Nov 18, 2025 Fort Pierce Utilities Authority

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>> GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR THE GRACE YOU HAVE SHOWN EACH OF US. NOW WE PRAY FOR THESE LEADERS. WE PRAY THAT YOU GIVE THEM CLARITY OF THOUGHT, WISDOM AND ALL OF THE DECISIONS MADE HERE WILL BE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY IN CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[A. SET THE AGENDA]

TO SET THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

FROM THE PUBLIC. IF ANYBODY WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE ANY STATEMENTS PLEASE DO SO. I DO NOT SEE ANY MOVEMENT. WE ARE

[C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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[E.1. Keep Fort Pierce Beautiful and FPUA Partnership]

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE FIRST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS A PRESENTATION FOR KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL AND FPUA'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS INITIATIVE. WE WILL PRESENT THIS

ITEM. . >> THAT IS A PRESENTATION.

I WAS GOING TO SAY, RACHEL, DO YOU WANT TO GO. OKAY. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT FPUA AND KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL WITH A SHORT PRESENTATION THAT IS JUST FOR INFORMATION TODAY. I AM THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR FORT PIERCE. I DO WORK IN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT. ONE ASPECT OF MY ROLE IS TO VOLUNTEER IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT FPUA SPONSORS OR PARTICIPATE IN. FPUA HAS A WONDERFUL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. AND TIME OFF FROM WORK THROUGH VOLUNTEERING. TODAY I AM JOINED BY PROJECT'S COORDINATOR WITH CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND SHE WILL BEGIN THE PRESENTATION WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL INITIATIVE.

>> THANK YOU. >>> JUST AS SHE SAID, FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I THANK YOU AS AN AGENCY AND YOUR STAFF FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM. SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON BOARD THEY HAVE BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH, EASY TO WORK WITH.

THEY HAVE A PASSION FOR THE SAME THINGS WE HAVE A PASSION FOR.

ESPECIALLY WHETHER IT COMES TO THIS INITIATIVE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT WHAT KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL, THE LITTERING CAMPAIGN THAT LAUNCHED BACK IN AUGUST. IT IS OUR CITY, OUR RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL GO INTO DETAIL. AND SOME OF THE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENGAGE IN WITH OUR STAFF. THE MISSION OF KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL IS PROMOTE A CLEANER, GREENER FORT PIERCE

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ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT FOR THE KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM WE FOCUS ON THE PRIORITIES OF THE CITY. PRIORITIES FOR THIS AGENCY. SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE IMPACTS OF LITTER IN OUR CITY. PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, RIGHTS, IN ADDITION TO ECONOMIC ISSUES AS WELL. IF WE TACKLE ON LITTER WE WILL TACKLE ON BEHAVIOR AND MIND SETS AND ULTIMATELY IT IS BETTER FOR ALL OF US TO DO A BETTER JOB AS A COMMUNITY WITH, YOU KNOW, DISPOSING OF OUR TRASH. SO, THAT ULTIMATELY IT IS AT A LOWER COST TO THE CITY AND TO THE FPUA OVER TIME. WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT ON OPERATIONS BUT ALSO SO WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE. SO, AS PART OF OUR ANTI-LITTERING CAMPAIGN, THE FIRST THING WE DID, WE REBRANDED THE PROGRAM. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE ON THE SLIDE WE CREATED THE SLOGAN "OUR CITY, OUR RESPONSIBILITY" IT SPEAKS TO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS. WE WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE A SENSE OF COMMITMENT. WE WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE PART OF THE CHANGE, HENCE, WHY WE HAVE THAT SLOGAN. IN ADDITION WE HAVE A NEW LOGO DESIGN. IT HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED SO FAR. THE KIDS LOVE IT. AND SO PART OF OUR REBRANDING THE TONE, IT WILL APPEAL TO THE GREATER PUBLIC AND OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU ALL TO SHARE OUR LOGOS WITH ANY OF THE PROGRAMS OR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT YOU ALL HAVE AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE. LASTLY, THERE IS JUST A LIST OF SOME OF THE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE FPUA. THE FIRST, QUARTERLY CLEANUPS. KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL HAS QUARTERLY CLEANUPS, IT IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED OPPORTUNITY WHERE ANYONE CAN REGISTER AND SELECT A DAY, NOT NECESSARILY A DAY BUT THEY CAN REGISTER ON SELECT DAYS AND SELECT THEIR OWN TIMES AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT THEY CAN COMMIT TO CLEANING UP. THEN WHAT THEY WILL DO IS REPORT THEIR CLEANUPS TO US SO WE KNOW IT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND WE RECOGNIZE THE VOLUNTEERS. THE FPUA HAS BEEN A PARTNER IN THAT. I BELIEVE VERONICA LEADS THE EFFORT IN GETTING YOUR AGENCY SIGNED UP. YOU HAVE STAFF, SEVERAL, ACTUALLY, OVER A DOZEN THAT OFTEN HELPS OUT WITH THE CLEANUPS AND I THINK YOU CLEANED UP PEACOCK'S ART DISTRICT, PERHAPS? WE WILL FOCUS ON THAT ONE.

>> OKAY. WONDERFUL. WE HAVE A CLEANUP COMING UP DECEMBER 13TH.

AND, I BELIEVE FPUA STAFFERS THEY ARE FOCUSED ON CLEANING UP THE PEACOCKS ARTS DISTRICT. IN ADDITION THEY, YOU ALWAYS SPONSORED OUR ANNUAL GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP PROVIDING BREAKFAST TO VOLUNTEERS. THERE IS A MAJOR EVENT WE HOLD EVERY YEAR AND IT DRAWS APPROXIMATELY OVER 500 VOLUNTEERS. THIS YEAR ALONE, BACK IN MARCH, OUR VOLUNTEERS COLLECTED 1.46 TONS OF TRASH THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE AND DONE IN A FOUR HOUR PERIOD. THAT TELLS YOU WHAT THE IMPACT OF WORKING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND HOW IT CAN REALLY BRING ABOUT CHANGE. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THAT EFFORT. IT TAKES A TEAM. AND THE VOLUNTEERS TRULY APPRECIATE WHEN WE DO ACTS OF GESTURE, APPRECIATING THEM FOR THEIR WORK ESPECIALLY WITH BREAKFASTS AND CLEANUP SUPPLIES AND WHAT HAVE YOU. THE NEXT ITEM HERE, THE OCTOBER MAILERS. I WORKED TOGETHER WITH CALVIN ON THIS ONE. WE UTILIZE THE MAILING SERVICES TO PUT OUT INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE OUR CITY OUR RESPONSIBILITY CAMPAIGN. THOSE MAILERS INCLUDED ENGLISH, SPANISH AND HAITIAN TO TRY TO REACH SUBCULTURES IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I ATTENDED HUMANITY FEST. THE EVENT HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. VISITORS AS FAR OUT AS MELBOURNE THAT I CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AND STEWART.

