[Call to Order]
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>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER AND THEN JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WHO THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE GATHERED HERE TO DISCUSS THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE WISDOM.
WE ASK FOR IDEAS TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS IN MANNER THAT'S BENEFICIAL. BE A BEACON OF HOPE AND TO OTHER CITIES AND HOW TO GOVERN AND HOW TO BENEFIT THE CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES THAT VISIT IN JESUS NAME WE
PRAY, AMEN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[A. SET THE AGENDA]
>> HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE AGENDA? IF YOU FIND IT ACCEPTABLE CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO
>> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
DOES EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES AND IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHANGES WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.>> I HAVE A SECOND FROM MISS BENNETT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC IF SO PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
[D. CONSENT AGENDA]
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. LOOKS LIKE WE ONLY HAVE ONE[E. RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE]
ITEM RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE.WHICH NOW REPLACES LETTERS OF APPRECIATION.
[LAUGHTER] >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN IN THE FIRST SLIGHT CHANGE TO THE AGENDA OUTLINE AS YOU MENTIONED. SECTION E PREVIOUSLY REFERRED AS LETTERINGS OF APPRECIATION.
I HAVE CHANGED IT TO RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE WITH INTENTION OF PROPERLY RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK OF STAFF THROUGH LETTERS OF APPRECIATION, AND OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUCH AS THE NEXT THREE ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM UPDATE ON THE RESULT OF THE 2002.
AWWA AMERICAN WATERWORKS ASSOCIATION FLORIDA REGION 8 BEST TESTING DRINKING WATER CONTEST.
MR. KEY STEVENS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WATER OPERATION PLANT WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS. ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 16TH FPUA HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN AWA REGION 8 BEST TAKING DRINKING WATER CONTEST. THERE WERE 6 UTILITIES INVITED. NOT ALL UTILITIES WERE INVITED. YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY VIOLATIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO BE INVITED.
THE VOLUNTEER JUDGES COME FROM ACROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS AND I BELIEVE MADAM MAYOR YOU'VE BEEN A JUDGE. YES.
>> AND WE DIDN'T WIN THAT YEAR.
>> WE LOOK AT COLOR, CLARITY, TASTE AND ODOR.
OF THE WATER AND ALL THE SAMPLE COME OUT ON NICE CART. WE EAT LUNCH AND WATCH THE JUDGES GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO DECIDE THE BEST TASTING WATER. TRADITIONALLY, WATER UTILITY HAVE BEEN CONSIDERS THE SILENT INDUSTRY.
AND THE REASON IS WHEN YOU TURN ON YOUR WATER, YOU EXPECT IT TO BE SAFE TO DRINK.
AND YOU EXPECT IT TO BE THERE ALL THE TIME.
HURRICANES HAPPEN. YOUR WATER DOESN'T GO OUT.
IT'S NOT LIKE ELECTRIC. THEY GET ALL THE GLORY BUT THEY GET ALL THE GRIEF WHEN THE POWER IS OUT.
BUT WATER YOU WANT THAT THERE ALL THE TIME EVERY TIME. WATER UTILITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD THEY PREFER TECHNICAL MIRACLES EVERY DAY.
PROVIDING SAFE DRINKING WATER AND MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAVE
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AN INTERESTING STORY. WHEN WE WENT TO THE WATER TASTING CONTEST. WE WERE THERE AND THEY DID ALL OF IT AND SAID THERE'S A TIE.AND I LOOKED ALTERNATE MR. CISNEROS AND I SAID WE'RE DONE. AND I DIDN'T HAVE -- I DIDN'T HAVE -- I DIDN'T THINK WE HAD DONE THAT WELL.
SO THEN THEY HAD A TASTE OFF OF THE TWO THAT GOT THE TIE.
THEY WENT THROUGH IT BUT AFTER ALL WAS SAID AND DONE WE GOT RUNNER UP. WE CAME IN SECOND.
BUT I LIKE TO THINK OF WE WERE TIED FOR FIRST.
BUT THEN AFTER THE TASTE OFF WE CAME IN SECOND.
ON BEHALF OF FPUA AND THE WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT I'M PROUD TO PRESENT THE BOARD WITH THE 2022 REGION 8
>> I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. WHO CERTIFIES WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM. HOW DO I KNOW YOU DIDN'T GO AND USE A DESANI BOTTLE AND PUT IT IN A CUP.
>> THEY WOULD FAIL. MOST BOTTLED WATER DON'T MEET THE STANDARDS. THE WATER HAS TO BE THERE BY A CERTAIN TIME. THEY ARE ALL GOING OUT AT THE SAME TEMPERATURE. BECAUSE A COLDER WATER MAY TASTE BETTER. UP TO THAT POINT, OBVIOUSLY THEY DO TESTING. THEY CAN TEST COLOR R COLOR LIEN. WHEN YOU DO TEST LIKE THAT, BOTTLED WATER DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME WATER PARAMETERS.
TO BE ABLE TO USE IT. >> INTERESTING.
SO THE TASTE OFF WAS REALLY SUSPENSABLE.
>> IT WAS. >> LIKE I SAID WE'RE A BLENDED POT. OUR WATER BETTER WATER QUALITY FOR EVERYONE. WE HAVE WATER SOFTENER AND REVERSE OSMOSIS. A LOT OF RO PLANTS THEY STRAIGHT FORWARD JUST STRAIGHT RO.
THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
IT'S REALLY AN ART WHEN YOU HAVE TO BLEND THE WATER TO PUT OUT A GOOD DRINKING WATER AND SAFE DRINKING WATER. THE TASTE IS A LITTLE BIT SUBJECTIVE, BUT TWO YEARS OUT OF THREE YEARS WE'VE HAD
RUNNER UP. >> THAT GOES BACK TO SOME OF THE DECISIONS THE BOARD MADE IN THE FIRST YEAR THAT I BECOME SUPERINTENDENT BY SUPPORTING US FINANCIALLY AND BEING ABLE TO DO THE WORK AT THE WATER PLANT TO BRING US UP TO THE PRESENT DAY STANDARD THAT WE HAVE AT
THE WATER PLANT. >> GOOD, CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M PROUD OF YOU. >> GOOD YOU DESERVE THAT.
THAT WANT HURT A LITTLE BIT. >> WHO ENDED UP WINNING?
>> WHO WAS FIRST PLACE >> FIRST PLACE WAS MARTIN
COUNTY. >> IT'S ALWAYS RIGGED.
[LAUGHTER] >> WAS THERE MAYOR THERE.
THEY DON'T KNOW. I HADN'T BEEN ASKED THAT.
[LAUGHTER] TWO OUT OF THE THREE JUDGES WERE FROM FT. PIERCE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE WATER THAT YOU DRINK EVERY DAY YOU ARE USED TO IT.
THAT MAY HAVE PLAYED FACTOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE WON IT IN THREE YEARS. 2019; KEITH; IS THAT RIGHT?
>> AND 2020. IT DID HURT A LITTLE BIT TO
>> BOTTLED WATER IS NOT REGULATED.
DRINKING WATER IS. TAP WATER OUT OF OUR TAP IS EQUAL TO OR SUPERIOR TO BOTTLED WATER.
>> ISN'T THAT FUNNY. WE SHOULD REALLY -- I'M SITTING HERE DRINKING BOTTLED WATER.
>> WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT WILL GIVE YOU NEWS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WORKING WITH LOCAL VENDOR TO CAN OUR WATER.
WE'LL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ONCE WE GET A LITTLE BIT -- A LITTLE BIT MORE PROGRESS ON THAT
PROJECT. >> WE NEED TO BRAG ABOUT
WE WILL. >> I THINK WE NEED TO BRAG ABOUT KEITH TOO. IT'S HIS PASSION OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR WATER IS SAFE AND TASTE GOOD AND WHEN I WAS OUT THERE AND DID THE TOUR.
I WAS EXTREMELY TAKEN ABACK AT HOW MUCH CARE HE TOOKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> HE DOES A GREAT JOB.
ABSOLUTELY. >> WHEN I TOOK THE TOUR, SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENED THE DAY AFTER WHEN I WAS FIRST MAYOR. I HADN'T BEEN ASKED SINCE.
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[LAUGHTER] THAT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE.>> YOU GET AWAY FROM THE WASTEWATER PLANT.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT ITEM IS UPDATE ON THE RESULTS FOR 2022 TREASURE COAST BRANCH OF THE APWA AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION.
MR. CRAIG CRAWFORD OF ELECTRIC GAS SYSTEMS WILL PRESENT THIS SYSTEM. ACCOMPANIED BY JAY JOHNSON
AND CLAY CROUCH. >> THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS, CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
FPUA WAS INVITED FOR THE FIRST TIME AS FAR AS I KNOW TO TREASURE COAST CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORK ASSOCIATION EQUIPMENT RADIO. WE WENT AND PARTICIPATED THERE WERE FIVE CITIES AND COUNTY IN ATTENDANCE.
ALL THE PARTICIPANTS THAT WHERE THERE GOT TO COMPETE ON 7 DIFFERENT PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, I BELIEVE.
BACK TRUCKS, SIDE LOADERS. STREET SWEEPER, AND MINI EXCAVATORS. CLAYTON HERE WAS REPRESENTATIVES AS PROUD. HE GOT FIRST PLACE IN MINI EXCAVATOR. CHRIS JOHNSON GOT HONORABLE MENTION. CLAYTON GOT THIRD SPECULATION IN THE CLAM TRUCK WHICH HE HAS NEVER RAN BEFORE. THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT SCARY.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATION CHRIS AND CLAYTON FROM FPUA FOR REPRESENTING THE CITY OF
FT. PIERCE. >> THAT'S WONDERFUL.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT ITEM PRESENTATION OF THE 2022 BUDGET AWARD FROM GFOA.
MICHELLE HARRIS WILL PRESEN THIS ITEM.
>> I THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO SHOW YOU THE GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR FISCAL YEAR '22. THIS AWARD REPRESENTS THE SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT. IT REFLECTS THE COMMITMENT OF THE BOARD AND STAFF. THE CRITERIA FOR -- WE HAVE TO MEET IS IT HAS TO BE A POLICY DOCUMENT.
FINANCIAL PLAN, AN OPERATIONS GOOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK ALL OF FPUA STAFF FOR INPUT AND REVIEW AND A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND ME WHO CAN ATTEST WE ASK HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE BUDGETING PROCESS. IT REALLY DOES MEAN SOMETHING WHEN THEY PROVIDE US WITH THE INFORMATION.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
THEY ARE BRINGING CREATIVITY AND SUGGESTIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO KEEP THE DOCUMENT UP TO TODAY'S TIME AND BRINGING CREATIVITY TO A FINANCIAL DOCUMENT THAT USUALLY ISN'T VERY CREATIVE AND KIND OF BOARDING.
THEY ARE BRINGING -- FROM THEIR VIEWPOINTS INTO WHAT THE READER WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR
EVERYONE'S HARD WORK. >> THANK YOU.
[G.1. RFQu No. 22-53: Approve the Continuing Contract with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., of Dallas, Texas, for Professional Engineering and Design-Build Services for Water/Wastewater Systems. The initial term of this contract is April 6, 2022 through June 30, 2025, with unlimited five-year renewal options.]
[APPLAUSE] WE WILL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. SIR, THE NEXT ITEM THIS AFTERNOON APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR A CONTINUING CONTRACT WITH JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP.FOR PROFESSIONAL AND DESIGN BUILD SERVICES.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN FEE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU A REQUEST TO ADD AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO FPUA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN BUILD SERVICES CONTRACT. ON NOVEMBER 22ND, 2021FPUA APPROVED STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO NEGOTIATION CONTRACTS WITH NINE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AND THREE DESIGN BUILD SERVICE FIRMS. NEGOTIATIONS WITH SEVERAL OF THE QUALIFIED FIRMS RECEIVED AS OF THIS DATE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. AN ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND DESIGN BUILD FIRM JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP IS RECOMMEND BY WASTEWATER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THEREFORE, STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO ADD JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP TO FPUA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN BUILD SERVICE CONTINUING CONTRACT. WITH THAT IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD?
>> MR. CHAIR? >> MR. DAWSON, WHAT'S THE MOTIVATING REASON FOR ADDING ANOTHER ENGINEERING FIRM TO CONTINUING SERVICES CONTRACT?
>> THIS FIRM BRINGS A LONG WITH IT A LOT OF EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF WASTEWATER AND WATER.
YOU MAY KNOW THEM AS HILL BACK IN THE DAY.
THEY ARE NOW JACOBS. JUST A LITTLE FUN FACT.
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THIS WAS THE FIRST THAT ACTUALLY DESIGNED THE FPUA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT BACK IN THE DAY.THEY ALSO DID SOME WORK AS FAR AS RENEWING THE WASTEWATER PERMIT WHICH IS I BELIEVE THIS YEAR AS WELL.
HAVING THEM ONBOARD WOULD BE A DEFINITE ASSET FOR FPUA.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS WILL BRING A TOTAL OF THREE?
>> FOUR DESIGN BUILD FIRMS. >> THERE IS NEED THAT YOU FEEL THAT SOMETHING THEY BRING TO THE TABLE THAT YOU MIGHT NOT GET WITH THE OTHERS?
>> IT'S JUST ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND LIKE I MENTIONED SPECIAL WITH UPGRADED PERMIT, WHICH TAKES A CERTAIN SKILL TO EXECUTE. BUT PERMIT AND THEY HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING IS WORTHWHILE BRINGING THEM ABOARD FOR.
>> WILL THEY BE THE FIRST PERSON THAT YOU GO TO? OR WILL YOU JUST USE THEM AS THEY ARE NEEDED?
>> WE WILL JUST USE THEM AS NEEDED BASED ON WHATEVER SPECIALITY THEY OFFER BASED ON WHATEVER PROJECT WE'RE
DOING AT THE TIME. >> WE ALSO USE THEM ON ROTATIONAL BASIS SO THAT WE TRY TO ROTATE THE CONSULTANTS THROUGH A LIST SO THAT WE CAN USE THEM YOU KNOW USE THEM FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS SO WE DON'T PICK THE SAME PERSON. WE TRY TO REUSE THEM ON
ROTATION IF POSSIBLE. >> BRING IN THE BOARD.
YOU SAID THERE'S EXPERTISE THAT THEY HAVE, WHAT EXPERTISE THAT THEY HAVE THAT WOULD MAKE YOU SAY OKAY. LET'S BRING THEM ONBOARD.
