Nov 19, 2024 Fort Pierce Utilities Authority

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>>> IN AFTERNOON. IT IS NOW 4:00 P.M. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES BOARD. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR STANDING FOR THE INDICATION LED BY JASON MITTLER , THE NET MANAGER, AND THE PLEDGE OF

ALLEGIANCE. >> IN AFTERNOON. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND MERCY FOR YOU ARE FAITHFUL AND JUST.

WE ASK FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION OVER OUR CITY, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEADERS AS THERE ARE MANY TRANSITIONS OF POWER HAPPENING. I PRAY FOR UNITY AND PEACE TO RESIDE IN PLACES OF DIVISION AND UNREST. ASKED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR SPIRIT OF REVELATION AND UNDERSTANDING TO BE PRESENT AND UPON THE FPUA STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. WE PRAY ALL 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.

>> MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL.

>> BOARD, THE MAD AMERICA WAS UNABLE TO BE WITH US TODAY. WE ARE ASKING FOR HER TO BE EXCUSED TODAY.

>> MR. LAMMERS. >> PRESENT.

>> MR. COX. >> I WOULD LIKE TO CONFER WE HAVE ACHIEVED A QUORUM. WE HAVE OUR VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT WHICH MEETS THE REQUIRED THREE MEMBERS PER OUR CHARTER AND ONE

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EX OFFICIO MEMBER PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM IS SENDING THE AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION?

>> MAKE A MOTION TO SET THE AGENDA.

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A MOTION? >> I MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE

ROLL. >> MISSES BENNETT.

>> FEE. MR. GIBBONS . MR. LAMMERS.

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>> THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT WE MOVE ONMO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSING OR DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT

AGENDA? >> AND MOVED TO APPROVE THE

CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL. >>

[E.1. Letter of Gratitude from Treasure Coast Food Bank]

>> THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR

AGENDA. MR. CISNEROS. >> IN AFTERNOON MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER'S OF THE BOARD. THE FIRST ITEM IS RECOGNITION OF

EXCELLENCE. >> DEAR FRIENDS, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US AT THE TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK , WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY SUPPORT OF OUR 10TH ANNUAL PACK THE HOUSE EVENT . WE HAD 1000 VOLUNTEERS TO COME TOGETHER TO PACK 15,000 HOLIDAY MEALS, BOXED IN 500 DISASTER RELIEF KITS. WITH YOUR SUPPORT , THE EVENT RAISED MORE THAN $65,000, WHICH WILL PROVIDE 520,000 MEALS FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS ON THE TREASURE COAST WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HUNGER. AMENITY PARTNERS LIKE YOU ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR A BRIGHTER AND HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU AND WOULD LOVE TO WORK TO WITH YOUR TEAM TO VOLUNTEERING, FOOD DRIVE, AND EVENTS, OR ANY OTHER WAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTNER. PLEASE FEEL WELCOME TO REACH OUT TO US AT ANY TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO ENDING HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH WARM REGARDS , THE TREASURER, TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN , THANK YOU. IT FAILED TO MENTION THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE BOARD. WE HAD A LOT OF AGENDA ITEMS ON THE REGULAR AGENDA AND WE WERE SHUFFLING THEM AROUND TO PUT THEM IN THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY, TO ALSO NOT MAKE THIS MEETING SO LONG, SO WE DO HAVE A LONG AGENDA FOR TODAY, AND I JUST WANTED TO KIND A POINT THAT OUT IS THAT WE DID HAVE A

[E.2. Presentation of the Utility Advisory Committee FY2025 Annual Work Plan]

THE NEXT ITEM IS AN ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE FPUA BOARD ON THE UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. REGIONAL TENANT'S DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SUSTAINABILITY WILL PRESENT THIS. SHE IS JOINED BY LESLIE ALSTON.

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CISNEROS. CHAIRMAN LAMMERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD , THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR HAVING US. I AM HERE AS HAVING MENTIONED WITH LESLIE ALSTON OF DISTRICT PLANNING GROUP TO PRESENT THE SECOND ANNUAL WORK PLAN OF THE UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE . THE UAC IS ONE OF THE NEWER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO , AND IT HAS BEEN EVOLVING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND SO , WITH THIS PRESENTATION , WE WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE THE UPDATED WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, BUT WE WILL ALSO GIVE YOU VERY BRIEF SNAPSHOTS OF THE SUCCESSES OF FISCAL YEAR 2024, SO YOU WILL BE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH . THE DISTRICT PLANNING GROUP AND LESLIE ARE OUR SUPPORT FOR FACILITATING THIS PROGRAM , AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAINING THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR UAC MEMBERS AND HELPING US MEET QUORUM, DEVELOP OUR AGENDAS, MANAGE OUR MINUTES, AND REALLY JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WORK PLAN THAT WE SET FOR OURSELVES. I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE RESENTING ALONGSIDE LESLIE TODAY.

>> THANK YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, MY NAME IS LESLIE ALSTON. I AM WITH THE DISTRICT PLANNING GROUP. WE ARE RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE AND WE HAVE BEEN IN PUBLIC PLANNING FOR A LONG TIME. NOW WE SUPPORT PEOPLE IN PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND PEOPLE GETTING THINGS DONE HERE IN FORT PIERCE. IT IS VERY EXCITING TO WORK FOR FPUA. I HAVE BEEN , WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS , RAISED OUR KIDS HERE, JUST REALLY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS TEAM , AND RACHEL ESPECIALLY. SO , OUR WORKPLAN WAS BUILT BY OUR MEMBERS, AND OUR MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY YOU AND BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION . THEN ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS ABOUT THE WAY THIS COMMITTEE IS SET UP IS THEY ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPOINT PEOPLE THEMSELVES . SO, IT REALLY GIVES THEM SKIN IN THE GAME. WE ALSO HAVE SOME RECRUITMENT UNDERWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR UAC MEMBERS HERE TODAY, MS. KRISTA KING IS IN THE AUDIENCE. WE REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MS. KING FOR COMING TODAY AND SUPPORTING US. WE HAVE REALLY, REALLY WONDERFUL MEMBERS . YOU GUYS HAVE APPOINTED SOME FANTASTIC PEOPLE WHO REALLY TAKE TIME TO GIVE REALLY VALUABLE FEEDBACK ON POLICY, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. SO, THIS BOARD ESTABLISHED THE UAC ALONG WITH THE CITY COMMISSION IN 2020 WHEN THE FOSTER OPEN DIALOGUE, REALLY ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO, WHEN THE FPUA BOARD DID THE STRATEGIC PLAN , WHAT WE DID IS WE TOOK YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU ADOPTED, AND WE LOOKED AT IT AND RESET WHAT CAN THE UAC DO TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE FPUA BOARD , AND THAT IS THE GOAL OF THE ANNUAL WORK PLAN THAT WE ADOPT , AND WE TRY TO ALIGN ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO DO STRATEGICALLY WITH THE FPUA STRATEGIC PLAN . SO, ONE OF THEM IS COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND WE HAVE TWO OBJECTIVES IN THE WORK PLAN TO HAVE THE UAC SERVICE EDUCATED FPUA BRAND AMBASSADORS WHO FACILITATE CONNECTION BETWEEN FPUA AND ITS CUSTOMERS. THE WAY WE SOMETIMES TALK ABOUT IT WHEN WE ARE IN COMMITTEE IS THEY ARE THE CONDUIT . THEY ARE THE PIPELINE THAT GOES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FPUA STAFF AND THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEIR FRIENDS, THEIR COLLEAGUES, AND IT IS AN INVALUABLE ROLE THAT THEY PLAY. AND TO SERVE AS COMMUNITY LIAISONS BETWEEN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND LOCAL YOUTH-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE THOSE CONNECTIONS. FAMILY HAD, THESE ARE OUR ACTIVITIES FOR THIS ADOPTED WORKPLAN , AND THE NEW ONES ARE TO COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP A WEBPAGE ON FPUA.COM THAT TALKS ABOUT THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE , AND THEN TO FACILITATE AT LEAST ONE OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION PARTNERS TO HOST FPUA OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS INVITATIONS TO SPEAK AT YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS , A TABLE AT SPECIAL EVENTS, OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS FOR YOUTH OUTREACH SPECIFICALLY . OUR SCHEDULED TOPICS FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS

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LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DID. >> THANK YOU, LESLIE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE HAD SOME SIMILAR OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES, BUT OF COURSE SOME WERE NEW. WITHIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 , OF COURSE, 24, THE UAC WANTED TO SERVE AS BRAND AMBASSADORS. PART OF SERVING AS BRAND AMBASSADORS AS BEING EDUCATED ON THE MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT FPUA DOESN'T ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SERVICES WE OFFER AND HOW WE OPERATE BEHIND THE SCENES . SO SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WE COVERED WERE THE SEPTIC DISORDER PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS SO HEAVILY GRANT FUNDED , THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM AND THE UPDATES TO THAT, HOW WE ARE NOW DOING THE INSULATION IN THE CEILINGS, SUNSHINE LAW , TRAININGS, FPUA NET COMMUNICATIONS CAME OUT AND PRESENTED, WE DID THE WRF RELOCATION, AND THE COMBINED UTILITY BILL , WHICH WAS LED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE UAC ALSO FACILITATED FPUA'S PURCHAS PATIENT AT TWO PROGRAMS. WE WERE INVITED TO PRESENT AT HIGH POINT COMMUNITY. THERE WERE 21 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE AND THAT WAS A JOINT PRESENTATION WITH THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM FOR A GENERAL ABOUT FPUA AND FPUA NET, BECAUSE HIGH POINT IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT FIBER INTERNET FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE UAC ALSO INVITED US TO ATTEND THIS BETTER TOGETHER COMMUNITY JOB FAIR , WHICH WAS HOSTED AT THE METHODIST CHURCH ON OCEAN AVENUE , AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY A HIGHLY ADVERTISED AND HIGHLY ATTENDED POSITIVE PROGRAM FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE WERE NOT REGISTERED FOR UNTIL ONE OF THE UAC MEMBERS MENTIONED IT TO US, AND THERE WERE ABOUT 375 FOLKS IN ATTENDANCE , AND WE ARE ALREADY REGISTERED TO GO TO THE NEXT ONE, WHICH WILL BE IN DECEMBER. THAT IS A RELATIONSHIP NOW THAT WE ARE CULTIVATING UPON THE INVITATION OF ONE OF THE UAC MEMBERS. OUR UAC MEMBERS ALSO ATTENDED DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , AS UAC MEMBERS .

MS. CHRISTIE KING ATTENDS COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR ALMOST EVERY MONTH. WE ALSO HAVE MEMBERS JOIN THE BOARD MEETINGS. WE HAD A COUPLE OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS ATTEND OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS. I THINK IT WAS FOUR HOURS, AND THEY WERE THERE THE WHOLE TIME. ALSO ATTENDING SOME OF OUR ACTIVITIES THAT EITHER WE SPONSOR OR VOLUNTEER AT , AND PARTICIPATING ALONGSIDE OUR STAFF, SUCH AS NATUREFEST AND

PACK THE BACKPACKS AND MORE. >> SO THEN WE MOVE ONTO GROWTH AND RATES. AGAIN, A PART OF YOUR ADOPTED STRATEGIC PLAN.

OUR OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE ADOPTED WITH THE COMMITTEE ARE TO ENSURE THAT FPUA IS EQUIPPED WITH CITIZEN INPUT TO SUPPORT THE UTILITY'S CONTINUED EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN ECONOMICAL RATES AND RELIABLE SERVICES , AND TO DEMONSTRATE FULL SUPPORT , AND ALSO FACILITATE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR COMPLETION OF THE RELOCATION EFFORT OF THE WRF . OUR ACTIVITIES FOR CITIZEN INPUT INCLUDE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO STAFF PRESENTERS WHEN THEY COME AND PRESENT, SO THAT MUST'E TOPICS THAT I PROVIDED EARLIER ABOUT WHAT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT , THE INTENT OF THAT IS TO NOT ONLY EDUCATE, BUT TO HEAR BACK FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THEIR FEEDBACK, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE SEEING THERE THAT MAY BE WE CAN LEARN FROM, REACH OUT BETTER ABOUT, WHATEVER . THAT, THAT IS A BIG PART OF THOSE PRESENTATIONS. AND THEN THE WRF RELOCATION , CONTINUE PROVIDING LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR GRANT PROPOSALS AND INFORM CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE RELOCATION UPDATES.

