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>> PLEASE JOIN US IN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION LED BY JASON MITTLER, AND THAT MANAGER, AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> IF YOU WILL PRAY WITH ME. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND MERCY, FOR THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING. WE ASK CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE GRACE THE STAFF NEEDS TO -- THE GOALS AND TASKS AHEAD OF US. WE PRAY FOR KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS IN THIS INDUSTRY ARE YOU WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS MORNING GIVE US THE DISCERNMENT TO DO THE RIGHT THING, EVEN WHEN IT IS HARD. WE PRAY ALL OF THESE THINGS IN
JESUS' NAME, 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. >> YOU MAY BE SEATED. MADAME CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> -- FIVE THAT WILL -- FIVE >> WE HAVE A QUORUM -- YOU I
[A. SET THE AGENDA]
HAVE A MOTION ? >> I MOVED TO SET THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND . >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, MADAME CLERK, ME PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC OFFICE COMMENTS. IF THERE IS ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK, YOU MAY DO SO NOW. WHEN YOU COME, YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD .
SEEING THAT NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD, WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE MINUTES -- COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. NOW, WE WILL HAVE
[C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> I WILL SECOND.
>> MADAM CLERK, ME PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[D. CONSENT AGENDA]
OF THE AGENDA . ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? OR DO I>> SECOND . >> MADAM CLERK , ME PLEASE CALL
[E.1. Notes of thanks from the Kate Sullivan Elementary First Grade Class in Tallahassee, Florida]
>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. NOW WE WILL CONVERT TO THE
REGULAR AGENDA. THAT SO >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ITEM IS A RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE . WE RECEIVED SOME NOTES FROM KATE SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY FIRST GRADE CLASS IN TALLAHASSEE. THAT IS RELATED TO THE NEW CHOICE SUPPORT WE PROVIDED AFTER THEIR TORNADOES IN MAY. -- WILL PRESENT THIS
ITEM. >> WE RECEIVED SOME DRAWN FROM THE FIRST GRADE CLASS, IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. LETTERS AND DRAWINGS OF GRATITUDE FOR THE F PUA BLIND MEN WHO PROVIDED DESK ALIGNMENT WHO PROVIDED AID AFTER THE HIT WITH THREE TORNADOES BACK TO BACK. THESE LETTERS REPRESENT THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF OUR ROLL AS A MUNICIPAL COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA, PROVIDING SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBOR, USEFUL UTILITIES AND THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE. FORT PIERCE UTILITIES THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUR COMMUNITY AFTER THE TORNADO. THE FIRST GRADE CLASS OF KATE SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY. -- ARE IN THE BOARD PACKETS. I HAVE THEM AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO SEE IF YOU'D LIKE.
[E.2. Recognition of Excellence - Region VIII Best Tasting Drinking Water Results]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO OUR NEXT
AGENDA ITEM. >> YES, WE ADDED THIS ITEM IT WAS REPUBLISHED. IT'S AN INFORMATION ITEM ONLY. IS ANOTHER RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE. FPUA BRIEFLY COMPETED IN THE REGION EIGHT -- OF FLORIDA WATER DRINKING
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CONTEST. THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL PRESENT THE ITEM AND TELLUS WHERE WE PLACED. >> THANK YOU . MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE UP HERE TODAY.
WE PARTICIPATED IN THE BEST TASTING DRINKING WATER CONTEST FOR REGION EIGHT. THERE WERE EIGHT PARTICIPANTS. OUT OF THE PARTICIPANTS, WE CAME IN FIRST RUNNER-UP. WE'VE COME IN FIRST RUNNER-UP THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY SUBJECTIVE THING. THEY TAKE THREE PEOPLE DOWN AND THE USE COLOR CLARITY, TASTE AND ODOR AS THE FOUR STANDARDS THEY DO. AND IS A BLIND TEST, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHO IT IS.
AFTER THE VESSEL OUT OF A UTILITIES, WE CAME IN SECOND.
ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, YOU CANNOT EVEN PARTICIPATE IN IT IF YOU HAVE ANY -- EXCEEDANCES IN THE LAST YEAR. OF COURSE, IF YOU ARE UNDER A CONSENT ORDER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT FROM THE STATE. YOU CANNOT PARTICIPATE. THIS IS THE AWARD WE RECEIVED.
AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO RECEIVE IT. IT WILL GO UP ON THE MANTLE AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THIS IS INFORMATION ONLY, THANK
YOU. >> I'VE GOT A QUESTION. WHO
KEEPS BEATING US? >> I CAN SAY THE YEARS WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS, IT'S THE SAME WATER UTILITY -- AND THEY NORMALLY DO EVERY YEAR. IT IS THE SEMINAL TRIBE. THEY MAKE ABOUT 200,000 GALLONS A DAY, COMPARED TO OUR 10 MILLION.
WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE DOING IT RIGHT. IT NOT ONLY MEETS THE COLOR AND CLARITY, BUT ALSO THE TASTE AND ODOR. THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT IT . IT'S A BLIND TEST AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB. THEY TAKE EXTRA EFFORT. I WENT ONLINE AND LOOKS. ALL OF THE TRIBES ALL OVER THE STATE DO THE SAME THING. ONE PERSON RENTED FOR ALL THE TRIBES. I PUT A LITTLE BACKGROUND , BUT I AM HAPPY FOR THEM. THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB WITH THEIR WATER TOO.
