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WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 15, 2025 The Water and Wastewater Commission convened in a regular called meeting on January 15, 2025 at Waller Creek Center, 625 E 10th Street, Austin, Texas. Chair Turrieta called the Water and Wastewater Commission to order at 4:06 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Chair Susan Turrieta, Vice Chair Christopher Maxwell-Gaines, Judy Musgrove, Shwetha Pandurangi, Mike Reyes, Marcela Tunon Sion (Remote), Amanda Marzullo, Alex Navarro, William Moriarty, Jesse Penn PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL There were no registered public speakers APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of minutes from the December 4, 2024, regular meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. The minutes were approved on Commissioner Pandurangi’s motion and Commissioner Maxwell- Gaines’ second on a 10-0 vote DISCUSSION AND ACTION 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on a 10-0 vote 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on a 10-0 vote 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on a 10-0 vote 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. Recommended on Commissioner Moriarty’s motion and Commissioner Navarro’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Penn and Pandurangi recusing 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. Recommended on Vice Chair Maxwell-Gaines’ motion and Commissioner Pandurangi’s second on a 9- 0 vote with Commissioner Penn recusing 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on a 10-0 vote 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. Recommended on Commissioner Penn’s motion and Commissioner Moriarty’s second on a 9-0 vote with Commissioner Pandurangi recusing 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Commissioner Penn’s second on a 10-0 vote 10. Update from the Joint Sustainability Committee meeting regarding conservation and sustainability initiatives Vice Chair Chris Maxwell-Gaines gave an update COMMITTEE UPDATES FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion of future agenda items  Commissioner Moriarty: Austin Water’s efforts to obtain potential new state water funding  Commissioner Pandurangi: reported that Council Member Laine recommends a State of the Utility presentation to the Commission ADJOURNMENT Chair Turrieta adjourned the meeting at 4:24 p.m.