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AND THEN, RACHEL. >> SO, IN 2024 FOR GROWTH AND RATES, THE UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROVIDED TWO LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR FPUA GRANT PROPOSALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR WRF, AND ALSO FOR A CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROPOSAL , AND HOSTED THE WRF UPDATE MEETING IN JULY OF 2024, WHICH WAS HIGHLY ADVERTISED AND JOINTLY ADVERTISED. THE CITY ASSISTED WITH THAT , AND WE HAD OVER 30 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHICH WAS , WHICH WAS POSITIVE. THERE WAS ALSO A GOOD AMOUNT OF

DIALOGUE. >> IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE, THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE MY FAVORITE . THE OBJECTIVE FROM YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS FOR , IS THE WORKFORCE THAT, THAT IS THE OVERARCHING. OUR OBJECT IS TO PRIORITIZE THE INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL STUDENT CANDIDATES BY SERVING AS COMMUNITY LIAISONS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS. LET ME JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION THERE . ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR COMMITTEE HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON HIS WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR LOCAL STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED BY FPUA ARE REALLY IMPRESSIVE . FPUA IS ONE OF THE BEST EMPLOYERS IN OUR REGION , AND A LOT OF OUR KIDS I THINK DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE, SO THE COMMITTEE HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS. SO, ACTIVITIES INCLUDED DEDICATING AT LEAST ONE UAC MEETING TO THE TOPIC OF FPUA APPRENTICESHIP AND INTERNSHIP, AND TO REMAIN INFORMED ABOUT FPUA CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MY INTERNSHIPS, AND APPRENTICESHIPS, SO OUR MEMBERS CAN FACILITATE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS, FAMILY, COLLEAGUES, ET CETERA. AND HOPEFULLY, YOU ALL KNOW AND REMEMBER THE FIRST ANNUAL YOUTH CAREER EVENT THAT WAS HOSTED AT THE ENERGY SERVICES CENTER. WE HAD OVER 100 FOR ATTENDEES TO THIS INAUGURAL CAREER EVENT . WE WERE ALSO INDICTED -- INVITED BY WPBF. IT WAS MYSELF AND PEARL, ONE OF THE UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WE DROVE DOWN TO DO A LIVE NEWS ANCHOR INTERVIEW ABOUT THE PROGRAM. WE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT ONLY WAS IT THE ATTENDANCE OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR OWN TEAM. THIS EVENT AFFORDED OUR OWN TEAM MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND STAND SIDE-BY-SIDE REPRESENTING AS FPUA, TALKING TO EACH OTHER. WE DON'T THINK ABOUT IT, BUT MANY OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE IN BUILDINGS ACROSS THE CITY AND MAY OR MAY NOT SEE EACH OTHER VERY OFTEN AT ALL, OR EVEN NECESSARILY EVER.

SOMETIMES THEY WILL TALK ON THE PHONE , BUT WON'T NECESSARILY EVER TALK FACE-TO-FACE . SO IT WAS A VERY COOL OPPORTUNITY TO FACILITATE , NOT ONLY THE OUTSIDE , YOUTH CAREER SHARING, BUT ALSO THE INSIDE, AND THAT WAS THINKS TO THE UAC THAT REALLY WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT WAS VERY COOL.

>> THEN UTILITY GOVERNANCE. OUR DIRECTIVE THAT TRACKS THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO ESTABLISH KNOWN AND SHAREABLE PROTOCOLS AND EXPECTATIONS THAT WILL ALLOW FOR A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COMMITTEE THAT PROVIDES QUALITY GUIDANCE TO FPUA STAFF, INCLUDING CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR NEWLY INDUCTED COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND PERIODIC UPDATES TO THE FPUA BOARD OF DIRECTORS LIKE THIS ONE . SO, WE PREPARE AND RELEASE AN ANNUAL WORK PLAN. THEN WE DO A MIDYEAR PROGRESS REPORT , SEE HOW WE ARE TRACKING, IF WE ARE HITTING OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES , CONTINUAL OFFICIAL ONBOARDING ORIENTATIONS. WE DO AN ORIENTATION WITH EVERY MEMBER THAT COMES ON BOARD AND PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST TWO TRAINING SESSIONS TO REVIEW GOVERNING LAWS OVER UAC INCLUDING THE SUNSHINE LAW .

>> IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE UAC DRAFTED AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR FIRST ANNUAL WORK PLAN , WHICH IS NO SMALL FEAT, BECAUSE IT WAS DEVELOPED FROM SCRATCH.

ALSO , TRAINED IN THE SUNSHINE LAW , IN MARCH AND JUNE OF 2024, AND PUT TOGETHER NOT ONLY A MISSION STATEMENT, BUT ALSO IN ABOUT IS A STATEMENT THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE WEBPAGE THAT WE DEVELOPED THIS YEAR, AND I WILL LET LESLIE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE STATEMENTS.

>> YEAH. I THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE CAN FLOUNDER A LITTLE BIT IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE MISSION STATEMENT, AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE , YOU KNOW, THOSE GUIDING THINGS. WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IF WE DON'T HAVE AN OVERARCHING THING TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE? AND SO, IN ADDITION TO THE, THE INITIATING ORDER TO CREATE THE BOARD, WHICH ALSO GIVES SOME GUIDANCE THERE, THEY TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT REALLY WHAT THEY WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH AS THE UAC PICK THE

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FORT PIERCE COMMUNITY . >> AND WITH THAT, THIS PRESENTATION IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO TAKE

ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. ONE , I THINK AT ITS INCEPTION, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FANTASTIC IDEA. YOU KNOW , ONE OF THE THINGS WE IDENTIFIED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS THAT WE NEED TO DO, WE NEEDED TO DO A MUCH BETTER JOB AT COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND HELPING THE COMMUNITY REALIZE THE VALUE THAT I BELIEVE, AND I KNOW FPUA LEADERSHIP AND THE REST OF THE BOARD BELIEVES , WE ADD TO THE COMMUNITY . SO THE IDEA WAS GREAT AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE IMPLEMENTATION AT THE BOTH OF YOU HAVE CREATED IS EVEN BETTER. THIS SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE DONE A REALLY AMAZING JOB. IT IS IMPRESSIVE THAT WE HAVE THAT MANY VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE AND BE INVOLVED AND SPEND THAT AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET EDUCATED . I THINK IT IS A GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY , AND ALSO IN OUR TERMS ARE OVER ONE DAY, IT GIVES THE , THE CITY COMMISSION A GOOD POOL OF TALENT TO SELECT FROM FOR ANY REPLACEMENTS FOR US. I THINK IT IS AN AMAZING JOB. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK FOR SURE.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, MR. CHAIRMAN, IS THAT THIS ENTIRE UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE IDEA INITIATED WITH COMMISSIONER CURTIS JOHNSON BACK IN 2018, 2019. IT TOOK TIME, WE WENT THROUGH COPING AND STUFF, BUT HE REALLY HELPED, YOU KNOW , HE REALLY GUIDED THE INITIAL CONVERSATION AND OUT OF THAT CONVERSATION WE ARE HERE TODAY , A VERY ACTIVE UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE PICKETT STARTS FROM THE TOP ALL THE WAY DOWN . SO THE CITY COMMISSION, THEN VERY ACTIVE UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

>> THANK YOU . >> MR. CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT ITEM

[E.3. Modified Amendment No 2 to FDEP Grant Agreement]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM MOVING OVER HERE. NEW TOPIC.

SO, YES, THE AMENDMENT AHEAD OF YOU FOR , THIS IS FOR THE RESILIENT FLORIDA GRANT PROJECT BY THE ACTIVE GRANT PROJECT.

THIS WAS OUR FIRST ACTIVE PROPOSAL FOR ORIGINALLY $15 MILLION. LAST MONTH , WE HAD AN AMENDMENT FOR THIS EXACT PROJECT TO ADD 900 , $982,000 APPROXIMATELY . THAT $982,000 OR JUST UNDER $1 MILLION WAS FUNDING GRANTED OF THEIR OWN ACCORD BY FDEP FOR US TO HAVE MORE MONEY, BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT WE NEEDED IT AND THAT OUR PROJECT WAS VERY LARGE. THIS WAS A VERY FUN EMAIL TO GET, UNEXPECTED, AND UNSOLICITED.

TODAY, WE HAVE AMENDED THE AMENDMENT, BECAUSE BETWEEN LAST MONTH AND THIS MONTH , THE FDEP ALSO APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL FUNDS PROPOSAL THAT WE SUBMITTED . THIS ONE WAS SOLICITED THAT WAS FOR AN ADDITIONAL $9.4 MILLION TO BE ADDED ON TOP OF THE $982,000 THAT THEY OF THEIR OWN ACCORD GAVE US, AND OF COURSE ON TOP OF THE ORIGINAL $15 MILLION.

SO, THIS WOULD BRING US TO ABOUT $26 MILLION TOWARD THE WRF RELOCATION UNDER THIS SINGLE CONTRACT, THROUGH RESILIENT FLORIDA . IN ADDITION , WE STILL HAVE $10 MILLION

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>> PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. I WILL TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY. WHEN RACHEL GOT THE EMAIL, THE $940,000 , AND THEN THE $9.8 MILLION, OR MAYBE I GOT THOSE NUMBERS MIXED UP, SHE THOUGHT THERE WAS MAYBE A, OR A DECIMAL MISSING , SO SHE EMAILED THEM BACK AND SAID ARE YOU SURE THAT THIS IS NOT A TYPO , SO THAT WAS JUST AN EXCITING DAY TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, AN ADDITIONAL, ALMOST AN ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION TOWARDS THE PLANT .

THAT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. >> YEAH, THEY, THEY SENT OVER THE SECOND AMENDMENT ON THE SAME DAY THAT WE WERE SIGNING THE FIRST AMENDMENT WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING , BUT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING. THEY JUST SAID HERE IS THE UPDATED AMENDMENT SO I WROTE BACK AND SAID ARE YOU SURE, IS THIS, WHAT IS THIS, AND THEN AFTER , I WAS IN A MEETING, ACTUALLY AT THE TIME , AND THEN THEY WERE BACK, OH NO, CONGRATULATIONS.

SO IT IS NICE, BUT WE DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. WE ARE VERY , VERY GRATEFUL. THE GRANT TEAM AND THE FINANCE TEAM AND THE WRF CONSTRUCTION TEAM WORKS VERY HARD TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS , AND WE, IT IS FUNNY, BUT WE , WE DON'T TAKE IT FOR

GRANTED. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL. >> MR. CHAIR.

>> MOVE APPROVAL. >> WE DON'T REALLY NEED TO DISCUSS IT ANYMORE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO TURN IT DOWN, RIGHT?

>> NO, SIR, I WOULD RECOMMEND NOT TURNING IT DOWN. THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT BUT THE TEAM IS PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT.

>> MR. CHAIR, I DO ECHO THAT. I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF US TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. AND TO SEE THE SUPPORT FROM THE FDEP TELLS US, TOO , THAT WE ARE ALSO ON THE RIGHT PATH. WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER AND KEEP OUR FISH AND OUR WATER CLEAN , AND GROW, RIGHT? SO, WE CAN'T GROW UNLESS WE MOVE IT . SO I THINK, OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PATH HERE , SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR

HARD WORK. >> THANK YOU.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE, OBVIOUSLY, AMAZING STUFF , AND YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF THANK YOU SAID KUDOS AND THAT IS VERY APPROPRIATE, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME ALSO THAT OUR TECHNICAL TEAM AND PROJECTMANAGEMENT TEAM SHOULD RECEIVE SOME CREDIT, BECAUSE TO ME , THIS INDICATES THAT THE GRANT FUNDING AGENCIES BELIEVE AND HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WHAT WE SAY WE ARE GOING TO DO WHICH FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND , THERE ARE TIMES WHERE PEOPLE GET AWARDED GRANTS AND MAYBE THE GRANT GETS PULLED, OR ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS DO NOT GET AWARDED , BECAUSE THE TECHNICAL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE PROJECT WILL MOVE FORWARDON THE PROJECT.

>> YES, SIR. ACTUALLY, THE WAY THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING OUR IN-HOUSE GRANTS PROGRAM OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT IS A LIAISON APPROACH. SO THERE IS THE GRANT MANAGERS ON THE GRANTS TEAM, AND FOR EVERY GRANT PROJECTS, THERE IS A FIELD PROJECT MANAGER, OR A FIELD MANAGER. AND THAT IS OUR PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT. SO THE GRANTS MANAGER WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONTACT WITH THE GRANTOR, OVERSEEING THE REPORTS, OVERSEEING ANY UNUSUAL CONTRACT CHANGE REQUESTS MY THINGS I CAN SEW A PROJECT DOWN. WE ARE HANDLING THAT. ANY TIME WE NEED TO SUBMIT REPORTS, WE ARE GETTING OUR INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM THE FIELD MANAGERS. IN THE GRANTOR SEE THIS. THEY SEE HOW ORGANIZED WE ARE. THEY SEE HOW QUICKLY WE ARE ANSWER QUESTIONS. HICCUPS DON'T COME FROM US FOR THE MOST PART, AND IT, IT IS SEEN AND IT IS GOOD , AND IT IS, WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THE FIELD MANAGERS SEEING THE VALUE IN IT, BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE SOME OF THEIR TIME, BUT

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DO IT WITHOUT THEM. >> I THINK ALSO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE FOLKS IN TALLAHASSEE. RACHEL IS VERY CONNECTED WITH THEM. I DO AS WELL , BUT THAT TEAM, THE GRANTS TEAM, REALLY TAKES THE LEAD ON MAINTAINING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FOLKS IN TALLAHASSEE, KEEPING THEM POSTED ON THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT, THE PEOPLE REALLY LOOKING AT OUR PROJECTS. AND YOU ARE RIGHT. THEY ARE WILLING TO DEDICATE MORE GRANTS TOWARDS PROJECTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO GET DONE, AND THIS PROJECT IS GETTING DONE. IT'S MOVING, YOU KNOW, IT IS RIGHT

ON PACE. >> I THINK WE ALREADY HAD A

MOTION FROM MR. FEE. >> IT IS STILL OUT THERE.

