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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> FATHER JESUS NAME WE COME BEFORE YOU GRACEFULLY THIS EVENING AND THE SCRIPTURE SAID TO REJOICE ALWAYS TO GIVE PRAYER ALWAYS, AND TO SIMPLY GIVE THINGS.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU ASKING NOTHING BUT THANKING YOU FOR EVERYTHING. THANKING YOU FOR THE SUCCESSES THAT OUR COMMUNITY, THANKING YOU FOR THE CHANGE. FOR THE SEASON OF COVID AND PANDEMIC, MANY HAVE LOST A LOT BUT WE'VE GAIN SEWED MUCH. A SENSE OF ONENESS AND UNITY. WE GAME A SENSE OF EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHERS SITUATIONS.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BOARD THAT STANDS BEFORE US AND GOVERNANCE AND HOW THEY MANAGE THE AFFAIRS OF OUR GREAT CITY AND UTILITIES AND RESOURCES THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. FOR THAT WE SAY THANK YOU.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOSE THAT WANT TO SEE SUCCESS OF ALL PARTIES.
IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY AMEN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION, UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
REMOVING ONE ITEM FROM THE AGENDA.
THAT'S G-1. SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH REMOVAL OG-1.
>> WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
MINUTES? >> I MAKE THE MOTION TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES. >> SECOND.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC IF SO PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO THE PODIUM. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. IT DOESN'T APPEAR ANYONE WISHES TO COME UP AND SPEAK. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
CONCURRENT AGENDA. >> MOVE APPROVAL.
IS THERE A SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
OLD BUSINESS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO NEW
BUSINESS. >> I THINK WE SKIPPED
LETTERS OF APPRECIATION. >> DID I DO THAT AGAIN.
>> DO WE HAVE LETTERS OF APPRECIATION.
>> WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM DOUGLAS O'CONNOR ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON COMMENDING ANDRE CLEVELAND FOR HIS EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE. MR. O'CONNOR APPRECIATED HOW ANDRE TOOK THE TIME TO EXPLAIN HIS ISSUE.
HE STATED ANDRE WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PLEA SANLT. HE SAID HE WAS A HAPPY
CUSTOMER WHEN ANDRE LEFT. >> MY APOLOGIES TO ANDRE AND HIS GOOD WORK. I DIDN'T WANT TO OVERSTEP AND NEGLECT HIS LETTER OF APPRECIATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRST REQUEST ITEM G-22 FOR APPROVAL OF JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR FPUA SERVICES.
MR. ERIC WIBNTERSTEIN WILL PRESENT THE ITEM.
>> GOOD EVENING. I COME TODAY TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF RFP-NO-22-01 ACCEPT PROPOSAL FOR CONTRACTS FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES.
IT WAS ON DECEMBER 9TH 2021 AND ADVERTISED DECEMBER 15TH AND DECEMBER 20TH, 2021. THE RFP SENT TO 474 JANITORIAL CONTRACTORS, 20 CONTRACTOR REQUESTED SPECIFICATIONS WITH SIX CONTRACTORS RESPONDING RESULTING IN A 30% RESPONSE RATE OF THE 6 RESPONDING PROPOSERS, 83% WERE LOCAL CONTRACTORS.
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FPUA USED EVALUATION OF THREE TO REVIEW THE REQUEST AND THEY MET ON JANUARY 27TH 2020 AND FEBRUARY 1, 2022 TO REVIEW THE PROPOSALED. TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE, STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, THIS IS EXPERIENCE OF THE WORKFORCE, SUPERVISOR AND NUMBER OF STAFF.>> NUMBER TWO QUALITY OF WORK.
NUMBER, 3, HOW THEY INTEND TO ACCOMPLISH THE SCOPE OF THE WORK. PROCEDURES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND METHODS. FOURTH, THE LOCALITY RATING WHICH WE GO 125 FOR HEADQUARTERED IN FT. PIERCE TO FIVE POINTS HEADED OUT OF STATE.
AND THEN THE TOTAL COST WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE COST FOR FACILITY LABOR AND MATERIAL EQUIPMENT TOOLS AND SUPERVISE ALONG WITH COST FOR EXTRA WORK.
AND THIS IS USUALLY REFLECTED AS HOURLY WAGE USED DURING STORM SURGE RESTORATION.
A RECOMMENDATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE FACILITIES AND SUPERINTENDENT ON FEBRUARY 22ND TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT FOUR PROPOSAL FOR FOUR DIFFERENT CONTRACTOR. PROPOSALS INCLUDE FOUR.
AMOUNT NOT 24,672 ANNUALLY. THE SECOND WAS CLEVE SPACE INC OF CORAL SPRING FLORIDA FOR CLEANING, 715 SOUTH 25TH STREET. 715 SOUTH 25TH STREET IN THE REAR. IN AMOUNT NOT EXCEED 19,000.
>> THE FINAL IS AWARDED TO RPM COMMERCIAL CLEANING INC DOING BUSINESS AS STRATUS BUILDING SOLUTION FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY AND ROYAL BEACH FLORIDA FOR CLEANING ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 206 SOUTH SIXTH STREET AND BOSTON AVENUE IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $71,953.20 ANNUALRY. THE AMOUNT OF FPUA CURRENT CONTRACT IS 1,422,87. TOTAL FOR NEW CONTRACT 204,74. 61,186, 86 INCREASE OF 42%.
ON THE OLD CONTRACT. THE FACILITIES USE TO WELCOME ONE CONTRACT PREPANDEMIC BUT THE ECONOMY TO SCALES. NOW WE WELCOME USE MULTIPLE VENDOR DUE TO STAFFING ISSUES AS WE ALL SEE THE WAY WITH WORLD GOES AND SEEN INCREASES IN EVERYTHING.
FOUR CONTRACTORS ALSO ALLOWS FOR ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO STEP IN THE WE HAVE ISSUES WITH ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE WOULD HAVE IN THIS GROUP.
AND WE'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE. WE'VE HAD ISSUES BEFORE WHERE WE HAD JANITORIAL CONTRACTORS GO.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU SAID 42% INCREASE.
THAT'S JUST GENERALLY INCREASE IN LABOR COST OR INCREASE IN MATERIALS OR INCEASE IN --
>> THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE SUPPLYING THE PAPER PRODUCTS. I WOULD THINK THAT'S PART OF IT. AND I THINK THE WAY THE LABOR IS AND SINCE WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ONE CONTRACTOR TO CLEAN ALL THE BUILDING AND BREAKING IT UP.
I THINK WE LOSE THE ECONOMY OF SCALE.
BUT WE GET RELIABILITY BY HAVING BACK UP.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT ALL ABOUT WITH THE UTILITIES
HAVING BACK UP. >> IT CAN GET PRETTY HECTIC IN A STORM RESTORATION SITUATION WHEN PEOPLE LIVING THERE FOR FIVE OR SIX DAYS AT THE TIME.
>> BUT THIS DAILY JANITORIAL SERVICE.
>> YES. >> FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT
BUILDING. >> ALL THE FACILITIES.
>> FOR A WHOLE YEAR. >> FOR A WHOLE YEAR.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN WAS THE LA LAST TIME WE COMPARED IF SOMEONE ON STAFF?
>> WE WOULD DO? >> IN THIS -- IT SAID IT WOULD A LOT LESS DOING IT THIS WAY RATHER THAN HAVING
SOMEONE ON STAFF -- >> YOU KNOW, 18 YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED. THEY HAD IT IN-HOUSE.
300,000. >> YOU KNOW, 82 YEARS AGO.
NOW IT'S 400. YOU STILL GET IN THERE FOR
>> I LIKE THAT YOU'RE USING MULTIPLE VENDORS.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT. MAKES IT SUPER FLEXIBLE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ANY CARE TO MAKE A MOTION?
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>> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS AN INFORMATION PRESENTATION FOR THE DECEMBER 2021 BILL COMPARISON.
MICHELLE HARRIS FINANCE CONTROLLER WILL PRESENT THIS
I A PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY THE MONTHLY UPDATE COMPARISON OF FLORIDA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC RATES FOR DECEMBER. THE FIRST GRAPH SHOWS THE COMPARISON OF RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC RATES FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS OF CONSUMPTION FOR THE 13 UTILITY MEMBERS OF THE ALL REQUIREMENTS PROJECT.
THEY ARE DISPLAYED AND BASED UPON THEIR BASE BILL AMOUNT FPUA RATE 134.84 SHOWN WITH THE YELLOW BAR RANKS FPUA IN THE HIGHER END OF THIS GROUP.
THIS GRAPH DISPLAYS THE COMPARISON FOR THE SAME LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION BUT INCLUDES ALL OF MUNICIPAL UTILI UTILITY STATE ZZ 134 .84 IS HIGHER IN COMPARISON. WE WENT FROM O TO TO 18.
