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Regular Meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission July 16, 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) Alex Navarro (District 2) Amanda Marzullo (District 3) CALL TO ORDER Mike Reyes (District 4) Evan Wolstencroft (District 5) Shwetha Pandurangi (District 6) Alex Ortiz (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 June 18, 2025 regular meeting of the Water and Wastewater Commission. DISCUSSION AND ACTION 2. Recommend approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for a 30-year low interest loan from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan program in the amount not to exceed $59,000,000 for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion project. Funding is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 3. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the ABIA North Reclaimed Water Loop Main with Austin Underground, Inc., in the amount of $1,867,239 plus a $186,724 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,053,963. Funding: $2,053,963 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 4. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the Hornsby Bend Dewatering Facility and East Stormwater Station Improvements project for Capital Delivery Services with Matous Construction, LTD in the amount of $25,622,000 plus a $2,562,200 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $28,184,200. Funding: $28,184,200 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 Vicky Addie at Vicky.Addie@austintexas.gov. 5. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the Waller Creek Center 10th Floor & Atrium Renovations with STR Constructors, LLC, in the amount of $6,173,595 plus a $617,360 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,790,955. Funding: $6,790,955 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Water Department. 6. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the Davis WTP Raw Water Hydraulic and Energy Efficiency Improvements (RWHEEI) for Capital Delivery Services with Jay- Reese Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $18,822,000 plus a $1,882,200 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $20,704,200. Funding: $20,704,200 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 7. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the Burnet Road Corridor - US 183 to Bright Verde Way project for Capital Delivery Services with DeNucci Constructors LLC, in the amount of $18,833,099 plus a $1,883,310 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $20,716,409. Funding: $19,926,964 is available in the Capital Budget of the Transportation and Public Works Department. $789,445 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 8. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for Hexagon enterprise asset management software and services for Austin Water with Thundercat Technology, LLC. for a term of one year in an amount not to exceed $217,280. Funding: $144,814 is available in Austin Water’s Capital Budget and $72,466 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water. 9. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for Badger Meter Telog wireless recording telemetry units and modems for Austin Water with Omicron Controls, Inc. for a term of one year not to exceed $99,050. Funding: $99,050 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water. 10. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to a contract for continued software maintenance for underground pipeline video inspection for Austin Water with Cues, Inc d/b/a Cues, to increase the amount by $245,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $425,500. Funding: $100,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water and $75,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 11. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the contracts for engineering services for the 2019 Large Diameter Water and Wastewater Pipeline Engineering Services Rotation List for Financial Services Department with AECOM Technical Services, Inc.; Atkinsrealis USA, Inc.; BGE, Inc.; CAS Consulting and Services, Inc.; CP&Y, Inc. DBA STV Infrastructure; Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.; H.W, Lochner, Inc. DBA K Friese & Associates, LLC; Gannett Fleming, Inc. (formerly DEC - Central Texas, LLC); Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc.; and Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC, to increase the amount by $11,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $23,000,000. Funding: $11,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 12. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the contract for engineering services for the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant Centrifuge Rehabilitation/Replacement Project for Capital Delivery Services with AECOM Technical Services Inc., in the amount of $1,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $3,000,000. Funding: 1,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin Water Department. 13. Recommend approval to authorize execution of five contracts for grounds maintenance and mowing services for Austin Water with Abescape Group LLC; Brightview Landscape Services, Inc. d/b/a Brightview Tree Care Services; Incircle Management Inc d/b/a Incircle Management; Stillwater Site Services Inc d/b/a Stillwater Landscapes; and Jamar.B.Burleson LLC d/b/a Texas Tough Lawn & Landscaping, each for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,800,000, divided among the contractors. Funding: $60,000 is available in Operating 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 Vicky Addie at Vicky.Addie@austintexas.gov. 14. Recommend approval of the Austin Water Capital Improvement Projects located in the Drinking Water Protection Zone for approval to include in the 5-year Capital spending plan as required by Financial Policy #8. 15. Approve a recommendation to Council on Austin Water’s Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Operating Budget, Capital Budget, new appropriations, rates, and fees, and 5-Year Capital Improvement (CIP) spending plan. STAFF BRIEFINGS 16. Staff briefing on Austin Water’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget. COMMITTEE UPDATES 17. Update on meetings held by the Budget Committee regarding a review of Austin Water’s Fiscal Years 2026-2030 Financial Forecast and Capital Spending Plan – Vice Chair Marcela Tuñón 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 Vicky Addie at Vicky.Addie@austintexas.gov.