>> I WILL SECOND. >> MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL

THE ROLL CALL. >>

[E.4. Lead & Copper Rule: Working Together for Safe, Clean Water]

>> EXCELLENT, MR. CHAIR PICK THE NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION TO REVIEW THE LEAD AND COMPARABLE REVISION, MATED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, THE EPA. WE DID PRESENTED LAST NIGHT TO THE CITY COMMISSION, AND IT WAS WELL RECEIVED. RACHEL IS A COMPANY TODAY WITH MR. JOHN BIGGS WHO WILL GO PRESENT THIS ITEM. THIS INFORMATION WAS ENTITLED TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND TRYING TO MEET A DEADLINE. AS PART OF A REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER GAINES , WE PRESENTED IT LAST NIGHT TO THE CITY COMMISSION, BUT WE ALREADY HAD THIS PLANNED FOR THE FPUA BOARD ANYWAY. RACHEL AND MR.

BIGGS . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOARD , AS MENTIONED MY WE ARE PRESENTING OUT THE LEAD AND COMPARABLE REVISION. I AM JOINED NOW BY JOHN BIGGS, WHO IS THE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER OF OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER ENGINEERING PROGRAM, WHO IS ALSO THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR OUR LEAD AND COPPER RULE . THIS PRESENTATION IS TO INTRODUCE THE BEGINNING OF AN INITIATIVE THAT WILL GUIDE US TOWARD A LEADFREE COMMUNITY . I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE, THIS IS INTRODUCING THE BEGINNING OF THIS INITIATIVE. THE INITIATIVE ITSELF BEGINS WITH THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND HISTORIC INVENTORY EVER DONE ON BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SIDE WATER SERVICE LINES IN OUR SYSTEM , IN OUR WATER SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY 10 YEARS OF REMEDIATION . TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL BEGIN WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LEAD AND COPPER PAROLE, TO PROVIDE US ALL WITH SOME CONTEXT, WHERE IS THIS COMING FROM, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS, AND THEN THE FPUA IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LETTER AND COPPER RULE, FOLLOWED BY NEXT STEPS, AND SOME OF THE COMMON QUESTIONS ANSWERED. WE DID SEND INITIAL COMMUNICATIONS OUT OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO, SO WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVING MANY QUESTIONS FROM CUSTOMERS. WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE ANSWERS HERE. AND THEN WE WILL TO AN OVERVIEW OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH FPUA CUSTOMERS SO FAR, AND THE LEAD AND COPPER RESOURCE PAGE THAT WE DEVELOPED. WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO MR. BIGGS.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I AM JUST GOING TO DO A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE LEAD AND COPPER RULE. THIS WAS FIRST CIRCULATED IN 1991, WHICH IS REQUIRED, WHICH REQUIRES PRIMARY DRINKING WATER SOURCES TO REDUCE LEVELS OF LEAD AND COPPER IN DRINKING WATER. THIS WAS LATER UPDATED IN 2021, WHICH ISSUED SEVERAL REQUIREMENTS, AND AGAIN , THIS IS NATIONWIDE. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS FOR US TO CREATE AN INVENTORY OF ALL SERVICE LINES IN OUR SYSTEM, AND ALSO TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF SUBMITTING THIS INVENTORY TO FDEP. ALSO THERE IS A 10 YEAR PLAN TO REPLACE THE SERVICE LINES ON THE PUBLIC SIDE THAT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. ON THE , YOU HAVE A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF WHAT A SERVICE LINE LOOKS LIKE. TO THE LEFT YOU HAVE A SERVICE LINE COLORED IN BLUE WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SIDE THAT IS FPUA'S RESPONSIBILITY. TO THE RIGHT YOU HAVE A SERVICE LINE COLORED IN GREY WHICH IS THE CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY , AND THAT IS CONSIDERED THE PRIVATE SIDE . SEVERAL RESEARCH WAS DONE TO CLASSIFY THE SERVICE LINES, AND YOU WILL SEE THIS ON THE SCREEN. WE HAVE THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE SERVICE LINES. THE SERVICE LINE BASED ON THE CRITERIA THAT WAS GIVEN TO US ARE CLASSIFIED IN FOUR CATEGORIES, GALVANIZED OR CURRENT REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE LED. WE HAVE UNKNOWN, AND WE

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>> OKAY. WITH THAT , WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. SO OF COURSE , WE MUST CONTINUE THE INVENTORY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICE LINES IS THE UNKNOWN NUMBER IS JUST ABOUT 12,600 . IT IS A LITTLE BIT LESS NOW SINCE WE'VE CONTINUED DOING THE INVENTORY, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE. WE WILL KEEP DOING THE INVENTORY AS WE GO. SO , THE NUMBER ONE THING, CONTINUE THE INVENTORY WITH PUBLIC SUPPORT , WHICH I WILL GET TO IN A MOMENT. WE ALSO NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF LETTER GALVANIZED PIPE ON THE PUBLIC SIDE . WE ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND REPLACEMENT OF LENT OR GALVANIZED PIPE ON THE PRIVATE SIDE. THOSE ARE PRIVATELY OWNED SERIALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER THEMSELVES.

HOWEVER , WE CAN FIND ON THE PUBLIC SIDE. SO WE WILL CONTINUE THE REPLACEMENT OF THOSE PUBLICLY OWNED PIPES. WE ALSO NEED TO FUND THIS INITIATIVE AND WE ARE SEEKING FUNDING AS WELL TO SUPPORT WITH PRIVATE PIPE REPLACEMENTS. SO , WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REQUIRING ABOUT $1.3 MILLION OF STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS. THIS OPERATES , IT IS A REVOLVING LOAN FUND, SO IT IS A BLEND OF LOAN AND GRANT, BUT IT OPERATES LIKE A GRANT. IT IS 50% FORGIVENESS LOAN , ESSENTIALLY, AND IT IS A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FINANCE TEAM. THAT CAN BE USED TO HELP PAY FOR THE PUBLIC SIDE WORK WE ARE DOING, TO HELP PAY FOR DOING THE INVENTORY ITSELF, BECAUSE THIS REQUIREMENT FROM THE EPA IS NOT AN OTHERWISE FUNDED REQUIREMENT, TO DO AN INVENTORY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. WE ARE ALSO COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE GRANTS TEAM, THEIR GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DIVISION , TO TRY TO FIND FUNDING TO HELP PROPERTY OWNERS WHO MAYBE WANT TO REPLACE PIPES THAT ARE LED OR GALVANIZED, BUT DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO FIND FUNDING FOR THIS. ME KNOW OF SOME POSSIBLE AVENUES. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO WORK OUT WITH THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DIVISION HOW THAT MIGHT BE ADMINISTERED IF WE DO FIND FUNDING . IMPORTANTLY , FOR ANY PROPERTY OWNERS WHO , WHO ARE DEEMED TO HAVE LETTER GALVANIZED MATERIAL ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, THERE IS NO MANDATE FOR THEM TO REPLACE THOSE PIPES, SO THERE WILL BE NO ENFORCEMENT AGENCY COMING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PIPES ARE REPLACED OR FORCING THIS EXPENSE ON THEM, BUT WE ARE AWARE THAT FOLKS MAY STILL WANT TO REPLACE THOSE PIPES IF THEY FIND THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR GALVANIZED MATERIAL IN THEM , SO WE ARE TRYING TO HELP FIND FUNDING SO THAT THEY CAN. THE COMMUNITY MESSAGING FOR THE LEAD AND COPPER, OF COURSE, WE ARE RAISING AWARENESS OF THE TASK AHEAD OF US, AND ESPECIALLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS UNIQUE FOR FPUA IS HOW, HOW MUCH OLDER OUR COMMUNITY

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IF IT IS ON THE PRIVATE SIDE , THAT IS WHEN IT GETS A LITTLE BIT MORE NUANCED. IF THERE IS LETTER GALVANIZED CEREAL ON THE PRIVATE SIDE , CUSTOMERS, THERE IS NOTHING RIGHT NOW THAT FPUA CAN OFFER FOR REPLACEMENT OF PIPES , FOR FUNDING, FOR SUPPORTING THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE LOOKING . FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MOVE AHEAD IN THE MEANTIME, THE BEST THING WOULD BE TO CONTACT THE PLUMBER, A LICENSED PLUMBER, TO COME AND LOOK AT THE SERVICE LINE, MAYBE PRICE OUT WHAT THE COST WOULD BE TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT. YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE WEBSITE FOR WATER TESTING IF YOU ARE INTERESTED , AND WE HAVE A LINK TO CERTIFIED LABORATORIES FOR TESTING FOR LEAD IN THE WATER.

IF SOMEONE DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER, WHAT SHOULD I DO? AND SO , ANYONE WHO IS DEEMED TO BE NONLEAD BUT WE HAVE ALREADY CONCERNED -- CONFIRMED THAT IT'S PVC OR PLASTIC OR

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HOWEVER , WATER THAT IS SITTING IN PIPES THAT MAY BE MADE OF LETTER GALVANIZED MATERIAL COULD STILL LEECH SOME OF THIS, SOME OF THESE METALS. SO, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS THAT YOU CAN MANAGE LEAD IN PIPES OR IN YOUR DRINKING WATER WHILE WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR FUNDING TO HELP PRIVATE REPLACEMENTS IF YOU HAVE LED MATERIAL IN YOUR PIPES. THERE IS AN ENTIRE LIST PROVIDED UNDER THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON THE WEBSITE , BUT THE MOST COMMON ONE THAT COMES UP IS THE FLUSHING OF YOUR WATER OR JUST ALLOWING YOUR TAP WATER TO RUN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING.

SO , FOR EXAMPLE, OVERNIGHT. IF YOU ARE NOT RUNNING WATER AT ALL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING WHILE YOU ARE SLEEPING, WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, YOU CAN TURN ON THE TAP AND LET IT RUN FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN CLOSE IT , AND MOVE ALONG AS NORMAL. ALSO, LET ME DRINKING WATER, THE IMPACT IS ON YOUNG CHILDREN ESPECIALLY . THE CONCERN BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS IS THAT LEAD CAN IMPACT THE BRAIN IS THE BRAIN IS DEVELOPING, SO IT IS REALLY BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN AS THEY ARE GROWING, IF THEY DRINK OR EAT ANYTHING THAT HAS LED AND IT, IT CAN, IT CAN IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR BRAIN. SO THIS IS FOR DRINKING AND ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT AFFECT SHOWERING OR WASHING YOUR HANDS OR USING YOUR WATER IN WAYS THAT IS NOT INGESTION. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WHEN ASKED IF THE WATER IS CONTAMINATED. IN THE LAST QUESTION WE ARE GETTING IS CAN I SCHEDULE FPUA TO COME COMPLETE MY INVENTORY NOW, AND THE ANSWER IS NOT RIGHT NOW . WE HAVE MANY, MANY PROPERTIES STILL TO COMPLETE THE INVENTORY , ABOUT 12,000 THAT WE STILL NEED TO WORK ON , SO THE CREWS ARE OUT IN THE FIELD WORKING DILIGENTLY TO COMPLETE THIS INVENTORY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE . ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT IS HIRING ON A CONTRACTOR GROUP WITH THE STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS TO HELP US AUGMENT OUR TEAMS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE GUYS IN THE FIELD TO HELP US COMPLETE THE INVENTORY FASTER, BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO TAKE REQUESTS FOR SCHEDULING OF INVENTORIES AT THIS TIME . BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, THE ONE THING YOU CAN DO IS ATTEMPT TO DO THE SURVEY. SO , TAKE ALONG THE , THE WATER LINE , AND THERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT IT ON THE SURVEY ITSELF TOO SUBMIT THE CUSTOMER SURVEY. THAT SURVEY WILL BE SUBMITTED TO OUR LEAD AND COPPER SPECIALISTS ON STAFF. ESPECIALLY IF IT INCLUDES A PHOTO, WE WILL BE ABLE TO VERIFY WHAT THE

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AND SOME YOU WILL SEE ONE IS KNOWN AND THE OTHER IS UNKNOWN, THEY WOULD RECEIVE AN UNKNOWN LETTER. WE, AS I MENTIONED, HAVE BEEN ADAPTING THIS AS WE GO . ONE OF THE ADAPTATIONS IS THIS NOTIFICATION CATEGORY , CUSTOMERS WERE CALLING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND ASKING IF WE COULD PLEASE SOMEHOW ADD AN INDICATOR OF WHAT LETTER WENT TO WHICH PROPERTY, SO WE CALLED THE GIS CREW WHO WAS ABLE TO ADD THIS NOTIFICATION CATEGORY FOR US. THAT WAS ONE OF THE ADAPTATIONS THAT WE MADE. IF YOU SCROLL DOWN, THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION OF HOW THIS PROCESS IS ONGOING. I WILL COME BACK TO THE SURVEY, BUT THIS QR CODE AND THIS LINK HERE TAKE YOU TO THE SURVEY , AND THEN WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THAT WE WILL MODIFY AS WE RECEIVE MORE QUESTIONS. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS CLICK THE PLUS SIGN, AND IT WILL OPEN UP TO ANSWER THE QUESTION . AND THE SURVEY ITSELF, IF YOU CLICK THE LINK OR IF YOU TAKE A PHOTO OF THE QR CODE, IT WILL TAKE YOU HERE.

