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>> DECEMBER 15TH, 2020 MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
WE WILL STAND AND JASON MTTLER WILL COME UP FOR THE PRAYER AND AFTER THAT WE WILL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. FATHER WE GIVE YOU GLORY HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR HAND AND PRESENCE IN ALL GOOD THINGS.
WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND STRATEGIC STRATEGIES TO PROSPER THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE. WE ASK YOU COME COMMUNITY STATE AND NATION PLACE A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WORKERS AND RESIDENTS ON THE TREASURE COAST.
[A. SET THE AGENDA.]
NEXT ITEM WE NEED TO SET THE ALLEGED AND I NEED THE MOTION>> I MOVE TO SET THE AGENDA. >> MOVED.
>> SECONDED. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
[B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
MINUTES OF DECEMBER THE 11TH. -- 1ST.>> MADAM SECRETARY, CALL THE ROLL.
TO HAVE OPENING -- COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO COME UP.
I SEE NONE. NEXT ITEM WOULD BE FOR CONSENT
[D. CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA. NEED A MOTION FOR IT.>> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> I SECOND.
>> MADAM SECRETARY, CALL THE ROLL.
[E. LETTERS OF APPRECIATION]
LETTER OF APPRECIATION, WOULD YOU READ THAT FOR US.>> ANENT WAS RECEIVED FROM KARM E TUREL FOR HELPING HIM TRANSFER
HIS LIGHT TO NEW UNIT. >> MAKE SURE MISS DAVIS GOT A
OH, YES. >> THE DEPARTMENT SENDS IT TO
HER. >> SEEING NO OLD BUSINESS AT
[G.1. Electric Disconnects Update – For Information Only.]
THIS TIME. WOULD YOU PUT US IN LINE WITHTHE NEW BUSINESS. >> THANK YOU MR. MATTHEWS.
THE FIRST ITEM UPDATE ON SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS AND COVID 19 RELIEF EFFORTS. THANK YOU MR. TOMPECK.
GOOD AFTERNOON. AS MR. TOMPECK MENTIONED I'M HERE TO PROVIDE DECEMBER 15 LITTLE.
2020 UPDATE ON EKE LICK ELECTRIC DISCONDUCTS.
MOST OF THIS REFRESHERS. THE NUMBERS HAVE CHANGED.
AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD TO SEE.
STARTS WITH WAVED FEE AND PENALTY FEES.
WE WAIVED SINCE MARCH AND WE WILL DO THAT THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST. TO DATE WE WAIVED 615,419,000 RELIEF FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE WILL ALSO WITH WAIVING THE RECONNECT FEE OF $35 FOR ANY CUSTOMER THAT DOES GET DISCONNECTED AND TO GET RECONNECTED TO THOSE $35 FEE WILL ALSO BE WAIVING THAT THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
AS YOU MAY RECALL. $2 PER KILOWATT ADJUSTMENT FROM APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER. AND THAT WAS DIRECTLY FOCUSED ON RELIEF RELATED TO -- TO THECOID PANDEMIC FOR OUR CUSTOMER.
I WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON THE NEXT ITEM.
FPLA COVID RELIEF FUND OF 200,000, TO DATE WE'VE APPROVED 151,401 FOR PAYMENT TO OUR CUSTOMERS ACCOUNTS AND NUMBER A LITTLE BIT HIGHER AS OF 2:00. I WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL IN JUST A SECOND. CARES ACT COORDINATION AS YOU MAY RECALL ARE INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS WHO MADE AN APPLICATION TO CARES ACT THROUGH ST. LUCIE COUNTY RECEIVE THEIR
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PAYMENT NOVEMBER 13TH, THAT WAS THE LAST DISTRIBUTION OF INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE. THAT RELATES TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. THOSE CUSTOMERS WILL NOW BE ELIGIBLE FOR DISCONNECT IF THEY DON'T MAKE THE PAYMENTS FROM THE CARES ACT FUNDING THAT THEY RECEIVED.WE WILL NOT BE DISCONNECTING COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS UNTIL AFTER DECEMBER 31ST. WEAR WAITING ON CONFIRMATION THAT APPLICANTS THOSE BY COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS HAVE RECEIVED DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING THROUGH THE CARES ACT.
THEY HAVE TO DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY BEFORE BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST. BECAUSE THAT'S REQUIREMENT OF THE CARES ACT. AUTOMATIC PAYMENT PLAN WE DID THIS IN AUGUST. WE'RE HOVERING AROUND 72, 74% SUCCESS RATE. THOSE CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING PAYMENT PLAN AS PART OF THE PAYMENT PLAN AT WHICH FANTASTIC.
IT WAS GOOD RELIEF TO CUSTOMER. THE LAST BOARD MEETING WE WERE AT 1.4 MILLION OR JUST UNDER 1.5 MILLION.
AND THE CUSTOMER HAVE PAID. WE'VE REDUCED DOWN TO 1.3 MILLION. GOOD FAITH PAYMENT.
WE HAD 122 MAKE GOOD-FAITH PAYMENT.
25% OF YOUR BILL FOR COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS OR 25% OF YOUR BILL UP TO $100 FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS.
ACTUALLY, WE RECEIVED DONATION OF 5,000 SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS LAST WEEK TO COVER ANY SENIOR CITIZEN OVER THE AGE OF 65 THAT WAS ON THE CUT LIST. WE APPLIED 100 GIFT PAYMENT TO THOSE ACCOUNTS SO WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OVER 50 CUSTOMERS.
THROUGH THAT ANONYMOUS DONATION. I WANT TO TAKE A QUICK STEP BACK. I MISSED A CARES ACT ITEM.
WE TYPICALLY THE APPLICANT RECEIVES THE FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY WHEN THEY GET APPROVED TO THE INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THEY HAD SOME DIFFERENT TYPE OF FUNDING AND THE COUNTY ACTUALLY PAID FPLE DIRECTLY.
WE GOT NOTICE LAST FRIDAY I BELIEVE AND WE RECEIVED PAYMENT YESTERDAY LATE YESTERDAY. THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL 23 ACCOUNTS FOR UNDER $16,000. AND OF THOSE 23 ACCOUNTS, 13 ACCOUNTS ACTUALLY HAVE A CREDIT. THOSE CUSTOMER ACTUALLY MADE PAYMENTS IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICANT THE AMOUNT THEY APPLIED FOR ON APPLICATION. SOME ADDITIONAL GOOD NEWS.
SATURDAY HOURS AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE OPENED OUR DRIVE THROUGH FROM 8:00 TO 12:00. OF THE THREE SATURDAY WE'VE BEEN OPEN WE HAD 33 CUSTOMER COME TO THE DRIVE-THRU FOR PAYMENT.
AND 41 CALLS OF THOSE 41 CALLS WE HAD 10 PAYMENTS.
NOT A LOT OF ACTIVITY FROM THREE SATURDAY.
THIS WEEKEND IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
BECAUSE OF SOME SYSTEM UPGRADE JUST TO PERFORM.
ADDITIONALLY WE'RE NOT CUTTING THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS, SO THERE'S THE TIMING WORKS OUT WELL.
WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT OPEN FOR THIS WEEKEND.
AS I MENTIONED, JUST A SECOND AGO WE WON'T BE DISCONNECTING THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS. STARTING FRIDAY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DOING DISCONNECTS ON FRIDAY. WE WON'T DISCONNECT ANY CUSTOMERS NEXT WEEK. AND JUST RECAP.
WE ARE ONLY DOING THREE DAYS WEEK.
WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THE LAST SPONSORSHIP AS YOU MAY RECALL IS $200,000 WE'VE DEDICATED TO HELP OUR CUSTOMER.
DEDICATED 100,000 MUSEUMARD SEED.
WE 235 VOUCHER APPROVE FOR OVER 78,000.
21 PENDING. OF THE 50,000 WE DEDICATE 101 VOUCHERS ISSUED FOR JUST OVER 29,000 IN FUNDING.
WITH TWO VOUCHER PENDING FOR 663 DOLLARS.
AS YOU MAY RECALL WE ENDED UP TAKING 50,000 OR THE $100,000 AND WE USED FOR@PROGRAM AND WE'VE ISSUED AS OF LAST FRIDAY WE ISSUED 166 OF THOSE AFFIDAVITS FOR 43,000.
