Operations and Resources Committee

Great Lakes Water Authority

Utilities

Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024
11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. EDT

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Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team

Note-taking by Dasha Crawley

A pair of contracts were amended for the Water Resource Recovery Facility, the largest wastewater treatment facility in the U.S. One extended the time for a rehabilitation of the front entrance, and the other increased the funding for fire suppression system maintenance.

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Live reporting by Nathaniel Eichenhorn

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09:35 AM Aug 14, 2024 CDT

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Sorry, folks, the Zoom link wasn't working for a minute. After some technical difficulties, the Zoom link worked, and we're in the meeting

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They seem to be discussing a contract, but I'm not sure which one

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A motion was called on item 2024-250, which is a contract for Gasoline and Diesel Fuel for GLWA O&M. It passed unanimously

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The agenda can be found here detroit.documenters.org/documents/agen…

detroit.documenters.org/documents/agen…

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Moving quickly, the next item is a 229 day extension of a contract for rehabbing the front entrance of the Water Resource Recovery Facility. Also passed unanimously

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The text can be found here glwater.legistar.com/LegislationDet…

glwater.legistar.com/LegislationDet…

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Next up is a contract for maintaining equipment (fire alarms, fire extinguishers). Navid Mehram said GLWA basically ran out of. Money for this maintenance and need more money

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Mehram (COO-Wastewater Operating Services) got some questions from a board member about keeping on top of maintenance going forward, suggesting they hold the company contracted (Johnson Controls Fire Protection) "feet to the fire".

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Mehram said there are many procedures to do just that

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The motion passed unanimously.

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The meeting was adjourned at 11:25pm.

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That was brisk!

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Well folks, this closes my coverage of the GLWA O & R Committee meeting for August 14th. Learn more about our coverage of local meetings at documenters.org

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By Noah Kincade 8/14/2024

Agency Information

Great Lakes Water Authority

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The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) is a regional water and sewer authority that services nearly 40 percent of the water customers in Michigan. Currently GLWA provides wholesale water and waste water services to 127 municipalities in eight Southeastern Michigan counties, which is equivalent to approximately 3.9 million customers.