WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.260 Okay, it's nine o'clock and we'll call to order the City of Denton Public Utilities 00:00:09.260 --> 00:00:13.820 Board meeting for February 8th, 2021. 00:00:13.820 --> 00:00:17.960 Are there any public comments for the first item? 00:00:17.960 --> 00:00:19.520 There are no public comments. 00:00:19.520 --> 00:00:20.520 Okay. 00:00:20.520 --> 00:00:21.520 All right. 00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:24.900 We'll proceed into the regular meeting on the consent agenda. 00:00:24.900 --> 00:00:28.360 Does any board member wish to pull up an agenda item? 00:00:28.360 --> 00:00:30.340 Yes, Billy. 00:00:30.340 --> 00:00:32.840 I pull item D is in dog. 00:00:32.840 --> 00:00:35.080 D is in dog. 00:00:35.080 --> 00:00:36.080 Yep. 00:00:36.080 --> 00:00:37.080 Any others? 00:00:37.080 --> 00:00:38.080 Karen? 00:00:38.080 --> 00:00:39.680 I just had a quick question on B. 00:00:39.680 --> 00:00:44.320 Okay, we'll pull it. 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:45.320 Any others? 00:00:45.320 --> 00:00:49.520 Do we have a motion to approve item A and C? 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:50.520 So moved. 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:52.560 And a second? 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:53.560 Second. 00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:55.560 All in favor say aye. 00:00:55.560 --> 00:00:56.560 Aye. 00:00:56.560 --> 00:00:57.560 Aye. 00:00:57.560 --> 00:00:58.560 Okay. 00:00:58.560 --> 00:00:59.560 That carries. 00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:00.800 Item B, what is your question? 00:01:00.800 --> 00:01:08.480 I just wanted a quick review of the status of the landfill expansion. 00:01:08.480 --> 00:01:14.600 I don't know if this is the right place to do it, but I know that there are plans for 00:01:14.600 --> 00:01:15.600 further expansion. 00:01:15.600 --> 00:01:21.960 I was wondering if that was going to be, hey, Brian, I was wondering if that was going to 00:01:21.960 --> 00:01:31.760 be dependent on the study that's coming out a year or two from now, or if there are already, 00:01:31.760 --> 00:01:40.320 if the thing that we're voting on for B is something that was approved a while ago. 00:01:40.320 --> 00:01:41.320 Expansion wise. 00:01:41.320 --> 00:01:42.320 You're on mute. 00:01:42.320 --> 00:01:43.320 Yeah, there we go. 00:01:43.320 --> 00:01:47.600 Madam Chair, members of the board, Brian Burner, Solid Waste Director with City of Denton. 00:01:47.600 --> 00:01:50.960 Appreciate the opportunity to talk about these two items this morning. 00:01:50.960 --> 00:01:56.400 The two items that we're looking at are part of a planned expansion under our existing 00:01:56.400 --> 00:01:57.400 permit. 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:02.880 This would have to be done regardless of whether we get a new permit or not to expand the landfill. 00:02:02.880 --> 00:02:05.180 So this is just normal everything. 00:02:05.180 --> 00:02:07.800 It's time to expand, to put in a new cell. 00:02:07.800 --> 00:02:08.800 Okay. 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:09.800 Thanks. 00:02:09.800 --> 00:02:13.120 That basically was my question on both situations. 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:14.120 Thank you. 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:15.120 Thanks. 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:21.520 Do we have a motion to approve that item? 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:22.520 Yeah. 00:02:22.520 --> 00:02:23.520 So moved. 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:24.520 And a second. 00:02:24.520 --> 00:02:25.520 Ed, cut the second. 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:27.000 All in favor say aye. 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:28.000 Aye. 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:29.000 Aye. 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:30.000 That carries. 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:31.000 Item D. 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:44.080 My question, I guess it's for Tom, is this a portion of the total cost of this line? 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:47.360 Is the developer paying for its portion as well? 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:56.840 Billy, we have Pritam Deshmuth, I'm going to ask him if he can respond to that question. 00:02:56.840 --> 00:02:59.000 Okay. 00:02:59.000 --> 00:03:08.760 Pritam, if you can hear me, you're on mute. 00:03:08.760 --> 00:03:12.840 Hi, good morning. 00:03:12.840 --> 00:03:14.400 This is Pritam. 00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:17.360 Can you hear me? 00:03:17.360 --> 00:03:19.640 Yes, sir. 00:03:19.640 --> 00:03:25.040 Thank you for the opportunity to talk about this particular item. 00:03:25.040 --> 00:03:34.240 This particular cost is only a permit cost, typically all railroads have a permit cost 00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:41.400 associated with letting us lay a line or cross their railroad. 00:03:41.400 --> 00:03:48.720 So it is not necessarily a portion or a piece, it's a fixed fee permit cost for that, for 00:03:48.720 --> 00:03:52.880 this particular permit. 00:03:52.880 --> 00:03:58.520 So the work involved, does it have anything to do with private development? 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:02.080 No, this is a water line. 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:04.680 So this has nothing to do with private development. 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:07.440 It's already in our CIP, I guess. 00:04:07.440 --> 00:04:14.920 Yes, I mean, these types of crossings are already included in our operation costs. 00:04:14.920 --> 00:04:16.200 Okay. 00:04:16.200 --> 00:04:22.960 Is there any upsizing involved with this? 00:04:22.960 --> 00:04:27.720 No, this is a standard six-inch water line. 00:04:27.720 --> 00:04:31.440 Okay, that's good. 00:04:31.440 --> 00:04:39.680 I have one comment, I'd like to see an additional note at the ordinances where we're applicable, 00:04:39.680 --> 00:04:45.480 of course, that tells the budget source of the monies being spent. 