[CALL TO ORDER]
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OKAY RIGHT NOW HE'S FIVE 31 MAY 5TH, 2021.
AND WE WERE STARTING THE WATER AND WASTE WATER COMMISSION, VIDEO CONFERENCING.
AND THE SPRING CUP IS CALLED THE GOAL FOR US.
COMMISSIONER MORIARTY, COMMISSIONER PEN, PRESENT COMMISSIONER MICHELLE CHAIR, LEE VICE-CHAIR CASTLEBERRY PRESENT COMMISSIONER MUSGRAVE, PASS OFF COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE IN THE ATTENDEES LIST.
SHE'S UH, COMMISSIONER MUSGRAVE WHERE WE'RE, UH, CALLING ROLL FOR ATTENDANCE.
CAN YOU UNMUTE TO CONFIRM? HI COMMISSIONER MUSGRAVE.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, MA'AM.
UH, COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS, FROZEN COMMISSIONER FISHER, PRESENT COMMISSIONER KARIETTA RESONANCE.
WE HAVE, UH, ALL PRESENT, UH, WITH TWO VACANCIES.
[CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL]
UM, TWO CDS IN COMMUNICATION.N WE HAVE MR. PAUL ROBBINS SIGN UP FOR COMMUNICATION.
HE SAID THE ROBINSON APARTMENTS.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT IT AND I WANT TO DO IT.
WE CAN ONLY ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. ROBINSON FACE, BUT WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ENGAGED IN THE DISCUSSION OF IT.
I GO AHEAD AND MR. ROBBINS, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
I'M AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST AND CONSUMER ADVOCATE.
I'M ASKING YOUR COMMISSION TO POST AN AGENDA ITEM ON NEXT MONTH'S MEETING TO REVIEW AUSTIN WATER UTILITIES, CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY ALL WATER RATE PAYERS TO LOWER WATER ELECTRIC AND DRAINAGE BILLS.
UH, IT'S FUNDED BY ALL WATER RATE PAYERS TO LOWER WATER UTILITY BILLS FOR LOWER INCOME CUSTOMERS.
AUSTIN WATER WILL PROBABLY SPEND ABOUT $10 MILLION ON UTILITY DISCOUNTS NEXT YEAR, AND WE'LL SPEND MILLIONS MORE ON CAP, EMERGENCY BILL ASSISTANCE.
I APPLAUD THE INTENTIONS OF THIS PROGRAM.
HOWEVER CAP IS GIVING SOME OF ITS MONEY TO THE WRONG PEOPLE.
IN 2014, I BEGAN LOOKING CLOSELY AT PUBLIC INFORMATION ON REAL ESTATE ASSETS OWNED BY SOME CAP PARTICIPANTS AND FOUND NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF CUSTOMERS OWNING HIGH VALUED PROPERTIES OR MULTIPLE PROPERTIES THAT WERE RECEIVING THE CAP DISCOUNT.
SINCE THEN, I HAVE SPENT AT A MINIMUM 19 MONTHS OF UNPAID TIME ATTEMPTING TO FIX THIS PROGRAM.
HOWEVER, IN MY MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT, A DATA OF CAP WATER, UTILITY PARTICIPANTS, I FOUND 124 EXAMPLES OF PARTICIPANTS THAT OWNED HIGH VALUED HOMES OR THAT OWNED TWO OR MORE PROPERTIES.
I'M SURE I COULD HAVE FOUND MORE
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EXAMPLES.THE WINNER I KID YOU NOT OWNED A 7,100 SQUARE FOOT MANSION ON FOUR ACRES IN A GATED COMMUNITY WITH A SWIMMING POOL AND A TENNIS COURT.
AFTER ALL THIS TIME, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS KIND OF MISTAKE.
THE STAFF THAT RUN CAP, UH, AT AUSTIN ENERGY ARE WITH EXCEPTIONS COMPLACENT AFTER CLOSE TO SEVEN YEARS OF MY OWN EFFORTS, TRYING TO GET THEM TO CORRECT MAJOR PROBLEMS. I'VE COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THE CITY WILL NOT GET ITS OWN HOUSE IN ORDER.
SO I AM HAVE ASKED THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS THESE PROBLEMS, AND I'M GOING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS WELL.
AUSTIN WATER STAFF MAY DEFEND ITS UTILITY BY SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT DIRECTLY MANAGE THE PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY AUSTIN ENERGY, AND THIS IS TRUE.
HOWEVER, THE MONEY COMES FROM THE UTILITY AND THE STAFF AT THE WATER UTILITY HAVE GREAT WEIGHT AND INFLUENCE OVER HOW THIS MONEY IS SPENT.
SO THIS IS IN THEIR PURVIEW AND BY EXTENSION THE COMMISSIONS PER VIEW, WE WILL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO HELP THE POOR.
SO WE NEED TO SPEND WHAT WE HAVE VERY CAREFULLY.
SO AGAIN, I CLOSED BY ASKING FOR A REVIEW OF THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.
WELL, YOU JUST SUBMIT ONE IN WHICH ORDER COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER YOUR SUGGESTION AND WE'LL CONSIDER IT ON THE UPCOMING AGENDA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMUNICATION.
[A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
TO ITEM A APPROVAL OF MINUTES, MINUTES FROM THE APRIL SEVEN, 2021 WATER AND WASTE WATER COMMISSION, REGULAR MEETING COMMISSIONERS, GOT A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT AND THEN GOT ANY COMPARABLE OPTIONS.UH, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, SIR.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT, UM, THERE IS A DISTORTION, UH, FROM A COMMISSIONER.
UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE HAS TWO MEDIA SOURCES OPEN AND IT'S FEEDING BACK.
UM, SO IF, IF YOU THINK THAT MIGHT BE YOU PLEASE MUTE, UM, ONE OF YOUR DEVICES AND THEN MUTE THE OTHER DEVICE WHEN YOU'RE OUT SPEAKING.
UM, IF YOU CAN PLEASE REPEAT WHO MADE THE MOTION AND WHO MADE THE SECOND ON APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, PLEASE? A NICE CHAIR.
THERE WAS A S UH, A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, WAS THERE APPROVAL FROM THE MEMBERS? EXCELLENT.
UH, IT'S BROWN CAFFREY'S COAT AT ALL.
MR. MORIARTY COMMISSIONER? YES.
COMMISSIONER MICHELLE APPROVED, APPROVED, APPROVED COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS, APPROVED COMMISSIONER FISHER.
UH, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES PASS, UM, UH, WITH NINE MEMBERS VOTING.
[B. ITEMS FOR COMMISSION’S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL]
ON TO EIGHT AND ME AND WE WILL GO AROUND THE TABLE.AND AS THE COMMISSIONER, IF ANY QUESTIONS OR RECUSALS?
COMMISSIONER PEN, NO QUESTIONS, NO RECUSALS COMMISSION.
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NO QUESTIONS OR RECUSALS.AND I NEED TO RECUSE ON ITEM SIX BECAUSE, UH,
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON ITEMS SIX.
LET ME SHOW THE LAST SQUIRREL.
NO RECUSALS, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON SIX ALSO.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS. NO QUESTIONS.
NO RECUSALS COMMISSION, NO QUESTIONS, NO ACCUSERS.
SORTA CONSENT ITEMS. ARE YOU ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SEVEN.
AND TO BE A SPIEL, A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
COMMISSIONER CHAIR, I MOVE TO APPROVE.
WHAT WAS YOUR MADE DIAG I'LL SECOND.
UH, FIRST CONSENT ITEMS, B ONE B2 B3, B FOUR, B FIVE, B SEVEN, M B H UH, WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER MORIARTY.
COMMISSIONER AND WILLIAMS. YES.
AND COMMISSIONER SHARITA? YES.
