[Call to Order] [00:00:04] . >>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER JANUARY 21 2020 MEETING OF THE FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND WE WILL START WITH THE OPENING PRAYER BY CAROL WILSON . IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND. AND IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE THE BOARD TODAY WITH THEIR WISDOM AS A GOVERNMENT FPU WAY.P THE DECISIONS TO BE FAIR TO BOTH RESIDENTS OF FORT PIERCE IN THE UTILITIES AUTHORITY. WILL ASK YOU TO BLESS THE BOARD AS THEY SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE AND KEEP ALL THE EMPLOYEES IN YOUR CARE. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. [Item A] YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH THE AGENDA OR SHALL WE HAVE A MOTION TO SET THE AGENDA? >> I MOVEFOR THE MOTION . >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. [Item B] >> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. THE PUBLIC? CINQ NONE, CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? [Consent Agenda] >> I HAVE A FEW CONCERNS. I DIDN'T GET DIRECTOR, BUT FROM THE WHOLE BANKING EXPERIENCE I ASKED SOME QUESTIONS AND FIRST I WANT TO KNOW, I HAVE A BELIEVE WE WARDED IT SOLE-SOURCE AND MR. FRYER, MAYBE YOU CAN FILL ME IN BEFORE I SAY MORE. I BELIEVE IT WAS SOLE-SOURCE. >> THIS IS SINGLE SOURCE BECAUSE OF THE FACT OUR CORE BUSINESS SYSTEM INTERFACES WITH IT.IT GETS RID OF THE PERSON TAKING INFORMATION FROM ONE SYSTEM. IT INTERFACES WITH THAT. AND PROVIDES A FASTER AND MORE ACCURATE COUNT ON IT. >> A COUPLE QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ASK. WHEN IT COMES TO THE EXTRA CAUSE OF THE WARRANT, IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE TRAINING OF TEACHING SOMEONE TO USE THE MACHINE?>> WHEN WE FIRST GET THE SYSTEM AND THERE WILL BE BASIC TRAINING. THAT WILL BE TRAINING THE TRAINERS AND THEN FROM THAT POINT WHOEVER THE TRAINER IS WILL TRAIN ANY NEW EMPLOYEES. >> I NOTICED IN THE CONTRACT THE COMPANY ITSELF CAN TERMINATE THE CONTRACT. WHERE THEY GIVE US ANY EXTRA MONEY BACK IF THEY TERMINATE THE CONTRACT? >> I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE CONTRACT TO SEE HOW THAT WAS WRITTEN. JOSH COULD ANSWER THAT ONE. >> YOU HAVE TO COME TO THE MIC, PLEASE.>> JOSHUA GANG. DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, BUT I BELIEVE THE WAY THAT IS WRITTEN IS WE MAKE THE PAYMENT AND IT'S A TERMINATION OF THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT IF THEY ARE TERMINATING EARLY ÃI DON'T RECALL IF WE INCLUDED TERMS FOR A REFUND AND THERE.THIS COMPANY HAS BEEN SERVICING THIS FORCE FOR YEARS IN THE PRIOR SYSTEM. >> HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THE MACHINE WE ARE GETTING RID OF? > OVER 10 YEARS. >> MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT WE PLANNING ON PURCHASING ANOTHER MACHINE? >> THIS WILL REPLACE TWO MACHINES. THAT WE ARE GETTING. WE HAVE ONE THAT COUNTED THE CASH AND THEN WE HAVE ONE THAT COUNTED COINS. THIS DOES IT ALL. PLUS, IT DOES MORE BY DISPENSING OUT THE CASH AND COINS TO A REP. >> WILL THE MACHINE COUNT BOTH [00:05:14] AT THE SAME TIME? >> YES. WHEN A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP COMES IN AND PUTS THEIR DRAWER AND FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, THEY PUT THE CASH IN ONE SPOT AND POURED THE CHANGE IN THE OTHER AND IT BASICALLY SORTS IT AND COUNTS IT. >> WE ARE TALKING IN THE LANGUAGE HERE OF COIN MACHINE. WHAT IS THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE MACHINE? >> I DON'T HAVE THE MODEL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THIS IS A CASH COIN COLLECTOR. AND DISPENSER. >> HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD NEED TO BE TRAINED FOR THE MACHINE? >> ALL THE SERVICE REPS WILL HAVE TO BE TRAINED ON IT. >> THANK YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION. WAS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION GIVEN WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO LEASE THE MACHINE ANDPURCHASE IT ? THE SERVICE CONTRACT FEES LOOKS LIKE IT IS 3700 PER YEAR AND THEY'RE TELLING THE LAST MACHINE LASTED 10 YEARS. >> 10+ YEARS, BUT THE SYSTEM WE HAD ON THE OTHER ONE WAS SO MUCH SMALLER AND ON SIZE AND IT WAS LIMITED ON WHAT IT DID. AS FAR AS LEASING IT, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPTION TO LEASE IT. >> MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL. [Item