AND THEN YOU PUT THEM IN THE ROTATION?
>> >> LIKE I SAID, THEY HAD VALUE AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO THE LIST OF FIRMS OR STAFF HAS WORKED WITH THEM IN THE PAST.
THERE'S A CERTAIN COMFORT LEVEL WITH THEM.
BOTH ON FPUA SIDE AND THEIR SIDE.
AND WE FEEL THAT BRINGING THEM IN WILL BRING ADDITIONAL VALUE IF YOU WILL TO THE PRODUCTS THAT THEY ARE PUTTING UP FOR US. .
>> WITH THE PERMITTING, WHERE IS THAT PERMITTING
SUBMITTED. >> THAT'S SUBMITTED TO THE
>> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
I SEE NO FUNDS ARE NEEDED. WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT SECURING ANY MONEY TO GIVE THEM OR SIGNING ANYTHING AT THIS TIME WITH THEM UNTIL WE NEED THEM, THEN WE CALL UPON THEM. AND THEN THEY GIVE US A BILL
HOURLY I'M GUESSING? >> IT WOULD BE BASED ON WHATEVER WE NEGOTIATE FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT AT
THE TIME. >> THE FIRST STEP IS TO HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM.
AND THEN EACH PROJECT IS GIVEN A SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION NUMBER AND THEN THE TERMS AND DELIVERY AND SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS IDENTIFIED IN THAT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION. EACH ONE OF THOSE IF IT'S OVER 50,000 COME TO FPUA FOR APPROVAL.
UNDER $50,000 IT'S WITHIN MY SIGNATURE AUTHORITY FOR
APPROVAL. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING AT. WE WOULD STILL SEE
EVERYTHING COMING THROUGH. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> >> THERE'S NO MONEY INVOLVED IN QUALIFYING THEM AS CONTINUING CONTRACT PERSON
FOR US; ISN'T THAT CORRECT? >> NO, SIR.
NOT THAT I'M AWARE. >> JUST THERE WHEN YOU NEED
>> ARE WE REQUIRED LEGALLY TO KEEP A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DESIGN BUILD FIRMS ON SERVICES?
>> THE FLORIDA STATUTE RECOMMENDS THREE AS THE MINIMUM. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S A HARD REQUIREMENT. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THROUGH. IT'S JUST -- I THINK -- THAT'S A MINIMUM NUMBER.
AT THE VERY LEAST THAT GIVES US A ONE-FIRM BUFFER.
>> ALSO WE HAVE A BIT OF RESTRUCTURING HAPPEN.
RECOMMENDATION THEY WITH LOOK WE HAVE A LOTKIN SURVEYIANS SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
THAT'S ANOTHER RESOURCE WE'LL HAVE AVAILABLE TO US.
>> SOUNDS LIKE FROM A HISTORICAL POINT OF VIEW THIS IS PROBABLY AN IDEAL CONTRACT FOR PUTTING WHATEVER PERMITS IN PLACE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SINCE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE.
I'M SURPRISED THEY WEREN'T CONSIDERED YOU KNOW AT THE VERY BEGINNING. BUT MAYBE THAT CHANGE OVER
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THE NAME. AND CONTROL -- MAY PUT SOME THINGS ON PAUSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?>> THIS IS A NECESSARY STEP IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD AND USE THEM. WE HAVE TO DO THIS FIRST; IS
THAT RIGHT? >> THE CONTRACT IS FIRST THEN EACH PROJECT IS ISSUED THROUGH A SPECIFIC
AUTHORIZATION. >> I MOVE APPROVAL.
>> I WILL SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[G.2. FPUA Enterprise GIS – For Information Only]
THE NEXT ITEM IS INFORMATION PRESENTATION OF THE FPUA ENTERPRISE GIS. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM. I STARTED MY CAREER FPUA AS THE GIS MANAGER. AND PART OF THE HIRING TEAM THAT SELECTED OUR NEXT PRESENTER MR. JASON DROSS.HE WILL PRESENT THE NEXT ITEM.
THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS GEO SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE VALUE IT COULD BRING TO FPUA.
WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT GEO SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT TALKING GIS. IT'S MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH MAPPING. THERE'S MAP THAT BECOME MORE MAINSTREAM AND MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE MAINSTREAM USER. IT'S MORE DIFFICULT TO DEFINE. SOME ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION, MIGHT BE IT'S SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
IT'S GOOGLE MAPS. KIND OF LIKE AUTO-CAD.
WE CAN PRINT A MAP FOR YOUR WALL.
THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO DELIVER THE INFORMATION TO YOU. GOOGLE MAPS WILL HELP YOU FIND THE BEST RESTAURANT IN FT. PIERCE BUT WON'T HELP YOU SOLVE UTILITY BASED PROBLEM.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS BECOMING MORE GRAY.
BUT CAD IS PRIMARILY USED AS THE DESIGN TOOL AND GIS A REPRESENTATION OF THE REAL WORLD.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT GIS I THINK ABOUT LOCATION AND EVERYTHING WE INTERACT WITH. WHERE DO I HAVE OVERGROWN VEGETATION. HOW CAN I LOCATE AN OUTAGE AND RESTORE POWER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
LOCATION INTELLIGENCE PROVIDES THE INSIDE AND UNDERSTANDING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS USING GEO-SPATIAL DATA. JUST AS LOCATION CAN HELP US MAKE BETTER DECISION. IT'S BEST TO DESCRIBE MORE SPECIFICALLY GEO SPACE SHUL TECHNOLOGY THROUGH DEMONSTRATIONS OF OUR WORK. AT THE CORE OF GIS OUT GEO PAY SHUL DATA MADE UP OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORK MODEL. THAT NETWORK MODEL CHANGES EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE'RE CHANGING OUT METERS.
INSTALLING NEW SERVICES. UPGRADING THE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND IT'S OUR HARDWORKING STAFF OUR GIS ANALYST AND FIELD STOP AND NUMEROUS OTHER MEMBERS OF FPUA THAT MAINTAINED ALL OF THAT DATA WITHIN OUR GEO SPATIAL DATA THAT CAPTURED EACH EVENT ON A DAILY BASIS. SURE THAT'S CAPTURED IN THE GIS DATABASE. THEY ARE THE FOUNDATION.
WE NEED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE IS THE UTILITY VIEWER. AVAILABLE TO ANY FPUA STAFF MEMBER. YOU CAN OPEN UP THE WEB BROWSER AND HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION.
IN THE MIDDLE OF SCREEN IS A SKILLED MAPS APPLICATION WE DEVELOPED FOR THE LOCATE TEAM AND ALLOWS THEM TO SEE UNDER GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHT ON THEIR PHONE.
AND ALLOWS THEM TO ASSESS OR LOCATE A TICKET BEFORE THEY GET THERE AND ONCE THEY GET THERE.
GIVE THEM A JUMP-START ON WHERE TO START LOOKING.
WE WANT TO ENABLE USERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GEO-SPACIOUS DATABASE AS WELL.
WE ALSO NEED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION IN MORE USER FRIENDLY WAYS. SOME MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE JOHN HOPKINS COVID-19 DASH BOARD THAT GAINED ATTENTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER EXAMPLE OF THE AMI DASH BOARD. IT TRACKS OUR AMI DEPLOYMENT BASED ON UTILITY. ON THE BOTTOM HAND SIDE
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BASIC LEFT THAN SAMPLE. WE HAVE TOOLS BUILT IN TO THE MAP. WE TRY TO TAKE THE CONCEPT OF DATA THAN SHARING IT AND PROVIDING TO USER THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO PROVIDE SOLUTION WE PROVIDED OVER THE YEAR.WE WILL START OFF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER USTILLITY.
WE HELP STREAMLINE THE MANHOLE PROJECT.
MOVING THEM TO DIGITAL PLATFORM IN THE FIELD.
IN UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER EXAMPLE OF MANHOLE WORK ORDER DASH BOARD. TRACKS THE PROGRESS OF THE INSPECTIONS, BUT PROVIDES ANY ACTION ITEMS THAT MAY NOT BE TAKEN O ON THE INSPECTIONS.
IN THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER UTILITY EASEMENT VIEWER.
YOU CAN FIND UTILITY EASEMENT WITHIN THE SERVICE TERRITORY AND QUICK CLICK OF CAN LOCATE THE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN. THIS ALLOWS STAFF TO CONDUCT SURVEYS IN THE FIELD. IT'S A VERY ROBUST APPLICATION. IT HELPS STREAMLINE THAT WORK FLOW. WE BUILT IN NOTIFICATION THAT WHEN A LEAK IS DETECTED.
THE PROPER PERSONAL OR NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY AND THEY CAN HELP MITIGATE THE LEAKS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOPED TRASH BOARD TO HELP TRACK THE PROGRESS OF THE INSPECTIONS.
AND WE BUILT IN SOME USER FRIENDLY TOOLS FOR REPORTING BACK TO PSC. ANOTHER UP INNOVATIVE SOLUTION IS GAS PRESSURE CENTERED DASH BOARD.
IT'S A REAL-TIME DASH BOARD. IT PROVIDES FIVE-MINUTE INCREMENT READING WITHIN THE SYSTEM.
AND PROVIDEDS LOCATION TO THAT.
WE B BUILT IN SOME ADVISORIS TO NOTICE ANY ISSUES IN OUR SYSTEM. THIS IS GOOD EXAMPLE OF INTEGRATING GEO SPATIAL SYSTEMS. A FEW YEARS AGO WE WENT THROUGH ENTIRE FIBER UTILIT AND DID SYSTEM VERIFICATION. WE VISITED EVERY LOCATION AND EVERY ENCLOSURE WITHIN THE SYSTEM.
VERIFYING FOR ACCURACY AND FOR CONNECTIVITY.
WE THEN TOOK ALL THE INFORMATION AND INSERTED TO OUR MANAGER'S SOFTWARE. TO ALLOW TO US STORE THAT RICH DATA. WAVE POINT DELIVERABLE OF THE HARD WORK. THIS IS ACTUALLY ELECTRIC PROGRAM. PROVIDES US THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT INFORMATION THROUGH A WEB BROWSER TO SEE ALL OF OUR FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE. AND IN ADDITION ON THE LEFT HAND COLUMN OF THE SCREEN. YOU CAN DO CIRCUIT TRACKERS.
THERE'S A VIRTUAL REPLICATION OF THE RACK.
THE ORANGE DOT REPORTS UNAVAILABLE THE BLACK DOTS ARE AVAILABLE. AND THEN THE TWO DIAGRAMS THAT YOU SEE HERE DENOTING HOW CABLES ARE CONNECTED.
YOU CAN SEE THE VALUE VERIFICATION AND SOFTWARE SOLUTION CAN PROVIDE AS WE LOOK TO EXPAND THE UTILITY.
IMPROVING RELIABILITY OF ELECTRIC SYSTEM ONE OF THE STRATEGIC GOAL OF FPUA. THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM SUCH AS POLE REPLACEMENT AND TREE TRIMMING PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE SUCCESS.
SHE'S ARE SOLUTIONS THAT WE HELP TO ALIGN WITH THE STRATEGIC GOAL. IN UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER POLE REPLACEMENT DASH BOARD. ALLOWS US TO TRACK ALL THE POLES THAT HAVE FAILED INSPECTION WITHIN OUR SYSTEM AND TRACK THE LIFE CYCLE FROM TO WHEN IT'S REPLACED.
IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER WE PROVIDED.
IT'S A TREE TRIMMING TICKET FROM INITIATION ALL THE WAY TO COMPLETION. THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER IS EXAM OF REPAIR DASH BOARD THAT LALS US TO VIEW AND MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE RECORDS.
IN THE BOTTOM IS APPLICATION SYSTEM TO UTILITY EASEMENT VIEWER. ALLOWS QUICK AND EASY ACCESS TO UNDER GROUND SCHEMATICS IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR CREWS AS WE LOOK TO UNDER GROUND OUR UTILITY.
MANY OF THESE APPLICATIONS THAT I'M SHOWING YOU ARE THE USER FRIENDLY VERSION OF WHAT WE PRODUCE.
A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION IS FED FROM STAFF IN THE FIELD.
THESE ARE TWO EXAMPLE OF 1-2 OF H 3 AN M-- APPLICATION W USE FOR UNDER GROUND FACILITY.
HERE'S ANOTHER INSPECTION THATTED A LOUS US TO MODERNIZE THE POLE REPLACEMENT DESIGN PROCESS.
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OUR PRIMARY TOOL IN RESTORING POWER IS OUR RESPONDER OUTAGE SYSTEM. IT RELIES HEAVILY ON GEO SPATIAL DATA MAINTAIN BY HARDWORKING STAFF.THEY PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO ALLOW OPERATE TO SEARCH FOR CUSTOM BY NAME AND METER NUMBER.
ALLOWS THEM TO FIND INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH UNIQUE IDEAS AND ALLOWS THEM TO GENERATE SWITCHING ORDER ALLOWED T THERE SO BE INFORMATION.
IT ALLOWS OUR SYSTEM OPERATOR TO COMMUNICATE TO LINE CREW WHERE MOST LIKELY AN OUTAGE JOE CURED TO HELP GET TO THOSE OUTAGES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND RESTORE POWER. I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A FEW SLIDES. THE RICH INFORMATION THAT THE OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROVIDEDS IS FROM HISTORICAL PURPOSES. ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY VULNERABILITIES IN OUR SYSTEM.
THIS IS RECENT EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION WE CREATED BUILT ON THE INSIGHTS. IT TAKES ALL THAT RICH HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND ALLOWS US TO PUT INTO USER FRIENDLY DASH BOARD TO ALLOW FOR FILTERING.
WE BAR CHARTS AND TREE CHARTS AND HEAT MAPS AS WELL. IT ALLOWS US TO CREATE PROACTIVE SOLUTION TO MITIGATE THE RISK.
BEING UTILITY IN FLORIDA IT'S UNEVILABLE THAT PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE A HURRICANE AT ONE POINT.
TIME. I'VE HAD TWO STORM EVENTS AND QUITE A FEW CLOSE CALLS. TOO MANY.