TWELVE OF THE OTHER UTILITY ALSO IMPLEMENTED RATE INCREASES. THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS RESULTED IN INCREASE OF $3.65 TO BRIDGE AND INCREASE OF $1.92 TO MUNICIPAL AVERAGE.
>> THIS GRAPH PRESENTS SIMILAR COMPARISON FOR CONSUMPTION OF 25 KILOWATT HOURS.
WE RANK TO THE RIGHT OF THIS GROUP TOO.
WE'RE HIGHER THAN THE THREE AVERAGES.
MUNICIPAL AND IOU AVERAGE. >> THE TABLE DISPLAYED IS THE DECEMBER COMPARISON OF THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL UTILITY BILLS ON THE TREASURE COAST.
FPUA UTILITY BILL FOR ALL THREE SERVICES ARE INSIDE CITY LIMITINGS AND SHOWN WITH THE FIRST COLUMN IN BLUE. ALL OTHER BILLS IN THIS TABLE HAVE ELECTRIC SERVICES BY FP&L AND WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE BUSINESS THE LOCALITIES PROVIDER IN THE COMPARISON INCLUDE THE BILL FOR AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRIC ART AND WASTEWATER SERVICES FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. THIS INCLUDES FPUA INCREASE FOR THE PCA AS WELL AS RECENT INCREASES TO THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE BY 11/2 PERCENT FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES. AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, I DO KNOW FP&L WILL INCREASE RATE IN JANUARY.
THIS MAY LOOK DIFFERENT IN A MONTH FROM NOW.
I DID MY OWN BILL AND IT WILL INCREASE ABOUT $14.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR
NEXT MONTH. >> I CONTACTED FMEA.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE RESULTS BACK GET.
I THOUGHT YOU WOULD WANT TO KNOW ABOUT JANUARY.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE DATA. I DID SOME HOMEWORK.
AND YOU WILL SEE SOME MOVEMENT LIKE WE NORMALLY DO. I THINK SOME OF THE GAINESVILLE WILL BE INCREASING, OCALA INCREASING. TALLAHASSEE, MOUNT DORA, ORLANDO, JEA, YOU WILL SEE MOVEMENTMENT.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW MUCH.
I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD.
BUT I'M CURIOUS, WHERE WE'VE BEEN THE LAST MAYBE TWO YEARS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE TYPICALLY RAISE OUR RATES IN THIS TIME OBVIOUSLY PCA AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
AND THEN LOWER THEM BACK DOWN.
I'M CURIOUS WHERE WE WERE TRENDING THEN COMPARED NOW.
>> LIKE FOR LAST DECEMBER WHERE WE STOOD?
>> YES. >> I'VE PROBABLY BEEN PRESENTED THIS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.
A LITTLE BIT OVER TWO YEARS. I KNOW THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN IN THE RIGHT REGION OF THE MIDDLE.
>> THAT'S MY RECOLLECTION. WE'VE BEEN KIND OF TO THE
>> THAT'S JUST BEEN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
>> OKAY. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> MR. CHAIRMAN THE NEXT ITEM THIS AFTERNOON UPDATE ON THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT.
WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE NO CHANGE TO ELECTRIC PCA. BARBARA MICAH WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR THE
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OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF THE DECEMBER POWER COST ADJUSTMENT ALONG WITH UPDATED TWELVE-MONTH PROJECTION THROUGH DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.OF THE 2022. FPUA COST OF PURCHASE POWER RECOVERED IN PART THROUGH CUSTOMER BILLINGS, POWER COST OF RECOVERED OR IN EXCESS OF $79.52 BASE POWER COST. OUR ACCUMULATED AS OVER OVERRERATE RECOVERY OR RATE STABILIZATION FUND. WE RESERVE BETWEEN 1 MILLION AND 4 MILLION WITH EXCESS FUNDS GOING BACK TO CUSTOMER WHENEVER POSSIBLE.RTHE COST FMPA FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER BILLED FPUA OF $84.74 FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS.
DECREASE FROM THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, FPUA EXPERIENCED OVERRECOVERY OF POWER COST FROM THE CUSTOMER.
213,891. WHICH INCREASED OUR OVERRECOVERY TO 1.4 MILLION DOLLARS AS OF DECEMBER 31ST.