UH, CONSENT ITEMS, UH, PASS, UH, WITH THE NINE VOTING IN FAVOR AND COMMISSIONER MICHELLE MAKING THE MOTION AND COMMISSIONER MASCARO SECONDED.
[B.6. Recommend approval to execute a change order #4 to the construction contract with Santa Clara Construction, Ltd. (MBE), for the Brentwood/Arcadia Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal project, in the amount of $600,000 plus an additional contingency in the amount of $44,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,792,694.80. (District 7)]
ITEM B SIX AND NINE AS THE VICE CHAIR.I'LL READ IT IN IS FOR RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO EXECUTE A CHANGE ORDER.
NUMBER FOUR TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WAS SANTA CLARA CONSTRUCTION, LTD MBE FOR THE BRANT WOOD ARCADIA WATER AND WASTEWATER PIPELINE RENEWAL PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 600,000 PLUS AN ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY AND THE AMOUNT OF 44,004 EIGHT TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $6,792,694 AND 80 CENTS.
AND THIS IS IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER MES GROVE.
I WAS JUST WONDERING, UM, WHAT, WHAT THE CITY IS AUSTIN WATER IS PAYING FOR ON THIS.
WHAT PART OF THAT AND WHY ARE WE DOING SIDEWALKS OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR.
DOES EVERYONE HEAR THAT? HEAR A LITTLE ECHO-Y FOR ME? WELL, HOLD ON ONE SECOND, UH, TO SEE IF, IF WE CAN ISOLATE AT ONE MOMENT.
IS THAT BETTER? ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, THE, THE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT MANAGER FOR THAT PROJECT AVAILABLE AS WELL AS MANAGING ENGINEER KEVIN FULLER.
UM, AND THEY CAN, UH, RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION, MR. MYSTRO.
UM, ARE THEY, ARE WE ABLE TO PULL THEM OVER BLIMP THOUGH? YES.
THEY'RE BEING PULLED OVER RIGHT NOW.
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ALL RIGHT.STAFF IS, IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
NOW THIS IS KEVIN KOHLER MANAGER.
I THINK THEY'RE BUYING YOU AS HEAR ME.
SO THIS CHANGE ORDER INCLUDES TWO COMPONENTS.
ONE COMPONENT IS THE SIDEWALK COMPONENT.
THAT WAS PART OF THE BOND PROJECT THAT IS NOT BEING PAID FOR BY AUSTIN WATER FUNDS.
THAT IS BEING FUNDED BY THE SIDEWALK, UH, BONDS.
AND SO THAT PROJECT, UM, USING OUR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO DO THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PROJECT, THE OTHER COMPONENT OF THE CHANGE ORDER IS SOME ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY TO PAY FOR POTENTIALLY SOME AUSTIN WATER ITEMS, WHICH INCLUDES SOME, UH, BEDDING MATERIAL FOR THE ROADWAY.
AND THERE WAS, UM, THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT THAT WILL LIKELY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL BASE MATERIAL THAT WILL BE PAID BY AUSTIN WATER.
SO THE 380,000 IS JUST A CONTINGENCY NUMBER THAT HAVE IN THE CONTRACT.
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY PAYING FOR ANY DRIVEWAY, REECE REPLACEMENTS OR SIDEWALKS.
SO ALL THE SIDEWALKS IN THE ASSOCIATED MOBILITY WORK WILL BE PAID FOR THROUGH OUR CONTRACT, BUT WILL NOT BE FUNDED BY AUSTIN WATER, PULL OPEN THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT LESS MONEY.
IT WAS FOR AUSTIN WATER CONTINGENCY AND AUSTIN WATER ISLANDS.
SO THAT'S JUST, THERE'S NOTHING IN PARTICULAR LINKED TO THAT.
THAT'S NOT, IT'S JUST CONTINGENCY IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT MANAGER ON THE TEAM MEETING MICHAEL SINGLETON, AND I'M RELIEVED BY HOT SPRING WHEN HE PULLED OVER.
UM, MICHAEL, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SPEAK NOW, MICHAEL, GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE PLEASE.
HI, MY NAME IS MIKE SINGLETON.
I'M WITH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, UH, PROJECT MANAGEMENT DIVISION, UH, PARTICULARLY THE, THE 380,000 IS FOR THE SIDEWALK PORTION THAT, UH, MR. KOHLER WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT.
AND THE 264,000 IS FOR, UH, A FLEX BASE, WHICH IS A PART OF THE, UM, THE PIPE LAY AFTER THE, AS PART OF THE FINISH OVER THE PIPE.
THAT WAS A QUANTITY THAT WAS UNDERESTIMATED IN THE CONTRACT AND THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.
AND SO IT WOULD BE AN AMOUNT THAT AUSTIN WATER WOULD NEED TO BE ABLE TO, UM, PAY THE CONTRACT TO BEGIN WITH.
AND IT JUST WASN'T AS PART OF THE CONTRACT, THERE'S ONLY A $44,000 ACTUAL CONTINGENCY $264,000 DOLLARS IS WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING THE FLEX BASED TO, UM, COST TO THE, IN THE CONTRACT.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHY WE WERE COVERING SIDEWALKS WITH SALE, BUT WE'RE NOT.
I ACTUALLY HAD THE EXACT SAME QUESTION.
UM, AND I WOULD JUST REQUEST THAT THE DESCRIPTION STATES, BECAUSE THE DESCRIPTION SOUNDED AS THOUGH EVERYTHING WAS FOR NINE PIPING, NINE UTILITY RELATED, UM, ITEMS. SO, UM, IT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL IN THE FUTURE TO CLARIFY WHAT THIS PARTICULAR MAP IS INTENDED TO GO FOR.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS I'LL,
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UM, TAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL VICE CHAIR.I WAS GENEROUS, UH, COMMISSIONER MICHELLE
UM, AND SO, UH, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL.
WE HAVE COMMISSIONER LEE RECUSING, UH, BLANCA, DO YOU MIND DOING A ROLL CALL? UH, NOT AT ALL.
UM, AND JUST, UH, BEFORE I TAKE ROLL CALL, IF, UH, EVERYONE CAN, UH, WHO'S NOT SPEAKING CAN MUTE, UH, THERE SEEMS TO BE SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE DEVICES THAT'S CAUGHT UP SEEING DISTORTION.
UH, I THINK THAT WILL THE SOUND ISSUES.
UH, I'M STARTING ROLL CALL, UH, FOR ITEM B6 WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER MICHELLE MAKING A MOTION AND COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE OR HEAR YOUR RESPONSE IF YOU CAN.
SO, UH, COMMISSIONER B, UH, I'M SORRY.
UH, ITEM B6, UH, PASSES APPROVAL, UH, WITH EIGHT ZERO.
AND, AND COMMISSIONER LEE? UH, OUR CHAIR LEE RECUSING, YES.
UM, AND I'LL RETURN BACK TO CHEERLEADER ICE AND CHIWAN
[C.1. Update from the Winter Storm Working Group]
UPTAKE FROM THE WINDOWSUM, LAST WEEK WE HAD A KICKOFF FOR OUR WINTER STORM, UH, WORKING GROUP, AND, UH, IT WAS PRETTY SUCCESSFUL KIND OF START, UH, WHERE WE WERE GATHERING IDEAS.
WE WERE GOING OVER THE BASICS OF, UM, YOU KNOW, THE OUTLOOK OF MEETING BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF MAY AND SEPTEMBER.
UM, THE GENERALLY THE, AS OF NOW IS IF WE DO NOT NEED MORE MEETINGS, IT WILL BE, UM, WE HAD OUR KICKOFF LAST WEEK AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ONE, UM, MEETING IN BETWEEN MOST OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS THROUGH.
SO WE'LL HAVE FOUR TOPICAL MEETINGS AND THEN BLENDS SUMMARY MEETINGS.
SO THERE'S FIVE MORE, UM, SCHEDULED AGAIN.