00:04:45.480 --> 00:04:48.960 Sometimes they're in there and sometimes they're not. 00:04:48.960 --> 00:04:59.000 So this one's pretty low dollar amount, I'm not complaining, I'm just curious. 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:03.360 We can definitely do that, Billy, going forward and make sure we document that information. 00:05:03.360 --> 00:05:06.200 Just makes it easier on everybody, I think. 00:05:06.200 --> 00:05:07.200 Yes, sir. 00:05:07.200 --> 00:05:08.200 Okay. 00:05:08.200 --> 00:05:15.840 Well, I'll move approval for item D. And then second, all in favor say aye. 00:05:15.840 --> 00:05:16.920 Aye. 00:05:16.920 --> 00:05:23.000 Now I forgot to move on item and we're going to move the public hearing item from the end 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:29.600 of the meeting to after individual items for consideration, item C, so that we'll end up 00:05:29.600 --> 00:05:33.080 with the management reports at the end. 00:05:33.080 --> 00:05:36.400 So with that, we'll move into items for individual consideration. 00:05:36.400 --> 00:05:40.720 The first item is approval of the January 25th meeting. 00:05:40.720 --> 00:05:46.280 Do we have a motion to approve those? 00:05:46.280 --> 00:05:47.280 So moved. 00:05:47.280 --> 00:05:48.280 Thank you. 00:05:48.280 --> 00:05:49.280 I'll second. 00:05:49.280 --> 00:05:50.280 You second. 00:05:50.280 --> 00:05:51.280 All in favor say aye. 00:05:51.280 --> 00:05:52.280 Aye. 00:05:52.280 --> 00:05:53.280 Carries. 00:05:53.280 --> 00:06:07.400 Next item is item E, consider the recommending adoption of a contract with JRD LLC for the 00:06:07.400 --> 00:06:15.520 amount of not to exceed $15,880,000. 00:06:15.520 --> 00:06:19.960 And Madam Chair, we have Mark Zimmer is going to do a brief presentation on the signing 00:06:19.960 --> 00:06:28.120 of Mark's one of our engineers over at DME and I'm sure he's getting set up. 00:06:28.120 --> 00:06:32.960 Good morning, everybody. 00:06:32.960 --> 00:06:34.720 Mark Zimmer, DME Engineering. 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:41.440 Can everybody hear me? 00:06:41.440 --> 00:06:48.240 Currently DME has 13 transmission line projects in our approved CIP budget that require transmission 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:50.360 line construction services. 00:06:50.360 --> 00:06:52.400 They're shown here on this map. 00:06:52.400 --> 00:06:59.600 They include rebuilding existing transmission lines, tying in new substations and rerouting 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:06.640 existing transmission lines due to future TxDOT projects. 00:07:06.640 --> 00:07:13.160 To facilitate these projects, we assembled a RFP for the services needed, shown here 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:18.760 on the slide, which include installation of transmission pole foundations, installation 00:07:18.760 --> 00:07:35.160 and assembly of the transmission poles, and installation of the overhead conductor. 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:38.880 We received four responses to the RFP shown here. 00:07:38.880 --> 00:07:43.600 We evaluate them based on total cost, project delivery, compliance with specifications and 00:07:43.600 --> 00:07:44.600 probable performance. 00:07:44.600 --> 00:07:53.800 You can see Massalanka power line services was evaluated the highest. 00:07:53.800 --> 00:07:56.400 Could you go back to that slide, please? 00:07:56.400 --> 00:07:57.400 Okay. 00:07:57.400 --> 00:08:05.480 I see pricing is obvious while they were rated the highest. 00:08:05.480 --> 00:08:09.080 Some of the others weren't rated very well in project delivery. 00:08:09.080 --> 00:08:13.760 Is that from experience with your group? 00:08:13.760 --> 00:08:16.400 That's not based on experience. 00:08:16.400 --> 00:08:21.520 During the RFP, we asked for estimated hours to complete the line items in the contract. 00:08:21.520 --> 00:08:23.080 That's how we evaluated it. 00:08:23.080 --> 00:08:24.080 Okay. 00:08:24.080 --> 00:08:29.400 Well, the other -- nobody else rated low on the other ones, so I was curious as to how 00:08:29.400 --> 00:08:31.080 to do with their answers. 00:08:31.080 --> 00:08:32.080 Right. 00:08:32.080 --> 00:08:33.080 Okay. 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:34.080 All right. 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:41.960 Here are the projects that are included in the proposed contract. 00:08:41.960 --> 00:08:47.640 You can see three projects here for TMPA, of which they'll all be reimbursed by TMPA. 00:08:47.640 --> 00:08:53.520 There's also two textile projects for the future I-35 widening, which will be reimbursed 00:08:53.520 --> 00:08:57.120 by the state. 00:08:57.120 --> 00:09:01.800 Based on the results of the RFP, Massalanka was the highest evaluated score and it had 00:09:01.800 --> 00:09:09.800 the lowest overall price, staff recommends a contract with them for $15.88 million. 00:09:09.800 --> 00:09:12.480 Questions? 00:09:12.480 --> 00:09:19.760 What was the budgeted amount? 00:09:19.760 --> 00:09:25.920 The budget is based on the CIP, the total approved CIP budget, which is higher than 00:09:25.920 --> 00:09:28.980 the $15.88 million. 00:09:28.980 --> 00:09:33.120 This is just a service to install the transmission line. 00:09:33.120 --> 00:09:39.720 I got you, but you had a CIP and you had a budget, that's what you went in with. 00:09:39.720 --> 00:09:41.520 Maybe I'll go back here. 00:09:41.520 --> 00:09:42.520 I missed it. 00:09:42.520 --> 00:09:43.520 There it is. 00:09:43.520 --> 00:09:46.520 The right-hand column there. 00:09:46.520 --> 00:09:47.520 Yeah. 00:09:47.520 --> 00:09:48.520 Okay. 00:09:48.520 --> 00:09:49.520 Yeah. 00:09:49.520 --> 00:09:50.520 That was easy. 00:09:50.520 --> 00:09:53.280 That was a good answer. 00:09:53.280 --> 00:09:56.760 Can you explain the TMPA connection here? 00:09:56.760 --> 00:10:02.720 Yes, due to our TOP agreement, we're required to do all the construction for TMPA projects 00:10:02.720 --> 00:10:03.720 in the area. 00:10:03.720 --> 00:10:06.920 That's why these projects are included. 00:10:06.920 --> 00:10:15.680 TMPA, pardon the probably stupid question, is still a viable entity even with the closing 00:10:15.680 --> 00:10:17.560 of Givens Creek. 