2010 01 20 BAWA MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY
January 20, 2010
The Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority (BAWA), Harris County,
Texas, met in a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at 8:00 A.M. at the
Baytown Area Water Authority's Fritz Lanham Water Treatment Facility in the
Conference Room, 7425 Thompson Road, Baytown, Texas, with the following in
attendance.
Wayne Baldwin
Dan Mundinger
Brenda Bradley Smith
John Sandhop
Garrison C. Brumback
Ignacio Ramirez, Sr.
Leticia Garza
Director
Vice President
Director
President
General Manager
General Counsel
Assistant Secretary
Director William Gidley was absent from the January 20, 2010 Regular Meeting.
President Sandhop convened the January 20, 2010 Regular Meeting with a quorum
present at 8:00 A.M.
1. MINUTES
a. Approve the Minutes of the Baytown Area Water Authority (BAWA)
Board Regular Meeting held on December 16, 2009.
Motion was made by Director Baldwin, seconded by Director Mundinger approving the
minutes from the December 16, 2009 Regular Meeting. The vote was as follows:
Ayes: Directors: Baldwin, Mundinger, Smith,
and President Sandhop
Nays: None
The motion carried.
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2. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
a. Zinc Polyphosphate Annual Contract - General Manager.
General Manager, Gary Brumback, presented the item and stated that Resolution No.
2010 -01 awards the Annual Zinc Sodium Polyphosphate Contract to Sterling Water
Technologies LLC in the amount of $55,800.00.
The bids were opened on Monday, December 21, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. with Sterling Water
Technologies, LLC having the lowest bid at $55,800.00 (100,000 pounds @ $0.558 per
pound). The previous contract dated January 2008, was awarded to Sterling Water
Technologies, LLC for $38,200 (100,000 pounds @ $382 per pound). Even though this
is a significant increase from their last contract, Sterling Water Technologies was still the
lowest bidders for this particular contract.
Motion was made by Director Smith, seconded by Director Mundinger approving
Resolution No. 2010 -01. The vote was as follows:
The motion carried.
Ayes: Directors: Baldwin, Mundinger, Smith,
and President Sandhop
Nays: None
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY ACCEPTING THE BID OF
STERLING WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC, FOR THE ANNUAL
ZINC SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE CONTRACT AND
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER
AUTHORITY, IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTY -FIVE THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($55,800.00); MAKING
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
4. MANAGER'S REPORT
General Manager, Garry Brumback stated that with the assistance of local legislators, the
TCEQ's Austin office is now providing assistance to BAWA and the City of Baytown in
regard to Harris County 1 -A and is in support of having them pay at least six (6) months
of outstanding payments.
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Mr. Bnunback also stated that as a reminder their joint Special Meeting with the City
Council will review the BAWA and City of Baytown Rate Study and will allow the
members to view real time analysis that took five (5) to six (6) years out. The meeting is
Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. and the City Clerk's Office will call the
members to remind them of the meeting via phone calls.
5. ADJOURN
President Sandhop adjourned the Regular Meeting on January 20, 2010 at 8:10 A.M.