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THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES BOARD REGULAR MEETING FOR THIS FEBRUARY 18TH AT 2:00 P.M.
WILL YOU PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE.
>>> FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR BOARD AND ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THEM WITH YOUR WISDOM AND CLARITY AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATIONS OF FP, AND ULTIMATELY THE CITIZENS OF FORT PIERCE.
BLESS THEM AS THEY SEEK YOU IN THEIR DECISION MAKING, IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, DIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
FOX. >> I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE HAVE FIVE VOTING MEMBERS
[A. SET THE AGENDA]
PRESENT, WHICH MEETS THE THREE MEMBER REQUIREMENT PER OURCHARTER. >> EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE AGENDA, DO ANY BOARD MEMBERS WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? EVERYBODY SATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF EVENTS, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
[B. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]
>> THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. IF YOU WISH TO COME UP AND MAKE ANY COMMENTS, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO DO SO. .
I DO NOT SEE ANY MOVEMENT SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
[C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
COMMENT SECTION OF TODAY'S MEETING.MOVING ON TO THE MINUTES. DO WE HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE LAST MEETING'S MINUTES? IF EVERYBODY IS SATISFIED WITH THE CONTENTS, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE.
[D. CONSENT AGENDA]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> MRS. GIBBONS.
>> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON.
>> MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE ARE SATISFIED WITH THE ORDER, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[E.1. Revised Downtown Smart City MOU Agreement]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR HUDSON.
>> YES. >> MR. CISNEROS, I BELIEVE IT'S YOURS FROM HERE ON OUT.
>> THE FIRST ITEM IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE REVISED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE DOWNTOWN SMART CITY, JASON MILLER, FPUA MANAGER WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MR. CISNEROS, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BORLD.
I'M EXCITED TO BRING THE DOWNTOWN SMART CITY INITIATIVE.
THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO EXPAND THE SMART CITY INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN WHICH WOULD INCLUDE FIBER AND FREE PUBLIC WI-FI.
AS A QUICK BACKGROUND ON MAY 3RD, 2021, THE MOU WAS ORIGINALLY SIGNED AND INCLUDED SMART POLLS AFTER DOING RESEARCH, FPUA AND THE CITY AGREED TO REVISE THE SMALL POLLS AND÷÷ INSTALL FOUR SMART IOSKS, SIGNED ON JULY 11TH, 2023.
THE STAFF WORKED TO CHOOSE A KEY VENDOR, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO COME TO A CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH THE VENDOR.
STAFF AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EXPANSION OF FIBER AND FREE PUBLIC WI- FI AND EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN.
THE REVISED FOOTPRINT EXPANDS TO CITRUS AVENUE AND ADDS A WI-FI FROM RIVER WALK TO THE HUMANITIES CENTER AND OBVIOUSLY INTO THE MARINA SQUARE. THE FIBER EXPANSION WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 2024, AND UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE MOU, WI- FI WILL BE INSTALLED AT RIVER WALK BY MARCH 2025, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I ASK FOR THE BOARD'S APPROVAL FOR THE REVISED MOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> OH, I'M SORRY. SO ZONE 1, THE ONLY THING LEFT IN THERE IS THE RIVER WALK CENTER. IS THAT CORRECT THEN?
>> ZONE 1 CONSISTED FROM AVENUE C TO ORANGE
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AVENUE. >> ZONE 2 IS ORANGE AVENUE TO CITRUS. ALL FIBER IS COMPLETED WITH THAT INSTALLATION.
RIVERWALK IS NOT IN EITHER OF THOSE ZONES.
THE GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FREE PUBLIC WI- FI IN AREAS THAT PEOPLE CONGREGATE BECAUSE THE CITY OFTEN HOLDS EVENTS IN THOSE AREAS. WE CAME TOEN TO AN AGREEMENT TO EXTEND TO RIVERWALK.
>> IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE TAKING THE FUNDS WE WERE GOING TO ALLOCATE FOR THE SMART KIOSKS TO EXPAND THE RIVER WALK, REALLY FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES, RIGHT?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THERE'S NO KIOSK, IS THAT
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT SMART CITY INITIATIVE THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED?
>> SO, YEAH, SO WE WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH TWO DIFFERENT KIOSK VENDORS COMING UP WITH A CONTRACT THAT WORKS INSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF BOTH THE CITY AND FPUA. IT WAS VERY CHALLENGING TO MEET WITH THE VENDOR, AND GETTING THEM TO COME TO THE TERMS THAT WE NEEDED. SO WORKING WITH CITY STAFF AND FPUA STAFF, WE DISCUSSED WHAT WAS THE BEST WAY THAT WE COULD THE FUNDS AND SO THE PUBLIC WI-FI WOULD BE THE EXPANSION OF THAT, AND SO NOT ONLY IS THAT PUBLIC WI- FI, RIGHT, WE'RE IN OTHER AREAS WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE SHERIFF AND THE POLICE WHERE THEY COULD PUT CAMERAS AND OTHER TYPE OF SMART CITY SERVICES OVER THAT SAME NETWORK. SO I THINK WHEN WE SAY WI-FI, IT'S REALLY A WIRELESS NETWORK. IT'S NOT JUST INTERNET.
ANYTHING THAT THE CITY WOULD DESIRE, ANYTHING YOU COULD DREAM OF FROM A SMART CITY SERVICE IT TRAVERSE THE WIRELESS NETWORK, THAT CAN COME FROM THE YACHT CLUB ALL THE WAY THROUGHOUT TO THE RENAISSANCE.