>> THEY PROBABLY WILL NOT SHARE THEIR SECRET.
>> WE PROBABLY WILL NOT. BUT THEY DO A GOOD JOB, WHATEVER
THEY ARE DOING. >> IF WE WANT TO BE FIRST RUNNER-UP, IT IS BEST TO THEM ANYWAY.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THERE HAVE BEEN YEARS THEY HAVE NOT WON.
THAT GUY NEVER COME BACK AND BRING THE SAMPLE THE NEXT YEAR.
IT DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN. IT IS VERY SUBJECTIVE. I WAS NOT THERE. I ALWAYS LET MY EMPLOYEES GO, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. AND WHEN THEY WERE THERE THIS YEAR, THE EMPLOYEES THOUGHT WE WOULD WIN THIS YEAR.
IT WAS ONE OF THE BETTER SAMPLES. BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE PLANT LATELY. I AM JUST HAPPY THEY WERE PROUD OF THE SAMPLE THEY TOOK UP THEIR -- THERE.
>> KEITH, CAN YOU REMIND ME TO TALK TO GOOD TO COMPETE AT THE
STATE LEVEL? IS THAT RIGHT? >> OUT OF EVERY REGION, WHOEVER FINISHES FIRST GOES TO THE STATE. I BELIEVE IT'S IN ORLANDO. THAT IS HOW THE RULES WERE. THAT IS NOT EVEN UNTIL DECEMBER. AND THEN THEY DO IT IN DECEMBER . THAT IS HOW I WENT AND LOOK AND WATCH THE SEMINAL TRIBE WATER UTILITIES.
THEY HAVE A LITTLE COMPETITION AMONGST THEMSELVES. IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE. I AM MORE HAPPY ABOUT THAT THEN --
>> MADAM CHAIR, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER THIS SUNDAY. I THINK WE CAME OFF PRETTY GOOD. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU SAW THAT ARTICLE WILL. IT WAS A HUGE ARTICLE.
>> MR. CISNEROS KNOWS I THOUGHT. I SENT THE LINK TO HIM IMMEDIATELY. WE DID COME OFFGUARD. THERE WILL BE SOME WORK TO DO IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. WE ARE DOING A STUDY RIGHT NOW ON THAT. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE -- EVEN THOUGH THE ROLL HAS COME OUT, THERE ARE LEGAL MANEUVERS NOW.
WE WILL WAIT AND SEE HOW THAT HAPPENED. THIS SET SOME STRICT GUIDELINES. AS YOU SAW AN ARTICLE , IT WILL BE VERY COSTLY. WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF TESTING. WE WERE VERY PROACTIVE. MR. CISNEROS AND MR. HUTCHINSON KNOW THIS. WE HAVE
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BEEN PROACTIVE IN OUR TESTING IN THE FIVE-YEAR. WE HAVE BEEN AHEAD OF EVERYBODY ELSE. WE WAIT AND SEE WHAT COMES OFTHIS. THANK YOU, MADAM. >> A GOOD JOB.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA. AT THE END OF THE BOARD MEETING, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH KEITH.
[E.3. Water/Wastewater UPC for the Installation of Underground Utilities - Amendment No. 4]
>> MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM , WATER AND WASTE UPC.
>> THIS IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE A PAYMENT -- AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO THE ANNUAL UNIT PRICE CONTRACT FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. >> THANK YOU, MR. CISNEROS.
THAT AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK YOU FOR APPROVAL FOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO THE ANNUAL -- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS WITH -- TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY THREE POINT -- $3.2 MILLION TO $6.6 MILLION, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2020 OR -- 2024. THE CONTRACT WAS FIRST APPROVED ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2020. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.5 MILLION. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WAS APPROVED ON AUGUST 17TH, 2021. INCREASING ANNUAL FUNDING FROM $1.5 MILLION TO $2.4 MILLION ANNUALLY. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WAS APPROVED OCTOBER 19TH, 2023. INCREASING ANNUAL FUNDING FROM TWO POINT $1 MILLION TO THREE POINT $1 MILLION. ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023, THE BOARD APPROVED AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE, -- INCREASED UNIT PRICING FOR LABOR AND MATERIAL BY 10%. ADDITIONAL FUNDING OF $3.2 MILLION IS BEING ASKED OR REQUESTED BY FPUA WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. THIS IS TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR WITH MASS TECH -- INCREASING THE PURCHASE ORDER TO $6.6 MILLION ANNUALLY. WITH THAT, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> I'VE GOT A QUESTION THAT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. WHY IS IT DOUBLING? ARE WE DOING MORE ? OUR COST GOING UP? IT'S ONE THING WHEN IT GOES UP -- IS GOING UP $1 MILLION EVERY YEAR, BUT NOW YOU ARE LITERALLY GOING UP 100% , YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
>> WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BIG-TICKET ITEMS THIS YEAR THAT COST THIS INCREASE. ONE OF WHICH WILL BE MY NEXT ITEM -- THAT ALONE IS $1.2 MILLION, AROUND THERE SOMEWHERE. AND IF YOU RECALL, WE HAD A FORCE MAIN REPAIR WE HAD TO DO ON EDWARD AND U.S. ONE UNDER THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THAT CAME OUT TO BE ABOUT 700,000 OR SO. AND MASTEC PURCHASE ORDER MONEY. AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE EXPANSION PROJECTS OF WHICH WE SPENT ABOUT $800,000 ON THIS VENDOR SO FAR THIS YEAR. PLUS, WE ALSO HAVE EMERGENCY REPAIRS WITH OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENTS. THOSE COUPLE OF ITEMS, THOSE BIG-TICKET ITEMS
IS THE REASON . >> LARGE PROJECTS , WE ARE
TACKLING THEM NOW. >> YES, SIR.
