[Call to Order] [00:00:07] GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING SET FOR THIS TUESDAY OCTOBER 18TH AT 4:00 P.M. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRAYER AND THEN JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> FATHER WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU TODAY. WE ASK YOU PROVIDE YOUR WISDOM AS THE FPUA BOARD MAKES DECISION THAT WILL EFFECT BOTH OUR COMPANY AND OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE ALSO THAT YOU BLESS ALL OF FPUA'S EMPLOYEES. KEEPING THEM SAFE AND IN YOUR LOVING CARE. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. >> 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. >>CHAIR: PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [A. SET THE AGENDA] A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE AGENDA AND CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. >> MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC TODAY. IF SO PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC TODAY SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM D THE CONSENT AGENDA. [B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:] >> YOU SKIPPED THE MINUTES. >> I DID. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL. >> PERFECT. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [D. CONSENT AGENDA:] COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. AND DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY SO WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM D THE CONSENT AGENDA. HAS EVERYONE HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THE CONSENT AGENDA? DOES ANY ITEM NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION? >> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND FROM MISS BENNETT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. GAVEL TO YOU. THIS WILL BE YOUR BURDEN TO BARE. I THINK WE WILL SWITCH SEATS. >> DID WE SWITCH THE NAME TAGS? >> >> THANK YOU. >> THERE SHOULD BE A SIMPLER WAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALSO HANK, MR. FEE, FOR RUNNING THIS LAST 1 1/2. I THINK YOU DID IT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. YOU TOOK IT ON EARLY. AND YOU ALSO HAD SOME DIFFICULT TIMES TO DEAL WITH. WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU BEING THE FRONT MAN FOR US. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD LUCK TO YOU. I'M SURE YOU WILL DO A GOOD JOB. >> YOU ARE NOW THE FRONT LADY. >> ALL RIGHT. >> MOVING ON HERE. WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE. I DIDN'T SEE ANY. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I WAS MISSING? >> NO, MA'AM. >> ANY OLD BUSINESS? [G.1. POA 18-17: Approve the 2023 Employee Benefit Plan, as described in the 2023 Employee Benefit Plan Overview and Recommendations prepared by Relation Insurance Services of Florida, Inc., of Stuart, Florida, and authorize the Director of Utilities to sign the agreements necessary to fulfill FPUA's obligations under the Plan, including the following: 1) Payment of administrative fees to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., dba Florida Blue of Jacksonville, Florida, with a cost of $67.05 per employee per month (PEPM), for an estimated cost of $222,070, based upon current enrollment of 276 members subject to enrollment fluctuations, for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. The $67.05 includes $2.00 PEPM for Teledoc services. 2) Accept the Stop Loss Proposal and Agreement with Symetra Insurance Company with an estimated cost of $752,030 for the Plan Year. The cost is based on claims experience through August 31, 2022. This is a firm commitment from Symetra.] NOPE. OKAY. PASS IT OVER TO MR. CISNEROS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE FIRST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS REQUEST TO APPROVAL THE 2023 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN. THIS REQUEST INCLUDES THE REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITY TO SIGN AGREEMENT NECESSARY TO FULLFILL THE OBLIGATION. HR MANAGER AND KATHLEEN MIOOLA VICE PRESIDENT OF INSURANCE WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M HERE THIS EVENING AS MENTIONED TO PRESENT TO YOU ALONG WITH KATHLEEN MIOLA FROM RELATION INSURANCE SERVICES OUR 2023 BENEFIT [00:05:05] PACKAGE. AND WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE SOME REALLY EXCELLENT NEWS WITH YOU REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR PLAN AS YOU KNOW WE'RE UNDER SELF-INSURED PLAN FOR MEDICAL COVERAGE AND WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT PERFORMANCE OVER THE PAST YEAR. SO KATHLEEN HAS PREPARED THE BENEFITS SUMMARY. SHE IS GOING TO GO OVER THAT WITH YOU TONIGHT AND THEN WE CAN ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO KATHLEEN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE. NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY AGAIN. IT'S ALL GOOD NEWS TODAY. I LOVE BEING HERE TO DELIVER GREAT NEWS. IN YOUR PACKET, YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE BOARD REPORT AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO KIND OF REVIEW EACH ITEM FIRST STARTING WITH MEDICAL. WE ARE SELF-INSURED WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA AS CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR. THE SERVICES ARE UNDER A FEE GUARANTEE WITH FLORIDA BLUE THAT WILL RUN THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2025 AND HOW THAT WORKS IS THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE AGREEMENT WHICH WERE 2022 AND THEN 2023 OUR FEE IS THE 67.05 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH. 2024 AND 2025 THAT WILL INCREASE TO $70.10. THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WE HAVE THROUGH FLORIDA BLUE ALSO INCLUDE TELE MEDICINE WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN SEEK VIRTUAL CARE WITH A PROVIDER FOR THEIR ACUTE NEEDED. IN THE EVENT WE MOVE OUR STOP LOSS COVERAGE WHICH IS THE INSURANCE COVERAGE YOU HAVE. IF WE MOVE THAT COVERAGE WE MAY EXPERIENCE $1 INCREASE TO THE FEES. WHICH IS PART OF THE OFFER OR THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH FLORIDA BLUE. ALSO AS PART OF OUR CONTRACT WE RECEIVED WELLNESS FUNDS. THIS CURRENT YEAR WE RECEIVED $20,000 FROM FLORIDA BLUE IN SUPPORT OF FPUA WELLNESS PROGRAM. AND IN THE REMAINING YEARS OF THE CONTRACT WE WILL HAVE 15,000 PER YEAR. OKAY. NEXT SECTION DOWN THE STOCK LOSS. AGAIN THAT'S BASICALLY THE INSURANCE PROTECTION OVER YOUR SELF-INSURED HEALTH PLAN. IF YOUR INDIVIDUAL CLAIMANT WERE TO GO OVER 140,000 YOUR STOP LOSS COVERAGE WOULD REIMBURSE THE PLAN IN THE EXCESS. YOU ALSO HAVE AGGREGATE COVERAGE THAT PROTECTS THE GROUP AS THE WHOLE IN THE EVENT YOU WERE TO EXPERIENCE A YEAR THAT HAD VERY HIGH UTILIZATION. YOU HAVE PROTECTION UP TO 1 MILLION. YOUR CURRENT CARRIER HM-FLORIDA BLUE. BUT JUST AS IN YEARS PAST WE DO TAKE THAT OUT TO MARKET EVERY YEAR. WE RECEIVED 7 PROPOSALS BACK FROM VARIOUS CARRIERS. THE MOST COMPETITIVE OFFER CAME FROM SEMETRA AND TOKYO MARINE. SEMEFRA TS CARRIER WE HAD IN PLACE PRIOR TO HM FLORIDA BLUE. AND WITH UPDATED CLAIMS INFORMATION SEMETRA PROVED TO BE THE OVERALL MOST COMPETITIVE CARRIER. THEY WAVED THEIR DISCLOSURE PROCESS. PROVIDED A FIRM OFFER WHICH WE TYPICALLY DO NOT HAVE