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 Karen Strong, Secretary Barbara Smith Notice of Meeting of the Albany Water Board Friday, February 26, 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 February 26, 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 http://bit.ly/2ZrIoCv before February 25, at 2:00 pm. In person attendance will not be permitted; The video conference will be recorded. 1. Roll call 2. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting January 22, 2021 and Special Meeting of February 8, 2021 (if no objection, reading of minutes dispensed). 3. Public Comment Period 4. Presentation on Bond Issuance – Joe Scott, Hodgson Russ;, Janine Caruso, Fiscal advisors; Jeff Cohen, Piper Sandler 5. Presentation: AWD Geographic Information System (GIS) Platform – Jared Flagler, AWD Mapping Technologist 6. Committee and other reports: A. Governance Committee – continue discussion of AWB Policies B. Financial Report –Tom Dufresne/Bill Kahn  2020 Update Preliminary Year End and status of 2020 Audit  January MTD/YTD Financials  Letter of Credit status   Report of AWB IT Audit by NY OSC C. Commissioner’s Report – Commissioner Joseph Coffey, Jr., P.E. and Deputy Commissioner William Simcoe, P.E.  2020 MTD/YTD Critical Numbers & Key Performance Indicators  Beaver Creek Clean River Project Update  Solar Concept for AWB property at Loudonville Reservoir  Lead Water Service Replacement Program Update  Strategic Planning Session for Joint Board/AWD Leadership Team 7. New Business  PSC Consent Order and Penalty for Gas service damage – January 2019  Easement - 8 Marion Avenue 8. Resolutions  Resolution 21-16: Extension of Contract with Capital Safety Services for 3rd and final option year.  Resolution 21-17: Authorizing the Chairman to execute an easement with owner of 8 Marion Avenue  Resolution 21-18: Authorizing the Award of Contract for Phase III of the Beaver Creek Clean River Project to Wm. J. Keller & Sons Construction Corp. pending final approvals from the NYSDEC and NYSEFC.  Resolution 21-19: Authorizing the Award of Contract for Phase V-G of the Beaver Creek Clean River Project to Wm. J. Keller & Sons Construction Corp. pending final approvals from the NYSDEC and NYSEFC.  Resolution 21-20: Approving Change Order 1B-02 to the Wastewater Pump Station and Piping HVAC Contract with Collett Mechanical, Inc.  Resolution 21-21: Approving Change Order 2A to the Feura Bush Water Filtration Plant Sedimentation Building Renovation contract with VMJR Companies, LLC.  Resolution 21-22: Approving Change Order 1 to the 2020 AWB Water & Sewer Improvements Project with Wm. J. Keller & Sons Construction Corp. 9. Enter Executive Session.1 10. Exit Executive Session. 11. Announce next meeting date: Friday, March 26, 2021 9:00am. Note Audit Committee meeting 8:00am. 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