STAFF HAS BEEN, UM, VERY FLEXIBLE TO SAY, PHIL, UH, I GUESS, RESPOND AND AS, AS NEEDED, UM, WE DISCUSSED DIFFERENT, UH, TOPICS THAT THE FIRST TOPICAL MEETING WILL BE FOCUSED ON, UM, COMMUNICATIONS AT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.
AND, UM, AND I GUESS I SHOULDN'T EVEN STOP.
AND THEN WITH THE REMAINING TOPICAL BEING FOCUSED ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, FIGURING OUT, UM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DRILLING IN AT A MUCH DEEPER LEVEL AS TO WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE STORM OF WHY AND, UH, WHAT MITIGATION MEASURES WE CAN, UM, DO.
SO I I'VE DRILLED RIGHT IN WITHOUT EVEN STOPPING TO SAY THAT THE WORK GROUP IS AND GOING TO SERVE AS, UH, A ADVISORY, UM, AND, OR A SOUNDING BOARD FOR THE UTILITY AS THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH THEIR AFTER ACTION REPORT.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST CRITICAL THING TO KNOW THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON THAT DETAIL.
THERE'S A LOT OF PARALLEL, UH, EFFORTS GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY AND WE DON'T WANT TO, UM, WE DON'T WANT TO DUPLICATE THOSE EFFORTS.
AND SO, UH, WE'LL BE WALKING THROUGH WITH STAFFS.
UM, AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY HAVEN'T YET LOOKED, UH, THEY GIVE THEM
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LOTS OF PRESENTATIONS KIND OF WITH OVERVIEW, BUT THAT WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THEM, UM, TO, UH, WORK THROUGH WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW DO WE KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN? THAT I, ANY QUESTIONS.COMMISSIONER, HAS HE GOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS AND ICE CHILL? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
[D.1. Lead Service Strategies Update]
WE HAVE A MANAGING ENGINEER, MATT COHEN AND GARY.
SHOVAN HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO YOU ALL TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR LED SERVICE STRATEGIES, ONGOING WORK IN THAT AREA.
IF WE, WE HAVE A PRESENT, THERE WE GO.
DO THAT IN PRESENTATION MODES.
ALL RIGHT, THINK WE'RE READY TO GO.
MY NAME IS MATT COLON DIVISION MANAGER AT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING AT AUSTIN WATER.
GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON LED STRATEGIES, BE CO-PRESENTING WITH ERIC
IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
I'M GARY SHARVIN WITH AUSTIN WATER.
I AM, UH, OUR WATER REGULATORY MANAGER WITH OUR PROCESS ENGINEERING AND REGULATORY SERVICES DIVISION.
CAN WE, UH, ADVANCE THE SLIDE PLACE? SO THIS EVENING WE'LL BE GIVING YOU AN UPDATE.
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE THE EPA HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISION.
SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN ON THAT AND WE'LL TALK SOME ABOUT, UH, OUR AUSTIN'S KIND OF HISTORY AND RESULTS, UH, RELATED TO LEAD WHAT THE LEVELS HAVE BEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND TESTING.
I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY, WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT, WHICH IS A BIG PART OF THE REVISED RULE AT JERRY AND WHAT DATES YOU ON SOME OF THE RURAL CONTENTS RELATED TO TESTING IN SCHOOL AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
AND THEN WE'LL JUST WRAP UP WITH SOME INFORMATION THAT UTILITY HAS OUT THERE ON PAGE.
WE HAVE THE GOING BLED AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AS FAR AS CUSTOMER REQUESTED LED SAMPLING, WOULD THAT ALL, UH, ALTERNATE OVER TO GARY, YOU CAN ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS EVENING.
UH, WE WANTED TO BEGIN, LIKE MATT SAID WITH PROVIDING AN UPDATE TO FDA'S NEW REVISIONS TO LEAD AND COPPER RULE, UH, FOR SOME BACKGROUND, THE ORIGINAL LEAD AND COPPER RULE CAME OUT IN 1991.
UH, AND ALTHOUGH THERE'VE BEEN SOME MINOR AMENDMENTS AND REFINEMENTS ALONG THE WAY, THESE NEW REVISIONS ARE CERTAINLY A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT AND MAJOR REVISIONS.
THE GOAL, THE GOAL OF THIS RULE ALL ALONG HAS BEEN TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE FROM LEAD AND COPPER FROM, FROM DRINKING WATER FIVE CONTROLLING CORROSION, UH, WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AS WATER TRAVELS FROM THE TREATMENT PLAN THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, THROUGH CUSTOMERS, UH, PRIVATE PLUMBING, ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.
UH, HOWEVER EPA HAS COME OUT TO, TO STATE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THIS RULE BECAUSE THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY REMAINS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIFELONG EFFECTS OF LEAD EXPOSURE.
SO THE FOCUS OF THIS, OF THESE NEW REVISIONS ARE ENTIRELY NON-BLACK.
UM, AND THE NEW REQUIREMENTS ARE DIRECTLY AIMED AT THE GOAL OF FURTHER REDUCING AND, UH, AN, AN OVERALL AVOIDING EXPOSURE TO LEAD FROM DRINKING WATER.
SO THE FINAL RULE, UH, THE REVISED INCOMPARABLE, THE FINAL RULE WAS, UH, PUBLISHED BY EPA EARLIER THIS YEAR ON JANUARY 15, THE CURRENT COMPLIANCE STATE FOR WATER SYSTEMS SUCH AS AUSTIN WATER, UH, IS JANUARY 16TH, 2024.
NOW IN MARCH, UH, THE BIDEN BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO A REVIEW OF THE RULE,
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UH, AND THEY WANT TO SEEK MORE PUBLIC INPUT, PARTICULARLY FROM COMMUNITIES WHERE LEAD IS A MAJOR IMPACT TO THE DRINKING WATER.UH, AND SO THERE IS A PROPOSAL OUT THERE THAT THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE COULD BE PUSHED OUT A LITTLE BIT CHEESY SEPTEMBER OF 2024, NONETHELESS, UH, THE, THE DATE OF JANUARY 16, 20, 24 CURRENTLY REMAINS IN PLACE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE PLANNING FOR.
SO TO, UH, REALLY DIG INTO WHAT THE MAJOR CHANGES, UH, ARE IN THIS NEW RULE, IN THIS REVISED RULE, UH, THERE'S, THERE'S SEVERAL OF THEM AND THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THOSE MAJOR ELEMENTS.
THE TWO THAT ARE IN BOLD, UH, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MORE IN DEPTH HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE FEEL ARE MORE CONSEQUENTIAL FOR AUSTIN WATER, GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE IMPACT IN TERMS OF PLANNING AND WORKLOAD TO ACCOMPLISH.
UH, BUT I'LL TOUCH ON EACH OF THESE, A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE RULE IS THE LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY.
SO ALL, UH, ALL APPLICABLE WATER SYSTEMS HAVE TO PRODUCE A LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY.
THIS IS BASICALLY, UH, AN INVENTORY OF ALL THE CONNECTIONS AND, AND WHAT MATERIALS ARE MADE ON THEM.
AND CERTAINLY THE GOAL HERE IS TO FIND IF THERE'S ANY LEAD SO THAT THAT CAN BE TARGETED FOR REMOVAL.
UH, IN OTHER WORDS, GET THE LEAD OUT A LEAD SERVICE, THE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PLAN, IF APPLICABLE, UH, THAT'S A PLAN THAT HAS TO COME INTO PLAY.
UH, IF YOU HAVE LED IN THE GROUND THAT HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED BY THAT COMPLIANCE DATE OF JANUARY, 2024.
SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN TO REPLACE IT IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE.
