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Approved Minutes

WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, August 10, 2022 The Water and Wastewater Commission convened in a regular meeting on August 10, 2022, at Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Boulevard, Austin, Texas. Chair Lee called the Water and Wastewater Commission to order at 6:00 p.m. Committee Members in Attendance: Chien Lee (Chair), Christianne Castleberry (Vice-Chair), William Moriarty (remote), Travis Michel (remote), Judy Musgrove (remote), Grant Fisher, Susan Turrieta Committee Members Absent: Jesse Penn, Alex Navarro PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers registered for Public Communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the July 20, 2022, special called meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. The minutes from the July 20, 2022, special called meeting were approved on Vice- Chair Castleberry’s motion and Commissioner Fisher’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner Turrieta abstaining, Commissioners Penn and Navarro absent and two vacancies. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a cooperative contract with DeSpain & Associates, Inc. d/b/a DAI Source for maintenance and support of a web-based integrated business intelligence suite, for a term of three years in an amount not to exceed $400,000. The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on a 7-0 vote on Commissioner Turrieta’s motion and Commissioner Fisher’s second, Commissioners Penn and Navarro absent and two vacancies. 3. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract with HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC to provide laboratory information management software licenses, maintenance, and managed support services, for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $720,000. The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on a 7-0 vote on Commissioner Turrieta’s motion and Commissioner Fisher’s second, Commissioners Penn and Navarro absent and two vacancies. 4. Recommend approval to award a contract with Vanguard Utility Service, Inc. d/b/a VUS Inc. to provide large diameter water meter exchange services, for a term of four years in the amount not to exceed $2,000,000. The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on a 7-0 vote on Commissioner Turrieta’s motion and Commissioner Fisher’s second, Commissioners Penn and Navarro absent and two vacancies. 5. Recommend approval to award a contract with TSG Industries, LLC for portable office trailers in an amount not to exceed $492,880. The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on a 7-0 vote on Commissioner Turrieta’s motion and Commissioner Fisher’s second, Commissioners Penn and Navarro absent and two vacancies. 6. Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Udelhoven, Inc., for the Govalle Site Domestic Wastewater Service Improvements project in the amount of $1,138,969 plus a $113,897 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,252,866. (District 3) The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on a 7-0 vote on Commissioner Turrieta’s motion and Commissioner Fisher’s second, Commissioners Penn and Navarro absent and two vacancies. 7. Recommend approval of a resolution authorizing the issuance by Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2022, in a principal amount not to exceed $3,690,000. The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on Vice-Chair Castleberry’s motion, Commissioner Turrieta’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner Michel recusing, Commissioners Penn and Navarro absent and two vacancies. 8. Recommend approval of a resolution authorizing the issuance by Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 3 Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2022, in the amount of $12,400,000. The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on Commissioner Turrieta’s motion, Vice-Chair Castleberry’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner Michel recusing, Commissioners Penn and Navarro absent and two vacancies. 9. Recommend approval of a resolution authorizing the issuance by Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 1 (“District”) of $3,000,000 Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2022. The motion to approve the recommendation was approved on a 7-0 vote on Commissioner Turrieta’s motion and Commissioner Fisher’s second, Commissioners Penn and Navarro absent and two vacancies. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION FROM COMMISSION 10. Discussion of filling vacancy for Joint Sustainability Committee – Vacancy and committee meeting information was discussed for the Water & Wastewater Commissioner appointee. No action was taken. REPORTS BY COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEES 11. Update from the Austin Integrated Water Task Force – Commissioner Moriarty provided an update. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 12. Discussion of future agenda items No future agenda items were discussed. Chair Lee adjourned the meeting at 6:12 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the September 14, 2022, regular meeting on Vice-Chair Castleberry’s motion, Chair Lee’s second on a 8-0 vote with Commissioner Turrieta absent and two vacancies.