Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · August 13, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
August 13, 2024 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 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
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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
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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 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.
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AGENDA
OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
August 13, 2024
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. Approve the minutes of the July 30, 2024 meeting.
III. Consent Docket
A. Plans and Specifications to be advertised for bids, Project SC1124, Sanitary
Sewer Aerial Crossing Rehabilitation, 4800 South Broadway Place.
B. 1. Agreement with E & K Investments, LLC; and
2. Plans and Specifications to be advertised for bids, Project WC1083,
Waterline Replacement, 700 West Memorial Road.
C. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; awarding a contract to Cimarron
Construction Company, LLC, Project WC1045, Waterline Replacement, West
Memorial Road between Memorial Park Drive and Clearbrook Road,
$939,939; and approving the contract and bonds.
D. Amendment No. 2 to the Contract for Engineering Services with Freese and
Nichols, Inc., Project WT0222, Various Draper Water Treatment Plant
Improvements, fee increase of $64,900.
E. Amendment No. 2 to the Contract for Engineering Services with Carollo
Engineers, Inc., Project WT0249, Draper Water Treatment Plant Filter
Rehabilitation, fee increase of $894,066.
F. Amendment No. 3 to the Contract for Engineering Services with Garver, LLC,
Project WC0871, Atoka Pipeline raw water transmission line, Atoka Pump
Station O to Coalgate, fee of increase $563,974.
G. Amendment No. 5 to the Contract for Engineering Services with Carollo
Engineers, Inc., Project WY0012, Distribution System Nitrification Evaluation,
Citywide, fee increase of $412,322.
H. Change Order No. 4 with Crossland Heavy Contractors, Inc., Project ST0138,
South Canadian Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements, decrease of
$534,887.42.
I. 1. Amendment No. 5 and Restated Agreement with The City of Oklahoma
City and Oklahoma County (OCWUT00052), for the effective removal
of trash, debris, brush, and overgrowth on public property, and for
requested graffiti abatement, estimated annual cost $245,098,
retroactively from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
2. Memorandum of Understanding with The City of Oklahoma City for the
general terms, funding, and obligations of the effective removal of trash,
debris, brush, overgrowth on public property, and graffiti abatement
program.
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J. Amendment No. 1 and Change Order No. 1 with KrapffReynolds Construction
Company, Projects SC1103 and WC09741, Sewer and Waterline
Replacements, NW 32nd Terrace to NW 30th Street between Pennsylvania
Avenue and Kentucky Avenue, increase of $32,773; and accepting the project;
and placing the maintenance bond into effect.
K. Resolution rescinding the Final Acceptance of Project WC09502, Waterline
Replacement, West Hefner Road to Morton Avenue from North Florida Avenue
to North Brauer Avenue, NW 115th Street to NW 109th Street from
Pennsylvania Avenue to Villa Avenue, amending Project WC09502 to approve
the claim in the amount of $502,566.05, and thereupon approving Final
Acceptance of Project WC09502, as amended, and reaffirming the maintenance
bond effective date as July 16, 2024.
L. Resolution rescinding the Final Acceptance of Project WT0159, Redundancy and
Resiliency Improvements for Water Treatment and Storage, Draper Water
Treatment Plant, amending Project WT0159 to approve the claim in the amount
of $1,787,224.54, and thereupon approving Final Acceptance of Project WT
0159, as amended, and reaffirming the maintenance bond effective date as July 16,
2024.
M. Resolution rescinding the Final Acceptance of Project WT0246, Hefner Surge
System Operational Enhancements, Hefner Water Treatment Plant; amending
Project WT0246 to approve the claim in the amount of $90,244.34; and
thereupon approving Final Acceptance of Project WT0246 as amended, and
reaffirming the maintenance bond effective date as July 16, 2024.
N. Joint Revocable Permit with The City of Oklahoma City and the Comite
Guatemalteco Oklahoma, PE250007HR, to hold the Festival Chapin at the
Lake Hefner Reservoir and Reservation, September 15, 2024, revenue of $1,060.
O. Ratification of payments from July 3, 2024 through July 30, 2024.
IV. Concurrence Docket
A. Concurrence with The City of Oklahoma City in approving Change Order No. 7
with Allen Contracting, Inc., Projects PC0559 and WC0998, Roadway
Widening Improvements, Sara Road between SW 15th Street and SW 29th
Street, increase of $57,353.30. (No OCWUT funds)
V. Emergency Construction Contracts by Resolution (Four affirmative votes required
for approval.)
VI. Items for Individual Consideration
A. Amendment No. 15 to the Award/Contract (SP060020C8331) associated
with the United States of America for the municipalization of the water and
wastewater systems at Tinker Air Force Base.
B. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; and adopting a Resolution extending
time to award contract as mutually agreed, awarding contract to Wynn
Construction Company, Inc., Projects TW0001R and TS0001R, Tinker
Operations Building, Tinker Air Force Base, $7,781,613; and approving the
contract and bonds.
C. Plans and Specifications to be advertised for bids, Project WC0855R, Water
Transmission Main, NW 4th Street and MacArthur Boulevard to 7420 Melrose
Lane.
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VII. Items from Trustees
VIII. General Manager Reports
IX. Citizens to be Heard
X. Adjournment
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