INDIVIDUALS THAT FIND AN INTEREST IN THE CITY THAT THEY, TOO, CAN, YOU KNOW, KNOW HOW EXACTLY THEY IMPACT THE WELL BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO LITTER. ALSO, I WORKED

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>> THANK YOU. >> SHE IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB GETTING THE WORD OUT AND PEOPLE PARTICIPATING. IT HAS BEEN, IT DEFINITELY IS SLOWING, THE EFFORTS. AND THEN, SO NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS I AM GOING TO FOCUS IN ON THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP THAT WE, THAT YOU HOLD ANNUALLY IN MARCH WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AND WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING, A LITTLE SNIPIT. PREVIOUS YEARS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES THAT A BIG SUPPORT IS FOOD. FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. YOU DO WORK UP AN APPETITE OUT THERE CLEANING UP. NOT ONLY ARE WE PARTICIPATING IN THE CLEANUP ITSELF BUT PROVIDING SOME SORT OF SUBSTANCE FOR THEM.

A LITTLE VARIETY OF EVERYBODY ACROSS THE BOARD AND HOT DOGS THERE, HAMBURGERS, ALWAYS A GOOD ONE. AND THEN THAT WAS THE MODEL FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, WHEN COVID HAPPENED, HOW DO WE STILL PARTICIPATE AND GIVE SUPPORT WITH THE LIMITATIONS THAT WERE SET IN PLACE AT THAT TIME. SO, IT WAS AN EMPLOYEE WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF CREATING A DRIVE THROUGH LUNCH LINE TO PARTICIPATE AND GET FED. WE ENDED UP CLEANING UP TRASH AROUND IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. SO, THANK YOU, NICKY. HER IDEA. NOW, I ONLY HAVE BEEN HERE WITH THE COMPANY FOR ABOUT 14 MONTHS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF POUNDS COLLECTED IN MY SHORT TIME HERE, BUT, AS IT WAS POINTED OUT, QUITE A BIT THAT GETS COLLECTED. BUT, ALSO SEEING FOR THE RESEARCH, NEARLY 60 FPUA EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER TO KEEP THE PLACE BEAUTIFUL. FEEDING AROUND, WELL, MORE THAN 1200 VOLUNTEERS AND PICKED UP OVER 600 POUNDS OF GARBAGE. AND SO WHAT DOES THAT PARTNERSHIP LOOK LIKE TODAY? CONTINUED SPONSORSHIP OF THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP. IT TAKES PLACE IN MARCH. IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. NOW WE MOVED MORE TO PROVIDING BREAKFAST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND THEN ALSO BEING A PRESENCE THERE IN THE MORNING KICKOFF THERE AT THE CENTER WHICH IS WHERE EVERYTHING BEGINS. THAT WAS MY FIRST EVENT WITH FPUA BEING THERE AND THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT ARE HERE IN THE CITY COME TOGETHER. AND SUPPORT THAT INITIATIVE. NOT ONLY DO WE WORK HERE BUT A LOT OF US LIVE HERE AND IT IMPACTS OUR LIVES AS WELL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO THAT. WE ARE STARTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE QUARTERLY CLEANUPS. BACK IN JUNE WE FOCUSED IN ON DREAMLAND PARK.

WE HAVE EMPLOYEES FROM FIVE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS COME OUT THAT DAY ALSO WITH THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. SO ABOUT 15 FOLKS ON THAT DAY. AND I HAVE TO SAY THE TESTAMENT TO KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL, THE PARK WAS NEARLY SPOTLESS, THE WORK IS GETTING OUT, THE CAMPAIGN IS WORKING. BUT OF COURSE WE HAVE TO KEEP THE TRADITION OF FOOD. SO, AFTER THE CLEANUP WE ALL JUST KIND OF GATHERED TOGETHER AND WE ATE LUNCH ON OUR OWN, BUT A GOOD TIME TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER ESPECIALLY WITH BEING ACROSS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WE DON'T GET TO SEE EACH OTHER ON A DAILY BASIS, DIFFERENT SCHEDULES, DIFFERENT BUILDINGS.

IT WAS GOOD TO, TO KIND OF GET TO KNOW PEOPLE MORE. WE DO HAVE ONE PLANNED COMING UP IN DECEMBER. WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS IN ON THE PEACOCK ARTS DISTRICT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 14 VOLUNTEERS SIGNED UP WITH ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ACROSS SEVEN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, IT IS GROWING, ALWAYS ROOM FOR MORE.

IF ANYBODY IS NOT BUSY ON DECEMBER 13TH AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED ESPECIALLY WITH THE FAMILIES AND THE KIDS, KIDS HAVE A GREAT TIME AND MAKE A COMPETITION HOW MUCH THEY CAN PICK UP. A REALLY GOOD TIME. BUT, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

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>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. SO, THIS IS SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR AWHILE. AND ONE OF THE, I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE OF THE REASONS THE MANATEE IS IN OUR LOGO WE WANTED PEOPLE TO BE AS CONSCIOUS OF THE LAGOON AND THE WATER AS THEY ARE OF THE LAND. IF TRASH IS ON THE LAND, TRASH WILL END UP IN THE WATER. SO, AND ALSO, THE APPEAL TO A LOT OF PEOPLE ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE IS KEEPING THE WATERWAYS CLEAN. THEY ARE NOT SO HOT ABOUT THE LAND. THEY CARE ABOUT THE WATER. WE WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT AND WE ALSO WANTED TO EMPHASIZE CITYWIDE, CITY STAFF WIDE. IT IS EVERYBODY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE IF THEY SEE SOMETHING TO REPORT IT, SO IT CAN GET CLEANED UP. AND, I KNOW THAT APPARENTLY PEOPLE ARE NOT AS LITTER CONSCIOUS NOW AS THEY WERE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.

