[Call to Order]
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ALICE WILL OFFER THE PRAYER. FROM THE BOOK OF WILL MEANTATIONS IT SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF THE LORD'S LOVING KINDNESS THAT WE ARE NOT CONSUMED BECAUSE HIS TENDER COMPASSION NEVER FAILS. THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING, GREAT AND BEYOND MEASURE IS HIS FAITHFULNESS.
LET US PRAY. WISE AND LOVING FATHER THANK YOU FOR EACH PERSON GATHERED HERE TODAY AND THOSE WATCHING ON TV.
THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS UPON THIS CITY.
I PRAY THAT THE PLANS THAT OUR LEADERS HAVE MADE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR WILL FOR THE CITY.
GIVE THEM DISCERNMENT FOR THE BUSINESSES THEY SERVE.
LOVING FATHER FULL OF COMPASSION I ASK THAT YOUR MIGHTY HAND OF PROTECTION BE UPON US AGAINST SICKNESS AND DISEASE AND ANY PLANS OF HARM. EVERY MORNING FILL US WITH HOPE, PEACE, AND ABUNDANT LIFE FOR GREAT AND BEYOND MEASURE IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS. IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME, AMEN.
>> AMEN. >> I PLEDGE ALIEGEANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDOES VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> WE ONLY HAVE THREE MEMBERS FOR A MOTION TO CARRY WE ALL HAVE TO BE UNANIMOUS TODAY. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO VOTE ON.
[B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SO ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES?>> BEFORE WE SET THE AGENDA DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO
EXCUSE MS. CACACANI. >> I SO MOVE.
>> DIDN'T KNOW TED. >> I MOVE TO EXCUSE HER.
[A. SET THE AGENDA]
ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.>> NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM E. ANY LETTERS OF APPRECIATION?
>> NO. >> NO LETTERS OF APPRECIATION
[C. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC NUMBER C, YES, WE PROBABLY NEED TO MOVE TO COMMENTS. FROM THE PUBLIC, ANY COMMENTS?>> WE HAVE ONE COMMENT. PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> TWO -- NO, THREE. YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> THREE MINUTES, OKAY. >> GOOD AROUND, MAYOR HUDSON AND TO EACH AND EVERY ONE THAT IS SITTING ON THE PANEL THIS AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BARBARA BENNETT AND I LIVE AT 2016 JUANITA, AVENUE. I'M HERE WITH CONCERN WITH THE UTILITIES OF PAYMENTS THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR OUR ELECTRIC BILLS.
THE BILLS ARE EXTREMELY HIGH IN THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN.
AND I AM VERY CONCERNED AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS IT THAT OUR -- YOUR FORT PIERCE UTILITIES BOARD IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE SINCE 1992.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THEY WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO.
THE BILLS THAT FORT PIERCE UTILITY AUTHORITIES ARE CHARGING THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN WHICH IS ONE PARTICULAR PLACE OF SHERATON PLAZA AND PARADISE PARK.
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WE PAY I MEAN THE BILLS ARE SO HIGH THAT YOU WON'T EVEN BELIEF HOW I MEAN I PAY A 4 AND $500 LIGHT BILL A MONTH.MY BILL IS BETWEEN 4 AND $500 A MONTH.
I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
IT'S ONLY TWO PEOPLE LIVING IN MY HOME.
MY HUSBAND AND I. WE ARE GONE 12 HOURS IN THE DAY.
50I78 A SCHOOLTEACHER. HE WORKS ON THE ROAD.
AND THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR IT. THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN US A -- AN EXPLANATION AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN AND WILL BE DONE ABOUT THAT. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE BUT I'M ONE OF MANY THAT HAS BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP TO FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITIES. THEY CHARGE US A DIFFERENT DEPOSIT WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING DOWN TO TURN THE LECHE TRIS ON. WE -- ON.
WE PAY A DIFFERENT FEE THAT ANYONE ELSE AND I FEEL THAT A DEPOSIT IS A DEPOSIT. WE SHOULD NOT BE PAYING DIFFERENT DEPOSITS FROM ANYONE ELSE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SAY THAT THE BOARD CAN DO FOR SHERATON PLAY SHAH BECAUSE I HAVE -- PLAZA ALSO AND FOR PARADISE PARK WHICH IS WHERE I
HAVE WE EXCEEDED THE TIME? >> EIGHT SECONDS.
>> AND MS. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS IT THAT YOU CAN DO FOR US OVER IN THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN AS FOR OUR ELECTRIC BILLS. THANK YOU.
>> NOW MOVING ON TO OLD BUSINESS.
>> DON'T HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS BUT WE CAN START WITH NEW
BUSINESS. >> WE COVERED THE CONSENT AGENDA
[D. CONSENT AGENDA]
DID WE NOT? WE WERE THINKING ABOUT IT.>> YOU APPROVED IT. IT WAS APPROVED BY CHRISTINA AND
SECONDED BY MAYOR HUDSON. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
[G.1. FMEA Disaster Relief Projects Status Update – For Information Only]
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE FIRST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS AN INFORMATION UPDATE ON FEMA REIMBURSEMENT.>> PROJECTS ARE CLOSED OUT AND THEN THE DISASTER IS CLOSED OUT.
