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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
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The Georgetown Utility System Advisory Board Special Session of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on
Tuesday , July 25, 2006.
Board Members Present:
Doug Smith, Patty Eason, Jack Hunnicutt, Mike Cunningham, Kendall Young, John Gavurnik
Board Members Absent:
Robert Kostka
Staff Present:
Jim Briggs, Glenn Dishong, Laura Wilkins
Minutes
Regular Meeting
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.
I. Consideration and possible recommendation to approve the purchase of pumps, repair services,
and parts from Smith Pump Company, Inc. of Waco, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00.
Glenn Dishong
DISCUSSION: Dishong presented the item. Pump failure on irrigation system. Smith Pump is the
authorized service company for these pumps. We are now looking at alternate sources for pump
manufacturers. Well #8 is down. This could be critical if another pump goes down it could jeopardize
water service - not just irrigation service. Question about pump failures from Cunningham - answered
by Dishong. Question from Young about other manufacturers - answered by Dishong. Comments
from Cunningham regarding his experiences with vertical turbans on these particular pumps. Feels
Smith Pump has not really addressed the failures or explained. Not a lot of confidence in Smith
Pump. His opinion is that Smith Pump should be responsible to provide service. Now that we have
other options, we should look into those options.
Hunnicutt left the meeting at 5:53 p.m. - quorum still in place.
ACTION: Motion by Cunningham, Second by Eason to approve up to $90,000 with recommendation
that we consider other vendors for future pump purchases.
Discussion Before the Vote: Gavurnik appreciates the comments made by Cunningham - very
informative and agrees we should look at all options now that we have other options.
APPROVED 5-0 (Hunnicutt and Kostka absent)
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Motion by Cunningham, second by Gavurnik to adjour n the meeting
Meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 05:59 PM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Doug Smith - Chair Jack Hunnicutt - Secretary