SO, YOU INPUT YOUR FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, PHONE NUMBER , AND EMAIL. THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE PROPERTY ADDRESS, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THE INVENTORY IS COVERING. IF YOU KNOW YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER , YOU CAN PUT IT, BUT AGAIN IT IS THE PROPERTY ADDRESS THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. TYPE OF OCCUPANCY , THE PIPE INFORMATION. YOU CAN SEE AN IMAGE HERE, VISUAL SCRATCH TESTING AND WHAT DIFFERENT PIPES MAY LOOK LIKE TO HELP WITH THE PROCESS. THE YEAR HOME WAS BUILT, THE CUSTOMER'S DETERMINATION OF THE MATERIAL BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, BASED ON THE DIGGING AND THE LOOKING AT THE PIPES. AND IF THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A CAMERA , THEY CAN ACTUALLY TAKE A PHOTO AND SUBMITTED WITH THE SURVEY SO THAT OUR CREWS CAN SEE THE PICTURE WITH THE PIPES THEMSELVES. WE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED REQUEST FROM CUSTOMERS THROUGH CUSTOMER SERVICE TO PLEASE ADD AN ADDITIONAL COMMENTS SECTION SO IF YOU ARE FILLING OUT THE SURVEY YOU HAVE

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AND SO , WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I HOPE THAT THIS WAS A HELPFUL INTRODUCTION TO THIS INVENTORY , AND THE BEGINNING OF LEAD AND COPPER. AND THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY PICS BE MET MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I WAS A LUCKY ONE THAT BOTH OF OUR HOLDINGS GOT THIS LETTER.

BUT AS I AM LOOKING AT THE IMAGE AND I TYPE IN MY HOUSE, IT IS SAYING THAT THE NOTIFICATION WAS NONLEAD, BUT I DID RECEIVE A LETTER THAT SAID IT WAS UNKNOWN. SO AS THOSE ARE GETTING UPDATED , THIS WILL UPDATE, BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW THAT YOU GOT A LETTER INITIALLY, RIGHT? OR IS THERE A WAY THAT YOU CAN SAY YES, THIS PERSON GOT A LETTER, BUT THIS

IS CLEARED OR WHATEVER? >> RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO TAKER TO SHOW THAT IT HAS BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE ORIGINAL LETTER WAS SENT OUT. I CAN INQUIRE TO SEE IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS POSSIBLE, BUT THE BEST, THE BEST WAY TO LOOK AT IT RIGHT NOW IS TO KNOW THIS INVENTORY MAP IS A LIVING DOCUMENT. WE CATEGORIZE IT AS NOTIFICATION CATEGORY TO HELP FOLKS KNOW WHAT WE WERE REFERENCING. WE COULD DO A SIMPLE CHANGE OF THE VOCABULARY ON THAT, IT WAS JUST A VERY EARLY ON TRYING TO MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE WERE TALKING

ABOUT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS LIVE HERE COME JUST THINKING LIKE , OH GOSH, DID I READ THAT WRONG? I GOT A LETTER AND IT SAID, I DID NOT KNOW FOR SURE I GOT BOTH IN THE SAME DAY, BUT I JUST WAS LIKE, IT MIGHT BE GOOD, IF YOU CAN SEE BOTH, THE ORIGINAL LETTER SENT, UNKNOWN, OF DATED AND THEN NONLEAD OR WHATEVER IT IS, YOU KNOW , JUST, I THINK IT WOULD HELP HIM BUT I LOVE THIS. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO BE ABLE TO TRACK IT. I THINK IT GIVES PEOPLE AN EASY WAY TO GO ONLINE AND LOOK IF THERE ARE ANY UPDATES.

OBVIOUSLY I FEEL BETTER, THAT WAS MY HOUSE. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND EFFORT TRYING TO MAKE IT AS EASY ON

THE PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> MR. CHAIR. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN LOOK AT THE MAP AND CHANGE THE COLORS TO ALLOW THE PEOPLE TO KNOW IT, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS LEAD, AND THEN HE WENT BACK AND THERE IS NO LEAD, AND CHANGE THE COLORS TO SAY THERE IS NO LEAD THERE.

>> ONCE THE INVENTORY IS UPDATED. IF FOR EXAMPLE INITIALLY IT IS LEAD, IT WOULD INITIALLY SHOW AS READ. ONCE IT HAS CHANGED, IT WILL BE UPGRADED TO NON- LEAD --

NONLEAD. IT WOULD BE BLUE. >> OKAY. IT AUTOMATICALLY DOES

THIS. THANK YOU. >> AND I DO WANT TO SAY, THIS WAS VERY MUCH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. THIS TOOK A HUGE PORTION OF MANY DIFFERENT SPECIALIZED SKILLS WITHIN THE UTILITY AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING GIS, IDS, ENGINEERING,

COMMUNICATIONS. >> WATER DISTRIBUTION AS WELL.

>> PRETTY AMAZING. GIS IS USUALLY USED FOR ELECTRIC ,

RIGHT? >> WE USE GIS FOR EVERYTHING,

ALL UTILITIES. >> THANK GOD WE HAVE AT.

>> SURE. MR. CHAIRMAN, AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, I'M SORRY,

MR. FEE. >> YOU GO AHEAD.

>> ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS ASKED LAST NIGHT AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING IS DO WE TEST OUT THE SYSTEM AND THE ANSWER IS YES. WE ARE REQUIRED, WE COME WE TEST THE SYSTEM EACH AND EVERY MONTH AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THAT, AND WE ALSO HAVE A WATER QUALITY TEST THAT WE PUBLISH EVERY YEAR.

THERE ARE 60 SAMPLES WE TAKE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SERVICE AREA EACH AND EVERY MONTH. IT IS A GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK IT KIND OF HELPS MAKE THE PUBLIC NOW THAT IT, IT, IT IS A CONTINUOUS TESTING, AND THEY TEST FOR EVERYTHING IN THOSE WATER SAMPLES. OUR WATER IS VERY SAFE AND I JUST WANTED TO REASSURE, THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC WATCHING , WE HAVE VERY

GOOD, SAFE DRINKING WATER. >> MR. CHAIR , I HAVE, JUST FOR A FOLLOW-UP, ONE THING THAT I WAS WONDERING , WHEN I HAD, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THIS. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED TO CALL YOUR PLUMBER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE ONLY WAY FOR HIM TO REALLY CHECK THAT WOULD NEED TO SCOPE THE LINE, OR WHAT, WHAT WITH THE PROCESS BE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

>> THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE UP A PORTION TO LOOK AT

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AND MORE ACCESSIBLE. >> AS FAR AS, LIKE, INSIDE THE

HOUSE , THOUGH? >> NOT INSIDE THE HOUSE. IS

OUTSIDE. >> BUT WE DO HAVE SOME LINKS TO WATER TESTING, CERTIFIED WATER TESTING PEOPLE SOMEWHERE .

>> YES. THE CERTIFIED LABORATORIES, THAT WOULD BE FOR TESTING THE WATER ITSELF . IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING THE PIPES INSIDE YOUR HOME LOOKED AT, THAT WOULD BE MORE INVOLVED. I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROCESS YET.

>> THIS THAT WE ARE DOING IS REALLY FOR THE SERVICE LINE FROM THE ME INTO THE HOUSE, SO NOT NECESSARILY INSIDE THE HOUSE, SO THE PRIVATE SIDE, AS I SHOWED IN A TYPICAL IMAGE, IS FROM THE METER BOX TO THE HOUSE. ANYWHERE ALONG THAT LINE, THE PLUMBER CAN TAKE IN TEST ANYWHERE THAT IS MORE

ACCESSIBLE TO THAT. >> MR. FEE.

>> ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO GET KIND OF A TIMELINE IF YOU DON'T MIND. HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE THE INVENTORY, AT LEAST ON THE PUBLIC SIDE? IS THERE ANY RULE SET FOR THAT?

>> INITIALLY WHEN THE MANDATE WAS ISSUED, WE WERE TO COMPLETE , SUBMIT AN INVENTORY BY THE 16TH OF OCTOBER. AND FROM THAT DATE , WE HAVE 10 YEARS TO REPLACE WHAT IS ON THE PUBLIC

SIDE. >> AS FAR AS COMPLETION OF THE INVENTORY ITSELF , IT IS AN ONGOING PROCESS. THERE IS NOT ANOTHER DEADLINE, BUT WE DO NOW HAVE ANNUAL REPORTS THAT WE NEED TO SUBMIT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. SO AS WE GO ALONG , EACH TIME WE SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS, WE SUBMIT UPDATES.

>> WHAT IS THE TIMELINE THAT THE UA HAS GIVEN TO GET THIS COMPLETED? BECAUSE I THINK IT OUGHT TO BE COMPLETED

POSTHASTE. >> I WILL TAKE A SHOT AT THAT, MR. FEE. ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IS WHAT TIMELINE DO WE HAVE FOR TACKLING THE PIPES THAT ARE WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT BELONG TO THE UTILITY AUTHORITY, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT HOW WE BUDGET THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO BE WELL AHEAD OF THE 10 YEAR SCHEDULE TO, AND I THINK THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION?

>> IT, WELL, FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, I DON'T THINK A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY THAT IT WILL TAKE 10 YEARS TO REPLACE LEAD PIPES. THAT IS NUMBER ONE. I THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE MOTHERS OUT THERE WITH SMALL KIDS THAT ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR WATER GOING THROUGH A LEAD PIPE. AS WE IDENTIFY THESE PIPES, I HOPE YOU HAVE A REASONABLE TIMELINE FOR REPLACING THEM , AND I, I THINK WE NEED TO BE AGGRESSIVE ON THAT. 10 YEARS, 10 YEARS, I MEAN , A DECADE TO COMPLETE 126 PIPES THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THUS FAR? WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET 126 PIPES REPLACED WITHIN A YEAR .

>> 126, IT IS A SMALL AMOUNT, BUT WE HAVE A LARGE PORTION TO

IDENTIFY . >> EXACTLY, BUT MY POINT IS, AS WE IDENTIFY, ONCE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IT IS LEAD, THERE OUGHT TO BE A TIMELINE FOR THAT TO BE REPLACED.

>> WE ARE GOING TO TACKLE IT PRETTY AGGRESSIVELY. JOHN MENTIONED IT EARLIER, WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING PIPES ON THE UTILITIES ASIDE FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS, SO THE INVENTORY IS LOW.

IT IS 120 SOMETHING. SO WE ARE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO TACKLE THAT , AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET A BIT MORE TIME TO MEET WITH THE TEAM TO SEE WHAT THE TIMELINE

LOOKS LIKE. >> PERHAPS WE CAN GET AN UPDATE

IN 90 DAYS? >> YES, WE WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE STATUS OF PIPE

REPLACEMENTS. >> LET'S MAKE A REAL EFFORT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK, AS YOU SENT THESE, I HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON THE LETTERS SAYING THERE IS LIGHT IN THE WATER. I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE CASE, BUT, FOR SOME , THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO UNDERSTAND, OR TWO, DO WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE THE RISK.

>> SO, IF I MAY , ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING, SO THERE IS THE THREE MAJOR NEXT STEPS. ONE, THESE ARE IN PARALLEL, THEY ARE NOT ONE, TWO, THREE. THEY ARE IN PARALLEL. ONE IS COMPLETE THE INVENTORY. WE HAVE QUITE A LOAD AND HEAD OF US WERE COMPETING THE INVENTORY WHICH WE ARE DOING ONGOING. THE SECOND ONE IS REPLACE THE PIPES, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY. THE THIRD ONE IS FUNDING. SO, WE DO HAVE REGULAR FUNDING FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT OF PIPES LIKE THESE THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 30 TO 35 YEARS, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS, THAT WOULD HAPPEN RIGHT NOW , AND THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO EXPEDITE BOTH, NOT ONLY THE INVENTORY BUT ALSO THE REPLACEMENT, AND THIS INITIAL $1.3 MILLION AND WE HAVE BEEN

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>> I WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT IT IS TOP OF MIND AND IT IS TOP PRIORITY FOR US AND STAFF. YEAH.

