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          >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY MEETING TO ORDER. 
          PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 
          >> JASON MITTLER: GOOD AFTE AFTERNOON. 
          WILL YOU PRAY WITH ME. FATHER, WE GIVE YOU THE GLORY AND HONOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR HAND AND PRESENCE IN ALL THINGS GOOD. WE COME TO YOU THANKING YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CQ FOR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE. 
          WE ASK THAT YOU GRANT THE BOARD OF SPIRIT HUMILITY AND DESIRE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF FORT PIERCE IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY AND A WHOLE. WE THANK YOU FOR RAISING THESE LEADERS UP AND PLACING THEM WHERE THEY ARE. 
          MAY YOU BLESS THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND THIS COMMUNITY. 
          WE PRAY A PRAYER OF HEALING AND PROTECTION OVER THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID AT A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE STORMS RECENTLY 
          IN JESUS' NAME. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY 
          AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO CALL THE ROLL? 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE AN AWARD. 
          IS MR. CRAWFORD AVAILABLE? >> THINK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ASSOCIATION UTILITIES AUTHORITY. 
          THE PRESTIGIOUS APA APGA OPERATING SYSTEM, WHICH IS -- WE GOT EXCELLENCE ON OPERATING A NATURAL GAS UTILITY. 
          WHICH ENTAILS DELIVERING CLEAN, AFFORDABLE NATURAL GAS TO CUSTOMERS THROUGH NATURAL GAS, THROUGH SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. 
          OF THE DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEM. 
          TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, A FORWARD-THINKING NATURAL GAS UTILITY CUT STRIVING TO THE APPROVED OPERATING CAPABILITIES, OVERCOME CHALLENGES, AND ADAPT TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. 
          OUT OF THE APPROXIMATELY 750 APGA MEMBERS, FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR SOAR LEVEL BRONZE. 
          BY ITS PEERS IN APGA OPERATIONS AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. 
          THE SELECTION WAS BASED ON DEMONSTRATION OF EXCELLENCE AND FOUR AREAS OF THE SYSTEM INTEGRITY. 
          SYSTEM FOCUS. AND ON CREATIVE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES. 
          FORT PIERCE UTILITIES IS ONE OF 15 TO RECEIVE BE RECOGNIZED IN 2021, JOINING 41 OTHER PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS. 
          WE RECEIVED THIS FOR OUR ACHIEVEMENT IN EXCELLENT AND -- 
          NEW MEXICO IN JULY. >> CONGRATULATIONS. 
          >> VERY NICE. >> GOOD WORK. 
          [A. SET THE AGENDA]
          >> THANK YOU. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM A, IT HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE AGENDA? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 
          [B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW AND 
          APPROVE THE MINUTES? >> I SECOND. 
          >> PLEASE SIGN THE ROLL. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: MOVING ON TO ITEM C, COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. ANY PERSONS WHO WISH TO COME 
          [D. CONSENT AGENDA]
FORWARD AND MAKE A STATEMENT, PLEASE DO SO. 
          BEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM LETTER D -- D, THE CONSENT 
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          AGENDA. >> A SECOND. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          HAVE ANY LETTERS OF APPRECIATION? 
          >> DO NOT. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: NO LETTERS OF APPRECIATION? ANY OLD BUSINESS? BEING NO OLD BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO NEW BUSINESS. 
          [G.1. Status report on Electric Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) for July 2021]
          >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE FIRST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS THE STATUS REPORT FROM THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT WHICH REQUESTS YOUR APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE PCA BIKE SIX DOLLARS PER THOUSAND KILOWATTS HOURS. BARBARA MICHAEL WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. TOM PATTON. GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          I AM HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE JULY POWER COST ADJUSTMENT ALONG WITH THE UPDATED 12-MONTH PROJECTIONS THROUGH THE -- THROUGH JULY OF NEXT YEAR. RECOVERING THE COST OF THE PURCHASE. THROUGH THE CUSTOMER BILLINGS. 
          POWER COST RECOVERED THAT OUR EXCESS OF OUR BASE POWER COST ARJUN THEY DID AND PRINTED BACK TO THE CUSTOMER TO PCA ADJUSTMENT. NEGATIVE PCA APPEARS AS A CREDIT ON THE CUSTOMER'S BILL. IF THE COST OF POWER PURCHASE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY WAS BILLED AT A RATE OF $68.30 PER 1,000 KILOWATTS HOURS. THIS WAS AN INCREASE OF A DOLLAR AND 24 CENTS AS COMPARED TO THE JUNE BUILDING. 
          FOR THE MONTH OF JULY TO EXPERIENCE AN UNDER RECOVERY UP. 
          COSTS AND THE AMOUNT OF $257,000 -- $257,857. 
          REDUCING THE OF RECOVERY TO 2.7 MILLION AS OF JULY 31ST. 
          THIS CHART TRACKS THE INTUITIVE MONTHLY BALANCE OF THE PC EIGHTH OF RECOVERY IN RELATION TO APPROVED POWER COST ADJUSTMENT LEVELS. LOOKING BACK TO JULY OF 2019, AND THE PROJECTIONS FORWARD FOR 12 MONTHS THROUGH JULY OF 2022. THE LEVEL OF THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE DARKER BLUE LINE ON THE BOTTOM FOR THE MONTH OF JULY WHICH WAS SET AT NEGATIVE $12 PER 1,002 WHAT HOURS. THE BARS OF THE TOP OF THE CHART REPRESENT THE LEVEL OF THE OF RECOVERY OF THE POWER COST. 
          THE BLUE BARS ARE THE ACTUAL NUMBERS OF THE MONTHLY BALANCE IS MULTI ORANGE BARS ARE WHAT THE PROJECTED OVER RECOVERY WOULD BE IF THE FORECAST NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE OUR BEING PRESENTED ARE CORRECT. THESE PROJECTIONS HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY THE FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS AND ARE BASED ON DATA, FORECASTS THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY FMP A. 
          SINCE THE JUNE FORECAST, FMP EIGHT'S ESTIMATES HAS DECREASED BY .8%. THIS GRAPH REPRESENT A COMPARISON OF PROJECTIONS TRENDING OF THE POWER COST RECOVERY THROUGH JULY OF 2022. WE BRING THESE UPDATES MONTHLY AND SINCE FEBRUARY OF THIS HERE, WITH DATA THROUGH DECEMBER AT THAT TIME, WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTING COMPARISONS THAT INDICATED THAT REDUCTION TO PC ENGINE WITH THE CREDITS BACK TO THE CUSTOMERS TO SUMMER WITH THAT NOTION THAT AN INCREASE WOULD BE NEEDED IN OCTOBER. IN MAY, WITH DATA THROUGH MARCH, IT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO IMPLEMENT A FOUR-DOLLAR DECREASE TO BRING THE PC TO THE NEGATIVE $12 WHERE IT IS TODAY. 
          THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS THE DIRECTION OF THE PCA ADJUSTMENT BASED UPON THE MOST RECENT PROJECTIONS. 
          ALL OF THESE SCENARIOS KEEP THE 12 -- NEGATIVE 12-DOLLAR PCA IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF THIS MONTH. 
          WITH EACH OF THESE PADS INDICATIVE OF THE PROJECTED INCREASES THAT ARE THE COST OF PURCHASE POWER. 
          THE GREAT LINE SHOWS NO CHANGE IN OCTOBER WITH THE PCA REMAINING AT NEGATIVE 12 AND FALLING BELOW EVERETT RATE STABILIZATION OF $1 MILLION DECEMBER. 
          THE GREEN AND RED LINES INDICATE A TRACK THAT SOME -- THAT SOME SORT OF INCREASE WOULD BRING. IF IMPLEMENTED. 
          THE GREEN LINE REPRESENTS A FOUR-DOLLAR INCREASE ON OCT 
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OCTOBER 1ST WITH POTENTIALLY TWO ADDITIONAL FOUR-DOLLAR INCREASES BY APRIL. WHICH WOULD BRING THE CURRENT NEGATIVE $12 PCA TO ZERO. AND KEEP US IN OUR RATE STABILIZATION INTO EARLY FEBRUARY. 
          RED LINE IS -- REPRESENTS A SIX-DOLLAR INCREASE NOW OR EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST ALSO INCREASES OF TWO DOLLARS EACH, WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY BRING THE PCA TO THE NEGATIVE TWO DOLLARS AND WOULD ALSO KEEP US IN THAT RATE STABILIZATION WINDOW INTO EARLY FEBRUARY. THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW US TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT BACK NOW IN THE HOPE THAT THEY WILL PRESENT MORE DIFFERENT AND MORE FAVORABLE PROJECTIONS. 
          IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF TO INCREASE THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT BY SIX DOLLARS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST WHICH WILL BRING THE PC INTO A NEGATIVE SIX DOLLARS WITH CONTINUED AND CONSTANT EVALUATION OF THE PROGRESS OF THE UPDATED FORECAST. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I 
          WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM. >> I DO. 
          SO I THINK THE POINT OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE LOWERED THE PCA TO THE NEGATIVE 12 FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS BECAUSE SUMMER MONTHS ARE WHEN PEOPLE USE IT THE MOST ELECTRIC AND IT IS HARD. WITH THE IDEA THAT WE RAISE THE PCA OR HOWEVER IT WE WANT TO CALL IT, PUT IT DOWN TO IT NEGATIVE FOUR OR AT NEGATIVE SIX, AT NEGATIVE TWO, I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA FOR OCTOBER. PEOPLE START USING LESS ELECTRIC. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE IN THE AREA TO SHARE THE PAIN. AND I AM GOING TO BE GOING OFF THE BOARD THAT I'M GOING TO ADVISE THE SPORT TO TRY TO MAKE SO THAT IT BUILDS THAT BUFFER AGAIN WHETHER YOU GOT TO MAKE IT ZERO THROUGH THE WINTER. SO THAT NEXT JUNE, JUST AS WE DID THIS JUNE, WE CAN, AGAIN, LOWER IT FOR THE FULL-TIME RESIDENCE, ARE HERE WHO HAVE TO PAY ALL THE ELECTRIC BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN IT IS GOING ON. SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT IS MY OPINION AND THAT IS WHAT I THINK THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES CAN DO TO THE BEST BENEFIT THE PEOPLE HERE IN OUR TOWN THAT ARE 
          YEAR-ROUND. >> MR. CHAIR. 
          ARE YOU -- DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION OF THE FOUR DOLLARS OR 
          THE SIX DOLLARS? >> GLYNDA CAVALCANTI: I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE IT WHAT THEY RECOMMENDED FOR OCTOBER BUT LOOK AT IT FOR NOVEMBER BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT NATURAL GAS PRICES ARE GOING TO BE, WHAT THE COST OF FUEL IS GOING TO BE. 
          BUT I WOULD BE READY NEXT MONTH IF WE GO TO A NEGATIVE FOUR OR AT NEGATIVE SIX NOW, THEN THE FOLLOWING MONTH, WE HAVE A LOT LESS UTILITIES BEING USED AND A LOT LESS ELECTRIC BEING USED, GO ON DON'T NOVEMBER, DECEMBER TREAT FEBRUARY, MARCH TO ZERO AND BUILD YOUR RESERVES BACK UP SO IN DECEMBER, YOU CAN AGAIN TURN AROUND AND DO WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR. 
          I THINK PEOPLE'S BUILDS ARE REFLECTING A LOT MORE. 
          I KNOW IN MY OFFICE, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT 500 BUCKS. 
          FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, IT WAS ABOUT 300. 
          SO I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. >> I AGREE WITH MS. CAVALCANTI ON THE REASONING BEHIND IT. A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER FOUR 
          OR SIX. >> GLYNDA CAVALCANTI: I GOT 
          SOME. >> I WOULD RATHER FOR THEM TO INCREASE IT FOR THEN GRADUALLY WORK INSTEAD OF SIX BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG JUMP. AND SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT SEE THE DIFFERENCE. HOWEVER, OTHERS MAY SEE THE DIFFERENCE. IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THEY ARE PAYING EACH MONTH. SO I THINK THE GRADUAL INCREASE OF FOUR DOLLARS WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, MORE BENEFICIAL THAN SIX 
          DOLLARS. >> GLYNDA CAVALCANTI: REMEMBER, OCTOBER PEOPLE ARE USING A LOT LESS UTILITIES. 
          THEY MAY NOT NOTICE IT AT ALL BECAUSE IT IS COOLER THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW. AND IF YOU DON'T BUILD IT UP IN THAT WINTER, NEXT SUMMER, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOWER IT. THAT IS THE PROBLEM. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: WHICH IS GOING TO MAKE IT MORE COSTLY. 
          >> GLYNDA CAVALCANTI: IT IS GOING TO HURT PEOPLE MORE. 
          OCTOBER, YOU START GETTING THE WINTER RESIDENCE HERE, SO YOU 
          WANT TO SPREAD THAT PAIN. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. 
          HAVE WE DISCUSSED 422 OR 622. >> WE WANTED TO SEE BUT WE COULD DO IN OCTOBER. AND THEN WE WILL EVALUATE IT BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN IN ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY TWO WEEKS BEFORE 
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BEGET THE INFORMATION AGAIN. TENT THOSE SUBSEQUENT CHANGES THAT COMPETE WHATEVER THEY NEED TO BE. 
          THIS IS WHAT THAT PROJECTIONS SAY THEY WILL LOOK LIKE. 
          >> RIGHT. YEAH. 
          >> IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT IS GRIM. 
          IF YOU GO BACK TO THIS CHART, OKAY? IT IS SHOWING A ZERO. AND WE STILL HAVE NO RESERVES. 
          OR IT IS SHOWING A NEGATIVE TWO. SORRY. 
          RIGHT. AND IT IS SHOWING NO RESERVES THE FIFTH NEXT SUMMER. I MEAN, LOOK AT JULY. 
          I MEAN, PEOPLE'S BUILDS ARE GOING TO BE OUT OF SIGHT. 
          >> IT MAY BE INTERESTING TO ENTERTAINING DOING A 44 AND IN A TWO. I FEEL IT IS STILL HOTTER IN OCTOBER. NOVEMBER, WE DROP ANOTHER FOUR AND THEN TWO IN JANUARY. WE MAY GET AHEAD BETTER THAN 622. I MEAN, I DON'T -- 
          >> EVEN IF WE COULD LIKE YOU SAID, EVEN IF WE DO 42 IN NOVEMBER, TWO IN JANUARY, TWO IN APRIL, THE COST WILL BE SPREAD OUT VERSUS SIX ALL AT ONCE AND THEN TWO IN JANUARY AND TWO IN APRIL. PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, ARE GETTING MORE IMPACT IN OCTOBER AT THE EARLIEST MONTHS BECAUSE THE CONSUMPTION IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN IT WILL BE IN THOSE 
          WINTER MONTHS. >> KRISTINA GIBBONS: RIGHT. 
