OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST

MEETING MINUTES

December 21, 2004

The agenda was posted on the Council Chamber Bulletin Board at 2:21 p.m., December 16, 2004


TRUSTEES PRESENT

Willa Johnson, Acting Vice Chair

Carl Edwards, Trustee

James D. Couch, Trustee

TRUSTEES ABSENT

Mick Cornett, Trustee

Cody Graves, Vice Chairman

Vacant – Chairman

EMPLOYEES PRESENT

Marsha Slaughter, General Manager

MaryLu Gordon, Municipal Counselor’s Office

Frances Kersey, City Clerk’s Office

Patsy Atkinson, Water & Wastewater Utilities

Jeanette Sheets, Water & Wastewater Utilities

Marla Adams, Water & Wastewater Utilities

Billy Little, Water & Wastewater Utilities

OTHERS PRESENT

Tim Johnson, Johnson & Associates, Inc.

I.          Call to Order. 2:00 p.m.

            Acting Vice Chair Willa Johnson presided.

II.         Approve minutes of December 7, 2004 Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust meeting.

APPROVED.  Moved by Edwards, seconded by Couch.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson, Edwards and Couch.

II.         CONSENT DOCKET

A.        PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ADDENDUM

1.         Approve Plans and Specifications, Project SC-0189, Relief Main Construction and Sanitary Sewer System Rehabilitation and Repair, NW 63rd Street to Grand Boulevard between May Avenue and Hefner Parkway.

APPROVED.  Moved by Edwards, seconded by Couch.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson, Edwards and Couch.

2.         Approve Addendum No. 1, Project WC-0421, Water Main Replacement, NW 56th Street to NW 63rd Street from North Pennsylvania Avenue to North Villa Avenue, Carter & Burgess, Inc.

APPROVED.  Moved by Edwards, seconded by Couch.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson, Edwards and Couch.

B.         AMENDMENTS AND CHANGE ORDERS

1.         Approve Amendment No. 3, $18,824.50, Project WC-0402, Water Main Replacement, NW 23rd Street to Cashion Place between Lyon Boulevard and Portland Avenue, Amis Construction Company.       

APPROVED.  Moved by Edwards, seconded by Couch.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson, Edwards and Couch.

2.         Approve Change Order No. 1, $10,550.24, Project SC-0657, Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, SW 59th Street to Interstate 240 between South Pennsylvania Avenue to South Blackwelder Avenue, Krapff Reynolds Construction Company.

APPROVED.  Moved by Edwards, seconded by Couch.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson, Edwards and Couch.

IV.       Recommend the City of Oklahoma City execute the Assignment of Permanent Easements and Bill of Sale and Assignment from Redbud Energy, LP for transfer of the facilities serving the Redbud Project electric generating facility east of Arcadia, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, outside of the city limits, north and east of the North Canadian Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 12800 North Anderson Road, Project ST-0039, and accept the Easement, Partial Release and Subordination of Lien.

RECOMMENDED.  Moved by Couch, seconded by Edwards.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson, Edwards and Couch.

V.        REPORTS

A.        Receive report of financial obligations and allocations of unrestricted cash for December 2004.

RECEIVED.  Moved by Edwards, seconded by Couch.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson, Edwards and Couch.

B.         Receive status report of the Water and Wastewater Utilities Department for the month of November 2004.

RECEIVED.  Moved by Edwards, seconded by Couch.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson,  Edwards and Couch.

VI.       Ratification of OCWUT payments for the period November 16, 2004 through December 14, 2004.

RATIFIED.  Moved by Edwards, seconded by Couch.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson, Edwards and Couch.

VII.      Receive the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Construction Permit No. WL-000055040890 for Project WC-0469, Phases I-IV – Water Transmission Main Extension along Western Avenue from Hefner Road to NW 200th Street.

RECEIVED. Moved by Couch, seconded by Edwards.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson,  Edwards and Couch.

VIII.     Approve amended and restated contract for bond counsel services with Fagin, Brown, Bush, Tinney & Kiser and Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard PC.

APPROVED.  Moved by Couch, seconded by Edwards. Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson,  Edwards and Couch.

IX.       Adopt the Joint Resolution with The City of Oklahoma City approving the filing of a grant and authorizing the commitment of matching funds and authorizing the Director of Water and Wastewater Utilities to file a Recreational Trails Grant Application with the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department on behalf of the City of Oklahoma City.

ADOPTED.  Moved by Couch, seconded by Edwards.  Ayes: Acting Vice Chair Johnson, Edwards and Couch.

X.        New Business.

            None

XI.       Comments from Trustees, Staff and Citizens.

            Acting Vice Chair Johnson wished everyone Happy Holidays.

XII.      Adjournment.

ACTING VICE CHAIR ADJOURNED, 2:09 p.m.

ATTEST:

Frances Kersey, Secretary                           Willa Johnson, Acting Vice Chair