Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · September 26, 2023
Agenda
AGENDA
September 26, 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
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 297-2422 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) 297-2422 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) 297-2422 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 297-2422 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, § 30-81 – Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, §280- Willfully Disturbing,
Interfering With or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or Employees.
Citizens may address the Trust on individual concerns at the end of the agenda under “Citizens to be
Heard.” Comments must concern Trust services or policies. Please fill out a "Request to be Heard" form
located outside the Chambers. Please return this form to the Trust Secretary before the meeting
begins. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES. Continuing to speak beyond the time
allowed by the Chairman or presiding officer shall constitute grounds for removal from the Council Chamber.
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.
Call (405) 297-2422 for more information about the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust.
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AGENDA
OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
September 26, 2023
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. Approve the minutes of the September 12, 2023, meeting.
III. Consent Docket
A. Plans and Specifications to be advertised for bids, Project WM-0389-1, Lake
Hefner Ranger Station Site Improvements, 4407 South Lake Hefner Drive.
B. Pricing Agreements award and approval, Duramax Holdings, LLC dba Otto
Environmental Systems (C249017), and Kart-Man, LLC (C249018), refuse
and recycling cart wheels, estimated annual cost $100,000, November 7,
2023 through November 6, 2026.
C. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; awarding a contract to Krapff
Reynolds Construction Company, Projects SC-1103 and WC-0974-1, Sewer
and Waterline Replacements, NW 32nd Terrace to NW 30th Street between
Pennsylvania Avenue and Kentucky Avenue, $951,177; and approving the
contract and bonds.
D. Renewal of the Professional Services Agreement with Metro Technology Centers,
District 22 (R24-C219004), professional training services, estimated annual cost
$880,000, October 26, 2023 through October 25, 2026.
E. Amendment No. 5 to the Professional Services Agreement with The City of
Oklahoma City and C.H. Guernsey and Company (C149054), consultant services
for Tinker Air Force Base Municipalization, increase of $405,300, retroactive to
January 21, 2020 through January 20, 2026.
F. 1. Pricing Agreements award and approvals, Core & Main LP (C249020),
and Pioneer Supply LLC (C249021), Compact Ductile Iron Mechanical
Fittings and Accessories, estimated annual cost $800,000, September 26,
2023 through September 25, 2026; and
2. Resolution authorizing the open market purchase of compact ductile iron
mechanical fittings and accessories not available on a pricing agreement
(OM24- C249022), estimated annual cost $200,000, September 26, 2023
through September 25, 2026.
IV. Concurrence Docket
A. Concurrence with the McGee Creek Authority in rejecting the bid received from
Corrpro Companies, Inc., Project WMC-040, McGee Creek Pipeline Cathodic
Protection Improvements, McGee Creek Reservoir, Farris, Oklahoma.
B. Concurrence with the McGee Creek Authority in adopting a Resolution ratifying
the actions of the Chairman in approving Amendment No. 1 and Change Order
No. 1 with Ellsworth Construction, LLC, Project WMC-035-1, facility road
improvements, McGee Creek Reservoir, Farris, Oklahoma, increase of
$55,582.42.
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C. Concurrence with the McGee Creek Authority in adopting a Resolution ratifying
the actions of the Chairman in awarding a contract to Nash Construction
Company, Inc., $1,137,906; ratifying issuance of a work order by the General
Manager, Projects WMC-036 and WMC-039, Bureau of Reclamation Inspection
and Regulating Tank Improvements; and approving the contract and bonds.
D. Concurrence with the McGee Creek Authority in adopting a Resolution ratifying
the actions of the General Manager in approving the Joint Funding Agreement
(23SJJFAOK017000) with the United States Geological Survey, AC-23-0006-
US, July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, $4,600.
E. Concurrence with the McGee Creek Authority in adopting a Resolution authorizing
a 6.02 percent pay plan adjustment over fiscal year 2022-2023 rates retroactive
to July 1, 2023, for fulltime McGee Creek Authority employees; and approving a
new McGee Creek Authority pay plan retroactive to July 1, 2023, through June
30, 2024.
V. Emergency Construction Contracts by Resolution (Four affirmative votes required
for approval.)
VI. Items for Individual Consideration
A. Resolution authorizing the General Manager, or designee(s), to submit
application(s) for American Rescue Plan Act grant from the Oklahoma Water
Resources Board in the amount of up to $2,083,434, Project ST-0154, Deer
Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Biosolids and Odor Management; and
authorizing the General Manager, or designee(s), to execute any documents
associated with the grant application process.
VII. Items from Trustees
VIII. General Manager Reports
IX. Citizens to be Heard
X. Adjournment
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