water Debt Management Update 4. Review Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Schedule 5. Review and possible action to approve the Budget Committee meeting schedule DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion of future agenda items ADJOURN 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 Heather Cooke at Austin Water, 512-972-0083 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Water and Wastewater Commission, please contact Heather Cooke at Heather.Cooke@austintexas.gov.
Water and Wastewater Commission Budget Committee Meeting Minutes May 20, 2024 Approval: July 9, 2024 WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION BUDGET COMMITTEE MINUTES May 20, 2024 The Water and Wastewater Commission Budget Committee convened on May 22, 2023, at Waller Creek Center, 625 E. 10th Street, Austin, Texas. Chair Turrieta called the meeting to order at 3:06 pm Budget Committee Members in Attendance: Susan Turrieta (Chair), Marcela Tuñón Sion (Vice Chair) (remote), Judy Musgrove Budget Committee Members Absent: Sam Angoori PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers registered to speak. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Austin Water Financial Forecast Fiscal Year 2025 – 2029 Update - Austin Water Assistant Director of Financial Services, Joseph Gonzales, Austin Water Financial Manager Songli Floyd and Christina Romero provided updates and answered questions. 2. Austin Water Cost of Service Update – Austin Water Financial Manager, Songli Floyd provided updates and answered questions. 3. Austin Water Debt Management Update – Austin Water Financial Manager, Christina Romero provided an update and answered questions. 4. Review Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Schedule – Austin Water Financial Manager, Christina Romero provided an update and answered questions. DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 5. Review and possible action to approve Budget Committee meeting schedule – The Budget Committee will review availability to schedule a follow up meeting. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion of future agenda items - Chair Turrieta and Vice Chair Tuñon Sion requested updates on Capital Improvement Project (CIP) spending and Full-Time Employees (FTEs). ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m. by Chair Turrieta. The minutes were approved at the July 9, 2024 Budget Committee meeting on Commissioner Musgrove’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón Sion’s second on a 3-0 vote, with Commissioner Angoori absent.
