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Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026 – 4:00 P.M. AUSTIN WATER HEADQUARTERS WALLER CREEK CENTER 625 E 10TH STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Water and Wastewater Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via 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 by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Vicky Addie, 512-972-0332, vicky.addie@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Chris Maxwell-Gaines, Chair (District 8) Amanda Marzullo (District 3) Alex Navarro (District 2) Shwetha Pandurangi (District 6) Mike Reyes (District 4) Evan Wolstencroft (District 5) CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA Marcela Tuñón, Vice Chair (District 9) Vacant (Mayor) Alex Ortiz (District 7) Jesse Penn (District 1) Shannon Trilli (District 10) Speakers signed up to speak at the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Water and Wastewater Commission Regular meeting held February 18, 2026. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for one-inch river rock for the waterline bedding material for Austin Water with Community Trucking LLC, for an initial term of two years with up to three one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000. Funding: $175,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the contract for engineering services for the Upper Harris Branch Interceptor project for Austin Water with Doucet & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $979,529 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $4,044,907. Funding: $979,529 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for engineering services for the Thousand Oaks Interceptor project for Austin Water with CAS Consulting and Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000. Funding: $4,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to a contract for a continued supply of sodium bisulfite for Austin Water with Kinetics Motorwerks LLC d/b/a Kinetic Motorwerks, LLC, to increase the amount by $300,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,364,000 Funding: $300,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the 2026 Austin Water Asphalt and Concrete Restoration for Austin Water with Alpha Paving, Inc., in the amount of $2,000,000 for an initial term of one year with four one-year extension option for a not to exceed amount of $10,000,000. Funding: $2,000,000 is available in the Operations and Maintenance Budget of Austin Water. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the City’s cost participation with the developer, United Properties Development, LLC, to increase the City’s share of the cost to design and construct oversized wastewater interceptors by $4,422,750 for a total amount not to exceed $9,500,000, as approved by Council for Service Extension Request No. 5132R which will provide wastewater service to a proposed mixed-use development located at East Howard Lane and SH 130. Funding: $9,500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommend approval to authorize negotiation and execution of an emergency water agreement with the City of Round Rock (Round Rock) for the City of Austin’s provision of emergency water service to a portion of Round Rock’s service area. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the Cameron Road Wastewater Improvements with Santa Clara Construction, Ltd. in the amount of $8,974,202.00 plus a $897,420.20 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,871,622.20 Funding: Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. 10. 11. 12. 13. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the contracts for engineering services for the 2019 Small Scale Water and Wastewater Facilities Engineering Services Rotation List with BGE, Inc. dba Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., Gannett Fleming, Inc., H.W. Lochner, Inc. dba K. Friese & Associates, LLC, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc., Walker Partners, LLC, and Weston Solutions, Inc., to increase the amount by $9,500,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $20,000,000. Funding: Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Recommend approval of a contract for construction services for the Astor Place Water and Wastewater Pipeline Rehabilitation with Facilities Rehabilitation, Inc., in the amount of $6,498,246 plus a $649,825 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $7,148,071. Funding: Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to the construction contract for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) Project with MWH Constructors Inc., to increase the contingency by $600,000,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000. Funding: $600,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommend approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to increase the amount of a low-interest loan from an amount not to exceed $446,842,000 to an amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan program for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion and enhancements projects. Funding is contingent upon available funding in future Austin Water operating budgets. 14. Approve appointment of members and officers for the Commission’s Budget Committee for the FY 2026-2027 budget process. STAFF BRIEFINGS 15. Staff briefing regarding Austin Water's Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion project and related funding. Presentation by Charles Celauro, P.E., Assistant Director of Engineering Services FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT For more information on the Water and Wastewater Commission, please contact Vicky Addie at 512-972-0332 or vicky.addie@austintexas.gov. Visit the Water and Wastewater Commission website at https://www.austintexas.gov/content/water-and-wastewater-commission. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Vicky Addie at Austin Water, at 512-972-0332 or vicky.addie@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information.