SO BY THAT ANOTHER MAJOR FEATURE OF THE, OF THE NEW RULE, UH, IS MONITORING AT SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ABOUT THAT HERE IN A MINUTE, BUT THAT'S BASICALLY LIKE A, UH, LIKE A NEW SEPARATE PROGRAM.
AND ALTHOUGH THE ACTUAL LEVEL FOR LEAD, UH, THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 1991, SINCE THE ORIGINAL RULE OF 15 PARTS PER BILLION REMAINS UNCHANGED, THERE IS A NEW, UH, QUOTE TRIGGER LEVEL, UH, IN THE NEW RULE OF 10 PARTS PER BILLION.
AND IF, IF A WATER SYSTEM WORK EXCEED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS PLACED UPON THEM AT THE STATE'S DISCRETION, UH, UH, PARTICULARLY LOOKING INTO THEIR CONTROL OF CORROSION.
UM, THE OTHER MAJOR CHANGE COULD, UH, THAT COULD BE OF IMPACT, UH, AS POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE SAMPLE LOCATIONS THAT WE USE USE FOR COMPLIANCE MONITORING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE WHOLLY DEPENDENT ON WHAT WE DISCOVER IN OUR LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY WORK.
UH, SO E THE, THE, THE TIERING STRUCTURE FOR COMPLIANCE MONITORING, UH, IS THE TOP PRIORITY IS ANY, UH, RESIDENTS OR BUILDING SERVED BY A LEAD SERVICE LINE.
SO WE'LL BE TAKING IT POST, LOOK AT OUR PROGRESS WITH OUR LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY TO SEE IF IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR, OUR SITES FOR COMPLIANCE MONITORING.
AND THEN ANOTHER MAJOR CHANGE FOR, UH, IN THE NEW RULE, UH, IS A, UH, OVERALL THE EPA, UH, IS PLACING A PRIORITY ON MORE PUBLIC EDUCATION OR COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF LEAD AND AS SUCH THERE'S NEW MANDATORY LANGUAGE FOR THE EIGHT, A WATER QUALITY REPORT ALSO KNOWN AS THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT.
UH, THIS LINE THAT PROVIDES REALLY MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN, OR EXPECTING MOTHERS AND FOR ADULTS.
SO, UH, THAT HAS MANDATORY LANGUAGE THAT WILL, THAT WILL COME INTO PLAY, UH, FOR FUTURE ANNUAL QUALITY REPORTS.
AND YOU'LL WANT TO CALL YOUR REPORTS.
SO WE ARE, WE ARE, UH, READYING OURSELVES TO MEET THESE OBJECTIVES.
WE ARE PLANNING, UH, TO, TO DO THE WORK, TO GET, UH, TO GET THESE ITEMS, UH, ADDRESSED, UH, AND TO MEET REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
BUT IT'S FAIR TO SAY, UH, THAT WE WOULD WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, ANY TIME A NEW REGULATION COMES OUT.
WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE, UH, HOW WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST TO BASICALLY PREDICT, YOU KNOW, UH, OR TRY TO ESTIMATE HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
SO IF WE COULD MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, SO IT'S LOGICAL OR REASONABLE TO AGAIN, LOOK AT THE PAST, UH, PAST PERFORMANCE UNDER THE LEAD AND COPPER RULE.
AND, AND WE HAVE A GOOD STORY TO TELL HERE.
UH, WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD SOLID TRACK RECORD AT AUSTIN WATER WITH THIS RULE.
UH, AND SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS, UH, ON THE, ON THE VERTICAL AXIS, UH, OR THE Y AXIS IS THE 90TH PERCENTILE VALUE, UH, AND, UH, ALONG THE HORIZONTAL, OR X-AXIS, YOU'RE SEEING ALL OF OUR 11 COMPLIANCE MONITORING PERIODS THAT WE'VE DONE BACK SINCE 1992.
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UH, REGULATORY, ACTUAL LEVEL OF 15 PARTS PER BILLION THERE IN TOP AND RED.UH, AND THEN BELOW THAT AS THE NEW TRIGGER LEVEL OF 10 PARTS PER BILLION, UH, SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE, UH, FROM 1992, ALL THE WAY THROUGH OUR MOST RECENT SAMPLING ROUND IN 2018, UH, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD TRACK RECORD OF RESULTS WE'RE, OR WE'RE BELOW A THIRD OF THAT REGULATORY ACTUAL LEVEL.
AND LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEW TRIGGER LEVEL WERE, WERE BELOW HALF AFTER THAT.
UH, SO WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE ON THIS COURSE.
UH, WE ARE, UH, WE ARE CATEGORIZED BY THE STATE IS HAVING OPTIMIZED CORROSION CONTROL.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO LAY THIS OUT FOR, OR THE COMMISSION TO, UH, TO SHOW OUR TRACK RECORD WITH THIS RULE, UH, IN PLANNING FOR, UH, IN PLANNING FOR, FOR MEETING FUTURE REQUIREMENTS.
UH, I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
SO THE LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY, AS GARY MENTIONED, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, REQUIRED, UH, IN THE REVISED RULE.
AND WE ANTICIPATED THIS A NUMBER OF YEARS BACK AND BEGAN WORK, AND I'VE MADE SOME PRESENTATIONS TO COMMISSION, UH, PREVIOUSLY, UH, WITH CHARLIE MADDOX RELATED TO THIS.
AND SO JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON, ON WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT SPECIFICALLY THE RULE IS CALLING FOR.
UH, AND SO THE RULE IS REQUIRING THAT EACH UTILITY HAVE A FULL INVENTORY TORI OF ALL THEIR LEAD SERVICE LINES AND THE MATERIAL ON BOTH THE PUBLIC SIDE AND THE PRIVATE SIDE.
AND AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC SIDE IN AUSTIN IS THE MAIN TO THE NEATER PRIVATE SIDE IS, IS FROM THE METER TO THE BUILDING.
THE RULE OF AISLES FOUR PROVIDES FOUR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF MATERIALS ARE SLED, GALVANIZED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT, REPLACEMENT, THERE'S NON-LEAD AND LED STATUS UNKNOWN.
UH, SO ESSENTIALLY YOU'VE GOT TO BE IN HAVE THEM ALL IN ONE OF THOSE FOUR CATEGORIES, UNDERSTANDING UNDER NON-LEAD CERTAINLY LAWLESS TO HAVE COPPER AND HDPE AND WHATEVER ELSE WE CAN BE MORE DETAILED IF WE LIKE ESSENTIALLY AIMING TO GET INTO ONE OF THESE FOUR.
AND I KIND OF BOYS RURAL REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE ON OUR INVENTORY DONE AND SUBMITTED THE TCEQ.
CURRENTLY IT SAYS EARLY JANUARY 20, 24 OR EARLY 20, 24, IT MAY MOVE AS GARY INDICATED RELATED TO SOME EXECUTIVE ACTION BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, BUT, UH, WE DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA AFFECT US.
UM, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE AIMING TO BE DONE AHEAD OF THAT TIME ANYWAYS.
UM, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE THE RULE STANDS AT THE MOMENT.
AND AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO BE ALL NON-LEAD ON A SERVICES BY THE DEADLINE, UH, AND AS NOTED, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR A LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT, UH, PLAN, UH, BUT, UH, THAT'S MORE GEARED TO, UM, THE CITIES THAT HAVE A REAL LEAD PROBLEM AND HAVE THOUSANDS OF LED SERVICES HAVE TO SET A GOAL AND SO MANY OR A PERCENTAGE EACH YEAR AND INDICATE FUNDING AND ALL OF THAT.
UM, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY AT THE POINT OF, IF WE FIND A BAD SERVICE, IT GETS REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, AND WE DON'T HAVE A BACKLOG OF SERVICES TO ADDRESS.
UM, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DANCE THE SLIDE PLEASE.