THERE WAS A HUGE, I DON'T KNOW, NOBODY HERE IS AS OLD AS I AM, THERE WAS A HUGE EMPHASIS, NATIONWIDE, ON ANTI-LITTER. AND, IT WAS IN OUR CONSCIOUS. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE AS A SOCIETY WERE GOING TO RESIST AND NOT DO. IT JUST BECAME THE THING THAT IT WAS, ALMOST A CRIMINAL THING TO DO. AND THAT HAS GOTTEN LOST.

THAT HAS GOTTEN LOST. AND, SO, WE ARE TRYING AS A CITY TO TRY TO REEMPHASIZE THAT BECAUSE WE WANT THE CITY TO BE WELCOMING TO VISITORS AND IT IS NOT WELCOMING IF IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD WHEN VISITOR COMES INTO TOWN. WE WANT OUR OWN PLACE TO LOOK GOOD. SO, WE ARE TRYING NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD, CLEANUP BY CLEANUP TO EMPHASIZE TO PEOPLE THAT YOUR CITY IS CLEAN AND WELCOMING.

ALSO IT DOES REDUCE CRIME AND IT DOES, IT SHOWS YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY AND THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE PEOPLE ABUSING IT. SO, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST FROM STUDENTS,

CORRECT? >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> WE HAVE HAD SOME HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS WHO ARE DOING CLEANUPS. WE HAVE HAD NEIGHBORHOODS ADOPT STREETS AND WE ARE TRYING TO SPREAD THIS CITYWIDE SO THAT FORT PIERCE RESIDENTS ARE PROUD OF THEIR CITY AND PROUD WHEN WE HAVE VISITORS COME.

>> ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO WAS IT? MAYOR HUDSON?

>> YES. I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SPEAK UP.

>> I KNOW, ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, MAYBE A LITTLE OVER 10 YEARS AGO I PRESENTED BEFORE THE BEAUTIFICATION BOARD TO ADOPT A ROAD, ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM. THEY NEVER HAD ONE. SO, WE PUT TOGETHER THE RENDERING FOR IT. AND, STARTED THE SIGNAGE AND I ACTUALLY ADOPTED THE FIRST STREET TO BE ADOPTED. IN MEMORY OF MY PARENTS. I NOTICED THAT IT HAS BEEN TRENDING AND I SEE A LOT OF SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS GROWN TO. BUT I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT, I ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF PRIDE WHERE IT COMES TO WHAT WE LOOK LIKE WHEN TOURISTS AND VISITORS COME. SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE TWO OF YOU ARE DOING TO MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> AND, MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE BEEN, YOU CAN CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU THE SUPPLIES THAT YOU NEED. THE GLOVE, THE GRABBERS, THE BUCKETS, AND YOU CAN DO THAT ON YOUR OWN TIME ANY TIME AS MUCH TIME YOU WANT OR LITTLE TIME AS YOU WANT. AND IT IS A WHOLE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO -- IT GIVES THEM FLEXIBILITY TO

DO IT. WHEN THEY WANT TO DO IT. >> I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD GO --

PUBLIC WORKS? >> AND ASK ABOUT EQUIPMENT. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO GET OUT MORE OFTEN.

>> YES. YES. >> SO MANY TIMES YOU WALK TO HOME DEPOT AND YOU WANT A GRABBER TO PICK UP YOUR OWN TRASH AND YOU CAN NOT FIND SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

>> YEP. RIGHT. >> MR. CHAIR I WANTED TO ADD, TOO, A LINK I BELIEVE ON THE CITY'S WEB SITE UNDER KEEP FORT PIERCE BEAUTIFUL TO ADOPT A ROAD, CORRECT?

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>> YES. ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE ONLINE THROUGH OUR WEB PAGE.

CONTACT INFORMATION IF YOU WANT TO DOES FOR SUPPLIES AND THINGS

OF THAT NATURE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR

[E.2. AMENDMENT NO. 1 SA TO GRIP GRANT - SOPO TASK 3.0 - DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER REPLACEMENT - DESIGNS]

QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY

MUCH. VERY INFORMATIVE. >> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT ITEM, SIR. >> YES, SIR. NEXT ITEM IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO IT IS PART OF GRID GRANT. GAS AND ELECTRIC SUPERVISING ENGINEER WILL

PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. CHAIR. ON MAY 20TH, 2025, THE FPUA APPROVED 56-LE-21-01 TO BEGIN DESIGN WORK TO HAVE A STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS SCHEDULED FOR A PLACEMENT UNDER THE GRIP GRANT PROGRAM. THEY HAVE BEEN PURCHASED FOLLOWING BOARD APPROVAL ON MAY 6TH, 2025.

DURING THE INITIAL DESIGN PHASE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT EACH DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BREAKER WOULD NOT MEET ELECTRIC SAFETY CODE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER SAFETY STANDARDS. TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, THE DESIGN VENDOR PRESENTED TWO OPTIONS. ONE, REDESIGN THE POWER TRANSFORMERS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE MANUFACTURE TO RESTART PRODUCTION ADDING SUBSTANTIAL DELAYS WITH NO GUARANTEE THE SPACING ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED OR NUMBER TWO, REPLACE THE OUTDATED 69 BREAKER WITH A MORE COMPACT CIRCUIT SWITCHER WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE SPACING CONCERNS AND BRING THE EQUIPMENT INTO COMPLIANCE. FPUA STAFF PICKED THE SECOND OPTION AND IT WILL UPGRADE OWNER EQUIPMENT.

THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES THE FUNDING NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN WORK AND PREPARE FOR THE TWO NEW TRANSFORMERS AT LAWNWOOD. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN MARCH OR APRIL OF 2026. STAFF RECOMMENDS EXTENDING IT TO MAY OF 2027 TO ALLOW FOR DELAYS IN RECEIVING THE CIRCUIT SWITCHER EQUIPMENT. CREWS WILL PERFORM THE CIRCUIT SWITCHERS AND ONLY THE FOUNDATIONAL WORK IS EXPECTED TO REQUIRE AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR THAT WILL BE COVERED UNDER SHIFTING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. IN ADDITION THE CIRCUIT SWITCHERS WILL NEED TO BE BOUGHT. THERE WAS A SAVINGS IN THE COST OF THE TRANSFORMERS, LESS EXPENSIVE THAN ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED. THAT SAVINGS IS REDIRECTED TO THE DESIGN COST. THE PURCHASE IS FULLY REIMBURSABLE THROUGH THE GRIP GRANT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO LEIDOS ENGINEERING LLC OF RESTON, VIRGINIA TO EXTEND THE COMPLETED DATE FROM DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 TO MAY 31, 2027 AND INCREASE THE TOTAL JOB AMOUNT BY $346,048.83. IT IS AUTHORIZATION TO COMMENCE UPON WRITTEN NOISE TO PROCEED. I AM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT

YOU MAY HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD?

>> MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. AM I CORRECT IN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE $346,000 THAT ASKING FOR AN INCREASE NOW WILL BE COVERED IN THE GRANT AND THAT WILL BE REIMBURSED?

>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT. >> OKAY.

>> SO, I MEAN . >> YES. WE NEED TO GET IT DONE.

SO . >> YES.

>> I GOT ONE, ONE QUESTION. VERY BOTTOM IS OUTLINING, IT SAYS DO NOT APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT NOT APPROVING OPTION NUMBER 2 OR THE ALTERNATIVE WAS SO BAD DO NOT

APPROVE IT. >> TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD WE ARE GOING TO FIND A BETTER SOLUTION FOR THAT ENTIRE SECTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET. WE HAVE SOME LEGACY THERE THAT WE HAD THE SAME THING THERE FOR DECADES. WE DON'T -- WE DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE THE ALTERNATIVE. THE ALTERNATIVE TO NOT APPROVE IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE. WE WILL FIND A BETTER WAY TO ADDRESS THAT.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE.

>> CONTINUE WITH WHAT WE GOT? REIMBURSED THROUGH THE GRANT?

>> YES, SIR. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> WE NEED APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> CALL THE ROLL.

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>> THANK YOU, I FORGET TO MENTION THIS PROJECT REQUEST

[E.3. Phase II - CIP 3: Booster Station at Moore' Creek - WW Conveyance System Redirection Amendment No. 4]

>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS TO APPROVE AMENDMENT 4 FOR APPROVAL OF THE MASTER CONTRACT FOR FLOWS FROM EAST TO WEST. THE FIRST CONSTRUCTION-RELATED ITEM FOR MOORE'S CREEK BOOSTER STATION.

STAFF PREPARED A PRESENTATION TO GIVE OUT LINE. A PRESENTATION YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE BUT A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE TO INCLUDE THIS REQUEST TODAY. JOHN BIGGS WILL PRESENT THIS. IT DOES GO WITH STRATEGIC GOAL NUMBER 4 FOR GROWTH.

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. CLAIRE AND MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. A PLEASURE FOR MR. BIGGS AND MYSELF TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON. WE WILL BE PRESENTING A SYSTEM UPDATE FOR YOU. WE ALSO PROVIDE UPDATES ON SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS AS WELL. SO, AS FOR TODAY'S AGENDA, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE PHASE CONTRACT STRUCTURE OF THE WORK. IT WILL INCLUDE WORK IN PLACE NOW AND WHAT WE PROCEED IN THE FUTURE. WE WILL GO OVER THE MASTER PLAN JUST BRIEFLY, THEN DISIEF INTO A LOOK AT SOME OF THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS IN PHASE ONE A. WHICH IS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SYSTEM. CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, LIKE IT WAS MENTIONED THERE IS INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE. I WILL GO THROUGH IT FAIRLY, FAIRLY ÚQUICKLY. AFTERWARDS I WILL TUR IT OVER TO MR. BIGGS WHO WILL GIVE A MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON CIP3 WHICH IS REQUEST FOR TODAY. AS FOR THE BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT. WE ARE CURRENTLY BUILDING A BRAND-NEW STATE OF THE ART WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING REALLY, REALLY WELL. THE PLANT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMMISSIONED IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE IN SOME OF THE PICTURES ON THE LEFT HERE SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE OUT THERE. AT ANY GIVEN TIME THERE COULD BE UP TO 20 DIFFERENT STRUCTURES THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON. THERE COULD BE UP TO 100 DIFFERENT STAFF MEMBERS OUT THERE WORKING AS WELL. ALL OF IT WOULD BE POINTLESS IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY FLOWS GOING TO THE FACILITY AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS TO REDIRECT WATER FROM THE EXISTING ISLAND TREATMENT FACILITY TO THIS FACILITY WHICH IS AT THE OPPOSITE END OF OUR SERVICE TERRITORY, IT MAKES IT CHALLENGING. BUT REST ASSURED THAT STAFF AND THE DESIGN TEAM IS UP TO THE TASK. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS MAP TO THE RIGHT.

THE ARROW GOING TO -- OR THE RED ARROWS, RATHER, GOING EAST.

THOSE ARE ALL GOING TO THE EXISTING, THOSE ARE ALL FLOWS GOING TO THE EXISTING ISLAND TREATMENT FACILITY. ONCE THIS CONVEYANCE SYSTEM IS COMPLETED THOSE BLUE ARROWS SHOWS THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE FLOWS WILL GO AFTER THE NEW PLANT IS COMMISSIONED. AS THE PHASE CONTRACT STRUCTURE. THE MASTER AGREEMENT WAS A PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILT AGREEMENT WHERE WE HAVE AN ENGINEERING GROUP AND DESIGN TEAM AT THE SAME TIME.

