[E.1. We received an email from Ms. Lynn Tiffany from Mustard Seed Ministries thanking Ms. Val Sirmons and the Customer Service Team for all of the help with their clients.]

MOVING FORWARD TO RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE IT APPEARS AS THOUGH WE HAVE A LETTER.

WE RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM TIFFANY FROM MUSTARD SEED MINISTRIES THANKING MIS-VAL AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELPS WITH OUR CLIENTS. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR

HARD WORK. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OLD BUSINESS? .

OKAY MOVING FORWARD TO NEW BUSINESS.

[G.1. Launch of www.SustainableSewer.net for WRF Relocation – For Information Only]

I WILL PASS IT OFF. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THE FIRST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW MAINLAND WASTEWATER PLANT WEB SITE.

RACHEL TENET PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM MANAGER WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> MADAM CHAIR, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR HAVING ME. I AM VERY PROUD TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE SUSTAINABLESEWER.NET WEB SITE THAT WE HAVE CREATED. ALONGSIDE VANCOR JONES THE COMPANY WE BEEN WORKING WITH TO HELP US WITH COMMUNICATION FOR RELOCATION OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FROM SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND OVER TO ENERGY LANE.

THIS PRESENTATION TODAY IS MEANT AS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE WEB SITE. THIS IS JUST THE EARLY RELEASE OF IT. OR THE FIRST RELEASE.

WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD PAGES, AND OF COURSE UPDATE IT AS WE HAVE UPDATES FOR THIS PROJECT.

WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE, WHEN YOU GO TO SUSTAINABLESEWER D .NET.

IT BRINGS YOU TO HOME PAGE. WE HAVE A DRONE IMAGE OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. AND AS YOU SCROLL DOWN, YOU JUST SEE A BIT OF INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH OR SO TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING IN FT. PIERCE.

THERE'S A VIDEO HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO PRESS PLAY.

IT'S JUST ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LONG.

BUT WE WILL TEST OUT ONE OTHER SHORTER ONE WE GET TO OTHER PAGE. I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL WORK FOR THE SOUND. BUT WE WILL GIVE IT A TRY.

AND THIS OVERVIEW AS WELL WAS DONE BY VANCOR JONES WORK WICK THE FPUA STAFF TEAM.

THE IDEA WITH THE VIDEOS THEY GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IT IS WE ARE TRYING TO DO.

SO THAT SOMEONE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE OR WITH FPUA INITIATIVE TO RELOCATE THE WASTEWATER PLANT CAN WATCH ONE FIVE-MINUTE VIDEO AND FIND OUT. WE HAVE SUSTAINABILITY PAGE.

I WILL GO FOR A QUICK OVERVIEW.

WE HAVE A PAGE DEDICATED TO GRANTS, APPROPRIATIONS AND SUPPORT. AND THEN WE OUR MISSION.

WHICH TAKES YOU DIRECTLY TO FPUA WEB SITE.

FOR THE HOME PAGE WE HAVE CONTACT US PAGE WHERE YOU CAN FILL THIS OUT AND IT WILL COME DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SUSTAINABLE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE RESPOND. AND THIS IS ALSO ON A CONTACT US PAGE. THIS QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE HOME PAGE. IF YOU SCROLL BACK TO THE TOP, YOU CAN SEE AS WELL THE SAME, HOME, FAQ, SUSTAINABILITY, WE HAVE A NEW SECTION, FAQ'S.

THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. WHY IS THIS SEWER TREATMENT PLAN BEING MOVED. WHERE IS IT GOING? WHAT WILL GO IN ITS PLACE? WHEN WILL IT BE MOVED? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF MOVING THE PLANT? WHO WILL CONTROL THE NEW PLANT? HOW WILL IT BE FINANCED? THESE ARE ALL THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THAT ARE COMING TO STAFF ESSENTIALLY WHILE WE'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY GIVING PRESENTATIONS, ET CETERA. THE SUSTAINABILITY PAGE

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TALKS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY.

FOCUSES ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY RESILIENCY VALUE OF MOVING FORWARD THE PROJECT.

TALKS ABOUT MOVING THE PLANT ELIMINATES STORM RISK AND THE EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WILL BE PUTTING IN THE NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ON ENERGY PLANE.

IT TALKS ABOUT HOW WE REDUCING FRESH WATER DRAW FROM THE FLORIDA AQUIFIER BECAUSE WE'LL BE RIGHT NEXT TO THE NATURAL GAS POWER PLANT WHICH IS 2-3 MILLION GALLONS WATER PER DAY THAT WILL NOT BE DRAWN FROM THE FLORIDA AQUIFIER BECAUSE OF THE WASTEWATER PLANT.

WE TALK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEAGRASS RESTORATION. WE'RE INCLUDING SEAGRASS RESTATIONS. GENERALLY PAVING THE WAY FOR WATER'S FUTURE. THE NEWS SECTION HIGHLIGHTS NEWS AS THEY COME UP. WE PUT THEM IN HERE TO SHARE. WE PUT THEM MORE OR LESS IN A CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. THE MOST RECENT ONE WAS OCTOBER 17TH OF THIS YEAR. AND WE'LL JUST KEEP ADDING THEM AS THEY COME ALONG. WE HAVE SOME OCTOBER OF 2020 EVEN. WE'RE TRYING NOT TO PUT THEM THAT ARE TOO REDUNDANT. SOMETIMES IT'S THE SAME ARTICLE IN A FEW DIFFERENT PLACES.

IF YOU SEE ANY THAT YOU THINK ARE VALUABLE TO PUT ON, BY ALL MEANS SEND IT OVER TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, WE WILL MAKE SURE IT GETS PLACED ON HERE.

HERE'S THE VIDEOS. WE WILL GIVE IT A TRY.