SO, UH, WHERE ARE WE AT? SO, UH, AS I MENTIONED IN ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS, UH, THE PLUMBING CODE IN AUSTIN ALLOWED FOR LED SERVICE SIGNS ON THE PUBLIC SIDE UNTIL 1954 NOW ON THE PRIVATE SIDE UNTIL 1967.
AND I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN TIME THERE, BUT THAT'S WHAT WAS ALLOWED.
SO CLEARLY AFTER 1967, THERE'S A HIGH CONFIDENCE.
IF THE SERVICE WAS PUT IN, IN THE FIRST SERVICE TO A LOT WAS INITIATED AFTER 1967, THAT LED WAS AN AWFUL MATERIAL USED.
SO THAT'S, UM, THAT'S OUR CODE.
AND THEN WE'LL BE RELYING ON THAT SOME AS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN OUR INVENTORY PROCESS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR BEST INFORMATION RELATED TO SERVICE LINE MATERIALS OR OUR TAP CARDS, WHICH ARE DRAWINGS THAT CONTAIN INFORMATION ON SERVICES OF WATER SERVICES.
AND SO WE HAD, UH, WE WENT THROUGH SEVERAL YEARS BACK AND LOOKED AT ROUGHLY 40, 41,000 TAP CARDS, LOOKING AT EVERYTHING THAT COVERED UP THROUGH 1956.
THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE, UH, WHERE THE TIMELINE ENDED, 30,000.
THOSE WE KNEW RIGHT OFF FROM THE TAP CAR AND NOT LED, UM, ANOTHER MATERIAL TYPICALLY COPPER.
AND THERE WERE 10,000 OF THEM.
WE COULDN'T TELL FROM THE TAP LOOKED LOOKING, MATERIAL WELLS, AND ABOUT A THOUSAND OF THEM WERE GALVANIZED.
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UH, LAST YEAR WHEN WE PRESENTED, WE MENTIONED WE WEREN'T WANTING TO HAVE OUR METER SHOP, WHERE HE WAS GO OUT IN THE FIELD AND FIELD, VERIFY OUR FIELD, IDENTIFY THE SERVICE LINE, UM, MATERIAL ON THE PUBLIC SIDE FOR THESE ROUGHLY 11,000 UNKNOWN GALVANIZED SERVICES.AND THOSE WOULD BE THE FIRST 11,000 THAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT ON THE PRIVATE SIDE AS WELL.
AND SO WE'RE NEARING COMPLETION OF THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE 9,675, UH, AROUND THAT NUMBER THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT OUT IN THE FIELD, UH, AND WE FOUND ONE LED SERVICE.
UM, AND SO WHEN WE DO THAT, AND WHEN WE, WHEN WE FOUND LED SERVICES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS PRIOR TO DOING THIS INVESTIGATION, YOU ALWAYS SET OFF WITH IMMEDIATELY GETTING A HOLD OF THE CUSTOMER.
WE'D OFFER THEM A LEAD FILTER PITCHER, A PITCHER, FILTER THE LEAD, UM, GIVE THEM SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SLUSHING.
UH, THAT IS A GOOD REMEDIAL, UH, EFFORT, UH, OR LOWERING LEAD CONCENTRATIONS.
AND THEN WE TAKE A SAMPLE, UH, RIGHT OFF TO SEE WHAT THEIR INITIAL, UH, RED LIMBO IS IN ORDER.
OF COURSE, WE IDENTIFY WHAT THEIR MATERIAL IS.
AND TO THIS POINT, WE HAVE NOT FOUND ANY MUD SERVICES ON THE PRIVATE SIDE.
I MENTIONED WE FOUND ONE LED THAT WAS ON THE PUBLIC SIDE.
AND SO, UM, WELL IT SEEMED LED WAS ALLOWED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, BUT ACTUALLY NOT FINDING ANY ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL KEEP WORKING.
SO ONCE WE IDENTIFY THAT IT'S NOT LED ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH SCHEDULING, PLACING THE SERVICE, THE PUBLIC PARTICLE SERVICE.
AND THEN AFTER THAT'S DONE, WE DO SAMPLING AGAIN, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVEN'T CAUSED A SPIKE IN MY LEVELS.
UH, AND AS IT TURNS OUT, UM, FOR, FOR THIS ONE, UM, THERE WAS LEAD WAS NON-DETECT IN BOTH THE PRE REPLACEMENT AND THE IN-PERSON REPLACEMENT IMPLANT.
UM, SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WHAT WE'VE DONE NOW HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH, OR SO WE'LL BE FINISHING UP WITH THESE, UM, 11,000 GOT PIE CHARTS HERE BASICALLY INDICATING, UH, NOT LED IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF EVERYTHING.
YOU EXPECT THAT TO BE THE CASE GOING FORWARD.
AND OF COURSE, WHEN DO YOU FIND ANY LEAVE? WE GET THEM REPLACED FAIRLY QUICKLY AND MEAN WE DO IT IN A THOUGHTFUL MANNER AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH, UH, WITH THE CUSTOMER.
SO WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S 40,000 AND WE'VE GOT AROUND 250,000 METERS IN OUR SYSTEM.
SO WE'VE GOT TO COVER THE REST OF THAT.
AND SO THIS MAP HERE IS SHOWING ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE BOUNDARIES OF DEVELOPMENT LEARN, AUSTIN, UH, ROUNDABOUT 1960.
UM, AND SO WITHIN THAT AREA, WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT 40,000, UH, AND THERE'S ABOUT 60,000 METERS WITHIN THAT AREA.
SO WE'VE GOT ANOTHER 20,000 OR SO TO LOOK AT.
AND THOSE ARE METERS THAT ROTATION SERVICES THAT FIRST WENT INTO SERVICE EITHER AFTER 1956 OR THAT DID NOT HAVE TAP MODES.
UH, AND SO WE'LL USE MULTIPLE WAYS TO INVESTIGATE THOSE SERVICE LINE MATERIALS AND, AND GET THOSE TAKEN CARE OF.
UH, AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THAT AREA IS ROUGHLY 190,000 METERS ON ALL THAT WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE THE SERVICE LINE MATERIALS ON A BIG CHUNK OF THOSE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF WITH DATA THAT WE HAVE.
CERTAINLY IF A SUBDIVISION WAS DEVELOPED IN SAY 1985, WE CAN INDICATE THAT BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SERVICE AND NON-LEAD, AND IN FACT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WITH THE PUBLIC SIDE IS FREQUENTLY GOING TO BE CONQUEROR HTP OR WHATEVER, UH, TO BE ABLE TO POPULATE OUR DATABASE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHILE IT MAY LOOK LIKE, OH, WE'VE ONLY LOOKED AT 40,000, WE'VE GOT 250,000, WE'VE LOOKED AT THE HARDEST ONES, BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY STILL WORK TO BE DONE.
THERE'S STILL GONNA BE SOME FIELD WORK, UH, THAT HAS TO BE DONE AS WELL.
UH, BUT WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL HAVE THE INVENTORY COMPLETED AHEAD OF THE REGULATORY DEADLINE AND WE'LL HAVE NO LEAD SERVICES IN THAT INVENTORY.
UH, SO THAT COVERS OUR INVENTORY.
I HAND IT BACK TO GARY AT THIS POINT.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO ANOTHER MAJOR FEATURE OF THE NEW, UH, REVISED LEAD AND COPPER RULE IS THE REQUIREMENT OR LEAD TESTING AT ALL SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
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AND SPECIFICALLY THIS APPLIES TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND LICENSED CHILDCARE FACILITIES BUILT BEFORE 2014.SO WE WILL, WE WILL SAMPLE ANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OR LICENSED CHILDCARE FACILITY LICENSED WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WAS BUILT BEFORE 2014.
THE WAY THIS WORKS, THE WAY IT'S BEEN LAID OUT IS THERE WILL BE ONE, A SINGLE FIVE-YEAR ROUND OF SAMPLING CONDUCTED.
