Jan 11, 2022 McAllen Public Utility

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AND NOW FROM MCALLEN CITY HALL, A MEETING OF THE MCALLEN PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD.

[CALL TO ORDER]

WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER THE PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE BLESSING.

[PLEDGE]

[INVOCATION]

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR GREAT COMMUNITY.

FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU GIVE OUR BOARD WISDOM THAT YOU BE WITH OUR STAFF FATHER TO BE WITH OUR CITIZENS. YOU KNOW, GOD, THAT IT'S DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW.

MANY, MANY ARE OUT, MANY ARE SICK.

AND WE JUST PRAY FOR THEM.

PRAY FOR THEM, FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

FATHER, PRAY THAT YOU JUST CONTINUE TO PROTECT MCALLEN, PROTECT OUR CITIZENS, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OUR STAFF SO THAT WE CAN BETTER SERVE THIS GREAT COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR BEING GOOD TO US, FOR LOVING US.

AND WE ASK ALL THIS IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU, MARK. PLEASE BE SEATED.

FIRST, I WELCOME EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR TO THE 2021 UTILITY OF THE FUTURE.

SO NOW WE'RE INTO THE FUTURE FOR 2022.

LET'S DO A GOOD ONE AND MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE IN 2022.

[1. MINUTES:]

[a) Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting held December 14, 2021.]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE.

[2. BIDS AND CONTRACTS:]

[a) Consideration and Approval of Change Order #1 to Buyboard Contract for the Sewerline Inspection and Point Repair Project Between 27th and 28th Street.]

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES. LET'S GO DOWN TO NUMBER 2A MARK.

ITEM 2A CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF CHANGE.

ORDER NUMBER ONE TO BUY BOARD CONTRACT FOR THE SEWER LINE INSPECTION AND POINT REPAIR PROJECT BETWEEN 27TH AND 28TH STREET.

CARLOS. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS.

HELLO, CARLOS. OK, THIS ITEM HERE IS RELATED TO A A BUY BOARD CONTRACT THAT WE ESTABLISHED LATE LAST FISCAL YEAR, AND IT'S ACTUALLY RELATED TO A PIPE BURSTING PROJECT THAT WE RECENTLY AWARDED.

AND ERICA A FEW MINUTES AGO BROUGHT IT FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

SO BUT WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR IS WE SEPARATED THE CONTRACT TO BASICALLY DO THE PRE TELEVISING INSPECTION AND THE CORRESPONDING SPOT REPAIRS THAT ARE TYPICALLY DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A WITH THE PIPE REHAB PROJECT.

BUT IT'S STILL PART OF THE BUY BOARD CONTRACT.

IT IS. YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

[3. UTILITY LAYOUTS:]

[a) Discussion and Approval for Bocage Estates Subdivision.]

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, CARLOS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

3A ITEM 3A DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL FOR BOCAGE ESTATES SUBDIVISION.

BOARD MEMBERS, PITCH-HITTING HERE FOR A RAFAEL.

BOCAGE ESTATES SUBDIVISION IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HOUSTON AVENUE, JUST ON THE EAST SIDE OF 1ST STREET.

IT'S LOCATED WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.

PROPOSED R1 SUBDIVISION CONSISTS OF 5.24 ACRES.

WATER THEY'RE PROPOSING TO INSTALL AN INTERNAL EIGHT INCH WATERLINE AS PER STANDARD DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES, AND THEY'LL BE CONNECTING AT TWO POINTS ON THE NORTH WEST CORNER, ESSENTIALLY, AND THE OPPOSITE CORNER ON THE SEWER SITE.

THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING [INAUDIBLE] SEWER.

PROPERTY DOES NOT FALL WITHIN ANY REIMBURSEMENT SERVICE AREAS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS BOARD APPROVAL AS PROPOSED, SUBJECT TO DEDICATION OF THE EASEMENT AND POSSIBLE DEDICATION OF A PERIMETER EASEMENT ALONG THE PERMITTED PROPERTY.

SO MOVED TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

HEARING A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

THANK YOU, CARLOS. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT THERE.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL TRACT OF LAND THERE.

I'M SURPRISED IT'S LASTED AS LONG AS IT HAS.

THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE DOWN THERE, MAYOR.

THAT'S A PRETTY AREA.

[b) Discussion and Possible Approval for the MOU and Participation to the Bentsen Park Subdivision.]

ITEM 3B IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL FOR THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, MOU AND

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BENTSEN PARK SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF BENTSEN ROAD, NORTH OF [INAUDIBLE] WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS 7.5 ACRES.

THIS IS A SUBDIVISION THAT WE APPROVED I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST FISCAL YEAR, AND THE DEVELOPER IS REQUESTING TO RECONSIDERATION BECAUSE OF SOME PROPOSED COST PARTICIPATION.

