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WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, September 11, 2024 The Water and Wastewater Commission convened in a regular called meeting on September 11, 2024, at Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Boulevard, Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Maxwell-Gaines called the Water and Wastewater Commission to order at 6:01 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vice Chair Christopher Maxwell-Gaines, William Moriarty (Remote), Alex Navarro, Shwetha Pandurangi (Remote), Jesse Penn, Mike Reyes Commission Members Absent: Chair Turrieta, Judy Musgrove, Marcela Tunon Sion PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no registered public speakers APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of minutes from the August 7, 2024, regular meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. The minutes from the August 7, 2024, regular meeting were approved on Commissioner Navarro’s motion and Commissioner Reyes’ second on an 6-0 vote with Chair Turrieta, and Commissioners Musgrove and Sion absent DISCUSSION AND ACTION 2. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract for supervisory control and data acquisition software support services with Schneider Electric Systems USA Inc., for a term of two years in an amount not to exceed $224,000. Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Navarro’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Tunon Sion and Chair Turrieta absent 3. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract for water protection and industrial waste compliance software with Klir Inc., for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,400,000. Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Navarro’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Tunon Sion and Chair Turrieta absent 4. Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a contract for a Lakeside Raptor fine screen with Lakeside Equipment Corp., in an amount not to exceed $169,000. Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Navarro’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Tunon Sion and Chair Turrieta absent  5. Recommend approval of a resolution authorizing Austin Water to continue a pilot program and issue incentives on a pilot basis during Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for alternative onsite water reuse systems and reclaimed water connections for new commercial, mixed use and multi-family developments in the total aggregate amount of $4,000,000, not to exceed $500,000 for each project. Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Navarro’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Tunon Sion and Chair Turrieta absent 6. Recommend approval to execute a contract for construction services for the SAR Elevated Tank Rehab & Improvements - Package 2 with Blastco Texas, Inc., in the amount of $2,292,000 plus a $229,200 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,521,200 (District 2) Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Navarro’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Tunon Sion and Chair Turrieta absent 7. Recommend approval to execute a contract for construction services for the Gillis Street Water and Wastewater Pipelines Renewal project, with Facilities Rehabilitation, Inc. in the amount of $1,696,543 plus a $169,654 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,866,197 (District 5). Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Navarro’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Tunon Sion and Chair Turrieta absent 8. Recommend approval of Service Extension Request No. 5845 for wastewater service to a 2.85-acre tract located at 1107 Castle Ridge Road within the Drinking Water Protection Zone, the City’s two-mile Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction and Austin Water’s service area. Water and Wastewater Commission’s motion to recommend approval received 5 affirmative votes and 1 dissenting vote. The motion failed for lack of 6 vote affirmative majority on Commissioner Reyes’ motion to approve, Commissioner Penn's second, with Commissioner Moriarty voting no. Commissioners Turrieta, Musgrove and Tunon Sion were absent 9. Recommend approval of an increase of $5,504,291 to the City’s cost participation with Milestone Community Builders for the City to reimburse the developer for a total amount of costs not to exceed $11,570,426 for the City’s share associated with the design and construction of an oversized water main and elevated water reservoir related to Service Extension Request No. 4577R that will provide water service to a proposed single-family development located at 1300 Lost Creek Boulevard (District 8) Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Navarro’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioners Musgrove, Tunon Sion and Chair Turrieta absent 10. Appoint alternate member to Joint Sustainability Committee No appointment made by the Water and Wastewater Commission STAFF BRIEFINGS 11. Staff briefing on Wastewater Capital Improvement Projects Assistant Director of Engineering Services, Charles Celauro, provided a briefing COMMITTEE UPDATES 12. Update from the Austin Integrated Water Resource Planning Community Task Force meeting regarding Water Forward Plan implementation and progress on plan updates Commissioner Moriarty provided an update 13. Update from the Joint Sustainability Committee meeting regarding conservation and sustainability initiatives Vice Chair Maxwell-Gaines was not able to attend the last Committee meeting so he did not have an update to provide FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion of future agenda items – No discussion of future items ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Maxwell-Gaines adjourned the meeting at 6:44 p.m.