Brazosport Water Authority

BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY REGULAR SESSION FEBRUARY 22, 2011

THE STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF BRAZORIA §

BE IT KNOWN that the Board of Directors of the Brazosport Water Authority met in Regular Session on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in the Brazosport Water Authority Conference Room located at 1251 FM 2004, Lake Jackson, Texas with the following present:

Angleton – Larry Shaefer Brazoria – Jesse Knight Clute – Joe Damian Freeport – Absent Lake Jackson – Juan Longoria III Oyster Creek – Absent Richwood – Absent Others – Ronnie Woodruff, Wyatt Ringgold, Vanessa Rudkin, Mary Ann Bishop, Frank Mauro, Judy Shaefer and Shannon Daughtry

CALL TO ORDER With a quorum present, Director Longoria called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.

CITIZEN COMMENTS None.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussed and considered minor changes to and approval of minutes from January 25, 2011 regular session meeting. A Motion was made by Director Shaefer to approve minutes from January 25, 2011 regular session meeting with changes as noted. Director Damian seconded, with a vote of:

Ayes: Shaefer, Knight, Damian, Longoria Nays: None Absent: Burke, Hernandez, Feiner

REVIEW MONTHLY EXPENDITURES/CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORTS Discussed and reviewed Financial Reports and Accounts over $1,000 Report. A motion was made by Director Shaefer to approve the monthly expenditures and financial reports. Director Knight seconded, with a vote of:

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT Items of discussion included: a.) Reservoirs – We are currently 60% Harris Reservoir and 40% Brazoria Reservoir. At 7:00 a.m. the Brazos River at Rosharon was 4.96 feet and 820 cubic feet per second or 368,016 gallons per minute and at Richmond was 9.3 feet and 751 cubic feet per second or 337,049 gallons per minute. On February 16, 2011 we were notified by Dow Chemical that they would be changing reservoir intake from 100% Harris Reservoir to 30% Brazoria Reservoir and 70% Harris Reservoir. Then on February 18, 2011 we were notified by Dow Chemical that they would be switching to 40% Brazoria Reservoir and 60% Harris Reservoir. b.) Personnel – On January 26, 2011 we conducted our operations, staff and safety meeting. c.) Superintendents Meeting – On January 27, 2011 we held our first quarterly meeting of 2011 with customer superintendents. d.) City of Brazoria – On January 31, 2011 Brazosport Water Authority’s General Manager met with City of Brazoria’s Manager Teresa Borders and Public Works Director David Jordan to discuss water supply and future needs for water. e.) Chlorine Dioxide – On February 1, 2011 we met with Siemens about a contract extension for the Chlorine Dioxide Unit. f.) Hard Freeze – The hard freezes on February 1, 2011 and February 4, 2011 did not cause any major problems for Brazosport Water Authority. We had an eye shower and one pipe in plant freeze and some offsite level transmitters froze and were thawed out and returned to service. g.) Sea Center – On February 9, 2011 Brazosport Water Authority General Manager and Plant Superintendent visited the Sea Center in Lake Jackson to meet with Facility Director David Abrego and staff to discuss water data and salt water transmission line. h.) LBG and LNG – On February 10, 2011 BWA’s General Manager and Plant Superintendent met with LBG and LNG to discuss the possibility of BWA supplying water to LNG and BWA plant and distribution system capacities. i.) Clarifier #2 Cleaning and Painting Bid – On February 15, 2011 Clarifier #2 Cleaning and Painting Bids were publicly opened. We had seven bidders with bids ranging between $84,679.00 to $94,000.00. j.) A/C Compressor at High Service – On February 15, 2011 the a/c compressor at the high service electrical building was replaced. k.) Stafford Water Plant – On February 16, 2011 Brazosport Water Authority’s General Manager, Plant Superintendent, and Chief Operator visited the new ultra-filtering water plant in Stafford. l.) Jones Creek – On February 18, 2011 our Plant Superintendent received a phone call from Mayor Pro Tem of Jones Creek stating that they are still interested in getting water from BWA. m.) Sludge Hauling – On February 22, 2011 Brazosport Water Authority General Manager received a request from Magna Flow Environmental for a contract extension of two years at current pricing. CLOSED MEETING – EXECUTIVE SESSION (After which the board will reconvene in open session and may take action) Section 551.071, Subsection 2, Government Code – Consultation with attorney on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas disciplinary rules of professional conduct of The State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter: 1. Edward Jones Investments At 6:37 p.m. the Board recessed the open session of the meeting and entered into executive session.

RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION At 7:05 p.m. the Board reconvened the open session of the meeting at which time a motion was made by Director Shaefer to accept the Edward Jones settlement offer and release Edward Jones and Jeff Shoemaker within that offer. Director Knight seconded, with a vote of:

DISCUSS/CONSIDER APPROVAL AND STATUS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS/ MAINTENANCE PROJECTS Brazosport Water Authority Plant Superintendent presented the Board of Directors with bid results from BWA’s Clarifier #2 painting and cleaning bid. A motion was made by Director Shaefer to accept the bid from Semac for $89,465.00. Director Damian seconded, with a vote of:

DISCUSS/CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: 1. Sludge Disposal Contract 2. Chlorine Dioxide Vendor

A motion was made by Director Shaefer to approve agenda items for our next meeting. Director Damian seconded, with a vote of:

With no other business before the Board a motion was made by Director Damian to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m. Director Knight seconded, with a vote of:

Ayes: Shaefer, Knight, Damian, Longoria Nays: None Absent: Burke, Hernandez, Feiner These minutes read and approved this ______day of March, 2011.

Juan Longoria III, Board President