THIS CHART TRACKS THE CUMULATIVE MONTHLY BALANCE OF OVERRECOVERY POWER COST ADJUSTMENT LEVELS.
YOU CAN SEE PCA LEVELS BACK TWO YEARS TO DECEMBER OF 2019. WITH THE ACTUAL SHOWING IN THE BLUE BARS, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO 12 MONTHS THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2022 PROJECTIONS IN THE ORANGE BARS.
THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE DARK BLUE LINE. WHICH FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WAS AT $18 PER 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS.
FPUA MAINTAINED PCA LEVEL ABOVE 1 MILLION DOLLAR LEVEL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. WHICH ALLOWS FOR FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICING AND HAVING SUFFICIENT RESERVES TO PAY FOR THE POWER COST. THESE PROJECTION HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS ARE BASED ON DATA FORECAST FROM FMPA. SINCE NOVEMBER FORECAST, FMPA'S FORECAST OF THE COST TO PURCHASE POWER FOR THE UPCOMING 12 MONTHS HAS INCREASED JUST SLIGHTLY BY ONE HALF OF ONE%. IN NOVEMBER WE HAD SHOWN DECREASE OF 9.1. IT'S LEVELLING OFF FOR NOW.
THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS THE COMPARISON OF THE UPDATED PROJECTIONS TRENDING THE POWER COST RECOVERY THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2022 IN CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSERVATIVE ACTION OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE TOP END OF THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND SHOWING IN THIS GRAPH AT THE 5,000 MARK WE PREVIOUSLY WERE SHOWING IT AT 4 BUT BASED ON THE ACTION THAT YOU'VE -- THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT. WE RAISED THE BAR JUST FOR COMPARISON PROGRAMS TO 5 MILLION.
REPRESENTING THE TOPENED OF THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND THIS WILL SAFEGUARD FPUA AGAINST EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICES IN THE RATE INCREASES.
THE YEA LINE MAINTAINED THE CURRENT PCA.
AT $18 WITH NO FURTHER CHANGES.
RECOUPING CASH DEFICIENCIES AND SURPASSING THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND CEILING BY JULY.
THE GREEN LINE FOLLOWED THE SAME PATH THROUGH MAY OVER HERE. BUT ALLOWS FOR ONE-TIME $30 DECREASE OF THE PCA IN JUNE AS WE ENTER THE SUMMER MONTHS THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR INCREASING BY $25 IN ONNINGER. TWO A POSITIVE 13.
THE RED LINE IS MORE OF A STEADIER PATH WITH SLOWER INCREASES AT THAT MARK IT'S $4.50 AND THROUGH MARCH THROUGH JUNE AND JUST MAINTAINS A STEADIER PATH FOR THE PCA JUST FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES.
ALONG THE BOTTOM THE BLUE NUMBERS SHOWNED ACROSS THE BOTTOM ARE MONTHLY PCA LEVELS.
IN JUNE WE'RE WITH $30 DECREASE AT NEGATIVE 12 AND SO ON WITH $25 INCREASE IN OCTOBER.
THIS IS JUST PROPOSED. WE WOULD BE $13PCA COME OCTOBER. THIS CHART HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH THE MOST CURRENT FOUR MONTHS FORECASTED FOR
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AVERAGE COST BETTER MEGAWATT HOUR AND NOW INCLUDING THE DECEMBER FORECAST. YOU CAN SEE THE DECREASES FROM THE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER PROJECTIONS TO THE CURRENT ONES DOWN HERE ON THE BOTTOM.THE TABLE BELOW ON THE BOTTOM LAYS OUT THE MONTHS MONTH OVER MONTH CHANGES IN THE PROJECTED AVERAGE COST PER MEGAWATT HOUR DECEMBER WAS THE AVERAGE -- DECEMBER WAS $92.04. PROJECTION ARE FAIRLY STABLE SLIGHTLY LOWER AS WE TREND TOWARD APRIL INTO THE SPRING. FAIRLY STABLE BUT SLIGHTLY LOWER. LAST MONTH IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT STAFF TO MAKE NO CHANGE TO POWER COST. AND JUST WATCHING AS WE SAW DECEMBER AND JANUARY PROJECTIONS COME OUT IN LIGHT OF LOWER TRENDS IN DECEMBER, AND HAVE THE PCA IS STAYING WITHIN THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND.
WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE A WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH.
WE ALWAYS WILL WATCH THE SITUATION.
