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LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY •
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 13, 1990
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:03 P.M. by President
Jerry Bramlett.
MEMBERS PRESENT: President Jerry Bramlett, Vice President
Rick Matthews, Secretary Claude Graves, and Member Mike
Wadsworth
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: John Joerns, Assistant City Manager; Steve
Gillett, Director of Public Works; Buddy Jacobs, Assistant
Director of Public Works; Dale Conger, Espey, Huston &
Associates, Inc.
2. The minutes from the January 9, 1989 regular meeting were
read. Motion was made by Secretary Claude Graves and
seconded by Member Mike Wadsworth to approve the minutes as
presented. Motion was unanimous.
3. Motion was made by Vice President Rick Matthews and seconded
by Secretary Claude Graves to approve payment of Espey,
Huston & Associates, Inc. invoice in the amount of Six
Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Six Dollars and Fifty-Two Cents
tS6,656.52). Steve Gillett discussed the invoice. Staff
recommended payment of the invoice. President Jerry
Bramlett asked the percentage of testing completed. Steve
Gillett stated all tests are finished with the exception of
a small section at Morgan's Point awaiting completion of
storage tanks. Motion was unanimous.
4. Motion was made by Vice President Rick Matthews and seconded
by Member Mike Wadsworth to approve "catch-up" payment to
the City of Houston in the amount of One Hundred Eighteen
Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Dollars and Eighteen Cents
($118,780.18). Steve Gillett discussed the invoice. Mr.
Gillett stated the City of Houston expects change orders
will come in Forty-Three Thousand Dollars ($93,000.00) under
the budgeted amount. Motion was unanimous.
5. Dale Conger stated the contractor is not working currently
because the weather has been too wet to do any effective
clean-up and until water is in the system to check out
instrumentation. Mr. Conger related some minor problems
they were having with Turner, Collie, & Braden, Inc. (TC&B)
at the meter station at the plant. He stated they are
expecting water mid to late March.
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Minutes-LPAWA
February 13, 1989
6. John Joerns reported that City Council approved the
Operator's Agreement between the City of La Porte and the
Authority as presented at the January 22, 1990 Council
meeting. Steve Gillett reported on the monthly meeting held
at the plant. He stated the City of Houston's contractor
reported he will be substantially complete March 30, 1990
and have final acceptance May 30, 1990. TC&B feels this is
a little unrealistic and they are predicting those dates
will be April 30 and June 30, 1990. Mr. Gillett stated
there are two outstanding issues that are holding up the
completion of the plant. All large diameter pipe at the
plant has been put together with couplings and all couplings
have been installed without proper coatings and seals.
Until this is resolved there can be no pressure testing or
disinfection of the plant.
Mr. Gillett discussed the Capital Improvements Program the
City of Houston is putting together projecting when and what
they will need after the start-up of the plant. This
projection is very important to the Authority in order for
the Authority to retain enough money left over from the
bonds to escrow to make capital payments when those
improvements come on line.
7. President Jerry Bramlett had no report at this time.
8. There being no further business, Secretary Claude Graves
made motion to adjourn, seconded by Vice President Rick
Matthews. Motion was unanimous and the meeting was
adjourned at 6:93 P.M.
Claude Graves, Secretary, Treasurer
PASSED AND APPROVED:
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Jerry
President