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2008 06 18 BAWA Minutes• • • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY June 18, 2008 — 8:00 a.m. The Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority, Harris County, Texas, met in regular session on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in the Conference Room, 7425 Thompson Road, Baytown, Texas, with the following in attendance: Peter Buenz, President Robert L. Gillette, Secretary John Sandhop, Board Member Peter Buenz, President, opened the meeting at 8:04 a.m. with a quorum present, and the following business was conducted: Consider the approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of the Baytown Area Water Authority held on May 28, 2008. Board Member Gillette moved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on May 28, 2008. Board Member Sandhop seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Board Members: Gillette, Sandhop and President Buenz. Nays: None. The motion carried. APPOINTMENTS Discuss and nominate a replacement for Board Member Dan Conejo. The Board discussed the criteria that a new Board Member must meet: live outside the city limits but inside the extra territorial jurisdiction (etj) on the map; the Highlands area was not in the etj but inside the service area. MANAGER'S REPORT The BAWA Board received the update on the Reytec Construction progress on 30" water line construction project. The Board was advised by Mr. Paul Wallick with Pate Engineering that the tunnel operations has not moved forward in the past 3 weeks; today the operation is moving west with no water; 30' of dirt after today; then wood box and casing to be inserted. City Manager Brumback stated that the City of Baytown is tracking daily and not allowing the procedure to drop below standards. Mr. Wallick noted that the owner in Kansas City is beside himself as to the ineffective process. Page 2 of 2 Minutes of the Regular Session Meeting BAWA - June 18, 2008 City Manager Brumback requested that Tony Brown briefly mention the sales' report. BAWA Director Pack noted that sales were up over last year, and Interim Finance Director Deaton reported that BAWA was locked into the rates until 2010 or so. Board Member Sandhop made a motion, seconded by Board Member Gillette accepting the sales report. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Board Members: Gillette, Sandhop and President Buenz. Nays: None. The motion carried. ADJOURN With no additional business, the meeting adjourned at 8:20 a.m. arnell, Assistant Secretary