FEMA HAS CATEGORIZED FOR THE STORM PERSPECTIVE ON OUR CLAIMS FOUR CATEGORIES THAT ARE APPLICABLE FOR US.
CATEGORY A IS DEBRIS REMOVAL. B IS THE EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES. CATEGORY E IS BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT AND CATEGORY F IS UTILITIES RESTORATION.
FPA ENTERS PHASES AND TRACKS ALL RELATED PHASES BEFORE DURING AND AFTER THE STORM. ANYTHING GREATER THAN $3,300 OR
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LESS THAN THE 331,000. FEMA WILL BEGIN AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW IN AUDIT UP TO 100% OF THE DETAIL.THEY LEAVE NO ROCK LEFT UNTURN. >> WE WILL NEED PAY PALSIES RECEIPTS TIME CARDS, ET CETERA. AND THESE ARE THE SAME NO MATTER WHETHER WE'RE PROVIDING AID OR RECEIVING THE AID FROM THEM.
PROJECTS ARE DECLARED OBLIGATED MEANING A PAYMENT IS IN PROGRESS. CENSUS RELATIVE TO ANY CLAIM ARE SHARED BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH SUSS. TYPICALLY IT'S AT 75% AND THE STATE IS AT 12 AND A HALF% AND THEN WE SHARE IN AT 12 THE 5%.
PAYMENT IS RECEIVED AND PROJECTS ARE CALLED OUT.
BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2016 AND 2020 FPOA HAS HAD FIVE CLAIMS WITH FEMA. HOAR CANE MATTHEW HAPPENED IN OCTOBER OF 2016. MOST FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THAT FUA EXPENDED OUT AND THE CLOSE OUT PROCESS HURRICANE IRMA, WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. WE ARE THROUGH THE AUDIT AND STILL UNDER REVIEW. FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED TOWARD CAT B AND FUNDS ARE STILL PENDING.
WE'RE WORKING ON MUTUAL AID WHERE THEY ARE ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION DOWN TO THE LEVEL OF DETAIL OF ANY OVERHEAD PERCENTAGES AND HOW THEY'RE BROKEN OUT FOR THINGS WE MAY HAVE BEEN CHARGED FROM THE JURISDICTIONS THAT CAME TO HELP US. HURRICANE DORIAN WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED TOWARDS CAT F. TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS, FEMA HAS DECLARED A GOOD PORTION OF THAT AS INELIGIBLE AND WE HAD LESS THAN 3,000 REMAINING LOOKING FOR THINGS ONLY RELATED THE RPA HAS BEEN FILED AND WE'RE COLLECTING THE EXPENSES, CARES MONEY AS YOU CAN SEE $2,680,000 HAS BEEN -- FEMA HAS DENIED $13,000 OF THAT.
THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF 300,000 BEING ADDED TO THAT.
BOTH HAVE TO BE WITH MU CULL AID FROM IRMA AND DORIAN.
BUT THAT'S NOT HAPPENED YET. WE'LL WORK THROUGH THE APPEAL'S PROCESS NECESSARY. WE SPOKE WITH THEM LAST WEEK AND
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WE'RE GOING LEAD THE MUTUAL AID PROCESS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS DETAIL INVOLVED AND THEY'RE SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT SO SOME OF THAT MONEY SHOULD START COMING IN HERE RELATIVELY SOON. HE CHANGE MANAGERS FREQUENTLY DURING THE EVENT AND WE HAVE TO BRING EACH REPRESENTATIVE UP TO OUR BUSINESS AND CURRENT WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH AND WHAT HAVE EXPERIENCED.JUST TO SUMMARIZE, WE HAVE INCURRED $2,681,000 WORTH OF DISASTER RELATED EXPENSES FEMA HAS MADE INITIAL ADJUSTMENTS OF 131,000 WITH POTENTIAL OF 131,000 OUT THERE.
EXPENSES ARE SHARED BETWEEN FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. WE'VE COLLECTED IN THE LAST YEARS REIMBURSEMENTS AND THERE'S $1,236,000 STILL OPEN.
>> IS THIS PRIOR TO MATTHEW? >> YES.
>> HOW OFTEN DO YOU GUYS -- SORRY.
>> HOW OFTEN DO YOU GUYS GET UPDATES FROM FEMA? QUARTERLY OR ANNUALLY FOR EACH OF THESE?
>> I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE OR THE YON REPRESENTATIVE WEEKLY. WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE IRMA REQUEST WE HAD WEEKLY OR BY-WEEKLY MEETINGS SCHEDULED ALSO. THEY HELPED US, THEY WERE PAID.
