Water Board

ALBANY WATER BOARD 10 North Enterprise Drive Albany, New York 12204 (518) 434‐5300 Charles G. Houghton III, Chairman Rachel Johnson, Vice Chairman C. Anthony Owens, Treasurer Barbara Smith, Secretary Karen Strong, Assistant Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Albany Water Board Friday, January 22, 2021 @ 9:00am Pursuant to Executive Order No. 202.1, issued by Governor Cuomo on March 12, 2020, and advisories issued by Federal, State, and Local officials related to the COVID‐19 virus, the Albany Water Board will convene its January 22, 2021 meeting by Zoom video conference; Members of the public that wish to attend the video conference to provide public comment are asked to pre‐register at https://bit.ly/30ZofFC before January 21, at 2:00 pm. In person attendance will not be permitted; The video conference will be recorded. 1. Roll call 2. Introduction of Lisa Middleton, new Confidential Assistant to the Commissioner 3. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting December 18, 2020 (if no objection, reading of minutes dispensed). 4. Public Comment Period 5. Presentation on the Water Department’s Proposed Lead Water Service Replacement Program – Coffey and Katie McKitrick 6. Rate Consultant Report – William Kahn, UHY Advisors 7. Committee and other reports: A. Report of the Finance Committee B. Report of the Governance Committee  C. Financial Report –Tom Dufresne  2020 Preliminary Year End MTD/YTD Financials  Letter of Credit status  New $25 million borrowing D. Commissioner’s Report – Commissioner Joseph Coffey, Jr., P.E. and Deputy Commissioner William Simcoe, P.E.  2020MTD/YTD Critical Numbers & Key Performance Indicators  2021 One Page Plan  Beaver Creek Clean River Project Update  Sustainability Workshop facilitated by Indu Lnu from UAlbany  Solar Concept for AWB property at Loudonville Reservoir 8. New Business • Execution of Option Year 1 of the Contract with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna for Legal Counsel 9. Resolutions  Resolution 21‐01: Election of Officers and Committee Assignments for 2020.  Resolution 21‐02: Extension of Backwater Valve Grant Program.  Resolution 21‐03: Extending Master Services Agreements with Various Consulting Engineering Firms.  Resolution 21‐04: Approving Change Order 2 for an extension of time to contract with James H. Maloy, Inc. for the Woodlawn Stormwater Harvesting Project.  Resolution 21‐05: Approving Change Order 1B‐02 with Stilsing Electric, Inc. for the Upper Washington Ave Pressure Zone Contract 1B – Electrical  Resolution 21‐06: Approving Change Order 1C‐02 with Stilsing Electric, Inc. for the Wastewater Pump Station and Piping Contract 1C – Electrical  Resolution 21‐07: Approving Change Order 2 with New Castle Paving, LLC for the Ramsey Place Green Infrastructure Project  Resolution 21‐08: Adopting a Negative Declaration under SEQRA for Facility Improvements at the Alcove Reservoir.  Resolution 21‐09: Adopting the revised Water Bill Forgiveness Policy  Resolution 21‐10: Adopting the revised Whistleblower Policy  Resolution 21‐11: Adopting the revised Procurement Policy  Resolution 21‐12: Adopting the revised Property Disposition Policy  Resolution 21‐13: Adopting the revised Property Acquisition Policy 9. Enter Executive Session.1 10. Exit Executive Session. 11. Announce next meeting date: Friday, February 26, 2021 9:00am 12. Adjournment 1 Only if necessary (and approved by a majority vote of the Board) to discuss: a. matters which will imperil the public safety, if disclosed; b. any matter which may disclose the identity of a law enforcement officer, or informer; c. information relating to current or future investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense which could imperil effective law enforcement, if disclosed; d. discussions regarding proposed, pending or current litigation; e. collective negotiations pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law; f. the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation; g. the preparation, grading or administration of examinations; and h. the proposed acquisition, sale or lease or real property or the proposed acquisition of securities, or sale or exchange of public securities held by such public body, but only when publicly disclosed would substantially affect the value thereof