2006 01 18 BAWA MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY
January 18, 2006
The Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority, Harris County, Texas, met in regular
session on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in the Conference Room, 7425 Thompson Road, Baytown,
Texas, with the following in attendance:
Robert L. Gillette, President
Peter Buenz, Secretary
Knox Beavers, Board Member
Dan Conejo, Board Member.
Board Member Dan Mundinger was absent.
The meeting opened at 8:00 a.m. with a quorum present, and the following business was conducted:
Consider approval of the minutes for the meeting held on November 18, 2005 and December 21, 2005.
Board Member Beavers moved that the minutes be approved. Board Member Conejo seconded the
motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz and Conejo.
President Gillette.
Nays: None.
The motion carried.
Consider awarding bid and authorizing contract for the annual purchase of zinc poyphosphate.
The recommendation for the annual zinc polyphosphate is to Sweetwater Technologies for $0.384 per
pound for approximately 100,000 pounds ($38,400). Seven bids were mailed out. BAWA received three
competitive bids; two no bids and two no responses. The previous zinc polyphosphate bid went to
Sweetwater Technologies.
Board Member Buenz moved award of the annual purchase of the zinc polyphosphate bid to Sweetwater
Technologies. Board Member Conejo seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz, and Conejo.
President Gillette.
Nays: None.
The motion carried.
Consider awarding bid and authorizing contract for the annual purchase of cationic polymer.
The recommendation for the annual cationic polymer contract is to Polydyne for $0.2850 per pound for
approximately 350,000 pounds ($99,750). There were ten bids mailed out. BAWA received five
competitive bids; four no responses and one returned to sender. The previous cationic polymer bid went
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to Ciba Specialties.
Board Member Buenz moved award of the annual purchase of cationic polymer to Polydyne. Board
Member Conejo seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz, and Conejo.
President Gillette.
Nays: None.
The motion carried.
Receive the quarterly investment report for the period ending December 31, 2005 for the Baytown Area WaterAuthority.
Rhonda Young presented the quarterly investment report for the period ending December 31, 2005.
Rhonda reported that the interest rate was slightly more than the held -to -maturity 90 day T-bill rate and
that the investment report complied with the Authority's Investment Policy. The Board received the
report.
Manager's Report.
Tony Brown reported that the award of the second BAWA water line would be in February. He also
reported on the year-to-date water sales.
Adjourn
As there was no further business to be transacted, the meeting adjourned at 8:07 a.m.
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