THEY'RE READY TO MOVE ON. WE'RE TRYING AND WORKING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO KEEP THINGS
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ONE MORE.
DO YOU HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE STATE FOR THE FEDERAL FUND OR
ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE FEDS? >> THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM IRMA WAS THROUGH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE PROCESS STARTED WITH MATTHEW. BUT AS I SAID MY CONTACT AT IRMA HAS BEEN FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
SHE'S A CONTRACT REPRESENTATIVE. REPRESENTING THEM.
[G.2. Status Report on Electric Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) for June 2021 – For Information Only]
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS A STATUS REPORT ON THE ELECTRIC POWER COST ADJUSTMENT FORRUP TO 21 AND BARBARA MICHAEL WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION.
>> I AM HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION AND THE UPDATED 12 MONTHS PROJECTIONS THROUGH JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.
ARE EXCESS OF OUR BASE POWER COSTS ARE ACCUMULATED AND
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CREDITED BACK TO THE CUSTOMER THROUGH THE PCA ADJUSTMENT.THE ADJUSTMENT WAS BUILT AT A BLENDED RATED OF -- -- IN JUNE FPUA OF 145,869 BRINGING THE RECOVERY TO JUST OVER 2.9 MILLION AS OF JUNE 30TH. IN RELATION TO THE APPROVED POWER COST ADJUSTMENT LEVELS LOOKING BACK TWO YEARS ON ACTUALS WITH PROJECTIONS FORWARD FOR 12 MONTHS THROUGH JUNE OF
2022. >> THE LEVEL IS REPRESENTED BY THE DARKER BLUE LINE ON THE BOTTOM AND FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE WAS AT NEGATIVE $12 PER 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS.
WITH AROUND INCREASE IN OCTOBER THROUGH THE PCA.
ALL OF THESE KEEP THE $12 PCA IN PLACE THROUGH TEND OF SEPTEMBER.
THE GRAY LINE SHOWS NO CHANGE IN OCTOBER KEEPING IT AT $12 AND THAT WILL BRING US BELOW THE RATE STABILIZATION DONE BY DECEMBER. IF WE LEAVE THE NEGATIVE $12 IN THERE. THE GREEN, RED, AND ORANGE LINES PUT IN A $4 INCREASE BACK TO NEGATIVE $8 ON OCTOBER 1ST.
WE WILL OF COURSE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE MONTHLY PROJECTIONS RECEIVED AND REPORT TO THE BOARD IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF TO MAKE NO CHANGE TO THE POWER COST RIGHT NOW BUT TO STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ADJUSTMENT FOR OCTOBER 1ST.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS CLOSELY AND BRING YOU
UPDATES AS SOON AS WE CAN. >> ONE ITEM HERE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE SEVEN WHAT'S DRIVING THE PRICES IS THE NORMAL STUFF. THE FUTURES ARE UP IN THE $4 RANGE OVER THE WINTER AND THAT'S SIGNIFICANT.
THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF GAS OVER THE WINTER BECAUSE FUTURES SHOW THEY'LL GO BACK INTO THE $2.90 RANGE BUT IN THE WARPED IT'S UP IN THE $4.30 RANGE.
TODAY I BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT $3.90.
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WE'RE EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN OCTOBER AND THEN PERHAPS ANOTHER INCREASE AROUND FEBRUARY OR JANUARY.>> SO ARE WE RECOMMENDING $4 INCREASES EACH TIME?
>> I THINK WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT AS IT COMES AROUND.
WE WANT TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION NOW.
THE $4 WE WERE EXPECTING IN OCTOBER WAS PLANNED 6 MONTHS AGO
[G.3. May 2021 Financial Operating Results – For Information Only]
THE FINANCIAL OPERATING REPORTS FOR MAY OF 2021.I'LL GIVE YOU THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE EIGHT MONTHS ENDING MAY 31ST. THROUGH MAY AT 65.8 MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE BRINGING INCREASE OF 1.8 MILLION LAST YEAR IN 2020. OVERALL INCREASE IN OUR YEAR TO DATE OPERATING INCOME OF $552,000.
YEAR TO DATE. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF 2021S WERE GREATER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR BY $2.5 MILLION. AND CAME IN THE FORM OF WATER AND WASTE WATER AND NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DEVELOPERS FOR BOTH WATER AND WASTE WATER. IT'S A 6% INCREASE OVER LAST
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YEAR. FISCAL YEAR 2020.NATURAL GAS OPERATING REVENUES ADJUSTED FOR THE COST OF THE GAS PURCHASE ALONG WITH CONSUMPTION. IN REGARD TO THE COST OF GAS WE'RE SUBPOENAING AN 8% SAFINGS FROM 2019.
