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An overview of today's agenda 👇

Meeting called to order at 2pm. Chair Baker, and Director Zech, Hendrix and Brown are present. Director Miller and Quadrozzi are excused. Item 8J will be pulled from the agenda. Agenda approved as amended.

Summary of 2024 Financing Results --
$384,105,000 Water Supply System Revenue Refunding Bonds and $387,565,000 Sewage Disposal System Revenue Refunding Bonds.

Visual representation of decline in credit spread since inaugural financing in 2016. Currently in process of updating 10-year forecasted plan based on these savings and numbers.

Eric Brown shared that these ratings eliminated the Debt Service Reserve Requirement and in concert with this bond transaction GLWA will achieve some substantial financial and risk reduction benefits.

Moving New Business items B & C to next meeting on June 26th as they require a quorum to move forward.

New Business Item 8A, City of Mount Clemens Water Service Request --
Due to significant investment needs to existing water treatment facilities, City of Mount Clemens engage GLWA to provide water service. Current ask requires no GLWA capital investment.

Timeline for this project --
RFPs Due June 21, 2024
Contract Execution July 16, 2024
Notice to Proceed Oct 1, 2024
Design and Permit July 11, 2025
Construction Completion August 30, 2028

No impact will be had on water quality, leverage, or flows. This plan will reduce impact of revenue requirement increase on GLWA wholesale charges.
*This item was motioned.

New Business item 8D&E --
Proposed Change Order for rehab of the NW Interceptor 8 Mile Rd to Tireman and Rehab of Conveyance System Interceptors and Trunk Sewers. Contract D is to extend 121 days and $938k. Contract E is to add $210k with no extra time.
*This item was supported.

Public Comment -
There are 4 folks who arrived for public comment but "not on time", the board is allowing them space to speak for 3 minutes each.

Leader of the National Federation of the Blind, was hoping to present issues to DWSD directly. Presenting issues of blind People's Water Rights, including in-person access for bill payment and meetings and bills to be received in braille or large print.

Stephen stated they wouldn't have brought themselves down to this meeting if the issues they shared weren't of importance for consideration.
Echoed speaker one and shared that in last 8 months she hasn't been able to independently pay her bill online without support.

The GLWA board sent these 3 individuals to the DWSD office and stated someone there was waiting to speak to them.

CEO Report --
-Shared update on Linear System Integrity Program project that failing pipes in this main along 24 Mile Rd should be back in service by Memorial Day.
-Shared that the Resiliency Group has completed their first year.

CEO Report cont --
-Congrats to Mini Panicker on promotion to Director of Energy and Resiliency.
-GLWA & DWSD collaborated to provide S-Licensure Prep Course.
-Congratulated two team members on joining AWWA.
-60 team members participated in the staff Free Fertilizer giveaway.

The board will now move to closed session to discuss pending litigation DWSD v Highland Park and GLWA v Highland Park.
They will also discuss an Attorney-Client Communications matter and conduct a personnel performance evaluation for Suzanne Coffey, CEO.
The board will return.

Here is more information about the Highland Park litigations being discussed from the GLWA's website >>

The board is back. They are voting on the CEO's Review. The options are Exceeds Expectations, Met Expectations, and Failed to Meet Expectations. It was stated that 4 votes are needed to approve.
This item was approved at Exceeds Expectations.

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