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WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026 WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026 The Water and Wastewater Commission convened in a Regular meeting on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 625 E 10th Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Chris Maxwell-Gaines called the Water and Wastewater Commission Meeting to order at 5:48pm. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Chris Maxwell-Gaines, Vice Chair Marcela Tuñón, Alex Navarro, Alex Ortiz, Jesse Penn, Mike Reyes Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Amanda Marzullo, Shannon Trilli, Evan Wolstencroft PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Water and Wastewater Commission Regular Meeting on July 15, 2026. The minutes from the Water and Wastewater Commission Regular Meeting on July 15, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Tuñón’s motion, Commissioner Reyes’ second on a 9-0 vote with Commissioners Maas and Pandurangi absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 5. Staff briefing on Austin Water’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) spending plan annual development process Martin Tower, Austin Water Managing Engineer, gave the briefing and answered questions. 6. 7. Staff briefing on Austin Water’s annual staffing planning process Allison Orton Sprigg, Austin Water Enterprise Strategic Planning Manager, gave the briefing and answered questions. Staff briefing on Austin Water’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget, Capital Budget, new appropriations, rates, and fees, and 5-Year Capital Improvement (CIP) spending plan Christina Romero, Interim Assistant Director of Finance, Songli Floyd, Austin Water Finance Manager, and Nam Nguyen, Austin Water Finance Division Manager gave the briefing and answered questions. 1 WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION MINUTES WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026 COMMITTEE UPDATES 8. Update from the Joint Sustainability Committee July 22, 2026 meeting regarding conservation and sustainability initiatives. The update was given by Chair Maxwell-Gaines. 9. This item was incorrectly numbered on the published agenda as Item 7 and is being renumbered as Item 9. Update on meetings held by the Budget Committee regarding a review of Austin Water’s Fiscal Years 2027-2031 Financial Forecast and Capital Spending Plan and FY 2026-2027 Proposed Budget – Vice Chair Marcela Tuñón provided the update. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Approve a recommendation to Council on Austin Water’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Operating Budget, Capital Budget, new appropriations, rates, and fees, and 5-Year Capital Improvement (CIP) spending plan. The recommendation to Council to approve Austin Water’s Fiscal Year 2026 2027 Proposed Operating Budget, Capital Budget, new appropriations, rates, and fees, and 5-Year Capital Improvement (CIP) spending plan was approved on Commissioner Navarro’s motion, Commissioner Penn’s second on a 9-0 vote with Commissioners Maas and Pandurangi absent. 3. 4. Discussion and approval of the Water and Wastewater Commission’s 2025 Annual Internal Review and Report. This item was withdrawn by the Chair without objection. Approve the nomination of members of the Water and Wastewater Commission to the Joint Sustainability Committee for a primary and alternate. The nomination of Commissioner Ortiz as primary member and Commissioner Reyes as an alternate member of the Joint Sustainability Committee was approved on Commissioner Tuñón’s motion, Commissioner Navarro’s second on a 9-0 vote with Commissioners Maas and Pandurangi absent. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Commissioner Trilli requested a briefing on the Customer Assistance Program. Commissioner Ortiz and Chair Maxwell-Gaines requested a briefing on items relating to Austin Water in the upcoming Texas legislative session. Commissioners Marzullo and Trilli requested a briefing regarding the customer disconnection process. Chair Maxwell-Gaines adjourned the meeting at 7:56 pm without objection. 2