>> SO, I WANT TO ECHO WHAT MR. FEE SAID. TO ME , WE SHOULD HAVE A DEADLINE ON WHEN THIS INVENTORY WILL BE COMPLETED , IN A QUICK AMOUNT OF TIME. I WOULD SAY WITHIN A MONTH WE SHOULD HAVE A REALLY GOOD FEEL FOR HOW LONG IT IS GOING TO TAKE US TO DO AN INVENTORY, AND THAT THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT WE SHOULD, THAT WE TAKE TO DO THE INVENTORY SHOULD BE AGGRESSIVE AS POSSIBLE . WHEN YOU GUYS HAVE THE SLIDE ABOUT HOW MANY SERVICES WE ARE NOT SURE, YOU KNOW, WHAT MATERIAL THEY ARE MADE OUT OF, AND WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ALARM TO ME . THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES IN CORRELATION BETWEEN CONSUMING LEAD AND THE NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS THAT IT HAS, THEY ARE QUITE SUBSTANTIAL . THEY ARE VERY SERIOUS. SO, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING, LIKE MR. FEE SAID, TO SAY THAT WE HAVE THIS 10 YEAR TIMEFRAME TO REPLACE PIPES. THAT IS ONE THING , BUT THAT IS NOT WHO WE ARE AS A UTILITY. WE LOOK TO TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY OUR CUSTOMERS AS BEST WE CAN. SO TO ME THE NEXT STEP IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A VERY, VERY CLEAR INVENTORY OF WHAT THE SERVICE LINES THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, WHAT MATERIAL THEY ARE MADE OUT OF, AND THEN I THINK , YOU GUYS HAVE OBVIOUSLY PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS ALREADY, BUT FROM WHAT I DID SEE, FROM WHAT YOU SHOWED US DURING THIS MEETING, I THINK WE NEED A PAGE THAT REALLY CLEARLY AND SIMPLY DESCRIBES WHAT SOME REASONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IF YOU HAVE LEAD IN YOUR SERVICE LINE. SO NOT JUST FROM OUR SIDE, BUT PROBABLY A MAJORITY OF ISSUES AND THE NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS THAT ARE GOING , THAT CUSTOMERS COULD POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE ON THEIR SIDE, RIGHT? I KNOW THAT IS A MUCH LONGER-TERM PLAN THAT WE ARE GOING TO PUT ENERGY INTO TO DEVELOP TO FIGURE OUT HOW CAN WE HELP THEM , AND OUR ABILITY TO HELP THEM ON THAT SIDE WILL BE LIMITED, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE A REALLY CLEAR PICTURE TO GIVE THEM OF WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PREVENT THEIR KIDS FROM HAVING TO ELEMENTAL DELAYS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE RELATED TO HAVING LED CONSUMPTION, WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY IF IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THEY DO HAVE LEAD PLUMBING . THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND AS AGGRESSIVELY AS WE CAN ATTACK THIS AND FIRST GET THE INFORMATION, AND THEN SECOND GIVE THEM A COURSE OF REASONABLE ACTION THEY CAN TAKE TO PROTECT, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE

THAT TOP PRIORITY . >> YEAH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK TODAY. THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS IS TAKING AS MUCH FEEDBACK AS WE CAN TO MAKE THIS AS CLEAR AND CONCISE TO OUR CUSTOMER BASE. AS RACHEL AND JOHN MENTIONED , THE INVENTORY WAS COMPLETED AUGUST 16. YEAH, AUGUST 16. A LOT OF THIS IS REALLY NEW AND WE ARE ADAPTING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PIVOT AS MUCH AS WE NEED TO TO MAKE SURE THIS IS, TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE ARE DOING AND THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM ALONG THE WAY. AT THE SAME TIME, MOVE FASTER THAN THE 10 YEAR TIMEFRAME. WE ABSOLUTELY, I MEAN, THAT IS OUR GOAL, WE DO MOVE FASTER THAN THE FEDERAL. WE, WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE 10 YEARS TO GET THERE.

>> EXACTLY. ONCE WE IDENTIFY THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS LED, WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO START A BUDGET FOR THAT TO BE REPLACED

IMMEDIATELY. >> IF I MAY, ALSO , I THINK THE , ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS KIND OF UNIQUE IN THIS INITIATIVE IS THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO INVENTORY THE PRIVATE SIDE, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING WE'VE EVER, WE'VE EVER BEEN ASKED TO DO . SO FOR THE UNKNOWNS, FOR EXAMPLE , A CUSTOMER WOULD RECEIVE AN UNKNOWN LETTER IF, EVEN IF WE KNEW WHAT WE HAD ON THE UTILITIES SIDE WAS NONLEAD. IF WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS ON THE PRIVATE SIDE . SO, WE ARE TRYING TO SORT OUT NOW THROUGH

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FEEDBACK AND WE ARE TRYING. >> YOU ARE DOING A GOOD JOB .

I'M NOT CRITICIZING THAT. IT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE WHAT YOU HAD UP THERE TO HELP EVERYBODY, BUT I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING A PLAN OF ACTION ONCE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ON THE PUBLIC SIDE A LEAD PIPE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO CURE IT, AND HOW

CAN WE GET IT CURED. >> YES, SIR.

>> I THINK IN THE NEXT, THE NEXT FEW BOARD MEETINGS, WE WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME KIND OF LAMINATE TIGHTEN SET UP A LITTLE MORE AND GIVES YOU A PICTURE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR INVENTORY AND THEN OVERALL REPLACEMENTS, SO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE AT, AND AS RACHEL MENTIONED, THE FUNDING IS PRETTY IMPORTANT, BUT YOU KNOW , WE WILL MAKE IT A PRIORITY.

WE ALWAYS, WE ALWAYS FIGURE IT OUT.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN , THANK YOU, RACHEL AND JOHN, GREAT

[E.5. Purchase Property for Development of North Gas Gate Station]

ITEM. >> THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON . THE NORTH GAS EXPANSION IS A PROJECT THAT WAS SELECTED TO BE PART OF THE SERIES 2022 A BOND ISSUANCE FUNDING. THE PROJECT EXTENDS EASTWARD FROM I-95 THROUGH LAKEWOOD PARK, AND THEN EASTWARD TOWARD NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1 . THE GAS MAIN AND CONTINUES SOUTH FROM INJURY A ROAD IN NORTH U.S. HIGHWAY 1 TO CONNECT INTO FPUA'S EXISTING GAS SYSTEM ON NORTH 25TH STREET THE TOTAL MILEAGE OF ALL GAS PIPELINE IS APPROXIMATELY 13.5 MILES. AS PART OF THE PROJECT, A NEW GAS GATE STATION WILL NEED TO BE INSTALLED AT THE I-95 AND INJURY OF ROAD INTERSECTION. IN 2023 THE BOARD APPROVED A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR A 0.5 ACRE TRACT OF LAND THAT STAFF DETERMINED WOULD BE AN ACCEPTABLE LOCATION FOR THE NORTH GAS GATE STATION.

UPON FURTHER REVIEW AFTER APPROVAL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SITE NEEDED TO BE ONE ACRE PER ST. LUCIE COUNTY ORDINANCE. HE DID NOT WORK WITH THE PROPOSED SITE FOR THE STATION AND STAFF NEEDED TO DETERMINE ANOTHER TRACT OF LAND FOR THE NORTH GAS GATE STATION. FPUA STAFF HAS RESEARCH AND FOUND A ONE ACRE TRACT OF LAND WHICH SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS PROPOSED SITE INCLUDES TWO GAS TRANSMISSION SITE KNOWN BY A GT PICKET IS DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED 0.5 ACRE SITE. THE PROPERTY APPRAISAL WAS COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 FOR THIS PARCEL WHICH INDICATED AN ESTIMATED COST OF $150,000 FOR THE PROPOSED TRACT OF LAND. SELLER IS REQUESTING TO $45,000 , WHICH WE ARE IN AGREEMENT ON THIS PURCHASE PRICE BASED UPON COST-BENEFIT DISCUSSIONS , AS THE NEW TRACT OF LAND PROVIDES EASIER ACCESS TO THE GAS TRANSMISSION LINES FOR LOWER COST OF CONSTRUCTION. THE PROPERTY WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR USE AS A GAS GATE STATION UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. ADDITIONALLY DESIGN FOR THIS EXPANSION INCLUDES A NEW GAS MAIN PLACED INTO THIS PROPERTY TO PREPARE FOR INTERCONNECTION. STAFF IS ARE COMMITTING APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT OF BERNARD A.

EGAN GROVES, INC. OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO AND $45,000 FOR PROCUREMENT OF LAND TO INSTALL A NEW GAS GATE STATION AS PART OF THE NORTH GAS EXPANSION PROJECT. I CAN TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME .

>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> CALL THE ROLL CALL. >>

>> THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU, ERIC. MR.

[E.6. Status update on the Electric Power Cost Adjustment for September 2024]

THIS ITEM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON , CHAIRMAN LAMMERS, OR MEMBERS. THANK YOU. I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY THE

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THIS IS BASED UPON PROJECTIONS THAT WERE ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER . THESE LEVELS OF OVER COLLECTION OF THE RATE STABILIZATION AMOUNTS AND SHOWN IN CONNECTION TO THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT THAT WAS BILLED TO THE CUSTOMER, WHICH IS CURRENTLY SET AT -3 DOLLARS PER 1000 KILOWATT HOURS OF CONSUMPTION. THIS LONGER-TERM PICTURE TRACKS THE PROJECTED RATE STABILIZATION FUND RELATIVE TO THE TARGETED FUND BALANCE AND INCLUDES PROJECTIONS THROUGH MAY OF 2026. LOOKING FIRST I GUESS AT THE ORANGE AND GREEN LINES, WHICH FOLLOW AN ALMOST IDENTICAL PATH, AND MAKING NOTE OF THE CHANGES IN THE PCA OVER THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE PRESENT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS , SINCE THESE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED SINCE WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE THREE DOLLAR REDUCTION FOR JULY. THIS WAS BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. THE GREEN LINE FACTORS IN THE $1.50 INCREASE TO THE PCA EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, WITH THE ENSUING CHANGE OF ANOTHER $1.50 ON JANUARY 1.

VERY CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THAT IS THE ORANGE LINE, WHICH DEFERS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT $1.50 INCREASE ONE MONTH TO JANUARY, AND THEN THE ENSUING CHANGE EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1 , SO A VERY SLIGHT CHANGE BETWEEN THE GREEN AND THE ORANGE LINES. BOTH OF THESE GREEN AND ORANGE LINES INCLUDE NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE PCA . SO BRINGING IT DOWN AFTER FEBRUARY 20, AND THEN CARRYING THAT THROUGH MAY OF 2026. THE CUMULATIVE DIFFERENCE WITH DELAYING THAT ONE MONTH OF CHANGE IS A REDUCTION TO THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND OF ABOUT $125,000. FOR THIS REASON , STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD TODAY WILL BE TO APPROVE THE INCREASE TO THE PCA WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1 . THIS DEFERRAL TO JANUARY ALSO PERMITS US A WINDOW FOR CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION OF THE CHANGE . RED LINE , I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE, IS BEING PRESENTED ON THE SAME GRAPH, WITH NO IMPLICATIONS ON TODAY'S RECOMMENDATION, JUST APART FROM INFORMATIONAL POINTS . THE LINE FOLLOWS THE SAME PATH AS THE GREEN AND ORANGE LINES, BUT ADDITIONALLY DEPICTS SOME SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS, IF THEY WERE, HYPOTHETICALLY , IMPLEMENTED DURING THE SPRING, WITH DECREASES FOR APRIL THROUGH JUNE, AND VENT SIMILAR INCREASES OCTOBER TO DECEMBER, BRINGING IT BACK TO A ZERO PCA. THIS IS BEING PRESENTED SOLELY FOR COMPARISON SO THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW CHANGES IN THE PCA IMPACT THAT LEVEL OF THE STABILIZATION FUND IF THEY WERE TO BE MADE. IN CONCLUSION , STAFF TODAY IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A $1.50 INCREASE TO THE PCA PER 1000 KILOWATT HOURS, BRINGING THE PCA LEVEL FROM -3 DOLLARS TO A $-1.50 WITH THAT EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 2025.

>> MR. CHAIR, A COUPLE OF THINGS TO LAB. AT THE LAST FMP A BOARD MEETING, THE STAFF HAD MADE , HAD ELIMINATED I THINK IS THE RIGHT WORD, OR THEY GOT RID OF A METHODOLOGY THAT THEY USED FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS , THAT IT WAS PROBABILISTIC MODELING THAT THEY USED FOR CASH. SO SOMETIMES DURING THE WINTERS THEY WOULD RAISE THE RATES , SLIGHTLY INCREASE THE LOOK RATE TO FPUA SO THEY COULD MEET THE 60 DAYS OF CASH AND

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VERY SIMILAR WITH WHAT WE DO TO THE PCA FOR CUSTOMERS. BECAUSE OF THE GAS STABILIZATION PROGRAM, THAT MODEL DOESN'T NECESSARILY, IT DOESN'T , IT IS NOT NECESSARY ANYMORE. SO, I THINK THAT IS GOING TO HELP US WITH MAYBE THE RATES DURING THE WINTER. SO THIS GRAPH MAY LOOK DIFFERENT, BECAUSE IT WAS JUST APPROVED LAST THURSDAY . LAST THURSDAY. THEY WILL IMPLEMENT IT, AND WHAT I'M GETTING TO IS THAT FMPA HAS DONE SOME ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW , THEY ARE DOING THINGS REALLY WELL. THEY ARE DOING THINGS BETTER, AND THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER ON US, SO THAT, SO THAT WHEN OUR CONSULTANT, WHO IS PR MG, LOOKS AT THIS DATA AND ANALYZES IT FOR US, WE CAN GET EVEN TIGHTER AND TIGHTER ON WHAT THE PCA LOOKS LIKE 6 TO 12 MONTHS OUT.