THE COST OF GAS PURCHASE FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS YORE HAS RETURNED TO THE 2019 LEVEL WITH INCREASE OF $284,000 OR 14%
OVER LAST YEAR. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THIS IS AN INFORMATION ONLY ITEM IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
[G.4. DiGiorgio Enterprise Update – For Information Only]
THE NEXT ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON THE WASTE WATER WORK ON THE GEORGE ENTERPRISE ROADS AND JAMES CARNS WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION.INDUSTRIAL PARCELS OUTLINED IN BLACK ON THE SCREEN AND THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND THE AREA OF ENTERPRISE AND THE GEORGIA ROAD.
THIS AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 178 ACRES.
ANOTHER 37 EXISTING PARCELS. WE PROVIDED CONSTRUCTION WITH A TASK ORDER CONSTRUCT PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT.
PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT AS SEEN HERE IN GREEN INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 4,500 FEET OF EIGHT ARCHLY FORCE MAIN FROM GEORGIA ROAD AND ENTERPRISE EAST OF U.S. 1.
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IT WAS AWARDED TO SOUTHERN UNDER GROUND MINISTRIES TOOK QUITE A FEW WEEKS TO GET AN APPROVAL BUT ON JULY R9TH, WE RECEIVED THAT APPROVAL. WE NEEDED THAT BEFORE WE CAN GIVE IT TO THE CONTRACTS TO START THE EFFORT ON THE BID ITSELF. TO TERM THE SCHEDULING AND ONCE THAT IS ACHIEVED WE HAVE PART TWO WHERE WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION WHERE WE BRING IN THE CEI WE HAVE HIRED TO MANAGE CONSTRUCTION AND WE CAN BREAK GROUND.SO WHEN WILL NATALIE'S BE ABLE TO MOVE IN? RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE THE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROPERTY IS WITHIN THEIR TIMEFRAMES.
I JUST HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES IN ANOTHER VENUE WHEN THEY WERE ANXIOUS BUT THAT SEEMED LIKE A LONG TIME AGO AND I JUST IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN IN A TIMELY FASHION WHATEVER THEIR DEEDS ARE.
I WOULD THINK NATALIES WOULD WANT TO BE OUT -- WOULD BE WANT TO BE OUT OF WHERE THEY ARE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN CONNECTION WITH WHATEVER IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE RAILROAD BUT I DON'T
KNOW THAT. >> WELL IF THERE'S A PROBLEM MARY GRACE WILL BE SURE TO CALL US.
>> SHE HAS YOU ON SPEED DIAL. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
[G.5. IWRF New Discharge Regulations – For Information Only]
BING. >> NEXT IS NEW DISCHARGE REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE WATER RECLAIMATION FACILITY AND MIKE MARTIN WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION.
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FOR EIGHT YEARS AND EVERY YEAR PRIOR TO THAT MATTER.THROUGH SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY EVOLUTION A DEEP INJECTED WAS DECIDED TO GO IN AND THAT HAS BEEN ON LINE FOR 30 YEARS NOW AND HAS TAKEN -- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EMERGENCY FLOWS.
IT IS CURRENTLY PROM UNDERSTAND FOR 13.4 MILLION GALLONS.
DURING THIS WEEK OF WORK WE'RE ALLOWED TO DISCHARGE INTO THE LIVER AFTER PREVIOUS SAMPLING IS DONE TO DFRM THAT OUR AFFLUENT IS OKAY TO GO. NEXT DOOR TO THE PLANT THATTING I THINK WAS RELATED TO LOW TIDE ALGAE BUT MAYBE OUR BIOSOLIDS TRAILERS. TIS BEEN GREAT TO HAVE IT IN PLACE. WE'VE UPGRADED THE INJECTION WELL PUMPS AND BUILT THREE OF THEM IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THEY'RE PUMPING AT MAX EFFICIENCY. WE WERE ABLE TO GO FROM ABOUT 15.7 MILLION GALLONS UP TO ABOUT 16.3.
WE'VE ARE UTILIZED UNDER GROUND PIPING AND OLD TANKS TO DIVERT FLOW GIVING US ABOUT 12 TO 14 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL FLOW OUT OF THAT WET WELL IN ORDER TO KEEP IT UNDER THE OUTFALL.
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THESE ARE JUST OLDER PLANTS NOT BUILT AND DESIGNED FOR THAT TYPE OF STANDARD. THE OTHER ANGLE THAT WE WERE CONFRONTED ABOUT AND GUIDED ABOUT WAS THE REUSE PERSPECTIVE.THIS ANGLE TAKES THAT WEEKEND AND IMPLIES TO START A REUSE SYSTEM. THIS REUSE PERSPECTIVE PLAN WAS WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO THEM BY NOVEMBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR THIS IS PROBABLY AROUND 15 MILLION PLUS AND DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT MAKES SENSE TO SPEND THAT MONEY THAT THE LOCATION SINCE THE RELOCATION IS SO CLOSE. WHAT THIS WOULD DO THOUGH IS GIVE US A GOOD BENEFIT. THEY WOULD HAVE YOU TO GRADE INFRASTRUCTURE ON THEIR PROPERTY TO DONA AS WELL SO FROM WHAT I HEAR THAT WAS DISCUSSED ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO WHEN HARBOR ISLE FIRST WENT IN. THAT MIGHT CREATE A POSSIBLE REVENUE STREAM. ONCE AGAIN DOESN'T MAKE SENSE CONSIDERING THE PLANT'S EXPECTED LIFE.