>> AND THE GAS OUTAGE. THIS PAST SUMMER WE DECIDED TO REDEFINE THE WAY THAT WE APPROACH STORMS AND CREATE MORE MOD ESH SOLUTION. THROUGH HIGH EXPERIENCE IS I RECOGNIZE THAT THE EVENTED LIKE THIS THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED. WE DECIDED TO CREATE SOLUTIONS. ONE TO CAPTURE DAMAGED INFORMATION. ONE TO ASSIGN WORK.
ONE TO MANAGE OUTAGES. ONE TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. AND LASTLY A DOCUMENTATION APPLICATION TO HELP US FOR DOCUMENTATION PURPOSES FOR FEMA. THIS HARD WORK WAS RECOGNIZED. AND OUR CASE STUDY WAS PUBLISHED TO THE WEB SITE RECENTLY.
AS I SAID OUR SYSTEM IS CHANGING EVERY DAY.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF RICH ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION THAT'S STORED AS WELL. THIS TERRIFIC EXAMPLE OF LEVERAGES THE INFORMATION SHARED.
NOT BEING SO -- IT'S PROVIDING A SOLUTION THAT'S NOT SO LOCATION BASED. THIS IS REAL GOOD INFORMATION TOOL. IT ALLOWS US TO SEE BREAKDOWN OF THE UTILITY AS FAR AS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SYSTEM THAT'S UNDERGROUND AND OVERHEAD.
WE COULD BREAK THAT DOWN BY THE NUMBER OF MILES AND THE TYPES OF POLES WE HAVE IN OUR SYSTEM.
A FEW YEARS AGO WE DEVELOPED A SOLUTION FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM. ALLOWS US TO TRACK UPCOMING AND CURRENT PROJECTS WITHIN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY.
AND WE CAN CAPTURE NOTES RELATED TO THOSE PROJECTS.
THEN LASTLY THESE ARE EXAMPLE OF PROVIDING GEO-SPATIAL SOLUTIONS. WE WRAPPED WITHIN THE SERVICE TERRITORY. YOU SEE A LOCATION.
PICTURES, DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTWORK, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF SCREEN ALLOWS A USER TO SELECT A LOCATION.
IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER IS OUR PUBLIC FACING ELECTRIC OUTAGE MAP. ALL OF THESE APPLICATION OR SOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE.
LOCATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND THIS GREAT SIDE THAT GIVES YOU AN EXAMPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT USE CASES OF GIS TECHNOLOGY. THAT'S IN THE FAR LEFT HAND CORNER. IN THE FAR RIGHT-HAND CORNER YOU COULD BENEFIT FROM THAT CASE.
I KNOW THIS DIFFICULT SLIDE TO SEE.
JUST ABOUT EVERY DEPARTMENT IN FPUA.
THERE'S VALUE IN UTILIZING THE GIS TECHNOLOGY.
MOVING FORWARD WE LOOK TO A ALIGN OUR GEO-SPATIAL GOALS WITH THOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
WE LOOK FOR THINGS THAT REDUCE COST.
AND IMPROVE RELIABILITY AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY.
EACH ONE OF THOSE GOALS HAS DIFFERENT CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WE TRY TO CREATE SOLUTION TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES. AND I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS OVER THE NEXT TEN TO 15 YEARS. AND I'M ALSO ALSO TO BE PART OF AN ORGANIZATION LIKE FPUA WHEREAS GEO SPACE SPATIAL PROFESSIONAL I CAN ADAPT THE FUTURE.
WE NEED GROW AND EVOLVE WITH BUSINESS NEEDS AND TAKE ON UNIQUE AND COMPLEX CHALLENGES SUCH AS THE SMART GRID, ELECTRIC VEHICLES. SOLAR ENERGY AND CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO SURVIVE AND
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THRIVE, IN AN INDUSTRY OF ONGOING DISRUPTION.I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CREATE THE PROPER STRATEGY AND WE DEVELOP THE PROPER GOALS.
WE INVEST IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CREATIVE AND SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO OVERCOME THOSE GOALS THAT WE IMPLEMENT SCALEABLE AND FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS.
WE CULTIVATE A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION AND DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE THAT CAN BRING TO ORGANIZATION.
THE PILLAR GIVE THE ORGANIZATION A COMPETITIVE AGE TO MOVE FORWARD. GROW AND TRANSFORM THE INDUSTRY. WITH THAT IT WOULD BE HAPPY
TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE
BOARD MEMBERS? >> I GOT A BUNCH.
BUT GO AHEAD. >> SO YOU MENTION THE ABILITY TO SHAPE AND MOLD THE INDUSTRY.
SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO UTILITIES I ASSUME.
WHAT ARE SOME REALLY BIG CHANGES THAT YOU SEE THAT ARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AND HELP BRING TOP TIER
COMMUNITY? >> I WISH I HAD A CRYSTAL BALL. AS WE LOOK AT WAYS TO IMPLEMENT AMI TECHNOLOGY AND LOOKING AT CREATING A SMARTER GRID, THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING WHERE THOSE ASSETS ARE AND BEING ABLE TO CAPTURE THE INFORMATION THAT THOSE SYSTEMS ARE PROVIDING ARE PROBABLY IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. PROBABLY MOST VALUED FPUA.
INTEGRATED OTHER TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LEARN THAT'S A FEW YEARS DOWN THE LINE. THAT WILL HELP US NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND INDIVIDUALLY LOOK AT THAT HISTORICAL INFORMATION BUT INSTEAD RUN THAT INFORMATION THROUGH A MODEL AND PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK TO US WITHOUT PUTTING IN A TON OF MANUAL EFFORT.
>> I DON'T RECALL HOW FAR ALONG WE WERE.
I KNOW WE JUST HAD THE GEORGIA AVENUE ISSUE AND THAT KIND OF THING I'M SURE IF YOU GUYS DINGED THOSE OFF THERE. BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER AREAS MAYBE THAT ARE WEAK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN
>> FROM AN ELECTRICAL STANDPOINT WE FOCUS ON WHAT WE -- TREE DREAMING, POLE REPLACE.
. THINGS WE HAVE PROCESSES IN PLACE FOR. THERE'S A ROBUST R AND R KIND OF ANALYSIS THAT WE GO THROUGH FROM A WATER PERSPECTIVE. WE ARE A SMALL TEAM.
WE ARE TAKING ON A LOT OF INFORMATION.
A LOT OF INFORMATION. WE DO OUR BEST TO MANAGE AND WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENTS; AS PROFESSIONALS I'M NOT AN ENGINEER. A LOT OF IT IS I NEED ENGINEERS TO TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
I UNDERSTAND THE DATA. I UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN DELIVER IT TO YOU. I CAN'T GIVE YOU A SOLUTION.
BECAUSE I DON'T SIT IN YOUR CHAIR AND MAKE YOUR DECISIONS. A LOT OF THAT COLLABORATION NEED TO GO ON. I DON'T HAVE EXACT PINPOINT WHERE OUR VULNERABILITIES ARE THAT WOULD PROBABLY BEST BE ANSWERED BY THE DEPARTMENT HEADS OF
UTILITIES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT. THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE USE. WE USE WATER MAIN TRACKS AND TRACK CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, AGE OF THE PIPE.
AND COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FACTOR TO HELP US IDENTIFY THE WEAKEST. NOT THE WEAKEST BUT THE SYSTEM -- THE SYSTEM THAT NEEDS THE MOST ATTENTION.
WE CAN CREATE THOSE HEAT MAPS AND IDENTIFY WHERE THE MAPS ARE AT. CCTV IS PRETTY INTERESTING.
BECAUSE THEY VIDEO CAMERA -- THEY VIDEO THE PIPE AND THEN THEY IDENTIFY THE CRACKS IN THE PIPE.
THEY NEED TO ADDRESS SO THEY WILL USE THAT.
THEY WILL CORE THAT PIPE FROM MANHOLE TO MANHOLE.
THEY WILL GET A SCORE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CRACKS.
WHATEVER OTHER DATA THEY CAN COLLECT.
THEY WILL IDENTIFY THE WEAKEST SEWER PIPES.
THE ENGINEERING GROUPS USE A LOT OF DATA.
THEY USE AND ANALYZE. THEY USE THE GIS TO EVALUATE
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THE SYSTEM. THAT'S WHAT JASON HELPS THEMDEVELOP. >> IS THERE -- THIS MIND SOUND REALLY DUMB. I WILL APOLOGIZE NOW.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I KNOW YOU CAN SCOPE THE LINE AND KIND OF LOOK DOWN THERE; RIGHT? BUT IS THERE SOME KIND OF WIFI CAMERA THAT CAN DO A VIDEO FROM START TO FINISH AND SEE WHERE SOME OF THE
PLACES ARE? >> SEWER STANDPOINT?
>> YEAH. THAT'S WHAT THE QUCT SOFTWARE DOES. THEY TAKE CAMERA.
THE CAMERA THEY IDENTIFY ANY DEFECTS SOFTWARE CAPTURES THE DEFECT, CAPTURES THE LOCATION OF IT BASED ON HOW FAR ALONG YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THE PIPE.
WE CAN GENERATE MAPS. WE CAN GENERATE MAPS THAT HAVE PARTICULAR SCORES. WE LOOK AT THE ONES THAT
HAVE THE MOST DEFECTS. >> LIKE IT TRAVELS THROUGH FROM POINT A TO POINT B. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT GEO-SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY. IT'S LARGE.
YOU CAN TAKE THAT CONCEPT IMPLEMENT SOMETHING.
>> EXACTLY. THERE'S A LOT OF UPCOMING
THAT WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
>> LASTLY, I JUST HAD A QUESTION KIND OF ABOUT LIKE WHERE THE DEPARTMENT HEADS KIND OF REVIEW THIS.
DO THEY HAVE IT ON THEIR PHONE? IS THIS SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO SIT IN FRONT OF THEIR
COMPUTER FOR? >> IT'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF DATA. THEY ARE JUST IN FRONT OF
THE COMPUTER. >> I ALWAYS DO MY BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACCESSIBLE ON ANY DEVICE.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS DEFINITELY MOVING MUCH -- IT'S MOVING FAST. AT THE POINT THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I BUILT THE PUBLIC OUTAGE MAP THE WAY I DID. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WORKS ON TABLET AND BROWSER OR WORKED ON A PHONE WHETHER YOU FLIP OR TURN IT. RIGHT NOW THE INFORMATION IS ACTUALLY BECOMING VERY ACCESSIBLE ON JUST ABOUT ANY
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE A VERY OLD SYSTEM; RIGHT?
OVER 100 YEARS OLD, I THINK. >> 120, YEAH.
>> I MEAN HOW DID YOU START? DID YOU HAVE OLD PIECES OF PAPER THAT SHOWS YOU WHERE PIPES AND THINGS WERE.
THERE WAS ACTUALLY I SAW SOMEWHERE IN AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT LOOKING AT OLD AS BUILTS.
THIS IS HOW I FEEL EVERY TIME I LOOK AS BUILT FROM THE 1950S. YOU RELYING ON A LOT OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION TO GET THAT INFORMATION INTO YOUR SYSTEM. UNLESS YOU DIG UP THE GROUND, YOU -- WHATEVER WAS ON THE DRAWING FROM 1960, IS REALLY ALL YOU HAVE GO ON. AND YOU TAKE YOUR BEST GUESS WITH IT. DID YOU USE THE PROPERTY
>> WE DO USE THE PROPERTY APPRAISER DATABASE FOR THE PARTIALS AND THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS AS THE BASE.
WE GET THEIR DATA COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR.
>> WE HAVE ACCESS -- WE USE WHATEVER WE CAN.
THEIR PHOTOGRAPHRY. STREET VIEW.
>> WE WILL SENT SOMEONE OUT ON THE FIELD.
I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE USFUL DATA TO START WITH. BECAUSE THEY HAVE PARCEL IDEAS AND THE STREET ADDRESSES AND THE AGE OF THE HOME AND YOU KNOW THAT KIND OF THING.
AND SO YOU'VE HAD TO KIND OF GO FROM THIS OLD PAPER SYSTEM TO NOW TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM; IS THAT RIGHT? AND ALL THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS?
>> YEAH. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO THE -- HOW DOES THIS HELP THE CUSTOMER?
>> I MEAN, YOU TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOW IT HELPS DEPARTMENT HEADS. I KNOW IT MAKES RELIABILITY -- BUILDING RELIABILITY EVERY TIME WE CAN IDENTIFY IT. HOW DOES THE CUSTOMER -- THE CUSTOMER WHO CALLS IN AND SAYS I HAVE AN OUTAGE.
YOU ALREADY KNOW THEY HAVE AN OUTAGE; RIGHT?
>> THEORETICALLY? >> AS THE ONE SLIDE DEMONSTRATED, HAVING THAT GIS DATA AS WE FEED INFORMATION TO THE SYSTEM IS RECOGNIZING CUSTOMERS THAT ARE OUT. IT WILL PREDICT BASED ON THE INFORMATION YOU ARE PROVIDING IT WITH IT THINKS THE OUTAGE HAS OCCURRED. EVEN IF A CUSTOMER CALLS AND
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THEY ARE PART OF THE TRANSFORMER BANK WE HAVE THRESHOLDS IN OUR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT SAID HALF THE CUSTOMERS ARE OUT THAT HAVE CALLED IN.I BET IT'S THE FUSE AND IT WILL ROLL UP TO THE FUSE.
THAT ALLOWS OUR SYSTEM OPERATORS TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR LINE CAN CREWS AND SAY HERE'S WHERE THE SOFTWARE TELLS ME TO GO. RIDE DOWNSTREAM FROM THERE.
>> I CAN SEE HOW THAT DOES. BUT THE -- I CAN'T GET THROUGH TO THEM. I'M GOING TO TELL THEM I HAVE AN OUTAGE. I WANT TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
WILL THIS SYSTEM HELP US THE DO THAT?
>> THE PUBLIC OUTAGE MAP PROVIDES SOME OF THAT INFORMATION TO THE CUSTOMER. IT IS A REAL-TIME OUTAGE
>> THE PUBLIC OUTAGE ONE. WE DON'T GIVE THEM FINE GRAIN DETAILS. WE DON'T GIVE THEM IS SAME INFORMATION THAT OUR OPERATOR HELP TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TOOL. IT GIVES THEM AN AREA OF WHERE THE OUTAGE OCCURRED. AND THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION WHERE THE OUTAGE IS.
THEY DO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. AGAIN, AS I STATED AS WE LOOK TO IMPROVE OUR WAYS. I THINK THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE WITH TUFT CAN MERRILL.
