BCRUA_08-05-27-6A Resolution No. _ 0S- OY-Z 7-�A
A RESOLUTION OF THE BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY
AUTHORITY, DESIGNATING A SITE FOR THE LOCATION OF A
DEEP WATER INTAKE FOR THE BRUSY CREEK REGIONAL
UTILITY AUTHORITY WATER SYSTEM; AUTHORIZING THE
GENERAL MANAGER TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS MAY BE
NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE SITE; AND PROVIDING FOR
RELATED MATTERS.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (`Board") of the Brushy Creek Regional Utility
Authority ("BCRUA") recognizes the need for a permanent deep water intake structure to ensure
the availability of a reliable water supply for the BCRUA Regional Water System; and
WHEREAS, Board of the BCRUA previously authorized Jacobs Carter Burgess to
undertake an site evaluation study to identify alternative intake sites for the deep water intake
structure; and
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2008, the Board of the BCRUA considered the "Deep Water
Intake Site Evaluation Study" ("Study"), which reviewed seven alternative intake sites as
potential locations for a deep water intake structure site on Lake Travis; and
WHEREAS, the Study also reviewed six primary intake systems, alternative pipeline
routes, the probable costs (in 2008 dollars) for each feasible alternative, and the site selection
process which included four primary goals including: 1) lowest cost, 2) least community impact,
3) least environmental impact, and 4) least project risk; and,
WHEREAS, the first two sub-goals listed above, lowest cost and least project risk, are
internal issues to the BCRUA, and the final measures developed for these two sub-goals were
determined by BCRUA staff, engineers, and management; and the last two sub-goals, lowest
community impact and least environmental impact, are goals that affect external stakeholders,
and input was collected form the Volente neighborhood and surrounding area by gathering input
by means of holding four public meetings and by conducting a written survey; and
WHEREAS, the goals of the meetings and the survey was to identify the important
impacts/issues to the external stakeholders and to determine the level of impgrtance of each of
these impacts relative to one another so that the intake site and type recommended could limit
these impacts to the best extent practical;
WHEREAS, based on careful consideration of all the information compiled for and
included in the Study, the staff of the BCRUA recommends Site Four as the preferred site for the
BCRUA Regional Water System Intake Site.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF THE BCRUA,THAT:
Section 1. Site Selection. The Board hereby selects Site 4 as the preferred site for the
Deep Water Intake for the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority Regional Water System.
Section 2. Authority of General Manager. The Board hereby authorizes the General
Manager to undertake such actions as may be necessary to acquire the selected site, which is Site
Four, and to obtain such further direction from and action by the Board as may be necessary.
Section 3. Effective Immediately. This resolution shall be effective immediately from
and after its passage.
Section 4. Open Meetings. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting
at which this Resolution is passed was open to the public as required and public notice of the
time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551,Local Government Code.
AND, IT IS SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this day of , 2008.
ATTEST: THE BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY
AUTHORITY BOARD,OF DIRECTORS
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Cowman, Board Secretary Scott Rhode, President
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