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Regular Meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission September 9, 2020 Water and Wastewater Commission to be held Wednesday, September 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, September 8, 2020 at Noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the September 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, September 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, September 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 Denise Avery at Austin Water, 512-972-0104 or 512-972-0101, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711 Page 1 of 3 Reunión Regular del WATER & WASTEWATER COMMISSION de la reunion 9 de septiembre 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 septiembre antes del mediodía. Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512) 972-0115 o Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el martes, 8 de septiembre). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes recibirán un correo electrónico o una llamada telefónica con el número de teléfono para llamar el día de la reunión programada. • Los oradores deben llamar al menos 15 minutos antes del inicio de la reunión para poder hablar, no se aceptarán personas que llamen tarde y no podrán hablar. • Los oradores se colocarán en una fila hasta que llegue el momento de hablar. • Los folletos u otra información pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a Blanca.Madriz@austintexas.gov antes del mediodía del martes, 8 de septiembre, el día anterior a la reunión programada. Esta información se proporcionará a los miembros de la Junta y la Comisión antes de la reunión. i esta reunión se transmite en vivo, los residentes pueden ver la reunión aquí: 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 Denise Avery at Austin Water, 512-972-0104 or 512-972-0101, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711 Page 2 of 3 Water and Wastewater Commission September 9, 2020 — 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live For more information go to: http://www.austintexas.gov/wwc Chien Lee, Chair (District 4) Christy Williams (District 8) Christianne Castleberry, Vice Chair (District 5) Grant Fisher (District 9) Mia Parton (District 6) Vacant (District 7) Susan Turrieta (District 10) Commissioners: William Moriarty, (Mayor) Jesse Penn (District 1) Nhat Ho (District 2) Travis Michel (District 3) CALL TO ORDER A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes from the August 21, 2020 Water & Wastewater Commission special called meeting. B. ITEMS FOR COMMISSION’S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL 1. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute an agreement allowing for the formal transfer of a portion of the Aqua Texas, Inc. water certificate of convenience and necessity (“CCN”) No. 13254 to the City of Austin water CCN No. 11322 for the area that overlaps with the Porter Tract. 2. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a cost participation agreement with Lennar & Village Builders - Austin (“Lennar”) for the City to reimburse Lennar for an amount not to exceed $1,123,320 for costs associated with the design and construction of an oversized lift station and force main related to Service Extension Request No. 2828R4 that will provide wastewater service to a proposed single-family development located south of Wells Branch Parkway and east of Immanuel Road. 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 Denise Avery at Austin Water, 512-972-0104 or 512-972-0101, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711 Page 3 of 3 3. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute an interlocal agreement with the Shady Hollow Municipal Utility District (District) for the transfer of the District’s former water and wastewater system 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. C. REPORTS BY COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEES 1. Update from Joint Sustainability Committee Meeting 2. Update from Water Resource Planning Community Task Force D. STAFF BRIEFINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND OR REPORTS 1. COVID-19 – Austin Water Operations, Staff and Financial Impact Update 2. Draft Austin Climate Equity Plan Presentation 3. Zebra Mussel Update E. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 1. 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 Denise Avery at Austin Water, 512-972-0104 or 512-972-0101, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711 Page 4 of 3