>> MAYBE A LITTLE GAP RIGHT THERE BETWEEN WHERE KIND OF FREEDOM BOAT CLUB IS.
BUT THROUGHOUT THAT WHOLE DOWNTOWN FOOTPRINT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT WIRELESS
SIGNAL. >> SO THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC WILL KNOW?
>> THEY WILL KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THAT WIRELESS
>> BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT, FREE.
>> FREE, YES, AND THE SIGNS, AS WELL AS WE EXPANDED OUR FIBER FOOTPRINT ALL THE WAY OUT TO CITRUS AVENUE WHERE, YOU KNOW, NOW TO SUNRISE THEATER AND ANY OTHER LOCATIONS, LIKE MS. GIBBONS, HER VARSITY SPORTS IS IN THE AREA, AND THE CABINET HAS THE CAPACITY TO GO FURTHER ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SAVANNAH ROAD.
THE STRUCTURE IS THERE. NOW WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THOSE COMPONENTS.
>> BASICALLY FOR THE WATER FRONT DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW?
>> I HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT.
THIS IS A HOT TOPIC FOR THE DOWNTOWNBUSINESS ALLIANCE, AND SO THIS IS KIND OF WHY I ENDED UP ON THIS BOARD, CORRECT, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS DISCUSSED ON THAT REASON WE WANTED THOSE KIOSKS WAS SO THAT PEOPLE COULD HAVE WAY POINTS AND UNDERSTAND WHICH EVENTS ARE COMING UP, KIND OF A CALENDAR. SO IS THERE GOING TO BE SOME FACET TO THIS, WHEN YOU GO ONLINE, WHEN YOU'RE AT THE HILTON, YOU PULL IT UP. IT MAKES YOU CLICK ON THAT THING AND TAKES YOU TO THEIR WEB SITE OR YOU CAN GO ON THE INTERNET.
IS THERE GOING TO BE SOME GATEWAY, YOU KNOW, WELCOME TO DOWNTOWN FORT PIERCE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET, HERE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, KIND OF LIKE A SPLASH
PAGE? >> SO WE DO HAVE A SPLASH PAGE.
I DON'T THINK OUR CURRENT CONFIGURATION, AND THE AUDIENCE, HE'S OUR NETWORK ARCHITECT, AND HE IS MUCH MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE SPECIFICS OF THAT SPLASH PAGE AND WE COULD DO A PRESENTATION OR SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE. I DON'T THINK THAT TYPE OF CAPABILITY IS AVAILABLE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE LTPT, THE LOCAL TECHNOLOGY PLANNING TEAM WHICH WAS DERIVED FROM THIS $86 BILLION THAT'S ON THE TABLE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND BROAD BAND TO ALL OF THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE ALL OF THE STAKE HOLDERS INSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SPEARHEAD THE IDEA, THE CONVERSATION ABOUT A DIGITALDIGITAL FOR THE COUNTY, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, WHERE I THINK THAT OUR SMART CITY, DOWNTOWN SMART CITY INITIATIVE, OUR LINCOLN PARK SMART CITY INITIATIVE, THE PUBLIC WI- FI WE HAVE PUT OUT IN 13 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE HAS BEEN A CATALYST TO ENGAGE OR START THE CONVERSATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK FPUANET AS IT'S EVOLVED IS WE
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DON'T OWN THE SMART CITY SERVICES.I DON'T THINK FPUA SHOULD OWN THAT.
WE'RE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WORK WITH OUR CITY PARTNERS, OUR COUNTY PARTNERS, OUR POLICE, OUR SHERIFF, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF SERVICES DO YOU NEED, AND HOW CAN WE UTILIZE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO STAND UP THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES. SO I'M A BIG FAN OF BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THE DPA AND SEE WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE AND REALLY SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE TO SEE WHAT OTHER WAYS CAN WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO BRING ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE DPA.
AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE KIOSK CAN'T HAPPEN.
IT JUST MEANS THAT UNDER THIS CONTRACT, UNDER THIS PROJECT, AND UNDER THE CURRENT SCOPE, IT'S NOT THERE, I GUESS.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, TRULY YOU HAVE A KIOSK IN YOUR HAND, SO I'M JUST LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY --
>> THE FORT PIERCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IS ONE THAT MIGHT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'SIT'S REDEVELOPMENT, AND ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD WORK TOWARD. I THINK LIKE YOU, I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THE KIOSK, I REMEMBER THE WAY IT WAS DESCRIBED AND PROMOTED AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A REALLY GOOD THING.
SO THIS SOUNDS LIKE A STEP TOWARD THAT.
>> I THINK IT IS, AND I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS MAYBE TO BUILD APPLICATIONS, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE USED WHEN YOU'RE REFERRING TO A KIOSK IN YOUR HAND. I'M THINKING YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE SMARTPHONE THAT PEOPLE HAVE, AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DERIVED AND CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, YOU KNOW, CREATING THOSE WAVE POINTS, MAYBE UTILIZING.
>> EXACTLY. I'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLOTTE VIRALLY, AND SHE'S EXCITED. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO -- IF WE COULD TAKE THIS CONVERSATION AND PLACE IT ON THE TABLE, AND SAY, WELL, HEY, WHAT'S NEXT. NOW THAT WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE FORT PIERCE SMARTER, AND I THINK IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE LED BY FPUA.
IT NEEDS TO BE LED BY THE COMMUNITY, THE GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
AND I THINK THE LTP, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT.