          >> THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPACTING IT MORE NOW. 
          >> KRISTINA GIBBONS: RIGHT. >> GO AHEAD. 
          >> GLYNDA CAVALCANTI: WHAT WAS THE THINKING BEHIND THE OPTION OF THE 6:00 THAT SIX AND THEN THE TWO AS OPPOSED TO , YOU GO BACK TO THE CHART? REMUTES A -- REALLY ADVOCATING THE INCREASE FOR OCTOBER 4 IN GENERATE AND THEN -- THERE'S NO 
          NUMBERS? >> IT WAS 4 FOR OCTOBER AND IN 
          JANUARY AND APRIL THE SAME. >> YEP. 
          OKAY. YEP. 
          SO WHAT WAS YOUR THINKING OR WHOSE THINKING WITH THAT SIX 
          DOLLARS RIGHT NOW? >> WE ARE TRYING TO PUT SOME SCENARIOS WITHOUT TAKING TOO BIG OF A BIKE NOW OR WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THE GREAT LINE IS DEFINITELY GRAY. BUT -- 
          [LAUGHTER] >> YEAH. 
          I GET THE GREAT LINE. -- RAY LINE -- GRAY LINE. 
          >> IT WOULD BE NOT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. 
          >> WE HAVE TO BUILD UP OUR RESERVES. 
          AND WE KNOW THAT. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO DO IT. 
          WHETHER WE DO IT WITH SIX. >> YOU ARE NOT APPROVING THE SUBSEQUENT CHANGES NOW. SOTO SHEE. 
          >> BUT THAT GREEN LINE IS BASED OFF OF FOUR IN OCTOBER, FOUR GENERATE, AND FOUR IN APRIL? I WAS -- OKAY, I WAS UNDER THE 
          IMPRESSION WAS A 422. >> I'M SORRY. 
          I SHOULD HAVE LABELED THAT. AND IT WOULD BRING THAT NEGATIVE 12 THEN TO ZERO BY THE END OF FEBRUARY WITH THE PC. 
          IT WOULD JUST BE ZERO. >> IN THAT CASE, I MEAN, I'M GOING TO BE MORE -- I WOULD HAVE TO SAY GO FOR THE SIXTH NOW AND 
          THAT WE CAN REASSESS. >> JUST FELT THAT MY UNDERSTANDING, IF WE DON'T RAISE IT BY SIX NOW, IT WOULD WE W -- WOULD BE HAVE ADEQUATE RESERVES IF WE DO IT IN BABY STEPS? 
          >> FOR THE SHORT TERM, YES. BUT NOT FOR VERY LONG. 
          DEPENDING ON WHAT THE -- IF THE PROJECTIONS CHANGE. 
          >> RIGHT. AND THAT PROJECTIONS, AS THEY 
          ARE NOW, LOOK AT JULY. >> IT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD. 
          >> ARE LIKE AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SKY HEIGHT RATES. 
          >> AND IF IT REBOUNDS, WE CAN JUST LOWER IT. 
          >> BUT REMEMBER, ALSO, WHEN TRICK USED OVERALL LESS ELECTRICITY. I'M NOT SAYING INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD. NSYNC FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AS A WHOLE. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE BIGGER 
          INCREASE TO HAVE MORE MONEY IN. >> ALSO, THE WINTER IS WHEN THE 
          GAS PRICE NORMALLY SPIKES. >> RIGHT. 
          WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. 
          WE ARE ASSUMING WE MIGHT GET GOOD NEWS. 
          BUT WE MIGHT GET BAD NEWS, TOO. WE DON'T KNOW. 
          >> USUALLY WE FIND OUT IN APRIL THAT GAS PRICES HAVE SPIKED. 
          >> I THINK HOW MANY YEARS HAVE WE GONE THROUGH THIS? 
          >> I THINK FMPA HAS CHANGED THEIR -- 
          >> I KNOW THEY HAVE. >> BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT THAT HAS BEEN THE SCENARIO. SO TO PUT ME, IS BETTER LET'S PAY IT WHERE WE ARE SPREADING WITH THESE OTHER WINTER 
          RESIDENCE. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE OVER AND UNDER. STARTINGIN SEPTEMBER, YOU START PICKING UP MONEY. 19 AND 20. 
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SEPTEMBER, OVER A MILLION AND 147. 
          HE GO DOWN TO SEPTEMBER 2020, YOU GOT TO HUNDRED 44, HALF A MILLION. A MILLION DOLLARS HISTORICALLY. 
          IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. THAT IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT 
          IN RELATION TO THAT. >> I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION, IF I CAN. , TO GO TO THE NEGATIVE SIX PCA. 
          AND STARTING IN OCTOBER, WE EVALUATE IT FOR NOVEMBER. 
          >> I WILL SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          [G.2. Manatee Mortality Update – For Information Only]
ITEM IS AN INFORMATION PRESENTATION BY RACHEL TENANT ON RECENT AMENITY MORTALITY ISSUES. -- MANATEE MORTALITY ISSUES. 
          >> OKAY. MAYOR HUDSON, CHAIRMAN FEE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU IS ALWAYS FOR HAVING ME. 
          THIS PRESENTATION IS -- WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM SOME OF THE AMENITIES IN OUR UPDATE PRESENTATIONS. 
          MY NAME IS RACHEL TENANT -- RACHEL TENNANT WE WILL ALSO TALK TODAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE AMENITY POPULATION IN GENERAL. SO I'M SURE THAT YOU HAVE SEEN IN SOME NEWS OUTLETS OR MORE THIS UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT OF THE AMENITIES. IT IS OFFICIALLY CALLED AN UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT. THE NUMBER OF MANATEES THAT DIED IN 2021 SURPASSED EVERY MANATEE MORTALITY RECORDS THAT MAY HAVE FOR THE ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR PRIOR. 
          SO THE QUESTION IS SORT OF WHAT IS GOING ON? AND WHAT HAPPENED? FWC, THE FLOIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION TRACKS AMENITY MORTALITY EVERY MONTH ON A MONTHLY BASIS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO PREFERENCE THE NUMBERS WITH THIS CAVEAT THAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR AMENITY MORTALITY COUNTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR, 2021. 
          THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE UNPRECEDENTED AMENITY MORTALITY SPECIFICALLY NOTING THAT IT APPEARS TO BE DUE TO STARVATION. 
          IT WAS MOSTLY SEEN IN THE WINTER AND THE SPRING. 
          DURING THE COLDER MONTHS, WHICH IS WHEN MANATEES MIGRATE TO THE FLORIDA. AND SPECIFICALLY TO AND THROUGH THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, WHICH IS THE LAGOON WHERE WE ARE SITUATED ON HERE IN FORT PIERCE. IT IS ALSO LOOK AT THE MAJORITY OF SEAGRASS HAS APPEARED TO DIE OFF IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. 
          AS TEMPERATURES WARMED UP, AS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR, THAT MANATEES WILL DISBURSE BACK TO THEIR YEAR-ROUND HABITAT. 
          SOME OF THEM DO LIVE HERE YEAR-ROUND. 
          BUT MANY OF THEM ARE STILL BIRDS AND SO THEY HEAD HOME. 
          WHAT WE ARE FUNDING OR BUT THAT RECORDS ARE SHOWING IS THAT THE NUMBERS OF MALNOURISHED CARCASSES AND AMENITIES HAS DECREASED. SO THERE ARE STILL, OF COURSE, MANATEES DYING. BUT LESS SO FROM THAT MALNOURISHMENT, WHICH IS WHAT WE WERE SEEING IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR. SO JUST TO REVIEW THE NUMBERS, NONE HUNDRED 29 MANATEES DIED BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST AND AUGUST . 
          JUST FOR A SORT OF REFERENCE, THE TREASURE COAST THAT THERE WERE 496. SO IN MAJORITY OF THAT 929 WAS A LARGE NUMBER THAT WAS JUST IN THE TREASURE COAST ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND WE WILL GO TO A MONTH BY MONTH SLIDE. BUT I WANTED TO KNOW THAT ONLY SIX OF THOSE 496 MANATEES ARE RECORDED AS HAVING DIED IN THAT MONTH OF AUGUST. WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT THE COLDER WEATHER. 
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THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH WAS 830 MANATEES DIED IN ALL OF CALENDAR YEAR 2013 IN ALL OF FLORIDA. AND WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN NONE HUNDRED 29TH THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST. 
          SO THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE TALKING THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY SEE UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT. 
          IT WAS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVEL OF MANATEE DEATHS. 
          I ALSO INCLUDED HERE JUST FOR REFERENCE THE COUNTIES THAT WE INCLUDE AS A TREASURE COAST. I WANTED YOU TO SEE THE COUNT OF THE NUN HUNDRED 29, HOW MANY OF THEM DIED IN WHICH COUNTY ON THE TREASURE COAST SINCE SPECIFICALLY THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON COULD NOT THE TREASURE COAST. 
          BREVARD HAS THE HIGHEST COUNT. THEY ALSO HAVE THE LONGEST COASTLINE OF ANY OF THE COUNTIES IN THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. 
          IT WAS 71 MILES. I DID A LITTLE BIT OF MATH. 
          IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE FOUR AND A HALF PER COASTLINE MILE. 
          MANATEES DIED AS COMPARED TO THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY, WORK AND WE GOT 21.5 MILES AN 15 MANATEES DIED WHICH IS SOMETHING LIKE, .7 MANATEES PER COASTLINE MILE. SO IT IS JUST IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZED THAT THESE ACCOUNTS ARE CONNECTED TO AMOUNT OF COASTLINE AREA THAT WE HAVE AND THEY ARE NOT JUST -- THEY ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT IS OR IS NOT GOING ON IN CERTAIN AREAS. SO ON THAT MONTH BY-MONTH BASIS, YOU CAN SEE HERE, I'M COMPARING 21 AND 20 -- 2021 AND 2020. 
          SO IN JANUARY THIS HERE, TOOK OVER 186 MANATEES COUNTED AS HAVING DIED AS COMPARED TO LAST JANUARY. 
          THERE WERE ONLY 58. FEBRUARY, 230 THIS HERE VERSUS 86 LAST YEAR. MARCH, 194 AS COMPARED TO THE 61. BUT IF WE GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO JULY LAST YEAR, IT WAS 25. AND THIS HERE, IT WAS 57. 
          WE CAN SEE THAT GAP DECREASING. AND AGAIN, A BIG NUMBER OF THAT MANATEES THAT WERE DYING IN THESE EARLIER MONTHS WERE FOUND TO BE FROM MALNOURISHMENT. WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE THINKING IS WHAT FWC IS REPORTING AS HAVING HAPPENED IN THOSE MONTHS. 
          AND JUST ALSO FOR REFERENCE GET THE PUBLISHING OF MANATEES AS OF THE VERTEBRAE 2019 IN FLORIDA WS ABOUT 570 -- 733 MANATEES. 
          THIS IS DONE BY AERIAL SURVEY. SO THERE'S SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW ACCURATE THEY ARE. BUT THEY ARE THE BEST COUNT THAT WE HAVE. AND SO WHAT FWC DOES IS THEY WILL FLY OVER UNCLEAR DAYS TO REALLY DETERMINE -- THE COUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY CLEAR DAYS AND SAFETIES THAT THEY CAN FLY. 
          BUT THEY WILL FLY. THEY WILL TAKE AERIAL PHOTOS, AND THEY WILL COUNT THE NUMBER OF MANATEES THAT THEY SEE. 
          LOSE NONE HUNDRED 29 IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2020 WHEN THERE ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6,000 IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL, WHICH IS WHY IT IS IN THE NEWS A LOT NOW. 
          WHAT IS GOING ON? SEA GRASSES, AND I PULLED SOMETHING, JUST IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT FROM THE FWC REPORTS. 
          I HAVE THAT LINKS TO THE REPORTS AND I'M HAPPY TO SEND THEM TO THE YOUTH. THEY ALSO IN THE POWER POWERPOIT PRESENTATION. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK. 
          THEY ARE LONG. THE MAIN THING THAT I PULLED FROM -- FOR SEA GRASSES MORE THAN 1,000 ACRES OF SEAGRASS COVERAGE WAS LOST BETWEEN 2015 AND 2017. 
          SPECIFICALLY IN THE PORTION OF THE LAGOON JUST SOUTH OF THE FORT PIERCE INLET. SPECIES DIVERSITY ALSO DECLINES BUT THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SEAGRASS THAT DIVERSITY HAS ALSO DECLINED. WHEN YOU LOOSE SPECIES DIVERSITY, YOU INCREASE VULNERABILITY TO ISSUES LIKE DISEASE, SOME SPECIES MIGHT BE MORE TOLERANT OF DIFFERENT SALINITIES GET DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES IF THERE'S ONLY ONE SPECIES THAT YOU CAN LOSE SORT OF THAT ABILITY OF THAT SEAGRASS IN GENERAL TO SURVIVE VARYING CONDITIONS. 
          SO AND THUS HEALTH, WHICH I WROTE THIS DOWN FOR MYSELF, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, IT IS THAT NORTHERN BORDER OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY DOWN THROUGH -- TOWARD WEST PALM BEACH. 
          TOP OF THE FWC REPORTS THAT WEATHER EXTREMES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION BEGINNING IN THE FALL OF 2015 AND EXTENDING THROUGH 2,016TH AS WELL AS PHYSICAL IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SEAGRASS LOSSES THAT THEY WERE SEEING HERE. 
          PURPOSE OF THIS THOUSAND ACRES OF SEAGRASS COVERAGE WAS NOT -- WAS HERE. ALSO DUE OR LARGELY DUE TO INCREASED STORMS AND WEATHER EXTREMES. 
          OF COURSE, THERE ARE OTHER MAN-MADE ISSUES AS WELL. 
          IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THESE WERE SOME OF THE TOP ISSUES THAT FWC WAS HIGHLIGHTING AS REASONS THAT WE WOULD BE LOSING SEAGRASS AT SUCH A FAST RATE. 
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UP NORTH, WHICH IS INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH VOLUSIA COUNTY, THE LOSS OF% COVERAGE -- OF PERCENT COVERAGE SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE INCREASED SHOOTING FROM PROLONGED PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS. THIS IS WHAT IS TYPICALLY FEARED I THINK THAT IT IS THE BLUE GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS OR THE PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS THAT ARE CAUSING ALL OF THE SEAGRASS TO EARTH DIED. BUT THERE ARE MORE ISSUES HERE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AND SOME OF THEM ARE NATURAL AND SOME OF THEM ARE CAUSED BY CHANGES IN WEATHER PATTERNS. 
