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From YouTube: Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust - September 15, 2020
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The regular meeting of the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, via video conference,
for Sept. 15, 2020.
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I
just
want
you
to
know
that
craig's
gonna
actually
be
the
voting
member
today
I
will
just
be
observing.
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B
B
C
D
D
If
you
don't
mind
heading
over
there,
that
would
be
great
on
the
way.
Thank
you.
B
I'm
here,
okay,
thank
you,
amy
ready
for
me.
Okay,
yes,
chairman
martinez,
brooks
we
have
quorum
present.
We
have
a
new
trustee
that
has
been
sworn
in
and
he
will
be
able
to
vote.
A
G
Very
good
well
before
we
start
the
meeting
I'll
have
a
few
announcements
to
make.
First
of
all,
thank
you
for
joining
us
for
the
oklahoma
city,
water
utilities,
trust
meeting.
We
have
a
few
announcements
if
the
video
conference
is
disconnected
at
any
time
during
the
meeting,
the
meeting
shall
be
stopped
and
reconvened
once
the
connection
is
restored.
If
communications
are
unable
to
be
restored
within
30
minutes,
items
remaining
for
consideration
will
be
continued
to
later
today
september,
the
15th
at
four
o'clock
via
video
conference,
the
agenda
and
documents
are
located
at
okc.gov.
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405-297-2422
or
email
awkward,
hyphen
support
at
okc.gov.
Please
provide
your
name
phone
number.
The
item
number
and
the
reason
you
wish
to
comment.
If
you
call
in
after
your
item
has
been
heard,
you
will
be
allowed
to
speak
under
citizens
to
be
heard.
Speakers
will
be
allowed
three
minutes
to
comment
staff
will
attempt
to
submit
requests
received
during
the
meeting
to
process
them
to
the
chair.
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G
G
H
G
A
G
G
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H
C
H
G
Oh,
I'm
so
sorry
item
five,
two
as
an
amendment
revising
the
contract
with
matthew's
trenching
to
increase
the
amount
by
forty
thousand
fifty
dollars.
My
apologies.
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F
Yes,
I
would,
madam
chairwoman,
the
item
before
you
is
a
resolution
which
would
repeal
a
previous
action
by
the
water
trust
on
august
18th
on
that
same
day
that
the
city
and
the
water
trust
approved
an
extension
of
the
timelines
for
the
water
settlement.
The
water
resources
board
approved
different
timelines
and
then
the
next
day
the
federal
government
asked
for
additional
time.
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So
they
came
back
to
us
and
asked
if
we
would
repeal
the
prior
action
and
approve
new
documents
that
would
extend
the
timelines.
So
what
I
need
to
speak
about
is
in
addition
to
what's,
in
your
packet
last
night,
at
5,
12
and
5
42,
I
received
changes
to
the
two
documents.
The
first
one
which
you
see
before
you
is
the
document
which
changes
the
timeline
for
the
secretary
of
the
interior
to
publish
notice
in
accordance
with
their
procedures.
F
Similarly,
on
the
document
which
was
to
extend,
if
you
would
switch
to
the
second
document,
please,
there
was
just
to
extend
the
time
on
the
settlement
document
on
the
third
whereas
as
well.
It
changes
the
same
statutory
reference
to
add
section
1811
and
then
on
the
third,
whereas
on
the
second
page
it
adds
three
words.
The
word
such
extension
is
that
was
a
typographical
error
by
the
author
of
the
document
in
which
he
was
quoting
from
the
settlement
act
and
had
left
out
three
words.
So
those
were
the
changes.
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E
This
is
jim
couch,
quick
question,
craig.
First
of
all,
who,
who
requested
the
last
minute
changes
last
night?
Was
it
the
feds
that.
F
E
And
then,
secondly,
you
know:
let's,
just
four
weeks
ago,
the
fed
said
said
they
needed
six
months
and
now
this
meeting
they
need
a
year.