G1] >> OKAY. NEXT ITEM, MR. TOMPECK. >> INFORMATION PRESENTATION BY MICHELLE HARRIS ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET CARRY OVER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020. >> THANK YOU. I AM BEFORE YOU TO REPORT ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 CAPITAL BUDGET CARRY OVER. OF THE INTO EACH FISCAL YEAR FUNDING FOR SOME CAPITAL PROJECTS MAY REMAIN UNSPENT. IN JUNE 2019 THE BOARD APPROVED AUTHORIZATION FOR STAFF TO CARRY OVER BUDGETED FUNDS FOR PARTIALLY COMPLETED PROJECTS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL BOARD APPROVAL. THE FISCAL YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET CARRY OVER IS SLIGHTLY OVER $12 MILLION. THE REPORT YOU PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKETS CONTAIN A LIST OF PACKETS. THE AMOUNT SPENT ON EACH OF THESE PROJECTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 AND BUDGET AMOUNTS TO BE CARRIED OVER.F YOU LOOK AT THE REVISED REPORT YOUR PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND HAS A PERCENTAGE COMPLETE INFORMATION. THE BREAKDOWN OF FUNDING IS AS FOLLOWS. 66 PERCENT OF THE CARRYOVER AMOUNT IS RATE FUNDED WHICH AMOUNTS TO $8 MILLION. 22 PERCENT FUNDED BY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGES, A PERSON IS FUNDED BY A GRANT FOR DIGIORGIO ROAD THROUGH THE REMAINING FOUR PERCENT IS FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID. OF THE $8MILLION IN CARRYOVER FUNDED , 2.8 IS FOR AMI. REMEMBER FPUA IS USING THE 2.4 MILLION FOR THE TIMELINE TO GET AMI OFF THE GROUND.ROJECT SUCH AS MIDWAY ROAD AND KINGS HIGHWAY ARE MULTIYEAR PROJECTS AND THEY ARE REQUIRED BY F DOT AND THE COMPLETION IS DEPENDENT ON THE CONTRACTORS TIMELINE. WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECT SUCH AS EDWARD RHODES, THE STATION E PUMP UPGRADE, ORANGE AVENUE 16 INCH FORCE MAIN AND THE IW RF EMERGENCY SAMBA GENERATOR ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT HAVE EITHER BEEN COMPLETED OR NEARLY COMPLETED DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2020. CARRYOVER IS IN THE MINISTRY OF TOOL THAT ALLOWS MULTIYEAR PROJECTS TO CONTINUE WITHOUT HAVING TO MOVE BUDGET MONEY FROM OTHER PROJECTS AND REDUCES DOUBLE BUDGETING. BECAUSE WE BUDGET BY PROJECT IN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 THROUGH 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THESE AMOUNTS WERE ALREADY CALCULATED IN DEVELOPING RATES. THE $12 MILLION CARRYOVER HAS NO ADDITIONAL IMPACT ON RATES. THIS IS AN INFORMATION ONLY ITEM. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS I WILL BE GLAD TO ADDRESS THEM. >> I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT. THE CASH BALANCING MACHINE IS 39 IT 760 TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE NOW IT IS 100 PERCENT COMPLETE? OKAY. THAT IS JUST KIND OF HOW IT WORKS. >> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? >> THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE YOU ADDED A COLUMN?>> THAT'S ALL IT IS IS A PERCENTAGE COMPLETE AS OF FISCAL YEAR END. ONCE ACCOUNT BALANCING MACHINE IS ON ORDER AS SOON AS WE GET A PURCHASE ORDER AND IT GETS IN [00:10:06] AND WE GET THE COST AND MOST OF THIS IS BASED OFF INVOICES RECEIVED AND COST RECORDED. >> THIS ISN'T THE TOTAL CAPITAL BUDGET FOR 2020? THIS IS ONLY THINGS THAT WILL CARRYOVER? >> THIS IS JUST THE CARRYOVER. >> I LIKE HAVING THIS LIST BECAUSE IT REMINDS YOU OF WHAT WE ARE DOING OUT THERE. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT ITEM IS INFORMATION PRESENTATION BY MIKE MARTIN ON [Item G2] THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW BACKUP GENERATOR AT W RF. >> NEED TO LOGIN? IS THERE A WAY TO DO THIS? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU MR. TOMPECK , MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MICHAEL MARTIN AND I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION ABOUT THE GENERATOR PROJECT THAT JUST WRAPPED UP LAST MONTH AT THE ISLAND WATER RECREATION FACILITY. I HAVE INFORMATION HERE AND SOME BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PHOTOS I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU YOU MIGHT FIND INTERESTING PAREN FIRST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. IT'S FED POWERED VIA TWO DISCRETE SUBSTATION FEEDERS IN THE EVENT OF ONE OF THESE FEEDS GOING DOWN, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MANUALLY THROW