Consider and approve a Discretionary Exemption for: Utility Construction Services Study Agreement with CenterPoint Energy Houston, LLC in the amount of $275,000.  Authorize pre-payment and check pick up by Robert Castaneda, MCTRA Operations Manager, or by Devin Padilla, MCTRA Financial Analyst.  Funding source to be 2026 MCTRA Revenue Bonds. The item should be considered as an exempti

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Consider and approve a Discretionary Exemption for: Utility Construction Services Study Agreement with CenterPoint Energy Houston, LLC in the amount of $275,000.  Authorize pre-payment and check pick up by Robert Castaneda, MCTRA Operations Manager, or by Devin Padilla, MCTRA Financial Analyst.  Funding source to be 2026 MCTRA Revenue Bonds. The item should be considered as an exemption, described by Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code Ann. Sect. 262.024(a)(7)(C) as “A contract for the purchase of any of the following items is exempt from the requirement established by Section 262.023 if the commissioner court by order grants the exemption: an item that can be obtained by only one sole source, including: electric power, gas, water, and other utility services.”