* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:18] IT IS 4, 4 30 4:00 PM AND, AND, UH, THE CHAIRMAN'S ABSENCE. I WILL DO MY BEST TO RUN THIS MEETING TODAY. SO, UH, WE HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. [1. MINUTES] AND ITEM ONE ON THE AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER APPROVING. IN FACT, I'M GONNA TAKE ITEM ONE A AND B TOGETHER IF I COULD, UH, MINUTES FROM JANUARY 19 AND JANUARY 26TH. AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE GIVE THEM. OTHERWISE I WOULD, UH, REQUEST A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH SETS OF MINUTES. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. SO I'LL SECOND, UH, I WAS NOT HERE FOR THE 26TH, BUT YOU CAN DO IT ANYWAY. YEAH. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? NO. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? UH, BOTH, UH, MINUTES ARE APPROVED. [a. Consider a resolution approving the emergency purchase of four (4) 30-inch butterfly valves from the Scruggs Company. ] ITEM TWO A IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF FOUR 30 BUTTERFLY VALVES FROM SCRUGGS COMPANY STAFF. STERLING? YES. THANK YOU. UM, AS THE, UH, ITEM STATES, UH, WE ARE LOOKING TO GET YOUR CONSENT TO PURCHASE FOR, UH, BUTTERFLY VALVES. UM, THESE PARTICULAR VALVES GONE ARE, UM, GROUND STORAGE TANKS. UM, AND WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY, UM, BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT, UM, AND IDENTIFYING AREAS IN WHICH THAT WE, UM, NEED TO ADDRESS. THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS, UM, THAT CAME UP. UH, THE REASON WHY WE'RE SO MOVING FORWARD AN EMERGENCY, UM, IS AS YOU GUYS KNOW, UH, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE, UM, UH, RUNNING VERY LONG LEAD TIMES. SO, UM, WE HAVE FOUND THIS IS THE ONLY VENDOR, UM, THAT'S AROUND THAT HAS THEM IN STOCK. AND SO IF WE'RE ABLE TO PURCHASE THEM, WE SHOULD HAVE THEM, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. IF WE ELECTED NOT TO, THEN WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT IT AT MINIMUM OF EIGHT MONTHS LEAD TIME, WHEN, WHEN WERE WE SUPPOSED TO GET 'EM ACCORDING TO BUDGET? ANYWAYS, UM, THIS WAS, UH, PART OF A PROJECT THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR FUTURE YEAR, UM, AS FAR AS IN A SMALLER PART, BUT THE, THE NEED, UM, HAS PROCEEDED THAT. SO IT'S, THE NEED HAS COME UP A LITTLE BIT SOONER THAN WHAT THE PROJECT HAS, UH, THE TIMELINE FOR. OKAY. THE START OF IT. AND WE NEED TO CONSIDER APPRO THIS 'CAUSE IT'S OVER THE 50,000 DISCRETION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. YES. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL ON THIS ITEM. UM, AND I'D BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. I, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE AS THE, AS THE NEW GUY TO GET CAUGHT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT. UM, DID THESE, DID THE LIFESPAN JUST RUN OUT ON THE VALVES? ARE THEY, ARE THEY OLD? THEY ARE OLD. UM, AND BASICALLY THE, THE FUNCTION OF THESE PARTICULAR VALVES, THESE ARE ON OUR GROUND STORAGE TANKS. SO IT, IN IT, UM, CONTROLS THE FLOW COMING INTO THE TANKS AND AS WELL AS THE FLOW THAT THE DISCHARGE FROM THOSE TANKS MM-HMM . THOSE TANKS ARE THE LAST HOLDING SOURCE BEFORE THAT WATER IS PUMPED INTO THE SYSTEM. AND SO THE, UH, LEVEL OF CRITICALITY IS WITH US NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THOSE IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAD AN UPSET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT BE ABLE TO COME THROUGH. WE WANNA BE ABLE TO ISOLATE THAT, UM, TO JUST PREVENT ANY, UM, CONTAMINATION WITH THE WATER THAT, YOU KNOW, IS ALREADY WITHIN STANDARDS. SO. SO HOW OLD ARE THE VALVES? UM, 2002 I BELIEVE IS THE, UH, YEAR IN WHICH THEY WERE INSTALLED. AND, AND, AND THE REASON I ASK IS, IS, IS, IS, UM, MY BACKGROUND IS, IS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND I JUST, AND, AND I WORKED IN A MACHINE SHOP FOR, I DON'T KNOW, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. WE FIXED VALVES, PUMPS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I GUESS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS, YOU KNOW, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE REFURBED AND PUT, YOU KNOW, MAKE LIKE NEW AND PUT BACK? OR IS IT JUST A, YOU KNOW, IS IT, HAVE Y'ALL INVESTIGATED THAT AT ALL? WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THAT. SO WE HAVE A, A CONSULTANT MM-HMM . AND WE ALSO, UM, AT THE CONSULTANT'S