00:10:17.560 --> 00:10:19.640 Yes, sir. 00:10:19.640 --> 00:10:23.040 They still operate transmission facilities here in the Denton area. 00:10:23.040 --> 00:10:24.040 Okay. 00:10:24.040 --> 00:10:27.080 Thank you. 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:29.260 All right. 00:10:29.260 --> 00:10:33.840 Any other questions? 00:10:33.840 --> 00:10:36.160 Do we have a motion to approve this item? 00:10:36.160 --> 00:10:37.160 I move. 00:10:37.160 --> 00:10:38.160 Thank you, Ed. 00:10:38.160 --> 00:10:41.160 Do we have a second? 00:10:41.160 --> 00:10:42.160 Second. 00:10:42.160 --> 00:10:43.160 Thank you. 00:10:43.160 --> 00:10:44.160 All in favor, say aye. 00:10:44.160 --> 00:10:45.160 Aye. 00:10:45.160 --> 00:10:46.160 Item carries. 00:10:46.160 --> 00:10:56.520 The next item is consider recommending the adoption of an ordinance to execute a contract 00:10:56.520 --> 00:11:10.160 with Hammett Excavation Incorporated for the amount of $3,247,947.84. 00:11:10.160 --> 00:11:12.280 Welcome Barbara. 00:11:12.280 --> 00:11:16.400 Thank you. 00:11:16.400 --> 00:11:18.040 Good morning, Madam Chair, members of the board. 00:11:18.040 --> 00:11:21.040 My name is Brian Burner, Solid Waste Director with the City of Denton. 00:11:21.040 --> 00:11:26.840 I'll be sharing a presentation here. 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:34.560 All right. 00:11:34.560 --> 00:11:38.360 We are looking to construct a new cell at the City of Denton landfill. 00:11:38.360 --> 00:11:42.120 We're about a year from having our current cell filled up completely. 00:11:42.120 --> 00:11:47.600 And we need the additional capacity under our existing operational permit to safely 00:11:47.600 --> 00:11:52.120 environmentally appropriately manage the material that's coming into the landfill. 00:11:52.120 --> 00:11:56.520 The purpose of this is to actually construct and build that next cell under our current 00:11:56.520 --> 00:11:57.520 permit. 00:11:57.520 --> 00:12:00.360 We're really defined the need of the landfill. 00:12:00.360 --> 00:12:05.160 So review the process of identifying the contractors and the cost, and then providing a recommendation 00:12:05.160 --> 00:12:07.920 to the board here today. 00:12:07.920 --> 00:12:13.240 City of Dent operates a landfill located at 1527 South May Hill, currently has an operating 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:17.160 permit from the state of Texas, the MSW 1590A. 00:12:17.160 --> 00:12:21.640 We are a regional facility that provides disposal capacity for local and area residents and 00:12:21.640 --> 00:12:22.640 businesses. 00:12:22.640 --> 00:12:29.560 We've been operating as a regional facility since this site opened back in the early '80s. 00:12:29.560 --> 00:12:32.280 Current cell has approximately a year remaining. 00:12:32.280 --> 00:12:42.080 And we need to prepare this permitted area for the location and management of the waste 00:12:42.080 --> 00:12:44.920 that is coming into the facility. 00:12:44.920 --> 00:12:51.840 This is a 23-acre site, and what we'll be doing is actually excavating down to the appropriate 00:12:51.840 --> 00:12:52.840 clay system. 00:12:52.840 --> 00:12:57.120 We'll be re-compacting the clay that's in the area, creating a liner, pursuing it to 00:12:57.120 --> 00:13:01.760 our permit, which includes a 60-mil smooth and double-textured geomembrane, recovering 00:13:01.760 --> 00:13:05.000 that with a geonet and two feet of protective soil cover. 00:13:05.000 --> 00:13:08.840 So basically, we're building a bathtub that all the material will be contained within, 00:13:08.840 --> 00:13:13.760 and we'll be able to monitor and manage the material and the liquids as appropriate under 00:13:13.760 --> 00:13:16.440 state and federal guidelines. 00:13:16.440 --> 00:13:23.200 We put together our engineer of record, Park Hill Consultants, formerly known as Park Hill 00:13:23.200 --> 00:13:28.760 Smith and Cooper, put together a request for proposal force under bid 5740. 00:13:28.760 --> 00:13:32.880 It was put out on the street at the end of November. 00:13:32.880 --> 00:13:38.200 We sent the request to approximately, excuse me here, this should have been changed, but 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:44.480 to, excuse me, pull that number up, to a little over 400 companies. 00:13:44.480 --> 00:13:49.200 We had five responses on December 29, 2020. 00:13:49.200 --> 00:13:55.840 Lowest responsive company identified was Hammett Excavation for a cost of $3.2 million and 00:13:55.840 --> 00:13:58.720 a total construction time of 233 days. 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:00.680 We do recommend awarding to Hammett. 00:14:00.680 --> 00:14:07.340 They've got significant experience constructing not only landfills and landfill liner systems, 00:14:07.340 --> 00:14:11.000 but also other heavy equipment and excavation work. 00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:15.400 With that, I'll be able to answer any questions you might have regarding the request today. 00:14:15.400 --> 00:14:16.400 Questions? 00:14:16.400 --> 00:14:19.120 I have a question. 00:14:19.120 --> 00:14:26.600 I'm just curious, how many further expansions are allowed under the current permit? 00:14:26.600 --> 00:14:29.140 We have two more cells that have to be constructed. 00:14:29.140 --> 00:14:37.840 If you'll allow me to go back to my presentation, I can show you where those are. 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:51.040 Just a second here. 00:14:51.040 --> 00:14:56.240 Currently if you can see my cursor, this area just to the east. 00:14:56.240 --> 00:15:02.640 This cell and this little triangle area here is approximately 13 acres that would still 00:15:02.640 --> 00:15:06.480 need to be developed after this was full. 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:11.800 Based on our current guidelines and time and fill record, based on the tonnage that we 00:15:11.800 --> 00:15:18.280 have, we have a little more than 13 years remaining in the current permitted area. 00:15:18.280 --> 00:15:21.560 Okay. 00:15:21.560 --> 00:15:22.560 Thank you very much. 00:15:22.560 --> 00:15:23.560 You're welcome. 00:15:23.560 --> 00:15:26.560 Any other questions? 00:15:26.560 --> 00:15:31.920 I have a question. 00:15:31.920 --> 00:15:40.200 We allow other, who all dumps into these cells? 