I WAS JUST DOWN LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO, MEETING WITH THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES, AND WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI. AND CORAL GABLES IS UNBELIEVABLE IN SOME OF THE SMART CITY SERVICES THEY'RE OFFERING, AND HOW THEY'RE TAKING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUSHING IT FORWARD WITH ANALYTICS THROUGH THEIR CAMERAS, AND THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF FOR US TO LEARN, AND I'D ENGAGE THE FORT PIERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALREADY TALKING ABOUT IT.
WE MAY PLAN A TRIP DOWN, BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS COMING.
>> A FEW QUESTIONS, FOLLOW UP, REMIND ME, HOW MANY KIOSKS WERE WE TRYING TO INSTALL?
>> FOUR. NOW, HOW FAR APART WERE WE WITH THE VENDORS?
>> SO THE ORIGINAL VENDOR THAT WE CHOSE, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO PRODUCE THE THINGS THAT THEY SAID THEY WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE.
>> THAT'S FAIRLY FUNDAMENTAL. YOU CAN'T PRODUCE THE PRODUCT, THEN WHY ARE WE DEALING.
>> AT THAT POINT WE DECIDED TO SAY, THIS DOESN'T WORK.
WITH DISCUSSED WITH MANY OTHER VENDORS.
SOME VENDORS SAYS, YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT ARE LIKE IN MIAMI, THEY WORK WITH BIG CITIES.
THERE'S NOT A, YOU KNOW, FORT PIERCE'S DEMOGRAPHIC AGAINST MIAMI OR CORAL GABLES IS MUCH DIFFERENT. WE DID FIND A KIOSK VENDOR THAT SEEMED TO LIKE THE IDEA OF CREATING A PILOT PROJECT IN FORT PIERCE. AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WAS OWNERSHIP, MAINTAINING THOSE CONTENTS, GETTING NOT JUST RIGHT-OF- WAY PERMITS BUT ALSO WHAT WAS IT CALLED, I APOLOGIZE, IT'S BEEN SO LONG. IT'S AN -- IT'S A SPECIAL ADVERTISING PERMIT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THERE WAS JUST A LOT OF PIECES THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO NAIL DOWN BETWEEN FPUA AND THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND THE VENDOR TOGETHER.
>> SO THE CITY HAD ISSUES WITH PERMITTING.
I TRULY -- I MEAN, IS THAT ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE WERE TRYING TO PUT SOMETHING IN FOR THE CITY.
>> OR IS THIS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PERMIT THAT'S MORE ON
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A NATIONWIDE FEDERAL BECAUSE IT'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS TYPE -->> NO, IT WASN'T TELECOMMUNICATIONS, IT WAS AN ADVERTISING PIECE, AND I THINK PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING WAS THE CONTENT MANAGEMENT.
WHO WAS GOING TO OWN AND MANAGE THE CONTENT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK, RIGHT? IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE A SMART KIOSK, AND IT SHOWS EVERY BUSINESS.
IT'S GREAT. BUT IF THAT IS OUT OF DATE, PEOPLE GET FRUSTRATED WITH IT.
I JUSTICE WALKED FROM ONE SIDE OF DOWNTOWN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN, AND THAT THAT 3D MAP WAS WRONG. SO BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHO WAS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING.
>> WHO WANTED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT?
>> NOT FPUA. SO I DO WANT TO KIND OF JUST TAKE A STEP BACK HERE, BUT THE KIOSK, I THINK, WE WERE FAR, FAR AWAY FROM TRYING TO GET FROM WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL IDEA TO WHAT ACTUALLY COULD BE PRODUCED, BECAUSE THERE WAS A TRIPARTY AGREEMENT.
JUST BETWEEN FPUA AND THE CITY AND THE VENDOR, WE WERE JUST FAR APART.
IT ENDED UP ALWAYS BEING SOMETHING WE COULDN'T GET NAILED DOWN. THAT BECAME A ROADBLOCK EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, BUT GOING BACK TO THE MOU, I THINK WITH THE MOU REMOVING THE KIOSK AND PUTTING THE FUNDING IN INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT JAY SOR HE WAS GETTING TO.
>> I WAS TRYING TO NAIL DOWN WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. THE KIOSK SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA. I WAS KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IT. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS THIS A MATHEMATICAL ISSUE, WE COULDN'T AGREE TO A PRICE, OR IS IT A SERVICING ISSUE, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THAT WHAT IT IS. YOU PUT A SMART KIOSK IN WITH AN ADVERTISING FEATURE, SOMEONE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. AND THAT'S AN ONGOING COST THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED. SO SOUND LIKE SMART KIOSKS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT PROBABLY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR THE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE OR AT LEAST BECOME SIMPLIFIED FOR SERVICING
PURPOSES. >> IT WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE POWER AND FIBER TO WHATEVER THEY BRING IN DOWNTOWN, SO WE'LL HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO DO THAT.
>> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION, FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, BEING THAT I WASN'T HERE FOR PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS SURROUNDING THIS, THERE ARE A LT OF LOT OF EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE PLACE FROM THE PREVIOUS PROPOSAL.
FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, ARE YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO BE BASED ON YOUR INTENTIONS AT THIS POINT OR DO WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHED RESERVE WHICH EXCEEDS THAT WHICH IS NEEDED?
>> SURE. REMOVING THE KIOSK, AND ALLOWING US TO EXPAND OUR FIBER ENDS UP CREATING ADDITIONAL REVENUES.