WE REPORTED MONTHLY. AND IF YOU RECOMMEND ANY CHANGE IF WE THINK IT WOULD BE NECESSARY.
THIS IS JUST FOR YOUR CHILDREN AT THIS POINT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS
BOARD? >> ANY IDEA WHERE WE ARE FOR
JANUARY? >> WE JUST HAD RATE CALL
TODAY. >> THE RATE CALL -- THE RATE CALLS AT 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON.
I WAS STILL TRYING TO ABSORB IT.
I THINK -- I ACTUALLY HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO JACOB WILLIAMS. I THINK IT'S STABILIZED.
BUT THE GAS MARKET GOT UP TO $6 A DECOTHERM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AT THE END OF JANUARY.
AND THEN IT DROPPED BACK DOWN.
IT'S STILL VERY -- IT'S A MOVING TARGET FOR SURE.
BUT WE HOPE THAT THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, I WILL STABILIZE IT'S FUNNY AS I WAS TALKING TO JACOB, HE SAID THAT THE MARKET IS CONTROLLED BY THE AREA BETWEEN CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.
THAT CONTROLS THE ENTIRE MARKET FOR THE GAS.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO HEAT THEIR HOMES WHICH IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN GENERATING POWER AS OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE HAVE TO GENERATE HEAT FOR THEIR HOMES. THAT CONTROLS THE MARKET RIGHT NOW. AND THE WEATHER HAS BEEN
COLD UP THERE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
>> ONE THING IT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN AND MAYBE I MISSED IT ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT PRESENTATIONS FOR BILL COMPARISONS AND I KNOW USUALLY WE LOOK AT 1,000 KILOWATT HOUR BILL. AND WHAT IS IT A 2500 KILOWATT BOARD. IS TO SEE FOR THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER'S BILL. AND I KNOW THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE THROUGH 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS.
IN DECEMBER, THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER NOT USING 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS. IF WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, JUST EMOTIONALLY WHEN I SEE US FURTHER TO THE RIGHT IN THE BILL COMPARISON.
IT'S HARD FOR ME NOT TO SAY, OH, ME MY GOSH WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. IT'S CLEAR THAT WE WERE DECISIVE AND AGGRESSIVE WITH MOVING UP THE PCA ONCE WE GOT WIND OF THE GAS PRICE VOLATILITY.
AND HAVING THE SAME INFORMATION, I WOULD PROBABLY RECOMMEND THE SAME DECISION AGAIN.
THAT BEING SAID, WE DON'T WANT TO BE WHERE WE ARE IN THE BILL COMPARISON FOR TOO LONG.
AND RIGHT NOW THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF I WOULD ASSUME THAT WHEN WE LOWER THE PCA AND I THINK THE GREEN LINE WAS JUNE. JUNE.
>> THAT WOULD CHANGE OUR POSITION ON THAT GRAPH
IT WOULD. I WOULD ALSO CHANGE IN THE BILL PRESENTATION DEPENDING ON WHAT OTHER UTILITIES DO.
I DON'T KNOW THEY WOULD REACH THE $18 JUMP THAT WE HAVE. I HAVE SEEN BIGGER JUMPS BY OTHER UTILITIES IN THE PAST. IN A ONE-MONTH TIME FRAME.
>> JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION WOULD HELP ME IN THIS POSITION TO SAY OKAY. I KNOW ON THE GRAPH WE'RE FURTHER TO THE RIGHT THAN WE WANT TO BE AT LEAST FOR THE SHORT TIME. WHAT IS OUR AVERAGE CUSTOMER BILL? IS OUR AVERAGE CUSTOMER BILL THE 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS FOR DECEMBER? WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE?
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WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE SURE WE DID THAT.AS YOU MAY RECALL IN DECEMBER I BELIEVE IT WAS, I MICHELLE AND MELISSA PRESENTED THAT ITEM.
WE CAN INCLUDE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT FOR THAT
MONTH. >> THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION.
THE GRAPH SHOWS US TO THE RIGHT.
THE BILLS DON'T. WE'RE FURTHER DOWN BECAUSE THE CONSUMPTION IS LOWER. RIGHT.
>> I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
ITS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME. BARBARA CAN YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE WITH PCA. WHAT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT DYING. THIS HITS TO YOUR POINT, IS BARBARA AND DISCUSSED HOW WE CAN SHOW THIS GRAPH A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY WHERE THE GRAY BAR WOULD SHOW IT GOING ACROSS AT THE TOP LINE AS WELL AS TOP LINE.
