* 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. [00:00:20] UM, WELCOME EVERYONE TO THIS MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS [1. MINUTES] THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE AUTHOR'S REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JULY 20TH, 2022. I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? LIKE, SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. UM, NEXT WE'LL CONSIDER A [a. Consider a resolution awarding the South Lagoon Sludge Removal Contract to Synagro of Texas-CDR, Inc.] RE RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SOUTH LAGOON SLUDGE REMOVAL CONTRACT, A SENATE GROVE OF TEXAS CDR INCORPORATED. HELLO EVERYONE. IT HELLO . IT'S A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH YOU. MM-HMM . UM, FIRST OF ALL, WOULD LIKE TO BESTOW HONOR TO OUR BOARD PRESIDENT AND TO BESTOW HONOR TO THE REST OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MM-HMM. HMM. THIS ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SOUTH LAGOON SLUDGE REMOVAL CONTRACT TO GRO OF TEXAS. THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AWARDS THE SOUTH LAGOON SLUDGE REMOVAL CONTRACT TO GRO OF TEXAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $162,080. DURING THE WATER TREATMENT PROCESS, RAW WATER GOES THROUGH A SEDIMENTATION STAGE, WHICH AIDS IN THE REMOVAL OF SOLID PARTICLES. THE SOLID PARTICLES KNOWN AS SLUDGE ARE THEN COLLECTED AND DISCHARGED INTO A SLUDGE LAGOON. OVER TIME, THE SLUDGE LAGOON ACCUMULATES AND REQUIRES SLUDGE REMOVAL TO RESTORE THE CAPACITY OF THE SLUDGE LAGOON. THE PROJECT WILL REMOVE THE SLUDGE AND VEGETATION FROM THE SOUTH SLUDGE LAGOON, AND IT WILL RESTORE THE LAGOON TO THE ORIGINAL DEXTERITY OF BEING ABLE TO OPERATE OFFICIALLY. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS MICHAEL GAY. THAT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE TOP. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO, DO WE HAVE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AFTER WE GET A MOTION. DO, DO WE HAVE A FOR APPROVAL? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALRIGHT. QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. I'M LOOKING AT THE BID SHEET, IT LOOKS LIKE, IS THERE JUST ONE BID SHEET? YES, THERE WERE, THERE WAS NINE, UH, COMPANIES WHO WERE CONTACTED THREE BIDS, AND THIS IS THE LOWEST BID CENTER GROUP OF TEXAS. OKAY. BECAUSE, AND, AND THE DETAILS, IT SAYS YOU SAID 168,000, BUT IT SHOWS HUNDRED 248,000. SO 248,000 WAS THE HIGHEST BIDDER. THE LOWEST BIDDER WAS $162,080. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN AS A UNIT PRICE OF $10 AND 13 CENTS ON YOUR SHEET. AND YOU MULTIPLY THAT BY 16,000 CUBIC YARDS. SO THE 10 13 UNIT PRICE TIME TO 16,000 CUBIC YARDS EQUALS TO $162,080. OKAY. IT IS JUST, IT'S NOT MATCHING UP WITH WHAT I'M SEEING ON THE SCREEN. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. I, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAD MORE THAN ONE BID AND YOU ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. YES SIR. AND WE HAVE USED THE FIRM BEFORE AND WE'RE HAPPY WITH THEIR PAST PERFORMANCE. YES. WE'VE USED, USED THEM IN THE PAST NUMEROUS TIMES AND WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. ALRIGHT, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? UM, HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? LIKE, SUN MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, NEXT [a. Receive Baytown Area Water Authority's Quarterly Financial and Investment Reports for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2022.] WE'LL RECEIVE THE AUTHORITIES' QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT REPORTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2022. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE, UH, LAST QUARTER HAS FOLLOW THE SAME PATTERN AS EARLIER QUARTERS, UH, REVENUE SLIGHTLY BEHIND IT, 72% AT THE THREE QUARTER MARK, BUT THE, IT'S MORE THAN COMPENSATED FOR BY UNDERSPENDS ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE LEDGER. UM, MUCH OF THAT DUE TO, UH, PERSONNEL SAVINGS. UH, WE'RE ONLY AT 62% OF THE BUDGET AT THE THREEQUARTER MARK. UH, ON THE CIP SIDE, YOU WILL SEE WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN SPENDING NOT ONLY THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, BUT SPENDING DOWN ON THE SUBSTANTIAL FUND BALANCE. AND ANDREA CAN SPEAK TO ANY OF THOSE PROJECTS IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS IN THAT REGARD. OVERALL, PERFORMANCE REMAINS STRONG. YOU'RE ON TARGET, UH, TO END THE YEAR WITH, UH, HEALTHY FUND BALANCES, BOTH ON THE OPERATING SIDE AND ON THE CAPITAL SIDE. OF COURSE, WE HAVE ASPIRATIONS GOING INTO NEXT YEAR, UH, TO INVEST EVEN MORE HEAVILY IN INFRASTRUCTURE. AND YOU HAVE RECENTLY PASSED YOUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, WHICH REFLECTS [00:05:01] THAT. BUT, UH, YOUR ENDING IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME THIS YEAR ON A VERY GOOD NOTE. CHIEF, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? NO. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, AND IN QUICK MEASURE, [a. The next Baytown Area Water Authority meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 4:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ] THAT BRINGS US TO THE MANAGER'S REPORT. THE BEST PART OF THE MEETING. YES. YES. SO, THE PART THAT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR, AND, UH, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT I WANNA DO IS INTRODUCE, UH, JASON REYNOLDS, UH, TO YOU. HE IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. MM-HMM . AND, UH, JASON, UH, WILL BE REPRESENTING ME ON AT THESE MEETINGS. UH, HE IS, UH, SPECIFICALLY, UH, SUPERVISING PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING, UH, ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND AND FINANCE. SO YEAH, IT'S KIND OF, AND THAT LIST WILL PROBABLY GET LONGER AS TIME GOES ON, BUT, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE HIM CUTTING HIS TEETH ON RIGHT NOW. BUT, UH, EMINENTLY QUALIFIED, JUST THRILLED TO HAVE A MAN OF HIS INTEGRITY AND HIS PROFESSIONALISM, UH, ON OUR STAFF AND DEFINITELY WILL ELEVATE, UH, OUR, UH, OUR CITY. SO WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO HAVE HIM. UM, YOUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 21ST, UH, THIS YEAR AT FOUR 30 HERE IN THIS, THIS, THESE CHAMBERS. AND WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAD. ALRIGHT. AND REMIND ME, YOU CAME FROM, UH, NORTH BAYTOWN MOUNT BELLEVUE. THAT'S WHAT HOPE. THERE'S NOBODY, NOBODY FROM BELLVIEW. WE DON'T CALL IT THAT THOUGH. WE, WE, WE CALL IT BAYTOWN PARK. SO, UH, I THINK THEY CALL IT, WE ALL LIKE ON, WE ALL NOSY. THEY CALL IT NEW BAYTOWN. BAYTOWN, YEAH. NEW. YEAH. AND THAT REALLY RUFFLES FEATHERS. OKAY. MM-HMM . THEY'RE FEATHERS. NOT OURS, BUT NEW BAYTOWN SAUSAGE. IT'S A SUBURB. SO THERE YOU GO. WELCOME. THANK YOU. YES SIR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. AS THERE IS NO, UH, OTHER BUSINESS FOR US TO ATTEND TO, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. I'LL SECOND MOTION. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. RELUCTANTLY. AYE. THANK YOU. YOU WANTED TO HEAR MORE? DID HE? YES, MA. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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