Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · August 1, 2023
Agenda
AGENDA
August 1, 2023 2:00 PM
Trustees:
James D. Couch, Chairman, Independent Trustee
Sharon Voorhees, Independent Trustee
Todd Stone, Council Trustee
David Holt, Mayor Trustee
Mark K. Stonecipher, Vice Chairman, Surrogate Trustee
Craig Freeman, City Manager Trustee
Laura A. Johnson, Surrogate Trustee
Chris Browning, General Manager
Amy K. Simpson, Secretary
City Council Chambers, Third Floor, 200 North Walker Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
MEETING INFORMATION
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OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
MEETING INFORMATION
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust usually meets twice per month on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. in
Council Chambers at City Hall, unless different or prior notice of a change is posted. Call 2972422 to
confirm meeting dates.
It is the policy of the Trust to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public with
disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Anyone with a disability who requires an
accommodation, a modification of policies or procedures, or an auxiliary aid or service in order to
participate in this meeting should call (405) 2972422 at least 48 hours in advance (not including weekends
or holidays). The staff will give primary consideration to the choice of auxiliary aid or service requested by
the individual with disability. If you need an alternative format of the agenda, or any information provided
at this meeting, please call (405) 2972422 at least 48 hours before the meeting.
Addressing the Trust
Citizens may address the Trust on certain items by signing up to speak and providing the agenda item
number, their reason for appearing and their address, but all comments must be relevant to the item. If
you wish to address the Trust, you may call 2972422 or you may sign up to speak at the meeting. The
Chairman or presiding officer may in his or her discretion prohibit a person from addressing the Trust, or
have any person removed from the Council Chamber, if that person commits any disorderly or disruptive
behavior, which includes without limitation any of the following: speaking without being recognized by the
Chairman or presiding officer; continuing to speak after notice that the speaker’s allotted time has expired;
presenting comments or material not relevant to the item under discussion; failing to comply with the
lawful instructions of the Chairman or presiding officer; engaging in other conduct, activity, or speech that
delays, disturbs, interferes, or disrupts the effective or timely conduct of the meeting, or is otherwise
violent, threatening, abusive, obscene, or jeopardizing the safety of self or others. A person may also be
subject to arrest and removal from the Municipal Building for violation of Oklahoma City Municipal Code
2020, § 3081 – Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, §280 Willfully Disturbing,
Interfering With or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or Employees. Citizens will be limited to
three minutes to speak to the Trust.
Trust Actions
The Trust may take any of several actions including but not limited to adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer,
recommend, amend, strike, or continue any item. The Trust is not limited by staff recommendations as to
the actions it may take. If more information is needed, the Trust may refer matters to the General
Manager or to Legal Counsel, or submit them to committees, boards, commissions, or independent
consultants for additional study. The Trust may authorize the General Manager or Legal Counsel to take
certain actions. Items may be stricken from the agenda, or no action may be taken.
Consent Docket
Consent Docket items are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a Trustee. Consent
Docket items usually involve routine actions or standard contracts. Trustees, staff, or citizens may request
discussion or separate consideration of any Consent Docket item. A separate vote may be taken upon the
motion of a Trustee.
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AGENDA
OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
August 1, 2023
I. Call to Order
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AGENDA
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I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. Approve the minutes of the July 18, 2023, meeting.
III. Consent Docket
A. Plans and Specifications to be advertised for bids, Project WC1031, Waterline
Aerial Crossing Replacement, south of NW 36th Street between North Grand
Boulevard and West I44 Service Road.
B. Contract for Engineering Services with Carollo Engineers, Inc., Project WC1039,
Booster Pump Station Electrical Improvements, Booster Pump Station Nos. 15,
18, and 23, fee of $124,308.
C. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; awarding a contract to Wynn
Construction Company, Inc., Project ST01632, Diffuser Replacement, North
Canadian Wastewater Treatment Plant, $1,523,944; and approving the contract
and bonds.