AS OF TODAY AT 2:00 WE EXHAUSTED ALL OF THE $50,000.
WE NO LONGER HAVE -- WE USED UP THE $50,000.
REALLY HAPPY TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY.
THIS REALLY WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND TIME WITH THE BOARD JUST SO WE CAN PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND ON WHERE WE WHERE ON NOVEMBER 17TH WHEN WE -- WHEN THE BOARD APPROVED US TO RESUME DISCONNECTS. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS FOCUS ON THE ORANGE COLUMN HERE; DECEMBER 1ST, 2 AND 3RD.
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ON THE ORIGINAL LIST THAT ON THE ORIGINAL LIST WE DERIVED FROM THE 11-17 BOARD MEETING. 263 CUSTOMER WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR DISCONNECT. FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER.WHAT YOU SEE THERE, IS NUMBER FROM A YEAR AGO THE SAME WEEK.
OKAY. I KNOW MRS. GIBBON AND MR. FEE ASKED FOR THAT INFORMATION. WE'RE PROVIDING THAT FOR YOU.
IT PROVIDES CLARITY HOW WE PROGRESSING WITH THE DISCONNECTS. THE NEXT LINE ITEM IS ACTUAL NUMBER OF CUT WE HAD THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER.
WE HAD 92 CUTS AND IF YOU COMPARE TO A YEAR AGO, THE SAME WEEK WE HAD 105 CUTS. WE'RE LESS THAN WE WERE A YEAR AGO WITH THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF CUTS.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF RECONNECTS THAT WE HAD THE SAME WEEK. WE EITHER RECONDUCTED THE SAME DAY OR THE FOLLOWING DAY WE HAD 55 OUT OF THE 92 CUSTOMERS WERE RECONNECTED. THE DIFFERENCE IS 37.
IT TAKES 7 BUSINESS DAYS BUT AFTER 7 BUSINESS DAYS IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO WORK -- 7 BUSINESS DAY WE DISCONNECT ALL OF THE METERS, AND AT THAT POINT WE PROCESS THE ACCOUNT FOR WRITE OFF. AND WE'RE WELL PAST THE 7-DAY MARK MOVING INTO THE 30-DAY TIME FRAME FOR NOTIFYING THE CUSTOMER. TENTATIVELY RIGHT NOW WE WRITE OFF 37 ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 33,000. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE -- THE NUMBER ACTUALLY HIGHER. REMOVES THE DEPOSIT ON FILE FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS. THE NUMBER ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. BEFORE I GO TO THE LAST ROW I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO GREEN COLUMN AND REVIEW THE NUMBERS FROM THE LAST WEEK. AGAIN WE ORIGINALLY 362 CUTS FOR THE AS OF NOVEMBER 17TH. THE NUMBER FROM A YEAR AGO WAS 280 ELIGIBLE CUTS. YOU WILL SEE THAT LAST WEEK WE HAD ACTUALLY 74 CUTS. AND THE YEAR AGO FOR THE SAME WEEK WE'RE AT 142. LESS THAN HALF OR ALMOST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HALF. SO FAR WE RECONNECTED 52 AND THE LIKELIHOOD THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE THE WRITE OFFS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO VERIFY AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME 32 OUR PROCESSES TO GO THROUGH THE WRITE OFF PROCESS. WE'LL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK OF 15, 16 AND 17 WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY THIS WEEK. AND YOU NOTICE THERE'S A BIG GAP BETWEEN THE 17TH AND 29TH BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DISCONNECTING THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS. WE'LL MOVE TO THE LAST ROW HERE.
I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
THAT MEANS 540 PEOPLE WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR CUTS.
NOT AT RISK OF CUTS. BUT ELIGIBLE FOR CUTS.
THEY PAID FROM DECEMBER -- FROM NOVEMBER 23RD THE WEEK WE STARTED DOING DOOR HANGERS TO WEEK BEFORE WE STARTED CUTTING.
THAT'S 540 CUSTOMER WHO MAID AND CANCELLED THEIR SERVICE ORDER FOR DISCONNECT. THAT'S A PRETTY BIG NUMBER.
THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THROUGH FRIDAY DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 4TH. WE HAD 519 CUSTOMERS WHO RECEIVED A NOTICE WHO PAID TO CANCEL THEIR SURFACE ORDER.
IF YOU MOVE TO THE NEXT THE GREEN COLUMN PAID BEFORE CUT.
WE HAD 575 CUSTOMER WHOSE PAID WHO HAD SERVICE ORDER CANCELLED.
THE PREMISE HERE NOT THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE CUTS THAT WE FOCUS ON. IT'S REALLY THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL CUTS AND WHICH IS PRETTY INDICATIVE OF THE AVERAGE WE SEE. IT'S LESS THAN WHAT WE SEE IN THE PAST. THE LAST THING I WILL MENTION IS YOU WILL SEE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED 2.9 MILLION OF PAYMENTS.
THAT'S FOR -- FOR THAT FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER.
THAT'S THE HIGHEST WE'VE RECEIVED SINCE MARCH.
WE IT'S OBVIOUSLY CORRELATES TO RESUMING OF DISCONNECTS.
AND BEFORE I FINISH UP HERE. I WANT TO MENTION THAT YOU KNOW I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN REALLY STRESSED.
I WANT TO THANK THE CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP.
THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH QUITE A BIT OF STRESS.
THEY'VE HANDLED IT WELL. I'M PROUD THE WAY THEY HANDLED IT. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND I WANTED TO MENTION THAT TO BOARD. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE. >> BOARD MEMBERS, ANYBODY HAVE A
QUESTION? >> HAVE YOU HAD FEEDBACK FROM
CUSTOMERS? >> HAVE THERE BEEN IRATE
CUSTOMERS OR ANYONE UPSET? >> THERE'S BEEN SOME CALLS THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN UPSET. BUT YOU KNOW MR. TOMPECK OR I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY CALLS THAT WERE EXTREME OF ANY SORT.
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I DON'T BELIEF THE BOARD HAS TO DATE.I DON'T BELIEF WE'VE RECEIVED ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION. >> I THINK WE'VE GOT THE BEST OUTCOM POSSIBLE HERE. I DON'T SEE HOW WE COULD HAVE HAD A BETTER OUTCOME THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ONE THING I'VE NOTICED THAT THEY DIDN'T SCREEN TOO MUCH IN THE PASTIME.
WE DID SOMETHING RIGHT. I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR FROM MY UNDERSTANDING.
FIRST ONE HOW MUCH MONEY IS SET ASIDE FOR THE CARE ACT.
DO YOU HAVE A FIGURE ON THAT? >> NO, SIR.
I HAVE TO ASK THE COUNTY. I COULD FOLLOW WITH THAT ANSWER.
I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
>> MY SECOND QUESTION INVOLVING THE DRIVE-IN.
HAVE WE SENT OUT ANY NOTICES THAT WILL SAY WE'RE NOW OPEN ON
SATURDAYS. >> YES, SIR WE DID ISSUE PUBLIC RELEASE. THEN THE CITY DISTRIBUTED THAT INFORMATION. WE'VE DONE THAT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND PRESS RELEASES. THEY ARE PRETTY ACTIVE WITH PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
IS THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PAPERWORK OR PENDING BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO SEE WHETHER THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.
>> THE NUMBER PENDING I THINK YOU REFER TO THE MUSEUMARD SEED IN ALPI SPENDING. THEY ARE GOING THROUGH AN MICATION PROCESS TO VERIFY ANY INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION.
SO AS SOON AS THEY ARE ABLE TO VERIFY WHATEVER IS ON THE LIST.
THEY WILL MOVE FROM PENDING TO APPROVED.
>> THEY ARE ACTUALLY. I LIKE TO MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT MUSTARD SEED AND ALPI. YOU ARE NOT JUST APPLYING FOR FPLE COVE IID SPONSORSHIP. WHEN YOU APPLY THROUGH THEIR PROGRAM. THEY LOOK AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR.
EVEN THOUGH IS THERE MAY BE NOT ANY FUNDING SPECIFIC PROGRAM THERE'S FUNDING IN OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THEY MAY BE
ELIGIBLE FOR. >> THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU QUOTED 5,000 ANONYMOUS GIFT OR WHATEVER.