LEVERAGES THE DATA THAT WE GET FROM SYSTEMS LIKE THIS.
I THINK THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN -- WE
SHOULD FOCUS ON AND LOOK AT. >> YEAH.
BECAUSE THOSE ARE JUST SIMPLE THINGS TO THE CUSTOMER. AND IT'S VERY -- IT LOOKS VERY, VERY SOPHISTICATED FOR FPUA EMPLOYEES BUT FOR THE CUSTOMER THEY JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU KNOW IT'S OUT.
AND WHEN I GET CONTACTED, I TELL.
I BET THEM THEY KNOW ALREADY IT'S OUT.
EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH.
I THINK THEY KNOW ALREADY. I WILL SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT. I THINK THAT COMMUNICATION PART OF IT -- ALL THE SO FIST INDICATED KNOWLEDGE WOULD BE GREAT. I ALSO THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT -- WE HAVING SOME KIND OF PROTECTION IN PLACE BECAUSE OF SECURITY. BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY OF THEIR SYSTEMS NOW.
THEY HAVE BEEN FOR A WHILE. AND I WOULD IMAGINE YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT TOO MUCH INFORMATION OUT THERE FOR SOMEONE WHO HAD SOME KIND NEFARIOUS PURPOSE.
>> RIGHT. THE WEB PAGE THAT JASON IS TALKING ABOUT THAT'S PUBLIC FACING.
THAT'S KIND OF A REACTIVE RESPONSE TO PROVIDING INFORMATION? WE ARE WORKING ON PROACTIVE APPROACH THAT WE'RE PROBABLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AWAY FROM FINALIZING. WHEN THERE'S AN OUTAGE WE CAN NOTIFY THE CUSTOMER IF THEY ARE PART OF CONTACT LIST. WE WILL NOTIFY THEM THERE'S AN ISSUE IN OUR AREA. WE ARE AWARE OF IT SO THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO CALL.
WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE WITH LETTING THEM KNOW.
AS LONG AS THEY KNOW THAT YOU KNOW.
THEY FEEL BETTER ABOUT THAT. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY DON'T FEEL THEY ARE PANICKING IF THEY DON'T KNOW
THAT YOU KNOW. >> WE EXPECT THAT TO BE PRETTY SUCCESSFUL. AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CALLS WE GET INTO DISPATCH SO THE DISPATCHERS CAN FOCUS ON RESTORING POWER OR RESTORING WHATEVER IS WE IF THEY NEED TO RESTORE. THOSE CALLS COME IN.
IT'S GOT SOME CUSTOMERS KNOW HOW TO GET AROUND THE SYSTEM AND GET TO EMERGENCY LINE, WHICH IS REALLY INTENDED FOR REAL WORLD EMERGENCIES. WE'RE WORKING ON PROACTIVE
APPROACH. >> ALSO FOR THE WATER -- FOR THE OTHER -- NOT JUST ELECTRICITY.
BUT FOR -- BECAUSE THAT WAS A PROBLEM WHEN WE HAD THE GEORGIA AVENUE SITUATION; RIGHT? WE -- IT'S WATER. WASTEWATER.
>> THANK YOU. THE DASH BOARD ON THE WEB SITE IS FAIRLY SIMPLISTIC. HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT TRYING TO USE THE DASH BOARD THAT LOOKS MORE LIKE THE COVID-19 ONE. WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE ALL SYSTEMS ARE RUNNING OR THERE'S ONLY THIS MANY OUT. WHATEVER.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE, I
GUESS. >> ACTUALLY, IF THERE'S AN OUTAGE. WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ONE NOW. IF THERE'S AN OUTAGE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLICK ON THE EXTENT OF THE OUTAGE.
AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF DOTS IN THAT BOUNDARY.
AND THAT BOUNDARY IF YOU CLICK ON THE DOT IT WILL TELL YOU HOW MANY CUSTOMERS ARE OUT AND WHAT THE EXPECTED TIME IS. JASON COULD SHOW YOU THAT IN A MINUTE. I THINK THAT COULD ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION. >> I NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND THIS. MAYBE I'M NOT LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACE. I WILL LOOK AGAIN.
>> I WILL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU CAN LOOK.
>> RIGHT HERE ON OUR WEB PAGE.
ON THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN. >> RIGHT THERE.
>> SURPRISE. >> IEN EVEN KNEW WHERE THAT
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WAS. >> DO WE HAVE DIRECTIONS TO GET TO THIS OUTAGE MAP ON THE IBR?
I THINK THAT WOULD BE -- >> I DON'T KNOW.
NO, WE DON'T. WHEN THEY CALL IN, YOU CAN TELL THEM RIGHT AWAY ON THE VOICE RECORDING.
THERE'S FPUA.COM. GO TO OUTAGE MAP.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT OUTAGES WE ARE AWARE OF.
>> WHAT I THINK WE CAN DO IS OUTGOING NOTIFICATION TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THERE'S AN OUTAGE WE'LL LET THEM KNOW THERE'S AN OUTAGE AND GIVE THEM A LINK TO THIS OUTAGE MAP. THAT WAY THEY CAN HAVE A LINK RIGHT ON THEIR PHONE. ON THE IBR, THEY WILL -- CUSTOMERS KNOW WHICH BUTTON TO PUSH TO GET THROUGH. THEY TYPICALLY WON'T LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE MESSAGE. THE OUTGOING TEXT NOTIFICATION OR E-MAIL NOTIFICATION WE COULD INCLUDE A LINK TO THE OUTAGE MAP.
WHICH WILL BE HELPFUL. I THINK THAT ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTION. >> IS THERE ANY WAY FOR OUR CUSTOMER WHO IS EXPERIENCING OUTAGE TO SEE WHAT THE ESTIMATED RESTORATION TIME IS?
>> SURE. >> IF IT'S ON YOUR MAP HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE COUPLE OF OUTAGES.
IF I CLICK ON THE DOT, IT ACTUALLY GIVES ME THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMER EFFECTED. THIS A PLANNED OUTAGE.
IT GIVES YOU EQUIPMENT EFFECTED.
I COULD WITH A TRANSFORMER OR A FUSE.
WE COULD TELL YOU THE CAUSE OF THE OUTAGE.
THAT COULD BE WEATHER OR VEGETATION FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE. IT'S A PLANNED OUTAGE.
BUT THERE'S ALSO INFORMATION WITHIN THE POLLY POLYGON.
WITHIN THIS TOP UP HERE ON THE RED DOT.
THERE'S AN ESTIMATED RESTORATION.
THIS IS PLANNED OUTAGE. THEY CAN'T REALLY FILL IT IN. YES THERE'S AN OPTION FOR THE SYSTEM OPERATORS TO PUT IN THIS IS THE ESTIMATED RESTORATION TIME THAT WE THINK.
>> WE DO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION.
BUT WE DON'T GET INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY DETAILS.
THIS AS FAR AS YOU CAN ZOOM IN.
I'M NOT ZOOMING IN ON SOMEONE'S HOUSE IF IT'S A CUSTOMER RELATED CALL. THOSE ARE THE SECURITY THAT
WE PUT INTO IT. >> THAT SHADED AREA REPRESENTS THE EXTENSIVE OF THE OUTAGE.
IT REPRESENTS THE FEEDER BOUNDARY.
THIS IS BEST USED DURING MAJOR STORM EVENTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE LOOK AT THE ONCIES AND TWOSIES.
IT'S DURING A MAJOR STORM EVENT.
THAT GIVES YOU HIGH-LEVEL IDEA.
>> THIS IS A LIVE CONNECTION TO THE OUTAGE MAP.
THIS IS UP-TO-DATE. IT UPDATES EVERY 15 MINUTES.
>> YOUR PROACTIVE RESPONSE THAT YOU HAVE PLANNED IN FUTURE WHERE YOU WILL NOTIFY IMPACTED CUSTOMERS THAT THERE'S AN OUTAGE. I HOPE YOU WILL ALSO INCLUDE IN THAT MESSAGE TO THEM A PROPOSED RESTORATION OR EXPECTATION WHEN IT WILL BE RESTORED.
BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE NICE INFORMATION TO KNOW OTHER THAN, HEY, IT'S OUT. CLICK.
>> GENERALLY I KNOW FP&L PROVIDES THAT SERVICE.
I'VE HAD THEM CALL A COUPLE OF TIME.
YEAH THEY GIVE YOU A LARGE WINDOW.
>> EXACTLY. >> I KNOW WE CAN'T BE ACCURATE ABOUT IT. BUT IT WOULD PROBABLY SLOW DOWN INCOMING CALLS. ON THE GIS, WHAT IS OUR BUDGET THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO THIS TYPE OF
TECHNOLOGY? >> WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE LICENSES FOR SOFTWARE.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
>> WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE SMALL UTILITY AGREEMENTS WITH TWO ORGANIZATIONS. ONE BEING ESRI.
THAT PROVIDES US ALL OF THE GIS LICENSES.
BECAUSE WE ARE SMALL UTILITY AND WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CUSTOMERS, WE GET A REALLY GOOD DEAL.
AND ALLOWS US UNLIMITED LICENSES.
ACCESS TO SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS THAT TYPICALLY YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ONE BY ONE.
BUT THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUNDLE IT TGETHER AND GIVES US A REAL GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS LIKE THIS.
WE HAVE A VERY SYSTEM AGREEMENT WITH SNYDER ELECTRIC VENDOR WHO IS ALSO OUR MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.
IN ADDITION, THEY ARE OUR FIBER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.
THEY DO FIBER, THEY DO OUTAGE MANAGEMENT AND THEY ALSO PROVIDE THE INTEGRATION WITH AMI SYSTEM AS WELL.
THAT VENDOR, AGAIN WE HAVE A SMALL UTILITY AGREEMENT WITH THEM. WHICH GIVES US A BUNDLE OF SOFTWARE THAT WE USUALLY SIGN A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THAT AS CERTAIN COST. WE WORK THAT A COUPLE OF -- THREE YEARS AGO. I THINK IT'S UP THIS YEAR.
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>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THE SYSTEM TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER?
>> >> WE DON'T HAVE THAT SYSTEM IN PLACE YET. WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING IN PLACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AS SOON AS WE HAVE THAT ACTIVE WE WILL MAKE SURE WE GET THE BOARD AN UPDATE ON THAT. AS A MATTER OF FACT WE'LL MOST LIKELY DO A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD SO IT CAN BE ON TV AND OUR CUSTOMERS CAN SEE IT.
IN ADDITION TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH.
>> I THINK REQUIREMENTS LIKE THAT HAVE TO BE REFINED.
WE IS TALK TO EXPERT AND SUPERVISORS WHAT THEIR COMFORTABLE WITH SENDIN A NOTIFICATION OUT.
IT'S A FINE LINE. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE TOO EARLY. GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE LINE CREWS AND BEING ABLE TO ASSESS IT THAT WAY WILL BE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THEY WILL DISCUSS.
AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IF WE CAN GET A CONFIRMATION FROM THE CREWS THIS IS DEFINITELY WHAT IS OUT.
AND USE THAT AS OUR TRIGGER MECHANISM, THAT WAY WE KNOW FOR SURE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. AND NOW WE'RE BEING MORE
ACCURATE IN OUR ESTIMATIONS. >>
>> WOULD THAT BE THROUGH PHONE?
>> TEXT OR E-MAIL. TEXT YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE
SOMEONE SELL. >> OR AN E-MAIL.
>> OKAY. >> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU KNOW.
>> SECOND MOST IMPORTANCE THING THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON IT AND MAYBE A BIG WINDOW OF WHEN YOU MIGHT BE.
MOST PEOPLE ARE OKAY KNOWING OKAY.
THEY KNOW IT. AND THEY ARE WORKING ON IT.
>> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. >> I DO HAVE JUST A FEW FINAL COMMENTS. THE GENTLEMAN THAT MR. CRAWFORD PRESENTED TO US FROM EQUIPMENT RODEO.
THOSE TYPES OF FOLKS ARE ABSOLUTE CRITICAL REQUIREMENT JUST TO HAVE A UTILITY.
IF YOU WANT TO RUN A UTILITY YOU HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE THAT. THERE'S NO -- THAT ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A-TIER UTILITY.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE STRONG GIS. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN MAKE INTELLIGENT DECISIONS. YOU MENTIONED WHAT KIND OF VALUE DOES IT BRING TO CUSTOMER.
BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO DO GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS ON OUR UTILITIES THERE WAS ONE WAY -- MAYBE TWO WAYS THAT WE MADE DECISIONS ON HOW DO WE INVEST OUR MONEY INTO CAPITAL IN REPLACING OUR EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE? AND THAT WAS BASED ON AGE AND THE GUT FEELING OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT IN THE FIELD.
WHERE NOW WE CAN DO THAT ANALYSIS THAT SAYS OKAY.
WHAT ARE THE DENSITY OF WATER MAIN BREAKS WE HAD.
CUSTOMER COMPLAINS USING THAT VIDEO DATA.
WHAT'S THE DENSITY OF CRACKS IN OUR PIPELINES? WE CAN SPEND THAT MONEY INTELLIGENTLY.
AND THERE'S NO WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT GOOD IT DEPARTMENT.
GOOD ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND GREAT GIS.
AND WITH THAT BEING SAID AND I WILL GIVE A PLUG.
I'M SURE HE WILL BE EMBARRASSED AS FAR AS GIS FOLKS GO. HE'S AN ABSOLUTE ROCK STAR.
THERE'S NOBODY I EVER MET THAT DOES IT BETTER THAN HIM. I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET A LOT OF FOLKS WHO DOES WHAT HE DOES.
WHEN HE FIRST CAME ONBOARD, WE HAD A QUOTE FROM A FIRM FOR $150,000 TO IMPLEMENT THE SOFTWARE THAT HE PRESENTED TO US. AND THEY WANTED TO FOR A YEAR A FULL-TIME PERSON FROM STAFF TO COME ALONG SIDE THEM WHILE THEY IMPLEMENTED IT.
AND HE MRIMENTED IT -- IMPLEMENTED IT IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THAT'S ONE OUT OF MANY SCENARIO. HE'S A ROCK STORE.
HIS TEAM THE GREAT. THEY BRING HUGE VALUE.
