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Actions and outcomes at a glance

- Acceptance of quarterly investment report (01/01/2025–03/31/2025): The board accepted the investment report presented by Otis Williams, the City of Leander CFO, who said the portfolio complies with the Texas Public Funds Investment Act and showed a weighted yield near 3.6%. Motion carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

- Engagement letter with Weaver and Tidwell LLP for annual financial audit services: The board authorized the president to execute an engagement letter with Weaver and Tidwell LLP for the FY2025 audit work following an RFQ process; staff said the award is a one-year engagement returned annually for approval. Motion carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

- Supplemental contract No. 16 with Walker Partners / Freese and Nichols (SCADA work): The board authorized a supplemental contract of $498,000 to address SCADA system upgrades and standardization (including Ignition migration and screen/data standards). Staff said the work will consolidate multiple prior integrator efforts, document symbology and data standards, and support Phase 2 and Phase 2A expansion. Motion carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

- Resolution expressing official intent to reimburse certain Round Rock expenditures from contract revenue bonds: The board adopted a resolution stating its intent to reimburse Round Rock for eligible expenditures from future BCRUA contract revenue bonds. Staff described the action as a standard IRS-related step and said Round Rock will pass an identical resolution. Motion carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

- Chemical purchasing agreements: After a competitive solicitation process run with Cedar Park’s purchasing staff, the board approved multi-vendor agreements for water-treatment chemicals. Staff said they ran invitation-for-bids/RFPs for eight chemicals and received multiple responses; awards were made mostly to the lowest bidder except for sodium hypochlorite (where the board awarded on best-value criteria to a long-standing supplier). The motions approved agreements with:
- Brintech Southwest Inc. (agreement covers four chemicals as listed in the agenda),
- Kimray Inc.,
- Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC,
- PENCO Inc.,
- Polydyn Inc.

Each contract was approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Staff said the agreements include one-year terms with options to renew and that vendors are expected to maintain supply; staff noted contingency purchasing authority for health-and-safety needs if a vendor fails to deliver.

Why it matters: These approvals put in place the authority’s audit provider, procurement contracts for essential chemicals, and a technical SCADA remediation contract that staff said will improve operator usability and data standards across a multi-phase plant expansion.

Board comments: Directors asked about audit contract term and supply continuity for chemicals; staff responded that the audit engagement is presented each year for approval and that contingency procurements are available if a vendor cannot meet supply obligations. On SCADA, staff described the consultant role as owner’s representative and quality-inspector during integrator programming.

Ending: All listed resolutions and agreements were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition recorded in the meeting transcript; staff will proceed to finalize engagement letters and contract documents and return with execution copies where required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cedar Park - Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) - Jun 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority approved its quarterly investment report, retained Weaver and Tidwell LLP for annual audit services, authorized a SCADA supplemental contract, expressed intent to reimburse Round Rock expenditures from contract revenue bonds, and approved five chemical purchase agreements.","taxTitle","Cedar Park, Williamson County, Texas","taxId",2824,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6553141,"Brushy Creek utility board adopts FY 2025–26 operating and debt-service budget",553,1724000,2277000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5075230-3bcc60ac3d72b148bddab0621ea99df4&start=1724&end=2277","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5075230-3bcc60ac3d72b148bddab0621ea99df4/thumbnail_1724000.jpg","/articles/6553141/Cedar-Park/Williamson-County/Texas/Brushy-Creek-utility-board-adopts-FY-202526-operating-and-debt-service-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553141-30e083236677746501f0642eb26ce09c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147690&Signature=REW99y-nUO9fc15vBPY6zQIGZPfbKJcpDZRo~TbGXJmj5xuOrp3BOnSLqrs~K1GJ35WVMTm-WyPxxgpXDC6VFnGmjQpx-9KTG-XxvDfLC6Hmt-upfztSacUD10MXdmCOyZDYPsp~pOigXXWOfvW2D~ZZhg4gYb-SWLGSI43VZlk~0A1X2s6lrY~BVz8izMHOVUYUFdrokMuwP2k9rQKGUyicunlYYKQJMxYV9VxZul9ssUlA9jzhoIrlAdYDW78nNLmSIHkzkFvgBOkOjExayItG~s8hh2BqluXLxdF78913uHEngBpbtMuoCBNAy~wXu2o6hakwl7MoFP9IkXSuOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority on March 26 approved its FY 2025–26 operating and debt-service budget amid a staff presentation showing moderated year-over-year increases and updated water-demand projections.