>> THEY ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED OF COST OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE TO GET DONE?
>> YES, SIR. >> I'M GLAD TO KNOW IT'S
BUDGETED. >> ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND . >> MADAM CLERK, MAY YOU PLEASE
>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WE ARE
MOVING RIGHT ALONG . >> BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. I WANT TO HIT ON THE EDGE OF HIS CONTRACT -- ENTERPRISE CONTRACT REISING HAS BEEN GOING UP. -- WE HAVE FOUND THE CONTRACTS HAVE JUMPED UP THERE PRETTY WELL WITH THE NEW VISIT WE GO -- WE ARE SEEING THE PRICES COMING BACK. WE HAVE SEEN THAT ACROSS THE BOARD. I JUST WANTED TO CIRCLE BACK TO
[E.4. Budget Transfer and Utilization of 2022A Bond Funding Proceeds and Contribution in Aid for North Causeway Bridge Replacement Project]
THE COMMENT YOU MADE EARLIER. THE NEXT ITEM IS A REQUEST TO[00:15:06]
APPROVE A BUDGET TRANSFER FOR UTILITY WORK RELATED TO THE NORTH CAUSEWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT.>> THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. CISNEROS. THE SECOND ITEM IS TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR A BUDGET TRANSFER RATE WEST FOR THE NORTH CAUSEWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT TO COVER THE COST OF THE SEWER MAIN JACK AND BORE , AND THE OTHER SEWER CONSTRUCTION COST. ON JUNE 24TH, 2021, FPUA ENTERED INTO A UTILITY WORK AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH CAUSEWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. THIS AGREEMENT REIMBURSES FPUA EARLY RELOCATION OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER.CO WITHIN OUR EASEMENTS , OWNED BY FPUA THAT WAS SUBORDINATED TO FACILITATE THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT. A PART OF THIS REQUEST TO UTILIZE $1.2 MILLION OF RESTRICTED FUNDS -- UNRESTRICTED FUNDS TO FRONT THE COST OF RELOCATING THE EXISTING GRAVITY SEWER UNDER THE THIRD EAST COAST TRACKS VIA -- FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $160,000 OF UNRESTRICTED FUNDS IS ALSO BEING REQUESTED TO COMPLETE PORTIONS OF THE SEWER MAIN LOCATION THE FALL OUTSIDE OF REIMBURSABLE AREAS. WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE TESTED BUDGET TRANSFER OF FUNDS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, THIS SPECIFIC AMOUNT HERE IS THE REIMBURSABLE. THIS IS JUST FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET THE WORK DONE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO IN THE BANK? IS
THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? >> YES. THE $1.2 MILLION IS THE
REIMBURSABLE PORTION. >> THERE IS JUST AN EXTRA 500 .
THAT WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSABLE. OKAY.
>> THE TOTAL -- IS $1.3 MILLION.
>> OKAY. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
[E.5. Additional Funding for BCR Contract IWRF Biosolids Hauling/Chemicals]
>> MADAM CHAIR, THE NEXT ITEM IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL. MR. MIKE BORDEN WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, MR. CISNEROS, TODAY I'M HERE TO A DESK WILL REQUEST THE APPROVAL FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR OUR BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL CONTRACT WITH BCR ENVIRONMENTAL , NOT TO EXCEED $850,000 ANNUALLY, UP IT'S ALL THE NUMBER TWO . WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD WAY OF GETTING RID OF NUMBER ONE. BUT THE NUMBER TWO, WE NEED TO RELY ON CONTRACTORS. THE COST RELATED TO THE SITE IS ASKING WHY I'M ASKING FOR EXTRA MONEY. FOR YEARS WE'VE BEEN GOING TO A COMPOSTING SITE, AND TURNING OUR BIOSOLIDS INTO A MORE EFFICIENT AND CLASS AA FERTILIZER PROJECT. THAT MINIMIZES THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK OF ANY TYPE OF -- AND ALL OF OUR COMPLICITY IN THAT. BECAUSE OF THAT, THOSE COMPOST SITES CHARGE MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE HAD COMPOSTING SITES CLOSE THEIR DOORS DUE TO CONSENTING ITEMS OR OTHER REASONS WE ARE NOT SURE WHY. WE HAD TO DO A COMBINATION OF LANDFILL A NEW COMPOSTING SITE.