WHATEVER THEIR BUDGET IS, I'M CONFIDENT IT'S TOO SMALL. THEY BRING HUGE VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AND FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT GOES INTO THE DEPARTMENT THAT GIVE BACK AT LEAST 10.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. BUT I DEFINITELY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BY MYSELF. I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE STAFF. IT'S THE PEOPLE MAINTAINING ON THE DAILY BASIS. TOMORROW I WILL COME IN AND SOMETHING WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS TODAY.
AND TRYING TO TRACK THAT FROM -- WITH FOUR UTILITIES
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CAN BE A VERY DIFFICULT TASK.AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB OF HANDLING THAT.
>> I'M CERTAINLY DAZZLED. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY EASY.
[G.3. City of Fort Pierce Retirement and Benefit System Update – For Information Only]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, JASON.>> MR. CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS AN INFORMATION PRESENTATION ON THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS SYSTEM.
IT'S AN UPDATE FROM LAST YEAR.
MR. KEY STEPHENS WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS. MR. CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS. I DO WANT TO SAY AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IF IT WASN'T FOR THE OPERATIONS STAFF AND MAINTENANCE STAFF, THEY ALL HAVE A PASSION ALSO. TO PUT OUT SAFE DRINKING WATER. I THINK THOSE OF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE HAVE SEEN THAT WITH THE EMPLOYEES AND THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB OF PUTTING OUT SAFE DRINKING
WATER. >> SOME OF YOU SAW THIS PRESENTATION LAST YEAR. THIS AN UPDATE.
SOME WILL BE REHASHING. IT'S AN ANNUAL PRESENATION WE DO WITH NEW NUMBERS. AND SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED. AND SOME OF THIS WILL BE NEW TO NEWER BOARD MEMBERS FROM LAST YEAR.
I AM VOTED MEMBER OF ONE OF THE TWO REPRESENTATIVES FOR FPUA ON THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE RETIREMENT BENEFITS SYSTEM. AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE WE HAVE 7 MEMBERS. TWO CITY COMMISSIONERS, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND FPUA APPOINTEE, WHICH IS MISS BARBARA MICA WHO IS NOT HERE AND THREE ELECTED MEMBERS. I'M ONE OF THE FPUA ELECTED MEMBERS. THE CITY -- AND THE POLICE.
FOUR OF US ARE CERTIFIED PUBLIC PENSION TRUSTEES AND THREE ARE IN THE PROCESS NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE NEWER MEMBERS. WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY INVESTMENT CONSULTANT AND NINE MONEY MANAGERS.
WE'RE ESTABLISHED AND OPERATING WITH CHAPTER 13 OF THE CITY CHARTER. AND AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S CALCULATED BASED ON THE MEMBERS FINAL AVERAGE SALARY OF THE TOP FIVE OF THE LAST TEN YEARS.
AND HERE'S A SERVICE TIME THREE PERCENT MULTIPLIER.
WE ARE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN. NOT A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT TO PUT IT -- I PUT IT IN SIMPLE TERMS. IF YOU ARE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN, WHEN YOU GO TO RETIRE, YOU'VE GOT A PIE.
AND YOU'VE GOT TO DECIDE OUT MUCH OF THE PIE YOU WANT TO EAT THAT YEAR. IF YOU EAT TOO MUCH THAT YEAR, NEXT YEAR YOU MIGHT HAVE TO EAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND A LITTLE BIT MORE. IF YOU START USING INITIAL INVESTMENT UP YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE AT THE END OF THAT, THE PIE WILL BE GONE. THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS. YOU TRY TO SLICE IT UP AND SEE HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO LIVE.
WHERE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN YOU GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE DEPENDING ON ELECTION.
THAT'S WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT OUR PENSION PLAN.
AND THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR US.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.
FPUA MAY RETIRE. FIVE YEARS IS THE VESTING PERIOD. IN 2022 WE HAD A CHANGE.
AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
HE HAD VALUATION. WE HAD A CHANGE IN THE 100,000 PAYMENT FOR MEMBERS HIRED BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST.
2012. THE IMPACT TO OUR BENEFIT WAS 200 RECREWED LIABILITY 2 # -- 22.4 MILLION.
THAT'S SPLIT AMONGST THE THREE POLICE, CITY, AND UTILITY. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE THAT WAS CHANGED IN 20 -- CHANGED AT WE IN 2012.
PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS THAT WAY BEFORE.
WHAT THEY DID THEY TOOK IT BACK TO WAY IT WAS BEFORE FOR THOSE EMPLOYEE HIRED PRIOR TO 2012.
>> AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE EMPLOYEE ARE NOT GOING TO BE NEW EMPLOYEES DON'T GET THE SAME BENEFIT. THESE ARE THINGS THAT GOT ADDED. 10-1-2012 AS YOU SEE.
EMPLOYEES THEY CAN WORK 500 OVERTIME HOURS A YEAR BUT ONLY 300 YEARS ARE COUNTED TOWARD RETIREMENT.
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AND THAT'S ON THE ROLLING AVERAGE.SICK VACATION AS OF 6-30-2011.
THEY WHENEVER YOU HAD THEN. THOSE THAT WERE HIRED BEFORE 2012 THAT'S ALL YOU CAN SELL BACK TOWARDS RETIREMENT.
AND AS YOU SEE EMPLOYEES HIRED AFTER 10-1-2012 CAN'T SALE TOWARD PENSION FINAL SALARY.
IF YOU WERE HIRED AFTER 10-1-2012.
YOUR MAXIMUM IS 75%. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO BE 25-YEAR EMPLOYEES MAKE SENSE.
AND THEN THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO INTO THE DRAW PROGRAM AND YOU CAN HAVE THEM FOR 30 YEARS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR AVERAGE EMPLOYEE FROM 2012 AS THEY GET INTO THE RETIREMENT.
AT THE PRESENT CHARTER. FY-2021 CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS THE EMPLOYEES PUT IN 964,000.
AND FY-2022, THE EMPLOYEES WILL PUT IN 6.16.
AND THE EMPLOYER PERCENTAGE WILL BE 17.96.
THAT'S AN INCREASE FOR THIS NEXT YEAR OF 1.04, I BELIEVE OR 02 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
IT DOES THIS A LOT. WE'VE BEEN LUCKY THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. IT'S WENT DOWN.
AND WE DID VERY WELL. WITH ACTUARIES THE RISK IS UP THERE. THINGS CHANGE ALL THE I'M.
I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND.
>> AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021.
WE WERE 90% FUNDED. THAT'S VERY GOOD.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE AT #00%. BUT YEAR NOT THERE.
RETURN LAST YEAR 10.15. TO RECOGNIZE THE RETURN WHICH IS GOOD. GREATER THAN THE 7.5 ASSUMED RETURN. 7.5 HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE RISK. MOVING FORWARD WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING -- WE'VE LOWERS THAT 7.25.
WE'VE BEEN SLOW TO GO DOWN. WE WENT DOWN TO 77.5 AND WERE PART WHEN WE LOWERED IT.
AND REALLY THERE ARE SOME INVEST -- SOME PENSIONS THAT THEY RECOMMEND 7 OR BELOW. BECAUSE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING THEY WILL BE TOUGH TIMES AHEAD.
>> CAN I INTERRUPT YOU FOR A SECOND?
>> YES, MADAM MAYOR. >> BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS DEPENDS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STOCK MARKET.
>> OR INVESTMENTS, YES, MA'AM.
>> GOOD YEARS -- I MEAN SO THIS ISN'T JUST -- IT'S GOOD MANAGEMENT. I'M NOT TAKING AWAY FROM THE MANAGEMENT. IT'S REALLY IN GOOD YEARS FOR THE STOCK MARKET IT'S GOOD YEARS FOR -- IT REDUCES THAT ON THAT PREVIOUS SCREEN THE 17.6 COULD BE LOWER BECAUSE OF GOOD PERFORMANCE FOR THIS STOCK MARKET.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S ONE PART OF IT.
IF THEY CHANGE THE RULES LIKE THE MORTALITY TABLES --
>> THE LEGISLATURE DID THAT. THAT'S A NEGATIVELY COULD EFFECT IT. MR. FEE FROM LAST YEAR OUT PEOPLE LIVE LONGER. IT'S NOT AS GOOD FOR
RETIREMENT. >> ACTUARY DID PUT THAT IN THE EXPERIENCE. WE HAD LESS THAN EXPECTED RETIREE MORTALITY. THAT'S UNFAVORABLE.
>> WHEN AN ACTUARY DOES THE NUMBERS.
THEY LOOK AT SO MANY THINGS. REMEMBER LAST YEAR ONE OF THE THINGS I LOOKED AT LAST YEAR WAS I WAS AMAZED AT THE AGE OF THE RETIREES. WE HAVE 22 RETIREES OVER 90 STILL DRAWING FROM THE PENSION.
FROM 85 TO 89 WE HAD 17. THEN I WILL NOT GO THROUGH THEM ALL. THAT TELLS YOU THE SAME OF OUR RETIREES. WHICH IS KIND OF AMAZING.
AS ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. I DID GET AN UPDATE.
I KNOW THE NUMBER AS OF DECEMBER 31 WAS 259 MILLION.
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WE DID GET AT LEAST IN THE FIRST QUARTER I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE THE FIRST OF YEAR.IT'S BEEN BAD. TO YOUR QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR, I WILL SAY THIS. WE DIVERSIFY.
AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE DIVERSIFY.
WE DON'T HAVE BIG, BIGGUPS BUT NOT BIG, BIG DOWNS.
I WILL SAY IN THE HISTORY OF OUR FUND WE'VE NEVER GOT A RETURN LESS THAN 8% OVER ALL THE YEARS OF THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT. THAT'S AMAZING.
AND THAT'S THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION AND THROUGH THE CONSULTANT. WE KEEP THE SAME PEOPLE.
WE'RE STABLE. AND MONEY MANAGERS JESUS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BAD QUARTER OR YEAR.
AS LONG AS WE KNOW WHY, BECAUSE IT COULD BE JUST THAT AREA. YOU KNOW WE COMPARE TO -- AS YOU KNOW -- IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING OUT AND FOLLOWING WHAT WE WANT THEM TO FOLLOW. WE WILL CHANGE THEM OUT.
IT'S ONLY HAPPENED ONCE IN OVER 20 YEARS.
>> I WAS ALSO RESPONDING TO FACT THAT YOU SAID WE MIGHT BE GOING INTO SOME ROUGH TIMES.
AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT PERHAPS THE JUST THE GENERAL INVESTMENT PEFRMGS.
RIGHT NOW IT DID DROP BUT IT'S STILL.RI DON'T KNOW.
THERE YOU CAN RIGHT NOW ANNUAL BENEFITS OF FPUA CITY GENERAL AND THE POLICE. THERE IT IS RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF DIVERSIFICATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. THAT YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR MONEY IS. AND IF ONE AREA DOES BIGGER ONE YEAR THAN THE LESS, WE TAKE THAT EXTRA AND IT MIGHT LIKE DOMESTIC EQUITY MIGHT GO HIGH AND WE HAVE 40% THAT'S WHERE WE DRAW THE CASH OUT TO BE ABLE TO PAY THE RETIREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE A -- SO THEY GET IT STRAIGHT ATTEND OF THE YEAR.
THAT'S OUR TARGETS RIGHT THERE.
>> DIDN'T YOU TAKE -- IT TOOK IT A LONG TIME TO GET -- WE'RE VERY, VERY CARABLE AND THE WHOLE REAL ESTATE THING. AND AS YOU REMEMBER I HAVE TOM ROOELGS -- REAL CONCERNS ABOUT TOOELS.
WE'RE INTO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND.
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD MONEY TO BE MADE IN THE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS BUT WE'RE VERY CAREFUL.
WE JUST GOT OUR PINKIE IN IT NOW.
WE DEFINITELY DO DIVERSIFY. THAT ACTUALLY CAME IN, IN 2008 WHEN HE HAD THE BIG DROP IN 2008 TO 2011.
AND THAT'S WHERE IT WENT UP. WHAT CHANGES THAT THERE'S ONLY A FEW THINGS. WE HAD INFLUX OF MONEY.
WE COULD PAY THAT OFF. ITS NOT HURTING OUR SYSTEM BUT KEEPING FROM GETTING A COLA RADIO IT NOW.
YOU THINK ABOUT IT. IF WE HAVE 90-YEAR-OLD RETIREES, THEY'VE BEEN RETIRES A WHILE.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COST OF LIVING OVER THAT TIME PERIOD? I THINK THERE'S ONE THAT I KNOW OF. THAT COMMISSIONER WAS ABLE TO REMEMBER. AND WE ALL LOOKING AT SOME AVENUES. WE CAN'T HURT THE FUND.
WE STEWARDS OF FUND. WE HAVE TO KEEP THIS RETIREMENT FUND SOLVENT AND KEEP IT YOU KNOW GOOD.
THAT'S OUR JOB. THE FIRE DISTRICT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAVE OLDER RETIREES THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO HAVE COLA BECAUSE THEIR FUND HAS TO GET MUCH MORE STABLE.
WE'RE NOT ALONE. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'RE MUCH BETTER OFF THAN THEY ARE.
THE FIRE DISTRICT WAS WITH US UNTIL ABOUT -- ABOUT
2008. >> THEY PULL IT OUT AND PRATT IT FROM US. WE HAVE TO BE 100% FUNDED.
ALL THOSE THINGS. WHAT WE LOOK AT NOW.
WE'RE JUST HAVING ACTUARY LOOK AT IT IN WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY FOR SOME OF WE JUST ASK THEM TO LOOK AT IT.
IT HAPPENS TO GO BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION.
TO RETIREE RETIRED OVER 20 YEAR TO LOOK AT MAYBE 13
LITTLE CHECK. >> SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IF IT'S HURTING THE FUND.
WE GOT TO LOOK HOW IT BIG NEGATIVE LITT EFFECTS THE FUN. THAT'S THE BIG DEAL THERE.
THE ACTUARIAL REPORT WILL BE ON FPUA.COM.
YOU CAN LOOK AND SEE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO SEE ABOUT IT. IT MAY NOT BE THERE NOW.
BUT BARBARA MICA WILL PUT IT ON THERE AFTER THIS.
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THERE'S THE SITE AND THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.YOU CAN GO AND LOOK FOR THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> I CAME FROM YOU DID 401(K) AND YOU HAD TO PUT IN MONEY. I PUT IN 6%.
