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AFTERNOON EVERYONE.[ BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]
TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THIS MEETING OF THE BAY AREA WATER AUTHORITY AND ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM.OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY WILL BE CITIZEN COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS DESIRING TO SPEAK? NO.
[a. Consider approving the minutes of the Baytown Area Water Authority Special Meeting held on June 10, 2026. ]
CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JUNE THE 10TH, 2026.AND SECOND ARE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.
[a. Consider a resolution adopting the Baytown Area Water Authority Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.]
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE AUTHORITIES FISCAL YEAR 2026.THE BUDGET YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE SAME AS, UH, WHAT YOU RECEIVED IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CHANGES, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? I DO.
THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE MAY 20TH MEETING.
'CAUSE THEY MADE SOME REVISIONS AND THEN IT WAS UPDATED.
AND THIS IS THE UPDATED YES, SIR.
UH, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
OPPOSED? LIKE, SO, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[a. Consider a resolution authorizing the submission of a petition for the voluntary annexation of approximately 60 acres of land, owned by the Baytown Area Water Authority and located at 5359 East Grand Parkway South, Chambers County, into the corporate limits of the City of Baytown.]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A PETITION FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 60 ACRES OF LAND ACRES OWNED BY THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY, AND LOCATED AT 53 59 EAST GRAND PARKWAY, SOUTH CHAMBERS COUNTY, INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.UM, MARTIN SCRIBNER, CITY OF BAYTOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UM, SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE 60 ACRES THAT IS THE PROPERTY AND FACILITY FOR THE BAWA EAST, UH, FACILITY.
AND AT THE MOMENT, THIS PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE THE CITY, SO IT'S REALLY MORE OF A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
BUT WE, IT IS TIME TO BRING THEM INTO THE CITY.
SO IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE THEM ANNEX THE PROPERTY, UH, THIS BOARD, UM, HAS TO APPROVE OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PETITION.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION TO APPROVE AND THEN WE, THEN WE CAN DISCUSS.
SO IS THIS AN ISLAND THAT WE'RE, OR, OR IS IT CONTINUOUSLY PART OF CITY OF BAYTOWN? UM, THERE, THERE IS SOME CONTINUITY, UM, THROUGH KIND OF THE ROADWAYS AND THE STRIPS ALONG OH, ALONG YOU MEAN ALONG THE, THE HIGHWAY? YES.
ALL THE REVENUE PRODUCING AREAS.
UH, IT, IT DOES MEET ALL OF THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY.
SO ONE OF THOSE IS CONTINUITY, ALTHOUGH, UM, WITH A CITY OWNED PROPERTY OR WELL, SORT OF PSEUDO CITY OWNED, UM, THEN THAT, THAT REQUIREMENT CHANGES FROM, SAY, A PRIVATE OWNED PROPERTY.
AND THIS WON'T AFFECT ANY OF OUR OPERATIONS OR REGULATIONS OR TAXES.
WE'LL GET, WE'LL GET BETTER POLICE SERVICE, BUT BETTER WATER AND SEWER.
NOT, NOT SURE ABOUT THE WATER SERVICE, BUT, YOU KNOW.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION? NO.
ALL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? LIKE, SO MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.
[b. Consider a resolution authorizing the Baytown Area Water Authority (BAWA) Annual Mechanical Services Contract with Marine Services LLC dba Northstar Industries.]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AUTHORITY ANNUAL MECHANICAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH MARINE SERVICES LLC DOING BUSINESS AS NORTH STAR INDUSTRIES.GOOD EVENING, OR I GUESS IT'S NOT EVENING YET.
UH, SO, UH, THIS IS A, A ROUTINE CONTRACT.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR MECHANICAL SERVICES.
IT ALLOWS US TO, UH, GET PEOPLE OUT WHEN WE HAVE, UH, PROBLEMS AND ALSO TO DO, UM, UM, PROACTIVE REPAIRS.
I MEAN, PROACTIVE REPLACEMENTS.
WHENEVER WE KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING OUT, UH, IT'S ROUTINE, IT'S IN THE BUDGET.
UM, AND WE, WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
DO HAVE A MOTION, MADAM PRESIDENT AND BOARD, JUST LIKE TO MAKE ONE COMMENT FOR THE RECORD.
AND THAT, UH, IS THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE ON THE AGREEMENT SINCE THE AGENDA WAS POSTED, AND THAT IS WITH RESPECT TO PARAGRAPH ONE B, THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE FOR 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING EXECUTION BY THE GENERAL MANAGER AND ALLOWING FOR UP TO FOUR ANNUAL RENEWING.
THAT, UH, PARAGRAPH WAS LEFT OFF OF THE ORIGINAL.
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DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.SECOND, I'LL, SECOND MOTION IS SECOND QUESTIONS DISCUSSION.
THIS IS A, THIS IS AN UP TO CONTRACT.
IT'S NOT A FIXED FEE, I MEAN, CORRECT.