WE CAN GET PRETTY ACCURATE OR GET MUCH MORE ACCURATE. SO, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE FMP A DID EXECUTE SOME GAS STABILIZATION WINDOWS FOR SUMMER OF 2027. I THINK THEY ARE UP TO 30% NOW FOR THE SUMMER OF 2027, SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE.

>> I CAN FIND YOU THE NUMBERS BUT DO NOT KNOW THEM OFF OF THE

TOP OF MY HEAD. >> WHAT IT GETTING TO IS AT THE GAS STABILIZATION PROGRAM THAT FMPA IS EXECUTING IS WORKING REALLY WELL. I THINK WE WILL HAVE ABOUT ONE YEAR UNDER OUR BELTS BETWEEN THEIR GAS STABILIZATION PROGRAM AND OUR PROGRAM THAT MAY BE SOME POTENTIAL TO REDUCE OUR NUMBER FROM 10 TO MAY BE A LOWER NUMBER, BUT WE JUST NEED MORE TIME BEFORE WE CAN GET THERE JUST SO WE CAN KIND OF, YOU KNOW , GET OUR, YOU KNOW, LAND ON OUR FEE BETWEEN FMPA AND OURSELVES TO MAKE SURE WE ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO , VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THE $1.50 INCREASE. WE ARE STILL GOING TO BE NEGATIVE. IT WILL STILL BE A NEGATIVE PCA, AND IN JANUARY, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THEY MAY INCREASE THEIR RATES $10-$12 OR SO FOR STORM RECOVERY, AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO, WE ARE , WE ARE NOT DOING THAT. SO WE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THEY WILL. I THOUGHT I WOULD THROW

THAT SIDENOTE IN THERE. >> THAT IS GOOD INFORMATION.

AND ALSO JUST AS A REMINDER THIS IS THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS FUND IS TO BE A SHOCK ABSORBER BETWEEN WILD SWINGS OF FUEL AND

OUR COST TO THE CUSTOMER. >> THAT'S RIGHT. YES SIR.

>> ANY COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> MOVED TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE THE PCA BY $1.50 FOR MAKING IT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025.

>> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

[E.7. Resolution No. UA 2024-12 Superseding the General Rules & Regulations Set Forth in Resolution No 2009-13]

>> THANK YOU, BARBARA . MR. CHAIRMAN. THE NEXT ITEM IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2024-12 TO REPLACE 2009-13 FOR GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. AGAIN THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE USED TO DO THINGS A CERTAIN WAY AND WE ARE TRYING TO DO THINGS BETTER, SO MR. RUTHERFORD, HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH HIS GROUP TO DO SOME OF THAT. SO, HE WILL BE, HE WILL BE PRESENTING THAT TODAY AND I WILL TURN IT OVER

TO HIM. >> GOOD EVENING. CHAIRMAN LAMMERS, BOARD MEMBERS. I AM DANIEL RUTHERFORD, I AM HERE TO SEEKING APPROVAL FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER UA 2024-12 . THAT WILL SUPERSEDE THE GOVERNING RULES SET FORTH IN THE CURRENT RESOLUTION 2009-13. SO, GENERALLY, THE UPDATES FOR THIS ARE JUST GENERAL UPDATES FOR TEXT AND GRAMMATICAL ERRORS , AND WE, WE HAVE ADDED SOME LANGUAGE THAT THROWS IN FPUANET. WE ARE BRINGING FPUANET BACK INTO THE FOLD, FIXING TEXT AND GRAMMATICAL ERRORS AND WE HAVE TWO ACTUAL CHANGES TO BUSINESS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN FRONT OF YOU, SO THE FIRST ONE, JUST ALLOWS FOR CUSTOMERS TO REQUEST EXTENSIONS , MORE THAN TWICE PER YEAR. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ALLOWED TO COME IN OR GET ON THE PHONE AND CALL US UP AND SAY I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY BILL AND WE ALLOW TWO OF THOSE PER YEAR, BUT WE SEE NO REAL THIS BENEFIT TO ALLOWING THOSE ONCE A MONTH . IT IS NOT A LOSS OF REVENUE. IT ALLOWS US TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE WITH THEIR BILL PICK IF THEY GET PAID ONCE A MONTH AND THEIR BILL HAPPENS TO COME AT A DIFFERENT TIME FOR THEM AND IT IS INCONVENIENT, THIS ALLOWS THEM TO PUSH THAT OUT FOR 6 OR 7 DAYS AND PAY THEIR BILL. NO LOSS OF ANYTHING AND THEY CAN PAY THEIR BILL ON THEIR SCHEDULE. WE SEE NO REAL THIS BENEFIT TO THIS AND WE HAVE ADDED THIS INTO THE

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BETWEEN A AND B HE COULD ACCUMULATE $100, AND HE MAY GET ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED. THAT JUST HAPPENS OVER TIME. ONCE IT REACHES $1000, AUTOMATICALLY THEY APPLY ONLY TO THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE DEALING LATELY WITH MR. CHESTER WHO HAS BEEN COMING AND TALKING ABOUT GETTING LEADS OFF OF PROPERTIES AND HOW IT IS ENCUMBERING AND HOW IT GETS IN THE WAY OF INFILL AND SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. THIS KIND OF TAKES CARE OF THAT . THE CHARGES CONTINUE TO ACCRUE UNTIL THEY REACH AN AMOUNT THAT IS CURRENT TO THE CAPITAL CHARGES , AND THEN THEY STOP ACCRUING FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER. FOR GAS IT IS A TWO-YEAR ACCRUAL, BUT FOR ELECTRIC MOTHER IS NO , THERE IS NO LIMIT. THIS CAN LITERALLY ACCRUE PAST $1000 ONCE WE LEAN IN PERPETUITY , FOREVER, AND THERE IS NOTHING IN OUR CODE OR NOTHING IN OUR ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION , THERE ARE NO TEETH THAT WE HAVE. LITERALLY WE CAN BECOME PART OF THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR PROPERTY OWNERS. THEY CAN ALLOW, THEY CAN NEVER, EVER PAY THEIR MINIMUM CHARGES. THEY DON'T HAVE TO. THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM MAKING AS PART OF THEIR BUSINESS PLAN. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY TOOLS. THERE IS NOTHING THERE TO MAKE PROPERTY OWNERS, THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE TENANTS IN AND OUT AND THERE IS NO TEETH THERE . THE WORST PART ABOUT IT IS THE CHARGES MAY NEVER BE RECOVERED.

WE CAN CALL THE MINIMUM CHARGES AND CARRY THEM ON OUR BOOKS, AND BARBARA CAN HAVE FITS WITH IT BACK-AND-FORTH ON FINANCE WHERE IT IS AT ON THE LEDGER, BUT THE TRUTH IS WE MAY NEVER, EVER, EVER RECOVER ANY OF THOSE FUNDS UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD, AND THAT IS IF WE ARE IN THE FIRST PLACE ON THE LIEN, IF NOT WE MAY NEVER SEE THE MONEY. SO WE HAVE A PLAN. THAT IS UNSUSTAINABLE WE THINK. WHAT OUR PLAN IS, WE HAVE CHANGED SOME LANGUAGE IN THE RESOLUTION. AND HERE IS KIND OF HOW IT GOES . SO THE JUST REMOVE THE LIEN PROCESS COMPLETELY. AT THE TIME OF A NEW TENANT REQUEST, BETWEEN TENANTS A AND B OR C AND B, THE PROPERTY OWNER MUST COME CURRENT ON HIS MINIMUM CHARGES, OR AT LEAST SIGN UP WITH A 12 MONTH MAXIMUM, MAXIMUM OF 12 MONTH SPECIAL PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT WITH US . HE DOESN'T WANT TO PAY IT ALL UP FRONT, FIND, ENTER INTO AN S.P.A. AND AS LONG AS YOU ARE PAYING YOU CAN CONTINUE LIVING YOUR TENANTS IN AND OUT AND MOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD. IF YOU ACCRUE ANY NEW CHARGES BETWEEN TENANTS C AND D OR E AND F OR WHATEVER, YOU HAVE TO PAY THOSE AND STAY CURRENT ON YOUR SPECIAL PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT. IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS THE LINK WENT DURING THE S.P.A., THE ACCOUNT IS TURNED OVER TO COLLECTIONS AND MUST BE PAID IN FULL IN ORDER TO RESTORE SERVICE TO ANY NEW TENANT. CAN AFFECT THE TENANT LIVING ON THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW, BUT WHEN THE TENANT MOVES OUT, IF DURING THAT TIME THAT PROPERTY OWNER WAS DELINQUENT ON THE SPECIAL PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT, NOW THEY NEED TO BECOME CURRENT IN FULL BEFORE THEY MOVE A NEW TENANT IN. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING THEM TO DO PICNIC IN THE CURRENT TENANT IS NOT AFFECTED. WAS THE COLLECTION IS SETTLED, IF THERE LIEN, WHICH MEANS AT ONE POINT IT IS OVER $1000, THE LIEN WILL BE REMOVED. ANY SERVICE RATED TO A TENANT WILL REQUIRE THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BE CURRENT ON THEIR ACCOUNT AND THEIR S.P.A. TO BE CURRENT ON THEIR ACCOUNT AND THEIR S.P.A.

THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF DECADES AND DECADES OF LIENS. WE DON'T HAVE TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CARRY THESE AROUND ANYMORE. IT GETS OUR BOOKS RIGHT SIDED , AND IT JUST REDUCES A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ISSUES FOR US JUST CARRYING LIENS AND TRYING TO WATCH OUT FOR THOSE AND SEEING THEM. IT TAKES CARE OF A LOT OF THAT FOR US. THOSE ARE THE TWO MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH . YOU HAVE THE FULL TEXT OF THE NEW RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU AND I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS?

>> MR. CHAIR, I'VE GOT A COUPLE. SO, MR. CHAMBERS, THAT WAS HIS NAME, RIGHT? THAT REAL ESTATE AGENT THAT WAS HERE.

>> CHESTER. >> CHESTER, OKAY. SO, WHEN HE CAME, I THINK YOU GUYS MET WITH HIM AFTERWARDS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS TRULY WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS A LANDLORD THAT RENTED OUT THIS PROPERTY THAT DIDN'T PAY THE UTILITIES, AND THAT IS WHY THE LIEN WAS PUT ON, OR IS THERE SOMETHING DEEPER WITH THAT SPECIFIC INCIDENT?

>> IT WAS YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS OF MINIMUM CHARGES THAT

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OR $30,000. >> UNLESS THEY SIT THERE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME UNINHABITED

>> UNTIL A NEW TENANT COMES IN. IF A NEW TENANT COMES IN, NOW WE SET UP AN ARRANGEMENT FOR THEM TO MOVE AND THEY HAVE TO SET UP THE ARRANGEMENT. IF THEY BREAK THE SPECIAL PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT DURING ANY TIME, THAT WHOLE THING GOES TO COLLECTIONS. THERE IS ALWAYS A FALL BACK TO IF IT, IF IT, IF IT GOES DELINQUENT, OR GOES PAST 30 DAYS, IT GOES TO COLLECTIONS. WE DON'T CARRY AROUND THESE ISSUES AND WE DON'T FILE A LIEN SO IT IS NEVER AN ISSUE FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE OR OTHER PEOPLE TRYING TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY , IT JUST GOES TO COLLECTIONS AND COLLECTIONS IDOLS,

NEGOTIATES, WHATEVER THEY DO. >> OKAY. I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN, AND THIS MAY BE A COMPLETELY SEPARATE ISSUE, SOME PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH THE DEED TRANSFERS. SO GREAT GRANDMA PASSES AWAY . THE PARENTS ARE NO LONGER AROUND.

