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WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026 WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026 The Water and Wastewater Commission convened in a Regular meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 625 E 10th Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Chris Maxwell-Gaines called the Water and Wastewater Commission Meeting to order at 5:39pm. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Chris Maxwell-Gaines, Amanda Marzullo, Alex Ortiz, Evan Wolstencroft Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Vice Chair Marcela Tuñón, Andrew Maas, Mike Reyes, Shannon Trilli PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Water and Wastewater Commission Regular Meeting on May 20, 2026. The minutes from the Water and Wastewater Commission Regular meeting on May 20, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 13 were acted on with one motion. 2. Recommend approval to authorize an amendment to a contract for continued supervisory control and data acquisition equipment, software installation, and support services for Austin Water with Control Panels USA Inc., to increase the amount by $1,000,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $4,200,000. Funding: $300,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. 1 WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the Central East Austin Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal Project for Austin Water with Underground Water Solutions, Co., in the amount of $4,067,015 plus a $406,702 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,473,717. Funding: $4,473,717 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the Elmhurst Drive Wastewater Pipe Renewal Project for Austin Water with HEI Civil Texas, LLC, in the amount of $4,784,754 plus a $478,476 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,263,300. Funding: $5,263,300 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the Greater South Creek (Elm Creek Drive) Wastewater Pipeline Renewal for Austin Water with HEI Civil Texas LLC d/b/a HEI Civil, in the amount of $ 2,289,858 plus a $228,986 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,518,844. Funding: $2,518,844 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for construction services for the Parker Lane Neighborhood (Catalina & Metcalf) Water and Wastewater Pipeline for Austin Water with Cedar Hills Construction LLC, in the amount of $2,776,077 plus a $277,608 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,053,685. Funding: $3,053,685 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for Water and Wastewater Facilities Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity for Austin Water with RUTS Construction, LLC in the amount of $7,000,000 for a one-year term with up to two one-year extension options of $7,000,000 each for a total contract amount not to exceed $21,000,000. Funding: $7,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract terms is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. 2 WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026 8. 11. 12. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. Recommend approval to authorize a contract for the overhaul of the vertical turbine pump for Austin Water with Marine Services LLC d/b/a North Star Industries, for an amount not to exceed $93,950. Funding: $93,950 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. Recommend approval to authorize negotiation and execution of a cost participation agreement with Vanterra Capital Group, LLC for the City to reimburse the developer an amount not to exceed $709,430 for design and construction costs associated with oversizing a water main and appurtenances related to Service Extension Request No. 6398 that will provide water service to a proposed mixed-use development located in the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction south of Killingsworth Lane, west of Cameron Road and north of Howard Lane. Funding: $709,430 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. Recommend approval to authorize negotiation and execution of a cost participation agreement with Vanterra Capital Group, LLC for the City to reimburse the developer an amount not to exceed $5,720,080 for design and construction costs associated with oversizing a wastewater lift station, force main, and gravity wastewater main and appurtenances related to Service Extension Request No. 6039 that will provide wastewater service to a proposed mixed-use development located in the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction south of Killingsworth Lane, west of Cameron Road and north of Howard Lane. Funding: $5,720,080 is available in Capital Budget of Austin Water. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. 13. Recommend approval of the Austin Water Capital Improvement Projects located in the Drinking Water Protection Zone for inclusion in the five-year Austin Water Capital Spending Plan, as required by City of Austin Financial Policy #8. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Marzullo’s motion, Commissioner Wolstencroft’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. 3 WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026 9. 10. Recommend approval to authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with 730 FM 1626, LLC allowing for the formal transfer of a portion the Forest Oaks Mobile Homes, LLC water certificate of convenience and necessity (“CCN”) No. 12086 to the City of Austin water CCN No. 11322 for the area that overlaps with the 730 FM 1626 LLC Tract, generally located at 730 W FM 1626 in Austin, Texas. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Landowner will be responsible for infrastructure costs to extend from Austin Water’s system. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Wolstencroft’s motion, Commissioner Marzullo’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. Recommend approval to authorize negotiation and execution of a financing agreement with the Texas Water Development Board for a 20-year, low-interest loan in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for Austin Water’s polybutylene pipe replacement project, also known as the Municipal Conservation Project. Funding: Contingent upon available funding in future Austin Water budgets. Recommended for approval on Commissioner Trilli’s motion, Commissioner Ortiz’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioners Navarro, Pandurangi, and Penn absent. 14. Discussion and possible action on the Water and Wastewater Commission’s 2026-2027 annual report. This item was postponed to July 29, 2026 without objection. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Joint Sustainability Committee nominations at next meeting on July 29th. Chair Maxwell-Gaines adjourned the meeting at 6:03pm without objection. 4