11-05-86 Meeting of the La Porte Area Water Authority Minutes

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LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY BOARD MINUTES November 5, 1986 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:35 P.M. by President Jerry Bramlett. MEMBERS PRESENT: President Jerry Bramlett, Vice-President Al Fields, Secretary, Rick Matthews, Member Cary Burnley. OTHERS PRESENT: City Manager Bob Herrera, Authority Attorney John Armstrong, Acting Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Neil Bishop and Cecil Allen of Turner Collie & Braden. 2. Motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the meeting held on September 25, 1986. It passed unanimously. 3. Mr. Bob Herrera was introduced to the Board and reported that he had met with Ron Neighbors of the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District. He also had a meeting with Lannie Lambert, City Manager, City of Seabrook, on their plans for conversion to surface water. 4. The City Council of La Porte approved on November 3, 1986, the sum of $10,000 to retain legal counsel for the La Porte Area Water.~uthority whose functions will include the study of raw water contracts, the study of the proposed Houston contract and advise to the Board on which direction to take. Motion was made for the City Manager to research and review attorneys well versed in water law and to provide the Authority with several possibilities to choose from. Passed unanimously. 5. Motion was made to elect new officers as follows: President - Cary Burnley, Vice President - Al Fields, Secretary - Rick Matthews. Passed unanimously. OTHER BUSINESS NOT ON AGENDA: Steve Gillett reported that on November 12, 1986, at 7:00 P.M., the City of Houston and Friendswood would hold a meeting at the Subsidence District to discuss the Southeast Plant. Also, DuPont has contacted Steve to discuss their raw water contract with CIWA that they wanted to get out of. Copies of the contract will be delivered on Friday.