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR PCA TO STAY IN THAT AREA.
GREEN LINE STAYING IN THE MIDDLE.
WE DON'T DROP 30 IN ONE MONTH.
WE'RE TRYING TO MANAGE IT. THAT'S HARDER TO DO.
WE ARE GOING TO SEE WE'RE NOT DROPPING IT ONE MONTH AT THE TIME. WE HAVE MORE OF THE MAN TO MANAGE IT.
>> COMING INTO THE SUMMER. >> GOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT
GOING FORWARD. >> THAT'S ONE THING I WANTED TO MENTION. WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS AT THE SAME TIME SO IT GET
ABSORBED A LITTLE BIT. >> WE RAISE UTILITY RATES IS
A GOOD POINT. >> MR. KOBLEGARD.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, BACK ON THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, IT'S KIND OF GOT THE SAME KIND OF STICKER SHOCK WITH THE 1,000 KILOWATT IS $143COM PAIRED TO $111, $180.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO STAY THERE TOO LONG.
ANYING ONNER THAN WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO.
>> THAT IS KIND OF SKEWED THAT ASSUME YOU USED ALL 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS. NOW PEOPLE OPEN UP WINDOWS AND SITTING OUTSIDE. COST USUALLY LET
INFORMATION. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
BETTER NEWS NEXT TIME. >> IF THERE'S SOMEONE TO DELIVER BAD NEWS, BARBARA IS OUR PERSON.
SHE DOES A GOOD JOB. >> THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. THERE'S NO WAY ALL THE OTHER UTILITIES WILL BE IN THE HOLE 1 MILLION TRYING TO
STABILIZE THEMSELVES. >> THERE'S NO WAY WE WILL BE
STANDING THERE BY OURSELVES. >> THERE'S NO WAY.
>> IF THERE IS. WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD.
YOU THINK ABOUT FT. PIERCE WE'RE GEOGRAPHICALLY IN A GOOD LOCATION. NOT TOO FAR SOUTH AND NOT TOO FAR NORTH. WE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF STAYING YOU KNOW COOL BUT NOT REALLY COLD AND NOT GOING ALL THE WAY SOUTH. FT. PIERCE YOU KNOW WE'RE KIND OF LIKELY BIOGRAPHICALLY AS FAR AS ELECTRIC UTILITY CONSUMPTION.
ANY REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY? >> YOU GOT A HAND OUT HERE SHOWING THE SCHEDULE GOING FORWARD ON BOND RESOLUTION
AND ALL? >> PRETTY IMPORTANT TUESDAY MARCH 22ND WHEN WE HAVE THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO BE SURE%-R THAT.
ND THEN TUESDAY MAY THE 30 I BE A ABLE HEARING ON THE RATE INCREASES WE WOULD LIKE FOUL REPORT FOR THAT ALSO.
THURSDAY MAY 17TH, ON THE MTION IS THE ADOPTION OF THE BOND RESOLUTION. THOSE THREE DAYS AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE IMPORTANT. TO HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE ON THOSE DAYS AS WE CAN. I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING WAY AHEAD. AND MAYBE GETTING INTO VACATION TIME. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO MENTION IT. THAT'S ALL.
>> IS THE CITY AWARE OF THAT DATE?
>> THE MARCH 22ND JOINT WORKSHOP.
I CALLED LINDA COX MONDAY MORNING.
WE GOT THE INFORMATION ON FRIDAY.
AND TRIED TO RESERVE THAT DATE SHE'S ABLE TO RESERVE THE DAY FOR THE CITY COMMISSION.
>> YOU SAW THAT E-MAIL FROM TODAY HOPEFULLY YOU GOT IF
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IMALE WITH THIS SCHEDULE. >> I HAVEN'T READ IT.
>> IT WILL BE FROM 9:00 TO 12:00.
>> OKAY. >> AND WE'LL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. AS SOON AS WE ARE -- I WILL REACH OUT TO BOARD MEMBERS TOMORROW SO VERIFY THAT DATE IS AVAILABLE. AND WE CAN FORMALIZE A SCHEDULE AND AN AGENDA FOR THAT MEETING.
>> OKAY. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE
>> I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ON THERE.
BUT I BETTER ASK JUST IN CASE.
>> NO PROBLEM. TOMORROW WE WILL BE HOSTING COMMISSIONER GAINES. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TIME TO SHOW CASE FPUA STAFF AND THE WORK THEY PERFORM.
WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO IMPRESS HIM LIKE WE HAVE FOR OTHER COMMISSIONERS IN THE PAST.
WITH THE RECENT VACANCY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE DIVISION WE LOOK AT SHORT AND LONG-TERM NEEDS FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND GRAND ADMINISTRATION.
WE MODIFIED THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND WE NOW HAVE A SUSTAIN NLT PROGRAM MANAGER AND THAT POSITION RACHEL TENET WAS ELECTED. AND I SEE CANDYCE IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND SHE'S THE ACTING MANAGER.
TWO FRIDAYS AGO AND THEY WERE TOTAL OF TEN APPLICANTS. LINDA COX WILL SEND OUT THE APPLICATION TO CITY COMMISSION FOR SELECTION.
FEEL THE APPLICANT WERE SPONSORED BY FPUAKER BOARD MEMBER. I BELIEVE THE POSITIONS -- THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILL AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED BECAUSE THEY ARE SPONSORED.
YOU WILL SEE MORE INFORMATION FROM LINDA COX.
DAN O-HAGEN WILL PROVIDE A 15 TO TWENTY MINUTE SUNSHINE LAW TRAINING SESSION. AS SOON AS I GET THE TRAINING SESSION I WILL SEND TO BOARD MEMBERS AHEAD OF TIME TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE PRESENTATION OR ANY QUESTIONS NAY YOU MAY HE WILL PROVIDE QUICK UPDATE ON THE LEGISLATIVE BILLS THAT WERE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK AT THE RALLY.
BO DANIEL AND MYSELF HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH TOBY OBERDORF AND GAYLE HARRELL. WE DISCUSSED THE KEY ISSUES AND PROVIDED UPDATE TO THE RELOCATION AND THEY WERE ALL EXCITED TO HEAR THE PROGRESS.
A QUICK UPDATES ON THREE ITEMS HERE.
HOUSE BILL 621 THE BILL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT MAYOR HUDSON. AND THAT DID NOT PASS THIS YEAR. THAT WAS TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE UTILITY TO THE CITY.
AND THEN THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO INVEST INTO THE UTILITY. THAT DIDN'T PASS BUT THERE'S NEXT YEAR THAT WAS THE NOTE THAT WENT ALONG WITH THAT.
THE SENATE BILL 1670 CYBERSECURITY BILL IS ONGOING. AND THE PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTION BILL DID FAIL. THAT ONE WE IN SUPPORT OF, BUT THAT ONE DID FAIL. AND MR. KOBLEGARD MENTIONED THE TIMETABLE WAS E-MAILED EARLIER TODAY.
IDENTIFIES THE IMPORTANT DATE AS KOBLEGARD MENTIONED MARCH 22ND, JOINT WORKSHOP. APRIL 19TH BOARD MEETING.
WE'LL HAVE APPROVAL OF UNDERWRITERS.
THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MAY 16TH WILL BE THE CITY COMMISSION. FOR THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL. MAY 17TH WILL BE THE BOARD MEETING TO ADOPT THE BOND RESOLUTION.
IF WE GET APPROVAL AT ALL OF THOSE MEETING, WE WILL GO OUT TO MARKET. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THE DO THERE. AS SOON AS QUESTION GET PRELIMINARY PROPOSED RATE INCREASE, WE WILL SCHEDULE MEMBERS WITH THE BOARD MEMBER AND CITY DECISION TO DISCUSS THE RATE INCREASES. LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26TH IS THE FMEA LINEMEN COMPETITION IN FT. PIERCE. THAT'S 11 DAYS A I WAY FROM
TODAY. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR.
I KNOW THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT US COMING TO THE BANQUET. HOW WILL WE GET THE TICKETS?
>> I WILL MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU TOMORROW.
THANK YOU. >>> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE
BOARD MEMBERS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
WHEN WE WERE PLANNING THE DESIGN BUILD IN APRIL WE WERE GOING TO GET INFORMATION THAT WAS GOING
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TO BE KIND OF DECISION MAKING TIME ABOUT WHETHER WE WERE GOING THIS WAY OR THAT WAY.AND THIS SCHEDULE SEEMS ASSUME THAT WE'RE GOING JUST
ONE WAY; IS THAT RIGHT? >> NO, MA'AM.
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO OUT THERE.