00:15:40.200 --> 00:15:45.040 We are a regional facility and have been since we opened since the early 80s. 00:15:45.040 --> 00:15:50.200 So basically the city of Denton and then anyone else who wants to pay to dispose of material 00:15:50.200 --> 00:15:51.200 here. 00:15:51.200 --> 00:15:55.560 So the mom and pop that lives in the county wants to bring material here or any other 00:15:55.560 --> 00:16:02.240 commercial or private business that may want to haul the material across and pay either 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:07.480 a negotiated rate or the gate rate to bring it across the scale. 00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:14.000 Are there any other cities that bring their waste here? 00:16:14.000 --> 00:16:17.520 Most other cities in the area have a contracted service. 00:16:17.520 --> 00:16:23.300 So excuse me, the city does not haul directly unless it's sludge. 00:16:23.300 --> 00:16:30.040 Most of the other cities through their contracted disposal company, it may be CWD, Republic 00:16:30.040 --> 00:16:35.760 Frontier, a company like that, but that's where the material would come in. 00:16:35.760 --> 00:16:50.000 What part of it, the items that are dumped out there, would you say these entities comprise 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:55.600 10% of what goes in there? 00:16:55.600 --> 00:17:04.800 No, it's approximately 50% of the waste that comes into the city of Denton is, is, is disposed 00:17:04.800 --> 00:17:10.160 of by a third party or a resident that does not live within the city of Denton. 00:17:10.160 --> 00:17:14.240 So approximately half the waste is coming into the city itself. 00:17:14.240 --> 00:17:18.640 And again, whether that's a direct haul or whether it's through one of these companies. 00:17:18.640 --> 00:17:25.480 I didn't realize it was that high. 00:17:25.480 --> 00:17:38.400 That's very discerning, isn't it? 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:44.400 Especially when we only have 13 years left in the current permitted area. 00:17:44.400 --> 00:17:50.960 I remember our previous discussion when we were approving a sort of established contract 00:17:50.960 --> 00:17:56.160 with I think three entities that were going to be bringing or had brought stuff in. 00:17:56.160 --> 00:18:04.080 The justification for having those contracts signed was so we would have a reliable budget. 00:18:04.080 --> 00:18:06.700 We would know how much we were going to be making. 00:18:06.700 --> 00:18:10.800 Is there a financial incentive for accepting outside waste? 00:18:10.800 --> 00:18:12.720 Yes, there is. 00:18:12.720 --> 00:18:16.440 You know, city of Denton has accepted outside waste since we've opened, it's, you know, 00:18:16.440 --> 00:18:20.680 in, you know, about 1980 at this site. 00:18:20.680 --> 00:18:25.600 Part of what happened until we signed these contracts, these waste and revenues were not 00:18:25.600 --> 00:18:26.720 guaranteed. 00:18:26.720 --> 00:18:31.640 So we were, you know, at the whim of the third party contractor and actually at the whim of 00:18:31.640 --> 00:18:35.240 the market, if they could find a place that was closer and cheaper, then they would take 00:18:35.240 --> 00:18:36.240 it there. 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:39.480 By putting these contracts into place, it did a couple of things. 00:18:39.480 --> 00:18:41.320 First of all, as you said, it guaranteed revenue. 00:18:41.320 --> 00:18:49.240 So we could know from year to year how much from a contracted standpoint we would have. 00:18:49.240 --> 00:18:55.040 And if we had long term debt, which really this was put into place to help cover an offset, 00:18:55.040 --> 00:18:57.760 some outstanding debt that we had, it would do that. 00:18:57.760 --> 00:19:03.440 But secondarily, it provides rate relief for city of Denton residents. 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:10.240 You may remember over the past couple of years, we were able to reduce the rates to our customers 00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:14.560 to the tune of almost right at $4 a month. 00:19:14.560 --> 00:19:19.000 And that is directly tied to the third party waste that's coming in. 00:19:19.000 --> 00:19:26.600 Those are fixed cost entity, whether we handle a ton of waste, whether we handle a thousand 00:19:26.600 --> 00:19:27.600 tons of waste. 00:19:27.600 --> 00:19:31.760 We have to have a minimum number and amount of equipment and personnel on the site pursuant 00:19:31.760 --> 00:19:37.120 to our contract or pursuant to our permit with the state. 00:19:37.120 --> 00:19:43.560 What we do at that point is try to maximize the tonnage, which minimizes the cost. 00:19:43.560 --> 00:19:50.360 You know, a thousand divided by one is a lot higher than a thousand divided by ten thousand. 00:19:50.360 --> 00:19:55.760 And that's really what we're trying to do is to minimize the cost, but really help the 00:19:55.760 --> 00:20:01.480 residents by supplementing the cost that they are paying. 00:20:01.480 --> 00:20:07.240 There's a theory that if we run out of landfill space that that will increase the cost tremendously 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:08.240 as well. 00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:09.240 That is true. 00:20:09.240 --> 00:20:10.240 That is true. 00:20:10.240 --> 00:20:11.520 So, you know, it's kind of like the farmer. 00:20:11.520 --> 00:20:17.120 You don't want to eat your seed corn, but again, you need to be able to sell your excess 00:20:17.120 --> 00:20:22.800 growth so that you can fund and actually, you know, pay your bills from year to year. 00:20:22.800 --> 00:20:28.760 So that's really what we're trying to do here is to maintain cost, keep costs low, but really 00:20:28.760 --> 00:20:33.200 manage the material and the space that we have. 00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:41.440 I think this points out the necessity of establishing some sort of compost program, especially for 00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:47.080 food waste, given the amount of food waste that is currently coming to the landfill and 00:20:47.080 --> 00:20:52.560 will obviously over the years increase. 00:20:52.560 --> 00:21:01.960 So I figure that anything we can do to lengthen the landfills lifetime with or without the 00:21:01.960 --> 00:21:06.080 new permit that's coming in is going to be a benefit for everyone. 