Board Meeting: February 27, 2023 @ 4:00 PM

Agenda Items:

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America

Robert Morrison; Upper Etowah River Alliance
RE: Request for Annual Contribution

Bryce Holcomb of Citi & David Cheatwood of First Tryon Advisors
RE: Series 2023 Bond Issue/Refunding Series 2013

Corey Ghorley
1) Request Approval of Proposal by Hazen & Sawyer Engineers for Design and Bidding Services for the Fitzgerald Creek WPCP Headworks Improvements Project in the amount of $210,165.00 (Project consists of the rehabilitation of existing headworks structure and installation of an intake bypass)
2)Request Approval of Proposal by Freese & Nichols Engineers for Design and Bidding Services for the Etowah WTP High Service Redundancy Pumping Station Project in the amount of $1,233,539.00 (item #8 under Construction Expansion/Upgrade on Authority’s Current CIP)

Dwayne Fowler
RE: Petition for Extension of Water Main from Residents of W. Stowers Drive

Approval of the 1/30/23 Board Meeting Minutes

Finance Report – Beth Jones

Treatment Reports – Clint Blackwell, Mike Venters

Environmental Report – Jennifer Arp

Construction Report – Dwayne Fowler

General Manager’s Report – Tom Heard
1) Request from Kris Stancil, Chair of the Pickens Co. Board of Commissioners, to Reserve an Additional 500,00 Gallons Per Day of Water Capacity for Wholesale Purchase by Pickens County to be Initially Designated for Use at the Yellow Creek Road Meter Location
2) Discussions Concerning Potential Service Area Swap with the City of Waleska
3) Request from Eric Wilmarth, City Manager of the City of Ball Ground, to Reserve an Additional 50,000 Gallons Per Day of Water Capacity for Wholesale Purchase by the City of Ball Ground to be Initially Designated for Use at the Leo Taylor Lane Meter Location

Executive Session – Real Estate Items