THEY WOULD MATCH UP TO 3. WHEN YOU GET TO PART WHERE WE ARE LIKE YEAH THEY ARE PUTTING IN 6%.
WE'RE PUTTING IN 16 OR WHATEVER.
I'M LIKE HOLY COW, HOW ARE WE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND THE EMPLOYEES PAYCHECK I'M CURIOUS HOW IT WORKS FOR THEM. DO THEY HAVE TO OPT IN.
>> IT'S A MANDATORY THING. WHEN YOU GET HIRED.
>> YOU PUT 6.16 IN. >> IS THERE TIME LINE THOSE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE WITH US X AMOUNT OF YEARS.
THAT HAPPENS ON THE FIRST CHECK.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS AFTER FIVE YEARS YOU KNOW THEY BECOME VESTED. MEANING IF THEY LEFT THE COMPANY AFTER FIVE YEARS, THEY HAVE A CHOICE.
THEY CAN DEFER THEIR RETIREMENT.
LET'S SAY THEY LEE AFTER FIVE YEARS.
THEY ARE 30 YEARS OWED. THEY CAN'T TOUCH UNTIL THEY ARE 60. THAT 15% THEORETICALLY SITS IN THERE. AND WHEN THEY TURN 60.
THEY CAN GET THAT 15% START GETTING THE 15% OF THE MONEY THEY PUT IN. OR THEY HAVE AN OPTION WHERE THEY COULD TAKE THE MONEY THEY PUT IN AND JUST TAKE IT
AND RUN. >> THEY COULD TAKE THE ACTUAL CASH AMOUNT. MINUS THE INTEREST.
>> MINE TEST 15%. ONCE THEY ARE VESTED THEY
GET TO TAKE THE WHOLE 21%. >> NO.
IF THEY LET'S SAY THEY PUT IN 10,000.
IF THEY LEE AND DECIDE NOT TO DEFER AND RETIRE THAT'S ONLY IF THEY ARE VESTED. LESS THAN FIVE YEARS THEY AUTOMATICALLY HAVE TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK.
>> AFTER FIVE YEARS THEY HAVE AN OPTION.
THEY GET THE MONEY BACK MINE TEST INTEREST.
THE MONEY FPUA PUT IN DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
STAYS IN THE FUND FOR THE GOODNESS OF THE FUND.
>> DO THEY HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON THAT?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA, MA'AM. THAT'S A FINANCIAL QUESTION THAT THEY WOULD DO. WE'RE ON THE BOARD.
THAT WOULD BE A FINANCIAL QUESTION WHEN THEY GET THERE MONEY BACK. I BELIEVE THEY MAY.
I DON'T BELIEVE THEY PAID TAX WHEN THEY PULL IT OUT.
THEY PULL IT OUT FROM THE GROWTH FUND I BELIEVE.
>> THE 6% THE PRETAX. THEY PULL IT OUT BEFORE THEY
TAX ANYTHING. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD.
>> WHAT IS THE VALUE FOUND RIGHT NOW?
>> I HAPPEN TO PULL THE NUMBER OF THE END OF THE YEAR THAT WAS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH.
IF YOU GOT 20% RETURN ON PHENOMENON THAT WILL TRIGGER THE COLA. CORRECT?
OKAY. WE HAVE THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY. I THINK ITS DOWN TO BELOW 28 MILLION. WE GOT TO PAY INTEREST.
THE FIRST THING WE PAY INTEREST ON THAT 38 MILLION.
WE HAD A GOOD YEARS OVER 10.15% BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT GOES INTO IT'S ACTUARIAL NUMBER.
WE ASKED THE ACTUARIAL. HOW WILL WE GET HERE? THAT'S WHY IN HIS RECORD HE ACTUALLY SAID FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE BECAUSE THE REASON WE'RE NOT THERE'S THING THAT CHANGE. PEOPLE LIVE LONGER.
THAT'S ONE THING. >> THESE THINGS ALL EFFECT THE PLAN. ANOTHER THING WOULD BE THE STATE DIED WE WILL CHANGE SOMETHING.
IT'S NOT BEEN TOO LONG AGO. THEY CHANGE MORTALITY TABLES. BECAUSE PEOPLE LIVE LONGER.
SINCE PEOPLE LIVE LONGER THAT WAS A NEGATIVE NUMBER ON OUR BIG NUMBER WHEN HE'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOUR PLAN OVER THE LIFE OF IT. ACTUARIES CAN TELL US ALMOST THE DAY THAT WE'RE ADMIT GOING TO BE AROUND ANYMORE.
IF YOU ASK. THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GO INTO THAT FOR USE OF BETTER WORD. I'M DEFINITELY NOT AN ARC WARY THAT SUIT HE COMES UP WITH.
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>> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT BY THAT.
I CALLED HIM AND SAID I NEED YOU TO EXPLAIN IT.
HE WENT ON FOR 15 MINUTES. I SAID THAT'S ALL I NEED.
I WAS FINE WITH IT THEN. >> HE GOT THE SAME ANSWER
RIGHT NOW. >> I MEAN HE'S MET OUR ACTUARY. VERY SMART INDIVIDUAL.
>> I FEEL LIKE HE'S DRESSED IN BLACK.
>> HE SAID THEY DON'T LIKE TO USE THAT WORD.
>> THE DEATH WORD. HE DOESN'T LIKE TO USE THAT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> MISS GIBSON MENTIONED THAT WE PUT IN X PERCENTAGE AND EMPLOYEE PUTS IN A PERCENTAGE. AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT FOR THE UTILITY TO GIVE THIS BENEFIT TO EMPLOYEES. DO YOU HAVE A FEEL FOR HOW ATTRACTIVE OF A RECRUITING TOOL FOR GETTING PEOPLE IN THE DOOR AND ALSO RETENTION OF EMPLOYEES?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT'S A BIG RECRUITING TOOL. IT'S BECOMING HARDER AND HARDER. YOUNGER GENERATION LOOK FOR MORE MONEY UP FRONT. ALSO THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT WORK EXPERIENCE THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE YOUNGER GENERATION WANTS TO WORK 2-3 YEARS THEN MOVE TO ANOTHER COMPANY.
THOSE FOLK COME BACK TO FPUA THEY UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THE RETIREMENT BENEFIT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S A BIG RECRUITING TOOL. BUT THEY HAVE TO BE READY FOR IT. WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH THAT A BIT TO TRY TO RECRUIT PEOPLE.
ESPECIALLY IN FLORIDA WITH SO MUCH CONSTRUCTION AND SO MUCH GOING ON IT'S BEEN TOUGH TO FIND QUALIFIED PEOPLE AND TO KEEP THEM. THEY ARE CHASING THE DOLLAR.
>> AT WHAT POINT DO YOU FORESEE IF YOU'VE THOUGHT TO COMING UP WITH OTHER CREATIVE WAYS TO ATTRACT
TALENT? >> WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT. THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. WITH PEOPLE WORKING FROM HOME. WE'RE GETTING TIGHT IN SPACE. ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ONE O THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT RECENTLY IS WORKING FROM HOME. THAT SEEM TO BE SOMETHING WE WANT PEOPLE TO DO. THERE'S CERTAIN POSITIONS THAT CAN DO IT. NOT EVERY POSITION CAN DO IT. I COULD BE AN OPTION FOR SOME PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THAT WORKING FPUA.
AND THAT'S THE KIND OF WORK THEY LIKE TO DO.
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK INTO MORE OF THAT. WHICH WOULD ALSO FREE UP OFFICE SPACE FOR SOME OF THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE ALSO JUST WE HAVE AN EDUCATION PROGRAM.
SOME OF THE YOUNGER FOLK THAT COME IN THE DOOR.
WE PAY FOR EDUCATION UP FRONT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER RECRUITING TOOL THAT WE TRY TO BRING THEM IN AND KEEP THEM THERE.
OUR COVERAGE IS COMPETITIVE. FOR A YOUNGER SINGLE ADULT.
THEY DON'T LOOK AT THAT AS MUCH AS SOMEONE WITH IN THEIR 30S OR 40S WITH A FAMILY.
FPUA BECOMES MORE ATTRACTIVE JOB FOR THEM.
JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU SAID.
I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE WORKING HERE THAT WE HAD THE FIVE YEAR VESTING.
THEN IT WENT TO TWO YEARS. IT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO NOW. I PUSHED FOR US TO CHANGE IT BACK. BECAUSE WE REALLY DIDN'T SAVE BY GOING TO TEN-YEAR VESTING.
LIKE YOU SAID, THE YOUNGER GENERATION, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT TEN YEARS MEANS TO THEM THEM.
WE THINK BY GOING BACK TO FIVE YEARS, NOT ONLY DID IT HELP MAYBE WITH SOME OF THE YOUNGER, BUT IT OPENED THE DOOR FOR SOME OF THE OLDER APPLICANT TO COME BACK IN BECAUSE IF YOU'RE 50 YEARS OLD.
IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN BE VESTED AFTER FIVE.
WE USED TO SAY IF YOU KEPT SOMEONE HERE FOR FIVE YEARS YOU GOT THEM. REMEMBER THAT?
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>> THINGS ARE CHANGING. WE HOPE THAT WILL HELP OUT.
THANK YOU. >> DEFINITELY A BENEFIT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> IT'S A BENEFIT.
>> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ITEM
[G.4. FY 2021 Capital Carryover to FY 2022 – For Information Only]
MR. CHAIRMAN IS INFORMATION PRESENTATION FOR THE FY-2021 CAPITAL CARRY OVER TO FY-2022.THANK YOU. TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 CAPITAL BUDGET CARRY OVER TO YOU.
AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR FUNDING OF THE CAPITAL FUNDS REMAINS UNSPENT. IT MAY BE DUE TO DELAY IN SHIPMENT. ORDER DURING FISCAL YEAR MAY NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021.
PROJECT MAY BE HOLD DUE TO CORROBORATING EFFORTS WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITY COUNTY AND SPECIAL DISTRICT WHICH MAY EXTEND THE PROJECT. EXAMPLE OF THE MULTIYEAR PROJECT IS OLEANDER TO 2021. IN JULY OF 2021 THE BOARD APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 2021 ANNUAL BUDGET WITH AUTHORITY FOR STAFF TO CARRY OVER BUDGET FUND FOR PARTIALLY COMPLETED PROJECT WITHOUT ADDITIONAL BOARD APPROVAL.
THE REPORT PROVIDED TO YOU IN THE BOARD PACKAGE CONTAINS A LIST OF CARRY OVERS THAT SHOW WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT ON EACH PROJECT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021.
BEFORE WE STARTED THE CARRY OVER PROCESS, WE ESTABLISHED WE ESTABLISHED GUIDELINE FOR THOSE COMPLETED WITH ONE YEAR. HERE'S THE GUIDELINES WE USED FOR THE LIBEL CARRIERS. FIXEDS A SET.
BUDGET ORDERED MUST BE DONE BEFORE 9-30-21.
CAPITAL CARRY OVER FUNDS THAT WOULD CARRY OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE CARRIED OVER AGAIN. CARRY OVER WILL BE LIMITED TO LESSER OF THE CIP AMOUNT AT THE BUDGET REVIEW MEETING OR THE REMAINING BUDGET AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR.
CAPITAL BUDGET CARRY OVER WILL BE 7.7 MILLION.
WATER AND WASTEWATER ACCOUNTS FOR 9% OR 5.2 MILLION. OF THE TOTAL CARRY OVER.
ELECTRIC AND GAS ACCOUNT FOR 19% OF 1.5 MILLION.
THE REMAINING 12% 9 959,000 ARE FOR ADMIN.
THE BREAKDOWN OF THE CARRY OVER FOR FUNDING BY FUNDING SOURCE IS AS FOLLOWS. 2.9 MILLION OR 38% ARE RATES FUNDED. 3.5 MILLION OR 45% ARE CONTRIBUTION AIDE. 1 POIPT 3 MILLION 17% FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGES. THERE ARE FOUR RATE FUNDED WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR THE CARRY OVERS.
750,000. ESTIMATES COMPLETE IN 2022.
55-FOOT MATERIAL HANDLERS ELECTRIC.
290,000 EXPECTED TO DELIVER IN JUNE OF '22.
SUBSTATION TRANSFORMER REPLACEMENT FROM ELECTRIC.
285,000. THIS IS SECOND YEAR OF THE SUBSTATION TRANSFORMER PURCHASE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TOTAL OF 6 TRANSFORMED BY 2026.
LINCOLN PARK. NETWORK TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION SERVICE TO CUSTOMER.
83% OF CARRY OVERS ARE SPENT IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
IN 2020 THE OUTLAW YEAR DUE TO SUPPLY CHAIN WE SAW DRAMATIC DROP TO 43%. THE BUDGET INCLUDES FEE.
FPUA SPENT 59% ON AVERAGE OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
THE CARRY OVER PROJECT FOR 2021 WERE INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND 2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THE AMOUNTS CALCULATED AND DEVELOPING RATES WILL HAVE
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NO ADDITIONAL IMPACT ON RATES.THIS PRESENTATION FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE
BOARD MEMBERS? >> DID W YOU HAVE TO USE IT THE NEXT YEAR OR YOU CAN'T CARRY IT
OVER AGAIN? >> IT'S ONLY A ONE YEAR.
>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. >> JUST FOR GENERAL AWARENESS, THIS IS -- THIS WILL BE THE LAST YEAR WE DO THIS WHOLE CARRY OVER THING. WE'RE LOOKING AT BUDGETING A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER TO PROJECTS AND ALSO BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT OF OUR RATE SUFFICIENCY ANALYSIS. IS THAT WHEN WE GO OUT TO BORROW MONEY WE SAY WE WILL SPEND THIS MONEY BUT WE ONLY SPEND THIS MONEY. WE WILL BUDGET CLOSER TO THAT. OKAY.
STILL MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE THE BOARD AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE BEING AND WHAT WE SPEND IT ON.
ADMINISTRATIVELY WE WANT TO REDUCE THE WORK.
THIS IS QUITE A BIT OF WORK. >> THIS THE PART OF OUR -- THIS PRESENTATION TO MAKE THE BOARD AWARE OF THE CARRY OVER MONEY FROM ONE YEAR TO ANOTHER.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. THERE'S A BUNCH OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE IN TOUCH WITH TO KNOW CAPITAL THINGS ARE COMING. LIKE THE COUNTY.