Staff reported a total operating budget, excluding debt service, of $77,180,000, an 11.2% increase over the prior fiscal year. The total debt-service budget was listed at $30,790,000. Staff attributed much of the operating increase to higher flows driving power and chemical costs; combined water take for the three participating cities was estimated at about 18.4 million gallons per day, a 10.5% increase over the prior year.

Staff also noted the budgeted operations-and-maintenance (O&M) cost per thousand gallons changed modestly from about $1.06 to $1.07 per thousand gallons compared with the previous year. Staff said the budget includes updated tracking of chemical costs and a downward trend in year-over-year increases for several major categories such as repairs and maintenance.

The board voted to approve the budget “subject to the approval of the participating cities,” consistent with the authority’s master contract. The motion passed on a voice vote with no recorded opposition.

Why it matters: The BCRUA operating and debt budgets fund plant operations and ongoing capital projects, and the figures feed into the participating cities’ own fiscal-year budgets and rate planning.

Board discussion: Directors praised staff for the additional detail in the personnel and repairs-and-maintenance lines and asked clarifying questions about the capital-improvement plan and Phase 2A estimates, which staff said reflect figures submitted with the SWIFT financing application. Staff noted debt-service tables do not include Round Rock’s separate debt-service treatment for Phase 2A projects where applicable.

Ending: The board approved the FY 2025–26 budget and will forward it to the participating cities for their respective approvals and for incorporation into each city’s fiscal planning process.","The Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority approved a $77.18 million operating budget (excluding debt service) and a $30.79 million debt-service budget for fiscal year 2025–26; board also reviewed allocations and per-thousand-gallon operating costs.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6553145,"BCRUA staff report steady progress on Phase 2 pump station, Phase 1D plant work; Phase 2A design nearing permit clearance",1204,82000,1286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5075230-3bcc60ac3d72b148bddab0621ea99df4&start=82&end=1286","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5075230-3bcc60ac3d72b148bddab0621ea99df4/thumbnail_82000.jpg","/articles/6553145/Cedar-Park/Williamson-County/Texas/BCRUA-staff-report-steady-progress-on-Phase-2-pump-station-Phase-1D-plant-work-Phase-2A-design-nearing-permit-clearance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553145-a62fad564f6eae4c5f4b6cd73979f144/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147690&Signature=HCLjazT1bdu3E6XpSFJ22UYBz9ak~0ROTo8HSPrQQlK0Mqkp5F2WKS7jnuXR3q-HJyqAJu3AnwSGFNOaevREkR5euUBbyXTpWL0Vp8fazCuWn5Gr6RLzpQpxNtjaQUWMkr9N3Cu63G-8RHxUI3vGNARg0DT1qIFvcqhYJ8NVhJivHLnZOVdYOFvHsYzuj-e7KKmiaIvs-SLCu8khSAiiL2N7PgtRZs16EQGUrxWRKEcts84l7zv4NeAwv8q1K3ln9~bO3a7wYKOF4QWIbBxte3PR8n9qmhjrYCpPKHR372T6j1wndR4cUrJYHRbB7b7UR8ni01o9FmBWJvQETLDxNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Aaron Archer, a project manager with Market Partners, told the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority on March 26 that work on the Phase 2 raw-water pump station and related tunnel is trending toward recovery after earlier delays and that Phase 1D of the water treatment-plant expansion is moving into commissioning.