WOULD THAT GO TO ANY SENIOR CITIZEN THAT HAVE HARDSHIP
REGARDLESS OF THE COVID OR NOT? >> IF A SENIOR CITIZEN HAD MADE HARDSHIP PAYMENT OR ANY KIND OF -- ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE THEY WOULD HAVE CAME OFF THE CUT LIST.
WE WENT TO THE CUT LIST WHO WERE A SENIOR CITIZEN AT THE TIME OF DONATION. IT'S A MOVING TARGET.
YOU KNOW, SOMEONE CAN MAKE A SMALL PAYMENT COME OFF THE LIST.
SO I BELIEF IT WAS LAST TUESDAY WHEN IT WAS GIVEN TO US.
WHOEVER WAS ON THE LIST TUESDAY THAT'S WHO WE APPLIED IT TO.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAD TO LOOK AT LIST MORE THAN 50 BECAUSE SOME FOLKS HAD PAID BY THE TIME WE GOT THE CHECK.
>> THANK YOU. >> MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> THE -- ARE THESE JUST RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS?
>> YES, JUST RESIDENTIAL. >> COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS DO WE ANY KIND OF PROGRAM FOR THEM? OR WHAT --
>> WHAT WE HAVE THE PROGRAM WE HAVE FOR THE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS ARE THE GOOD FAITH PAYMENT PROGRAM.
AND THE CARES ACT FUNDING. THAT THEY COULD RECEIVE.
AS SOON AS WE GET TO DECEMBER 31ST.
AND THEY ARE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE WHO IS ON THE LIST.
THE LIST IS LONG. AND BUT NOT ALL FOLKS WILL BE APPROVED FOR ASSISTANCE. THAT WAY WE CAN BE FAIR TO EVERYBODY WHO MASS APPLIED AS WE MENTIONED.
WE WANTED TO WAIT. ANYONE ON THE LIST WE WOULD NOT CUT UNTIL THEY -- THEY WERE APPROVED OR DENIED.
>> I GUESS MY QUESTION IS HAVE YOU CUT COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS?
>> NO WE HAVE NOT. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> MR. TOMPECK, WILL YOU
[G.2. October IWRF River Discharge – For Information Only.]
CONTINUE. NEXT ITEM IS UPDATE ON THE OCTOBER WRF RIVER DISCHARGE YOU MAY REMEMBER WE GAVE YOU OVERVIEW ON THIS SUBJECT. MIKE MARTIN HERE TO PROVIDE DETAILS AND SOME POTENTIAL CORRECTIVE ACTION.>> >> MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M MIKE MARTIN HERE TO GIVE A QUICK BRIEFING ABOUT THE RIVER DISCHARGE WE HAD THE WASTEWATER PLANT IN OCTOBER. WHY IT HAPPENED.
HOW IT HAPPENED AND WHAT WE DONE SINCE TO TRY TO MITIGATE THE
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RISK. FIRST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THE ISLAND WATER RECLAIMMATION FACILITY PERMITTED TO DISPOSE 10 MILLION A DAY.OUR NORMA DAILY FLOW 4 AND A HALF TO 5 MILLION GALLONS.
THIS JUST WHAT THE POPULATION OF FT. PIERCE SENDS US ON A NORM A DAILY BASIS. OUR DEEP INJECTION WHALE.
THIS OUR MAIN DISPOSAL METHOD PERMITTED FOR 15 MILLION GALLONS. 4, 200 HORSEPOWER CAN PUSH INCATION OF LIE FLOW EMERGENCIES TROPICAL STORM AND SO ON.
IN OCTOBER OF 2020 WE RECEIVED ABOUT 13 INCH TOTAL OF RAINFALL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MONTH. MOST OF THAT FELL ON THE FIRST DAY OCTOBER 1ST. WE GOT ABOUT 7 INCHES THAT DAY.
IT CAUSED A HUGE SPIKE IN OUR FLOWS.
WE SAW FLOW RATES GO FROM FIVE MILLION TO 17.2 MILLION IN A MATTER OF 36 HOURS. A LOT OF FLOW IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. OVERWHELMED THE PLANT PRETTY FAST. DURING THE HEIGHT OF STORM UP TO 20 MILLION WHICH IS NUMBER I'VE NEVER SEEN IN TEN YEARS AS OPERATOR. BECAUSE OF THIS RAIN THE SYSTEM WAS SURCHARGED FOR WEEKS. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE NORMAL FLOW WELL UNTIL NOVEMBER. IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THINGS TO DRAIN OUT. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF PRESTORM PROTOCOLS WE DO AT THE PLANT. FIRST OFF WE DRAIN ALL NONESSENTIAL PROSPECT TANKS. TO KEEP THEM OPEN TO FILL LATER ON TO DIVERT FLOW AND SLOWDOWN THE AFFLUENT FLOW.
I ALSO OPERATE -- WE GO INTO 24-HOUR SHIFT WITH OPERATION STAFF. DOWN FROM 12-HOUR SHIFT AS NORMAL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE IS THERE TO RESPOND IN CASE SOMETHING IS WRONG OR CALL SOMEONE ELSE IN THE NEEDED. THE IDEA BEHIND OPERATIONS THEY KEEP AN EYE ON THE WET WELL ITS SELF.
THAT'S THE FINAL CHAMBER. ONCE THAT HITS 8 AND A HALF FEET OR SO. WE'RE STILL WELL BELOW THE DISCHARGE WE KNOW WE'RE LOSING GROUND AND IT'S TIME TO START OPENING THE EMPTY TANKS. WE OPEN THESE EMPTY TANKS ONE BY ONE. THE IDEA THERE IS THAT THE ENTIRE VELOCITY GOES INTO FILLING THE PLANT.
I BASICALLY BUYS US TIME. EACH TANK FEELS IN 2-3 HOURS.
THE AREA TAKES ABOUT 3-4 HOURS. WE 2-3 TANK AVAILABLE OR 9 TO 10 HOUR OF TIME TO MAKE PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT CALL.
IF THE PLAN IS WIDE OPEN AND ALL TANKS ARE FOLLOWING AGAIN, IF WE'RE STILL LOSING GROUND. OPERATION USUALLY MIXES A BATCH OF WHAT CALL SODIUM SULFITE. IT STRIPS THE CHLORINE SO WE DON'T PUT COLOR COLOR UNITED WATER INTO THE INDIAN RIVER.
THESE ARE BASICALLY OUR FINAL WARNING.
THEY RIVER DISCHARGE IS EMINENT. OUTFALL DOESN'T BEGIN UNTIL THE WELL LEVEL HITS 10.3. THE GOAL TO KEEP IT UNDER THE THRESHOLD. AFTER THREE DAYS OF HOLDING STEADY. THERE WAS A CHOREOGRAPHY DANCE OF WATER AND LEVEL FLOW. UNFORTUNATELY AN ADDITIONAL STORM SATURDAY PUSHED US OVER THE EDGE AND WE STARTED DISCHARGING SUNDAY MORNING ON OCTOBER 4TH.
DISCHARGE LASTED 8 HOURS AND WE LOST 500,000 GALLONS THAT DAY.
THE NEXT MORNING LIGHTER SURGE PUSHED AN ADDITIONAL 170,000 GALLONS INTO THE RIVER ONCE AGAIN THAT SODIUM WAS PUMPED THE ENTIRE TIME WE WERE TAKING HOURLY READINGS.
THE OUTFALL FIGURES ARE CALCULATED WHICH BIG UPGRADE.
ALL PRIOR TOTALS WHENEVER WE HAD DISCHARGES IN THE PAST WERE ESTIMATED. SO NOW WE HAD A NEW SYSTEM INSTALLED DURING THE LAST INTEGRITY TEST GIVING ACCURATE FOLLOW NUMBERS. THIS WILL MAKE IT MUCH BETTER FOR REGULATORY AGENCY REPORTING. AND FOR OUR PUBLIC PRESS RELEASES. OVER THE NEXT WEEK THE PLANT SLOWLY RECOVER INSTEAD IN THE WELL LEVEL CAUGHT UP ON MONDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 OCTOBER 5TH AND WE HAD NO MORE DISCHARGES AFTER THAT POINT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ALL DISCHARGED WAS FULLY HIGHLY DILUTED WITH RAINWATER.
FULLY TREATED BOTH BIOLOGICALLY AND CHEM KA.
DISINFECTED FOR PATHOGEN REMOVAL AND DECOLOR DECHLORINATED.