FOR VIDEOS WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT VIDEOS SHOWN.

WE DO HAVE THE FLY OVER OF THE NEW SEWER TREATMENT PLANT. THAT'S A FULL RENDERING, VIDEO RENDERING OF WHAT THE NEW TREATMENT PLANT WILL LOOK LIKE. WE HAVE THE LONG VIDEO WHICH IS THE SAME ONE THAT'S ON THE HOME PAGE.

AND THEN WE HAVE THREE SHORT VIDEOS.

THE LONG VIDEO AND THE THREE SHORT VIDEOS WERE DESIGNED WITH VANCOR JONES. IN ADDITION WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO COIS ADD EXTERNAL VIDEOS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE INTERVIEWED MIKE MARTIN FROM THE CURRENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AFTER HURRICANE NICOLE. AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THAT VIDEO FROM FACEBOOK AND PUT IT ON TO OUR WEB SITE.

AND WE'RE ALSO PUTTING LINKS TO EXTERNAL VIDEOS THAT YOU CAN FIND RECENTLY MR. HUTCHINSON AND I PRESENTED TO THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM FIRST TO THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT BOARD AND SECOND TO THE COUNCIL ITSELF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR. THE COUNCIL PRESENTATION WAS SAVED -- RECORDED AND SAVED ON YOUTUBE.

THAT'S HERE. WE ALSO SPONSORED COFFEE WITH WITH THE MAYOR IN NOVEMBER.

THAT'S POSTED ON FACEBOOK. THAT'S HERE.

AND ONE OF THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS AS WELL.

WE WILL KEEP UPDATING AS WE GO.

I WILL DO A QUICK RUN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL HAVE SOUND.

>> FT. PIERCE WATERWAYS AND KEEPING THEM CLEAN, SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE IS OUR WAY OF LIFE.

THAT IS WHY WE'RE MOVING THE SEWER TREATMENT PLANT OFF THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON TO AN INDUSTRIAL WESTERN LOCATION FAR AWAY FROM ANY NEIGHBORHOODS.

AT FT. PIERCE UTILITIES NORTH WE KNOW WE WORK FOR YOU. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.

PROTECT EVERYONE'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

>> OKAY. SO THAT WAS FUN.

THERE ARE MORE VIDEOS. WHEN YOU HAVE THE MOMENT, LATER, BY ALL MEANS PLEASE GO TO WEB SITE.

ONE FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ONE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. WE'VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL AS CARE L AS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RELOCATING THE WASTEWATER PLANT AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WE ARE TALKING GENERALLY.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A ASSUMING AUTHORITY OVER DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE AIMING TO DO.

OUR GOAL HERE IS MOVE THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

OKAY. JUST A COUPLE OF MORE.

WE GOT GRANTS AND SUPPORT PAGE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE YOU SEE PENDING GRANTS. THIS PROPOSAL THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED SO FAR. JUST UNDER $34 MILLION WHERE WE ARE WORKING ON ELECTRIC GRANT RIGHT NOW.

AND NEW ROUNDS FOR WASTEWATER ARE OPENING UP NOW-ISH. WHAT WE WILL DO AS WE GO WE

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WILL COME BACK TO PAGE AND UPDATE IT AND HAVE SHOWN.

WE ALSO SHOW THE ACTIVE GRANTS.

THESE ACTIVE GRANTS CURRENTLY ARE FOCUSING ON SEPTIC TO SEWER AND SEWER LINING, WHICH WHEN WE'RE COMMUNICATING ABOUT THE RELOCATION OF THE WASTEWATER PLANT WE INCLUDE BOTH OF THOSE, BECAUSE IT'S PART OF AN OVERALL INITIATIVE TO PROTECT THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON AND STORM HARDEN OUR WASTEWATER/WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT YOU SEE IS A LIST OF LOGOS. WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS INDICATING AND THANKING THESE ORGANIZATION AND POLITICAL LEADERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

EACH PERSON OR EACH LOGO LISTED HERE HAS PROVIDED US WITH A LETTER OF SUPPORT OR A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE WEST WATER TREATMENT PLANT RELOCATION.

WE'RE ABLE TO USE FOR ANY GRANT PROPOSAL THAT WE SUBMIT. AS WE U.S. MORE.

WE ADD MORE LOGOS. THE LAST TWO ARE ABOUT US.

WHAT WE DO THIS JUST TALKS GENERALLY ABOUT OUR MISSION FOR WATER AND WHAT WE DO FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER.

PARTICULARLY WASTEWATER. AND WHO WE ARE.

AND FOR WHO WE ARE, WE ARE NAMING THE STAFF AND EXPERTS BEHIND THE PROJECT. WE START WITH THE FPUA STAFF. WE MENTION THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE AND HOW THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE IS A PARTNER TO US IN THIS INITIATIVE THAT IS A SHARED AND SUPPORTED ENDEAVOR. LATER TO NIGHT AFTER TODAY'S MEETING MR. HUTCHINSON AND I WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ADD TO ADD THIS THEM TO THIS PAGE AS WELL. AND BEYOND THAT WE HAVE GLOBAL TECH HASKEL JOINT VENTURE.

BOTH OF JOHNSON AND BLANTON ARE STATE LOBBYIST.

MR. HUTCHINSON AND I WENT TO TALLAHASSEE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK AND WE HAD VERY, VERY GOOD MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND FOR THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. AND MORE.

OUR FEDERAL LOBBYIST AND THEY CONNECTED US WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, SIDE OF D.C. AND THE REGIONAL OFFICES WE MET WITH THEM ALSO LAST WEEK.