          AND SO MANATEES ARE A PROTECTED CC -- SPECIES, SO WE CAN'T JUST FEED THEM EVEN IF THAT IS WHAT WE THINK MIGHT BE THE SOLUTION HERE. THEY WERE LISTED IN 1957 AS ONE OF THE FIRST 75 SPECIES TO BE OFFICIALLY LISTED AS ENDANGERED FOR THE ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION ACT. 
          AGAIN, PROTECTED ON THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT, WHICH IS A FEDERAL ACT. THE FLORIDA MENU WHERE YOU -- MEDITATE CENTURY ACT WHICH ALLOWS VENTILATION OF BOAT SPEEDS AND IN 2017, THEY WERE DOWN LISTED FROM ENDANGERED ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST TO THREATENED. 
          IT IS JUST A CHANGE IN TERMINOLOGY. 
          IT IMPLIES THAT THE POPULATION IS ON AN OBJECT, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE WITH THE PROTECTIONS OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES APP, WHICH A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT THAT WE ARE ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE AT THAT MANATEE CENTER. THEY ARE STILL CONSIDERED PROTECTED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. 
          THEY ARE JUST CONSIDERED THREATENED. 
          WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON THIS YEAR, THERE ARE SOME GROUPS THAT ARE SUING DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO TRY AND GET THEM BACK ONTO ENDANGERED RESIDENT THREATENED SINCE THEIR POPULATION RIGHT NOW IS NOT ON AN UPWARD TICK. 
          AND WE WILL SEE. SO ON A HAPPY NOW, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? THERE ARE ACTUALLY A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. 
          TO ADDRESS THE SEAGRASS DECLINE. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE POND OUTSIDE OF THE MANATEE CENTER. IT IS AN ABOVE WATER OR ABOVE GROUND UPON. IT IS POINTING AT SEAGRASS BUT THAT IS A FRESHWATER GRASS THAT IS GROWING. 
          IT IS CALLED ILL GRASS. AND THAT IS PULLED FROM A PROJECT THAT IS HAPPENING IN MOORE'S CREEK. 
          FURTHER WEST. SO NOT ACTUALLY AT THAT MANATEES HUNDRED BUT FURTHER UP. SO IT IS MORE FRESHWATER THAN WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT THE MANATEE CENTER. 
          AND THOSE. SOME SIGNAGE TO TALK ABOUT IT AND THEY ARE DOING THAT THROUGH ST. LUCIE COUNTY. 
          THERE'S ALSO SAME FOLKS WITH STE FORT PIERCE INLET STATE PARKS TUCKER COVE. THESE ARE FRESHWATER GRASS RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR WATERWAYS RIGHT HERE IN FORT PIERCE. WE ARE TRYING TO BRING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT INTO THAT MANATEE CENTRIC AND OUTSIDE OF IT SO THAT YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT AND LEARN WHAT IS GOING ON. 
          THE GROUP THAT THE -- BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS AND THE THIRD PROJECT I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT OUR BEING DONE THROUGH SEA AND SHORELINE, WHICH IS A SEAGRASS RESTORATION COMPANY THAT IS BASED OUT OF FLORIDA AND THEY DID SEAGRASS RESTORATION, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN BLUE SPRINGS, WHICH IS KNOWN FOR THE -- WHERE YOU CAN SWIM WITH THAT MANATEES. AND IT TOOK THEM THREE YEARS AND THEY HAVE FULLY VIABLE SEAGRASS PUBLISHING AND IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROJECT. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL. WHICH LEADS ME HERE. 
          THE TREASURE COAST MANATEE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED A FUNDRAISER IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. WE ARE RAISING CAN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DUKE A SEAGRASS RESTORATION PROJECT RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE MANATEE CENTER JUST IN FRONT OF THE MURAL THAT WENT IN LAST YEAR. AND WE HAVE ALREADY RAISED JUST ABOUT $8,800 TOWARDS THIS 10,000-DOLLAR PROJECT. 
          AND THE PROJECT IS SLATED TO BEGIN IN SPRING OF 2022. 
          SO I AM VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL, THE FULL 10,000 BY THE TIME WE GET THERE. THE PROJECT IS 50% RESTORATION AND 50% EDUCATION. SO 5,000 OF THAT WILL PAY TO SEND EDUCATORS OUT INTO SCHOOLS OR TO THE BRINK SCHOOLS TO US SO THAT WE CAN TEACH KIDS AND TEACHERS WHAT IS THE VALUE OF DOING SEAGRASS RESTORATION AND WHY IT MATTERS. 
          WHAT THIS WILL BE FOR US AT THE MANATEE CENTER IS NOT ONLY A SEAGRASS RESTORATION PROJECT INTO CREEK AT THE MOUTH OF THE CREEK. BUT ALSO AN OUTDOOR EXHIBIT. 
          SO THERE WILL BE SIGNAGE TO TALK ABOUT SEAGRASS RESTORATION AND THAT WAY THAT THIS RESTORATION IS DONE THAT THERE ARE FIVE -- THERE WILL BE FIVE ROUND CAGES THAT WILL BE PLEASED OUTSIDE. 
          SOME OF THE SEAGRASS BOTH GROW INSIDE THE CAGE IS. 
          THAT IS TO PROTECT THEM FROM BEING EATEN, PARTLY BY MANATEES. 
          AND THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE SEAGRASS. 
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OUTSIDE OF THE CAGES. AND THE IDEA HERE IS TO SHOW PEOPLE AND GET PEOPLE OUTSIDE IT WHEN YOU CAN SEE IT HAPPENING, IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE EXCITING WHEN YOU CAN TAKE PHOTOS OF IT AND BITE BEHIND IT IS THAT MANATEES MURAL. 
          SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE. 
          THIS WAS FEATURED IN NOWHERE NEWS. 
          AND RIGHT AFTER THIS FEATURE CAME OUT, WE RAISED I THINK FIVE OR 6,000 OF THE 8800 THAT WE RAISED WAS RIGHT AFTER THIS WAS PICKED UP, WHICH WAS REALLY EXCITING FOR US AND WE ALS INTERVIEWED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MANATEE FOUNDATION BOARD AT NPR, THE LOCAL NPR STATION. WHICH HAS BEEN GETTING A LOT OF COVERAGE. SO OF THAT IS MY BIG UPDATE FOR YOU ON MANATEES UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT AND WHAT WE ARE DOING AND HOW WE ARE TRYING TO HELP THE ISSUE. 
          IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEN. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> ARE YOU GUYS WORKING WITH THE OTHER COUNTIES TO HELP REBUILD THIS, LIKE BREVARD, I MEAN, CLEARLY THEY MAY BE IN NEED, YOU 
          KNOW? >> RACHEL TENNANT: I THINK RIGHT NOW, THAT IS A LITTLE LARGER IN SCOPE THAN WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO JUST YET. WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IS FOR THIS INITIAL PROJECT TO BE A PILOT PROJECT FOR US. 
          BREVARD COUNTY DID A REALLY, REALLY NICE ONLINE MANATEE EDUCATION PIECE. AND IT WAS A COUNTY PROJECT. 
          AND I'M TRYING TO LINK WITH THEM TO GET THEM TO DO A TREASURE COAST VERSION OF IT BECAUSE THEY REALLY FOCUSED ON THE SPACE COAST. BUT BEYOND THAT, WE ARE NOT WORKING WITH THEM TO PUT SEAGRASS IN -- BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PARTNERS THAT ARE DOING SEAGRASS RESTORATION 
          NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT. >> HURRICANE MICHAEL. 
          I COULD FIGURE THAT OUT THE CRICKET MICHAEL IN TALLAHASSEE. 
          I'M KIND OF HURT ON THAT. BUT I AM WONDERING, SO WE ARE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT THERE IN MOORE'S CREEK BY THE MANATEE CENTER WHEN YOU SAY SOUTH OF THE INLET, I'M ASSUMING THAT IS WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE BOATS COME INTO THE MARINA AND ALL OF THAT. 
          IS THAT PART OF THE HABITAT THAT HAS BEEN LOST? 
          >> RACHEL TENNANT: SO WHEN WE ARE SAYING, I THINK WHEN WE ARE TALKED ABOUT SOUTH OF THE INLET, I DO THINK THAT THAT IS PART OF IT. BUT I THINK THAT THESE MAPS ARE AT A LARGER SCALE. AND SO THEY ARE LOOKING, YOU KNOW, FULL COUNTIES OF INFORMATION. 
          SO I DON'T THINK THEY ARE LOOKING SPECIFICALLY, VERY SPECIFIC SPOT ON THE SOUTH OF THE INLET, LIKE WHERE VOTES ARE 
          COMING AND GOING. >> GLYNDA CAVALCANTI: THE WHOLE 
          INDIAN RIVER LAGOON? >> RACHEL TENNANT: RIGHT, IT IS A LARGER PIECE. I THINK THEY ARE TALK ABOUT A LARGER AREA TO INCLUDE FURTHER DOWN. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I READ THAT, I WOULD WITH THAT CREEK AREA, WHEE ARE, WHICH IS EVEN FURTHER DOWN. BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. 
          AND I CAN SEND YOU THE LINK FROM THE FWC REPORT. 
          THEY GO INTO PAINSTAKING DETAIL. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> GLYNDA CAVALCANTI: OKAY. THINKS. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? 
          >> HURRICANE MICHAEL HIT THE PANHANDLE. 
          SO I WOULD HAVE TO ASK AT THE FWC. 
          >> RACHEL TENNANT: I WOULD ASKED FWC. 
          MY BEST GUESS FROM THE STUDIES THAT I'VE DONE IS THAT SOMETIMES THESE STORMS CAN HAVE EVENTS THAT GO FURTHER THAN WHAT YOU WOULD THINK. AND WORK WITH THE STORMS ARE IF THEY HAVE -- IF THERE'S EFFECTS TEST THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT THOSE ECOSYSTEMS CAN EXTEND BEYOND JUST A SORT OF LOCALIZED AREA. 
          BUT I'M NOT SURE. I DID PULLED THAT DIRECTLY FROM THE REPORT. I WAS NOT HERE AT THAT TIME. 
          SO I'M NOT -- >> GLYNDA CAVALCANTI: SOME OF 
          THOSE MAY HAVE BEEN THAT ONE -- >> AND DORIAN. 
          >> I THINK MICHAEL ALSO HIT -- DIDN'T GET HIT BREVARD? I FELT LIKE IT WAS -- 
          >> IT CAME IN AT SOME MEXICO BEACH. 
          TALLAHASSEE. I THINK THEY MAY HAVE MIXED IT UP. THEY MAY BE SAYING HURRICANE 
          MATTHEW. >> IT IS POSSIBLE. 
          I DO -- >> -- EFFECT ON OUR WEATHER PERSPECTIVE ONE THING I WILL SAY -- REGARDLESS OF WHICH HURRICANE WAS, WHICH I'M NOT -- I'M GOING TO GOOGLE THIS. 
          THIS WILL BE A GOOGLE. BUT REGARDLESS OF WHICH WHEN IT IS, THERE ARE VERY REAL EFFECTS TO THE ECOSYSTEMS WHEN HURRICANES COME THROUGH. WE DO TEND TO FOCUS PRETTY HEAVILY ON THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANES TO HUMANS INTO OUR DEVELOPMENT. AND OUR HOMES AND AIR INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT HURRICANES, FOR EXAMPLE, AS ONE, IT CAN COME THROUGH AND FULLY CHANGE ECOSYSTEMS. 
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BUT THAT IS NORMAL. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS. 
          AND I THINK MAYBE WHAT WE MIGHT BE SEEING IS IF THERE IS A DECREASE STABILITY OF THE SPECIES IN THE NATURAL HABITAT TO BOUNCE BACK. THAT CAN BE PROBLEMATIC. 
          BUT I AM SPECULATING. >> GLYNDA CAVALCANTI: I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. IF SOMEONE IS WATCHING DISCUSS WHAT CAN THE AVERAGE BOATER DO? WHAT CAN THE AVERAGE PERSON DO BEYOND I THINK THEY SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR EFFORT, FOR SURE. AND YOU NEED TO TOLD HIM HOW TO DO THAT. BUT WHAT CAN THEY DO BEYOND THAT? BECAUSE THESE CAUSES DON'T SEEM TO BE SOMETHING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL CAN DO ANYTHING 
          ABOUT. >> RACHEL TENNANT: I THINK WHEN WE WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT VOTERS, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT VOTERS CAN DO IS SLOW DOWN AND BE MINDFUL NOT ONLY IF MANATEES -- OF MANATEES AND MANATEES BEING PRESENT BUT OF WHERE SEAGRASS PUBLISHING'S ARE THRIVING. 
          THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED SEAGRASS STARTING. 
          WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SEAGRASS IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR, IT CAN ACTUALLY SCAR THE SEAGRASS INC. WHICH, WHICH CAN HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS TO THE ACRES OF SEAGRASS RIGHT THERE. 
          SO BE MINDFUL OF WHERE THE SEAGRASS IS GROWING. 
          AND I WOULD SAY LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT THE LOCAL AREAS WHERE YOU ARE SO YOU KNOW. WITH THE SEAGRASS IS BUT ALSO THE IMPORTANCE OF SEAGRASS AND I THINK THE MORE WE LEARN AND THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT IT AND THE MORE WE DEVELOP THIS COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUS OF CARING FOR IT, I THINK THE BETTER OFF WE WILL BE 
          ALL AROUND. >> SO HOW DOES SOMEBODY 
          CONTRIBUTE? >> RACHEL TENNANT: TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT YOU CAN GO TO THE MANATEE CENTER WEBSITE. IT IS MANATEEEDUCATIONCENTER.ORG, AND THERE'S A LINK ON THE HOMEPAGE THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THIS VOTE DISCUSSION. 
          IT IS THE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN DONATE ONLINE. 
          WE ALSO TALKED IN DETAIL ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND 
          WHAT WE ARE DOING. >> ARE THERE ANY PLANS ON PUTTING UP ADVERTISEMENTS TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THIS IS A SLOW DOWN. BECAUSE THE DIFFERENT SIGNS AND 
          ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> RACHEL TENNANT: SO THOSE TEND TO BE MORE REGULATORY FROM EITHER FWC OR CERTAIN COUNTY AGENCIES, WOULD BE THE ONES TO PUT THOSE KINDS OF SIGNS IN. 
          I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT WHERE THAT IS AT. 
          I KNOW FOR THE SEAGRASS RENTERS -- RESTORATION PROJECTS, WHAT THEY DO IS THEY ARE TAKING -- AND THIS IS THROUGH SEA & SHORELINE. THEY ARE TAKING PVC PIPE AND HAVING IT STAND UP REAL TALL AND SO YOU WILL BE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN TUCKER COVE IF YOU ARE IN FORT PIERCE INLET SEE PART. 