UH, NOW THIS IS, OF COURSE, IN ADDITION TO THE ONGOING COMPLIANCE MONITORING, WE DO IT AT RESIDENCES, UM, THAT I TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE EARLIER, SO WE WILL HAVE ONE FIVE-YEAR ROUND FOR, UH, SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
AND AT A MINIMUM, WE HAVE TO SAMPLE 20% OF THOSE SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES PER YEAR.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY BY THE END, BY THE END OF THAT FIFTH YEAR, WE WOULD SAMPLE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN LICENSED CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
WE HAVE TO SAMPLE FIVE TOPS PER SCHOOL, AND TWO TAPS FOR CHILDCARE FACILITY.
AND THESE ARE TAPS THAT ARE, UM, WILL BE DESIGNATED AS YOU KNOW, MOST FREQUENTLY USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
ONCE THIS FIVE-YEAR ROUND IS UP, UH, WE WILL, WE WILL SAMPLE UPON REQUEST.
THE RULE OF IS THAT IF WE ARE REQUESTED TO CONDUCT, UH, OR, OR TO ARRANGE FOR A LEAD SAMPLE, THEN WE WILL DO THAT ALSO CONCURRENTLY WITH THE FIVE-YEAR ROUND.
UH, WELL, THIS IS GOING ON OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES, IF A SECONDARY SCHOOL REQUESTS TO BE SAMPLED, WE WILL HONOR THAT AS WELL.
UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE WILL, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'LL BE OUTREACH AND COORDINATION SCHEDULING.
SO THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A, UH, UH, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF WORKLOAD.
AND, UH, THE, THE, THE BULLET WE WILL PLAY AWESOME ARE, WILL BE ARRANGING FOR THE SAMPLING.
WE WILL PROVIDE SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS.
WE WILL PROVIDE SAMPLE BOTTLES.
AND OF COURSE WE WILL, WE WILL ARRANGE FOR THE ACTUAL LAB AND THEN FOR LEAD, AND THEN WE WILL REPORT THOSE RESULTS BACK TO, TO THE FACILITY.
UM, BUT SCHOOL AND, UH, AND OR FACILITY STAFF CAN ACTUALLY THE HUMAN BEINGS COLLECTING THOSE SAMPLES.
SO THAT AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME COORDINATION, OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND GUIDANCE.
UM, SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED LOOKING AT THAT, TAKING A HARD LOOK AT HOW WE'RE GONNA, HOW WE'RE GONNA IMPLEMENT THIS.
UH, I MENTIONED EARLIER A BIG FOCUS OF THIS ROLE OR A MAJOR FOCUS IS MORE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND MORE COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF LEAD.
AND SO THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT, UH, THAT WE HAVE A PICTURE OF HERE ON THE SLIDE, UM, CALLED THE EPA IS THREE KEYS FOR REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER.
UH, THE THREE KEY STAND FOR IT, TRAINING TESTING, AND TAKING ACTION.
THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.
IT WAS RECENTLY UPDATED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
SO IN COORDINATION WITH OUR SAMPLING ARRANGING FOR SAMPLING, WE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING AND DISTRIBUTING, UH, THIS GUIDANCE MANUAL TO SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
IT REALLY IS CONSIDERED THE, UH, THE PREEMINENT GUIDE FOR SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES FOR, UH, UNDERSTANDING THE RISKS OF LEAD SAMPLING PROCEDURES, HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
UM, AND THEN ALSO IT HAS REMEDIATE REMEDIATION OPTIONS.
IF THAT, IF THAT BECOMES SOMETHING THAT, UH, HAS TO, HAS TO BE LOOKED AT.
SO, UH, AGAIN, MAJOR FEATURE OF THE NEW RULE AND, AND SOMETHING WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN TO WORK.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, FOR OUR LAST SET SEGMENT OF TONIGHT'S UPDATE, WE WANT IT TO JUST, UH, AS MATT SAID, UH, YOU KNOW, AT THE OPENING HERE, WE WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT OUR OUTREACH AND CUSTOMER SERVICE EFFORTS.
UM, WE'VE HAD A, UH, INFORMATIONAL PAGE, A WEBPAGE ON LEAD ON OUR AUSTIN ONE, OUR WEBSITE WE'VE HAD THAT FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, IT'S AUSTIN, TEXAS.GOV FORWARD SLASH LEAD.
UH, WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD INFORMATION THERE ABOUT HOW WE'RE COMPLYING WITH REGULATIONS, WHAT THOSE SOURCES, WHAT THE SOURCES OF LEG COULD BE, UM, WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT THE LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY THAT MATT JUST WENT THROUGH.
UH, WE'VE ALSO GOT REALLY IMPORTANT, UH, INFORMATION TIPS FOR REDUCING, UH, EXPOSURE TO LEAD, UM, IF, IF IT HAPPENS TO BE PRESENT AND THEN WE'VE GOT A, UH, LINK THAT, UH, HOW TO CONTACT US IF YOU WANT TO GET A FREE LED SAMPLE.
UH, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
I'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK.
UH, I, UH, I'VE HEARD GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR LEAD WEBPAGE, AND CERTAINLY WE DO GET REQUESTS.
WE'VE HAD 21 REQUESTS OVER THE LAST YEAR PER LEAD.
UM, EVERY TIME WE DO THIS EVENT, WE COORDINATE WITH OUR, WITH OUR LABORATORY.
ACTUALLY TWO SAMPLES ARE COLLECTED TO TWO SAMPLES ARE COLLECTED IN SERIES AT EACH, UH,
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AT EACH HOME.AND OVERALL 20 OF THOSE RESIDENCES HAD COMPLETELY, UH, COMPLETELY NON-DETECTABLE RESULTS FOR LED.
ONE RESIDENCE DID HAVE A SMALL DETECT JUST ABOVE THE DETECTION LEVEL AT 1.9 PARTS PER BILLION IN THE VERY, IN THE FIRST SAMPLE.
BUT FORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT AFFECTING THE SECOND SAMPLE.
SO WE PROVIDE ALL OF THOSE RESULTS BACK TO THE CUSTOMERS IN A LETTER, UM, AS SOON AS THOSE RESULTS ARE READY.
UH, AND SO WE WANTED TO, WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, UH, TO CLOSE OUT THIS UPDATE, UH, OR TONIGHT I BELIEVE WITH THAT, WE WILL, WE WILL TAKE, UH, ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE HAS.
I MEAN, SHE KNOWS SHE'S GOT A QUESTION FOR STUFF.
I'VE HAD A QUESTION, UH, COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS, GO AHEAD.
UM, BASED ON THE PRESENTATION, I'M ASSUMING THAT ALL OF THE SAMPLING THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WHEN WE SAW THE 90TH PERCENTILE GRAPH, NONE OF THAT INCLUDED LIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPECIFIC SAMPLING.
AND YOU JUST HADN'T REALLY EVER ESTABLISHED YOUR SAMPLING LOCATIONS LIKE THAT PREVIOUSLY, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
SO FROM THE, FROM THE, UH, ORIGINATION OF THE RULE WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE WE'RE REQUIRED TO, UH, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE OVER A HUNDRED ADDRESSES.
UH, AND SO THEY DO NOT, THEY DO NOT CONTAIN SCHOOLS OR CHILDCARE FACILITIES, THE TARGET OF THE, OF THE, OF THE RULE UP UNTIL NOW.
UH, THERE'S A TIERING STRUCTURE AND THE TARGET OF THE RULE IS SINGLE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
UM, AND THAT'S GONNA, THAT'S GOING TO REMAIN, BUT THE, UH, BUT THE FOCUS IS GOING TO SHIFT TO THE TOP PRIORITY WILL BE IF WE FIND ANY HOME THAT IS SERVED BY, UH, UH, BY A LEAD SERVICE LINE OR LED SERVICES.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE'VE HAD AN ESTABLISHED SAMPLING POOL FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, SINCE 1992, WHERE WE'VE BEEN OUR FIRST ROUND.