REQUEST HAD THE PRATT REP, THOSE ARE PRT VALVES THAT ARE ON THERE. UM, HAD THE PRATT REP COME OUT AND ALSO INVESTIGATE? YES. AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION, UM, THAT WAS GIVEN TO US WOULD BE TO REPLACE JUST TO REPLACE AND, AND THEY'RE, SO THEY'RE BASICALLY SCRAP AFTER THAT THEY'LL, THEY'LL GO INTO TO, TO THE SCRAP PILE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. YES SIR. THANK YOU. SURE. GOOD QUESTION. MM-HMM . FRANK, ANYTHING MORE? BRANDON? NOPE. NO? NO. ALRIGHTY. [00:05:01] THERE BEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. UH, AND YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, THE RESOLUTION, UH, TO APPROVE ALL THIS. I'M NOT GONNA READ ALL THAT, BUT YOU CAN SEE IN THERE WHAT I MENTIONED THAT IT'S UH, $70,884, WHICH IS OVER THE $50,000 DISCRETIONARY AMOUNT. AND IF THERE'S NO, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A MOTION? I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. NONE OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES. [a. Receive the BAWA Quarterly Financial and Investment Reports for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2021.] ITEM THREE A IS TO RECEIVE THE BOW QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INVESTMENT REPORTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2021. GINA, GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO BE HERE SIR. GREETINGS, I AM STANDING IN PLACE OF MR. VICTOR RONLEY. I KNOW YOU GUYS ENJOY HEARING FROM HIM, BUT HE WAS DOUBLE BOOKED TODAY. SO I WILL GIVE YOU THE FINANCIALS, WHICH ARE REALLY NICE BECAUSE IT'S JUST FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. SO IT'S JUST LEADING UP THE END OF DECEMBER 31ST, WHICH IS WHEN THE MONEY'S STILL BRAND NEW AND WE'RE NOT SPENDING AS MUCH. AND SO ON THE REVENUE SIDE WE ARE TRACKING, WELL, WE SHOULD BE ABOUT 25% AND WE'RE RIGHT AT 24. UM, AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR WE WERE SLIGHTLY UP, BUT WE'RE STILL IN A GOOD POSITION. AND AS FAR AS OUR EXPENDITURES ARE CONCERNED, UM, WE ARE VERY LOW. SO WE SHOULD BE ABOUT 25%. WE'RE RIGHT ABOUT 18. THE ONLY REASON WHY WE'RE AT 18 IS BECAUSE OF, UM, CAPITAL PURCHASE. SO THERE WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE TOX BENCH TOP ANALYZER AND THAT IS ALREADY BEEN PURCHASED. SO WE DID THAT AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN EXPENDED. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE AT 18%. BUT OUR EXPENDITURES ARE RUNNING LOWER THAN OUR REVENUES, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING. AND SO WE ARE IN GOOD STANDING AS FAR AS OUR INVESTMENTS ARE CONCERNED. WE'RE STILL BUYING DOWN AND USING THE FUNDS FROM OUR WORKING CAPITAL. AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU'LL SEE A REDUCTION IN OUR END IMBALANCE. AND I THINK ACCORDING TO MR. BROLEY, THAT IS INTENTIONAL FOR US TO DRAW DOWN THERE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I KNOW PERSONNEL COSTS ARE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND. ARE WE COMPLETELY STAFFED AT BOTH PLANTS OR WE WE'RE STILL WAITING ON SOME ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES? WE'RE NOT, NO. UM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SIMILAR, WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT OR HAVE SEEN IN OTHER INDUSTRIES. UM, WE DO HAVE SOME VACANT POSITIONS. UH, WE'RE WORKING HARD TRYING TO RECRUIT THOSE. UM, YOU KNOW, JUST LEFT A MEETING WITH HR, TRYING TO WORK ON JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND MAKE 'EM MORE ATTRACTIVE, UM, TO, UH, OUTSIDE THE CANDIDATES. OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY ELSE? UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT OR DO WE JUST RECEIVING IT, SIR? NO, JUST, OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GINA. YOU'RE WELCOME SIR. [a. The next Baytown Area Water Authority meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 4:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ] AND ITEM FOUR A IS, UH, THE MANAGER'S REPORT? YES. UH, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON MAY THE 18TH. UH, FOUR 30 HERE. AND THAT IS, UH, ALL THAT I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. COOL. PRETTY SUCCINCT, ISN'T IT? AND UH, RECORD TIME. UH, BECAUSE BRENDA'S NOT HERE 'CAUSE SHE LIKES TO TALK A LOT. I DIDN'T SAY THAT. THE RECORD WILL REFLECT WHAT THE RECORD REFLECTS. UM, THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS. UH, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.