HomeMy WebLinkAbout2-11-2025 LPAWA MinutesLA FORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY MINUTES
February 11, 2025
Memnā¢sers Preseng: Stephen Barr, Position2, CambriaBeasley, Position 1, NicoleHavard, Positon 4,
and Charles
Rotbmund, Position 5.
Members Absent: Joshua Hollub, Position 3
Others
Present: Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works, Michael Dolby, Directorof Finance, Shelley
Wolny,
Asst. Director of Finance, Tashonda Ingle, Department Coordinator, Paula Lowe, Patillo,
Brown
& Hill.
The La
Porte Area Water Authority Board of Directors meetingwas called to order at 6:05 PM by
President, Stephen Barr.
1.
CITIZEN COMMENT: No citizens comment.
Z.
Stephen Barr welcomed the new member Charles Rotbmund to the Board.
3.
The meeting minutes from July 18, 2024, were reviewed and approved with Cambria Beasley
making the motion to approve and Nicole Havard seconding. Unanimously approved.
4.
Board members selected JoshuaHollub to serve as Secretary, Stephen Barr made motion to
approve with Cambria Beasley seconded. Unanimously approved.
5.
Paula Lowe with Patillo, Brown & Hill presented the La Porte Area Water Authority audit
resultsforFY24. Paula made the following comments: Independent audit reportpage 1,there
were no issues, received an unmodified opinion being the highest result. Paula discussed
Authority's net position numbers as well as Authority's change in net position. Therewas
not much change from the previous year. Charles Rothmund made motion to approve FY24
Annual Financial Report, Cambria second motion. Unanimously approved.
6.
Ray Mayo presented and shared information regarding the status of Capital Improvement
Projects for the Southeast Water Plant and CIP five-year forecast. Ray discussed the City of
Houston financial management services fiscal year services section and the share for the year
is $280,278.35. Ray presented the table for the five-year forecast showing a minor change of
$7,089,504. Ray discussed the Technical Review Committee Executive Summary and went
over items in the improvement package 2 and presented an aerial site plant photo of the
Southeast Water Purification Plant. Ray also discussed the Recommended Improvements and
Associated Preliminary Construction cost opinion and shared the total opinion of probable cost
is $15,539,000 with a 5to 6 year spread out.
7. Ray Mayo discussed the cost sharing contract negotiations between the coparticipants andthe
City of Houston. There has been no movement on cost sharhig contracts at this time. When the
draft contractis provided, the Boardwill be notified andgiven and opportunity to provide input
S. General Manager's Report: Nothing to report.
9. Board Comments: Board members welcomed Charles Rothmund to the Board, Cambria
Beasley thanked Ray Mayo.
10, Tentative dates will be sent out for the next board meeting.
11. Cambria Beasleymadeamotiontoadjoumat6:25pmandNicoleHavardsecondedthemotion.
There were no objections.
PASSED AND APPROVED
ON THIS DAY
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