* 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. GOOD AFTERNOON [00:00:01] EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE BAYTOWN AREA AREA WATER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS CITIZEN COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS DESIRING TO SPEAK? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ORDER OF [a. Consider approving the minutes of the Baytown Area Water Authority Regular Meeting held on March 18, 2026. ] BUSINESS WILL BE TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE AUTHOR'S REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MARCH 18TH, 2026. I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? LIKE SIGN MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. UH, WE WILL NOW [a. Consider a resolution appointing authorized representatives to execute supply agreements with retail electric providers.] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES TO EXECUTE SUPPLY AGREEMENTS WITH RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDERS. YES. GOOD EVENING BOARD. UM, THIS ITEM IS JUST WHAT IT SAYS. IT IS A RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE, UM, IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE THE GENERAL MANAGER OR ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER TO APPROVE ELECTRIC RETAIL SUPPLY AGREEMENTS. AND SO WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT, UM, AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A SIMILAR PROCESS IN PLACE, BUT WHAT WE'VE FOUND IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT, UM, ELECTRIC RATES ARE CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATING WHEN BIDS ARE RECEIVED OR PROPOSALS ARE RECEIVED FOR THESE ELECTRIC SUPPLY AGREEMENTS. THOSE, UH, BIDS ARE, I MEAN, EXCUSE ME. PROPOSALS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR A DAY AND A HALF. AND SO TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, UM, IN EXECUTING THE SUPPLY AGREEMENTS. AND SO IN THIS SITUATION, THIS RESOLUTION WOULD AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER AND ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE, UM, AND EXECUTE THOSE, UM, ELECTRIC SUPPLY AGREEMENTS. AND THEN THOSE AGREEMENTS WILL BE BACK BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR RATIFICATION. AND AS I SAID, THERE'S A SIMILAR PROCESS IN PLACE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL USES DUE TO THE, UM, SHORT TIME SPAN THAT YOU HAVE ON THE QUOTES. SO THE GENERAL, OH, CAN I, YEAH. WELL, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? A MOTION TO APPROVE? UH, SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION. DID, SO DID ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION? SO, SO WHEN WE SAY MANAGER GENERAL, WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY THE, UM, UM, IT IS THE CITY MANAGER. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. AND IN THIS SITUATION, OKAY. FOR THIS BOARD, THEY ARE CALLED, I'M SORRY IF I SAID MANAGER OR CITY MANAGER. NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S A GENERAL MANAGER. I'M SORRY, AN ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER. SO FOR THE CITY, NOT THE, NOT THE WATER AUTHORITY? WELL, WELL THEY SERVE IN THE CAPACITY AS GENERAL MANAGER OR ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR THIS BOARD. BUT IN ESSENCE IT WOULD BE MR. GARY OR MR. REYNOLDS. OKAY. I WOULD JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S DONE THIS BEFORE OR SURE. I LIKE, I WORKED FOR RETAIL ELECTRICITY FOR 30 YEARS, SO I KIND OF KNOW HOW THAT WORKS AND WHAT'S YEAH. AND I'M WITHIN REASON OR, OR IF THEY'RE GOUGING AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THEY ONLY GET A DAY FOR THEIR PRICING. 'CAUSE USUALLY, USUALLY THE, WHEN YOU YOU DO THIS, YOU SHOULD BE DOING FIVE YEAR CONTRACTS. YEAH. AND I'M HAPPY TO, AT, AT A MINIMUM. I'M HAPPY TO GO INTO, UH, THE DETAILS, UH, FOR THE NEXT ITEM, UM, AS WELL, UH, IF YOU WANTED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, UH, IN DEPTH ON IT. SURE. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE TO VOTE ON A FIRST? DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE RESOLUTION? SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? LIKE, SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE [b. Consider a resolution ratifying an electricity supply agreement between the Baytown Area Water Authority and Constellation NewEnergy, Inc.] WILL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AN ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY INCORPORATED. SO I'LL TEE THIS ONE UP AND THEN BRENT, YOU CAN GO INTO THE DETAILS. THAT'S FINE. AND SO WITH THIS ONE, IT JUST KIND OF GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU JUST PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. AND SO, UM, THIS IS THE ELECT ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY. UM, THERE IS A BROKER THAT IS USED THAT DOES THE BIDDING FOR THESE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY CONTRACTS. UM, THERE WERE BIDS THAT WERE RECEIVED FOR THIS AND CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY WAS THE BEST VALUE, UM, AS FAR AS THEIR PRICING, ET CETERA FOR THIS CONTRACT. YES. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION? I'LL MAKE THE BID THE MOTION. I HAVE, I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION AND SECOND QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. UH, IF, UM, IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE, I CAN KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND JUST IN GENERAL AND THEN, UH, TO THE SPECIFICS OF THIS AGREEMENT. SO, UH, YES, IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE, UM, IN OTHER CITIES THAT, UH, YOU DO HAVE A BROKER [00:05:01] THAT WORKS ON YOUR BEHALF TO IDENTIFY, UH, THE BEST POSSIBLE, UH, UM, DEAL, UH, FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. I'VE DONE THEM FROM ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO, TO, I WANNA SAY ALMOST 10 YEARS AT TIMES, DEPENDING ON THE MARKET AND KIND OF WHERE WE ARE, UM, WITH, UM, WITH, AND THAT DOES USUALLY CHANGE, UH, WITHIN A DAY OR SO. AND, UM, AND SO THAT DOES TYPICALLY REQUIRE A RATIFICATION AFTER THE FACT. UM, FOR THIS SPECIFIC AGREEMENT, UM, WE DID HAVE THE TERM, UM, I WANT TO SAY SIX YEARS. IS THAT, UH, IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO. OKAY. MAYBE FIVE. LET ME JUST DOUBLE CHECK. I'LL LET YOU KNOW IT'S FIVE OR SIX. BUT THE, UM, WE DID GO WITH THE SHORTER OF THE TWO BECAUSE WHAT IT DOES FOR US, UM, YOU KNOW, THE LAST YEAR DID HAVE AN INCREASE IN IT, AND IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO ALIGN OUR, UH, CONTRACTING WITH THE CITY'S CONTRACTING. UH, SO NEXT TIME WE DO GO TO MARKET, WE SHOULD BE IN A LITTLE BIT BETTER OF A NEGOTIATING SPOT, HAVING BOTH ENTITIES, UM, NEEDS REPRESENTED AT THE SAME TIME. AND SO, UM, WE DID CHOOSE TO, UH, IDENTIFY THAT, PARDON ME, THAT TERM THAT, UM, THAT LETS THAT HAPPEN IN, UM, I THOUGHT IT WAS SIX, BUT, UM, I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S SIX. BUT, UM, WHAT, AT WHAT RATE? IS IT A FIXED PRICE OR HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS? IT, IT IS, UH, LEMME SEE IF I CAN FIND THE, UM, ACTUAL, IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE I LOOKED AT IT, BUT THAT I CAN TELL 13 PAST 3.026 PER KILOWATT. HOUR 0.062. YES. POINT ZERO SIX. ZERO SIX. YEAH. UM, WHICH IS ON, IS THAT, IS THAT JUST FOR THE ENERGY SHOTS? I TAKE IT THAT'S JUST THE ENERGY THAT, NOT THE TRANSMISSION? UH, YEAH. WELL, I BELIEVE THAT, UM, IT'S GOTTA BE, THAT'S AN ALL ENCOMPASSING, UH, I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE HOW IT COULD BE. I'M SORRY. I DON'T, I I DON'T SEE HOW THAT COULD BE THE, THE PRICE THAT'S AWFUL LOW, LOW BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, ANY KIND OF RETAIL YOU'RE LOOKING AT 15 CENTS THAT, BUT THAT WOULD INCLUDE TRANSMISSION. AND SO, UM, IF YOU DID SIX 2 CENTS JUST FOR ENERGY, I WOULD THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD RATE THOUGH, TO BE FAIR. YEAH, IT, THERE IS A, UM, THE TOTAL INCLUDES A, UH, A PASS THROUGH, UH, FOR HGAC, WHICH IS 0.00045, UH, KILOWATT PER HOUR. UM, AND SO THAT, UH, THE ACTUAL, UM, UH, PRICE IS THAT, UH, 0.6 3, 2 1. UM, UH, AFTER THAT 0.0 0, 0 0 4 5. UM, LET'S SEE THE, TRYING TO FIND THE, UM, YEAH, WE ARE AT THE, UM, AT THE FIVE YEAR, UM, FOR THESE, AND THE, AND AS WE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT'LL ALLOW US TO ALIGN WITH THE CITY, UH, AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF BOTH OF THESE CONTRACTS. SO, UM, AND, AND THE RATES ACTUALLY DID GO UP SLIGHTLY FOR THAT SIXTH YEAR. SO I THINK WE'LL BE IN A BETTER SPOT BEING ABLE TO NEGOTIATE, UM, WITH BOTH PARTIES IN MIND. OKAY. CAN I GET A COPY OF THAT IF YOU DON'T MIND ASKING? ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. AND, UH, IT IS ON PAGE SIX IN THE PACKET. UM, BUT, UH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING MISSING THERE, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE GET, UH, UH, ANYTHING, ANY ADDITIONAL DETAIL OUT? OH, THERE IT IS. I, OH, THERE YOU ARE. UM, LEE, WOULD YOU MIND, UM, JUST MAYBE, UH, GETTING WITH GERALD AND, UH, PULLED TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT OF THE ADDITIONAL DETAIL, KIND OF, UM, WHAT YOU HAVE HERE AND, UH, WE'LL GET THAT OUT TO THE BOARD AS WELL? YES. AND IF YOU CAN, HMM, YEAH. AND IF YOU CAN YEAH, CONFIRM, CONFIRM, CONFIRM, UH, WHETHER OR NOT THAT INCLUDES THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION CHARGES, I THINK THAT'D BE HELPFUL. ANYTHING ELSE, UH, ON THAT DETAIL THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE? YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. BUT YOU WANT TO TAG IN, ALL RIGHT. [00:10:01] CAN YOU NEGOTIATE FOR ME AT HOME NEXT YEAR? , SAY PRETTY PLEASE. NO, I COULDN'T EVEN GET THIS FOR MY CHURCH THE OTHER DAY, BUT, UM, YEAH, THIS, IF, IF IT'S REALLY THE, THE SIXTH SENSE. THAT'S REAL GOOD. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION OR CONCERN? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE RESOLUTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. UM, WE WILL [c. Consider a resolution authorizing the sole source purchase of Super Pulsator Clarifier equipment from Veolia WTS Systems USA, Inc., for the Baytown Area Water Authority East Surface Water Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project.] NOW CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF SUPER PULSATED CLARIFY EQUIPMENT FROM VEOLIA WTS SYSTEMS, USA INCORPORATED FOR THE AUTHORITIES' EAST SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT PHASE TWO EXPANSION PROJECT. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, URI, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING OVER CIP. UH, SO THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THAT THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF A SUPER PULSATED CLARIFIER, UH, EQUIPMENT FROM VEOLIA SYSTEMS, USA, UH, IT'S A SOLE SOURCE SUPPLIER, AND THE AMOUNT IS NOT TO EXCEED 2,000,900, I'M SORRY, $2,092,798. UH, FOR REFERENCE, THE SUPER PULSATED CLARIFIER, IT'S A HIGH RATE SOLID CONTACT CLARIFIER. UM, IN WA I'M SORRY, IN WATER TREATMENT. UH, IT IS REQUIRED FOR THE PHASE TWO EXPANSION OF BAWA EAST. UH, AND IT'S TO MEET THE WATER QUALITY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND SUPPORT THE INCREASED PLANT CAPACITY. UH, THIS WAS ORIGINALLY, AND TYPICALLY THESE ARE DONE THROUGH THE PURCHASE, UH, THROUGH THE CONTRACTOR THEMSELVES, BUT BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF THE SUPER PULSATE, WE REMOVED IT FROM THE CONTRACTOR SCOPE TO REDUCE THAT 10% MARKUP. UM, AND SO THIS PURCHASE WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 9TH, AND THEY APPROVED IT WITH A STIPULATION THAT THE POWWOW BOARD APPROVE IT FOR THE SCOPE STUDY. UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LEMME KNOW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION. DOES THE CITY COUNCIL USUALLY PRE-APPROVE THE THINGS THAT WE DO? NO. SO THIS ONE'S BEEN, UH, ON A TIGHT TIMELINE. UM, AND AS YOU KNOW, THE, THE BOW PROJECT, AND THEY'LL GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE A LITTLE LATER, BUT THE BOW PROJECT IS KIND OF ON A REALLY TIGHT SCHEDULE. AND SO IT WAS EITHER GOING TO BE THAT WE RESCHEDULE A BOW BOARD OR REQUEST A, A BOWER BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO THAT MEETING IN ORDER TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, SPECIFICALLY WEEKS. 