AT THIS BOARD MEETING. NORMALLY THAT COMES IN NOVEMBER. AND THEY WERE THE MOST COMPETITIVE OVERALL WITH AN EXPECTED COST SAVING OF $393,000 OVER THE RENEWAL. SO THEREFORE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING CHANGING THE STOP LOSS CARRIER FROM HM FLORIDA BLUE TO SYMETRA EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST. WITH THE EXISTING 140,000 SPECIFIC DEDUCTIBLE. THE NEXT PAGE OF YOUR REPORT HAS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE VARIOUS COSTS. AS I MENTIONED YOUR SPECIFIC DEDUCTIBLE IS $140,000. YOU HAVE A 12-24 CONTRACT. ANYTHING INCURRED IN THE YEAR AS LONG AS IT GETS PAID BY THE END OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR WILL BE COVERED. FPUA'S PLAN REMAINS GRANDFATHERED IN THE SENSE OF HEALTHCARE REFORM. AND THAT JUST MEANS THAT YOU HAVE BENEFITS THAT ARE IN PLACE ALL THE WAY BACK TO WHEN HEALTHCARE REFORM WAS SIGNED INTO LEGISLATION IN 2010. THAT AFFORDS YOU WITH THE ABILITY NOT TO ADOPT REQUIREMENTS THAT OTHER PLANS HAVE TO HAVE. YOUR TOTAL COST, TOTAL MEDICAL COST, THE RENEWAL REPRESENTS DECREASE TO EXPECTED PLAN COST OF 2.57% WHICH IS FABULOUS. BECAUSE IN HEALTH INSURANCE YOU DON'T SEE DECREASES. TREND IN THE MARKETPLACE RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT 10% PER YEAR INCREASE. WE'RE ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE [00:10:02] EXPECTED COST ARE GOING DOWN FOR 2023. AND THEREFORE WE'RE SUGGESTING THAT YOU KEEP YOUR FUNDING RATES AS WELL AS THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS THE SAME GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND YOUR FUNDING RATE ARE SHOWN ON PAGE THREE AS I JUST MENTIONED, EVERYTHING IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO STAY AT THE CURRENT LEVEL FOR NEXT YEAR. FOR DENTAL WE ARE SELF-INSURED AS WELL AND CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION IS DONE BY FLORIDA COMBINED LIFE. LAST YEAR WE DID HAVE AN EXCITING BENEFIT CHANGE TO OUR DENTAL PLAN. WE WENT FROM $1,000 CALENDAR YEAR MAXIMUM TO $1500. AT THAT TIME. >> MADAM CHAIR? I JUST FOUND -- I WAS HAVING TROUBLE FOLLOWING WHERE YOU WERE. >> TOP OF PAGE FOUR. >> THERE'S A LOT OF PAGES. >> NOW YOU ON THE TOP OF PAGE FOUR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> OKAY. ON DENTAL WE HAD BENEFIT CHANGE WHERE WE WENT FROM 1,000 TO $1500 PER PERSON. AT THE TIME THE BENEFIT CHANGE WAS MADE, WE INCREASED FUNDING TO 9.1% TO BASICALLY PAY FOR THAT INCREASE IN BENEFITS THAT THE EMPLOYEES WERE GOING TO HAVE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE 9.1% LOOKING LIKE AN EXACT AMOUNT WE NEEDED TO FUND. AND THE RATES ESTABLISHED FOR JANUARY OF 2023 ARE NOT ANTICIPATED WE ARE ALSO SUGGEST INCIDENTAL FUNDING AS WELL AS THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS REMAIN THE SAME FOR 2023. NEXT WE HAVE THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THIS IS PROGRAM WE HAVE THROUGH AETNA RESOURCES FORLYING. THE PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH COST ARE UNDER A FEE GUARANTEED THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2023. THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THE EAP PROGRAM. FOR THE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS, WE WORK WITH MED-COM AS THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR. CURRENT COST IS $4.50 PER PARTICIPANT PER MONTH. THAT FEE HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE JANUARY OF 2020. AND IT IS COMING OFF THREE-YEAR FEE GUARANTEE. WE WON'T HAVE THAT FEE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH. I'M NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING MATERIALLY DIFFERENT. FOR LIFE ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DECEMEMBER MEMBERMENT AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY. THOSE COVERAGE THROUGH U.S. ABLE. AND ALL OF THE LIFE INSURANCE AND AD AND D PREMIUMS ARE GUARANTEED THROUGH DECEMBER OF NEXT YEAR. IN AN EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE THE MOST FAVORABLE PROGRAM POSSIBLE, WE ASKED U.S.-ABLE IF THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO EXTEND THE RATE TO MATCH THE LIFE INSURANCE SO EVERYTHING RENEWS NEXT YEAR. AND THEY DID AGREE TO DO THAT. ALL OF THE CURRENT PREMIUMS AND COVERAGES WILL BE EXTENDED ALL THE WAY THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2023. FOR VISION WE ARE UNDER A RATE GUARANTEE WITH I-MED. NO CHANGES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2023. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS WE HAVE VOLUNTEERY WORK SITE. THOSE ARE THE COVERAGES THAT AVAILABLE THROUGH TRUST MARK. ALL STATED, CANCER GUARDIAN AND LIFE LOCK. THEY ARE TRULY INDIVIDUAL PLANS THAT THE EMPLOYEES CAN PURCHASE AND THOSE PLANS ARE ALL FILED WITH STATE. THERE'S NO EXPECTATION THAT ANY OF THE BENEFITS OR THE RATES WILL CHANGE. THE LAST BENEFIT SHOWN IN YOUR REPORT IS BLUE MEDICARE. AND THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO RETIREES THAT ARE MEDICARE ELIGIBLE. THOSE WOULD BE ANYBODY THAT IS 65 OR OLDER AND RETIRED AND ELIGIBLE FOR FPUA'S BENEFITS. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED AS AN OPTION FOR THEM TO BASICALLY PURCHASE A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN, WHICH IS PART C. INSTEAD OF STAYING ON THE COMMERCIAL PLAN THAT THE ACTIVE EMPLOYEES HAVE. AND BY DOING THAT, THEY ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE MUCH LOWER PREMIUMS ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND HAVE SOME ENHANCED COVERAGE THROUGH THE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN. WE HAVE BASICALLY THREE I WOULD SAY COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION BENEFITS. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE PROGRAM THAT ONLY COVERS PRESCRIPTIONS. ALL OF THE RATES ARE INCREASING 5% EFFECTIVE [00:15:02] JANUARY 1ST. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING WITH OUR RETIREES TOMORROW TO ANNOUNCE THE RENEWAL TO THEM. A SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE FIRST ITEM IS THAT WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE PLACE STOP LOSS COVERAGE THROUGH SYMETRA AT CURRENT $140,000 SPECIFIC DEDUCTIBLE LEVEL. WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE CURRENT FUNDING AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS BE MAINTAINED FOR 2023 FOR BOTH MEDICAL AND DENTAL. AND THAT WE RENEWAL THE DENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT THROUGH FLORIDA COMBINED LIFE THAT IS IN FORCE TODAY. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. SYMETRA YOU'VE HAD DEALING IN THE PAST. IS THIS A CARRIER YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE? >> THEY ARE A-PLUS RATED CARRIER. THEY'VE BEEN IN THE STOP LOSS MARKET FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. DEFINITELY A BIG PLAYER IN THAT AREA. AND WE HAVE OTHER CLIENTS THAT HAVE STOP LOSS WITH THEM AND HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND EVEN BACK WHEN FPUA HAD THEM BEFORE, THEY WERE A GOOD PARTNER. >> WE'RE GET THING COVERAGE I THINK AT 2% SAVINGS? IS THAT ROUGHLY WHAT I HEARD? >> THE OVERALL EXPECTED COST FOR THE RENEWAL IS GOING DOWN 2.57%. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> MADAM CHAIR, THIS MAY NOT BE FOR YOU. DO WE STILL HAVE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE EMERGENCY CARE CENTERS THAT WE DID AT ONE TIME? >> WE STILL HAVE WITH FT. PIERCE URGENT CARE. UNFORTUNATELY THEY CLOSED THAT VERO BEACH LOCATION. BUT WE STILL HAVE THE ONE HERE IN FT. PIERCE. >> HAS THAT HELPED. OR PEOPLE USING THAT? DOES THAT HELP KEEP OUR COST DOWN? >> STILL DOES. THE OTHER URGENT CARE CENTERS THE COPAYS ARE ONLY $15 OR $25. WE DO FIND AND WE DO COMMUNICATE TO EMPLOYEES TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO USE THE URGENT CARE CENTERS. AVOIDING THE EMERGENCY ROOMS. WHERE THE COSTS ARE MUCH, MUCH HIGHER. THAT'S A HUGE EXPENSE TO THE PLAN. >> DO YOU STILL HAVE WELLNESS ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND WHATEVER THAT -- >> YES. >> VERY ACTIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT WE ALSO BELIEVE HAS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY HOLDING OUR COSTS DOWN WITH INCENTIVE THAT ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEES TO SEEK -- GET THEIR ANNUAL MEDICAL CHECKUPS AND SCREENINGS. >> DID WE SEE ANY INCREASE COST BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC? >> NO. WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY -- OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T GET ANY KIND OF INDIVIDUAL MFGS. BUT OVERALL, I MEAN, FROM AN INDUSTRYWIDE STANDPOINT, WE ARE SEEING WHAT I CALL COVID FACTOR. IT'S BASICALLY THAT THE CATCH UP IN FOLKS THAT DELAYED CARE, BECAUSE THEIR PROVIDERS WERE CLOSED OR THEY WERE SCARED TO GO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. PERHAPS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DETECTED THROUGH PREVENTABLE SCREENING OR MAY HAVE HAD AN EARLIER DETECTION. THEY ARE WELCOMING MORE SIGNIFICANT CLAIMS. WE ARE SEEING THAT. WE HAVE GOT SEEN THAT HAPPEN ON THIS PLAN AS OF NOW. WE DO HAVE HIGH CLAIMANTS AS WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING THAT YOU KNOW, MULTIPLY TREND FOR THE COVID CATCH UP. AND HONESTLY ANYTHING NEGATIVE WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT RENEWAL IS JUST PHENOMENAL. 10% INCREASE WOULD BE THE STANDARD FOR FLORIDA-BASED TREND IN HEALTH INSURANCE. YOU GUYS ARE DOING AWESOME. >> MISS BENNETT, DO YOU ANYTHING TO ADD? >> NO. >> I RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THE WELLNESS PROGRAM. AND I WANTED TO JUST MAYBE EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT. I MAY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP. I'M SORRY. BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE SCREENINGS, I THINK TWICE A YEAR, WHERE THEY HAVE DOCTORS THAT COME IN. WEIGH THEM, KIND OF TAKE THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE. DO SCREENINGS AND SCANS. AND FROM WHAT MR. CISNEROS AND I HAD DISCUSSED. EVERY YEAR THEY ACTUALLY SEEM TO CAPTURE SOMEONE THAT NEEDS HELP BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY NEED HELP. I DO FEEL LIKE THAT REALLY A BIG DEAL AND PARTLY WHY WE ARE GOING TRENDING DOWN. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SUCH A GREAT WELLNESS PROGRAM. [00:20:02] IF YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR, YOU GO AND YOU GET YOUR STEPS SO MANY DAYS. IF YOU GO LOCAL GYM EX AMOUNT OF DAYS YOU CAN EARN DAYS OFF. I THINK THE INCENTIVES ARE WONDERFUL. I COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR BEING ABLE TO PUT A PLAN LIKE THAT TOGETHER. AND THIS THE CLEARLY COMING YOU KNOW ACROSS OUR DESK WITH SAVINGS. >> YES. >> GOOD. >> THE WELLNESS PROGRAM IS PRETTY GOOD. THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO AS PART OF THAT WELLNESS PROGRAM. YOU CAPTURED THEM PRETTY WELL. IT'S ONLY ONCE A YEAR THEY COME AND GET ASSESSMENT. >> ONCE A YEAR A BIOMETRIC SCREENING. THERE'S SOMETIMES WHEN SOMEONE'S BLOOD PRESSURE IS SOMETHING THAT POPS UP IN - TESTING THAT YOU HAVING AMBULANCE CALLED TO TAKE THEM AWAY. MOST OF THE TIME YOU TRY TO HELP JUST IDENTIFY PEOPLE THAT MIGHT NEED COACHIN. AND YOU KNOW TEACH THEM ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH FLORIDA BLUE THAT THEY COULD GET HELP, WHETHER DIABETES MANAGEMENT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. BUT DEFINITELY PUSHING THE PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS. BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT. >> IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> CALL THE ROLL. [G.2. POA No. 13-72: Approve the Purchase Order for FPUA to reimburse the City of Fort Pierce for the cost of replacing the water and sewer utilities on Beach Court between Florida Avenue and Delaware Avenue in an amount not to exceed $261,882.] >> THANK YOU. >> MADAMER THE NEXT ITEM REQUEST APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER WITH THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES ON BEACH COURT. TYPICALLY WE USE THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING THE WORK FOR THE CITY TO ALSO DO THE WORK FOR THE WATER/WASTEWATER. THAT'S THE CASE IN THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M HERE TO ASK YOUR APPROVAL FOR A PURCHASE ORDER TO REIMBURSE THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES ON BEACH COURT. THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE WILL BE PERFORMING ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTING ON BEACH COURT BETWEEN FLORIDA AVENUE AND DELAWARE AVENUE. REQUIRING FPUA TO AADJUST AND REPLACE OUR WATER UTILITIES WITHIN THE LIMIT. FPUA REQUESTED PROPOSAL FROM THE PROJECTS AWARDED BIDDER. PRP CONSTRUCTION IN THE PROPOSAL IN LINE WITH CURRENT MARKET RATES AND ACCEPTED BY FPUA. STAFF REQUESTED AND THE CITY APPROVED US UTILIZING THE CONTRACT TO PERFORM THE WATER AND SEWER REPLACEMENT AS THE CHANGE ORDER TO THE CITY'S CONTRACT AND FPUA AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE CITY ONCE THE WORK IS COMPLETED. HAVING THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UTILITY WORK IN THIS AREA WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR SEPARATE MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC, REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DELAYED CLAIMS, AND MINIMIZE THE COST WHEN WORKING FPUA UTILITIES OCCURRED IN THE SAME AREA AS THE CITY'S CONSTRUCTION. FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $176,235 FOR WATER. $85,647 FOR SEWER TOTALLING $261,882 OR CURRENTLY IN FY-'23 BUDGET. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE ORDER TO THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE. AND WITH THAT I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. NOT A QUESTION. I JUST -- THIS IS STANDARD. WE WANT THIS TO BE STANDARD; RIGHT? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HAPPEN, WHENEVER. THE CITY WILL FIX THE STREET. WE WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIX WHAT'S UNDERNEATH IT. IS THAT CORRECT. >> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS BENEFICIAL. >> YES TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THEN IT'S I IT TELLS ME WE'RE WORKING WELL TOGETHERER WITH THE CITY IN TERMS OF SCHEDULING. >> YES, MA'AM. >> IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I WILL SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [G.3. Grants Update: Active, Pending and in Development – For Information Only] >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. DAWSON. THE NEXT ITEM INFORMATION PRESENTATION UPDATE ON GRANTS. RACHEL TENET SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. ACCOMPANIED BY ASHLEY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [00:25:14] MR. CISNEROS. THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR HAVING MYSELF AND TODAY AS WELL ASHLEY LEVIN TO PRESENT ON THE GRANTS PROGRAM AND UPDATE SINCE WE LAST PRESENTED IN JULY. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW UPDATES SINCE JULY. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP IN. BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS AND THE EXACT GRANTS AND EVERYTHING WE SUBMITTED; THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN THE PROPOSAL ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SPENDING OUR TIME DOING IN BETWEEN THE PROPOSALS WHICH IS A LOT OF TRAINING AND WEBINARS. I SPENT MOST OF DAY. WEB NATURAL ALL OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDING AND HOW BEST TO LEVERAGE WHAT IS COMING. BECAUSE WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING THEY'VE DONE BEFORE AS FAR AS HOW THEY ARE MANAGING FEDERAL FUNDING WITH THESE BILLS AND THINGS. I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE PRESENTATION. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE ALSO VERY AVIDLY TRACKING THAT. OKAY. SINCE MAY OF THIS YEAR, WE HAVE SUBMITTED JUST OVER 33,600,000 FOR GRANT PROPOSAL. THE BULK OF THOSE ARE FOR WASTEWATER PLANT RELOCATION EFFORTS. JUST UNDER 34 MILLION DOLLARS. THE OTHER PROJECTS ARE SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSED THINGS LIKE SEAGRASS, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT NATURAL GAS EQUIPMENT. BUT FOR THE MOST PART ASHLEY AND I ARE SPENDING OUR TIME IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT RELOCATION. THESE ARE THE GRANTS THAT WE SUBMITTED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WASTEWATER PLANT. THE FIRST ONE IN JULY WAS $750,000 REQUEST FOR STATE APPROPRIATIONS FOR A PRESSURIZED SEWER PIPE IN DOWNTOWN. THE PRESSURIZED SEWER PIPES ARE TO PUSH THE WASTEWATER IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING IS EASTWARD FACING. WE NEED EVERYTHING TO TURN WEST. THAT WILL INCLUDE THINGS LIKE INSTALLING NEW PRESSURIZED SEWER PIPES, ALSO TURNING THE LIFT STATIONS AROUND WHICH CURRENTLY THE PUMPS IN THE LIFT STATIONS ARE EASTWARD FACING. THOSE HAVE TO GO THE OTHER DIRECTION AS WELL. THIS GRANT WAS 50% SUPPORT FOR THAT PROJECT. THIS IS FIRST TIME THAT THE STATE HAS DONE A LOCAL SUPPORT GRANT REQUEST. IT'S SORT OF AN APPROPRIATION. SORT OF A GRANT DIRECT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. WE'RE NOT TOTALLY SURE WHAT THEY WILL D AND THEY ARE NOT TOTALLY SURE YET EITHER. WE'RE ON THE LIST. WE ALSO SUBMITTED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, $15 MILLION REQUEST TO RESILIENT FLORIDA. WHICH IS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT A PROTECTION. THIS WAS TO HELP WITH CONSTRUCTING THE NEW PLANT. AND ALSO TO DO 2.23 ACRES OF SEAGRASS RESTORATION. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE IN THE BULK OF OUR LARGE GRANT REQUEST FOR RELOCATING THE WASTEWATER PLANT. MOST OF THESE GRANTS LIKE TO SEE COMPREHENSIVE HOLISTIC PROJECT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RELOCATING THE WASTEWATER PLANT. WE TALK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF IT. AND WE HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A UTILITY COMPANY LOCALLY WITH S SEAGRASS RESTORATION. THIS AN ADDITION TO THING WE HAVE DABBLED IN. THEN THE NEXT GRANT PROPOSAL WAS SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2022. ANOTHER 15 MILLION. THIS IS A FEDERAL GRANT REQUEST. THIS ONE WAS TO REROUTE THE CONVEYANCE SYSTEM. THAT'S SEPARATE FROM BUILDING THE NEW WASTEWATER PLANT ON ENERGY LANE. THIS IS NOW ALL OF THE PIPE SYSTEM. YOU NEED TO TURN THE OTHER DIRECTION. 15 MILLION TOWARD THAT. ALSO TO FINISH UP THE SEWER LINING WORK THAT WE'RE DOING ON HUTCHINSON ISLAND. WE DID MOST OF IT. THERE'S SOME REMAINING TO DO. WE INCLUDED THAT IN HERE. AND THREE ACRES OF SEAGRASS. THIS PARTICULAR GRANT IS THROUGH NOAA. THEY ARE INTERESTED IN COASTAL RESILIENCE. THERE'S GREATER EMPHASIS TOWN ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT OF LINING THE SEWER PIPES, TURNING THE SYSTEM AROUND. HAVING A PLANT THAT'S NOT SITTING TOWN WATERWAYS AND THEN OF COURSE THE SEA GGRA. THEY ARE VERY MUCH CHECKED AND JUDGED ON A POINT SYSTEM. OPPORTUNITY, THE FUNDING OF OPPORTUNITY OUT THEY WILL TELL YOU HOW MANY POINTS ARE [00:30:02] AVAILABLE FOR FACTUALLY WHAT SECTION OF THE APPLICATION YOU PUT IN. IF YOU CAN FOR EXAMPLE, INCLUDE A SEAGRASS PROJECT, IN YOUR BROADER PROJECT, YOU KNOW HOW MANY POINTS YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FOR INCLUDING THAT PIECE OF IT. AND SO THAT WILL ALSO DRIVE SOME OF THE DECISION ON WHAT WE INCLUDE AND WHAT PROJECT. IN THE LAST ONE THAT WE JUST SUBMITTED WAS OCTOBER 6TH, #.8 MILLION TO FLORIDA DEO FOR THE NEW MASTER LIFT STATION ON HUTCHINSON ISLAND. WE EXPECT THIS TO BE A 3.8 MILLION PROJECT. WE JUST REQUESTED A PORTION OF IT. BUT THEY DID CALL US AFTERWARDS. THEY LET US KNOW THEY VERY, VERY MUCH LIKE THE GRANT PROPOSAL. IT'S THE KIND OF THING THEY LIKE TO SEE IN THE FORMAT THEY LIKE TO SEE, BUT, HURRICANE IAN HAD JUST COME THROUGH. THE GOVERNOR JUST COMMITTED ALL OF THEIR REMAINING FUNDS THROUGH THAT PROGRAM OVER TO THE WEST COAST AND THEY ENCOURAGED US TO HOLD ON TO THE WHOLE APPLICATION AND RESUBMIT IT AS IT IS IN JULY WHICH IS SOMETHING WE WILL BE HAPPY TO DO. UNLESS WE FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO SUBMIT IT AND GET FUNDED BEFORE THIS IN. IN WHICH CASE WE WILL PUT SOMETHING ELSE TOGETHER FOR THEM IN JULY, WHICH IS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE. THOSE ARE THE PROPOSALS THAT WE SUBMITTED SO FAR. WE SUBMITTED A NOTICE OF INTEREST TO TO THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THIS IS BRICK FUNDING. IT'S FEMA MONEY. AND BRICK IS BUILDING RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY OUR WASTEWATER PLANT RELOCATION IS LISTED ON THE LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY LIST, WHERE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING LIKE THIS. HOWEVER, IT IS FEMA MONEY AND THEY WARNED US MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THIS KIND OF MONEY EVEN IF WE GET APPROVED MAY NOT COME TO US FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS. WE'RE A LITTLE BIT HESITANT TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME PUSHING FORWARD THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THEM LAST FRIDAY REQUIRES A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION. THERE WAS ODDLY SPECIFIC PIECE THEY SAID THEY WOULD FUND HAVING TO DO WITH DEMOLITION RELATED TO GENERATOR WHICH IS ODDLY SPECIFIC THING. WE HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AND WHAT WE MAY FIND BECAUSE OF TIME LINE AND BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S REQUIRED TO PUT THIS APPLICATION TOGETHER, WHICH IS VERY SIGNIFICANT, WE MAY STRATEGICALLY DECIDE THIS IS NOT THE BEST ONE FOR US. BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY. AND WE'RE TRYING EVERYTHING. IN ADDITION TO GRANT PROPOSALS WE'VE BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER, WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH -- HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH OUR DIFFERENT LOBBYIST. SO WE DO HAVE A FEDERAL FIRM THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH NOW. THEY ARE BASED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WE MEET WITH THEM EVERY OTHER WEEK. THE FOLKS NAMED TOWN SLIDE HERE ARE OUR PRIMARY ASSIGNED TEAM MEMBERS. AFTER WITH SUBMITTED THE PROPOSAL, THEY REACHED OUT TO CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICER AND SECURED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THEM THAT THEY SUBMITTED. THEY HAD CONGRESSMAN MAST TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NOAA FEDERAL AGENCY. WHICH IS WONDERFUL. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN VALUE HERE. THEY ARE ALSO WORKING TO FACILITY SOME UPCOMING MEETINGS WITH KEY AGENCIES LIKE EPA AND POSSIBLY FEMA PARTICULARLY WITH THIS BRICK FUNDING WE'RE THINKING ABOUT. ALSO TO ASK THEM FOR GUIDANCE SO THEY ARE FAMILIAR AND WITH THE PROJECT AND HELP US IDENTIFY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THEIR AGENCIES THAT MAYBE THEY KNOW WE MAY FIT WELL IN. THEY ARE WORKING US TO BEGIN PREPEARING OUR APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST. IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2023. BUT THEY WANT US TO BE READY WELL IN ADVANCE. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. >> WE HAVE THE STATE LOBBYIST. THEY WERE HERE YESTERDAY FOR A DAY LONG STRATEGIC WORKSHOP. THEY SPENT THE AFTERNOON WITH THEM TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OUR PLAN, FUND-RAISING NEEDS AND WHAT EXACTLY THE PROCESS IS FOR APPROPRIATIONS. WHO IT IS WE NEED TO TALK TO, WHEN WE NEED TO TALK TO THEM. WE JUST WANT TO HOLD OFF UNTIL NOVEMBER WHO IS [00:35:02] HOLDING WHAT SEATS, ALSO BECAUSE LEADING UP TO NOVEMBER 8 A LOT OF THE FOLKS IN TALLAHASSEE ARE IN A HOLDING PATTERN. ONCE WE PASS THAT DATE, WE WILL GO UP TO TALLAHASSEE TO START MEETING WITH THE KEY INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED TO KNOW OUR PROJECT. AND THE PROCESS HERE IN BOTH CASES FEDERAL AND STATE IS THAT WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING IN TALLAHASSEE OR D.C. TO BE SURPRISED BY OUR PROJECT. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON. AND WE WANT THEM TO THINK OF US WHEN THEY HEAR MONEY A AVAILABLE FOR WATER OR WASTEWATER. WE WANT THEM TO BE LIKE OH, YEAH, FT. PIERCE IS IN OUR HEAD. WE MEET WITH THEM AS WELL ON A WEEKLY BASIS. >> WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO KNOW ANT THESE PEOPLE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. THE CITY WANTS TO HELP WITH THIS PROJECT, TOO. >> EXCELLENT. YES, MA'AM. >> WE CAN SET SOMETHING UP. I CAN PROVIDE THE INFORMATION OF WHO IT IS GRAY ROBINSON. I THINK RYAN MATTHEWS, I THINK. BUT I WILL GET IT. AND HIS CONTACT STUFF AND GET IT TO YOU. >> OKAY. PERFECT. >> I DO KNOW AS WELL THAT THE STATE LOBBYIST MENTIONED YESTERDAY THAT I THINK IT WAS IN.COMING IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH THEY WERE HOPING WE COULD COORDINATE OUR TALLAHASSEE VISITS WITH ONE OF YOUR LEGAL CITY VISITS. >> GREAT. WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS IN MARCH. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> EXCELLENT. >> I'M GOING TO SWITCH GEARS A LITTLE BIT. THOSE ARE KIND OF THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED AND THE WAYS IN WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO ACCESS FUNDING, HOW WE'RE MEETING DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. WE'RE ALSO WORKING VERY, VERY HARD TO STAY ACTIVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY ARE THE FUNDER AWARE OF WHO WE ARE DOING BUT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TOWARD THAT END, WE HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING. WE ALSO HAVE MATERIALS WE'RE PREPARING THEN I WILL HAND IT OVER TO ASHLEY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR SUPPORT. FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS; LARGELY, AT THIS POINT, IT'S BEEN BILL HUTCHINSON THE DIRECTOR OF WASTE AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM. FIRST WE TALK ABOUT THE TECHNICAL ITEMS. AND THEN WE SWITCH GEARS OVER TO COMMUNITY. WE PRESENTED ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 14TH FOR THE MANATEE CENTER LUNCH AND LEARN AT THE FT. PIERCE YACHT CLUB. THAT WAS ALSO PUBLISHED ON FACEBOOK. THIS SATURDAY I WILL BE PRESENTING AT THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE PUBLIC WORKS LUNCH AND LEARN ON WHO IS FPUA, WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITY PROJECTS AND HOW TO READ YOUR UTILITY BILL. THERE'S SOME EXTRA ITEMS IN THERE THAT I WILL OF COURSE BE TALKING ABOUT, THE WASTEWATER PLANT AS OUR TOP PRIORITY PROJECT NOW. ON NOVEMBER 15TH, AND 18TH, WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON ESZ WARE PROGRAM -- ESTUARY PROGRAM. THEY ARE TIED INTO SEAGRASS RESTORATION AND RELOCATING THE WASTEWATER PLANT. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER I BELIEVE SITS ON THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND HE IS OUR PRIMARY CONNECTION THERE. AND ALSO ON NOVEMBER 15TH, FPUA WILL BE SPONSORING THE COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR. WHICH IS HOSTED BY MAIN STREET FT. PIERCE. THE SPONSORSHIP WILL LARGELY BE THEMED "IN GRATITUDE. FPUA IS THANKFUL FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVING FT. PIERCE. IT'S A BRIEF UPDATE TOWN WASTEWATER PLANT RELOCATION. THE COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE THE VIDEO. WE HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE OVERVIEW. WE'RE JUST ABOUT DONE WITH IT. WE WILL DO A PROPER LUNCH WHEN WE HAVE IT. WE'RE JUST NOT DONE YET. ANY ADDITION TO FIVE-MINUTE OVERVIEW WE WILL BREAK THAT INTO THREE SUBVIDEOS FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC TOPICS, LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL VIDEO. ECONOMICS, VIDEO AND SORT OF GENERAL. WE ALSO HAVE A WEB SITE THAT'S JUST ABILITY DONE. BUT STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SUSTAINABLESEWER.NET. I WILL HAVE THE ONES I GAVE YOU. CONSTRUCTION UPDATES NWRF IN THE NEWS. ANYTIME ANYONE GOES TO PRESENT ABOUT THE WASTEWATER PLANT RELOCATION, WE CAN DRIVE PEOPLE DIRECTLY TO SUSTAINABLESEWER.NET TO [00:40:01] LEARN MORE ABOUT IT. THERE'S A CONTACT FORM ON THAT WEB PAGE. RTHEY CAN REACH OUT TO US. IF THEY WANT MORE INFORMATION OR IF THEY WANT TO GET INVOLVED. THIS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. PARTICULARLY, FOR AFTER OUR PRESENTATIONS. IT WILL HELP FACILITY FOLLOW UP. AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FIGURING OUT WHEN YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HAVE A GROUND BREAKING EVENT WHICH WOULD BE GROUND BREAKING FOR THE NEW SITE. THIS IS AN IMAGE. THE LATEST IMAGE OF RENDERING OF THE WASTEWATER PLANT AND WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S CONSTRUCTED. THIS WILL BE IN THE FIVE-MINUTE VIDEO AS WELL. WE HAVE A WHOLE VIDEO THAT LENDERING THAT GOES TO ANIMATION. WITH THAT, ALL OF THESE COMMUNICATIONS AND THESE PRESENTATIONS ARE TOWARD THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE WEST WATER PLANT RELOCATION WHICH IS THE LARGEST SINGLE PROJECT THAT WE'VE EVER UNDERTAKEN. I WILL HAND IT OVER TO NOW MISS ASHLEY LEVIN TO TALK TO US ABOUT SOME OF THE AGENCIES. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT FOR YOU AN UPDATE TOWN COMMUNITY SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED FOR OUR PROJECTS OF RELOCATING THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT WHEN AGENCYIIES TO FUN THEY LOOK AT COMMUNITY SUPPORT. PROJECTS THAT HAVE SUPPORT FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT. LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE FMPA APPEAR TO BE MORE APPEALING. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WHAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREENS IS THE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES THAT FULLY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. WE WILL START WITH CAUSEWAY COVE MARINA. CITY OF FT. PIERCE. FLORIDA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY. FT. PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. FT. PIERCE YACHT CLUB. MAN FEE OBSERVATION CENTER. ST. LUCIE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR HOWARD TIPTON AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS VAST AND DIVERSE. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL AS YOURS. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO PURSUE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMING MONTHS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THIS PRESENTATION WAS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. AND WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR MORE COMMUNITY SUPPORT LETTERS. >> LIKE MARINE INDUSTRIES. THINGS LIKE OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL -- >> YES, MA'AM. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. IT'S SOMETHING THAT EVEN THE DEO WHEN THEY CALLED AFTER LAST SUBMITTAL SAID THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE COLLECTION AND LETTERS OF SUPPORT THAT WE HAD. >> YOU COULD DO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FIRE DISTRICT. >> I HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD IN CASE IT HELPS WITH YOUR FUNDING. I LEARNED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAT WE HAVE A COMMUNITY OF OCPOPAI AT THE CAUSEWAY COVE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GRANT MONEY TO HELP SUPPORT THAT COMMUNITY. JUST IN CASE. >> THAT KIND OF INFORMATION IS HELPFUL. THE NOAA GRANT WE HAVE TO IDE IDENTIFY SPECIES THAT WE KNOW ARE IN THE AREA WITH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. AND THE JUDGES WHO READ THE APPLICATIONS REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION. HELPS THEM TO SEE HOW IMPORTANT THE ECOSYSTEM IS. AND SOMETIMES IN SOME CASES WITH THE GRANTS, THE CURRENT THAT IS GREAT NUMBER OF SPECIES THEY ARE ABLE TO IMPACT POSITIVELY. >> LIKE HARBOR BRANCH. HARBOR BRANCH WOULD BE. >> AND THEY WERE -- HARBOR BRANCH WAS AT THE LUNCH AND LEARN THAT WE PRESENTED AT ON FRIDAY. SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF WE COULD SEE ABOUT PARTNERING WITH THEM ON THEY WANTED TO GET A LITTLE TOUR OF THE AREA. AND TALK ABOUT POSSIBLE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP THAT COULD HELP FORD FIVE AS WELL AS THE EXTRA STUFF WE ARE LOOKING TO DO WITH THE RELOCATION. >> GREAT. >> MADAM CHAIR? ONE OTHER CONSIDERATION. I'M NOT A MEMBER ANYMORE. NONE OF THOSE GUYS HAVE [00:45:06] REALLY BIG BOATS. [LAUGHTER] THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO JUMP ON ANYTHING AND RIDE INTO THE SEAGRASS. >> OKAY. >> DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S A WEB SITE? DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S A WEB SITE OR SOME -- >> FORTPIERCESPORTFISHINGCLUB. >> I'M SURE WE CAN FIND IT. IT'S LOCAL. >> WE WILL ASK AROUND. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. [G.4. Status Report on Electric Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) for September 2022] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. RACHEL, THANK YOU, ASHLEY. MADAM CHAIR, THE LAST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS THE DISCUSSION ON ELECTRIC POWER COST ADJUSTMENT. AS LAST THURSDAY, FMPA LOCKED IN PRICES FOR 75% GAS NEEDS FROM NOVEMBER OF 2022 THROUGH APRIL OF 2024. 75%. 50% OF GAS NEEDS FROM MAY OF 2024 THROUGH JANUARY OF 2025. THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL FOR US AS WE TRY TO BRING STABILITY TO OUR CUSTOMER. WE WILL BE SUBJECT TO MARKET PRICE FOR THE REMAINING PORTION; THE 25% AND 50% FOR THOSE PERSPECTIVE YEARS. WE STILL HAVE MORE WORK TO DO. IN THE PAST WE'VE MADE CHANGES TO THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT DURING THE MONTH OF THE CONSUMPTION. WE MADE AN ADJUSTMENT IN JUNE TO GO TO EFFECT IN JULY FOR CONSUMPTION IN JUNE. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING TODAY IS WE LOOKING PROPOSING TO MOVE THAT DATE TO BE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AWAY SO THAT WE GIVE OUR CUSTOMERS ENOUGH TIME TO LEARN ABOUT IT AND POTENTIALLY CHANGE SOME OF THEIR HABITS WHEN IT COMES TO CONSUMPTION. WE LEARN QUITE A BIT FROM WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER IN THE YEAR. A SECOND, WHICH YOU IS SEEN BEFORE LOOKING AT MAKING SMALLER ADJUSTMENTS INSTEAD OF BIG SPIKES AND BIG DECREASES LIKE WE EXPERIENCED EARLIER THIS YEAR. BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT TODAY HERE. BARBARA MIKA WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS. MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS, GOOD AFTERNOON. I HAVE UPDATED TABLES AND CHARTS FOR THE SEPTEMBER POWER COST AND PROJECTIONS BASED UPON THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THIS TABLE SHOW QUARTERLY IMPACT OF THE CUMULATIVE BALANCE OF THE POWER COST COLLECTED. IN ORDER TO RETAIN SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR COST OF PURCHASE POWER, FPUA HAS A GOAL TO MAINTAIN A RESERVE THAT IS CURRENTLY SET WITH A 1 MILLION DOLLAR MINIMUM. DURING THE PERIOD ENDED IN JUNE, 2022 FPUA SOLD POWER 2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS LESS THAN WHAT WE PURCHASED IT FOR. THIS BROUGHT THE CUMULATIVE BALANCE TO NEGATIVE. FOR THE CURRENT ORDER THROUGH THE SERIES OF ADJUSTMENTS TO THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER 1.3 MILLION DOLLARS. THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WE EXPERIENCED AN UNDERRECOVERY OF POWER COST FROM THE CUSTOMER OF $560,000. BRINGING THE CUMULATIVE OVER RECOVERY AT THE OWNED OF SEPTEMBER WE STAND AT $207,000 ON THE POSITIVE. THE COST OF POWER PURCHASE FROM FPUA FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WAS BILLED TO FU KNEW THE BLENDED RATE OF 117.20 PER 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS. WHICH WAS $9 AND CHANGE INCREASE WHEN COMPARED AUGUST. THIS CHART TRACKS CUMULATIVE MONTHLY BUSINESS OF THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT OVER RECOVERY IN RELATION TO THE APPROVED POWER COST LEVELS. THE AMOUNT OF POWER COST ADJUSTMENT IS REPRESENTED BY THE DARKER BLUE LINE. WHICH FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WAS $19 FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS. THE BARS ON THE TOP OF THE CHART REPRESENT THE LEVEL OF THE OVER RECOVERY. OR UNDER RECOVERY WITH THE BLUE BARS REP SEPTEMBERING ACTUALLY MONTHLY BALANCE AND THE ORANGE BARS SHOWING WHAT THE PROJECTED LEVEL OF THE RECOVERY WOULD BE WITH THE CURRENT FORECASTED NUMBERS. IT'S BEING PRESENTED WITH PROPOSAL OF $8 INCREASE FOR [00:50:03] THE PCA AND MARKED HERE FOR NOVEMBER AS MR. CISNEROS MENTIONED WE WERE DISCUSSING CHANGING THAT PROPOSAL. FUTURE ADJUSTMENT TO POWER COST ADJUSTMENT WILL BE NECESSARY TO ELEVATE THE PCA FURTHER INTO THE RATE STABILIZATION SAFEGUARDING UNRESTRICTED DAYS OF CASH AND PROVIDING A CONSTITUTION FOR FUTURE UNCERTAINTIES. THIS PROJECTION AND THE OTHERS YOU WILL SEE HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY CONSULTANTS AND BASED UPON THE DATA FORECAST THAT ARE PREPARED BY FLORIDA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY. SINCE OUR LAST FORECAST, FMPA'S ESTIMATE HAS INCREASED BY $250,000. THIS IS NOT AS MUCH OF INCREASE AS IT WAS PROJECTED LAST MONTH. BUT THE AVERAGE COST FOR NEXT 12 MONTHS IS 101 AND CHANGE. 