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Municipal Utility Board


NOTICE OF MEETING

 
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
Municipal Utility Board
12:00 PM – Thursday, July 30, 2026
Weatherford City Hall, City Council Chambers
303 Palo Pinto Street, Weatherford, TX


Paul Paschall, Mayor/Chair Place 1
Zack Smith, Place 2
Rod White, Place 3
Lindsey Hester, Place 4
Ken Davis, Place 5
Howard McClurkin, Place 6
Tom Novak, Place 7
James Hotopp, City Manager
Chad Marbut, Assistant City Manager
Dawn Brooks, Assistant City Manager
Rob Allibon, City Attorney
Krista Peacock, Assistant City Secretary


   In accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, this agenda has been posted on the official bulletin board at Weatherford City Hall and posted on the City website at http://www.weatherfordtx.gov within the required time frame. The Agenda Packet has also been posted on the City of Weatherford website at www.weatherfordtx.gov/agendas. All meetings of the Weatherford City Council, Municipal Utility Board, and other boards/commissions/committees of the City of Weatherford are open to the public. Public participation and written comments are invited on all open session business items.
   The Mayor/Chair requests that all electronic devices be silenced and phone conversations taken outside the Council Chambers. Weatherford City Hall is wheelchair accessible and special parking is available on the south side of the building. If special accommodations are required, please contact the City Secretary at 817-598-4202 a minimum of 24 hours in advance.
   The City Council, Municipal Utility Board, and other boards/commissions/committees of the City of Weatherford, as allowed, reserve the right to enter into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to seek legal advice from the City Attorney on any posted agenda item as authorized by Texas Government Code, Section 551.071. Unless a Work Session Agenda, or otherwise indicated, action may be taken on any of the following agenda items.

 

In accordance with the Home Rule Charter of the City of Weatherford, the Mayor and two Council Members also serve as members on the Municipal Utility Board. No action specific to the City Council is scheduled for items discussed at this meeting; however, a quorum of the City Council will usually be present at every meeting of the Municipal Utility Board.

 

 

 
1.
INVOCATION
 

 

 
2.
CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENT OF A QUORUM
 

 

 
3.
PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES & TEXAS FLAGS
 

 

 
4.
PRESENTATIONS & PROCLAMATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
4.a.

Service Awards 


( Rick Shaffer, Director of Water Utilities )
 
 
 
 
4.b.

Presentation on the Parker County Public Utility Agency Formation and Timeline.


(Rick Shaffer, Director of Water Utilities )

 

 
5.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
 
 
 
 
 
5.a.

Consider approval of the minutes of the Municipal Utility Board meeting held June 25, 2026.


(Krista Peacock, Assistant City Secretary )

 

 
6.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
 

All of the Consent Agenda Items are considered to be routine and self-explanatory and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate consideration of these items unless the Council or Board removes the item from Consent.

 
 
 
 
6.a.
Discuss and consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Garver, LLC for professional engineering services for the Lead and Copper Rule Compliance Program, in the amount of $998,910.
(Rick Shaffer, Director of Water Utilities)
Suggested Action:

Staff recommends that the Municipal Utility Board authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Garver LLC for professional engineering services for the Lead and Copper Rule Compliance Program, in the amount of $998,910.

 
 
 
 
6.b.
Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract with Ace Pipe Cleaning for the 2025 Trenchless Wastewater Rehabilitation project in the amount not to exceed $150,149.71.
(Matt Leppla, Director of Public Works)
Suggested Action:

Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract with Ace Pipe Cleaning for the 2025 Trenchless Wastewater Rehabilitation project in the amount not to exceed $150,149.71.


 

 
7.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
 
 
 
 
 
7.a.
Hold a public hearing on the 2025 Annual Water Quality Report.
(Rick Shaffer, Director of Water Utilities)
Suggested Action:

No action required.


 

 
8.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
 
 
 
 
 
8.a.
Consider authorizing the Water Utility to apply for grant funding, in an amount not to exceed $21,000,000 offered by the Texas Water Development Board under the Water Supply and Infrastructure Grant Program; and adopt Resolution No. R2026-14.
(Rick Shaffer, Director of Water Utilities)
Suggested Action:

Staff recommends approval to apply for grant funding, in an amount not to exceed $21,000,000 from the Texas Water Development Board under the Water Supply and Infrastructure Grant Program. In addition, staff recommends approval of Resolution No. R2026-14 authorizing the City Manager to execute, or cause to be executed, in the name of the City of Weatherford all necessary applications, contracts, and agreements to implement and carry out the purposes of the grant.


 

 
9.
STAFF REPORTS
 
 
 
 
 
9.a.

Quarterly Performance Dashboard


(Directors of Utilities, Joe Farley/Rick Shaffer )

 

 
10.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

 

 

 
11.
CITIZEN COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
 
Residents may address the Council/Board/Commission/Committee regarding an item that is not listed on the agenda. Residents must complete a speaker card and turn it in to the Secretary five (5) minutes before the start of the meeting. The Rules of Procedure states that comments are to be limited to three (3) minutes. Speaker rules are posted at the back of the Council Chambers. The Texas Open Meetings Act provides the following: (a) If, at a meeting of a governmental body, a member of the public or of the governmental body inquires about a subject for which notice has not been given as required by this subchapter, the notice provisions of this subchapter do not apply to: (1) A statement of specific factual information given in response to the inquiry; or (2) A recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. (b) Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.

 

 
12.
ADJOURNMENT
 

CERTIFICATION
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