IT ACTUALLY REDUCES EXPENSE. I THINK THAT WE'RE FINE FROM A BUDGETARY PERSPECTIVE. I DON'T KNOW IF I ANSWERED YOUR
YEAH. >> DOES ANYBODY WISH TO MAKE A MOTION?
[E.2. Progressive Design Build Agreement for FPUA Systematic Wastewater Conveyance System Redirection to the New MWRF with TL Diversified, Inc, for Phase II, Construction.]
MR. CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT ITEM IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE A PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD FOR A PORTION OF OUR CONVEYANCE SYSTEM THAT WILL TAKE FLOW FROM THE EXISTING PLANT WEST TO THE NEW PLANT. SHANE OSTRANDER, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CISNEROS. FPUA ENTERED INTO A PROGRESSIVE DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT WITH TLC DIVERSIFIED TO REDIRECT THE WASTE WATER FLOWS FROM THE ISLAND RECLAMATION FACILITY TO THE MAINLAND WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY. PHASE ONE OF THE AGREEMENT INCLUDED A DETAILED EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE WASTE WATER SYSTEM, AND RESULTED IN THE DESIGN REPORT WHICH SERVES AS THE ROAD MAP FOR REDIRECTING THE FLOWS TO THE NEW WASTE WATER AMENDMENT ONE, APPROVE THE DETAILED DESIGN, PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
STAFF IS NOW RECOMMENDING THE APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT 2 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH TLC DI DIVERSIFIED FOR THE TLGUARANTEE MAXIMUM PRICE OF 5443398.99 FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT,
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JENKINS ROAD FROM OKEECHOBEE ROAD TO EDWARDS ROAD. AMENDMENT 2 SIGNIFIES THE START OF PHASE 2, THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE CONTRACT. STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING THE APPROVAL OF A $150,000 FPUA CONTINGENCY INDEPENDENT OF THE GMP. STAFF IS ALSO ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A WRITTEN NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR PHASE 2 SERVICES. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.>> MR. CHAIRMAN, IS IT 5.5 MILLION JUST FOR THE OKEECHOBEE ROAD TO EDWARDS ROAD?
>> YES, MA'AM, IT'S 5.4 MILLION.
I BELIEVE THERE'S A TYPO IN YOUR PACKET. YEAH, IT'S 5443398.98.
>> THAT SEEMS LIKE ANAN SHORT.
>> IT'S A 16 INCH. IT'S A 30 INCH.
SO IT'S A VERY LARGE DIAMETER PIPE.
>> A MILE OF PIPE COSTS 5 SOMETHING MILLION
MILLION. >> REALITY IS HITTING
ME. >> IT'S A VERY BIG PIPE, IT WILL TAKE THE MAJORITY OF THE FLOW FROM THE EXISTING PLANT SOUTH TO THE NEW PLANT.
>> OKAY. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN PIPES
THAT IS GOING THAT WAY. >> YES, MA'AM.
YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT THE MAP THERE.
>> THIS IS THE ULTIMATE TRUNK LINE FROM THE STATION A TO THE NEW PLANT. THE GREEN IN THE POWER POINT AND THEN THE BOX ON THE MAP SHOWS THE LOCATION?
>> IS ALL THE OTHER CONVEYANCING SYSTEM ALREADY DONE?
>> NO, MA'AM. THERE'S THREE PHASES.
THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH HAS THREE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. ULTIMATELY THERE WILL BE CLOSE TO 12.
APIECE. >> THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT.
>> THE NEXT PHASE WILL BE DOWNTOWN, WHERE WE'RE CONNECTING TO AN EXISTING 16 INCH FORCE MAIN THAT HAS BEEN RUN FROM 7TH STREET TO JENKINS ROAD.
THE 24 FROM DOWN JENKINS FROM ORANGE TO OKEECHOBEE HAS ALREADY BEEN
CONSTRUCTED. >> I REMEMBER THAT.
I JUST DIDN'T REMEMBER THE PRICE, I GUESS.
>> AND THAT WAS INSTALLED 15 YEARS AGO.
>> YEAH, 20 YEARS AGO. WHAT IS THIS SECTION CONNECTING INTO RIGHT NOW?
>> SO THERE'S A 24 INCH, NORTH OF OKEECHOBEE, AND THERE'S A 24 INCH UNDERNEATH EDWARDS.
>> FLOW DOWN THE DOWN, WOULDN'T IT? IF YOU INCREASE THE DIAMETER? SO THE PRESSURES WILL GO UP, YEAH. IS THAT INTENDED? I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE MATCHED IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, BUT I'M NOT AN ENGINEER.
>> SO WE'RE TRYING TO -- IN ORDER TO GET THE PLANT
RIGHT. >> WE ARE INSTALLING THIS MAIN.
THIS WILL GET US 3/4 OF A MILLION GALLONS PER DAY TO THE PLANT AT START UP. LIKE WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL EXTEND TO THE MAINLAND RECLAMATION FACILITY.
>> SO HOW DOES THIS ALIGN WITH WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING IT TO COST? SO, I MEAN, IS IT LIKE STICKER SHOCK RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ALSO IF THIS IS FALLING IN OUR BUDGET OR ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COST INITIALLY?
>> SO BELOW. SO INITIALLY THIS WAS GOING TO BE FROM OKEECHOBEE ROAD TO THE PLANT. SO WE'RE SEGMENTING IT, AND THIS 4,000 FEET, IF YOU DIVIDE IT -- SO ORIGINALLY WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COST AROUND $13 MILLION FOR THAT LARGER PROJECT. AND WE'RE RIGHT THERE AT 5. 4 FOR THIS 4,000 FEET.
