Water Board
Regular MeetingAlbany, NY · August 27, 2021
Agenda
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, August 27, 2021 @ 9:00am
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Appointments of the Chairman - Appointment of James Frezzell to Audit Committee and to position
of Assistant Secretary.
4. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting on July 23, 2021 (if no objection, reading of minutes
dispensed).
5. Public Comment Period
6. Committee and other reports:
A. Finance Committee Report – C. Anthony Owens
B. Financial Report –Tom Dufresne/Bill Kahn
July MTD/YTD Financials
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 – final report
Lead Water Service Replacement Program – Status Report (Katie McKitrick)
Beaver Creek Clean River Project – Status Report
35 Erie Boulevard Improvements – Status Report
CFA Application
7. Old Business
• American Water follow up
• Status of Lease negotiation with T-Mobile/Sprint (TJ Ruane)
8. New Business
• Upcoming SEQRA Process for Tide Gates Project and Academy Road Constructed
Wetlands Project.
• Feura Bush Water Treatment Plant – Masonry repairs to west wall filtration
building
9. Resolutions
Resolution 21-63: Approving Change Order 1 – Beaver Creek Clean River Project.
Phase 1 – Third Avenue Improvements with James H. Maloy, Inc.
Resolution 21-64: Approving Change Order 2 – Beaver Creek Clean River Project,
Phase 4 – Third Avenue Tunnel. With Rifenburg Construction.
Resolution 21-65: Approving Change Order 6A to the Feura Bush WTP
Sedimentation Bldg. Contract with VMJR Companies
Resolution 21-66: Authorizing Chairman to sign Memorandum of Agreement with
Albany County for provision of Updated Aerial Imaging Mapping for a Not to
exceed cost of $5,950.
10. Enter Executive Session.1
11. Exit Executive Session.
12. Announce next meeting date: September 24, 2021; 9:00am. Note: Special Governance Committee
meeting at 8:30am. The September Finance Committee meeting is cancelled.
13. 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.
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