Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · August 4, 2026
Agenda
AGENDA
AUGUST 4, 2026 2:00 PM
Trustees:
James D. Couch, Chairman, Independent Trustee
Sharon Voorhees, Independent Trustee
Bradley Carter, Council Trustee
David Holt, Mayor Trustee
Mark K. Stonecipher, Vice Chairman, Surrogate Trustee
Craig Freeman, City Manager Trustee
Brent Bryant, Surrogate Trustee
Chris Browning, General Manager
Amy K. Simpson, Secretary
City Council Chamber, 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 405-297-2422 to confirm meeting dates.
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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
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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 405-297-2422 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.
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Comments must concern Trust services or policies. Please fill out a “Request to be Heard” form located outside the
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COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES. Continuing to speak beyond the time allowed by the Chairman or presiding office
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.
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AGENDA
OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
AUGUST 4, 2026
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. Approve the minutes of the July 21, 2026 meeting.
III. Consent Docket
A. Plans and Specifications to be advertised for bids, Projects WM-0398-2 and SW-0245,
Fleet Fuel Station Replacements, 1800 East Overholser Drive and 11501 North Portland
Avenue.
B. Contract award to 4M Trenching, LLC, Project WC-1125, Waterline Relocation, SW
149th Street between Robinson Avenue and Santa Fe Avenue, $229,886; and approving
the contract and bonds.
C. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; awarding a contract to Krapff-Reynolds
Construction Company, Project SC-1107, Sanitary Sewer Line Rehabilitation, NW 26th
Street from Ann Arbor Avenue to Meridian Avenue, $3,425,864; and approving the
contract and bonds.
D. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; awarding a contract to C4L, LLC, Project
SW-0234-2, Solid Waste Operations Center Improvements-Plumbing and HVAC, 11501
North Portland Avenue, $261,162; and approving the contract and bonds.
E. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; awarding a contract to Southwest Water
Works, LLC, Project WC-1042, Waterline Replacement, NW 60th Street to NW 63rd
Street between May Avenue and Villa Avenue, $2,396,140; and approving the contract
and bonds.
F. Renewal No. 1 of the Professional Services Agreement with Byers Creative LLC
(OCWUT00037), marketing/media, public relations and marketing consulting services,
estimated cost $600,000, retroactive to June 18, 2026 through June 17, 2028.
G. Amendment No. 2 to Contract for Engineering Services with Smith Roberts
Baldischwiler, LLC, Project WC-0879, Atoka Pipeline Raw Water Transmission Line,
Macomb to Stanley Draper Reservoir, fee increase of $1,822,658.
H. Amendment No. 3 to the Contract for Engineering Services with Ardurra Group, Inc.,
Project ST-0167, Disinfection and Dechlorination System Improvements, North
Canadian Wastewater Treatment Plant, fee increase of $100,380.
I. Amendment No. 29 to the Award/Contract (SP0600-20-C-8331) associated with the
United States of America for the municipalization of the water and wastewater systems
at Tinker Air Force Base.
J. Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Permit to Construct, Permit No.
WL000055260420, Replace Underground Fuel Tank with Above Ground Tank, Tinker
Air Force Base, Building 260.
K. 1. Recommend The City of Oklahoma City accept a permanent easement, Project WC-
1039, Booster Pump Station Electrical Improvements, Booster Pump Station Nos.
15, 18, and 23; and
2. Authorize payment of claim, $5,000.
L. Recommend The City of Oklahoma City accept a permanent easement, Project WC-
1113, Kiamichi River Water Management Program, Moyers Pump Station to Pump
Station O.
M. Joint Resolution with The City Of Oklahoma City declaring the necessity for acquiring
certain permanent and temporary easements located in Atoka and Pushmataha Counties
for a raw water pipeline and uses incidental thereto, Project WC-1113, Kiamichi River
Water Management Program; and authorizing, instructing, and directing the City
Manager of The City Of Oklahoma City and the General Manager of the Oklahoma City
Water Utilities Trust to acquire necessary permanent and temporary easements by
purchase and settlement of damages with the land owners; authorizing, instructing, and
directing Ritchie Rock & Atwood Law Firm to condemn said properties for such
purposes if said permanent and temporary easements cannot be purchased and the
damages settled by agreement with the land owners.
N. Ratification of payments, June 24, 2026 through July 28, 2026.
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 Addendum No. 1, and awarding a contract
to Wynn Construction Co., Inc., Project SE-0068, Emergency Line Break, Chisholm
Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, $138,000; ratifying issuance of an emergency work
order; and approving the contract and bonds.
(Four affirmative votes required for approval.)
VI. Items for Individual Consideration
VII. Items from Trustees
VIII. General Manager Reports
A. Utilities Department Daily Operational Report for July 30, 2026.
IX. Citizens to be Heard
X. Adjournment
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