>> BUT WILL EVERYTHING GOING TO SOUTH÷÷SOUTH EDWARDS ROAD, WILL THAT HAVE TO BE UPGRADED TO A 30 INCH AS WELL?
>> FROM EDWARDS SOUTH DOWN WHERE JENKINS IS NOT EXTENDED, WE WILL BE GOING THAT WAY, AND THEN ACROSS GLADES TO TIE INTO THE PLANT.
>> AND SO THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE AT SOME POINT IN TIME?
>> YEAH, I THINK SHANE MADE A GOOD POINT EARLIER ABOUT THIS 30 INCHES, WHAT THEY'RE DESIGNING FOR MAX CAPACITY, AND WE HAVE AN EXISTING 24 INCH PIPE THERE. THIS WILL GET US THE INITIAL
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FLOWS. WE DON'T WANT TO PUT A 24 INCH NOW AND REALIZE LATER WE NEED A 30 INCH. SO THIS 30 INCH WILL GIVE US THE CAPACITY FOR THE BUILDOUT OF THE PLANT.IF WE NEED TO UPGRADE THE 24. THERE'S STILL AN OPPORTUNITY THE 24 MAY NOT NEED TO BE UPGRADED.
WE'RE DOING THE CONVEYANCE SYSTEM IN PHASES, AS WE TAKE THE FLOW FROM EAST TO WEST, THAT WE CAN ADD ADDITIONAL PARTS OF THE CONVEYANCE SYSTEM INTO THE SYSTEM AND SEE HOW THE SYSTEM REACTS.
IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT SOUTH OF THAT, THE 24 INCH WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A 30 INCH.
RATHER THAN SPEND THE MONEY NOW,
SEE WHAT IT DOES. >> I THINK THAT'S
LOGICAL. >> THIS IS THE ONLY PART THAT'S MISSING. THAT GAP IS THE ONLY PART MISSING BETWEEN OKEECHOBEE AND EDWARDS TO.
>> THIS IS BELOW WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING.
I WANT THAT TO GO ON THE RECORD.
BOARD? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. I THINK I SPOKE WITH YOU EARLIER. IN LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL CONTRACT THAT IS PREPARED FOR SIGNATURE, WITH THE CONTRACTOR, THE NUMBER READS IN EXCESS OF $7 MILLION THAT WE WILL BE AGREEING TO.
SO THE INITIAL CONTRACT. LET ME GET MY FIGURES RIGHT HERE. -- SO THE INITIAL CONTRACT WAS THE PRE- CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WAS THE EVALUATION OF OUR SYSTEM.
ALSO WHICH ISSUE THAT DESIGN REPORT, THAT WAS FOR $528,000.
AMENDMENT 1 WAS FOR 1.8 MILLION. THAT WAS FOR THE DETAILED DESIGNS.
NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, AND THAT'S THE 5.4. THE TOTAL PROGRESSIVE DESIGN CONTRACT IS NOW AT 7.8 MILLION.
>> THAT'S 7.8, YOU'RE STILL UNDER YOUR EXPECTATIONS ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COST.
>> YES, SIR. >> MR. CHAIR, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR ESTIONS HERE.
THE WAY THE CONTRACT WAS DESIGNED, EACH OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE THEIR OWN AMENDMENT.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO BRING THE AMENDMENTS FORWARD TO YOU WITH A DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THE TOTAL AS IT ACCUMULATES. SO THIS IS A SECTION OF A PIECE OF THE DESIGN, I'M SORRY, OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, WHICH THEY'RE NOW ENTERING INTO. WE'LL KEEP COMING BACK TO YOU WITH THE AMENDMENTS AS THE
DESIGN CONTINUES. >> SO THE ACTUAL AMENDMENT IS A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION BECAUSE LIKES NUMBER WENT FROM 5.8 TO 7.2. THE INITIAL WAS 5. 8 AND THE ONE THAT IS PART OF THE PACKET IS SHOWING, I THINK, 7. 2 AS THE AMOUNT THAT HE WOULD BE AGREEING TO.
>> SO I THINK -- THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS FOR 528,000. AMENDMENT
MILLION. >> I'M ASKING FOR 5.4 MILLION TODAY.
>> OUT OF THE 5.8. >> I GUESS THE PROPOSAL IS WHAT'S CONFUSING ME, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED AND WHAT WE'RE HERE TO UNDERSTAND. I'M ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE 5.4 MILLION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 2.1 TO CONSTRUCT THE PIPE. I'M ALSO ASKING FOR A $150,000 FPUA CONTINGENCY SEPARATE FROM THE DESIGN BUILD CONTINGENCY CONTRACT, AND THEN I'M ALSO ASKING THAT WE MAY GIVE TLC NOTICE TO PROCEED WITH PHASE 2, THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES OF THE CONTRACT.
>> SO THERE ARE CONTRACTS OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS PRESENTED IN THIS PACT THAT I'M NOT PRIVILEGED TO AND VIEWING THIS, THIS IS --
>> IT'S JUST HOW THE PARTICULAR INDUSTRY RUNS.
THEY START WITH A DESIGN. YOU KNOW, THE DESIGN'S $500,000.
THEN THEY GO THROUGH AND I THINK YOU MODEL WHEN THE DESIGN IS GOING TO WORK.
WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.