00:21:06.080 --> 00:21:11.840 Yeah, I appreciate that statement, and that's really one of the pieces that we're looking 00:21:11.840 --> 00:21:17.400 at under our current comprehensive solid waste management strategy is, you know, if it is 00:21:17.400 --> 00:21:20.840 deemed appropriate as a result of our waste characterization and the information that 00:21:20.840 --> 00:21:25.440 we're getting back from our surveys and our think tank, then how do we go about implementing 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:32.440 one that's not only effective, but also, you know, cost beneficial to the residents as 00:21:32.440 --> 00:21:33.440 we move forward. 00:21:33.440 --> 00:21:38.160 So that's what we're looking at, and hopefully, you know, here shortly, we'll be able to start 00:21:38.160 --> 00:21:43.120 significant discussions to that end. 00:21:43.120 --> 00:21:48.880 I welcome that, and thank you, and I think I sent you some information about Austin's 00:21:48.880 --> 00:21:56.480 program as well, which is they've just expanded to over 200,000 residents, so it is very doable. 00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:57.480 Thank you. 00:21:57.480 --> 00:22:02.600 Okay, and we need to stay to the confines of this contract now. 00:22:02.600 --> 00:22:04.460 Do we have a motion to approve? 00:22:04.460 --> 00:22:07.920 Oh, yes, Barbara. 00:22:07.920 --> 00:22:16.320 You're on mute. 00:22:16.320 --> 00:22:17.480 Can't hear you, Barbara. 00:22:17.480 --> 00:22:18.480 Okay. 00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:20.880 Now, do it again. 00:22:20.880 --> 00:22:23.880 You're back on mute. 00:22:23.880 --> 00:22:25.920 Okay. 00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:30.880 I've been hearing presentations on this for a while, and I realize that it's a delicate 00:22:30.880 --> 00:22:36.640 balance that you're trying to achieve, and the technology seems to be getting better 00:22:36.640 --> 00:22:44.840 and better all the time with the recycle and things that we're using, so, and I know you're 00:22:44.840 --> 00:22:50.160 being diligent about watching this because we want to keep the prices down, but we want 00:22:50.160 --> 00:22:55.600 to have a landfill that lasts us forever, so I appreciate you keeping an eye on that 00:22:55.600 --> 00:23:04.560 and trying to make it so it's economically a good thing and also just takes care of cleaning 00:23:04.560 --> 00:23:05.560 us up. 00:23:05.560 --> 00:23:09.880 So, anyway, thank you very much, Brian, I appreciate your explanations. 00:23:09.880 --> 00:23:10.880 You're welcome. 00:23:10.880 --> 00:23:11.880 Thank you. 00:23:11.880 --> 00:23:12.880 All right. 00:23:12.880 --> 00:23:16.360 Do we have a motion to approve this item? 00:23:16.360 --> 00:23:18.680 Answer group motioning. 00:23:18.680 --> 00:23:21.480 Billy, are you the second? 00:23:21.480 --> 00:23:22.480 Second. 00:23:22.480 --> 00:23:24.440 All in favor, say aye. 00:23:24.440 --> 00:23:25.440 Aye. 00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:26.440 Opposed? 00:23:26.440 --> 00:23:27.440 Aye. 00:23:27.440 --> 00:23:28.440 Motion carries. 00:23:28.440 --> 00:23:29.440 Okay. 00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:30.440 Thank you. 00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:35.200 Hold a public hearing and consider recommendation of the adoption of an ordinance for the City 00:23:35.200 --> 00:23:42.000 of Denton, Texas, amending the provisions of Chapter 26, Utilities Article 5, indirect 00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:48.040 discharge into sanitary water systems of the City's Code of Ordinances, providing for 00:23:48.040 --> 00:23:53.720 severability clause and providing for savings clause and providing penalty and providing 00:23:53.720 --> 00:24:18.100 codification and providing for publication and an effective date. 00:24:18.100 --> 00:24:26.360 Thank you. 00:24:26.360 --> 00:24:51.380 This morning about which one, sorry, sorry, technical difficulties here. 00:24:51.380 --> 00:24:52.600 Let me start all over again. 00:24:52.600 --> 00:24:57.160 My name is Deborah Vieira, I'm with Environmental Services and I will be presenting this morning 00:24:57.160 --> 00:25:04.440 about the proposed changes to sub-Tapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances regarding the City's 00:25:04.440 --> 00:25:11.760 Industrial Retreatment Program. 00:25:11.760 --> 00:25:21.160 The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, also known as NPDES, under the auspices 00:25:21.160 --> 00:25:30.600 of EPA, requires any control authority of any public-owned treatment work, also known 00:25:30.600 --> 00:25:36.900 as wastewater treatment plans, that receive discharges from industrial users to establish 00:25:36.900 --> 00:25:39.940 an industrial pretreatment program. 00:25:39.940 --> 00:25:47.200 As the owner of the Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plan, the City has its own industrial pretreatment 00:25:47.200 --> 00:25:53.460 division for the purpose of protecting the collection system, the wastewater treatment 00:25:53.460 --> 00:26:00.200 plan, the biosolids, and the receiving streams, I'm sorry, and the stream receiving the effluent 00:26:00.200 --> 00:26:06.900 from the wastewater treatment plan itself. 00:26:06.900 --> 00:26:14.420 Any industrial use that is considered significant must be permitted and inspected by the City. 00:26:14.420 --> 00:26:25.040 Those that are considered significant and categorical, they are required to actually 00:26:25.040 --> 00:26:31.600 take samples themselves, test them, and send us reports on a regular basis about what the 00:26:31.600 --> 00:26:34.240 levels are, the discharges are. 00:26:34.240 --> 00:26:42.360 By any chance any of those discharges exceeds the limits established by EPA, we follow up 00:26:42.360 --> 00:26:53.880 with an inspection and more sampling, making sure that they return back on their compliance. 00:26:53.880 --> 00:26:59.920 In 2005, the EPA made some changes to the industrial pretreatment, also known as the 00:26:59.920 --> 00:27:03.160 streamlining rule. 00:27:03.160 --> 00:27:12.200 That rule's main purpose was to actually reduce any overall technical and administrative burden 00:27:12.200 --> 00:27:18.960 without eliminating any of the existing protections that we provide to the environment. 