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 R. Frezzell, Assistant Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Albany Water Board 10 North Enterprise Drive - Albany NY 12204 Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 9:00am 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Introduction of Sarah Terrill, new AWD Confidential Assistant 4. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting on October 22, 2021 (if no objection, reading of minutes dispensed). 5. Public Comment Period 6. Committee and other reports: A. Governance Committee Report – Rachel Johnson B. Financial Report –Tom Dufresne/Bill Kahn  October MTD/YTD Financials  New York State Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Vendor Agreement  Rate Discussion 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 Water Service Replacement Program – Status Report  Beaver Creek Clean River Project – Status Report  35 Erie Boulevard Improvements – Status Report  Capital Program – Construction projects updates 7. Old Business • Status of Lease negotiation with T-Mobile/Sprint (TJ Ruane) 8. New Business  Update the Five Year Capital Plan.  SEQRA for Academy Road Constructed Wetland and Beaver Creek Flow Reduction Project 9. Resolutions  Resolution 21-80: Approving Change Order #3 to the Woodlawn Stormwater harvesting Project Contract with James H. Maloy, Inc.  Resolution 21-81: Authorizing Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with City of Albany for Payment by City for Pavement Restoration on the Water Board project on Westerlo St, Ash Grove Place and Trinity Street.  Resolution 21-82: Approving Change Order #2 to the 2021 Water & Sewer Improvements Project contract with New Castle Paving.  Resolution 21-83: Authorizing the Chairman to execute a Site Lease Agreement with T-Mobile on Water Board Property located on Madison Ave. Extension.  Resolution 21-84: Approving Change Order SP 01B to the Alcove Reservoir Sodium Permanganate System Contract with Spring Electric, Inc.  Resolution 21-85: Approving Change Order GC EU-01 to the Feura Bush Water Filtration Project Electrical Upgrade Contract with VMJR Companies LLC.  Resolution 21-86: Adopting a Negative Declaration under SEQRA for backflow prevention of river waters from the Hudson River.  Resolution 21-87: Adopting a Negative Declaration under SEQRA for construction of a wetland on Hackett Boulevard. 10. Enter Executive Session.1 11. Exit Executive Session. 12. Announce next meeting date: December 17, 2021; 9:00am. 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.