DOT; AND CITY OF FT. PIERCE. YOU HAVE TO BUDGET SO THAT YOU CAN AND THEN SO THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION ESPECIALLY WITH THE CITY AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO A BETTER JOB BOTH ORGANIZATIONS SO WE EFFICIENT AND ABLE TO UTILITY IS ABLE TO DO WHATEVER IT NEEDS TO DO BEFORE ANY KIND OF ROAD WORK, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
I GUESS MY POINT IS, THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS IS HUGE PUZZLE PIECE THAT EVERY YEAR THAT YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
I DON'T KNOW. DO WE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ACCOMMODATES THE NORTH THE CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH
>> YOU HAVE KNOW THOSE ARE COMING DOWN THE PIKE AND WHEN THEY ARE COMING. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO PREPARE ALSO FOR HURRICANES AND DISASTER, WET CETERA.
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SEE HERE. IT'S A CONVINCE OF WORKING WITH ALL THE AGENCIES AND THE PROJECT THEY MAY DO.
AND THAT'S WHY IT ADDS UP. BUT THE REALITY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE YEARS, THEY TYPICALLY WERE ABLE TO GUESS WHAT THAT NUMBER IS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO AVERAGE.
IF WE EXCEED THAT WE WILL COME TO BOARD AND DIG INTO CONTINGENCY FUNDING VERSES TRYING TO BUDGET WITH PROJECT WE DON'T KNOW THAT'S GOING TO -- WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THAT -- WHEN THAT PROJECT WILL HAPPEN.
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD EXPERIMENT.
THAT MAKES SENSE. BETTER REFLECTION.
>> BETTER REFLECTION ON THE UA WHEN A BOND -- WHEN SOMEONE LOOKS AT IT THEY WILL SEE WE'RE BUDGETING CLOSER TO WHAT WE SPEND. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO MOVING FORWARD.
>> BECAUSE IN THE AUDIT, IT STICKS OUT.
THE CITY COMMISSION IS PETULENT ABOUT THAT.
CERTAIN PROJECTS HAPPEN WHEN -- ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THEM; RIGHT?
>> YES. >> PRIORITY CHANGES QUITE OFTEN. THEY CHANGE FOR US AS WELL.
IF WE NEED TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM.
WE ADDRESS AN URGENT ISSUE. >> HISTORICALLY WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR CAPITAL BUDGET DO WE TYPICALLY
>> 51%. >> AND WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE. WHAT IS OUR TARGET FOR HOW
MUCH WE ARE GOING TO SPEND? >> I HAD TO GIVE BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I CAN GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE SPREADSHEET. I DON'T REMEMBER.
MICHELLE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL US WHEN SHE GETS UP HERE. I KNOW THAT BARBARA HAS
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LOOKED AT IT AND SHE MAY UP TO SPEED WITH IT.WE HAVE A SPREADSHEET THAT IDENTIFIES THAT.
I WANT TO SAY THAT'S LIKE 13 OR 14.
I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY THE NUMBER.
IT'S 50% OF WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE SPEND.
THAT WE BUDGET. >> I COULD GET BACK TO YOU
[G.5. January 2022 Financial Operating Results – For Information Only]
>> THE NEXT ITEM INFORMATION FOR THE JANUARY 202 OPERATING RESULTS. MICHIGA MICHIGAN O MISS MICHELLE WILL PRESENT THE LAST TWO
ITEMS TO NIGHT. >> THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS.
CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS. I WILL PRESENT TO YOU THE FINANCIAL OPERATING RESULT FOR JANUARY OF '22.
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHT FOR FOUR MONTHS TO DATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 ARE AS FOLLOWS.
YEAR TO DATE OPERATING INCOME INCREASED 385,000.
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR WERE GREATER BY 421,000.
MAINLY DUE TO RECEIPT OF MSBU FUNDING FOR WATER.
AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT THE DISTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OUR JANUARY YEAR TO DATE INCREASE IN ACQUISITION OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. OPERATING DAYS OF CASH IS HEALTHY. A LITTLE BIT UNDER 90 DAYS.
RECORDED JANUARY OPERATING REVENUES WERE GREATER THAN THEY WERE FOR THE SAME MONTHS LAST YEAR BY 2 MILLION. AT THE END OF JANUARY '21 THERE WERE SEVERAL ROUTE THAT COULDN'T BE BUILT BECAUSE OF SYSTEM UPGRADE. WHEN THE PROBLEM RESOLVE THE BILLINGS WERE ISSUED BUT WASN'T BILLED UNTIL FEBRUARY. CREATED TIMING DELAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 723,000 ARE REVENUE WHICH WEREN'T BOOKED IN JANUARY BUT FEBRUARY. THIS WILL EFFECT THE UPCOMING SLIDES BECAUSE WHAT I WILL DO IS COMPARE THIS JANE CONSUMPTION OF REVENUE TO LAST YEARS.
OUR REVENUE AND COME CONSUMPTION WILL LOOK
HIGHER. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO WAIT?
>> THE REASON WHY THE LAST COUPLE OF CYCLES IS IT WILL GREATLY EFFECT WATER, WASTEWATER AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS SINCE THE COUNTY ARE PART OF THE LARGE PART OF
THE ROUTES. >> FISCAL YEAR WERE UP TO 3% FROM LAST YEAR WHILE CONSUMPTION REMAINS FLAT COMPARED LAST YEAR. THE COST OF OUR PURCHASE POWER HAD INCREASED OVER 3 AND A HALF MILLION ABOUT 30% WHEN COMPARED THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF LAST YEAR.
FISCAL YEAR '22 INCREASED 11% IN COME SUNNION INCREASED 9%. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE ROUTE NOT BILLED LAST JANUARY THAT AMOUNTED TO 321,000.
SO REALLY REALISTICALLY OUR OPERATING REVENUES WOULD ONLY BE UP ABOUT 5%. WAESZ WATER OPERATING REVENUE INCREASE 10% AND GALLON BILLED INCREASE FIVE.
WITH THE SAME MINDSET WHEN I LOOK AT ROUTE NOT BILLED LAST JANUARY THAT AMOUNTED TO 189,000.
OUR OPERATING REVENUE WOULD ALSO BE UP ABOUT 5% INSTEAD OF THE 10%. GAS OPERATING REVENUE LESS INCREASE 5%. CONSUMPTION INCREASED 7%.
GAS CONTRACT SALES HAVE INCREASED 171/2 PERCENT.
AND NEW CONTRACT CUSTOMER ESTABLISHED TOWARD THE END OF LAST FISCAL YEAR. THE COST FOR GAS FOR THE FOUR MONTH PERIOD HAS INCREASED ALMOST HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FROM LAST YEAR.
TWELVE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY OF 22 DEBT SURFACE 3.59.
OUR BOND COVENANT REQUIRED THAT WE MAINTAIN MINIMUM RATIO. THIS IS INFORMATION ONLY BUT I WILL BE GLAD TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD?
[G.6. Status Report on Electric Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) February 2022]
>> THE NEXT ITEM ACTUAL ACTION ITEM FOR COST ADJUSTMENT FOR FEBRUARY OF 2022.
MICHELLE HARRIS WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, AGAIN. I'M HERE TO PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF THE FEBRUARY POWER COST
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ADJUSTMENT ALONG WITH THE UPDATED 12 MONTH PROJECTION THROUGH FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR.FPUA COST OF PURCHASE POWER RECOVERED IN PART THROUGH CUSTOMER BILLING. POWER OF COST RECOVERED IN EXCESS OF 79.50 ARE ACCUMULATED AS AN OVERRECOVERY OR RATE STABILIZATION FUND.
IN ORDER TO RETAIN FUND TO PAY FOR POWER COST WE MAIN PCA RESERVE BETWEEN 1 AND 5 MILLION DOLLARS.
WITH EXCESS FUND GOING BACK TO CUSTOMER WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE COST OF PURCHASE POWER FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WAS BILLED FPUA BLENDED RATE
OF $93.86. >> THIS CHART TRACKS CUMULATIVE MONTHLY BALANCE OF PCA OVER RECOVERY IN RELATION TO APPROVED PCA. WE CAN SEE HERE PCA LEVEL GOING BACK TWO YEARS OF ACTUALS AND PROJECTION GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
AMOUNT OF PCA IS REPRESENTED BY THE DARKER BLUE LINE WHICH FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 18 PER 1,000 KILOWATT HOUR. THE BAR ON TOP OF THE CHART REPRESENT THE LEVEL OF OVER RECOVERY.
THE BLUE BARS ARE THE ACTUAL PREVIOUS MONTHLY BALANCES.
OUR GOAL MAINTAIN LEVEL ALLOWING FOR FLUCTUATION OF PRICING. THE ORANGE BAR SHOW WHAT'S PROJECTED OVER RECOVERY. CURRENT FORECAST WITH THE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENT TO PA WILL KEEP RESERVE WITHIN THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND. THESE PROJECTION HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY FINANCIAL CONSULTANT AND ARE BASED ON DATA FORECAST THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY FMPA.
SINCE THE DECEMBER FORECAST. THE ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF PURCHASE POWER HAS INCREASED 8.95%.
THIS GRAPH PRESENT COMPARISON OF UPDATED PROJECTIONS. CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD CONCERT ACTION OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE TOP END OF THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND SHOWING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OVER 5 MILLION. REPRESENTING THE TOP END HIGHER LEVEL PROTECTS FPUA AGAINST EXTREME RATE
INCREASES. >> THE GREEN LINE FOLLOWS THE SAME PACK THROUGH JUNE ALLOWING FOR ONE-TIME DECREASE OF $10 PUTTING PCA AT 8.
>> THE MIDDLE LINE THE RED LINE TAKES A STEADIER PATH WITH SLOWER AND MORE GRADUAL ADJUSTMENT TO PCA BEGINNING THE MAY BE $2 REDUCTION. THIS MODEL PATTERN CONTINUE REDUCTION THROUGH SEPTEMBER WITH PCA OF 8 ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. THE BLUE NUMBERS GO ALONG WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS. LAST MONTH RECOMMENDED STAFF TO MAKE NO CHANGE TO PCA. AND WATCHES JANUARY AND FEBRUARY UPDATE WERE MADE AVAILABLE.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING $2 REDUCTION.
EFFECTIVE MAY 1ST. WE'LL WATCH THE SITUATION AND REPORT MONTHLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ADDRESS THEM.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OF THE BOARD?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR JAVIER.
>> GO AHEAD. >> WHAT ARE OUR RATES IN
COMPARISON. >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
THAT'S PART OF MY NOTES FOR THE DIRECTOR'S SECTION.
WE JUST RECEIVED THE BOOK COMPARISON YESTERDAY.
JUST LIKE THE PCA, WE REQUESTED THE CHANGE TO FIRST OF THE MONTH. THE BILL COMPARISON WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
SO THAT WE HAVE MORE THAN A DAY TO PREPARE FOR.
MICHELLE MENTIONED THAT LAST NIGHT AT THE CITY COMMISSION. I THINK WE'RE CLOSE TO BEING
AT THE SAME LEVEL AT FPLA. >> WE RAN THE NUMBERS.
ON THE CHART WE WERE ON THE END.
I THINK WE WERE THE THIRD HIGHEST.
. JANUARY WE WENT TO 4TH HIGHEST. ON THAT CHART WE'RE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT GRAPH. AS FAR AS THE LOCAL BILL
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COMPARISON THAT COMPARES THE UTILITY WE DO, WE'RE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN FP&L RIGHT NOW.>> WE WILL BRING THAT TO NEXT BOARD MEETING.
>> I DISLIKE WE DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB AT TRYING TO GAIN BACK SOME OF OUR FOOTING. AND IT'S STILL DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'VE DONE MUCH. 1.5 MILLION FOR ME.
NOT THAT IT'S NOT ENOUGH. I LIKE THE WAY THAT THIS RED LINE LOOKS. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S MORE -- IT'S LESS DRASTIC. AND MORE POWERFUL.
BUT I'M STILL CONCERNED. IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE MAKING THIS DECISION WITH 3 MILLION SITTING IN THE BANK AS AN EXTRA. IT COULD TAKE ONE MONTH.
IF YOU LOOK BAT DECEMBER OR SEPTEMBER.
WE'RE WIPED AGAIN AND THEN WE HAVE TO BE FORCED TO MAKE A DOUBLY OFFENSIVE NUMBER. I THINK YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT. WE WANT TO DO SMALL WHEN WE RAISE IT. WE WANT TO RAISE IT ONE TIME. YOU GET TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. WHEN YOU REDUCE YOU WANT TO REDUCE AS SMALL INCREMENTS AS POSSIBLE.
THAT'S WHAT WE RECOMMEND TODAY.
I THINK YOU'RE CONCERN IS VERY, VERY VALID.
BECAUSE THE PRICE FOR GAS WAS $5.70.
THAT'S HIGH. IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR ABOUT THE WEEK. THAT EFFECTS ALL UTILITIES ACROSS THE NATION. FPUA HAS PREDICTION IT WILL STABILIZE. IT WILL STABILIZE HIGH.
HIGHER NOT NECESSARILY HIGH. WE'LL GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
GAS PRICES DID -- THEY FOR THE LAST WEEK MAYBE EVEN THE LAST TEN DAYS THEY'VE BEEN ABOVE $5 A DECOTHERM.
>> CAN YOU TURN TO THE SLIDE WITH THE RATE STABILIZATION
FUND CHARGE ON IT. >> LOOKS LIKE THIS ONE.
>> THAT ONE, SORRY. >> YOU HAD THE BOTTOM ONE.
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT ON THE SLIDE.
I CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT IT. >> YOU GOT A BAR GRAPH.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE APRIL AND IT SHOWS THE FUND.
SLIGHTLY UNDER 2 MILLION DOLLARS.
THEN IT INCREASES ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2023.
DOES THIS CHARGE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE REDUCTION TO
PCA? >> OR DOES THIS CHART ASSUME
THAT WE MAKE NO CHANGE? >> I THINK MICHELLE THAT CHART FOLLOWS THE BLUE LINE ABOVE; RIGHT?
>> WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT MR. FEE.
>> LOOKS LIKE IT DOES. I CAN'T TELL IF THAT IS ASSUMING. IT DOESN'T ASSUME WE'RE
>> WELL, NO. I DOES ASSUME YOU MAKE $2 REDUCTION EACH MONTH FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
>> IT'S TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THERE.
>> BECAUSE I'M WITH MISS GIBBONS ON THIS.
