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Approved Minutes

WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 12, 2024 The Water and Wastewater Commission convened in a regular called meeting on June 12, 2024, at Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Boulevard, Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Chris Maxwell-Gaines called the Water and Wastewater Commission to order at 6:00 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: William Moriarty (remote), Sabrina Reichert (remote) Mike Reyes, Vice Chair Christopher Maxwell-Gaines, Marcela Tuñón Sion (remote), Chair Susan Turrieta (remote), Jesse Penn, Judy Musgrove Commission Members Absent: Alex Navarro, Shwetha Pandurangi, Sam Angoori PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no speakers registered to speak. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of minutes from the May 8, 2024, regular meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. The minutes from the May 8, 2024, regular meeting were approved on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Musgrove’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Angoori, Pandurangi and Tuñón Sion absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION 2. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute ten professional services contracts for engineering services for the 2024 Large Scale Water and Wastewater Facilities Engineering Services Rotation List with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.; Kennedy Jenks Consultants, Inc.; CDM Smith, Inc.; CAS Consulting and Services, Inc.; Hazen & Sawyer DPC; HDR Engineering, Inc.; AECOM Technical Services, Inc.; Carollo Engineers, Inc.; Freese & Nichols, Inc.; and CP&Y, Inc., d/b/a STV Infrastructure, for total contract amounts not to exceed $38,500,000.00, divided among the firms. No recommendation was made by the Water and Wastewater Commission due to a lack of the affirmative vote with recusals from Commissioners Penn, Reyes and Tuñón Sion and Commissioners Navarro, Angoori and Pandurangi absent. 3. Recommend approval to execute a contract for construction services for the Longhorn Dam Safety Improvements project with Jay-Reese Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $3,531,000 plus a $353,100 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,884,100. (District 3) Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Musgrove’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Reyes recusing and Commissioners Navarro, Angoori and Pandurangi absent. 4. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract for sewer inspection equipment, parts, and services with CLS Sewer Equipment Co. Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,310,000. Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Musgrove’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Angoori and Pandurangi absent. 5. Recommend approval to execute a contract for sodium bisulfite totes with Kinetic Motorwerks, LLC, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $910,000. Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Musgrove’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Angoori and Pandurangi absent. 6. Recommend approval to execute a contract for commercial-grade Anhydrous Ammonia with Shrieve Chemical Company, LLC, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,000,000. Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Musgrove’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Angoori and Pandurangi absent. 7. Recommend approval to execute a contract for flocculating polymer with Polydyne, Inc., for a term of up to five years in an amount not to exceed $600,000. Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Musgrove’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Angoori and Pandurangi absent. 8. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract for consulting services to develop the Austin Water 2028 Strategic Plan with Blue Sky Incubators LLC d/b/a Blue Sky Partners, for a term of two years in an amount not to exceed $150,000. Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Musgrove’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Angoori and Pandurangi absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 9. Staff briefing on updates to single family residential landscape transformation activities Assistant Director of Environmental, Planning and Development Services, Kevin Critendon provided a briefing to commissioners and answered questions. 10. Staff briefing on Austin Water staff recruitment and retention updates – Acting Assistant Director of Employee and Leadership Development, Israel Custodio provided a briefing to commissioners and answered questions. COMMITTEE UPDATES 11. Update from the Joint Sustainability Committee meeting regarding conservation and sustainability initiatives – Vice Chair Chris Maxwell-Gaines provided an update. 12. Update from Public Involvement Committee for Austin Water Cost of Service Study meeting regarding Austin Water’s potential future rates and fees – Commissioner Jesse Penn provided an update. 13. Update from the Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force meeting regarding Water Forward Plan implementation and progress on plan updates Commissioner William Moriarty provided an update. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion of future agenda items – No future agenda items were discussed. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Maxwell-Gaines adjourned the meeting at 7:14 p.m. The minutes were approved at the July 17, 2024 regular meeting on Commissioner Musgrove’s motion and Commissioner Reyes’ second on a 7-0 vote, with Commissioners Navarro, Angoori, Reichert, and Maxwell-Gaines absent.