THIS ALLOWS US TO MOVE SEAMLESSLY FROM PHASE TO PHASE.

THIS AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2023. IT INCLUDED THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN REPORT WHICH SERVES AS A ROAD MAP GIVEN THE OVERALL PHASED STRATEGY. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WAS TO DO A DETAIL ENGINEERING FOR PHASE 1A OF THE PROJECT. AND IT WAS APPROVED BACK AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 WAS THE FIRST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2025. THIS IS THE JENKINS ROAD FORCE MAIN FROM OKEECHOBEE ROAD TO EDWARDS ROAD. WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THIS PROJECT HAS NOW

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IT ANALYZED, IT ANALYZED THE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. IDENTIFIED ISSUES LIKE BOTTLENECKS OR OVERFLOWS AND HELPED US TO PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS ACCORDINGLY. THIS WAS A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WHERE FPUA AND THE DESIGN TEAM WE PARTICIPATED IN ELEVEN FORMAL DESIGN MEETINGS. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL IMPROMPTU MEETINGS AS NEEDED. WE EVALUATED THREE SCENARIOS FROM WHICH WE DEVELOPED A FINAL HYBRID SCENARIO. THE TABLE HERE TO THE RIGHT IS THE RESULT OF ALL OF THAT WORK. WE HANDED OUT.

WE HANDED OUT FOUR PHASES WITH THE SYSTEM WITH A TOTAL OF 17 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS FROM DESIGN TO BUILDOUT. AS FOR COMPLETION STRATEGY, AT THIS POINT, SINCE WE HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTING PHASE 1 FOR A LITTLE WHILE WE NOW HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO WHERE WE ARE BEGINNING TO INITIATE PARALLEL CIPS FROM SUBSEQUENT PHASES WHILE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 1A IS BEING COMPLETED. AS A RESULT, YOU WILL BE SEEING MORE OF THESE PROJECTS COMING BEFORE THIS BODY FOR APPROVAL. THE OVERVIEW OF OUR CURRENT WORK FOR PHASE 1A PROJECTS. IN THIS LIST THERE ARE A TOTAL OF SIX PROJECTS LISTED HERE. THE TOP FOUR, ALL INCLUDED IN PHASE 1A.

THERE ARE TWO, TWO ON THE BOTTOM, GLENVIEW, IT WAS PULLED OUT OF THE DESIGN/BUILD CONTRACT. WE WILL GIVE INTO MORE DETAIL THE REASON WHY WE DID THAT. JUST FOR THE EASE OF EVERYBODY FOLLOWING THIS, I WILL BE DESCRIBING THE PROJECTS STARTING FROM THE EXISTINGIS LAND FACILITY WORKING MY WAY WEST, HEADING SOUTH AND THEN HEADING BACK NORTH TO THE EXISTING FACILITY. FIRST PROJECT THAT WILL BE DISCUSSING TODAY IS CIP-1, THE EXTENSION THAT IS THE PROJECT HERE IN YELLOW. SO, THE WORK REQUIRED ON CIP-1 IS WE ARE INSTALLING REINFORCEMENT TO CONNECT EXISTING A WITH A FORCE MAIN, BOTTOMING ONE OF THE MAIN FORCE MAIN TO THE NEW NWRF. WE LOST THE ONE PUNCHING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AS FOR THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT. WE HAVE 100% DESIGN PLANS, CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY AND PROGRESSING WELL. WE ANTICIPATE THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED IN MAY OF NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES ON THE PROJECT ESPECIALLY WITH BACKUS WITH ALL OF THE UTILITIES THERE. WE ARE WORKING NEXT TO AN OLD POWER PLANT. SOME OF THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED. WE ARE PUSHING FORWARD AND WE ARE GETTING IT DONE. HERE WE HAVE PICTURES JUST SHOWING SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT IS GOING ON THERE AND WE INVITE ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TO STOP IN FOR YOURSELF AND SEE, SEE THE PROGRESS. IT IS PRETTY COOL STUFF. THE PICTURE HERE TO THE RIGHT IS A PICTURE OR SIGN THAT IS POSTED ON THE JOB SITE AND IT READS YOU ARE SEEING PROGRESS, CONNECTING TO THE NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THERE IS US TELLING THE COMMUNITY EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING THERE. THESE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL PICTURES OF SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT IS TAKING

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NEXT PROJECT ON THE LIST IS THE JENKINS ROAD ENFORCEMENT THAT IS CIP2.1, THAT IS IN THE BOTTOM, ON THE BLUE BOX. LIKE WE MENTIONED WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO REPORT THAT THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IT HAS BEEN TESTED, CERTIFIED BY THE STATE AS OF NOVEMBER 5 OF THIS YEAR. AND THIS SHOWS THAT WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS, EVEN WHILE WE ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

SO, NEXT PROJECT ON THE LIST IS CIP-2.2. JENKINS ROAD, THE RIVER ENFORCEMENT SECTION, THAT IS THE ORANGE ON THE BOTTOM. FORGIVE ME IF IT IS NOT ORANGE. I AM A LITTLE COLOR CHALLENGED. I THINK

IT IS ORANGE. >> IT IS ORANGE. THAT PROJECT WE WILL INSTORE A NEW MAIN, PICKING UP FROM JENKINS 2.1 THE SECTION THAT IS COMPLETED. THIS WILL GO FROM, THIS WILL BE A 30 FORCE THAT GOES FROM EDWARDS ROAD TO THE NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. AS OF THIS POINT WE HAVE 30% DESIGN PLAN AND THE TEAM IS EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO GET TO THE FLOW TO THE PLANT. NEXT PROJECT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING IS CIP-4.2, THAT IS THE GLENVIEW ROAD EXTENSION. THAT PROJECT IS THIS GREEN PROJECT OR THE PROJECT IN THE GREEN BOX HERE. THIS IS A FEDERAL-FUNDED PROJECT. AS FOR THE SCOPE OF THE WORK WE WILL BE INSTALLING A NEW FORCE MAIN ALONG U.S. 1 AND GLENVIEW ROAD TO EXTENT THE MAIN. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 60% DESIGN PLANS AND WE ANTICIPATE WE WILL HAVE 100% PLANS BY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

THE EPA GRANT AGREEMENT WAS EXECUTED BY THE BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION. WE EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN 2026, EARLY 2026.