UM, AND, UH, THOSE DO NOT INCLUDE SCHOOLS OR CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALL, THEY'RE ALL RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
GARY, YOU'D LIKE TO ADD, THIS IS, THIS IS MATT AGAIN.
UM, WHILE WE DID NOT HAVE TO DO SPECIFIC SAMPLING AT THE SCHOOLS, I KNOW EDDIE ISD HAS DONE SOME, AND AS WE GET OUR INVENTORY AND BIRTH BEGAN OR INVENTORY WORTH LOOKING AT TAP CARDS, UH, WE DID LOOK AT SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES THAT WERE REGISTERED AS OF A FEW YEARS AGO, 2017 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND WE DID CHECK THEIR SERVICE LINE MATERIALS, AND WE'RE BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT NONE OF THEM HAD LED SERVICES.
SO IT'S NOT THE SAME THING AS SAMPLING, BUT WE HAVE DONE SOME WORK THERE.
WHAT THE RULE IS CALLING FOR US IS GETTING SOME SAMPLING DONE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT I WROTE THAT INFORMATION.
IT'S GOT A FEW MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF.
I GOT TO ONE QUICK QUESTION, UH, FOR MR. MORTON, BASED ON MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WEEK IN THE RED ZONE, WE STILL GOT 27 INVENTORIES THAT NEED TO BE DONE.
AND THEN WE GOT HENRY AND MAGGIE SEVEN METERS OUTSIDE THE RED ZONE.
LET ME FORGET, IS THIS
SO, UH, THIS WAS PLANNED TO BE DONE BY CITY STAFF.
UH, MOST OF THAT 190,000 THOUGH, WILL BE ABLE TO BE DONE THROUGH PLAN REVIEW AND FINDING SUBDIVISION PLANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, BUT YES, AT THIS POINT, THE PLAN IS TO HANDLE THAT IN-HOUSE WITH THE CITY.
I, IF IT GOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS, NOT EARLY, MAY I BE RECOGNIZED PLEASE? YES.
AND, UH, AS YOU MAY KNOW, I'VE BEEN LONG INTERESTED IN THE MATTER OF LED SERVICES AND, UH, WE'VE HAD MANY A DISCUSSION HERE AT THE WATER WASTEWATER COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE WATER FORWARD TASK FORCE.
AND AT ONE POINT I EVEN WROTE AN OP-ED IN THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
SO TO, UH, BE PRESENTED WITH SUCH DRAMATIC PROGRESS AS THIS PRESENTATION REPRESENTS THIS EVENING, I CAN ONLY APPLAUD MANAGING ENGINEER COLIN AND HIS TEAM FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT
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JOB, BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS FULL OF ROSES AND NICE COMMENTS.SO, UH, I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS TO MAYBE BE JUST A TOUCH CRITICAL, BUT PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY.
I THINK PART OF THIS NEW RULE IS THE SAMPLING PROCEDURES ARE GOING TO BE TOUGHER.
AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY ABOUT A CITY WHERE I GREW UP, WHERE THE WAY THEY DID THE LED SAMPLING IS THEY MADE SURE THE SAMPLING WAS ONLY DONE AT THE HOUSES OF PEOPLE THAT WORKED FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
SO EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD 400,000 LED SERVICES, THEY HAD AMAZINGLY LOW LEAD LEVELS.
SO IF YOU'LL NOTICE EPA IS KIND OF CHANGING HOW YOU DO THESE SAMPLES SO THAT YOU'VE MOVED THEM AROUND.
I THINK THERE'S ALSO SOME NEW REQUIREMENTS RELATIVE TO THE FIFTH LEADER.
AND I WON'T GO INTO A LOT OF DETAILS, BUT SOME PEOPLE WOULD SUGGEST IF YOU TAKE THE SAMPLE AND THE FIRST LITTLE BIT OF WATER OUT OF THE PIPE, YOU DON'T REALLY GET THE LEAD AS WELL AS IF YOU WAIT FOR THAT FIFTH LITER, WHICH WE'LL START DOING.
UM, SO IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGHER.
THE TRIGGERS LEVELS ARE GOING TO BE LOWER.
AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO ONE OF YOUR SLIDES.
I'M GOING TO QUESTION YOUR METHODOLOGY AND IF YOU'D GO BACK TO THAT FIRST LED INVENTORY SLIDE FOUR OR FIVE BACK, YOU CAN DO THAT.
IT COULD SNOW GO, GO FORWARD A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK IT'S SLIDE SIX IS WHAT HE'S REFERRING TO.
UH, NO THEN THE NEXT ONE, I THINK.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE DOING THIS RIGHT.
UH, AND THIS INFORMATION ON THE SLIDE, BECAUSE REMEMBER I SAT THROUGH SEVERAL OF THESE PRESENTATIONS AND NOT THAT I MEMORIZE IT, BUT I DO KIND OF READ THINGS AND SOMETHING IS STRIKING ME AS NEW ON THIS SLIDE.
THE FACT THAT THE PRIVATE SIDES WERE ALLOWED TO CUT STILL COME IN UNTIL 1967.
THAT MEANS YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE TAP CARDS, NOT JUST PRIOR TO 1956, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE WENT TO THE 1967, AT LEAST MAYBE 1970 AND BACKED UP FROM THERE.
DO YOU AGREE WITH ME? UH, NOT REALLY.
AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHY THE TAP CARDS DON'T GIVE US ANY INFORMATION ON PRIVATE SIDE MATERIAL, JUST PUBLIC SIDE.
UM, SO PRIVATE SIDE, WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE THE DATE WHEN THE SUBDIVISION WAS BUILT OR WE HAVE FIELD IDENTIFICATION.
UM, AND SO THAT'S WHY TO THIS POINT, AS YOU MIGHT NOTICE ON THIS GRAPH AT THE TOP, WE'VE GOT THIS ROUGHLY 40,000 PUBLIC SIDE, BUT WE JUST HAVE LIKE 11,000 ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, UH, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY ASSUMPTIONS YET ON THE PRIVATE SIDE.
SO IT ONLY CONTAINS HERE WHAT WE'VE LOOKED AT IN THE FIELD.
UM, BUT, BUT BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS TELLING ME IS EVERY HOUSE BUILT PRIOR TO 1967, IF YOU HAVE NO INFORMATION ON A TAP CARD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PHYSICALLY INSPECT EVERY ONE OF THOSE PRIVATE SERVICES.
ABSENT TO ANY OTHER PERMITTING INFORMATION OR ANYTHING.
WE EVEN HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE.
SO, AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
AND, UH, I JUST WANTED TO CHECK THAT AND I'M, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'VE GOT THE CENTER.
HERE'S THE OTHER THING THAT I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT, UM, AND I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS, BUT, UH, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY THIS PUBLICLY, YOU KNOW, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS IN THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN OFFERING TO PAY 100% FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF LED SERVICES, NOT JUST THE PUBLIC SIDE, BUT IT'S A WHOLE THING.
AND SOME PEOPLE USE THE TERM REMOVE AND REPLACED, BUT A MANAGING ENGINEER, UH, MATT, YOU WOULD AGREE, WE DON'T NEED TO REMOVE ANYTHING.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO MOVE OVER WITH A NEW SERVICE AND LEAVE THE OLD ONE THERE, UNLESS THERE'S SOME COMPELLING REASON TO FOOL WITH IT.
THAT'S MOST LIKELY WHAT WE WOULD DO IS, IS JUST PUT IN A WHOLE NEW SERVICE AND NOT NECESSARILY DIG UP THE OLD ONE, BUT THERE MAY BE SITE CONSTRAINTS SOMEWHERE THAT LEAD TO THAT HAPPENING.
