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Agenda

Regular Meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission January 15, 2025 — 4:00 pm Austin Water Headquarters Waller Creek Center 625 East 10th Street, Austin Texas Some members may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live 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 board liaison Heather Cooke at 512-972- 0083 or Heather.Cooke@austintexas.gov . To register to speak in person, people must sign up at least ten minutes before the meeting is called to order. Mike Reyes, (District 4) Vacant (District 5) Shwetha Pandurangi (District 6) Judy Musgrove (District 7) Christopher Maxwell-Gaines, Vice Chair (District 8) Marcela Tuñón Sion (District 9) Susan Turrieta, Chair (District 10) Commissioners: William Moriarty (Mayor) Jesse Penn (District 1) Alex Navarro (District 2) Amanda Marzullo (District 3) CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION AND ACTION 1. Approval of minutes from the December 4, 2024, regular meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. 2. Recommend approval to authorize negotiation and execution of a collection agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, for the purpose of re- evaluating fuels in closed canopy Ashe Juniper-oak woodlands, for a term of three years, in an amount not to exceed $198,467. Funding is available in the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan Fund and the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 3. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for cold-water meters for Austin Water with Thirkettle Corporation d/b/a Aqua-Metric Sales Company, for an initial term of one year with up to two one-year extension options for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,000,000. Funding: $900,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 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.  4. Recommend approval to authorize execution of a contract for liquid polymer for thickening and dewatering sludge for Austin Water with Polydyne Inc., for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,000,000. Funding: $900,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 5. Recommend approval to authorize negotiation and execution of eleven contracts for engineering services for the 2024 Large Scale Water and Wastewater Pipeline Engineering Services Rotation List for Austin Water with Parsons Water & Infrastructure, Inc., Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc., Cobb Fendley & Associates, Inc., CP&Y, Inc. (dba STV Infrastructure), CAS Consulting & Services, Inc., Miller Gray LLC, Black & Veatch Corporation, Stantec Consulting Services Inc, AECOM Technical Services, Inc., and Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers LLC, for total contract amounts not to exceed $48,000,000, divided among the firms. Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 6. Recommend approval to authorize execution of a contract for construction services for the South Area Lift Station Improvements: Springfield Lift Station Abandonment project for Austin Water with Santa Clara Construction, Ltd, in the amount of $7,837,943 plus a $783,794 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $8,621,737. Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 7. Recommend approval to authorize execution of a contract for the Hyde Park (E 38th St/Grooms St/Avenue F) Wastewater Pipeline Renewal project, with Underground Water Solutions Co., in the amount of $1,345,149 plus a $134,515 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,479,664. Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 8. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the NWLS Improvements: Rock Harbor Force Main and Four Points #2 for Austin Water with Santa Clara Construction, LTD, in the amount of $4,224,497 plus a $422,450 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,646,947. Funding: Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 9. Recommend approval to authorize execution of a contract for construction of the In-Situ Wastewater Line Renewal Program (2025-2027) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with Insituform Technologies, LLC for an initial one-year term with up to two one-year extension options for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,750,000. Funding: $1,250,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Water. Funding for the extension options is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 10. Update from the Joint Sustainability Committee meeting regarding conservation and sustainability initiatives – Vice Chair Chris Maxwell-Gaines COMMITTEE UPDATES FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion of future agenda items ADJOURNMENT 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.