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September 10, 2020
City of Georgetown, Texas
Georgetown Water Utility Board Meeting
Minutes
Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL-ZOOM
Board Members Present: Thomas Glab; Board Chair, Stuart Garner, Scott Macmurdo, Steve
Fought, Michael Morrison
Staff Members Present: David Morgan, City Manager; Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager;
Glenn Dishong, Director of Water Utilities; Leticia Zavala, Customer Care Director; Wesley
Wright, System Engineering Director; Leigh Wallace, Finance Director; Chelsea Solomon,
Control Center Manager; Mike Welch, Treatment and Regulatory Manager; Mayra Cantu,
Management Analyst; Mike Maldonado, Meter Services Manager; Cindy Popisil, Customer
Care Manager; Steven Wiker, IT Supervisor; Karen Frost, Assistant City Secretary; Tina Davis,
Board Liaison
Regular Session
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any
purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A. Call to Order - Meeting was called to order by Chair at 2:04 PM
B.Discussion on how this virtual conference will be conducted, to include
options for public comments and how the public may address the
Commission – Dishong explained the participation process for the public (no
one signed up to speak) and the Board, everyone must state name before
speaking, Chair will do roll call for votes by name) No further questions or
discussion.
C.Public Wishing to Address the Board – Thomas Glab, Board Chair -at time of
posting, there were no request to address the Board.
D.Review and possible to recommendation to approve the minutes from the August
2020 Water Board meeting. Board Liaison, Motion to approve by Scott Macmurdo,
Seconded by Mike Morrison. 5-0-0
E.Directors Report – Utility Directors gave department updates: Zavala states over 300
new customers from July to August, 80% were residential, 70% of water territory is
on an AMI water system, 23% collected via mobile collection system. Average
residential water usage monthly rate $64.42, all customer YTD average rate about
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$120. On time payment percentage is 92%. Wallace reports total YTD revenues at
84% of budget, doing very well, Water, Wastewater and Irrigation sales revenue at
75% at budget, capital recovery fees pushing revenue. Operating expenses are at 65%
of budget. Dishong reports, peak production last month, communications coming to
public regarding water usage, currently in drought contingency plan. Wright gave
updates Southlake WTP, in design phase Berry Creek Interceptor, EARZ project
coming soon.
F. Presentation, update and discussion regarding the cost of service water rate study
and proposed water rates. Additional presentation and rate options shown on rate
study. Will follow up next month for possible recommendation.
G. Discussion and possible recommendation to exercise renewal option #3 of a contract
with HydroPro Solutions LLC to provide Master Meter water meters and water
meter registers for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure system with a not-to-
exceed amount of $1,000.000 and to ratify $135,564.88 of previous expenditures for
similar purchases from HydroPro Solutions on contract No. 17-0076-GC. Mike
Maldonado, Meter Serviced Manager. Motion to approve by Morrison , Seconded
by Garner 4-0-0 Morrison had to leave.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Macmurdo, second by Garner. The meeting adjourned at 4:32 PM
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Thomas Glab, Chair Secretary
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Board Liaison
Thomas Glab Scott Macmurdo