00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:24.720 Even though the regulation was coined as a streamlining because that's where most of 00:27:24.720 --> 00:27:34.840 the changes are intended to accomplish, it also added some more stringent regulations 00:27:34.840 --> 00:27:39.860 to the pretreatment program, making the regulations even better. 00:27:39.860 --> 00:27:44.480 Hey Deborah, excuse me, this is Tony, would you mind advancing your slides, I don't know 00:27:44.480 --> 00:27:46.160 if you're keeping up? 00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:52.560 No, we are still in that slide, Tony. 00:27:52.560 --> 00:28:07.920 We are talking about the stringent requirements and we will be touching on flexibility. 00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:13.840 One of the changes that actually are making the regulation more stringent and better for 00:28:13.840 --> 00:28:25.200 the environment is that right now, any industrial user would have to provide a control plan 00:28:25.200 --> 00:28:31.560 for any accidental discharges or slogs that can actually cause interference at the wastewater 00:28:31.560 --> 00:28:32.560 treatment plant. 00:28:32.560 --> 00:28:38.800 It will also provide for the first time a language that prohibits the delusion of discharges 00:28:38.800 --> 00:28:45.000 as a substitute for treatment, meaning that they are required to treat their effluent 00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:48.800 no matter what and not just dilute it. 00:28:48.800 --> 00:28:56.280 It also requires customer cities discharging into the Denton wastewater system to actually 00:28:56.280 --> 00:29:03.200 adopt pretreatment ordinances that are at least as stringent as Denton, so in that way 00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:11.640 they can enforce those regulations in their own cities before discharging into our system. 00:29:11.640 --> 00:29:19.760 The regulation provides some flexibility and one of the things that people don't realize 00:29:19.760 --> 00:29:27.840 is when you are a categorical discharger, you must test for a whole slew of pollutants 00:29:27.840 --> 00:29:32.400 even though some of them are not part of your discharge. 00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:40.400 So this regulation allows the city to actually reduce the amount of sampling for those regulations 00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:47.880 that can prove that those pollutants are not part of the effluent and making them to continually 00:29:47.880 --> 00:29:54.080 test for those because the results show that they are not detected because that pollutant 00:29:54.080 --> 00:29:57.760 is not part of the effluent makeup. 00:29:57.760 --> 00:30:04.820 This particular change will benefit a lot of the small and mid-size industrial users 00:30:04.820 --> 00:30:08.720 because they will not have to test for all that. 00:30:08.720 --> 00:30:17.320 When you are dealing with a larger entity, that is not a significant cost for them, however 00:30:17.320 --> 00:30:27.320 for the small and the mid-size, it is. 00:30:27.320 --> 00:30:36.440 In 2005, as mentioned, EPA adopted the streamlining rule and that triggered all the states throughout 00:30:36.440 --> 00:30:43.600 the nation to actually make changes to the state law to comply with the new 2005 streamlining 00:30:43.600 --> 00:30:44.920 rule. 00:30:44.920 --> 00:30:45.920 That took years. 00:30:45.920 --> 00:30:55.600 In 2014, the city submitted to TCEQ our amendment to our permit to comply with that 2005 regulation 00:30:55.600 --> 00:31:06.140 and in 2020, last year, around March, April, we got our first round of comments from TCEQ. 00:31:06.140 --> 00:31:12.160 We spend the remaining of the year going back and forth and making sure that we make any 00:31:12.160 --> 00:31:18.440 necessary changes that TCEQ requested us to do and at the end of the year, we reached 00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:21.680 the stage of technically complete. 00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:30.280 Technically complete means that TCEQ deemed the city amendment to be aligned with EPA 00:31:30.280 --> 00:31:37.340 2005 rule as well with TCEQ regulations and not further revisions are needed at this point 00:31:37.340 --> 00:31:39.920 for the final approval. 00:31:39.920 --> 00:31:45.320 The last step that the city must complete is the adoption of our ordinance, adopting 00:31:45.320 --> 00:31:57.960 those changes and providing the legal authority to the city to do any enforcement if necessary. 00:31:57.960 --> 00:32:01.920 That's the part that we are presenting to you. 00:32:01.920 --> 00:32:10.280 Exhibit 2 includes the clean version of the ordinance, exhibit 3 and 4, those are red 00:32:10.280 --> 00:32:19.320 lines and comparison between the new and the old and the proposed code. 00:32:19.320 --> 00:32:25.080 Last week, we went to the committee on the environment and they gave us the green light 00:32:25.080 --> 00:32:31.040 to actually move forward and present to the full council the proposed changes. 00:32:31.040 --> 00:32:38.440 So the public hearing at council at this point is scheduled to be March the 2nd and on March 00:32:38.440 --> 00:32:46.280 19, the city will be submitting all the paperwork and/or before March 19, the city will be submitting 00:32:46.280 --> 00:32:52.920 all the paperwork including the approved ordinance to TCEQ to finalize the process and that is 00:32:52.920 --> 00:32:55.840 our deadline to meet with TCEQ. 00:32:55.840 --> 00:33:03.360 At this point, that concludes me -- I'm sorry, the last slide will be the recommendation. 00:33:03.360 --> 00:33:09.320 Staff is recommending approval of ordinance amending chapter 26, utilities article 5 about 00:33:09.320 --> 00:33:16.720 indirect discharge into sanitary wastewater system of the city of the codes of ordinances. 00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:24.160 At this point, staff concludes the presentation and is available to answer any questions. 00:33:24.160 --> 00:33:28.080 Before we go into the public hearing, any questions from the board? 00:33:28.080 --> 00:33:33.720 >> I have a question. 00:33:33.720 --> 00:33:34.720 >> So does Barbara. 00:33:34.720 --> 00:33:35.720 Go ahead. 