101.55. HOWEVER FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. THE AVERAGE COST OF PURCHASE POWER IS FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN $113 AND $123 IN OUR MONTHLY BILLING. THIS GRAPH REP SRESENTS COMPARISON THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2023. THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND BY THE DASHED BLUE LINES IS SET TO MAINTAIN BETWEEN 1 MILLION AND 5 MILLION DOLLARS. AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GRAY LINE ON THE BOTTOM, EACH OF THESE SCENARIOS PRESENTED IN THE GRAPH POINTS TO SOME CHANGE IN THE PCA. THE GREEN LINE -- I WILL JUST GO THROUGH THIS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE MADE NO CHANGE AND LEFT AT 19 IT WOULD DRAG TO NEGATIVE 5 AND A HALF MILLION COME SUMMERTIME. THE GREEN LINE INCREASE PCA FROM 19 PO $39 WHICH IS A $20 INCREASE. WITH THE SINGLE $20 INCREASE IN MAINTAINING THAT THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR BRINGING US OUT NEXT SEPTEMBER TO ABOUT THIS MARK HERE. THE RED LINE, WHICH DOUBLES OVER ON TO THE ORANGE LINE, INCREASES THE CURRENT PCA OF $19 PER 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS BY JUST $8. WITH ADDITIONAL $8 MONTHLY INCREMENTS IN ENSUING MONTHS. THIS WILL BE OFF BY ONE MONTH. AT LEAST THE PCA VALUES ON THE BOTTOM IN THE MONTHS. AND MAINTAINING THAT $43 THROUGH SEPTEMBER ON THE RED LINE BUT ON THE ORANGE LINE THERE'S ANOTHER CHANGE WHERE $20 REDUCTION OUT BEFORE THE SUMMER BRINGING DOWN TO $23 LEVEL. THAT'S THE DIFFERENT IN RED AND ORANGE. AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD WE WOULD MAKE A DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT ON THE PCA BEFORE THE SUMMER MONTHS. FMPA PREPURCHASING GAS AT LOWER PRICES WILL HELP LOWER COST BUT IT'S IMPACT WILL NOT BE FELT UNTIL WE MOVE PAST THE WINTER MONTHS. IT IS HOPED THAT THE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS AND WHETHER CONDITIONS WILL HELP IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS AND OUR STAFF MONITORS FROM THE MARKETPLACES AND OPERATIONAL DECISIONS REGULARLY. SO THAT WE CAN REPORT MONTHLY AND RECOMMEND CHANGES ONLY AS THEY ARE NEEDED. STAFF TODAY IS RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE TO THE PCA OF $8 PER 1,000 KILOWATT HOUR FROM $19 TO $27 MAKING THAT EFFECTIVE ON DECEMBER 1ST. YOU HAVE TIME TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND PUT THAT IN PLACE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THESE SCENARIOS PRESENTED AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SHORT-TERM ADJUSTMENT WILL PROBABLY BE NECESSARY AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS RECOMMENDATION, IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> LOOKING AT THIS. LOOKING AT THE ORANGE LINE, AND IT'S SAYING IN NOVEMBER THE $8, DECEMBER, THE $8 AND JANUARY THE $8. AND THEN THERE WILL BE A DECREASE IN JULY FOR $20. HAVE WE EVER LOOKED AT ANY NUMBERS LOWER THAN THAT TO SEE IF WE STAY WITHIN THAT 1 TO 5 MILLION RANGE? >> LOWER THAN THE $8? >> WE DID LAST MONTH. WITH THE INCREASE IN OUR [00:55:02] COST IT WASN'T IMPACTING US NEGATIVELY. WE'RE STILL GOING DOWNWARD. EN WITH THE $20 IT'S MAINTAINING. IT'S -- WE'RE BRINGING DOWN TO IN DECEMBER MILLION AND A HALF BELOW. THIS IS WITH AN $8 GOING INTO NOVEMBER. DOWN EVEN FURTHER.ILL BE - $5 A LAST MONTHS WAS SUFFICIENT. IT WENT TO $8 TO KEEP THINGS STEADY LIKE SMALLER INCREMENTS RATHER THAN YOU KNOW ONE BIGGER ADJUSTMENT. >> I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND ON THAT. WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS POTENTIAL DECREASE OF $20 IN JULY. SMOOTHING THAT OUT OVER TIME RATHER THAN YOU KNOW WHAT CAN WE DO HERE IN THE WINTER MONTHS SO THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY DECREASE IN JULY. WE DID TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE FEATHER THAT OUT. A LITTLE BIT BETTER. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE OUT MONTHS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH -- WITHOUT HAVING TO DECREASE IN JULY AND MAKE IT SMOOTHER DURING THE WINTER. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IS DURING THE WINTER CONSUMPTION DOES DECREAS QUITE A BIT. THE BOARD IS REALLY FOCUSED ON INCREASING IT DURING THE WINTER AND DECREASING IT DURING THE SUMMER. THAT'S THE MODEL OF THE BOARD TO HELP THE CUSTOMER DURING THE HOTTER MONTHS. THIS WOULD FOLLOW THAT THE THEME THAT THE BOARD HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON. THERE'S A PHILOSOPHY CHANGE THERE. AND IF WE GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT WE CAN'T PREDICT WHAT THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE LIKE IN THE WINTER MONTHS. IT COULD BE COLDER OR HOTTER. IF IT'S HOTTER, PEOPLE ARE GOING USE A LOT MORE ENERGY. THEIR PILL IS GOING TO BE HIGHER. AND I DON'T WANT WHAT HAPPENS A FEW MONTHS AGO TO EVER HAPPEN AGAIN. >> RIGHT. >> THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING SMALLER INCREASES SUMMONTH TO MONTH. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE INSTEAD OF $20 INCREASE DO $8 INCREASE IN DECEMBER. DOING SMALLER INCREASES EACH MONTH RATHER THAN A BIG ENCR ENCRIES INCREASE. HISTORICALLY CONSUMPTION WILL BE LOWER. >> IT WILL BE DECEMBER; CORRECT? >> RIGHT. >> WE'RE GIVING OURSELF MORE TIME TO GET IT OUT TO ALL OF OUR LOCAL CONSTITUENTS AND RATE PAYERS TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW IT'S GOING UP. NOW WE WILL HAVE SIX WEEKS OF TIME TO COMMUNICATE THIS OUT THERE. RATHER THAN IT WOULD BE NORMALLY NOVEMBER 1ST. WE'VE GOT TWO WEEKS AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY IMPACT YOU KNOW OUR RATE PAYERS AND LET THEM KNOW IT'S COMING. SO THEY CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR REGULAR DAILY LIVING. THIS WILL GIVE US A LOT OF TIME TO COMMUNICATE IT OUT AND ALSO ALLOW THEM TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. >> THAT'S RIGHT. MADAM CHAIR. TODAY WE'RE ONLY LOOKING FOR AN INCREASE OF $8 TO THE APPLICABLE ON DECEMBER 1ST. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WE ARE NOT VOTING INCREASES FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY. >> FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. >> WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE LOOKING AT VOTING FOR THOSE TWO MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY THINGS COULD CHANGE FOR THE POSITIVE. WE ARE TRYING TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE. AND NATURALLY THE DECREASE IN THE SUMMER MONTHS IS DEFINITELY WELCOMED TO THE -- THAT'S WHERE WE HEMORRHAGED. I'M FOR THE $8 INPROVIDED THEY'RE NO OTHER INFORMATION THAT LOWER INCREASE WILL BE AS EFFECTIVE. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION. SOUNDS LIKE THE $8 IS THE MINIMUM TO CONTINUE GET US BACK INTO THE RANGE AND TRUST WE HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION TO HOW THE DEAL WITH THE NEGATIVE BALANCES FOR UPCOMING MONTHS. >> WE TO. WE BEEN TALKING ABOUT -- BARBARA YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT. >> TALKING ABOUT GETTING A LINE OF CREDIT WITH OUR BANK. YOU KNOW, IN THE EVENT THAT IT WOULD BE JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF POWER COST. BECAUSE WE CAN'T PLEDGE MORE OF REVENUES. WE'VE PLEDGED THOSE FOR THE WORK WE'RE DOING AND THE BONDS WE'VE JUST ISSUED. [01:00:06] >> WE'LL PAY THAT OVER TIME. HOPEFULLY WHEN THINGS STABILIZE. >> IT WILL BE A SHORT PERIOD; YES. >> THIS WILL NOT RUN AFOWL OF BOND COVENANTS IS IT? >> WE DISCUSSED THAT ALREADY. >> WE EXPECT FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROJECTED MONTHLY COST FOR FPUA AS WE GET INTO APRIL, IT STARTS TO GET BELOW $100 PER MEGAWAT HOUR. THIS WOULD BE A SHORT TERM TO RECOVERY THROUGH THE JINTER MONTHS. SOME OF THE REASON THE COST ARE HIGHER FPUA USED THEIR BOND PROCEEDS. THEY BORROWED THE MONEY TO FEATHER THE COST TO THE ARP MEMBERS. WE'RE TRYING TO PAY OUR COST TAKE BACK SOME OF THE BOND PROCEEDS SO THEY CAN RECOVER SO THEY CAN OPERATE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. KOBLEGARD? >> WE HAD A VERY LONG CONVERSATION WITH DUANE DRAPER, MAYBE A MONTH AGO OR THREE WEEKS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT. I NOTICE TODAY I GOT AN E-MAIL. HE'S READY TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER. >> THAT WILL HELP A LOT. I NOTICE IF YOU LOOK AT THE SHEET HERE IT DOESN'T SHOW, YOU TAKE THE AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT IN JANUARY. ADD ONE BIG TIME OVER THE 2.4 MILLION. ADD THOSE TWO TOGETHERS, SUBTRACT THE BALANCE. WE'RE DOWN OVER 3 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. >> >> EXACTLY. >> MADAM CHAIR? >> WHAT'S HAPPENING UP NORTH IN THE HEATING AND THE DEGREE OF COLDNESS ALSO EFFECT WHAT HAPPENS TO US IN THE WINTER MONTHS? >> YES. FORTUNATELY WE'VE BEEN AGE TO HEDGE THE FUEL NEEDS THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS. >> THAT PROTECTS US FROM WHATEVER IS HAPPENING IN MICHIGAN? >> THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A VERY TOUGH WINTER. AND THEY USE GAS FOR HEATING THEIR HOMES. IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR THEM UP NORTH. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. WE HAD 75% OF THE FUEL. NOVEMBER 22 THROUGH APRIL OF 2024. WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THIS WINTER. AND ANOTHER WINTER. >> DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S ARRIVING. >> IT'S WET NOW. >> ONE OF THE THINGS. I KNOW WE DO THIS ALL THE TIME. I JUST WANT TO REPEAT IT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO WITH OUR CUSTOMERS TO PREPARE THEM FOR THIS IS TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE THEM TO REDUCE THEIR USAGE. TO TRY -- AND I KNOW WE DO THIS ALL THE TIME. A LOT OF TIME THEY THINK THEY DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER WHAT THE BILLS WILL BE. BUT THEY DO HAVE CONTROL IF THEY TAKE CERTAIN MEASURES. THEY JUST SOMETIMES DON'T DO THAT. WE KNOW THAT LIKE THE BILLING, WHATEVER IT IS CALL SPREAD OUT BILLING WHERE YOU PAY THE SAME AMOUNT EVERY YEAR. >> BUDGET BILLING. >> THAT REALLY HELPS YOU KNOW WHAT -- THAT HELPS YOU BUDGET. WHAT YOU KNOW YOUR COST WILL BE. I GUESS WE'VE JUST GOT TO CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THEY CAN SAVE MONEY. >> I THINK WHAT THE ITEM TODAY PRESENTED BY BARBARA, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE STAY WITHIN THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND. THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US. THE WINTER MONTHS BECAUSE CONSUMPTION ARE LOW ARE THE MONTHS YOU WANT TO INCREASE PCA AND CRY TO PLAN FOR SUMMER. FORTUNATELY WHAT WE HAVE WORKING FOR US WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HEDGE A LOT OF OUR FUEL. WE HAVE A LOT MORE STABILITY IN WHAT WE -- WHAT OUR POWER COST WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE. I WON'T BE AS VOLATILE AS IT HAS BEEN THE LAST 12 TO 18 MONTHS. BECAUSE REMEMBER, 20 MONTHS AGO WE WERE AT NEGATIVE 18. NEGATIVE. 12. WE WENT FROM NEGATIVE 18 TO POSITIVE 18 IN SPAN OF 2-3 MONTHS. THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IT WAS A BIG -- CHANGE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. >> I WILL MAKE A INCREASE TO INCREASE PAC FOR DECEMBER FOR $8. [01:05:05] >> RELUCTANTLY. >> SECOND. >> AND JUST TO CLARIFY. EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE PROJECTIONS. WE'RE DOING ONE MONTH AT THE TIME. >> YES. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> THANK YOU BARBARA. >> THANK YOU. >> WE NEED ANYTHING FROM MR. CISNEROS OR DIRECTOR'S [J. DIRECTOR:] REPORT. >> YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO TERRY SYDNEY. FPUA PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVESIVE AT THE JC PARK REBUILD. HE REPRESENTED FPUA VERY, VERY WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PROJECT. HE HAS WELL OVER 80 HOURS IN THE 7-DAY TIME FRAME. >> HE WAS A TEAM CAPTAIN. HE WAS GREAT. HE WAS ABSOLUTELY GREAT. >> HE REM REPRESENTED US VE VERY WELL. WE HAD HELP FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE FOLKS. IT WAS A BIG PROJECT AND PRETTY SUCCESSFUL. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY WILL. CHECK IT OUT. IT -- THE FINISHED PRODUCT. I THINK THEY ARE 90% DONE. THAT WOULD BE A VERY, VERY NICE PROJECT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. >> LAST NIGHT THE CITY COMMISSION DID APPROVE THE SITE PLAN FOR NEW WASTEWATER PLAN. THANK YOU TO THE CITY COMMISSION. THIS IS A HUGE MILESTONE. IT'S -- THIS I BELIEVE THIS LAST PERMIT WE WERE WAITING ON. WE WILL START CONSTRUCTION NEXT MONTH. A FEW MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. JACOB WILLIAMS FROM FPUA WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL PARTNER LUNCH MEETING. AT THE FLORIDA EVENTS CENTER IN PORT ST. LUCIE. WE WILL DISCUSS THE NATURAL GAS MARKET AND HOW IT PACTS PEOPLE IN FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE NATION. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE HE WILL BE VISITING WITH THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SECTION ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THAT SAME DAY AROUND 3:00 FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. IT WILL BE BUSY FOR ALL OF US HERE. THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THANK YOU TO ALBA AND BRANDI AND BOBBIE FOR HELPING US WITH THE BOARD MEETING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE BOARD TODAY. >> MR. KOBLEGARD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> NOTHING AT THIS TIME. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.