THE THIRD OPTION AND THIS MAKES THE MOST SENSE WOULD BE TO UPGRADE OUR TREATMENT PROCESS TO THAT ADVANCED WASTE TREATMENT STANDARD. ULTRA VIOLET IS PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY TO RETROW FIT OUR CURRENT PLANT TO MEET SOME OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS. I DON'T THINK THE TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS WOULD WORK -- I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED MUCH IT'S PRIMARILY INFILTRATION AND INTRUSION.
WE STILL HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THERE.
IT IS STEADY WILLING REPLACED AND HAS BEEN AT A TIMED AND SLIP LINED AND WORKED ON. WASTE WATER COLLECTION AND ENGINEERING WORK TOGETHER TO SO CLEARLY THE IWF IS NEARING THE
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END OF ITS LIFE. THE GOOD NUDE IS NO MATTER WHEN AVENUE WE GO OR RELOCATION WE CHOOSE WILL SATISFY EVERYTHING.WE'LL GET OFF THE ISLAND. WE WILL SATISFY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATION AND OF COURSE THE FDEP.
WE'LL REMOVE ALL OF THAT LIABILITY AND RISK WHICH IS GREAT. THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR MY PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. MAYBE I MISSED IT.
DID THEY GIVE US A TIMEFRAME OF WHEN WE'RE EXPECTED TO MEET
THESE NEW GOALS? >> THE INTERNSHIPED YAP RIVER IS TECHNICALLY AS OF JULY 1S, 2025. THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS.
NO SUPER URGENCY HERE. BY THE TIME WE DO OUR MIT WE HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE OR THE PERMIT MAY NOT BE RENEWED.
WE HAVE ONE SCHEDULED NEXT YEAR AND THEN 2027 AFTER THAT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I THINK IT'S EAST OF IT.
IT'S NOT THAT PLACE. IT'S A BRAND NEW PLAN.
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE OXIDATION DITCHES.
WE CAN DESIGN A PLANT HANDLING ALL THOSE FLOWS.
>> SO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THAT IS ON THE ISLAND RIGHT NOW. THAT'S DEFINITELY ON THE HIGH WISH LIST FOR WHICHEVER IS CHOSEN.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ONE QUESTION.
DO WE HAVE TO REPORT OR PRESENT A COMPLIANCE PLAN WITHIN ANY I'M
LINE? >> NOVEMBER 1ST THEY NEED TO HAVE OUR INITIAL DON. WE'RE GOING YOU TO GRADE AND PUT A NEW PLAN AT LOCATION A. THESE ADVANCED WASTE WATER TREATMENTS. AYE ALREADY TOLD THEM THE PLANT WILL MOST LIKELY BE MOVED BEFORE DEADLINES HAPPEN BUT OF COURSE TO GO THROUGH DUE DILIGENCE WE'LL HAVE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO
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DO ASSUMING THE ORIGINAL PLANT IS STILL THE ONE.ANY OTHER QUESTIOS? THANK YOU.
[I.1. Adopt Resolution No. UA 2021-03, a resolution adopting a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2022 and amending the budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020 and ending September 30, 2021, for Fort Pierce Utilities Authority of the City of Fort Pierce, Florida.]
. >> OUR CIP THAT IS PART OF THIS BUDGET HAS PLANNED CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE SHARED OBJECTIVE OF THE FEW DURR WATER RECLAIMATION FACILITY.
WE CONTINUE TO FUND THE CUSTOMER BASE WE UP PROGRAM.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THESE BUDGETS SINCE THEY WERE PRESENTED TO THIS BOARD BACK IN JULY.
THE O AND M IS FORM MALY AMENDED TWICE A YEAR.
RESIDENTIAL AND SERVICE SALES WARN ALSO ANTICIPATING GRANT REVENUE NOR THE WASTE WATER MAIN LINE AND WE HAVE A HUGE GRANT MENTIONED EARLIER TO COVER SOME OF THE COSTS IN THAT PROJECT MOVING FASTER FOR US. $8.930 MILLION IN DEBT FUNDING.
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6.4 OF THAT WILL NOT PROCEED UNTIL WE GET THE FUNDS FROM THAT NEW DEBT ISSUANCE. 41% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET SO THAT RED MARK ON THE BUDGET IS ABOUT 41% FOR THE TOTAL AND IN 2022 IT'S ABOUT 40 ROHRICH%. THIS IS A COST NOT CONTROLLED BY FPOA AND WE BUDGET IN A MANNER ALLOWING US FOR FLUCTUATION IN THOSE COSTS SO WE HOPE TO COME IN UNDER THAT BUDGET.THAT'S WE USUALLY COME IN BUT THAT'S BECAUSE WE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. THERE ARE SOME OFFSETTING OR DECREASES FROM MAING INTO 22 IN CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
I JUST SHOWED MY LAST PRESENT TEETHES AND WE'RE NOT SURE OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING NEXT YEAR.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OFFSETTING REVENUES.