Why?
Why
do
they
need
an
additional
six
months.
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H
A
I
I
The
benefit
of
selling
bonds
with
the
10-year
call
feature
is:
it
provides
the
opportunity
to
refund
the
bonds
if
interest
rates
are
low
and
that
allows
the
utility
to
lower
its
debt
service
costs,
which
is
a
benefit
to
rate
payers
in
2018
due
to
federal
tax
reform.
A
refunding
before
the
10-year
call
date
must
be
done
on
a
taxable
basis.
I
This
is
something
that
is
required
when
aqua
refunds,
bonds
under
its
bond
indenture,
because
the
bond
indenture
requires
the
use
of
a
debt
service
reserve.
The
graph
at
the
bottom
shows
the
very
low
interest
rate
environment.
If
you
look
at
the
gray
line,
you
will
see
where
current
interest
rates
are
and
then,
if
you
notice
the
red
dashes
that
is
the
lowest
each
one
of
those
maturities
has
been
since
2000.
So
over
the
last
20
years
rates
are
at
all
time,
historic.
I
I
I
By
about
fourteen
point,
fourteen
four
point:
four
million
dollars
awkward
has
successfully
worked
with
the
owrb
in
the
past
earlier
this
year:
awkward
refunded
the
2009,
a
b
bonds
and
generated
about
5.5
million
in
savings,
and
also
earlier
this
year,
some
previously
issued
drinking
water
loans
were
paid
off
early,
which
saved
auckland
about
14.5
million
dollars.
I
So
if
this
transaction
is
approved
today,
our
estimate
is
that
aqua
will
have
saved
approximately
42
million
dollars
in
calendar
year,
2020,
which
is
fantastic
and
a
great
benefit
to
the
ratepayers,
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions
dennis.
This
is
craig,
so
do.
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C
G
Thank
you
dennis
for
the
presentation
item,
seven
or
any
items
or
comments
from
trustees.
G
Seeing
none,
we
will
go
to
the
consideration
and
nomination
election
of
chair
first.
Let
me
welcome
mr
couch
to
the
water
trust
board.
We
are
so
grateful
that
your
expertise
is
joining
the
group,
so
I
would
entertain
a
motion
to
elect
a
chair,
wink
wink.
G
E
G
H
Thank
you,
man,
vice
chair,
as
you
all
can
imagine,
all
the
lakes
are
full.
We've
had
one
of
the
wettest
years
now,
probably
one
of
the
coolest,
so
we
have
plenty
of
water
to
sell
and
we're
selling
plenty
of
water.
H
Mr
edwards,
former
chairman
edwards,
was
not
able
to
be
here
today,
but
I
want
everybody
to
know
that
he
will
join
us
at
the
next
meeting
so
that
we
can
properly
recognize
20
years
of
service.
He
was
sworn
in
in
2020,
so
he's
been
on.
H
The
trust
for
20
years
he's
been
the
vice
chair
for
nearly
12
years
and
chair
for
the
last
three
years,
so
we
want
to
properly
recognize
him
next
week,
our
next
meeting,
rather
on
the
29th
when
he
will
be
in
attendance,
mr
couch
chairman,
couch,
looking
forward
to
serving
under
your
direction
one
more
time.
H
Thank
you
chris.
Thank
you
for
volunteering
to
to
serve
on
the
trust.
H
It's
absolutely
my
pleasure
to
to
serve
under
your
leadership.
I
want
to
give
you
all
update
on
the
arrears
right
now
we're
just
over
13
000
customers
in
arrears,
totaling
about
6.2
million
dollars.
H
G
Chris,
I
have
a
quick
question.
Last
meeting
we
had
discussed
the
study
and
we
were
going
to
get
a
copy
of
the
previous
study,
but
I
had
not
received
that
as
of
yet.
G
The
one
for
the
rate
adjustment,
the
findings
from
the
previous
rate
adjustment
study
that
we're
done.