1999 05 19 BAWA MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY
May 19, 1999
The Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority, Harris County,
Texas, met in regular session on Wednesday, May 19, 1999, at 7425 Thompson Road,
in the BAWA Conference Room with the following in attendance:
Dan Mundinger, Vice President
Peter R. Buenz, Secretary
Knox Beavers, Board Member
Absent: Robert L. Gillette, President
Roy L. Fuller, Board Member
The meeting opened with a quorum present, and the following business was
conducted.
Consider Approval of the Minutes for the Regular Meeting Held March 17, 1999
Board Member Beavers moved to approve the minutes for March 17, 1999;
Board Member Buenz seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz, and Mundinger
Nays: None
Consider Proposed Resolution
Herb Thomas, Plant Manager, spoke proudly of the BAWA staff. He explained
how in 1997 the City of Baytown and the Baytown Area Water Authority received the
"Superior Water" designation from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) which is no small task. However, TNRCC has set yet another
standard for excellence —the Texas Optimization Program. This is the designation that
a water treatment facility can attain. Of the 500 plants in Texas, the Baytown Area
Water Authority is the fourth facility to be recognized under the Texas Optimization
Program. This is quite an achievement.
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Several months ago, Fred Pack, Director of Utilities for Baytown, and Tony
Brown, Plant Superintendent, got together and began to look at what would be needed
to take the plant to this level of excellence. The staff on a strictly voluntary basis
decided that although this would mean extra work for everyone, BAWA was up to the
challenge.
The staff felt the goal was attainable due in no small part to the strong support of
the Board which starts with the BAWA budget, items such as cleaning of lagoons and
capital projects, along with approval to proceed with plant expansion to address other
needs.
Tony and Armando are always working together, brain storming for ways to do
things better yet hold the expenditures. In the end, it does come down to having a
good team to pull all of it together. That is the way the staff of BAWA works, twenty-
four hours a day, seven days a week. Everyone pulled together to attain this
recognition including the plant secretary, Paula Mulvihill, who processed all the reports
and paperwork in a timely manner.
Dan Mundinger, Vice President of the Board, along with other board members
present, requested that Peter Buenz, Secretary of the Board, read the resolution of the
board recognizing the staff's achievement after which he moved to adopt said
resolution.
See resolution as Attachment "A."
Manager's Report
Rehabilitation Project - Work is in progress to replace the sludge collectors. One
bridge has been removed. The Board will review that work as they proceed to the pilot
plant location.
June Meeting — Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc., (CDM) will attend the meeting in
June with particulars on Phase I and II of the BAWA expansion.
Adjourn
There being no further business to be transacted, the meeting was adjourned.
Peter R. Buenz
Secretary