The Phase 2 raw-water contract is a $225 million agreement; Archer reported contractors have installed roughly $123 million to $124 million of work and that the project is about 55–65 percent complete depending on the metric used. He said the contractor has submitted a recovery schedule showing on-time substantial completion as currently planned for Feb. 16–17, 2027, if recovery measures—such as weekend work—are performed as outlined.

Those recovery measures are focused on finishing underground tunnel liner repairs, installing remaining pump-shaft casings and transitioning to the pump-station foundation work. Archer said the contractor has one outstanding shaft to drill, three casings left to grout, and anticipates casing work complete around May under the current schedule. He also said crews have restarted work on the maintenance-building foundations at the Valente intake site.

Why it matters: Phase 2 is the largest capital contract described at the meeting and will increase the utility’s raw-water pumping capacity once complete. The board’s attention to the recovery schedule reflects the project’s size and cost.

Archer summarized the Phase 1D plant expansion, a $17 million contract with one $190,000 change order and invoices to date in the low-to-mid $14 million range. He said all major structures are built and most equipment installations are complete. The contractor estimated substantial completion in mid-May in one presentation and in late August in a later update in the transcript; Archer told the board the remaining work is primarily electrical, chemical-feed upgrades and commissioning/start-up. He said staff expects a mandatory 30-day demonstration period during plant start-up before declaring substantial completion.

Delivery-point improvements: Archer said Phase 1 of the delivery-point work is substantially complete and punch-list items largely addressed. A late change order will replace an aging flow meter at the Round Rock delivery point; staff expects that meter to be online by April 2. Phase 2 delivery-point work was described as nearing testing and commissioning, with an anticipated substantial completion in late May to July depending on final control-panel testing.

Phase 2A design and permitting: Archer said Phase 2A will expand plant capacity from roughly 42 million gallons per day (MGD) to approximately 64–67 MGD (figures varied by presentation) and that staff expects 100 percent design in mid-April. He said regulatory review has required additional responses to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Water Development Board but that a recent call with TCEQ clarified that some previously requested variances did not apply, which should accelerate approvals. Archer said staff is working to bid Phase 2A as soon as regulatory comments are closed, with construction intended to begin in early fall to meet a May 2028 substantial completion target.

SWIFT financing and schedule: Archer reported the final application for SWIFT (State Water Implementation Fund for Texas) funding for Phase 2A has been submitted and, after addressing Water Development Board comments, staff anticipates WDB approval and related financing steps to occur in July–October. He outlined the subsequent steps: the BCRUA board’s approval of the financing agreement, bond sale and a bond-resolution approval in October, with closing typically occurring in November.

Drought and operations: Archer reviewed lake-level thresholds tied to the floating intake. He said decommissioning of the floating intake would be required if the lake fell to elevation 623. Current lake level was reported at about 637; Archer said recent inflows and the latest LGRA forecast did not predict a drop below elevation 623 in 2025, reducing the near-term risk of decommissioning the floating intake.

Board questions and review: Directors asked whether the recovery schedule represents an extension or restoration to the original completion date; Archer said the contractor’s recovery schedule shows work can be performed to meet the existing substantial-completion date but noted they still have approximately two years of work to execute. Directors also pressed staff on regulatory timing for Phase 2A; Archer said bringing regulators together on a single call helped resolve divergent comments and speed review.

Archer and staff closed by saying they will continue to track recovery actions, commissioning activities and drought conditions and will report back to the board as major milestones are reached.

Ending: No formal board action was taken on the capital projects update other than acknowledgment of the report; the board moved on to the meeting’s resolutions and budget items.","Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority received a detailed capital-project update showing Phase 2 work about halfway complete, Phase 1D nearing start-up testing, Phase 2 delivery improvements close to completion and Phase 2A design under regulatory review; board heard drought outlook and SWIFT financing timeline.","actionData","errors"]

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