A TIEBREAKER AND ENERGIZED THE ENTIRE PLANT OFF OF ONE SIDE. WE CAN DO THAT INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. USUALLY IS A SHORT OUTAGE AND WE REVERT TO THE DUAL FEEDER SET APPEARING IN THE EVENT OF AN EXTREME HURRICANE, TROPICAL STORM WERE ALL POWER IS LOST, AT THAT POINT IT IS A MATTER OF HOURS BEFORE WE HAVE A SURFACE WATER RIVER DISCHARGE. OBVIOUSLY A SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE LEADS TO POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF OUR PERMIT, THE FINES ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIOLATIONS, NEGATIVE PUBLIC IMAGE AND BAD PRESS. WE WANT TO KEEP OUR NAMES OUT OF THE PAPER FOR WRONG REASONS. ALSO LEADS TO POSSIBLE TO CONTAMINATION AND POLLUTION OF THE RIVER, WHICH ALL OF US WANT TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS. DURING ACTIVE STORM TIME AND RECOVERY DURING HURRICANE IRMA, WE DID EXPERIMENT MULTIPLE SERVICE WATER DISCHARGE IS RELATED TO THE STORM. THESE LED TO THE CONSENT ORDER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEP AND FPUA, WHICH OUTLINED MULTIPLE MANUALLY AGREED UPON CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTIONS THAT NEEDED TO TAKE PLACE, NAMELY THE GENERATOR PROJECT WHICH NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. OBVIOUSLY, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, THE BOARD APPROVED A SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION FOR THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED 2.9 MILLION FOR IN-HOUSE GENERATOR PROJECT. GLOBAL TECH INCORPORATOR RECEIVED THE CONTRACT AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2018 THEY WERE IN THE PLANNING AND ENGINEERING PHASE OF THE PROJECT. IT WAS IN EARLY 2019 WHEN THE REAL PRACTICAL WORK AT THE PLANT STARTED TO HAPPEN. THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD. THIS WAS ALL OUTLINED IN THE CONSENT ORDER BETWEEN THE DEP AND YOU A. FIRST AND FOREMOST WOULD BE TOO PROCURE AND INSTALL A RENTAL STANDBY GENERATOR FOR SPECIFICALLY THE DEEP INJECTION WELL PUMPS. THEY ARE BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF MACHINERY ON THE PLANT AS A GET RID OF OUR DISPOSED TREATED EFFLUENT DOWN A DEEP WELL INSTEAD OF ALLOWING IT TO GO INTO THE RIVER. WE HAD AN IMMEDIATE STAMP BY POWER THROUGH THE ENTIRETY OF THE HURRICANE SEASON FOR 2019 JUST IN CASE WE HAD AN ISSUE. THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TOO UPGRADE THE FEED SYSTEM, NAMELY THE TRANSFORMERS. ARE TRANSFORMERS INSTALL BEFORE I THINK WERE FROM THE 80S AND THEY WERE AT THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE CYCLE. THEY WERE INADEQUATE FOR THE REST OF THE UPGRADES THAT WERE BEING MADE. THE NEXT UP WITH DESIGN AND INSTALL TO TRANSFER SWITCHES, WHICH WOULD WORK IN UNISON WITH THE GENERATOR TO PROVIDE THE IMMEDIATE SWITCHOVER STANDBY EMERGENCY POWER AS NEEDED AND THEN THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THE PROJECT WAS THE 20,000 GALLON DOUBLE WALL STEEL FUEL TANK, AS WELL AS THE TWO MEGAWATT GENERATOR ITSELF. THIS GENERATOR HAS A 3000 CAPACITY AND MORE THAN ENOUGH POWER TO RUN THE FULL PLANT AT 100 PERCENT LOAD. LASTLY WOULD BE TOO MODIFY, IMPROVE AND STORM HARDENED ANY OF THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS, THE BLUE ROOM ITSELF WHICH NOW HOUSES THE GENERATOR, AND ANY OF THE AFFECTED GROUNDS OR AREAS AFFECTED BY THE GENERATOR INSTALLATION. NOW I HAVE PICTURES AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THE PROJECT AND EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT SO YOU CAN SEE THE SCALE OF WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED. [00:15:02] ON THE TOP LEFT IS A RENTAL GENERATOR THAT WASIN PLACE LAST YEAR . AS I SAID, THIS WOULD RUN THE DEEP WELL PUMPS IN THE EVENT OF A POWER LOSS. ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT YOU ARE SEEING A PERMANENTLY MOUNTED AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH. THIS WILL STAY AFTER THE GENERATOR IS GONE AND GIVE US A FINAL STEP OF REDUNDANCY. IF FOR SOME REASON WE LOSE UTILITY POWER, OUR MAIN GENERATOR GOES DOWN, THIS DOES GIVE US ONE FINAL OPTION TO HOOK UP ANOTHER EMERGENCY RENTAL GENERATOR OR AN HOUR IN-HOUSE MOUNTED GENERATORS. TO HAVE THAT AS A FINAL LAST RESORT. WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT HERE IS THE ORIGINAL TRANSFORMERS. THIS IS THE INSTALLATION ITSELF. ON THE TOP LEFT, THAT WAS AN OLDER ANTIQUATED DESIGN THAT NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRANSFER SWITCHES IN THE GENERATOR ITSELF. THEY DID THIS INSTALLATION ONE SIDE AT A TIME. WE WERE TIED INTO THE ONLINE TRANSFORMER DURING THE DEMOLITION AND THEY OF COURSE JUST REVERSE THAT PROCESS WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED WITH THE FIRST TRANSFORMER. ON THE BOTTOM LEFT YOU CAN SEE A SIDE-BY-SIDE OF THE NEW VERSUS THE OLD STYLE TRANSFORMERS ARE THE NEWER ONES ARE THE NEW OIL FREE MORE EFFICIENT MODERN DESIGN. ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE TRANSFORMER PROJECT DONE. THE METER CANS WERE INSTALLED AND THEY BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE APRIL 2019. HERE YOU ARE LOOKING AT PICTURES OF THE BLUE ROOM. THIS IS WHERE THE GENERATOR IS CURRENTLY INSTALLED, BUT THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE SO YOU CAN GET ANTI-OUT WHAT THEY DID. ON THE TOP LEFT YOU ARE SEEING THE BLOWER AIR FEED PIPE THAT GOES TO THE SECONDARY DIGESTERS. THESE ARE OBSOLETE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WE HAVEN'T USED IN DECADES. INSIDE OF THE TOP RIGHT PICTURE, THOSE ARE THE BLOWERS WHICH SUPPLY THAT AIR. ONCE AGAIN, OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT WE HAVEN'T USED IN A LONG TIME. IT WAS DECIDED THIS WOULD BE REMOVED AND THE GENERATOR WOULD BE INSTALLED IN THEIR PLACE. THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS A WIDE ANGLE SHOT OF THE ENTIRE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BLOWER ROOM. ALL THIS IS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED WITH THE TRANSFER SWITCHES AND GENERATOR ITSELF. NEXT STEP WOULD BE THE DIESEL FUEL ARRIVAL AND INSTALLATION. THE TANK ARRIVED IN APRIL AS WELL AND THEY PUT IT OFF TO THE SIDE WHILE THEY WORKED ON THE ACTUAL CONCRETE MOUNTING PAD FOR IT. THE FULL TANK, IF IT WAS FULL OF 20,000 GALLONS OF FUEL, IT WOULD BE WEIGHING AROUND 170,000 POUNDS OVER THE CONCRETE PAD DEFINITELY HAD TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE, LESSER RHUBARB, HIGH-GRADE CONCRETE. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE CONCRETE PAD COMPLETE, THE TANK IS MOUNTED ON EVERY THEY ARE INSTALLING SAFETY AROUND IT TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL VEHICULAR CONTACT. ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT YOU CAN SEE FUEL LINES AND ELECTRICAL LINE CONDUITS BEING PLUMBED INTO CONNECT THE TANK TO THE GENERATOR. THIS WAS A BIG DAY FOR US TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE GENERATOR. WE WERE CURIOUS HOW BIG IT WAS GOING TO BE. WE WERE NOT DISAPPOINTED. IT WAS A BIG BOY. EVERY TIME IT HAD TO BE MOVED THE CRANE HAD TO BE CALLED IMPORTANT HERE IS COMING OFF THE TRUCK. IT'S GOING TO A STORAGE POSITION WHERE IT STAYED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PREPARATION.I DON'T HAVE PICTURES OF IT, BUT DURING THE PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE DORIAN WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO GET US, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THAT GENERATOR Ã GLOBAL TECH CALLED IN AND GOT IT MOVED INSIDE THE BLOWER ROOM BARELY MANAGED TO SHOEHORN IT IN THE GARAGE DOOR.T WAS INSIDE AND PROTECTED DURING THAT STORM JUST IN CASE DORIAN WAS WORSE THAN IT WAS. SO NOW I HAVE BLOWER WALL DEMOLITION VIDEO THAT IS TURNED PSIDEWAYS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. HERE THEY HAD TO TEAR OUT A LARGE SQUARE HOLE IN THE WALL. FOR TWO REASONS. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE GENERATOR TO BE INSTALLED THROUGH THIS WHOLE AND IT WOULD ALSO BE A NEW TWO BY TWO CONCRETE HEADER THAT WAS GOING TO BE INSTALLED FOR THE EXHAUST FAN INTAKE. TO BE MOUNTED, WHICH YOU WILL SEE LATER ON. ON THE REAR OF THE BLOWER ROOM, THE ADDED VENTILATION BECAUSE THE GENERATOR PROJECT REMOVED SOME VENTILATION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING. SO THEY ADDED SOME HERE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE AIR INTAKE FOR OUR BLOWERS, WHICH ARE STILL CURRENTLY IN USE AND BETTER HEAT DISSIPATION OF ALL THE GENERATORS ARE ONLINE AND RUNNING.ERE YOU ARE SEEN DEMOLITION VIDEO OR PICTURES OF THEBALLROOM FLOOR . RIGHT IN THE TOP LEFT PICTURE IS WHERE THE BLOWERS I JUST SHOWED YOU USED TO BE. THERE ARE CONCRETE PEDESTALS WERE DESTROYED AND THE WHOLE ROOM WAS PREPARED AND REPORT FOR THE NEW PAD FOR THE GENERATOR AND DAY TANK. ON THE BOTTOM YOU ARE