IF IT'S UP TO ME. THE IDEA TO LOWER PCA WHEN IT GETS TO WARMER MONTHS. TO HELP OUT THE LOCAL.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE HOTTEST MONTHS.
LOOK AND JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.
AND I WOULD PREFER TO LEAVE IT UNCHANGED FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH AND MOVE YOU KNOW ANOTHER REDUCTION IN OCTOBER OF $2 TO KEEP IT STABLE.
SO WE CAN STILL RECOUP WHAT WE HAVE LOST.
BECAUSE TWO MONTHS OF BAD PRICING WILL WIPE OUT WHAT'S LEFT OF THAT STABILIZATION FUND BASED ON WHAT WE SAW
BASED ON WHAT'S GOING OVER IN THE UKRAINE AND RUSSIA RIGHT NOW. THAT IS ADDING TO THE
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VOLATILITY. MAYBE THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE ABOUT THAT. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.IT'S -- YOU KNOW IT'S MAKING THINGS WORSE.
>> GLOBAL DEMAND DOES IMPACT US FOR SURE.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION. DOES -- WHEN THE FED RAISES RATES, DOES THAT IMPACT YOUR PRICING?
>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FUTURES?
>> I THINK SO. I DON'T THINK SO.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO VERY MUCH. IT'S MAINLY THE FUTURES.
BUT YEAH. I'M FEELING VERY HESITANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES RIGHT NOW. AS MUCH AS I WANT TO GIVE SOME RELIEF TO OUR CUSTOMERS, I THINK WE'RE BETTER SERVED TO HOLD FIRM FOR ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. BECAUSE IF WE CAN, WE CAN MAKE A GOOD REDUCTION IN JULY TO CATCH UP TO WHERE WE THINK WE WILL BE. RIGHT NOW I WOULD PREFER TO
>> WE'LL DO WHATEVER THE BOARD ASKS US TO DO TO
ADDRESS THIS. >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE ONLY ACTING ON WHATEVER WE DO IS JUST -- ONE MONTH.
>> WE'RE NOT SAYING WE WILL DO THIS WHOLE THING.
I WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. AND I'M OKAY TO NOT DO IT -- BUT NEXT TIME -- BUT IT WOULD BE THE PLAN WAS ALWAYS SUMMER MONTHS WHEN -- KIDS WERE HOME FROM SCHOOL. WHEN THE HOTTEST MONTH.
JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER ARE THE HOTTEST.
I'M OKAY TO WAIT ONE MORE MONTH TO DECIDE BUT THEN I WANT TO LOOK AT. I'M WILLING TO GO ALONG WITH IT. I WAS WILLING TO REDUCE.
I'M WILLING TO GO ALONG WITH NOT REDUCING IT NOW.
LOOKING AT IT AGAIN IN A MONTH.
>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
>> I AGREE ALSO. BECAUSE IF YOU KEEP IF YOU KEEP FLUCTUATING THE PRICE. THEY WILL GET UPSET AND SEE THAT. AND THEN EACH LOOKING OVER HERE AT OCTOBER AND DECEMBER OF '22 HOW IT IS LOOKING AT THAT I WILL BE ALTERNATE $16.
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY. WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPEN.
THINGS ARE CRAZY. THOSE THINGS ARE REALLY AFFECTING THE U.S. WE GOT TO LOOK AT THAT.
AND WE DON'T WANT THE RATE PAYERS TO LOOK AT OH MY BILL IS THIS MONTH AND THIS MONTH.
AND THEN NEXT MONTH IS SOMETHING ELSE.
THAT HURTS. BECAUSE YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT THEIR BILL AND THEY ARE SAYING OKAY.
MY UTILITIES IS THIS AMOUNT. DO I FEED MY CHILDREN OR DO I PAY THEM UTILITY BILL. YOU KNOW THEY WILL PAY THE UTILITY BILL. THEY NEED THAT.
BUZZ THEN THAT'S TAKING FROM THEM.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. AND LET THEM STAY OUT OF BUDGET THAT THEY CAN HANDLE AND NOT THEN IT'S JACKED
BACK UP AGAIN. >> I NEED TO DO THAT.
JULY, I MEAN, THE KIDS ARE HOME.
AND SCHOOL BOARD IS NOT WORKING.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.
>> RIGHT. >> I THINK THE BIGGEST -- THE BEST APPROACH HERE IF WE DO MAKE A DECREASE THAT WE MAKE SMALL DECREASES, WE CAN TRY TO RECOVER THAT OVER A COUPLE OF MONTHS RATHER THAN HAVING
TO INCREASE. >> IT'S EASY TO PIVOT.
>> LAST YEAR WE WENT FROM NEGATIVE 12 TO PLUS 18 IN
>> THAT WAS A BIG CHANGE. >> WE'LL TRY TO AVOID THAT IN THE FUTURE. BY ALL MEANS POSSIBLE.
LIKE I SAID WE'LL TRY TO MAKE SMALL CHANGES IF WE CAN
TO STABILIZE THE FUND. >> WHATEVER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD IS WE WILL FOLLOW THAT.
>> I'M OKAY WITH LOOKING AT IT NEXT MONTH.
FOR SURE -- BECAUSE NEXT MONTH WE HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION FOR THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS.
>> EXACTLY. >> THAT'S WHERE IT GETS CRITICAL. THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING IS GOING -- PEOPLE AREN'T COMPLAINING NOW.
BECAUSE IT'S NICE. YOU CAN OPEN THE DOORS.
WHEN IT HITS THAT END OF THE JUNE PERIOD, THEY WILL FEEL
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THAT HIGH PCA AT THAT POINT. I DEFINITELY SEE IT IN MY BILL. I JUST GOT MY BILL AND ALMOST $400. THE ALL INCLUSIVE BILL.>> RIGHT. >> YOUR WATER, WASTEWATER,
>> AREN'T WE LUCKY. >> THAT'S THE BASIC FALLACY OF COMPARING TO FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT WHEN PEOPLE SAY OUR BILLS ARE HIGH. YOU ARE PAYING ALL THESE EXTRA THINGS. AND FP&L IS ONLY ELECTRIC.
AND IT'S SO BASIC. BUT IT'S STILL -- FPUA PROVIDES A SINGLE BILL FOR ALL ESSENTIAL UTILITIES.
>> YOU HAVE TO DO -- >> WE NEED A VOTE.
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO. >> THINGS WILL NOT CHANGE.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT. >> I THINK YOU SHOULD VOTE
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RATES BEING CHANGED ABOUT 3 MEETINGS AGO I WAS ASKING ABOUT HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS ON A BUDGET? AND WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> I APOLOGIZE. WE HAVE A BUDGET BILLING PROGRAM. WE OFFER THAT SERVICE.
I READ MY BILL INSERTS. >> WE HAVE A BUDGET BILLING PROGRAM. IT'S A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF CUSTOMERS THAT USE IT. HOW DO WE ADVERTISE FOR THAT. THE BILL INSERT AND WE HAVE IT ON OUR WEB PAGE. WE CAN DO MORE OUTREACH.
>> WE DO IT ON FACEBOOK. >> AND INSTAGRAM.
>> COUNCIL RECOMMENDED THAT WE NEED A MOTION ON THE PCA ISSUE. ANY BOARD MEMBER CARE TO
MAKE A MOTION. >> MAKE THE MOTION TO LEAVE
[J. DIRECTOR]
THANK YOU. >> WE MOVE ON TO DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU MICHELLE. LAST NIGHT CITY COMMISSION THE 2021 AUDIT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
SO THE 6% DISTRIBUTION AS REQUIRED FOR OUR CHARTER WILL BE PROCESSED WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.
>>THE DISTRIBUTION TO THE CITY IS GOING TO BE 6.524 MILLION. ALSO WITH THE APPROVAL LAST NIGHT, THE NET ASSET OF OUR SYSTEM IS OFFICIALLY VALUED AT 220 MILLION. THE REASON THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE NEXT BOARD MEETING STAFF WILL PREPARE RESOLUTION FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SYSTEM PROPERTY FOR THE PARCELS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SECOND STREET AS YOU MAY RECALL WE TRANSFERRED -- LOOKING TO TRANSFER THAT PROPERTY OVER TO THE CITY FOR THE KINGS LANDING PROJECT. BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY HAS NO OFFICIAL OPERATIONAL PURPOSE AND VALUED AT LESS THAN 10% OF OUR ASSET, WE ARE ABLE TO DISPOSE OF THE PROPERTY.
THE AGENDA ITEM WILL INCLUDE CERTIFICATES FROM THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITY. AN APPRAISAL FOR THE PROPERTY. RESOLUTION PREPARED BY MR. KOBLEGARD. THAT WILL COME TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. MONDAY JUNE 20TH HOLIDAY IN THE CITY WILL NEED TO MOVE MEETING TO TUESDAY.
WE WILL LIKELY SCHEDULE THAT MEETING TO 2:00 ON THAT TUESDAY. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE MAY CANCEL THAT MEETING BECAUSE JUNE AND JULY ARE TYPICALLY SLOWER MONTHS FOR THE BOARD. AS YOU MAY RECALL, I MENTIONED BEFORE JULY IS THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR FMEA AND FMPA AND WE HOPE THE BOARD CAN ATTEND.
AS REQUIRED BY THE CHARTER WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE MEETING PER MONTH. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT. FPUA LOBBY AT 206 SIXTH STREET WILL BE OPEN ON APRIL 18TH.
TWO WEEKS FROM YESTERDAY. WE DO EXPECT TRAFFIC TO BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN PREPAN DEPUTYIC.
BUT WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO OPENING THE DOORS AND IT'S JUST TIME TO OPEN THE DOORS. WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT DATE COMING UP RELATED TO THE RATE SUFFICIENCY
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RECOMMENDATION THAT WE DISCUSSED DURING THE JOINT WORKSHOP. WE ARE LOOKING TO SCHEDULE ONE ON ONE MEETING AS YOU KNOW, WE CAN ONLY DO ONE BOARD MEMBER AT THE TIME. ONE COMMISSIONER AT THE TIME. WE WILL PAIR UP BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMISSIONERS. WE WILL LOOK TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF CON SOS REVIEW OF THE RATE SUFFICIENCY RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED FOR THE INVESTMENT TO RELOCATE THE WASTEWATER PLANT.AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING ON APRIL 19TH.
WE DO EXPECT TO PRESENT FOR APPROVAL OF THE UNDERWRITERS WHICH IS FIRST MAJOR STEP TOWARD THE DEBT REFINANCING AND NEW DEBT ISSUANCE. COUPLE OF THINGS FOR FROM PAPER DISTRIBUTION TO AN ONLINE DISTRIBUTION.
I WOULD LIKE JUST KIND OF PUT THAT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
HOPEFULLY THE BOARD CAN CONSIDER THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. IT'S QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO GET OUT TO YOU IN TIMELY FASHION.
WE CAN GET IT TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.
IT DOES REDUCE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE TIME TO PREPARE THAT FOR THE FPUA BOARD.
WE CAN LOOK AT SOLUTIONS LIKE GIVING YOU AN IPAD.
SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO PAPER UNTIL WE HEAR SOME FEED BACK.
I KNOW THE CITY DOES THAT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY
AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.
AND IT IS IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE.
BECAUSE IT REDUCES PAPER AND REDUCES YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE DELIVER OUR PACKET TO US.
AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PACKET ANYTIME YOU -- IT REALLY HAS A LOT OF ADVANTAGES.
IT'S NOT HARD -- IT'S NOT HARD TO LEARN.
IF I CAN LEARN IT. EVERYONE CAN LEARN IT.
>> ONE LAST ITEM, OUR FPUA OFFICER HERE TO ASSIST SETTING UP YOUR E-MAIL TO ACCESS ONLINE.
IT'S TWO FACTOR AUTHENCATION PROCESS.
MR. LAMMERS IS GOING TO SEE HIM AFTER THE MEETING.
I KNOW MR. FEE AND MISS GIBBONS IF YOU HAVE TIME
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. >> I HAVE THE APP.
I DON'T HAVE INSTRUCTION THAT GO UP WITH IT.
>> HE CAN HELP YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE BOARD TODAY.
>> THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR?
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. WILL WE DO ANYTHING SPECIAL FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN TERMS OF THE BOARD OR ANYTHING THAT OR MAYBE MAYBE WE WILL DO IT AT THE CONFERENCE. IS THERE ANYTHING PLANNED
SPECIAL FOR THAT? >> I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I WILL DISCUSS THAT WITH
[K. ATTORNEY]
>> ATTORNYS REPORT. >> NOTHING BUT FOLLOW UP ON WHAT THE MAYOR SAID. CHARTER WAS IN LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE BOND SECTION. I NOTICED THAT THE DAYLIGHT IS IN THERE AS WHEN FPUA CAME INTO EXISTENCE.
IN 19 DAYS WE WILL CELEBRATE OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
>> OKAY. >> WHAT'S THE ACTUAL DAY?
>> APRIL 24TH. I THINK THAT IS DESERVING OF A REAL CELEBRATION BECAUSE LIKE IT SAYS ON HERE, 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. AND I WOULD SUGGEST THE BOARD CONSIDER AT THE MINIMUM INVITING ALL THE OLD BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE STILL ALIVE AS THE LOT OF THEM ARE. ALL THE OLD DIRECTORS.
OPEN IT UP TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE UA AND 300 PEOPLE. IN SOME FASHION.
POSSIBLY INVITE THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY MANAGER.
CITY CLERK. INVITE THE COUNTY COMMISSION. I THINK 50 YEARS OF THIS COMPANY'S EXCELLENCE DESERVES A TRUE REALLY ELABORATE SPECIAL CELEBRATION.
AND IT'S TOO LATE TO DO IT BY THE 24TH.
. >> DON'T THINK WE CAN GET PEOPLE TOGETHER. YOU NEED TIME TO PLAN THIS CORRECTLY. BUT I WOULD REQUEST THE BOARD CONSIDER COMING UP WITH SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE CAN CARRY THIS OUT. IT IS VERY DESERVING.
>> WITH SOME CONSIDERATION INTO THAT.
I THINK IT'S 50 YEARS IS A NICE NOTCH ON THE OLD POLE.
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THAT'S -- WOW. OF COURSE WE'VE BEEN SERVICES MUCH LONGER UNDER THE CITY.>> IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE.
>> WE CAME INTO EXISTENCE APRIL 1972.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?
>>
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