>> CALLED LOCAL DEP DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE ST. LUCIE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. WE COORDINATED WITH PRETREATMENT AND SET UP MULTIPLE RIVER SITE SAMPLES.
WE PICK FOUR LOCATIONS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM SIDE AND WE SAMPLE WATERS DAILY LOOKING FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF BACTERIA.
I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEPARTMENT THERE'S ALWAYS TRACE LEVEL OF
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THOSE BACK TEARA. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE DISCHARGE DIDN'T ADD TO THAT PROGRAM. I KEPT DEP AND THE ST. LUCIE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UPDATED. AND FLOW NUMBERS.WE RECEIVED FAVORABLE RESULT FROM SAMPLES AND INSTRUCTED BY THE DEP TO DISCONTINUE SAMPLING AFTER SIX DAYS.
ONCE AGAIN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS FLOWS CAME BACK TO NORMAL.
WE WERE ABLE TO DRAIN THOSE NONESSENTIAL PROCESS TANK AND KEEP THEM EMPTY IN CASE WE EXPERIENCE FURTHER SURGES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. BUT THE COLLECTION SYSTEM ITSELF REMAINED SENSITIVE TO RAINFALL FOR WEEKS AFTER THE STORM ONLY REALIZE BECOMING NORMAL AGAIN IN LATE NOVEMBER EVERY TIME WE GOT A STORM OUT WEST YOU WOULD SIGH A SPIKE AT THE PLANT.
IT WAS TOUCH AND GO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MONTH.
THE FOLLOWING WEEKS ARE IWRF MECHANIC AT THE PLANT GOT TO WORK TUNING UP THE DEEP INJECTION WELLS THEMSELVES.
WE FIGURE WE COULD SQUEEZE MORE FLOW OUT OF THEM.
THEY WORK TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT AND CLEAN THE PICK UP SCREENS ON THE PUMPND FROM BEFORE AND AFTER TESTING WE PICKED UP DEUSCHLE 500,000 OF FLOW WHICH IS NOTABLE.
WE'RE ALSO CONSIDERING CREATIVE SOLUTION TO UTILIZE SOME DECOMMISSIONED DIGESTER TANKS. THAT HAVE BEEN OUT OF SERVICE AT THE PLANT FOR 20-PLUS YEARS. THESE TANKS WOULD PROVIDE 900,000 OF DIVERSION FLOW AND WOULD KIND OF BE FINAL SILVER BULLET EFFORT TO KEEP THAT LEVEL BELOW 10.3.
WE WERE ABLE TO TEST BEFORE ETA. WE GOT TEMPORARY RESULT.
I MENTION OCTOBER 2020 RAINFALL TOTAL EARLIER.
ABOUT 13 INCHES FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.
COMPARE TO 2019 WHERE WE ONLY RECEIVED ABOUT 2 AND A HALF INCH. SINKS TIME MORE RAIN THIS YEAR SHOWING 2020 CHALLENGING YEAR TO SAY THE LEAST.
THE GROUND INFILTRATION IS DUE MOSTLY AGING COLLECTION SYSTEM.
WE STILL HAVE SOME INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARTS OF FT. PIERCE THAT ARE 80-PLUS YEAR OLD.
THEY ARE BEING WORKED ON REPAIRED AND REHABILITATED.
WEST WATER ENGINEERING AND COLLECTION SPEND COMBINED 500,000 A YEAR TOWARD THIS GOAL. IT'S ONGOING PROJECT.
AND THEY ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
WE ANTICIPATE APPROVAL OF 3.7 MILLION GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
THIS WOULD BE USED DIRECTLY TOWARD THE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AS WELL. I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK NOTE THAT NO EQUIPMENT FAILURES POWER LOSSES OR MISTAKES OF ANY KIND CAUSED THIS PARTICULAR DISCHARGE.
THIS WAS SIMPLY OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF FOLLOW THAT OVERFLOWEDED THE PLAN'S DESIGN CAPACITY.
AS MANY KNOW WE WERE UPGRADED WITH THE THREE MEGWAY.
GIVING US ABOUT 6 TO 7 DAYS AUTONOMOUS RUN TIME.
THIS IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR A VIABLE HEADQUARTERS FOR ENTIRE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT TO WORK IN THE RECOVERY PHASE OF A STORM. IT ALLOWS FOR UNINTERRUPTED WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY KEEP THE PUMPS FOLLOWING AND GOING DOWN THE WELL WHERE IT BELONGS INSTEAD OF THE RIVER. YOU CAN SEE MRS. GIBBON IN FRONT OF THE GENERATOR THE GIVE YOU THE IDEA OF THE SCOPE AND SCALE.
IT'S A MASSIVE PIECE OF MACHINERY JUST REMINDER IT WILL BE MOVE UNTIL THE NEW PLAN. IT'S A MOVABLE GENERATOR.
ALL DISCHARGE WATER WAS HIGHLY DILUTED BY RAIN.
FULLY TREATED BIOLOGICALLY AND CHEMICALLY AND DECHLORINATED BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE RIVER. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE ENTIRE WATER RECLAMATION STAFF.
EVERYONE WORKED WONDERFULLY AND I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS.
THAT'S IT FOR MY PRESENTATION. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. BOARD MEMBERS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> SURE.
IF WE HAD THE NEW PLANT, WOULD THE CAPACITY BE SO MUCH MORE THAT IN THE EVENT OF HURRICANE, FOR EXAMPLE, OR 14 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24 HOURS THAT IT WOULD BE NOT OVERWHELMED.
BECAUSE WHERE WOULD THE WATER GO ON THAT.
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT'S WHY THE BUILT THE THINGS ON THE RAGO. IN THE FUTURE I WOULD ASSUME DESIGN PLAN COULD ACCOMMODATE RETENTION PONDS OR RETENTION DITCHES SINCE THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAS A LOT OF REAL ESTATE AVAILABLE TO US. THAT COULD BE AN OPTION.
THAT'S A QUESTION FOR STRATEGIC PLAN.
I'M NOT TOO SURE. BECAUSE THE COLLECTION SYSTEM
INFILTRATION. >> WE RUN THE RISK OF GOING OVER. WE CAN DESIGN THE WELL AND DESIGN THE WELLS TO HANDLE MORE CAPACITY AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEW PLANT ONCE THE PLANS ARE FINALIZED. THERE'S TWO DEEP INJECTION WELLS
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THERE AS OPPOSED TO ONE. >> INDEED.
THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION DOES DEP DO ANY KIND OF PUNTIVE MEASURE. FROM THE PAST FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND WHEN A STORM OF ACT OF GOD CAUSES A SITUATION LIKE THAT. THEY MITIGATE OR CONSEQUENCES OR FINES. I'M NOT SURE IF MR. HUDSON HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE DEP. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT THE FINE OR CONSENT ORDER OF ANY KIND.
WE TECHNICALLY DID VIOLATE THE PERMIT.
BUT DURING THESE TYPE OFFENT THEY MITIGATE THAT BECAUSE OF THE SHEER NATURE. LOTS OF OTHER UTILITIES
ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEMS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OKAY THE NEXT ITEM REQUEST ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PAYMENT
[G.3. POA 17-82: Approve additional funding for Utility and MOEC Electronic Payment Processing interchange fees with Paymentech, LLC of Plano, Texas and Invoice Cloud, Inc. of Braintree, Massachusetts to increase the not-to-exceed amount from $310,000 to $500,000 annually.]
OF PROCESSING FEES FOR ONLINE PAYMENTS AND LORI HEPEL WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU MR. TOMPECK.MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE ARE HERE TODAY REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUND FOR POA17-82.
THIS EXCHANGE ORDER FOR REGARDING BANK FEE RELATED TO ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS PROCESS FOR BOTH UTILITY AND MOEC.
INITIAL WAS $310,000 ANNUALLY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AND TO EXPLAIN WHEN WE WHEN A CUSTOMER PAYING ELECTRONICALLY, WE DON'T PASS THE FEES DIRECTLY TO THE CUSTOMER.
EACH YEAR FPLE HAS FEE WITHIN THE THRESHOLD OF THE MAXIMUM.
AS WE KNOW 2020 HAS BEEN FAR FROM ORY.
THIS CONTRACT RENEWAL BEGAN IN FEBRUARY ON THE 21ST OF 2020.
AND IT GOES THROUGH FEBRUARY 20TH OF 2021.