SEEING A FULLSHOT OF THE PREP. THE CONCRETE WAS POURED OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW HOURS IN THAT PICTURE WAS TAKEN A COUPLE HOURS AFTER IT WAS HEARING OR DURING THE PROCESS AND ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT YOU ARE SEEING THE [00:20:01] FLOOR FULLY CURED , THE ACTUAL YOU CAN MAKEOUT HERE, THE TWO BY TWO CONCRETE HEADER INSTALLED TO REINFORCE AND HARDEN THE BUILDING , AND THAT IS WHERE THE AIR TANK IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED. YOU CAN SEE THE GENERATOR PEEKING OUT ITS HEAD RIGHT THERE. THIS WAS ALSO A BIG DAY FOR THE GENERATOR HAD TO GO INSIDE THE BUILDING. YOU CAN SEE MR. TOMPECK WAS THERE KEEPING AN EYE ON US THAT DAY. THEY WERE VERY SLOW AND METHODICAL WITH THIS. THE CRANE HAD TO BE CALLED IN AND THEY ACTUALLY BUILT A SLIDE RAMP APPARATUS USING 4 X 4 PIECES OF LUMBER AND STEEL PIPES AND WHAT THEY DID WAS SLIDE IT IN SLOWLY AND SURELY. THEY USED A SKID STEER FRONT LOADER AND PUSHED IT IN NICE AND SLOW. ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THE FINAL GENERATOR FOR THE FINAL RESTING PLACE. ONCE IT WAS INSIDE, ALL THE FINAL WORK GOT TO GO AND ALL THE FINAL FITTING AND KNOCKOUT WORK, INCLUDING THE EXHAUST PIPING. ON THE LEFT PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THE CRITICAL GRADE SILENCER, WHICH IS A FANCY WORD FOR A MUFFLER BEING INSTALLED FOR THE FINAL ELECTRICAL HOOKUPS WERE BEINGDONE AT THIS POINT . ALL THE EXHAUST PIPING TO ROUTE IT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WAS BEING DONE AS WELL. THAT'S GOING TO THE WEST WALL AND THROUGH A TAILPIPE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. AND HERE WE HAVE THE FINAL EXHAUST FULLY INSULATED TO KEEP HEAT AT A LOW ÃHEAT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE WHILE IT IS RUNNING. AND ON THE RIGHT PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THE TAILPIPE PROTRUDING FROM THE WEST WALL. IT DOES HAVE A CHECK VALVE FLAPPER TO KEEP MOISTURE OUT AS WELL. HERE ARE REALLY GOOD SHOTS OF THE FINAL TRANSFER SWITCHES. THESE ARE WHERE THEY ARE MOUNTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BLOWER ROOM WALL. IS A STATE OF THE ART TRANSFER SWITCHES THAT HAVE ALL KINDS OF PROGRAMMABILITY AND DATA LONGING FUNCTIONS. THEY WORK IN UNISON WITH THE GENERATOR. WE HAVE THEM SET UP TO RUN EVERY 28 DAYS, A FOUR HOUR LOAD TEST. WE HAD OUR FIRST SUCCESSFUL TEST ON DECEMBER 26, THE DAY AFTERCHRISTMAS. CAME ON, RAN FOR FOUR HOURS , EVERYTHING SWITCHED BACK TO UTILITY POWER AS REQUIRED AND IT WAS PERFECT. WE HAVE ANOTHER TEST COMING UP THISTHURSDAY ON THE 23RD IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME BY AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELVES . YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. ON THE RIGHT PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE GENERATOR, MINUS AFEW DETAILS. THAT IS THE COMPLETED GENERATOR , DATING AND EXHAUST WITH ALL THE INSULATION AND YOU CAN SEE THE HARDENING OF THE WALL ON THE OTHER SIDE THERE. THE EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO BE MADE AFTER THE RECOVERY DURING THE PROJECT BECAUSE DURING THE PROJECT ALL THE EXCAVATION AND CONTRACTORS FOR UP TO GROUNDS PRETTY BAD. ALL THE AFFECTED GRASSY AREAS WERE REPLACED WITH THIS NICE-LOOKING WHITE GRAVEL. IT WILL BE MUCH MORE DURABLE FOR THE PLAN FOR THE WEAR AND TEAR OF VEHICLES DRIVING OVER IT. IT ALSO ILLUMINATED IRRIGATION DEMAND, WHICH IS A NICE TOUCH. DURING THE MODIFICATIONS IN FRONT OF THE BLOWER ROOM, THERE WAS A TREE REMOVED AND WE WERE ABLE TO FREE UP SPACE FOR TWO ADDITIONAL PARKING SPOTS SO THAT IS A NICE PERK NOW THAT WE HAVE MORE PARKING LOCATIONS FOR OUR WORK TRUCKS AND PERSONAL TRUCKS. ON THE BOTTOM LEFT YOU ARE SEEING THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK, MAINTENANCE WALK IS INSTALLED IN THE SAFETY BOWLERS ARE FULLY COMPLETE AND PAINTED. ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT THERE IS A SHOT OF THE WHOLE OUTSIDE. TRANSFORMERS, BLOWER ROOM AND DIESEL FUEL TANK ON THE LEFT SIDE. EVERYTHING CAME OUT NICE. IT LOOKS TIDY OVER THERE NOW. JUST FINAL THOUGHTS. THE GENERATOR AND THE TRANSFER SWITCHES PROGRAM TO RUN THE MONTHLY TEST FOR FOUR HOURS FOR THE 20,000 GALLON FUEL TANK, IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, PROVIDES ENOUGH FUEL TO RUN FOR 7 1/2 DAYS AT A 75 PERCENT LOAD. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED AN OUTAGE AT THE PLANT THAT LASTED LONGER THAN ONE OR TWO DAYS. I THINK SEVEN DAYS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR ANY REASONABLE. THE CAPACITY IS 3000 AMPS. WE TESTED THIS DURING THE START UP WEEK, INCLUDING ALL FOR DEEP WELL PUMPS RUNNING AT 100 PERCENT . WE CREATED A LOAD OF OVER 2100 AMPS SO THAT WAS RIGHT IN THE 75 PERCENT KIND OF WORLD. WE SHOULD GET SEVEN AND HALF DAYS AT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO IF THE PLAN IS RUNNING NONSTOP. ONE NICE THING IS WHEN THE RELOCATION OF THE WRF TAKES PLACE, THIS GENERATOR CAN BE DONE INTEGRATED IN THE DESIGN PLANS AND MOVED WITH THIS. MAKING THE GENERATOR A BETTER LONG-TERM INVESTMENT AS IT CAN BE USED AT BOTH LOCATIONS. YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW JANUARY 17 WE RECEIVED NOTICE OF FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE FTP AND EXPRESSING THEIR SATISFACTION THAT WE HAVE FULFILLED THE TERMS OF THE CONSENT ORDER AGREEMENT AND THEIR ENFORCEMENT CASE AGAINST US WAS CLOSED. I THINK THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A HUGE UPGRADE TO NOT ONLY OUR DEPARTMENT BUT AS A WHOLE. IT PROVIDES A RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT TREATMENT PROCESS, ESPECIALLY DURING EMERGENCY CONDITIONS WHICH WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE. REDUCES LIABILITY BY ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY OR ACCIDENTAL SURFACE WATER DISCHARGES IN THE FUTURE. [00:25:01] WITHOUT MY PRESENTATION IS COMPLETE AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> I HAVE A COUPLE. I NOTICED THAT THING ISN'T WAY UP HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND. AND I WAS WONDERING ÃI MEAN, I LIVE OVER ON THE ISLAND AND I KNOW MY AIR CONDITIONER, THEY ARE VERY UP HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND. SO DOES THIS THING. >> IT IS ONLY A SIX INCH PEDESTAL. ISELEVATED SIX INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR . WE DID INSTALL CAMERA EQUIPMENT SO WE HAVE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS INSIDE THE BLOWER ROOM SPECIFICALLY TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE GENERATOR THAT WE CAN REMOTELY LOG INTO. IDEA WOULD BE IF THE STORM GETS BAD ENOUGH AND THE GENERATOR IS RUNNING, WE LOG INTO THE CAMERA SYSTEM REMOTELY AND IF WATER IS SENSED, WE CAN ACTUALLY KILL THE GENERATOR REMOTELY. THAT WOULD BE EXTREME STORM SURGE. IT'S LIKELY NOT HAPPEN BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. BUT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THAT CONTINGENCY. >> WHAT ABOUT IN 04? HOW MUCH WATER GOT INTO THE? >> ARE NOT SURE IF THE STORM SURGE MADE IT UP TO THE BLOWER ROOM. >> THEY ARE ALL SAYING NONE. THAT'S AMAZING. SOME POINT WAS WAY UNDERWATER. OKAY. GOOD ANSWER. AND HOW LOUD IS THIS? >> IT'S PRETTY LOUD. IS A TWO MEGAWATT GENERATOR. E MEASURE IT ON MY PHONE UP FROM 20 FEET AWAY IT WAS 108 DECIBELS. PRETTY LOUD. YOU NEED AIR PRODUCTION TO BE AROUND IT. >> ANY COMPLAINTS? >> IS NOT TOO AUDIBLE FROM OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. IT MAKE A RACKET FOR THE OPERATORS ON SHIFT, THAT'S FOR SURE. BUT IT IS A BIG BOY. IT WOULD RUN AT AN IDLE SPEED OF AROUND 2000 RPMS. IS REQUIRED AND IT IS IMPORTANT. >> OKAY. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. WITH THE SOURCE OF THE FUEL Ã WHO DELIVERS IT? WHERE DO YOU. >> I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH SOMEONE TO DELIVER THAT KIND OF BULK FUEL. BUT I WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. >> OBVIOUSLY FPUA DOESN'T HAVE THAT ON THE ISLAND. WE HAVE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS DELIVERING FUEL TO OUR HOME IF YOU HAVE GAS IN THE GAS TANK. I'M WONDERING IF IT IS THE SAME SOURCE. I DON'T KNOW. >> IF IT IS, IT IS PROBABLY THE SAME PERSON DELIVERING THE DIESEL TO THE LIFT STATION. >> THE NORMAL PROTOCOL WOULD BE IN THE ADVANCE OF A STORM IT WOULD BE DETERMINED TO CALL FOR THE FULL 20,000 GALLONS OF DIESEL. >> ANYONE HAVE A FULL. >> EXACTLY. YOU PREPARE IN ADVANCE. >> SEVEN AND HALF DAYS IF YOU'RE RUNNING AT 75 PERCENT? >> 75 PERCENT LOAD, WHICH WE ESTIMATE IS THE ENTIRE LOAD IT WOULD BE GETTING AT ITS CURRENT SET UP RIGHT NOW. ALL MACHINERY RUNNING AT ONCE. >> HER QUESTION ABOUT Ã APPARENTLY YOU HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED FLOODING THERE, EVEN IN THE WORST CONDITIONS. THAT'S WHAT YOU BUILT IT UP ONLY A