Doug Wells

The Board of Directors discussed a variety of informational and action items. Key topics included pump station maintenance, financial reports, investment reports, and the semi-annual regulatory report. The Board addressed bids and contracts regarding stormwater improvements, tunnel construction, and diversion solutions. Action items involved the reservation of capacity for sanitary sewers and FEMA disaster relief funding. Additionally, the meeting covered an administrative appeal regarding stormwater fees, reviewed department reports, and examined updates on consent decree and permit reporting.

The meeting addressed several key areas, including the Consent Agenda, which featured finance, engineering, and operations reports, as well as informational items. Significant discussion and action occurred regarding Bids & Contracts, specifically awarding the Newport Festival Park Conveyance Solution Design-Build contract to Dugan & Meyers LLC and the Licking River Tunnel Solution Design Services contract to AECOM. Change orders were approved for the Brookwood SSO project with Palmer Engineering and for the Willow Run Watershed Detention Basin Retrofit with Gresham Smith. Under Items for Action, sanitary sewer capacity reservations were approved for several developments, and reimbursement for the Blossom Lane & Valley View Drive stormwater project with the City of Southgate was approved. Updates were provided on Capacity Connection Permits issued in January and various Capital Improvement Program cash flow reports for Storm Water and Wastewater.

The agenda for the meeting included a Consent Agenda covering Finance Reports, Investment Reports, Engineering Reports, Water Resources Report, Operations Report, and Executive Director Informational Items. Key discussion points under Bids & Contracts involved solutions for Newport Festival Park Conveyance, Licking River Tunnel Design Services, Brookwood SSO Design Change Order, and Willow Run Watershed Detention Basin Retrofit Change Order. Items for action included the approval of capacity reservations for sanitary sewers, specifically for Hunters Ridge Phase 5 and a public cost-share for the City of Southgate. Old Business involved a cost-share update for the Narrows Bridge Replacement Project in Erlanger.

The meeting agenda included informational items regarding Capacity Connection Permits. The consent agenda covered acceptance of the February 18, 2025, minutes and receipt of various monthly reports including financial, investment, engineering, and operations data. Key discussions involved bidding and contracting for MSA Water Resource Management, Standby & Emergency Electrical Services, Bromley Headworks Improvements, Second Street Pump Replacement, Energy Management Solutions Study, and W6 Phase IIA Collection Piping & Force Main Improvements. An action item addressed the Reservation of Capacity for four specific properties. New business was reserved, and old business regarding a cost-share agreement for the Narrows Road bridge repair with the City of Erlanger was discussed and approved.

The meeting included an informational presentation on wastewater treatment processes at SD1, covering the three regional treatment plants: Dry Creek, Eastern Regional, and Western Regional. The board discussed and approved contracts for the Riverpointe and Grant Park Detention Basins Retrofit engineering services to GRW, the Licking River Tunnel Solution Owner's Representative Services to Aldea Services, Inc., the Newport Festival Park Design-Build Owner Advisor Services to Brown and Caldwell, Vertical Asset Renewal & Emergency Services to Larry Smith, Inc. and Structural and Process Services, and Internet, VPLS and Telephone Services to Altafiber Telecommunications Company. Additionally, the board approved sanitary sewer capacity reservations for Girl Scouts Entrance Drive & Training Center, First Church of Christ New Worship Center, Wendy's Mt. Zion, and Haven at Liberty Grove.