IT GOES TO THE GRANDKIDS, BUT THE GRANDKIDS CAN'T OWN IT BECAUSE THE DEED IS NOT PROPER, AND THAT SPECIFIC TYPE OF EVENT, IS THERE, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, HOW IS THAT GOING TO

WORK WITH THAT? >> TYPICALLY, WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS THE TENANT , IF IT IS A LANDLORD SITUATION AND THE TENANT MOVES OUT , TYPICALLY WE REACH OUT TO, WE JUST START BILLING THE, THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER ACCOUNT. IF WE HAVE NO ONE ON FILE, WHAT WE DO IS WE LOOK AT THE PROPERTY OWNER WEBSITE AND FIGURE OUT WHO THE OWNER OF RECORD IS. WE CREATE

AN ACCOUNT AND REBUILD THEM. >> SO, HE HAD OFFERED A SUGGESTION OF TURNING OFF SERVICES AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, AND I GUESS I AM LOOKING AT THIS MOSTLY BECAUSE I, I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT UNINHABITED PROPERTIES COMING , I WAS ON THE ADVISORY. I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE A TON OF PROPERTIES THAT CAN'T BE MOVED INTO AND NOW HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN OR OTHER UNSAVORY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, AND I AM LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE PROPERTY CAN BE RE-INHABITED , WHETHER IT IS BY THE , THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY OWNERS FAMILY , OR BEING SOLD TO GO BACK TO THEIR ESTATE , THAT WE HAVE SOME WAY TO HELP MAKE IT EASIER TO HAVE THAT PROPERTY PAYING PROPERTY TAX AGAIN AND HAVING PEOPLE IN THERE THAT CAN HAVE THEY UTILITIES. SO I, I GUESS THAT IS MAYBE WHAT, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS THAT

COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. >> I THINK THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WAY THAT WE CURRENTLY DO IT, WHERE THESE CHARGES CAN COMPILE IN PERPETUITY, WE ARE CREATING A SITUATION WHERE WE ARE CREATING A TWELVE-MONTH SITUATION. IT IS NOT , FOR A RESIDENT, FOR MINIMUM CHARGES ON A RESIDENT, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET THAT LARGE AND 12 MONTHS, AND IF THEY DO, IT MAY SOUND, BUT THOSE, RATHER THAN FILING A LIEN OR ENCUMBERING THE PROPERTY , WE ARE SENDING IT OUT TO COLLECTIONS AND IT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COLLECTIONS COMPANY TO DEAL WITH THE HOMEOWNER, COME TO SOME SORT OF NEGOTIATION OR AN AGREEMENT TO HAVE THAT, THAT CLAIM DISCHARGED, AND NOW NO ONE IS CARRYING IT AROUND IN THEIR BOOKS, THE PROPERTY IS NOT BEING ENCUMBERED, THE ESTATE IS NOT BEING ENCUMBERED. IT ENDS UP BEING A BETTER SITUATION IN OUR MIND. YOU CAN COME IN AND HAVE BASICALLY YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR METER PULLED , BUT NOTHING REALLY, NOTHING REALLY CHANGES WITH THAT. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT POLLED, BUT THE CLOCK IS STILL RUNNING AND ALL THOSE MINIMUM CHARGES, SO WHEN YOU HAVE IT PUT BACK IN, ALL THE ACCRUALS OF THE MINIMUM CHARGES ARE STILL THERE. WE STILL HAVE COST TO RUN THE UTILITIES. ALL OF THAT IS STILL THERE PER METER.

>> SO UNDER , UNDER THIS CHANGE, WHAT HAPPENS TO A PROPERTY IF THERE IS A FEW THOUSAND OF DOLLARS OF CHARGES ATTACHED TO THE PROPERTY AND THE OWNERSHIP CHANGES, WHETHER BY INHERITANCE OR SELLING, SINCE WE ARE NOT PUTTING A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY , WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE CHARGES THEN?

>> SAVE ON THE PROPERTY, AND YOU HAVE A, A RENTER, RIGHT?

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>> SO THE SITUATION I'M THINKING OF IS A RENTER MOVES OUT. LET'S SAY THE PROPERTY NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. I JUST DECIDED NOT GOING TO PUT ANY WORK INTO THE PROPERTY FOR 10 YEARS, AND THEN I PASS AWAY, AND MY KIDS INHERIT IT, AND I HAVE 10 YEARS WORTH OF CHARGES BUILT UP ON THAT PROPERTY. WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE CHARGES WHEN MY KIDS INHERIT IT?

>> I DON'T KNOW. HAVE TO BE THE POLICY. IT IS A PRETTY LONG

POLICY. >> I'M GOING TO SIMPLIFY HIS ANALYSIS REALLY QUICK. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE RENTER MOVES OUT , AND THREE YEARS GO BY, I'M NOT PAYING MY CHARGES, BUT THEN I SELL IT TO A BONA FIDE PURCHASER FOR VALUE , OKAY? ARE YOU GOING TO COME AFTER ME FOR THOSE CHARGES OR ARE YOU GOING

TO GO AFTER THE NEW OWNER? >> I THINK IT GOES WITH THAT, I THINK, I THINK IT GOES WITH THE PERSON WHO ACCRUED THE CHARGES.

>> THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE, LET'S SAY IN THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN, WHERE THERE ARE PAST DUE POWER PAYMENTS IN THE PAST OWNER , HE DOESN'T PAY IT. ANYONE OR BUYS THE HOUSE, DOES NOT KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ACCRUED BALANCE, BECAUSE THE CITY OF PORT ST.

LUCIE DOESN'T PUT A LIEN ON IT SO HE HAD NO CONSTRUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A BALANCE. THEY BUY IT AND THEN THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE SAYS NO I'M NOT TURNING ON YOUR POWER UNTIL YOU PAY THE OWNERS CHARGES.

>> I DON'T RECALL, I DON'T RECALL THAT PORTION IN, IN OUR CURRENT CODE OR ANY LANGUAGE WE REVISE, SO I WOULD HAVE TO READ

TO SEE. >> THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY TO GET PAYMENT, BUT STILL, I DON'T, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF AN UNWARY BUYER COMING IN AND NOT KNOWING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE, BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIEN ON THE PROPERTY TO BUY A HOME AND THEN GET STUCK WITH THE PROBLEM. IT, THAT, TO ME THAT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT DO IT. I KNOW OKEECHOBEE DOES IT, YOU KNOW. THAT IS THEIR PRINCIPAL.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE THE OWNER THE PAST OWNER, IF YOU WANT THE POWER TURNED ON, YOU HAVE TO PAY THE BILL. THAT IS HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE, THAT IS HOW SOME OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES WORK, BUT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WHEN THERE ARE COUPLE $30,000 ACCRUAL, AND WE HAVE A LIEN ON IT, WHY HAVEN'T

YOU FORECLOSED ON IT? >> WELL, SO, ANYTHING, SO HERE IS THE TICKER ON THAT. ANYTHING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN A LIEN, WE AREN'T GOING TO DISCHARGE THE LIEN. THE WAY THAT IS GOING TO BE DISCHARGED IS WHEN THEY , WHEN A NEW RENTER COMES IN, WE ARE GOING TO ASK THEM TO SIGN UP FOR A TWELVE-MONTH S.P.A.

PICK ANY OF THAT BIGGER MONEY LIKE THAT THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, THAT WILL BE WRAPPED UP IN AN SBA, A SPECIAL PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT. WE SHOULD NEVER, EVER, EVER --

>> WITH THE PRIOR OWNER. >> THE OWNER, THE OWNER. YOU

ARE SAYING -- >> IF IT IS SOLD RIGHT THEN, THAT IS THE QUESTION THAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO GET AT, WITHOUT DOING THE LIENS. EXACTLY. YOU KNOW THEN, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT PUTTING LIENS ON THE PROPERTY ANYMORE.

>> WE ARE NEVER GOING TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE

$30-$40,000. >> IT WOULD BE LIKE 990.

>> SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THE ONES NOW THAT HAVE LIENS ON THEM? THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. HOW WAS I GOING TO WORK.

>> THEY WERE DEVELOPED UNDER THE OLD PROPERTY AND THEY CAME IN UNDER THE OLD PROPERTY, BUT WITH THIS RESOLUTION, THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO REQUIRE THEM WHEN THEY ASK TO CHANGE THE RENTER TO LOOK AT THE ACCOUNT IS A NEW RENTER, YOU HAVE TO NOW COME CURRENT, OR YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR A MOMENT S.P.A., SPECIAL PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT. IF THEY PAY IT, IF THEY GET TO IT AND FINISH IT, WE WILL DISCHARGE THE LIEN.

>> BUT WHAT IF THE OWNER SAYS NO?

>> THAT HE CAN'T MOVE A NEW TENANT IN.

>> BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT ALL THE MONEY HE OWES? THAT IS THE QUESTION? I'M ASKING ABOUT DO WE SIT BACK AND

DO NOTHING? >> I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION. CAN WE TURN THEM, YOU ARE GOING TO TURN THEM INTO COLLECTIONS I'M ASSUMING, RIGHT? AT THIS POINT ANYBODY THAT HAS ANYTHING THAT IS IN THE REARS IS GOING TO GO TO

COLLECTIONS RIGHT NOW. >> WE WERE GOING TO MAKE THE NEW TENANT THE TRIGGER. WE WEREN'T GOING TO SEND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO COLLECTIONS . WE WERE GOING TO AT LEAST GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN THEY GO TO CHANGE TENANTS, WHICH WOULD BE THE TRIGGER, WE WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR ACCOUNTS ONE BY ONE AND SEE IF YOU ARE IN THE REARS WE WILL GIVE YOU A TWELVE-MONTH OPPORTUNITY TO COME CLEAN, AND IF YOU CAN'T, YOU ARE GOING TO GO TO COLLECTIONS. IF YOU DO,

WE WILL DISCHARGE HER LIEN. >> HOW MANY OF THEM ARE OVER $10,000? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF THAT?

>> A LOT. >> THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET PAID IS TO GIVE THEM A SUMMONS FOR THE COMPLAINT, FOR CLOSURE.

THAT WILL GET THEIR ATTENTION PRETTY QUICK. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED HOW QUICK THAT MONEY COMES IN.

>> JUST BECAUSE WE , JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER LIEN NOW DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T ALSO SENT THEM TO COLLECTIONS. WE

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>> RIGHT. SO THAT IS KIND OF WHAT I WAS THINKING. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO SEND THEM ALL COLLECTION LETTERS, BUT THEY, I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE HAVE CHANGED OUR RULES, AND STARTING AS OF THIS WHATEVER , PICK SIX MONTHS FROM NOW , THEY HAVE TO COME CURRENT BEFORE THEY WILL SWITCH THE ACCOUNT AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW

IT IS GOING FROM NOW ON. >> WE WOULD DEFINITELY SEND LETTERS TO EVERYONE IN THIS SITUATION AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE CHANGE. AS OF THIS DATE, THAT CHANGE HAS BEEN APPROVED , AND AS OF THIS DATE THE CHANGES IN EFFECT. SO, THEY CAN EXPECT, THEY WON'T BE SURPRISED WHEN THEIR NEW TENANT COMES IN OR A TENANT GOES OUT THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COME CURRENT OR SET UP AN SBA WITH US. THEY WILL HAVE ALL THE RULES, THE THINGS THAT I EXPLAINED TO YOU, THAT WILL BE IN THE LETTER.

>> AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEND THEM TO THEM NOW THOUGH.

>> IF THIS IS APPROVED, I WILL SEND THEM A LETTER SAYING THIS WAS APPROVED ON THIS DATE. THIS IS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE ON THIS DATE , AND THESE ARE THE CHANGES YOU CAN EXPECT.

>> OKAY. >> I THINK -- OKAY .

>> MY QUESTION IS WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE OLD TENANTS IF THEY MOVE OUT , AND THEN THEY GO SOMEWHERE ELSE , AND THEY ARE WITH FORT PIERCE UTILITIES. WILL WE MAKE THEM PAY THEIR FEARS THAT THEY LEFT AT THE OLD APARTMENT OR HOUSE BEFORE THEY

ARE TURNED ON? >> SO, SO THE ANSWER IS YES .

SO, IF A TENANT, IF A TENANT, NOT A PROPERTY OWNER, IF A TENANT SKIPS TOWN, THAT, THAT, THAT AMOUNT THAT THEY SKIP TO TOWN ON AND LEFT IS NOT LEFT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. THAT IS NOT LEFT WITH THAT PROPERTY OWNER. HE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT GUY'S BILL THAT HE SKIPPED OUT ON. THAT IS JUST, WE WILL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT. WE KNOW WHO IT IS. THAT IS JULIE BROWN AND THE NEXT TIME SHE COMES IN, BEFORE SHE STARTS HER SERVICE IN OUR TERRITORY WE WILL REQUIRE HER TO PAY. WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT HAS TENANTS, AND IN BETWEEN EVERY TENANT, IF HE DOESN'T FILL IN FAST ENOUGH, HE STARTS ACCUMULATING MINIMUM CHARGES. I CALL IT HIS HOME ACCOUNT, NOT HIS HOME ACCOUNT, BUT AN ACCOUNT THAT WE HAVE CREATED FOR HIM, AND WE JUST PILING UP.

RIGHT NOW IT IS REALLY JUST UNSUSTAINABLE. PILED UP FOREVER AND THEN WE GET SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAVE PROPERTIES THAT YOU JUST CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHIN THE CITY. I THINK IN A FEW YEARS WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THAT DISCHARGED, WE WILL HAVE ALMOST ALL OF THE LIENS GONE, WE AREN'T CARING AROUND THIS, THIS ISSUE WITH THE LIENS , AND I THINK IT WILL RIGHT SIDE THE WHOLE THING AND OUR CUSTOMERS, I MEAN, OUR PROPERTY OWNERS WILL STAY CURRENT. I DID MEET WITH THE COUNTY REALTORS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION AND A PITCHED THIS EXACT THING IS THAT WE WANT TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS. WE DON'T WANT TO CARRY THE WATER. WE WANT TO MAKE PROPERTY OWNERS BECOME CURRENT BETWEEN TENANTS, AND EVERY ONE OF THEM SAID WE WEREN'T EVEN AWARE WE WERE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. WE, WE, I'M A WE COME CURRENT BETWEEN TENANTS. WHY WOULD YOU NOT.