'CAUSE EVERY WEEK WE DELAYED IT. IT'S COSTING US SEVERAL THOUSANDS. UH, AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE PUT IN THE TERMINOLOGY FOR THE APPROVAL THAT THEY APPROVE IT WITH THE STIPULATION THAT BOW BOARD APPROVE IT. AND IF IT'S REJECTED HERE, THEN IT NULLIFIES WHATEVER'S DONE AT CITY COUNCIL. BUT TYPICALLY, NO, WE WOULD BRING IT TO THE BOARD FIRST. OKAY. DO WE HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR THAT WE'VE USED BEFORE? LIKE THE TECHNOLOGY'S PROVEN, WE TEST THE TSS AFTERWARDS. IT'S ALL GOOD. YEP. ACTUALLY, THE REASON THAT WE CHOSE THIS SYSTEM IS BECAUSE THE, THE BWA EAST PROJECT ITSELF, OR THE BWA EAST PLANT, HAS A SUPER PULSATE ALREADY BUILT INTO IT. AND SO THE OPERATIONS CREWS THAT, THAT RUN THE PLANT ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS SYSTEM. THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT, THEY KNOW HOW TO MAINTAIN IT, THEY KNOW MM-HMM . SO I'VE SEEN CLARIFIERS WHERE THEY USE CHEMICALS TO HAVE THE SOLIDS DROP OUT. IS THAT WHAT THIS DOING OR IS IT WITH PULSATE IN THE NAME? IT TELLS, IT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THERE'S MORE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY DOWN THERE IS, THERE'S A LOT OF, THERE'S A LOT OF, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES THROUGH THIS, RIGHT? AND THIS IS A PRETREATMENT SYSTEM. AND SO, UM, TO UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THE CHEMICAL SIDE OF THINGS, UM, I DO HAVE SOME, SOMEBODY WHO'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXPERT ON HERE, CHRIS, UH, WHO WORKS AT, AT BAWA THEMSELVES, OR THE BAA TREATMENT PLANTS IF YOU WANNA COME. YEAH. THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING. UH, CHRIS WALLACE, SUPERINTENDENT BAWA, UM, YEAH, THERE, THERE'S THE SAME CHEMICAL PROCESS, THE SUPER PULSAR EXACTLY IN LIKE IN THE NAME. THERE'S, IT'S A PULSATING BLANKET PER SE. AND SO WHAT IT DOES IS WITH THE WATER, THE BLANKET ACTS AS ANOTHER FILTRATION SYSTEM SO THAT WHEN THE WATER PULSES, IT'S ACTUALLY GRABBING THE, THE PARTICLES AND THE WATER BEFORE IT GOES OVER TO THE WEIRS INTO A TRADITIONAL FILTER SYSTEM THAT, THAT WE WILL BE BUILDING. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE RESOLUTION, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. UM, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER [d. Consider a resolution authorizing the first renewal of the Liquid Chlorine chemical contract with PVS DX, Inc. ] A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FIRST RENEWAL OF THE LIQUID CHLORINE CHEMICAL CONTRACT WITH P-V-S-D-X INCORPORATED. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. SO THE FIRST ITEM 3D IS THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE FIRST RENEWAL OF LIQUID CHLORINE CHEMICAL CONTRACT WITH [00:15:01] P-V-S-D-X FOR THE AMOUNT OF 43 THOU 438,600. THIS KEEPS THE CURRENT COST. UM, WE'VE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS VENDOR AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVED. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND. A MOTION IS SECOND QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. AYE. OPPOSED? UH, NAY. UH, THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY? YES, MA'AM. UM, NOW WE WILL [e. Consider a resolution authorizing the first renewal of the Liquid Ammonium Sulfate chemical contract with Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC.] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FIRST RENEWAL OF THE LIQUID AMMONIUM SULFATE CHEMICAL CONTRACT WITH ADE CHEMICALS U-S-L-L-C. THIS PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES RENEWAL OF THE LIQUID AMMONIUM SULFATE CHEMICAL CONTRACT WITH ADE CHEMICALS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY $9,000 411 80 CENTS. THE CURRENT COST REMAINS THE SAME AND THE STAFF HAS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS VENDOR AND WE RECOMMEND . UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVE. