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LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY
MINUTES
JANUARY 27, 1987
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:35 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: President Cary Burnley, Vice President Al
Fields, Secretary Rick Matthews, Member Jerry Bramlett.
OTHERS PRESENT: City Manager/General Manager Bob Herrera,
Authority Attorney John Armstrong; from the City of La Porte:
Director of Public Works Steve Gillett, Director of Community
Development John Joerns, Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Buddy Jacobs; from the City of Morgan"s Point: City Attorney
Roy Fuller; from Bay MUD: W. E. Gwaltney, Jack Mitrano, and
George Mahlstedt; from the City of Shoreacres: Mayor Bill
Haiflich, Wayne Gamble, Richard Florence, and Jim Neal.
2. This item tabled until after Item ~k3.
3. Bob Herrera reported that he had received a letter from the
City of Seabrook stating that they were no longer interested
in buying water from the La Porte Area Water Authority.
However, they are interested in sharing transmission line
costs from the Southeast Plant to Red Bluff Road. This will
be discussed at a later date.
Mr. Herrera also reported that he, Steve Gillett, and Cary
Burnley had visited with John Vanden Bosch and Mike Marcotte
of the City of Houston. The City of Houston wants a contract
to them by January 31, 1987. The proposed contract was drawn
from several contracts and was written for the best interest
of the La Porte Area Water Authority.
Mr. Herrera, Steve Gillett, Al Fields, and representatives of
Maroney & Beisner will go to Austin on January 29, 1987, to
meet with the Texas Water Development Board to discuss
funding of the project.
2. Steve Gillett presented a draft copy of the contract between
the La Porte Area Water Authority and the City of Houston.
He explained each section and answered questions as he went.
The biggest concern appeared to be debt obligations and
whether the entities would be obligated to the La Porte Area
Water Authority or the funding institution.
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OTHER BUSINESS: There was discussion by the board to
authorize the contract. Jerry Bramlett made a motion to
approve the contract after noted changes and modifications
and be signed by the proper officials with a cover letter and
be sent to the City of Houston prior to the January 31, 1987,
deadline. Second by Rick Matthews. Passed unanimously.
There was other discussion on the amount of reimbursement for
prior expenditures. Al Fields made a motion to ask the City
of Houston to reimburse the City of La Porte $123,597.00 for
expenditures incurred prior to September, 1985. The motion
passed unanimously.
The next meeting of the Board will be held on February 5,
1987, at 6:30 P.M.
4. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at
9:10 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Al Fields, Secretary/Treasurer
PASSED AND APPROVED:
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