THEN THEY DECIDE IT WORKS. NOW WE'RE WILLING TO PUT THINGS IN THE GROUND. THAT'S ANOTHER PRICE TAG, AND WE NEVER KNOW WHAT PRICE TAG IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PART BECAUSE A LOT OF THE COMPONENTS TAKE YEARS TO BUILD, SOME SEVERAL MONTHS. FLUCTUATE IN CONCRETE, METAL AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'S LIKE THE STOCK MARKET. IT'S UP AND DOWN, BUT IT'S GOING FLUID. THESE CONTRACTS ARE NOT DONE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO BUILD, DESIGN, MODEL, PUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN FOR 15 MILLION AND THEN MIGHT BE FIVE
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YEARS DOWN THE LINE OR THREE YEARS DOWN THE LINE BEFORE WE GET TO THE GROUND, THE PRICES HAVE CHANGED AND THE CONTRACTOR IS SAYING, NOPE, I DON'T WANT TO DO IT. I'M LOSING IN THIS TRANSACTION.>> RIGHT. I GATHER THAT. AND I GUESS WHAT I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO IS THE CONTRACT FOR INFORMATION REGARDING 5.8, I THINK, AND WHAT IS PRESENTED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE PRESENTATION TODAY IS A 7.2.
SO WHAT I SEE IS A DIFFERENCE OF A COUPLE MILLION AS IT RELATES TO THE OVERALL COST FOR THE PROJECT, AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS ARE THERE INTERVAL CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD BETWEEN THAT DAY CAN THIS DAY.
NOW ALL WE'RE REALLY IMPROVING IS THE 120,000, $150,000 CONTINGENT FUND, AND THE FIVE SOME- ODD FROM PRIOR APPROVALS.
>> YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE PRIOR APPROVALED ATTACHED TO THE BOARD, BECAUSE THOSE WERE DONE A LONG TIME AGO. THAT MONEY HAS BEEN
SPENT. >> I DIDN'T SEE A TRACK OF THE HISTORY OF THE GRADUATION TO THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT IN THE ACTUAL PROPOSAL.
I JUST SAW WHERE, THE INITIAL AND NEW
AGREEMENT. >> I COULD SEE HOW THAT COULD BE CONFUSING, ON THE SECOND PAGE IN THE SUMMARY, THE FIRST AND SECOND LINES ARE THE ENGINEERED DRAWINGS, SO THAT $2 MILLION THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ACTUALLY ALREADY DONE, AND THAT WAS THOSE PHASES OF THE ENGINEERING AND THE ARCHITECTURE, ALL OF THAT.
>> I TRUST THE TOTAL AMENDMET VALUES IN OUR ALL- IN PRICE IN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND OR HAVE SPENT TO DATE. CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR, MINUS THE $150,000.
>> IT'S CONTINGENT. IT'S NOT BEING SPENT.
>> RIGHT. SO I THINK YOU'RE -- MRS. DAVIS, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THE 7.8 MILLION IS THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST AND DESIGN COST. IT INCLUDES BOTH OF THOSE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COST.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR JUST THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE 5.43 MILLION AND THE COMBINATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION COST AND THE ENGINEERING COST TOTALS THE
>> YES, MA'AM. I HOPE THAT CLARIFIES IT.
>> IT HELPS ME BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TODAY TO ASSUME THAT APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN TO --
>> YOU KNOW, EXPEND THESE TYPE FUNDS UP TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. ALL I HAVE IS SOMETHING FROM 5 MILLION, AND 150,000 CONTINGENCY FUND.
>> WE HAVE ALREADY APPROVED -- REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL OF $2.4 MILLION FOR DESIGN SERVICES AND --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
[E.3. Status report on Electric Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) for December 202]
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE NEXT ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTRIC.
THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM ONLY. BARBARA MICAH, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU MR. CISNEROS. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN FEE, MAYOR HUDSON AND BOARD MEMBERS.
I HAVE FOR YOU THE DECEMBER UPDATE FOR THE FMPA, THE FLORIDA MUNICIPAL POWER ASSOCIATION. THE PROJECTIONS FOR DECEMBER AND POWER COST ADJUSTMENT.
THIS TABLE SHOWS A HISTORICAL QUARTERLY OVER AND UNDER COLLECTION OF POWER COSTS AND CUMULATIVE BALANCES IN THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND.
AT THE CLOSE OF DECEMBER, THE BALANCE IN OUR RATE STABILIZATION FUND HAD INCREASED FOR THE QUARTER BY $600,000 FOR THE MONTH. YEAH, FOR THE QUARTER OF DECEMBER, AND ENDING UP AT 11.5 MILLION.
THE TARGETE BALANCE FOR OUR RESTABILIZATION FUND IS CURRENTLY RECOGNIZED AT 10 MILLION.
DECEMBER PROJECTIONS FROM FMPA DEMONSTRATE FPUA
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MAINTAINING AT OR ABOVE OUR TARGETED BALANCE FOR THE RESTABILIZATION FUND, WITH A POWER COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF 0 THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR. DECEMBER UPDATE, LOOK FORWARD AT THE FORWARD FOR GAS PRICES IN DECEMBER WAS 6% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH IN NOVEMBER. THIS GRAPH DEPICTS TWO YEARS OF HISTORY, ACTUAL MONTHLY POWER COST RECOVERY, NOTED BY THE BLUE BARS, AND ANOTHER YEAR OF PROJECTED POWER COST RECOVERY BASED UPON THE DECEMBER PROJECTIONS FROM FMPA, AND THOSE WOULD BE THE ORANGE BARS.THESE LEVELS OF OVER COLLECTION ARE THE RESTABILIZATION BALANCES AND SHOWN IN COMPARISON TO THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT BILLED TO THE CUSTOMER, CURRENTLY SET AT 0 AND, THE POWER ADJUSTMENT LINE IS THE LINE THAT GOES ACROSS THE BOTTOM, THE LINE THAT GOES ACROSS THE BARS. THE ADJUSTMENTS FOR 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS OF CONSUMPTION FEBRUARY 1ST WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD ON DECEMBER 17TH WITH THE CURRENT INFORMATION AT THAT TIME THROUGH OCTOBER.
