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., ~ ~ LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY MINUTES DECEMBER 13, 1988 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:05 P.M. by President Jerry Bramlett. MEMBERS PRESENT: President Jerry Bramlett, Secretary Claude Graves, Member Mike Wadsworth. MEMBERS ABSENT: Vice President Richard Matthews OTHERS PRESENT: Bob Herrera, General Manager; John Joerns, Assistant City Manager; Steve Gillett, Director of Public Works; Buddy Jacobs, Assistant Director of Public Works; Dale Conger, Espey Huston & Associates, Inc. (arrived for meeting at 6:25 P.M.) 2. The minutes of the November 8, 1988 meeting were read. Motion was made by Secretary Claude Graves to approve the minutes as corrected and seconded by Member Mike Wadsworth. Motion was unanimous. 3. Invoice from H. Carlos Smith Engineers & Surveyors, Inc. for survey and preparation of metes and bounds description of proposed ten foot (10~) wide utility easement within proposed two hundred foot (200") wide Bay Area Boulevard extension across PPG Industries 495 Acre Tract was discussed. Bob Herrera recommended payment of the invoice in the amount of two thousand nine hundred twenty dollars ($2,920.00). Motion was made by Member Mike Wadsworth and seconded by Secretary Claude Graves. Motion was unanimous. 4. Invoice from the City of Houston for payment of the La Porte Area Water Authority share of the capital cost expended to date (catch-up) for the Southeast Water Purification Plant (SEWPP) in the amount of two million eight hundred thirteen thousand eight hundred thirty-five dollars and fifty-four cents ($2,813,835.54) was discussed. Steve Gillett stated that the payment amount is approximately two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) lower than the original estimate. General Manager Bob Herrera stated he feels that change orders will probably be forthcoming in the future. Mr. Gillett reported that a final audit of the SEWPP would be performed at the end of the construction. Jerry Bramlett asked if the funds will be adequate for the construction of the Authority~s share of the plant. Bob Herrera and Steve Gillett stated they felt the funds will be adequate. Secretary Claude Graves requested further information on the basis for the figures on the spread sheet supplied by the City of Houston. Bob Herrera stated that the invoice needs to be authorized for payment and that a better understanding of the figures will be arrived at and