5% AND THAT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ANTICIPATION OF THE LOWER POWER COST ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE THE REVENUES APPEAR HIGHER.
REVENUES PROJECTED TO BE 66.5 HAD MILLION DOLLARS OR ABOUT 57% OF THE TOTAL BUDGETED REVENUES. THAT WAS PLANNED FOR THE -- TO COME FROM -- FOR 2022 IN THE REVENUES.
OUR GUEST REF KNEWS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM 2021 TO 22.
EXCLUDE ALL NONCASH ITEMS SO IT EXC EXC EXCLUDES -- IT'S JUST CASH ITEMS. THE INCREASE IN THE O&M OF 1.2 MILLION IS PROBABLY DUE TO THE PERSONNEL HEAD COUNT CHANGES. THE RATE FUNDED CAPITAL IN 2022 INCLUDES SOME LARGER RELIABILITY PROJECTS.
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THEY'RE DOWN BY JUST SLIGHTLY I GUESS WE'RE THINKING WE'RE GOING TO GEAR UP TO SPEND THAT DEBT FUNDED MONEY.WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT AS PART OF OUR PLAN HERE.
IT'S ABOUT 40% OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET THE NEXT YEAR.
THE ESTIMATED DISTRIBUTION FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE FOR IN YOUR ANNUAL BANALITY BOOK. THIS GRAPH IS SIMILAR IN THAT AND THE FIVE YEAR CIP. THE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SYSTEM EXPANSION PROJECTS OF OUR RATE FUNDED FIVE YEARS CIP IF WE COULD BE SPENT AND STILL MAINTAIN OUR MINIMUM COMMITMENT FOR OUR DAYS OF CASH FOR OUR BOND COVENANTS. WE TYPICALLY TARGET # 0 DAYS CASH BECAUSE WE HAVE LARGE BILLS TO COME IN EACH MONTH.
SO IT'S EXPECTED BUT WE'RE COUNTING ON SPENDING -- PROJECTS TO MAINTAIN OUR CASH LEVELS AND ADDITIONALLY 29% OF BUDGET THE 8.8 MILLION IS FOR TEX PANGS PROJECTS IS EXPECTED TO TO BE FUNDED .850. IT 2 LIKELY THIS WORK WILL LIMIT THE RATE FUNDED PA BECAUSE THERE ARE LIMITATIONS OF STAFFING AND OTHER EMERGENCIES THAT COME UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO SCHEDULING CHANGES HAPPEN. WE'LL EVALUATE THE NEED TO USE
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THAT CASH IF WE HAVE SHORT FALLS.IN CONCLUSION STAFF REQUESTS THE TAPINGS OF RESOLUTION 21-03 AMENDING THE BUDGET OF OCTOBER 1ST BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2021, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE IF IS CAR LENGTH YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, '21 ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022, AND AMENDING THE BANALITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2020, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021, FOR THE FORT PIERCE UTILITY AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IN FLORIDA.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MOVE APPROVAL UNLESS YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS? >> YOU'VE READ WHAT YOU NEED TO READ.
>>. >> RESOLUTION UA 2021-03 RESOLUTION ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2021, AND ENDING SEPTEMBERED 30TH, 2022 AND AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021. PLEASE SOUND THE ROLE.
[J. DIRECTOR]
UTILITY ADVISORY BILL GIVING OUR OPPORTUNITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STAFF AND IDENTIFY ISSUES CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WE'LL MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THE CONCEPT FOR YOUR INPUT. JUNE 22ND WE ANTICIPATE BOARD ACTION WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE PROCEEDING AND WE'RE SHOOTING FOR THE 817 MEETING FOR 245 APPROVAL.>> REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT ON AT THIS TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS I'LL BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM.
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>> OKAY. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS?
[L. COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS]
>> I HAVE A COUPLE. BARBARA BEN AMPHETAMINE AND I MET YESTERDAY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ABOUT THAT.
SHE HAD A COUPLE OF CONCERNS OBVIOUSLY WITH THE TWO AREAS THAT SHE DISCUSSED TODAY. AND A COUPLE OF THEM BEING WASTE WATER AS WELL. SO I WAS WALKING TO BOW -- HOW THEIR AREA IS BROKEN UP AND WHY THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE THIS I'M ALSO LEARNING WHICH IS GREAT.
I'M GETTING ANTSY ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING A WASTE WATER PLANT AND I WOULD LOVE THE SUCCESSION PLAN IN LINE SO THAT PERSON IN THAT POSITION IS HELPING MAKE THOSE NEGOTIATIONS AND LAYING EVERYTHINGS OUT FROM HERE ON FORWARD. AT LEAST TO FILL THE VOID UNTIL THE CITY APPOINTS A NEW DIRECTOR.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A RESOLUTION AS TO WHO WILL STEP IN AND FILL THE VOID. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING.