          -- SEA PARK. AND I KNOW THEY ADDED A SIGN THERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT THAT THEY ARE DOING. 
          I DON'T KNOW OF A CONCERTED EFFORT. 
          BUT I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: THANK YOU. 
          [G.3. Online Bill Paying Processing Fees – For Information Only]
          NICE PRESENTATION. >> RACHEL TENNANT: THANK YOU 
          VERY MUCH. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: THE NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION ON BILL PAYING PROCESSING FEES. 
          AND MICHELLE HARRISON WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. TOMPECK AND BOARD MEMBERS. 
          I'M HERE TO PRESENT AN UPDATE OF THE BILL PAYING PROCESSING FEES. 
          A LIPID OF AN OVERVIEW, INVOICE CLOUD PROVIDES A SECURE BILL PRESENTMENT PROCESSING AND PAYMENT SOLUTIONS. 
          ALL PAYMENTS THROUGH ONLINE PHONE OR IN PERSON AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS ARE PROCESSED THROUGH INVOICE CLOUD. 
          THEY ALSO ENSURE THAT WE ARE IN PCI COMPLIANCE TO IT SECURE CARDHOLDER DATA. ACCEPTING THE 20 PAYMENTS PROVIDES EFFICIENCY AND CONVENIENCE BUT ALSO COMES WITH A COST. THIS IS A LISTING OF MAJOR FEES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS. 
          FEES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS ARE INVOICE CLOUD RECEIVED 34 CENTS PER TRANSACTION FEE AS WELL AS A VOLUME V OF .08%. INTERCHANGE FEES AND ASSESSMENT FEES ARE PAID INTO CHEESE. AT WHAT THOSE ARE IS CHEESE WOULD PAY THE CUSTOMERS CARD ISSUING BANK EVERY SINGLE USE. 
          AND WHAT THAT -- IS IT HELPS PROTECT THE CARD ISSUERS BANK FROM COVERING PROCESSING FEES, PROTECTION AND RISK MANAG MANAGEMENT. THEY HAVE TO PAY THE CARD ISSUER'S BANK AND THEY PASS THOSE COSTS ONTO US. 
          PROPERTIES ACCOUNT OF ABOUT 70% OF OUR CREDIT CARD FEES. 
          AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVES ONE -- ONE DOLLAR PER FIVE -- $1.35 ANYTHING OVER THAT, THEY CHARGES 1.25%. 
          OTHER FEES THAT ARE RELATED TO PUT TAKING ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS 
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ARE WE PAY INVOICE CLOUD 95 CENTS. 
          EFT. AND WHAT ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER ARE IS WHEN YOU LOG ONTO THE WEBSITE AND YOU PROVIDE YOUR BANK ROUTING AND BANKING INFORMATION, THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED THAT WAY. ALSO, INVOICE CLOUD GETS A 40 SENT PER INVOICE FOR PAPERLESS BILLING. 
          AND ALSO THEY GET 25 CENTS PER ONLINE BANK DIRECT AND THAT IS WHEN YOU LOG ONTO YOUR OWN BANK AND YOU PROCESS A PAYMENT ELECTRONICALLY FROM YOUR BANK TO THE ERRORS. 
          OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, OUR FEES WERE ABOUT $450,000. 
          ABOUT 75% OF THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS. WHICH IS ABOUT $340,000. 
          OF THAT 340, 240 OF THAT HAD TO DEAL WITH THE INTERCHANGE AND ASSESSMENT FEES THAT WE PAID TO CHASE. 
          THIS CHART SHOWS THE TREND OF ONLINE BILL PAYMENT FEES FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. FISCAL YEAR 2019 RESULT IN ALMOST $320,000 IN FEES. OF WHICH 194,000 WAS DUE TO CARD USAGE. FISCAL YEAR 2020, WE SAW AN INCREASE OF 33% IN FEES FROM THAT CARD USAGE, WHICH WAS 258,000. IN THE LEFT AND WENT THAT WE SAW AN ADDITIONAL 33%. INCREASE IN CREDIT CARD FEES AND CURRENTLY AT 340,000. BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2020, WE DID BRING TO SUPPORT A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO COVER THAT INCREASE. WE INCREASED ANNUAL FUNDING TO CHASE FROM 220,000 TO $500 ANNUALLY. 
          SECTION 215 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTE ADDRESSES ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT CARDS, DEBIT CARDS, GIFT IS, BY STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. PARAGRAPH ONE ENCOURAGES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT MAKE THEIR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT TO THE PUBLIC BY ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS AND DEBIT CARDS WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING. GOVERNMENT TO ADD A SURCHARGE FOR THE USE OF SUCH CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD BUT NOT INDEXES OF THE CHARGES THAT WE INCUR. SQA ABSORBS THE COST OF ALL ELECTRONIC CUSTOMER PAYMENTS. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT FOR INFORMATION ONLY BUT MANAGEMENT, OF THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD LIKE A DISCUSSION TO SEE IF WE EVEN WANTED TO TREAT A POLICY THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO RECOVER THESE CONVENIENCE FEES. 
          SOME UTILITIES, WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT KIND OF SEEMED 50% FROM SOME PEOPLE DON'T CHARGE. 
          SOME UTILITIES DO CHARGE. THEIR STRUCTURES ARE ALL VERY DIFFERENT. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF UTILITIES THAT ARE CHARGING A CONVENIENCE FEE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. AND THEY ARE ALSO ABOUT -- SO WE DID NOT KNOW IF WE WANTED TO DISCUSS IT. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? 
          >> I GOT A FEW QUESTIONS. SO A COUPLE, I THINK IT WAS AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. I THINK I ASKED WHAT OUR AVERAGE PERCENTAGE WAS THAT WE WERE PAYING OUT IN FEES. 
          DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS? LIKE THE OVERALL USUALLY GO THROUGH MY BILL AND I WILL BE LIKE, OKAY GOT MY CHARGES ARE $556. THIS IS HOW MUCH WAS RUN UP AND THEN I COME UP AND IT IS BELOW 3%. 
          SO AS LONG AS I'M RUNNING BELOW THREE, I FEEL LIKE I'M OKAY WITH IT. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE. 
          I'M JUST CURIOUS. >> MICHELE HARRIS: AS FAR AS A 
          SALES OR? >> CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS VERSUS FEES. SO A FEW ONLY HAVE 20% OF THE CUSTOMERS USING THEIR CREDIT CARDS THAT THAT WILL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH YOU ARE GAINING IN YOUR BANK FROM THOSE SALES. 
          >> MICHELE HARRIS: I LOOK, THE LAST TWO INVOICES, AND THIS IS JUST FOR THE CHASE PAYMENT. INVOICE CLOUD IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT SECTION. I SAW ABOUT $500 MILLION A MONTH ROLLING TO CHASE. SO IF THEY ARE AT -- LET'S SEE. 
          IF THEY ARE ABOUT $20,000 A MONTH -- 
          >> KRISTINA GIBBONS: RIGHT. >> MICHELE HARRIS: I NEED A 
          CALCULATOR. >> GLYNDA 
          >> KRISTINA GIBBONS: 5 MILLION A MONTH? 
          >> 5 MILLION A MONTH. 
          >> OH, MY GOODNESS. >> 20,20,000 -- 
          >> YEAH. 
          >> .42%. >> THAT IS INCLUDING ALL OF THE FEES, THE EXTRA 34 CENTS AND ALL THAT STUFF. 
          >> MICHELE HARRIS: THAT IS JUST CHASE. 
          FOR INVOICE CLOUD, EVERY CREDIT CARD FEE, EVERY TIME THAT THERE'S A CREDIT THAT IS SWEPT, IT IS 34 CENTS. 
          [00:50:01]
          >> OKAY. >> LINDA HUDSON: I DID KIND OF A QUICK MATH. WHEN I LOOKED AT ALL OF OUR CREDIT CARD FEES AND WE HAVE REPORTING THAT SAID HOW MANY TRANSACTIONS DO WE GET EIGHT-YEAR? THE NUMBER OF CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS THAT WE HAD. 
          I WAS TAKING A DOLLAR 95. JUST REALLY DOING A QUICK LOOK. 
          >> SO THE QUESTION I HAVE, OKAY, THIS WOULD BE SOME KIND OF A -- ON TOP OF A CREDIT CARD PAY OR WORK AN ONLINE? IT SEEMS LIKE ONLINE BANKING IS A GOOD THING FOR YOU GUYS. 
          >> THAT IS RIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S DAY AND AGE. 
          WE ARE GIVING EVERYONE TOWARDS INVOICE CLOUD. 
          BUT I WOULD SUGGEST IS NOT TO CONFUSE -- THERE ARE OTHER METHODS OF PAYING ONLINE EVENT WITH A CREDIT CARD. 
          SO MAYBE IT WOULD BE MORE OF AN INCENTIVE TO DO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, AUTO PAY, EFT'S, YOU KNOW, YOUR ONLINE AND DIRECTS TO TRY TO AVOID THEM DURING THE CREDIT CARDS. 
          >> SO ESSENTIALLY, EVERYBODY WHO PAYS WITH CASH, CHECK, OR -- 
          TCH. >> RIGHT. 
          OR ONLINE BANKING. THOSE PEOPLE ARE ABSORBING THE COSTS OF EVERYONE WHO IS USING A CREDIT CARD? 
          >> NO. >> MICHELE HARRIS: WE ARE ABSORBING IT. WE HAVE NO CHARGE AND WENT YET. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: THEY ARE MAKING A TRANSACTION. 
          >> IT IS BECAUSE THE BILLS ARE HIGHER. 
          >> ALL OF THAT RATEPAYERS ARE CARRYING THAT. 
          >> FOR WHAT RIGHT NOW, ALL OF THE RATEPAYERS ARE COVERING THE CHARGES RECORD THIS MIGHT BE A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE THOSE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE PAYING BY CREDIT CARD TO USE OTHER MEANS. 
          >> WHAT AMOUNT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT CHARGING IN ORDER TO 
          RECUPERATE THESE FEES? >> MICHELE HARRIS: , VERY, VERY QUICKLY, I CAME UP WITH $1.95. IT WOULD BE SOMEWHERE -- IF WE STARTED TO DIG INTO ALL OF THESE FEES, I HAVE SEEN ANYWHERE FROM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S AGENCIES THAT DO THREE DOLLARS. 
          THEY DO TO DOLLARS AND 25 CENTS. >> WOULD IT BE PERCENTAGE BASED? 
          >> I WOULD NOT SUGGEST PERCENTAGE BASED. 
          PERCENTAGE BASE GETS YOU INTO GRAY AREAS. 
          I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THE CONVENIENCE FEES. 
          >> I THINK WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR HERE IS YOU CAN SEE THE TREND MISSED. YEARS WITH THAT NUMBER OF CREDIT CARD FEES AND IT HAS GOTTEN PRETTY EXPENSIVE. 
          WE WANTED TO GET YOUR FIELD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COUPE THESE COSTS, AND WE WILL CERTAINLY BRING THESE 
          BACK TO YOU WITH THE DETAILS. >> SO THE EXPENSE WOULD BE ON THE PERSON WHO USES THE CARD AS OPPOSED TO THAT RATEPAYERS? I MEAN, MOST BUSINESSES DO THAT ANYWAY. 
          IF YOU USE YOUR CARD, THEY CHARGE YOU A CERTAIN AMOUNT. 
          SO -- >> BECOME MORE AWARE OF THAT. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> I MEAN, WHEN YOU GET CASH OUT OF YOUR BANK WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY 350 OR 
          THE CREDIT TRANSACTION FEE. >> IF YOU GO TO THESE CONVENIENCE STORES, IT IS LIKE $1.95 AT THE NOTION THAT THEY ACTUALLY CHARGE. IF WE GO BETWEEN $1.95 AND THREE DOLLARS, THE EXPENSE WOULD GO BACK TO THEM INSTEAD OF ALL OF THE RATEPAYERS BECAUSE I JUST GOT YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE, I THINK, IF THEY ARE GOING TO ENJOY THE LUXURY, WHY NOT THEY 
          PAY IT, NOT ME? >> AND THEY ARE GETTING POINTS ON THEIR CREDIT CARD AND CASH BACK. 
          >> AND CASHBACK. >> I DID SPEAK WITH THE MANAGER AND SHE DID WANT TO EMPHASIZE A LOT OF THE PAYMENTS ARE DEBIT CARDS. SHOCKINGLY ENOUGH, I WAS SURPRISED THEN THE MAJORITY ARE DEBIT CARDS BECAUSE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE THE CREDIT CARDS. 
          >> A LOT OF PEOPLE USE DEBIT CARDS OF WALKING AROUND WITH CASH. THAT IS THE NEW ERA. 
          YOUNG PEOPLE. >> YEAH. 
          >> ON THEIR PHONES. >> THEY DO IT RIGHT ON THEIR 
          PHONES. >> WE WANTED TO GET AN IDEA WHAT THE FEEL WAS PICNIC AND SPENT SOME TIME AND DEVELOP SOME SCENARIOS. WE CAN DEFINITELY BRING IT BACK 
          IF THAT IS WHAT YOU GUYS WANT. >> DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN REVIEWING IT FURTHER. THE ONE THING I WOULD CAUTION OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT WHEN YOU GO ONLINE AND SOMETIMES I WILL PAY ALL FOUR OF MY ACCOUNTS AT THE SAME TIME. 
          YOU MIGHT WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING, YOU CHECK OUT THE ONLINE PORTAL BECAUSE THAT COULD BE ONE TRANSACTION, YOU KNOW? I DON'T USE MY CREDIT CARD. 
          BUT STILL, MAYBE JUST KIND OF SEE HOW THAT -- 
          >> PER TRANSACTION? >> YOU ARE RUNNING UP FOR SOME 
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HUNDRED 30 BUCKS AND THAT IS THAT. 
          THERE MAY BE SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE MULTIPLES OUT THERE. 
          >> IF I'M PAYING BY CHECK -- I'M NOT -- 
          [LAUGHTER] >> WE JUST HAVE TO PAY FOR BANK 
          FEES. >> YOU HAVE TO MAIL ME THE BILL. 
          >> YOU ARE PAYING STAMPS. >> YEAH. 
          RIGHT. I'M ABSORBING THAT. 
          THAT IS FINE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD, TO 
          AT LEAST HAVE A PROPOSAL. >> I THINK IT IS WORTH EVALUATING. I THINK IN TODAY'S' WORLD HEALTH CONVENIENCE FEES, IT IS NOT SHOCKING. 
          I THINK EVERYBODY IS USED TO IT. >> IT IS NOT GOING TO GO DOWN. 
          >> IT IS NOT GOING TO GO IT LIKE THIS. 
