* 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] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON [ BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020 4:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 Due to the COVID 19 Disaster and the CDC's recommendation regarding social distancing measures, the public may not be allowed to be physically present at this meeting, as there is a limited amount of space when maintaining the required 6-feet separation from others. For those members of the public that cannot or do not wish to be physically present at the meeting, they will be able to participate through two-way communications. 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After the meeting, a video recording of this meeting will be made available to the public at https://www.baytown.org/city-hall/city-clerk/agendas-minutes. For more information or questions concerning the teleconference, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 281-420-6504. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ] EVERYONE. UH, WELCOME TO THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING. UH, I WOULD ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. UH, WE HAVE THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TO CONSIDER [1. MINUTES] APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE AUTHOR'S REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MAY 20TH, 2020. I MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. MOTION IS SECOND. QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. AYE. OPPOSED LIKE, SIGN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, WE WILL CONSIDER, UH, OR CONDUCT [a. Conduct a public hearing concerning the Baytown Area Water Authority Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposed Budget.] A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR 20 20 20 21. PROPOSED BUDGET. THE PROPOSED HEARING TODAY IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING RESIDENTS OF THE AUTHORITY THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD. EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER ASSIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER OR EMAIL THE AUTHOR'S ASSISTANT SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING. EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THIS HEARING. 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 AID OF THE STAFF, I SHALL ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. I NOW CALLED WATER THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITIES' FISCAL YEAR 20 20 20 21. PROPOSED BUDGET. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO REQUEST THAT STAFF SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. SO WE PRESENTED YOUR, UH, FY 21 BUDGET, UH, LAST MEETING. WE HAVE MADE NO CHANGES SINCE THAT TIME. UH, JUST A, A QUICK RECAP. UH, WE'RE SHOWING TOTAL REVENUES FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR OF 14,561,823, AND TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF 15,473,677. AND WE'RE SHOWING AN ENDING DAYS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES OF 107 DAYS, AND THAT SUMS IT UP. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, BOARD MEMBERS, DO ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? WELL, HEARING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE WE LOOKED AT IT LAST, UH, I WOULD'VE NO QUESTIONS AND WE MOVE APPROVAL. UM, ALRIGHT. WELL FIRST WE HAVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. OH, SORRY, THAT NO PROBLEM. UH, AS THERE IS NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK, I NOW CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHOR'S FISCAL YEAR 20 20, 20 21, PROPOSED BUDGET. NOW, I WOULD [b. Consider a resolution adopting the Baytown Area Water Authority Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposed Budget.] CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE BUDGET AND DITTO WHAT I SAID JUST A SECOND AGO. I WOULD, THERE BEING NO CHANGES TO IT FROM WHAT WE REVIEWED LAST MONTH, I WOULD, UH, MOVE APPROVAL. ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. MOTION IS SECOND. QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A OPPOSED LIKE, SIGN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. UM, NEXT WE'LL CONSIDER [a. Consider a resolution authorizing the closeout, acceptance, and release of retainage to Allco, LLC, for the Baytown Area Water Authority High Service Pump Station Improvements Project.] A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CLOSEOUT ACCEPTANCE AND RELEASE OF RETAINAGE TO ALCO LLC FOR THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS ITEM IS, UH, TO CLOSE OUT AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION FOR THE, UH, CLOSING OF THE HIGH SERVICE PUMP PROJECT. UM, AS YOU RECALL, THIS PROJECT HAD FOUR, UH, NEW HIGH SERVICE DISTRIBUTION PUMPS. UM, ALL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND, UH, WE ARE PROPOSED INTO CLOSE THE PROJECT OUT. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS AWARDED, UH, NOT TO EXCEED 5,343,000 AND, UH, ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COST. THE FINAL CON CONSTRUCTION COST WAS $5,338,670 AND 10 CENTS, UH, WHICH LEFT A BALANCE OF $4,329 AND 90 CENTS OR CREDIT, I SHOULD SAY, OF FOUR OF $4,329 AND 90 CENTS. UM, AND STAFF WILL RECOMMEND APPROVAL. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UM, QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? UH, YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. IT, IT IS CONFUSING [00:05:01] TO ME. WHY ARE WE ASK, ARE WE ASKING FOR 266,000 WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE 4,000 AND UNUSED FUNDS THAT, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? THE, UM, LET'S SEE HERE. OKAY, ONE SECOND HERE. I'M SORRY. THAT WAS THE RETAINAGE AMOUNT. THE 266,000 WAS THE RETAINAGE AMOUNT, SO WE'RE RELEASING THAT RETAINAGE. OKAY. SO, SO WE DIDN'T SPEND THAT 2 66, IS THAT RIGHT? WE, WE WERE HOLDING THE 2 66. SO ONCE THE CONTRACTOR REACHED, UH, FINAL APPROVAL FROM US, THEN WE WOULD RELEASE THAT RETAINAGE BACK TO THE CONTRACTOR. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH THAT THAT'S MONEY THEY'VE ALREADY EARNED. FRANK. THEY JUST, UH, WE JUST, UH, LIKE ANY NORMAL CONTRACT IN THE WHOLE WORLD, UH, CERTAIN AMOUNTS ARE HELD UNTIL, UH, THAT EVERYTHING'S FINALLY DONE. SO THEY'VE EARNED THAT MONEY. THAT'S NOT AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FAIR. IT IS JUST KIND OF CONFUSING THE WAY THE TWO AMOUNTS WERE IN THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SURE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? LIKE, SO. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, WE WILL CONSIDER A [b. Consider a resolution authorizing Change Order No. 10 with Pepper Lawson Waterworks, LLC, for the BAWA 6 MGD Surface Water Treatment Plant.] RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 10 WITH PEPPER LOSS AND WATERWORKS LLC FOR THE BAWA SIX MGD SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. GOOD AFTERNOON, IT'S ANDREA BRINKLEY WITH THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. I'M GONNA TRY AND ADJUST THE SLIDE FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE AT HOME. JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU DON'T SEE THAT. OH, THEY CAN'T SEE IT, DARN IT. OKAY. WE WILL STICK TO OUR SCRIPT ON THE AGENDA