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Minutes of the Meeting of the
Georgetown Utility System Advisory Board
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Special Session
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The Georgetown Utility System Advisory Board Special Session of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on
Wednesday , May 26, 2010.
Board Members Present:
John Nett - Vice Chair, Richard Lenning - Secretary, Fred Beach, Patty Eason, Robert Young
Board Members Absent:
Bill Sattler -- Chair, Stephen Quinn
Staff Present:
Jim Briggs, Tom Benz, Kenneth Arnold, David Thomison, La'Mar Kemp, Lori Lankford, Steve Gle nn,
Sheila Mitchell
OTHERS PRESENT:
Suzanne Haberman - Community Impact News, Jamaal O'Neil - Williamson County Sun, Victor Booth -
Brown & Caldwell, John Philpott - RBC Capital Markets, Chris Hluz & Ron Mick - URS Corp.
Minutes
Regular Meeting
This meeting will be a joint meeting between the Georgetown Transportation Advisory
Board (GTAB) and the Georgetown Utility Systems Advisory Board (GUS).
The Special Meeting of the GUS Board was called to order by Mr. John Nett on Wednesday, May 26, 2010
at 7:04 PM.
Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request of the
Chair, a Board Member, the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Council Member, or legal
counsel for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551,
and are subject to action in the Regular Session that follows.
A. Presentation and possible recommendation of the 2010/2011 Georgetown Utility Systems
Water, Wastewater, and Electric Capital Improvement Plan. -- Tom Benz
Discussion: Briggs thanked the attendees and the GUS and GTAB Board members for coming to
the Open House
Benz gave the Board a power point presentation on the 2010/2011 Capital Improvement Plan.
Presentation is attached.
Action: Motion by Lenning, seconded by Eason to approve the 2010/2011 Georgetown Utility
Systems Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Plan in the amount of $10,209,000.00.
Approved: 5-0-2 (Sattler & Quinn absent)
Motion by Lenning, seconded by Young, that Item 'B' is a competitive matter to be discussed
under Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Governmen t Code of the Energy Services
Department as provided under Section 551.086.
Approved: 5-0-2 (Sattler & Quinn absent)
EXECUTIVE SESSION Called to order at 7:37pm
Sec.551.086 Competitive Matters
The GUS Board will go into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to
discuss matters or take action on a "competitive matter" of the Energy Services Department as provided
under Section 551.086
B. Presentation and possible recommendation of the 2010/2011 Georgetown Utility Systems
Electric Capital Improvement Plan competitive specific information. --Tom Benz
Motion by Young, seconded by Lenning to return to Regular Session.
Approved: 5-0-2 (Sattler & Quinn absent)
RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION Called back to order at 7:50pm
C. Action from Executive Session.
Action: Motion by Lenning, seconded by Beach to approve the 2010/2011 Georgetown Utility
Systems Electric Capital Improvement Plan in the amount of $2,944,000.00.
Approved: 5-0-2 (Sattler & Quinn absent)
Amendment to motion on Item 'A'
Action: Motion by Lenning, seconded by Young to revise the prior motion on Item 'A' to
correct the dollar amount from $10,209,000.00 to the corrected amount of $7,265,000.00.
Approved: 5-0-2 (Sattler & Quinn absent)
Motion by Young, seconded by Lenning to adjourn meeting at 7:52pm. Approved: 5-0-2 (Sattler & Quinn
absent)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 07:52 PM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Bill Sattler - Chair Richard Lenning - Secretary