Water Board

ALBANY WATER BOARD 10 North Enterprise Drive Albany, New York 12204 (518) 434‐5300 Charles G. Houghton III, Chairperson Rachel Johnson, Vice Chairperson C. Anthony Owens, Treasurer Karen Strong, Secretary James Frezzell, Member Notice of Meeting of the Albany Water Board Friday, July 23, 2021 @ 9:00am 1. Call to Order & Welcome New Board Member 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting on June 25, 2021 (if no objection, reading of minutes dispensed). 4. Public Comment Period 5. Committee and other reports: A. Finance Committee Report – C. Anthony Owens B. Financial Report –Tom Dufresne/Bill Kahn  June MTD/YTD Financials  2022 Budget Process C. Commissioner’s Report – Commissioner Joseph Coffey, Jr., P.E. and Deputy Commissioner William Simcoe, P.E.  2021 MTD/YTD Critical Numbers & Key Performance Indicators  Lead and Copper Compliance sampling  Lead Water Service Replacement Program – Status Report  Beaver Creek Clean River Project – Status Report  35 Erie Boulevard Improvements – Status Report 6. Old Business • American Water follow up • Status of Lease negotiation with T‐Mobile/Sprint (TJ Ruane) 7. New Business • Suspension of Billing Request: South End Butterfly Garden – Nadia Ferran, 228/230 Eagle St. (vacant lots) 8. Resolutions  Resolution 21‐55: Approving Change Order 1 – Contract 1; 35 Erie Blvd Building & Site Improvements – Asbestos Abatement  Resolution 21‐56: Awarding Contract, 35 Erie Blvd. Building & Site Improvements – New Construction.  Resolution 21‐57: Approving Change Order 5A – Feura Bush Filtration Plant Sedimentation Building Renovation Contract with VMJR Companies, LLC.  Resolution 21‐58: Approving Change Order SP‐01A – Alcove Reservoir Sodium Permanganate Contract with AMZ Construction Services, Inc.  Resolution 21‐59: Approving Change Order EU‐1B – Feura Bush Filtration Plant Electrical Upgrade Contract with Spring Electric.  Resolution 21‐60: Authorizing the Expense of no more than $150,000 for reimbursement to the Department of General Services for the Street Resurfacing & Sidewalk Reconstruction Project 2021 – Contract 2, Green Infrastructure Tree Planters requested by the Water Department.  Resolution 21‐61: approving Change Order 1‐ Beaver Creek Clean River Project Phase IV; Third Avenue Tunnel Contract with Rifenburg Contracting Corp.  Resolution 21‐62: Authorizing suspension of billing for property at 228 and 230 Eagle St. dedicated to a South End Butterfly garden and community Environmental Education. 9. Enter Executive Session.1 10. Exit Executive Session. 11. Announce next meeting date: August 27, 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.