          >> IT IS TOO EASY TO SWIPE A CARD. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO I GUESS WE WILL JUST. 
          THIS ON THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO MEETINGS AND HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE. AND WHILE MICHELLE IS HERE, WE HAVE TO BUILD COMPARISONS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2021. 
          [G.4. Bill Comparisons for the Month of July 2021 – For Information Only]
AGAIN. I'M PRESENTING THAT MONTHLY UPDATE OF THE COMPARISONS OF THE FLORIDA MUNICIPAL. 
          PUBLISHED. AND THELOCAL TREASURE COAST UTILITY BILLS FOR JULY. THIS FIRST GRAPH SHOWS THE COMPARISON OF RESIDENTIAL FOR 1000, WHAT OURS OF CONSUMPTION FOR THE 13TH MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. 
          THEY ARE DISPLAYED AND RANKED BASED UPON THEIR BASE BILL AMOUNT. I'M ACTUALLY PLEASED TO THE SHOW THAT JULY RATES SHOW -- RANKS AS THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST INTEREST GROUP. FOR NOW. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> WE TAKE OUR VICTORIES THE WAY 
          WE CAN FIND. >> YOU DON'T ENJOY TOO MUCH HAPPINESS REPORTING AND FINANCE, SO THIS IS A GOOD THING. 
          >> OH GOSH. >> MICHELE HARRIS: THIS GRAPH DISPLAYS THE COMPARISON OF A THOUSAND KILOWATT BUT INCLUDES THE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES IN THE STATE. 
          WE WERE EXCITED TO REPORT THAT WE WERE SIXTH. 
          WE ARE FORTH. WE ENJOYED THE EXCITEMENT WHILE WE CAN. IN JULY, WHILE WE MAINTAINED OUR RATES, A OF THE OTHER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES IMPLEMENTED RATE CHANGES BUT THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THESE RATE ADJUSTMENTS RESULTED IN A SMALL INCREASE OF 50 CENTS FOR THE AVERAGE AN INCREASE OF 38 CENTS FOR THE MUNICIPAL AVERAGE. 
          THIS GRAPH PRESENTS A SIMILAR COMPARISON FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF 2500-KILOWATT HOURS. THE JULY BILL AT $254.80 BRINGS US 11 LOWEST AMONG THIS GROUP. OUR RATES FOR BOTH 1,000, WHAT HOURS AND 25,000 WHAT HOURS FALL BELOW ALL THREE AVERAGES. 
          AND THE IOU AVERAGE. THIS TABLE DISPLAYED IS THE JULY COMPARISON OF THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL UTILITY BILLS ON THE TREASURE COAST. THAT UTILITY BILL ARE INSIDE CITY LIMITS AND IS SHOWN IN THE FIRST COLUMN IN BLUE. 
          ALL OTHER BILLS IN THE TABLE HAVE ELECTRIC SERVICES BY FP&L AND WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES BUT THE COUNTIES PROVIDER. THIS COMPARISON INCLUDES THE BILLS FOR THE AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRIC WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. 
          EQUIPMENT NO RATE CHANGES SINCE -- TOOK AT THE JULY BILL SINCE THE JUNE COMPARISON WAS PRESENTED. 
          PRESENTED FOR INFORMATION ONLY. BUT I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER 
          ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THIS BOARD, THOSE COUNTIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONSISTENTLY $30 LESS THAN US. AND I MEAN, LOOK HOW CLOSE WE ARE NOW AND WE ARE REALLY THE LOWEST IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THOSE THAT ARE INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS THAT ARE ON FPL. 
          BUT IT IS BARELY ANY DIFFERENT. 
          >> GREAT JOB. >> UP. 
          >> GREAT JOB. ANY QUESTIONS? 
          [LAUGHTER] >> TWO MONTHS. 
          TWO MONTHS. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> TWO. >> YES. 
          >> WE MAY HAVE THREE MONTHS, A SOLID THREE. 
          >> WE MIGHT. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: , NO 
          [G.5. Accept the renewal quote and proposal from the Florida League of Cities on behalf of the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust (FMIT) for the FY22 policy package that includes our property, general liability, automobile liability, and workers’ compensation insurance coverage for the period of October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022, and approve funding for the $836,904 annual premium.]
PRESSURE. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> SHE IS LIKE, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: THE NEXT ITEM REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE RENEWAL QUOTES INSURANCE PACKAGE. 
          AND JOSH GETTING WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. TOMPECK. CHAIRMAN. 
          SO WE RECEIVED THE RENEWAL PROPOSAL. 
          IN YOUR PACKET IS ALSO THE RECOMMENDATION LETTER. 
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IT IS THE SAME CONSULTANT WE HAVE BEEN USING FOR YEARS. 
          THIS IS OUR FULL PACKAGE OF AIR INSURANCE BECAUSE COVERAGE -- SO DISCOVERS OUR PROPERTY AND EACH OF THOSE BREAKDOWN, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY INSURANCE INCLUDES EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN GL COVERAGE INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, LIABILITY, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, THINGS LIKE THAT. IT ALSO INCLUDES SOME PRIVACY SECURITY AND NETWORK. THAT IS ENCOMPASSING OUR CYBER SECURITY, OF COURSE, WHICH WE KEEP QUIET. 
          THE AUTO LIABILITY IS OUR GENERAL -- OUR BASIC COMPANY AND SIFT COVERAGE. THIS YEAR, WE ADDED SOME COLLISION COVERAGE BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAD NEVER CARRIED IT. 
          WE HAD SELF-INSURED OUR VEHICLES. 
          FOR THE COLLISION PIECE. AND THAT IS THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE AND WE HAVE A 5,000-DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE. 
          AND WE ARE ONLY ENSURING VEHICLES OVER 25,000 WHICH ARE MOSTLY NEWER VEHICLES WE HAVE, AND ESPECIALLY THE LARGER TRUCKS THAT CAN RUN UP IN THE HUNDRES OF THOUSANDS. 
          SO WE FIGURED THAT WAS GOOD TO AT. 
          AND THE COST WAS -- YOU WILL SEE IN A SLIDE OR TWO THE COST WAS NOT BAD. THE WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE IS OUR BASIC WORKERS COMP AND EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY COVERAGE. SO THE PROPOSAL AND THE TOTAL PACKAGE COMES OUT TO $836,000.908036905. 
          AND THE BREAKDOWN OF EACH OF THOSE COVERAGES INCLUDED HERE AS I WAS EXPLAINING LEFT AND I HAVE INCLUDED THE ACTUAL TREATMENT DIFFERENCE IN THE INCREASES. YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE SOME LARGE INCREASES FOR THE PROPERTY COVERAGE TO GENERAL LIABILITY AND OUR AUTO LIABILITY. NOW, ON THIS SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE ADDITION OF THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE WAS ONLY $6 $6,000 BUFFET THAT YEAR WHICH WAS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE AND THEN $60,000 FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS OUR WORKER'S COMPENSATION COVERAGE THAT THE COST OF DEBT DECREAED BY OVER 18%. AND I WILL GET INTO THE REASONS THE TOTAL PACKAGE, THOUGH, BECAUSE OF THAT WORKERS COMP DECREASED, THE TOTAL PACKAGE ONLY INCREASED BY 5%, WHICH LOOKING AT YEARS PASSED IS ACTUALLY FREQUENT. 
          PEPPER BAKER WE HAVE BEEN QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN THAT AS THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR INCREASES HAVE BEEN YOU, OVER YOU, GENERALLY BIGGER THAN THAT 5%. THIS IS GOING BACK TO FISCAL YEAR 19. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ALWAYS SOME MOVEMENT DIFFERENT PIECES ARE GOING UP AND DOWN AND MARKET FACTORS THAT AFFECT IT. SOME -- GENERAL LIABILITY IS ONE PIECE THAT HAD INCREASED OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND THAT WAS DUE TO SOME LOSSES AND SOME LITIGATION THAT WE HAD. 
          THIS CHART ALSO SHOWS, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT WORKERS COMP THERE TO TRENDING DOWN OF THE WORKERS COMP OVER THE THREE YEARS, WHICH HAS BEEN SOME GOOD NEWS. SO THE RENEWAL BREAKDOWN, I WILL START WITH THE POLICY CHANGES IN THE PACKET AND SEPARATIST -- -- ALL OF THEM ARE POLICY CHANGES. MOST OF THE MARCH POSITIVE CHANGES. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO PLAY APPLICANT LEAK THEY MAKE SOME POLICY UPDATES TO THEIR FARMS EVERY YEAR. IT IS USUALLY CLARIFICATIONS ON COVERAGE. THINGS THAT HAPPENED THAT THEY MAY HAVE DISPUTES OVER THAT THEY WANTED TO CLARIFY. 
          WERE IT IS TO PRINT UP A IN MIND WITH THE MARKET. 
          BUT AGAIN, MOST OF THEM, AS A SEPARATE EXPENSE INDEED TOOK UP MOST OF THEM ARE GENERALLY POSITIVE TOWARDS -- FPUA. 
          SO PRESENT, AS I SAID, IT WAS BASED ON VARIOUS MARKET FACTORS. 
          THE REINSURANCE MARKET CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE, ESPECIALLY ON PROPERTY INSURANCE. AND THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO ACTUALLY. AND MICHAEL UP IN THE PANHANDLE. 
          AND THAT HAS HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PUBLIC RATES IN FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY FOR MUNICIPALITIES. 
          AS POINTED OUT, MEXICO BEACH TOOK A DIRECT HIT AND. 
          MUCH GOT ANNIHILATED. AND SO A LOT OF THAT IS COVERED BY THESE BIG INSURANCE CARRIERS AND THAT REINSURANCE AND VARIOUS PLAYERS HAVE LEFT AT THE MARKET. THE PRICES HAVE INCREASED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO COVID UNCERTAINTY HAS NOT HELPED ANYTHING. AND IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE HOPING WILL GO AWAY SOON AND WE CAN GET BACK TO NORMAL WITH SOME OF THIS. SO THE GENERAL LIABILITY IS BASED ON TWO THINGS THAT WITCHES ARE PAYROLL HAS INCREASED AS A GENERAL YEAR OVER YEAR. WE SEE SOME INCREASES AND THAT ADDS TO THE GL AND THEN MARKET INCREASES IN GENERAL FOR THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE THOSE PRACTICES. 
          OUR WORKERS COMP, THAT IS THE GOODNESS AND THAT IS BASED ON TWO THINGS, WHICH IS PAYROLL AND SOMETHING CALLED THE EXPERIENCE MOD FACTOR. SO WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE MARK BECKER? IT IS A CALCULATION THAT IS DONE BY THE NAT NATIONAL COUNCIL ON COMPENSATION INSURANCE. 
          THAT IS WHAT FLORIDA USES. THEY RATE EVERY INDUSTRY, EVERY 
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ENTITY ACROSS THE BOARD BUT YOUR -- YOU ARE GETTING YOUR WORKERS COMP. THEY HAVE THIS IN THE BACKGROUND. SO IT IS AN INDUSTRY BENCHMARK AND IT USES A THREE-YEAR BACKWARD LOOKING HISTORICAL TREND ANALYSIS AND IT ACTUALLY GOES -- WHEN I SAY THREE YEARS, IT IS ALMOST THREE AND A HALF TRAILING FOR US BASED ON OUR FISCAL YEAR. SO IT IS LOOKING AT FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF ACCIDENTS AND CLAIMS VERSUS THE INDUSTRY. 
          SO ANYTHING BELOW ONE POINT OH IS BETTER THAN AVERAGE. 
          IF YOU ARE ABOUT ONE POINT OH, YOU ARE WORSE THAN AVERAGE. 
          YOU CAN SEE FROM WHAT I HAVE UP HERE, WE HAVE HAD IMPROVEMENT YEAR OVER YEAR. BUT LOOKING BACK THREE YEARS, WE WERE WELL ABOVE THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE. 
          WHICH THEN TRENDED DOWN. LAST YEAR, WE WERE AT 1.11. 
          WE ARE AT .0.74. WHAT THAT TELLS US IS THAT SOME TIME YEARS AGO, WE HAD SOME VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR FREQUENCY OF ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE NOW DROPPED OFF OF OUR HITORICAL RECORD AND WE ARE NOW AT A POINT WHERE WE ARE DOING FAR BETTER THAN INDUSTRY AVERAGE. TALKING TO SEPARATE INSURANCE CONSULTANTS, THE 0.74 IS ABOUT AS LOW AS THEY SEE EVER. 
          SO THEY WERE -- THEY DID AN ANALYSIS AND THEY HAVE ESTIMATED THAT THAT IS $57,000 IN JUST THIS YEAR'S M RENEWAL. 
          AND SO THAT IS WHAT LED TO THE WORKERS COMP REDUCTION OF 18.3% WERE ALMOST $35,000. VERY SHORT PRESENTATION. 
          WE ARE JUST FOR APPROVAL OF THE INSURANCE RENEWAL, WHICH COMES DUE ON OCTOBER 1ST. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 
          QUESTIONS. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: ANY 
          QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO 
          APPROVE. >> I SECOND. 
          >> SECOND. 
          [G.6. POA No. 22-99: A) Approve the Progressive Design-Build Agreement for the Water Reclamation Facility Relocation, with Globaltech-Haskell, JV, of Jacksonville, FL, in an initial amount of $2,498,946.69. B) Approve all subsequent budget transfer requests without further board approval. The term of the agreement shall begin upon written notice to proceed and end upon final completion of the project, contingent on receiving the required Certificates of Insurance.]
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS VERY EXCITING. 
          IT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BILL AGREEMENT FOR THE W RF RELOCATION WITH GLOBAL TECH HIGH SCHOOL. I WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD FOR PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUAL MEANS WE HAD LAST WEEK. 
          BILL HUTCHINSON AND JOSH GANG REMAKING THIS PRESENTATION. 
          AND ALSO WITH US THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF EYE CANDY FROM GLOBAL 
          TECH AND JOSH. >> SUITS. 
          WE HAVE THE WITH US. TREATMENT YES. 
          THEY ARE HERE -- [LAUGHTER] 
          >> THEY ARE YEAR TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP. 
          >> MR. CHAIRMAN. MEHTA MAYOR. 
          MR. TOMPECK, AS HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE RELOCATION PROGRESSIVE DESIGN. I WILL KEEP MY PORTION VERY SHORT AND BRIEF BECAUSE MINE IS THE BORING PERSON, JUST TALKING ABOUT A CONTRACT. THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BILL ITSELF IS BETWEEN FPUA AND A JOINT VENTURE ENTITY THAT IS GLOBALTECH-HASKELL JOINT VENTURE. 
