Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust

AGENDA AUGUST 26, 2025 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 Residents can watch the meeting live by going to http://youtube.com/cityofokc/live. Meetings can also be watched live on Cox Cable Channel 20. Meetings are replayed on Cox Cable Channel 20 the same evening. If there are technical difficulties with the live stream during the meeting, a video will be posted as soon as possible after the meeting.  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. 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 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. 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 Chamber. 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 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. Call 405-297-2422 for more information about the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust.  AGENDA OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST AUGUST 26, 2025 I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes A. Approve the minutes of the August 12, 2025 meeting. III. Consent Docket A. Plans and Specifications to be advertised for bids, Project SC-1114, Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement, Oliver Street to NW 28th Street between Roff Avenue and Grand Boulevard. B. Plans and Specifications to be advertised for bids, Project WC-1121, Waterline Replacement, 14400 North Lincoln Boulevard. C. Amendment No. 1 with Downey Contracting, LLC, Project WC-0863-2, Balancing Tank Replacement, Atoka Pipeline Pump Stations, Coalgate and Macomb, Oklahoma, increase of $130,716. D. Change Order No. 1 with Crossland Heavy Contractors, Inc., Project ST-0163-1, Aeration System Improvements, Deer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, increase of $7,495.10. E. Change Order No. 2 with C4L, LLC, Project SW-0234-1, Solid Waste Operations Center Improvements, 11501 North Portland Avenue, increase of $16,793. F. Amendment No. 3 and Restated Audit Contract with Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. (AC- 22-0034-MA) to provide audit services for fiscal year 2024-2025, not to exceed $58,007. G. Resolution waiving formal competitive bidding and authorizing the open market purchase of carbon dioxide (OCWUT00165), estimated cost $200,000, August 26, 2025 through December 31, 2025. H. Resolution waiving formal competitive bidding and authorizing the open market purchase of concrete manhole sections, meter vaults, and accessories (OCWUT00166), estimated cost $260,000, retroactive to August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026. I. Master Lease Agreement with The City of Oklahoma City and Cellco Partnership, a Delaware general partnership dba Verizon Wireless (AC-26-0001-CT), for the operation and maintenance of cellular telephone equipment and appurtenances, Lake Hefner Reservation, Lake Stanley Draper Reservation, and MacArthur Water Tower, September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028.  J. Joint Revocable Permit with The City of Oklahoma City and the LifeShare Foundation, PE-25-0036-HR, to hold the “Little Red Heart - Run, Walk, Social” at the Lake Hefner Reservoir and Reservation, September 20, 2025, revenue of $1,150 (OCWUT revenue of $125). IV. Concurrence Docket 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, to proceed with the development of the financing plan for certain improvements of the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust and the refunding of certain outstanding obligations of the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, including preparation of a preliminary official statement and solicitation of ratings; ratifying and confirming the actions of the General Manager in distributing a solicitation of underwriters from the pool of prequalified underwriters for the issuance of Utility System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds in one or more series; ratifying and affirming professional services agreements related to bond and financing professionals; and containing other provisions related thereto. B. Resolution authorizing Phillips Murrah P.C., Legal Counsel in the case of Vadnais Trenchless Services, Inc. v. Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, Triad Design Group, Inc. and AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Oklahoma County District Court Case No. CJ-2024-4170, to engage and retain experts to provide technical consultation and, if necessary, as may be subsequently determined, to serve as expert witnesses. VII. Items from Trustees VIII. General Manager Reports A. Projects PC-0926 and WC-1023 update. B. Status Report of the Utilities Department for August 21, 2025. IX. Citizens to be Heard X. Adjournment