[ BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021 4:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 Due to the COVID 19 Disaster and the CDC's recommendation regarding social distancing measures, the public may not be allowed to be physically present at this meeting, as there is a limited amount of space when maintaining the required 6-feet separation from others. For those members of the public that cannot or do not wish to be physically present at the meeting, they will be able to participate through two-way communications. For video conferencing, use the following website www.zoom.com, click on "join a meeting" on the top right-hand corner, and input the following Meeting ID: 872 5034 9902. For telephone conferencing please use the following toll-free number: 1-888-788-0099, Meeting ID: 872 5034 9902. Any person, who is participating through video/teleconferencing and is interested in speaking on any item on the agenda, must submit his/her request via email to the Board Assistant Secretary at cityclerk@baytown.org. The request must include the speaker's name, address, and phone number that will be used if teleconferencing as well as the agenda item number. The request must be received prior to the posted time of the meeting. The agenda packet is accessible to the public in both HTML and PDF formats at the following link: https://www.baytown.org/city-hall/city-clerk/agendas-minutes. After the meeting, a video recording of this meeting will be made available to the public at https://www.baytown.org/city-hall/city-clerk/agendas-minutes. For more information or questions concerning the teleconference, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 281-420-6504. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]
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UM, WELCOME TO THIS MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH THE TWO PRESENT HERE AND MR. BENOIT ON ZOOM.
[a. Consider approving the minutes of the Baytown Area Water Authority Regular Meeting held on April 21, 2021. ]
OF BUSINESS TODAY WILL BE TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE AUTHORITIES REGULAR MEETING HELD ON APRIL 21ST, 2021.I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION HEARING NONE.
OPPOSED LIKE SIGN THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
[a. Consider a resolution authorizing acceptance and release of retainage to LEM Construction Company, Inc., for the BAWA Chemical Feed Improvements Project.]
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE AND RELEASE OF RETAINAGE TO LIMB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCORPORATED FOR THE BAWA CHEMICAL FEED IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.THE BAWA CHEMICAL FEED IMPROVEMENT PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL WALKTHROUGH AND ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED HAVE BEEN FINALIZED.
SO THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN FULLY PUT INTO SERVICE AND THIS IS THE TIME TO ACCEPT THE PROJECT AND ALLOW FOR THOSE PROJECT CLOSEOUT DOCUMENTS TO BE, UH, COMPLETED, INCLUDING THE FINAL PAYMENT OF RETAINAGE.
QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
[a. Receive an update regarding the Baytown Area Water Authority East Plant Project.]
UM, NEXT WE WILL RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY EAST PLANT PROJECT.ME AGAIN AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO CHA.
I GOT CONFUSED THERE FOR A SECOND TO BRING UP THE PRESENTATION.
I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT.
SO THIS IS PERHAPS OUR LAST UPDATE, PERHAPS, PERHAPS.
UM, SO THIS IS OUR MAY, 2021 UPDATE AND WE HAVE TCEQ APPROVAL.
UM, SO THIS IS A GREAT DAY EARLIER IN THE MONTH.
THIS SIGNATURE HERE ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS LETTER WAS REALLY WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE.
AND SO THIS IS OUR TCQ APPROVAL LETTER.
THIS NOW HAS ALLOWED US TO GO INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SO THIS IS A KIND OF A LONG LETTER, BUT IT'S VERY MOMENTOUS AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND SO WE WERE REALLY VERY HAPPY.
UM, SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN NOW? SO THIS IS A SHOT OF THE PLANT.
IT'S TAKEN FROM OUR STAFF, UH, DRONE VIDEO AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE, AND I'LL TRY TO MOVE MY MOUSE VERY SLOWLY, BUT SO THAT YOU CAN SEE, IF YOU FIND, IF YOUR EYE CAN FIND THE GROUND STORAGE TANK, WHICH IS THE LARGE BLUE CIRCLE THERE IS THE HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION, WHICH IS RIGHT ADJACENT TO IT.
AND THEN THERE'S THE BLACK, UM, HDPE LINE, THAT'S OUR BYPASS.