NEXT, MOVING ON TO CIP-13. IT IS THE INDIAN RIVER DRIVE FORCE MAIN REHABILITATION. THAT PROJECT IS THE PROJECT INCLUDED IN THIS RED BOX. SO, THE WORK REQUIRED HERE. WE WILL BE REPLACING AN 18 INCH FORCE MAIN AND 92 LINEAR FEET BETWEEN AVENUE B. AND LIFT STATION E. AS FOR THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT, THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE IS GETTING READY TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THE INDIAN RIVER DRIVE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WILL INCLUDE REPLACING THE MOORE'S CREEK BRIDGE. THERE WILL BE STORM WATER IMPROVEMENTS AND ALSO WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS THERE AS WELL. SO, WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THE CITY'S AWARDED CONTRACTOR TO REPLACE THE 18 FORCE MAIN FOR US BETWEEN AVENUE B. AND ALSO ABACKUS. THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR IS EXPECTED TO START CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AS FOR THE REMAINDER OF CIP-13, STAFF IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING INITIAL ASSESSMENTS OF LINING, OF THE LINING NEEDS FOR THAT, FOR THAT PIPE AND WE ALSO INITIATE A DESIGN IF

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WE CURRENTLY HAVE $39 MILLION. PENDING GRANTS. THERE IS $9 MILLION THAT ARE PENDING AND WE ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. SO, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MRS. TENAN AND HER GROUP FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK SHE HAS PUT IN TO THIS POINT. WANT TO THANK MR. HUTCHINSON AND ALL OF THE WORK HE PUTS IN UP THERE IN TALLAHASSEE. I WANT TO THANK CONGRESSMAN MASS FOR HIS SUPPORT AND SENATOR AND ALSO REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT AND CONTINUED SUPPORT. AT THIS TIME, I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. BIGGS AND HE IS GOING TO REQUEST APPROVAL FOR CIP-3 WHICH IS THE MOORE'S CREEK BOOSTER STATION.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO OTHER ATTENDEES HEIR. ADDING TO THE STATUS CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN PENDING BOARD APPROVAL. IT I AM SEEKING APPROVAL FOR CIP-3.0. IT IS CONSTRUCTION OF MOORE'S CREEK BOOSTER STATION. ALSO THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 TO THE MASTER CONTRACT FOR TOTAL GMP OF $5.38 MILLION INCLUDING ALLOWANCES OF $75,000 THAT WILL ONLY BE SPENT IF NEEDED AND SEEKING APPROVAL FOR $150,000 THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF THE GMP. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DOU TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS UP TO $50,000. ORDER APPROVAL WILL ALLOCATE $5.57 MILLION WHICH INCLUDE GMP, IN-HOUSE COST AND CONTINGENCY TO FUND THE PROJECT. IT IS AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR TWANT26 CAPITAL BUDGET.

>> AS WAS STATED THE NEW PLANT IS LOCATED OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF OUR SERVICE BOUNDARY. THIS PUT A LARGE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE STATION A AND THE NEW PLANT. AS A RESULT A BOOSTER STATION IS REQUIRED TO BOOST OR PUSH THE WASTE WATER FLOW TO GET TO THE NEW PLANT. THIS IS DONE BY ADDING ENERGY TO THE FLOW TO GET IT TO THE NEW LOCATION. THE BOOSTER STATION WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 1600 SQUARE FEET, CONSISTENT OF A PUMP ROOM AND ELECTRICAL ROOM. ALSO THERE WILL BE THREE PUMPS, GENERATOR, AND IT WILL BE INSTALLING SECURITY FENCE FOR THE PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THE COLOR SCHEME FOR THE BUILDING. THIS WILL MATCH THE GCP PARK STATION AND THE NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AGAIN, HERE, WE HAVE OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE STATION WHICH INCLUDE ELECTRICAL PANEL, AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH, AND WE HAVE A DRIVE.

HERE YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE JUST OF WHAT THE CONNECTION OF THE BOOSTER STATION TO AN EXISTING FORCE MAIN. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE BOOSTER STATION IS CONNECTED TO IT. THIS PICTURE IS BASICALLY A DEPICTION OF HOW THIS CONNECTION IS INSTALLED. ON SCREEN YOU HAVE A PLANT IMAGE OF BOOSTER STATION. UP HERE YOU HAVE MORE.

IN THIS DIRECTION OVER HERE SECTION A. THE NEW TREATMENT PLANT IS IN THIS DIRECTION. IT IS LOCATED SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN AT A STRATEGIC LOCATION TO COME IN TO PUSH IT TOWARDS THE NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. AGAIN, JUST OTHER PICTURES SHOWING THE CONNECTION. AND A VIEW OF THE CONNECTION WHERE YOU CAN SEE HERE THE BOOSTER STATION CONNECTED TO AN EXISTING FORCE MAIN. AND, YOU CAN SEE THE CONNECTION AND HOW IT IS SET UP.

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AGAIN, JUST TO RECAP BRIEF OVERVIEW, WE ARE HERE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR CIP-3, BOOSTER STATION. BOARD APPROVAL WILL ALLOCATE $5.573,600. AND IT WILL FUND THE PROJECT. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET. AND WITH THIS WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? >> MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> WHERE PHYSICALLY IS IT? YOU KEEP CALLING IT MOORE'S CREEK.

WHAT IS THE CROSS STREET? >> IT IS NEAR MOORE'S CREEK. IT

IS BETWEEN 25TH AND 24TH STREET. >> SO IT IS THAT FAR WEST?

>> YES. >> IT IS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE A

STRUCTURE? >> YES, A BUILDING, YES.