THEY ARE LIKE YEAH THAT IS CRAZY. WHY WOULD YOU EVER HAVE A RULE LIKE THAT. THAT WAS CONSENSUS IN THAT ROOM. THERE WERE 70 PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM. SO MOTHER URGES PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, LANDLORDS, LONGTIME LANDLORDS IN OUR CITY WHO FOUND THIS AND PROBABLY THE NEXT TIME WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS IS WHEN THEY ARE SOLD TO THEIR KIDS OR THEY PASS AWAY OR SOMETHING. THEY WILL BE THAT WAY FOREVER. AND WE HAVE NO TEETH BUT REALLY, TO GO AFTER IT.

>> MS. BENNETT, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BETWEEN TENANTS, TENANTS WILL TYPICALLY HAVE A DEPOSIT , SO THE DEPOSIT WILL COVER THEIR LAST BILL IF THEY WERE TO VACATE THE PROPERTY , TYPICALLY. SO, YOU KNOW, UNLESS THEY DON'T HAVE THE DEPOSIT ON FILE , YOU KNOW, WE WOULD CARRY THAT AROUND WITH THEM, IT WOULD STAY WITH THEM IF THEY WERE TO MOVE TO ANOTHER PIECE OF

PROPERTY. >> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A VERY RARE SITUATION WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE ACCUMULATED MORE MONEY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO WALK OUT ON THAT WE COULD NOT RECOVER

THROUGH THE DEPOSIT. >> WHAT ARE THE, WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT HAS A DEPOSIT VERSUS DO NOT HAVE A

DEPOSIT? >> I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I'M NOT SURE. I DON'T, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GUESS RIGHT NOW. WHAT I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

>> OKAY. >> ANY MORE QUESTIONS?

>> IS THAT THE ONLY MATERIAL CHANGE TO PROCEDURE?

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>> WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE LANDLORDS COME CURRENT BETWEEN TENANTS , NOT TO IMPOSE LIENS, AND TWO, ALLOW OUR CUSTOMERS TO ASK FOR EXTENSIONS MORE THAN TWICE PER YEAR.

>> ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. WHEN WILL YOU PUT A LIEN ON THE

PROPERTY? >> THERE ARE WAYS WE CREATE LIENS LIKE WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND ASKED TO BE PART OF A

PROGRAM LIKE THE SUBJECT IS -- >> WHEN THE ACCOUNT IS IN ARREARS, AND ONE POINT OF TIME WOULD YOU PUT A LIEN ON ONTHE

PROPERTY? >> I DON'T THINK WE WOULD NEED

TO PICK >> YOU SAID $1000.

>> THAT IS THE OLD PROGRAM $1000. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE IT TO WHERE WE NEVER GET TO THAT POINT AGAIN. WE DON'T SET $1000 IN THE LIEN BECAUSE IT IS ON SUSTAINABLE AND WE DON'T COLLECT IT. THERE IS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. BUT IF WE , WITHIN THAT, WITHIN THAT, WE MAKE THEM ALL, IF WE GET TO A CERTAIN POINT, WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE AS A LANDLORD HAS TO BECOME CURRENT BETWEEN TENANTS. THAT IS JUST IT. THE UPFRONT PART WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS REALLY JUST, THAT, THAT IS GETTING THROUGH THE HARD TIMES UNTIL WE GET TO THE GOOD TIMES. ONCE WE GET TO THE GOOD TIMES IT WILL BE STANDARD BUSINESS YOU HAVE TO COME CURRENT BETWEEN TENANTS. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS ALLOWING THE CUSTOMER OR THE LANDLORD TO SET UP AN ACCOUNT, A FLOATING ACCOUNT WITH MAYBE $1000 OR $2000 IN IT. THAT WAY HE DOES NOT HAVE TO COME SERVICE THAT ACCOUNT BETWEEN TENANTS EVERY TIME.

>> THIS POLICY SEEMS TO BE VERY MUCH TAILORED JUST TO TENANTS, CORRECT? NOT HOMEOWNERS THAT JUST STOPPED MAKING PAYMENTS AND THEN SELL THE PROPERTY AND NOT PAY THEIR BILL, CORRECT?

>> SO IT IT IS DEFINITELY 99% OF THAT ISSUE IS THE, IS THE

LANDLORD . >> OKAY. LAST QUESTION. WHEN YOU TURN THIS OVER TO COLLECTIONS, ARE YOU ASSIGNING THE ACCOUNT TO COLLECTIONS FOR VALUE? OR ARE YOU JUST HIRING A THIRD PERSON TO GO AFTER THE PERSON TO MAKE CALLS? FOR INSTANCE, SOMETIMES IN THE LEGAL REALM, A PERSON MIGHT HAVE A MONEY JUDGMENT AGAINST HIM OR LIEN OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE AND WE CAN ACTUALLY ASSIGN IT TO SOMEONE ELSE FOR VALUE, OKAY? WILL WE RECOUP A LITTLE BIT OF OUR LOSSES? IT MIGHT BE $.40 ON THE DOLLAR. ARE YOU DOING IT THAT WAY?

>> OUR HOPE WOULD BE TO RECOUP AS MUCH AS WE CAN FROM EVERY

ACCOUNT. >> THE CREDITOR OR THE COLLECTOR GIVE YOU THE MONEY AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN YOU ENGAGE THEM TO GO AFTER THEM, LET'S SAY $.40 ON THE DOLLAR, OR ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE COLLECTOR ACTUALLY GET SOMETHING TO RECOUP?

>> I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK OF OUR OPTIONS ON WHICH

SIDE OF THAT -- >> BECAUSE I KEEP, I KEEP THINKING ABOUT IT. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT IT, THERE IS, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GET TO $1000, AND YOU SEND IT TO COLLECTIONS, ARE WE STILL ACCRUING CHARGES PASS THAT $1000 WHILE IT IS IN COLLECTIONS?

>> RIGHT NOW UNDER THE CURRENT POLICY, WE ACCRUE THE WATER AND WASTEWATER UP TO THE AMOUNT OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGES FOR GAS WE ACCRUE UP TO TWO YEARS OF, OF, OF MINIMUM CHARGES, AND FOR ELECTRIC CREWS IN PERPETUITY. SO, IF THEY ARE AN ELECTRIC CUSTOMER, WHICH A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE, THEY ARE LIKELY STILL ACCRUING . IF IT IS A WATER ONLY CUSTOMER THEY HAVE ACCRUED UP TO THE POINT THAT IT IS CIC, THEY ARE NOT ACCRUING ANYMORE. IT IS NOT A CUT AND DRY ANSWER FOR YOU.

>> I'M SORRY WHEN YOU HIT $1000, WE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO ACCRUE ANYMORE? IT IS GOING OUT TO COLLECTIONS AT THAT

POINT IN TIME? >> SO $1000 WILL NO LONGER BE A MAGIC NUMBER $1000 WILL NO LONGER BE ANYWHERE IN THE TEXT.

SO , I WILL HAVE TO, I CAN READ IT TO YOU AGAIN.

>> THAT IS WHEN YOU USED TO PUT A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY IS AFTER

$1000, CORRECT? >> YES, $1000 IS WHEN WE ISSUED

A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY. >> WHILE YOU ARE PULLING THAT UP, MY QUESTION WAS HOW IF WE CONSIDERED PUTTING A CAP ON THE ELECTRIC ACCRUALS AT ALL? WE HAVE A CAP ON THE OTHER THREE

UTILITIES. >> WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THOSE CAPS AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE DID DISCUSS TO SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND BRING BACK TO YOU. YEAH. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE, THAT WE DID CONSIDER.

>>'S AT THE TIME OF THE TENANT REQUEST, THE PROPERTY OWNER MUST COMES CURRENT OR SIGN A 12 MONTH S.P.A. NO MATTER HOW MUCH HE OWES. IF HE HAS A NEW TENANT THAT COMES IN WHICH IS THE TRIGGER WE ARE USING AS TO NOT LAST THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW , YOU MUST COME CURRENT OR SIGN A 12 MONTH S.P.A. TO BRING THE ACCOUNT CURRENT. TENANTS CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE IN AND OUT IF HE IS STAYING CURRENT AND PAYING HIS S.P.A. IF HE RELINQUISHES THE PERMIT OR THE S.P.A., IT GOES TO COLLECTIONS

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THEN. ALL RIGHT? >> AND THERE ARE SOME TENANTS THAT PAY RENT AND UTILITIES TOGETHER, AND THE LANDLORD IS SUPPOSED TO PAY THEIR ELECTRIC BILL, RIGHT? SO, BUT YOU WOULD STILL SEE THAT THERE WOULD BE USAGE ON THAT ACCOUNT, AND SO EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD FALL IN LINE LIKE NORMAL HUMMUS IF THEY ARE NOT PAYING THE BILL, POWER GETS SHUT OFF.

>> YES. >> YEAH.

>> THIS WOULD JUST BE FOR MINIMUMS. OKAY.

>> WE AREN'T , YEAH, THE RULES ON DELINQUENT PAYMENTS AND THE REST, THAT IS STAYING THE SAME.

>> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> RESOLUTION NUMBER UA 2024-12, A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROVISION OF UTILITIES SERVICE BY FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA, ARTICLE 12 OF THE SUPERSEDING AND RESCINDING THOSE GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROVISION OF UTILITY SERVICES SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NUMBER 2009-13 OF THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY , AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE

HEREOF. >> WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL.

>>

[E.8. Employee Agreement for Stephanie A. Beskovoyne as General Counsel]

>> THANK YOU MR. RUTHERFORD. MR. CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT ITEM IS THE LAST ITEM. IT IS AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH STEPHANIE BESKOVOYNE , I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT , AS GENERAL COUNSEL. THE CONTRACT IS BEFORE YOU . SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND TODAY BECAUSE SHE IS ON VACATION, BUT WE DO HAVE A START DATE OF DECEMBER 16 AS PER HER REQUEST TO WRAP UP SOME THINGS THAT SHE HAS GOING ON AT HER CURRENT EMPLOYER , AND ALSO BECAUSE SHE WAS TAKING SOME TIME OFF. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE IN REFERENCE TO THE CONTRACT. I KNOW JODY AND DAN ALSO BOTH THAT THE CONTRACT.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?

>> I'M EXCITED FOR HER TO START.

>> MAY AS WELL. >> I KNOW DAN AND JODI.

>> HE IS SMILING. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO

APPROVE. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL. >>

[F. DIRECTOR COMMENTS:]

>> EXCITING. WHEN STEPHANIE GETS BACK I WILL MAKE SURE TO CALL HER AND START COORDINATING, START

COORDINATING WITH HER. >> GOOD DEAL. DIRECTOR, DO YOU

HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> YES, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE. I STAYED AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING, THE CITY DID APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING RELATED TO THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION, THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION CALCULATION FROM FPUA TO THE CITY. I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE FINALIZATION OF THE MO YOU. I WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE JODY AND DAN AND MYSELF WORKED CLOSELY WITH MISSES COX AND MR. HEDGES AT THE CITY. THAT WAS SIGNED LAST NIGHT. I WILL BE BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD FOR A -- WE HAVE QUITE A BIT GOING ON. ALSO THERE WAS A BIT OF A TIMELINE THING THAT KEPT US FROM BRINGING IT HERE, BUT I WILL BE, I WILL BE BRINGING IT TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AND I WILL ALSO SADHANA REVIEW THOSE DETAILS. WE TALKED ABOUT IT ONE-ON-ONE BUT I WILL MAKE SURE TO REVIEW THE DETAILS OF THE MOU WITH EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE IT COMES BEFORE THE BOARD. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SEACOAST BANK AND PELICAN YACHT CLUB FOR SPONSORING AN APPRECIATION LUNCHEON. THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO FPUA'S UTILITY STAFFER RESPONSE TO HURRICANE MILTON. THEY REALLY APPRECIATED THE HARD WORK AND RESPONSE THAT STAFF HAD TO RESTORING POWER AND OTHER UTILITY SERVICES AFTER THE HURRICANE, SO THEY WERE VERY ADAMANT ABOUT DOING SOMETHING FOR STAFF, AND THEY SPONSOR THE LUNCHEON TODAY, AND IT WAS JUST WELL ATTENDED , AND I KNOW THE STAFF IS VERY APPRECIATIVE AND I KNOW I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF, OF BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, COUPLE STAPLE ENTITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO THEM. LAST WEEK OF THE ST.

LUCIE COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL EVENT RECOGNIZING LOCAL BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES, SMALL AND BIG , AND FPUA WAS AWARDED THE BEST PLACES TO WORK. AGAIN I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS WE HAVE SEEN A BETTER WORD PICK I WANT TO SAY 8 TO 10. WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING SO THAT WE GET A CHANCE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE

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IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US, FOR STAFF TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS THAT THE WORK WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US, AND WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE DAN TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT WITH US TODAY. THE LAST THING IS THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE DECEMBER 3 AT 4:00 IN CHAMBERS, AND AGAIN, ANY OF THOSE ITEMS THAT I TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT , WE, WE WILL REVIEW IN DETAIL, YOU KNOW, IN ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH EACH OF THE BOARD

[H. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS:]

>> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, DAN, WE APPRECIATE YOU AND JODI'S HELP AND STAYING IN AND REALLY GIVING US OUT IN GREAT LEGAL COUNSEL, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING OUR OWN IN-HOUSE COUNSEL. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.