LUCKILY WE HAVE -- IT'S NOT TOO FAR AWAY. WE CAME IN AT A PRETTY GOOD PRICE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION COST. BUT WE WILL NEED THE EXTRA MONEY TO FINISH OFF HIS CONTRACT YEAR AND MOVE FORWARD FOR NEXT YEAR. WITH THAT IN MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL FOR THIS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> MADAM CLERK , A MOTION -- WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
[E.6. RESOLUTION UA 2024-09 PERSONNEL RULES & REGS- DRUG FREE WORKPLACE POLICY, FMCSA & PHMSA REVISIONS]
>> NEXT ITEM IS OUR RESOLUTION. UA 2024 DACHSHUND NINE -- E- NINE ACCEPT DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY REVISIONS TO --
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>> TODAY I'M HERE TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2024 09 -- IF ADOPTED, THESE -- WILL REPLACE THE DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICIES IN SECTIONS 2.6, 2.68, 2.6 BE OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES RULES AND REGULATION MANUAL. THESE POLICIES PRIMARILY IMPACT DEPARTMENTS THAT REQUIRE EMPLOYEES THAT HOLD A CDL LICENSE IN ORDER TO OPERATE HEAVY DUTY FLEET VEHICLES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS. AS WELL AS OUR EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING GAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.
THESE CHANGES ARE PROPOSED DUE TO AN ANNUAL PIPELINE SAFETY EVALUATION THAT WAS COMPLETED EARLIER THIS YEAR BY THE OR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. BASED ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, WE ARE UPDATING OUR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICIES. THESE CHANGES ARE MINOR IN NATURE, BUT IMPORTANT TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY YOU MAY HAVE.
>> IS THERE ANY IMPACT ON THE EMPLOYEE, OR ANY OF OUR BUDGET OR ANYTHING? THERE IS NOT ANY ADDITIONAL TESTING THAT MAY BE
DONE? >> WHAT WE NEEDED TO UPDATE IN OUR POLICIES WAS RECOMMENDED VERBIAGE TO INCLUDE A RANDOM TESTING SELECTION METHOD WE USE, AS WELL IS AN ALCOHOL MISUSE PLAN. AND THEN WE NEEDED TO INCLUDE THE METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF OUR D.O.T. REGULATIONS.
>> HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT NOW? DO YOU GUYS DO MONTHLY CDL DRUG
POLLS >> WE DO MONTHLY RANDOMS FOR ALL OF OUR CDL EMPLOYEES AND THOSE WHO HANDLE GAS.
>> GREAT. >> GOOD QUESTION. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION?
>> -- A RESOLUTION BY THE COURT -- FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY AMENDING AND RESTATING ITS DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE POLICIES, PROVIDING FOR -- REPEAL AND -- AN
>> I WILL SECOND . >> MADAM CLERK, MAY YOU PLEASE
[E.7. Resolution UA 2024-10 for the FY 2025 Annual Budget]
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THE RESOLUTION YOU A
2024 -- 10. >> THE LAST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS A REQUEST TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024 -- 10 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET , AND AMENDING THE -- BUDGET. WE DISCUSSED A PROPOSED BUDGET IN MORE DETAIL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION -- WILL PRESENT THIS
ITEM. >> FIRST ONE TO SIT IN THE HOT SEAT . I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND THE AMENDED BUDGET OF FISCAL YEAR 2024. TO START WITH THE STRATEGIC PROGRESS . -- FOLLOWS CLOSELY WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATED LAST AUGUST , 2023 IN THE WORKSHOP. THE PLAN FOCUSED ON FIVE AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT.
FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS , WE WILL ENGAGE OUR CUSTOMERS AND STAFF, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST THROUGH COMMUNICATION . STRENGTHENING OUR FOOTHOLD IN THE COMMUNITY , AND OUR ABILITY TO SERVE AND SUCCEED. TARGETING ALL GROWTH AND RATE EMPHASIZING OUR NEED TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES AND GROW THE UTILITY. SEIZING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES EFFICIENT CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTS -- IN PROGRESS WHILE MAINTAINING RATE . THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WORKFORCE IS THE FUTURE OF FPUA. BY ATTRACTING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING OUR LEADERS ON STAFF AND IN THE COMMUNITY, WE WILL PREPARE FOR THE SUCCESS OF OUR
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ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, ADVANCING OUR TECHNOLOGY WITH THE AUTOMATION AND STREAMLINING OF OUR PROCESSES WILL BRING EFFICIENCIES, SAVE TIME AND MONEY IN OUR QUEST TO PROVIDE RELIABLE AND ECONOMIC DENTAL ECONOMICAL SERVICE. FINALLY, THE DIRECTION FOR OUR BOARD TO UTILITY GOVERNMENTS WITH CONTINUED EDUCATION WILL GUARANTEE THE SOUND LEADERSHIP FOR THE DECISION-MAKERS FOR FPUA. THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET IS FORMALLY AMENDED TWICE A YEAR. NOW WE ARE AMENDING THE 2024 BUDGET, AND WE WILL DO THAT AGAIN -- COME MARCH. SINCE THE JUNE BUDGET WORKSHOP, WHERE WE PRESENTED THE FINANCIALS, THERE WERE SOME CHANGES. WE HAD TO GO THROUGH AND FINE-TUNE WHAT WE WERE PRESENTING AT THAT TIME.THEY WERE MINOR. THE BUDGET INCREASE BY ABOUT $545,000 .