00:33:35.720 --> 00:33:38.920 >> I was just curious about the chronology. 00:33:38.920 --> 00:33:46.720 Is this normal that it takes the TCEQ seven years to get this happening after the city 00:33:46.720 --> 00:33:55.280 applied in 2014 and the final document isn't done until 2021 for an ordinance that was 00:33:55.280 --> 00:34:00.720 passed or an EPA regulation that was passed 16 years ago? 00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:04.920 Is that how the red tape works? 00:34:04.920 --> 00:34:11.560 >> Any permits that we have or we handle, we always deal with a couple of years of delay 00:34:11.560 --> 00:34:19.320 by TCEQ, just keep in mind that when the 2005 amendment was made by EPA, it required the 00:34:19.320 --> 00:34:23.520 entire nation to actually get up to speed on that. 00:34:23.520 --> 00:34:31.560 So we are definitely on a delayed schedule, if you remember yourself. 00:34:31.560 --> 00:34:38.560 However, we are excited to be where we are right now and very close to reaching the finish 00:34:38.560 --> 00:34:39.560 line. 00:34:39.560 --> 00:34:43.960 >> Thank you very much and I really appreciate all of your efforts. 00:34:43.960 --> 00:34:47.880 >> Barbara, you had a question. 00:34:47.880 --> 00:34:52.380 >> This is more about the presentation that we had to read. 00:34:52.380 --> 00:34:59.360 I found it very difficult to read what was sent to us instead of being a red line had 00:34:59.360 --> 00:35:04.160 the column at the side of all the changes that you were making. 00:35:04.160 --> 00:35:05.680 I found it difficult to read. 00:35:05.680 --> 00:35:09.080 I don't know if that's the -- I just need to get used to it. 00:35:09.080 --> 00:35:15.000 But you did have some documents that were red line, much easier to follow than the one 00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:21.060 that we were sent this weekend. 00:35:21.060 --> 00:35:25.400 >> When we had a meeting with the committee on the environment, some of the members gave 00:35:25.400 --> 00:35:31.080 us specific instructions on how they like to see the revisions. 00:35:31.080 --> 00:35:36.540 That's why we provided the clean version that was one of the attachments. 00:35:36.540 --> 00:35:42.900 The following attachment was a red line version just -- and then the third version was a side 00:35:42.900 --> 00:35:46.680 by side comparison just to meet one of the COE requirements. 00:35:46.680 --> 00:35:52.760 So I tried to cater for all the desires. 00:35:52.760 --> 00:35:55.880 >> I'll get used to it then. 00:35:55.880 --> 00:35:59.640 >> That's the short answer, Barbara. 00:35:59.640 --> 00:36:00.640 Any other questions? 00:36:00.640 --> 00:36:01.640 All right. 00:36:01.640 --> 00:36:04.760 Then we'll go into public hearing. 00:36:04.760 --> 00:36:12.440 Does anybody wish to speak on this item? 00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:19.320 Does anybody wish to speak on this item? 00:36:19.320 --> 00:36:21.640 >> I'll speak. 00:36:21.640 --> 00:36:24.080 >> Yes, go ahead, speak. 00:36:24.080 --> 00:36:26.000 >> I'm in support of this. 00:36:26.000 --> 00:36:32.240 And I think anything that we can do to continue to protect our watershed and water is something 00:36:32.240 --> 00:36:35.300 that we should do. 00:36:35.300 --> 00:36:38.080 >> And I'll ask for public comment one more time. 00:36:38.080 --> 00:36:40.800 Anybody wish to speak on public comment? 00:36:40.800 --> 00:36:42.560 All right. 00:36:42.560 --> 00:36:47.960 With that, we'll close the public hearing. 00:36:47.960 --> 00:36:52.160 Do we have a motion to recommend proceeding with this item? 00:36:52.160 --> 00:36:54.240 >> I'm making a motion. 00:36:54.240 --> 00:36:55.240 >> Thank you, Billy. 00:36:55.240 --> 00:36:56.240 In a second? 00:36:56.240 --> 00:36:57.240 Barbara's second. 00:36:57.240 --> 00:36:59.280 All in favor, say aye. 00:36:59.280 --> 00:37:00.280 >> Aye. 00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:02.840 >> Okay, motion carries. 00:37:02.840 --> 00:37:03.840 Thank you, Deborah. 00:37:03.840 --> 00:37:04.840 >> Thank you. 00:37:04.840 --> 00:37:05.840 Have a nice day. 00:37:05.840 --> 00:37:06.840 >> Okay. 00:37:06.840 --> 00:37:13.660 Last item is management reports. 00:37:13.660 --> 00:37:19.520 >> Madam Chair and members of the PB, in your backup, we did include the fourth quarter 00:37:19.520 --> 00:37:24.040 of 2019-20 financial report. 00:37:24.040 --> 00:37:27.120 Nick Vincent, I believe, is on the line. 00:37:27.120 --> 00:37:32.680 If any member has any questions on that report, he'd be happy to kind of walk you through 00:37:32.680 --> 00:37:35.520 any questions you may have. 00:37:35.520 --> 00:37:38.680 >> I would just like to say we're in a very difficult year. 00:37:38.680 --> 00:37:40.280 You've managed very well. 00:37:40.280 --> 00:37:42.000 >> Yes, ma'am. 00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:46.880 I think across the board, I think the city did a really good job of controlling expenditures 00:37:46.880 --> 00:37:49.360 and I think that's really the bottom line. 00:37:49.360 --> 00:37:52.720 I think across the board, all the funds are doing well. 00:37:52.720 --> 00:38:00.640 You know, in your new business items, I believe we have scheduled for March 8 an update to 00:38:00.640 --> 00:38:06.800 you on the, you know, 2021 utility rates, budget, and fund balance, and just kind of 00:38:06.800 --> 00:38:11.200 a wrap-up of '19-'20 as well. 00:38:11.200 --> 00:38:15.840 And then the next item will be your new business action items. 00:38:15.840 --> 00:38:20.280 Again, we have a number of items here that we're still kind of working through for you 00:38:20.280 --> 00:38:21.280 on some requests. 00:38:21.280 --> 00:38:24.800 Some of them had to do with solid waste, and again, we're working on that comprehensive 00:38:24.800 --> 00:38:30.000 solid waste management strategy and, you know, hope to be coming back to you soon, you know, 00:38:30.000 --> 00:38:35.040 later this year to have a discussion with you and the council on that. 00:38:35.040 --> 00:38:41.120 And then we also have an outstanding question for DME. 00:38:41.120 --> 00:38:48.600 We're hoping that this week and to get with staff and make sure that we get that back 00:38:48.600 --> 00:38:53.520 on your schedule and address that question on the solar installations. 