CERTAIN HEIGHT? >> IT WAS DESIGNED TO GO UP SIX INCHES AND WE HAVE THE CAMERA SYSTEM THAT CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THE BLOWER ROOM ITSELF AND IF WE SEE WATER IN THERE, WE KNOW THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET BAD AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO KILL THE GENERATOR REMOTELY AND TOTALLY KILL PULLOUT POWER TO THE PLANT. TO PRESERVE THE GENERATOR. >> I WONDER WHY YOU WOULD BUILD UP FIRE ANYWAY TO BE SAFE BECAUSE IT COST? >> I'M NOT TOO SURE. I CAN LOOK INTO THAT FOR YOU. >> I WOULD JUST BE CURIOUS. JUST THE WAY THEY REQUIRE ALL THE AIR CONDITIONING TO BE WAY UP, IT IS SURPRISING IS ALL. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I THINK IT'S A GOOD JOB AND NO ONE GOT HURT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [Item G3] >> NEXT ITEM IS REQUESTING A DECREASE TO THE PURCHASE GAS ADJUSTMENT, CRAIG CRAWFORD WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I BRING BEFORE YOU TODAY THE NATURAL GAS STABILIZATION UPDATE FOR JANUARY 2020. STAFF IS RUN THE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS WHICH INCLUDES NOVEMBER ACTUALS AND PRELIMINARY DATA FOR DECEMBER DECEMBER FOR A WARMER THAN NOSS MOST OF THE COUNTRY AND WIT NATURAL GAS PRICES AT THE HENRY HUB ONCE AGAIN SHOWN ON THE GRAPH. [00:30:10] THE PRICES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE AVERAGED ABOUT $2.55. TOTAL GAS AND UNDERGROUND STORAGES ARE NOW 3518 BILLION CUBIC FEET, WHICH IS ONLY .4 PERCENT BELOW THE FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE IN 20.3 PERCENT ABOVE THE AVERAGE WE HAD LAST YEAR. SO THEY ARE REALLY PRODUCING GAS RIGHT NOW. BASED ON THE CURRENT PRICING PROJECTION NOTED IN BLACK, WE NEED TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PGA STARTING FEBRUARY 1 TO STABILIZE THE RS OF TO KEEP IT FROM CLIMBING FURTHER ABOVE THE UPGRADING RANGE. IF WE CONTINUE AT $-0.15, IT IS PROJECTED TO BE ABOUT $100,000 ABOVE THE OPERATING RANGE BY SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. IF IT IS DECREASED FEBRUARY 1, IT STAYS ABOUT $50,000 ABOVE THE OPERATING RANGE. NICE AND LEVEL UNTIL SEPTEMBER WHEN WE HAVE AN AMORTIZATION THAT WILL COME OUT USUALLY AROUND $50,000. AND IF THE PRICE CONTINUES TO TREND DOWNWARD, WHICH IS NOT LIKELY AT ALL BUT I SAY THAT IN THE PRICE OF GAS TODAY WE SAW WAS A DOLLAR 88. I HOPE IT STAYS LOW AND GETS LOWER. WE CAN'T BE SURE OF THAT. IF IT DOES DECREASE WE CAN DECREASE IT AGAIN AS NEEDED. MAYBE AROUND JULY OR AUGUST IF IT CONTINUES TO STAY ABOVE THE OPERATING RANGE. AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL A DECREASE OF CCF FROM -15 TO NEGATIVE 19 CENTS EFFECTIVE THE VERY FIRST 2020. >> MOVE APPROVAL. [LAUGHTER] >> SECOND. >> COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. PRESENTATION, WE BOUGHT A STRIPPER GAS TODAY BECAUSE IT WAS SO LOW. 200 DECK ASSUMES A DAY. 2000 $0.19. OF COURSE IT IS HIGHER FOR $2.19 IS A TERRIFIC DEAL PARIS AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE MARKET IS DOING. WITHOUT THE LAST WEEK OR SO AS TEMPERATURES WERE PLUMBING IN THE MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A RIPPLE IN THE EXACT OPPOSITE HAS TURNED OUT. I THINK IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE HOW MUCH GAS IN STORAGE AND HOW MUCH GAS THEY ARE PRODUCING. TIME TO BE HAPPY. >> NEXT ITEM IS RECOMMENDING A [Item G4] DECREASE OF ONE DOLLAR TO THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT AND BARBARA AND MICHAEL WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS, GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE TO PROVIDE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT DECEMBERS POWER COST AND UPDATED PROJECTIONS THROUGH DECEMBER 2020. AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT IS A MECHANISM BY WHICH RECOVERS POWER COSTS WHICH ARE IN EXCESS OF THE $79.52 BASE POWER COST, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN OUR BASE RATE. THE COST OF POWER PURCHASE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WAS BILLED AT A RATE OF $66.11 PER 1000 KILOWATT HOURS. THIS IS A DECREASE OF $3.32 AS COMPARED FOR NOVEMBER. [00:35:02] IN DECEMBER, THEY EXPERIENCED AND UNDER RECOVERY OF POWER COSTS FROM THE CUSTOMER OF JUST OVER $26,000. CUMULATIVELY, THE OVER RECOVERY AS A DECEMBER 31ST 2019 WAS SLIGHTLY UNDER 5.