AND THAT WAS BASICALLY IN THEIR RETIREMENT, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND SOME PERSONNEL SERVICES . WHEN YOU INCREASE ONE, A TRICKLE DOWN AND EFFECT BENEFITS AND SO FAR. OVERALL, THE INCREASES IN THOSE AREAS CAME TO ABOUT $545,000, FROM JUNE. THE CALCULATION OF OUR FUNDS WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR CAPITAL CAN BE FOUND IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET DOCUMENT ON PAGE 47 . THE AVAILABLE AMOUNT FOR 2024 IS $35.6 MILLION , WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT. THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OUR REVENUES, INCLUDING THE BOND REVENUES AND GRANT REVENUES. AND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE HAVE $20.3 MILLION AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING OVER AND ABOVE OUR BUDGETED EXPENSES YOU SEE HERE. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A DECREASE IN REVENUES FOR 2025 . THAT IS MAINLY DUE TO A TIMING AND RECOGNITION OF THE GRANT REVENUE. AND WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED WHEN THE EXPENDITURES OCCUR. WE WILL NOT SEE THE REVENUE THIS YEAR, BUT NEXT YEAR. THE OPERATING REVENUES BY -- SHOW SLIGHT INCREASES, THAT IS DUE TO THE PLANNED INDEX INCREASES NEXT YEAR. AND THE IMPACT OF GROWTH ON THE SYSTEMS. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS REMAIN STRONG FROM YEAR TO YEAR. WE ARE ARE ABOUT 5.9, NEXT YEAR WE HAVE $6.3 MILLION BUDGETED . THERE THE $6.5 MILLION INCREASE IN THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COST FROM THE HUNDRED $20 MILLION -- AND THAT IS ATTRIBUTED INCREASE IN PERSONNEL SERVICES, PURCHASES FOR RESALE AS PREDICTED OR ASSUMED TO BE NEXT YEAR. AND JUST IN GENERAL, AS YOU'VE HEARD SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS. GENERATIONAL -- GENERAL INFLATION IN OUR OPERATIONS. THE INCREASE IN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET OF $43.6 MILLION IS DOMINATED, AS YOU KNOW, BY THE COMPLETION OR NEAR COMPLETION OF PROJECT THAT WILL BE FUNDED FROM 22 A AND 20 2B BOND. WE ARE LOOKING AT 2025 FOR THE MAJORITY OF THOSE PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED. THAT IS THE MAJOR PART OF THAT.
THERE ARE OTHER MANDATES FROM F D.O.T., PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS, OTHER REGULATORY AGENCIES. ALL OF THOSE ACCOUNT FOR 60% OF THE 2025 CAPITAL NUMBER OF HUNDRED $5 MILLION.
IS ABOUT $71 MILLION FOR MANDATES. THIS TOTAL BUDGET SHOWS A TREND FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS. JUST LOOKING AT THE PROGRESSION OF COSTS GOING UP HERE YOU HISTORICALLY, OUR PURCHASE FOR RESALE IS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT CONTROLLED BY FPUA. AND IS TYPICALLY -- WE WERE LOOKING AT 45 TO 50% OF OUR BUDGET IN PURCHASES FOR RESALE. 2024 AND 2025, IT'S CLOSER TO 36 OR 37%. OUR PURCHASES FOR RESALE HAVE GONE DOWN. HERE WE HAVE REVENUES FOR FOUR YEARS . THE
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DATA TABLE CAN BE FOUND IN THE BUDGET BOOK ON PAGE 24, WITH GREATER DETAIL IN THE REVENUE SECTION , AND BY LINE ITEM. CAN LOOK AT ALL THE DETAILS AND SUPPORT THIS CHART. OVERALL, THE INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS REVENUES ARE SLIGHTLY UP, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WASTEWATER. ARE TALKING ABOUT -- OPERATING AND NOT OPERATING AS WELL. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE RECOGNITION OF GRANT AND TIMING OF THAT. OVERALL, -- INTERINDIVIDUAL -- INDIVIDUALLY ARE SLIGHTLY UP. THIS IS A PIE CHART OF THE 2025 REVENUES BY SYSTEM. YOU CAN SEE ELECTRIC IS ABOUT 52% , WHILE REVENUES ARE ABOUT 21% OF OUR TOTAL. AND WASTEWATER IS ABOUT 18 OR 19% . THIS CHART HERE COMPARES ORIGINAL TO ACTUAL, FROM 2020 FORWARD. TYPICALLY, YOU CAN SEE IN YEARS 2020, AND 2021, WE CAME IN ABOUT 7% BELOW THE ORIGINAL BUDGET. 2022 WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PICTURE. WE HAD A 35% INCREASE IN OUR PURCHASES FOR RESALE. -- WE WERE ABOVE OUR ORIGINAL ASSESSMENT. IN 2023, WE ARE RETURNING MORE NORMALIZED. WE CAME IN AT ABOUT 6.5% TO 7% BELOW. IN 2024, WE ARE EXPECTED TO DO A SUPERB JOB. AND WE ANTICIPATE -- WITH THE VARIANCE BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL BEING ABOUT 2%. WE WILL SEE HOW IT FOLDOUT. THIS IS JUST THE 2025 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET . PURCHASES FOR RESALE, THEY MAKE UP ABOUT 36.5% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET. OF HUNDRED $38 MILLION. THE OTHER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PIECE IS A LITTLE MORE THAN 50% . YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT MAKES UP ALL OF THE OTHER. I HAVE ANOTHER CHART FOR YOU. THIS CHART HERE BREAKS OUT THE OTHERPIECE. >> CAN SEE OUR PERSONNEL SERVICES, EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. THAT MAKES IT ABOUT $46 MILLION, ABOUT 63% OF OUR BUDGET.
