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          FORUM. 
          DO WE 
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HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS? NO, MA'AM. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OUR NEXT ITEM 
          [a.  Consider a resolution authorizing the submission of an Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant Application to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) in the amount of $9,685,000.00, for the PFAS treatment project at the Baytown Area Water Authority Surface Water Treatment Plants.]
OF BUSINESS WILL BE TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN EMERGING CONTAMINANTS IN SMALLER DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN THE AMOUNT OF 9,685,000 FOR THE PFAS TREATMENT PROJECT AT THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. 
          GREAT. 
          NOW READING THAT, YEAH, SO, UM, I DID TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT AT THE LAST MEETING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          NO PROBLEM. 
          HEAR ME NOW. 
          LITTLE BETTER. 
          UM, THIS IS FOR AN APPLICATION Y'ALL ACTUALLY SUBMITTED LAST YEAR FOR THE DRINKING WATER AS A EMERGING CONTAMINANT. 
          UM, THIS IS A GRANT PROGRAM THAT, UM, THEY HAVE ASKED FOR Y'ALL TO APPLY FOR, FOR THE $9.6 MILLION. 
          IT IS JUST FOR THE PLANNING AND DESIGN PORTION OF THIS PROJECT. 
          IT IS NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION. 
          UM, THAT'S PARTIALLY BECAUSE THERE'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY QUICK TIMELINE THAT YOU HAVE TO SPEND THE FUNDS. 
          SO THEY DO THAT JUST BASICALLY SO YOU, YOU CAN SPEND THE FUNDS AND TIME, 'CAUSE THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN DO PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IN THREE YEARS BASICALLY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. 
          SO THE INTENT IS TO USE THIS FUND TO DO LAB TESTING, PILOT BENCH SCALE TESTING, AND THEN DETERMINE THE TREATMENT THAT YOU WILL USE FOR THE PFAS THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND IN YOUR SYSTEM. 
          AND THEN DESIGN THE SYSTEM. 
          WE WILL THEN APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS, UM, ONCE WE GET TO A POINT THAT WE WILL UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRUCTION, YOU KNOW, COSTS ON THERE. 
          SO WE NEED Y'ALL TO APPROVE THIS TODAY SO THAT WE CAN GET THE APPLICATION IN. 
          IT IS DUE ON THE 26TH OF THIS MONTH. 
          AND IF Y'ALL APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, IT WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THEIR APPROVAL AS WELL. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE THE MOTION. 
          SECOND MOTION IS SECOND QUESTIONS DISCUSSION. 
          DID Y'ALL, ARE Y'ALL THE ONES THAT CAME UP WITH THIS $9.685 MILLION? YES, SIR. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THAT'S ALL WE CAN GET. 
          THAT'S ALL YOU CAN GET. 
          OKAY. 
          FOR NOW. 
          BUT YOU, LIKE I SAID NOW SAID IF YOU CAN'T APPLY FOR THOSE, UH, ADDITIONAL FUNDS, ESPECIALLY FOR CONSTRUCTION AT A LATER DATE. 
          CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          AND WERE YOU SAYING SOME OF THIS WILL GO INTO DESIGN ALREADY? IT, IT WILL, IT SHOULD COVER ALL OF THE DESIGN. 
          ALL OF THE DESIGN. 
          OKAY. 
          IT SHOULD GET TO YOU THROUGH BASICALLY BIDDING OF THE CONSTRUCTION. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          IT'S ACTUALLY ALSO A LITTLE MORE THAN YOU WOULD TYPICALLY DO FOR DESIGN, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO LIKE THE PILOT TESTING AND THE BENCH SCALE TESTING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. 
          AND THIS IS FOR BOTH OF YOUR WATER PLANTS, NOT JUST ONE OF THEM. 
          OH, BOTH PLANTS? YES. 
          YEAH, IT SAYS PLANTS. 
          MM-HMM . 
          I'M GLAD WE ADDED THESE. 
          I NOTICED THAT. 
          GOOD DEAL. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, WILL WE GET TO, YOU KNOW, LEARN MORE HERE MORE ABOUT LIKE WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING, WHAT LAB TESTING AND ALL THAT AS THAT HAPPENS OR? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. 
          Y'ALL, Y'ALL HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SELECTED ANYBODY TO DO THE WORK YET, BUT AS A PART OF THAT SCOPE, YOU COULD HAVE THEM DO, LIKE YOU HAVE ME DO ON THE EXPANSION, COME AND GIVE Y'ALL A REPORT ON KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND, AND THE STATUS AND, AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE PROJECT. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          ANYTHING ELSE? HEARING NONE. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          AYE. 
          OPPOSED? LIKE SIGN. 
          MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 
          UM, 
          [a. The next Baytown Area Water Authority meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17, at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ]
THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE MANAGER'S REPORT. 
          AND THANK YOU. 
          I'LL, UH, KEEP IT VERY, UH, SHORT AND BRIEF. 
          UH, WE WILL RECONVENE HERE, UH, ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. 
          UH, SAME TIME, SAME LOCATION. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT I WILL, UH, NOT BE HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY. 
          UM, ALRIGHT. 
          AS THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          I MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          AYE. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL MEETING NEXT WEEK. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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