Jul 31, 2024 BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY MEETING

WE CAN,

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CALL A MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

OUR FIRST ITEM ITEM, ITEM OF BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.

HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK.

OUR NEXT ITEM

[a. Consider approving the minutes of the Baytown Area Water Authority Regular Meeting held on June 19, 2024. ]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I, I MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OR APPROVE THE MINUTES.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

A OPPOSED LIKE, SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT, WE'LL

[b. Consider approving the minutes of the Baytown Area Water Authority Special Meeting held on June 24, 2024. ]

SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JUNE 24TH, 2024.

SO MOVED.

HAVE A MOTION I SECOND MOTION AND SECOND QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? LIKE, SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

UM, NEXT WE

[a. Conduct Public Hearing for the Baytown Area Water Authority Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Proposed Budget.]

2025.

PROPOSED BUDGET.

THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD.

EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER OR EMAIL THE DISTRICT SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING.

EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE HIS HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THESE HEARINGS.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH SPEAKER THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION.

HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE.

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME.

AND WITH THE EIGHT OF THE STAFF, I SHALL ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

THERE BEING NO ONE.

I I NOW CALL TO ORDER THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR 2024.

2025 FOR PROPOSED BUDGET.

OKAY.

YES.

I WOULD NOW LIKE TO REQUEST THAT STAFF SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

WHY ISN'T THAT COMING ON? OH, OKAY.

THERE WE GO.

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, THE BUDGET YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE ONE THAT YOU RECEIVED PREVIOUSLY.

THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CHANGES MADE TO THIS BUDGET.

UM, THE REVENUES THAT ARE PROJECTED FOR 2025 FOR THE OPERATING FUND IS 21.2 MILLION.

THE EXPENDITURES ARE 9.7 FOR OPERATING AND THE NON-OPERATING IS NINE.

ACTUALLY THE FULL TOTAL IS 19.9 MILLION, LEAVING A WORKING CAPITAL BALANCE OF 14.6, WHICH IS UM, 550 DAYS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES.

UM, AND FOR YOUR CAPITAL SCROLL DOWN FUND FOR YOUR PROJECTS, WE HAVE, UM, PROJECTED REVENUE AT 4.4 MILLION AND THE EXPENDITURES AT 3.45 LEAVING A WORKING CAPITAL BALANCE OF 2.465.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT.

HEARING THAT THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, UM, AND THERE BEING NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK, I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25, PROPOSED BUDGET.

NEXT, WE WILL CONSIDER A

[a. Consider a resolution adopting the Baytown Area Water Authority Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Proposed Budget.]

2025.

PROPOSED BUDGET.

SO MOVED.

HAVE A MOTION.

I SECOND.

MOTION TO SECOND QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? LIKE, SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THAT WILL

[a. The next Baytown Area Water Authority meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 4:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

UM, NOTHING MAJOR TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.

I DO WANNA GO AHEAD AND MENTION THAT OUR NEXT, UH, MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST, UH, AT 4:30 PM HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

UM, SO, UH, IF UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT, UH, YOU ALL NEED IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL, UH, VISIT WITH YOU THEN.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AS THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I MOVE TO ADJOURN.

SECOND.

MOTION.

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? A.

AYE.

ALRIGHT.

SEE YOU GUYS IN AUGUST.

THANK YOU.

I THOUGHT WE HAD A, UH, AUGUST THE SEVENTH MEETING, DID THAT GET MOVED TO THE, IS THAT GOT MOVED TO THE 21ST? IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED? UH, THE 20TH.

IT WAS

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IT WAS CANCELED.

OH, THE SE WE, SO AUGUST THE SEVENTH, THERE IS NO MEETING CORRECT? WE, WE COULD NOT GET THE ITEMS THAT WERE GONNA BE ON THAT MEETING READY? SO WE'LL JUST DO IT AT THE REGULAR MEETING ON.

OKAY.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I DIDN'T HAVE MY CALENDAR MISSED OUT.

ALRIGHT.

WELL THANK, THANK ALL OF YOU.

THAT WAS A QUICK, REAL QUICK.

CAN'T BELIEVE YOU MADE THIS LAST SO LONG.

BRENDA .

OH, I'M SO TIRED.

YOU ARE VERY EFFICIENT.

UM, WELL CHAIR HERE.

IT IS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE EFFICIENT.

YES.

IT'S, OH, THIS IS FANCY.

SCOTT , WE'RE GONNA NEED TO SUPER GLUE THAT BACK TOGETHER.

IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, NOW I'M GOING TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A MONTH.

I GUESS WE'VE BEEN GONE.

YEAH, THE CUPBOARDS ARE QUITE BARE.

SEE YOU ON THE 21ST.

SEE YOU ON THE 21ST.

21ST.

I GOTTA REMEMBER TO FIX MY CALENDAR.

YES.