AS THE 2020 AND THE PANDEMIC HAVE EVOLVED SINCE MARCH, WE HAVE SEEN STEADY INCREASE IN CUSTOMERS USING ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS TO PAY THEIR UTILITY BILLS.
WE HAVE TWO VENDORS THAT RUN THROUGH THIS POA.
AND ONE OF THEM WE SEEN SUCH AN INCREASE IT'S BEEN GRADUAL.
BUT THEY HAVE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS BEEN EXCESS OF 50% INCREASE RELATED TO THIS SERVICE.
AND YES WE ARE SEEING A LONG WITH THAT INCREASE OF ALL ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS RECEIVED. WITH THAT PARTICULAR VENDOR WE HAVE ALREADY SURPASSED LAST YEAR'S TOTAL EXPENSE.
WHICH WAS AS OF OCTOBER 8 MONTHS INTO THE CONTRACT.
WITH THE ONGOING IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC WE'RE NOT EXPECTING PAYMENTS OR TRENDS TO CHANGE SOON.
WE'RE REQUESTING THE INITIAL MAXIMUM OF 310,000 TO BE INCREASED TO COMBINED TOTAL OF $500,000.
>> BOARD MEMBERS? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS DUE PRIMARILY BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE PAYING ONLINE?
>> ONLINE. >> AND ELECTRONICALLY.
THERE'S MORE SERVICE BEING PROVIDED.
WHAT ARE OUR FEES CURRENTLY AT WITH THESE? IS IT LIKE THE FEE FOR THIS COMPANY -- WHAT IS THE RATE PER TRANSACTION. DO WE KNOW THAT?
>> WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PREPARE YOUR A SCHEDULE FOR THAT.
WE HAVE SEEN SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE MONTHLY ELECTRONIC PAYMENT THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
WHEN YOU LOOK ANNUAL BASIS IT IS COMPETITIVE.
BUT IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A SCHEDULE FOR YOU.
>> REQUEST THROUGH CONNECTION TO BRING US THE SCHEDULE ON THAT.
>> NEXT MEETING. >> THIS IS A THIRD PARTY VENDOR THAT CHARGES THE UA. PAYMENT TECH AND INVOICE CLOUD
THEY BOTH RUN THROUGH CHASE. >> INITIATE A PAYMENT.
>> YES. >> CHASE IS -- I BELIEVE PAYMENT TECH AND CLOUD PROCESS THROUGH CHASE.
>> JUST MERCHANT SERVICE. >> ABSOLUTELY.
AND WITH THE HIGHER VOLUME IN MY PAST EXPERIENCE, ANYTIME YOU HIGHER VOLUME, YOUR RATES DO GO DOWN PER TRANSACTION.
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>> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.
>> BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY QUESTIONS?
[G.4. POA 18-12: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Communications Infrastructure Unit Price Contract with Precision Contracting Services, Inc., of Jupiter, Florida, to increase the not to exceed contract amount by $348,000 from $152,000 to $500,000 annually, contingent on receiving required Certificate(s) of Insurance.]
>> IF NEXT ITEM REQUEST APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE PCS CONTRACT AND JASON MTTLER WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON MR. TOMPECK. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TODAY I WILL DO PRESENT OR TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO OUR UNIT PRICE CONTRACT WITH P PRECISION CONTRACTING SERVICE.
THE BOARD APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH PCS TO EXTEND, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FPLA'S COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH SERVES BOTH FPLA AND COMMUNICATION WITH NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 152,000.
FPLA HAS PLAN TO EXPAND ITS NETWORK OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
WITH THREE MAJOR PROJECTS TOTALLING OVER 1 MILLION PER YEAR. THESE MAJOR PROJECT INCLUDE SYSTEM EXPANSION, G-PON SERVICE AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY.
STAFF REQUEST APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT TO NOT TO EXCEED FROM 152,000 TO 500,000. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> BOARD MEMBERS? >> ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS?
>> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. >> I WILL SECOND.
>> MOVED FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[G.5. Bill Comparisons for the Month of October 2020 – For Information Only.]
>> OKAY. NEXT I'M THE BILL COMPARISON MONEY OF OCTOBER 2020. MIC MICHELLE HARRIS WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU MR. TOMPECK, CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBER.
I PRESENT TO YOU THE MONTH UPDATE OF COMPARE FLORIDA RATE AND THE LOCAL TREASURE COAST UTILITY BILLS FOR OCTOBER.
THIS FIRST GRAPH SHOWS THE COMPARISON OF RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC RATES FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS OF CONSUMPTION FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER FOR THE 13 MUNICIPAL UTILITY FOR ALL REQUIREMENTS PROJECT. THEY ARE DISPLAYED AND RANKED UPON THEIR BASE BILL AMOUNT. OUR OCTOBER RATE 105.84 SHOWN WITH THE YELLOW BAR BRINGS FPLE WITH THE THIRD LOWEST RATE IN THE GROUP. THIS GRAPH DISPLAYS THE OCTOBER COMPARISON BUT THE SAME LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION BUT FOR ALL MUNICIPAL UTILITIES IN THE CASE IN THE BILL AT 105.84 BRING FPLA WITH THE OTHER UTILITIES. THE BLUE BAR REPRESENTS THE NOVEMBER APPROVED ADJUSTMENT TO PCA.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST THEY INCREASED $2 AND 16 OF THE OTHER 31 MUNICIPAL UTILITY IMPLEMENTED RATE CHANGES.
OVERALL IMPACT RESULT IN 25 CENT DECREASE FOR THE AVERAGE AND INCREASE OF 24 CENT FOR THE MUNICIPAL AVERAGE.
THIS GRAPH PRESENTS A SIMILAR COMPARISON FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF 2500 KILOWATT HOURS. FPLE OCTOBER BILL AT 267.30 RANKS UP THE 13TH LOWEST AMONG THIS GROUP.
FPLE RATE FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS FALLS BELOW ALL THREE OF THE AVERAGES. THE ARP AVERAGE.
MUNICIPAL AVERAGE AND THE IOU AVERAGE.
THIS TABLE IS THE OCTOBER COMPARISON OF THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL UTILITY BILLS ON THE TREASURE COAST.
FPLE UTILITY BILL FOR ALL THREE SERVICES PROVIDED INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IS SHOWN IN THE FIRST COLUMN IN BLUE.
ALL OTHER BILLS IN THIS TABLE HAVE ELECTRIC SERVICES PROVIDED BY FP&L AND WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PROVIDER. THE COMPARISON INCLUDE THE BILL FOR AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRIC WATER AND WASTEWATER
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SERVICES FOR RESIDENTIAL. THE TOTING INCLUDE ALL THE TAXES AND FEES AND HAVE BEEN VERIFIED BY STAFF TO HISTORICAL BILLS.THE ONLY CHTO THIS TABLE THE ELECTRIC FOR FPLA WHICH INCREASED DUE TO PCA. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU FOR INFORMATION ONLY REQUIRES NO ACTION BUT I WILL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> BOARD MEMBERS. >> IF NOT, THANK YOU.
>> NEXT ITEM REQUESTING APPROVAL OF DECREASE PCA OF $2 PER 1,000
[G.6. Approve a decrease to the Power Cost Adjustment of $2 per 1,000kWh, from -$8 to -$10 per 1,000kWh, effective January 1, 2021.]
KILOWATT HOURS. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST.2021. BARBARA MICHAEL WILL MAKE THE
PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU MR. TOMPECK.
CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS. I AM HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE YOU THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE OCTOBER POWER COST ADJUSTMENT AND THE UPDATE P PROJECTIONS THROUGH 2021.
POWER COST RECOVERED THAT ARE IN EXCESS OF THE $79.52 ARE ACCUMULATED AND CREDITED BACK THROUGH THE PCA ADJUSTMENT.
NEGATIVE PCA APPEARS AS CREDIT ON THE CUSTOMER'S BILL.
THE COST OF PURCHASE POWER FROM FMPA FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER BILLED TO FPLA AT RATE $59.54 FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOUR DECREASE OF $4.16 AS BILLING FOR SEPTEMBER. IN OCTOBER, FPLA EXPERIENCED OVERRECOVERY OF POWER COST FROM THE CUSTOMER 559,117 BRINGING TO UNDER 3.4 MILLION. THE CHART TRACKS THE KUM CUMULATIVE MONTHLY BALANCE. THIS GOES -- CHART GOES BACK TO OCTOBER OF '18 AND PROJECTS FORWARD FOR 12 MONTHS.