>> YEAH. SO WILL THERE BE DISRUPTION OF THE CREEK OR OF

TRAFFIC? >> NO. IT IS LOCATED AT AN AREA THAT WILL NOT EFFECT TRAFFIC OR THE CREEK. THE WORK WILL BE DONE IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EXISTING FORCE MAIN WE ARE CONNECTED TO IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THE CREEK. BUT

NOT EFFECTING THE CREEK. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> AND MR. CHAIRMAN, THE FORCE MAIN IS ONE WE CONSTRUCTED 20 YEARS AGO WITH A PLAN TO REDIRECT THE FLOW TO THE WEST.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE LAST FOUR YEARS BUT WE ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE LAST 20 YEARS. I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD THAT. ONE MORE THING, BUILDING A WASTE WATER PLANT, STATE OF THE ART IT IS COMPLEX, BUT IT IS FUN. CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.

BUILDING A CONVEYANCE IS NOT AS MUCH FUN BUT THEY MAKE IT LOOK EASY. THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

>> I WILL SAY. >> I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS/COMMENTS. HOPEFULLY THAT IS YOUR FUN. EVERYONE HAS THEIR NICHE, RIGHT? SO, JUST A COMMENT. I LOVE THE SIGNAGE. I AM GLAD YOU ARE PUTTING UP THE POSITIVE LIKE THIS IS ACTUALLY TIED IN WITH THIS PROJECT. IT IS REALLY HAPPENING KIND OF THING, YOU KNOW. AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO -- MAYBE JUST REFRESH US ON BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IS CORRECTLY AS WELL. IF I REMEMBER, THIS AMENDMENT IS NOT TRULY AN AMENDMENT. THIS IS THE FIRST ASK FOR THIS PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, CORRECT? SO, WE WENT IN WITH AN AGENDA OR WITH AN AMOUNT THAT WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AND THEN WE ARE RELEASING FUNDS AS NEEDED FOR THESE PROJECTS, IS THAT

CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT

>> OKAY. SO, THERE IS BASICALLY THE FIRST ASK NOT NECESSARILY AN AMENDMENT TO SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE. SO, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I BROUGHT THAT UP. DOES THIS FIT WITHIN THE BUDGET

WE ARE EXPECTING IT TO? >> I WILL TAKE A CRACK AT THAT.

YES, MA'AM. SO, THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THIS PARTICULAR STATION WAS, I BELIEVE IT WAS I HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN HERE. $4.7 MILLION. AND THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE $5.3. THIS IS A COUPLE YEARS LATER. AS YOU KNOW THINGS, YOU KNOW, ARE JUST INCREASING.

SO, IT IS TO BE EXPECTED. >> THAT IS NOT TOO BAD CONSIDERING SOME OF THE PRICES THAT WE HAVE HEARD GOING ON IN

THE UTILITY INDUSTRY. >> CORRECT.

>> I FEEL IT IS PRETTY SAFE ADJUSTMENT.

>> AND THERE IS POTENTIAL SAVINGS IN THE GMP THROUGH ODP AND ALSO ALLOWANCES SO IT MAY BE CLOSER TO THE 4.

>> RIGHT. >> OKAY. THAT IS GOOD. GOOD TO

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DEP? >> YES. THAT IS CORRECT.

>> THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ATTACHED TO ONE OF THOSE ITEMS

ON THAT LIST, CORRECT? >> LET ME PULL IT UP REALLY QUICK. SO, THAT IS GOING TO BE COMING FROM $28 MILLION. THAT IS THE GRANT THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE REIMBURSED FROM.

>> OKAY. COOL. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN RETURNING OUR

MONEY PRETTY QUICKLY? >> YES. MA'AM.

>> AND OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE IT UNLESS THERE IS FURTHER THAT COME UP ALONG THE WAY.

>> THANK YOU. >> AND I MUST SAY IT IS, IT IS A LOT OF FUN. A LOT OF LATE NIGHTS BUT IT IS FUN AND IT IS ALL

WORTH IT AT THE END. >> GREAT OPPORTUNITY. ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU FINISHED THE FIRST PART OF JENKINS ROAD? WITH NO DISRUPTION

AT ALL? >> THAT IS CORRECT. IT WAS. AND THE CONTRACTOR HAD A BIG JOB BUT HE DID IT.

>> THIS WILL BE A BIG JOB, TOO, RIGHT?

>> YES , IT IS FUN. >> OH, BOY, I THINK I WILL HEAR

THAT FOR A LONG TIME. >> I AM GLAD THERE ARE PEOPLE IN

THE WORLD THAT THINK THIS IS FUN >> YES, MA'AM.

>> IT TAKES THE STING OUT OF IT KNOWING THERE IS GRANT MONEY FOR

THIS. >> EXACTLY.

>> AS I UNDERSTAND IT THIS PROJECT IS $21 MILLION? WE ARE WORKING WITH. THAT WILL COME WITH RESILIENT FLORIDA?

>> FOR THE FIRST FOUR, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

>> THE FIRST FOUR PHASES. >> YES.

>> ACCORDING TO THE MEMORANDUM. >> YES. A COUPLE SLIDES BACK.

YES. LET'S SEE. FOR >> THAT IS ALL REIMBURSABLE THROUGH THE RESILIENT FLORIDA OR A PORTION?

>> A PORTION. I THINK THE MASTER AGREEMENT PORTION THE $500,000 WE PAY FOR THAT OUT-OF-POCKET, YES? NO? I WILL HAVE RACHEL COME UP HERE AND HELP US OUT A LITTLE BIT.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRANT QUESTIONS.

RACHEL, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SUSTAINABILITY OVERSEEING THE GRANTS PROGRAM. SO FAR OUR REIMBURSEMENTS COME FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS. WE HAVE BEEN UNDER CONTRACT $5 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIVED $4.5 OF THAT BACK SO FAR. WE HAVE A SECOND $5 MILLION APPROPRIATION WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED BUT STILL WAITING FOR THE CONTRACT FROM THE GRANT. AND THAT WILL COME AS SOON. $28 MILLION RESILIENT FLORIDA WE HAVE NOT STARTED SUBMITTING FOR REIMBURSEMENT YET, THERE IS MORE PAPERWORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEP AND A LOT MORE PREAPPROVALS BEFORE WE CAN GET THAT ROLLING AND WE CALL THAT THE ONBOARDING PROCESS. WE ARE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THEM BUT NOT DONE WITH ONBOARDING. STILL GOING FORWARD WITH THAT. BUT, SO FAR, EVERYTHING IS REIMBURSABLE.