AND THEY CONNECTED US WITH ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THAT WE MET WITH ON FRIDAY AS WELL. THEN OF COURSE VANCOR JONES COMMUNICATION. THE LAST ITEM IS CONTACT PAGE. WE'VE GOT A MAP OF WHERE OUR HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED AND AGAIN THE CONTACT US FORM HERE. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OR SHARE INFORMATION IS ABLE TO.

E-MAIL COMES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT AND WE ARE VERY QUICK TO RESPOND. WITH THAT, THIS WAS AN INFORMATION ONLY PRESENTATION.

IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU HAVE A LINK ON THE

REGULAR FPUA. >> NOT YET.

>> IT'S COMING YEAH. >> SO YOU CAN -- AND I THINK THAT YOU SENT A REQUEST TO ASK THE CITY TO DO THAT TOO.

I THINK TO MR. MIMMS, OR SOMEONE DID.

>> WE WILL MAKE SURE. TOMORROW WE WILL FOLLOW UP.

>> WHEN YOU DO NEWS, ARE YOU GOING TO PUT OUR OWN NEWS

RELEASES ON THERE? >> I DON'T KNOW.

AT THIS TIME IT'S ONLY EXTERNAL MEDIA.

THERE ARE ARTICLES THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING THIS.

WE ARE STILL -- WE STILL DON'T HAVE A PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. SOME OF OUR OWN NEWS RELEASES THAT ARE GOING OUT ARE -- WE'RE NOT QUITE AS ORANG ORANGENIZED AS WE WILL BE.

NOT EVERY NEWS ARTICLE PICKS UP EVERY DETAIL THAT YOU WANT TO PICK UP. WHEN WE TELL OUR STORY.

WE TELL IT COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES THE NEWS DOESN'T TELL IT AS COMPLETELY AS WE LIKE IT.

>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

>> MADAM CHAIR? >> YES.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION AND THEN A FEW COMMENTS.

FIRST QUESTION, AND DO TAILS INTO WHAT THE MAYORS ASKING.

WHAT WAYS WILL WE GET THE WEB SITE OUT THERE.

I REVIEWED IT BEFORE THIS EVENING.

EXCELLENT FORM OF COMMUNICATION.

GOOD JOB OF BEING CLEAR, COMPLETE.

BUILDS GOOD WILL. I WATCHED THE FIVE-MINUTE VIDEO. IT'S FANTASTIC.

WHAT WAYS ARE WE GOING TO GET THIS OUT THERE TO THE

PUBLIC? >> YES.

AT THIS TIME, WE WERE WAITING FOR THIS

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PRESENTATION. WE DID SHARE PRIVATELY A LITTLE BIT INTERNALLY. WE PUT IT OUT.

WE PUBLISHED IT. WE SHARED WITH FPUA STAFF AND WE REACHED OUT TO MAYOR HUDSON AND NICK MIMMS FOR THEIR PRELIMINARY VIEWS. WE WERE PLANNING TO POST ON FACEBOOK. IN WHICH WE HAVEN'T DONE YET INTENTIONALLY. WE WILL PUT IT ON OUR WEB SITE. WE'LL ALSO REACH OUT AND MAKE SURE THE CITY PUTS IT ON THEIR WEB SITE.

WE'RE DUE FOR ANOTHER NEWSLETTER E-MAIL THAT GOES OUT TO ALL CUSTOMERS. WE'LL INCLUDE IT THERE AS WELL. POSSIBLY IN THE JANUARY BILL INSERT. WE HAVEN'T SET THAT DESIGN YET EITHER. I THINK THE PLAN IS TO BE VERY VOCAL ABOUT IT AND SHARE IT.

WE'RE JUST WAITING TO SORT OF VET INTERNALLY WITH ALL

OF YOU FIRST. >> I THINK THOSE METHODS WOULD BE GREAT. MR. CISNEROS.

COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO YOU DID AN INTERVIEW ON LOCAL RADIO STATION. IS IT YOUR INTENTION TO DO THAT ON THE CONSISTENT BASIS?

>> WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE SURE WE TAKE TIME TO ANNOUNCE THIS ON THAT RADIO STATION; YES, SIR.

. >> THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

NOW A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. THE ONE IS SOME OF THE FORM STYLE OR MULTIPLE POSTING STYLE OF ONLINE MEDIA THAT I'M USED TO THERE'S AN OPTION TO MAKE SOME POST OR ARTICLES WHAT THEY CALL STICKY.

PARTICULAR ARTICLE STAY AT THE TOP.

THE ARTICLE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT THE TOP IS WHEN WE GET THAT 33 MILLION WORTH OF GRANT.

WE MAKE THAT STAYS AT THE TOP ALL THE TIME; RIGHT?

>> ME TOO. >> AND THE NEXT COMMENT I HAVE THE THAT I DID TEST OUT THIS CONTACT US FORM.

APPARENTLY I WAS THE FIRST CUSTOMER TO USE THE CONTACT US FORM ON THIS WEB SITE. AND THEY WERE VERY, VERY

RESPONSIVE. >> AND BE THAT I MEAN RACHEL

TENET. >> GOOD TEST.

>> GOOD FOR YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO WRITING UP THIS AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO POST IT. I KNOW WE HAVE SOMEONE WE'RE WORKING WITH. I'M SURE IT TOOK HOURS AND HOURS OF YOUR TIME AND OF YOUR ASSISTANCE.

WITHOUT HAVING PIO. I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DO SEE THE F UP THERE FOR FACEBOOK.

DOES THAT WORK? >> IS THAT LINK US THERE?

>> I WILL CLICK IT. >> JE YES, IT DOES.

> I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT TOO. AND I'M PROBABLY THE WORST FACEBOOKER, HAVE THE VIDEOS BEEN POSTED TO THE FACEBOOK PA PAGE?

>> WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET. THIS WAS RELEASED LAST WEEK.