          GLOBALTECH IS WHAT YOU SAW, THE LAST MEETING, I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL. GOT A LOT OF DETAIL FROM MR. GANDY. BOOK OF RETURN -- BOCA RATON FIRM. LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH FPUA. THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH HOW WE OPERATE AND HOW WE WORK, WHICH BRINGS LOTS OF BENEFITS TO THE TABLE. THE HASKELL COMPANY ITSELF IS A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FIRM. THEY HAVE OFFICES ACROSS THE U.S., ALSO IN ASIA AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THEY HAVE OFFICES IN FLORIDA. THEY HANDLE LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS OF VARYING SIZE OR VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, BUT THEY HAVE DONE WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECTS HERE IN FLORIDA AS WELL. 
          SOME EXAMPLES, LIVE OAK HOPE SOUND, AND ST. PETERSBURG. 
          SO WHY A JOINT VENTURE ENTITY? WELL, IT ADDS STRENGTH AND CAPABILITY. IT AT EXPERIENCE. 
          BRINGS A LOT OF MORE CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE. IT GIVES US A LOT OF FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND BONDING CAPACITY, AS ONE OF THE KEY PIECES. 
          OF THE PROJECT OF THIS SIZE. IT IS GOING TO NEED A PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT. 
          IF WE ARE TALKING AROUND $80 MILLION, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THAT CAN. A LOT OF PRESSURE ON ONE FIRM. 
          IT CAN BRING INTO THE TABLE AND HELPS A LOT. 
          IT ALSO GIVES FPUA ONE POINT OF CONTACT WHICH WAS GONE ENTITY TO LEFT DICTATION. UNDER THE CONTRACT ITSELF, SO THE CONTRACT PACKAGE THAT IS IN YOUR PACKETS IS BUILT UP OF A SERIES OF CONTRACTS AND EXHIBITS. 
          THE MAIN CONTRACT IS THAT DBI 8545, THE DBI EIGHT IS THE 
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DESIGN BILL. AND THAT IS AN INDUSTRY TRADE GROUP THAT? TOGETHER THESE TYPES OF AGREEMENTS AND IT IS A GROUP OF ARCTIC -- ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS. SO THE AGREEMENT WE ARE WORKING FROM IS BASED ON THE 525. -- 545. 
          AND WE ADDED TO IT, MADE COMMITMENTS THAT IT. 
          MOST OF WHICH WERE ACCEPTED. WE WORK THROUGH IT WITH GLOBALTECH-HASKELL TO GET THE CONTRACTOR TO WHERE WE WERE HAPPY WITH IT. AND THEN INCLUDED IN THAT ARE THE SERIES OF ATTACHMENTS, WHICH IS THE PROJECT COUNTRY AREA PACKAGE, -- CRITERIA PACKAGE, OUR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH WE DID INSURANCE FOR PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT. I WILL GET INTO THOSE PHASES IN THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN SOME STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE PROJECT SCHEDULE. 
          WHICH WE WILL GO OVER HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. 
          SO THE CONTRACT ITSELF IS A FEED CONTRACT. 
          PHASE ONE COMES IN THREE PARTS. SO PHASE 1A IS FACILITY AND PROCESS SELECTION. PHASE 1B IS 30% DESIGN AND THEN THERE'S THIS BUILT-IN PAUSE. AND THE PAUSE IS THERE SO THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT -- WE WILL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF THAT RATES AND WE CAN LOOK AT GRANTING AND FUNDING AND WHAT IT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE GOING TO TAKE TO GET THE PLAN DOES. 
          WE HAVE THROWN A WRENCH FIGURES. THIS WILX TO GET US TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING. IF I RECALL, IT IS A 15% CONFIDENCE LEVEL WITHIN THAT RANGE. 
          SO WITH THAT -- AT THAT POINT, WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF GRANTS TEST RATES. AND HOW THAT WILL PLAY OUT. 
          FACE ONCE HE IS A 60% DESIGN AND THE GUARANTEE NEXT MONTH PRICE PROPOSAL. SO THE TOTAL INITIAL COST THAT WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR HERE IS A 2.49 MILLION COST AND THAT WILL GET US TO THAT 1B PLUS. SO 1B INTERNET GRANTING AND FUNDING ANALYSIS PROCESS. THEN AS I SAID, THAT PHASE TWO FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. SO PHASE TWO -- SORRY, AT THE END OF THE PHASE 1C, THEY WILL BE GIVING US A GMP PROPOSAL. 
          GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE PROPOSAL BUT WE HAVE AN OFF BRAND. NO PENALTIES. 
          WE CAN CHOOSE TO TAKE THE OFFRAMP. 
          WE CAN CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE. WHEN I SAY CHOOSE TO TAKE THE OFFRAMP, WE CAN LITERALLY JUST CANCELED THE CONTRACT AND WALK AWAY AND TAKE OUR 30% OR 30 TO 60% DESIGN AT THAT POINT, WHICH EFFORT WE HAVE COMPLETED. TAKE THAT WITH US AND LOOK TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN BUILD FIRM OR WE CAN PUT IT OUT FOR A P3 OPTION. THERE'S NO TERMINATION POLICIES. 
          IF YOU READ THROUGH THE CONTRACT YOU WILL SEE THERE'S A 1% OR 4% TERMINATION PENALTY. UP AT THOSE KICK IN ONCE WE GO ONTO PHASE TWO. IT IS 1% AFTER WE START THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION. IF THERE'S A CANCELLATION AFTER THAT, WE ARE PAYING MORE THAN THE TOTAL PRICE. 
          WHAT GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE? GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRICE IS ONE WAY OF DOING THIS CONTRACT. BUT YOU CAN ALSO DO THEM AS A TIME AND MATERIALS OR LUMP SUM. TYPICALLY THESE DESIGN BILLS OR SMALL THE PROJECT MAYBE A LUMP SUM AND THAT IS WHERE THEY SAY, I WILL BUILD YOU DISTINCT. IT WILL COST $1.5 MILLION. 
          BUT WE DON'T GET TO SEE WHAT WENT INTO THAT $1.5 MILLION. 
          MASSIVE PROJECT LIKE THIS, WE WANT TO SEE A LOT MORE OF THE DETAIL. SO THERE'S A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE THAT GIVES US A VIEW BEHIND THE CURTAIN. 
          IT IS REFERRED TO IT IN THE CONTRACT AS OPEN BOOK. 
          WE GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS. 
          WE GET TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE BUILDING. 
          THEIR ENTIRE PROPOSAL. WE WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED IN PUTTING ON SOME OF THOSE PRESENT COMPONENTS AND MAKING DECISIONS. 
          AND THOSE DECISIONS CAN BE IMPORTANT. 
          WE ARE TO FIGHT -- DECIDING BETWEEN ITEM A AND ITEM B. 
          ONE HAS A MORE EXPENSIVE MAINTENANCE COST DOWN THAT ROAD, WE MAY WANT TO SPEND SOMETHING ON SOMETHING THAT HAS LESS MAINTENANCE DOWN THE ROAD OR MORE EFFICIENTLY IN A PROCESS. 
          BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT ALSO IS A RETAINAGE ON PROGRESS PAYMENT. 
          ONCE WE GET INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE, WE WILL BE HOLDING BACK 5% OF THE CONTRACT PRICE OF THE INITIAL 10% OF THE FIRST 50% WORKIN DOWN TO THE 5% OF THE TOTAL AND FPUA WILL HOLD ONTO THAT UNTIL WE REACH THAT COMPLETION SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION MILESTONE. AND ONCE WE HIT THAT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, WE WOULD THEN TURN OVER THAT PIECE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A CHUNK OF THE BOOK PROFITS THAT WE HOLD ONTO UNTIL THE VERY END. THERE'S ALSO A LATE COMPLETION PENALTY. ONCE WE ARE IN CONSTRUCTION AND THIS IS A WAY DOWN THE ROAD, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A PENALTY IF THEY MISSED THAT FINAL DATE AT THAT -- DATE, THAT DEADLINE. 
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I'M GOING TO DEPOSIT THERE AND TURN IT OVER TO MR. HUTCHINSON. 
          >> DE WANT TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE CONTRACT PORTION. YOU WILL PROBABLY FORGET WHAT I SAID. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR PHASE ONE SECRET WHAT WE HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT A FEED TO GLOBALTECH AND HIGH SCHOOL TO COMPLETE THE 
          FIRST PHASE? >> JOSHUA GANG: WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT AT THAT POINT. 
          THAT WOULD BRING WITH IT AN INCREASE IN PRICING. 
          >> HAVE YOU ANTICIPATED WITH THAT INCREASE MIGHT BE? 
          >> JOSHUA GANG: I DON'T -- >> PROBABLY IN THE BALLPARK OF WHAT 1A AND 1B WAS, IT SOMEWHERE IN THE BALLPARK. 
          THANK YOU. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: ANY OTHER 
          QUESTIONS? >> THAT WAS WHEN C? 
          >> YES. >> THINKS. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: ANY QUESTIONS? 
          ALL RIGHT. >> THE EXCITING PART. 
          HERE'S THE PICTURE. THIS IS ONE INTEGRATION, DEPENDING ON THE PROCESS BUT THE ACTUAL PLANT WAY OUT AND LOOK DIFFERENT. THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA. 
          THIS IS THE TREASURE COAST WATER RECOGNITION FACILITY COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU IN 2024. I WANTED TO SHOW THIS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART JUST TO DEMONSTRATE THAT DEPTH THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS DESIGN TEAM, WITH GLOBALTECH, HASKELL, AND HAZING TOGETHER. THIS GIVES US A VERY LARGE POOL OF PROFESSIONALS, SOME OF THE BEST IN OUR INDUSTRY TO PULL FROM TO REALLY PUT TOGETHER KIND OF AN ALL-STAR TEAM. 
          I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MRM AND THE TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE 
          HERE. >> THANKS. 
          IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU. 
          THE PICTURE IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE REAL EYE CANDY. 
          OBVIOUSLY THE ORG CHART SEWS THE TECHNICAL DEPTH AND BREADTH TO DELIVER A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. 
          OBVIOUSLY, WE CANNOT BRING ALL OF THE FOLKS ON THE ORG CHART BUT I DID BRING A FEW KEY INDIVIDUALS. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THOSE. I HAVE CALLED GANDY, OF COURSE, THE PRESIDENT OF GLOBALTECH. WE HAVE BRIAN PATEL HERE FOM THE HASKELL COMPANY. WE WILL SERVE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN ADDITION TO DOING SOME SPECIFIC WORK. 
          IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DELIVER THE RESOURCES FROM EACH OF OUR FIRMS TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT. 
          I ALSO HAVE JO CANNON TOUR, WHO WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. HE IS WITH THE HASKELL COMPANY. 
          I HAVE WITH ME JASON KIRK, WHO IS HASKELL'S EASTERN DISTRICT WATER GROUP MANA MANAGER TO ENSE THAT HASKELL IS GOING TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE PROJECT AND ALSO I HAVE WITH ME FROM HAZING. 
          I HAVE SITTING IN THE BACK, I HAVE JOE FRANCO. 
          JOE IS A LOCAL HERO IN FORT PIERCE. 
          HE WILL BE THE DESIGN MANAGER OVER THE YEAR PART OF THE PROJECT. AND HE WILL BE LEADING THE TECHNICAL PROCESS DESIGN PORTION OF THE PROJECT AND AS YOU FOLKS MENTIONED, THERE WILL BE A SELECTION PROCESS TO ARRIVE AT THE PROCESS THAT IS GOING TO BE BEST FOR YOUR SITE. 
          I ALSO HAVE WITH ME TODAY FROM HASKELL, AARON HOLTZ, WHO IS THEIR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. 
          HE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PACKAGE. 
          SORRY. MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL. 
          [LAUGHTER] THE MONEY MEN, SETH ROBERTS AND FROM THE HAZING COMPANY, WHICH WILL ALSO BE, AS YOU FOLKS MET HIM AT THE LAST MEETING. WILL BE LEADING THE FUNDING EFFORT. ONCE WE -- AS A PART OF THIS PACKAGE, THAT IS ONE OF THE TASKS WE WILL BE PERFORMING, TO 
          SEEK OUT SOURCES OF FUNDING. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: VERY GOOD. 
          WE MAY HAVE QUESTIONS. >> BOWDOIN HUTCHINSON: I WILL BE 
          RIGHT HERE. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: AS WELL AS THE EXTERNAL TEAM, WE HAVE INTERNAL TEAM. 
          YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE USUAL SUSPECTS ON THIS LIST. 
          SOMETHING LIKE TO POINT OUT, MRG THIS CONTRACT TOGETHER HAVE BEEN VERY COMMENDABLE AND JUST THE SPEED IN WHICH HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF. IT IS REALLY VALUABLE TO OUR TEAM, ESPECIALLY GOING FORWARD BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF FOCUS, I GUESS, I'M GOING TO CALL IT. 
          SO MOVING ON FROM TO COOK MR. CISNEROS IS GOING TO BE TAKING OVER THE PUBLIC OUTREACH FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          WE NEED TO TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. MOVING ONTO MORE OF THE 
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TECHNICAL SIDE, MARCO B AND HIS GROUP OVER AT THAT WASTEWATER PLANT AND EVEN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE IW RF MECHANICS STAFF, IT IS OUR PLANNED TO CONSULT WITH THESE GUYS. 
          THESE ARE THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND THAT WILL BE OPERATING THIS PLANT. AND THERE'S JUST NO BETTER EXPERIENCE THAN ACTUALLY DOING THE JOB. 
          UP SO WE ARE GOING TO REACH OUT AS WELL. 
          MR. CARNES AND HIS ENGINEERING GROUP WILL BE TAKING OVER THE LEAD ON THE SYSTEM. AND MR. GEORGE LANDRY WILL BE THE REPRESENTATIVE AND HE MAY CHOOSE TO BRING SOME OTHER TECHNICAL FOLKS WITH HIM AS WELL. 
          I DON'T KNOW. BUT HE IS DEFINITELY ON THE LIST FOR NOW. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM ON THE PROJECT. I'M GOING TO GO INTO A LITTLE BOOK MORE DETAIL. I'M GOING TO MOVE FAST BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL HEARD THIS ENOUGH TIMES AT THIS POINT. 
          IT IS KIND OF WROTE AT THIS POINT. 
          THE FIRST TASK IS 1A. AND THE. 
          SO OF 1A IS REALLY TO SELECT A PROCESS. 
          THAT WE ARE GOING TO USE. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK FOR THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE LONG-TERM PROCESS FOR OUR ARTICULAR SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO SELECT THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE TO FIRST DO SOME INVESTIGATION ON OUR PARTICULAR INFLUENT. THAT IS COMING INTO THE PLANT. 