INITIALLY, THE SUBDIVISION WAS APPROVED WITH A COST PARTICIPATION OF EIGHTEEN THOUSAND EIGHTY FIVE, REPRESENTING ABOUT 9.73 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS BEING INSTALLED. THERE WERE TWO TRIGGERS TO THIS REQUEST.

ONE IS WE HAD WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT THE WATERLINE ALONG BENTSEN ROAD WITH AN EIGHT INCH AND IT'S ACTUALLY A 12 INCH.

SO ON THE OFF SITE PART OF IT WE ASKED FOR TWO CONNECTION, TWO POINT CONNECTION.

SO WE ASKED FOR HIM TO UPGRADE FROM AN EIGHT INCH TO A 12 INCH.

SO THERE WAS A PIPE SIZE THERE ON THE WATERLINE AND ON THE CASING.

SO HE'S ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION TO HELP HIM HELP OFFSET THOSE COSTS.

BASICALLY ASKING FOR SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS IN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND.

THAT WOULD TOTAL A REVISED COST PARTICIPATION OF THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS, REPRESENTING EIGHTEEN POINT NINE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PUBLIC WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HE IS INSTALLING.

AND BY THE WAY, IF I WILL ADD, THE ENGINEER IS HERE.

MR. [INAUDIBLE] WITH SDI ENGINEERING.

LET'S PUT IT ON THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

I NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE. DISCUSSION WHEN WE SAY WE WRONGLY ASSUMED WHAT DID, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT CARLOS. WE WRONGLY ASSUMED, BUT WHO IS WE? US AND THE UTILITY, THE ENGINEERS WHO WRONGLY ASSUMED? WELL, INITIALLY WE IN OUR INITIAL REVIEW WHEN IT WENT ALONG WITH THE PROPOSED EIGHT INCH WATERLINE AFTER IT WAS APPROVED AND SOMEWHERE IN THE PROCESS, WE FLAGGED THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S NOT AN EIGHT INCH, IT'S A 12 INCH.

SO WE NEED TO COORDINATE WITH THE DEVELOPER TO CHANGE THAT SIZE.

SO THAT WAS NORMALLY WE LIKE TO CATCH THAT OBVIOUSLY AS EARLY AS WE CAN IN THE PROCESS.

SO THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AFTER THE BOARD APPROVALS.

OK, MARK, ARE WE STEPPING OUT OF OUT OF ANY PRESIDENCIES HERE? NO, NOT AT ALL.

NOT AT ALL, MR. WILLIAMS. AND JUST LIKE CARLOS SAID, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN A SUBDIVISION, WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A AN EIGHT INCH WATERLINE ON BENTSEN WAS ACTUALLY A 12 AND THE DEVELOPER, IN THE ENGINEER WHERE THEY WERE HAPPY TO MATCH THAT.

AND SO THEY DID. BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT MEANS A LITTLE MORE COST.

AND SO IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT TO OUR SYSTEM, SO WE DEFINITELY RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

GOT IT. THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION NEED A SECOND TO APPROVE.

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THANK YOU, CARLOS.

[4. TABLED:]

[a) Consideration and Approval of Professional Services Contract Amendment No. 5 for Carollo Engineers - North Wastewater Treatment Plant Electrical and SCADA Improvements.]

THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 4A.

ITEM NUMBER 4A MR. WILLIAMS IS TRUSTEE IS STAFF IS GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE REMAIN THIS ONE TABLE FOR ONE MORE MEETING. WE'RE WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT TO REVISE SOME NUMBERS AND WE'LL BE BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION ON APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT.

WE NEED TO GET APPROVAL ON THAT.

COUNCIL. KEEP IT ON THE TABLE.

IT CAN JUST STAY THERE.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANYONE. CAN I JUST REMIND THE BOARD THAT WE HAVE SET THE BOARD RETREAT FOR FEBRUARY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A FRIDAY THIS TIME IT'S USUALLY ON A THURSDAY. IT'LL BE A FRIDAY MORNING FROM EIGHT TO 12 TO ONE.

EIGHT TO ONE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY.

TWENTY FIFTH STAFF WILL BE UPDATING THE BOARD ON PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE INFLATION, ET

[5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:]

OK, BUT WOULD YOU PLEASE GET US AN EMAIL OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE WILL? WE WILL, AND IT'LL BE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

OK, WE WILL.

[6. EXECUTIVE SESSION, CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, SECTION 551.072 LAND TRANSACTION, SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS; SECTION 551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS:]

THE ATTORNEY. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS. NO, SIR.

I'LL CALL THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

SO MOVE. ON TO OUR SECOND.

THE HOMELESS, THANK YOU.

[a) Consultation with City Attorney regarding legal issues related to permanent water contract with Hidalgo Water Improvement District #3. (T.G.C. 551.071)]

[b) Consultation with City Attorney regarding pending litigation: CCD-0647-J and CCD-0648-J. (T.G.C. 551.071)]

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