ITEM THEN. ALL RIGHT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THIS CHANGE ORDER IS $78,010 AND 45 CENTS, AND IT'S COMPRISED OF FOUR ITEMS. UH, TWO OF THEM HAVE TO DO WITH TCQ REGULATIONS. UH, THE FIRST IS TO CHANGE SINGLE WALL PIPE IN OUR FILTER TO DOUBLE WALL PIPE. WE BECAME AWARE OF THIS REQUIREMENT, UH, DURING CONSTRUCTION. SO WE VERIFIED WITH THE TCQ AND THE ENGINEER OF RECORD IS MAKING SURE THAT WE DO COMPLY. THIS IS TO PROTECT ANY TREATED WATER FROM MIXING BACK WITH UNTREATED WATER. SO THIS IS A REPAIR THAT'LL BE DONE ON THE, UH, FILTER, THIS ONE SECTION AND IT'S, UH, $10,542 AND 15 CENTS. THE SECOND ITEM IS TO PROVIDE AN AUTO DIALER FOR A FIRE MONITORING SYSTEM. SO THIS PLANT IS STILL OUT IN AN AREA THAT'S RELATIVELY UNDEVELOPED. AND TO ENSURE A VERY FAST RESPONSE, WE ARE INSTALLING AN AUTO DIALER AS REQUESTED AND REQUIRED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE COUNTY. THE COST OF THAT IS, UH, $1,169 AND 10 CENTS. THE THIRD ITEM IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SAMPLE TAPS AT THE DISINFECTION BASIN AND ADDITIONAL PIPING MODIFICATIONS AT THE LOW LIFT PUMP STATION. SO THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF OUR CONCENTRATION TIME STUDY. THIS IS RELATED TO THE DISINFECTION TIME AND CHEMICAL DOSING AS REQUIRED, UM, BY THAT. AND BASICALLY, IT'S A SMALL ADJUSTMENT AT THE LOW LIFT PUMP STATION, BUT THERE'S ABOUT EIGHT TO 12 ADDITIONAL TAPS THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED. THERE'S A CHEMICAL ANALYZER THAT'S BEING INSTALLED ALSO SO THAT WE CAN REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE A GOOD GRASP ON WHAT OUR RESIDUALS ARE AS IT'S GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. WE DON'T WANNA HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE WOULD HAVE UNTREATED OR NOT SAY UNTREATED, BUT DISINFECTION RESIDUAL DROP TO A POINT WHERE IT WOULD GO INTO OUR GROUND STORAGE TANK OR GO INTO THE SYSTEM. SO THIS IS A RAPID RESPONSE, UM, MODIFICATION FOR THAT DISINFECTION SYSTEM. WE'VE HAD SOME INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO SEE IF ANY OF THIS, UH, CAN BE REDUCED. THEY THINK THAT THEY CAN PROBABLY REDUCE IT BY FIVE TO $6,000, BUT AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA RECOMMEND THE AMOUNT OF $56,248 AND 55 CENTS. AND ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT DON'T HAVE TO BE SPENT, WE WILL PUSH ON FORWARD, UM, AND NOT SPEND. WE'LL JUST KEEP THAT IN CASE OF ANY OTHER, UH, ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS. UH, THE LAST ITEM, UH, YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE IN CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SEVEN, AND THIS REPRESENTS THE 25% OF THAT COST. THE FULL COST WAS ABOUT $40,000 AND THE CITY HAD ALREADY, PARDON ME, BAWA HAD ALREADY PAID 30,151 AND 95 CENTS, BUT THIS IS THE 25%, WHICH WOULD BE THE ENGINEER'S SHARE. SO THIS IS TO MAKE THE CONTRACTOR WHOLE, AND WE WILL TAKE THIS AMOUNT AND, UH, RETRIEVE IT FROM THE ENGINEER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP OF A TWO STEP [00:10:01] PROCESS, AND WE'D BE BACK TO, UM, REPORT ON, UH, MAKING CERTAIN THAT WE CAN, UH, ADDRESS THIS WITH THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR CHANGE ORDER ITEMS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, ACTUALLY DON'T, UH, LET'S, UH, I'M SORRY I'M STUTTERING ALL OF A SUDDEN. UH, LET ME ASK FOR A MOTION AND THEN WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION. SO MOVE. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND. ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. UH, UH, TCEQ AND FIRE MARSHAL, UH, REQUIREMENTS ARE OBVIOUSLY NEEDED. THE OTHER ADDITIONAL, UH, STUFF, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, MAYBE IT COULD HAVE BEEN, MAYBE IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN, UH, SEEN BEFOREHAND, BUT IT $56,000 ON OUR WHOLE PROJECT. THAT SEEMS INCREDIBLY MINOR AND, UH, I SUPPORT APPROVING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION. UM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE, THE FOURTH ITEM, WHICH YOU, UH, DESCRIBED OF THE FIRST THREE, UM, WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE ANY, ANY OF THOSE, UH, AS, UH, AS A RESULT OF UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES OR NEW REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS? OR WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE THEM AS THINGS THAT WERE REQUIRED INITIALLY BUT WERE NOT ADDRESSED? UH, ON THE FIRST ITEM, THE AIR SCOUR PIPING, UM, THAT IS NOT A NEW ITEM. UH, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN OF EARLY IN DESIGN. IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS CUSTOMARILY, UM, A PROTECTION FOR TREATED WATER. AND, AND OF THIS CASE IT'S THE DISINFECTED WATER THAT WE WOULD BE, UH, RELEASING AS POTABLE. UM, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON THAT THERE ARE WHAT WE CALL, UH, BELTS AND SUSPENDERS. SO THERE'S A SINGLE WALL AND A DOUBLE WALL THAT WOULD NOT BE UNCOMMON TO SEE. UM, IT WAS ACTUALLY OUR SUPERINTENDENT, UM, HERSCHEL AUSTIN, WHO WAS ABLE TO KIND OF PIN THAT DOWN AND LOOK AT WHERE THIS WAS REQUIRED. UM, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE ENGINEER HAD NOT ANTICIPATED, BUT MOVED VERY QUICKLY TO RESOLVE. OKAY. SO, UH, IT IS AN ITEM THAT WE WISH HAD BEEN ADDRESSED EARLIER IN DESIGN. IN TERMS OF THE THIRD ITEM, UM, I THINK THAT YOU MAY BE MENTIONING, UM, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A PART OF, UH, THE REGULATIONS? UH, TO START OFF WITH? TYPICALLY, UH, DURING THE FINAL DESIGN, THE CONCENTRATION TIME STUDY IS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED IN DRAFT FORM AND THEN VETTED, UH, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION AND ANY MODIFICATIONS, UH, THEREFORE ARE MADE. UM, IN THIS CASE WE DID ALL OF THE WORK IN RAPID SUCCESSION. OKAY. UH, WHICH THEN MAYBE PUSHED US INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A CONSTRAINT, UH, RELATED TO, TO THIS. UM, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO SAY THAT WE WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO FORESEE ALL OF THIS, UH, HAPPENING AT THAT TIME. THAT'S, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. SURE. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS, UH, RESOLUTION. UH, SO I WOULD SAY EVERYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? LIKE, SIGN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. UM, AND NEXT WE'LL RECEIVE AN UPDATE [b. Receive an update regarding the Baytown Area Water Authority East Plant Project.] REGARDING THE AUTHORITIES EAST PLANT PROJECT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL DO MY BEST TO VERBALLY DESCRIBE, UH, WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE SCREEN. UM, IT IS A, UH, TIME THAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF THINGS COME INTO, UH, KIND OF FULL FRUITION. WE ARE GOING THROUGH TRAINING, UH, CONTINUING THAT WITH STAFF. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A HICCUP, UH, ONE OF OUR, UH, MAJOR TREATMENT TRAIN SYSTEMS. ALL THE SOLENOIDS FAILED. UH, THEY WERE FOUND TO BE FAULTY. UH, IT WAS NOT ANY FAULT OF THE CONTRACTOR. THE MANUFACTURER VERY QUICKLY RESPONDED TO, UH, PUT SOME OF THOSE IN THE, IN THE MAIL, SO TO SPEAK, AND, AND HAVE THOSE DELIVERED. BUT IT'S CAUSED US ABOUT A TWO OR THREE WEEK SETBACK. UM, WE CAN'T TRAIN WITHOUT THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONING AND WE WOULD NOT WANT TO, UH, KIND OF PUSH THAT, UH, BEYOND WHAT WE CAN, UH, TRAIN WELL ON. SO THAT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A HICCUP, BUT IT ALLOWS US TO FINISH UP, UH, SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE LAST APPROVED AND PRIOR CHANGE ORDERS AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL, UH, ITEMS. SO THAT'S BEEN A GOOD THING. UM, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND START, UM, WITH SOME OF OUR PHOTOS. UM, AS YOU ALL MAY RECALL, PRIOR CHANGE ORDER WAS TO REPAIR THE FORAY. THIS IS A CLOSEUP, UM, FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BASIN AND IT IS A, UH, GROUT FILLED, UH, IT'S BASICALLY TO WEIGHT DOWN THE, UH, FOUR BAY LINER. AND THIS IS KIND OF A CLOSEUP SHOWING THAT THE GROUT IS NOW FILLED. THAT, UM, MAT, [00:15:02] THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON ALL FOUR, UM, SIDES OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BASIN. THE BASIN IS EMPTY AND IT'S COMPLETED. AND WE HAVE A DRONE SHOT OF THE BASIN THAT IS FULL. THERE ARE NO BUBBLES OR WHALES OR HIPPOS OR WHATEVER WE WANNA CALL THOSE. UM, IT IS, UH, BEEN VERY GOOD SINCE THEN. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY THAT IT'S MAINTAINED. UH, IT'S, UH, REPAIR. THIS IS, UH, A PICTURE OF THE FRONT OF THE OPERATIONS BUILDING. UH, LAST MONTH WE WERE SHOWING YOU SOME OF THE STONEWORK STILL BEING COMPLETED AND, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S READY FOR, UH, THE BOW LOGO AND SIGNAGE. AND IT'S, IT'S GOT A REALLY APPEALING FRONT. MM-HMM . THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE ENTRY. UH, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MODIFICATIONS TO THAT ENTRY, UH, ON A PRIOR CHANGE ORDER. THIS IS THE VENEER STONE AND THE STAIRWAY, UM, AT THAT ELEVATOR. AND THEN, UH, LOOKING TO THE SECOND FLOOR, IT'S BEEN COMPLETED NOW AND IT LOOKS, UH, VERY, VERY NICE. UH, THE NEXT SHOT IS OF THE ELECTRICAL ROOM AND ALL OF THE TAGS AND THE KEYS FOR ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL PANELS ARE IN PLACE. UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ROOM LOOKS VERY SPOTLESS AND, UH, THE CONTRACTOR HAS HAD A LOT OF, UH, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES SO THAT OUR, UH, OUR FACILITY IS BEING CLEAN AND, UH, WELL MAINTAINED EVEN WHILE IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE BLACK UNIT IN THE BACK IS THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR THAT ELECTRICAL ROOM. IT HAS ITS OWN DEDICATED ELECTRICAL, I MEAN, PARDON ME, UH, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM TO KEEP ALL THAT ELECTRICAL GEAR. UH, COOL. THIS NEXT PHOTO WAS THE SECOND FLOOR RECEPTION AREA. IT WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS ON A PREVIOUS, UH, CHANGE TO LOWER, UH, THE RECEPTION DESK. AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THE WHITE AREA THAT IS, UH, THE PAINT HAS BEEN, UH, TOUCHED UP THERE. SO I'M NOT A TALL PERSON, BUT I COULD BARELY SEE OVER THAT. AND NOW IT IS AT THE SUITABLE HEIGHT, UH, FOR, UH, HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY, BUT ALSO JUST FOR BETTER SERVICE. SO A FUTURE STAFF MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE HIDING BEHIND THAT, BUT RATHER CAN SEE OVER THAT AND, AND PROVIDE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. UH, THIS IS THE FIRST FLOOR AREA AND THIS IS THE, UH, LAS OR THE LIQUID AMMONIUM SULFATE FEED. AND THIS IS THE PUMP AREA. THESE ARE ALL PERISTALTIC PUMPS THAT WILL BE SENDING, UH, THE CHEMICAL DOSING OUT INTO THE PLANT, UH, IN THE FULL SITE FACILITY. THIS NEXT AREA IS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THE CAUSTIC SODA THERE YET, BUT IT'S THE PUMP AREA. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT SOMEBODY IS WORKING ON THOSE PUMPS. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A WEIGHT SCALE THERE FOR A FUTURE, UH, TOTE. AND THE CHEMICAL CONTAINMENT AREA BELOW THAT IS ALL, UH, LOOKING VERY NICE AND FINISHED. AND THERE'S STILL HARD AT WORK. IT LOOKS LIKE LOOKING LIKE THEY'RE TOUCHING UP AND DOING SOME WORK TO THE HVAC. THE NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE CHLORINE DIOXIDE, GENERATORS AND THAT PUMP AREA. SO WE HAVE ON SITE, UM, OUR OWN GENERATORS FOR CHLORINE DIOXIDE FOR DISINFECTION. SO IT'S A, A GREAT, UH, THING TO HAVE THIS BEING MANUFACTURED ON SITE. WE WILL NEVER BE WITHOUT. THE SECOND UNIT THAT YOU CAN SEE. THERE'S TWO DUPLICATE UNITS THAT IS OUR REDUNDANT UNIT, SO THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE A LIKELIHOOD THAT WE WILL BE WITHOUT. IN THE CASE THAT WE ARE, WE HAVE THE CHLORAMINES, WHICH IS A LIQUID AMMONIUM SULFATE, AND THE, UM, HYPOCHLORITE, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE THAT WILL TREAT THE WATER. THIS IS JUST A SHOT OF THE FULL, UH, WHAT I'M GONNA CALL THE CHEMICAL TREATMENT GALLERY. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE VERY NICE, NEAT, UH, WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. VERY LITTLE DIRT THAT'S THERE. THEY'RE CLEANING IT UP AS THEY GO. AND THIS IS THE DAY TANK. THIS IS WHAT'S ON THE INSIDE. ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING IS THE FULL CHEMICAL STORAGE. ONCE AGAIN, A SHOT SHOWING THAT, UH, BEING CLEANED UP AS WE GO AND PUNCHED OUT, YOU CAN SEE SOME BLUE MARKS ON THE FLOOR. THOSE ARE JUST, UH, PUNCHED OUT AREAS FOR THE EPOXY, UH, REPAIRED. AND IN THE FAR BACK IS THE ROLL-UP DOOR. THAT WILL BE THE POINT OF ENTRY THAT ALL CHEMICALS WILL BE, UH, BROUGHT IN. AND THAT IS THE END OF OUR SHOW. THANK YOU. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT HERE PHYSICALLY, WE WILL EMAIL THAT OUT TO YOU SO YOU CAN SEE 'EM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, AND NEXT WE [5. MANAGER'S REPORT] HAVE THE MANAGER'S REPORT. OKAY. THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS, UH, INTRODUCTION OF A NEW STAFF MEMBER. I'M GONNA HAVE STERLING INTRODUCE OUR NEW, UH, BA OPERATIONS COORDINATOR. YES, THANK YOU NICK. UM, WE, UH, RECENTLY JUST HIRED, UM, THIS IS HIS SECOND WEEK ON THE JOB, A NEW, UH, OPERATIONS COORDINATOR. UM, HE WILL SERVE AS, UM, THE PRIMARY MANAGER FOR THE BALL EAST PLANT. UH, HE WILL, HE WILL REPORT TO HERSCHEL, UH, OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND WILL SERVE [00:20:01] IN A ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT TYPE OF ROLE. UM, SO HIS NAME IS TRENT WACKER. HE'S COMING OVER FROM THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND WHERE HE WAS, UH, PREVIOUS, UH, WORKED THERE FOR SEVEN YEARS. UM, THEY DO HAVE SOME SIMILARITIES FROM A TREATMENT PROCESS THAT WE HAVE AT BALL EAST. AND SO WE'RE HOPING AND EXPECTING THAT HIS KNOWLEDGE WILL TRANSLATE OVER AND HE'LL BE A GREAT ASSET TO OUR TEAM. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. WELCOME, TRENT. HELLO. WELCOME. WELCOME. HE'S WAVING, HE'S WAVING AT EVERYONE. . SOME. THIS WON'T BE AWKWARD ANYMORE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU. AND WE WILL HAVE A JULY MEETING, UH, AS OF NOW. YES. WE ARE PLANNING ON IT. YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. AS THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, UH, ON THE AGENDA, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU GUYS. I. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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