>> THIS BOARD CHOOSES THE DIRECTOR.
YOU APPRECIATE YOU'RE BRINGING IT UP.
DO YOU HAVE A TIMETABLE? HAVE YOU DISCUSSED EYE
TIMETABLE? >> I'M OBLIGATED AND MY AGREEMENT TO GIVE YOU AT LEAST A THREE MONTH NOTICE AND I WILL PROBABLY DO BETTER THAN THAT. I'M PROBABLY LOOK AT THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR NEXT YEAR. SOMETIMES BETWEEN JANUARY OR
MARCH. >> IS THERE -- DID YOU HAVE IN MIND A WAY TO GO ABOUT THAT? I KNOW THAT THEY ARE SEEKING OUT A CONSULTING -- IT HAS BEEN VERY SLOW TO GET THOSE CONSULTING FIRMS TO HELP.
THEY'RE ABOUT SIX MONTHS LEAD TIMES BUT I DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEEK OUT A CONSULTING FIRM WE WOULD BE COMFORTABLE USING AND BUILD WHAT WE WANT I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED ANOTHER WORKSHOP TYPE OF MEETING TO DISCUSS THAT.
I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME.
>> I CAN SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE DID LAST TIME BE WE PICKED A DIRECTOR FROM IS THAT WE DID USE A CONSULTING FIRM THE NAME I CAN'T THINK OF BUT THEY SPECIALIZED IN UTILITIES.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WAS WHEN WE DECIDED USE THAT FIRM IS IDENTIFY INTERNAL CANDIDATES.
OR WHETHER YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH CHOOSING FROM ANY INTERNAL CANNED KATES.
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>>. >> FIRST OFF WE'RE KIND OF ENGAGED IN THIS DISCUSSION AS IF HE CAN RETIRE IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. THERE NEEDS TO BE -- GENERALLY WHAT I'VE SEEN OTHER BUSINESSES DO IS THEY WOULD HAVE MANAGEMENT WOULD COME UP WITH THE SUCCESSION PLAN FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. IT SHOULD GIVEN A LOT OF WEIGHT.
NOW, WHEN HE RETIRES NATURALLY, JOB SEARCH THINGS OF HAH NATURE BUT WE NEED SOMETHING TO FILL IN THE GAP EVEN IF WE RETIRE WE KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO STEP INTO HIS ROLE UNTIL WE GIVE THE FINAL BLESSING THIS PERSON IS HIRED OR WE'RE GOING OUTSIDE.
WOULD WE DO IT ON TWO TRACKS? YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> YEAH. YOU CAN DO IT JUST WHENEVER THE DIRECTOR LEAVES. WHETHER THEY'RE RETIRED OR
EMERGENCY. >> THAT'S GOING TO BE HERE PRETTY SOON. IT GIVES TIME TO TALK TO THE EMPLOYEES. WE FLEED A RECOMMENDATION FROM
>> ACTUALLY, I DO SOME ROTATION. WE HAVE QUITE FRANKLY ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS CAN HANDLE THIS MEETING IN GENERAL SO -- I MEAN, I CAN DO IT. I WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO SHARE THOSE RESULTS WITH OTHERS BECAUSE I WOULD NOT WANT OTHER PEOPLES TO FEEL ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
SO MIGHT WANT TO FIGURE OUT IT DELICATELY.
>> I'M SURE YOU CAN KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL.
>> I CAN PASS THOSE ALONG TO YOU.
>> I THINK FOR THE FUTURE NEW DIRECTOR, THAT IS VERY MUCH A
BOARD DECISION AND NOT -- >> ABSOLUTELY.
WE NEEDED SOMEONE TO KEEP THAT. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT LEAST.
FROM WHAT I REMEMBER WE HAD TO REALLY RELOOK AT THE JOB SDRIPTHS AND HAD TO COME UP WITH SALARY PARAMETERS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHT THAT HAS TO GO INTO IT.
THE CONSULTANT WANTS TO INTERVIEW BOARD MEMBERS AND SAY
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR. >> WHO DOES THAT? US? HR?
>> HR WILL LOOK FIRST. YOU SHOULD HAVE INPUT ON THE JOB
DESCRIPTION. >> DO YOU WANT TO -- NOT BY A
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CERTAIN TIME? >> I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE IT DONE AT LEAST BY YEARS END. AT LEAST HAVE A DPOOD ROUTE TO GO. WHERE ARE WE -- WE'RE IN AUGUST.
YEAH. >> I WAS THINKING OCTOBER.
>> THAT'S OUR FISCAL YEAR. YOU THINK OCTOBER?