SO WHILE WE'RE IN COMMISSIONING AND AS THE PLANT'S BEEN BEING PREPARED AND WE'RE WAITING FOR TC AC COUP APPROVAL, THAT WATER WAS BEING BYPASSED.
SO THAT'S NOW BEEN REMOVED AND WE ARE NOW GOING INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
SO WE HAVE ACHIEVED THAT MILESTONE.
AND SO THIS IS PROBABLY, UM, ONE OF THE BETTER AERIAL SHOTS THAT WE HAD.
SO YOU CAN SEE ALMOST THE ENTIRE PLANT FROM THE FOUR BAY AND THE FAR UPPER PART OF THE PICTURE.
UM, THEN YOU HAVE THE ENTIRE TREATMENT TRAIN, THE OPERATIONS BUILDING, UM, AND ALL OF THE, THE PUMP STATIONS.
SO THAT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND HOPEFULLY THE GRASS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
AND SO WHERE DOES THAT BRING US TO TODAY WE HAVE THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION.
SO AS YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, NOW WE'RE GONNA START DELIVERING, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF LITTLE TWEAKS THAT STERLING AND HIS STAFF ARE, UH, DOING ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND AS THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FUNCTIONS, WE KIND OF MAKE SOME SMALL CHANGES BACK AND FORTH AT THE PLANT AS WE BEGIN TO PUSH MORE AND MORE INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
SO IT'S, UM, IT'S A, THAT IN OF ITSELF IS LIKE THE ART AND THE SCIENCE OF, OF OPERATING.
SO, UM, HIS STAFF IS EVERY DAY HAS DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRYING AND AND DOING AND UM, IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL.
SO NOW WE BEGIN TO CLOSE THE PROJECT AND START THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
AND THOSE ARE THE LAST FEW STEPS AND WE EXPECT TO BE DOING THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY PERIOD? IT'S A YEAR.
IT'S A YEAR FOR THE, UH, THE PLANT, BUT THERE ARE SOME PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT'LL BE LONGER THAN THAT BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE YEARS, DEPENDING ON WHAT THAT IS.
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ANY, ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER? NO, THAT'S SUPER EXCITING.[4. MANAGER'S REPORT]
WE ARE WORKING ON A DATE FOR A RIBBON CUTTING.IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE JUST TRYING TO GET ALL THE LOGISTICS WORKED OUT.
IT'LL MOST LIKELY BE LATER IN JUNE JUST TO THE WAY IT'S KIND OF WORKING OUT.
SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOME DATES THERE AND YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A MEMO FROM, UH, KAREN HORNER AS WELL, UH, WITH SOME INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT.
SO JUST ASK THAT YOU KEEP THAT IN MIND AND WE'LL GET YOU MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AS WE KNOW MORE.
UM, WAS THAT YOUR MANAGER'S REPORT? YES.
UH, THE ONLY THING I WILL ADD ON THE MANAGER'S REPORT THOUGH IS UM, WE WILL, YOU'LL RECEIVE YOUR BUDGET NEXT MONTH AND WE'LL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AND I'LL PROBABLY BE GIVING EACH OF YOU A CALL IN ADVANCE OF THAT JUST TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE BUDGET, WHERE WE'RE AT FROM LAST YEAR.
UM, IF YOU REMEMBER SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS, WE HAD THE RATE STUDY AND IMPLEMENTED THE FIRST YEAR OF THAT.
UM, AND WE'VE HAD A FEW OTHER THINGS KIND OF WORKING IN THE BEHIND THE SCENES.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU ALLALL A CALL HERE OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND JUST KIND OF TALK SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THAT BEFORE THE, BEFORE THAT DISCUSSION.
IS THAT TO PREPARE US FOR BAD NEWS ON THE BUDGET OR JUST TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE STUFF? UH, NO, JUST JUST TO GO THROUGH SOME OF IT AND LET LET YOU ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND KIND OF GET READY FOR THAT FULL DISCUSSION IN JUNE.
AS THERE IS NO FURTHER, UH, BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA, I WOULD, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.