WE ARE STILL ONBOARDING. >> THAT IS GOOD.

>> THAT IS GOOD. >> WHEN WILL WE ASK FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT? NO MORE ONBOARDING, WHEN WILL WE START

ASKING FOR THE REIMBURSEMENTS? >> ONCE -- RIGHT NOW THERE IS ABOUT $500,000 REMAINING IN THE ONE ACTIVE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE. WE ARE WAITING FOR THAT GROUP TO SEND US THE UPDATED CONTRACT WITH THE ADDITIONAL $5 MILLION. AT THAT TIME WE CAN SEND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE HAVE SENT SO FAR FOR

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>> IS THE LINE OF CREDIT MONEY HELPING TO PAY FOR THIS UNTIL

THAT? >> YES.

>> OKAY. >> YES. AND THAT IS PART OF THE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS AS WELL. CASH FLOW MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE FUNDING WE NEED IN PLACE TO PAY FOR THESE THINGS WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE REIMBURSEMENTS TO BE UNDERWAY.

>> RIGHT. >> SO IT SEEMS TO ME WE ARE BEING AGGRESSIVE TO GETTING IT DONE. A GOOD THING. WE HAVE TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BE, TO PAY FOR BEING AGGRESSIVE.

>> YES. THIS ALIGNS SPECIFICALLY WITH THE LINE OF CREDIT ALIGNS WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR FUTURE DEBT IN 2026, THE LAST TIME IN 2022, WE GOT THE LINE OF CREDIT AFTERWARDS. YOU KNOW, WE ARE

DOING THINGS BETTER THIS TIME. >> ALL RIGHT. CAN WE GET A

MOTION TO APPROVE? >> SECOND. LET'S CALL ROLL.

[E.4. Resolution No. UA 2025-20 FGU Representative Designation]

ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> NEXT ITEM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE

A RESOLUTION? >> HAVE FUN.

>> THANK YOU, GUYS. ALL RIGHT, THE LAST FUN ITEM OF THE AFTERNOON IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM. IT IS A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT APPOINT NEW REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FLORIDA GAS BOARD. IT IS A NONFOR PROFIT JOINT AGENCY THAT PROVIDES GAS TO 26 MUNICIPAL MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE. IT IS FPUA GAS PROVIDER. MANY ITEMS DISCUSSED ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE FMPA ITEMS, THERE IS OVERLAP. IT APPOINTS MYSELF AS THE PRIMARY

AND KEITH. >> DO YOU WANT IT?

>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM ARE THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. AGAIN, A LOT OF

OVERLAP THERE. >> ANYBODY ON THIS BOARD FEEL LIKE YOU WILL NOT DO A COMPETENT JOB?

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> I AM ALREADY THERE. I AM ALREADY THERE. CI'M ALREADY THERE.

>> YES. A GOOD PARTNERSHIP THERE.

>> READ THE RESOLUTION. >> 2025-20, FORT PIERCE FLORIDA DESIGNATING JAVIER CISNEROS, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES, AND BRIAN KEITH STEPHENS AS ALTERNATIVE PROVIDING.

>> A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[F. DIRECTOR COMMENTS]

DIRECTOR COMMENTS. >> YES, SIR. JUST A COUPLE QUICK COMMENTS. FPUA WILL SPONSOR COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR THIS FRIDAY. EXCITED TO DO THAT AND HOPEFULLY YOU JOIN US. ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. EARLIER TODAY WE DISTRIBUTED FLYERS THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT A CALL TO ARTIST FOR THE UP AND COMING RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE WATER PLANT. IT WILL CLOSE DECEMBER 7TH AND THE FLYER TALKS ABOUT ALL OF THE DETAILS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CALL

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[H. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]

>> THANK YOU >> COMMENTS FROM ATTORNEY?

>> NO, SIR. >> EXCELLENT. BOARD MEMBERS?

>> I DO. >> I HAVE ONE.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK FPUA AND THE MAYOR FOR COMING OUT AND CELEBRATING WITH FK SWEET AS WE HONORED OUR VETERANS ON NOVEMBER 7TH. Y'ALL CAME AND SHOWED UP.

AND REPRESENTED VERY WELL. I AM VERY PLEASED THAT Y'ALL BACKED US. AND, OUR VETERANS THAT ARE WITH FPUA CAME AND DRESSED OUT AND OUR KIDS WERE SO EXCITED. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY

THANK YOU. >> THEY WERE VERY, VERY, THE KIDS WERE THE MOST INSPIRING. THEY WERE SO INTO IT. AND THE

COURSE IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. >> YES.

>> WELL BEHAVED KIDS. YEP. >> EXCELLENT. ANY OTHER

COMMENTS? >> I HAVE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. MAIN STREET IS HAVING THEIR INAUGURAL CHRISTMAS MARKET ON THURSDAYS STARTING THIS THURSDAY. AND, EVERY THURSDAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS FROM 5:00 UNTIL SEARCH CLOCK WITH THE EXCEPTION

OF THANKSGIVING. >> NICE.

>> WHAT DO THEY DO? >> IT IS A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MARKET. IT WILL BE HANDMADE CRAFTS AND GIFTS

>> IS IT THERE? >> YES.

>> IT WILL BE THERE. >> YES.

>> OKAY. I THINK IT IS $25. >> IS THE STREET TORN UP THERE?

>> WELL, A LITTLE. THIS THURSDAY THEY ALSO HAVE AN ART SHOWING.

THEY WILL HAVE THE ART SHOW AND THE MARKET.

>> OKAY. >> BUT I THINK RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM IT IS STILL A LITTLE OPEN. NOT THAT BAD.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT IS FPUA. >> I KNOW, I KNOW.

>> IT IS SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> YEP, SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> NOT IT. >> THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY

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