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6 • REGULARFort Bend County Municipal Utility District #131 (Fort Bend County)

Docket Item 6

Presented in: Board of Directors Regular Meeting - November 28, 2023 on 2023-11-28
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Board voted unanimously to approve Pay Application No.”
JM
Jeanna Maxwell
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
LS
Leslie Smith-Boards
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JJ
Jennifer Jacobs
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JA
Jo Ann Randall
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
MH
Michael Higgins
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

6. Engineer’s Report. Mr. Wilson recognized Mr. Bishop, who presented to and reviewed with the Board the Engineer’s Report, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit E. Mr. Bishop reported on the Lift Station Improvements. He presented Pay Estimate No. 2 and final in the amount of $39,075.00 for Board approval. Upon motion by Director Maxwell, seconded by Director Jacobs, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve Pay Application No. 2 and final to CFG Industries, LLC in the amount of $39,075.00 and to accept the project. Mr. Bishop reported on the Remote Water Well and Lift Station No. 1 Generator Additions. He stated that the contractor, McDonald Municipal and Industrial, a division of C.F. McDonald Electric, Inc., has finished installing the generator slab at both locations and the sidewalk. He reported that the current generator delivery date is December 2023 for the Remote Water Well and April 2024 for Lift Station No. 1. He presented Pay Estimate No. 4 in the amount of $49,500.00 for Board approval. Director Higgins inquired if the auditor books the project as individual assets or one entire project. Mr. Bishop stated the audit will review as one entire project. Director Higgins recommend discussing with the auditor at a future meeting. Upon motion by Director Maxwell, seconded by Director Jacobs, after full discussion and the question being put to the Board, the Board voted unanimously to approve Pay Application No. 4 for the Remote Water Well and Lift Station No. 1 Generator Additions in the amount of $49,500.00. Mr. Bishop reported on the WWTP. He stated that NRF will issue a memorandum of the 138183902.1 District’s intent to replace the package plant to Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 189 (“No. 189”) and Brazoria-Fort Bend County Municipal Utility Dist

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.