SO, UH, WE, WE, UH, HAVE THE RATES IN THE CONTRACT, BUT, UM, IT IS PAID BY THE WORK THAT'S ACTUALLY PERFORMED.
AND IF IT WERE TO NEED TO EXCEED, WE'D GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AGAIN AND TALK ABOUT IT.
IF WE NEEDED TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT, WE WOULD COME BACK TO YOU AND ASK FOR AN INCREASE IN THE, IN THE, THE CONTRACT AMOUNT ON THE BUDGET.
COULD YOU GIVE US JUST A REAL BRIEF EXAMPLE OF WHAT SOME OF THE TYPES OF PROJECTS MIGHT BE THAT THEY WOULD, UH, COMPLETE? SO, I, SO STERLING IS ACTUALLY UP IN COLORADO DOING A, UH, PFAS, UH, DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, UH, REVIEW.
UH, SO IT, IT'S TO REPAIR AND REPLACE PUMPS, MOTORS, AND OTHER ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
UH, SO IF WE HAD A PUMP GO DOWN OKAY.
IN A LIFT STATION, IF, OR, UM, I MEAN, HIS BALL IS NOT A LIFT STATION.
IF WE HAD A PUMP GO DOWN IN THE FACILITY OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THIS ALLOWS US TO BRING SOMEBODY IN TO EITHER REPAIR THE PUMP OR REPLACE THE PUMP.
THAT'S, I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE THERE'S A, A DOLLAR LIMIT THAT YOU CAN, THE, THE GUYS CAN JUST SPEND UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE WITHOUT A CON, YOU KNOW, IF IT, THERE'S A, A LIMIT, THEN IF IT'S ABOVE THAT, IT WOULD COME TO HERE.
BUT THIS AGREEMENT CLEARLY GIVES YOU SOME LEEWAY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
I THINK, WAS IT LIKE 50,000 OR 75,000? SOMEWHERE? SO 50,000.
SO THIS ALLOWS YOU FOR SOME REALLY BIG PUMPS JUST TO GET IT DONE WITHOUT HAVING TO, WELL, IT ALSO GIVES US THE, UM, FOUR PLANNING OF NEGOTIATING THOSE, THOSE COSTS AND THOSE SERVICES AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT WHEN SOMETHING DOES BREAK, UH, WE'RE NOT AT THE MERCY OF WHATEVER THE PRICE IS OUT ON THE MARKET.
UM, NOW WE DO CHECK, I MEAN, IF IT'S CHEAPER TO, TO GO THROUGH SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE, WE HAVE THAT OPTION.
BUT THIS, AND THESE GUYS ARE EXPERTS IN THIS AREA.
THEY, THEY'RE EXPERTS AT THIS EQUIPMENT AND EXPERTS AT OUR FACILITIES.
HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN CONTRACTING WITH THEM? OH, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, BUT I WILL GET IT FOR YOU.
BUT SOMETIME I ASSUME YES, BUT IT IS, UM, WHEN IT GOES OUT FOR PROCUREMENT, IT GOES THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
IT'S NOT JUST RE AWARDED WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
AND THEY WERE SELECTED THROUGH A PROCUREMENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE.
OPPOSED? LIKE, SO MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.
[c. Consider a resolution authorizing the submission of a Texas Water Development Board Water Supply and Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) application for the Alternate Water Source Feasibility Study.]
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, WATER SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE ALTERNATE WATER SOURCE FEASIBILITY STUDY.SO AT THE LAST MEETING, WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM COROLLO AND FROM BAKER RE ON AN ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLY SUPPLY STUDY, BUT IT, WE DID NOT ACTUALLY HAVE THE RESOLUTION ON THAT, THAT AGENDA ITEM.
SO THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT FOLLOWS THAT PRESENTATION.
UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THAT APPLICATION TO THE STATE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, UH, WHEN THE DEADLINE IS.
AND SO THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT WOULD SUPPORT US SUBMITTING THAT APPLICATION FOR THAT GRANT.
UM, AND IT'S A, IT'S A MILLION DOLLAR GRANT, UH, THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS WATER SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
UH, IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT.
THERE'S NO LOCAL REQUIRED MATCH.
UM, AND IT WOULD ALLOW US TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH LOOKING FOR SOURCES OTHER THAN JUST SURFACE WATER, RAW WATER FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE IT SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT, RIGHT? MOTION.
YOU SAID THERE WAS A, A, A PRE, UH, A POWERPOINT OR SOMETHING, UH, DEMONSTR, UH, PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS? YEAH.
AT THE LAST MEETING WE HAD, UH, DEBORAH BAKER AND WE HAD MIRA VICTOR WITH COROLLO THAT WERE HERE TO PRESENT ON, UH, THIS AND THE, AND THE, THE PROPOSED LOOK AT THIS.
WHEN WAS OUR LAST MEETING? JUNE 10TH IN, THAT WAS, I DON'T THINK YOU WERE HERE.
THAT WAS DURING THE REGULAR SESSION.
SO, UH, THAT PRESENTATION IS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD AND, UH, EVERYONE IS FREE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
AND, UH, WE CAN ALSO GET THAT TO YOU, UH, IF YOU NEED TO SEE IT AGAIN.
