HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GWUAB 03.09.23Minutes of the Meeting of the Water utility Advisory Board
of the City of Georgetown, Texas
March 9, 2023
The Georgetown Water Utility Advisory Board will meet on March 9, 2023 at 2:00 PM at West Side
Service Center, 5501 Williams Drive.
The City of Georgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If
you require assistance in participating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the ADA,
reasonable assistance, adaptations, or accommodations will be provided upon request. Please contact
the City Secretary's Office, at least three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652
or City Hall at 808 Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Georgetown, TX 78626 for additional information; TTY
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This is a Georgetown Water Utility Advisory Board meeting scheduled every second Thursday of the
month.
Board Members Present: Scott Macmurdo, Chair; Stuart Garner, Vice Chair; Tina Geiselbrecht,
Secretary; Ron Garland; Mike Morrison
Board Members Absent: None
Staff Members Present: Wesley Wright, Director of Systems Engineering; Chris Graham, Water
Utility Support Manager; Tiffany Diaz, Regulatory and Conservation Manager; Jacey Stewart, Utilities
Conservation Coordinator; Dulce Hernandez, Water Compliance Specialist; Natasha Lewis, Water
Compliance Specialist; Mallory Tallas, Marketing Program Coordinator; Chris Pousson, CIP Manager;
Caleb Fuhrer, Assistant Systems Engineering Director; Chris Graf, Assistant Director of Water Utility;
Leigh Wallace, Finance Director; Cindy Pospisil, ERP Applications Administrator; Deniece Villela,
Water Utility Administrative Assistant; Sheila Mitchell, Interim Board Liaison/Systems Engineering
Administrative Assistant
Visitors Present: None present
Public Wishing to Address the Board -
On a subject that is posted on this agenda: Please fill out a speaker registration form which can be found on the
table at the entrance to the meeting room. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you
wish to speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called forward to
speak when the Board considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the
meeting being called to order may speak. Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. If you wish to
speak for six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted time to speak. No more than six
minutes for a speaker may be granted. The requestor granting time to another speaker must also submit a form
and be present at the meeting.
On a subject not posted on the agenda: A request must be received by the Advisory Board or Commission Liaison
prior to the day the agenda for this mee ng is posted. Each speaker will be given three minutes to address the
Board or Commission members. No action can be taken.
No one had signed up to speak at the meeting.
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1.A Call to Order
Called to Order at 2:02PM -- Scott Macmurdo, Chair
1.13 Introduction of Board Members, Staff Members, and Visitors
Introduction of Board Members, Staff Members, and Visitors -- Scott Macmurdo, Chair
1.0 Updates from Water Utility Directors
Any updates will be highlighted at the meeting. The Directors' Report will be presented at
this meeting. The Directors report, FY2022 4th Quarter Combined Report and 4th
Quarter Presentation from Finance are all attached. -- Chelsea Solomon, Director of
Water Utility
Pospisil gave Customer Billing updates. Wallace gave 41h Quarter Financial and
Combined Finance reports. Graf gave Water and Wastewater updates. Diaz provided
Conservation updates. Graf reviewed Winter Storm Mara recap. Wright provided CIP
Water and Wastewater project updates as well as future projects going out to bid.
Pousson reviewed several plant projects and shared an updated live video of
construction at the South Lake Water Treatment Plant project. Questions about Drought
Contingency Plan and stage triggers. Diaz provided information as well as noted the
current Plan and Ordinance is being revised and will be presented to Council next month.
1.D Minutes of the December 1, 2022, December 8, 2022, January 12, 2023
and February 9, 2023 Meetings
Review and possible action to approve the minutes from the December 1, 2022 Special
meeting, the December 8, 2022 (cancelled), January 12, 2023 (cancelled) and February 9,
2023 (cancelled) Regular scheduled meetings, of the Georgetown Water Utility Advisory
Board -- Sheila Mitchell, Interim Board Liaison
No discussion. Motion by Garland, seconded by Geiselbrecht to approve the minutes
from the December 1, 2022 Special meeting, the December 8, 2022 (cancelled), January
12, 2023 (cancelled) and February 9, 2023 (cancelled) Regular scheduled meetings, of the
Georgetown Water Utility Advisory Board. Approved 5-0-0
1.E Water and Wastewater Resiliency Design and Study
Consideration and possible recommendation to approve Contract No. 23-0112-PSA
with Gupta & Associates, Inc (GAI) for professional engineering services for system
resiliency stand-by/back-up power specifications and design for various water and
wastewater facilities for the contract amount of $1,882,677.88 -- Chelsea Solomon,
Water Utility Director
Solomon was absent from the meeting. Graf gave overview of critical infrastructure
system resiliency requirements from recently passed Senate Bill, resulting from
numerous winter storms. The city has reviewed emergency preparedness needs and
sent out an RFQ (Request for Qualifications). Five submittals were received and Gupta
& Associates was selected as the best fit for this project, preparing the presented
Contract for review. Wright noted this expense is budgeted over several years to
implement the generator project. Details of locations were included in the agenda
packet. Some discussion and clarification on timeline, which was referenced in contract
packet. No further discussion. Motion by Morrison, seconded by Garner to approve
Contract No. 23-0112-PSA with Gupta & Associates, Inc (GAI) for professional
engineering services for system resiliency stand-by/back-up power specifications and
design for various water and wastewater facilities for the contract amount of
$1,882,677.88. Approved 5-0-0
Adjournment
Motion by Morrison to adjourn. Adjourned at 3:25PM
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Sheila K. Mitchell, Int rim Water Board Liaison