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. UM, AND LASTLY, [f. Consider a resolution authorizing the first renewal of the Liquid Cationic Polymer chemical contract with Polydyne Inc.] UNDER THIS SECTION, WE WILL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FIRST RENEWAL OF THE LIQUID ONIC POLYMER CHEMICAL CONTRACT WITH POLY DINE INCORPORATED. YES. THIS PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE FIRST RENEWAL OF THE LIQUID CATATONIC POLYMER CHEMICAL CONTRACT WITH PAULINE FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $439,285 AND 40 CENTS. THIS IS AN 8% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. UH, WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS VENDOR ALSO. THIS STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVED TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL DO THE SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND QUESTIONS. OKAY, I HAVE A QUESTION. SO USUALLY Y'ALL TAKE THESE OUT FOR BID. DID Y'ALL NOT DO IT FOR THESE THREE CONTRACTS OR, YES. THESE, THESE WERE DELAYED FOR SOME REASON, VENDOR ME COMING IN WITH STAFF MOVES. AND SO THESE, THESE WERE SORT OF CATCHING UP, BUT THEY WEREN'T TAKEN TO, THEY WEREN'T, THEY WEREN'T BID OUT LIKE THE NORMAL PROCESS. THEY, THEY, THEY WERE BID OUT. OH, OKAY. YES, SIR. AND, AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS STATE WITH WHAT WE'VE, SAME PEOPLE WE'VE HAD THEN? YEAH. YES, SIR. OKAY. YES, SIR. SO EVEN WITH THE 8% INCREASE, WE, WE KNOW THAT WE TRUST THEM A LOT OF TIMES IN THE DETAILS THEY'LL SHOW, OKAY, HERE'S WHAT IT WAS, HERE'S THE OTHER PEOPLE, THIS IS WHAT THEIR BID, THIS IS THE BID THAT WON. YEAH. WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN WITH, WITH THESE THREE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SO YEAH. SO THE NEXT TIME MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER PREPARES THAT. YES SIR. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. JUST FOR, UH, CLARIFICATION PURPOSES. SO THIS IS A RENEWAL OF AN EXISTING CONTRACT. AND SO THE CONTRACT THAT WAS IN PLACE HAD A, HAD RENEWAL TERMS. OH, IS THAT RIGHT? AND SO THIS IS NOT A, UH, NEW CONTRACT. THESE ARE RENEWALS OF A CONTRACT THAT ALREADY EXISTS. SO ANY, UH, BIDDING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE INITIAL CONTRACT, WHICH INCLUDED RENEWAL OPTIONS TO RENEW. I UNDERSTAND. AND SO THIS IS AN EXERCISE OF THAT OPTION IS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING BEFORE YOU OKAY, WELL THEN THAT MAKES SENSE. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY A AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. UM, OUR NEXT [a. The next Baytown Area Water Authority meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ] ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE MANAGER'S REPORT. AND LET ME SAY FOR THE FIRST TIME, I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE NEXT MEETING IS TALKING ABOUT. UM, OH. SO, UM, OBVIOUSLY OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 20TH, UM, AT FIVE O'CLOCK, UH, HERE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. UH, WE HAVE TWO OTHER, UM, ITEMS TO, UH, TO DISCUSS. UH, FIRST, UH, AS I'M HOPING THAT YOU ARE ALL AWARE, WE DO HAVE THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR, UH, THE BOW EAST PROJECT, UM, TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST FROM NINE TO 11:00 AM UH, OUT ON SITE AT 53 59 GRAND PARKWAY, UH, BAYTOWN, TEXAS. SO, UM, THAT'LL BE EXCITING TO, UM, TO HAVE THAT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF, UH, YOU KNOW, GET THAT, UH, CEREMONIAL, UH, KICKOFF GOING. UM, NEXT WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE, UM, REGARDING THE, UM, UH, LET'S SEE, PARDON ME, LEMME PULL THAT UP. [00:20:03] UM, REGARDING THE GWDB, UM, APPROVAL FOR THE, UH, BWA EAST, UH, UH, PROJECT, UM, UH, MR. UH, IAN PETES WITH BGE IS HERE AND, UM, LET US KNOW THAT UH, WE HAVE RECEIVED VERBAL APPROVAL FROM TWDV. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GET THE ACTUAL, UH, PAPERWORK ON THAT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ISSUE THE FULL NOTICE TO PROCEED, UH, TO BAYTOWN WATERWORKS PARTNERS, THE, UH, DESIGN BUILD FIRM, UH, TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION. SO, UH, IT'S VERY EXCITING. UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING, UH, PRETTY HARD, UH, TO, UH, COVER A FEW THINGS AND, UH, AND GET TO THAT POINT. AND SO, UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, [a. Recess into and conduct an executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to seek the advice of the City's Attorney(s).] OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO AND CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY'S ATTORNEY. * 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.