I, I REMEMBER ABSOLUTELY DISTINCTLY.
MAYBE I WASN'T HERE FOR THAT MEETING.
UM, THIS IS A, A, A GEE WHIZ QUESTION THAT YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE
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TO ADDRESS.UH, IS IT A CERTAINTY THAT WE WILL GET THE GRANT OR IS ARE WE VYING AGAINST MANY COMMUNITIES FOR THIS? IT IS A HIGH PROBABILITY.
NOTHING'S A CERTAINTY UNTIL YOU GET THE, THE NOTIFICATION, BUT WE'VE HAD, WE HAVE INDICATIONS FROM THE STATE STAFF THAT WE SHOULD RECEIVE IT.
WELL THAT, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION OR DISCUSSION? AND JUST BECAUSE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, USING THAT MONEY TO KIND OF SEEK OUT OTHER PLACES, IF WE DON'T FIND ALTERNATIVE SOURCES THAT WE ARE HAPPY WITH, THEN THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT, RIGHT? THEN THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
YEAH, IT'S NOT COMMITTED TO BEHOLD INTO ANYTHING.
I WOULD JUST, UH, PROPOSE TO THE BOARD IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO SUMMARIZE THE TESTIMONY FROM LAST MEETING.
UH, EITHER MS. HADDOCK OR MYSELF CAN DO THAT.
IF, IF IT'S A, A, YOU KNOW, AN APPLICATION TO GET A MILLION DOLLAR GRANT, WE'RE GONNA SPEND THE MONEY ON THAT.
UM, ANY, SO THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? LIKE, SIGN MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[a. Receive a report on the status of the Baytown Area Water Authority East Expansion Project.]
A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE AUTHORITIES EAST EXPANSION PROJECT.I HAVE SOME FUN PICTURES AGAIN FOR Y'ALL TODAY.
UM, SORRY, THIS IS NOT THIS MONTH'S PRESENTATION.
I, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS MONTH'S PRESENTATION GOT UPLOADED.
UM, SO I WILL WING IT, UH, TODAY, BUT IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SAW LAST MONTH.
THEY'RE STILL DOING A LOT OF THE SITE WORK OUT THERE WHERE THEY'RE WORKING ON THE SLUDGE LAGOON, THE LAY DOWN AREA.
UM, THEY'VE ALSO STARTED TO LAY THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FILTERS AND THE SEDIMENTATION BASIN.
UM, FUN FACT, Y'ALL HAD 11 INCHES OF RAIN IN JUNE AND 14 RAIN DAYS.
UM, SO THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO GO OUT THERE AND DO QUITE A BIT OF WORK, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT AS MUCH AS THEY WOULD'VE HOPED IN JUNE JUST BECAUSE YOU HAD 11 INCHES, YOU KNOW, OF RAIN.
SO, UM, THE OTHER SIDE I HAD WAS THE TABLE OF COSTS TO PUT UP THERE.
YOU HAVE APPROVED ABOUT 15%, UM, OF YOUR OVERALL BUDGET.
SO THAT IS MOVING ALONG NICELY.
UM, EVERYTHING IS STILL WITHIN BUDGET.
UM, I HAD MENTIONED LAST MONTH THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE A CHANGE ORDER FOR Y'ALL TO LOOK AT BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT TO THE SCHEDULE, BECAUSE OF THE NTP GETTING DELAYED.
UM, THAT JUST DID NOT GET DONE IN TIME FOR THIS MEETING.
SO I WILL HAVE THAT FOR Y'ALL NEXT MONTH WITH ALL THE DETAILS, UM, BEHIND THAT AS WELL.
SO, UM, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FUN LUNCH WITH ALL THE CREWS AND SUCH NEXT WEEK, SO HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T RAIN AND WE CAN HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE.
WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING, WHAT IS IT SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT? SO WE HAVE, AS A PART OF THE TEAM BUILDING, UM, SCHEDULED SOME LUNCHES OR SOME SOCIAL ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE BAWA STAFF AND, UH, THE DESIGN BUILDER AND TEAM.
AND SO WE HAVE THAT SCHEDULED NEXT, NEXT WEEK AS WELL.
Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T, UM, HURT YOUR QUORUM OR YOUR, UH, LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO DO SO.
YEAH, THAT'S A LONG WAY TO DRIVE FOR LUNCH.
WHAT ARE YOU SERVING? IS IT RIBEYE OR LOBSTER THEN? YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT IS FOR ROUGHLY 60 PEOPLE, SO I'M PROBABLY NOT GONNA SERVE EVERY, UM, OUT THERE.
I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, USUALLY IT'S LIKE A FAJITA OR A SANDWICH BUFFET, SO, YEAH.
DOES ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION? ALL RIGHT.
[a. The next Baytown Area Water Authority meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ]
MANAGER'S REPORT.ALL THAT I HAVE FOR Y'ALL IS THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IS AUGUST 19TH, UH, AT 5:00 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR, AS THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.