Municipal Utility Board

NOTICE OF MEETING

REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
Municipal Utility Board
12:00 PM – Thursday, May 29, 2025
Weatherford City Hall, City Council Chambers
303 Palo Pinto Street, Weatherford, TX

Paul Paschall, Mayor/Chair Place 1
Zack Smith, Place 2
Heidi Wilder, 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
Brad Burnett, Assistant City Manager
Dawn Brooks, Chief Financial Officer
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.

INVOCATION

CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENT OF A QUORUM

PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES & TEXAS FLAGS

PRESENTATIONS & PROCLAMATIONS

4.a.

Staff Recognition - Emergency Raw Water Pipeline Repair

(Rick Shaffer, Director of Water Utilities)

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

5.a.

Consider approval of the minutes of the Municipal Utility Board meeting held April 24, 2025.

(Krista Peacock, Assistant City Secretary)

04242025 Minutes.pdf

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.

Consider authorizing the expenditure of funds to renew the annual support contract and monthly services for the outage management system (OMS) and related technologies totaling $97,350.
(Kiason Turner, IT Director)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval.

Milsoft Sole Source Letter

6.b.

Consider entering into a pole attachment agreement with AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, dba Nextlink Internet.
(Matt Williamson, Assistant Director of Electric Utilities)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute a pole attachment agreement with AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, dba Nextlink Internet.

Weatherford Jt Use Agmt-clean 3-18-2025_BW-Signed.pdf

6.c.

Consider authorizing the procurement of equipment maintenance and repair services from Legacy Contracting LP, dba Control Specialist Services LP, through an interlocal agreement, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.
(Rick Shaffer, Director of Water Utilities)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends that the Municipal Utility Board authorize the procurement of equipment maintenance and repair services from Legacy Contracting LP, dba Control Specialist Services LP, through an interlocal agreement with the City of Midlothian, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.

Midlothian Contract

Midlothian Contract Renewal

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS

7.a.

Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services contract with Teague, Nall, and Perkins for design of the Northeast Water Improvements project in an amount not to exceed $237,100.
(Bill Smith, Assistant Director of Public Works)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services contract with Teague, Nall, and Perkins for design of the Northeast Water Improvements project in an amount not to exceed $237,100.

Project Map Northeast Water Improvements.pdf

Northeast Water Improvements Design Contract.pdf

STAFF REPORTS

8.a.

Water System Update

(Rick Shaffer, Director of Water Utilities)

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

10.

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.

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ADJOURNMENT

CERTIFICATION

I certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on _______________________________ at ___________________________ a.m. / p.m. as required by law in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code.

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