APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes from the January 10, 2018 WWW Commission regular meeting.
ITEMS FOR COMMISSION’S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL 6. Recommend approval of an amendment to an existing contract with Wastewater Transport Services, LLC, to provide continued sludge and sewage pumping, hauling, and disposal, for an increase in the amount of $136,903, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $979,515. 7. Recommend approval to amend an existing contract with GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc., to provide continued software licensing and technical support, to increase the term by two years and increase the amount by $176,811, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $510,328.
8. Recommend approval to amend Ordinance No. 20170913-002, the Fiscal Year 2018 Fees, Fines, and Other Charges to be set or charged by the City, to revise Austin Water’s Retail Water and Wastewater Service Rates. 9. Recommend approval of an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Austin Water Operating Budget (Ordinance No. 20170913-001) to reduce total water and wastewater revenue by $12,143,355, decreasing debt service requirements by $2,978,413, and a net increase in Transfers Out by $9,566,159. The ending balance will decrease by $18,731,101. This action is a result of a reduction in retail water and wastewater revenues, a reduction in debt service payments, and a net increase in Transfers Out.
Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a 12-month interlocal agreement with The University of Texas at Austin for water technology innovation under the Austin Technology Incubator’s “Texas Smart Water Innovation Cluster” (or “Water RIOT”) grant, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, with two 12-month extension options, for a total amount not to exceed $150,000.
Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Peabody General Contractors Inc., for the 2018 Waterline On-Call Services Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract in the amount of $2,000,000 for an initial 1-year term, with two 1-year extension options in the amount of $2,000,000 each, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,000,000.
Recommend approval to award and execute a multi-term contract with Brenntag Southwest, Inc., to provide liquid ammonium sulfate, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $336,525.
Recommend approval to award and execute a multi-term contract with Pencco, Inc., to provide fluorosilicic acid, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,025,780.
Recommend approval to award and execute a multi-term contract with Polydyne Inc., to provide the supply of liquid emulsion flocculating polymer, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,479,130.
2. Meter Reading and Billing Corrections – Drema Gross (AW) / Elaine Veselka (AE) I. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS J. ADJOURN
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes from the January 10, 2018 WWW Commission regular meeting.
ITEMS FOR COMMISSION’S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL 6. Recommend approval of an amendment to an existing contract with Wastewater Transport Services, LLC, to provide continued sludge and sewage pumping, hauling, and disposal, for an increase in the amount of $136,903, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $979,515. 7. Recommend approval to amend an existing contract with GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc., to provide continued software licensing and technical support, to increase the term by two years and increase the amount by $176,811, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $510,328.
8. Recommend approval to amend Ordinance No. 20170913-002, the Fiscal Year 2018 Fees, Fines, and Other Charges to be set or charged by the City, to revise Austin Water’s Retail Water and Wastewater Service Rates. 9. Recommend approval of an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Austin Water Operating Budget (Ordinance No. 20170913-001) to reduce total water and wastewater revenue by $12,143,355, decreasing debt service requirements by $2,978,413, and a net increase in Transfers Out by $9,566,159. The ending balance will decrease by $18,731,101. This action is a result of a reduction in retail water and wastewater revenues, a reduction in debt service payments, and a net increase in Transfers Out.
Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a 12-month interlocal agreement with The University of Texas at Austin for water technology innovation under the Austin Technology Incubator’s “Texas Smart Water Innovation Cluster” (or “Water RIOT”) grant, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, with two 12-month extension options, for a total amount not to exceed $150,000.
Recommend approval to award and execute a construction contract with Peabody General Contractors Inc., for the 2018 Waterline On-Call Services Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract in the amount of $2,000,000 for an initial 1-year term, with two 1-year extension options in the amount of $2,000,000 each, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,000,000.
Recommend approval to award and execute a multi-term contract with Brenntag Southwest, Inc., to provide liquid ammonium sulfate, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $336,525.
Recommend approval to award and execute a multi-term contract with Pencco, Inc., to provide fluorosilicic acid, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,025,780.
Recommend approval to award and execute a multi-term contract with Polydyne Inc., to provide the supply of liquid emulsion flocculating polymer, for up to five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,479,130.
2. Meter Reading and Billing Corrections – Drema Gross (AW) / Elaine Veselka (AE) I. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS J. ADJOURN