WITH ALL OF OUR MEETINGS IN TALLAHASSEE, WE MADE SURE THAT SUSTAINABLESEWER WEB SITE WAS ON THE PACKETS.

WE GAVE PACKETS TO ALL WE MET WITH.

THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS REALLY THE FIRST ROLLOUT. I THINK WHAT WE MAY COME UP AGAINST POSTING ON FACEBOOK MIGHT BE THE LENGTH OF THEM.

WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO IT AS LINKS.

WE WILL BE PUSHING THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE STRATEGIC ABOUT IT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T DO THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

I WANT LEAVE US MORE. AT LEAST A COUPLE OF MONTHS, TWO OR THREE MONTHS AHEAD OF THIS.

>> AND THEN ANYTIME THERE'S ADDED CONTENT IT COULD AUTOMATICALLY FEED TO FACEBOOK WITH A POST.

THAT CAN FILTER BACK. I KNOW THAT CAN ALL WORK INTERCHANGABLY. THAT MIGHT HELP A LITTLE

BIT. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

>> BEAUTIFUL JOB. >> MADAM CHAIR.

[G.2. Bill Comparisons for the Month of October 2022 – For Information Only]

THE NEXT ITEM BILL COMPARISON FOR OCTOBER 2022.

ANDREA SLOAN UTILITY ACCOUNTANT WILL PRESENT THIS

ITEM. >> THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS.

MAYOR ALL HUDSON, MADAM CHAIR AND WORD MEMBERS.

I WILL PRESENT THE MONTHLY UPDATE FROM FLORIDA MUNICIPAL PUBLIC RATE AND THE TREASURE COAST UTILITY BILL FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

THE GRAPH YOU SEE DEPICTS FPUA RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC RATES IN RELATION TO OTHER 12 ALL REQUIREMENT PROJECT

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MEMBERS. IT LISTS THE MUNICIPALITIES FROM LOWEST TO HIGHEST. FPUA HAD A RATE OF 139.48 AS INDICATED BY THE YELLOW BAR. WE'RE IN THE SAME SPOT AS WE WERE IN SEPTEMBER. WHICH WAS THIRD FROM THE LEFT AND INDICATES THAT WE ARE LOWER THAN TEN OF THE OTHER MEMBER NEW -- OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

FOR OCTOBER, WE ARE 139.48. AND OUR TOTAL RATE FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS WENT UP BY $1.78 IN OCTOBER DUE TO SCHEDULED RATE INCREASE. WE MOVED DOWN ONE SPOT WHEN COMPARED TO OUR POSITION IN SEPTEMBER.

AND WE ARE LOWER THAN MORE THAN HALF OF THE OTHER 31 MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. FOR THIS MONTH 12 UTILITIES IMPLEMENTED INCREASES IN OCTOBER.

8 HAD DECREASES. 12 REMAIN UNCHANGED.

THIS RESULTED IN AN ARP AVERAGE DECREASE OF 28 CENTS AND MUNICIPAL AVERAGE INCREASE OF 88 CENTS.

FPUA'S RATINGS ARE BELOW ALL THREE OF THE AVERAGES.

THIS GRAPH PRESENTS COMPARISON BETWEEN ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL PROVIDER FOR INCREASE CONSUMPTION LEVEL. FPUA OCTOBER BILL IS $351.67. AGAIN AS INDICATED BY THE YELLOW BAR. WHICH WAS INCREASE OF $4.57 SINCE SEPTEMBER. WE REMAINED IN THE SAME POSITION AS LAST MONTH. AND STILL RANK IN THE LOWER HALF OF ALL THE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES.

AGAIN THIS CONSUMPTION LEVEL FPUA BASE RATE LOWER THAN ALL THREE AVERAGES. THIS SLIDE DISPLAYS THE COMPARISON OF AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL UTILITY BILLS ON THE TREASURE COAST FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

THE COLUMN HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE SHOWS FPUA'S UTILITY BILL FOR INSIDE CITY LIMIT CUSTOMERS.

THE OTHER COLUMNS HAVE ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDED BY FP&L AND WASTEWATER BY THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY.

COMPARISON UTILIZING STANDARD CONSUMPTION RATES AND 6,000 GALLONS FOR WATER. IT INCLUDES FPUA OCTOBER RATE INCREASES FOR ELECTRIC, WATER AND WASTEWATER AS WELL AS INCREASE IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER.

THE SMALLER TABLE DEPICTS THE BILL PRICING USING AVERAGE FOR MONTH OF OCTOBER RATHER THAN THE STANDARD CONSUMPTION RATES. THOSE AVERAGES WERE 960 SEAL -- KILOWATT FOR ELECTRIC.

THIS REQUIRES TO ACTION IN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM.

>> ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I DO, MAD -- MADAM CHAIR. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WITH NON-ARP MEMBERS AND ARP MEMBERS.

FOR 1,000 KILOWATT. >> 1,000 IS GOOD.

LET'S HANG OUT THERE FOR A SECOND.

I KNOW THAT A FELLOW ARP MEMBER JACKSONVILLE INVESTED HEAVILY INTO THEIR SYSTEM. THIS IS JUST FOR THE BOARD.

AFTER THE HURRICANE OF '04 AND '05 TO UNDERGROUND ALMOST THEIR COMPLETE SYSTEM.

AND I DOUBT I DON'T KNOW THIS.

MAYBE WE CAN GET A REPORT OR UPDATE.

I DOUBT THEY WERE AS LOW ON THE COMPARATIVE RATE CHART AS THEY ARE NOW WHEN THEY FIRST MADE THAT INVESTMENT.

I KNOW THAT STAFF HAS PRESENTED TO US WITHIN THE PAST YEAR OR SO THAT, THAT'S GOING TO BE AN EFFORT THEY APPROACH US AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

I DON'T THINK IT'S A PRIORITY NOW.

WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS GOING ON.

AT SOME POINT, I WILL BECOME A PRIORITY FOR STAFF.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT -- I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT JACKSONVILLE BEACH MADE HUGE INVESTMENT INTO UDERGROUNDING THEIR FACILITIES.

I'M DRAWING CONCLUSIONS BASED ON A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS RIGHT NOW THAT MAYBE STAFF WITH GIVE INCITE AT SOME POINT FUTURE AS TO HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT THAT INVESTMENT HAS PLAYED A ROLE AND THEN LOWERING THEIR ONM EXPENSES, SO THEY CAN CONTINUALLY DROP RATES AND AS WE GET INCREASINGLY MORE IMPACTED BY STORMS AND MAINTENANCE AND TREES AND VEGETATION AND ALL OF THIS KIND OF STUFF, THEY ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THAT.

THEY MADE THAT INVESTMENT ALMOST OVER A DECADE AGO.

I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.

I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WORTH LOOKING INTO.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT, THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY ARE LOWER TOWN LIST. BUT I WOULD GUESS THAT IT

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PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

JACKSONVILLE BEACHES IS A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT ECONOMIC COMMUNITY THAN OURS.

THEY DID MAKE THAT INVESTMENT.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU AS FAR AS WHEN THEY MADE IT AND IF THEY TOOK OUT BONDS OR HOW LONG IT TOOK TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN. WE LIKE TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN ON THE BEACH. THAT'S THE FIRST AREA THAT OUTAGES FROM STORMS. AND THEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DOING SOME MORE AS YOU GO WEST INTO TOWN.

13TH STREET HAS BEEN GENERAL RULE OF THUMB IF WE CAN TRY TO UNDER GROUND THAT. THE FURTHER INLAND, THE LESS YOU ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDSTORM.

THAT WE HAVE A PLAN, A GENERAL PLAN.

AND WE DO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT COULD CONVERT TO UNDERGROUND BECAUSE THE COST FOR OVERHEAD VERSES THE COST FOR UNDERGROUND IS YOU KNOW NOT THAT MUCH MORE ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY COVER THE COST FOR THE ROADWAY REPAIRS.

THAT'S A BIG ONE WITH THE SIDEWALK REPAIRS ESPECIALLY THEY ARE ALREADY CONSTRUCTING THE ROADWAY.

I KNOW I KIND OF WENT ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WE HAVE A GENERAL PLAN ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

AND THAT COULD BE PART OF THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES WITH THE BOARD AS FAR AS WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT IT COMES WITH A COST AND WE WOULD HAVE TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD CAREFULLY.

>> MADAM CHAIR, THE CITY OF FT. PIERCE CONSIDERS THAT A PRIORITY. ALSO TO UNDER GROUND UTILITIES WHEREVER POSSIBLE? AND SO CITY WORKS WITH THE UA. WHEN WE HAVE MAJOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS WE TRY TO DO THAT.

WE DID IT ON THE BEACH. WHEN FPRA MADE THAT CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENT AND IMPROVES A1A AND IMPROVED THE DRIVE BACK IN TWO ONE. THAT WAS FPRA FUNDS.

IT TOOK A LOT OF MONEY. NOT EVERYTHING IS UNDER GROUNDED AS YOU SAID. THE MAIN ARTERIES ARE.

IT'S A PRIORITY FOR US. BUT IT'S EXPENSIVE.

>> IT IS. >> AND I AGREE.

I LOVE. THERE'S UNCAPTURED.

THERE'S UNCAPTURED VALUE IN JUST AESTHETICS.

THERE'S QUANTIFIABLE VALUE IN RELIABILITY.

ALTERNATE AT THE END OF THE DAY THE DOLLARS HAVE TO MAKE

SENSE. >> FROM THE LAST FEW STORMS THERE ARE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT I KNOW DISPATCH HAD TO DEAL WITH AND THE LINEMEN HAD TO DEAL WITH, THAT I HAD TO TACKLE. THOSE AREAS WE KNOW THERE'S TREE ISSUES OR SOME VEGETATION ISSUES THAT TOOK OUT A LINE OR TOOK OUT THE FEEDER.

A CORRIDOR THAT'S FEEDING 1,000 PEOPLE.

AND IT WAS OUT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM, WINDS HAD SUBSIDED. THERE'S SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WE CAN TACKLE THAT WE CAN AT LEAST LOOK AT THAT WE KNOW WE GOT RECENT HISTORY. WE WERE ABLE TO EVALUATE FROM RECENT HISTORY. SOME AREAS THAT WE CAN AT LEAST ADDRESS SOONER THAN LATER.

BECAUSE THOSE ARE -- THEY WERE PRETTY LARGE OUTAGES.

ANYWAY, WE CAN DEFINITELY ADDRESS THAT.

>> LAST THING I WOULD SAY ON THIS.

I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN THE POSITION IS DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE UP HERE ARE 15, 20, 30-YEAR DECISIONS.

REALLY WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY FOR THE MOST PART AND THERE'S A LOT OF CAVEATINGS. THE MOST PART WHAT WE TRY TO DO PUT OUR CHILDREN IN A POSITION TO HAVE A REALLY SAFE ECONOMICAL RELIABLE COMMUNITY WHEN THEY TAKE OVER FROM US. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

[G.3. Status Report on Electric Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) for October 2022 – For Information Only]

>> THANK YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR, THE NEXT ITEM IS UPDATE ON THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT, PCA FOR OCTOBER 2022 STAFF PROPOSED MAKING SMALLER ADJUSTMENT OVER TIME INSTEAD OF ONE LARGE ADJUSTMENT AND RECOVERING ULTIMATELY WITH THE INTENTION TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE GAS PRICE VOLATILITY.