THE PCA THE REPRESENTED BY THE DARK BLUE LINE ALONG THE BOTTOM.
AND WITH THE APPROVED INCREASES FROM OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, THE PCA LEVEL IS CURRENTLY NEGATIVE 8.
TODAY PROPOSAL WOULD LOWER PCA BY $2 BRINGING THE PCA TO NEGATIVE $10 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST.
ON THE TOP OF THIS CHART, THE BLUE BARS REPRESENT THE ACTUAL MONTHLY AMOUNT OF THE OVERRECOVERY.
WHILE THE ORANGE BARS DEPICT THE OVER RECOVERY WHAT WOULD BE IF OUR PROJECTION WE HAVE ARE CORRECT.
THEY'VE BEEN PREPARED BY FINANCIAL CONSULTANT WHICH ARE BASED ON THE DATA FORECAST THAT ARE PREPARED BY FLORIDA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY. SINCE THE SEPTEMBER FORECAST, FMPA THE COST OF PURCHASE POWER FOR UPCOMING MONTHS HAS DECREASED BY 3%. THIS GRAPH TAKES A LOOK AT THE UPDATED LONG-RANGE PROJECTION FOR THE PCA TRENDING THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2022. PROJECT POUNDER COST INCLUDED RECOMMEND $2 DECREASE FIRM JOV RECOVERY SAFELY THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. I REALIZE THERE'S MANY CONCERNS AS WE APPROACH SUMMER MONTH. WITH PROJECTION THROUGH THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, WE WILL HAVE AMPLE ROOM TO CONSIDER ADJUSTMENT IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
I'VE INCLUDED ANOTHER GRAPH HERE LOOKING -- THAT LOOKS AT MUCH SHORTER TIME FRAME. PAST THE SUMMER MONTHS INTO OCTOBER. THIS SHOWS YOU COMPARISON OF THAT PREVIOUS PROJECTION WITH THE POWER COURSE RECOMMENDED $2 DECREASE. THAT'S THE LINE IN RED.
WHERE IT WOULD PUT US BY OCTOBER COMPARED THE PROJECTION IF WE MADE NO ADJUSTMENT AND LEFT AT THE NEGATIVE $#.
BOTH SCENARIO HAVE FAVORABLE CURVES.
THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS IMPROVING INTO SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. SINCE STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE MONTHLY PROJECTION AND REPORT TO THE BOARD, THIS ITEM PROVIDES YOU MOST UPDATED INFORMATION AND ANALYSES BASED
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ON THE ASSESSMENT IT'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF THAT THE PCA BE REDUCED BY $2 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF 2021.>> OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS FOR DISCUSSION?
>> I HAVE A COMMENT. WHY NOT KEEP IT WHERE IT IS.
AT AT JUNE PUT IT AT NEGATIVE FOUR?
>> WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD.
WE CAN DO $2 OR NOTHING NOW. >> WHEN DO WE FEEL THIS THE
MOST? >> WHEN BARBARA AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS LATE LAST WEEK. TOSS UP THE WAY WE LOOKED AT IT.
WE WERE THINKING THAT WE WERE STILL IN YOU KNOW PANDEMIC SITUATION. SO WE THOUGHT THAT YOU KNOW $2 MIGHT HELP SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AS OPPOSED TO WAITING TO LOWER IT AND MAY JUNE TIME FRAME.
BUT THAT'S REALLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.
THAT'S OUR LOGIC. >> NOMINALLY GET HURT IN SUMMER MONTHS ANY WAY FOR THE CASH FLOW.
BECAUSE BASED ON VOLUME. THAT'S RIGHT.
BASED ON USAGE. THEY WILL PAY MORE.
>> GO AHEAD. >> I'M KIND WITH MISS KAVANAUGH.
LEAVE IT FLAT. AND THEN REEVALUATE IN THE SUMMER TIME WHEN THE USAGE GOES UP WHERE PROBABLY MORE OF IMPACT. TO UNDERLYING CONSUMER.
>> IF WEEN WENT UP ANOTHER 500,000 AND WE GOT UP TO 6 MILLION DOLLARS I KNOW THAT'S OUTSIDE OUR RANGE.
BUT THEN WE GET PLENTY WHEN PEOPLE ARE USING 1800 TO 2500 KILOWATTS EASILY. JUST MY OPINION.
>> YEAH. THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE.
WELL THE TREND IS. IT'S WHATEVER THE BOARD WISHES.
>> MY QUESTION PROBABLY HAVE TO DEAL WITH MAKER HERE.
WHEN MIGHT YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO MAKE THIS ACTIVE?
>> IN MAY -- LET'S VOTE FOR IT TO GO DOWN IN JUNE.
>> JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST ARE HORRIBLE MONTHS.
WE DROP INTO THE SUMMER. YES, I REALIZE PEOPLE USE MORE KILOWATTS. THEY WILL EAT IT UP QUICKER.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IN THE SUMMER, WE LOWER IN THE WINTER WE UP IT. STARTING IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER WHEN YOU KNOW AIR CONDITIONERS ARE GOING DOWN IN USE.
WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT, IF THAT'S THE BOARD WOULD LIKE WE HAVE NO PROBLEM IMPLEMENTING THAT AS WELL.
THE ONLY THING JUST, YOU KNOW, ONCE AGAIN THIS IS ALL BASED ON
REASON WE'RE HERE WITH THE $2 DECREASE AFTER WE JUST RAISED IT A FEW DOLLARS A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THE PRICE OF GAS WHICH HAD SHOT UP TO OVER $3 HAS NOW BACKED OFF DOWN $2.50 OR $2.40.
THERE'S BEEN AN EXTREMELY COLD WINTER THEREFORE THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS HAS SHOT UP. THEREFORE WE HAVE TO RAISE THE
PCA AND WHEN IS THAT? >> MAY? YOU KNOW OR APRIL. FOR JUNE.
AND SO WE IN FT. PIERCE ARE BLAMED FOR IT.
>> FOR CLARITY, I THINK WE NEED MAKE THE MOTION SPECIALIZING
WHERE WE WANT TO START. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION NOT TO
APPROVE THIS. >> I WILL SECOND.
>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S WITHIN MOVED AND SECONDED. CALL THE ROLL.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ON IT. >> ARE WE PREPARED TO LATER MAKE THE MOTION TO ACTIVATE A RELA STARTING MONTH. I THINK WE NEED TO REEVALUATE BUT WITH THE HOPE IT'S IN JUNE AS STARTING MONTH TO LOWER IT.
THAT'S THE POINT. WE'LL REVIEW EACH MONTH.
YOU WILL GET PROJECTION IN FOUR WEEKS.
>> PERHAPS THE MOTION NEEDS TO BE APPROVE OR NOT TO APPROVE.
>> SHE SAID NOT TO APPROVE. >> I WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO SAY, YES -- I'M SAYING YES TO NOT APPROVE.
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MADAM SECRETARY, CALL THE ROLL. >> JUST FOR CLARITY.
IF WE -- IF OUR OVERREKOVRY. WE HAVE TO EVALUATE OUR OVERR OVERRECOVERY EVERY MONTHS.
>> IT'S $5 MILLION DOLLARS. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS BUILD IT UP. SPIT IT OUT IN THE SUMMER.
OKAY. BEYOND $5 MILLION WE NEED
DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. >> WE NEED TO DO IT EVERY MONTH.
THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
>> FOR MY BENEFIT BECAUSE WHEN I BECOME MAYOR ONE OF THINGS I SAID I DON'T WANT TO CHARGE THE RATE PAYER NOT $1 MORE THAN WE HAVE TO. I UNDERSTAND THE PHILOSOPHY.
I THINK IT'S HARD TO MARKET AND SALE.
YOU KNOW BECAUSE -- TALK TO ME IN AUGUST.
>> EXACTLY. >> JUST IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE TRUST US UNTIL JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST KIND OF THING.
I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO HAVE THAT OUT THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES MYSELF.
CALL THE ROL, MADAM SECRETARY. >>
>> GO AHEAD. >> WILL COME BACK BRING US AN UPDATE ON THAT TIME.
>> REVIEW THE PCA ONCE A MONTH. >> OKAY.
THANK YOU. >> NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION AND
[I.1. Presentation of the Rate Resolutions and discussion by the Board.]
