Southwest Section Awwa

BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA SOUTHWEST SECTION – AWWA John Q. Hammons, Ambassador “A” Rogers, AR 8:30 AM, Monday, October 24, 2016 Chair, Bill HagenBurger

NOTE: This meeting will be recorded for the Executive Director to prepare meeting minutes, if there are no objections.

1. Call meeting to order and recognize guests.

2. AWWA Director’s Report – Clayton Edwards, Director

3. Committee Reports: i. Auditing Dennis McGehee

Written report submitted.

ii. Awards

No report given.

iii. Communications Don Broussard

Broussard reported that Craig Kelman and Associates produced the Southwest Water Works Journal for the first three quarters of 2016, and articles are due to the Executive Director by November 4, 2016 for the Winter, 2016 issue.

iv. Education Bill Clark

No report given.

v. Fuller Award Larry Lloyd

The Committee has identified an honoree for the Fuller Award, which will be presented during today’s President’s Luncheon.

vi. Kellogg Award Alan Fortenberry

The Committee has identified an honoree for the Kellogg Award, which will be presented during today’s President’s Luncheon.

vii. Manufacturers / Associates Council Brad Hammond

The Manufacturers and Associates Council (MAC) has been part of the planning of this conference, and wants to encourage service provider members to get involved with the MAC. During 2016, the MAC met several times by conference call and has a meeting scheduled right after the President’s Luncheon in the Hammons Boardroom.

viii. Membership Scotty Boggs

Written report submitted.

ix. Miller Award Perry Nelson

The Committee has identified an honoree for the Miller Award, which will be presented during today’s President’s Luncheon.

x. Performance Evaluation Bill HagenBurger

The Executive Director’s performance was evaluated by the Committee, consisting of the Past Chair, Chair, Chair-Elect, Vice Chair, Director and Treasurer, during the Mid Year Board Meeting in Rogers, AR this past April. The overall rating was “Meets Expectations”; ED was given goals for the next year to achieve.

xi. Program Ray Avery

The Program Committee has three full tracks set up in Salon A, B and C, and the technical program begins after the President’s Luncheon ends. There are 10 presentations each in the Source, Treatment, Distribution, Operation and Maintenance track, Management, Rates and Funding track, and Environmental Issues track. Please sign-in at each technical session to get credit for your attendance for your professional licenses.

xii. Scholarship Don Broussard

The Scholarship Committee reviewed 6 applications for the 3-$1,000 scholarships, and awards were made to:

Baylee Bowden – Arkansas Cameron Gautreaux – Louisiana Kaleb Schwab – Oklahoma

All awardees have received the first $500 of the award, and will receive the second half for the spring, 2017 semester.

xiii. Time & Place Don Broussard

The 2017 Southwest Section Annual Conference and Exposition is scheduled for October 15-17, 2017 in Oklahoma City, OK. The Time and Place committee will finalize the 2018 host city and utility during the Post Conference Board Meeting on Tuesday afternoon. xiv. Water For People Perry Nelson

Water For People is set up in the exhibit hall in Booths 18 and 19. Please stop by and check out the items donated and take a chance for a good cause.

xv. Water Utility Council Eric Lee Written report submitted.

xvi. Young Professionals Nikki Holloway

No report given.

4. Election of Officers (nominations may be received from floor) Report of Nominating Committee – Ben Bridges, Nominating Committee Chair

Chair Candy Staring Stillwater, OK Chair-Elect John LeBlanc Lafayette, LA Vice Chair Dan Dawson Searcy, AR Past Chair Bill HagenBurger Lowell, AR Treasurer Robert Carr Jenks, OK MAC Chair Brad Hammond Little Rock, AR Arkansas Trustee Kevan Inboden Jonesboro, AR Arkansas Deputy Trustee Heath Ward Springdale, AR Louisiana Trustee Vincent Fouchi New Orleans, LA Louisiana Deputy Trustee Qiana Maple Shreveport, LA Oklahoma Trustee Eric Lee Tulsa, OK Oklahoma Deputy Trustee Geri Wellborn Norman, OK Director Ben Bridges Downsville, LA

Motion by Alan Fortenberry to accept the proposed slate of officers. Motion carried by voice vote.

5. Other Business: a. Presentation of Resolutions i. Host City ii. Deceased Members 1. Rick Sims (presented by Alan Fortenberry) 2. Randy Paris (presented by Alan Fortenberry) 3. Jeff Taylor (presented by Heath Ward)

All resolutions were read into the record and passed by voice vote.

b. Recognition of Exhibit Booths Staffed by Southwest Section AWWA Members

Company Booth/s APAC Central 62 ASA Analytics 54 Badger Meter 53 Brown Engineers 9 CH2M 15 Cortrol Process Systems, Inc. 38, 40 DN Tanks ` 22 Environmental Technical Sales, Inc. 65, 67 Henard Utility Products, Inc. 55 Instrument and Supply, Inc. 16, 17 New Water Systems, PLLC 6 Shupe and Associates, Inc. 7 Thornton, Musso and Bellemin, Inc. 57

c. Recognition of Sponsors Sponsor Event Amount Affinity Chemicals Water Taste Contest and 1,000.00 Monday Social Hour Ana-Labs Monday Afternoon Break 300.00 Beaver Water District Preregistration Gift 603.60 Benton Washington Regional Preregistration Gift 603.60 Public Water Authority Black & Veatch Monday Afternoon Break 250.00 Brenntag Water Taste Contest and 1,000.00 Monday Social Hour Cargill Meet and Greet (Protein) 1,000.00 Carollo Engineers Water Taste Contest and 500.00 Monday Social Hour Carroll Boone Water District Preregistration Gift 603.60 Crews and Associates President’s Luncheon 1,000.00 Crist Engineers Meet and Greet 1,000.00 Crossland Heavy Monday Afternoon Break 300.00 Construction Garver, LLC Meet and Greet 500.00 HD Supply Waterworks Monday Afternoon Break 300.00 McWane Ductile Golf Tournament 200.00

6. Adjourn