AND IN DECEMBER, IT WAS AT NEGATIVE $3, AND IN FEBRUARY, WE ARE NOW AT 0. THIS LONGER TERM PICTURE ATTRACTS THE PROJECTED RESTABILIZATION FUND RELATIVE TO THAT TARGETED FUND BALANCE. AND INCLUDES PROJECTIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2026. WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE ORANGE AND GREEN BARS, WHICH FOLLOW AN IDENTICAL PATH, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING THE APPROVED ADJUSTMENTS TO PCA, WHICH ARE IN BLACK HERE, THE NEGATIVE $3 AND THE INCREASES BOTH TO THE NEGATIVE 1. 50 AND TO 0 IN FEBRUARY.
THEY FOLLOW THE SAME PATH UNTIL OCTOBER.
THE ORANGE LINE THEN TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF A SHIFT BECAUSE THAT INCLUDES AN ADJUSTMENT FACTOR OF AN INCREASE IN OCTOBER ABLE TO BE AT OR -- AT 0 OR BELOW 0 OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 0. THEY HAVE A SCIENCE BEHIND THAT PROGRAM NOW, I CAN SHARE WHAT FMPA SHARED WITH US. IT'S WORKING REALLY WELL.
THERE WERE SOME MONTHS WHERE WE WERE JUST SLIGHTLY HIGHER AND, QUITE A FEW MONTHS WHERE WE WERE SLIGHTLY BELOW, SO THE PROGRAM IS WORKING WELL, AND THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEIR MARKETING GUESTS, PURCHASING GUYS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL THEY DO, SO.
>> SO NOT EVERYBODY IS LOOKING GOING, OH, WE NEED TO BE AT $3. 05, THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR.
>> YOU COULD HAVE MISSED IT BY A PENNY, OH, MY GOSH, WHY DID THAT HAPPEN. THEY HAVE A SCIENCE BEHIND IT, AND I THINK IT'S PLUS OR MINUS 10%.
THAT WAY THEY CAN EXECUTE WITHOUT HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE SOMETHING THEY MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE APPROVED AND ALSO GET AWAY FROM THE ONE
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IT QUARTERLY NOW? O MONTHLY STILL? OR WHAT'S THE -->> SO THEY DO HAVE A YEARLONG PROGRAM, AND WE ARE REVIEWING IT EVERY QUARTER, BUT THEY BRING IT BACK TO THE FMPA BOARD EVERY MONTH.
WE DISCUSS IT EACH AND EVERY MONTH.
>> BARBARA ON YOUR FIRST PAGE, WHERE YOU'VE GOT THE RECOVERY, OUR AMOUNT IS ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS OFF.
>> THERE WAS A PAGE THAT WAS ADJUSTED, BROUGHT IT TO THE MEETING TODAY TO BE HANDED OUT.
>> YOU HAVE IT RIGHT THERE TOO.
>> I APOLOGIZE, THERE WAS A FORMULA ERROR ACCUMULATING FROM A PREVIOUS QUARTER. AND WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH MY PRESENTATION, I SAID THIS CHART DOESN'T MATCH THIS CHART.
>> I FIGURED YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT OF ALL PEOPLE.
GREAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
[E.4. Resolutions 2025-03 Water Rates and 2025-04 Wastewater Rates]
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, BARBARA HAS THE NEXT ITEM, THE LAST ITEM IS REQUEST THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR WATER AND WASTE WATER.
WE DID ALL FOUR UTILITIES AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
TODAY THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS, SO THIS PRESENTATION COVERS BOTH OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS.
BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON, AND WE REQUESTED THIS PRESENTATION BE INCLUDED IN THE RECORD.
THE INDEX ADJUSTMENTS BY THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ARE USED TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION EACH AND EVERY YEAR.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ASSURE CONSISTENT ADOPTION TO AVOID RATE CHUCK AS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST.
WATER WASTE WATER REQUIRES TWO READINGS, THE FIRST READING WAS AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 4TH.
