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Regular Meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission May 21, 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 Vicky Addie at 512-972-0332 or Vicky.Addie@austintexas.gov. To register to speak in person, people must sign up at least ten minutes before the meeting is called to order. Commissioners: William Moriarty (Mayor) Jesse Penn (District 1) Vacant (District 2) Amanda Marzullo (District 3) CALL TO ORDER Mike Reyes (District 4) Vacant (District 5) Shwetha Pandurangi (District 6) Vacant (District 7) Christopher Maxwell-Gaines, Chair (District 8) Marcela Tuñón, Vice Chair (District 9) Shannon Trilli (District 10) PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of minutes from the April 16, 2025 regular meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. DISCUSSION AND ACTION 2. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the 2021 Facilities - Large Facilities Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for Austin Water with HEI Civil LLC, to increase the amount by $3,750,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $18,750,000. Funding: $3,750,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 3. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the North Austin CIPP Wastewater Renewal Project for Capital Delivery Services with Insituform Technologies, LLC in the amount of $2,772,892 plus a $277,290 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,050,182. Funding: $3,050,182 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 4. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the East Allandale White Rock Neighborhood Water and Wastewater System Renewal – Rebid Project for Capital Delivery Services with Facilities Rehabilitation, Inc., in the amount of $4,799,250, plus a $479,925 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,279,175. Funding: $5,279,175 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 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 Vicky Addie at Austin Water, 512-972-0332 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 Vicky.Addie@austintexas.gov. 5. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the contract for engineering services for the McNeil Drive Water Transmission Main Project with Black & Veatch Corporation, in the amount of $5,000,000., for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $8,800,000. Funding: $8,800,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Water Department. Related to Item 25-0774. 6. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the McNeil Drive Water Transmission Main Project with Southland Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $50,734,011 plus a $5,073,401. contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $55,807,412. Funding: $55,807,412 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Water Department. Related to item 25-0773. 7. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the contract for engineering services for the West Rundberg Lane Extension Project with Martinez, Wright & Mendez, Inc. dba MWM DesignGroup, Inc., in the amount of $1,700,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,788,476. Funding: $2,788,476 is available in the Capital Budget of the Transportation and Public Works Department and the Capital Budget of the Austin Water Department. 8. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for a multitap transformer for Austin Water with PulseMac Solutions d/b/a Star Funding, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $96,500. Funding: $96,500 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Austin Water Operating Budget. 9. Recommend approval to authorize negotiation and execution of a fifth amendment to the Industrial Lease Agreement with Pre Summit LLC, to extend for an additional 18 months, until November 30, 2026, the lease of approximately 8,850 square feet of office and laboratory space for the Laboratory Services Division of Austin Water, located at 14050 Summit Drive, Suite 121, Austin, Texas 78728, for a total amount not to exceed $359,802. Funding: $78,824 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water. 10. Recommend approval to authorize negotiation and execution of an Interlocal Agreement with Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for Sedimentation and Bathymetric surveys of Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake for a total contract amount not to exceed $107,038. Funding in the amount of $107,038 is available in the Fiscal year 2024-2025 Operating budget of Austin Water. 11. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the contract for engineering services for the Boggy Creek Lift Station Force Main Extension project for Capital Delivery Services with AECOM Technical Services Inc. in the amount of $600,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,200,000. Funding: $600,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Water. 12. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for filter anthracite for Austin Water with Equerry Corp d/b/a SNR Technologies, for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000. Funding: $93,333 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water. 13. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for an over height vehicle detection system for Austin Water with Lumin8 Transportation Technologies LLC d/b/a Bean Electrical LLC in an amount not to exceed $130,697. Funding: $130,697 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of Austin Water. 14. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for basin descaling and debris removal services for Austin Water with Meylan Enterprises, Inc. for an initial term of two years, with three one-year extension options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,100,000. Funding: $420,000 is available in Austin Water’s Operating Budget. 15. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for Austin Water for centrifuge service and maintenance with Andritz Separation Inc, for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $1,112,440. Funding: $185,695 is available in Austin Water’s Operating Budget. 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 Vicky Addie at Austin Water, 512-972-0332 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 Vicky.Addie@austintexas.gov. 16. Recommend approval to authorize the negotiation and execution of a cost participation agreement with JCI Multifamily, LP for the City to reimburse the developer for an amount not to exceed $897,000.00 for costs associated with the design and construction of oversized wastewater mains and appurtenances related to Service Extension Request No. 5442R that will provide wastewater service to proposed multifamily developments located at 14709 Immanuel Road. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital Budget of Austin Water. 17. Recommend approval to authorize the negotiation and execution of a cost participation agreement with JCI Multifamily, LP for the City to reimburse the developer for an amount not to exceed $5,313,000.00 for costs associated with the design and construction of oversized water mains and appurtenances related to Service Extension Request No. 5441R that will provide water service to proposed multifamily developments located at 14709 Immanuel Road. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital Budget of Austin Water. 18. Recommend approval of a Service Extension Request No. 6140 for wastewater service to a 10-acre tract located at 10656 N. FM 620 within the Drinking Water Protection Zone, unincorporated Travis County, and Austin Water’s service area. 19. Recommend approval of a Service Extension Request No. 6139 for water service to a 10-acre tract located at 10656 N. FM 620 within the Drinking Water Protection Zone, unincorporated Travis County, and Austin Water’s service area. 20. Recommend approval of a resolution authorizing amendments to Austin Water’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 GoPurple pilot incentive program 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 $1,500,000 per project for affordable housing projects exempt from the GoPurple reuse requirements and not to exceed $500,000 per project for all other projects. Funding in the amount of $4,000,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of Austin Water. STAFF BRIEFINGS 21. Briefing on Austin Water’s proposed Go Purple Affordable Housing Pilot Incentive for alternative onsite water reuse systems and reclaimed water connections (related to Item 20) 22. Briefing on Austin Water’s quarterly report on Water Management Strategy Implementation COMMITTEE UPDATES 23. Update from the Joint Sustainability Committee meeting regarding conservation and sustainability initiatives. – Chair Chris Maxwell-Gaines 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 Vicky Addie at Austin Water, 512-972-0332 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 Vicky.Addie@austintexas.gov.