WE ARE LOOK MOVE FAST. WE WANT 30% DESIGN COMPLETED IN APRIL SO WE CAN HAVE I BELIEVE THAT'S WITHIN TEN TO 15% COST ESTIMATE R ACURA SISTER SO WE CAN TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND PABT THEIR PART OF THE PLAN BECAUSE OF THE MONEY WE WANTED TO BORROW.
IS THAT THE TUESDAY APRIL 19TH MEETING?
>> THIS SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT THIS PREDETERMINED.
>> THE 19TH WOULD BE JUST FOR APPROVAL OF THE UNDERWRITERS. THAT IS ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS WE NEED -- THERE'S MULTIPLE STEPS WE NEED ALONG THE WAY. IT WON'T BE UNTIL LET'S SEE HERE -- I BELIEVE IT I WAS MAY 38 IF WE GET ALL THE APPROVAL PRIOR TO MAY 18TH CONSTANTINO THEN WE GO OUT
FOR DEBT ISSUANCE. >> THERE'S -- THAT'S ACTUALLY CORRECT. WE CAN'T GET THE BOND UNTIL THE RATE INCREASES ARE IMPROVED.
THE PEOPLE LOOKING AT US TO ISSUE A DEBT TO ISSUE THE LOANS, NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD PAY FOR IT AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE RATE INCREASES, YES, MA'AM.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> YES, SIR.
>> I MISUNDERSTOOD SOMETHING YOU SAID.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF JAVI.
>> THAT'S OKAY. NO WORRIES AT ALL.
I THOUGHT IT WAS MY TURN TO SPEAK.
>> IT WAS BECAUSE I SKIPPED TODD.
IT WASN'T YOUR MISTAKE. IT WAS MINE.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THESE. I LOVE HAVING SOME KIND OF CALENDAR OF EVENTS. IF THERE ARE UPDATES MAYBE WE CAN JUST GET UPDATED AND THROW THIS ONE OUT.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> ABSOLUTELY.
SOME THESE DAYS MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHEN WE GET FINAL NUMBERS FROM THE DESIGN, WHEN THEY -- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT IS AT THE CITY COMMISSION ON MAY 16TH, IF YEAR NOT ABLE TO GET FOUR/FIFTH APPROVAL, THEN WE HAVE TO WAIT 30 DAYS.
THAT CHANGES THE DATE BY 30 DATES.
THERE'S A 30-DAY WAITING PERIOD.
IF WE WITH WAVE THAT. IF WE DON'T GIVE FOUR FIFTH AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE THAT CHANGES FROM MAY 18TH TO JUNE 18TH. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS WE HIT THE MILESTONES AND AND THE CALENDAR MOVES ALONG. WE'LL MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOU
POSTED. >> WE HAVE TO GET THE INFORMATION FIRST. I HOPE WE HAVE THAT IN PLENTY OF TIME. MAY 3RD WOULD BE POTENTIALLY THE FIRST TIME TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD.
THE BOARD WILL KNOW ABOUT THESE RATES WELL AHEAD OF TIME. MEET WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE CITY COMMISSIONER TO DISCUSS WHAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THERE. >> DON'T WE HAVE TO DO A
BUDGET SOMETIME IN THERE? >> HAVE BUDGET MEETINGS.
I'M NOT SURE -- I FORGET WHAT IS ON THE OTHER
CALENDAR. >> IT'S ON THE OTHER CALENDAR. SOME OF THE MAY 19TH AND MAY 3RD BOARD MEETING. THOSE ARE NORMAL BOARD MEETINGS. THEY WON'T INTERFERE WITH BUDGET WORKSHOP DATES. THE ONLY DAY HERE THAT'S OUTSIDE OF BOARD MEETING OR CITY COMMISSION WILL BE MARCH 22ND. THAT WILL BE THE DAY -- THE ONLY DAY THAT'S NOT A BOARD MEETING DATE.
THAT WILL BE THE JOINT WORKSHOP BETWEEN FPUA AND THE CITY COMMISSION. FPUA BOARD AND THE CITY
COMMISSION. >> THOSE WORKSHOPS WILL BE
HERE? >> THEY WILL BE AT THE ENERGY SERVICE CENTER ON 37TH STREET.
WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GIVE YOU THE AGENDA LOCATION AND TIME FOR THAT WORKSHOP. IT THE WAR ROOM ANYMORE. -
>> IT'S STILL CALLED THAT. >> WE'LL THINK ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT NAME FOR SURE. >> ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.