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WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, May 21, 2025 The Water and Wastewater Commission convened in a regular called meeting on May 21, 2025 at Waller Creek Center, 625 E 10th Street, Austin, Texas. Commission Members in Attendance: Chair Christopher Maxwell-Gaines, Amanda Marzullo, William Moriarty (remote), Shwetha Pandurangi, Jesse Penn, Mike Reyes, Shannon Trilli, and Vice Chair Marcela Tuñón Commission Members Absent: None Chair Christopher Maxwell-Gaines called the Water and Wastewater Commission to order at 4:04 p.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Stuart Hersh spoke about budget funding for affordable home repair. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of minutes from the April 16, 2025 regular meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. The minutes were approved on Commissioner Pandurangi’s motion and Commissioner Marzullo’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Pandurangi’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Penn recusing and three vacancies. Page 1 of 4 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. Recommended on Vice Chair Tuñón’s motion and Commissioner Marzullo’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Penn recusing and three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Pandurangi’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner Penn recusing and three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. Page 2 of 4 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. This item was postponed by Austin Water staff to June 18th Water and Wastewater Commission due to a posting error. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Vice Chair Tuñón’s second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Reyes’ motion and Commissioner Pandurangi’s second on a 6-1-1 vote with Commissioner Moriarty voting against and Commissioner Trilli abstaining and three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Reyes’ motion and Commissioner Pandurangi’s second on a 6-1-1 vote with Commissioner Moriarty voting against and Commissioner Trilli abstaining and three vacancies. 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. Recommended on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion and Chair Maxwell-Gaines’ second on an 8-0 vote with three vacancies. Page 3 of 4 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) – Austin Water Supervising Engineer Katherine Jashinski presented and answered questions along with Austin Water Director Shay Ralls Roalson. 22. Briefing on Austin Water’s quarterly report on Water Management Strategy Implementation – Austin Water Conservation Manager Kevin Kluge presented and answered questions along with Austin Water Director Shay Ralls Roalson. COMMITTEE UPDATES 23. Update from the Joint Sustainability Committee meeting regarding conservation and sustainability initiatives – Chair Maxwell-Gaines provided an update FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion of future agenda items. Commissioner Pandurangi requested a future briefing about the Go Repair! grant program as mentioned by the public speaker. ADJOURNMENT Chair Maxwell-Gaines adjourned the meeting at 5:33 p.m. Page 4 of 4