INAUDIBLE ] THAT IS WHY WE BREAK IT OUT SEPARATELY.
>> THIS IS THE DISTRIBUTION OVER THE YEARS. THE CALCULATION FOR 2024 AND 2025 CAN BE FOUND IN THE OVERVIEW SECTION, ON PAGE 48. THE PAYMENT WE REMITTED TO THE CITY FOR THE CURRENT YEAR WAS $7.5 MILLION . IF ALL OF OUR FORECASTS ARE CORRECT, WE ARE EXPECTING IT TO INCREASE TO ABOUT $8 MILLION FIGURE. THE CALCULATION OF WHICH WILL BE CHEWED UP. AND THE PAYMENT WILL BE MADE IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. OUR ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW BASED ON THE NUMBERS IS $8 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR.
MOVING ON TO CAPITAL. THIS CHART CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 234 OF YOUR DOCUMENT. THE RATE FUND IN PROJECTS FOR 2025 ARE ABOUT A QUARTER OF OUR BUDGET. AND FOR THE ENTIRE FIVE YEARS, IT'S ABOUT 39% OVER THE FIVE YEARS. THE BOND FUNDING FOR THE 22 A AND 20 2B FOR 2025 IS BUDGETED AT 46% OF OUR BUDGET FOR THE YEAR. AND OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE DISSIPATED, IT'LL PROBABLY BE 22% OVER THE FIVE YEARS. IN CURRENT AND FUTURE GRANT FUNDING, OVER THE FIVE YEARS, IT MAKES UP ABOUT A QUARTER OF OUR BUDGET . GRANT AND FUTURE GRANT S WE ARE HOPING COME TO FRUITION . THIS
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IS THE CAPITAL -- BY SYSTEM. THIS PIE CHART SHOWS THE ENTIRE FIVE-YEAR CIP , BROKEN OUT BY SYSTEM. YOU CAN SEE 50% OF THAT IS GOING TO THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM. AT ABOUT $110 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS. THE SUBSTATION HARDENING IS ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 20% OVER THE FIVE YEARS. -- THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THAT BIRD -- BUDGET WORKSHOP WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS. AND IN YOUR ANNUAL BUDGET. AND YOU ALSO HAVE A SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET THAT WILL GIVE YOU ALL OF THE DETAILS OF ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SLATED TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN 2025. IN CONCLUSION, STAFF AND MANAGEMENT ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER UA 2024 -- 10, WHICH ADOPTS THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND AMENDS THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM. >> MADAM CHAIR, AT THE BEGINNING, YOU SHOW THE REVENUES BY SYSTEM. THERE WAS 2020 FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER -- IT WAS ALMOST EQUAL WITH ELECTRIC. AND THEN IN 2025, IT IS SMALLER.
>> BY SYSTEM? >> I WAS CURIOUS WHAT WAS
IMPACTING THAT? >> THE REDUCTION? THAT IS THE RECOGNITION OF THE GRANTS . WE RECOGNIZE GRANT REVENUE WHEN WE SPEND THE MONEY. WE SAY, THIS IS GRANT REVENUE. AND SOMETIMES THE REIMBURSEMENTS COME A LITTLE LATER. BUT THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE. I DID NOT WANT TO SAY WOULD HAVE GRANT REVENUE FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT CONFIRMED. BUT THERE ARE MANY GRANT APPLICATIONS OUT THERE. I ONLY RECOGNIZE THE ONES WE ARE
ASSURED OF. >> THAT SOUNDS GOOD AND MAKE
>> I THINK IT IS FAIR TO SAY IT'S A SNAPSHOT IN TIME WITH REPAIRING THESE BUDGETS. AND SOME OF THESE THINGS WILL
CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. >> THAT WE WOULD AMEND THAT AS
>> ANYONE ELSE? NO. MADAM CHAIR, -- MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU READ RESOLUTION UA 2024 IT -- 10, PLEASE?
>> RESOLUTION UA 2024 E- 10 -- FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER FIRST, 2024, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, AND AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. PROVIDING FOR ERRORS, SEVERABILITY AND
EFFECTIVE DATE. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO
>> MADAM CLERK, ME PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?
[F. DIRECTOR COMMENTS]
FOR TODAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR?>> YES, MA'AM. WITH THE BOARD APPROVAL TODAY OF THE BUDGET, WE WILL BE TAKING THIS TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON MONDAY. IT IS A CITY CONFERENCE AGENDA, BUT IT IS NOW A VOTING AGENDA MEETING. I WILL BE PRESENTING THAT AT THE CITY COMMISSION AND WE WILL TO GET THAT APPROVAL ON MONDAY. WE TALKED QUITE A BIT ABOUT GRANTS TODAY, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE BUDGET.