WE ARE PROPOSING SOME SMALLER ADJUSTMENTS.

WE MADE ONE IN DECEMBER. WE LOOK TO MAKE ONE IN JANUARY. THROUGH FMPA, WE LOCK IN GAS PRICES FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

75% OF THAT HAS BEEN LOCKED IN THROUGH 2023.

AND THEN 50% HAS BEEN LOCKED THROUGH 2024.

PORTION OF 2024. OUR PRESENTATION TODAY WILL

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INCLUDE A GRAPH THAT SHOWS THOSE PROJECTED MONTHLY COST SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA WHICH HAVE PLAN MOVING FORWARD.

BARBARA MIKA WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I HAVE THE UPDATED TABLES AND CHARTS FOR OCTOBER POWER COST AND THE PROJECTION BASED UPON THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THIS TABLE SHOWS THE QUARTERLY IMPACT OF THE PCA AND THE CUMULATIVE BALANCE OF THE POWER COST COLLECTED. IN ORDER THE RETAIN SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PAY FOR COST OF PURCHASE POWER, FPUA HAS A GOAL TO MAINTAIN THE RESERVE CURRENTLY SET WITH

$1 MILLION DOLLAR MINIMUM. >> DURING THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER, 2022, FPUA SOLD POWER TO KOUFT MERRILL AT THE COST THAT WAS 1.3 MILLION GREATER THAN WHAT WE PURCHASED IT FOR. THIS BROUGHT THE CUMULATIVE BALANCE TO 200,000 BALANCE. DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WITH THE PCA SET AT $19 PER MEGAWAT HOUR, FPUA HAD UNDERRECOVERED POWER COST OF 326,000.

AT THE END OF OCTOBER, THE CUMULATIVE BALANCE OF THE UNDERRECOVERY STANDS AT NEGATIVE 111,000.

THE COST OF OUR POWER PURCHASED FROM FMPA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WAS BILLED TO FPUA AT RATE OF 108.03.

FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS. WHICH WAS $9.17 LESS WHEN COMPARED SEPTEMBER BILLING FROM FMPA.

THIS CHART TRACKS A CUMULATIVE MONTHLY BASIS PCA RECOVERY FOR POWER COST LEVELS.

IT'S REPRESENTED BY THE DARK BLUE LINE WHICH FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WAS $19 PER 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS.

THE BARS REPRESENT THE LEVEL OF OVER OR UNDER RECOVERY.

BLUE BARS REPRESENTING THE MONTHLY BALANCES AND THE ORANGE BARS SHOWING WHAT THE PROJECTED LEVEL OF THE RECOVERY WOULD BE WITH THE CURRENT FORECASTED NUMBERS.

THIS IS GRAPH IS PRESENTED WITH THE INCLUDING THE $8 INCREASE THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED ON DECEMBER 1ST.

THE PCA OF $27 EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1ST.

FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PCA WILL BE NECESSARY TO ELEVATE THE PCA FURTHER INTO THAT RATE STABILIZATION FUND. SAFEGUARDING OUR UNRESTRICTED DAYS OF CATCH AND PROVIDING FOREFUTURE UNCERTAINLY. THE GRAPH DEMONSTRATES DP$8 INCREASES FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY HAVING POSITIVE IMPACT TOWN COLLECTION BALANCE IN THE PROJECTION THIS PROJECTION AND THE OTHERS THAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE UPCOMING SLIDES HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS AND ARE BASED UPON THE DATA FORECAST THAT ARE PREPARED BY FLORIDA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY. SINCE OUR LAST FORECAST, FMBA ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF PURCHASE POWER FOR THE UPCOMING 12 MONTHS HAS DECREASED BY ABOUT 2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. OR 4.1%.

HOWEVER, FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, THE AVERAGE COST OF THAT PURCHASE POWER IS FORECASTED TO BE BETWEEN 116 AND 120 PER MEGAWAT HOUR STILL ABOVE $100.

THE ALL-IN POWER COST REFERS TO THE COMBINED COST OF THE MONTHLY BILLING FROM FMPA FOR ALL REQUIREMENTS BILLING AND THE ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR. THIS GRAPH DISPLAY PROS PROJECTED ALL-IN POWER COST. WHILE EACH PROJECTION IS GREATER THAN THE BASE COST, INDICATING THE NECESSITY FOR IT TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT, WE CAN SEE THE IMPACT OF THE HEDGING OF GAS COSTS THAT BRINGS TO OUR COST PER MEGAWAT HOUR, BRINGING IT DOWN TO 100 RANGE AROUND THE MAY/JUNE TIME FRAME.

AND CONTINUING TO REDUCE FURTHER IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THIS GRAPH PRESENTS A COMPARISON OF SOME UPDATED PROJECTIONS TRENDING THE POWER COST RECOVERY THROUGH OCTOBER OF 2023.

WITH THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND IS NOTED BY THE BLUE DASHED LINES BETWEEN THE MILLION AND 5 MILLION RANGE.

THE RED LINE ON THE BOTTOM INDICATES THE PCA TRENDING

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WITH NO CHANGE BEYOND THE ALREADY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED $28 INCREASE ON DECEMBER 1ST.

WITH NO OTHER CHANGES, MAINTAINING THE PCA OF $27 OUR POWER COST ADJUSTMENT WILL REMAIN NEGATIVE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. THE ORANGE LINE INCREASE IS -- IS THE INCREASE OF PCA INCLUDES THE $27 AND AN ADDITIONAL $8 FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.

TOTAL OF $16 INCREASE OVER THE TWO MONTHS.