00:38:53.520 --> 00:39:01.040 But with that, that's all the management reports, unless any member has any questions on or requests 00:39:01.040 --> 00:39:02.040 on those. 00:39:02.040 --> 00:39:07.400 Just I think a few notes. 00:39:07.400 --> 00:39:15.960 I did that one item that I asked about putting the budget source on that would probably be 00:39:15.960 --> 00:39:19.800 more appropriate here. 00:39:19.800 --> 00:39:21.080 >> We can add that on here, Billy. 00:39:21.080 --> 00:39:22.080 >> Okay. 00:39:22.080 --> 00:39:29.080 I'm sure, you know, Ed brought up a lot of points, good points about the -- and Karen 00:39:29.080 --> 00:39:31.800 as well about the planning of the landfill. 00:39:31.800 --> 00:39:38.400 I assume you're putting together some strategy reports for the future. 00:39:38.400 --> 00:39:40.360 >> Yes, sir. 00:39:40.360 --> 00:39:44.360 We're working with an outside consultant on that comprehensive solid waste management 00:39:44.360 --> 00:39:47.920 study and will be coming back to you with just a comprehensive review. 00:39:47.920 --> 00:39:54.160 And again, I know there's a lot of interest on the solid waste or the food diversion program. 00:39:54.160 --> 00:39:58.320 And so we'll try to address all that together after we've gone through that process. 00:39:58.320 --> 00:40:00.440 I'll be later this year. 00:40:00.440 --> 00:40:03.480 >> I just wanted to put them in the appropriate place. 00:40:03.480 --> 00:40:04.480 >> Yes. 00:40:04.480 --> 00:40:05.480 >> Yes, sir. 00:40:05.480 --> 00:40:06.480 >> Okay. 00:40:06.480 --> 00:40:07.480 Thank you. 00:40:07.480 --> 00:40:10.480 >> All right. 00:40:10.480 --> 00:40:11.480 Concluding items. 00:40:11.480 --> 00:40:16.320 Does any board member or staff have any comments or requests? 00:40:16.320 --> 00:40:21.520 Yes, Barbara, you're on mute. 00:40:21.520 --> 00:40:23.320 >> Okay. 00:40:23.320 --> 00:40:26.480 I have a request. 00:40:26.480 --> 00:40:35.640 When we get something to study and read and it's real estate related, sometimes it's hard 00:40:35.640 --> 00:40:41.760 to read the plat that you sent us or you give us the legal description. 00:40:41.760 --> 00:40:47.200 Could you just locate it for us if we want to drive out and take a look? 00:40:47.200 --> 00:40:49.780 We could. 00:40:49.780 --> 00:40:54.720 We had something a couple weeks ago that I called in and I found, you know, we figured 00:40:54.720 --> 00:41:01.420 out where it was so I could go look and I know you can -- you may not always have a 00:41:01.420 --> 00:41:08.000 street address but you can give a locale that you can go out and find it instead of just 00:41:08.000 --> 00:41:13.840 the legal or a plat that just has easements and things across it. 00:41:13.840 --> 00:41:16.280 I would really appreciate that. 00:41:16.280 --> 00:41:22.320 >> I'll have a discussion with our real estate folks and see if we can get you a better description 00:41:22.320 --> 00:41:27.600 of the physical address or coordinates for those locations. 00:41:27.600 --> 00:41:31.960 >> What about the R number, Barbara, would that help? 00:41:31.960 --> 00:41:32.960 >> Sure. 00:41:32.960 --> 00:41:37.400 Then I could go and look it up, if I -- 00:41:37.400 --> 00:41:38.400 >> Okay. 00:41:38.400 --> 00:41:39.400 Very good. 00:41:39.400 --> 00:41:40.400 >> All right. 00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:41.400 Any other comments? 00:41:41.400 --> 00:41:42.400 >> Yeah. 00:41:42.400 --> 00:41:45.920 I'd just like to take a point of personal privilege. 00:41:45.920 --> 00:41:52.320 I just want to let everybody know this is going to be my last meeting with the PV and 00:41:52.320 --> 00:41:57.520 I will be leaving the city at the end of the month and heading to Fort Worth and moving. 00:41:57.520 --> 00:41:59.360 I just want to let everybody know. 00:41:59.360 --> 00:42:01.680 >> What are you doing? 00:42:01.680 --> 00:42:03.720 >> New chapter. 00:42:03.720 --> 00:42:04.720 >> Yeah. 00:42:04.720 --> 00:42:08.600 >> Who are you going to work for? 00:42:08.600 --> 00:42:09.600 >> I'm sorry? 00:42:09.600 --> 00:42:10.600 >> Who are you going to work for? 00:42:10.600 --> 00:42:11.600 >> I'll send out the information at the end of the month. 00:42:11.600 --> 00:42:12.600 It's a 24-person firm over there. 00:42:12.600 --> 00:42:13.600 >> Okay. 00:42:13.600 --> 00:42:14.600 Going back to the private sector. 00:42:14.600 --> 00:42:15.600 >> Yes. 00:42:15.600 --> 00:42:16.600 >> Well, good luck, Larry. 00:42:16.600 --> 00:42:17.600 >> I appreciate it. 00:42:17.600 --> 00:42:18.600 >> You've been great. 00:42:18.600 --> 00:42:19.600 >> Yes, you will be missed. 00:42:19.600 --> 00:42:20.600 >> Yeah. 00:42:20.600 --> 00:42:21.600 Thank you for everything you've done, Larry. 00:42:21.600 --> 00:42:27.800 >> And I want to introduce Katherine Clifton. 00:42:27.800 --> 00:42:32.200 Katherine, you want to pop your screen up. 00:42:32.200 --> 00:42:33.200 >> Hi, Katherine. 00:42:33.200 --> 00:42:34.200 >> Hi, Katherine. 00:42:34.200 --> 00:42:35.200 >> Where is she? 00:42:35.200 --> 00:42:36.200 >> Hi, everyone. 00:42:36.200 --> 00:42:37.200 >> She's up here now. 00:42:37.200 --> 00:42:45.200 Katherine is one of the two new first assistants in the office and she's going to be stepping 00:42:45.200 --> 00:42:50.080 in my role here on an interim basis until they see who's going to be doing all the utility 00:42:50.080 --> 00:42:51.080 work. 00:42:51.080 --> 00:42:52.080 So, I just want to introduce her. 00:42:52.080 --> 00:42:55.080 But it's been a pleasure. 00:42:55.080 --> 00:43:02.200 I've been here through a lot of change in the city and what's going on, but it's a time 00:43:02.200 --> 00:43:04.920 for a new chapter in the life of my wife and I. 00:43:04.920 --> 00:43:09.240 She's looking forward to, like told Susan Parker, being near a central market and a 00:43:09.240 --> 00:43:10.240 Trader Joe's. 00:43:10.240 --> 00:43:18.280 >> Yeah, it's just not quite big enough yet, are we? 00:43:18.280 --> 00:43:22.160 >> All right, well, any other items? 00:43:22.160 --> 00:43:25.200 Do we have a motion to adjourn? 00:43:25.200 --> 00:43:26.200 >> So moved. 00:43:26.200 --> 00:43:27.760 >> So moved. 00:43:27.760 --> 00:43:28.760 We are adjourned. 00:43:28.760 --> 00:43:29.760 >> Thank you, everyone. 00:43:29.760 --> 00:43:30.760 >> Bye. 00:43:30.760 --> 00:43:31.160 >> Thank you.