D. Amendment No. 3 to the Contract for Engineering Services with HuittZollars,
Inc., Project WC0855, 42inch Water Transmission Main Extension, Booster
Station 28, 501 North Council Road to NW 4th Street and MacArthur
Boulevard, fee increase of $67,370.
E. Final Acceptance, Project WE0097, Emergency Water Main Repair, Draper
Water Treatment Plant; and placing the maintenance bond into effect.
F. Right of Entry Agreement with The City of Oklahoma City and RTX1 Oklahoma
City OK Landlord, LLC, south of I240 Highway between South Air Depot
Boulevard and South Midwest Boulevard.
G. Joint Revocable Permit with The City of Oklahoma City and the LifeShare
Foundation, PE240002HR, to hold the “Little Red Heart – Run, Walk, Social”
at the Lake Hefner Reservoir and Reservation, September 23, 2023, revenue of
$550 (OCWUT revenue of $125).
H. 1. Recommend The City of Oklahoma City accept a permanent access
easement, Project WC0930, Water Transmission Main and Booster Station No.
9 Improvements for DraperHefner System Interconnection, 7628 West Reno
Avenue; and
2. Authorize payment of claim, $27,035.28.
I. 1. Recommend The City of Oklahoma City accept a Special Warranty Deed from
OKC L. Dev., LLC, Project SB202000002, oversized sanitary sewer main
extension under Policy B1 procedures to serve Creekside Village Offsite Sewer,
in the vicinity of SW 29th Street and Czech Hall Road; accepting the project; and
2. Authorize payment of the claim, $246,480.
Oklahoma J. Ratification
City Water Utilities of payments from
Trust June
Page 28, 2023, through July 25, 2023.
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Avenue; and
2. Authorize payment of claim, $27,035.28.
I. 1. Recommend The City of Oklahoma City accept a Special Warranty Deed from
OKC L. Dev., LLC, Project SB202000002, oversized sanitary sewer main
extension under Policy B1 procedures to serve Creekside Village Offsite Sewer,
in the vicinity of SW 29th Street and Czech Hall Road; accepting the project; and
2. Authorize payment of the claim, $246,480.
J. Ratification of payments from June 28, 2023, through July 25, 2023.
IV. Concurrence Docket
V. Emergency Construction Contracts by Resolution (Four affirmative votes required
for approval.)
A. Resolution ratifying the actions of the General Manager in declaring an emergency;
approving the bidding documents, approving Addenda Nos. 1 and 2; and
awarding a contract to Downey Contracting, LLC, Project SE0052, emergency
sanitary sewer interceptor replacement, Chisholm Creek Wastewater Treatment
Plant, $2,209,573; ratifying issuance of an emergency work order; and approving
the contract and bonds.
(Four affirmative votes required for approval.)
VI. Items for Individual Consideration
A. Joint Resolution with The City of Oklahoma City authorizing the General Manager
of the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust to receive and approve Securities
applications in lieu of retainage and The City of Oklahoma City Treasurer to take
possession and to secure Securities endorsed or assigned to the Oklahoma City
Water Utilities Trust designated as "owner" in the construction contract documents
as authorized by Oklahoma law; and authorizing the General Manager of the
Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust and the Treasurer of The City of Oklahoma
City to negotiate such Securities to the extent necessary to cause the construction
contract to be fulfilled.
B. Joint Resolution with The City of Oklahoma City approving the price adjustments
to the regulated tariff rate contract with the federal government for provision of
utility services, initial system deficiency corrections, and the recoverable portion of
systems purchase price effective November 1, 2022, as provided in accord with
FAR 52.2417, changes in rates or terms and conditions of the service for
regulated services, and authorizing the General Manager to implement the
approved annual water tariff rate of $12,272,131 and the approved annual
wastewater tariff rate of $14,552,644 for Contract Year 2.
VII. Items from Trustees
VIII. General Manager Reports
IX. Citizens to be Heard
X. Adjournment
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