          SO THE TEAM WILL START BY LOOKING AT FIVE YEARS PAST HISTORY OF THE RECORDS THAT WE HAVE AT THE PLANT NOW AND THEN WE WILL GO INTO SOME SITE-SPECIFIC SAMPLING WHERE WE REALLY LOOK AT A LITTLE MORE DETAIL A LITTLE BIT OF A MORE FOCUSED MICROSCOPE ON BUT WE HAVE COMING IN. 
          WE HAVE INDUSTRIAL USERS IN OUR AREA THAT PUT DIFFERENT PRODUCTS INTO THE WASTE STREAM ALSO AT THE CITRUS PROCESSORS. 
          THAT IS ANOTHER NUTRIENT THAT GOES INTO THE WASTE STREAM THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO IT DIRECTLY INTO THE WASTE STREAM AND TREAT IT ON OCCASION. 
          THAT IS A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE NEW PLAN AS WELL. 
          AND OF COURSE, THAT NUTRIENTS FOR THE BAR RISK THE PLANT TO KEEP THEM HAPPY AND THE STAFF HAPPY. 
          WE WANT TO KEEP THAT MOVING IN AS WELL. 
          SO ONCE THAT INFORMATION IS ALL GATHERED AND THE PROCESS HAS BEEN SELECTED, WE WILL SEEK OUT A FEW OTHER SIMILAR ENTITIES THAT ARE ALREADY OPERATING THE TYPE OF PLANT AND POTENTIALLY DO SOME SITE VISITS THERE AND SEE IF THERE ARE SOME LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE STAFFS AND ENGINEERS AT THOSE? FACILITIES. PHASE 1B TAKES THE INFORMATION FROM PHASE 1A AND BRINGS INTO A 30% AREA DESIGN. 
          AS WELL AS THAT DESIGN WE WILL DO OUR TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION. 
          ON THE SIDE, ALSO GET A CURRENT SURVEY FROM THE LOCAL SURVEYOR. 
          IT IS NICE TO KNOW WHAT WE HAVE SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXPENSIVE SURPRISES GOING DOWN THE ROAD TRIP UPPER THIS WILL GET US TO A COST THAT IS ABOUT 15% OF THE COST OF THE PLANT. 
          THE STUDY THAT WE ORIGINALLY DID WITH -- GOT IT US TO A 30% CONFIDENCE LEVEL. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE IT ONE STEP CLOSER TO THAT. THAT TIES INTO OUR FUNDING NEEDS. WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND TAILOR OUR APPLICATION SPECIFICALLY TO THOSE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY GRANT THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US AND WE ARE GOING TO WANT TO SELL THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY HOLDING JOB CREATION AND THAT STUFF AND THEN IF IT IS, FOR EXAMPLE, ADP GR GRANT, THEN AT THAT POINT THAT POINT THAT WE ARE GOING TO WANT TO DO CELTIC ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION POSSIBILITIES FOR THE LOCATION OF THE PLANT PARTS OF THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE SPECIFICALLY WE ARE GOING TO DUPE ALL OF THE GRANTS. EACH ONE, DEEPLY HAVE TO PERSONALITIES. YEAH, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT. 
          ANOTHER NOTE WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDING IS WE ARE FOCUSING ON PLANT HERE TODAY. BUT THAT THERE IS THE COMMAND SYSTEM THAT WE STILL NEED TO THE FUN AS WELL AND I TOUCHED ON THAT. AND E-MARKETING NEEDS. 
          I'M NOT EXPECTING THAT MARKETING COST TO BE TREMENDOUS. 
          IT MAY BE SOMETHING WE CAN ABSORB WITHOUT HAVING TO IT IN THE FINANCING. BUT IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED HERE AS WELL. SO AT THIS POINT THAT WE WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH PHASE 1A AND 1B. 
          AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEPOSIT THE DYSLEXIC OUR NEXT PAST FOUR THIS IS ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD. 
          THAT IS PUTTING US EARLY TO MID APRIL. 
          NOW, IF WE ARE HAPPY, IF THE BOARD IS SATISFIED AT THE STAFF IS SATISFIED WITH THE PROGRESS THAT WE ARE MAKING HERE, THAT PAUSE CAN BE VERY, VERY SMALL. WE CAN KEEP THE THROTTLE DOWN 
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AND WE CAN BE WORKING ON THE AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT TO ROLL INTO PHASE 1C. WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT AT THE SAME TIME AND NOT HAVE MUCH OF A GAP AT ALL. 
          WE CAN HAVE THAT TIMEFRAME AS COMPRESSED AS MUCH AS WE CAN. 
          SO THAT IS ALL THAT THE BOARD IS APPROVING TODAY, IS 1A AND 1B. 
          WE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AGAIN FOR APPROVAL. 
          SO THIS TASK, WHEN THE CACIQUE THIS ROLLS INTO THE 400 SERIES OF LOT NUMBERS IN THE CONTRACT. IT WOULD TAKE AROUND FOUR MONTHS. SO THAT WOULD PUT US RIGHT AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. AND THIS WOULD GET US TO A 60% DESIGN. SO WHEN WE ARE GETTING INTO THAT NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE PLANT, WE WILL TOUCH ON THE MECHANICAL THE ELECTRICAL, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PLUMBING AND ARCHITECTURAL, 
          ALTHOUGH I WOULD NOT. >> A LOT OF REALLY FANCY ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES ON THE WASTEWATER PLANT. 
          IT IS MORE GOING TO BE STORMWATER AND FACILITIES LOOKING LIKE A BUNCH OF CONCRETE BLOCKS TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU. THAT IS JUST FINE. 
          THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO GET TO THE TAIL END OF E-PERMITTING. 
          WE START E-PERMITTING EFFORTS AT THE 30% LEVEL. 
          WE WILL START HAVING TO SIT DOWN WITH THAT REVELATORY AGENCIES AND GETTING EVERYTHING SUBMITTED BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE 60 LEVEL, WE CAN NAIL DOWN THE PRINTING AND START OBTAINING THOSE PERMITS. AT THAT POINT, WE WILL HAVE YET ANOTHER OFFRAMP OR A PAUSE TO EVALUATE IT IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE FORWARD ON THE PATH THAT WE ARE ON OR IF WE WANTED TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE, PHASE TWO, WHICH WILL BE THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION PHASE. AT THAT POINT. 
          SO THE NEXT STEPS. THE CONVEYING SYSTEM. 
          OPERATIVES, A FEW DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES THAT WE CAN USED TO COMPLETE THAT WORK. WE CAN INTENTIONALLY SELECT A SINGLE DESIGN BUILD FIRM TO DO ALL OF THAT WORK. 
          WE CAN DO THAT MORE TRADITIONAL DESIGN BID BUILD FOR THE PIPELINE WORK. WE CAN DO SOME OF THE DESIGNS AND HOUSE OR FARM SOME OF THOSE TO CONSULTANTS AND HAND IT OFF TO OUR UNIT PRICE CONTRACTORS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE UNSTAFFED OR WE MIGHT BE BREAKING THIS UP AS A COMBINATION OF STRATEGIES, BREAKING IT UP BY DIFFERENT FIRMS AND SPECIALTIES. 
          WE MAY NEED TO HAVE SOME SIT DOWNS AND LOOK AT THE EFFICIENCIES WE CAN FIND AND HOW WE DO THAT. 
          I MENTIONED MARKETING BEFORE. MARKETING IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT AT THIS. THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE A SPECIALTY CONSULTANT THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY DO, IS CURE GAIT A PUBLIC OUTREACH PLAN. THAT WOULD INCLUDE A COMMERCIAL THAT WE ARE ALREADY WORKING ON NOW. 
          WE HAVE A CONTRACT THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY CONGRESSMAN. 
          WE ARE WORKING ON IT. WE NEED AN OVERALL STRATEGY. 
          THE IMPORTANT PART HERE IS GOING TO BE GETTING TO THE FOLKS THAT WON'T IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE A BENEFIT TO THE RELOCATION IN THIS PLANT. YOU KNOW? WHEN YOU SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RAISE A MINIMAL AMOUNT. RATES ARE GOING TO GO UP A FEW DOLLARS BUT THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALLOW PEOPLE THAT WENT OFF THE TOP WITH THEIR HEADS AND THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THE FUTURE VALUE THAT WE ARE CREATING FOR OUR COMMUNITY THERE IS SO TREMENDOUS THAT IT IS WORTH THE INVESTMENT IN YOUR KIDS AND YOUR GRANDKIDS AND JUST THE TAX DOLLARS, THE PERTINENT JOBS ALL OF THAT STUFF THAT COMES INTO THIS IS SO VALUABLE THAT WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT. 
          AND WE WILL NEED TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THE PUBLIC. 
          SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, STAFF PROBABLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF PHASE 1A AND 1B OF THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BILL AGREEMENT FOR THE FPUA RELOCATION. 
          AND WE WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. WE CAN QUIZ THEM OR MAYBE IT IS SOMETHING THAT MR. GANG OR I CAN ANSWER. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE 
          BOARD? >> YES. 
          DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY WHEN YOU SAID THE CONSTRUCTION PART OF IT CAN START -- WE CAN START THAT PROCESS IF IT IS FULL THROTTLE AFTER THAT 1C IN MID-SUMMER? 
          >> BOWDOIN HUTCHINSON: THAT WILL BE THE TIME WHEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO START THE EARLY WORK PACKAGES START ORDERING MATERIALS, LARGE LEAD TIME ITEMS. WE CAN EFFECTIVELY START AT THAT 
          TIME. >> BARBARA M. BENNETT: AND ALSO, ARE WE GOING TO ADVERTISE IN LOCAL COMMUNITY AREAS AND EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE BENEFIT OF THE PLANT MOVING OVER TO 
          AREA? >> BOWDOIN HUTCHINSON: WE WILL ABSOLUTELY BE DOING THAT AS PART OF OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH. 
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THAT IS THE MAIN COMPONENT TO IT. 
          AND ACTUALLY, YOU HAD MENTIONED IN OUR PRIVATE MEETINGS ABOUT USING THE LOCAL CONTRACTORS AND SUCH. 
          AND CAN SPEAK TO THAT. >> YEAH. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, IN THE 15 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN HERE, WE HAVE SPENT AT LEAST OVER $2 MILLION IN LOCAL VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS. 
          WE PROBABLY EMPLOY ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 20 LOCAL SUBCONTRACTORS. 
          A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE. THE HASKELL AND GLOBALTECH TEAM ACTUALLY HAS A MARKETING STRATEGY AND ACTUALLY, I WILL ASK JIM CANTORE TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE SLIDE AVAILABLE. IF YOU DON'T, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN THAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES, IS TRYING TO BUILD WEALTH IN THE LOCAL COMMITTEE THROUGH ADVERTISEMENT AND USE OF LOCAL 
          SUBCONTRACTORS. >> HOW DEEP IN THE SLIDES ARE WE? PROBABLY UP HERE. 
          >> YOU ARE -- [LAUGHTER] 
          YOU ARE GETTING THERE. >> LET'S SEE. 
          INSPECTOR, YOU GO. >> RIGHT THERE. 
          >> OKAY. >> TO YOUR POINT, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ENGAGE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AT PICTURE THAT WE GOT THAT LOCAL PARTICIPATION. AND SO PART OF THAT STRATEGY WHEN WE ARE DEVELOPING THE PROJECT IS TO DO IT RIGHT SIZE OF THOSE PACKAGES AND HAVE THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH WHERE EVERYBODY FEELS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT. 
          WE ARE ELIMINATING ANY SORT OF DOUBLE MARKUP AND PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJECT. 
          TRADITIONAL HE COULD WE HAVE HAD THOSE WORKSHOPS THAT LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE PROJECT IS. GOT THEM, BUT IN. 
          AND SO THEY ARE ABLE TO REALLY PARTICIPATE. 
          IN ADDITION TO THAT WITH OUR SELF PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES, WE TRIED TO DEVELOP A WORKFORCE ONE. 
          WE HAVE WORKED WITH ABC PREVIOUSLY ON OTHER PROJECTS TO KIND OF NOT ONLY HAVE SUBCONTRACTORS PARTICIPATION BUT GROUPS ARE SELF PERFORMANCE, HIRING LOCALLY TO DEVELOP THAT SKILL SET FOR CARPENTRY, MECHANICAL, IT IS A LARGE PART OF THESE PROJECTS. AND SO WHEN THE PROJECTS CONCLUDED, THERE'S A WORKFORCE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS THAT SKILL SET FOR FUTURE PROJECTS OR FOR OTHER WORK THAT IS IN THE AREA, NOT NECESSARILY DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECTS. 
          THERE'S THAT CONTINUING LEGACY OF THIS INITIAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT CONTINUES TO THE BENEFIT THE 
          COMMUNITY. >> BARBARA M. BENNETT: HOW DO 
          YOU SELECT YOUR LOCAL VENDORS? >> WE PREQUALIFY EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT. THAT IS LOOKING AT SAFETY RECORD, CURRENT BACKLOGS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE SUBCONTRACTORS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND KIND OF LEARN THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND DEVELOP THEIR BUSINESS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS ENTIRE PROJECT. AND SO GETTING OUT THE WORD IS A BIG PART OF IT. THERE'S LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS. 
          YOU CAN SEE ON THIS PHOTO HERE, IT IS THAT DIVERSITY WORKSHOP OF GETTING INTO THE COMMUNITY WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS TO GET OUT THE WORD OF WHAT THE PROJECT IS, HOW THOSE FIRMS CAN PARTICIPATE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN MAKING SURE THAT THE BIDDING OPPORTUNITIES ARE RIGHT, THAT OF THE PACKAGES ARE NOT TOO LARGE, THAT COULD OVERWHELM A SMALLER SUBCONTRACTOR. 
          BUT MAKING SURE THAT IT IS THE APPROPRIATE SIZE AND SCOPE OF WORK FOR EVERYONE TO FEEL INCLUDED IN THE JOB. 
          >> IF I COULD ADD TO THAT, IF YOU COULD GO ONE SLIDE MORE. 
          THAT IS GREAT. ONE MORE. 
          THIS IS A LIST OF CURRENT VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS THAT WERE USED IN THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE. 
          AND TO ADD TO THAT WHAT JIO SAID, WHEN YOU START TO HAVE THEM DO WORK FOR YOU, THEY DEVELOPED A SKILL SET THAT WE ACTUALLY TAKE THAT OTHER PLACES. SO APPLE INDUSTRIAL AND SOME OF THE SUBCONSULTANTS THAT WE HAVE USED THAT WE TAKE TO THE OTHER PLACES, PALM BEACH COUNTY AND FURTHER SOUTH THAT WE WORK WITH. 