AND OUR VERY OWN RACHEL TENANT PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE LAST WEEK. AND DID A FANTASTIC JOB. THE PRESENTATION WAS WELL RECEIVED. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I RECOGNIZED HER FOR THAT. THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 20TH, AT 4:00 IN THIS CHAMBER. I WILL TALK ABOUT DAN HERE IN A SECOND. EARLIER TODAY, I DISTRIBUTED FOUR RESUMES THAT MET THE QUALITY OF
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THE GENERAL COUNSEL. I ALSO INCLUDED THE JOB DESCRIPTION, ENCLAVES YOU WANTED A HARD COPY REFRESHER OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR A. WE ARE LOOKING TO THE BOARD ON DIRECTION ON WHERE WE GO FROM HERE. THERE ARE FOUR CANDIDATES . I TALKED TO JODY ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THE MEETING. AND MAKINGSURE WE FOLLOW PROTOCOL. >> AT THE BOARD CANDIDATE S.
WOULD LIKE TO INTERVIEW? >> YOU CAN REVIEW THE PACKET AND I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. I KNOW MOST OF YOU , I THINK WE DISTRIBUTED THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO. THERE IS ONE CANDIDATE NINE THAT ORIGINAL EMAIL. THESE ARE THREE CANDIDATES YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN , AND ONE ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE IN THERE. I DO NOT REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS. I CAN HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR YOU IN JUST A MOMENT . YOU CAN REVIEW THE PACKET, I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE FOUR MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY AFTER THE MEETING. OR WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW. IF YOU HAVE NO HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, I PRINTED
HARDCOPIES FOR YOU TO REVIEW. >> I'VE GOT A QUESTION. I REMEMBER MS. VALENTINE TELLING THAT SHE HAD JUST POSTED TO A DIFFERENT GROUP. HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN OUT?
>> TWO WEEKS, MAYBE. >> DID WE CAPTURE ANYONE FROM
THAT? >> I DON'T KNOW. THAT THERE IS
>> THERE IS ONE I AM VERY INTERESTED IN. WHEN THEY CAME IN THE ORIGINAL PACKET. THAT IS SUSAN PRADO . I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE OTHERS YET. BUT I THINK THAT HERS WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST END. I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED. I KNOW FOR SURE I WANT TO INTERVIEW HER. I JUST DO NOT KNOW -- I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE REST OF THEM. OR INVESTIGATE THEIR BACKGROUNDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THERE MIGHT BE ONE THAT I'M PROBABLY NOT INTERESTED IN. THAT IS SANTIAGO. BUT I WANT TO LOOK AT THAT LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> WOULD IT BE SAFE TO SAY THAT WE LOOK OVER THESE APPLICANTS AND WE WILL GET BACK WITH THE DIRECTOR TO MAKE THAT DECISION
AT THAT TIME ? >> YES, MA'AM. AND WE CAN ALSO AT SOME POINT SCHEDULE A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS. I THINK THAT WE DID IN THE PAST. AND FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, THAT IS WITH THE BOARD PREFERRED TO DO. AND WE CAN GIVE THEM A LIST OF QUESTIONS, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM A PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO WHAT THEIR APPROACH WOULD BE TO
THE POSITION. >> AT THAT TIME, COULD WE USE THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD, OR ADD IT TO THEM AT THAT TIME?
>> WE CAN HAVE A PRELIMINARY SET OF QUESTIONS, AND WHEN YOU HAVE THE INTERVIEW, YOU CAN ASK THEM WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> PERSONALLY, I WOULD RATHER HAVE A DEADLINE FOR EVERYONE TO GET BACK TO US AND DO IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER .
>> YOU READ MY MIND. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS WRAPPED UP AND EVEN POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME INTERVIEWS ON THE BOOKS BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING IF THAT IS AT ALL POSSIBLE. I KNOW WERE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM HERE, BUT I ALSO KNOW IT'S A BIG STRAIN.
>> I DON'T WANT TO LOSE A GOOD ONE EITHER.
>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ON TOP OF THAT.
>> I THINK WOULD BE NICE TO SET A DEADLINE .
>> WOULD IT BE SAFE TO SAY BY FRIDAY ?
>> FRIDAY IS PLENTY OF TIME. >> WE WILL MAKE THAT FRIDAY, THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY FRIDAY. WHAT
>> IT WORKS FOR ME. >> WE JUST WENT THROUGH THIS THE FIRE DISTRICT. IF ANY ONE OF THE PEOPLE WANTED TO INTERVIEW SOMEBODY, IT WAS ONLY FAIR THAT EVERYBODY INTERVIEWED THE SAME PERSON. -- WE CAN START THE PROCESS QUICKLY.
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>> JODY, I THINK IT'S OKAY IF I WERE COMPELLED -- COMPILE A LIST OF CANDIDATES AND PROVIDE A SUMMARY, RIGHT?
>> ABOUT IS FINE. >> WERE THERE ANY PARTICULAR
APPLICANT THAT WITHOUT YOU? >> I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THEM IN DETAIL. THERE IS ONE APPLICANT WHO REACHED OUT TO ME AND ASKED IF I KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE POSITION. I SAID I HAD SOME FAMILIARITY , OR MY ASSISTANT SAID. I HAVE
NOT SPOKEN WITH THAT PERSON. >> WE CAN LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR DECISION BY FRIDAY, AND WE WILL START
THE PROCESS ONE-ON-ONE. >> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JODY AND DAN FOR STEPPING IN TO HELP US. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH JODY AND DAN. LUCKY TO WORK WITH THEM AGAIN. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH THEM FOR THE LAST TIME. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL AT F AND P.A. AND FPUA. I WANT TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT TO THEIR
WORKLOAD. >> I'M HAPPY TO BE OF HELP.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY, WE THANK YOU AND WE WISH YOU SAFE TRAVELS ON YOU TRANSPORTING BACK AND FORTH.
