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! • Page Two Minutes May 9, 1989 5. Steve Gillett reported the payment that has been requested by the City of Houston is still under budget on total project cost and catch-up. He stated he had toured the Southeast Water Purification Plant again reporting there are eleven (11) participants in the plant. Mr. Gillett stated he had met with the City of Houston"s operational side. He reported they are more concerned with the distribution system as it relates to the other customers excluding La Porte. Mr. Gillett said he felt very good that the La Porte Area Water Authority had its own distribution system. Mr. Gillett reported the City of Houston had indicated some time schedules that included August 27, 1g8g as the tentative thirty (30) day test of the plant and completion being sometime in November/December. The City of Houston reported the ninety-six (96) inch waterline is almost complete allowing the Authority to construct our line in the CWA ROW. Mr. Gillett stated the Internal Transmission Line has some updates. Dale Conger has reviewed the plans from Turner, Collie & Braden, Inc. and Mr. Gillett has received a letter from the Health Department stating they approved those plans noting completion is scheduled for sometime in October. Motion was made to approve payment of the invoice from the City of Houston in the amount of two hundred twenty three thousand nine hundred seventy-four dollars and fifty-nine cents ($223,974.59) by Vice President Richard Matthews and seconded by Member Michael Wadsworth. Motion was unanimous. 6. Project Representative Robert Ray reported on the progress of the water line. Dale Conger of Espey, Huston & Associates, Inc. reported the contractor had been unable to start construction at the Shoreacres" site due to a telephone cable having been installed in the ROW area near the intended location of the water line. He stated they had obtained permission from the Highway Department to move the line further out into the ROW. Mr. Conger advised the Board there is a provision in the permit that, in the event the Highway Department decides to build a road in that ROW, the Authority would be liable to relocate the water line. Mr. Conger said they are looking at moving the water line location site to a now abandoned sanitary sewer line. He stated they are still dealing with the contractor on this matter.