MAKING THE WAY TO BRING THE PCA BACK INTO THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND AND ALLOWING FOR THE PCA IN JULY TO HAVE REDUCTION AND POSSIBLY ROLL BACK NOVEMBER PCA WHERE IT WAS IN NOVEMBER OF $19.

THAT WOULD BE THE PCA LEVELS HERE TOWN BOTTOM INDICATING WHAT SHOWN BY THE ORANGE BAR.

THE GREEN BAR TAKES A SIMILAR BUT SLIGHTLY SLOWER PATH OF RECOVERY OF OUR RATE STABILIZATION WITH $4 INCREMENTS FOR FOUR MONTHS. JANUARY THROUGH APRIL.

WHICH IS ALSO A $16 TOTAL INCREASE.

BUT BECAUSE OF THE SLOWER APPROACH TO THAT RECOVERY, THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE PCA FOR THE MONTH IN THE SUMMER MAY NOT BE AS MUCH AS REDUCTION IF WE TAKE MORE UP FRONT WITH THE $8 ADJUSTMENT.

FMPA'S PREPURCHASING OF GAS AT LOWER PRICE WILL HELP LOWER COST BUT WON'T BE FELT UNTIL AFTER WINTER MONTHS.

THE STAFF MONITORS THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT AND THE IMPACT OF OUR COST FROM THE MARKET PRICES, AND OTHER OPERATAL DECISIONS, SO THAT WE CAN REPORT MONTHLY.

AND RECOMMEND CHANGES ONLY WHEN THEY ARE NECESSARY.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE TO POWER COST ADJUSTMENT OF $8 FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS.

FROM 27 TO $35 JANUARY 1ST, 2023.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM.

>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION BEFORE I OPEN IT UP.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS.

THE GREEN LINE THERE. SAYS JANUARY THROUGH APRIL.

THAT WOULD MEAN THAT WE WOULD APPROVE $8 RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN IT WOULD BE $4 FOR FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL?

>> THE GREEN LINE SHOW $8 IN DECEMBER.

$4 FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY AND MARCH AND APRIL WHICH IS TOTAL OF $16 IN SLOWER INCREMENTS.

THE ORANGE BAR IS $8 IN JANUARY.

$8 IN FEBRUARY. TOTAL OF $16 BUT HAPPENING SOONER. WE RECOVER SOONER.

AND IT WILL ALLOW FOR US TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE BACK IN THE SUMMER MONTHS IF WE RECOVER MORE SOONER THAN LATER. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO. $16 OF INCREMENTAL INCREASES AND THEN DECREASE COME LIKE JULY OR SO WHEN WE CAN.

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR. WE ARE STILL PAYING FMPA BACK FOR ALLOWING US TO USE SOME OF THEIR FUNDS TO BRING THE PCA DOWN IN THOSE SUMMER MONTHS; CORRECT? THAT'S PARLIAMT OF THIS. THEY USED PART OF THE BOND PROCEEDS TO FEATHER OUT THE COST AND THEY USE IT FOR MARGIN CALL AND SOME OF THE MARGIN CALL AND WHATEVER THE OTHER PORTION OF THAT EQUATION WAS.

SO THAT WE ARE PAYING THEM BACK.

THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT THE NOVEMBER -- ONE OF THE OTHER CHARTS THEY START TO RECOVER IN NOVEMBER.

THEN IT GOES THROUGH FOR THE NEXT 4-6 MONTHS.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> FOUR MONTHS.

>> THAT'S WHY YOU WILL SEE IT START TO COME DOWN.

YOU GOT, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY IT WILL COME DOWN THAT AFTER TO PAY BACK FMPA REPLENISH THE BOND PROCEEDS THAT THEY USED TO FEATHER OUT THE COST.

JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP THAT THE TWO DASHED BLUE LINES.

THOSE LINES ARE DEFINED BY THE BOARD.

WE TRY TO STAY IN BETWEEN AS CLOSE AS WE CAN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE GRAPH. WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL THAT THE BOARD HAS GIVEN STAFF -- DIRECTED STAFF IS TO STAY WITHIN THOSE LINES.

THAT'S WHAT BARBARA IS PRESENTING TODAY.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS ANDREA SHOWED EARLIER CONSUMPTION IS LESS AS WE GET INTO THE WINTER MONTHS.

AND THE GOAL AS PER THE BOARD'S DIRECTION IS TO TRY TO LOWER THE PCA DURING THE WINTER.

DURING THE SUMMER. YOU CAN SEE THAT POTENTIALLY PROJECTING IT TO GO FROM 43 TO 19 IN JULY, IF WE WERE TO

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DO THIS. >> SO WHEN IT IS GOING TO

GET COLD? >> IF I KNEW THAT,

THAT'S -- I DON'T. >> JUST TO CLARIFY.

WE ARE ONLY VOTING ON POSSIBLY $8 THIS TIME.

WE'RE NOT VOTING ON ANY FUTURE TIME.

>> RIGHT. >> JUST THIS ONE MONTH.

>> ONE MONTH AT THE TIME. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> OKAY. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE $8 INCREASE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY; CORRECT?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> I WILL SECOND.

[G.4. POA 23‐06: Approve a 60‐month lease of a Mail Inserter/Bill Print Machine and a 48‐ month lease of a Postage Machine from Pitney Bowes, Inc., of Shelton, Connecticut, under Florida State Contract 44102100‐17‐1, in the amount of $56,440.92 per year, from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026, with one additional year on the bill print machine in the amount of $47,986.20. The total amount to be paid over the 60‐month period for the Mail Inserter/Bill Print Machine will total $239,931.00 and the total amount paid over the 48‐month period for the Postage Machine will total $33,818.88.]

MADAM CHAIR, THE NEXT ITEM IS REQUEST TO APPROVE LEAST WITH PITNEY BOWS FOR A BILL PRINT MACHINE.