$2 MILLION. THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS THREE OPTIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE PCA PROJECTEDTHROUGH DECEMBER 2020 . GREEN LINE INDICATES THE RECOMMENDED ONE DOLLAR DECREAS . ALSO SHOWN IN THE GRAPH IS A GRAY LINE WHICH PROJECTS NO CHANGE TO THE PCA AND THE RED LINE WHICH SHOWS WHAT A TWO DOLLAR DECREASE WOULD LOOK LIKE. THE BLUE DOTTED LINES MARK THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE FOR THE OVER COLLECTION. ALL THREE PROJECTIONS ARE VERY CLOSE AND POINT TOWARD IT MOVING BACK INTO THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE IN A TIMEFRAME OF ABOUT APRIL 2020. THESE PROJECTIONS HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, WHICH IN TURN ARE BASED UPON PROJECTIONS PREPARED BY FLORIDA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY. SINCE THE NOVEMBER FORECAST, THE ESTIMATE OF THE COST TO PURCHASE POWER FOR THE UPCOMING 12 MONTHS HAS DECREASED 3.9 PERCENT. DUE TO THIS OVER RECOVERY FROM THE CUSTOMERS, IT'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF THEY BE LOWERED BY ONE DOLLAR FROM $-10-$-11 PER THOUSAND KILOWATT HOURS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2020. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU ARE RECOMMENDING ONE DOLLAR. A MONTH FROM NOW CAN WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO SEE IF WE CONSIDER AN ADDITIONAL DOLLAR? >> ABSOLUTELY. ONE OF THE THINGS THE COST TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF A RIPPLE LAST MONTH AND HAD TO DO WITH ADDITIONAL CARE THEY NEEDED ON HAND. I THINK THAT MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT AGAIN. >> I KNOW WE DO. I COULD GO TO TWO DOLLARS TODAY, BUT IF WE COULD GO ONE DOLLAR AND TAKE A HARD LOOK AT IT IN A MONTH TO MAKE SURE. THAT'S KINDA WHAT I AM THINKING. >> THAT WOULD BE FINE.> OR AND DO IT THEN. >> WHEN EVERYBODY WOULD ENJOY IT. [LAUGHTER]. >> BARBARA, WITH THE PCA GOING DOWN AS LOW AS IT HAS BEEN OR IS, WOULD IT BE PRUDENT TO LOOK AT LOWERING THE BASE RATE? ARE WE AT A POINT WHERE THAT IS SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER? >> THE ANSWER IS YES. THAT IS CERTAINLY A DISCUSSION WE WANT TO HAVE DURING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING BECAUSE THE BUMP IN THE ROAD IS MAKING SURE THE CITY COMMISSION IS ON BOARD WITH DOING THAT. >> WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION. >> THIS WILL MAKE HOURS -11? IS THAT RIGHT? >> IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVE APPROVAL. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. [Item J] UNGENEROUS OF INTENSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED HOUSE BILL 4389, WHICH IS OUR REQUEST FOR SEPTIC TO SEWER CONVERSION FOR FLEETWOOD ACRES. THE BILL WAS INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE HUMPHREY, WHO WAS SITTING IN FOR REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON WHO WAS ILL. BO AND AMY ADAMS REPRESENTED FPUA. THE BILL GOES TO THE FULL APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND WE ALSO PICKED UP A COSPONSOR LAST WEEK, CARRIE, WHO REPRESENTS OUTSIDE OUR AREA. I THINK IT WILL BE SEVERAL MORE WEEKS, BUT I THINK IT IS LOOKING GOOD. OUR NEW OUTSIDE CUSTOMER KIOSK OPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND ON THE 6TH STREET SIDE OF THE ADMIN BUILDING. IS OUTSIDE SO CAN BE USED 24/7 FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. AT THE NEXT MEETING FIGURE THE FOURTH, WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON AMI FOR THE BOARD AND THE [00:40:04] LAST ITEM IS THE PROPOSED BUDGET SCHEDULE WILL BE SENT OUT TOMORROW AND I NEED YOUR FEEDBACK AND PUT ON IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. [Items L & M] >> NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. IS IT 4391? IS THAT THE HOUSE BILL NUMBER? 4389. I WATCHED THE HEARING. THEY APPROVED A LOT OF PROJECT . >> I THINK THEY APPROVED ALL 88 OF THEM. AND WE WERE RANKED 15TH. THEY WENT THROUGH 88 PROJECTS IN 95 MINUTES. IT WAS PRETTY QUICK. >> BUT THEY DID CALL UP AMY ADAMS TO TALK ABOUT IT, WHICH THEY DIDN'T FOR ANY. I'M GLAD AMY WERE AND BO WERE THERE. AND BO WAVED IN SUPPORT. >> IS AN INTERESTING PROCESS. WERE NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE SO IT'S NICE TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS IN ANY MONEY WE CAN OBTAIN FROM THIS WILL BE USED WISELY. >> THAT'S ALL. MR. MIMMS, ANYTHING FROM YOU? ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.