          WE OVER THE HAVE A PRE-SIGNIFICANT LIST TO CHOOSE FROM. BUT THIS IS A MUCH LARGER PROJECT WITH MORE COMPLICITY. DOES COMPLEXITY. 
          >> THE TIME THAT YOU GOT YOUR COMPANY WILL BE ADVERTISING TO THE PUBLIC? SO THEY WOULD -- WOULD IT BE AFTER HOURS SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN COME IN FOR, SAY, FIVE, FIVE, 30, SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN COME TO THESE MEETINGS? POOR THESE WORKSHOPS BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE GET OFF AT 5:00 IT. AND IF WE DO IT ANYTIME BEFORE 
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THAT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. 
          IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WILL BE WILLING TO DO? 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT IS TRYING TO TREAT AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY AS POSSIBLE AND SO HAVING MULTIPLE, YOU KNOW, WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, IT IS SOMETHING THAT HELPS US CREATE A LARGER BASE THAT WE CAN THEN DRAW UPON WHICH THEN CREATES VALUE FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT. 
          AND SO HAVING OPPORTUNITIES, YOU KNOW, EITHER AFTER HOURS ON THAT WE CAN START YOU KNOW, THROUGH ZOOM, ANY SORT OF ALTERNATIVE, YOU KNOW, APPROACHES FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE DOE IN THE PAST AND HAVE SUCCESS WITH. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: AND A LOT F THE FOLKS WILL BE AWARE OF THE NORMAL VENDOR ADVERTISEMENTS THAT WE NORMALLY USE THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND ONLINE DEMAND TAKE THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          TO CONCEDE THE BID PACKAGES. ACTUALLY, THEY CAN BID -- IF FOLKS HAVE A PROGRAM FOR BIDDING ONLINE. 
          >> YEAH, AND ONE THING I DID WANT TO ADD IS WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT THAT FOCUSES SOLELY ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND BUSINESS DIVERSITY. SO APART FROM THE CONSTRUCTION, THEIR SOLE FOCUS IS FINDING THOSE PARTNERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, YOU SAW A PICTURE OF WILLIAMS, WHO IS WITH ONE OF OUR OTHER PROJECT DEVELOPERS. 
          AND AT ONE THE WORKSHOP THEIR SOLE FOCUS IS GETTING ON THAT PARTICIPATION AS OPPOSED TO JUST EXECUTING THE WORK AS WELL. 
          >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. I'M SORRY. 
          >> GO AHEAD. >> ABOUT THAT THE SLIDE. 
          COULD YOU GO BACK TO OR UP TO, WHATEVER WAS. 
          OVER ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, IS THAT WHAT YOUR GOAL IS FOR THAT PROJECT OF PERCENTAGE OF LOCAL -- 
          >> SO THAT MIDDLE COLUMN WAS THE GOAL. 
          SO THE CONTRACT GOAL THAT WAS ESTABLISHED KIND OF JOINTLY BETWEEN THOSE CLIENTS AND THE PROJECT TEAM. 
          AND SO YOU CAN SEE IN YELLOW, HOW WE HAVE EXCEEDED THOSE 
          GOALS. >> RIGHT. 
          >> IT IS SOMETHING WE TAKE A LOT OF PERSONAL PRIDE IN IN TRYING TO DRIVE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. 
          >> THAT IS GREAT. SO YOU WILL HAVE A GOAL WITHIN THIS PROJECT AS WILL OF WHAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO MEET FOR 
          LOCAL OR  -- I'M ONLY ASKING -- >> THAT IS COMPLETELY UP TO BOARD. IT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING PLEASE BOOK BASED ON THE PROJECT. 
          >> KRISTINA GIBBONS: YEAH, OF COURSE. 
          I LIKE THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? 
          >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT IS NOT FOR YOU. 
          EYE CANDY. FOR MR. TOMPECK. 
          SO THE 2.4 OR 5 MILLION, HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS? 
          >> IS THAT IMPORTANT? [LAUGHTER] YES. NO. 
          >> NOT IMPORTANT, ACTUALLY. WE CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE 
          PROJECT. >> WE ARE STILL -- TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THAT. 
          WE HAVE SOME BUDGET TRANSFERS BE ABLE TO INTERNALLY. 
          AND I'M ALSO TAKING THAT PART OF OUR DEBT RESTRUCTURING, WE ARE GOING TO PUT THIS PROJECT TO AT LEAST PART OF THIS PROJECT IN THE DEBT RESTRUCTURING AS WELL. SO THAT IS HOW WE ARE PLANNING 
          ON HANDLING IT. >> RIGHT NOW, WHICH ARE NOT GOING TO PLAY A PART IN PAYING FOR THIS? 
          >> KRISTINA GIBBONS: IF I REMEMBER QUICKLY, I THINK WE HAD HALF A MILLION DOLLARS SET ASIDE? 
          >> YES, BUT OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH. 
          AND HE WILL NOTICE THE WAY WE WORD THIS THINK THAT YOU ARE GIVING ME THE AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE THE BUDGET TRANSFERS TO ENABLE US TO FIND THE $2.5 MILLION. 
          >> AND, THE POINT ON THAT IS MATERIAL DELAYS. 
          THAT WE STARTED SEEING WITH A LOT OF THE PIPE WORK AND A LOT OF THE THINGS IN GENERAL. ON OUR BUDGET. 
          SO THAT IS GOING TO FREE UP THE BUDGET AND IT WILL PUSH THOSE 
          PROJECTS BACK. >> WE DON'T WANT ANY DISASTERS TO HAVE AND BECAUSE WE PUSHED BACK. 
          >> NOW, MA'AM. >> I KNOW IT IS A BALANCING ACT. 
          >> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? 
          >> I WILL SECOND IT. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          [I.1. Approve Resolution 2021-09 Adopting the St. Lucie County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan.]
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: OKAY, THE LAST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON'S APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2021-09, ADOPTING THIS ENGLISH ACCOUNTING LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY. AND PAUL WILL MAKE THE 
          PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, MR. TOMPECK, 
          [01:40:08]
CHAIRMAN FICO MEMBERS OF THE YOUR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONY FO- 2021-09. YOU LOOK AT MITIGATION STRATEGY WORKING GROUP, TOGETHER TO START REVISIONS TO THIS PLAN. 
          PER PARTICIPANT HELPS TO ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK AND DEFINES THE IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION OF MITIGATION GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND PROJECT THAT WILL REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF HAZARDS TO THE PUBLIC AS PROPERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 
          THIS PLANT LOOKS AT ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAZARDS FROM NATURAL HAZARDS SUCH AS HURRICANES AND FLOODING TO TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS SUCH AS PANDEMICS. 
          THESE HAZARD -- EACH HAZARD IS REVIEWED AND FOR AND SPOKE IMPACT IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY AND RANKED ON ITS VULNERABILITY, PROBABILITY, AND RISK ASSESSMENT SCALES. 
          THEY ARE INC. ACCORDINGLY. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION FEMA THAT FOUR LETTER BREAKUPS HAVE APPROVED THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN PENDING THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN BUT THE GOVERNING BODIES THAT WORKED ON THIS PLAN. THOSE INCLUDE ST. LUCIE COUNTY, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, THE TOWN OF ST. LUCIE VILLAGE, FORT PIERCE, FARMS WATER CONTROL DISTRICT, FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY, SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, AT THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND ST. LUCIE COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. I REQUEST YOUR ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. AND IF ANYONE WANTS TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING 184 PAGE DOCUMENT, PLEASE SEE ME 
          AFTERWARDS. >> ALL RIGHT. 
          IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DID NOT READ IT, BUT ARE YOU 
          OBLIGATING TO SPEND ANYTHING? >> NO, WHAT THIS WILL ACTUALLY 
          HELP -- >> I READ PART OF IT. 
          >> THE READER'S DIGEST VERSION IS WHEN THEY DO HAVE ISSUES WHERE THEY GET MITIGATION MONEY FROM PREVIOUS HURRICANES. 
          SPEND IT. SO IF YOU HAVE NOT NOTICED YET, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE WILL HAVHAVE TO DO SOMETHING SIMILARO THIS. IS THERE PART OF THAT MITIGATION 
          STRATEGY? >> RIGHT. 
          RIGHT. RIGHT. 
          >> THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ALREADY LOOKED AT THIS, RIGHT? 
          >> THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE APPROVING IT TODAY. 
          >> OKAY. >> FRANK H. FEE IV: ANY OTHER 
          QUESTIONS? >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. 
          >> A SECOND. >> YOU CAN READ A RESOLUTION? 
          [WHISPERING] >> IT IS THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THE PACKAGE. JUST READ THE TITLE. 
          >> ADJUST THE CAPTION. >> RESOLUTION NUMBER UA 2021-09, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE 
          HEREOF. >> ALL RIGHT. 
          >> YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE? >> NO, IT IS FINE. 
          DID WE SIGNED THE ROLL? 
          >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> MR. G? , SECONDED THAT RESOLUTION? 
          [J. DIRECTOR]
          >> I DID. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK COMMENTS. 
          STAFF IS MAKING A PRESENTATION OR WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION NEXT MONDAY. IT IS TO SOLICIT THEIR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS. PENDING ANY MAJOR CHANGES, WE WILL BRING A RESOLUTION TO UA BOARD NEXT MEETING FOR YOUR APPROVAL. BASED ON THE APPROVAL OF THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT TODAY, STAFF WILL BE SCHEDULING A PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION IN EARLY OCTOBER. TO BRING TO -- BRING THEM UP-TO-DATE ON OUR PROGRESS BUT I WILL BE HEADING AN AGENDA ITEM ON THE OCTOBER 5TH AGENDA TO DISCUSS THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING A NEW DIRECTIVE UTILITIES -- DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ON THE PROCESS THAT I SUGGESTION AND THE E-MAIL I CENT TO YOU ON AUGUST 28TH. 
          THE LAST ITEM IS STAFF WILL BE MEETING WITH DANA TRABULSY NEXT MONDAY TO GO OVER THE RECURRING APPROPRIATION WE HAVE FOR WASTEWATER LINING AND ALSO TO GIVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON THE WR F RELOCATION AS WELL. AND THAT IS WHAT I HAVE GOT 
          MR. CHAIRMAN. >> THANK YOU, SIR. 
          [L. COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS]
          ANY REPORT FROM THE ATTORNEY? >> NOT AT THIS TIME. 
          >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. TOMPECK EARLIER TODAY. 
          [01:45:01]
I WANTED TO CALL THE BL BAR'S ATTENTION TO DRAFT POLICIES I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH SEVERAL OF THEM. 
          I TALK TO THE MR. TOMPECK AGAIN ABOUT THIS WHERE IT SAYS THAT THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES SHALL SELECT AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT THE COMPANY AS THE ATTORNEY WHO SHALL REPORT TO AND AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD AND THAT IS -- THE BOARD TO SELECT THE ATTORNEY, NOT THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES. 
          AND SO I WANT TO -- I THINK THE BOARD NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT CAN'T LOOK THAT. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT AND MAKE SURE THAT HAS A CHANGE, ON WHAT OTHER MEMBERS THINK. 
          THE CITY ATTORNEY IS AN INDEPENDENT PERSON NOT PART BY THE CITY MANAGER, BUT PICKED BY THE CITY COMMISSION. 
          AND SO I THINK THAT INDEPENDENCE NEEDS TO BE RETAINED. 
          BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HAVE THE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT BOTH REPORT TO BOARD. AND I EXPLAINED THAT TO THAT MR. MY CONCERN ABOUT THAT. I ALSO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A PLACE IN THE PROCEDURES THAT TALKED ABOUT IF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT A BOARD MEMBERS WERE REQUIRED TO CONSULT THE ATTORNEY AND THEN THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE FPUA ATTORNEY. AND SO AN ETHICS TRAINING, WHICH I HAVE TO TAKE EVERY YEAR, FOUR HOURS EVERY YEAR, AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, THAT IS WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE REQUIRES OF US. 
          AND THAT IS IN OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, IT IS ADJUSTED FOR THIS BOARD. IT WOULD NOT BE BAD FOR THIS BOARD TO TAKE. WHAT THEY SAY IS YOU ARE AT THE DECISION-MAKER OF WHAT YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 
          YOU CAN CONSULT THE FPUA ATTORNEY OR ANY ATTORNEY AND SAY, THIS IS THE SITUATION. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR NOT. 
          BUT. BUT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE FPUA ATTORNEY'S ADVICE. 
          AND ANOTHER PLACE THAT UNCONCERNED ABOUT IS IT ALLOWS FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN THIS BOARD. 
          AND THE CITY ATTORNEYS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS TO THAT ON THE AGENDA. THEY FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT REMOTE PARTICIPATION SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. 
          IT IS A LITTLE GRAY AREA. SOME ATTORNEYS MAY DIFFER OR NOT. BUT IT IS ONLY ALLOWED -- REMOTE PARTICIPATION IS ONLY ALLOWED WITH THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AND ONCE THAT EMERGENCY IS OVER, YOU HAVE TO HAVE -- EVERYBODY HAS TO BE PRESENT TO PARTICIPATE. ADMIN YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT YOU CAN HAVE REMOTE PARTICIPATION AND YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE A PHYSICAL FORM PRESENT. 
          SO THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT. 
          SO I JUST THINK THAT -- I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO READ THEM CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ABIDE BY. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE READ IT OR HAD A CHANCE TO READ THEM, THE POLICY. I THINK THEY WENT OUT ABOUT TEN 
          DAYS AGO OR SO. >> THEY DID. 
          AND LET ME JUST SAY, BASED ON THE COMMENTS THAT I GOT FROM MAYOR HUDSON THIS MORNING THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. YOU MAY WANT TO HOLD ON UNTIL I SAID YOU ANOTHER REVISED DOCUMENT. 
          >> LINDA HUDSON: YEAH. THANK YOU. 
          I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. 
          >> FRANK H. FEE IV: I TOOK A GOOD LOOK AT THEM AT LEAST TWICE. SO I WILL BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT REVISIONS COME OUT. I THOUGHT THEY WERE BOTH ON. 
          I THINK IT DEFINITELY EXPANDED ON WHAT WE HAVE. 
          I DO AGREE ABOUT THE ATTORNEY THAT REMOTE, -- BY CALLING IN, I DUNNO IF WE NEED TO BE SO EXTREME THAT IF A BOARD MEMBER IS ON VACATION AND THEY WISH TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, THEY WOULD 
          BE BARRED FROM IT. >> IT IS PRETTY ABSOLUTE. 
          TOOK IT MIGHT BE A TIME WHEN IT WORKS A TO BE REMOTE. 
          BUT IT IS ALSO -- THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHENEVER SOMEONE MIGHT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. SO I DON'T KNOW 
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