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City of Georgetown, .,
2025Thursday, February 13,,
The Georgetown Water Utility Advisory Board met on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM at West
Side Service Center, 5501 Williams Drive.
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The following Members were in attendance:
Present were: Steve Fought, Tina Geiselbrecht, Ron Garland, Brian Birdwell, Ercel Brashear, William C
Gedney
Please fill out a speaker registration form which can be found on the
table at the entrance to the meeting room. Clearly print your name and the letter of the item on which you wish
to speak and present it to the Board Liaison prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called forward to speak
when the Board considers that item. Only persons who have delivered the speaker form prior to the meeting
being called to order may speak. Speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to speak. If you wish to speak for
six minutes, it is permissible to use another requestor's granted time to speak. No more than six minutes for a
speaker may be granted. The requestor granting time to another speaker must also submit a form and be present
at the meeting.
A request must be received by the Advisory Board or Commission Liaisor
prior to the day the agenda for this meeting is posted. Each speaker will be given three minutes to address the
Board or Commission members. No action can be taken.
At the time of posting, no one signed up to speak.
Visitor Kausik Susarla and Byron Whisnant signed up to speak prior to the start of the meeting.
Susarla shared his opinion about the transparency regarding the utility rate structure and his
concerns about water service and related customer service.
Whisnant spoke about the Pecan Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant.
1.A Call to Order
Call to Order -- Ron Garland, Chair
Chair Garland called meeting to order at 2:00 p.m,
1.15 Introduction of Board Members, Staff Members, and Visitors
Introduction of Board Members, Staff Members, and Visitors -- Ron Garland, Chair
Chair Garland led introductions of board members, staff members and visitors.
1.0 Minutes of the January 9, 2025 Meeting
Review and possible action to approve the minutes from the January 9, 2025 meeting of
the Georgetown Water Utility Advisory Board -- Deniece Villela, Board Liaison
Moved by Ercel Brashear; seconded by Steve Fought to Approve .
Motion Approved: 6- 0
Voting For: Steve Fought, Tina Geiselbrecht, Ron Garland, Brian Birdwell, Ercel
Brashear, William C Gedney
Voting Against: None
1.D Updates from Directors
Any updates will be highlighted at the meeting. The Director's Report a nd CIP updates
are attached. -- Chelsea Solomon, Water Utility Director
Solomon reviewed the Director's Report. Pousson shared Capital Water/ Wastewater
projects currently in construction.
1.E Third Amendment to Task Order 18-001 with Walker Partners for the Berry
Creek Interceptor Project
Consideration and possible recommendation to City Council to approve the Third
Amendment to Task Order 18-001-TO with Walker Partners, LLC. for professional
services related to the Berry Creek Interceptor Project in the amount of $566,580.00 --
Wesley Wright, P.E., Systems Engineering Director
Moved by Steve Fought; seconded by Tina Geiselbrecht to Approve Consideration and
possible recommendation to City Council to approve the Third Amendment to Task
Order 18-001 with Walker Partners for the Berry Creek Interceptor Project..
Motion Approved: 6- 0
Voting For: Steve Fought, Tina Geiselbrecht, Ron Garland, Brian Birdwell, Ercel
Brashear, William C Gedney
Voting Against: None
Presentation and discussion of water and wastewater rate structures -- Leigh Wallace,
Chief Financial Officer
Visitor Kausik Susarla shared his opinion about the transparency regarding the utility
rate structure and his concerns about water service and related customer service.
sol6mon led a discussion about the rate structure, Matthew Garrett presente
the • from New Gen. I
Adjournment
The minutes were a droved at the meeting of
Chair Attest