>> I WISH WE COULD CLEAR UP THE TURNPIKE FROM ORLANDO TO --
>> WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT.
[G. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
>> THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THE BOARD TODAY.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD AT THIS TIME ?
>> NO, I DO WANT TO SAY, YOU AND I WERE AT THE -- MEETING.
WE GOT A LOT OF NEWS. MINUS REALLY GOOD NEWS. I THOUGHT THE SPEAKER WITH THE BRITISH ACCENT -- A BRITISH ACCENT ALWAYS CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT. YOU LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY BECAUSE YOU THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. HIS PROGNOSIS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD, AND HIS PREDICTIONS ARE A BIT SCARY. I THOUGHT -- THERE WERE GOOD SPEAKERS. VERY GOOD SPEAKERS. I LEARNED A LOT.
>> I CAN TRULY SAY THAT I LEARNED A LOT AT THE CONFERENCE ALSO. I HEARD AN INTERESTING SYSTEM THAT JACKSONVILLE HAS ,
THAT REALLY HAS BEEN -- >> THE BREAKOUT SESSION.
>> AND I SPOKE WITH DANNY. HE SAID WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS COMING DOWN THE PIPE THAT IS SIMILAR. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT IS TO COME .
>> THAT WAS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC -- GOALS THAT WE DID LAST YEAR WITH TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS. THAT'S DEFINITELY AN AREA WE ARE LOOKING AT AND CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO LOOK AT. THEY DID TALK ABOUT THAT QUITE A BIT AT THE
CONFERENCE. >> CUSTOMER SERVICE, SHE WAS
VERY COMPELLING. >> SHE SAID A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS THAT WOULD MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR OUR -- TO LOOK AT THEIR BILL AND BE ABLE TO DECIPHER . ALSO, I WAS SPEAKING WITH A YOUNG LADY IN THE COMMUNITY. -- ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING SIMILAR. AND THEY HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR. I AM INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT IS BECOMING OF IT.
>> WE ARE DOING A TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT THROUGHOUT THE UTILITY AUTHORITY OF ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT IS A BIG EFFORT TO TAKE. ALSO, THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FUTURE. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO MINIMIZE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT , SOME OF THESE WILL IMPACT THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS -- YOU WILL SEE THAT AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS. MORE TO COME FROM THAT. AND THAT'S AN AREA WE ARE DEFINITELY FOCUSED
ON. >> MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION -- I THINK THE -- NOTICES
>> I DO NOT BELIEVE WE SENT AID OFFICIALLY, THERE WAS NO CALL
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FOR MUTUAL AID. NOW -- NOT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA. THEY DID RECEIVE MUTUAL AID FROM RIVIERA, ALABAMA , LOUISIANA. IT WAS A SMALL GROUP. BUT FPUA WAS NOW CALLED UPON. SOME OF THE FOLKS FURTHER SOUTH WERE NOT CALLED UPON. THE MUNICIPALITIES DIDWELL AS FAR AS THE OUTAGE IS. >> IT LOOKS LIKE -- HAS SO MANY MORE CUSTOMERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT. THE NUMBERS, BY COMPARISON , THE CAT BEING REDUCED FROM THE DEBACLE FOR THE PUBLIC POWER COMPANIES. IT LOOK LIKE GOOD NUMBERS.
>> AS OF THIS MORNING, THEY WERE MORE THAN 90.5 RESTORED .
>> MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION. I AM SORRY I WAS NIGHT THERE. I WOULD'VE MUCH RATHER BEEN THERE. BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO BE THERE, I THINK IN THE PAST THEY'VE HAD THEM WHERE WE CAN WATCH AFTERWORDS. IS THERE A WAY YOU CAN SEND THE LINKS , TO SPECIFICALLY THE TWO THAT WERE DISCUSSED TODAY? AND RACHEL'S.
>> -- THE MAIN SPEAKERS WERE RECORDED. I WILL FOLLOW UP AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU.
>> AMY UNANNOUNCED IT AND SAID THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN A FEW DAYS. SHE SAID, THE WHOLE CONFERENCE WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
SHE SAID BY WEDNESDAY ? >> I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH HER.
SHE MAY NOT RESPOND, BECAUSE SHE IS STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF HURRICANE RESTORATION. AS SOON AS WE GET INFORMATION, WE WILL
SEND IT TO THE BOARD. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ? ANY
COMMENTS FROM THE ATTORNEY? >> NO, MA'AM. HAPPY TO BE
HERE. >> THANK YOU, AGAIN FOR COMING DOWN AND HELPING US. YOU SHOW SUCH GRATITUDE TO US.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT. I TELL MY OLDEST DAUGHTER WHO IS 20, I FEEL YOUNGER THAN SHE IS. EXCEPT I DO NOT LOOK LIKE IT IN THE MIRROR. ONE OF THE BENEFITS WE CAN PROVIDE IS BETWEEN DAN AND I, WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA. WE CAN JUMP IN WITHOUT MUCH PREP AND BE OF HELP. WE ARE HAPPY TO DO
SO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SEEING THERE IS NO FURTHER COMMENT, THE
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