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YEAH.IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO PAY A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR THESE LINES TO BE, UH, REPLACED I, IN MY, AND REMEMBER SOME PLACES LIKE THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAVE 400,000 OF BEETS, SO YOU'VE GOT A LIMITED THOUGHT OF MONEY, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE THEY'LL PAY FOR.
SO MY POINT IS, I DON'T THINK I'D BE THE LAST GUY IN LINE FOR THAT MONEY.
I THINK ONCE THESE RULES GET CLARIFIED, I WOULD GET OUT THERE AND GET THESE INSPECTIONS DONE AND GET MY MONEY REQUEST IN THERE BECAUSE SOME OF THESE NORTHEASTERN COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO TAKE DOWN THAT MONEY SO FAST, IT'LL MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN.
AND ALL I'M SAYING AS A, A CITY VOLUNTEER, I HOPE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE WE CAN PAY FOR ALL THIS, UH, REPLACEMENT WORK WITH SOMEBODY ELSE'S MONEY.
AND I THINK OF IT, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT WASTING ANY TIME AND GETTING THIS INVENTORY DONE, UH, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, IF WE WERE GOING TO GET MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINES WE HAVE IN OUR INVENTORY, IT WOULD BE $0 BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY IN OUR INVENTORY CURRENTLY.
UM, SO THAT'S, BUT, BUT WE'VE, WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT THERE.
I HONESTLY, THE GALVANIZE THAT WE HAVE MAYBE MORE IMPACTFUL, UH, AS FAR AS REPLACEMENT, YOU KNOW? OKAY.
BECAUSE THEY'RE SAYING ANY GALVANIZE DOWNSTREAM OF LED BECOMES LED YES.
IN WAY WAY, THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT AS WELL.
THE WAY THE RULE READS IS IF GALVANIZED HAS, IS, OR EVER HAS BEEN DOWNSTREAM OF LEAD, IF YOU TREAT IT LIKE LEG AND IT ALSO SAYS, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, FOR SURE IT NEVER WAS, THEN YOU ASSUME THAT IT WAS, UM, THAT'S NOT THE EXACT WORDING, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE WORDING MEANS.
AND SO, YES, I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO REPLACEMENT AGAIN, AS WE FIND LEAD, WE REPLACED THEM AS WE GO.
AND IT'S JUST KIND OF PART OF OUR OWN EM OPERATIONS.
CAUSE WE'RE NOT IN THE SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS THAT SAVED, SHE TALKED TO YOUR PROCEDURES WOULD BE, CAUSE I RECOGNIZE THERE IS VALUE IN GETTING THESE THINGS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.
WE'RE NOT FEEDING LED TO THE CUSTOMER ANYMORE.
LET'S KEEP THE RECEIPTS ON THIS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE A REIMBURSEMENT CLAIMS ON THESE THINGS.
THANKS FOR THE GREAT JOB YOU'RE DOING AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE PROGRESS.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS GOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY.
[E.1. Discussion of future agenda items.]
G FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. UH, IN MY LISTING, THERE ARE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED, UH, COMMISSIONER MICHELLE REQUEST AN M I ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE PRESENTATION.AND THEN COMMISSIONER MORIARTY.
TALK ABOUT JUST THE ROBBIE ROBBINS.
UH, SAME QUESTION ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS, CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, CAP PROGRAM, RECEIPT, RECEIPT, INCOME LABEL REPORT.
I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE, I MEAN, I'D BE RECOGNIZED HERE.
UH, IT SEEMS TO, ROBINSON WAS INTERESTED IN, IN GIVING US A 10 MINUTE PRESENTATION ON AN ISSUE THAT I WAS GOOD AT MENTIONED, UH, BACK IN THE DAY, ME AND MICKEY FISHBACK, WE HAD SOME GO ROUNDS WITH AUSTIN ENERGY ABOUT SOME OF THEIR OTHER PROCEDURES.
UH, THIS WAS, IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN THE WATER METERS WERE, WERE GETTING READ CORRECTLY, UH, I THINK WE HAD TO LISTEN TO THIS MAN.
AND IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH 7,000 SQUARE FOOT HOMES, GETTING THESE, UH, SUBSIDIES THAT THAT HAS TO BE STOPPED, I JUST COULDN'T SIT HERE FOR THAT.
SO WOULD IT BE OKAY TO HAVE HIM FOR 10 MINUTES? IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYONE? YES.
COMMISSIONER, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
ALSO, I, WE WERE STAFF TO INVITE AUSTIN ENERGY REPRESENTATIVE TO PRESENT BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MANAGING PARTNER OF THE PROGRAM AND THAT WILL BE MORE, UH, WE ARE FOR THEM TO, UH, IT'S CLOSED UP, EDUCATE US, UM, HOW IT'S BEEN, UH, IMPLEMENTED OR SELECTED THE CRITERIA THAT THEY USE.
AND THEN ANOTHER ITEM IS, UH, VICE CHAIR MENTIONED ABOUT, UH, WATER CONSERVATION INCENTIVE REBATE PROGRAM
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ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONSITE WE USE FEDERAL INCENTIVE.SO THOSE ARE THREE UPCOMING POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION.
IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT COMMISSIONERS LIKE TO CONSIDER? OF COURSE YOU CAN DO IT ANY TIME AND REQUEST IT AS ALL ONE.
THE, WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONERS, UH, SPONSOR SLATE THAT WILL BE, UH, PRESENTED.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT, UH, HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS SINCE COMMISSIONER HALL IS TEMI STYLED.
SO WE GOT A VACANCY FOR JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE THAT IS A COMMITTEE THAT MEET ONCE AND ONCE A MONTH ON THE FOURTH, WEDNESDAY AROUND 5:30 PM.
SO IF COMMISH ANY COMMISSIONERS OR INTEREST IN SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE, PLEASE SEND ME ALL THE STAFF KNOW SO WE CAN WORK ON IT IN A POINT OF PERSON FOOD.
WE PRESENTED ONE IN WHISTLE, THE COMMISSION OR THAT COMMITTEE.
UH, THE OTHER ONE IS THE CORNIEST KENYAN LAND CONSERVATION PLEASER THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER, ANY FLEET WAS, UH, WE PRESENTED WATER AND WASTEWATER COMMISSION FOR THAT.
AND RIGHT NOW, UH, UH, COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY ACTIVITIES OR, UH, WE DON'T, WE ARE NOT EITHER WATCHED TO APPOINT ANYONE TO ATTEND THAT, UH, COMMITTEE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS THAT THE COMMISSION WENT TO BRING FOR THE COMMISSION? I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
UM, Y Y I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE COULD SHARE THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
CAUSE I, I WAS FINE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT SOME ANSWERS THAT SOUND LIKE OTHER PROFESSORS IN THE SAME QUESTIONS AND THEY WERE GETTING ANSWERS AND STUFF.
THOSE COULD BE SHIPPED SENT AROUND TO EVERYBODY.
IS THAT POSSIBLE? THIS IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
WE USED TO DO THAT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STAGES OF IT.
NOW WE USED TO HAVE EVERYBODY NEEDS IT.
ANYONE GOT ANY QUESTIONS SUPPOSED TO PUTTING TO THE STAFF BY MONDAY LUNCH TIME AND THEN THAT WON'T GIVE STAFF ENOUGH TIME TO RESPOND.
AND I THINK IF THE STAFF THAT HAVE THE ANSWERS, THEY SHOULD, THEY CAN, UH, IT'S REAL GOOD TO HER BEFORE THE MEETING.
AND I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH, UH, MS. FRANCA.
SHE, UH, WHAT DID THEY CAN SUPPORT US? I MEAN, FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND CIRCLE BACK ON THAT ITEMS. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER ITEMS, IF NOT, AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:39 PM AND EVERYBODY HAS EVERY SINGLE DEMARIO BYE-BYE