2003 06 18 BAWA Minutes • MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY
June 18, 2003
The Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority, Harris County, Texas, met in
regular session on Wednesday, June 18, 2003, in the Lobby, 7425 Thompson Road, Baytown,
Texas,with the following in attendance:
Robert L. Gillette,President
Peter Buenz, Secretary
Dan Conejo, Board Member
Absent was: Dan Mundinger, Vice President.
The meeting opened with a quorum present, and the following business was conducted.
Consider approval of the minutes for the meeting held on April 16, 2003.
Board Member Buenz moved approval of the minutes of the meeting held on April 16, 2003.
Board Member Conejo seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Buenz and Conejo
President Gillette
Nays: None
The motion carried.
Board Member Beavers arrived at 8:02 a.m.
Consider awarding bid and authorizing contract of the annual purchase of Liquid Sodium
Hydroxide.
Tony Brown, Plant Supervisor, reported that eight bid packets were mailed and six bids were
received. The apparent lowest responsible bidder is Skyhawk with a bid of$0.0975 per pound.
It is estimated that 697,000 pounds will be used. The total projected cost is $67,958. Altivia
supplied Liquid Sodium Hydroxide under last year's contract at $0.1565 per pound.
Board Member Buenz moved award of the bid and authorization of the contract. Board Member
Conejo seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz, and Conejo
President Gillette
• Nays: None
The motion carried.
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Minutes of the Regular Meeting—June 18, 2003
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Manager's Report.
Fred Pack, Plant Manager, reported that water sales continue to fall behind the projections in the
budget. Presently, the projection is that water revenues will be $432,557 below projections.
Water sales are usually behind at this time of year, with the difference being made up during
July, August and September. However, the deficit is so great that the sales during the remainder
of the year will not make up the difference. The plant pumped 12.1 million gallons per day in
May. The year-to-date average is 10.73 million gallons per day. The budget projection was 12.1
million gallons per day.
The forebay is out of service to allow replacement of the liner as part of the Phase III
construction. The plant is being supplied with water from the canal pump and the by-pass line.
The maximum water that can be processed is 16.4 million gallons per day. The forebay will be
out of service for approximately thirty days.
Mr. Pack reported that Kinsel, the original contractor on the Phase I project, has been working on
completion of the project. The major item, the flocculators, has been addressed. The next major
item to be completed is the controls for the flocculators. The progress is slow, but the items are
being addressed. Camp, Dresser&McKee is monitoring the work of Kinsel.
The Phase III work is making good progress. Two of the above ground storage tanks have been
complete and work is progressing on the third. Outages are anticipated during this phase. The
contractor has been provided eight-hour windows to shut down the plant. The outages have been
scheduled.
Gary Jackson, General Manager, reported that the proposed budget will be reviewed at the July
meeting. Mr. Pack reported that the Consumer Confidence Reports will be reviewed at the July
meeting.
Adjourn
Board Member Buenz moved that the meeting adjourn. Board Member Beavers seconded the
motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz, and Conejo
President Gillette
Nays: None
As there was no further business to be transacted, the meeting adjourned at 8:15 a.m.
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