HAS TO DO WITH PRESENTATION OF THE RATE RESOLUTION AND DISCUSSION OF THE BOARD. AND BARBARA MICAH WILL MAKE THEINITIAL PRESENTATION. >> OKAY.
THANK YOU. AND GOOD AFTERNOON, AGAIN.
I AM PRESENTING FOR YOUR APPROVAL RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR WATER, WASTEWATER AND NATURAL GAS.
ADJUSTMENT RESOLUTION RECOMMEND TODAY ARE BASED UPON THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION INDEX WHICH IS FPLE ADOPTED INDEX PROVISION. INDEX RATE PUBLISHED FOR 2020 IS 1.79%. WE'RE RECOMMENDING THIS IMPLEMENTATION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2021.
>> OKAY. WHAT WE WILL DO DISCUSS THE BULLET AND THEN WE'LL BACK TO PUBLIC.
>> IF IT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD MISS MICAH HAS MORE INFORMATION TO GIVE BEFORE YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> WE FOLLOWED ALL THE PROPER GUIDELINES SET BY FLORIDA STATUTE IN NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS OF THESE RESOLUTIONS AND TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE ADDRESSED ALL REQUIRED AND SEVERAL ADDITIONAL MEANS OF NOTIFICATION.
IN NOVEMBER, THIS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAS INCLUDED AS BILL INSERT ON EVERY BILL MAILED TO CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMER THAT DON'T RECEIVE A BILL IN THE MAIL WILL GO ONLINE TO MAKE THEIR PAYMENT SAW THE NOTICE WHEN THEY ADDRESSED THEIR NOVEMBER BILL. THIS WAS ALSO POSTED ON FPLE WEB SITE. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28TH AN AD IN THEORY BOOUN. NOVEMBER 29TH AN AD PLACED IN THE LEGAL SECTION OF THE ST. LUCIE TRIBUNE.
ON FACEBOOK, ALL LEADING UP TO TODAY'S HEARING.
FPLE EVALUATED RATE THROUGH ALL SYSTEM THROUGH RATE STUDY WITH THE PURPOSE OF MAKING EACH SYSTEM SELF-SUFFICIENT.
THE FOCUS OF THE STUDIES ON CUSTOMER SALES AND REVENUES THAT WERE SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE OPERATING EXPENSE; DEBT SERVICE, PAYMENTS THE DISTRIBUTION TO THE CITY.
AND THE CAPITAL NEEDS. THE REVENUE SUFFICIENCY ANALYSIS IMPLEMENTED WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET YEAR IDENTIFIED THAT WATER AND NATURAL GAS SYSTEM WERE NOT SUSTAINABLY OPERATING.
REVENUE PROJECTION WERE BASED UPON PRIOR YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ASSUMED GROWTH IN THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR.
THE MAJOR SUFFICIENCY ANALYSIS FOCUSES ON THE BASE RATE AND IS IT'S ABILITY TO COVER THE MAJOR ANNUAL EXPENDITURE FOR EACH SYSTEM. LAND YEAR IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 SIMILAR RESOLUTION WERE PRESENTED OR IMPLEMENTED FOR
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WATER AND FOR NATURAL GAS AT INDEX RATE OF 2.36%.THE BOARD PICTURE OF THE RATE SUFFICIENCY ANALYSIS WAS CURRENT RATE WHERE ESTIMATED TO FUND 40% OF THE RATE FUNDED CAPITAL THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.
THE FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS JUST OVER 87 MILLION. WITH ABOUT 78% OR 68 MILLION REFUNDED FROM RATE OVER THAT FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
THAT AMOUNTS TO AN AVERAGE 13.6 MILLION IN RATE FUNDED PROJECTS PER YEAR FOR THE FIVE YEARS. THE FUNDS FOR THESE PAY AS YOU GO PROJECTS, COME FROM RATES OR REDUCE HOUR ON RESTRICTED CASH.
THOSE PROPOSED PROJECTIONS INCLUDE THE 40% FUNDING FOR THESE -- FOR THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CIP.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CIP ARE FUTURE DEBT FUNDED EXPANSION PROJECTS FOR AMI WHICH TOUCHES ON THE ELECTRIC AND WATER SYSTEMS FOR 3.2 MILLION AND SOME OF THE WASTEWATER CUSTOMER BASE EXPANSION PROJECT FOR 3.6 MILLION.
THIS CHART OF THE FIVE-YEAR CIP THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SHOWS THE PROJECTED FUNDING FOR THE CAPITAL PLAN BY SYSTEM.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS ELECTRIC REVENUES WILL NEED TO FUND 22.8 MILLION OF THE CAPITAL.
WATER WILL NEED 17.5 MILLION. THIS IS ALL RATE FUNDED.
WASTEWATER WILL NEED 14.3 MILLION.
NATURAL GAS RATE FUNDED WILL BE 4.4 MILLION IN THE CURRENT CAPITAL PLAN. THE CIP.
BASED UPON THE UPDATED RESUFFICIENCY ANALYSIS THE EXISTING RATES ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO MEET THE TOTAL BUDGET OF REVENUE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SYSTEM.
THIS ANALYSIS WAS PREPARED BY FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS.
IT EVALUATES THE SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO MEET PROJECTED OPERATING AND CAPITAL NEEDS LIMITING FISCAL YEAR 2021 INCREASES FOR WATER AND NATURAL GAS TO 1.79% THE PSC INDEX.
IN ADDITION TO RATE ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR WATER AND GAS SYSTEMS ISSAIN INDEX ADJUSTMENT FOR WASTEWATER.
YOU DON'T SEE ADJUSTMENT HERE ON WASTEWATER.
BUT I WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.
BACK IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, '13 AND '14 WE DID RESTRUCTURING OF OUR RATES TO KEEP THE BILLS IN BALANCE.
THIS INVOLVED REDUCING ELECTRIC RATES AND INCREMENTING WASTEWATER AND GAS. EACH SYSTEM WOULD BALANCE THEIR REVENUES. SINCE THEN OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM HAS BEEN ABLE TO COVER THE REQUIRED OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
SO YOU SAY WHY DO WE CONSIDER INCREASING WASTEWATER RATES? SO AFTER CONTEMPLATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN, FOR THE MAIN WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY TO MAINLAND AND THE FINANCIAL NEEDS MANAGEMENT DECIDED TO INCLUDE THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM IN THIS FISCAL YEAR 2021 RATE ADJUSTMENTS.
THE FUTURE IMPACT OF THE MAINLAND WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY AND INCREASE RATES THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO CARRY THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE RELOCATION OF THE ISLAND WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY SIMPLY CANNOT BE DONE IN ONE, TWO OR EVEN THREE STEPS. THESE COST NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED GRADUALLY. SO AT THIS TIME THE INDEX FOR WASTEWATER IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO ALLOW THE ADJUSTMENTS TO BE PHASED IN OVER TIME. THIS MODEL ALSO ADDRESSES OUR NEED TO MAINTAIN DAYS OF CASH AND REMAINING COMPLIANCE WITH BOND COVENANCE AND BEST PRACTICES.
THIS CHART IS A COMPARISON OF THE CURRENT 2020 WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES FOR FPLA AND NEIGHBORING UTILITIES.
FPLA WITH PROPOSED INCREASES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER IN THE MEDIAN RANGE FOR RATES. THE DATA WAS EXTRACTED FROM A 2020 FLORIDA WATER AND WASTEWATER RATE SURVEY WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BY RAPTILUS FINANCIAL CONSULTANT.
INCLUDED FIVE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT THROUGH THE STATE OF FLORIDA OVER 200 AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES.
I -- WE GIST TOOK A LOOK AT THE ONE IN PROXIMITY.
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WE'RE -- IT'S STILL IN MEETING RANGE WITH THE RATES EVEN WITHTHIS INCREASE PROPOSED TODAY. >> WHY DO WE NEED RATES INCREASES TO OUR RATES? FPLA NEEDS TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF OUR OPERATING SYSTEMS. AND THE HIGH QUALITY AND RELIABILITY SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR CUSTOMER THROUGH RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENT IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. WE NEED TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION, THE COST OF MATERIALS IS CONSTANTLY ON THE RISE.
