1995 02 22 BAWA Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
• OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY
February 22, 1995
The Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority, Harris County, Texas,
met in regular session on Wednesday, February 22, 1995, at 7525 Thompson Road, in the
BAWA Conference Room with the following attendance:
Robert L. Gillette, President
Dan Mundinger, Vice-President
Peter R. Buenz, Secretary
Knox Beavers, Board Member
Roy L. Fuller, Board Member
The meeting was called to order with a quorum present, after which the following
business was transacted:
Consider Minutes for the Meetings Held on October 25, 1994 and January 18, 1995
Board Member Beavers moved for approval of the minutes for the meetings held on
October 25, 1994 and January 18, 1995. Board Member Mundinger seconded the motion.
The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz, Fuller, Gillette and Mundinger
Nays: None
Consider Approval of Engineering Services Contract With Wayne Smith & Associates
Herb Thomas, Plant Manager, noted the need for an engineering services contract
to handle various needs of the fourteen year old plant, as well as the present need to
develop plans and specifications for the four million gallon ground storage tank. The
contract is patterned after the contract between the City of Baytown and Wayne Smith &
Associates. Rates quoted therein are very competitive. The proposed contract will
authorize the administration to issue various engineering assignments to Wayne Smith &
Associates including the ground storage tank. After development of the plans and
specifications, those will be presented to the Board for approval and to authorize
advertisement for bids. Upon receipt of the bids, the Board will consider an item to award
the construction contract, and upon completion of the project, an item to authorize final
• payment. Construction costs are estimated at $650,000. Bonds have been sold for this
project. The administration recommended approval of the contract.
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Board Member Mundinger moved to approve the contract for engineering services
with Wayne Smith & Associates. Board Member Beavers seconded the motion. Bobby
Rountree, General Manager, emphasized that Mr. Smith has been helpful to the City of
Baytown in its appearances before the TNRCC. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz, Fuller, Gillette and Mundinger
Nays: None
General Manager's Report
BAWA Offices - Gordon Leeks, Plant Superintendent, mentioned that along with
contract installation of new carpeting, the BAWA staff had painted the walls, hung
wallpaper and selected new wall hangings. Paula Mulvihill, Plant Secretary, was the
interior decorator on the project and did an outstanding job.
Equipment Storage Building - In the 1993-94 BAWA budget, the Board had
authorized funding for an equipment storage building, but due to turn over in plant
superintendents, that project was never completed and the money was placed in
contingency. Since this structure has been identified as a hazard in the annual TNRCC
inspection, Mr. Thomas inquired if the Board had any objections to transferring the $15,000
from the Contingency account to the Capital account in the 1994-95 budget. . The $15,000
will cover the construction costs of a pre-engineered metal building. The foundation work
has been performed by Public Works. The Board had no objections to the transfer.
Distribution - Under the new contract with the City of Houston which became
effective in October, through January, the savings has been $67,000. However, due to the
penalty provisions during peak summer periods, the savings estimate for the year is
approximately $100,000.
Plant Outage - A few weeks ago, the plant experienced an unplanned outage due
to a rodent making contact with one of the 2,300 volt phase gears. This resulted in an
outage of six hours. During that time customers continued to receive water because of the
emergency generator and overhead storage capacity.
Mont Belvieu - The voters of Mont Belvieu did not approve the proposition to allow
Mont Belvieu to tie onto BAWA water.
Board Meeting Location -The Board will hold all future meetings at the Fritz Lanham
Water Treatment Plant Conference Room.
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Adjourn
There being no further business to be transacted, the meeting was adjourned.
Peter R. Buenz
Secretary
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