TODAY IS OUR SECOND READING AND COMPLIES WITH THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. BARBARA MIKA WILL ALSO PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> WELL, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, OTHER THAN THE INFORMATION THAT MR. CISNEROS PRESENTED TO YOU JUST NOW, OTHER THAN WE HAVE THE REQUIRED ADVERTISING AND TC PALM TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING DATE TODAY, AND WE HAVE -- THEY'RE TWO SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS FOR THE WATER AND WASTE WATER READS. THE 3.24% IS THE INDEX, AND IT IMPACTS THE WATER AND WASTE WATER RATES FULLY FOR THAT AMOUNT. THERE'S NO SHIELDED PORTION OF THAT. THERE'S THE SAMPLE BILL, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PAGES UNTIL THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU HAVE, INDICATES, AND THE SAME AS I HAVE PRESENTED IN THE TWO WEEKS. THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR THE WATER AND WASTE WATER
>> YES. >> IN OUR ADVERTISING, HAS THERE BEEN ANY FEEDBACK? I KNOW FACEBOOK SOMETIMES CAN GET PRETTY CHATTY, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY KIND OF --
>> NOT THAT I HAVE NOTICED. RACHEL WOULD HAVE TOLD ME IF THERE WRE ANY ADDITIONAL. WE HAVE BEEN PRETTY OPEN, ENGAGED WITH THIS ONE, THIS IS THE STANDARD INDEX THAT ALL UTILITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. PRETTY STANDARD THROUGHOUT THE
OPERATION. >> WITH THAT BEING SAID, LET'S OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYBODY WISH TO COME AND SPEAK CONCERNNG THESE TWO RESOLUTIONS? NOT SEEING ANY MOVEMENT, WE WILL CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND LET'S HAVE THE READING OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
>> RESOLUTION NUMBER UA-2025-03, A RESOLUTION AMENDING SUPERCEDING AND RESCINDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICES FURNISHED BY FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY, VIA RESOLUTION NUMBER UA 2025- 10, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 12 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY, PROVIDING FOR A 3.
24% INCREASE IN THE CUSTOMER AND VOLUME CHARGES BASED ON THE 2024 FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ANNUAL PRICE INDEX AND PROVIDING ANNUAL INDEXING PROVISION, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, REPEAL, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025-03?
>> MOVE APPROVAL FOR UA-2025-03.
MA'AM. >> WILL YOU READ THE RESOLUTION FOR UA 2025-04.
>> RESOLUTION NUMBER UA 2025-04, A RESOLUTION AMENDING SUPERSEDING AND RESCINDING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR WASTE WATER SERVICES FURNISHED BY FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, RESOLUTION UA 2025- 11 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 12 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE RATES AND CHARGES FOR WASTE WATER SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE FORT
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PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY, PROVIDING FOR A 3.24% INCREASE IN THE CUSTOMER AND USAGE CHARGES BASED ON THE 2024 FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ANNUAL PRICE INDEX AND PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL INDEXING PROVISION, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, SCRIVENERS, REPEAL, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE UA RESOLUTION
2025-04. >> MOVE APPROVAL FOR UA 2025-04.
[F. DIRECTOR COMMENTS]
>> YES, MA'AM. >> MRS. GIBBONS.
MA'AM. >> MOVING ON TO DIRECTOR COMMENTS.
>> YES, SIR, JUST A FEW HERE, THE NEXT BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY, MARCH 4TH, I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON. WE WILL BE LEADING THE LEGISLATIVE RALLY, IMPORTANT THINGS, PAINFUL BUT IMPORTANT.
WE'LL BE ATTENDING THAT NEXT WEEK IN WASHINGTON. IT'S THE NATIONAL ONE.
SO WE'LL BE CHAPERONED BY THE FMEA, AMY, AND NICOLE ABERS, THEY WILL CHAPERON US. ON BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA ENGINEERING SOCIETY, HAPPY ENGINEERS WORK. ONE OF THE NUGGETS I HAD TO THROW IN THERE. NOTHING ELSE FOR THE BOARD.
>> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE ATTORNEY?
>> NO, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY NATIONAL ATTORNEYS WEEK,
[H. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
THOUGH, IS THERE?>> ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD
MEMBERS? >> I HAVE A COMMENT, JUST ONE COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS TIMING IS APPROPRIATE, BUT Y'ALL HELP ME THROUGH THIS.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO OUR ATTENTION THAT IF WE ARE TAKING PART IN ANY GRANTS, FEDERAL GRANTS, AND WE HAVE ANTICIPATIONS OR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE MONITOR OUR BEHAVIOR AND ASSURE THAT EVERYTHING WE DO IS TIMELY AND ACCURATE, SO THAT NOTHING PAL -- FALTERS ON OUR PART. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT FEMA, AND THAT HIT HOME
>> SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR
>> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. ACTUALLY, SOME OF THE DISCUSSION WE'LL HAVE NEXT WEEK ARE WITH APPA OR RELATED TO A LOT OF GRANTS.
FMEA, THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF SUPPORT AS IT RELATES TO GRANTS. WE'LL BE DISCUSSING SOME OF THOSE THINGS. I KNOW RACHEL AND BEAU ARE BOTH WORKING ON SOME OF THE LOCAL, STATE LEVEL LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING IN TALLAHASSEE. SO THEY'RE ALSO DEALING WITH A LOT OF THAT TOO. FPUA HAS FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL GRANTS. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF FOLLOW UP, DOTTING YOUR I'S AND CROSSING YOUR T'S. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I FEEL CONFIDENT YOU'RE ON TOP OF IT, BUT WE'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO HIT A MOVING TARGET.
YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO STAY ON TOP
OF. >> CHAIRMAN! MR. CHAIR, ARE ANY OF THEM AT RISK
NONE THAT ARE AT RISK OF RIGHT NOW. THE GRANTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM, AND THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT WE'RE ON THE SAFE LIST, SO TO SPEAK.
YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL THE MONEY IS IN THE BANK, RIGHT. SO BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DO FEEL CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE THAT WE'RE OKAY.
THAT WE'RE IN A GOOD SPOT. BUT THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL AND THE STATE LEVEL, SO MORE TO COME FROM THAT. YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY. >> AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THANK FPUA FOR AGREEING TO COME OUT AND READ TO OUR KIDS FRANCIS K. SWEET NEXT
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