IF COST ARE GOING UP AND REVENUE DO NOT CHANGE, OUR CASH RESERVES WILL DIMINISH. WE NEED TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES WHERE WE CAN. BILL WHERE WE CAN SO WE CAN EXPAND OUR CUSTOMER BASE AND AGAIN MORE REVENUE.
WE MUST MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CASH RESERVE TO COVER OPERATING AND CAPITAL NEEDS. WE ALSO NEED TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH CITY CHARTER AND BOND RESOLUTION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SUSTAINABLE UTILITY SYSTEM.
THIS HOW MUCH THE TYPICAL BILL WILL CHANGE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NO CHANGE ON THE ELECTRIC.
THE TOTAL CHANGE TO AVERAGE BILL WILL BE 2.14.
WATER AND WATER COMBINED HAS INCREASE OF $1.63 AND GAS FOR 51 CENT USING 6,000 GALLONS OF WATER AND 13CCF OF GAS.
51 CENTS. THE TOTAL IMPACT ON AVERAGE BILL WILL BE $2.14. FPLE RATE OF INCLUES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE CURRENT FINANCIAL NEED OF THE SPECIFIC UTILITIES SYSTEMS. WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE INDIVIDUAL ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED RATE INCREASES WHICH ARE BASED UPON THE 2020PSC INDEX OF 1.79% WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1ST. 2021.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
FOR THE UTILITIES SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND CONDUCT A REVIEW OF OUR UTILITY RATES ANNUALLY. AND AT THIS POINT, IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. >> BOARD MEMBERS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NEIGHBORING CITIES LIKE PORT ST. LUCIE THEY HAVE -- THEY INCREASE THEIR RATES EVERY YEAR AUTOMATICALLY.
IS THAT YOUR -- >> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> RIGHT. >> IT'S JUST KIND OF DONE AUTOMATICALLY TO KEEP UP WITH THE RISING COST OF DOING
BUSINESS OR WHATEVER? >> IN MOST CASE THAT'S MORE THAN THE INDEX WE TALK ABOUT HERE. IT'S 3 OR 4%.
>> IT'S PORT ST. LUCIE. I DON'T KNOW IF STEWART OR VERO OR WHATEVER. BUT THEY DO IT ALMOST AS AN AUTOMATIC. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> OUR DEBT RATIO IS PRETTY GOOD. PRETTY HEALTHY.
>> YES, OUR CURRENT RATIO >> SOMEWHERE 275 OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT. >> WE HAVE THE INFORMATION ON
OUR DAYS OF CASH. >> RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
THAT'S FOR ALL UTILITIES WITH THAT; CORRECT? THE DEBT RATIO? THAT'S EVERYTHING?
>> IT'S WATER, WASTEWATER. >> YES, THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
ANY MORE BOARD CONCERNS? AT THIS TIME WE WILL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC. WE DECLARE THIS PUBLIC HEARING OF RATE INCREASE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY CONCERNS COME FORWARD. IF NOT WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. NOW WE WILL TAKE EACH ONE OF THE ITEMS A, B AND C MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO READ THE TIGHT SYMBOL THE RECORD.
>> READ THE TITLE NUMBER ONE FIRST.
THEN THEY WILL GET A MOTION. RESOLUTION NUMBER UA-2020-10 RESOLUTION AMENDING SUPERSEDING AND CREW SENDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICES FURNISHED BY FORT PETER FLORIDA IN RESOLUTION NUMBER UA-2019-03 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE FLORIDA ARTICLE 12 PROVIDING FOR A 1.79% INCREASE IN THE CUSTOMER AND VOLUME CHARGES AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE HERE OF.
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WE WILL GO TO RESOLUTION THE FIRST ONE.WE NEED A MOTION FOR IT. >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL.
>> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS? >> CALL THE ROLL.
NEED A MOTION. >> RESOLUTION NUMBER UA-2020-11, A RESOLUTION AMENDING SUPERSEDING AND RESKINNEDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES CHARGE FOR WASTEWATER SERVICES FURNISH BAD I BY FORT PETER UTILITY AUTHORITY FT. PIERCE FLORIDA RESOLUTION UA2018-08. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT PETER, FLORIDA.
ARTICLE 12 PROVIDING FOR A 1.79 INCREASE IN THE CUSTOMER AND USAGE CHARACTERS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HERE OF.
>> SECOND. >> BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY QUESTIONS? >> CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.
RESOLUTION NUMBER UA2020-12. RESOLUTION AMENDING SUPERSEDING AND RESCINDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATE AND CHARGES FOR NATURAL GAS SERVICES FURNISHED BY FORT PETER UTILITY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION 2019-04 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA, ARTICLE 12. PROVIDING FOR A 1.79 INCREASE IN THE CUSTOMER AND COMMODITY CHARGES BASED ON THE 2020 FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ANNUAL PRICE INDEX AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HERE OF.
>> THANK YOU. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY QUESTIONS? >> CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.
[J. DIRECTOR]
AT THIS TIME MR. TOMPECK. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.A COUPLE OF ITEM THE PRESENTATION FOR DENT REFINANCING. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THE BOND COUNCIL AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR FREED UP UNTIL THEN.
STAFF IS FINALIZING THE PRESENTATION FOR THE JOINT CITY FPUA COUNTY MEETING ON JANUARY 7TH.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WILL BE TO REVIEW THE STEP AFLE AND THE COUNTY HAS TAKEN TO RELOCATE THE WRF AND TO GET CONSENSUS ON THE PATH FORWARD. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING THAT PRESENTATION AND WHAT I PLAN ON DOING TO GET WITH EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY AND GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND SO YOU WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PREPARATION PRIOR TO THE JANUARY 7TH MEETING.
>> I'M ALSO MEETING WITH THE CITY COMMISSIONERS AS WELL JUST TO GIVE THEM SOME BACKGROUND SO THEY UNDERSTAND WILL HAPPEN AT THE MEETING. LAST ITEM TODAY IS FLORINDA LAST MEETING. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE. SHE WILL BE MISSED.
AUDIENCE DODD JILL SUBODI. SHE'S GOING TO TAKE HER PLACE.
SHE STARTED YESTERDAY AND WE'RE HOPEFUL SHE WON'T LEAVE THIS MEETING SCREAMING IN TERROR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> YOU LEFT OUT ONE. >> TO BILL TO WORK WITH HIM.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO FLORINDA AND ALSO TO JILL.
>> NOTHING TO REPORT ON. >> BOARD MEMBERS?
[L. COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS]
I WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU WELL FLORINDA AND HAVE A NICE RETIREMENT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING HERE.>> ANY BOARD MEMBER? >> MR. TOMPECK.
I HAVE TWO CONCERNS. I MADE MY NOTES SO I WOULDN'T
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FORGET. HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO TRY TO LOOK AT WORKING ON THE SCHEDULE FOR ESSENTIALS AND THE FRONT LINE WORKERS FOR TAKE THE VACCINATION.HAVE YOU GAVE THAT A THOUGHT? >> IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONSIDER. I'M NOT SURE -- I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS QUITE SURE HOW THE VACCINE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AND WHEN IT WILL WITH AVAILABLE. YOU KNOW WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO THINK ABOUT WHEN AND IF WE WANT TO REOPEN THE CUSTOMER LOBBY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THERE WHICH WOULD BE MORE CONTACTLESS IN THE FUTURE. ONCE WE GET SOME INFORMATION ON THE VACCINE WE'LL CERTAINLY PUT TOGETHER THE PLANS FOR THAT.
>> OKAY. >> THE NEXT ONE QUESTION OR CONCERN. PREPARE TWO OR THREE-MINUTE UPDATE ON THE NORTH 17TH STREET PROJECT.
>>KY -- I CAN DO THAT SURE. >> COULD YOU TELL THE BOARD NOW NEXT MEETING AT THIS ROOM IN JANUARY, WHAT TIME WE MEET
>> I THINK IT'S THE SECOND MEETING THE SECOND MEETING IN JANUARY I THINK IT'S THE 19TH. THAT MEETING HAS TO START AN HOUR EARLIER BECAUSE THE CITY COMMISSION AFTER US BECAUSE THEY ARE POSTPONED FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY I THINK IT IS.
WE HAVE THE SAME SITUATION THE SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY FOR PRESIDENTS' DAY. THAT MEETING WILL START AT 3:00.
YOU WILL SEE -- IT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA.
>> OKAY. BUT THE SECOND MEETING IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY BOTH START AT 3:00.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.