CERTAIN COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? >> BY TEND OF -- REMEMBER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
>> ONE THING THAT I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST WHICH IS SORT OF IN THIS IS THAT WE HAVE A REVIEW OF OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN TERMS OF LOSING A BOARD MEMBER THEN THEY CAN BE REFRESHED OR KNOW WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE AND WHAT THEIR OBLIGATIONS ARE AND WHAT KIND OF STANDARDS
THEY HAVE TO MEET. >> AND I CAN CERTAINLY SEND OUT A NOTE TO ALL OF YOU HOW TO FIND THOSE.
>> YEAH. >> CERTAINLY NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE'RE NOT MEETING YOUR STANDARDS ARE YOU?
>> I AM NOT. BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU KNOW.
>> I RECALL GOING OVER WITH THE WHETHER I FIRST CAME ON HE GAVE
PREFER AS. >> YOU DID IT AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
DO YOU NEED ANY OTHER DIRECTION? >> I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO.
I'M GOING TO DO IT. >> OCTOBER 1ST.
>> ANY OTHER POINTS FOR DISCUSSION?
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT MS. BENEFIT BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME KIND OF FEEDBACK ON WHAT'S HAPPENED AND MAYBE SOME
KIND OF STATUS REPORT. >> SHE WAS LOOKING AT ME TOO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
WE GATHERERED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT HER SPECIFIC SITUATION OR BILL AND SHE HAS A $400 BILL DURING THE SUMMER IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE AROUND 470 AND SHE HAS A RELATIVELY WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER SHE HAS A BIT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR HER HOME AND ALSO HAS OTHER AMENITIES LIKE A POOL. WITHOUT GETTING INTO SPECIFIC INTO IT WITH BEING DISCONNECTED, I WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUE ON HER PART. LOOKS LIKE SHE PAID THE PREVIOUS MONTH'S BILL. NOT THE CURRENT MONTH'S BILL AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE ISSUE.
SO THAT'S THE SHORT VERSION. >> DOES SHE HAVE THAT
WE TALKED TO HER TODAY AND EMAILED IT TO HER THIS
AFTERNOON. >> WOULD YOU SEND ME A COPY OF
>> TERCE A SOCIETIAL UTILITY BILL.
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WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE 10% UTILITY TAX.ALSO I THINK THAT BECAUSE THE UTILITY BILL INCLUDES OTHER SERVICES PEOPLE JUST SAY THE ELECTRIC BILL WHEN IT'S NOT IT'S
THE TOTAL UTILITY BILL. >> HOW ABOUT THE DEPOSITS?
HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> THEY'RE BASED ON TWO MONTHS CONSUMPTION OF THAT ADDRESS. WE DON'T GET AN ACTUAL CREDIT SCORE SO WE RUN THE EXACT TERM BUT RUN THEIR CREDIT.
>> IT'S THE SAME FOR EVERYBODY. >> I'M REMEMBERING FROM MY EXPERIENCE IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT THAT YOU HAVE A BETTER TREATMENT ON THE DISCOUNT.
IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY WITH NO LATE PAYMENTS I FORGOT THE DETAILS BUT IT'S TWO YEARS OF LATE PAYMENTS AND YOU DON'T REQUIRE A DEPOSIT.
>> THAT WAS A QUESTION FOR THE CITY.
>> THE CITY IS LOOKING AT A LARGE ANNEXACHE INCLUDING PARADISE PARK. AND HAVE MADE APPROACHES TO THE COUNTY TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT AND THE THAT'S AN AREA IN THE NORTH PART OF FORT PIERCE THOUGH EAST OF 25TH AND WEST OF 21
ALMOST UP TO AIRPORT ROAD. >> OKAY. OKAY. THE SURCHARGE
OR THE TAX RIGHT. >> IF YOU'RE IN THE CITY THE
UTILITY TAX. >> IT'S NOT IN THE CITY.
>> I BELIEVE SHE IS IN THE CITY BECAUSE SHE'S IN PARADISE PARK.
>> THEY DO HAVE THIS EXACT LINE FOR THE CITY LIMITS SO IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE NEIGHBOR COULD BE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
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>> I HAVE ONE MORE. SUGGESTION.
JACOB WILLIAMS MADE A PRESENTATION TO THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. JULY 19TH, I THINK.
AND ABOUT -- AND IT WAS THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IT WAS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FPUA I WAS RONDERRING IF THERE WAS THOUGHT -- I'VE TALKED TO HIM TODAY TO GET ON HIS CALENDAR AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> AGAIN, THAT MAY WANT TO WAIT TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE BOARD MEETING OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW. AN THEN TOM WITHIN TO THE MEETING AND SAID THAT HE GAVE A PRESENTATION WHICH HE LED OFF WITH ALL THE POSITIVES ABOUT FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY SO I JUST THOUGHT WE OUGHT TO HEAR IT TOO.
>> WE KNOW ALL THE INFORMATION BUT WE GET IT IN DIFFERENT DRABS AND SO THIS IS KIND OF IN A MARKETING KIND OF PRESENTATION AND IT WAS EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT.
MEETIN
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