Joe Baxter

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.

The Board of Directors meeting included discussions on various topics such as the Sediment and Erosion Program, finance reports, monthly investment reports, semi-annual regulatory reports, engineering reports, operations reports, and executive director informational items. The board also considered bids and contracts for collection system rehabilitation, sewer upsizing, pump station upgrades, telephone/call center system, and property appraisal/acquisition services. Additionally, there were items for action including reservation of capacity, cost-share for public projects, and disposal of surplus property. The meeting also covered updates on regulatory submissions, capacity connection permits, and cost-share programs. The board discussed and approved contracts for CUES CCTV truck replacement, Rogers Road Storm Sewer Improvements, Walnut Hall/Peach Tree Drive Sewer Extension and Force Main, USGS Joint Funding Agreement for NKY Continuous Monitoring Network, Waterworks Phase III Sanitary Sewer Construction, and redesign services for the Madison Pike Sanitary Sewer Upsize. They also discussed the Bromley Force Main contingency plan and assessment recommendations, W6 Phase III Pump Station Improvements, and approved sanitary sewer capacity reservations for various projects.

The meeting included discussions on stormwater basins and a series of consent agenda items, such as the acceptance of the January 21, 2025, Regular Board Meeting Minutes, monthly financial and investment reports, engineering updates, operations reports, and executive director informational items including the Monthly Property Acquisition Report, Working Group Minutes, and Quarterly Cooperative Report. Bids and contracts for electrical maintenance testing, the Fourth Street Flood Station pump rehabilitation, and professional geotechnical and materials testing were also reviewed. The board addressed items for action, including the reservation of capacity. The meeting also covered a capacity connection permits update and a review of the monthly CIP project status report.