THE CONTRACT AROUND $56,000. THE TOTAL CONTRACT OVER $200,000. THAT'S WHY I CAME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR NEW ITEM APPROVAL. SUPERVISOR WILL PRESENT THIS

ITEM. >> THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY I AM HERE TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF 60-MONTH LEASE OF THE MAIL INSERTER/BILL PRINT MACHINE AND 48-MONTH LEASE OF POSTAGE MACHINE FROM PITNEY BOWS, INCORPORATED UNDER THE FLORIDA STATE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF JUST OVER 56,PER YEAR. FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2023, TO DECEMBER 31, 2026, WITH ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR ON THE BILL PRINT MACHINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $47,000.

THE TOTAL TO BE PAID OVER THE 60 MONTH PERIOD FOR MAIL INSESHTER WILL TOTAL OVER 239 AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID OVER THE 48 MONTH PERIOD FOR THE POSTAGE MACHINE WILL TOTAL OVER 33,000.

PITNEY BOWS CUT OFF NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TO CUSTOMERS VIA MAILED CORRESPONDENCE.

IN THE PAST WE HAVE COMBINED THE TWO ITEMS UNDER ONE 60-MONTH CONTRACT. FOR THIS TERM PITNEY BOWS WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A LEASE DUE TO UPCOMING MANDATORY CHANGE FROM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO UPGRADE SCAN CODE REQUIREMENTS IN EQUIPMENT IN 2027. WITH THAT, IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

>> MADAM CHAIR IN, THE PAST, I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS. AND YOU THE LEASING IS MUCH PREFERRED TO PURCHASE. RIGHT?

>> CORRECT. THERE IS I CAN'T THINK OF THE FINANCIAL TERM. IT DOES DECREASE IN VALUE.

WE HAVE TO CLAIM THAT, I BELIEVE.

BUT IT IS UNDER CONTRACT. WE DO HAVE THE TECHNICIANS COME OUT AND THEY ARE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MACHINE.

>> YOU DO COMPARE IT TO SOME OTHER WAY OF DOING IT.

THIS BEST WAY TO DO IT. ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS MOST COST EFFICIENT. >> YES.

>> WE'VE BEEN WITH PITNEY BOWS FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS.

THEY PROVIDE US EXCELLENT SERVICE.

THEY HAVE COME WITH EVIL EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE EVER NEEDED. IT IS A RECOMMENDED.

>> WE ONLY NEED ONE PERSON TO OPERATE THE MACHINE TO

SEND OUT ALL BILLS. >> YES.

>> WE MAIL OVER 35,000 UTILITY STATEMENTS.

9,000 CUT OFF NOTICES INCLUDING MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS EVERY MONTH. PER CORRESPONDENCE.

>> IMPRESSIVE FOR ONE PERSON TO BE RUNNING THAT.

>> YEAH. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> MADAM CHAIR? >> AS A FATHER OF COUPLE OF TEENAGER, HOW MANY TEENAGERS WOULD YOU NEED TO REPLACE

THIS MACHINE? >> THERE ARE DAY JUST TO HAND FOLD. IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE AND TRAGIC HAPPENS. IT'S AN ALL-DAY EVENT.

THIS MACHINE IS QUICK. >> ALL HANDS ON DECK.

IT BETTER BE FOR THE COST. >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE

APPROVAL. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR WE WILL MOVE TO

[H.1. RFP 22‐03: Accept the proposal and approve the Contract for Gravity Main Sewer Lining Reconstruction with Miller Pipeline, LLC, of Indianapolis, Indiana, in an amount not to exceed $3,982,435.20. The contract term shall commence upon written notice to proceed and end on final completion of the work and acceptance by FPUA, contingent on receiving the required Certificate(s) of Insurance.]

AWARD OF BID NEXT. THE NEXT ITEM REQUEST TO ACCEPT PROPOSAL AND APPROVE CONTRACT WITH MILLER PIPELINE FOR GRAVITY MAIN SEWER LINE.

THE WATER RECLAMATION OPERATION SUPERVISOR WILL

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PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M HERE TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE BID AND CONTRACT FOR OUR ONGOING GRAVITY MAIN SEWER LINE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT WITH MILLER PIPELINE. THIS WILL BE FOR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF UNDER 4 MILLION.

THIS MAJORITY WILL BE FUNDED BY THE DIRECT GRANT FUNDS WE RECEIVED I WE WERE AWARDED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WAS PUT ON THE DEMAND STAR SITE ON AUGUST 11TH. WE RECEIVED 27 VENDORS WHO WANTED MORE SPECKS AND MORE DETAILS.

OF WHICH 3 ACTUAL FIRMS SUBMITTED FORMAL BIDS.

AN IN-HOUSE STAFF ANALYZED THE BIDS AND DECIDED ANOTHER PIPELINE SHOULD BE CHOSEN DUE TO LOWER BID PRICE AND HISTORY OF QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE.

BELIEVE THEY'VE DONE MOST OF THE WORK IN OUR SYSTEM OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. WE'RE HAPPY WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE. THIS TYPE OF WORK VITAL TO INCREASE THE RELIABILITY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF AND AS PART OF THE OVERARCHING GOAL TO STORM HARDEN AND IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM ESPECIALLY WHEN THE NEW WASTEWATER PLANT COMES ONLINE TO LOWER THE RISK OF STORMWATER INTRUSION SURGING OUR FLOWS OVER THERE. WITH THAT IN MIND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF THIS CONTRACT.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS.

>> EARLIER IN THE DAY I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. CISNEROS, BECAUSE 3.9 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY TO ME. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED AND HE SHARED WITH ME AN APPROXIMATE. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING FOR THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT THIS IS SO LABOR INTENSIVE AND PROCESS SO COSTLY, OBVIOUSLY.